2005-06 - Hudson Valley Community College

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Hudson Valley Community College
2005-06 Report to the Community
Dedication and Excellence in Teaching
Rensselaer County Legislature (2005-06)
Board of Trustees (2005-06)
Neil J. Kelleher, Chairman
Robert H. Hill II, Chairman
Thomas M. Walsh Sr., Vice Chairman
Conrad H. Lang Jr., Vice Chairman
Richard Salisbury, Vice Chairman/Finance
Richard M. Amadon
Robert Mirch, Majority Leader
James J. Brearton
Ginny O’Brien, Minority Leader
Donald Fane
Laura Bauer
Esther Flynn
James Brearton
Joseph A. Kapp
Stan Brownell
Ourelian J. Haley, Student Trustee
Flora Fasoldt
Lorraine O. Schindler
Lester Goodermote
Paul W. Zuber
Peter Grimm
Keith Hammond
W. Kevin Harrington
Kenneth Herrington
Nancy McHugh
Martin Reid
Michael E. Stammel
Edward R. Swartz
Brian Zweig
Rensselaer County Executive
Kathleen M. Jimino
REVENUE
On the cover: Accounting Professor Lou Rosamilia talks with his students
(left to right) Annescia Cole and Aubre Lanni while walking through the
Raymond H. Siek Campus Center.
Photo by Anthony Salamone
Sponsored by Rensselaer County/Part of the State University of New York
Hudson Valley Community College does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, race or
ethnicity, national origin, religion, disabling condition, marital status or sexual orientation.
2005/06
BUDGET
Tuition Revenue
State Aid
Offset Revenue
Chargeback Revenue
Sponsor Contribution
Revenue in Lieu of Sponsor's Share
Appropriated Fund Balance
Total
$25,162,512
$21,278,000
$15,866,668
$9,086,688
$3,138,900
$1,389,000
$674,590
$76,596,358
EXPENSE
Personal Services
Equipment
Contractual Expense
Employee Benefits
Total
$41,833,222
$2,114,227
$21,408,878
$11,240,031
$76,596,358
Hudson Valley Community College’s mission is to provide dynamic,
student-centered, comprehensive, and accessible educational opportunities
that address the diverse needs of the community.
Friends,
Mentors, advocates, friends – these are words regularly used by students to describe the men
and women who teach in the classrooms at Hudson Valley Community College.
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Within this report, you’ll read about four individuals who are representative of the outstanding
faculty at Hudson Valley. In so doing, you will get a glimpse of the important role the college
plays in the lives of our students. Our impact on the community is just as impressive: the
college’s annual economic impact on the Capital Region is nearly a billion dollars – $360 million
on Rensselaer County alone.
Assistant Professor Sheila Hughes has been guiding young men and
women through the mysteries of the human body and into careers as
medical sonographers for the past two decades. Graduates of the program
talk about her sincerity and personal attention; her peers in the medical
imaging community call her “one of a kind.”
Quick with a joke in the lab, Dr. Laura Mastrangelo is serious when it comes
to her Biology students’ successes, which are notable. Graduates of her
Genetics and Molecular DNA Techniques courses are working as research
biologists, biotechnologists and public health biologists. Mastrangelo
almost chose a research career herself, but the lure of helping students
“learn, grow and change their lives” brought her to our campus.
A 34-year veteran of the Accounting Department, Professor Lou Rosamilia
is a hands-on advocate for his students, shaping his classroom experience
and using new technology so that every student can grasp the material. In
the 1990s, Rosamilia briefly became an administrator at the college, but
returned to the classroom when he realized he missed his daily interaction
with students.
Since 1981, Associate Professor Robert Ristau has taught in the Electrical
Construction and Maintenance program, the same program from which he
graduated in 1976. A lively and down-to-earth instructor, Ristau enjoys
relating to his students, prodding them with questions and encouraging
them to think on their feet.
Each year, more than 12,000 students pass through our actual and virtual classrooms,
encountering faculty with traits epitomized by these four individuals: knowledgeable, dynamic,
committed to student success and willing to go the extra step. That’s their hallmark; it’s Hudson
Valley’s hallmark, too.
And each year, our alumni tell a familiar story. They initially chose Hudson Valley because it was
affordable, or perhaps because it was close to home. But our students leave with something far
more valuable: the opportunity to work with and learn from top-notch, caring faculty who are
researchers, published authors, leaders in their fields.
Hudson Valley Community College rises on the ability of our faculty to motivate, enlighten and,
yes, even entertain our students. Our reputation for academic excellence is clearly a reflection
of professors like Sheila, Laura, Lou and Bob. Enjoy their stories.
Sincerely,
Andrew J. “Drew” Matonak, Ed.D.
President
President Drew Matonak takes time from his schedule to
visit with young charges at the Viking Child Care Center, the
college’s on-campus day care center for children between
the ages of six weeks and five years old. During the 2005-06
academic year, the center served more than 100 children of
Hudson Valley students, faculty and staff.
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ClassAct
Lou Rosamilia is at home
in the classroom, where his students are like family.
By Jason McCord
fter teaching accounting for years,
Louis Rosamilia ’69 got his chance to
move up the administrative ladder,
and became a department chair in the School
of Business.
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But after a couple of years in the job, Rosamilia
had an epiphany while walking across the
college campus one day.
“I wasn’t working as closely with students,”
Rosamilia recalled. “I said ‘That’s not why I’m
here. I’m not an administrator; I’m here for
the students.’ I think this is the best job on the
campus. No job is better than teaching.”
Rosamilia isn’t the only one who’s happy he
returned to teaching. Count his students and
fellow faculty as pleased as well.
“I don’t think there’s a professor on campus
who is more beloved by his students than Lou,”
said Phil White, dean of the School of Business
and School of Engineering and Industrial
Technologies.
“On the ‘Rate my Professor’ Web site, that’s
what all the students said: He cares,” added
Samaria Corrales, a second-year Business
Administration student. “I didn’t understand
until I took his class. He’s a teacher who asks
how you’re doing and really cares about your
well being.”
But it was construction, not teaching, that
Rosamilia pictured himself doing out of high
school. That is, until his father gave him some
not-so-subtle advice. “My dad said, ‘I don’t
think so. Go to school,’ ” Rosamilia said.
Knowing better than to question his dad,
Rosamilia attended Hudson Valley. An average
student in high school, Rosamilia said he was
invigorated by his college professors and soon
found himself on the Dean’s List. He graduated
in 1969 with an associate’s degree in
accounting, and later earned his bachelor’s and
master’s degrees from the University at Albany.
Hudson Valley had the biggest impact.
“I found people who really cared. That’s why I
am the person I am now,” Rosamilia said. “I
love talking to the students. That’s why I’m
here. It’s all about the students… Students feel
comfortable coming to see me and I want them
to feel that way.”
Starting as a high school teacher at La Salle
Institute, Rosamilia was first brought on as an
adjunct faculty member at Hudson Valley,
teaching an evening class full of adult students
returning to college, or tackling it for the
first time.
“I was the youngest person in the class because
it was an evening class. Talk about intimidating,”
Rosamilia recalled.
But he stuck with it, teaching as an adjunct
instructor for eight years until he was hired
full-time in 1981. Rosamilia has taught
accounting at Hudson Valley for 33 years,
watching the courses evolve from “chalk and
talk” lectures to integrating computerized
accounting programs.
He teaches as many as five accounting classes a
day, but he works with each class differently,
tailoring the lessons to the students’ particular
interests. In 1991, he was honored with the
State University of New York’s Chancellor’s
Award for Excellence in Teaching, one of only
three School of Business faculty members to
receive the award.
“It’s always a process of getting the students to
grasp the material. I like to give them realworld examples so they’re a part of it,”
Rosamilia explained.
Little did Rosamilia know that all the support
he’s offered throughout the years would come
back to him when students and the rest of the
campus community found out that his
daughter, Stephanie, would have to travel to
Boston to undergo a stem cell transplant.
He never asked anyone for anything. But Cathy
Kilmer, secretary to Phil White in the School of
Business, made it clear that help was on the way.
“I told him… you’re outnumbered. This is what
we’re doing.’” Kilmer recalled. “Everyone on
the campus jumped in when they heard. They
asked ‘What can we do?’ He’s like a brother to
everyone here.”
Green silicone bracelets with the words “Friends
of Stephanie” were sold for $5 each. The first
order of 500 sold out in one day. Two more
orders were placed, and the bracelet sale raised
$7,500 for the Rosamilia family. Rosamilia and
his wife of 37 years, Peg, and Stephanie were
overwhelmed by the show of support.
Rosamilia – and many other college employees
– still wear the bracelet every day. He also wears
a small, gold angel pin a student gave him after
hearing about Stephanie’s situation.
“When I think about it, I get very emotional.
There’s so much love here,” Rosamilia said. “I
refer to Hudson Valley as a family and I mean
that from the bottom of my heart.”
And true to form, Rosamilia has paid that
kindness forward, creating a nondenominational prayer group that meets each
week. He collects prayer requests from coworkers or students, praying for the names or
requests for guidance he receives.
“Faith is a very important part of my life,”
Rosamilia said. “I know what it’s done for me
and if I can help someone else, I will.”
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Louis Rosamilia, professor, Accounting, School of Business
Teaches – or has taught – almost every Accounting class,
including:
Applied Accounting
Cost Accounting
Financial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
Favorite Music: Christian music.
Favorite Book: “The Purpose-Driven Life” by Rick Warren.
Perfect Four-Person Dinner Party (including yourself ):
God, Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton and Lance Armstrong.
What do you love about Hudson Valley?
Working with students within a family atmosphere.
Ultra-
dedicated
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Sheila Hughes’ expertise
guides a successful Sonography program.
By Eric Bryant
eaching innovative technology that is
critical to the delivery of quality health
care in the region is one of the School
of Health Sciences’ signature missions, and
Sheila Hughes ’78 is on the front line of that
mission.
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For the last two decades, she’s been intimately
involved in the creation and growth of Hudson
Valley’s Diagnostic Medical Sonography
certificate program, one of only a few programs
in the state that trains sonographers, also
known as ultrasound technicians.
Hughes was in on the ground floor when the
program began in the late 1980s. A 1978
graduate of the college’s Radiologic Technology
program, she was working as a clinical
supervisor at the Veterans’ Administration
Hospital in Albany when she was asked to assist
a consultant with the creation of the college’s
Sonography program.
After she provided some detailed input on
curriculum and course requirements, the
consultant told her, “You should be teaching
this program.”
A new career was born. And ever since, Hughes
has helped train more than 600 sonographers
who work in hospitals and health care facilities
around the Capital Region and throughout the
country.
“She has such an easy way about her, sometimes
it’s easy to forget that she is brilliant at what she
does,” said Jeanne Kelleher, chairwoman of the
college’s Medical Imaging Department.
The recipient of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award
for Excellence in Teaching in 2000, Hughes is
quick with a joke in class and colleagues say her
enthusiasm is what makes her a great teacher.
Her graduates’ success is clearly a product of
her personal teaching style, said Michael
Masone, director of operations at Capital
Imaging in Latham.
“Hudson Valley students are well educated, ready
to interface with patients and other medical
professionals, and it all stems back to Sheila
and the attention she gives to her students,” he
explained. “The thing that is most impressive
about Sheila is her personal attention to the
student. That hasn’t changed in 20 years.”
Hughes, who also has a bachelor’s degree from
Empire State College, feeds off the energy and
motivation of the students who enter the yearlong Sonography program. It’s competitive to
get in: there are only 24 spots for some 100
applicants annually.
“You watch them come in and they have that
deer-in-the-headlights look. The most
fulfilling part of what I do is seeing each student
grow and gain all this knowledge and knowing
that you had a good part in making that
happen,” she said.
Since its inception, the program has doubled
in size. A relatively new diagnostic tool,
sonography has come a long way since its first
development in the medical field. Recent
advances, including three-dimensional imaging
“open up doors to anatomy that we could not
see before,” Hughes said.
“When I got into this in 1983, everyone knew
that we were the people who you went to, to
check on your baby,” she said. “We are still part
of that special bond between mom and dad and
baby but the technology is used for so much
more today.”
Sonography is often a precursor to X-rays
because it can safely and quickly examine
virtually any soft tissue under the skin. It’s used
to search out cancers and kidney stones,
examine clogged carotid arteries in the neck,
and discover fetal complications that may have
previously gone unnoticed. Bones and airfilled tissue such as the lungs are about the only
places that are currently not the bodily domain
of the sonographer, Hughes said.
Hudson Valley even offers a special one-year
certificate that deals exclusively with sonography
of the heart, called echocardiography.
“The technology and the applications have
really expanded, especially when you compare it
to where it was when we started,” she said.
Hudson Valley’s program is the only accredited,
one-year sonography program in the state.
Students often enter the program after
graduating from the college’s Radiologic
Technology associate’s degree program or
after working in another allied health career
because they see sonography as a step up the
professional ladder.
