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FALL 2010
THE MAGA ZINE FOR SUNY FRED ONIA ALUMNI AND FR IENDS
A CALLING FOR
CARING
Bill Finn, ’83, began serving Hospice Buffalo
as an intern nearly 30 years ago. Today, he’s its
President and CEO – and he’s giving students
a chance to follow in his footsteps.
A HOLLYWOOD HOMECOMING
Put Oct. 1 and 2 on your calendars – in ink!
Full schedule of events inside.
THE KEEN DEAN OF 19
Dr. John Kijinski settles in to lead the 19 departments
in the newly-formed College of Arts and Sciences.
SETTLING A SCORE
Music alum Allan Wilson, ’75, has made a career in
the film – and more recently – video game industry.
TALKING UP A BLUE STREAK
Nick Guarino brought home two NCAA track and field
national titles as a junior. Now he sets his sights on
even bigger goals as he enters his senior year.
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BillFinn,’83,wentfromofficeinterntoPresidentandCEO
of the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care. Now he’s
helpingtoday’sstudentsunderstandthefastest-growing,
non-accute segment of the healthcare industry.
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9 | SETTLING A SCORE
13 | FREDONIA’S FIRST FULBRIGHTS
Allan Wilson, ’75, has made
a career as a conductor,
orchestrator and arranger of
originalfilmscoresforsomeof
the biggest motion pictures –
and video games – of the
last generation.
SUNY Fredonia had never had a student win
aFulbrightScholarshiptoteachorstudyabroad.
Now it has two.
18 | YOUTH IS SERVED
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AyoungFredoniaBiologygradisleadingthecharge
againstatypeofbeetlewhichisdestroyinghundreds
of acres of ash trees in at least 14 states.
FREDONIA ALUMNI AND CAMPUS EVENTS CALENDAR
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
First Day of Classes/
Fall Semester
Monday, Aug. 23
SaratogaAlumniReception MaytumConvocationLecture
Friday, Sept. 17, 6-8 p.m.
“Creativity:WhatWeCanLearn
Saratoga City Tavern
from The Masters,”
21 Caroline St. (corner of
FeaturingDr.HowardGardner
CarolineSt.andMaple.Ave.) of Harvard University,
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Wednesday, Sept. 15, 4 p.m.
Price $10/person.
King Concert Hall
Formoreinformation,e-mail:
alumni.office@fredonia.edu President’s Award
for Excellence Lecture
Featuring Barry Kilpatrick,
2010 Honoree,
Professor of Music
Tuesday, Sept. 28, 3 p.m.
Rosch Recital Hall
Homecoming
Friday-Sunday, Oct. 1-2
(See full schedule on
pages 20-21)
Arizona/Fredonia Reunion
Saturday, Aug. 28,
5-8 p.m.
Home of Dr. Harvey (’65)
and Joann Stedman
Formoreinformation,e-mail:
alumni.office@fredonia.edu
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Philadelphia Reunion
Saturday, Oct. 9, 7 p.m.
Courtyard Philadelphia
21 N. Juniper St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Formoreinformation,e-mail
Family Weekend
Friday-Sunday, Oct. 22-24
For more information,
visit http://fredonia.edu,
click on Campus Life
Scholars Breakfast
(by invitation only)
Saturday, Oct. 23, 9 a.m.
Steele Hall Indoor Track
New Alumni Directory is Underway!
SUNY Fredonia is partnering with Harris Connect to publish
its latest Alumni Directory, due out in June 2011. A series
of mailings, e-mails and phone calls will take place during
the coming months as part of the project. Thank you in
advance for your participation!
Chancellor coming to Scholars Breakfast
SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher is scheduled to be an
honored guest and speaker at this year’s annual Scholars
Breakfast, which connects scholarship recipients with their
endowment benefactors, allowing donors to see first-hand
to whom their gifts are going. If you have established an
endowed scholarship and wish to attend this year’s event
on Saturday, Oct. 23, in Steele Hall, please contact the
Fredonia College Foundation at (716) 673-3321.
COLLEGE BEATS
7 | ARTS AND SCIENCES
Dr. John Kijinski prepares to lead the
19 departments and 3,700 students
held within the newly-formed
College of Arts and Sciences.
20 | HOMECOMING,HOLLYWOOD-STYLE
11 | BUSINESS
Dr. Donald Barnes’ research in
“Customer Delight”gives insights on
consumer loyalty and price thresholds.
12 | EDUCATION
Student teaching options expanding
to Australia and Mexico
14 | TALKING UP A BLUE STREAK
Nick Guarino brought home two NCAA
track and field national titles as a junior.
He’s set his sights on some even bigger
goalsinhisseniorcampaign…including
sharing the podium with his brother.
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NOVEMBER
Alumni Board Meeting
Wednesday,Nov.10,3:15p.m.
Alumni House
Washington, D.C. Reunion
Wednesday,Nov.10,6-8p.m.
Old Ebbitt Grill
675 15th St., Northwest
Washington, DC 20005
1980s Jazz Ensemble
ReunionConcert/Reception
Saturday, Nov. 13, 7-10 p.m.
Hilton Garden Inn
6004 Fair Lakes Road
East Syracuse, NY 13057
Complimentaryrefreshments.
Cash bar.
ADMISSIONS EVENTS
SEPT. 25
Saturday Visit
OCT. 11
Columbus Day Open House
OCT.16
Saturday Visit
OCT. 30
Open House
NOV.6
Transfer Saturday Visit
NOV. 13
Saturday after Veterans Day
Open House
FEB. 21,’11
Presidents’ Day Open House
MARCH 5,’11
Saturday Visit
APRIL 2,’11
Admitted Student Reception
APRIL 16,’11
Freshmen and Transfer
Saturday Visit
JUNE 11,’11
June Preview Day
To learn more about any of these programs,
visit:http://fredonia.edu/admissions/visiting.asp
or call1-800-252-1212.
ALUMNI NOTES:
MARCH 2011
APRIL 2011
Florida Reunion,
St. Augustine
Thursday, March 3,
5-7 p.m.
Location TBA.
Cash bar.
New York City Reunion
Homecomingdetailswillbe
Thursday, April 7, 6-8 p.m.
added at http://fredonia.
