Winner: Karen Escolas
Karen EscolasProfessor
Karen Escolas of Port Washington recently received the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching from Farmingdale State College chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher for serving the campus and students with "absolute excellence." Escolas, a certified and licensed medical technologist, is a professor and chairperson of Medical Laboratory Technology at the college and a consultant with the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences. She is also author of a phlebotomy review book and is credited with developing a phlebotomy training program for North Shore-LIJ Health System.
Memorial Day 2026: NewsdayTV honors those we've lost A brave young patriot receives a burial 83 years after being lost in war. Volunteers restore a Revolutionary War cemetery. A Gold Star mom makes it her mission to honor her son's sacrifice. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie shares three stories in honor of Memorial Day.
Memorial Day 2026: NewsdayTV honors those we've lost A brave young patriot receives a burial 83 years after being lost in war. Volunteers restore a Revolutionary War cemetery. A Gold Star mom makes it her mission to honor her son's sacrifice. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie shares three stories in honor of Memorial Day.