Increasingly, though, the program is training
more people with bachelor’s degrees and the
required hospital work experience who are
looking for a new career. And because of the
program’s reputation, many of those students
travel from Binghamton, Utica and the
Adirondacks to work with Hughes and her
colleagues.
“The program is invaluable to this area,” she
said. “I can’t imagine what kind of a shortage we
would have if it wasn’t here.”
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Sheila Hughes, assistant professor, Medical Imaging,
School of Health Sciences
Teaches:
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Favorite Music:
Country is probably my favorite... although you may find me
listening to Hinder, Staind, or Jim Brickman! Never know where
my mood will take me!
Favorite Book: One of my favorite authors is Sandra Brown.
Catherine Coulter, John Grisham and Sidney Sheldon are great also!
My husband, my daughter, and my son all together. Our family is
growing, with a new daughter-in-law in February and a grandson
who is 4… so we may have to add a few place settings.
My favorite thing is the other people in my department.
Jeanne Kelleher, Heidi Reis, Val Mackey, Gail Ryan, Linda Desnoyers,
Kathy Fomuk are all awesome. Anytime I have needed anything, they
have all been ready and willing to help and support me. The best thing
is that we not only work together, but we are also able to laugh and
have a good time together!
Highlights 2005–06
Hudson Valley strengthened its role as a
leader in workforce development during the
2005-06 academic year with the creation of
several new programs designed to meet the
needs of employers in the
Capital Region.
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contributes almost a billion dollars
annually to the Capital Region’s economy
through its purchases, wages and contributions
that alumni make to the local workforce,
according to a recent study commissioned by
the college.
The college generates a 17 percent return on
investment for the entire Capital Region. In
Rensselaer County specifically, every tax dollar
invested generates $13.40 in return. The
college’s 2005-06 budget totaled $76.6
million.
Students also benefit over the long-term,
enjoying a 22 percent annual return on their
investment of time and money. For every $1 a
student invests, he or she will receive a
cumulative $9.07 in higher future earnings.
Since its first graduating class in 1955, the
college has graduated 63,060 alumni, 80
percent of whom live in the Capital Region. In
addition, the college has 1,050 employees, and
96 percent of them live in Albany, Rensselaer,
Saratoga or Schenectady counties.
From left to right, Construction Technology Professor
Tim Dennis instructs two of his students, Anthony
Benamati and Andrew McKay, as they work on walls
they built for a Habitat for Humanity home. The result
of a partnership between the college and Habitat for
Humanity of Schenectady County, the project allowed
students to gain home-building experience while the
organization received free labor.
The college established a
Business Research and
Development Center,
which will research and
forecast the career
training needs for the
region, then work with
business and industry to
develop both credit- and non-credit training
to meet those needs.
Overseen by the college’s Workforce
Development Institute, the center will build
upon existing partnerships and establish new
ones. It was established with a $50,000
member item from State Senate Majority
Leader Joseph L. Bruno, R-Brunswick, and
$50,000 from the Rensselaer County
Industrial Development Agency.
The Workforce Development Institute has a
strong track record for building public-private
partnerships, including:
A collaborative training program with
CVS/pharmacy. The college created a mock
pharmacy inside its Albany Extension
Center and hosts non-credit training for
pharmacy technicians. The course provides
a foundation for those interested in
becoming pharmacy technicians and
prepares students for the National
Pharmacy Technician Examination.
The Verizon Next Step program, which
celebrated its 10th anniversary during the
2005-06 academic year. The program
provides qualified Verizon associates the
opportunity to obtain an associate’s degree
in telecommunications, and has graduated
more than 2,500 Verizon associates since
its creation as a pilot program in 1995.
Hudson Valley is the lead college for
managing the Next Step Program
throughout New York State.
The college appointed several new and
long-tenured employees to leadership
posts in 2005-06.
Alexander J. Popovics,
Ed.D., was named vice
president for enrollment
management and student
development. Prior to
joining Hudson Valley,
Popovics served as vice
president for enrollment
management at Saint Joseph’s College of
Maine; he has 30 years of experience in
student recruitment, retention, enrollment
management and institutional planning.
A 15-year teaching veteran,
Phillip White of Troy was
named dean of the School
of Business and School of
Engineering and Industrial
Technologies. In that role,
White oversees the two
schools, which house
27 academic departments that serve more
than 2,600 students.
Anthony Kossmann of
Altamont was appointed
chair of the Automotive,
Manufacturing and
Engineering Technologies
Department. In his 14 years
at Hudson Valley, Kossmann
has taught a vast array of
courses in the college’s four Automotive
Department programs.
Cherie Pash-Corr of East
Greenbush was appointed
chair of the Mathematics
and Engineering Science
Department. A faculty
member since 1975, she is
known as an innovator in
distance learning, teaching
via the Web and through interactive television,
in addition to the traditional classroom.
Tom Reinisch of North
Greenbush was named
athletic director. In that
role, he oversees the
college’s 14 varsity sports
and intramural program.
Approximately 250
students participate in
intercollegiate athletics annually.
enhance training opportunities for
technicians already working in more
traditional fields: Heating Systems, and
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning.
From Arabic to Photovoltaics, Hudson
Valley expanded its academic offerings.
The college continually evaluates its course
offerings, curricula and programs to ensure
they are up-to-date and prepare students for
the workforce or to pursue bachelor’s degrees.
The Curriculum Committee approved 103
curricular changes in 2005-06, a 34 percent
increase in activity in the past three academic
years.
New academic offerings include:
Hudson Valley students can now learn
Arabic, in addition to seven other
languages: Chinese, Russian, Japanese,
Italian, German, French and Spanish.
A new associate’s degree in Biological
Sciences is an academically rigorous
program designed for students who wish to
transfer to a four-year institution to pursue
a career as a professional in medicine,
dentistry, veterinary science, pharmacy or
other areas, such as research, in the
biological sciences. The college has a
transfer agreement with The Sage Colleges
for its pre-med and clinical biology
bachelor’s degree program.
The Building Systems Technologies
Department offers three new certificate
programs, one that will train students in an
emerging technology, Photovoltaic (solar
cell) Installation, and two others that will
Thomas Lail
Doris Schoonmaker
Marketing students now have the
opportunity to earn an associate’s degree
with an option in retailing. This is the
second option within the Marketing
program; students interested in pursuing a
career in the tourism, convention and event
management industry also can earn an
associate’s degree that is geared specifically
toward that growing field.
With 10 degree and certificate
programs and hundreds of classes offered
online, Hudson Valley continues to be a
leader in online education.
Enrollment in online courses – from Financial
Accounting to Western Civilization and the
World – has more than tripled in the past five
years as students of all ages gravitate toward a
convenient way to earn a quality education.
In 2005-06, online student enrollment
reached 9,180, with students hailing from the
Capital Region, across the nation and around
the globe, including Algeria, Pakistan and
Vietnam.
Rensselaer City Court Judge
Kathleen L. Robichaud
(right) shares her
experiences with a student
at the college’s annual
Career Exploration Day,
which gives students the
opportunity to discuss
potential careers that
interest them with
professionals working in
those fields.
In addition to meeting the region’s need for
dental hygienists, the college now offers a
Dental Assisting certificate program to train
new dental assistants and an Alternative
Dental Assisting program, which allows
employed dental assistants to meet the state
requirement for licensure. Both programs
are offered online.
Dicey O’Malley
Kathleen Petley
Robert Matthews
Five faculty and staff members received the prestigious SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence.
Associate Professor Thomas Lail of Valatie, a member of the college’s
Fine Arts faculty, and Associate Professor Doris Schoonmaker of
Albany, a member of the Mathematics and Engineering Science
Department, received the award for Excellence in Teaching.
Receiving the award for Excellence in Professional Service were Nursing
Department Chair Dicey O’Malley of Clifton Park and Registrar
Kathleen Petley of Averill Park.
And Associate Professor Robert Matthews of Wynantskill received the
award for Excellence in Librarianship.
Instituted in 1972 by the State University of New York, the Chancellor’s
Awards recognize exceptional contributions to the university by
dedicated professionals. Since its inception, 93 faculty and staff
members at Hudson Valley have received the award.
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The transformative power of education
is an inspiration for Laura Mastrangelo.
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By Eric Bryant
he big questions fascinate Associate
Professor Laura Mastrangelo: how the
heart can continue beating for decades;
how the body can regulate breathing without a
conscious thought.
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Translating that fascination to scores of
Anatomy and Physiology students each year is
Mastrangelo’s passion – one she approaches
with humor, patience and what a former
student described as “volcano-like energy.”
The desire to teach first struck Mastrangelo
in high school, but her “a-ha” moment came
while she was a student at Siena College, where
she took a developmental biology course with
Dr. Patricia Brown.
“I always wanted to be a teacher and in ninth
grade, I decided that I really loved science. Pat
Brown at Siena was the one who really turned
me on to Biology. She could explain all that
cool body stuff,” Mastrangelo said with a laugh.
After graduating from Siena with a Biology
degree under her belt, Mastrangelo entered the
doctoral program in physiology at Albany
Medical College. While there, she was one of
several top students offered a fellowship with
the National Institutes of Health, an honor that
aimed her squarely at a research career.
The NIH selected doctoral students from
institutions across the country, funding
research that focused on tissue remodeling and
cardiovascular disease. Mastrangelo worked
specifically on the aftereffect of severe burns
on the liver.
“We had a model which mimicked what happens
to the liver after thermal injury,” Mastrangelo
explained. “After severe burns, the liver is
overloaded with all the dead and dying red
blood cells. People are susceptible to bacterial
infection and often die from the infection and
not the burn itself.”
Post-doctoral work at the Veterans’
Administration Hospital in Albany investigated
the effects of infection on pulmonary cells.
Her research work continued at the University
at Albany where she studied premature aging
in young boys.
It was all fascinating work, she admits, but
somehow she knew she would come full circle.
Her personality suited the classroom. Her
passion lay in the strands of DNA but also in
helping young people decipher it.
“I did like research and thought that I should
give it a real sincere try, but honestly, I wanted
to teach,” she said. “I wanted to ignite a passion
for biology in college students.”
Former and current students talk about
Mastrangelo’s ability to adapt to different
learning styles and also her willingness to
challenge students. “She is patient, respectful
and she takes a special interest in her students,”
said Biotechnology student Lori DelRosso. “It
seems like our success is her success and our
problems are her problems.”
Just like her mentor at Siena College,
Mastrangelo gets genuine pleasure out of seeing
the proverbial “light bulb” go on when a
student understands a topic. Each student
comes to her classroom with different
expectations and background, Mastrangelo
said, and it’s her job to adapt to those learning
styles and push students to succeed.
In her dozen years at Hudson Valley, she’s
been inspired by the transformative power
of education. Graduates of her Genetics and
Molecular DNA Techniques courses have
received doctoral degrees of their own.
Mastrangelo keeps in touch with many of
them, but she’s equally proud of the students
who initially thought they would struggle;
those who buckled down and rose above their
own expectations.
Part of that student success is due to
Mastrangelo’s classroom personality, which is
functional and fun but always aimed at student
achievement. “I remember her lectures, her
jokes and her desire to ensure that every student
succeed in her class,” said former student
Tabitha Moore.
Some of her NIH colleagues were surprised at
her decision to teach and even though she
misses research at times, Mastrangelo is
confident she made the right choice.
“I’m a regular person and I had to work hard to
get what I want. Teaching is such a high. Today,
we were over in the Biology Study Center and I
had 12 students working around me asking
questions,” she said. “When you’re teaching,
you actually know that you are helping people
change their lives. I miss research, but if I left
teaching, I would miss it more.”
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Dr. Laura Mastrangelo, associate professor,
Biology, Chemistry and Physics, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Teaches:
Anatomy and Physiology
Genetics
Molecular DNA Techniques
Favorite Music: Alternative. My favorite band is LIVE.
Favorite Book: Anything by Joyce Carol Oates.
Francis Crick and James Watson, crackers of the DNA code, and
Austrian painter and illustrator Gustav Klimt.
The fact that I can get to know my students individually and watch
them learn, grow and change their lives.
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Wired
forTeaching
For 25 years, Bob Ristau has been passionate
about teaching — and it shows.
By Jason McCord
hether on stage playing bass guitar
in a seven-piece wedding band or in
an electrical shop teaching students
how to wire a transformer, Robert Ristau ’76
takes a similar approach with his audience.
Oswego in vocational technical education.
But teaching wasn’t his first career choice.
There was work as a line mechanic at a Ford
dealership, a job with Conrail and various
gigs as a musician.
“Either way, you’re entertaining,” Ristau
explained.
But when he got a call from Hudson Valley in
1981, asking him to teach a three-hour
class the next night in alternating current, he
jumped at the chance. “It was a turning point in
my life,” Ristau said.
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So it’s not uncommon to hear the Paul
Butterfield Blues Band drifting from Ristau’s
Williams Hall laboratory as he moves from
student to student, prodding them with
questions and relating transformer theory in
a down-to-earth teaching style that encourages
students to think on their feet.
