Outgoing AZA President Rob Weiss, left, greets newly installed president
Jason Porth.
The Shira Sisters of Shira BBG won the most outstanding and most improved chapter awards.
Ev ening
O f
Elegance
PHOTOS BY GLENN TRIEST
n Evening of
Elegance" was
the theme of
the recent
Great Lakes
AZA and BBG installation
and awards night.
Jason Porth of Jolson AZA
and Beth Cousens of Glazer
BBG were installed as
presidents of the Great Lakes
AZA and BBG Councils,
respectively, at the annual
event held at Agency for
Jewish Education/United
Hebrew Schools' LaMed
Auditorium.
Coordinators of the installa-
tion program and emcees for
the evening were Lisa Goren
of Shira BBG and Randall
Fogelman of Brandeis AZA.
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BBYO Executive Director Arnie
Weiner acted as emcee for the
evening.
Installed as officers for the
AZA Council were: Corbin
Bell, Halutzim AZA, program-
ming vice president; Brad
Rochlen, Kishon AZA,
membership vice president;
Kevin Miller, Chalutzim AZA,
outstate vice president; Ran-
dall Fogelman, Brandeis AZA,
treasurer; Eric Mintz, Chalut-
zim AZA, secretary; Shawn
Stearn, Mendoza AZA,
reporter; Brett Panter, Jolson
AZA, sergeant-at-arms; and
Rob Weiss, Hart AZA,
BBG Council officers are:
Rachel Rosen, Shoshanna
BBG, programming vice presi-
dent; Jennifer Ehrlich, Aliyah
BBG, membership vice presi-
dent; Lea-Rachel Kosnik,
Disraeli BBG, outstate vice
president; Mara Schonfeld,
Disraeli BBG, treasurer;
Allison Buchman, Glazer
BBG, secretary; Melanie
Weiss, Shalom Aviv BBG,
reporter; and Lisa Eidelman,
Masada BBG, counselor.
Gen. Maurice Rose AZA and
Shira BBG received the AZA
and BBG Outstanding
Chapter Awards. As outgoing
president of Rose AZA, Ken
Franklin was presented with
the AZA Gavel of Distinction.
Shira BBG also earned
recognition as the Most Im-
proved BBG Chapter, while
Daniel Mendoza AZA earned
the honor for AZA.
Rose AZA and Shira BBG
Rick Goren, left, Amy Silverton and Adam Layne take time to catch up on
some gossip.
Ilene Goldfine and Randall
Fogelman dance to a slow tune.
also won both International
Service Fund awards — for
Most Donated and Most
Donated Per Capita. Rose
AZA won both awards for the
sixth consecutive year. Shira
BBG was also recognized as
the BBG Scrapbook winner.
Eric Mintz of Chalutzim
AZA and Alaine Waldshan of
Shalom Aviv BBG received
the Minutes Incentive Award.
The Chai Club Award for 18
hours of community service
was presented to Jolson AZA,
Mendoza AZA and Rose AZA,
while the Mitzvah Club
Award for 20 hours of com-
munity service was presented
to Shira BBG.
Several AZA members were
honored by earning the Shield
of David, the highest in-
dividual award that an AZA
member can achieve. Those
receiving the first or bronze
Enjoying the festivities are, from left: Marla Pikstein, Kevin Miller, Jeff Klein
and Eric Mintz.
level were Jeff Dubin, Arthur
Malisow and David Pollack of
Rose AZA. Those qualifying
for the second or silver level
were Ken Franklin and Paul
Niser of Rose AZA and Andy
Grinbaum of Mendoza AZA.
The AZA Council presented
its "Rookie of the Year" Award
to Erik Rice of Hart AZA.
Several BBG members earn-
ed the Star of Deborah, BBG's
highest individual award.
Those receiving the first or
silver level were Deborah
Waller of Shira BBG, Lea-
Rachel Kosnik of Disraeli
BBG, Carrie Rice of Shalom
Aviv BBG, Alana Voigt of
Shoshanna BBG, Rebecca
Broder and Lori Eidelman of
Masada BBG and Alyssa Lan-
tor of Machar BBG.
Those receiving the second
or gold level were Liz
Greenberg of Shira BBG,
Nicole Nelson of Shalom Aviv
BBG, Beth Cousens of Glazer
BBG, Sara Richelew of
Shoshanna BBG and Lisa
Eidelman of Masada BBG.
The BBG Council presented
its "Rookie of the Year" Award
to Lisa Goren of Shira BBG.
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