Heartland Brewery
edu/homecoming.Reunion
Times Square
announcements are also
127 W. 43rd St.
updated regularly in the
NYC, NY 10036
“Coming Events”section of
$20/person.
http://alumni.fredonia.edu.Also,
Formoreinformation,e-mail lookforanemailannouncement
alumni.office@fredonia.edu this fall which will give every
alum – no matter when you
graduated – the use of a
personal,permanentfredonia.
eduemailaccount.Showoff
yourFredoniapridebyusing
this new, free account!
Florida Reunion,
St. Petersburg
Saturday, March 5
Location and time TBA.
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Dear Alumni and Friends,
Welcome to the start of another exciting
academic year at SUNY Fredonia, as well
as another issue of the Statement – which
earned “Best of Show” honors at the 2010
Excalibur Awards from the Buffalo Niagara
Chapter of the Public Relations Society
of America!
We begin the fall semester with a great
deal of excitement, as many initiatives are
underway designed to make a real difference
in the lives of Fredonia’s students. Our Mason
Hall ensemble rehearsal room expansion
is nearly complete, which will allow music
groups to practice in a well-engineered,
optimal environment. The new Campus and
Community Children’s Center opened its
doors on July 27, giving students, employees
and community members a more complete
option for high-quality, convenient child care,
including infant care. Best of all, architectural
planning continues in preparation for
construction of our new, $60 million Science
Center, which goes out to bid in December.
New programs have begun as well, such
as the expanded international teaching
opportunities available within our College of Education, university partnerships with
academic institutions in India and South Korea, and our new Fredonia Academic
Community Engagement (FACE) Center, which ties student learning to community
enhancement in new and profound ways. There is also the collaboration we have recently
begun with the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care here in Western New York, led
by alumnus Bill Finn, ’83, the subject of this issue’s cover story. We continuously look
for ways to expand the breadth of learning environments we can offer students, as well
as hands-on, real-world experiences at every opportunity.
Initiatives like these are what keep SUNY Fredonia in high demand. We once again
received record freshmen applications this past spring, as well as record minority applications,
from those seeking to become a part of the Class of 2014. We also received record
applications from transfer students who continue to see Fredonia as an excellent choice
to complete their undergraduate education.
In terms of on-campus events happening this fall, our annual Convocation series kicks
off Sept. 15 with an appearance by Harvard University’s world renowned creativity expert,
Dr. Howard Gardner. We will welcome SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher to campus
Oct. 23 as she takes part in our annual Scholars Breakfast. If you have established a
scholarship endowment, this program provides an excellent opportunity to see your
investment dollars at work. Our athletics teams are set to begin their seasons with great
anticipation for successful campaigns. And of course, what autumn would be complete
without Homecoming, Oct. 1- 2? You’ll find an abundance of events planned for this
can’t-miss weekend in this magazine.
We hope you continue to find this publication useful and inspiring, and we welcome
your input and feedback. If you have something worthy of inclusion, or if you just want
to drop us a note, please don’t hesitate to contact our Office of Alumni Affairs at
(716) 673-3553 or alumni.office@fredonia.edu.
Best regards,
THE MAGAZINE FOR SUNY FREDONIA ALUMNI AND FRIENDS
VOLUME 39, NO. 1, FALL 2010
EDITOR
Michael Barone
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Lisa Eikenburg, APR
DESIGNER
Patty Herkey
PHOTOGRAPHERS/CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Roger Coda, Lori Deemer
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Patricia Feraldi, Christine Davis Mantai,
Jerry Reilly, Victoria Kazz
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Paula Warren
CLASS NOTES
Donna Venn
COLLEGE COUNCIL
Frank Pagano (Chair), Cynthia Ahlstrom, Angelo
Bennice, Russell Diethrick Jr., Dr. Robert Heichberger,
Ann Manly, JoAnn Niebel, Michael Sullivan, Carla
Westerlund and Kevin Wysocki (student member)
FREDONIA COLLEGE FOUNDATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael Schiavone (Chair), Phillip Belena, Carol Boltz,
John Campbell, David Carnahan, Robert Coon, Shirley
Erbsmehl, Carla Giambrone, Dr. Greg Gibbs, Amos
Goodwine, Jr., Betty Catania Gossett, Walter Gotowka,
Brian Gusmano (student member), Dr. Dennis Hefner,
Richard Johnson, Deborah Kathman, Dr. Jeffery Kelly,
Jean Malinoski, David Mancuso, Cathy Marion, Dr.
Michael Marletta, Kurt Maytum, Judy Metzger, Michael
Petsky, Daniel Reininga, James Sommer, Debra Horn
Stachura, Dr. David Tiffany, Dr. Jeffrey Wallace Sr., Carol
Ward, Thomas Waring Jr. and Henry (Mike) Williams IV.
Honorary Members: Dr. Rocco Doino, Gileen French,
Adelaide Gaeddert, Dr. Richard Gilman, Stan Lundine,
Douglas Manly, Robert Maytum, James Mintun Jr.,
Dr. J. Brien Murphy, Edward Steele, Kenneth Strickler
and Nancy Yocum.
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dr. Greg Gibbs (President), Eileen Star Batrouny, Jean
Blackmore, William Patrick Carlson, Diane Rzepkowski
Chodan, Dr. Russell DiPalma, Betsy Dixon-Lang,
Dr. David Fountaine, Dr. Dennis Hefner, Debra Joy,
Alexsandra Lopez, Emma McFayden, Dennis McGrath,
Esq.; James McLeod, Patrick Newell, Daniel Parker, Kevin
Porteus, Dr. David Tiffany, Clifton Turner, Dr. Sherryl
Weems, Tammy Wilson and Laura Bonomo Wrubel.
Published biannually by the Office of Public Relations at the State
University of New York at Fredonia, 272 Central Ave., Fredonia, NY
14063, (716) 673-3323. Periodical postage paid at Fredonia, NY and at
additional mailing offices. The Statement is mailed to alumni, parents,
graduate students, faculty and staff, and friends of the university.
Articles may be reprinted without permission.
Dennis L. Hefner, Ph.D.
Greg K. Gibbs, Ph.D.
President, SUNY Fredonia President, Fredonia Alumni Association
Where Success is a Tradition
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FALL PREVIEW | EVENTS AND PERFORMANCES
To purchase tickets for all events, contact the
SUNY Fredonia Ticket Office at (716) 673-3501
(1-866-441-4928),www.fredonia.edu/tickets,or
in person in the Williams Center. For a full list of
all campus events, visit department websites at
www.fredonia.edu.
ROCKEFELLER ARTS CENTER / THEATRE
AND DANCE EVENTS
The Western New York Chamber Orchestra
King Concert Hall, Tickets $20
“Summer Serenade”
Sunday, Sept. 19, 4 p.m.
