alumninews - Morrisville State College

Informal Alumni Gathering
Soccer alumni
athletes shared
dinner and
memories with
Coach Art
Lemery at his
home during
Mustang
Weekend.
Front: Augustine Owusu ’78, Steve Naranjo ’78, Frank
Malpigli ’78 Back: Ernest Morrow ’78, Coach Lemery,
William Cobb ’78, Robert Harty ’78, Otis Fuller ’76
Volunteers Make The Difference
JAMES W. WYCKOFF ’48, PRESIDENT
MORRISVILLE STATE ALUMNI BOARD OF DIRECTORS
As Morrisville State College alumni, our purpose
is to support and promote the interests of the college by
establishing mutually beneficial relations between the
college and its alumni. We increase the fellowship of
students and alumni; we assist in recruitment and college
promotion; we provide financial assistance and scholarship
support; and we honor alumni who have rendered
distinguished public service and professional achievement.
There are challenges when doing business in the
fast-paced world we live in. I believe we can accomplish
our goals through advocacy. This will come to be by doing
what in plain words is – “Being a Volunteer.” Isn’t helping
society what life is all about? Giving makes for a more
compassionate and loving society. This giving can be
monetary or through volunteerism. Please consider giving
back to the Morrisville community, and help ensure
continued excellence in the life of your alma mater.
To accomplish our goals, we would like establish
a team of alumni volunteer advocates. There are a variety
of unique and interesting ways to join our endeavors here
at Morrisville. Please contact the Alumni/Development
office at 1-800-IMA-GRAD and join us in developing an
exciting new volunteer base to help generate additional
resources and services for all Morrisville State College. I
know there are alumni who are up to this challenge!
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Dedications Inspire College Community
RAYMOND W. CROSS, PH.D, PRESIDENT OF MORRISVILLE STATE COLLEGE
I had the pleasure of meeting and spending time
with many alumni during this year’s Mustang Weekend in
late September. The event was a success on all counts,
including the weather, which was sunny and warm—a
perfect fall day in Madison County!
We hosted
two
dedications
during the weekend,
both of which will
serve as important
monuments to both
the past and the future
of Morrisville State
College. A new Route
20 sign built using
funds raised by the class of 1952 was dedicated in a
moving ceremony. Several members of the class came from
across the country to participate in the dedication. We
view the new sign as a beacon, announcing the presence
of Morrisville State College to those who pass by. A big
“thank you” to those who attended and donated; your
generosity will be evident to generations of Morrisville
students, faculty and staff. I would also like to thank
Arnold Fisher, our college council chairman, and his family,
A Family Reunion
JAMES HASTIE, VICE PRESIDENT OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT & DEVELOPMENT
I am beginning my fourth year of serving
Morrisville State College, and with each passing year,
Mustang Weekend feels more and more like a family
reunion. As we approach the celebration of MSC’s
Centennial Anniversary, our alumni family has grown to
more than 45,000. As with any family, each of you are on
the move - establishing careers, starting families, retiring,
etc. Many of you have even seen children of your own
attend Morrisville! Would you believe that Walt Simmons
’36 has seen four generations of his family attend MSC? I
know you’ll enjoy his article on page two.
Watching our current students mingle with MSC’s
alumni, faculty, and emeriti during Mustang Weekend is
incredible! Yet, when the members of the “greatest
generation” come back to MSC, their ever-present youthful
spirit takes over. The picture below shows my friends Eric
Lundell ’40 and John Smith ’42 enjoying delicious
Morrisville State College ice cream during our “Ice Cream
with President Cross” event in Madison Hall. More
accurately, the photo captures Eric two seconds before
he tried to make off with John’s share of MSC ice cream!
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who generously donated a statue of a mustang which we
installed in the quad outside the administration building.
This beautiful and impressive piece of artwork will serve
as a symbol of school spirit and a constant source of pride
for students, faculty, staff and the entire college community.
As the president, it is heartening for me to see the
commitment of two groups of people, the class of 1952
and the Fishers. I am
proud to see the fruits of
their labor and so grateful
for their support and
commitment to the
college. It is my hope that
others will be inspired by
their sense of philanthropy to make the
Morrisville State College of
tomorrow an even better
place than it already is.
Thanks to all of
you who joined us for
Mustang Weekend. I
encourage you all to visit the campus any time and hope
to see you for next year’s event.
Friends like Eric and John are two of the reasons that the
Alumni/Development office is so much fun. I extend a
heartfelt thank you to Eric and John - and so many others
- who loyally attend Mustang Weekend each and every
fall! By the way, Eric and John have been returning to
Morrisville for more than 60 years. In that time, John proudly
reports he has only missed our homecoming event once,
and Eric shamefully admits he’s missed it two or three
times. Think about that - it’s astonishing, really. To Eric
and John I say thank you for visiting; we look forward to
seeing you again soon.
I also would like to draw your attention to Tom
’40 and Verna ’41 Brady’s story on page three. Of all our
alumni, the Bradys travel the farthest to be here every
year – and we’re humbled by the annual effort they make
to be with their MSC family.
James Pomilio was another great friend of
Morrisville State College. He was a man who loved
Morrisville, and played an important part in building MSC’s
character. Jim attended MSC before and after World War
II. A stellar athlete, he played both offense and defense,
and as captain of the football team, never suffered a loss
on the field during his years here. Jim’s family and friends
established a scholarship in his memory within the
Morrisville College Foundation, and his legacy was honored
on Drake Field during halftime of the Mustang Weekend
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football game. Scholar-athlete Sean Field was presented
with a $3,000 check for his academic achievement and
outstanding character. To Jim’s family, we thank you so
much for allowing us to honor Jim’s memory and the
spectacular contributions he made on and off of the football
field. Like Sean - pictured here next to Dr. Cross and Jim’s
family - Jim was a GIANT of a man and will be missed.
The Class of 1952, whose story appears on the
cover of this issue, came home to alma mater this year
and shared with us the most generous gift ever made to
the campus. We are so grateful for their heartfelt and
sincere affection for Morrisville State College.
For those of you who didn’t return for Mustang
Weekend, or the other alumni receptions we organize
throughout the year, I hope this issue of the Alumni News
gives you an idea of what you’re missing. It’s a time of
celebrating MSC’s treasured past, exciting present and
limitless future. I hope to see more of you at our events
over the coming year!
Centennial Campaign
Donors making cumulative gifts since graduation in the
following circles to Morrisville College Foundation’s
Centennial Campaign (1908-2008) prior to
September 1, 2008 will be recognized on a beautiful
brass plaque prominently placed on campus:
Madison Circle
$500
Member Circle
$1,000
Fellows Circle
$5,000
Presidents’ Circle
$10,000
Silver Circle
$25,000
Gold Circle
$50,000
Centennial Circle
$100,000
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“I Wish” You Could See Morrisville Through My Eyes*
LARRY DROPPA ’74
I earned an Electronics Technology degree from
Morrisville State College in 1974. I had always been
intrigued by things electric, so a college education in
electronics seemed the most logical step from high school.
