Awards and honors

Cheryl McInroy, a Realtor with Coldwell Banker Premier in Bedford, recently earned The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing’s Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist designation as well as the Coldwell Banker Global Luxury Property Specialist designation. These two accolades recognize McInroy’s experience, knowledge and expertise in marketing high-end residential properties.

McInroy joins an exclusive group of real estate professionals that have completed The Institute’s training and have a proven performance in the upper-tier market. This specialized education and membership with The Institute equip McInroy with the knowledge and tools to better serve her clients.

Appointments

Darrek Harshberger of Duncansville has been appointed to the board of directors of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

Harshberger currently serves as the associate director of student development and engagement at PennWest’s California campus. He previously served on the PASSHE Board of Governors and in student government.

Miscellaneous

Chris Burlingame, Mount Aloysius College peer tutoring coordinator and adjunct professor, has published his first book, analyzing popular authors like Chuck Palahniuk, Irvine Welsh and others.

The book, titled “Adapting Transgressive Fiction to Film: Sharpening the Critical Edge with a Golden Age,” refines the work Burlingame did for his Ph.D. dissertation and argues that sociopolitical trends in the late 1990s enabled a golden age of book to film adaptations that employed a range of techniques to promote empathy for “undesirable” characters. The book is published by Bloomsbury Academic Press.

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