And when they make a mistake resulting in a
harmless poof of smoke from a transformer,
he good-naturedly teases them, adding their
names to the mocking “Wall of Flame” on the
classroom blackboard.
“It’s a rip working with the students,” Ristau
said. “I’m willing to work with them for
anything they need, whether it’s extra help in
class or showing them how to write a resume.”
Relating to his students comes easy to Ristau:
30 years ago, he was in their place, taking the
same Electrical Construction and Maintenance
courses. He used the G.I. Bill to attend
Hudson Valley after serving four years in the
Air Force during the Vietnam War. He
graduated with an associate’s degree in 1976.
“Hudson Valley had the hands-on training I
wanted and I think our students still come for
that,” Ristau said.
Ristau would later earn a bachelor’s degree
from the State University of New York at
He “pinch hit” as an adjunct instructor for
the next few years, and was brought back each
year. “I would do anything I was asked. I would
teach anything,” Ristau said.
In 1985, he was hired full-time. Another young
instructor hired a couple of years earlier,
Joseph Sarubbi, would be forever thankful for
Ristau’s hiring.
Sarubbi, who now chairs the college’s Building
Systems Technology Department, quickly found
a partner with the same enthusiasm to improve
the college’s program. They joined forces to
advocate for updated lab equipment and when
Sarubbi needed someone to work out the
details of “big-picture” theories to improve
coursework, he and Ristau would talk endlessly
on the telephone.
“Our wives would say we were like two old
ladies, talking for hours late into the night
and planning what we were going to do with
the program,” Sarubbi said. “He’s become
such a trusted colleague that I can rely on
him for everything.”
In fact, whenever new instructors are hired,
Sarubbi taps Ristau to be their mentors
because he is always willing to share his time and
knowledge. But relating to students and getting
them to buy into the coursework is where Ristau
truly shines, Sarubbi said.
“Bob is truly a master teacher,” Sarubbi said.
“He has a unique style. He learns as much as he
can from a student to challenge the student. He
just relates so well to them. I’m blessed to have
him in my program. Blessed, no question.”
Throughout the years, Ristau has taught nearly
every class in the Electrical Construction and
Maintenance program, from industrial wiring
to transformers and motors. His goodhumored yet no-nonsense approach makes him
equally comfortable commending a student’s
work or giving straightforward advice about
completing coursework.
“He helps us out and doesn’t just stand next to
us, he gets in there and gets his hands dirty,”
said Alex Olsiewski, a senior in the Electrical
Construction and Maintenance program.
“Mr. Ristau has a hands-on approach and we
get to learn a lot from our mistakes.”
One of Ristau’s favorite parts of his job is
crossing paths with his former students who are
working as technicians with Time Warner Cable
or Intel, repairing elevators or even inspecting
his own work through his side repair business.
“They’re like ‘Ha ha! It’s our turn to inspect
your work,’ ” Ristau said with a smile.
Best of all for Ristau are the students who stay
in touch years later.
“There’s a student who graduated in the mid-’80s
who calls me every Christmas and we talk for an
hour,” Ristau said. “Our band (Capital Soul
Revue) even played at his wedding.”
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Robert Ristau, associate professor,
Building Systems Technology, School of
Engineering and Industrial Technologies
Teaches, among other classes:
Industrial Motor Control Wiring
Industrial Wiring
Favorite Music:
’60s rhythm and blues: James Brown,
Wilson Pickett, Mack Rice, Sam and Dave.
Favorite Book:
“Man Out of Time,” by Margaret Cheney.
Perfect Four-Person Dinner Party
(including yourself ):
Electrical movers, shakers and innovators:
Nikola Tesla, George Westinghouse and
Thomas Edison.
I really enjoy the one-on-one student contact
I have when I teach the hands-on portion of
my classes, and the satisfaction I get when
students graduate and return to visit years
later and they are successful electricians,
technicians, and/or business owners. I love
the people I work with each day, both faculty
and staff.
including GED preparation and English as a
Second Language programs.
Highlights 2005-06
Since its inception, the EOC has awarded
certificates to more than 22,000 graduates.
The 40th anniversary class graduated 587
men and women in May 2006: 320 in
vocational programs, 233 remedial programs
and 34 in academic programs.
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40th
13
anniversary
To mark the 40th anniversary of the
Capital District Educational Opportunity
Center, the Hudson Valley Community
College Foundation created an endowment
to ensure the center continues to have the
resources it needs to enhance the programs
and services it provides to economically
disadvantaged and educationally underprepared men and women in the region.
Six Fine Arts students had works included
in the State University of New York’s systemwide Fall 2005 Student Art Exhibition.
The students included in the show were:
More than $30,000 in commitments have
been made to date toward the endowment;
the long-term goal is $100,000, to be
reached by the EOC’s 50th anniversary in
2016.
Patrick Colaes of Saratoga (“Final Still
Life,” charcoal on paper)
Desiree Gouger of Scotia (“Around the
Corner,” gelatin silver print)
Tanner Holford of Albany (“Fading
Garden,” mixed media)
Valerie Rafferty of Valley Falls
(“Untitled,” oil on canvas)
Kristy Sharpe of Clifton Park (“Glass and
Metal Still Life,” charcoal on paper)
Sarah Winner of Albany (“Untitled,”
oil on canvas)
Sponsored by the college, the EOC has
offered tuition-free academic and workforce
development opportunities to residents of
the Capital Region since 1966. Through its
Troy and Albany offices, the EOC offers a
wide variety of vocational programs in
cosmetology, building trades, culinary arts,
nursing assistant, welding and other business
and office technology programs.
This was the second year that Hudson Valley
students have had art work displayed in the
SUNY-wide exhibit. The college’s Fine Arts
program is in its seventh year and has
transfer agreements with some of the top fine
art programs in the country, including
Purchase College and the School of the Art
Institute of Chicago.
The EOC also offers a comprehensive array
of academic programs ranging from adult
basic education through college preparation,
School of Health Sciences graduates
consistently achieve high marks on the
state and national exams they must take to
become licensed in their fields. Pass rates for
Class of 2006 graduates in the following
associate’s degree programs are:
Dental Hygiene: 100 percent pass rate,
National Dental Hygiene Board exam.
Radiologic Technology: 96 percent pass
rate, American Registry of Radiologic
Technologists exam.
Nursing: 91 percent pass rate on the
National Council Licensure Exam for
Registered Nurses, which tops the state
(88.7 percent) and national (86.6 percent)
pass rates.
Each year, faculty and staff work to secure
new transfer and articulation agreements
with four-year institutions that allow for
smooth and seamless transfers. The college
has more than 100 program-to-program
agreements with more than 40 institutions;
new agreements signed in 2005-06 include:
Albany College of Pharmacy: associate’s
degree in Biotechnology to bachelor’s
degree in pharmaceutical science.
Sage College of Albany: associate’s degree
in Human Services to bachelor’s degree in
creative studies; and associate’s degree in
Nursing to bachelor’s degree in nursing.
University of Massachusetts at Amherst:
associate’s degree in Business
Administration to bachelor’s degree in
sport management.
Black/
African America 39.6%
Hispanic/Latino 13.7%
Native
American 1.3%
Asian/Pacific
Islander 3.9%
Other 4%
White 37.6%
Renowned photojournalist Mary Ellen Mark (right)
discusses her work before giving the Stephen L. Hyatt
Memorial Lecture, which was presented by the
Teaching Gallery and made possible by the
Foundation through the Stephen L. Hyatt Fine Arts
Endowment, the Faculty Student Association and the
Fine Arts, Theater Arts and Broadcast Communications
Department. A contributing photographer to The New
Yorker magazine, Mark has published 15 books, won
dozens of awards and her work is featured in more
than 50 permanent galleries worldwide.
President Andrew J. “Drew” Matonak, Ed.D., center, is recognized after receiving the college’s
presidential medallion during his installation ceremony, which formally welcomed him and his
family to the college community and the Capital Region. The sixth president in the college’s
53-year history, Matonak formally was installed as president in October 2005.
hilanthropic support to Hudson Valley Community College and its charitable
foundation totaled more than $1.4 million in 2005-06; that figure represents a
53 percent increase in giving over the prior year.
P
Foundation
The Hudson Valley
Community College
Cash and in-kind donations came from corporations, faculty, staff, alumni and charitable
foundations, and benefited a variety of the college’s academic programs, including highcost programs in the allied health and technologies. Donations also funded more than
$289,000 in scholarships, ranging from $200 to full tuition, to more than 130 students
studying everything from Computer Information Systems to Physical Education.
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Corporate gifts totaled $533,000, which is nearly 40 percent of all charitable support
to the college; that mirrors giving to community colleges and public institutions
nationwide. Hedley Cadillac Oldsmobile of Troy made the largest corporate gift,
donating automotive equipment valued at approximately $120,0000 to benefit the
college’s automotive programs.
General Motors and DaimlerChrysler made gifts to support the automotive programs
that they partner with the college to offer, as did AutoMate, a Clifton Park-based
business that develops automotive dealership software packages. Albany Medical Center
contributed $55,800 for it scholarship program for students pursuing health carerelated associate’s degrees, and U.W. Marx Construction Company supported the college’s
Annual Fund with a gift of $10,000 and supported the creation of a Construction
Technology Endowment with an additional $10,000 gift.
In 2005-06, the Foundation also received the single-largest gift from an alumnus who
was a member of the college’s first graduating class. AT&T retiree Robert Pratt ’55
donated two life insurance policies valued at $480,000, and proceeds from the policies
will be used in three ways:
To enhance a general endowment to benefit the college ($360,000);
To establish an endowment to benefit the college’s Electrical Construction
and Maintenance program ($100,000); and
To establish an endowed fund that will produce a President’s Circle-level gift to
the Foundation’s Annual Fund each year in perpetuity. President Circle gifts total
at least $1,000 annually ($20,000). Gifts to the Annual Fund are unrestricted,
and allow the college to fund unmet needs and seize unexpected opportunities.
The Foundation also received support
from other charitable foundations,
including $64,000 from the Second
Chance Scholarship Foundation to
benefit the Foundation’s Second Chance
Scholarship Fund, which provides
merit-based scholarships to students who
have overcome tremendous personal
obstacles to continue their education.
President Matonak
congratulates Foundation
scholarship recipient Shavina
Richardson-Aiken, who
received three scholarships
totaling more than $1,000
during the 2005-06 academic
year. A Human Services
student, Aiken also made the
President’s List for the Fall
and Spring semesters.
Founded by Angelo and Kathleen
Mastrangelo, formerly of the Capital
Region and now of Binghamton, the
President Matonak presents Robert Pratt with a framed copy
Second Chance Foundation has provided of the plaque that recognizes Williams Hall Room 104 as the
Robert ’55 and Leonora Pratt Electrical/Electronics Laboratory.
scholarships to more than 400 Hudson
Valley students to date. The Second Chance Foundation is poised to surpass the
$1-million giving mark in Spring of 2007, and an event is planned on campus for
June 7, 2007, to celebrate that milestone.
Unrestricted gifts from individuals and corporations to the college’s Annual Fund totaled
$229,461, the most successful year ever for the fund, which assists the college in meeting
unmet needs and seizing unexpected opportunities.
Foundation Highlights 2005-06
From left to right, Foundation President Sarah M.
Boggess, Hudson Valley Community College President
Andrew J. Matonak, Citizens Bank Senior Vice President
Kenneth B. Colloton ’74, College in the High School
Director Suzanne Brownrigg and Citizens Bank Vice
President of Community Relations S. Tyrone Ferguson.
Citizens, NBT support scholarships for
College in the High School program
The Citizens Bank Foundation and NBT
Bank both made gifts in 2005-06 to benefit
the College in the High School program,
which allows high school students to take
college-level courses and earn college credits
during their regular school day.
The Citizens Bank Foundation donated
$10,000, while NBT Bank donated $5,000;
both gifts funded scholarships for students
and created the basis of an endowment for
the College in the High School program. Thus
far, 31 students have received scholarships.
Hudson Valley has offered College in the
High School courses since 1995, and in the
past year, enrollment has increased 32
percent. During the 2005-06 academic year,
2,764 high school students were enrolled in
the courses.
The college partners with 28 high schools
to offer the courses. South Colonie, Troy, and
Averill Park high schools have the most
students participating in the program.
The Foundation has created a first-of-its
kind endowment designed to ensure that the
college has the resources it needs to sustain
its high-cost, high-demand Dental Hygiene
program.
The endowment has attracted more than
$210,000 in commitments to date, raised
through honorary committee memberships,
pledges and sponsorships of the college’s
first-ever Celebration of Excellence gala.
Each subsequent gala will recognize, and
raise money for, endowments to benefit
the college’s high-cost, high-demand
academic programs in the allied health and
technology fields.
