SUNY Fredonia breaks ground on highly anticipated Technology

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October 2008—Vol 37, No. 1
State University of New York at Fredonia
SUNY Fredonia breaks ground on
highly anticipated Technology Incubator
President Dennis L. Hefner was joined by numerous federal, state and
regional officials on Oct. 20, who together kicked off the construction
phase of the new SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator, a significant
economic development initiative in Northern Chautauqua County.
The incubator, a partnership with the City of Dunkirk and Chautauqua
County, will offer a variety of shared resources to up to 30 start-up
companies with a technology focus and a commitment to Western New
York. The project is already operating within a temporary facility, but
the completion date for this $5.7 million, 21,000-square-foot, two-story
permanent structure is targeted for the fall of 2009.
“This is such a tremendous opportunity, not just for SUNY Fredonia, but
for Chautauqua County and all of Western New York,” President Hefner
said. “In a time when we’re surrounded by negative news about the
economy, it’s so encouraging to be a part of a project like this that could
potentially have such a positive and significant impact on our region.”
Located at 214 Central Ave. in downtown Dunkirk, the incubator will be a
true extension of the main SUNY Fredonia campus. It will offer tenants
access to a wide range of support, including business planning, infrastructure, marketing, finance, accounting and legal consulting, and other
shared services.
Joining President Hefner at the groundbreaking ceremony were Congressman Brian Higgins (U.S. 27th district), State Senator Catharine
Young (N.Y.S. 57th district), State Assemblymen William Parment and
Joseph Giglio (N.Y.S. 150th and 149th districts, respectively), Daniel Doktori, director of Higher Education representing Governor David Paterson’s
Office, Chautauqua County Executive Gregory Edwards, City of Dunkirk
Mayor Richard Frey, and other regional elected and government officials,
SUNY Fredonia administration and project affiliates.
Federal, state and regional officials join President Dennis Hefner, center, and
other university officials at a groundbreaking ceremony of the SUNY Fredonia
Technology Incubator. A partnership with the City of Dunkirk and Chautauqua
County, it will offer a variety of shared resources to up to 30 start-up companies
with a technology focus and a commitment to Western New York.
“Whenever you have the ability to literally turn a ratio like that on its
head,” President Hefner added, “you have an extremely effective tool
that can make a tremendous impact within the community.”
There will also be opportunities for the SUNY Fredonia community to
contribute to the incubator’s tenants, ranging from faculty-sponsored
research and collaboration to student internships and possibly even fulltime employment. No alumni status is needed for tenant consideration.
“This is an unprecedented opportunity for heightened economic development within our region,” President Hefner continued, “and we are
absolutely delighted to play such a pivotal role in this influential project.”
“This is a day that we have all been looking forward to for several years,”
President Hefner concluded, “and it’s wonderful to see this vision
becoming a reality.”
A recent study by Inc. magazine shows that only 20 percent of start-up
companies survived their first five years. However, when affiliated with a
university incubator, that survival rate vaults to 87 percent.
For more information about the technology incubator project, visit
www.fredonia.edu/incubator.
Buffalo Bills’ Bud Carpenter returns to where 24-year NFL journey began
B
ud Carpenter, ’79, hasn’t followed the
most traditional path to the pinnacle of
a career.
But for Carpenter, an Elementary Education/
History major, that’s nothing new.
“I’ve been non-traditional about pretty much
everything,” he joked in the days leading
up to his induction into the SUNY Fredonia
Athletics Hall of Fame during Homecoming
weekend.
Now an award-winning head athletic trainer
for the Buffalo Bills, he came to SUNY Fredonia following a stint in the U.S. Air Force
as a Russian linguist, eager to combine his
training with his love of sports to create
some kind of career.
And has he ever! Carpenter was thrust into
the national spotlight last year following his
pivotal role in administering care to Buffalo
Bills tight end Kevin Everett. By ensuring
that he and his staff stayed current with their
training, and incorporating the latest medical
advancements into the tools which were at
their disposal, he and the Bills’ team of doctors and athletic trainers are widely credited
for giving Everett the chance to recover from
what most experts say would have otherwise been a permanent spinal cord injury
that would have left him unable to walk.
However, just one year later, and thanks to
Bud and his many colleagues, Everett has
not only regained the ability to walk, he was
honored with the Pro Football Writers of
America’s Halas Award, given to an individual in the National Football League who
overcomes the most adversity.
Carpenter humbly admits his career has
turned into something pretty special, especially since it began almost accidentally with
an opportunity to assist the SUNY Fredonia
women’s volleyball team with some joint
taping, using skills he picked up while a high
(continued, see Carpenter on page 2)
Director of Athletics Gregory Prechtl, ’69, inducts Bud
Carpenter, ’79, now the head athletic trainer for the Buffalo Bills, into the SUNY Fredonia Athletics Hall of Fame
on Oct. 18 in the Cranston Marché.
Carpenter, continued from page 1
school athlete in Allegany, N.Y. Soon he was
assigned some assistant coaching duties as
well. Bud liked the idea of coaching, thinking it
was the best way to combine his desire to teach
with his passion for sports.
Upon graduation, Carpenter was named director of SUNY Fredonia’s intramural program
— which he ran from a cubby-hole-sized office
which looked out over Dods Hall gymnasium. In
that role, he developed what became the largest per-capita intramural program in the state,
introducing new sports like co-ed broomball
and inner tube water polo in the process. He
also served as assistant athletic trainer, and
even drove the Zamboni in the new Steele Hall’s
hockey rink — after just two short lessons!
Then fate would take over, and Fredonia would
give Carpenter one more invaluable opportunity. The NBA’s Buffalo Braves were exploring
a location for a new training camp. They chose
Fredonia. While here, their staff asked Bud to
help with player taping while on campus, and
soon during home games as well.
The Buffalo Bills would follow suit, holding its
annual training camp each summer at SUNY
Fredonia. As a liaison between the university
and the Bills and a part of the team that brought
them to campus, Bud once again worked with
the Bills’ training staff, and later at its home
games too. That opened a door in 1984 for Carpenter with the NHL’s Boston Bruins, with which
he spent a year.
Then the phone rang again, and Bills legendary
trainer Eddie Abramoski — himself an inductee
of the Bills’ Wall of Fame at Ralph Wilson
Stadium — made Bud an offer to join the team
full-time.
“The decision was a no brainer,” said Carpenter, because his fiancée, Kathy (Burke), ’79
(sociology), was working at Brooks Hospital in
Dunkirk. “That meant we could stay in Western
New York.”
ty’s finest athletes have become doctors, CPAs,
lawyers and educators/researchers. He also
remembers his friend, the late Dr. Frederick
Ruterbusch, ’78, who became SUNY Fredonia’s first All-American track and field athlete.
And he has for the last 24 years.
He says the greatest lessons he learned at
Fredonia were of the rewards of hard work as
he watched the staff recruit, coach and care
for student-athletes and build programs that
became respected on a national level.
Bud’s work with the Bills has brought countless rewards, including five AFC Championship
games, four-straight Super Bowls and even
the Pro Bowl in Hawaii. But it’s also given him
tremendous satisfaction, as he says, “watching
kids become men” and helping players recover
from serious knee and head injuries to not only
compete again, but in some cases, become Pro
Bowl players.
Of course, Everett will likely be considered his
defining moment.
“It really has all of the drama of a made-for-TV
movie,” he remembers.
There have only been a handful as serious
during his career, and all of them walked away
healthy from those incidents as well. Although
his staff is very visible at games, Carpenter
states, “our hands are in it day to day, to keep
the athletes healthy all season-long.”
Nowadays, there’s someone else he focuses on
day-to-day: 3-year-old daughter, Sarah, whom
he and Kathy, a clinical social worker, adopted
from China in July. And though she’s technically his first, Bud laughs and says he usually
answers “60,” when asked how many kids he
has, referring to the maturation and development of many Bills’ players.
“That developmental psychology class has
come in handy,” he jokes.
Bud has high praise for SUNY Fredonia’s Division III athletics program and its philosophy of
“student-athletes,” noting that some of universi-
“Nobody was afraid to do anything or roll up
their sleeves to do the hard work,” he remembers. “It was fun to see how hard they all
worked — even at a Division III school — to
recruit, to compete.”
Carpenter is also active in the community, supporting organizations like Buffalo’s Women’s
and Children’s Hospital, and helping to form
the Ilio DiPaolo Scholarship Fund, in memory of
the Buffalo wrestling legend. He is also committed to lobbying state legislators to require
athletic trainers at the high school level. Presently, coaches are responsible for training and
handling emergencies at high school contests.
“That’s a huge burden that they shouldn’t have
to bear,” he says.
While the physical distance between the Fredonia campus and Ralph Wilson Stadium is a
mere 41 miles, there’s no question Carpenter
has come a long way from where he started.
Still, when he returned to where it all started, he
remembered the many successes he and his
colleagues enjoyed roughly a quarter-century
ago. “I’ve never been to an away game where
someone doesn’t come over and shout something to me about Fredonia State,” he said
during his induction remarks on the night of Oct.
18. “It all started here, and it all started with
coaching. There really is something special
here at Fredonia; you’ll not find it elsewhere.”
SUNY Fredonia Track and Field alumnus completes improbable run
Business Administration graduate Michael Petsky
recognized for outstanding achievement
In the early 1980s, it was all Michael Petsky, ’85, could do to stay well
fed, compete on the cross country and track and field teams, and stay on
the Dean’s List.
Those challenges seem pretty minor now, compared to everything he has
accomplished.
Today, Petsky is recognized as one of the foremost experts on marketing,
advertising and digital media industry trends and strategies for maximizing shareholder value. A highly sought speaker, he has appeared on
CNN, been a guest lecturer at New York University, and frequently presents at marketing and Internet trade shows and events.
Petsky is the CEO and partner of Petsky Prunier LLC, a leading investment bank that provides merger and acquisition as well as private placement advisory services to companies in the advertising, marketing and
digital media industries. The former Business Administration major, who
is also a partner in a leading strategic consultancy known as the Winterberry Group, was honored at the annual Homecoming Alumni Award
Luncheon on Oct. 18.
Following his receipt of Fredonia’s Outstanding Achievement Award by
President Dennis Hefner, Petsky delivered a humor-laden acceptance
speech about the challenges and decisions that he faced during his years
at Fredonia. Its general theme: the seemingly simple decisions you make
during your years in college – the professors you befriend, the coaches
you trust, the friends you meet – can have a dramatic impact on your life
20 years later.
Petsky insisted to a room full of alumni, family and friends who gathered
at the Cranston Marché in the University Commons that, for those who
knew him back then, he lived hand-to-mouth in terms of finances and
food, and his career plans weren’t exactly planned any better.
That’s why it’s all the more remarkable to see how far Petsky has come.
Today, Petsky Prunier and its related companies employ 35 people in
New York, Chicago and Tampa. He also previously founded Information
Authorities, a competitive intelligence and industry research firm serving
direct marketing companies, which he sold in 1994 to Gruppo, Levey &
Co., an investment bank specializing in catalog and direct marketing firm
mergers and acquisitions.
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However, this entrepreneur quickly adds
that, without question,
his greatest merger
project involved the one
between him and his
wife of 21 years, Mary
Beth (Kee), ’84 (Communication). Without
her, he insists, he
wouldn’t have become
who he is today.
“In the financial world,
Michael Petsky is joined by his wife, Mary Beth
there’s a term called a
(Kee) Petsky and President Dennis Hefner at the
‘blind pool investment,’
annual Homecoming Award Luncheon where he
when someone invests
was honored on Oct. 18.
in an opportunity that
isn’t clearly defined,”
Petsky explained. “Well, by sticking with me all these years, Mary Beth
made a blind pool investment, and I’m forever grateful to her for that.”
Petsky also had a special thank you for his former track and field coach,
Everett “Doc” Phillips, who not only gave him invaluable guidance on
the track, but also helped him find work throughout the year and the balance he was seeking as a student.
“Doc looked out for me — for all of us, really,” Petsky said. “We were
more than just athletes to him. We were family, and he did everything he
could to help us succeed in all phases of life.”
Petsky remains an avid supporter of SUNY Fredonia’s Phillips Cross
Country/Track and Field Endowment, established in recognition of Doc,
as well as Fredonia’s Business Club. He will also join the Fredonia College Foundation Board beginning with the 2009 calendar year, and is
looking forward to serving the university in this position of stewardship
and influence.
“SUNY Fredonia has played such a pivotal role in my success, and I’m so
very lucky to have this opportunity to thank some of the key individuals
that had a dramatic influence on my life,” he added.
The Petskys reside on Long Island their three children, Nicholas, Kevin
and Mary Kate.
Statement October 2008—Vol 37, No. 1
SUNY Fredonia opens $4 million Centre Pointe Lounge dining complex
The SUNY Fredonia dining hall landscape has once again taken a major
step forward.