Morrisville provided me with a solid foundation in basic
electronics and an introduction to the rapidly changing
world of technology. I spent most of my spare time at the
college radio station, WCVM, as sports announcer, DJ and
member of the technical staff.
After graduation, I worked for a local telephone
interconnect company in the Canastota/Oneida area.
During the week, I installed office phone systems. On the
weekends, I would hang around a band from my high
school, repairing their gear and learning the basics of audio
mixing. After jobs with a couple of local bands and small
sound companies, I got the chance to really ‘go on the
road’ as sound tech for the Joe Jackson ‘Night and Day’
tour along the East Coast. Tour buses, road crews, catered
meals, hotel rooms and the chance to see the country - all
while mixing audio for thousands of music fans from clubs
to stadiums - I was hooked! (Here I must credit a strong
moral upbringing for the ability to evade the darker side
of the touring music business to enjoy every tour and
festival I have ever done.)
I met my future wife when I was hired to mix the
sound for a band that employed her as the monitor/lighting
engineer. We both worked and toured with a variety of
artists, but rarely on the same tour. In 1986, my wife spent
5 ½ months on the road with Stevie Wonder across the
US and Canada, while I toured with Anne Murray, David
Sanborn, and teenage heartthrob Andy Gibb. By the time
the next Stevie Wonder tour was assembled in early 1988,
she was pregnant with our first son, so I was recommended
for a position. I must have passed the audition; as his
personal monitor engineer, I mixed every live Stevie Wonder
performance for the next 12 years.The travel opportunities
provided were previously unthinkable to me. I have visited
nearly every country in Europe. I have toured Japan, Korea,
Singapore, Australia, Brunei, South America, Ghana, the
Persian Gulf, every state in the continental US, and every
major city in Canada. We have played concerts for
presidents and kings, as well as some of the poorest and
most destitute people I have ever seen. I have laughed so
hard on stage that my sides hurt and I have cried so hard
that I could hardly see to mix the next song. Any
regrets?...some. But, I would do it all over again?...in a
heartbeat!
It did become obvious, however, that the live
touring business and the responsibilities of a growing family
do not always mix. So, what are the options when you have
family responsibilities and still want to be involved in the
touring audio world? I started a company! I decided to make
audio equipment that would serve the industry I love. In
combination with two other engineers, I started ATI (Audio
Toys, Inc.) to manufacture mixing consoles for live audio
applications. Since I had used just about every mixing
console ever made while on the road, I had a pretty good
idea of what was good and what was bad with each of
them. The ATI Paragon console contained the best
operational features, along with highest quality audio path,
that we could design. The industry agreed, making the
Paragon the live console of choice in just a few years time.
In the early days of the company, ATI Paragon consoles
could be found on tours with Steve Miller, Garth Brooks,
U2, Prince, Dolly Parton, Clint Black, and Luther Vandross.
Paragons have found permanent homes at such prestigious
facilities as The Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, the
Hollywood Bowl in LA, both the Andy Williams Moon River
Theater and the Mel Tillis Theater in Bransen, MO, Little
Nashville Oprey, Nashville, IN and at Resorts International,
Atlantic City.
Four Generations of Morrisville
WALTER SIMMONS ’36
In the summer of 1935, while working in a field
harvesting hay, two men approached my grandfather and
me. They introduced themselves as Mr. Howlett and Mr.
Spader from the College at Morrisville. They had learned
I was a high school graduate and wanted to know if I was
interested in attending their school.
We were in a very serious economic depression.
Money was tight. The family had asked that I wait to start
college. I had graduated from Syracuse’s Eastwood High
School with honors. My father hoped things would change
if I waited so he could send me to Syracuse University.
We had a farm in
Eastwood on the corner of
Midler Avenue and James Street
that my grandfather had
purchased from Col. Midler, an
engineer on the Erie Canal.
After Eastwood was taken into
the City of Syracuse, we were
not allowed to keep livestock.
Grandpa sold the farm,
keeping the house and barn,
and bought the Pendergast
farm above Otisco Lake, paying
$3000 for 160 acres including a quarter mile of lake shore.
This was the farm where Howlett and Spader talked me
into attending Morrisville. I was offered a job at 25 cents
per hour to help meet expenses.
My first week, I met Roby, who gave me a job
transporting coal in a Mack truck from the train station to
the college. Sometimes we had to carry the coal from the
street to the coal shuts. In the summer it was good work,
but in winter driving that truck with solid rubber tires on
snow covered hills was a challenge.
I lived in Brooks Hall and we had our meals in
the basement dining hall. During the Christmas holidays,
we stayed at school hauling coal and fed ourselves with
milk and eggs from the college farm. Once, Roby invited
us to breakfast and I ate 22 pancakes!
The school cut ice on the pond at the foot of the
hill on Route 20 toward Cazenovia to fill the ice house.
One winter, all roads were blocked into and out of
Morrisville. All the students shoveled snow so the plows
could open the roads.
In 1959, I took my son hunting and fishing to
Alaska so I could convince him that without a college
education his future would be limited. It worked. Bill
graduated from Morrisville and went on to earn his BA
from the University of Georgia. Last year, Bill spent a
month riding his bicycle through Argentina and Paraguay.
My sister’s daughter, Rose Marie Ammann, also graduated
from Morrisville. My granddaughter, Jeanne Allen, graduated
from Morrisville and went on
to earn her BS at SUNY
Potsdam and an MS at SUNY
Buffalo.
I retired after 36
years
with
Carrier
Corporation in Syracuse in
the Engineering Dept, TR#4.
When I started in 1942, there
was no home air conditioning.
We had to design the
hermetic compressor and all
the
units
we
later
manufactured. It was an interesting experience.
In 1997, my granddaughter and I attended a
reunion at the college. After 60 years, I was the only grad
from my class in attendance. The next oldest grad was
paid 35 cents an hour for work at the college after World
War II.
Walter Simmons went on to graduate from Syracuse University
with a degree in mechanical engineering. However, he considers
himself a Morrisville State College alum first and foremost.
Walter’s education meant a great deal to him, and he
encouraged his children to attend college. He mentored many
youngsters in his community to help them find ways to attend
college. Three of Walter’s four children have college degrees,
and all eight of his grandchildren have either Master’s degrees
or dual Bachelor’s degrees.
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In the late 1990’s, ATI was able to acquire two
other companies involved in audio – Uptown
Automation Systems and API audio products. Uptown
Automation manufactures moving fader (volume control)
systems that run through computer control.This allows
a mixing console to ‘run itself’ when a large number of
channels need to be controlled. In the studio, it helps a
mixing engineer by reducing the number of hands
needed behind a console when making the final mixdown
to stereo (or surround) for an artist’s song. For a live
situation, like a Broadway show or a road tour with no
program changes, fader automation makes the same
precision volume changes night after night, even when
the same mixing engineer is not present. Our systems
run on Broadway shows “42nd Street,” revival hit “The
Rocky Horror Show,” “Victor /Victoria” and Paul
Simon’s “Capeman.” API is an audio company that has
been building recording studio consoles since the late
1960’s. The company’s products are known for
extremely high audio quality and durability. Many hit
records have been made on API consoles over the years,
and the trend continues today with our newer consoles.