“We are extremely fortunate to have
tremendous support from the college, our
Advisory Board members and from members
of the dental community, many of whom work
with our students as adjunct faculty,” Dental
Hygiene Department Chair Judith Romano
said. “It is through this generous support
that we will be able to continue to grow and
provide the dental community with highly
skilled and knowledgeable dental
hygienists and assistants.”
The only program of its kind within a
100-mile radius and one of only nine
programs in the state, the Dental Hygiene
program is the college’s most expensive to
offer: the college spends $44,082 to educate
one Dental Hygiene student during the
course of the two-year program, while
receiving only $15,890 in tuition and
government revenue.
Each year, the college receives
approximately 300 applications for the
program, but it can serve only 90 students –
Online giving made easy
The Foundation now provides donors with a safe, secure way
to make their Annual Fund gifts online. Gifts to the Annual Fund
provide scholarships, classroom equipment, technology
upgrades, curriculum development, funding for new academic
initiatives, campus beautification projects and more.
Visit www.hvcc.edu/foundation and click on “Ways to Give”
for more information on how you can support the Foundation’s
efforts or to make a gift.
45 first-year and 45 second-year – at any
given time. There also is a shortage of
qualified hygienists in the state, according
to the state Labor Department.
The endowment, the ultimate goal for
which is $1 million, will be used to meet a
variety of needs, including equipment and
curriculum development. If it continues to
grow, it may ultimately allow the college to
fund the hiring of additional faculty, which
would allow for expansion of the program.
Nearly 50 dentists and dental practices
from throughout the Capital Region
sponsored the gala or joined the honorary
committee, which was chaired by Dr. Robert
H. Hill II, a practicing dentist who serves as
chairman of the college’s Board of Trustees.
Dental Hygiene program
endowment garners support
Dental Hygiene student Thuy Chung shows 4-yearold RoseMary Flavin how to brush with the help of a
stuffed animal during Give Kids a Smile Day, a
national initiative to raise awareness for the need for
early and consistent dental care for all children.
Also, the Third District Dental Society,
Fourth District Dental Society and the
New York State Dental Association and its
charitable foundation each have pledged
$25,000, with the Fourth District’s gift
made in honor of Dr. Robert C. and Lillian
“Sisty” Wescott.
The college will recognize those gifts by
naming operatories in the college’s 36-station
Dental Hygiene Clinic after the donors. Each
year, the clinic serves more than 1,800
children and adults, many of whom are
uninsured or elderly.
Other significant commitments from
organizations or individuals include: $10,000
each from Dr. Robert K. DeLuke, in memory
of Dr. Dominick J. DeLuke; and Dr. Christopher
Walsh. DeLuke practices in Schenectady and
Walsh practices in Albany.
About the Hudson Valley
Community College Foundation
The mission of the Hudson Valley Community
College Foundation is to foster enduring relationships
that build advocacy and support of Hudson Valley
Community College. It does so, in large part, by
securing private funds to supplement the college’s
traditional revenue sources.
Since 1983, the Hudson Valley Community College
Foundation has provided support for the college and
its students. Founded by a dedicated group of
volunteer leaders who understood the need for
affordable access to educational opportunities, a
proud tradition of commitment and caring began and
remains today at the core of the Foundation’s mission.
A not-for-profit, independent 501(c)(3) corporation
founded in 1983, the Foundation is governed by a
Board of Directors who participate in and oversee
the Foundation’s philanthropic activities, which are
designed to produce a positive and beneficial impact
upon the college, its students, and the communities
it serves.
While committed to raising funds for student
scholarships, the Foundation secures private
resources to provide support for faculty enrichment
programs, new and innovative academic initiatives,
student development activities, enhanced student
support services, cultural programs, equipment
purchases, facility improvements and technology
enhancements. The Foundation has supported many
initiatives through the generous support and
assistance of faculty, staff, alumni, friends, and
corporate partners in the community.
Economic uncertainty and increased demands on
tax dollars are diminishing public support for
community colleges. As a result, community colleges
are turning to private philanthropy as a necessary
resource to ensure continued excellence in teaching
and learning. Faced with dwindling public funding, the
college faces the need to diversify funding streams in
order to prepare students to meet the challenges of
the future and become the leaders of tomorrow.
In 2005-06, Hudson Valley Community College and
its Foundation enjoyed philanthropic support that
exceeded $1.4 million.
Hudson Valley Community College Foundation
BTC 1075, 80 Vandenburgh Avenue
Troy, New York 12180
(518) 629-8012
www.hvcc.edu/foundation
foundation@hvcc.edu
Hudson Valley Community College Foundation
Statements of Financial Position
Aug. 31, 2005 and Aug. 31, 2006
2006
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash
Current portion of pledges receivable
Interest and other receivable
Total current assets
$
Pledges receivable due after one year
Other assets
Investments
Guenther Trust assets
Beneficial interest in perpetual trust
Cash value of life insurance
$
LIABILIT Y AND NET ASSETS
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Deferred revenue
Total liabilities
$
Unrestricted
Board designated
Undesignated
Temporarily restricted
Permanently restricted
Total net assets
Total liabilities and assets
$
286,844
50,803
14,457
352,104
49,575
10,416
2,986,298
571,972
59,963
268,126
4,298,454
15,707
76,609
92,316
2005
$
213,158
12,825
15,019
241,002
10,416
2,859,223
542,282
54,790
$ 3,707,713
$
47,793
110,060
157,853
47,986
251,645
299,631
53,833
57,451
111,284
1,676,779
2,229,728
4,206,138
4,298,454
1,775,716
1,662,860
3,549,860
$ 3,707,713
Hudson Valley Community College Foundation Income Statement
Direct Public and Fundraising Support
Net Investment Activity
Total Revenues
Total Expenses*
Net Increase before Transfer
Increase in Net Assets
$ 1,566,703
286,280
1,852,983
(1,196,705)
656,278
$656,278
*Includes $635,820 for student scholarship assistance and support of college initiatives.
Investments, Money Market and Perpetual Trust:
Money Market
Money Market Funds
Equity Mutual Funds
Common Stocks
Corporate Bonds
US Gov't & Agency Oblig’s
Fixed Income Mutual Funds
49,294
174,920
1,162,423
1,064,673
206,626
294,918
654,710
3,607,564
1.37%
4.85%
32.22%
29.51%
5.73%
8.17%
18.15%
100%
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Hudson Valley Community College Foundation Restricted Funds
ASCE Student Club Endowment
Faculty Staff Emergency Assistance Fund for Employees
Louis D. Nagi Scholarship
ASHREE Scholarship
Faculty Staff Endowment Scholarship for Dependents
of Hudson Valley Community College Employees
John Nagi Scholarship
Albany Kennel Club Paramedic Scholarship
Faculty Staff Professional Development Fund Scholarship
for Hudson Valley Community College Employees
New York State Federation of Home Bureaus, Inc.
Scholarships in:
Albany Medical Center Scholarship
Jack Falvo Memorial Scholarship
Business/Accounting/CIS
Albany Rods & Kustoms, Inc. Scholarship
Fine Arts Award
Early Childhood Education
Alumni Emergency Assistance Fund
Fine Arts Endowment Fund
Human Services
Alumni Legacy Scholarship
James J. Fitzgibbons Scholarship
Liberal Arts
Amerada Hess Scholarship
John R. Fletcher Memorial Scholarship
John O. Amstuz Scholarship
Muriel Gageway Memorial Scholarship
Northeastern Subcontractors Association Scholarship
(NESCA)
Athens Generating Presidential and Technology
Scholarships
Donald F. Gilbert, Jr. Scholarship
Edith Norton Scholarship
Joseph J. Godson Memorial Scholarship
Ralph O’Brien Scholarship
John H. and Hazel Hayes Atwater Memorial Scholarship
Paul F. Goliber Memorial Scholarship
PA Alumni Association Scholarship
Lois and John H. Atwater, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Otto Guenther Scholarship
Parents’ Fund Scholarship
Automobilist of the Upper Hudson Valley Scholarship
in Memory of John A. English
Hall of Fame Athletic Endowment Fund
Pascullo Scholarship
Jack Hallgren Memorial Chemistry Award
William E. Peck ’82 Memorial Scholarship
Biology Nature Trail Fund
Janet Hamel Leadership Scholarship
Harold M. Perkins Automotive Technology Scholarship
Sgt. Michael Blair Scholarship Fund
Willie Hammett Student Services Scholarship
Marine Sgt. William D. Powers Scholarship
Senator Joseph L. Bruno Public Service Scholarship
Frank Hanrahan Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Lawrence Emil Porcelli Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Joseph J. Bulmer EOC Scholarship
Joel B. Hargett ’97 Memorial Scholarship
Presidential Honors Scholarship
John Buono Award for Civic Engagement
Donald D. Heckelman Memorial Scholarship
President’s Innovation Fund
Business Administration Scholarship
Robin M. Henkel Memorial Scholarship
Psychology Scholarship
Business Administration Faculty Scholarship
Puma/Schmidt Memorial Scholarship
Capital District Chevrolet Club Scholarship
Hudson Valley Chapter Association
Legal Administration Scholarship
Hudson Valley Community College Capstone Program
Cathy Hunter-Roberts Scholarship
Rensselaer High School Student Tuition Fund
Center for Careers & Employment Development Fund
Gretchen Hussey Memorial Scholarship Fund
College in the High School Program Scholarship
Hudson Valley Community College Scholarship
Construction Technology Endowment Fund
The Stephen L. Hyatt Science Award
Ryan W. Gardner Memorial Scholarship
Sponsored by The Rensselaer County Association
of Town Superintendents of Highways Scholarship
Courtney Carelli and Ryan Gardner Memorial Scholarship
The Stephen L. Hyatt Fine Arts Endowment
Peter T. Chimbos ’64 Memorial Scholarship
Warren Joscelyn Mathematics Award
John J. Choulochas Annual Award for Excellence
in Automotive Service
Richard “Butch” Kalinowski Scholarship
Class of ’57 Scholarship
Kevin Everett King Scholarship
Class of ’93 Scholarship
Eastman Kodak Business Scholarship
Clock Tower Project
Eastman Kodak Engineering Scholarship
College Day Care Fund
Matthew Kupic Memorial Fund
James P. Conley ’57 Family Scholarship
Kenneth P. LaCorte Scholarship
Cushman Scholarship
Samuel J. and Pauline M. LaGatta Scholarship
Kevin H. Davidson Memorial Scholarship
Hollie Sharp Lainhart Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Anthony M. De Bonis Memorial Scholarship
Lang Animal Welfare Program Fund
Dental Hygiene Endowment Fund
John & Marguerite La Pan Memorial Scholarship
Dental Hygiene Faculty Memorial Scholarship
Liberal Arts Honors Program Scholarship
The Dewar Foundation Scholarship
Library Fund
Athletics Equipment Endownment Fund
Lockheed Martin Scholarship
Richard Dinn Memorial Scholarship
Paul & Gloria Mahoney Scholarship
Disability Resource Center Endowment Fund
Jane S. Mangold Scholarship
Christopher M. Drabik Memorial Scholarship
R.D. Marshall Scholarship
Eastern New York Coalition of Automotive
Retailers, Inc. Scholarship
Math and Science Award
Albany Electrical Industry Contractors Scholarships
General Endowment
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Educational Opportunity Center Endowment Fund
Educational Opportunity Program Scholarship and
Emergency Fund
Sean Anthony Kelleher Memorial Scholarship
Marvin Scholarship
Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. McDonough, Sr. Scholarship
Naturalized Student Award
The Aimee Lynn Pyskadlo Memorial Scholarship
Ray Richardson Scholarship in honor of
Dr. Frank J. Morgan, Jr.
Elizabeth K. Ripple Memorial Scholarship
Doris & Hy Rosenblum Scholarship
Frank J. Ryan ’69 Memorial Scholarship
Second Chance Scholarship Program
Second Chance Endowment Fund
Eugenia Staerker Individual Studies Scholarship
Leonard Spiegel Memorial Scholarship
Maureen Stapleton Theatre Fund
Raymond J. Stastny Memorial Scholarship
Steven Sultan Scholarship
Teamsters Union Scholarship
Michael D. Tisenchek Memorial Scholarship
Michael J. Torello Memorial Scholarship
Urban, Kahn and Werlin Scholarship
Viking Club
Patty Walsh ’92 Memorial Scholarship
Sharao Vasudeo Watwe Memorial Scholarship
Women’s Enterprise (WE@HVCC) Fund
Theordore Whyland Memorial Scholarship
Youth Program Endowment Fund
Mark McKeon ’97 Memorial Scholarship
Dr. John W. Ehrecke Humanity Award
McKinley Faculty Memorial Scholarship
Emergency Assistance Fund for Students with Disabilities
Medical Imaging Emergency Book & Uniform Fund
Engineering and Industrial Technology Endowment Fund
Mohawk Auto Club Scholarship
English Four L Award
Dr. Frank J. Morgan, Jr. Scholarship
English, Modern Language and ESL Department
Support Fund
Jeannette M. and James K. Morse Sr.