Following its stunning Cranston Marché facility which opened in 2006,
as well as its newly renovated Erie Dining Center, which reopened this
past spring, Fredonia welcomed yet another beautiful and contemporary
dining complex. President Dennis L. Hefner, together with campus and
community officials, dedicated the new Centre Pointe Lounge on Sept. 3.
The 28,000-square-foot project, which replaces the long-standing Connections cafeteria, includes the complete renovation of the entire lower
level of the Williams Center.
Centre Pointe contains a new food court, kitchen, and banquet facility, as
well as Food Service department offices. The $4 million project was led
and fully funded by the private, non-state dollars of the Faculty Student
Association (FSA), with financing by Lake Shore Savings Bank.
“The breathtaking Centre Pointe will become another major focal point
for SUNY Fredonia, greatly enhancing the quality of campus life for all
of our residents and visitors,” President Hefner said. “Not only will this
fully transformed facility serve a highly functional need and increase the
quality and variety of the dining facilities we offer, but it will also provide
an exciting new alternative for academic and social gatherings, especially
those in which catering is a primary consideration.”
In addition to the main food court’s array of deli, pizza and grill items, a
special area dubbed “Trendz” will feature a menu of freshly made items
including smoothies, paninis, gourmet salads, and fresh-baked cookies.
Both venues will incorporate state-of-the-art digital menu boards.
Centre Pointe also includes the new “Horizon Room,” a section available
for catering functions that will also be used as a lunchtime dining area for
faculty and staff.
The main seating area will feature a variety of extra comforts, including
flat screen TVs and message boards, as well as a campus Wi-Fi network
with custom recharging stations. It will be open daily until midnight.
“This has been an exciting and eagerly awaited project for all of us on
campus,” said Charles Notaro, ’68, associate vice president and execu-
President Dennis Hefner dedicates the Centre Pointe Lounge. Joining him are,
from left, JoAnn Niebel, ’78, Fredonia College Council chair; David Mancuso,
Lake Shore Savings Bank president and chief executive officer; Brian Lydic,
Lake Shore Savings Bank vice president; Lyle Corey, LeChase Construction Services senior vice president; Charles Notaro, Fredonia Faculty Student Association executive director; Nick Dhimitri, Fredonia Student Association president;
and Tracy Bennett, Fredonia vice president for Administration.
tive director for FSA. “The cooperation we’ve received from the Fredonia
administration and the community support has been tremendous.”
The Centre Pointe Lounge architectural design is by Hamilton, Houston,
Lownie Architects, collaborating with Roche & Co. for interior design, both
of Buffalo, N.Y. Construction management was provided by LeChase
Construction Services of Rochester, N.Y.
FSA Dining Services serve over 7,500 meals a day. Its services are selfoperated, diverse, and state-of-the-art. It operates a variety of facilities
including two “all-you-care-to-eat” buffets, and an “a la carte” cafeteria.
Each offers a variety of food options including healthy selections, as well
as vegetarian and vegan choices.
Award from SUNY Fredonia is music to one alum’s ears
Sound Recording Technology
alumnus John Poppo recognized
for outstanding achievement
John Poppo, ’84, hears a lot of amazing things.
As the founder of Pop Productions, Inc. — operating in the heart of Manhattan’s Times Square
— he is a producer, engineer, mixer, arranger
and musician who regularly works with the
music industry’s biggest stars.
“I was up all night last night, working with an
awesome up-and-coming artist who was the
headliner for an AIDS benefit in New York that
raised somewhere around $1 million dollars,”
he explained. “Her name is Chelsea. She’s only
17 years old, and could very well be the next
Christina Aguillera.”
“I might be a little red-eyed as a result, but
believe me, I wouldn’t miss this for anything,” he
added.
His credits can be found among the recordings of pop icons like Michael Jackson, Janet
Jackson, Mariah Carey, NSync, Seal, Madonna,
Luther Vandross, Al Green and Vanessa Williams – whose parents, incidentally, are SUNY
Fredonia alumni.
In addition to having engineered and/or produced everything from pop, rock, R&B and hiphop, to classical and jazz music, John is also a
published songwriter, signed to BMG/Universal
Music Publishing, and holds copyrights to many
major label releases throughout the world.
But to hear him talk as he received the SUNY
Fredonia Alumni Association’s 2008 Outstanding Achievement Award over Homecoming
weekend, you’d think this was the greatest
honor he’s ever received.
The SRT bachelor’s degree program at Fredonia — the only accredited program in the SUNY
system — is as good as it gets, according to
the 25-year veteran of the music business, not
only in the state, but in the nation. It trained him
to be a complete musician, capable of reading
scores and playing instruments, as well as providing the basis and techniques of truly engineering sound recordings, rather than simply
knowing how to work a recording console.
“I’m not exaggerating in the least when I tell you
that everything I’ve earned, all of the successes
I’ve enjoyed throughout my career, I can trace
back to what I learned right here at Fredonia,”
Poppo said during his acceptance speech.
Poppo, a Sound Recording Technology (SRT)
major, was honored Oct. 18 in a celebration
of the 25th anniversary of the SUNY Fredonia
SRT program. School of Music Director Karl
Boelter began the ceremony at the Juliet J.
Rosch Recital Hall and SUNY Fredonia President Dennis L. Hefner presented Poppo with
the award.
It was an almost surreal moment, Poppo said, to
find himself back on campus, being recognized
in this fashion — made even more so by the fact
that he was a little sleep deprived. You see, allnighters, common to most college students, are
still very much a part of Poppo’s world as well.
He also marvelled at the successes his classmates have gone on to enjoy over the years.
“I could stand here all day and rattle off names
of people I went to school with who have gone
on to have really amazing careers,” he said. “To
the students in this program today, I can tell
you, you’re at the best place you can be if you
want to get into this business. There’s no better
place to learn.”
Poppo is also very involved with The Recording Academy, the nation’s preeminent arts
advocacy and outreach organization which also
produces the annual GRAMMY awards for the
music recording industry. He has served on its
illustrious board for five years, and presently
serves on its Producers and Engineers Wing
Advisory Council, as well as various committees, including the Hall of Fame, Awards and
Nominations, and Planning and Governance
committees.
Following the award presentation, Poppo and
the event’s guests were given a tour of the
campus’ new, state-of-the-art recording studio,
which was constructed and formally dedicated
in January 2007.
“That’s a far cry from what we had 25 years
ago,” Poppo chuckled as he marveled over the
new facility. “But we had what really mattered
most: great teachers. Professors like David
Moulton, Phyllis East (’71), Keith Peterson
and Harry Jacobson… they’re the reason I’m
standing here today.”
Poppo was not only happy to give credit where
it’s due; he also didn’t hesitate to give back.
He was gracious enough to lead several master classes at the School of Music for its SRT
majors on both Saturday and Monday during his
return to campus.
“I was thrilled and honored to be asked,” he
said. “Hopefully, I can create some memories
for them that are just as special as those which I
received here a quarter century ago.”
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Two generations start
at SUNY Fredonia:
at left is Philip Antz,
’81, (sociology) with
his parents outside
Reed Library when he
started at Fredonia in
August 1978, and at
right, Philip and his
wife, Patrice, stand
with their daughter,
Hope, a freshman
Communication major
this fall.
Statement
class notes
Class Notes are also posted on the
Fredonia Statement website at www.
fredonia.edu/news/
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1947
Lt. Colonel William Noyes, ’47,
(music ed.) and Maxine (Swetland),
’42, (elem. ed.) celebrated their 65th
wedding anniversary this year. The
couple met while attending SUNY
Fredonia.
1951
Warren C. (music ed.) and Anne
(Tiffert) Wohltjen, ’51, (music ed.)
of Georgia celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary on Aug. 19.
1953
Dr. Charles Burnsworth, ’53, (music
ed.) of Oneonta, N.Y., represented
SUNY Fredonia at the inauguration
of Dr. Nancy Kleniewski as SUNY
Oneonta president. Dr. Burnsworth
was recently honored by having a
scholarship fund established in his
name at SUNY Oneonta by former
members of its Women’s Glee Club,
in recognition of his leadership and
dedication to outstanding choral
performance and to recognize his
contribution to their personal lives.
Dr. Burnsworth served Oneonta’s
music department for 45 years as a
professor of music and is scheduled to
be elected to the department’s Hall of
Fame in early 2009.
1957
Roy, ’57, (speech and hear. hand.) and
Jeanette (Kaufmann) Kuck, ’58, (see
below) celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary in August. Roy retired in
1984 from Lake Shore Central School
in Angola, N.Y., as director of Special
Education. He and Jeanette, who
retired in 1992 from teaching elementary music at Eden (N.Y.) Central
Schools, have two grown children,
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Ruth and Stephen, and two grandchildren, Bethany and Zachary.
1958
Sallie (Shapley) Pullano, ’58, (music
ed.) is serving as co-chair of the
Committee to Re-elect Judith Claire
as Family Court Judge in Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Loretta Weisberg, ’58, (elem. ed.) of
Kennesaw, Ga., taught for 38 years
before her retirement. She’s now
teaching a couple of education courses
at the college level.
1963
Dr. Stephen H. Lazar, ’63, (speech
and hear. hand.) was the graduation
speaker at the Tel Aviv University
School of Medicine graduation in
May. He has completed 40 years as a
dean at the Albert Einstein College of
Medicine in New York City.
Chuck Polvino, ’63, (elem. ed.) of
Stone Mountain, Ga., retired in 2007,
then “got bored” and is now substitute
teaching on a limited basis.
1964
Richard Nunemaker, ’64, (music
ed.) is retiring as a member of the
Houston (Texas) Symphony after 41
years. André Previn hired Richard
in 1967 as a clarinetist, bass clarinetist and saxophonist. On Labor Day,
KUHF Houston Public Radio and
Bob Stevenson presented the “Front
Row” Richard Nunemaker Special, a
retrospective of his career. His newest
CD, with pianist/composer/producer
Paul English, is “The Louisville
Project,” and was recorded immediately following a performance on the
campus of the University of Louisville
(Ky.). Richard will continue commissioning and performing new music for
clarinet and saxophone, teaching at
the University of St. Thomas, keeping
an active private studio and performing as a freelance musician in the
Houston area.
1965
Tom Fischer, ’65, (elem. ed.) of
Morgantown, Ga., is currently doing
immigration consulting, and just
returned from India and Thailand.
1968
John Barnes, ’68, (earth science/sec.
ed.) of Harrisburg, Pa., was recently
appointed chief of the Pennsylvania
Geological Survey’s Resource Analysis Section. He has had a lengthy
career at the Pennsylvania survey,
having fun working in the laboratory
with X-ray techniques and a recently
acquired SEM on a wide variety of
samples. He also helps keep track of
the state’s industrial minerals industry
and enjoys writing for both technical
and educational publications. After
SUNY Fredonia, he earned his M.A.
in Geological Sciences from the State
University at Buffalo.
Rev. William Carey, ’68, (elem. ed.)
retired after about 40 years of teaching in both public and private schools.
At the time of his retirement, he was
on the faculty of Trinity Catholic
High School in Stamford, Conn. He
will continue to reside in St. Aloysius
Parish in New Canaan, Conn., where
he will be chaplain of its school and
director of adult religious education
programs.
Lance Madden, ’69
Dr. Brenda (Sterio) Peters, ’69,
(elem. ed.) is serving as interim
elementary school principal in the
Brocton Central School District.
Dr. Barry E. Taylor, ’69, (chem.) is a
Ph.D. Research Fellow with DuPont
Electronic Technologies, working
at the Technical Center in Research
Triangle Park, N.C., doing development and research on thick film
screen printable electronic pastes. He
earned his doctoral degree in Solid
State Inorganic Chemistry at Brown
University working for Aaron Wold,
a friend and associate of Paul Weller,
his SUNY Fredonia mentor, thesis
advisor and friend. Barry spends as
much time as possible at his cottage in
the Adirondacks with his dog, Sadie
Mae, and cockatiel, Ravi Singh, and
would like to hear from fellow Fredonia alumni.
1970
1969
Loren Adams, ’69, (music ed.) of
East Bethany, N.Y., has retired as an
elementary librarian/music teacher in
the Addison (N.Y.) Central School
District.
Lance Madden, ’69, (pol. sci.) was
elected secretary of the American
Chamber of Commerce in Canada
(AmCham). An attorney in Buffalo,
N.Y., he is head of Hodgson Russ
LLP’s International/Cross-Border
and Immigration Practice Groups.
Classmates from 1970 have formed a
Yahoo! Group as a way of re-connecting with Fredonia roots. They invite
anyone who graduated from Fredonia
in the ’70s to join the group. Persons
can log in to register at http://groups.
yahoo.com/group/Fredonia-1970.
