Thursday, August 12, 2010 • The RIVERDALE REVIEW


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Manhattan College awarded grant Manhattan College has been awarded


a $661,000 grant from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection to install a modular green roof for New York Hospital Queens in Flushing. Of the five green project grant recipients, Manhattan College received the highest amount of funding. The DEP’s $2.6 million Flushing and


Gowanus Green Infrastructure Grant Initiative program was created to decrease the amount of storm water and wastewater diverted into New York City’s wa- terways. Toward this end, the


program funds green infrastructure projects for capturing storm water runoff. Man- hattan College will partner with HDR Engineering, an architectural, engineer- ing and consulting firm with locations throughout North America, to design and install 20,000 square feet of modular green roof. Manhattan College’s School of Engi-


neering associate professor Scott Lowe is leading investigator for the project, and the school’s engineering students will be involved at every stage. Once the roof is in place, students will gather and analyze data over a four-year period to determine how much water is being captured. "Manhattan College engineers are


trained and committed to integrating green practices throughout New York City, and the grant project will allow our faculty and students to not only assist in improving the city’s water stewardship, but design, install and monitor the entire process for four years,” said Tim J. Ward, dean of the School of Engineering. The DEP manages New York City’s


water supply, serving nine million resi- dents and supplying one billion gallons of water every day.


Local scholars... Randolph-Macon Academy in Front


Royal, Va. has announced that Cadet 2nd Lieutenant Rashid Oord, son of Carla Oord and Joe Vichot, is a spring 2010 graduate of the academy. He received the Certificate of Excellence for Art-3D at the academy’s end-of-year awards ceremony. Oord was a member of the varsity lacrosse, football and dance teams. He was recog- nized for his athletic accomplishments through the Dance Team Coach's Award and through his acceptance into the Delaney Athletic Conference Lacrosse 1st Team. He served the Corps of Cadets as


the Golf Flight Commander. Oord plans to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University in the fall. Randolph-Macon Academy, founded in 1892, is a college-prepara- tory, coeducational boarding school for students in grades 6 through 12. Students in grades 9 through 12 participate in the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. The academy is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.


Schervier Nursing


Care Center is pleased to announce that Sa- mantha Stanhope, administrative as- sistant for the vice presidents of medi- cal services and risk


management since 2007, graduated from Monroe College with an Associate of Arts and Science degree in baking and pastry. She will continue her education next year at New York Technical College, where she will major in culinary arts and hospitality management. Schervier provides education benefits to its em- ployees. The facility, which is part of the Bon Secours New York Health System, carries out its mission of bringing compas- sion to health care through services and programs including Burke at Schervier Short-Term Rehabilitation Program, Burke at Schervier Cardio/Pulmonary Sub-Acute Care, Schervier Respite Care, Schervier Center for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care, Schervier Home Care, the Schervier Apartments and the Bon Secours Center for Research in Geriatric Care. For more information, visit scherviercares.org or call 718-548-1700.


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