Memorial Scholarship
Evergreen Bank Scholarship
Mortuary Science Fund
William G. Muller Continuing Education Scholarship
Unrestricted Funds
Annual Fund
General Fund
General Endowment Fund
2005-06 Annual
Fund Donors
The 2005-06 Annual Report
of the Hudson Valley Community
College Foundation reports all
gifts made to the Foundation
from Sept. 1, 2005, through
Aug. 31, 2006.
President’s Circle
($1,000 and up)
Robert R. Allen ’63
Richard Amadon
Architecture +
Douglas G. Baldrey
Sarah M. Boggess
Mark T. Breslin ’58
Senator Joseph L. Bruno
L. Craig Bryce ’75
John L. Buono ’68
Callanan Industries Incorporation
Capital Communications
Federal Credit Union
Stephen Cowan
Joseph A. Daley
Michael and Kathleen Danieli
Eastern Copy/Muratec
William F. Fagan ’73
Fairbrother and Company
Donald E. Fane
Featherstonhaugh, Wiley,
Clyne, & Cordo, LLP
Christina P. Fitzgerald ’70
Nancy H. Goody
William A. Harbour ’60
Antoine Harrison
John Hedley
Kevin J. Johnson ’74
James J. LaGatta ’67
Regina Scarano LaGatta ’67
Marvin R. LeRoy, Jr.
L&P Media
M&T Bank
Martin, Shudt, Wallace,
DiLorenzo & Johnson
Norman Massry
Andrew J. Matonak
Robert Minahan ’57
Mrs. Anne S. Morgan
Eric Brougham Morris ’87
MRK Real Property
William G. Muller
MVP Health Care
NBT Bank
Holly A. Pennock
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company
Pioneer Savings Bank
Cheryl Y. Reidy ’71
Mary Kate Robinson ’74
James D. ’68 and
Marianne ’69 Ryan
Patrick Ryan ’95
John M ’74 and
Nancy ’71 Scarchilli
Lorraine O. Schindler
A. Lynne Scott
Peter Damian Semenza ’84
John M. Shartrand
Marco J. Silvestri
SimplexGrinnell
Stewart’s Shops
Time Warner Cable
Times Union
Tri-City ValleyCats, Inc.
U. W. Marx, Inc.
United Group of Companies
Arthur Veino ’76
James Walsh ’61
Robert ’80 and Donna ’80 Welch
Paul Zuber
Gordon N. ’62 and
Linda Zuckerman
Guenther Council ($500 to $999)
Michael Behuniak ’82
Kathryn Brand ’66
David E. Brust ’62
Christopher Carter ’71
Louis Coplin
William Dehmer
John DeMichele ’80
Mary Ellis ’95
Greater Berkshire
Foundation, Inc.
William S. Lucarelli ’73
James Macklin
Edward Nash
Kelly Waterson Phillips ’99
Richard Porter ’97
Michele Susko ’94
Dean’s List ($250 to $499)
John Akscin ’71
Richard Amadon ’87
Robert Bosselman ’74
Elaine Brooks-Rinaldo
Mary Jean Bryce ’05
Doreen Connolly ’73
J. Daniel Corcoran ’89
Carolyn Curtis
Carol Dana ’83
Elida Dillon ’76
Joseph Doyle ’78
George Farnum ’78
Joseph Fogarty ’58
GE Foundation
James Grace ’64
Christine Helwig
Dennis Hilton ’69
Janine Kava
Raymond Kinley, Jr.
Aimee LaLiberte
Lehman Brothers
Mary Ann Lonczak ’67
Lisa Ann Malabad ’94
MapInfo Corporation
William Matuszek ’78
John Maxam ’69
Gregory McCauley ’03
Reuben Merchant
Thomas Nevins ’82
Ellen Picotte
Kathleen Quirk
Mary Sheehan ’72
Debra Story ’77
Verizon Foundation
Associates ($100 to $249)
Thomas Allen ’80
Benny Anastasio ’88
Susan Ashley ’83
Lawrence Ashley ’82
Todd Bailey ’96
Barnas Superette Deli
Richard Bennett ’75
Karola Berg
Michael Bianchino ’79
John Bilmont ’83
Guy Bobersky ’76
Mary Boland ’70
Duane Burtt ’83
John Butler ’60
Antonio Califano ’71
The Childrens Literature
Connection Conference
John Conery ’84
Jeffrey Connery ’88
Brian Cook ’79
William Curran ’96
Margaret Daley
John Darling ’65
Thomas Daus ’73
Pellegrino De Cianni
Anne Delaney ’81
Margaret Delaney ’70
Margret Derham ’86
Catherine Dermott ’73
Wayne Distin ’61
Kathleen Drag ’84
Martin Duffy
Joann Dunne ’92
Ingeborg Eley
Robert Elinson ’79
Beth Ernest ’83
Richard Freeman ’67
David George ’64
Christian Glander ’87
Beatrice Greenberg ’66
Carla Gundermann
Gordon Haldeman ’55
Deborah Halgas ’84
James Hamilton ’87
John Heiser
Eileen Henry ’69
Richard Herrington ’55
Susan Hess ’75
Maryellen Hill ’92
Paula Hoffay ’71
George Hondro ’98
Ann Hoover ’71
Elizabeth Hyatt ’75
Philip Jones ’74
Kaleel Jaimson Consulting
Group, Inc.
John Kazunas
William Keane ’84
Kathleen Kechejian ’81
Kathy Kelly-Gervais ’82
Barbara Kennedy ’71
Sara Kennedy
Eric Keyser ’74
David Lance ’70
Robert Lane ’69
Conrad Lang, Jr.
Vincent Lecce ’74
Bruce Lee ’91
Frances Lobdell ’65
Robert Lockwood ’69
Joseph Lukovits ’81
Gunnar Lundquist ’78
William Lyons ’76
David Mahar ’81
Joseph Maloy ’78
Lucille Marion
David Martin ’86
Joanne Marzullo ’72
Lorraine McCann ’96
Roy McDonald ’67
Richard McDonald ’68
Ellen McNulty ’82
Robert McRae ’93
James Mink ’77
Robert Morris ’68
Nancy Morris ’68
Frank Murray ’80
John Murray
Michael Naumiec ’70
James Neese ’80
Robert Norton ’67
Stephen Obermayer ’81
Jeffrey Osborne ’84
Leo Patnode ’65
Earl Piccirillo ’81
Kathleen Pinches ’79
Mary Purtell ’93
David Putnam ’75
George Raneri
Frank Raymond
Raytheon Matching Gifts
Foundation
Sandra Reizen
Douglas Roach ’75
Paul Sack ’72
Saint-Gobain Corporation
Foundation
Maryellen Scheibly ’69
Jeffrey Schoonmaker
Doris Schoonmaker
James Selmser ’66
Nancy Sokil ’83
Donald Sommer ’58
Veronica Stillman ’88
Kathleen Sweener
Geraldine Swimm
Schlesinger ’78
Robert Taylor
Janet Twardzik
Beth Van Ornam ’78
David Wahrlich ’75
Sheryl Waterbury
Patricia Watt
Chris Wheeler ’78
John Whitmore ’92
William Wolff ’72
Camilla Wyckoff ’71
Gregory Jones
Donors (up to $99)
Thomas Abbott ’82
Susan Agan ’03
Robert Ajamian ’87
Jane Alessandrini ’76
Christophe Alexopoulo ’84
David Allard ’75
Linda Alling ’75
Jill Alund ’75
James Alund ’74
Lawrence Amos
Judith Andersen
Kathleen Anderson ’72
Diane Anderson
Richard Andrew ’72
Rachel Anglin ’80
Kathleen Anglum ’71
Robert Anglum ’71
David Anker ’77
Anthony Antonucci ’87
Carolyn Antonucci
Douglas Armstrong ’59
George Armstrong
Megan Arnold ’98
Douglas Baldrey ’85
Kenneth Baldwin ’89
Michael Baleszen ’85
Teresa Bard ’71
Christine Bass ’80
Joseph Battaglia ’79
Mary Claire Bauer
Dale Baxter ’75
Richard Bazar ’78
Robert Beattie ’87
Christine Beckstein
Niki Bedell ’70
Michael Belanger ’85
Salvatore Belardo ’63
Diana Belardo ’63
Ronald Beliveau
Kristina Benko ’92
Carl Benoit ’64
Tonita Berry ’85
Hugo Betzwieser ’71
John Bielawski ’87
Joseph Biggins ’77
Brian Biittner ’72
Suzanne Bishop ’70
Eleanor Bode ’04
Patricia Bodi ’98
Alexander Bodner ’61
Maida Bogoslofsky ’90
David Boland ’77
Lucille Bossone ’83
Elias Boudiwan ’84
Michael Boutin ’78
Daniel Boyce ’74
Foundation
Staff
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Sarah M. Boggess
President
Nancy H. Goody
Director of
Annual Giving
Aimee LaLiberte
Director of Advancement
Services, Donor Relations
and Alumni Affairs
Marvin R. LeRoy Jr.
Director of Major Gifts
and Gift Planning
Donors (up to $99)
continued
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Barbara Brackett ’80
Robert Bradley ’88
June Brady ’72
Susan Brady ’71
John Brady ’72
Diane Brauner ’77
Laura Brendese ’91
William Bronk ’74
Marianne Bross ’71
Dorothy Brower
Adele Brown ’98
Philip Brown
Timothy Brown ’89
Todd Brown ’99
Rosemary Brown
Seymour Brown ’05
Suzanne Brownrigg
Mary Lou Brunette ’76
William Bruso ’80
Eric Bryant
Helen Bryce ’73
Michael Buckley ’80
Janet Bulloch ’78
Karen Burek ’84
Carol Burke ’75
Timothy Burtnick ’83
Cheryl Busino ’70
Peter Butryn ’79
Donald Cable ’57
David Cameron ’78
Deborah Campagna
Karen Campbell ’83
Margaret Canavan ’85
Barry Canniff ’75
Frank Carbo ’75
Elizabeth Carey ’66
Patricia Carkner ’75
Richard Carman
Patricia Caron ’86
Alida Carr ’80
Flora Carr ’90
Joseph Caruso
Joseph Casey ’57
Kathleen Cassidy ’78
Joel Castiglione ’91
Paul Castiglione ’56
Fred Castler ’65
Lynn Caterina ’95
Gregory Cath ’83
Christine Cerri ’71
Maureen Chaffin ’75
Patricia Chartrand ’89
Chio Chu ’89
Joanne Cimorelli ’72
Linda Cioffi ’83
Daryl Cipperly ’88
Sheila Clancy ’74
Thomas Clement
Neville Clothier ’74
Kathleen Cogan
Beverly Cole ’62
Robert Collins ’78
Kenneth Colloton
Citizens Bank
Patricia Colongione ’63
James Conery ’86
Kelly Conlon
Christine Connell ’74
Michael Connolly ’78
Deborah Connors
John Conrad
Pamela Considine ’73
Carol Cooke ’66
Thomas Cooley ’80
Melissa Coon ’93
Travis Coon ’94
Carol Coonrad ’72
Kirt E. Coonradt ’76
Ann Marie Coons ’75
James Cooper ’88
Donna Cooperman ’96
Jeannette Coppolo ’87
Charles Cornwell ’77
Kari Correia ’92
Johanna Corrigan ’71
Sylvia Cosgrove ’74
Steven Costopoulos ’80
Joshua Couts ’04
Kenneth Coyne ’85
Thomas Crossen ’69
Mary Culliton ’70
Barbara Dagastine
Kathleen Dalton ’77
Wiebke D’Angelo ’84
Karen Daniels ’74
Dorothy Danner ’69
Michael Dashnaw
Edgar Daun ’65
Sandra Daus ’93
Susan Davide ’89
Robert Day ’79
Julia De Blase ’78
Dolores De Thomasis ’86
John Debboli ’61
Robert Delaney ’85
Dominick Deleo ’82
William Demski ’74
Inessa Denisenko ’04
John Dennis ’91
Charles Dergurahian ’77
Kevin Devins ’78
Mark Devito ’79
Joanne Deyoe ’82
Indu Dhir ’94
Noel Dhooge ’88
Thomas Di Cioccio ’86
Raymond Diamond
Joseph DiDomenico ’76
Robert Dignum ’77
Paul Dillon ’75
Thomas Dobson ’88
William Doherty ’67
David Doin ’77
Edward Donohue ’78
Ann Doody ’83
Bernice Doring ’75
Roswitha Dorr
Ronald Dow
Peter Drexel ’66
Joseph Driscoll ’83
Thomas Dwyer ’73
Karen Dyer ’92
Thomas Dzembo ’73
Bryan Eaton
Gary Eith
Helene Eith
Walter Ellis ’73
Mary Ellis ’64
Lisa Empie ’86
Joan Erickson ’87
Donald Espey ’84
Christophe Ethier ’86
ExxonMobil Corporation
James Falasco ’85
Robert Falle ’71
Kristin Farrell ’87
John Fassett ’62
Joel Fatato ’71
Marianne Fath ’89
Todd Felano ’77