Lance Durban, ’70, (econ.) is organizing a trip to Egypt in March 2009
and is inviting Fredonia alumni to
join in the fun. For more information
contact Lance at [email protected].
Frank Vollaro, ’70, (chem.) see 1971.
Alumni reunite on Long Island
SUNY Fredonia alumni gathered for a reunion in Long Island at The Snapper Inn on Sept.
13. A lively group representing graduation years ranging from 1967 to 2004, spent a wonderful evening reminiscing and enjoying each other’s company…there were even some
“singers” in the crowd. Visit www.fredonia.edu/alumni/gallery.asp for more pictures of the
event.
1971
1973
J. Elton Dewhurst, ’71, ’73, (chem.)
reports from Macungie, Pa., and
works for Air Products. He and
Frank Vollaro’s, ’70, (chem.) version of “The Element Song,” was first
written in 1968, revamped in 2007,
and was finally recorded in entirety,
including 116 verses for a total of 47
minutes of music. Each element gets
one four-line verse except hydrogen,
which gets two extra for deuterium
and tritium, and carbon and nitrogen
each get two verses because, “we like
them.” He included the last verse
in his e-mail to Professor Emeritus
Philip Kumler: “Elements, elements,
the subject’s never boring…Who
wouldn’t want to hear a song of boron,
lead and fluorine?...We hope you like
the song we wrote, don’t say we didn’t
warn ya…And yes, we learned about
this stuff at SUNY in Fredonia.” J.
Elton spends as much time as he can
in his digital home recording studio
where he has produced over 18 CDs.
Angelo Bennice, ’73, (chem.) see
1974.
Dr. Stephen Markuson, ’71, (music
ed.) from Oneonta, N.Y., represented
SUNY Fredonia at the inauguration
of Hartwick College President Margaret L. Drugovich in October. He is
a faculty member at Hartwick.
1972
Patti (Coyle) Dunham, ’72, (applied
music) performed Beethoven’s Ninth
Symphony with the San Francisco
Symphony as a member of the New
York Choral Artists at Carnegie Hall
in September. She also performed and
acted as musical director for Nikki
Blonsky’s show at Feinstein’s nightclub in Manhattan. She has appeared
as a soloist with the Philip Glass
Ensemble on national and international tours, The Dessoff Choirs, The
Spirit of America Symphony Orchestra Pops, and in many other programs, concerts and at numerous jazz
clubs and events in the tri-state area
of New York City. She is currently a
teaching artist for Tilles Center for
the Performing Arts.
Patti (Coyle) Dunham, ’72
Maxine Davis, ’73, (music ed.) of
New York City, a certified Feldenkrais practitioner, participated in a
body mapping conference at SUNY
Fredonia in September.
Sharon Green, ’73, (elem. ed.) is
co-founder, secretary and PR coordinator of Global African Village,
an all-volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to improving life for
the impoverished Bagishu people of
eastern Uganda. For more information, visit the group’s website at www.
globalafricanvillage.org. Sharon is
also reading coordinator and chair of
Niagara Reeds in the Office of Academic Support at Niagara University
in Lewiston, N.Y.
Karl Holz, ’73, (bus. admin.) has
been named president of New Vacation Operations for Walt Disney
Parks & Resorts in Florida.
1974
Howard Brown’s, ’74, (bus. admin.)
first novel, Private Anguish, was
released officially on Oct. 21 by Tate
Publishing. Howard lives in West
Palm Beach, Fla.
Dr. Keith Mesch, ’74, (chem.) of
Cincinnati, Ohio, comments on
Angelo Bennice, ’73, (chem.) being
named to the Fredonia College Council. “Great news…He was my ‘study
buddy’ for PChem back in my day. I
spent several evenings at his kitchen
table going through PChem problems
trying to pass Hopke’s class. We did it
and we got As!”
John A. Vecchio, ’74, (elem. ed.)
has been named vice president for
institutional advancement at Trocaire
College in Buffalo, N.Y.
1975
Catherine Congdon, ’75, (elem. ed.)
was honored by Jamestown Community College as a distinguished
alumna in education. She has taught
at Randolph (N.Y.) Central School for
32 years.
Dr. Joe Korwin, ’75, (chem.) recalled
fondly to Professor Emeritus Philip
Kumler his Houghton Hall days
and his many friends including Dr.
Jerome Supple, Dr. David Dingledy,
Dr. Gilbert Moos, Mike Marletta, J.
Elton Dewhurst, Steve Suib, Lesley
Palmer Czochor and his uncle,
“Ange” Bennice, who convinced him
to pursue chemistry. He became a
physician assistant and then a physi-
SUNY Fredonia publishes student-authored
guide to writing
When students at SUNY Fredonia work on writing projects for
their courses this fall, they can turn to a new resource: a locally
produced book that offers practical advice about college writing.
Two features distinguish this 138-page publication from the
many handbooks available through trade and academic presses.
First, it was written primarily by three advanced students at
SUNY Fredonia—Jetta Regina Fosberg, April J. Murphy, and
Kristen Irja Niemi—in collaboration with faculty and professional staff from across campus. Second, as it shows how to
organize essays or cite sources correctly, this book includes
photographs and examples from the 182-year history of the
campus.
As interns in Academic Affairs in Spring 2008, the students
worked with faculty liaison Angela Rosebrough to organize and
write the 14 chapters of Beyond Normal: Making Your Writing
Devilishly Good. Fosberg, Murphy, and Niemi relied not only on
their own knowledge of writing but the advice of more than 80
faculty who participated in a survey about student writing on
campus. Faculty and professional staff also wrote introductions
to the chapters, using examples from their own fields of study as
they illustrated various aspects of writing.
To prepare this book, the student interns also spent considerable time engaged in archival research. Jeremy Linden, head of
Archives and Special Collections in Reed Library, taught them
about using archival photographs and documents and assisted
them in gathering and understanding materials. As a result,
readers of this book can learn about the campus origins as the
Fredonia Academy, its history as Fredonia Normal School, and
its development into a state university with an enrollment of
5,600 students in more than 100 degree programs.
Vice President for Academic Affairs Virginia Horvath sponsored the project and served as supervisor. She was eager for
students and faculty to have a reference for writing that was
available, inexpensively, for use in all courses. “I’m proud of what
these students have accomplished, and I hope Beyond Normal
will be useful to students and faculty. It was an ambitious project
to write and publish a book in a six-month period!” She praises
the work of Bonny Chruscicki, communications designer, who
worked with graphic design student David Raymond to design
the cover and all inside pages of the book. Because of their
efforts, the text is professional and attractive.
This book was given to all
first-year students, so that
new students could learn
about their campus and
understand the expectations for college-level
writing at SUNY Fredonia.
An electronic file of this
book is also featured on the
website for every course
across campus, giving students and instructors a free
resource as they develop
student writing.
Copies of Beyond Normal
are available for $8.50 in the
University Bookstore, or by
calling (716) 673-3417.
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Graduate Studies launches 15-month
master’s program for science teachers
Becoming a science teacher just got a whole lot easier at SUNY
Fredonia. A landmark new graduate program will now allow students with a bachelor’s degree in a natural science area of study
to more quickly complete requirements for both the initial and
professional teaching certifications needed to teach within New
York State public schools.
The Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) degree in Adolescence
Science Education is a 15-month program that prepares science
graduates to teach in secondary schools. The program encompasses four tracks: biology, chemistry, physics and geosciences.
Content courses in each track allow students to hone their
science skills while engaging in the latest teacher training and
research courses offered by Fredonia’s College of Education.
“This master’s program combines science content and teacher
training, enabling our students to achieve their career objective
in a timely manner,” said SUNY Fredonia President Dennis L.
Hefner following the program’s approval by the New York State
Education Department.
at Pine Valley Central School in
South Dayton, N.Y. She is enjoying
her four grandchildren, and reports
her youngest son, Kevin, ’04, graduated from SUNY Fredonia summa
cum laude with majors in English and
Applied Music.
1976
Emma (Sharp) McFayden, ’76,
(elem. ed.) of Williamsville, N.Y., was
honored with the President’s Award
for Excellence in Academic Advisement at Buffalo State College, where
she is assistant director of Recruitment and Retention, Arthur O. Eve
Educational Opportunity Program.
She received the award at Buffalo
State’s Convocation in September.
Best of all, because of the pressing need for science teachers in
New York, financial aid is available to qualified candidates. The
Robert Noyce Scholarship Program, supported by the National
Science Foundation, provides up to $7,500 annually in support
of mathematics and science majors in return for a short-term
commitment to teach in a high-needs school district. Similarly,
the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program provides up to $4,000 per year for
graduate students who intend to teach full-time for at least four
years in high-need subject areas and at schools serving lowincome families.
SUNY Fredonia’s Science Education Partnership sponsored the
program in collaboration with its College of Education and College of Natural and Social Sciences. Roger Byrne, director of
the Science Education Partnership added, “We hope this timecompressed program will be attractive to both recent college
graduates as well as more experienced professionals looking for
a career change in teaching.”
The M.A.T. in Adolescence Science Education program accepted
its first students this summer. Information on the program is
available from the SUNY Fredonia Graduate Studies Office, (716)
673-3808, and on its website, www.fredonia.edu/gradstudies.
Emma (Sharp) McFayden, ’76
Frank J. Priznar, ’76, (special
studies), who is CEO and owner of
PRIZIM, Inc., a technical management consulting company in
Maryland, was inspired partly by
reading the Statement to reconnect
with former classmates Dave Barto,
’75, (biology) in Alaska, and Bob
Clerman, ’75, (biology) in Virginia.
Frank’s company has received a number of honors including as one of 35
companies in the U.S. named a Winning Workplace in 2007 and 2008 in
the Wall Street Journal; named one of
the 50 best places to work in Washington, D.C. and “Good for the Soul”
by Washingtonian magazine; and
named Best Place to Work in 2008 as
one of the top 20 environmental firms
in the U.S. according to the Environmental Business Journal. He added,
“My experience at Fredonia taught
me that even if I was not the smartest, fastest, or best looking – it was
possible, with hard work, to make a
positive impact.” He encourages classmates to contact him through e-mail
at [email protected].
Attorney Mark Zanghi, ’76, (pol.
sci.) was elected president of the Knox
County Bar Association for the 20082009 term. He also serves as chair of
the Bar Admissions Committee and
is an associate attorney with McDevitt, Mayhew & Malek, LPA of
Mount Vernon, Ohio. He lives with
Pam Kirst (see below) and their son,
James, in Mount Vernon.
1977
Chemistry major and Keeper of the Dream scholar Lori Ana Valetin.
cian (internist) and currently works at
the Veterans Administration Medical
Center in Augusta, Ga., as medical
director of the Special Exam Unit and
the Employee Health Unit. In addition, he is a clinical associate professor
of medicine at the Medical College of
Georgia, his other alma mater.
named chair of the Political Science
Department at SUNY Cortland. He
conducted a Constitutional Day Panel
during a Sandwich Seminar at the
university and also participated in a
community roundtable on the upcoming elections, “The 2008 Elections: A
Realignment in the Making?”
Distinguished Service Professor
Robert Spitzer, ’75, (pol. sci.) was
Pat Volk, ’75, (chem.) retired from
teaching physics and physical science
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Dave Fleck, ’77, (sociology) has
moved to Conway, S.C., with his wife
of over 30 years, Eileen, and three of
their children, Daniel, Casey Jo and
David Jr., with their eldest, Christina,
in graduate school.
Pamela A. Kirst, ’77, ’96, (English) is
an instructor in the English department at Zane State University in
Zanesville, Ohio.
Tina Rausa, ’77, (theatre) appeared
as the schoolteacher/daughter in the
Chautauqua Opera production of
Kurt Weill’s “Street Scene” in August.
1978
Michael Castelle, ’78, (special studies) of Roswell, Ga., is president of
A2Z Recognition Products, Inc.,
a promotional products marketing
company specializing in creating and
managing on-line stores. He is also
a member of the Fredonia Alumni
Association Board of Directors.
Previously, students had to complete a second bachelor’s degree
before even becoming eligible for admission to a master’s program that would lead to professional certification. The process
involved two offices and took up to three years to complete.
“This new program embraces our philosophy of one-stop service
for those interested in pursuing graduate studies at SUNY Fredonia,” said Kevin P. Kearns, associate vice president for Graduate
Studies and Research. “Our students have made it clear that,
at the graduate school stage, they are eager to get on with their
lives, and we’re listening to that feedback.”
en’s Health Show. She is director of
Case Management at WCA Hospital
in Jamestown, N.Y.
Dr. Mark Bailey, ’77, (chem.) just
celebrated his 10th anniversary at
SAS Institute. His work is a mixture
of teaching, developing and revising
training courses, and “collaborating
with JMP R&D at SAS Institute.”
His focus remains on data analysis,
statistics, modeling, design and analysis of experiments, and scripting. He
and his wife have two children, Greg
and Lisa, and live in Haddonfield,
N.J.
