Accounting Lab Launched

VOL #1
Accrual Accounting
Gaber-Style
This is one professor-slash-accountant who
makes things happen for graduates and alumni!
think and respond to unstructured critical
thinking issues and situations provides him
with a great deal of feedback on how to
introduce new materials and search for
In 1985, Dr. Mohamed Gaber joined the
innovative ways and modes of instruction.
faculty at the State University of New York
According to Dr. Gaber, in his twenty years of
College at Plattsburgh. Since then, “it
teaching at this institution and in other
became the joy of my life,” said Gaber. “I
institutions, “I can honestly say, I have never
am a firm believer in
found a student without talent. It
‘partnership in education,’
He is knowledgeable is for the faculty to discover it and
where students and faculty are
build on it.”
and I definitely
valued equally in higher
believe he could
Part of the joy of being a at
learning.” Dr. Gaber sees
teach accounting to
SUNY Plattsburgh through
anyone.
himself as a member of a team
building an everlasting
CRYSTAL DERMODY‘00
whose goal is to succeed by
IBM
relationship with students
achieving the highest possible
after graduation. “I heartily
outcome of the learning objectives in
believe that students give us happiness and
whatever the subject matter for the course.
pleasure twice,” remarks Gaber, “once when
Team members are participants and
they first arrive at Plattsburgh as freshmen or
stakeholders and Gaber lets the students in
transfers and a second time when they
each class take an ownership role for their
graduate and embark on a successful
own learning. Gaber says he is also a firm
endeavors, both professionally and socially.”
believer that faculty can learn from their
For Gaber, the relationship with students
students as much as students learn from
never stops, and he treasures their friendship
their faculty. Understanding how students
“
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Business
essentials
ISSUE #3
School of Business & Economics
Dr. Colin Read, Dean
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Email: [email protected]
Website: www.plattsburgh.edu/
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ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS, ALUMNI,
NORTH COUNTRY BUSINESSES AND THE COMMUNITY
Accounting Lab
Launched
The 21st Century information
age is changing the way we do
business. The challenges of
protecting modern accounting
systems are daunting. There are a
scarcity of skilled accountants and
auditors who must have the required
technical skills to meet those
challenges.
Accountants were once viewed as
green-visored bean counters going
through the books looking for
errors. Accounting professionals,
protectors of reliable information,
are now as likely to be found with a
wireless network “sniffer” as with a
pencil and calculator.
Imagine, if you will, that
malicious hackers out there
need only succeed once to
inflict incredible damage. Those
who are protecting our valuable
corporate assets and personal
data must succeed in preventing
harm. It is clear that the odds are
stacked against us and it is
remarkable that breaches of
electronic security do not occur
more often. Continuing to train
accountants to combat this emenace is vitally important.
Joe Peterson‘87 (Accounting)
epitomizes this new breed of
accountants. With Peterson’s
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Success!!
The impact of faculty on students
occurs during a very important stage in
their lives. Not many realize it until
they graduate and depart for the real
world.
For Rick Martindale’85, managing
partner of Martindale Keysor & Co,
the SUNY Plattsburgh’s School of
Business and Economics (SBE) was a
wonderful experience. According to
Martindale, “the SBE prepares
graduates for the business/accounting
world as well as any. From both my
personal experience and from hiring
CPA candidates over the last 21 years
in public accounting, SUNY
Plattsburgh students seem to hit the
ground running and that certainly is
a reflection of the education they are
receiving.” Martindale continued
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Technology Adds Up
To Success!
Video Storm was honored by the New
York State Small Business Development Center
as its 2006 Start-up Company of the Year at
their annual awards banquet on May 2, 2006.
Rachel and Norman Karp
were originally working
with Karen Stehlin, Business
Advisor at the North
Country Small Business
Development Center (SBDC)
to open a restaurant, when a
serious automobile accident
deprived Norman of his sight.
They changed their plans
with the assistance of Karen
Stehlin and Video Storm
opened its doors in Chateaugay July 1.
