The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has announced that Stenton Museum is the recipient of an AASLH Merit Award for the development of the History Hunters Youth Reporter Program. The AASLH Annual Awards Program, now in its 60th year, is the most prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation and interpretation of state and local history. Beth Hanselmann, a member of the mathematics faculty at Bishop McDevitt High School, was recently honored for excellence and dedication in the teaching profession from Golden Heart Group. Hanselmann is beginning her 35th year as a teacher; her 14th at McDevitt. State Sen. LeAnna Washington has opened her online office at www.SenatorWashington.com. Metropolitan Career Center was recently awarded a $10,000 grant from the Clarence A. Rowell Fund through the PNC Advisors Charitable Trust Committee. The grant will help to fund STRIVE (Support and Training Result In Valuable Employees), a readiness program that has helped more than 1,400 low-income Philadelphia residents achieve long-term employment and economic self-sufficiency since 1997. Sol and Judy Levy, of Mt. Airy, landscape and cityscape photographers, have launched their Web site store, www.levyphotographers.com. Civilian David P. DiDonato, of Lafayette Hill, recently participated in the U.S. Naval Academy’s week-long summer seminar program in Annapolis, Md. During the program, DiDonato was introduced to academy life through a regimen of academics, physical training, intramural sports, sailing and seamanship, as well as leadership training and social activities. Patricia M. Canning, of Chestnut Hill, has been appointed director of alumnae and alumni relations at Chestnut Hill College, her alma mater. Canning served in the Office of Institutional Advancement as director of corporate, foundation and government relations to 1986 to 1997. For the last eight years, she held several advancement positions at Germantown Academy in Fort Washington. In her new position, she will work with the college’s institutional advancement staff in building relationships with alums from all three schools – undergraduate, graduate, and continuing studies. Joyce Huth Munro, Ph.D., of Wayne has been named the new dean of the school of graduate studies at Chestnut Hill College. She brings with her a 35-year career devoted to educational and academic administration, teaching and curriculum development. With Karen M. Paciorek, she is the co-author of the classic textbook, Early Childhood Education (McGraw-Hill/Dushkin), now in its 26th printing. Munro will oversee graduate school policies, curriculum and admissions. Lynn Ortale, Ph.D., of Philadelphia, has been appointed the new dean for student life at Chestnut Hill College,. She spent the last 15 years at Saint Joseph’s University, where she was most recently assistant vice president for campus life. At Chestnut Hill College, she will provide leadership for residence life, student activities, multicultural life and orientation. Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. is pleased to announce the affiliation of Paula Troxel as a Realtor with the company’s Blue Bell office. Earlier this year, Shelby Green, daughter of Michael and Victoria Green of Chestnut Hill, and eighth-grader at Springside School, submitted a poem to a contest that was held for young poets in grades K-12. Her poem was selected from thousands of entries as one of the top ten in her grade division. Each top ten winner receives special recognition in the poetry anthology, “A Celebration of Young Poets,”a complimentary copy of the anthology and a $50 savings bond. With a commitment to support the educational goals of its employees, Holy Redeemer Health System recently named Plymouth Meeting resident and corporate secretary Jennifer Kane as its 2005 Margaret Helen Dudley Endowment and Scholarship Fund recipient.
MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH ACADEMY CELEBRATES ITS GOLDEN GIRLS. On Sept. 9, the Mount not only celebrated its “Golden Girls,” those alumnae proudly representing the classes of 1936 through 1955, but also welcomed its freshmen class to campus. More than 70 alumnae attended. Pictured from left are “Golden Girls” and their freshmen granddaughters: Kay Rhoads Waters ’52, Melissa Waters ’09, Lorraine Sukalski McGlynn ’52, and Kelsey McGlynn ’09.
PAUL HEALY, of Wyncote, has been named vice president of marketing and public affairs for the Holy Redeemer Health System. Healy will be responsible for marketing communications, public relations, community education, the health system’s information and referral center, and will assist with advocacy and government relations.	Safety tips for women living alone 1. Women living alone, use first initial rather than first name on mail box or phone book. 2. Relinquish only your car key to garage or parking lot attendants, etc. Always retain custody of house key. 3. Be highly selective in whom you admit (offenders are often friends or acquaintances of their victims). 4. Require identification of repairmen, servicemen, etc. Offenders sometimes pose as phone repairmen, policemen, fire inspectors, etc. 5. Do not let phone caller know you are alone. 6. Keep doors and windows locked. 7. Keep shades or drapes drawn after dark. 8. Have 911 preprogrammed into your telephone. (Courtesy Pennsylvania State Police)
Festival of Insects Come join The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education (SCEE) for an afternoon of bug’s delight. SCEE will host its annual Festival of Insects on Saturday, Sept. 17 from noon - 3 p.m. Learn about insects that live in different habitats, as you get up close and personal with the real versions brought by the Insectarium, the county’s largest insect museum. The Insect Olympics will also be back this year, as well as Build-A-Bug and the Soil Crawl Pit. Admission is $5 per person, $20 maximum per family. SCEE is located off of Ridge Avenue, between Port Royal and Spring Lane in upper Roxborough. For more information, call 215-482-7300, ext. 110 or go to www.schuylkillcenter.org.