Enjoy the last few days of summer while
listening to two amazing classics, Mozart’s
famous “Gran Partita” (used for the sound track
of “Amadeus”) and Tchaikovsky’s beautiful
“Serenade for Strings.”
“Sacred Words, Sacred Music”
Sunday, Oct. 31, 4 p.m.
Join the orchestra and the Fredonia College
Choir in the Mozart “Requiem” with vocal
soloists Dr. Angela Haas, Lynne McMurtry,
Joe Dan Harper and Daniel Ihasz. In addition,
soloists Brian Walnicki and Dr. Susan Royal
will perform in works by Hindemith, Dvorak
and Maestro Glen Cortese.
“The Other Side of Mexico”
with Fran Reidelberger
Saturday, Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m.
King Concert Hall, Tickets $7.50
A World Travel Series Event. Filmmakers
Fran and Brooke Reidelberger explore the
central highlands of Mexico from Mexico City
to Colima.
Charley’s Aunt
Oct. 15, 16, 21, 22 and 23 at 8 p.m.; Oct. 17 at 2 p.m.
Marvel Theatre, Tickets: $16
A Walter Gloor Mainstage Series Event. In need
of a chaperone in order to spend time with the
young ladies of their desire, a pair of university
students calls upon an aunt. When the aunt
can’t make it, they ask a buddy to don women’s
clothing and take her place – and general
mayhem and hilarity ensue.
The Boston Brass
Friday, Oct. 22, 8 p.m.
King Concert Hall, Tickets: $25/$22.50/$20
A DFT Communications Pops Series Event.
From exciting classical arrangements, to burning
jazz standards and the best of the original brass
quintet repertoire, Boston Brass treats audiences
to a unique brand of entertainment, which
captivates all ages.
“NorthernEurope:JourneytoIceland,Norway,
London, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Russia,
Poland and Prague” with Marlin Darrah
The Altruists
Nov. 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13 at 8 p.m.; Nov. 7 at 2 p.m.
Bartlett Theatre, Tickets: $16
A Walter Gloor Mainstage Series Event. This
satirical black comedy by Nicky Silver revolves
around a group of young radicals who are
dedicated to the cause. They rally in support
of many important social issues, but find their
morals challenged. This work contains mature
themes and is for adults only.
The Vocal Illusions of Lynn Trefzger,
Comedy Ventriloquist
Friday, Nov. 5, 7 p.m.
Marvel Theatre, Tickets: $12
A Kaleidoscope Family Series Event. Lynn
Trefzger is a ventriloquist/comedienne with
a trunk full of zany characters that have
accompaniedhertostagesthroughoutthecountry.
LesContesD’Hoffmann(annualHillmanOpera)
Nov. 12 and 13, 8 p.m.
King Concert Hall, Tickets: $18
The gothic tales of artist, poet and philosopher
E.T.A. Hoffmann play out to the music of
Jacques Offenbach in this staged concert
production, which tells of a man who must
choose between his love of his art and his love
for a woman.
TheBestofBroadway:ChristmasonBroadway
Thursday, Dec. 9, 8 p.m.
King Concert Hall, Tickets: $25/$22.50/$20
A DFT Communications Pops Series Event.
The evening features music from your favorite
Broadwayshowsandclassicfilms.Joinprofessional
performers Raymond Saar, Diane Ketchie,
Valerie Perri and Scott Harlan as they celebrate
the season of love from around the world.
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
SPECIAL EVENTS
Robert Jordan, Piano Recital
Saturday, Sept. 11, 4 p.m.
Rosch Recital Hall
Tickets: $10
Professor Emeritus Robert Jordan returns to
SUNY Fredonia to perform a solo piano recital
in celebration of his 70th birthday.
Holiday Concert for the Community: From
Darkness into Light, J.S. Bach Cantatas
for Christmas
Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Rosch Recital Hall
Tickets: $24/$12
ENSEMBLE CONCERTS
FREE and open to the public.
College Symphony Orchestra
King Concert Hall
Choral Showcase Concert
Rosch Recital Hall
Wind Ensemble
Wednesday, Nov. 17, 8 p.m.
King Concert Hall
Chamber Orchestra
Wednesday, Dec. 1, 8 p.m.
Rosch Recital Hall
FACULTY AND GUEST ARTIST RECITALS
Rosch Recital Hall
FREE and open to the public.
Monday, Sept. 13, 8 p.m.
Faculty: Dr. Andrew Seigel, clarinet
Sunday, Sept. 26, 4 p.m.
Guest Artist: Luis Zea, classical guitar
Monday, Sept. 27, 8 p.m.
Faculty Showcase Recital
Alumni Concert: Tony Caramia, ’73, piano
Homecoming 2010 Event
Monday, Oct. 18, 8 p.m.
Guest Artist: Nicole McPherson, flute
Wednesday, Oct. 20, 8 p.m.
Guest Artist: Gabriel Beavers, bassoon
Tuesday, Oct. 26, 8 p.m.
Guest Artist: Osiris Molina, clarinet
Saturday, Nov. 6 and Sunday, Nov. 7, 8 p.m.
Guest Artists: Chopin/Schumann Piano Festival
Monday, Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m.
Faculty Recital: Dr. Natasha Farny, cello
Friday, Nov. 12, 8 p.m.
Faculty Recital: Dr. Wildy Zumwalt, saxophone
Featuring the 40-member Fredonia College
Choir under the direction of Dr. Gerald T. Gray
with a special Baroque orchestra and soloists
from throughout the U.S. and Canada. This
program will capture the drama and feel of
Advent ushering into the Joy of Christmas.
Saturday, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m.
King Concert Hall, Tickets: $7.50
A World Travel Series Event. Shot in high
definition, this journey gives the viewer a chance
to sample the great natural wonders, architectural
treasures and cultural and artistic highlights of
several cities and countries.
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REDEFINING
COMPASSION
THE AVERAGE PERSON WILL HAVE EIGHT DIFFERENT
JOBS THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER. BILL FINN, ’83,
HAS HAD JUST ONE – AND IT BEGAN NEARLY 30
YEARS AGO AT SUNY FREDONIA, IN AN INDUSTRY FEW
UNDERSTOOD. WE SAT DOWN WITH HIM TO LEARN
HOW HE WENT FROM THE CAMPUS’ FIRST STUDENT
INTERN AT HOSPICE BUFFALO TO THE PRESIDENT
AND CEO OF THE SAME ORGANIZATION – NOW KNOWN
AS THE CENTER FOR HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE,
A $48 MILLION HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.