Mary Bosek, ’77, (sociology) was
named the host of the WCA Wom-
Dr. Joe DelPrincipe, ’78, (chem.)
reports from Texas that he is chairman of the Emergency Room and
president of Arlington Emergency
Medicine. He also works for the
area department of public safety as
its medical director as well as directs
a first response EMS service, and
trains police officers to draw blood for
their DWI program. He has five sons
aged 12 to 18, and a grown daughter,
Lorenza.
1979
Melanie (Stern) Castelle, ’79, (elem.
ed.) of Roswell, Ga., is a principal
in one of the highest performing
elementary schools in the nation.
Scott Lewis, ’79, (chem.) pursued
a career in aviation after graduating
from SUNY Fredonia and has been
flying for United Airlines since 1985,
currently as a captain on the Airbus
320, and has been a flight instructor
at Florida Institute of Technology. He
lives in Maryland with his wife and
two teenage children, teaches martial
arts one night a week, and is pursuing
a second career as a writer. Professor Emeritus Philip Kumler, who
received this information from Scott,
noted, “Though he did not pursue
chemistry as a career, Scott indicated
that his Fredonia degree did open
doors for him and contributed to his
problem solving skills.”
Pamela (Hall) Lydic, ’79, (psych.)
was honored as Person of the Year by
the Chautauqua County Chamber of
Commerce at its annual banquet in
October.
Dr. Greg Roth, ’79, ’84, (special
studies, chem.) reports that the
Burnham Institute for Medical
Research in Orlando, Fla., for whom
he is director of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology, as well as
an associate professor, was chosen as
one of four comprehensive chemical
library screening and chemical probe
development centers in the nation as
part of a National Institutes of Health
Roadmap initiative in chemical
genomics.
Caryl (Mason) Ward, ’79, (French)
is head of Acquisitions and Subject
Librarian for Comparative Literature
Cincinnati Alumni Gathering, Sept. 9, 2008
From left, first row: Cindy Becker, ’78; Nancy Brown, ’56; Sue Conrad, ’76; and Cathy
Siebert, ’77.
From left, second row: Max Buot; Amy (Poland) Bout, ’01; Jennifer Ellis; Donald Ellis, ’74;
Mike Milano, ’82; and Alan Siebert, ‘77.
Family of legendary American painter re-connects with
Chautauqua County through Fredonia
I
n 2002, June Miller-Spann, ’94, ’02, wrote, “Portrait of an American
Artist: The Life and Work of Carl J. Nordell (1885-1957),” as a thesis.
She chose to research Nordell not only because of her interest in his
work as an American Impressionist painter, but also because of his
presence in her community. As a child, she would pass by the Nordell
house in Westfield, N.Y., intrigued by its history. As an adult, she and her
husband purchased and restored that very house. Her interest in Nordell
was not limited to his home, but also included his life as an artist and his
love for Chautauqua County.
Nordell was born in Denmark in 1885. He and his family moved to Middletown, Conn., in 1892, and later, to Westerly, R.I. As a youth, Nordell
studied under Fred Steward Greene, a Rhode Island School of Design
art instructor who praised Nordell’s work. Westerly’s affluent Richard
Canfield provided significant funding for Nordell’s undergraduate and
post-graduate studies. An obvious talent, Nordell also studied at the New
York Art Students League and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at
Boston, in addition to his studies abroad at the Académie Julian in Paris.
He received numerous scholarships throughout his education.
As an adult, Nordell held residences in several states, including Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Massachusetts and California. In 1939,
he married his second wife, Helen Eddy, and the couple moved into
her family’s home in Westfield. The home, now owned by Miller-Spann,
included a studio with an 8’ x 9’ window on the north side of the house
for optimal lighting. Nordell’s talents flourished in the Chautauqua area,
and his interest in nature and the changing seasons grew. He once said,
“An artist could paint here for 100 years and still have more material than
he could use.”
The Nordells were active community members. Carl led summer painting classes from their home, in addition to personal enrichment classes
that the couple offered together. He also held several exhibits at Chautauqua Institution, a 783-acre historic cultural landmark on the shore of
Chautauqua Lake. The Nordells socialized with affluent vacationers who
purchased some of Carl’s works. As a result, his popularity grew.
Nordell became nationally recognized when he received the silver medal
for American painting at the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in California. He was a reputable portrait painter of prominent individuals throughout the U.S. and Europe, and famous in Chautauqua County and neighboring areas throughout New York and Pennsylvania. During World War
II, when the arts were used as a means of healing, the Nordells became
instructors at the Erie Arts Student League in Erie, Pa., and Carl was
named Jamestown, N.Y.’s, official painting instructor.
June Miller-Spann, associate director of Development, with the family of Carl J.
Nordell, who have established two endowments in the memory of the famous
American painter and Chautauqua County resident. Seated from left: Elizabeth
"Mickey" Nordell, Miller-Spann, Don Nordell and Joan Nordell.
In 1945, the Nordells
moved to California
to lessen the toll that
Westfield’s winters were
taking on Carl’s battle
with tuberculosis. They
continued to reside in
Westfield during the
summer, however, and
soon brought the east
and west coasts together
in an exhibit at Chautauqua Institution’s Athenaeum Hotel in 1951. The
showing included Carl’s
Westfield Lowlands, Carl J. Nordell
Chautauqua County
landscapes in addition
to paintings of the California deserts and mountain ranges.
After suffering a stroke in 1952, Carl could no longer provide financial
support for Helen and his medical needs. Helen was eventually forced to
sell many of Carl’s paintings to manage their increasing medical debt.
Carl J. Nordell passed away in June 1957. In the years following, Helen
would assemble exhibitions of her late husband’s work throughout the
Chautauqua County region. Before she passed away in 1984, Helen
rented out some rooms of the house in Westfield. Miller-Spann’s infatuation grew when she visited one of its studio apartments.
In 1999, 42 years after Carl’s death, Miller-Spann found herself as the
archives manager and curator for Chautauqua Institution. While organizing an exhibit celebrating its 125th anniversary, she arranged for three
Nordell works to be displayed. She then chaired the 2002 Chautauqua
County Bicentennial Celebration and co-curatored for an exhibition of
Nordell’s work at the Patterson Library in Westfield. In 2004, she continued to acclaim his talents by bringing over 26 paintings and etchings from private collections to the gallery of Fredonia’s Rockefeller
Arts Center, where she was gallery director. At the opening reception,
she distributed copies of her thesis, the first biography ever written
about Nordell, documenting his contributions to American art history.
Her research received national recognition when the Copely Society of
Boston awarded her the Robert C. and Ann Peterson Vose Scholarship in
American Art History.
Miller-Spann was soon contacted by Nordell’s relatives. His family drove
from Connecticut to meet her in Westfield. While they visited the restored
Nordell home, she suggested establishing an endowment at SUNY
Fredonia in the name of the artist who had such an impact on her life.
She talked about Nordell’s struggle to attend college and how, with the
encouragement and financial support of others, he was able to excel.
The family returned to Connecticut and decided to establish two endowments: The Carl J. Nordell Memorial Scholarship Endowment, which is
awarded to a Visual Arts and New Media student; and the Carl J. Nordell
Art Gallery Endowment, which provides support for the gallery at Rockefeller Arts Center for shows, exhibits and related activities.
On Oct. 4, 2008, Miller-Spann, now associate director of Development
for the Fredonia College Foundation, returned the favor by meeting with
the Nordells in Hartford, Conn. While there, she provided updates about
the campus and the Nordell endowments. The visit brought them all
full-circle by remembering and honoring the life of a prominent American
artist, while providing SUNY Fredonia students with scholarship
opportunities and program support that will live on forever — just like
Nordell’s artistry.
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SUNY Fredonia alumnus Dennis Costello, ’72, visited campus recently, sharing his time
and expertise regarding “Technology Developments in Energy” and “The Role of
Technology in the Global Energy Crisis.” Dennis has more than 30 years of experience in
the energy and venture capital industries. He is currently managing director/principal with
Baemar Energy.
At left: Dennis visits with President Dennis L. Hefner during a recent visit to campus.
for SUNY Binghamton Libraries. She
wrote about her husband, Thomas’,
’80, inspiration for sending a gift to
the Dr. Franklin Krohn scholarship
fund established with the Fredonia
College Foundation. Tom had a business decision to make and the two of
them considered, “What would Frank
Krohn do?” illustrating that Dr.
Krohn’s teaching continued to influence Tom long after he left Fredonia.
1980
Janis Ashkin, ’80, (sociology) of
Alpharetta, Ga., is a career counselor in private practice. She recently
participated in a People to People
Ambassador program to China and
Mongolia to meet with counselors
from those areas.
Brian J. Moore, ’80, (pol. sci.) is celebrating his 20th year as an attorney at
Roetzel and Andress in Akron, Ohio.
He is also chairman of the Ohio Real
Estate and Finance Practice Group.
high school boundary task force and
oversight committee.
Thomas Ward, ’80, (bus. admin.) see
1979.
John Campbell, ’81, (bus. admin.) is
partner and Chief Investment Officer
at Cornerstone Investment Partners.
He serves on the Fredonia College
Foundation Board of Directors and
is chair of its Investment Committee.
John is also a Chartered Financial
Analyst. He and Debbie (below) live
in Atlanta, Ga. with their family.
1981
Patti (Andolino) Brandt, ’81,
(chem.) lives in Minnesota and has
completed 22 years at 3M where
she is currently a Material Compliance Program manager. Her latest
focus is getting 3M ready to meet the
requirements for the new European
regulation called REACH. Prior to
that assignment she was Six Sigma
Black Belt and lead/coached many
cost reduction, quality improvement
and new technology projects. She and
her husband, Mike, have two sons,
Kyle and Alex. Patti volunteers with
a youth group at church, was on the
school parent advisory council for
a few years, and is now on the new
Marriages
Kimberly Fleischman, ’97 (art), to Thomas Kegler.
Gregg Parete, ’99, (bus. admin.) to Melissa Doyle, ’02
(commun.).
Debbie (Hare) Campbell, ’81, (bus.
admin.) is at home with John (see
above) and their two teenage daughters, Lauren, 18, and Katie, 15. She
and John would like to hear from old
friends at [email protected].
1982
Debra Schwartz, ’82, (bus. admin.)
has been named president and CEO
of Mission Federal Credit Union in
San Diego, Calif. She had been serving in the dual role as interim CEO
and executive vice president since the
April retirement of the former president. Prior to joining the credit union,
Debra served as Chief Financial
Officer at First Future Credit Union,
and as executive vice president at San
Diego County Credit Union. She
earned her M.B.A. from the University of Southern California’s Marshall
School of Business.
25-year career in information technology, adding, “My years at Fredonia
taught me an appreciation for a liberal
education.”
Bob Von Holt, ’83, (bus. admin.) of
Fogelsville, Pa., would like to reach
out to old friends. He can be reached
at [email protected].
1984
Jim Happell, ’84, (chem.) is a
research associate professor at the
University of Miami (Fla.). His current interests are the atmospheric
chemistry of ozone-depleting substances and using CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) to trace global ocean circulation. He reports spending more time
at sea over the past several years and
just recently returned from a cruise to
Antarctica where he experienced 30
to 40-foot waves for 24 hours.
Scott Martelle, ’84, (pol. sci.) has
left the Los Angeles Times to work
on books and as a freelance journalist. He is also teaching a journalism
course at Chapman University in
California. His book, Blood Passion, is
now available in paperback.
Greg Navarro, ’84, (English) anchors
FOX44 News Burlington/Plattsburgh/Montreal at 7 and 10 p.m.
weekdays.
John W. Dutko, 2000 (bus. admin.), to Colleen Foughner.
1985
Lisa Graham to James Kennedy, ’01 (elem. ed.).
Susan L. Asquith, ’85, (bus. admin.)
was recognized by Business First of
Buffalo, N.Y., as one of its “Outstanding Women of Influence” in Western
New York for 2008 in the category of
community supporter. Susan is senior
vice president at Travers Collins &
Company of Buffalo. She also serves
on the board of Kids Escaping Drugs
and the Seneca Diabetes Foundation,
is a member of the Buffalo Niagara
Partnership’s local development advisory group and the Nichols School
marketing committee, and is a 2004
graduate of Leadership Buffalo.
Births
A son, Jake Sawyer, to Riva and Jerry Kadar, ’85 (commun.),
of Brooklyn, N.Y.
Twins, Aurora Paige and Joseph Donald Jr., to Joseph and
Vicki (Ehrenberg) Schlaerth, ’87 (commun.).
A daughter, Bella Joy Rhuea, to Allison and Chris Loss, ’94
(commun.), of Scottsdale, Ariz.
A son, Liam James, to Benjamin, ’01 (music ed.), and Jennifer
(Meyer) Davis, ’99 (music ed.).