Recent recordings by Jars of Clay, Gretchen Wilson,
Martina McBride, Jewel, Brooks and Dunn, and the last
recordings of Warren Zevon were all done on API studio
consoles.
Morrisville State College was a significant step
on the pathway to success in this unpredictable music
business. With 27 employees producing some of the
best audio equipment on the planet, I am fortunate to
have the opportunity to live and work in a fun,
challenging, satisfying industry that still provides an
occasional opportunity to ‘hang with the stars.’
When asked to pick a favorite Stevie Wonder song, Larry
*responded,
“The song that consistently hits an emotional
high with me is ‘I wish.’ It is the longing for our younger days,
where, although seemingly difficult or ‘rule-heavy’ at the time,
were really the carefree, innocent days of a youth that we
too soon lose to adulthood and the attached responsibilities
it carries.” Larry, his wife and three children live in Ellicott
City, Maryland, near Baltimore. The company’s website can
be visited at www.theatigroup.com.
Students Develop Skills At
Entrepeneuership Institute
Stephen Roe and Gary Paine, current Bachelor of
Technology in Information Technology students from
the School of Business, worked with the Morrisville State
College Entrepreneurship Institute (www.mscei.org)
over the summer.
Stephen and Gary gained a variety of experiences
complementing their classroom education that will
distinguish them as they graduate and begin the search
for their first IT job.
Their activities included writing project proposals,
meeting with customers to gather requirements and
resolve problems, writing software, designing websites,
and developing marketing strategies.
A particularly unique experience for Stephen and
Gary was participating in all the steps a business startup
goes through, from concept to satisfied customers in
the marketplace. They worked with Professors Fred
Paine and Kim Mills on their projects.
Stephen and Gary demonstrated they will be
valuable assets to any organization-exactly what
Morrisville State College hopes for our graduating
students.
Contact Fred Paine ([email protected]) or
Kim Mills ([email protected]) at (315) 684-6056
if you have an IT project you would like to hire
Morrisville State College students to develop.
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From Morrisville To...Anytown, USA
MATTHEW BURNS ’98
The six years since I left Morrisville have been
filled with exciting career opportunities, all of which are
directly or indirectly attributable to the tremendous
educational foundation that our alma mater provided - and
continues to provide each and every graduate.
For me, the people made all the difference at
Morrisville - especially the professors. One thing I have
learned, and am still learning today, is that teachers make
all the difference as to whether you listen and learn or
decide to tune people out and do only what is required to
“get by.” Since instruction at Morrisville was coming from
interesting professors, I recall wanting to go to class every
single day - even if we had been out a bit too late the night
before.
I think most alumni would agree that one of the
greatest assets Morrisville has is professors who are willing
to get involved and provide one-on-one mentoring. It was
in the Journalism program at Morrisville - under the tutelage
of professors Neal Bandlow (emeritus), Brian McDowell,
and Gladys Cleland - I developed the fundamental skills
which enabled me to not only transfer to a four-year
university, but
also
excel
beyond the
classroom.
From
the moment I
arrived
at
Morrisville, it
b e c a m e
apparent that
my decision to
attend such a
seemingly
ordinary
school was
going
to
p r o v i d e
extraordinary
benefits. Over
the next couple
of semesters, after one-on-one discussions and guidance
sessions with each of my professors, I decided to take
internships positions arranged by Neal, Brian and Gladys.
I interned in television (WTVH-5, the CBS affiliate in
Syracuse) and radio (KROCK in Utica), all while working
at the campus radio station (was tagged with the moniker
of “Ace” thanks to Professor Cleland), and penning the
occasional story for The Chimes – including what I still
consider to be the best Greg Maddux baseball piece ever
printed.
These were experiences that most schools didn’t
offer students until they are juniors or seniors. There we
were: a few freshmen and sophomores from Morrisville State
College, interning alongside graduate students from
Newhouse (Syracuse University) and the Park School of
Communication (Ithaca College). Overwhelming? Yes!
Outclassed? By the price of tuition only! That says
something about Morrisville as a school.
Not long after, and not unlike every student at a
smaller school such as Morrisville, I remember skeptically
thinking to myself what kind of job would be available
after graduation. In hindsight, I can honestly say that every
job I have had could have been performed with the
education provided by my Morrisville experience alone.
The four-year degree I earned later simply got my foot a
bit more in the door.
To give you an idea of the professional
opportunities my Morrisville education has presented me,
below are some of the experiences I have had since
graduating:
• I served as Deputy Director for Transportation at
the 2004 Republican National Convention, where
my responsibilities included assisting in the
preparation and execution of the transportation
plan for the nearly 50,000-person convention.
Held August 30 to September 2 at Madison
Square Garden, the convention is where President
George W. Bush was officially nominated by the
Republican Party as its candidate to seek reelection;
• I served for three years as a spokesman for
Governor Pataki at the State Department of Motor
Vehicles (DMV) and Department of Environmental
Conservation (DEC);
• I continue to serve as a Press Advance Volunteer
for President George W. Bush. I assist in preparing
for President’s visits to domestic locations,
including the visit to New York City for the oneyear anniversary of the 9/11 attacks; and,
• Worked as a press coordinator in the State
Assembly for former Minority Leader John Faso.
As you can see, an education from Morrisville is a
ticket good for travel to anyplace of one’s choosing –
whether it’s Albany, Washington, D.C. or Anytown, U.S.A.
As a graduate, I am encouraged by the fact that Morrisville
continues to keep an eye in the direction of the future,
focusing not only on where we have been as individuals
and an institution, but also where we are heading.
I cherish my connection to Morrisville, and look
forward to hearing from others who share the same feeling
of nostalgia ([email protected]).
Norwich Campus Awards
Del Button Scholarship To
Local High School Students
Marylou Rowe
Rebecca Potter
Dr. Edward (Ted) Nichols, dean of Morrisville
State College’s Norwich Campus, recently announced the
recipients of the Del Button Scholarships for area high
school or home school students. Marylou Rowe and
Rebecca Potter, both of Norwich, each received a
scholarship for half the tuition of a three-credit course
for the fall 2004 semester.
The scholarships were made possible through
the generous donation of Adelbert L. “Del” Button, of
Norwich. Del Button passed away on August 29, 2004, at
the age of 92, just days before the scholarship recipients
were selected. Button worked for I.L. Richer and the
Richer Mills for many years. He served as the Mayor of
the City of Norwich from 1954 to1959. He was also
involved with the railroad and the Norwich Historical
Society.
The goal of the scholarship program is to provide
opportunities for qualified area high school or home
school students to accelerate their education by taking
college classes, to take courses not available at their high
school, and to enable students to build a college transcript
and accumulate credit toward a college degree. Students
may take either day or evening classes at the Norwich
Campus.
“Marylou has demonstrated a strong desire to
succeed, a willingness to work hard, and a maturity level
that surpasses her peers,” her high school guidance
counselor, Patricia Maule, said. “Becky has been one of
our most dedicated volunteers in the school-based Service
Learning Program where she was assigned to work directly
with young children,” Maule said.