BILL FINN, ’83, BEGAN INTERNING WITH HOSPICE WHEN IT HAD JUST 15 PATIENTS A DAY FROM A BORROWED OFFICE IN A FORMER PAINT FACTORY IN BUFFALO.
TODAY, THE INNOVATIVE ORGANIZATION SERVES MORE THAN 750 PATIENTS A DAY FROM FIVE LOCATIONS ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK.
It’s not often that a student knows what he wants to do for the rest
of his life before he even walks through his dorm room door. It’s
even less often that a student chooses a profession where most of his
customers know their time on Earth is nearing its end.
Students like Bill Finn are rare, indeed.
William E. Finn came to SUNY Fredonia in the fall of 1979, not
even fully knowing where it was.
“I had a friend who went there and just loved it, but I don’t think
I really knew it was 430 miles away from my house at first,” Mr. Finn
says with a smile.
What the Long Island native did know was that he wanted a
“mid-sized” school, and he wanted to get away from home, at least
for a while. Fredonia fit those criteria. Plus, it had a good academic
reputation and would allow him to enter the healthcare administration
industry – even though he was picking a niche that few, if any,
Fredonia students had ever pursued. He wanted to enter the field
of hospice, an industry designed to help people and their families
deal with the many issues which arise when faced with a serious or
terminal illness.
That’s a pretty heavy topic for someone in his late teens to wrap
his head around, but Finn not only knew what the business entailed –
he had first-hand experience with it.
“I watched and helped care for my grandmother as she was sick and
dying,” Finn recalls. “And I saw how the healthcare system treated
her. The system didn’t know how to talk to her, how to support her
needs, how to allow her to be in charge of her own care. She just
sort of fell in between the cracks.”
Right then and there, he knew what he was going to do with his life.
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In high school he began working in a hospital emergency
department, operating room, pharmacy – anything he could do to
get experience in medical-related fields. He also reached out to a
CEO of Huntington Hospital on Long Island, Tom Hoeft, who
became a valuable mentor to him.
However, Finn’s life really took shape at Fredonia, where he was
a double major in Psychology and Business Administration.
“I went into Dr. Jere Wysong’s office as a junior and said, ‘I’d like
to do an internship,’” Finn recalls. “He said to me, ‘Everything is
already full.’ But then I said, ‘I want to do an internship at Hospice
Buffalo.’ And he jumped right out of his chair [with excitement].”
A few days later Bill was connected with a woman who would
forever change his life: Charlotte Shedd.
A nurse and accomplished pianist who held a master’s degree in
nursing from Yale University, Shedd was the co-founder and executive
director of Hospice Buffalo, which literally began by operating out of
her family’s Lafayette Avenue home in Buffalo in 1974. A year later,
with 15 patients a day, it opened its first office – a single desk in some
borrowed space within an old Buffalo paint factory.
Shedd hired Finn as an intern and was so impressed by his work
ethic and dedication that she hired him as her personal assistant
immediately after he earned his bachelor’s degree in 1983.
SUNY Fredonia also led Finn to the other woman who would have
an equally pivotal impact on his life: Rachel Martinez.
Bill and Rachel met while working as counselors in LoGrasso
Health Center. Rachel, from Staten Island, recalls being impressed by
Bill – even though they didn’t go on their first date until more than a
year after they met – because he was so comfortable talking with their
fellow students and always had a genuine compassion about him.
“It’s funny that I had to travel to the other side of the state to meet
someone who lived just a few miles away,” Bill marvels about Rachel.
“But that’s what happened. She’s the most amazing person I know.”
They stayed together even though Rachel graduated a year ahead
of Bill in 1982 with a degree in Elementary Education and returned
to downstate New York to start her career. However, when Bill was
offered the job by Shedd back in Buffalo, Rachel decided to come back
to Western New York. The couple married in late 1983 and Rachel is
now an elementary school teacher in the Amherst School District.
“Charlotte saw something in Bill that I don’t think he saw in
himself,” says Rachel. “She saw that he was a compassionate man,
an intelligent man, and that he had a vision. She allowed him to
start looking at this from a younger person’s point of view.”
Shedd apparently had an eye for talent. Within seven years Finn
was named Chief Operating Officer, having opened the first hospice
inpatient facility in New York State and served as President of the
Hospice and Palliative Care Association of New York State along
the way. He added the title of Executive Vice President in 1992
and served in this capacity under Shedd’s successor, Dr. J. Donald
Schumacher, who served as Executive Director until 2002. During
that span, the organization purchased and developed its present
Cheektowaga, N.Y., campus, formed strategic affiliations with
numerous area hospitals and the University at Buffalo’s School
of Medicine, and formally changed its name to the Center for
Hospice and Palliative Care (CHPC), to reflect the organization’s
added focus on serving patients with serious and debilitating
illnesses which aren’t necessarily terminal. Concomitantly, Finn
received an M.B.A. from University at Buffalo.
Following Dr. Schumacher’s appointment as CEO for the National
Hospice and Palliative Care Organization in 2002, Finn was named
President and CEO of CHPC, which today is the parent organization
of Hospice Buffalo, Home Care Buffalo, Life Transitions Center,
Caring Hearts Home Care and the Hospice Foundation of WNY.
It provides services that enhance the comfort and quality of life for
those experiencing the impact of serious illness and loss. In addition
to managing the 25-acre Mitchell campus in Cheektowaga, Finn has
created the nation’s first minority partnership hospice residence,
opened a 22-bed acute inpatient unit, started a nationally-regarded
pediatric program, a perinatal program, and developed the Palliative
Care Institute, a corporation for end-of-life education, research and
practice. He has also implemented programs devoted to in-home care
and support to patients with chronic progressive disease. In short, he
provides the strategic direction and vision to a $48 million healthcare
system with 600 employees and 1,400 volunteers across five sites.
If you’re reading this and thinking, “I had no idea Hospice did all
of that,” you’re not alone.
“Most people hear ‘Hospice’ and they think of persons actively
dying of cancer,” Bill says. “But the truth is, less than half of our
patients have cancer. Most Americans state a preference to be at
home for end of life, but only one-third of us will actually die at
home. Hospice allows for patient-directed, customized care during
the most impactful time in our lives.”
The benefits of hospice care can be measured in so many ways,
but the biggest can be seen in the ultimate bottom line.