A son, Liam Henry, to John and Joy (Stepinski) Musser, ’99
(speech and hear. hand.).
A daughter, Madelyn Mae, to Alissa (Long) (elem. ed./English)
and Patrick Dwyer, ’01 (earth sci./sec. ed.).
A son, Nicholas Paul, to Thomas, ’04 (bus admin.), and Christine (Prince) Williams, ’02 (music ed.).
A daughter, Katie Kiara, to Scott and Vanessa (Hosein)
Smith, ’04 (English).
A son, Xavier Thomas Monroe, to Amy Monroe, ’05 (early
child. ed.) and Chad Avery.
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Debra Schwartz, ’82
1983
Rebecca Nystrom, ’83, (biology) was
honored by Jamestown (N.Y.) Community College as a distinguished
alumna in education. She has been a
biology professor at JCC since 1983.
Domonic Sack, ’83, (sound. rec.
technology) of Stamford, Conn. is
a sound designer and executive vice
president of Sound Associates, Inc.
He has worked on events including the Metropolitan Opera concert
during the summer in Brooklyn
as systems engineer, and will work
on the “Tale of Two Cities” at the
Hirschfield Theatre as sound designer.
Tom Tomaka, ’83, (coop. engineer.,
physics) of Atlanta, Ga., has had a
Susan L. Asquith, ’85
David A. Ezzo, ’85, (anthro.) of
Kenmore, N.Y., has been selected for
inclusion in the 2009 edition of Who’s
Who in America and Who’s Who in the
Atlanta alums toast fond Fredonia memories
On August 15, the Fredonia College Foundation hosted an alumni reception at a restaurant
in the Virginia Highlands area of Atlanta, Ga. Pictured from left are: Mike Castelle, ’78; Tom
Tomaka, ’83; Loretta Weisberg, ’58; Melanie Castelle, ’79; Tom Fischer, ’65; Debbie Campbell, ’81; John Campbell, ’81; Foundation hostess June Miller-Spann, ’94 and ’02; Chuck
Polvino, ’63; and Janis Ashkin, ’81. Mr. Castelle is a member of the Fredonia Alumni Association Board, and Mr. Campbell is a member of the Fredonia College Foundation Board.
World. Dog Ear Publishing recently
released his second book, Cannibalism
in Cross-Cultural Perspective, a survey
of cannibalism in 25 North American
Indian cultures.
Charles Hagmaier, ’85, (chem.) lives
and works in Canada. After many
years at Kodak in Rochester, N.Y.,
he moved Canada in 2002 to work
for Deluxe Laboratories, the largest
motion picture processing facility in
the world. He has been working in
motion picture-related work since
graduating. He is currently vice president of engineering for Deluxe, and
lives in Oakville, Ontario, with his
wife, Tina, and their three children.
Lisa Brigantino, ’86, ’88, (music
theory, music theory/comp.) and her
husband, Dr. Thomas Millioto, ’88,
(music perf.) of Brooklyn, N.Y., wrote
and recorded the music for a national
television advertising campaign for
Plato’s Closet, an apparel store chain.
They collaborate regularly on composing and studio work for film and
television projects. Lisa tours internationally with Lez Zeppelin, an allgirl, all-Led Zeppelin tribute band,
in June headlining at the Bonnaroo
Music Festival in Tenn. For more
information, visit www.lisabrig.com.
Jerry Kadar, ’85, (commun.) see note
under “Births.”
1986
Charlie Bald, ’86, (math/physics) is a
senior design engineer at Parker Hannifin Corp., Fluid Control Division
in New Britain, Conn. He and Kathy
(see below) have two children and live
in Farmington, Conn.
Kathy (Keller) Bald, ’86, (account.)
is a director of Corporate Accounting
at Henderson Global Investors NA in
Hartford, Conn.
Lisa Brigantino, ’86, ’88, performs
with Lez Zeppelin at its recent sold
out show at The Fillmore in New York
City.
Fredonia alumnus makes Broadway dream
come true with role in “The Lion King”
W
hen Gabriel Croom, ’99, first saw that getup, he said to
himself, “No way.”
The costume itself wasn’t the problem, even with that towering headgear. What concerned him were the four stilts.
Six years after graduating from SUNY Fredonia’s Musical Theatre program, Croom made his Broadway debut in January 2005 when he was
hired permanently to act and sing inside the body of a giraffe for Disney
Theatrical’s “The Lion King,” directed by Julie Taymor. His job required
him to walk on his arms and legs atop those stilts, as well as perform
aerial dancing while being winched up to a harness.
Today Croom is completely comfortable in his “second skin.” Instead,
he’s more likely to wax enthusiastic about the amazing engineering in
the costume’s design that allows a man to move around the stage and
sing while balancing a giraffe-head
“helmet” above his shoulders. The
full costume rises 26 feet above the
stage, but the man inside of it stands
less than a fourth of that. The show
demands extraordinary physical
stamina and discipline, but Croom
downplays it. “It’s not that hard,” he
said recently. “I’m not completely
hunched over. The aerial dancing
isn’t as hard as walking on stilts.”
Each man-animal that comprises the
cast is a visual combination of the
actor, who is revealed in an obvious
way (Croom’s face, for example, is
displayed at the base of the giraffe’s
1987
Dr. Kim (Neifer) Caldwell, ’87, (rec.
gene technology) and her husband,
Guy, received the first HudsonAlpha
Prize for Outstanding Innovation in
Life Sciences from the HudsonAlpha
Institute for Biotechnology for their
groundbreaking research on diseases
of the nervous system, especially in
relation to Parkinson’s disease. Kim
is an assistant professor of biological
sciences at the University Alabama in
Huntsville.
Andy Calimano, ’87, (commun.)
co-owner of Starfish Junction Productions, received the 2008 ExecuLeadership award for Emerging Biz/
Entrepreneur in June. The awards
are sponsored by ExecuLeaders, an
association dedicated to educating the
business community in methods and
techniques of sales, marketing and
networking. Starfish Junction Productions is an event planning, production, and management company in
Bay Shore, N.Y. Prior to co-launching
his company, Andy was managing
partner for Integrated Direct, a fullservice direct and interactive marketing agency. He is former president
and founder of New York University’s
Master of Science Direct and Interactive Marketing Alumni Chapter.
Tim Dick, ’87, (coop. engineer.,
history) was named director, Global
Vendor Management, at the Amherst,
N.Y., office of Ingram Micro.
Margaret V. Russell, CPA, ’87,
(psych.) was named chief financial
officer of Biophan Technologies, Inc.,
a developer of next-generation biomedical technology based in Pittsford,
N.Y. She had been as partner, director
and senior manager at Insero & Company CPAs, P.C., until her appointment at Biophan. From 1999 until
2001 she was manager of the Assurance and Business Advisory Services
Division at Arthur Andersen, LLP.
Vicki (Ehrenberg) Schlaerth, ’87,
(commun.) see note under “Births.”
1988
Dr. David Bower, ’88, (music perf.)
earned his Ph.D. in Music Education from New York University. He
celebrates his 15th anniversary as
Director of Music and organist at
the Catholic Church of St. Ann in
Raritan, N.J. , and presented research
on music education technology at the
2008 conference of the International
neck), and the costume, which
lends the animal its singular mystique. The show has won six Tony
Awards, including one for best
costume design in a musical.
On stage, Croom is part of a
spectacle. As a giraffe, he sings
with the chorus, and as a swinging vine, he flies about in the air.
He is also an understudy for one
of three principal hyenas. Again,
his agility and athleticism are
called into play—for hyenas have
only one speed: fast; and they
love to dart, hustle and scoot
around the stage with manic energy.
Croom learned both “Lion King” roles as fast as he could when he was
hired for the national tour production. The company gave him two weeks
to learn the songs and get used to those stilts before his first performance, which took place on a stage in Columbus, Ohio. It was only
a four-month temporary gig, and shortly after it was over, an opening
occurred for the same position within the Broadway ensemble. They
called Croom. “I’ve been doing it since,” he said.
A Buffalo native, Croom graduated from the Buffalo Academy for Visual
and Performing Arts before spending four years at SUNY Fredonia
studying Musical Theatre. With his sights set on performing on stage,
Croom says the degree was the right one for him. “The more skills you
have, the better,” he said. “I encourage anyone to do Fredonia’s Musical
Theatre program if they want to do Broadway.”
Other credits in Croom’s professional career include “West Side Story,”
“Harlem Song,” “A Few Good Men,” “Dancin’,” “Carmen,” “Nights on
Broadway,” and “Latin Heat.”
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President Dennis L. Hefner visits with Mary (Dabolt) Forbes, ’33, at the annual
Homecoming Alumni Award luncheon on Oct. 18 in the Cranston Marché. Ms.
Forbes was in attendance to commemorate the 75th anniversary of her graduation.
Society of Music Education in Bologna, Italy.
Dr. Thomas Millioto, ’88, (music
perf.) also see 1986. Tom teaches guitar privately through CUNY Hunter
and at the Brooklyn Queens Conservatory of Music. He played guitar in
the theme music for Emeril Lagasse’s
new show, “Emeril Green” on the
Planet Green television channel. For
more information, visit Tom’s website
at www.tomimusic.com.
1989
Jeffrey DeAngelo, ’89, (psych.)
was appointed principal of Clayton
Avenue Elementary School in the
Vestal (N.Y.) Central School District. Prior to this, he had worked in
alternative and special education at
the Broome-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES)
for six years. He lives in Binghamton,
N.Y., with his wife and four children.
Friends can reach him at jddeangelo@
vestal.k12.ny.us.
1990
Alan W. Gracie, ’90, (account.) was
promoted to director at Freed Maxick
& Battaglia certified public accountants of Buffalo, N.Y. He joined the
firm in 2006 after a stint at PricewaterhouseCoopers, and prior to his
promotion was a senior manager.
1991
Jason and Michelle (Vitanov)
Nowak, ’91, (chem.) plan to move
from Fort Levenworth, Kan., to a new
assignment at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, Colo. Jason graduated
from the U.S. Army’s Command and
General Staff College, and the pair
are excited about their move west.
Paul D. Posener, ’91, (pol. sci.) of
Wellsville, N.Y., represented SUNY
Fredonia at the October inauguration
of Dr. John M. Anderson as president
of SUNY Alfred College of Technology. Paul is director of Residence Life
at Alfred.
Veronica (Curcio) Scholes, ’91,
(sociology) has worked as a school
social worker at Wellsville (N.Y.)
Middle School for 11 years. She lives
in Angelica, N.Y., and is married with
four children.
1992
Christopher Bennett, ’92, (elem. ed.)
has been named an assistant principal
at East Rochester (N.Y.) Elementary
School, and will serve as student
manager for grades seven and eight.
He was formerly at the Gates Chili
School District, where he taught fifth
grade for six years and was an instructional coach for four years.
Chris Grundner, ’92, (bus. admin.)
created a two-minute video for a contest sponsored by Lance Armstrong’s
livestrong.com website explaining how
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up to 37 percent of each purchase to your favorite cause!
Hundreds of great stores including Amazon, Target, Gap, Best
Buy, ebay, Macy’s and Barnes & Noble have teamed up with
GoodShop and every time you place an order, you’ll be supporting your favorite cause.
Just go to www.goodsearch.com and be sure to enter Fredonia College Foundation, Fredonia, N.Y., as the charity you want
to support. And, be sure to spread the word!
he overcame an obstacle and made
a difference. The video, about his
journey over the past four years since
his late wife Kelly’s passing away from
a brain tumor, made the top 10, and
in the end, placed second. The winner
was to have received a Trek bicycle
signed by Lance. Chris’ goal was to
donate the bike to be auctioned off
with proceeds going to the foundation
he created in honor of Kelly, who was
also a SUNY Fredonia alumna, The
Kelly Heinz-Grundner Brain Tumor
Foundation, Inc. Chris is president
and director of the foundation, based
in Washington, D.C. He has remarried, and he and Susan have a son,
Cooper Kelly.
Kevin Wenke, ’93, (biology) a financial planner with MetLife in Orlando,
Fla., passed the Certified Financial
Planning board exam in July. Friends
can reach him at www.kevinwenke.
com.
1993
Jim Davis, ’95, (bus. admin.) and
his wife, Colleen, recently launched
Davis Graphic Design, a design and
marketing firm, in Raleigh, N.C.
They decided to open their own firm
after the birth of their daughters,
Maire, 3, and Ivy, 1. Those interested
in learning more about the firm can
find it online at davisdesignz.com.
Patrick DeFazio, ’93, (math.) was
promoted to associate professor of
mathematics at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, N.Y. He also
participated in the July 2008 Alumni
Leadership Conference at SUNY
Fredonia.
Amy Vercant, ’93, (English) has
joined The Maytum Company of
Dunkirk, N.Y., a full-service public relations/advertising firm and
publishing company, as an account
director.
