Winner: Carolyn Cocca
Carolyn CoccaAssociate professor
Carolyn Cocca of Huntington Station recently received the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching from the State University of New York for "consistently superior teaching and providing students with instruction of the highest quality," the organization said. Cocca, a faculty member for SUNY College at Old Westbury, is an associate professor and chair of the Politics, Economics and Law Department. She also serves as adviser of the college's Women United Club and the Politics and Law Club and director of the college's Women's Center, which obtained a $200,000 grant under her guidance.
'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.
'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.