Norman uses a computer program called
JAWS to help him manage the business. The
JAWS program converts text into speech,
enabling individuals who are visually
impaired or disabled to perform tasks that
SBDC
WORKSHOPS
• June 13
Borrowing For Your
Business: FINANCING
Seminar (Rouses Point)
would otherwise be inaccessible to them.
St. Patrick’s Church,
JAWS makes it easier to use programs, edit
Basement
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
documents and read Web pages. It also has a
refreshable Braille display, so that
Co-sponsored by the
Chamber, the SBDC and
Braille output can be provided in
SCORE.
addition to, or instead of,
Contact the SBDC at
speech. An array of features and
564-2042 for
customizable options lets the user
additional information.
tailor JAWS for individual needs
• June 22
and preferences.
Tools of the Trade:
JAWS has enabled Norman to
EXPORTING Seminar
(Plattsburgh)
create and maintain financial
spreadsheets for all day-to-day
Plattsburgh-North
operations, do the accounting and
Country Chamber of
Commerce
maintain the store’s inventory
7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
himself. “I doubt that we could have
Co-sponsored by the
realized our dream of owning a business
Chamber, the SBDC,
without the help of Karen Stehlin and the
Empire State
Development, U.S.
SBDC,” Karp commented. “We consult with
Department of
her on a regular basis to make sure we are
Commerce and CITEC.
meeting interim and long-term goals.”
Need New Markets?
Consider Exporting!
You, a North Country Business Owner, can expand your markets,
increase your profits and grow your business around the world now, before
it’s too late, by exploring export possibilities.
Your journey begins with a visit to www.export.gov, a wonderfully
comprehensive Website that is managed by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
There you will conduct market research about the country or countries that you
may be a good fit for your business. Next, you will communicate with other
U.S. companies who have developed an export strategy and implemented it. Of
course, deciding to export includes developing an international business plan
to assess your company’s export readiness, business goals and commitment.
Distribution methods, lead time and other logistical considerations for your
product are highly critical. Also essential is the transactional process in making
trade happen that includes setting prices, negotiating the sale and determining
legal aspects of exporting.
Doing business in a foreign country includes packaging, labeling and other
physical regulations on certain types of products. Managing cash, currency
exchange and financing are additional necessary components and evaluating
these processes and their alternatives requires considerable due diligence.
NORTH COUNTRY
SBDC
(518)
564-2042
Email:
[email protected]
www.plattsburgh.edu
/offices/support/SBDC
Ultimately, joint ventures, strategic
alliances and foreign investment
opportunities should be examined
for long-range planning.
The good news is: there is help
for you to make this happen for
your business! Learn more about
this process at the Exporting
Seminar to be held on June 22.
INTERNSHIP
SPONSORS
AFLAC • Alexander
Edwards and Co. (CPA) •
All-Seasons Realty •
Ameriprise Financial
Services, Inc. • Baymont Inn
& Suites • Blue Cross-Blue
Shield • Bombardier
Transportation • Cedar Knoll
Log Homes • Citizens Bank
• Clear Channel Radio •
Crossborder Development
Corp. • CVPH Medical
Center • Delagar Division of
Belcam, Inc. • Disney
Worldwide Services, Inc. •
Donlan Investment Services
• Durocher Lincoln-Mercury
• Enterprise Rent-a-Car •
Fastenal • First Financial
Services • Ford • GeorgiaPacific Corporation • Glens
Falls National Bank & Trust
Co. • Home Bistro Foods,
Inc. • IBM • Mountain Lake
PBS • MultiMedia Marketing
• North Country Chamber of
Commerce • North Country
Cultural Center for the Arts •
National Bass Fishing
Tournament • New York
State Attorney General’s
Office • New York State
Legislature • Plattsburgh
Airbase Redevelopment
Corp. (PARC) • PrimeLink •
ProAct Pharmacy Services,
Inc. • Prudential Securities •
Small Business
Development Center (SBDC)
• Sodexho • Telling and
Conroy (CPA) • The Pyramid
Companies • TJ MAXX •
U.S. Department of Justice
• IBS Financial Services, Inc.