1994
Chris Loss, ’94, (commun.) see note
under “Births.”
1995
Soffian Adam, ’95, (biology) was
honored by Jamestown Community
College as a distinguished alumnus in
education. He has taught biology in
Dunkirk, N.Y., for the past 10 years.
April M. (Deak) Farrell, ’95, (elem.
ed./early child.) graduated with
honors from the ECPI College of
Technology, Medical Career Institute
of Charlotte, N.C., as a Registered
Fredonia alumna Quatroche honored at Indiana State University
Dr. Diana Frost Quatroche, ’62,
accepts the President’s Medal for Excellence at Indiana State University in Terre
Haute, Ind.
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Dr. Diana Frost Quatroche, ’62 (elementary
education), has received the Indiana State
University President’s Medal for Excellence in
Teaching, Research, and Academic Leadership. Dr. Quatroche is professor and chair of the
Department of Elementary Education, Early and
Special Education in the College of Education at
Indiana State University.
Dr. Quatroche was appointed executive director
of the Indiana State Reading Association. She
has been instrumental in advancing reading and
literacy through pre-service teacher preparation
that has gained national prominence. Dr. Quatroche received a master’s degree in education in
1978 and a doctoral degree in philosophy in 1991,
both from the University of Pittsburgh.
Professor Quatroche is the university liaison to
the National Academy of Education’s Committee on Teacher Education, and a member of its
Commission on the Role of Reading Specialists.
Active in the International Reading Association
and College Reading Association, her scholarly
and professional work includes over 60 state,
national, and international presentations, several
books and numerous refereed journal articles, as
well as over 15 intra- and extramural grants.
A native of North Eden, N.Y., Diana is married to
fellow Fredonia alumnus Dr. J. Robert Quatroche, ’64 (speech and English), who also earned a
master’s in English from Fredonia in 1969. He is
vice president emeritus, Indiana State University,
University Advancement and Development. He
earned his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh
in 1975.
Their sons, John Robert Quatroche and Michael
James Quatroche, are both deceased.
Reunions
& Events
Annual Alumni Board Meeting
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 6:30 p.m.
Alumni House
San Francisco Reunion
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 6:00 p.m. cocktails, 7:00 p.m. dinner
Plumpjack Cafe
3127 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, Calif.
$40/person. Reservations due by Nov. 11, 2008
Medical Assistant. She is presently
working with a plastic and hand surgeon in Fort Mill, S.C.
1996
Dr. Kris Griffith, ’96, (chem.) earned
his doctoral degree from Georgia
Tech under Dr. Charles Liotta in
2001. He went to work for American
Pacific Corporation in southern Utah
as a senior scientist, and after four
years was promoted to director of the
Analytical Labs and Product Development division that manufactures
perchlorates, sodium azide and a fire
extinguisher blend, Halotron. Kris
is married, and he and Tara have a
daughter, Sloane Maci.
Jason Overmyer, ’96, (sociology) of
Phoenix, Ariz., earned his Master
of Social Work degree from Arizona
State University in 2000. He was
named Probation Officer of the Year
for 2007 in Maricopa County, and
works as a faculty associate for Arizona State’s School of Social Work.
1997
Greg Borowski, ’97, (commun.) of
Marilla, N.Y., has left his career as
a producer at WGRZ-TV after 11
years and accepted the position of
video product manager at Synacor of
Buffalo, N.Y., an Internet company
specializing in the delivery of digital
content. He and his wife, Kim, have
just celebrated their fifth anniversary,
and have a son, Everett, and a daughter, Mikayala.
Michael F. Helwig, ’97, (commun.)
was hired as marketing coordinator
for the law firm of Kenney Shelton
Liptak Nowak, LLP of Buffalo, N.Y.
Prior to joining the firm, Michael was
vice president of Sales and Marketing
for NewsTrax, Inc. of Buffalo, N.Y.
He also owned and operated Helwig’s, Inc. and Helwig’s Fish Market
in Dunkirk, N.Y., from 1999 until
2006.
Kim (Fleischman) Kegler, ’97, (art)
of East Aurora, N.Y., has been an
assistant professor teaching graphic
design at Daemen College of Buffalo
in its Visual and Performing Arts
department for the past two years.
See note under “Marriages.”
Deanna J. Kowal, ’97, (biology/sec.
ed.) was promoted to principal of
the Academy of Math, Science and
Technology at Jim Bridger Middle
School in the Clark County School
District in Las Vegas, Nev. During the past school year, Deanna
was a presenter of “Interventions for
English Language Learners” at the
National Middle School Association’s
annual conference, and “Coaching the
Literacy Coach” at the International
Reading Association’s annual conference.
1998
Casey Jakubowski, ’98, (social studies/history) received a Certificate of
Advanced Studies in teacher mentoring from the State University at
Buffalo. He is currently an associate,
educational improvement, at the New
York State Education Department.
Joel Keefer, ’98, (commun.) was
named executive assistant to Chautauqua County (N.Y.) Executive Greg
Edwards.
Anthony C. Popielarz, ’98, (chem./
sec. ed.) is director of Innovation and
Research at Vegetable Juices, Inc., in
Chicago, Ill.
1999
Dr. Ed Castellana, ’99, (chem.) completed his Ph.D. in chemistry at Texas
A&M in 2005 and is currently there
as a postdoctoral fellow.
Jennifer (Meyer) Davis, ’99, (music
ed.) see note under “Births.”
Keith J. Hall, ’99, (music ed.) earned
his M.A. in Education/Administration and Supervision from the
University of Phoenix in July. He also
received the Distinguished Teacher
Award from the National Society of
High School Scholars in May 2007,
and is currently director of Bands
and Choirs, and Fine and Performing Arts chair at The Sarasota (Fla.)
Military Academy. Friends can reach
him at [email protected].
Alexsandra Lopez, ’99, (commun. disord.) of Buffalo, N.Y., was
selected by Pearson, Inc. to administer the standardization edition of
the CELF-2 (Clinical Evaluation of
Dunkirk native and SUNY Fredonia alumnus comes back to give back
“I thought, to the extent that I could, I would
provide scholarships that would help students
directly,” he explained, “and at the same time, I
always wanted to do something as a memorial
to my parents and perpetuate their name in that
sense.”
Dunkirk native and SUNY Fredonia graduate Robert Caruso, ’63, spent nearly three decades in at
the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA),
and had not returned to the area for a number of
years. But he had great reason to take the long
flight in late September to meet the first recipient
of the Caruso Memorial Scholarship at the annual
Scholars Breakfast.
The endowment was established by Caruso in
honor of his parents, Mary B. and Joseph A.
Caruso. Freshman Amanda Straight, a 2008
Fredonia High School graduate, was selected as
the first recipient of the $1,000 renewable scholarship. She and her parents, Brian and Christine
Straight, had the opportunity to meet and thank
Mr. Caruso first-hand at the Sept. 27 gathering
attended by nearly 900 scholarship recipients,
parents and donors.
His parents were long-time area residents; his
father worked at the former Allegheny Ludlum Steel
Corporation and his mother stayed at home to
raise Robert and his sister, Janet. His family lived
on Lafayette Avenue, just past the county fairgrounds. Robert played basketball and ran track
in high school and was a member of Dunkirk High
School’s centennial Class of 1958. He worked as
a lifeguard and taught children to swim during his
undergraduate years.
Ms. Straight graduated with a 3.75 GPA through
the SUNY Fredonia 3-1-3 Program, through which
high school seniors can get a head start at earning college credits. She also compiled a high
school average of 94 in the process, served on
Fredonia High’s Student Council for three years and was a member of its
chamber choir and orchestra, where she played cello. She also participated in several community programs, including Santa’s Workshop, the
Make-A-Wish Foundation and a collection drive to benefit U.S. soldiers in
Iraq.
“I was so pleased to be the first recipient,” said Straight, who is currently
majoring in Liberal Arts and is pursuing a career in guidance counseling.
“Knowing that my academics and extracurricular activities were being
noticed made me feel very excited about all the work that I did in high
school. Every penny counts when it comes to paying for college. This
award has been a tremendous help to me.”
Caruso devoted his career to higher education, beginning at SUNY Fredonia as an admissions counselor and culminating with 27 years of service in
various student affairs departments at UCLA, so he has intimate knowledge of the financial challenges students encounter.
“One of the things we always tried to work on as hard as we could was
scholarships for students,” Caruso said. “I know, through my experiences,
that it is very difficult to get donors to give money for scholarships,” he
added, noting that capital projects are often their first choice.
In addition to his bachelor’s in English, Caruso
earned a master’s, also in English, from Penn State
University. He taught high school English in both
Westfield and Rochester, N.Y., before joining SUNY
Fredonia as an admissions counselor. He was promoted to assistant director of admissions and then
registrar, a position he held from 1968 to 1975, and
then served two years at American University before joining UCLA. Before
retiring in 2004, he was administrative director for the Division of Student
Academic Services.
Dunkirk native and SUNY Fredonia alumnus Robert Caruso,’63, joins freshman Amanda Straight at
the annual Scholars Breakfast in Steele Hall. Ms.
Straight, a Fredonia native, is the first recipient of a
new scholarship honoring the memory of Mary B.
and Joseph A. Caruso, Robert’s parents.
Caruso was welcomed back to campus by June Miller-Spann, ’94, ’02,
associate director of Development, who had met him at several alumni
gatherings in Los Angeles. He also met with President Dennis L. Hefner,
as well as David Tiffany, vice president for University Advancement, and
his staff.
Regular contact with former classmates and colleagues, as well as reading
alumni mailings keep Caruso current on campus developments.
“I’ve always felt that Fredonia was a special kind of institution, both on a
personal and a professional level,” he said. “The physical aspects of the
college, the care and maintenance, are indicative of how students are
treated here. I think the value of student services here is very high.”
Thanks to Caruso’s efforts, Amanda now knows exactly what he means.
“He was very interested in what I had done in high school and what I
planned to do in college,” she concluded. “He seemed very passionate
about Fredonia State.”
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Congress revives tax incentive
for IRA giving
The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, recently
signed into law, revives the IRA Charitable Rollover. A great
opportunity for donors, the law includes incentives for those 70 ½
and older who want to make charitable gifts from potentially taxable Individual Retirement Account (IRA) funds.
Here’s what you need to know about an IRA Charitable Rollover:
• The provision will be made retroactive to January 1, 2008
and apply to gifts made through December 31, 2009.
Akron, Ohio Alumni Gathering, Sept. 11, 2008
From left: Randy Briggs, ’80; Kim Briggs; John Greven, ’86; Shay Greven; Jim
Stroud, ’82; and Jill Stroud.
Language Fundamentals), Spanish
Edition. Her participation will help
establish the clinical norms for the
popular speech and language test.
She also participated in a nationwide
effort underwritten by the Pearson
Foundation to set a world record for
the largest shared reading event in the
world, “Read for the Record.”
Joy (Stepinski) Musser, ’99, (speech
and hear. hand.) see note under
“Births.”
Gregg Parete, ’99, (bus. admin.) see
note under “Marriages.”
Cheryl L. (Hilgert) Popielarz, ’99,
(health. serv. admin.) is a division
financial manager with Liberty
Mutual Commercial Markets in
Chicago, Ill.
2001
Benjamin Davis, ’01, (music ed.) see
note under “Births.”
Alissa (Long) (elem. ed./English) and
Patrick Dwyer, ’01, (earth sci./sec.
ed.) see note under “Births.”
Lisa (Graham) and James Kennedy,
’01, (elem. ed.) teach in Anne Arundel County in Annapolis, Md. See
note under “Marriages.”
Rhonda Thompson, ’01, ’04, (social
studies/sec. ed., interdis. studies)
was honored in June by Ripley (N.Y.)
Central School as Teacher of the
Year. She is a secondary social studies
teacher.
Christopher G. Czopp, ’02, (interdis.
studies) was named manager, Digital
Production, at William S. Hein &
Co., Inc. of Buffalo, N.Y.
2000
Lindsay Robinson, ’02, (commun.)
graduated from Cleveland-Marshall
College of Law and is an assistant
vice president for National City Bank
in Cleveland, Ohio.
John W. Dutko, 2000, (bus. admin.)
lives in Atlanta, Ga., and has worked
as a small business lender for five
years for Cornerstone Bank. See note
under “Marriages.”
Sara Baker Michalak, 2000, (interdis. studies) of Fredonia, had her
book, The Garden Within, released by
FootHills Publishing. It is a volume
of essays based on her observations of
Western New York’s plants, animals,
weather and natural phenomena.
Deaths
Melissa (Doyle) Parete, ’02, (commun.) see note under “Marriages.”
• Donors may choose to make charitable distributions from
their IRA in any amount up to $100,000 a year.
• The contribution must be a direct gift to a charity (no
planned gifts), with funds transferred directly from your
IRA administrator to the Fredonia College Foundation.
