WINS group holds 22nd annual Women in the Field Dinner

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2014 WINS club membersThe Women In Non-traditional Studies (WINS) Club hosted the 22nd annual Women in the Field Dinner Oct. 29 in the Allegany Room of the Alfred State Central Dining Hall, with 38 attendees.

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The Women In Non-traditional Studies (WINS) Club hosted the 22nd annual Women in the Field Dinner Oct. 29 in the Allegany Room of the Alfred State Central Dining Hall, with 38 attendees.

WINS Adviser Professor Joy Carlson invited four women to speak to interested students at the dinner, including new hires Dr. Danielle Bond, assistant professor of mechanical engineering technology, and Dr. Tabitha Sprau Colter, assistant professor of civil engineering technology, who talked about their academic and work experiences before coming to Alfred State. Alumna Carley Youngman, of Fairfax, VA, who graduated in 2014 with bachelor’s degrees in architectural technology and construction management engineering technology, and Elizabeth Kirchhoff, of Rochester, who graduated in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in architectural technology, spoke about their work experiences and continuing education plans.

2014 WINS club members

Pictured at the 2014 WINS Women in the Field Dinner, from left to right, are Katie Dussing, treasurer, Syracuse, senior - architectural technology; Youngman, of Balfour-Beatty plc; Allana Havernick, co-president, Arcade, senior - environmental technology; Sprau Colter; Stacy Duink, co-president, Hamburg, junior - architectural technology; Bond; Mironda Piphus, vice president, Rochester, senior - construction management engineering technology; Kirchhoff, of LaBella Associates; and Elizabeth Dussault, secretary, Breesport, junior - architectural technology. Photo supplied by club photographer, MikeQuaisa Brown, Mountainville, senior - interior design.