• Washington Internship
Institute • Westelcom Family
of Companies • Whiteface
Mountain Resort
INTERNS IN THE COMMUNITY
KERRICK BOGLE
December‘06
Accounting Major
S.A. Office
DAMANDEEP LAMBA
December‘06
Accounting Major
Canadian Studies Center
MARY MCELROY
December‘05
Accounting & Business Major
Cedar Knoll Log Homes
“The lack of a bureaucratic environment in the Student Association (S.A.), allows for a
more comfortable working experience. As we all know in an organization where the
hierarchical structure is predominantly flat, the opinions of each individual in the
organization are important. This was significant to me because it tells me that I am
part of a team and that I was not there simply to do a job.”
Kerrick Bogle ‘06
Relieving Annual Tax Headaches
Accounting
students of the State
University of New York
College at Plattsburgh
have offered free tax
preparation for the past
three years.
As part of a
collaborative effort between
the School of Business &
Economics (SBE) and the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) the Volunteer Income Tax
Assistance (VITA), provides services to
individuals and families whose total
household income is less than $35,000. SUNY
Plattsburgh students who are not claimed as
dependents and who earn less than $35,000
may also take advantage of this free tax
preparation.
“The goal of the VITA program is
twofold,” said Gaber, “the students involved
in the program are getting a chance to
volunteer their time while they gain valuable
experience in tax preparation and electronic
filing.”
To qualify as a volunteer for the program,
accounting students must have completed the
Income Tax I (Individual Income Tax) course
and must have completed or be currently
enrolled in Income Tax II (Corporate Income
Tax). Participating students must also receive
VITA training in tax law and electronic filing.
Eleven accounting students volunteered in
this the VITA program’s third year. They are:
K. Bogle, N. Douglas, Y. Feng, J. Liu, W. Liu, C.
Marra, M. McElroy, A. Pimentel, P. Ruhland, J.
Sabec and A. Shaw.
For further information about the VITA
program at the School of Business &
Economics, contact Dr. Mohamed Gaber at
(518) 564-4198. Business
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Business
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Show that Plattsburgh Spirit!
Joe Peterson‘87 represents the
Plattsburgh spirit of ambition and
originality. He is on the leading edge of a
generation of auditing that, for him, began
with the traditional accounting skills
developed at Plattsburgh.
Peterson, Managing Partner and
Government Industry Leader at UHY
Advisors, specializes in complex and
sophisticated federal agency audits at UHY
in Washington D.C.
He is a member of the State University
of New York College at Plattsburgh
Foundation Finance Committee, currently
sits on the School of Business and
Economics (SBE)
Business Advisory
Council and has
been a
Distinguished
Visiting Alumni for
the SBE.
Peterson honors
his Plattsburgh
JOSEPH L PETERSON
Managing Partner,
experience by hiring
UHY Advisors, Inc.
many of our
brightest and best
Accounting students for his firm, and by
contributing funding, time, and resources
to build a better program. October, 2006
March, 2007
Location TBA
The SBE Career Fair,
held each semester,
provides a unique
opportunity for
students to interact
personally with a
broad range of
potential
employers, while
broadening their
perspectives on
career and
employment
options.
Career and
Professional
Information
Internship
Opportunities
Full-time Employment
Graduate School Info
GABER (from Page 8)
while they are on campus, after they
graduate and even to this day. “They are
always in my heart and stay in touch with
me to let me know about their professional
and career advancement as well as their
social and family lives.”
Paul Trimper‘04, attributes much of his
success to the many life lessons he learned
during his time at Plattsburgh State. He says,
“It is rare to find a school where you can call
the Chair of the Accounting Department
your friend, but this is no exaggeration on
my part. Dr. Mohamed Gaber, along with all
of the other faculty members, was always
willing to take the time to explain anything
that I did not understand the first (or even
second) time around.”
Gaber’s academic and research
background is extensive and serves him well
as Chair of the Accounting Department. Dr.
Gaber has more than 20 years teaching
experience, and in 2001, he received the
Chancellor’s of the State University of New
York Award for Excellence in teaching.
Check out www.plattsburgh.edu/
academics/accounting for details about the
Accounting major and the faculty, including
Dr. Gaber.
Fall ‘06
Spring ‘07
Career Fair
PAUL TRIMPER‘04
AND DR. MOHAMED GABER
Interns
Networking!
