EDUCATION

BS Art Education – Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
MA Illustration – Marywood University of Pennsylvania


MEMBERSHIPS

American Press Association
New York State Art Teachers Association
Broome County Arts Council (Chenango Forks Art Club Advisor)
Communicators Association of the Southern Tier
Indian Arts & Crafts Association


FREELANCE EXPERIENCE

Wild West magazine
Holistic Resource magazine
Meridian Mortgage Corporation
RSVP of Broome County
Kradjin Development Associates
Endicott Carousel Committee
Harding House Publishing
Security Mutual Life Insurance
Carousel News and Trader magazine
Mason-Crest Publishing
Catholic Charities of Broome County
Campbell-Savona Central School District
Chenango Forks Central School District
Artifax Custom Screen Printing
Fred Riger Advertising Agency Inc.
AJ Solutions Inc. DBA Carpenter Crane


GALLERIES AND AWARDS

Design Toscano Gallery – Chicago
Spectrum Stock Photo Agency – LA
Avenue Art Gallery - Endicott, NY
Circle KB Cowboy Outfitter - Oregon
Best overall costume design Annual Avant-Garde Halloween Ball - 2004
2004 CAST Genesis Awards: Illustration Category - 1st, 2nd & 3rd place
2005 CAST Genesis Awards: Illustration category - 1st & 2nd place
2006 CAST Genesis Awards: Illustration Category - 1st, 2nd & 3rd place
Communicator Awards (Web page design) – 2001
American Artists of the Bookplate – design annual 1992
Photographers Forum International Freelance Photography Competition finalist:
Black and White category - 1991, 1992, 1993

New York State Fair - 1993, 1995, 1996
Binghamton Business and Professional Association Julyfest: Graphics - 3rd place 1991, 1st place 1992


TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Chenango Forks High School - Binghamton
Studio Level program 1988 – 1995
Advanced Level program 1996 – Present


ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Coordinator: Central NY Regional Arts College Night  2000 - 2006
NYSATA Art History lecturer  2002
NYSATA Region 4 newsletter editor  2003
NYSATA Portfolio Adjudicator  2003
Advisor: Senior Retrospective Art Show  1998 - Present
Designer/Editor - Art Department Student/Parent Informational CD-ROM
Coordinator: Regional Art College Night  2001 - Present
High School Portfolio Squad Advisor  2001 - Present
PTA Reflections Program Co-Chairperson  2001 - 2004
Coordinator: High School Student Art Show  1998 - 2000
Coordinator: District Fine Arts Festival  1995 - 1998
Advisor: High School Art Club  1994 - 2000
Distance Learning Teacher  1996 - Present
Wrote Cartooning and Animation Course (state approved)
Wrote Senior Portfolio Course (Honors level course)
Educational grant recipient -  1989, 2000, 2002, 2003


EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Speaker/Presenter: P. Buckley Moss Foundation National Conference for Children's Education  2005
Co-Curator: "Art Educators Re-shaping the Future of our Community"
exhibition - Avenue Art Gallery  2005
Curator: "Art Educators - Teachers and Students" exhibition - Avenue Art Gallery  2006
Presenter: Southern Tier Educational Technology Showcase  2004
Presenter: New York State Computer and Technology Conference  2004 - 2005
Presenter: Tech Prep Conference  2003
Speaker: Telecom 5 Technology Conference  2003
Speaker/Presenter: New York State Art Teachers Association  2002 conference
Co-Host: WSKG Public Television Fine Arts Auction  2002 - 2004
Art Department web page designer and coordinator  1998 – 2001
NYSATA and Press and Sun-Bulletin Young at Art Partnership
Wrote and published art textbook (Alpha Omega Publishing)
Presenter: PTA Enrichment  1999
Mural painting (with Art Club, four murals)  1991, 1996, 1998, 1999
Press and Sun-Bulletin “In the Classroom” column (feature article)
Guest Artist/Lecturer: Fine Arts Society of the Southern Tier  1997


EDUCATIONAL AWARDS RECEIVED

Classroom Connection Internet Teacher of the Year – Honorable Mention 2002
Technology Research Committee teaching award 2002, 2003, 2004
Nominee Disney Teacher of the Year 2001, 2002
A&E History Channel creative teaching award 2000, 2004
Cable in the Classroom magazine (feature article) 2000
Who's Who among American High School Teachers 1996, 2006

From 1988 through 1999, Rosko's students have won no less than 17 Scholastic Art Awards gold key medals, 23 silver key metals and had one piece sent to the national level of competition. My students have won top honors at the New York State Media Arts Competition (2001) and the Rod Serling Video Festival (2001). These students have won 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place honors in the 2000 PTA Reflections program, a clean sweep in 2001 and 1st and 3rd place in 2003, with one student moving to the state level of competition. Most recently, his students' artwork has been requested by Columbia University to be used in one of their online seminar courses.