Paul Ferguson ’83
Kathleen Ferreira ’79
Linda Finger ’76
Karl Finkell ’70
Susan Finn ’76
Karina Fischer ’90
David Fischer ’82
Sonya Fisher
Margaret Fitzgerald ’74
Edwards Fleming
Ann Flynn ’73
Thomas Flynn ’97
Bette Fonda ’93
Donald Frament
Kerry Franklin ’73
Cynthia Franze ’67
Michael Fraser
Christine Frazer ’73
Veronica Fredericks ’86
Raymond Fredricks ’86
Frederick Frey ’84
Alan Frisbee ’79
Daniel Fuda ’88
Mary Beth Fusco ’02
Ted Gaal ’75
Raymond Gabriel ’68
Karen Galarneau ’85
Sandra Galligan
Kathleen Gallman ’87
Latasha Gardner ’98
Deborah Gardner
Tae Garfman ’04
Mary Gates ’96
Catherine Gatzendorfer ’74
Jeffrey Gawrys ’79
Judith Geise ’92
Ann Geisendorfer
Jane Gelhorn ’76
John Gendron ’72
Susan Getman ’02
Jan Geyer
Lisa Giacumo-Jicha
Donald Gifford ’82
Christine Gilchrest ’74
David Gillman ’84
Susan Goard ’71
Lisa Golash ’78
Sandra Gorman ’88
Debra Gould ’78
Bonnie Graham ’64
Carol Grand ’63
Cyril Grant ’83
James Grenier ’70
Paul Guilianelle ’78
John Gulley ’73
David Hall ’05
Mary Hallock ’05
James Halpin ’73
Nancy Halpin ’82
Patricia Halsdorf ’71
Laura Hands ’82
Susan Hansen ’01
Stephen Harris ’72
Alan Hart ’72
Kathleen Haynes
Maria Hazapis ’71
Paul Heaphy ’74
Birger Heggen ’68
Charles Heigel ’71
Arthur Heintz ’73
George Hemming ’57
Guy Hildreth ’89
Kenneth Hill ’73
Michele Hilt ’75
Judith Hitchcock
Kathy Hoag ’72
Brian Holbritter ’86
Hollingsworth & Vose Company
Elizabeth Hoteling ’67
Antoinette Howard
Nicole Hoyt
David Hunter ’73
Janet Hunter ’05
Lisa Hutchinson ’82
John Hutchison ’84
Francis Huttner ’84
Daniel Hutton ’82
Kimberly Isager ’86
Irene Jackson ’73
Max Jacobs ’74
Gretchen Jahn ’87
Beth Janiszewski ’93
F. Patrick Jeffers ’71
Terence Jevitt ’75
Allan Johnson ’74
Kathleen Jonas-Papile ’97
Ronni Jones
Alan Joseph
Deborah Kalbfliesh ’75
Richard Karis ’60
Kathleen Kastberg ’84
Robert Katz
Lawrence Kavanaugh ’72
Philip Keenan ’82
Patricia Kehn ’76
Lisa Kennedy ’73
John Kerwan ’61
David Kettlewood ’71
Richard Keyworth ’60
Liliane Khouri
Kevin Kilgallon ’78
Wade King ’74
Daniel Kinnally ’79
David Kiskis ’93
Ada Kitchen ’73
Keith Klapp ’72
Susan Knapp ’70
Robert Knizek ’67
Samuel Kobylar ’91
Mary Kobylar ’85
Dawn Kolakoski
Timothy Komdat ’79
Stephen Kopach ’72
Charles Krajewski ’77
Robert Krogh ’87
Gary Krohl
John Kucskar ’79
Arbind Kumar ’00
Elizabeth Kurtik ’68
Edward Kurtik ’71
Cynthia Labarge ’67
Ronald LaBarr ’05
Nancy LaChance
Mary Ellen Lajeunesse
Kathleen LaMay ’73
Andrew Lammon ’98
Raymond Lammon ’84
Rick Lamparelli
David Larkin ’74
Matthew Larocco ’79
Joyce Lasky ’75
David Lavery ’00
Robert Lavigne ’89
Christopher Leahey ’88
John Leavitt ’77
Karen Leavitt ’74
Carol Lemieux ’74
Christine Lewis ’72
Kristina Lewis ’75
Terri Lewis ’74
James Lewis ’63
Joseph Liotta ’84
David Little ’77
Vincent Liuzzi ’77
Deborah Lohnes ’83
Stephen Lolik ’68
Harry Louhisdon ’99
Richard Lumia ’70
Sandy Lutz ’66
Douglas Madigan ’87
Laurie Madsen ’98
Paula Mahan ’88
Kenneth Mahar ’85
Martin Mahar ’87
Alan Maher ’86
James Malkiewicz ’79
Haroon Mall ’79
John Malm ’69
Gary Malone
Barbara Malone
William Maloney ’79
Mary Maloy ’76
Dorothy Mapp ’77
Henry Marcelle ’68
Jacqualine Marcelle ’68
George Mardigan ’63
Theodore Marotta ’66
Michael Marr ’05
Karen Martin ’75
Raymond Martin ’56
Bruce Martindale ’77
Mark Matson ’73
Thomas McAllister ’73
Barbara McBride
Charles McCabe ’86
Lorraine McCann ’96
Kathleen McCarthy ’85
Carol McCarthy
Jason McCord
Robert McDermott ’72
Donna McDonald ’70
Amy McEwing
Thomas McGill ’92
Carla McGill ’89
Michael McLoughlin
Jacqueline McMullen ’85
Christopher McNally
John McNamara ’83
H. Kevin McNeelege
Robert Menchel ’55
Richard Menzer ’73
William Mevec ’84
Maryann Mevec ’75
Kevin Meyer ’77
Robert Meyer ’76
Sharleen Micare ’63
Mark Mickiewicz ’79
Donna Milks ’94
Kenneth J. Miller ’82
Kenneth Miller
Jaime Miller
George Millhouse ’62
Steven Mitchell ’70
Eileen Mitchell ’87
Amy Jo Montgomery ’70
James Mooney ’77
Daniel Moran
Dianne Morawski ’71
Hoffman Development
Corporation
Diana Morin ’76
Julia Moro ’03
Michael Morris ’77
Joseph Mosca ’77
Kelly Mulderry-Cooper ’88
Barbara Mullen ’71
Mary Beth Mullen
Ronald Mulson ’84
Terrence Munk ’04
Bret Muraski ’02
Ann Marie Murray
Donna Murray
Thomas Murray ’78
Mario Musolino ’79
Mary Musso
Julie Muth ’75
Mark Nagelsmith ’76
George Nagy
Spectrum 8 Theatres
Kathryn Nardacci ’79
Theodore Nash ’83
Garry Nathan ’71
National Baseball Hall of Fame
Richard Neimeyer ’71
Kevin Neville ’05
Niagara Mohawk Foundation
John Nickles
Lynne Nisoff ’84
Francis Nistico ’78
Tracey Noll ’89
John Nowak ’83
Kathryn Nuding
Michael O’Brien
Joel Obuchowski ’00
Judith O’Connor
Mary Jo O’Donovan ’95
Audrey O’Hare
John Oliver ’73
Robert Ottaviano ’56
Christopher Owen ’89
Mary Page
Arthur Pakatar ’83
Bernadette Palermo ’95
Marcia Palitsch ’75
Faith Palma ’79
Joseph Palmer ’88
Leland Palmer ’68
Sue Paloski ’85
Diana Pane
Julie Panzanaro
Thomas Paone ’84
Linda Papa ’74
Mary Beth Paquette ’75
Marabeth Pennell ’67
Neil Pennick ’71
Joseph Pennisi ’87
Stephanie Perry ’98
Carol Peterson ’95
Frank Pezze ’73
Elena Pezzutti ’95
Nancy Phelan ’85
Robert Phelan ’78
Lisa Piazza ’89
Douglas Pike ’79
Cruz Pilz ’87
Roger Pinke ’98
Kimberly Piser ’84
Denise Platt ’85
John Pludrzynski ’71
Patricia Poirier ’77
Kelly Poland ’84
Daniel Polsinelli ’71
Alexander Popovics
Jeffre Porpa ’79
John Powers ’79
Laurie Premo ’83
Helga Prichard ’86
Deborah Provenzano ’89
Deborah Provost ’73
Margaret Puccio ’70
Jeffrey Quell ’82
David Quinn ’87
Robert Racette
Todd Rasner
Ronald Rauche ’66
Thomas Reinisch
Mary Rekus ’84
Paul Remington ’79
Margaret Rendert ’85
David Renko ’84
Denise Retzlaff ’69
Pactiv
Marie Rinella ’71
Donna Ringwood ’91
Rebecca Riston ’94
Wendy Robichaud ’91
Thomas Rogan
Judith Romano
Richard Ronda ’72
Louis Rosamilia ’69
Dino Rosati ’85
Anne Rose
Eileen Rosen ’72
Elaine Rosen ’70
Anita Rosenfeld ’62
Theron Ross ’56
Anthony Rossello ’77
Charles Rothwell ’74
James Roti Roti ’76
Alice Rotondi ’84
Richard Rovelli ’77
David Rowland ’87
Thomas Ruby ’76
Steve Ruppenthal ’76
James Russo ’79
Timothy Ryan ’79
Christina Ryan ’76
James Ryan
Edward Rytell ’82
David Saehrig ’63
Anthony Salamone
Roger Salmon ’59
James Sano ’76
Thomas Sansone ’69
Sheila Santini ’85
Minoo Sarhaddi ’89
Joseph Sarubbi
Robert Savasta ’83
Joseph Scanlan ’99
Zachary Scarchilli
Michael Schafer ’86
Thomas Schaffer ’69
Donald Schmidt
Lorraine Schmiedeshoff ’88
Mark Schmiedeshoff ’71
Kathryn Schneider
Maria Schollenberger ’78
Rosemary Schultz
Tymm Schumaker ’82
Richard Scoons ’75
Catherine Scoons ’79
Todd Sebast ’87
Norman Serson ’83
Joan Shack
Jeffrey Shapiro ’73
Gilbert Sharpe ’76
Gale Shaw
Janet Shayne ’72
Carlene Sheehan
Linda Sherman ’83
Jack Sherman ’83
Russell Shibley ’71
William Shields ’75
Diane Shields ’75
Deborah Shoemaker
Mary Ann Shook ’66
Joan Shultis ’71
Eleanor Shutter ’73
Ernest Siew
Judith Siler ’84
Alan Silverman ’65
Jennifer Singel ’94
Kevin Sisk ’05
Robert Skala ’77
Peter Skelly ’87
Laura Skinner
Charles Sklaryk ’58
James Slater ’87
Karen Slaving ’71
Maria Smirensky ’85
Joseph Smith ’65
Ronald Smith ’77
Bernard Smith ’99
Barbara Smith ’86
Elizabeth Smith ’81
Edmund Smith ’81
Bruce Smith ’74
Kenneth Smith ’55
Jane Snay ’94
Donald Sobiski ’79
David Soldini
Karen Sparkes ’76
Richard Spence
Kelly Spiak ’01
Janet Spielberger ’72
Doreen Spiers ’75
Thomas Spohr ’59
Paul St. Yves ’66
Walda St. Yves ’67
Jeffrey Stah ’81
Kathleen Stallmer ’90
Judith Stamp
David Stanley ’71
Linda Stein
Maryann Stern ’79
Jacqueline Stever ’04
Tanya Stimson
Julie Stockhofer ’91
Scott Stockman ’94
Paula Stopera ’77
Susan Stover ’76
Peter Stover ’81
Stephen Strachman
William Strugatz ’84
Joan Stry
Michael Such ’77
William Sumner ’74
Todd Suriano
Richard Svec ’73
Mary Svec ’75
Richard Swahlan ’84
Robert Swanick
Michael Swanson ’78
Kathleen Sweener
Judith Swota ’77
Albert Szesnat ’91
Janice Tate
Robert Tedesco ’82
David Terpening ’79
Eugene Terwilliger ’87
Teresa Tessitore ’82
Judy Thatcher ’79
Rita Theisen ’65
Francis Therrien ’82
Richard Thimble
Timothy Thomas ’73
William Thompson
Patrick Thornton ’75
Steven Tice ’81
Vera Titterington ’72
Brian Tollisen ’89
Maureen Tompkins ’78
Donna Totaro
Carol Turner ’77
Charles Tutunjian ’89
Patricia Tys ’77
Barbara Valachovic ’71
Richard Valachovic ’70
Richard Valenti ’92
Michael Valenti ’93
Laura Van Valkenburg ’98
Robert Vanalstine v70
Theresa Vancort ’83
Kathleen Vandenbergh
Alfred Vanderzee
Anne Vandreason ’63
Marie Vandyck ’69
Scott Vanwie ’85
Karen Vecchione ’69
Ellen Venson
M. Barbara Voland ’70
Anna Volk ’88
David Waligora ’74
Jennifer Walker ’01
Mary Walsh ’64
Debra Wasserbach ’74
Stanley Watroba ’74
Edward Watson ’73
Lindsey Watson
Anne Weaver ’81
Mark Wehnau
Melanie Welch
Michael Welch
Patrick Wemitt ’81
Peter Wenk ’79
Carroll Westgate ’57
P. Phillip White
Christine Wilber ’71
Elizabeth Wilcox
John Willits ’72
Dale Wilsey ’72
Linda Wilsey ’77
Paul Wilson ’83
Lynn Wilson ’91
Jeffrey Wilson ’63
Harriet Wilson ’02
Robert Wolff ’76
John Wood ’69
John Wood ’02
James Woodruff ’70
Bruce Woolford ’82
Hydee Yonkers ’86
Victor Zabielski ’84
Debra Zareski ’87
Elizabeth Zemanick ’75
Maria Zemantauski
Jo Ann Zink ’99
Albert Zito ’82
Laurel Zona ’77
Sheila Zotto ’81
2006
U.W. Marx, Inc.