Community members can make contributions
to the Del Button Scholarship. Checks should be made
payable to the Morrisville College Foundation, with “Del
Button” on the memo line. Mail to: Morrisville College
Foundation, 101 Bailey Hall, Morrisville, NY 13408.
Alumni Marry Nearly 60 Years After Graduation
THOMAS BRADY ’40
I arrived in the “big city” of Morrisville in March
of 1930 as a worker for the National Youth Administration
(NYA). Ten of us stayed in Brooks Hall, which was a men’s
dormitory at the time.
We did not attend any classes at first, but were
sent to tear down a three-story hotel across from Bailey
Hall. None of us knew anything about tearing down a
building, much less a three-story hotel! It did not take us
long to figure out how, as we had a very experienced
foreman. We first tore down the roof and then built a
wooden chute to slide lumber to the ground so the good
timbers could be sorted and the bad ones carted away.
Each of the hotel rooms had a chimney for a fire to warm
the room. I do not remember how many rooms this hotel
had, but I do remember cleaning the all bricks from the
chimneys. We had to chip the mortar off the bricks and
pile them up for resale. One day we might be tearing down
timbers; the next day we could be pulling nails out of boards,
or cleaning bricks. The site of the hotel was intended for
the college president’s house. Our president then was Dr.
Malcolm Galbreath.
We finally tore the hotel down to the foundation,
and then we started building the NYA house where we
were to live during the school year.The building still stands,
and is the large apartment house across from Bailey Hall
as you head toward Madison. We had a good time painting
our new house.
If it were not for the NYA, I would not have the
chance to attend Morrisville, and I am very thankful. If you
can remember, times were very slim.We were in a depression
and jobs were at a premium. I do not know how I got to be
one of the chosen few to go to school away from home. I
started to work for the NYA when I was going to high
school. I had to sweep out 13 rooms a night for five nights
each week, and I earned six dollars a month. After getting
my first paycheck, my mother and I went down to the men’s
clothing store, bought a pair of long pants and a leather
belt and spent the whole check.
All of us had jobs to do at the college, too. We
had to put in so many hours a month to pay for our
books, room and board. I do not know about tuition, but
I suppose it was included in our wages, too. I had the job
of maintaining Bailey Hall. I swept out the classrooms and
the library. I shoveled the sidewalks in the winter, and it
was an all-day job sometimes.When there was a snowstorm,
like in 1939, I shoveled of the walks three times, and just
as fast as I could shovel it off, it was building up behind
me. I started off that morning at five o’clock and shoveled
off a path from Helyar Hall, the women’s dorm, to Brooks
Hall across the highway so the women could get through
to Brooks Hall for breakfast.While at Morrisville, I reported
to the building custodian, Mr. William Wenig. He lived at
the infirmary, which was a house next to Brooks Hall. Mr.
Wenig’s wife was our college nurse, and she was a good
one too. She fixed up our wounds whenever we got slivers
from handling the rough timbers while tearing down the
hotel.
All of my classes were in Bailey Hall except for
Horticulture, which was in Bicknell Hall. There were only
five buildings when I went to school there.You could walk
to every building in about five minutes. The gym was the
farthest away and that took about 10 minutes to get to.
One night, three of us decided to go to the movies
at Hamilton. I think we got a ride with someone who had
a car at school. After it was over, we came out of the
theater and one of the guys suggested that instead of trying
to catch a ride back to school, why not jog back? He was
on the cross-country team the year before. So we started
out and made it all the way to Morrisville. I had a little
trouble trying to get out of the bed the next morning, but
the next fall I ran for the team. It was a good year for us
because we had a great runner by the name of Kermit
Nichols, who led us to many wins. Kermit was just recently
inducted into the Morrisville Athletic Wall of Fame.
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We ran against the Syracuse freshmen that year
and lost, but our coach was able to get us into the
Syracuse-Cornell football game for free. Coach Hamilton
was a Cornell grad, and we sat on the Syracuse side along
with the students. Cornell was winning the first half of
the game, and there were several times when coach left
his seat to cheer them on. The second half was different;
Syracuse came out passing and beat Cornell really badly.
The next year we lost to the Syracuse freshman again,
but we did beat the Colgate freshmen! I had a lot of fun
running across country.
During WW II, I was stationed at a US Army Air
Force Base in the state of Washington. I met my first wife
soon after I got there, and we were married a year later.
Four months after the wedding, I was shipped overseas
to Southern England for 10 months. When I got out of
the Army, my family and I settled in Fort Lewis, just outside
of Tacoma, Washington. I lost my wife of 54 years - a fine
lady - suddenly in 1996.
I actually met my second wife while I was
attending Morrisville. After we graduated, I did not see
her again until my 50th and 51st class reunion. We lost
contact with each other again during the next six years.
Verna had lost her first husband in 1991. After my first
wife passed away,Verna and I wrote letters to each other,
and soon we got together.We were married in Camp Hill,
Pennsylvania where she was then living.
It took me 58 years to find her, but I have a fine
wife and we enjoy both of our families. We attend alumni
reunions when we can, and I really get to see the old
campus again. My, how things have changed since we
went to school there! I will never forget the good times
we had going to the Dutch Inn, our daily hang-out across
from Bailey Hall. We had some great professors, too. I
have the school to thank for giving me the opportunity
to get an education and have a career in the dairy industry
for 30 years.
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1941
1963
1970
1974
Jane (Alexander) Cook’s (Food Service)
grandson, Brian Cook, is a junior this fall
(class of 2006) in the Auto Technology
program, and he is also running track. Jane
ended up in banking, and has long been
retired.
also quilts, makes jewelry, paints and enjoys
learning new crafts. Their two sons live in
California; the youngest, Dave, is married
and lives in San Diego and the oldest, John,
lives in San Jose.
Jack Meyers (Business Administration) just
celebrated his 30th anniversary with Ecolab.
CLASS OF
Rosemary (Streff) Grandusky (Nursing) has
a new job as principal at Navigant
Consulting, Inc.
CLASS OF
1954
Leo Sharpe (Food Service Administration)
has recently moved from Morrisville to
Sarasota, FL. This year he is observing his
50 th anniversary and his oldest son is
celebrating his 25th. His entire family of
six has attended Morrisville, with five
receiving degrees. His wife died in
December 2002. Feel free to contact him
at his new location.
CLASS OF
1956
Richard Helmke (Automotive Technology)
left the snow of Massachusetts for warmer
weather after 40 years of developing
various microwave devices for Varion
Associates. He and his wife, Joyce ’57, have
two fine sons.
CLASS OF
1957
Robert Burghart (Agriculture) retired as
a Draftsman from Vermeer Mfg. Co. in Pella,
IA in March, 2002. He served in the Army
1957-60; was a student and social worker
in Binghamton, NY 1960-70; was a
missionary in Germany 1970-80; a teacher
in Wisconsin 1980-90; and worked for
Vermeer 1990-2002. He married in 1965
and has six children.
David Lutz (Food Technology) has been
married for 45 years as of June 1, 2004.
He is retired from Morton (Del Monte)
Frozen Foods and from Air National
Guard of Virginia. He is an ex-State
Secretary for the Air Force Association,
the ex-President of the local chapter of
the AFA, and a Virginia State AFA Member
of the Year. David is also a recipient of the
George Washington Honor Medal for
Poetry.