• The amount distributed from an IRA is excluded from the
donor’s income for federal tax purposes.
• Taking advantage of this opportunity is a great way for
donors to satisfy charitable goals and deal with the IRA
required minimum distribution.
• To make an IRA gift, contact your account custodian or
trustee. Please call our office, as well, to ensure proper
transfer and record keeping for your contribution.
The IRA Charitable Rollover is a meaningful and practical way to
jump start your legacy and witness the benefits of your generosity!
Your financial and tax advisors can tell you whether the Charitable
Rollover is right for you. Please contact Betty Gossett at (716)
673-3321 or [email protected] for more information.
the University of Michigan at Ann
Arbor, and has performed with the
Lansing Symphony Orchestra, the
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra,
the National Repertory Orchestra in
Breckenridge, Colo., and the Buffalo
Philharmonic Orchestra.
Anneke Ieda, ’04, (music perf.) has
joined the Kenan Center in Lockport,
N.Y., as a string instructor.
Kevin Volk, ’04, (English, applied
music) see 1975.
Thomas Williams, ’04, (bus. admin.)
see note under “Births.”
2003
Dr. Benjamin Albright, ’03, (music
perf.) joined “The President’s Own”
United States Marine Band in August
as a trumpeter/cornetist. He performs with the Marine Band, Marine
Chamber Orchestra, and Marine
Chamber Ensembles at the White
House, in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, and across the country
during the band’s annual concert tour.
He earned his master’s and doctoral
degrees in Music Performance from
volleyball coach. Erynn formerly was
head coach of lacrosse and assistant
intramural director at SUNY College
of Technology at Morrisville.
Vanessa (Hosein) Smith, ’04, (English) see note under “Births.”
Christine (Prince) Williams, ’02,
(music ed.) see note under “Births.”
2005
Amy Cleveland, ’05, (sociology) of
Batavia, N.Y., was appointed technical
assistant/international student advisor
at Genesee Community College.
Dr. Benjamin Albright, ’03
2004
Erynn Anderson, ’04, ’07, (English)
has joined the SUNY Maritime College Privateer athletics staff as head
women’s lacrosse coach. She will also
serve as assistant sports information director and assistant women’s
Maria Fasciano, ’05, (music perf.)
is continuing her studies with Rita
Shane. She recently completed her
master’s degree in vocal performance
at the Eastman School of Music,
and performed with the Chautau-
Alumni
Ethel (Cowden) Goatley, Class of 1934
Stephanie A. Frucella, Class of 2001
Maxine (Swetland) Noyes, Class of 1942
Amelia “Amy” Vanni, Class of 2001
Marie (Kourelis) Stavrides, Class of 1946
Matthew K. Marin, Class of 2006
Joyce (Diedrich) Holmes, Class of 1955
Faculty/Staff
James S. Cummings, Class of 1977
Rose Klassen, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Communication
Barbara (Penny) Hesse, Class of 1981
Dr. J.F. Buckley, Class of 1986
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• The gift must come from either a traditional or Roth IRA.
2002
Deborah Pinto Wisniewski, ’99,
(social work) was honored by Jamestown Community College as a
distinguished alumna in education.
She is a social worker in the Dunkirk
(N.Y.) Public Schools.
Maclain (Nichols) Berhaupt, 2000,
(interdis. studies) was honored by the
Dunkirk Chamber of Commerce with
its 2008 Dunkirk Community Service
Award at the annual Chautauqua
County Chamber of Commerce banquet in October.
• A donor must be age 70 ½ or older on the date of
the distribution.
Dr. Julius Paul, Professor Emeritus, Department of
Political Science, 1970-1992
qua Opera this summer as one of 26
young professionals selected for the
opera’s Young Artists Program.
Kris Hite, ’05, (biochem.) is entering
his fourth year in the biochemistry
program at Colorado State University.
He has submitted a review article
about his work (involving chromatin)
to Biochemistry & Cell Biology, and
hopes to get some additional teaching experience at Colorado State. He
bikes to his lab every day and fixes old
bikes, as well as runs and hikes in the
northern Rockies with his yellow lab,
Ben.
John Lemon, ’05, (chem.) is in a
Ph.D. program in chemistry at the
University of Arizona, working with
Mary J Wirth on probing the proton
pumping action of bacteriorhodopsin in an artificial lipid bilayer with
potential solar energy applications.
Amy Monroe, ’05, (early child. ed.)
see note under “Births.”
2006
Ryan Landis, ’06, (chem.) works at
Xerox in Rochester, N.Y., as an EA
toner process specialist.
Jodi Rzepka, ’06, (commun.) associate director of Human Resources at
SUNY Fredonia, graduated from the
Executive M.B.A. program at the
State University at Buffalo School of
Management.
Kristen Veltz, ’06, ’07, (child ed./
social studies, curr. and instr.) won
the Rochester (N.Y.) Harborfest 10K
with a course record-winning time of
38:03. She completed this year’s Boston Marathon in April with a time of
3:03.20.
2007
Ryan Arnold, ’07, (pol. sci.) is
regional internship coordinator for
College Pro Painters, US, Ltd. in
Kansas City, Mo. Prior to joining
College Pro, he was expansion consultant for a year on the professional
staff of Tau Kappa Epsilon International Fraternity.
in Polymer Science at Case Western
Reserve University in Cleveland,
Ohio, where he is working with Dr.
Dave Schiraldi. His National Science
Foundation-sponsored project is entitled, “Processing of Self Assembled,
Bottom-up Nanocomposite Polymers,” and he presented a poster on
his work at an NSF-grantees conference in Knoxville, Tenn. in January.
2008
Karen Ewing, ’08, (music ed.) has
been hired by the Enlarged City
School District of Middletown, N.Y.,
as a teacher of general/choral music in
grades two through five.
Benjamin Klein, ’08, (interdis. studies) has been hired as a reporter at the
Jamestown (N.Y.) Post-Journal.
Kathryn Kornacki, ’08, (English)
is attending the State University at
Buffalo, pursing a master’s degree
in Student Affairs, and working as a
graduate assistant at U.B.’s Publicity
and Marketing office.
Christopher Maue, ’08, (math.
middle child. cert.) has been hired as
a sixth grade math teacher at Smithfield (N.C.) Middle School, and was
also accepted into the Curriculum
and Instruction graduate program at
SUNY Fredonia.
Spencer Morgan, ’08, was hired by
the University Residence Hall Association as an assistant hall director at
the State University at Buffalo. He
is attending Buffalo State College in
pursuit of a master’s degree in history
with a concentration in Museum
Studies.
Neal M. Sheehan, ’08, (account.)
has been named a staff accountant
at Lumsden & McCormick, LLP of
Buffalo, N.Y.
Henry Milliman, ’07, (chem.)
reports enjoying the Ph.D. program
E
very time they walk
into Marvel Theatre,
new generations of SUNY
Fredonia students will be
introduced to the legacy
of Dr. Georgiana von
Tornow, the founder and
driving force behind the
campus’ flourishing theatre and dance programs.
The lobby of the 400-seat Dianne Kricheldorf, ’54, stands next to the
theatre in Rockefeller Arts newly unveiled commemorative plaque in the
Center was christened
lobby of Marvel Theatre, now named in honor
in memory of the forof Professor Georgiana von Tornow.
mer speech and drama
teacher during a busy Homecoming weekend before a gathering of
her former students who returned, amazingly, a half-century after Dr.
von Tornow’s untimely death in the summer of 1958 at the age of 53.
The dedication was made possible by the success of the “Daring to
Dream” campaign, spearheaded by Dianne Kricheldorf, ’54, and
generously supported by more than 100 alumni from the classes of
1951 to 1961 who continue to cherish their von Tornow memories.
A total of 160 gifts from 112 individuals and one corporate matching
gift raised the $50,000 needed, as per SUNY policy, to name a public
space on campus in recognition of generous philanthropy.
President Dennis L.Hefner praised Ms. Kricheldorf as a “wonderful fundraiser and an inspiration to other alumni” during his opening
remarks at the Saturday dedication that drew alumni from as far away
as Hawaii.
“What you all have done here today is truly remarkable,” Dr. Hefner
said to the room full of former von Tornow students. “In all my years
in academia, to see so many people come together to honor a professor they had 50 years ago…I’ve honestly never seen anything like it.”
Kricheldorf’s initial effort to honor von Tornow began during her
success in establishing a Class of 1954 scholarship. At the planning
meetings for the class reunion, Kricheldorf and others talked fondly of
von Tornow and the idea of creating a scholarship began. Once that
was established, support from fellow classmates, measured in both
dollars and words of encouragement, inspired Kricheldorf to aim for a
more ambitious, public and permanent way to recognize von Tornow,
and the lobby naming campaign was launched.
Kricheldorf expressed appreciation for the many departments which
rallied behind her, including University Advancement, Theatre and
Dance and Rockefeller Arts Center. She praised von Tornow as “a
fabulous teacher” whose love of theatre inspired scores of students
to become engaged in numerous theatrical productions during her
all-too-brief Fredonia tenure.
Timothy Fox, ’07, (visual arts/ceramics) enlisted in the U.S. Navy under
its Delayed Entry Program.
Joshua Liddell, ’07, (school build.
lead.) has been named assistant
principal at Chautauqua Lake Central
School.
A heartfelt thank you…
50 years in the making
Neal M. Sheehan, ’08
Christopher Valle, ’08, (music ed.)
was hired as a string teacher for
grades four through eight at Hyde
Park (N.Y.) Central Schools.
Attention Class of 2008!
What are you up to? Job? Grad school? Both? The Career
Development Office would like to know about your current
job and/or graduate school enrollment. We also provide an
opportunity for you to give advice to current students.
If you received your bachelor’s degree between August 2007
and May 2008, and have not completed our survey (or would
like to update the information you provided), would you please
take a few minutes to do so? Just visit www.fredonia.edu/
cdo/survey2008. Have this Statement handy, as one question
refers to your F# which can be found on the address label.
Thank you in advance for assisting the university in collecting
this information!
Dr. von Tornow was of another era. Fredonia State Teachers College,
as it was known, consisted largely of Old Main, a sprawling structure
at Temple Street and Central Avenue, and had about 800 students.
She established Mummers, a student organization that produced two
major productions and several one-act plays every year and hosted
10 high school drama festivals that brought hundreds of high school
students to the college. By 1952, 60 percent of students belonged to
Mummers. She often used a college station wagon or her own automobile to shuttle students to New York City or Toronto to see plays.
A native of Buffalo, von Tornow earned her doctorate and master’s
degrees at Cornell University and taught 12 years at Fredonia, beginning in 1946.
The lobby naming would not have been possible without the support
of fellow alumni, Kricheldorf told the audience at the dedication.
“The person that some referred to as the ‘Mother of the Theatre
Movement at Fredonia’ would be honored by the naming of this
lobby, and would be absolutely delighted with the scholarships being
awarded in her name,” she said.
Also sharing memories at the dedication were alumni Dr. James
Lyke, ’54, from New York City, who taught music at both the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Georgia State University in
Atlanta; and Cecilia Fordham, ’59, from Honolulu, Hawaii, who has
enjoyed a dual career in education and theatre spanning more than
50 years.
In addition to financial gifts for the campaign, alumni also donated
photographs, news clippings and other memorabilia from their time
with von Tornow. Those items have been mounted in two large books
that can be viewed on campus at the Alumni House.
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Arizona alumni hold a luau in the desert
SUNY Fredonia alumni gathered at the home of Harvey and Joann Stedman on Aug. 8 to
celebrate an Arizona Reunion Luau. From left are Tom Bartsch; Sally Haskell-Bartsch, ’75;
Geraldine Raat; Professor Emeritus Dirk Raat; Kathleen Piersons,’71, ’75; host Harvey Stedman, ’65; Joe Williams,’70, ’81; Donna Williams; Peg Kinzig-Adams, ’81; and Bill Adams. Not
pictured: Colleen Barton-Sutton, ’90; and Carolyn Scibetta-Markiewicz, ’91.
Lundquist Fellow fulfills dream of experiencing Africa
As a SUNY Fredonia student, Katherine Petersen was introduced to the
music and culture of Ghana in classes taught in the School of Music. But
it was a Lundquist International fellowship that created the path for the
adventure-seeking senior from Gowanda, N.Y., to that faraway place.
Allowing students to have first-hand experiences in distant countries is
the primary mission of the Fellowship, established in the 1990s by SUNY
Fredonia Professor Emeritus Richard Lundquist, a former member of
the School of Business.
“The vision is to try to impact the life of undergraduates who will, in turn,
return to campus and spread their enthusiasm about the experience, and
also give them an international experience based in Third World countries,” said Dr. Lundquist, a prolific traveler who has visited more than 80
nations. He wanted students to experience culture shock.