Golf Classic
Presenting Sponsor
U.W. Marx, Inc.
Luncheon Sponsor
Times Union
Social Hour Sponsors
Callanan Industries
Capital Communications
John Scanlon’s Market Block
Hole-in-One Sponsors
Eastern Copy Products/
Muratec
Fairbrother & Company
Featherstonhaugh, Wiley,
Clyne, Cordo, LLP
Time Warner Cable
United Group of Companies
Cart Sponsors
Architecture +
NBT Bank
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Group
Simplex Grinnell
Viking Sponsor
M&T Bank
Auction Sponsors
MRK Real Property
Tri-City ValleyCats
Putting Green Sponsors
CDPHP
Chartwells and Canteen
Clark Patterson
Einhorn Yaffee Prescott
Architecture & Engineering P.C.
Marshall & Sterling
Martin Law Firm
MM Hayes Company, Inc.
Rensselaer County
Republican Committee
SEFCU
Hole Sponsors
Benetech, Inc.
Blue Shield of Northeastern NY
Bryce Funeral Home
Clough, Harbour &
Associates LLP
Coca-Cola Enterprises
Joseph Daley
Deli and Brew
Energy Management
Technologies
Entersays Networks
Franklin Plaza
Franklin Terrace
Franklin Square Inn & Suites
Franklin Square Travel
Harold R. Clune Inc.
Johnstone Supply
Key Bank
L & P Media
L. Browe Asphalt
Services, Inc.
Lyons Funeral Home
Microtech
Murray & Zuckerman
MVP Health Care
New York Long Term Care
Brokers, Inc.
Nigro Companies
Oldcastle Precast
Omni Development
Presstek
Price Chopper
Prudential Manor Homes
Kathleen Jimino
Renssealer County Republican
Legislative Campaign
Committee
Rose & Kiernan
School Systems
Siemens Building Technologies
SOFCO a Bunzel Company
St. Peter’s Health Care Services
Staples Business Advantage
The Desmond
Honorable Robert Mirch
Honorable Roy McDonald
TIAA-CREF
Warren W. Fane, Inc.
Wiley Brothers, Inc.
In-Kind Sponsors
Albany Country Club
Albany Institute of History
& Art
Albany International Airport/
Departures Gift Shop
Albany Symphony Orchestra
Anixter
Burden Lake Country Club
Citizens Bank
Clement Frame & Art Shop
Clough Harbour and
Associates, LLP
Colonial Cleaners
Country Club of Troy
Eagle Crest Golf Club
Edison Club
Fairways of Halfmoon
Farmer’s Museum and
Fenimore House
Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant
Grandma’s Restaurant
and Pie Shoppe
Hannaford
Hoffman Car Wash
HVCC/HP
Joseph Daley
McAdam Cheese
Moscatiello’s
MVP Health Care
NBT Bank
NYS Theatre Institute
Party Warehouse, Inc.
Plaza Fitness
Rensselaer Athletic Department
Rich Amadon
Ryan-Biggs Associates, PC
Sagamore Resort and Golf Club
Scrimshaw at The Desmond
Shaker Ridge Country Club
South End Tavern
The Astros
The Eatery at Rte. Four Golf
The Egg
The Otesaga Resort
Times Union
Tournament Pros
USS Slater/Destroyer Escort
Historical Foundation
U. W. Marx, Inc.
Van Patten Golf Club
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Heritage Society
The Heritage Society recognizes our
generous alumni and friends who have
included Hudson Valley Community College
in their financial and estate planning.
These planned gifts include bequests,
charitable gift annuities, life insurance,
retirement plans and charitable remainder
trusts, and are vital to the continuation
and expansion of college programs.
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John O. Amstuz*
Charles F. Bessey*
Vera Boerenko-Titterington ’72
Steve and Sarah Boggess
Mark T. Breslin ’58
Philip Brown
John L. Buono ’68
James J. Fitzgibbons*
Robert F. Foley*
Mary Karpiak Foster
Muriel T. Gageway*
Walter Gardiner ’55
Otto V. Guenther*
Stephen L. Hyatt*
Wynn Kintz
James J. LaGatta ’67
Regina M. Scarano LaGatta ’73
Marguerite H. LaPan*
Marvin R. LeRoy, Jr.
Dr. Robert S. Menchel ’55
William G. Muller
Dr. and Mrs. Dennis L. Nagi
Holly A. Pennock
Mary E. Phillips ’73
Robert E. Pratt ’55
Peter Siy ’78
John J. Sweeney Jr.
James A. Walsh ’61
*deceased
For more information about the Heritage Society,
contact Marvin R. LeRoy, Jr., director of major
gifts and gift planning, at (518) 629-8007.
2005-06 Foundation
Board of Directors
William F. Fagan ’73
Chairman
Michael C. Danieli
James A. Walsh ’61
Vice Chairmen
A. Lynne Scott
Treasurer
Arthur R. Veino ’76
Secretary
Richard M. Amadon
Douglas G. Baldrey
L. Craig Bryce ’75
William Dehmer
Antoine W. Harrison
Kevin J. Johnson ’74
Regina M. Scarano LaGatta ’73
Roy J. McDonald ’67
E. Michael McLoughlin
Anne S. Morgan
William G. Muller
Kelly Waterson Phillips ’99
James D. Ryan ’68
Patrick Ryan ’95
Peter D. Semenza ’84
John Shartrand
Gordon N. Zuckerman ’62
Richard F. Galvin
Emeritus
Edward H. Nash
Emeritus
Scholarship
Donors
Jack Falvo Memorial
Scholarship
JLT Services Corporation
Albany Medical Center
Scholarship
Albany Medical Center
Fine Arts Award
William G. Muller
Albany Rods & Kustoms, Inc.
Scholarship
Albany Rods & Kustoms, Inc.
John R. Fletcher Memorial
Scholarship
Theodore Marotta
Jill Palmer-Wood ’82
Hazel Hayes Atwater
Janet Atwater ’71
Patricia Wheeler
Donald F. Gilbert, Jr.
Scholarship
Joan Lawson
Kathryn Sullivan
Lois and John H. Atwater, Jr.
Janet Atwater ’71
Paul F. Goliber Memorial
Scholarship
David P. Goliber
Donald C. Goliber ’78
IBM Matching Gifts Program
Automobilists of the Upper
Hudson Valley Scholarship in
memory of John A. English
Automobilists of
Upper Hudson Valley
Public Service Scholarship
Schodack Exit Ten LLC
Dr. Joseph J. Bulmer
Scholarship
Mary Abbott
Lucille Marion
Shirley Neiss ’97
Business Administration
Scholarship
Anonymous
Karen Holmes
National Grid USA Service Co.
Capital District Chevrolet
Club Scholarship
Capital District Chevrolet Club
Ryan W. Gardner and
Courtney M. Carelli
Friends of the Carelli and
Gardner Families
Peter T. Chimbos ’64
Maria Cholakis
Rev. Dr. Dennis L. Nagi and
Candice K. Nagi
John J. Choulochas Annual
Award for Excellence in
Automotive Service
Kathryn Fredricks
Chrysler Corporation
Scholarship
James Ryan
College in the High School
Program Scholarship
Citizens Bank
NBT Bank
Kevin H. Davidson Memorial
Scholarship
Shirley Neiss ’97
Dental Hygiene Faculty
Memorial Award
Linda A. Eypper ’63
Richard Dinn Memorial
Scholarship
Sally Bauer
William M. Cronin ’64
Carol J. Dinn
Dicey O’Malley
Judith A. Stamp
Robert Swanick
Jack Hallgren Memorial
Chemistry Award
GE Foundation
Lucille Hallgren
Dave Haveman
Bridget Stafford
Ruth Zalanskas
Willie A. Hammett Student
Services Scholarship
Frederick W. Kakumba
Donald D. Heckelman
Donald Heckelman ’79
Deanne Sodergren
Robin Henkel Memorial
Scholarship
Eleanor D. Bode ’04
Friends and Family of
Robin M. Henkel
Joseph Branche Henkel
Hudson Valley Community
College Capstone Program
Joseph Gendron
Robert Swanick
Cathy Hunter-Roberts
Scholarship
Louis Coplin II
Susan McDermott
Brenda Twiggs
Sean Anthony Kelleher
Brian and Gail Kelleher
Michael Kelleher
Kenneth P. LaCorte
Scholarship
LaCorte Companies, Inc.
Jane S. Mangold Scholarship
Betty J. Mangold
Math and Science Award
Sally McLaughlin Bauer
Catherine T. Dermott
Donald C. Frament
Diane Jasinski
Susan L. Kutryb
Martin Lewis
Margaret A. Leonard
Linda L. Lim
John E. Murray, Jr.
Deborah Pearce
Cherie Pash-Corr
Kathleen E. Quirk
Marie G. Redick
Doris Schoonmaker
Lorraine Schmiedeshoff ’88
Joan E. Shack
Deane M. Sodergren
Vivian Tortorici
Fredric S. Wildman
Dr. Frank J. Morgan, Jr.
Scholarship
Paul F. Conroy ’64
Lucille Marion
Roger Nachbar
Louis D. Nagi Scholarship
Maria Cholakis
Diane Jasinski
Mary Sahagen-Lonstein
Alfred Vanderzee
Naturalized Student Award
William Frank, Jr.
New York State Federation
of Home Bureaus, Inc.
Scholarship in Liberal Arts
Bonita Sessing-Matcha
Northeastern Subcontractors
Association Scholarship
Adam Ross Cut Stone
Adept Surface Specialist, Inc.
Flex Electrical
Constructors, Inc.
Genbrook Millwork, Inc.
J.J. Curran & Son, Inc.
Kal-Harbour, Inc.
Maximum Security Products
McLeod Systems, Inc.
Moisture Barriers, Inc.
Orange County Ironworks,
Inc.
PA Weakley, LLC
P&D Electric of Hudson Valley,
Inc.
Schenectady Steel Co, Inc.
Security Supply Corporation
Harry C. Stants, III
Stone Bridge Iron and Steel,
Inc.
Dr. Lawrence Emil Porcelli
Scholarship
Janet Atwater ’71
Aimee Lynn Pyskadlo
Joseph W. Amyot
Matthew G. Amyot
Donna M. Armstrong
Richard A. Boroway
Lynda Brackley
Patrick J. Burns
Business Partners Forms
and Systems
Maribeth Cahill
Charles E. Canestrari
Capital District Transmission
Thomas W. Carter
William A. Cetnar
William Charbonneau
C.L. King & Associates, Inc.
Cohoes Columbiettes #192
Cohoes-Waterford
Elks Lodge No 1317
Jason Daus
John R. Dergosits
ESCY Spindle City
Distributing Inc.
Excelsior College
Raymond Evans
Carrie Lynn Geiger
Robert E. Gullie
Harris American Enterprises,
LLC
Katie Harter
Kathy A. Harter
Thomas Heffern
Huersch, Inc.
Debroah Jude Jacques
John Jordan
Mary Julian
Thomas F. Kelly
Connie A. Killian
Janet Lebeau
Michael P. Lis
Joseph S Lukovits
John P. O’Keefe
Walter Mack
Warren E Mannix
Richard D. McDonald
Gerard J. McGarvey
Mendoza’s Auto Inc.
Mullally Bros. Inc.
Joseph J. Muscatello
Anne Marie Nadeau
New Country Motor Car
Group, Inc.
John P. O’Keefe
Paula E. Ruff
Donald D. Ryan
Gilles G. Senecal
Barbara Spring
Sunward Technologies, Inc.
Michael S Szozda
Paul E. Teufer
Ukrainian American
Citizens Club Inc.
