Residence Director Selected as Regional Member of NRHH Of the Month Voting Committee

Emily Hall-LochmannVanBennekom, a residence director at Alfred State College, has been selected to serve as a regional member of the National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH) Of The Month Voting Committee. In this capacity she will help select the winning Of The Month Awards from around the Northeast Region (NEACURH).

This is the first time a member of the Alfred State community has been selected to this committee; she will serve for the 2010-11 academic year.

Announcement was made by Raymond FeDora, associate director of NRHH, 2009-10 Northeast Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls.

The National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH) is a non-academic honor society consisting of the top 1% of student leaders. It awards “Of The Month” honors to members of the organization for accomplishments and successes within a given month. All students, faculty, and staff have the opportunity to submit a nomination for OTM every month.

Campus OTMs also have an opportunity to be selected for submission to the Regional Level. The NRHH of Alfred State is a part of the NEACURH (North East Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls) Region.

NRHH is a national organization; Alfred State College is an affiliate college.

Hall-LochmannVanBennekom joined the ASC professional staff in 2009; she is responsible for supervising and upholding college regulations and policies. She also serves as a liaison between students and faculty and administration; selects, trains, and supervises student staff; and is responsible for individual and group counseling within the residence hall.

Prior to joining the ASC staff, Hall-LochmannVanBennekom served as an elementary school counselor at Wayland-Cohocton and as a resident director at Alfred University.

Hall-LochmannVanBennekom holds an MS in education with school counseling, from Alfred University; a BS in human development from Binghamton University; and an AS in human services from Alfred State College (2004).

The Dansville Senior High School graduate is the daughter of Shann Hall and Christopher LochmannVanBennekom.