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ascp and you: news notes Christine Valmy, a pioneer of skin care and a longtime icon of the profession, passed away in Bucharest, Romania, on January 18, 2015. She was 88. Valmy was a leader in skin care since 1944. After moving to New York from her native Romania, she opened the first professional skin care school in the United States in 1965 and founded the American Aesthetician Association in 1966. As president of CIDESCO USA from 1967 to 1986, Valmy organized the CIDESCO World Congresses held in New York in 1972 and 1980. Her lasting impact on professional esthetics included the development of state licensing, when she led the way for New York to become the first state to license estheticians in 1994. The Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology now has locations in 18 countries. Valmy was honored throughout her long career both within the esthetics profession and in the broader world of education, serving on the United States National Council on Vocational Education from 1985 to 1991 and receiving awards and recognition in many countries. For more information on Valmy's life, visit http://nyti.ms/1MofXXS. Spafinder's 2015 Top 10 Trends Spafinder has released its 2015 "Top 10 Global Spa & Wellness Trends Forecast." The report takes an "intense, research-driven view of what's trending across the global wellness landscape" and is intended to provide companies in the health and wellness industry with the information they need to make sound decisions in the coming year. Common themes across the trends in this year's forecast are a desire for simplicity in today's technologically centered world and a yearning for community in an "age of loneliness." 1. Forest Bathing 2. Cannabis: New Spa & Wellness Connections 3. Wellness Traditions from the Islamic World 4. Industrial Revolution: Blue Collar Wellness 5. Wellness Homes, Communities, and Cities 6. My Fitness. My Tribe. My Life. 7. Spa On Arrival (& En Route) 8. Hyper-Personalized Beauty 9. Gut Reaction 10. Beyond the Stars Create your free business website! www.ascpskincare.com 45 In Memory: Christine Valmy (1926–2015) Apply for an NCEA Scholarship June 1 is the deadline for esthetics students to apply for the next quarterly scholarship to be awarded by the National Coalition of Estheticians, Manufacturers/Distributors & Associations (NCEA). The $1,000 scholarship is open to students who are midway through an esthetics-only training program and are maintaining at least 80 percent attendance and an 80 percent grade average. For more details on how to apply, visit www.ncea.tv/scholarships-grants and scroll down to "NCEA Esthetician Scholarship." To learn more about each of these topics, and to view the full report, visit www.spafinder.com/ content/2015-global-spa-wellness-trends.