Soap Opera Star Lawrence Saint-Victor Returned To SUNY Rockland Community College With Other Successful Alumni To Receive a Spotlight Award

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DATE: December 6, 2007

CONTACT: Lisa Saunders

(845) 574-4244

Soap Opera Star Lawrence Saint-Victor Returned To SUNY Rockland Community College With Other Successful Alumni To Receive a Spotlight Award

Suffern, NY - The Rockland Community College Foundation's first Spotlight Awards Ceremony honored a judge, television newscaster, chief of police, theater artistic director, health care administrator, and "Guiding Light" soap opera star.

"Paparazzi," spotlights and a red carpet welcomed the public as they approached the Cultural Arts Center on November 17 in celebration of the Foundation’s 25th Anniversary. RCC’s Rockland Shakespeare Company and Performing Arts Department performed the satirical fast-paced play, "The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (abridged)," and at unexpected moments, incorporated the life story of a "Spotlight" award winner, bringing that person onto the stage.

The Foundation has provided more than $1.8 million in scholarships to RCC students. "Futures Are Built on Our Foundation" is the College Foundation motto. As part of its 25th anniversary celebration, the Foundation created this event to honor alumni who became exceptional individuals and demonstrate the College’s tag line, "Start Here…Go Anywhere!"

Spotlight Award Winners:

Victor J. Alfieri Jr. ‘72, Rockland County Court Judge

Jonathan Colton ‘90, Executive Vice-President, Homecare Partners, Inc.

Elizabeth Hopkins ’00, Television Newscaster, WPRI-CBS, Providence. RI

Kevin A. Nulty ‘73, Chief of Police, Town of Orangetown

Christopher Plummer ‘95, Co-Artistic Director, RCC’s Rockland Shakespeare Company

Lawrence Saint-Victor ‘02, Soap Opera Star, "Guiding Light"

For further information, contact Don Cairns, Executive Director of the Foundation, at (845) 574-4576.

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