“We’vecreatedmoreaccess[and]
more care for people facing
seriousillnesses,andthatmakes
a huge difference to them and
their loved ones.”
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they’re young to being a consultant with them when they’re older.
“A patient using hospice lives, on average, 30 days longer,”
We’ve been very lucky with both of them.”
Finn attests.
While growing up, both boys vowed they’d never go to their
Recently, Finn has led the charge to broaden his connection to his
parents’ alma mater, although only one of them kept that promise.
alma mater, especially in the form of internships and field experiences
“Andrew, our oldest, wound up falling in love with Fredonia after
for today’s students. The CHPC has had a program in place with
he visited. I think he just saw what his mom and I did,” says Bill.
SUNY Fredonia’s Music Therapy majors for several semesters, but
opportunities exist for collaborative endeavors with departments across “He had a wonderful time, earned a degree in History in 2009,
and is working at Yellowstone National Park as an assistant manager
the campus. These include health-related fields such as biology and
of a lodge.”
chemistry, but students studying psychology, sociology, and other
Brendan hasn’t been cut out of their will, however, even though he
social sciences are also in demand. The CHPC also has all of the
chose to attend New York University (NYU) – and study music and
operational needs that any healthcare provider has, from accounting
sound production, no less… two of Fredonia’s biggest specialties!
and managerial functions to marketing and information technology
“NYU was always my dream school,” says Rachel, “It’s wonderful
challenges. And because hospice and palliative care is the fastest-growing,
watching him have this great opportunity.” Brendan is scheduled to
non-acute segment of the healthcare industry, Fredonia students will
now have a tremendous opportunity to gain unprecedented experience. graduate in 2011.
FINN MET RACHEL MARTINEZ, ’82, WHEN
BOTH WERE WORKING AT THE CAMPUS HEALTH
CENTER. “SHE’S THE MOST AMAZING PERSON
I KNOW,” HE SAYS OF HIS WIFE OF 27 YEARS.
CHPC IS CONTINUING ITS IMPRESSIVE EXPANSION WITH A NEW, ON-SITE
PHARMACY AND EQUIPMENT FACILITY SET TO OPEN ON ITS CHEEKTOWAGA
CAMPUS LATER THIS YEAR.
“There is just so much they do, from medical-related fields to backoffice functions,” said Tracy Collingwood, director of Fredonia’s
Career Development Office. “It’s a fantastic opportunity for us to
place quality students in an environment where they will not only
learn a great deal, but also be able to make a meaningful impact on
the organization they serve.”
“The thing I’m most proud of is that we have been profoundly
innovative in creating patient-centered care models,” Finn says of his
colleagues and their organization. “We’ve established the Palliative
Care Institute. We added the St. John the Baptist House in Buffalo’s
lower income inner city – the first of its kind in the U.S. Our pediatric
care unit is ranked among the top five in the nation. We’ve created
more access [and] more care for people facing serious illnesses, and
that makes a huge difference to them and their loved ones.”
Rachel is equally proud of Bill, marveling at how he takes the time
to hand write a birthday card to every single employee every year,
and go door-to-door at work, passing out ice cream novelties on
hot summer days. Yet, his professional accomplishments will always
take a back seat in her mind to the work he’s done at home.
“If there is one thing that I am most proud of for Bill and I, it is
our two sons, Andrew and Brendan,” says Rachel. “Raising children
is such a challenge. The trick is to go from managing your kids when
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“Sometimes we ask ourselves, ‘How did we get here?’” Rachel
admits.“I cannot emphasize how much we have loved our life here
in Western New York. Really, it all goes back to Charlotte. Bill grew
very close with her. She not only gave Hospice its start, she gave us
ours as well.”
In fact, both credit Shedd and the organization she created are the
primary reasons why the Finns still call Western New York home.
“This wasn’t what we originally planned to do,” says Rachel.
“We both planned to be here for about 5 to 7 years and then move
back near our family.”
However, not only did Bill really enjoy what he was doing, there
was still a lot of work that needed to be done. Even though he’s had
chances to go elsewhere, this is the only place he’s ever really
wanted to be.
“He really has a passion for it. I kind of see it as a mission and a
calling for him,” says Rachel. “When he was younger and even today,
he would get approached by other companies, but he’s always been so
dedicated to Buffalo.”
Lucky for Buffalo. The organization that once served just 15
patients a day has evolved into one that today serves 750 daily –
more than 40 times the level when Finn began.
For Bill, the new SUNY Fredonia initiative has in many ways
brought his life full circle. He’s not just giving back to the alma
mater that helped him get his start. He’s ensuring that the industry
that has given him so much is attracting the brightest and most
qualified students going forward…just as Charlotte did for him
nearly 30 years ago.
Having retired in 1989, Shedd passed away in 2007 of end-stage
Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 84 – fittingly at Hospice Buffalo,
which she brought to life in 1974. Also fittingly, Bill was selected
to deliver the eulogy at her funeral.
Some would say you couldn’t write a better script than that. Then
again, Finn and his team at CHPC wrote the book on happy endings.
COLLEGE BEATS | COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
New College of Arts and Sciences takes dean down familiar path
its English and Philosophy department, and a longtime Idaho State
faculty member.
Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Kijinski has a bachelor’s degree
in English from Ohio State University, a master’s in English from the
University of Chicago, and a Ph.D. in English from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison.
“I’ve always worked well with the whole range of arts and sciences,”
said Kijinski, whose background is English literature. He proudly
notes that many of his best working relationships were with science
professors at Idaho State, where he worked with the chairs of 18
academic departments.
With 3,700 students spread across 19 departments, many with
multiple major tracks, the College of Arts and Sciences ranks as
SUNY Fredonia’s largest
academic unit.
Accessibility is the hallmark
of Kijinski’s philosophy. “The
tradition we have at Fredonia of
a lot of ‘face time’ with the people
we work with is consistent with
what I think is important,” he
explained. Kijinski meets with
each department chair once a
month, in addition to hosting
a monthly gathering with all
the chairs.
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“I try to be a good listener,”
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he added. “I like to build on
strengths, rather than try to
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have an attitude of being a person
who goes out to correct things.
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is the key.”
Last spring, he worked closely
with David Ewing, dean of the
College of Natural and Social
Sciences, to expand his understanding of Dr. Ewing’s unit and its
academia, from tiny colleges to mammoth research universities.
departments before Ewing departed to begin a new position at
As such, it serves as the heart of the university. It encompasses
another area college. Kijinski also observed how well the two colleges
education, research and service as the foundational disciplines that
already interacted.
anchor a liberal arts education that also includes the sciences.