Elizabeth K. Ripple
Maria Hull
Frank J. Ryan ’69
Dorothy A. Ryan ’66
Second Chance Scholarship
Joyce Harley
Shirley Neiss ’97
Second Chance Scholarship
Endowment
Cohoes Savings Foundation,
Inc.
Leonard J. Spiegel
Scholarship
Beverly Spiegel
Steven Sultan Scholarship
AstraZeneca Matching Gifts
Program
Joyce Jaobson ’78
Michael D. Tisenchek
Cathryn and Louis Tisenchek
Michael J. Torello Memorial
Scholarship
Janet Atwater ’71
We@HVCC Fund
ANDO Beauty Salon
Karola O. Berg
Eleanor D. Bode ’04
Patricia A. Bodi ’98
Marilyn Ann Bossalini
Suzanne Brownrigg
Patricia M. Colongione ’63
Beverly J. Cootware
Ann Marie Coulombe
Laurie J. Crandall-Spear
Carolyn Curtis
Kimberley A. Denue
Jennifer Eaton
Tara A. Fracalossi
Carrie A. Farley
Tara L. Farley
Erica Ferro ’94
Donna M. Floyd
Kathryn Fredricks
Deborah Gardner
Suzanne Garhart
Ann B. Geisendorfer
Lisa A. Giacumo-Jicha
Patricia J. Gilmaier
Kathleen Gleason
Holly Glenzer
Nancy H. Goody
Christine Helwig
Lonette Michelle Hetman
Janice M. Hindes
Judith Hitchcock
Carol Hovland
College Department Chair
Association
Hummingbird Designs
Diane Jasinski
Joan S. Lawson
Laura Malkonian
Marcia A. Malone
Margaret Mann
Barbara B. McBride
Carol McCarthy
Kerry Mendez
Donna L. Milks ’94
Barrie A. Montross
William Muller
Shirley A. Neiss ’97
Non-Instructional
Employees Union
Donna Ortgies
Frank Padula ’79
Maria S. Palmara
Julie A. Panzanaro
Cherie Pash-Corr
Linda Pelosi-Dunn
Holly A. Pennock
Jeanne L. Petropol
Dorothy H. Reynolds
Mary Kate Robinson ’74
Judith Romano
Joan Russo ’97
Lorraine A. Schmiedeshoff ’88
Doris Schoonmaker
Rosemary Schultz
Tracy K. Seeberger
Deborah Shoemaker
Jodi L. Snyder
Judith A. Stamp
Marie T. Stasiak
Debra D. Story ’77
Jennifer Thompson
Vivian A. Tortorici
Kathleen C. Tolcser
Matthew Tremblay
Brenda E. Twiggs
Kathleen Vandenbergh
Yvonne A. Vannier
Lisa Van Wie
Jeffrey Wait
Workforce Development
Institute
Worthington Flowers
Youth Program
Endowment Fund
Bank of America
Sharon Collis
Rena Epting
Hudson River Bank & Trust
Company Foundation
McCarthy Charities, Inc.
Stewart’s Ice Cream Co, Inc.
WGY Christmas Wish Campaign
Special Fund
Donors
Alumni Emergency
Assistance Fund
Jill Palmer-Wood ’82
ASCE Student Club Fund
AISC Education Foundation
American Society of Civil
Engineers Mohawk-Hudson
Chapter
BBL Construction Services, LLC
Boswell Engineering
Callanan Industries, Inc.
Chazen Engineering and
Land Surveying Co.
Creighton Manning Engineering
CTD Engineering Services, PC
Eastern New York Chapter
American Concrete Institute
Lansing Engineering, PC
J&J Service, Inc.
Kubricky Construction Corp
LeChase Construction Services,
LLC
John D. Lewyckyj
George Limbrunner
Paul Male
Mesick Cohen Wilson Baker
Architects
New York State Steel
Fabricators Association
Leonard Howard Osborne
Steven Allen Rich
Rifenburg Construction, Inc.
STS Steel, Inc.
Tralongo Builders, Inc.
Ronald Vaughn
Richard G. Wood
Zaremba-Sopoka Associates
Athletics Equipment
Endowment Fund
Houston Astros Baseball Club
MRK Real Property
Biology Nature Trail Fund
Arlene A. Briard
Capital District Educational
Opportunity Center Endowment
Fund
Supported by Glitter and
Gemstones: A Gala Event held on
Sept. 29, 2006.
Diamond Sponsor
Lucille Marion and
Stephen Cowan
Emerald Sponsors
Nancy C. Condit
East Greenbush Fire Department
The United Group of Companies
Pearl Sponsors
Jean and Abe Bolgatz
Brooklyn Educational
Opportunity Center
Buffalo Educational
Opportunity Center
Louis Ferri
Verna J. Hodges
The Martin Law Firm
Esther Evelyn McPhail Smith
Long Island Educational
Opportunity Center
Tri-City JATC
UHY Advisors
Coral Sponsors
Amy and William Conley
Featherstonaugh, Wiley, Clyne
& Cordo
Thomas Gizara
Sylvia Intelisano and
Jeryl Honikel
Ann Marie and John Murray
Marilyn and Larry Shapiro
Solomon and Solomon, P.C.
Quandt’s Foodservice
Distribution, Inc.
Jade Sponsors
Mary-ellen Buda
Assemblyman Ron Canestrari
Commission on Economic
Opportunity (CEO)
Community Maternity Services
Carolyn Curtis
Millie Delgado
Tom Dingley
Empire Education Corporation
– Mildred Elley
Jean Hobbs
IBEW Local Union 236
Kathleen Jimino
Marv LeRoy
Kristina Lewis
Anne Morgan
Shirley Neiss ’97
Penni Newman
Holly and Bob Pennock
Peter and Molly Poleto
Kathleen Quirk
Joan Shack
United Way of NENY
College Capstone Project Fund
Arcadia Supply, Inc.
Joseph Gendron
Robert Swanick
Center for Careers and
Employment Development Fund
VECTOR Marketing Corporation
Clock Tower Project
Patricia A. Casey
Vicki J. Folger
Friends of William Muller
Anne S. Morgan
Jane B. O’Brien
Audrey E. O’Hare
Donald W. Schmidt
Marie T. Stasiak
Stewart C. Wagner ’58
College Day Care Fund
Karola Berg
Nancy Cupolo
Jacqueline Dushensky
Peter L. Sanzen
Construction Technology
Endowment Fund
U.W. Marx Corporation
DaimlerChrysler
Capstone Fund
DaimlerChrysler
Corporation Fund
Dental Hygiene
Endowment Fund
Supported by A Celebration of
Excellence: An event to recognize
the Hudson Valley Community
College Dental Hygiene Program
held on Oct. 20, 2006.
Named Operatories
Fourth District Dental Society
in honor of Dr. Robert C. and
Lillian “Sisty” Wescott
Third District Dental Society
Platinum Sponsors
Robert K. DeLuke, D.D.S.
in honor of Dominick J.
DeLuke, D.D.S.
New York State Dental
Association
Christopher Walsh, D.D.S.
Gold Sponsors
Michael R. Breault, D.D.S. and
Michael McGovern, D.M.D.
Peter H. Collins, D.D.S., P.C.
Drs. Decker, Sbuttoni,
Boghosian, Dicerbo and
Lawless
Dr. Robert H. Hill
Dr. Brian Kennedy
Marvin L Kessler, D.M.D.
Kilgore International, Inc.
New York State Dental
Foundation
Dr. Gary Thomas Puccio
Harry E. Rosenstein, D.M.D.
H. John and Jonathan Schutze
Doug Smail, D.D.S.
Mark J. Weinberger, D.D.S.
Silver Sponsors
Jeffrey L. Adams, D.D.S.
Lawrence J. Busino, D.D.S.
and Carmen Fasulo, D.D.S.
JPMorgan Chase Bank
John McCambley, D.M.D.
Steven G. Messing, D.M.D.
Mark J. Pettrone, D.M.D.
Dr. Gordon L. Wright and
Dr. Kevin W. Morrill
Claudia L. Schwendeman,
D.D.S.
Dr. Elena Suditu
Bronze Sponsors
Adirondack Dental Implant
Center
Debra G. Bausback, D.M.D.
Michael J. Comis, D.D.S.
Stephen P. Dautel, D.D.S.
Michael M. DeSanti, D.D.S.
Drs. Gary &
Mary DiSanto-Rose
Drs. Friedman, Goodcoff
and Segal
James E. Galati, D.D.S.
Geoffrey R. Gamache, D.D.S.
Joseph J. Hart, D.M.D.
Stephen J. Langan, D.M.D.
Frederick J. Marra, D.M.D.
Monica Mottolese, D.D.S.
and James Slavin MD
Dr. Steven J. Oshins
Seton Health and
St. Mary’s Hospital
Robert E. Sharp, D.D.S., M.S.D.
Gary H. Swalsky, D.M.D.
Gail C. Thornton, D.D.S.
Educational Opportunity
Program Scholarship
and Emergency Fund
Adele Brown ’98
Louis Coplin
Larraine Ellis
English, Modern Languages
and English as a Second
Language Fund
McGraw Hill Publishing Company
Maria S. Palmara
Pearson Education
Maria C. Pollack
Pamela M. Slattery
General Endowment Fund
Cherie Pash-Corr
Matthew Kupic Memorial Fund
Bruce J. Cole
Donald W. Schmidt
Lang Animal Welfare
Program Fund
United Activists for
Animal Rights
Library Fund
Capital District Library Council
Medical Imaging Emergency
Book & Uniform Fund
Linda Desnoyers ’73
Jeanne Kelleher
Dr. Robert J. Rapoport
Mortuary Science Fund
E. Michael McLoughlin
Maureen Stapleton
Theatre Fund
Hollywood Foreign Press
Association
Dorothy Reynolds
Viking Club
Fred J. ’72 and Anita R. Nero
Thomas E. Reinisch
James P. Talarico ’71
In the event of an error or
omission, please accept our
apologies and notify Aimee
LaLiberte, director of
advancement services, donor
relations and alumni affairs,
College Foundation, 80
Vandenburgh Ave., Troy, N.Y.
12180 or foundation@hvcc.edu
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At a Glance
Photos by Anthony Salamone
2005-06 Academic Year
(Sept. 1, 2005 – Aug. 31, 2006)
Degrees and Certificate Programs:
71 in four schools: Business; Engineering
and Industrial Technologies; Health Sciences;
and Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Enrollment by School:
Business: 1,593
Engineering and Industrial
Technologies: 1,082
Health Sciences: 714
Liberal Arts and Sciences: 5,490
Non-Matriculated Students: 3,326
Student Residency:
Capital Region (Albany, Rensselaer,
Saratoga and Schenectady): 10,624
Other New York State Counties: 1,331
Out of State: 164
International Students: 86
Ethnic Background of Students:
Caucasian: 86.5 percent
Black: 8.3 percent
Hispanic: 2.6 percent
Asian: 2.2 percent
American Indian: .03 percent
Total College Employees: 1,050
Employee Residency
Rensselaer County: 54 percent
Albany County: 24 percent
Saratoga County: 11 percent
Schenectady County: 7 percent
Other: 4 percent
More than 1,600 graduates earned associate’s degrees and certificates, which were
awarded during the college’s 52nd Commencement on May 20, 2006. At left, Fine
Arts graduates Fehma Naz (left) and Susan Cortese grab some coffee before the
ceremony, and at right, Early Childhood graduate Al-Khalid Miller is interviewed
by Fox 23 News Anchor and Hudson Valley alumnus John Gray ’83. Gray emceed
the commencement ceremony, which was broadcast live through a partnership
between the college’s Viking Video Technologies and Time Warner Cable Channel 3.
Miscellaneous:
Tuition (New York State residents):
$2,700 annually
$112 per credit
Students served by the Disability
Resource Center: 501
Educational Opportunity Students: 61
Total Headcount Enrollment: 12,205
Full-time: 6,775
Part-time: 5,430
Male: 6,249 (51 percent)
Female: 5,956 (49 percent)
SUNY Chancellor’s Award for
Excellence recipients (since award’s
inception in 1972): 93
Average Student Age: 24
Class of 2006 graduates: 1,690
Total Number of Alumni (1955-2006):
63,060
Student/Faculty Ratio: 20/1
(although class size may vary)
Total Faculty: 625
Full-time: 254 (14 percent hold either
juris doctor or doctor of philosophy degrees)
Part-time: 371
The Vermont-based Bread & Puppet Theater brought its politically themed
“National Circus of the Correct Moment” to the college, courtesy of the Cultural
Affairs program. Featuring large papier-mâché and fabric puppets, the troupe
took on serious political issues, including the separation of church and state,
using comedic, slapstick skits.
Lansingburgh High School students Nick Walion,
Allison Bishop and Victor Higgins (left to right)
discuss a possible answer to a Viking Challenge
trivia question. For the past 10 years, the Viking
Challenge has tested the brain power of local high
school students. In March 2006, students from 16
local high schools participated in the event; it was
the largest field in the competition’s history.
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