CLASS OF
1971
1964
John Linville (Automotive Technology) is
enjoying retirement from 32 years of nuclear
plant chemistr y. He is on Lake
Winnepausakee and teaching his three
grandsons about hot rods and race boats.
Joanne (Phillips) Guilmette (Journalism) is
the Director of Media Relations for the New
York State Museum in Albany.
Randall Phillips (Electrical Technology)
would like to hear from Ted Frank ‘71 and
Gary
Rhodes
’71.
Email:
[email protected]
CLASS OF
1965
Barbara (Ottley) Tobin ’65 (Secretarial
Science) of Hamburg, gets together each year
with several members of the class of 1966
who are listed below.
CLASS OF
1972
Jeanette (Turnbull) Carroll (Secretarial
Science) has been married to Denis Carroll
for 28 years. They have one daughter, Kelly,
who is 20 years old and a junior in college.
CLASS OF
1966
Several members of the class of 1966, as
well as Barbara Tobin ’65, reconnect each
year for an informal reunion. This year, the
following alumni gathered together for an
overnight with dinner and lots of catching
up: Kathy (DeRito) Swenson ’66 (Secretarial
Science) of Syracuse, Suzanne (Farrow)
Sommer ’66 (Secretarial Science) of
Hamburg, Virginia O’Brien ’66 (Secretarial
Science) of Syracuse, Nancy (Ray) Stiles ’66
(Secretarial Science) of North Pitcher and
Sharron Gleason ’66 (Accounting) of Ithaca.
CLASS OF
1973
Thomas Bunce (Automotive Technology)
received a BS in Industrial Arts Education
from Oswego State and an AAS in Optical
Engineering Technology from Monroe
Community College in Rochester.
Mary Collins (Animal Husbandry) is
currently working with LD children with a
riding program that focuses on their
particular needs and issues. She is having
good results. In the past she has served on
the board of a local driving club and is
currently a participating member of two
driving clubs. Several of her riding and
driving students have been showing this
summer and have done quite well. Her
daughter, Lesle, is currently a junior at
Buffalo State College and her son, Ian, is at
Wales Primary. Website: www.tirsiola.com
CLASS OF
1968
Roger Hutchinson (Instrument Technology)
is the superintendent of Bainbridge-Guilford
Central School, his high school alma mater.
Joan (Warner) Stivers (Nursing) has a
daughter and a beautiful little
granddaughter. She is the Executive Director
of the Seven Valleys Council on Alcoholism
and Substance Abuse, Inc. She also teaches
as an adjunct at Tompkins Cortland
Community College. She asks, “Isn’t life
ironic?”
CLASS OF
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Leslie Roman-Williams (Journalism) just
completed a year long 27,000 mile crosscountry ministry journey with her husband.
She is currently writing a book on their
experience: The Road to God With a Few Twists
Along the Way.
1961
1969
CLASS OF
Janet
Cramer
(Food
Service
Administration) has been married to Paul
Cramer for 40 years as of September 26,
2004. They have two sons and five
grandchildren. She enjoys tennis, church
choirs, the Kenmore High School Alumni
Association and spending time with her
grandchildren!
Patricia (Torcello) Catalina (Secretarial
Science) writes that Morrisville holds a
special place in her heart and that she is
grateful for the excellent education she
received. Her three children also graduated
from SUNY colleges and also received
excellent educational building blocks for
their individual career goals. She can’t wait
to see the campus again!
1974
Brian Mondello (Mechanical Engineering)
has recently received his MBA from Ohio
State University. He is a regional account
manager for Alcoa Fastening Systems. He
has held various engineering, sales and
marketing management positions in his 25
year tenure with the company. Brian lives
in Cleveland, OH with is wife Rosalie and
their three children.
CLASS OF
1963
Iris (Lowenstein) Hurwitz (Business
Administration) and Steve Hurwitz
(Accounting) are retired and now live in
Grants Pass, OR. Steve retired from
Compaq Computer (now HP) six years ago,
where he worked as regional credit
manager. Iris has been retired for four years
from SAFECO Life Insurance Co., where
she was a trainer in the HR Training
Department. They lived in Redmond, WA
for 17 years and moved to southern
Oregon a year ago. Steve likes to drive
and work on British cars. He owns a 1978
MGB and a 1957 TR-3. Fellow alumni
might remember Steve driving a 1959 TR3 at Morrisville. Iris is taking pleasure in
the mild Oregon climate to garden. She
Deborah (Kaelin) McCaffery (Journalism)
and Nancy (Boyle) Hamlin (Natural
Resources Conservation) recently attended
a concert together in Cooperstown; both
showed their school spirit by wearing
Morrisville alumni attire. Nancy is also
proud to report that her grandson, Rocco
Mistico (18 months) has inherited his
grandmother’s sense of Morrisville style!
Florence La Magna (Nursing) says hello to
all from 1969 and asks that you call, email
or write to her and she will respond. Fern,
Gunky, Hillenbrand, Farchwer and Debbie
Bastinson, where are you?
Kathleen Scott (Journalism) and her
husband,Tom, have two children: Justin (13)
and Kaitlyn (10).
Attention
Published Alumni
Kathleen (Britton) Nuss (Food Service
Administration) was promoted to company
store manager at Altria, Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Morrisville State College is developing
an archive of all printed alumni
publications. Please contact Alumni/
Development (1-800-IMA-GRAD or
[email protected]) and identify
yourself as one of our “Published
Alumni” so that we can be sure to
include you and your publication in
our database.
CLASS OF
1970
James Flateau (Journalism) writes that two
years at Morrisville was the ticket. One year
for each job since 1970:14 years with Dow
Jones-Ottaway Newspapers and into the 21st
year as chief spokesperson for New York’s
prison system.
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CLASS OF
1976
James Cahill (Natural Resources
Conservation) is starting on his 25th year
with the Park Service, and has recently
moved to Horseshoe Bend NMP to be close
to his two daughters who are attending
Jacksonville State University. Jim and his wife,
Holly, live in Dadeville, AL with their son,
Brendan, who just started high school.
Mitchell Locker (Natural Resources
Conservation) is a hydrogeologist for the
New Hampshire Department of
Environmental Services. He married in 1989
and they have three sons.
CLASS OF
1977
Perry Gordon (Journalism) just got married
to a colleague at Miami University, Oxford,
OH. At Miami, he is the Assistant Director
for Parking & Transportation Services and
an instructor in the English Department.
Timothy Linehan (Liberal Arts) is living in
Owego, NY. He and his wife have four
children: Meaghan, Shannon, Sean, and
Patrick. He would love to hear from his
classmates. Email: [email protected]
CLASS OF
1979
Charlotte (Johnson) Bennardo (Journalism)
is thrilled to announce the publication of
three of her children’s books: New Shoes
for Thomas, Kerploosh!, and The Poke Along
Pumpkin. They will be published by Kidkind
Press, NY and should be out before the end
of the year. She also illustrated her book
New Shoes for Thomas using photography.