Contact
[email protected]
for information and
about participating in
the SBE Career Fair.
SBE
BUSINESS
ADVISORY
DVISORY COUNCIL
OUNCIL
An Advisor
Extraordinaire
Kim Albright
AL-M ART
ART
W AL
Mark Barie
ROSSBORDER
C ROSSBORDER
DEVELOPMENT
EVELOPMENT CORP
ORP.
Sarah Callan
RIMEL INK
INK
PRIME
Bruce Carlin
EDIA CENTRAL
ENTRAL
MEDIA
Herb Carpenter
NORTHEAST
ORTHEAST PRINTING
RINTING &
ISTRIBUTION CO
O., INC
NC.
DISTRIBUTION
Bob DeCamp
ERINGER LOGISTICS
OGISTICS
DERINGER
CONSULTING
ONSULTING GROUP
ROUP
Garry Douglas
LATTSBURGH NORTH
ORTH
PLATTSBURGH
OUNTRY CHAMBER
HAMBER OF
OF
COUNTRY
C OMMERCE
OMMERCE
Cornelia Forrence
INANCIAL SERVICES
ERVICES, INC
NC.
UBS FINANCIAL
Hannah Hanford
OUNDATION OF
OF CVPH
FOUNDATION
Steve Kelso
F ED
EDE X
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Pat Russell
BBOTT, FRENYEA
RENYEA,
ABBOTT
USSELL & COFFEY
OFFEY
RUSSELL
John Masella
NEW ORK
ORKS OURCE
OURCE,
ONE
EPT. OF
OF LABOR
ABOR
NYS DEPT
Stephens M. Mundy
CVPH
Spencer Newman
OME BISTRO
ISTRO FOODS
OODS, INC
NC.
HOME
Bill O’Connor
UPPLY CHAIN
HAIN
UPS SUPPLY
OLUTIONS, INC
NC.
SOLUTIONS
Bill Owens
ARRIS BEACH
EACH LAW
AW FIRM
IRM PLLC
HARRIS
It would be
truly unusual to
meet with any
business group
in town without
PATRICK RUSSELL
hearing the
Partner,
hearty laugh of
Abbott, Frenyea, Russell &
Coffey PC
Patrick Russell.
However, Pat’s
earnest sense of humor goes along with a
keen sense of civic engagement and a
devotion to moving Plattsburgh forward.
Currently, he is tax partner at Abbott,
Frenyea, Russell & Coffey, P.C. (AFRC). In
his position, he coordinates the firm’s tax
services for a variety of clients including
manufacturing corporations, real estate
partnerships, professional corporations,
limited liability companies and individuals.
Prior to the formation of AFRC, he
served as the vice-president of taxation at a
regional accounting firm, held
management positions with international
CPA firms in New York City and was
manager of federal taxes for PepsiCo, a
major Fortune 500 company. Yet,
throughout his vast corporate experience,
he has considered Plattsburgh his home.
Sharing his gifts with the School of
Joe Peterson
DVISORS, INC
NC.
UHY ADVISORS
Business and Economics (SBE), he has had
an opportunity to extend his knowledge to
the next generation of eager tax
accountants.
Pat’s Plattsburgh resume is also
impressive. He is Past Chair of the Board of
Directors of the Plattsburgh North Country
Chamber of Commerce, Past President of
the Board of Directors of the Plattsburgh
YMCA and of the Queensbury Kiwanis. He
also participates in the Plattsburgh Sunrise
Rotary Club and is on the SBE Business
Advisory Council.
It is Pat’s civic engagement that makes
him an excellent role model for students
and residents alike. Pat knows that his
commitment and affiliations in the region
are essential for a forward-thinking
accounting and management consulting
firm like AFRC. Their approach is
interdisciplinary and cross-border, an
approach shared by the SBE as it prepares
students for success in an increasingly
global world.
