Parks named to state post

ArtsQuest President and CQO Jeffrey Parks has been appointed to the 19-member Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Outgoing PCA Chair and Pennsylvania First Lady Susan Corbett said it was a pleasure to have him appointed to the board.

A graduate of Lehigh University and the University of Pennsylvania, he is a member of Association of Performing Arts Presenters board of directors. He was on the boards for Discover Lehigh Valley regional tourism agency and several other community organizations.

Houle honored at Fairleigh Dickonson

Fairleigh Dickinson University has recognized Robert Houle of Bethlehem for 10 years of service to the university. He is an associate professor in the social science department in the Becton College, Florham Campus.

Soldier gets promotion

Army National Guard soldier Ariel Nieves, of Bethlehem, has been promoted to private first class. Promotions are based on overall performance, attitude, leadership ability, and development potential.

She is serving with the 145th Maintenance Company, New York Army National Guard.

Long college officer

Stephen Long of Bethlehem, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named president of the Move for Those Who Can't/A.L.S for the 2014/2015 academic year.

Hospital volunteer

Mark Attilio of Bethlehem was one of 28 students from Wilkes University's pharmacy and nursing programs who volunteered with Lehigh Valley Hospital at the hospital's free drive-thru flu clinic at Dorney Park.

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