Currently, her adult thriller is being
reviewed by a Utica, NY publisher. She is
working on a middle grade book about
science and squirrels with her critique
group. Charlotte, her husband Nick and
their three kids live in Bridgewater, NJ, but
hope to make their way to Albany, NY.
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1979
1988
1993
Paul Schnell (Natural Resources
Conservation) was recently elected
President of the Friends of the Lower Great
Lakes Fishery Resources Office in Amherst,
NY. He still keeps eagles, hawks and owls
for use in conservation education programs
in schools in NY State. He encouraged every
Morrisville graduate to give time or money
to Morrisville College and their community
in the spirit of volunteerism when the
opportunity arises.
CLASS OF
1980
Amy (Flannigan) Dittmer (Nursing) married
in 1987 and lives in Tampa, FL with her
husband Don and their two sons; Aiden
(3) and Nicholas (8). She works as a
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in Pediatric
Critical Care. She would love to hear from
fellow classmates. Hello to Fred, Quad,
Denise, Doreen, David, Little Bob, June,
Kate, Judi, Pickett and Nick. Email:
[email protected]
CLASS OF
1981
George Rogers (Medical Laboratory
Technology) received his B.S. from the
University of Buffalo in 1985 and his M.A.
from Western Connecticut State University
in 2002. He works as a scientist for
Boehringer Ingleheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.
CLASS OF
1982
Debra (Morrow) Borden married Daniel on
October 14, 2000; their daughter Danielle
was born on August 17, 2001. Debbie has
worked for WXXA Fox 23 for 10 years.
She received her M.S. Ed from the College
of St. Rose and is an English teacher for the
Schenectady City School District.
CLASS OF
1984
Joseph Coleman writes that 20 years never
went by so quickly! He and Karen (Kucker)
Coleman ’84 (Accounting) have been
married since August 1986. They have two
children (15) and (12). In December 2002,
AT&T transferred them from Kingston, NY
to Tampa, FL.
Kandee (Coleman) Furst (Equine Studies)
has been married to Chuck Furst since 1987
and they have three kids; Nick (14), Rachael
(13), and Carly (7). They would like to hear
from others that went to Morrisville and
hung around their little group. Email:
[email protected]
Jacalyn Spoon (Musical Instrument
Technology) asks her ZEM sisters to unite
and plan get-togethers!
CLASS OF
1986
Katharine (Bryant) Bogausch (Secretarial
Science) has been married for 10 years and
has a daughter (7). She has been working
in a pediatric office for two years now, and
has lived in Fayetteville, GA for the past 10
years.
CLASS OF
1987
Cheryl (Wood) Gregory (Restaurant & Hotel
Management) and Michael Gregory have
moved backed home to Cortland after
being away for the last 16 years.
Pamela Dong (Food Processing
Technology) is working as a Technical
Services
Librarian.
Email:
[email protected]
Tracy Trudell (Journalism) is currently
working for Monica (Novelle) Coleman ‘89,
a fellow Journalism graduate. She says life
is great!
Mary (Goodrich) Gast (Saddlehorse
Management) and her family purchased a
horse in 1997 at the Morrisville State
College Standardbred Sale that went on
to win several awards at Saratoga Raceway
in 2003.
Kristy (Gallagher) Quattrocci (Travel &
Tourism) and Robert Quattrocci were
married August 16, 2003 at the Shenandoah
Country Club. She went on to earn her BA
in English and Elementary Education from
LeMoyne College and her MS in Curriculum
and Instruction from Pace University in
White Plains, NY. She is a 5th grade teacher
at Wellwood Middle School in the
Fayetteville-Manlius School District.
CLASS OF
CLASS OF
1990
1995
CLASS OF
1989
Kelly (Kuelling) Valcore (Information
Processing) just celebrated her 8th wedding
anniversary. She enjoys snowmobiling Tug
Hill every winter with her wonderful
husband, Paul, at her family’s camp in
Osceola. She has been an Administrative
Assistant at Paychex for 4 ½ years. Prior
to that, she was a receptionist at Ide
Radiology.
Leslie Wing (Individual Studies) is looking
to get in contact with all the South Hall
people who lived on the third and fourth
floors. She says she has been goofing off for
a few years, but has decided to go back to
school to get her BA in Psychology. She
will be graduating in December.
Nicole (Quill) Weinstein (Journalism)
married Paul Weinstein in 1999 and they
have Samuel (3) and Delia, born April 5,
2004. She is working at The Daily Gazette
as special sections editor and would love
to hear from other Journalism grads. Email:
[email protected]
1997
CLASS OF
Patrick Moran (Journalism) is entering his
fourth year as the Assistant SID at Fairfield.
He was the Assistant Media Coordinator
for the 2004 NCAA Women’s Basketball
Tournament at the Arena at Harbor Yard in
Bridgeport, CT.
CLASS OF
Jeffrey Sturek (Wood Processing
Technology) is public relations manager at
ppc Racing in Mooresville, NC. ppc Racing
competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck
and Busch Series with drivers Terry Cook
and Jason Keller. He currently resides in
Charlotte, NC area and holds a MS in public
relations from Syracuse University. Email:
[email protected]
1991
Doug Arrowsmith (Journalism) says hello
to all Journalism grads from 1991. Drop
him a line, he’d love to hear from you!
Email: [email protected]
Jeanne (Allen) Morris (Liberal Arts)
completed her CASAC in 2003 and her
MSW from University of Buffalo in August
2004. She and her husband Mikel
celebrated their 4th marriage anniversary
on October 7, 2004.
CLASS OF
1998
CLASS OF
1992
Kevin Madden serves as a spokesman for
President George Bush’s re-election
campaign. Prior to joining Bush-Cheney
’04, he served as a senior policy advisor
and chief spokesman for US Congressman
John E. Sweeney (R-NY) since 2001. Kevin
and his wife, Jaclyn Norris Madden, were
married in November 2003 and live in
Washington DC.
Owen Scott Anderson strikes a pose in his
new Morrisville bib! He is the son of Jennifer
(Colgan) ’98 and Scott Anderson.
Karen (Dunham) Van Kuyk (Liberal Arts)
would love to hear from old friends! Email:
[email protected]
CLASS OF
2001
Adam Winslow (Individual Studies) is
working in group sales for the Rochester
Sports Group-the Rochester Americans
Professional Ice Hockey Club and the
Rochester Knighthawks Professional
Lacrosse Team.
Johnathan Woodbeck (Journalism
Technology) has been doing a lot of local
appearances and radio spots and has built
himself up in Albany as a radio personality.
He has also started his own website and
company based on his character :
JJGAY.com. However, as of August 2004,
he will be heading to San Francisco, CA
where he will be attending the Academy
of Arts College and studying Motion Picture
and Television Direction.
CLASS OF
2003
Alicia Chrysler (Gaming & Casino
Management) and James Notartomaso
(Individual Studies) met at Morrisville in
August of 2001 and married on September
4, 2004.
Rachel Knorr (BT, Equine Science &
Technology) is currently a graduate student
at Colorado State University in the Master’s
of Agriculture Extension Education
program. She was very excited that her
Bachelor’s degree from Morrisville allowed
her to step right into that program without
taking any extra courses. She is not sure if
she is the first person to graduate from a
B.T. program and go on to get a Master’s
but would be interested in finding out.