Pat believes in the value of a public
education. There is a great deal of
appreciation for his tremendous
contribution over the years to the SBE and
the Plattsburgh community. BOTTOM LINE (from Page 1)
Susanna Piller
ARRIS BEACH
EACH LAW
AW FIRM
IRM PLLC
HARRIS
Jeff Rendinaro
ARWOOD ASSOCIATES
SSOCIATES
DARWOOD
Andrew Sabella
NTHONY’SS RESTAURANT
ESTAURANT
ANTHONY
ISTRO
& BISTRO
Bob Smith
INE PLATT
LATT HOSPITALITY
OSPITALITY
NINE
ROUP
GROUP
Victoria Zinser-Johnson
HE DEVELOPMENT
EVELOPMENT
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CORPORATION
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OF
saying, “I am proud to have completed my
studies at Plattsburgh State and firmly feel it
as good of a start that there is and in my
field, the rest is up to the individual.”
Reflecting on the impact
on their son, Louise
and Garry Lanthier
(parents of Spencer
Lanthier‘03), recently
wrote to Dr. Gaber
saying, “The impact
that you have made in
Spencer’s life is so
RICK MARTINDALE‘85
profound. We cannot begin to thank you
enough . You
are truly a
remarkable
person. Thank
you for the
guidance, the
kind words,
and most of
all the time
and effort that
you gave our
DR. MOHAMED GABER is Associate
son.”
Professor and Chair of the Accounting
Department at SUNY Plattsburgh’s
School of Business & Economics
Business
essentials page 4
Glaubinger
Accounting
Scholarship
Awarded
BRAD SMITH ‘08
BRAD SMITH ‘08, THE 2006 recipient of the
Glaubinger Scholarship, is a double major in Accounting
and Business. Smith, a junior plans to put the scholarship
to good use and will go on to work as an accountant after
attaining his CPA.
The Glaubingers initially created three scholarship
awards which established the Lucienne Lefebvre Glaubinger
Scholars Society. One such scholarship was to honor Larry
(Dr. Lawrence D. Glaubinger), whose undergraduate degree
is in Accounting. The Accounting scholarship provides full
tuition in the junior and senior years for outstanding
student scholars.
The first recipient of this prestigious scholarship was
Paul Trimper’04, who was able to finish his accounting
degree ahead of time and is currently working for IBM in
Southbury, CT. Ashley Shaw‘07 received the 2005
scholarship and will complete her degree with honors.
The Lucienne Lefebvre Glaubinger Scholars Society is
Glaubinger family’s way of helping the best and brightest
Accounting majors at the School of Business and
Economics to achieve their academic dreams.
ACCOUNTING LAB (from Page 1)
generous donation, a unique accounting lab has been
established where students can gain the kind of auditing
and technology skills necessary to survive in the modern
information world. The new lab, a hands-on facility, will
instruct students in discovering and preventing potential
hackers and how to protect accounting information
systems. It will also introduce students to modern
accounting software.
The accounting lab will help address the growing
challenge of meeting technology head-on, while at the
same time providing an incredible skill set to our future
graduates. For more about Joe Peterson‘87see page 6
ACADEMIC
CADEMIC DEPARTMENTS
EPARTMENTS...
ACCOUNTING
A CCOUNTING D EPARTMENT
T AKES O FF WITH N EW F ACULTY
Accounting has consistently produced
terrific graduates for the School of Business
and Economics (SBE). This upcoming year the
SBE anticipates offering even greater value to
its students. With the hiring of Drs. Ed Lusk
and Jason Lee, the SBE strengthens its
accounting teaching and research.
Dr. Lusk, with a
Ph.D. from
Northwestern
“As part of the
educational
University, will be a
experience I look
Professor of
forward to providing
Accounting.
He was
students information
that they will need to
recently at the
engage in a global
Wharton School,
economy.”
where he won the
DR. LUSK
Teacher of the Year
Award. He is also
Review Editor for a
number of academic journals and his paper
was selected for the Best Research Papers
Section at the recent Academy of
Management meeting.
Dr. Lusk has a passion for teaching and
technology and will be a valued
addition to the SBE
faculty.
“... Enriching the
The arrival of
curriculum with
Dr. Jason Lee, new
technology will
enable students to
Assistant Professor
build a strong
of Accounting, is
foundation for
also highly
accounting and
business
anticipated. He
designations.”
received a Ph.D.