Assisting Kijinski in his new position as associate dean will be
When students return to classes this fall, Kijinski believes they
longtime Biology Professor Roger Byrne, who has past administrative
probably won’t notice any difference between the new College of
experience on campus. Psychology Professor Ingrid JohnstonArts and Sciences and its predecessors, the former and now merged
Robledo will serve as assistant dean.
College of Natural and Social Sciences and College of Arts and
“Dr. Byrne and Dr. Johnston-Robledo are accomplished faculty
Humanities. However, they’ll stand to benefit in the long-term.
members, and both have achievements that go beyond the bounds
Having science faculty talking regularly with colleagues in the
of an individual department,” Kijinski said.
humanities about new learning methods or ways to expand internships
Byrne, who joined the faculty in 1991, has served as Biology
and student research will enhance Fredonia’s educational opportunities,
department chair and interim dean of the College of Natural and
he said. Greater collaboration between the humanities and sciences
Social Sciences and Professional Studies. More recently, he co-directed
is a win-win situation, and now that will happen more often.
the Middle States Self-Study process and oversaw the Office of
Prior to Fredonia, Kijinski served Idaho State University as dean
Assessment. His full-time position in the College of Arts and
of its College of Arts and Sciences, the largest of seven schools that
Sciences, which began July 1, addresses the areas of curriculum,
enrolled some 6,000 of the 14,000 students at its main campus in
program development and budgeting.
Pocatello. He was previously associate dean of that college, chair of
A 24-speed mountain bike carries John Kijinski, dean of SUNY
Fredonia’s new College of Arts and Sciences, to campus every day.
His mile commute is barely enough for the veteran bike rider and
avid runner to break a sweat.
A different sort of training, anchored by considerable teaching and
administrative experience at Idaho’s second-largest university and
enhanced by three years of service as dean of Fredonia’s former
College of Arts and Humanities, made Dr. Kijinski the ideal choice
to lead the new division.
“These are the essential disciplines that are common to all of our
students and provide the basis of knowledge that other fields draw
upon,” said Kijinski, who began his new position in June.
A central college of Arts and Sciences is a common model across
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TALENTS OF NEW ASSISTANT DEAN INGRID
JOHNSTON-ROBLEDO AND NEW ASSOCIATE
DEAN ROGER BYRNE.
In addition to teaching duties, JohnstonRobledo, who came to Fredonia in 2000,
directs the interdisciplinary Women’s
Studies Program. As assistant dean, a
half-time position, she will focus on the
wide range of assessment issues, while
maintaining a half-time teaching schedule.
She also has extensive experience with
campus-wide and department-level
assessment, which, in conjunction with
her work as a social scientist, will enable
her to coordinate assessment efforts.
A diverse transition team, comprised
of Dr. Adrienne McCormick, Humanities; Dr. Michael Grady,
Natural Sciences; Thomas Loughlin, Fine and Performing Arts;
and Dr. Cheryl Drout, Social Sciences, developed job descriptions
for the two new supporting deans and contributed input during the
candidate review process. Kijinski also met with the chairs of each
natural and social science department to learn more about their
policies, culture, strengths and challenges.
Kijinski plans to pursue university development, alumni relations
and redo the strategic plan for the next five years based on the recent
Middle States evaluation, in addition to the core responsibilities of
personnel, budget and curriculum. Three years at Fredonia have
given him valuable insight. “I’ve learned a lot about the character of
our faculty here, about their achievements as teachers, artists and
performers, researchers and scholars, and I have a sense of what’s
expected of the faculty on campus, and also how change occurs on
campus,” he said. “It’s a process of consensus building.”
The College of Arts and Sciences is the first phase in the
restructuring of Academic Affairs. The next step is to spin-off the
School of Music as well as the departments of Theatre and Dance,
and Visual Arts and New Media, placing them in the new College
of Visual and Performing Arts. A new dean for that college will be
brought on board in the fall of 2012. The College of Education and
School of Business will not be impacted.
After 22 years at Idaho State, Kijinski was attracted to SUNY
Fredonia because of its commitment to the liberal arts.“This campus
is really dedicated to the total liberal arts mission; it has a real focus
on teaching and working with students,” he attested.
As he readies for the fall term, the opportunity to once again lead
a College of Arts and Sciences has Kijinski truly energized. Given
his résumé, for him, chances are it will be just like riding a bike.
Arts professors Loughlin, Piorkowski earn coveted “distinguished” title
Two longtime members of SUNY Fredonia’s thriving fine and
performing arts community, Tom Loughlin and James Piorkowski,
were among just 24 faculty members throughout the 64-campus
SUNY system to be recently appointed to the “distinguished” ranks
by the State University of New York Board of Trustees.
These honors represent the highest system tribute conferred
upon SUNY instructional faculty and are awarded to celebrate their
extraordinary achievements as teachers, scholars and mentors, said
SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher.
Loughlin, chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance, was
promoted to Distinguished Teaching Professor, an honor that
recognizes mastery of teaching, outstanding service to students
and commitment to intellectual growth, scholarship and professional
development, along with adherence to rigorous academic standards.
A member of the faculty since 1988, Loughlin specializes in acting
and directing.
Loughlin has directed several multimedia productions and helped
form and lead the Media Arts program. He served as chair of the
Department of Visual Arts and New Media for three years and was
interim dean of the College of Arts and Humanities in 2007.
Loughlin is the first member
of SUNY Fredonia’s theatre and
dance department to achieve
Distinguished Teaching
Professor status.
Loughlin earned his master’s
degree in Fine Arts at the
University of Nebraska.
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Piorkowski, a multi-faceted
musician who performs as a
soloist and actively composes,
arranges and records, was named
Distinguished Professor, an honor
that acknowledges significant
contributions through artistic
performance or achievement in
the fine and performing arts or
research literature. Candidates
must also achieve national or
international prominence and a
distinguished reputation within
a chosen field.
Passionate about chamber music, Piorkowski has directed the
Guitar Studies program at the School of Music since 1983. He
has performed in Europe, Asia, South and North America, and
the Caribbean as a member of the world renowned Buffalo Guitar
Quartet. His catalogue includes music written for guitar and flute,
guitar and cello, guitar and voice, guitar and choir, and guitar and
symphony orchestra.