John Seckner (BT, Network Administration)
writes that he misses Morrisville and it
prepared him very well in his career field.
After graduation, he worked for FEMA
traveling the country until there was a job
opening with Anteon, where he did his
Morrisville internship. Now he links and
helps make computer battle simulations for
the US Military.
As of press time…
Gary Stanley, a former Business
Administration major at Morrisville State,
had currently competed and won seven
straight weeks on BET’s 106 & Park
Freestyle Friday. Gary’s fame began simply
in a freestyle competition hosted during
Spring Jam, held May 6-8, 2004. Host of
BET’s new show “The Next,” ‘Terence’
judged the freestyle competition held in
Madison Hall on May 6. Two winners were
announced at the end of the competition,
Stanley a.k.a “Sincere the Great” and Van
Elliot Chambless a.k.a “Sife.” Winning seven
weeks in a row has entered Stanley into
the BET’s Hall of Fame. Sife will also
compete some time later this year.
A
Memorial
Scholarship
Foundation has been established to honor
the memory of Lorisa (Dunbar) Taylor
’89.Those who wish to make contributions
to support this cause may contact Shelly
Cofield at [email protected].
CLASS OF
2001
CLASS OF
1993
Jason Gansz (Agricultural Engineering) and
Kristine (Rogers) Gansz ’01 (Equine
Science) got married in June 2004. Jason is
a service technician at Monroe Tractor in
Canandaigua, NY. Kristine majored in
Animal Science at Cornell University,
completing her BA and graduating Cum
Laude in May 2003. She is now an Equine
Nutrition Consultant for Cargill Animal
Nutrition. The Ganszs reside in Lyons, NY.
Joe Camporesi (Liberal Arts) writes that
life is still great in Southern California. He
would love to say hi to Christopher
Redmond, Rich Lacey, Hector Lowery, John
Gilbert, and Allison Kablach.
Elizabeth DeWitt (Equine Racing
Management) would love to hear from old
friends, DLM, and ADM members. Email:
[email protected]
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Attention All
Softball Alumni
A special reunion is being planned for
former softball players during the 2005
Night of Champions, to be held Friday,
May 6 at the Syracuse Wyndham Hotel.
Please contact Alumni/Development
(call 1-800-IMA-GRAD or e-mail
[email protected]) and identify
yourself as a “Lady Mustang” so that
we can be sure you receive an
invitation to this exciting event!
alumninews
Award-Winning Alumni Author Visits Alma Mater
FRANCI ROSINSKI ’86, PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATE, MORRISVILLE STATE COLLEGE
When she was young, Liza Frenette saved her
money to buy a second-hand desk for her bedroom in her
family’s home in Tupper Lake so she would have a place to
be a writer. It was one of the first signs, along with the way
she was captivated by books and reading, talked about
her adventures, and as one of nine children was always
thinking up ways to be creative, that some day she would
share her love for writing with the world.
Frenette’s literary passion
turned into a rewarding career as
an editor, writer and book author.
Her creativity has taken readers
to exciting places and introduced
them to adventurous characters,
leading to her popularity.
The award-winning children’s book author and
MSC graduate visited campus October 18. She told stories
at the Children Center’s, presented a lecture for the
“Corridor to the Classroom” series for future teachers,
shared insight during a journalism class discussion and
held a book signing at the campus store.
The “Writing for Teachers and for Children”
lecture focused on teaching from a journalistic perspective
and using literature in the classroom, and was underwritten
by the Sheila Johnson Institute.
“What amazes me about teachers is that they
are interesting and always willing to come up with new
ideas for the classroom,” Frenette said.
Frenette is a 1978 graduate of Morrisville’s
journalism program, where she displayed her writing talent
as copy editor of the college’s newspaper, The Chimes. It
was long before college, however, that her literary genius
started to unfold. In elementary school, she won first place
in a school poetry contest. Many writing accolades followed
when she was a reporter and editor at various newspapers
and magazines, including first place prizes for feature writing,
news writing and column writing from the United Press
International and the Associated Press.
She is best known as the author of two published
children’s novels, Soft Shoulders and Dangerous Falls Ahead,
adventure stories about self-discovery, friendship, courage
and families. Both take place in the Adirondack Mountains.
A third book in the trilogy, Dead End, is due out in the
spring of 2005. Soft Shoulders won a national writing award
from The Writer’s Voice, a national organization that
promotes writing and hosts authors for readings.
In her books, Frenette’s characters are at the point
in their lives when they are still discovering about
themselves and the outside world, just starting to change
and look at themselves, their families and friends.
“I find it a curious time and one that interests
me,” Frenette said. “I love the worlds that children create
and I love their insight.” Her daughter and 11 nieces and
nephews provide inspiration for some of the characters
in her books.
A visiting author, she presents interactive
workshops at elementary schools and colleges on creative
writing and children’s literature. She is a member of the
National Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
(SCBWI), the Children’s Literature Connection and the
Adirondack Writing Center. She is assistant editor of New
York Teacher, a bi-weekly news magazine about public
education and has written numerous articles in Reader’s
Digest, Adirondack Life and Hudson Valley magazines, and
Yankee Homes.
Frenette, who
lives in Albany, earned an
associate’s degree in
journalism
from
Morrisville State College,
a bachelor’s degree in
English with a minor in
journalism, and a
master’s degree in English in the creative writing program,
both from the State University of New York at Albany.
Mark Your Calendar & Renew, Relive and Reconnect!
Don’t miss these great opportunities to reunite with alumni friends old and new.
January
May
July
Night of Champions
Syracuse Wyndham
May 6, 2005
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
Webster Park
July 23, 2005
February
May
September
Fourth Annual Networking Experience
Atlanta, GA
February 4, 2005
94th Commencement
Morrisville State College
May 21, 2005
Finger Lakes Picnic
Sampson State Park
September 10, 2005
July
Fall 2005
Lowcountry Oyster Festival
Charlton, SC
Sunday, January 30, 2005
April
SUNY Alumni Reception
Washington, DC
April 5, 2005
Summer Alumni Reunion
Morrisville State College
July 15, 16 & 17, 2005
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Mustang Weekend 2005
Morrisville State College
alumninews
Mustang Weekend 2004 Class Reunions
Class of 1959 Celebrates 45th Reunion
Class of 1954 Celebrates Golden Anniversary
Class of 1974 Celebrates 30th Reunion
Seated: Thomas Dubbs
Not pictured: David Schell
Class of 1964 Celebrates 40th Reunion
Front: Donald Livermore, Domenic Caraccilo, Joy
(Bray) Baccile, Zygmuret Kurpisz, Warren Wrenner
Back: Kenneth Beaman, Robert Bresee, David Morey,
James Tyler Not pictured: Joseph Pettinichi
Front: Danielle (Dumas) Kellogg, Janet (Johnson) Kramer,
Dee Parker Back: Dennis Kramer, Gary Parker Not
pictured: Daniel Licata, Alva Richards
Front: Patricia (Heiser) Squier, Deborah (Kaelin)
McCaffery, Nancy (Boyle) Hamlin Back: Jill (Planck) Cerny,
Michael Sorenson, Susan (Mayhew) Tarbox Not pictured:
Barbara Granato, William Pink
Network with Potential Employees at “Career Connections” Job Fair
In Memoriam
Freda Stark ’27
Walter M. Murray’33
Phyllis Margrey’37
Raymond J. Davies’39
William L. Boughton’48
Donald Parker’48
Joseph A. Arena’49
George R. Ryan’49
Juliette Ellis’50
Vance Niles’52
Gordon J.Gridley’55
Fred Carl Fisher’61
Judy A. Demond’62
Robert Matteson’64
Charles Morse’64
Bonnie Reed’68
Carl E. Jennings’71
James Michael White’98
James Ralph Garruto’99
Gary Robert VanWie’00
Jackson William White’00
As a dedicated professional, you want to ensure that vacant positions in your workplace are filled with
people of the highest qualifications. Where better to locate exceptional candidates for open positions? At your alma
mater - Morrisville!