DR. LEE
from Kent State
University, with an
expertise in financial
and managerial accounting.
Dean Colin Read recently ran across his
former dean, who good-naturedly jabbed
Dean Read for taking one of her best faculty!
Like Dr. Lusk, Dr. Lee brings to the SBE a
style of teaching that excites students. Indeed,
Dr. Lee’s enthusiasm is contagious as he lets
the students know they are studying one of
the most exciting and interesting academic
fields anywhere. ALUMNI
ALUMNI
BUSINESS
BUSINESS
SPOTLIGHT
SPOTLIGHT
Michael Tokarz‘94
Michael Tokarz did not
know just how well his
education would prepare him
for his career. A December
1994 graduate from State
University of New York College at
Plattsburgh, he was a Resident
Assistant, a Student Senator and
working multiple jobs on campus.
The first three years of Michael’s
career, he worked in public accounting, private
accounting and as an internal auditor. Then after
much deliberation he decided to take two years away
from his career and attend graduate school, earning
his MBA in Finance at the Pennsylvania State University
(Penn State). “While attending my first year of
graduate school my interests changed from finance to
supply chain management.” says Michael,
“Additionally I learned that my Accounting degree
from Plattsburgh would be complimentary to my new
career interest.”
After graduate school, he went to work for
Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KCC). At KCC, Michael
worked various positions and eventually was promoted
to Manager of MRO Procurement, responsible for
managing $100 million in spending. Michael met his
wife Kristin and son Elliott while working in Atlanta. He
then decided to take a job opportunity with GeorgiaPacific (GP), working to procure finished goods for
resale. Recently he transitioned to Procurement
Consultant to facilitate effective and efficient spending
management in GP’s Procure-to-Pay reengineering
project.
According to Michael, “each career opportunity
has provided me the ability to witness the benefits
delivered through new product development or
savings efforts that impact an organization’s financial
health.” Having recently completed the exams for
Certified Purchasing Manager certification, Michael
has begun to think about the next stage of his
career and is
considering
opportunities in
KEEP IN TOUCH
WITH THE SBE...
supply chain
management,
CONTACT:
entrepreneurship
SUSAN STEELE, Assistant Dean
School of Business & Economics
or public
service.
[email protected]
(518)
564-4189
Business
essentials page 5
Here’s to
Excellence!
The prestigious Chancellor’s Award
for Excellence is given to the best
and brightest students from across
the SUNY System.
Congratulations to SBE’s Kimberly Kleist ‘06 (Marketing/
Philosophy) and Hira Shafqat ‘05 (Accounting) for their
excellence and in their representation of SUNY Plattsburgh!
While it is not uncommon to see our Plattsburgh
graduates receive highest SUNY graduation honors, it is
exciting to see two come from the School of Business and
Economics (SBE).
In the words of John Ryan, Chancellor of the State
University of New York, “Recipients of this year’s awards have
excelled academically and in many cases far exceeded even their
own expectations in their pursuit of higher education and
community involvement.”
Ryan remarked at the April 10 ceremony that he was
pleased to see so many recipients this year from nearly all of
SUNY’s campuses and commended campus presidents, their
faculty and staff for discovering and enhancing student
excellence throughout the year. William Kelting Retiring
Dr. William Kelting will soon be gone, but not forgotten,
and indeed, not really gone! After 31years of service at the
School of Business and Economics (SBE) and SUNY College at
Plattsburgh, Dr. Kelting will be taking more time off next year
to travel. However, his passion for teaching will keep him
nearby as he has agreed to teach on an occasional basis. For
the students of the SBE, this is truly fortunate, as he is often
lauded as providing one of the most positive and memorable
experiences for students over the past three decades.
Kelting has devoted his professional career to the study and
teaching of auditing and financial accounting. A true modern
Renaissance scholar, he has minors in both economics and
psychology to augment his scholarly interest in accounting.
Dr. Kelting knows the value of a cross-disciplinary approach
to scholarship. It is that ingredient that helped him make such
an impression on students and faculty alike. While Bill’s
constant presence will be sorely missed, we know he will still be
among us. ‘Thank you’ seems inadequate for all his years of
effort, however, we’ll give it the good old college try!