Union College has been selected as an honoree of the Capital District Tobacco-Free Coalition’s 2007 Salute to our Community’s Tobacco Free Leaders, thanks to work by the College’s 2006-07 Obenzinger Scholars.
Amanda Carpenter ’07 and Matthew Roginski ’07 held a week-long program last year with the Tobacco Free Coalition. They conducted a survey, held a workshop and provided educational materials to the campus community. They and the College will be recognized Wednesday, Nov. 7, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Proctor’s Theater.
The Tobacco-Free Coalition is a non-profit partnership of people and organizations from Albany, Rensselaer and Schenectady counties dedicated to reducing adolescent and adult use of tobacco through cooperative programs in prevention, cessation, advocacy and community education. The coalition’s motto is “Fighting Big Tobacco. Saving Lives.”
The Ronald M. Obenzinger Memorial Premedical Scholarship was created by the late Nathan and Romana Obenzinger in memory of their son, Ronald M. Obenzinger ’61, who died of Hodgkin’s Disease while a medical student. Ronald’s brother, Mark ’65, helped organize the trust.