A new opportunity to locate and network with potential employees (and future alumni!) is available during
Morrisville State College’s Career Awareness Week. On Thursday, March 3, 2005, Alumni/Development will host the
inaugural “Career Connections,” a career fair for Morrisville graduates seeking to hire current students for internships
or graduating seniors for full-time employment.
“Career Connections” will be held from 10 a.m. to3 p.m. on the Morrisville State College campus. Number
of responses will determine the exact location; details will be provided as the day approaches. Alumni participating
in “Career Connections” are invited to a reception with Dr. Cross that evening, as well as “Careers 101: Life After
Graduation,” a dinner and discussion program Thursday evening. Please fill out the form below and return it by
Friday, January 28, 2005.
Please complete and return this registration form by Friday, January 28, 2005 to:
Morrisville State College Alumni/Development
“Career Connections” Bailey Hall #101
Morrisville, NY 13408
Name_________________________________________ Title_____________________________
Company_____________________________ Business Phone (_____) - _______-_____________
Address__________________________ City__________________ State ______ ZIP ________
Year of Graduation_______ Major___________________ E-Mail__________@_____________
__ I will participate in “Career Connections.” __ I will attend “Careers 101” dinner and discussion.
A Friar is Someone Just Like You!
Someone who…
Wants to have a good time
Needs to belong and make new friends
Desires gratification as the result of hard work
Can have pride in outstanding achievement
Desires a place where their talent can be utilized onstage or
backstage
Loves the theatre for its excitement, its closeness & its magic!
Feels that they are special, looking for the place to be special
-From a 1981 Friar Recruiting Poster
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Alumni Reunion, to be held July 15-17 at Morrisville State
College. Please contact Alumni/Development (call 1-800-IMAGRAD or e-mail [email protected]) and identify yourself
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M O R R I S V I L L E STATE COLLEGE
for alumni and friends of Morrisville State College
Winter 2005
vol. 79 issue 02
If this issue is addressed to a graduate no longer living at this location, please forward the correct contact information to the address above.
Highlights From Mustang Weekend 2004
Educational
Fundraising Award
Distinguished
Alumni Award
John Galbreath ’60, professor
emeritus, presents President
Cross with a CASE (Council
for Advancement and Support
of Education) Award, which
honors superior fund-raising
programs across the country.
For the second consecutive
year, MSC was named to the
Circle of Excellence for overall
improvement in fundraising.
The award recognizes
exemplary fund-raising efforts
over three years, and was made
upon recommendation from
the Council for Aid to
Education.
Police Chief Enrico D’Alessandro
presents Steven Brody ‘73 with the
Distinguished Alumni Award. Since
graduation, Sergeant Brody has been
an active member of the New York
State University Police at Morrisville
State College. He trains and
maintains the title of a Level 3 Medic,
a position which involves a rigorous
recertification process every three
years. An active member of the
Morrisville Fire Department, Officer
Brody has responded to more than
7,000 emergency medical calls
during the last 33 years.
Fisher Family
Donates Sculpture
College Council Chairman
and longtime Morrisville
supporter Arnold Fisher
and his wife,Arlene, donate
a nine and one-half foot
sculpture of a rearing
mustang atop a four-foot
stone pedestal. The handbent line sculpture was
made by renowned Texan
artist Esther Benedict and
represents Morrisville
State College’s mascot, the
Mustang.
Class Of 1952: A Sign Of Support
Alumni Legacy Awards
Awards were presented to Jeffrey
Seymour (top left) from Mt. Upton,
NY, following the legacy of his father,
Gary Seymour ’68; Lorie Walseman
(top right) from Lowville, NY,
following the legacy of her mother,
Nancy Walseman ’71; William Miller,
Jr. (bottom left) from Oneida,
following the legacy of his father,
William Miller, Sr. ’77; and Amy Tyler
(bottom right) from Cazenovia, NY,
following the legacy of her
grandmother, Marie (Hakes)
Licciardello ‘59 and her grandfather,
Howard Potter ’59.
Throughout the years, Morrisville State College has been greatly enhanced by a legacy of generous class gifts.
Worthy students continue to receive scholarships from the Class of 1916;
Thanks to the Class of 1943, a beautiful clock helps students arrive to class on time;
Students gather by Helyar Pond in a gazebo donated by the Class of 1974;
Road signs marked Morrisville as the home of alma mater for the Class of 1992;
Thanks to the Class of 2001, the Howlett Carillon Bells pleasantly echo across the countryside each day.
And now, the Class of 1952 stands out as a leader in class giving. Two years ago, during their Golden Anniversary
reunion, Class of 1952 representatives approached Dr. Cross and expressed interest in constructing a new sign for Route 20.
Since then, more than $18,000 has been raised by the Class of 1952 - the largest class gift to date - and we are truly grateful.
During Mustang Weekend 2004, the Class of 1952 returned to dedicate its class gift to Morrisville State College. Because
of their tireless efforts, a new sign, displaying the college’s logo, was built using the funds raised by the class. The V-shaped
structure is positioned on the front lawn of Bailey Hall so that it is visible to both eastbound and westbound traffic on Route 20.
It is also lighted for high visibility at night. In the interior of the structure, two granite benches and several plaques have been
installed: one plaque serves as a dedication of the sign from the Class of 1952; another bears each classmate’s name; and nine
other plaques designate important milestones in the college’s history.
Already, the tremendous structure has become a landmark for alumni, family and friends of Morrisville State College.
Professors have been teaching class on the lawn, community members have rested on the comfortable benches, and families have
been directed to follow Route 20 until they see the “big new sign” next to the copper dome of Madison Hall. At night, the
beautiful sign shines like a bright and cheery beacon.
The Class of 1952 legacy gift has enriched the campus and community in dozens of new ways, providing a benchmark
for future class giving at Morrisville State College. “The Class of ‘52 Legacy Committee has raised the bar. By rallying their
classmates to raise nearly $20,000 for the college’s new sign, they have set a new record gift from a class,” said James Hastie,Vice
President of Institutional Advancement and Development. “We cannot thank them enough for their support.”
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