1199 Member Wins Student of the Year Award

May 3, 2012

Melissa Doris, an 1199SEIU member at Jewish Home of CNY in Syracuse, has been chosen for the New York Association for Continuing/Community Education Student of the Year Award.



Working through the 1199SEIU Training and Upgrading Fund’s Self-Directed Learning Program and the local BOCES, Melissa completed her EDP. “She worked very hard and is very deserved of this award,”said Melissa’s BOCES /EDP Instructor, Helena Mercer



Melissa will be honored at a dinner in recognition of the students from across the state who are EDP graduates on March 13 and 14 in Albany. Following the ceremony, she will join a contingent lobbying in Albany for continued funding of EDP and other adult education programs in NY State. Congratulations to our own Melissa Doris!