CHAUTAUQUA STAR
FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2014
Joshua T. Harris Will Address
JCC Graduates
Those experiences
led him to a career in
JCC
economic policy, during
which he worked as an
Joshua T. Harris will
international trade spedeliver the 2014 comcialist for the U.S. Demencement address at
partment of Commerce
Jamestown Community
in the International
College’s Cattaraugus
Trade Administration’s
County Campus on
Office of Technology
May 16 and at the
and Electronic ComJamestown Campus on
merce developing and
May 17.
implementing the Asia
The May 16 ceremony
Pacific Economic Coopbegins at 7 p.m. in the Dr. Harris
eration’s Cross Border
Dr. Harris graduated
Olean YMCA/JCC
Privacy Rules System.
with honors from the
Physical Education
State University of New In 2012, he received
Center on Wayne St.
the U.S. Department
York at Geneseo in
in Olean. The com2000, where he earned a of Commerce Gold
mencement program
in Jamestown begins at bachelor’s degree in po- Medal, the highest
award offered by the
10 a.m. in the Physical litical science. In 2004,
he earned a juris doctor department, for his
Education Complex.
degree from the George work. Dr. Harris also
Dr. Harris, policy
represented the U.S.
director for The Future Washington University
Department of ComSchool of Law and was
of Privacy Forum, a
merce in international
Washington, DC-based selected for the White
groups that included
House’s Presidential
think tank advancing
Management Fellowship the Organization of
responsible data use
American States and
and consumer privacy, program.
the Organization for
As a student at JCC,
graduated from JCC
Economic Cooperation
Dr. Harris participated and Development.
in 1998 with a degree
in social sciences and a in the SUNY Model
Dr. Harris is the son of
concentration in politi- European Union and
David and Anita HarInternational Negotiacal science.
ris of Jamestown.
tion Modules Project.
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Thomas L. Barresi Memorial
Scholarship Award
Contributed Article to benefit Roswell Can-
cer Institution, and the
school annual dance
recital. Other commuTodd Tranum, Presinity service activities
dent/CEO of the
included volunteering
Chautauqua County
for the American LeChamber of Comgion Moving Wall Tour
merce, recently anand organizing an
nounced a scholarevent to collect supplies
ship award from the
for the ASPCA.
THOMAS L. BARRESI MEMORIAL
Her plan is to pursue a
SCHOLARSHIP
career in Early EducaFUND held at the
tion K-2 by attending
Northern Chautauqua Jamestown Community
Community FoundaCollege for two years
tion. Kelly Miller of
then continuing her
Brocton was awarded
education at SUNY
a $500 scholarship to
Fredonia. In her essay,
further her education
which accompanied
in Early Childhood
her application to the
Education.
scholarship, Miller
Miller is a 2013 gradu- stated, “Being a teacher
is something I have
ate of Brocton High
wanted to do for over
School. While attendten years. But I did not
ing high school, her
want to just be a teachcommunity involveer; I wanted to teach
ment was vast. She
the younger generation
participated in the
the basic knowledge
Annual American
that will carry them to
Legion Cruise In to
succeed in their futures.
raise money for the
Brocton Central School That one reason is the
only one I needed to
Scholarship fund, an
annual golf tournament decide on being an
Chamber of Commerce
elementary teacher.”
The Chautauqua
County Chamber of
Commerce established
The THOMAS L.
BARRESI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
FUND at the NCCF
in August of 2009 to
show appreciation for
Tom Barresi’s twentyfive years of employment with the chamber
and lifetime of service
to our community.
Founded in 2000, the
Chautauqua County
Chamber of Commerce
is the community’s
leading advocate and
champion for business.
The Chamber mission
is to create a business
environment in the
region where our members can thrive.
To be eligible for this
scholarship, applicants
must be pursuing a
career in education or
business. Contact your
local school guidance
department for an application.
Distinguished Albany Law School Professor To Speak At Jackson Center
Contributed Article Robert H. Jackson Cen- many appellate briefs.
Robert H. Jackson
Center
Professor Paul Finkelman, Distinguished
Professor of Law and
Public Policy at Albany
Law School, will be
the keynote speaker at
the spring continuing
legal education seminar
entitled “Underground
Railroad: Law and
Legacy” hosted at the
ter Tuesday, May 6.
Professor Finkelman is
a specialist in American legal history, constitutiona