His previous honors include the President’s Award for Excellence
in Teaching, being named to present the Robert W. Kasling Memorial
Lecture, and receiving the William T. Hagan Young Scholar/Artist
Award. Piorkowski has received the ASCAPLUS Award, a citation
issued by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers,
for 10 consecutive years. He earned his master’s degree in Music at
SUNY Fredonia.
Wilson,’75, returns from U.K. to settle a score
terror classics like,“Hellbound:
Hellraiser II,” and the deeply
disturbing, “Hostel.” Yet, he has
the versatility to bring whimsy
and joy to such family favorites
as,“The Rugrats Movie,” and
“Beethoven’s Big Break” (not the hearingimpaired classical composer, but the salivainfused Saint Bernard).
More recently, he has branched out into the video game industry,
having been involved in some of the most intricate and popular
releases the industry has ever seen. His credits include more than a
half-dozen titles from the hugely popular “Harry Potter” series, as well
as all of the equally fashionable
“Fable” editions, including the
highly anticipated next chapter,
“Fable III,” set to release later
this year.
“The gaming industry has
been a real shot in the arm for
orchestral music,” Wilson
admits.“They’ve become so
sophisticated – they’re almost
feature films all by themselves.
They’ve added love stories and
tragic death themes. Depending
on whether you’re winning or
losing, you get a totally different
mood. It’s so lifelike, it’s really
WILSON HAS MOST DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF
quite frightening. I’ve found that
I really like working with them.”
I N T H E WO R L D O F E N T E R TA I N M E N T A S
So how did someone from the
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other side of the pond find his
way to Fredonia in 1974?
A R R A N G E R O F O R I G I N A L FI L M S CO R E S
“It was a series of remarkable
events,” Wilson explains. “I didn’t
F O R S O M E O F T H E B I G G E S T M OT I O N
even know what a ‘Fredonia’ was.”
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He found out while completing
his studies at the Royal Academy
of Music in London in 1973.
It was there that he met Mike
Goldschlager, a Fredonia student who was studying abroad.
Wilson has enjoyed a career as a conductor of symphony orchestras
Mike started telling Allan all about his school back home, raving
in a variety of settings and performance genres, most frequently with
about its roughly 150 practice rooms designed especially for students.
the Philharmonia Orchestra, one of five major symphony orchestras
For Wilson, a trumpet player, this was a dream, as practice space
in London. However, he has most distinguished himself in the world
was always at a premium at the Royal Academy.
of entertainment as a conductor, orchestrator and arranger of original
Later that year Wilson took a vacation to Canada, and decided to
film scores for some of the biggest motion pictures of the last 28 years.
swing down to New York City while he was relatively nearby. He went
From horror flicks to sappy love stories, animated cartoons to
with the intention of visiting Goldschlager, who was spending the
action thrillers, indie cult classics to blockbusters, he has run the
summer there, and thought that maybe he’d pick up a new trumpet
gamut of the film industry. His work has been – well, instrumental –
while he was in the state.
in the success of such silver screen smashes as “Sleepy Hollow,”
Instead, he picked up a career.
starring Johnny Depp and Christopher Walken; Val Kilmer’s “The
“Mike encouraged me to come out to Fredonia to audition,” Wilson
Saint;” and “Entrapment,” featuring Sean Connery and Catherine
recalls. “I played a piccolo trumpet, and [trumpet professor] Herbie
Zeta Jones. He helped ensure we slunk down in our chairs during
Dozens of alumni returned to take part in the 2010 Alumni
Leadership Conference, hosted in July by the School of Music and
the Division of University Advancement. While many traveled
hundreds of miles, Allan Wilson, ’75, made the longest trip of all,
coming all the way from Surrey, England.
However, for a man whose career has taken him all over the world –
and sometimes to different worlds altogether – a jaunt across the
Atlantic was relatively small potatoes. Moreover, it was a trip he
needed to make, because it was the opportunity he says he’s been
waiting 35 years for – a chance to give something back to the place
that gave him so much.
“I figured, why not? You can keep saying, ‘Maybe next time, maybe
next time.’ And then suddenly it’s too late,” Mr. Wilson advises.
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[Herbert] Harp made some crack about it, but then said they’d like
to offer me an opportunity to earn a Master of Music degree.”
Thus, Allan spent the better part of the next two years studying
at Fredonia. “I had a wonderful time here, and the whole thing
completely changed my life,” Wilson insists. “The seeds of my career
were really planted right there in Fredonia.”
One of those seeds grew roots that helped bring Wilson back
this summer. In the 1970s, he built a strong bond with faculty
member Howard Marsh, who was pivotal to Allan receiving a
graduate assistantship. “Howard and his wife, Adelaide, had five
adopted sons, and they used to call me their sixth,” says Wilson.
“And I called them my American mom and dad. I painted their house
for them and they paid me for that. They really looked out for me.”
Wilson kept in touch with them throughout the years, and
although Howard passed on many years ago, Adelaide is still alive,
albeit living with advanced illness.
“I saw this [conference] as a chance to visit Adelaide again, possibly
for the last time. I can’t say for sure if she even knew I was there, but
I was glad to have the opportunity, just the same,” he says.
And how did Allan go from holding a horn to a baton? He had
always been a professional trumpet player, and at Fredonia he taught
conducting and band training as a graduate assistant, but never really
anything significant. Then he ran into a friend in 1982 who was in
need of players for a film project, so Wilson helped him pull together
a group. But when it came time to start rehearsals, his friend needed
Allan’s help in a different way.
“He said to me, ‘I can’t conduct – but could you do it?’ And,
I said, ‘Well, yes, I suppose I can,’” recalls Wilson.“It was sort of like
jumping off a cliff without a parachute, but it worked and the pieces
did well. Then word got around and I sort of got a reputation for it.
It just took off from there.”
Today, Wilson does a lot of conducting, arranging and orchestrating,
and some composing – “just living music,” as he puts it. However, it is
his music life that he feels compelled to share with today’s students.
“I have some ideas for workshops, things like film scoring and
media music. That’s the bread-and-butter of the music business,
that’s where you make the money – not in composing symphonies,”
he attests. “I’d love to see how I could help them grow that area
[of their curriculum].”
Wilson’s experience did not disappoint, as he assured his friends
and new acquaintances at the end of his visit. “I’ve had a great time…
seen a lot of old friends. It’s just wonderful to be here again, to have
the chance to give something back. Fredonia gave me an awful lot
and in many, many ways…socially, spiritually and so on. I figure,
this is the least I could do.”