The best way to experience a foreign land is to be immersed into the
culture and live among the people, thus seeing how dramatically different
life can be outside of the U.S., Dr. Lundquist said. Such an experience,
he believes, can change one’s perspective on life. That was the case with
the 2008 recipient.
“I’ve definitely changed my priority in life,” said Ms. Peterson, daughter
of Patricia and Francis Petersen. “I feel I have more of an obligation to
humanity, to helping out people who have nothing, and just working with
children who need role models.”
In fulfilling that objective, the Vocal Performance major has broadened
post-graduation plans – formerly centered on attending graduate school
– to possibly include working in orphanages in Ghana, serving in innercity music programs in the U.S., or pursuing a career in music therapy.
That Petersen picked a sub-Saharan country to spend last summer
came as no surprise to Dr. Paul Murphy, chair of the Lundquist Fellowship selection committee. “She’s a wonderfully independent person,
open minded, and has a great sense of adventure,” he explained. “She
briefed us on what happened during her stay there, and she truly had a
live-changing experience.” She experienced Ghana’s rich drumming and
dance heritage and became interested in ethnomusicology – the study of
music in other cultures.
“It was clear she really wanted to do this,” Dr. Murphy concluded.
For as long as she can remember, Katherine has been intrigued by
Africa. “The pictures that we see in the States are always beautiful and
the music is captivating and always makes me want to dance.”
Her first exposure at SUNY Fredonia to Ghanaian culture occurred in
her freshman year as a member of the African Drumming Ensemble. Its
director, adjunct faculty member Bernard Woma, introduced the students to the Dagara Music Center, a school of traditional African music
and culture that he founded. Petersen promised herself back then that
she would visit the center before graduation. Three of her eight weeks in
Ghana were spent at the center and with Mr. Woma’s family.
Michelle Deierlein, ’06, also went to Ghana as a Lundquist Fellowship
recipient. She spoke highly of the country, Petersen added. “Michelle
talked to me about her experience and how much fun she had.” Both Ms.
Deierlein and Mr. Woma insisted the country was safe and that its people
were friendly. Ghana became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial
Africa to gain its independence in 1957.
Its terrain varied widely, from beautiful mountains and lush rain forests
in the south to arid conditions in the northern region to a Fredonia-like
topography, with hills, plateaus, rich farmland and sunsets that were the
most beautiful Katherine has ever seen.
“I did a lot with dancing and drumming, and learning to play the gyill,”
she said of the instrument, which Woma has played nearly his entire life.
More widely known as the Dagara xylophone, the gyill is made of tropical
rosewood and dried gourds.
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Petersen also learned about
shea butter, a variation of
which is marketed as a lotion
in the U.S. She experienced
how the fruit and nuts that
go into it are grown and harvested. The production process is very labor-intensive,
she discovered, typically
taking two or three days to
complete. Also it is mostly
performed by women.
Shea butter and the nuts
that are exported to other
countries for processing
into other lotions are a vital
component of the Ghanaian
economy, she learned.
Katherine Peterson, right, joins Professor
Petersen also experienced
Emeritus Richard Lundquist at the 2008
Ghana’s dark history as a
Scholars Breakfast to thank him for her
one-time staging area for
opportunity and tell him what she learned.
slaves bound for North
and South America and Europe. She visited two palaces where slaves
were assembled and held until being carted away to waiting ships. “The
outside of the castles were beautifully constructed and the captain’s
quarters and the other living quarters for the whites were grandiose and
certainly made living comfortable. The slave chambers that we were
shown were the exact opposite.” She became physically sick by that
experience.
Petersen lived with three families and encountered seven tribes during her stay. English is widely spoken, though the country is filled with
numerous dialects. Living accommodations varied, from modern, with
flushing toilets and running water, to primitive, with mud-and-stick dwellings and no electricity. Cell phones are the primary means of communication. She also saw termite hills, which “are taller than people” and
swarm like bees when it rains.
She also went on a “canopy walk” on a rope bridge that enabled her to
“walk among the tree tops” and view the rain forest canopy. “It’s hard to
tell how far up you are and sometimes you can’t actually see the forest
floor because the canopy is so thick and you’re so high.”
She was impressed by the way Ghanaians organize their lives. “I felt an
obligation to learn while I was there and from what I saw. Their way of life
is much more efficient, and I wanted to learn that and bring that sort of
natural lifestyle back to America,” she said. “They learn to live with what
they have. They have more efficient ways to farm and do other things.”
The people she met were, for the most part, friendly and helpful.
“I was most touched by the positivity of the people there, and how they
were always interested in helping me. And I feel like Americans could use
a lot more of that.”
The Lundquist Fellowship, which began in the International Studies area,
is currently administered by the School of Music. Each recipient engages
in detailed study of his/her country in a three-credit Independent Study
during the spring semester, learning about culture, history and geography of the country they wish to visit. The recipient keeps a diary of the
experiences and, upon returning to campus, gives presentations to various student groups and civic organizations.
Students wishing to apply for a Lundquist Fellowship must complete an
application form available at the School of Music office by Dec. 1, 2008.
Applicants must be School of Music majors or minors and have at least
three semesters remaining in residence at SUNY Fredonia, including the
Spring 2009 term.
News
blue & white
Story by Jerry Reilly, sports information
director, and Jenna Regan, public relations
department intern
Roundup of Fall Athletics
Volleyball:
Women’s volleyball enjoyed a stellar season. The
team went 10-0 in SUNYAC Pool Play – all by
3-0 scores – to earn the right to host the 2008
SUNYAC championships in early November. It is
believed to be the first time that women’s volleyball championships were held on the Fredonia
campus. (Editor’s Note: the Statement went to
press prior to the championships. For the final
results, visit www.fredonia.edu/athletics.) The
Blue Devils had a 19-match winning streak during
the season.
Three Blue Devils were cited as SUNYAC Players
of the Week during the regular season.
On Sept. 15, senior setter Alyssa Torpy (Henrietta/Rush-Henrietta) was named SUNYAC Volleyball Player of the Week. Torpy, a four-year starter,
averaged 9.4 assists per set over the team’s four
matches at the Rochester Institute of Technology
Invitational, three resulting in 3-0 wins. Her best
match of the season came against Clarkson, in
which she had 39 assists and three blocks. Torpy
also won the SUNYAC Player of the Week once
during the 2007 season and was chosen First
Team All-SUNYAC.
Freshman Chelsea Senn (Hamburg/Frontier)
also won SUNYAC’s weekly award on Sept. 29.
Senn, a middle blocker, was cited for her 11-kill,
3-block performance Sept. 26 in the Blue Devils’
3-1 home victory over the University of Rochester.
In addition to conference recognition, Senn was
Fredonia’s Female Athlete of the Week twice.
The third honoree was sophomore Kaitlin
Erdmann, cited by the conference on Oct. 13.
Erdmann, a middle blocker and 2007 SUNYAC
Co-Rookie of the Year, had a .463 hitting percentage to help lead the Blue Devils to four wins and
the Cortland Invitational title. She had eight kills
and three block assists in the team’s first-ever
victory over Cortland.
Women’s Soccer:
Two players earned the SUNYAC Player of the
Week award this fall: junior Lauren Heilweil
(Binghamton/Chenango Forks) and freshman
Reilly Condidorio (LeRoy). Heilweil won the nod
on Sept. 2. She was selected to the Lotto Classic
All-Tournament team as the Devils went 1-1 over
that weekend. Heilweil scored a pair of goals
and added an assist in a 4-1 win over Clarkson.
Condidorio’s performance solidified her standing
as her team’s leading scorer.
Men’s Soccer:
On Homecoming Weekend, the Blue Devils
treated visiting alumni to a 2-0 win over Potsdam.
A ceremony involving approximately 50 former
players and coaches was held at halftime as
part of the 50 Years of Fredonia Soccer celebration. The team was also victorious at the Days
Inn Classic in September, with a 4-0 win against
Penn State-Altoona and a 5-0 win against Penn
State-Behrend. The Blue Devils finished with only
two home losses for the season.
Top Left photo: From left: former track
and field coach Jim Ulrich (retired);
former basketball coach (now athletic
director) Gregory Precthl; and former
cross-country coach and athletic director Everett “Doc” Phillips (retired)
Top right photo: Missing from photo:
Danielle McNeil, Mallory Swanson.
Left of the net, front row: Brittany Lis;
second row: Jess Ernstberger, Sarah
Zureck; third row: Jenny Newhouse,
Chelsea Senn, Jenna Tatu; fourth
row: Kaitlin Erdmann, Jen Reese,
Becca Zimmerman. Right of the net
(seniors) front row: Val Grell; second
row: Katie Schaller, Leanne Maloney; third row: Alyssa Torpy, Tonja Royce, Amy Bertrando.
Middle photo: Five decades of Fredonia State men’s soccer were celebrated on Oct. 18 and honored at a halftime ceremony.
Bottom photo: SUNY Fredonia’s Athletics Hall of Fame proudly welcomed five new members during its
Homecoming weekend induction dinner. Entering the Hall on Oct. 18 were, from left, Chris Hughey, men’s
basketball, ’82-’86; Chris Whitmore, men’s soccer, ’98-’01; Melanie (Yaskulski) Deemer, ’98-’01; Burdette
“Bud” Carpenter, former head athletic trainer, director of Intramurals, and assistant women’s volleyball
coach, ’79-’84; and Bob Healy, track and field, ’83-’86.
Tennis:
The team won two of three matches at the Penn
State-Behrend Invitational in September with
wins against Frostburg and Geneva. Senior
Sierra Summerville (Mexico) and sophomore
Calee Prindle (Geneva) won all three of their
matches at the tournament.
Cross Country:
First-year head coach Jeff Beck led the team to a
win in its home invitational at Lake Erie State Park
in September, when it ranked first among three
teams. The statistics were scattered throughout
the rest of the season, with the Blue Devils ranking higher than half of their competitors all but
once. Junior Tom Williams (Queensbury) was
named SUNYAC Male Runner of the Week twice,
once in September and again in October. The
championship meets will be held in November.
50 years of Soccer celebrated at Homecoming
activities and to watch two games at University
Stadium. (They lost 1-0 to Plattsburgh Friday
night, and defeated Potsdam 2-0 the following
afternoon). All who returned were called out and
introduced in the center of the field at halftime
during Saturday’s game. Prior to that, the grads
had a vigorous game of Alumni vs. Alumni.
“Celebrating 50 Years of Soccer made the weekend extra special,” said P.J. Gondek, the Blue
Devil men’s head coach and coordinator of the
event.
Saturday also saw the induction of one of Fredonia State’s top soccer players into the Athletic
Hall of Fame. Chris Whitmore, ’03 who attended
the dinner, remains the all-time leading scorer in
men’s soccer history.
Another highlight was the unveiling of 13 championship banners at University Stadium. Donations
from several alumni helped offset the cost of each
banner.
Five decades of Fredonia State men’s soccer
were celebrated on Oct. 18. Alumni from all past
teams were invited to campus for two days of
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Postmaster: Send address changes to
Statement, Alumni House, 286 Central Ave.,
SUNY Fredonia, Fredonia, NY 14063.
SUNY Fredonia President Dennis and
Mrs. Jan Hefner congratulate 2008’s
Homecoming King and Queen, senior
Jake Valla and junior Emily Russell.
The couple, elected at the annual
Homecoming Pep Rally on Oct. 17, are
Speech Pathology majors and hail from
Rochester, N.Y.
SUNY Fredonia is in the planning stages of developing a new online community built solely for
the benefit of our alumni. If you would like to be made aware of this new initiative when launched,
please send a current email address to us at [email protected], and request to receive
announcements about the upcoming SUNY Fredonia Online Alumni Community.
Parents: If Statement is addressed to a graduated son or daughter who
no longer maintains a permanent address at your home, please email us
at [email protected] with their correct address, or call us at
(716) 673-3553.
The Statement (ISSN #1097-1238) October, 2008, volume 37,
number 1. Published quarterly by the Office of Public Relations
at the State University of New York at Fredonia (272 Central
Ave.) Fredonia, NY 14063. Periodical postage paid at Fredonia,
NY and at additional mailing offices. The Statement is mailed to
alumni, parents, graduate students, faculty and staff, and friends
of the university. Articles may be reprinted without permission.
Editor: Michael R. Barone
Assistant Editor: Lisa G. Eikenburg, APR
Design and Layout: Lori Deemer
Photographer: Roger Coda and Michael R. Barone
Contributing Writers: Roger Coda,
Christine Davis Mantai, and Jenna Regan
Production Manager: Paula S. Warren
State University of New York at Fredonia
Maytum Convocation Lecture this fall and was named a Williams Distinguished Visiting Professor.
Fredonia community on Sept. 24. Ms. Edelman, the first black woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar, gave the university’s annual
Marian Wright Edelman, legendary civil rights activist, and founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund, spoke to the SUNY
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