Cadet Paul Vincent Vera, a member of the Yale College Class of 1997, has received the George C. Marshall ROTC Award for 1997 from the University of Connecticut Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps Program. As a recipient of this award, Mr. Vera will attend the George C. Marshall ROTC Award Seminar on the National Security of the United States, which will be held April 15-18 in Lexington, Virginia. A political science major, Mr. Vera will be commissioned to the active component of the U.S. Army in May. He has been assigned to the Armor branch.
Claudette Baril, a student in the three-year nurse midwivery program, was awarded one of three competitive scholarships from the Connecticut League for Nursing at its annual Student Day in December. After completing her M.S.N. degree at Yale, Ms. Baril plans to work at a family-oriented childbirth unit attached to a hospital or independent birthing center. "Midwivery is in my bones," she says. "It's a calling for me." She notes that her grandmother and great- grandmother were midwives in rural Quebec, and two of her own three children were born at home.
In March, Princeton University Press will publish a book by Jacob S. Hacker, a doctoral candidate in political science. Titled "The Road to Nowhere: The Genesis of President Clinton's Plan for Health Security," the book is part of the Princeton Studies in American Politics, edited by Ira Katznelson, Martin Shefter and Theda Skocpol. "The Road to Nowhere," which is Mr. Hacker's first book, examines the evolution and collapse of the Clinton administration's efforts to establish comprehensive health coverage for all Americans through managed competition. Mr. Hacker is currently researching a dissertation on politics of the welfare state under the guidance of Professors Ted Marmor and David Mayhew.
Jeff Trombetta, executive chef in University Dining Halls, is presenting cooking demonstrations noon-3 p.m. on two consecutive Sundays at the Connecticut Post Mall in Milford. The first was on March 2; the second will be on March 9. The demonstrations are promotional events for Share Our Strength, a national organization that raises money to feed the homeless and others in need. At both of these promotions, the organizers will be selling tickets to "A Taste of the Region," a fundraiser that will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8, at Anthony's Ocean View Restaurant in New Haven. The event will feature booths from several dozen local restaurants -- including Scoozi's, the Union League and Chrisotopher Martin -- and dining services, including Yale's. Tickets are $40 in advance; $50 at the door. All the proceeds from the ticket sales will go to the Connecticut Food Bank and similar area organizations. Mr. Trombetta and Eric Uscinski, assistant director of University Dining Halls, are also organizing an invitational fundraiser for the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen on March 13.
School of Music student Stephen Black will present the Charles Ives Organ Scholarship Recital at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 9, in the Center Church on the Green Meeting House, 250 Temple St. The concert is open to the public; a free-will offering will be taken. Mr. Black is director of music at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Killingworth, Connecticut. He is a winner in the American Guild of Organists Young Artists Competition and the National Music Teachers Association Young Artists Competition. At Yale, he is studying with Professor Thomas Murray.