PEOPLE BRIEFS

Air Force Staff Sgt. Donald C. Roos has deployed overseas to a forward operating base in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

A munitions systems specialist with six years of military service, Roos is normally assigned to the 49th Maintenance Squadron, Holloman Air Force Base, Alamogordo, N.M.

The sergeant graduated in 2000 from the Wyoming Area Secondary Center and received an associate degree in 2008 from the Community College of the Air Force, Alamogordo, N.M.

Spaciano graduates from King’s College

Shavertown resident Melissa Spaciano received her master’s of education degree from King’s College at recent summer commencement exercises.

Considine is service award recipient

Wyoming Seminary senior Allison Considine of Dallas received the 2009 Alumni Service Award during Homecoming in recognition of her leadership and service to the Wyoming Seminary community.

Considine is two of eight seniors nominated for the award, given during halftime of the homecoming football game. Other Back Mountain residents nominated are Kelsey Grossman, of Shavertown; and Nicholas Strzeletz, of Dallas.

Considine, daughter of Jack and Tricia Considine, is a Levi Sprague Fellow, student government president and vice president of the senior class. She is a member of the Wyoming Seminary Chorale and the select Madrigal Singers and is active in the Wyoming Seminary Players and the Dance Company. She also is a member of Peer Group and the Orientation Committee.

In the community, she is a volunteer at the Riverview Ridge Personal Care Home and St. Therese’s Catholic Church.

Yanik graduates from Army ROTC

John P. Yanik, son of Glenn G. and Marianne Yanik, of Dorchester Drive, Dallas, has graduated from the Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) Leader Development and Assessment Course, also known as “Operation Warrior Forge,” at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash.

The 32 days of training provide the best possible professional training and evaluation for all cadets in the aspects of military life, administration and logistical support

Sullivan recognized by College Board

Catherine Sullivan, a 2009 graduate of Lake-Lehman High School, has been recognized by the College Board as a Scholar of Distinction.

A student at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Sullivan has earned this prestigious recognition based on her performance on the Advanced Placement Exams she took last spring.

Dr. Krywicki named society president

William Krywicki, M.D., FAAOS, of Shavertown, a Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center orthopedic surgeon, was recently elected president of the Hughston Orthopaedic Society.

Trained in the Hughston style of medicine, Dr. Krywicki serves as chief of orthopedics for Geisinger Health System and director of sports medicine at Geisinger Wyoming Valley.