18 | theLAKER Nikima M. Glatt ’11 Outstanding Nursing Alumni Achievement Award • A.A.S. Nursing • B.S. Nursing, Roberts Wesleyan College • M.S. Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, SUNY Upstate Nikima is a family psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner who specializes in treating teenagers and adults with mental illnesses and complex trauma histories. She also provided medical and mental health support following the Maui wildfire in 2023. Nikima is the author of an upcoming book, “Mental Illness: What Everyone Needs to Know.” “Every life I've saved, every patient I’ve helped, every challenge I’ve faced, it all traces back to the lessons I learned on this very campus,” she said. Christopher Sirianni ’08 Outstanding Computing Science Alumni Achievement Award • A.A.S. Information Technology • B.S. Information Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology In 2019, Christopher and two partners founded IT Insights in Rochester, navigating the challenges of the pandemic to achieve steady growth. The company specializes in crafting comprehensive IT business strategies and providing extensive IT support services. IT Insights was honored as the Penfield Business Chamber’s Business of the Month. “FLCC marked the beginning of my journey with information technology,” he said. “Some of the dedicated faculty that I worked with then I still keep in touch with today." Nicholas J. Dietschler ’14 Outstanding Conservation Alumni Achievement Award • A.A.S. Natural Resources Conservation • B.S. Conservation Biology, SUNY ESF • M.S. Natural Resources, Cornell University Nicholas is a research specialist and Ph.D. candidate at Cornell University. He has authored or co-authored 12 peer-reviewed scientific publications, and his research has contributed to efforts to control an invasive insect attacking hemlock forests throughout eastern North America. “The time and attention I received from conservation department faculty during courses, hikes, and travel ecology trips was critical to my development as a scientist,” he said. The 2024 awards ceremony is archived on the Finger Lakes TV programming page with chapters for each recipient’s moment. Nick with his wife, Marisa Paradise, left, and his aunt, Michele VanGorder ’84 Chris, right, with Jeffrey Howard, retired computing sciences professor Nikima, right, with Shayna Turner-Johnson, chair of the nursing department
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