If he can develop a way to share his industry expertise and
connections with the hundreds of students and faculty on campus
every year, he will have returned a very substantial gift, indeed…
and perhaps one day, no one will ask what a “Fredonia” is ever again.
ThosewishingtocontactAllanareencouragedtodosovia:allanwilsonmusic.com.
New rehearsal rooms bring
Mason and Rockefeller ever closer
Years ago, there was a lot of space between buildings on the
Fredonia campus. They seem to have grown together, and Mason
Hall and Rockefeller Arts Center are a case in point.
The north wall of the original Mason Hall completed in 1941 and
known affectionately as “Old Mason” is about 350 feet from the south
wall of Rockefeller Arts Center (completed in 1968) – more than a
football field in distance. The first Mason Hall addition was Mason
Annex, completed in 1961, reducing that distance considerably. After
“New Mason” was added in 1972, expanding the building to the west,
the distance between Mason and Rockefeller settled at about 125
feet – a distance any instrument-carrying student will tell you is still
trouble for a rehearsal in King Concert Hall in snow and a cold wind.
With the opening of the new rehearsal room wing late this summer
only 40 feet will remain. The next building phase (not yet scheduled)
will combine the two structures, finally unifying performance,
storage, and support facilities for all the arts at Fredonia.
For now, though, we celebrate the two new rehearsal rooms, each
two to three times the size of any of our prior rehearsal spaces. They
were designed and built specifically to accommodate the larger band
and orchestra groups, which have grown to as many as 120 members.
The need for the new rooms was demanded in part by new building
codes that established an occupancy limit of 40 for existing rooms
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1051 and 1053. For rehearsals, the ensembles crammed into the
spaces, and each year it was becoming a greater challenge. As the
ensembles became bigger and more confident, another issue evolved.
The sound created in the rooms was more than the spaces could
handle. The solution was not an acoustical treatment – the rooms
were simply not large enough.
Room 1075, the smaller of the two new rooms, is 50 feet by 50 feet.
Room 1080 is almost 50 percent larger than that, at 60 by 70 feet.
The existing room 1051, a mere 1,600 square feet, will remain an
excellent rehearsal room for smaller ensembles. Room 1053 is being
divided up for storage and support, including a small rehearsal space.
The addition was designed by Foit-Albert Associates and built by
SLR Construction, both of Buffalo, N.Y.
COLLEGE BEATS | SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Business Club selects governor
hopeful Paladino to keynote annual
dinner; names VP Bennett its
Business Person of the Year.
Buffalo developer Carl
Paladino, who is making a
bid to win the Republican
primary for the 2010 New
York State Governor's race,
served as the keynote speaker
for the 33rd annual Business
Person of the Year Awards in
April, at which Fredonia’s Tracy
Bennett, vice president for
Administration, was honored
as this year’s selection.
Each year, students in the Business Club select a local business
person whom they regard as a role model for demonstrating
outstanding business leadership skills, a commitment to public
service, ethical business practices and genuine concern for the
well-being of employees. Mr. Bennett, who has held his current
title since 1997 and been a part of Fredonia’s administrative team
since 1980, oversees nine departments and nearly 360 employees.
He is also responsible for developing a $90 million campus-wide
budget and a $300 million capital budget plan.
Mr. Paladino, selected by the students not for his political views
but because of his considerable success as a businessman, is the
CEO of Ellicott Development Company, a half-billion-dollar
entity which he founded in 1973. The company manages over
1.5 million square feet of office space in downtown Buffalo, one
million square feet of retail space across New York State and
Western Pennsylvania, three major hotels in Western New York,
and over 550,000 square feet of apartments, condominiums and
townhouses in the Buffalo-Niagara region. He was honored in
1991 by the City of Buffalo as Buffalonian of the Year.
VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADMINISTRATION TRACY BENNETT (HOLDING PLAQUE)
IS JOINED BY STUDENT LEADERS OF THE BUSINESS CLUB AND THEIR
FACULTY ADVISOR, DR. LINDA HALL (LEFT), FOLLOWING HIS RECEIPT OF
Marketing research by business
professor shows the reality – and
rewards – of “customer delight”
Research by Dr. Donald Barnes, assistant professor in the School
of Business, is adding to the growing material lending credence to
the idea that there’s something new in the transaction of buying
and selling. It’s called “customer delight,” and it’s not just a myth,
Dr. Barnes said.
“We’ve been able to show that customer satisfaction and customer
delight are two distinct things, that one leads to different outcomes.
Neither the small business nor the megastore can afford to ignore
the reality of customer delight,” he says. “Satisfied customers don’t
necessarily come back to your business, whereas people who are
delighted do, in fact.”
Not only that, delighted customers are willing to pay more for
the service or product.
Dr. Barnes will be talking about his research on Homecoming
Weekend, during a Saturday afternoon panel presentation by
Fredonia faculty on their research and
teaching. The 1 p.m. presentation
will be held in Fenton Hall Room 105.
Joining him on the panel will be Dr.
Holly Lawson of the Department of
Chemistry, who will give an overview
of the new Science Center capital
project, and Dr. Kate Mahoney of the
College of Education, who will talk
about restrictive language policies.
Studies by Dr. Barnes show that
customer delight is a profoundly
positive emotional state that comes
over a customer who has been
“over rewarded,” and has an experience
that surpasses what he or she was expecting. “When consumers
are over rewarded by service providers, they reward the service
provider with increased loyalty, commitment, repatronage, and
willingness to pay,” Dr. Barnes said.
Most recently, Dr. Barnes has been attempting to find out if
the customer delight experience is having an impact on the
employee who is often responsible for making it happen. He’s
among the first to evaluate that part of the equation with some
intensity. What he’s finding is that employees who provide delight
to customers experience greater job satisfaction, more commitment
to the organization, and are more likely to be customer-oriented
in the future. “When you smile, I smile, so when employees provide
delight, they end up being delighted themselves,” Dr. Barnes said.
A 2001 alumnus of SUNY Fredonia (B.S., Finance), Dr. Barnes
has been studying customer delight for all parties involved in a
transaction for about five years, since finishing his M.B.A. at Clemson
University. He has taught the marketing research courses at SUNY
Fredonia since 2009, and before that was teaching and earning his
Ph.D. in marketing and statistics at Mississippi State University.
THEIR BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD.
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Education majors have new student teaching options in Australia and Mexico
Queensland’s higher education institutions have a popular
reputation with international students. In recent years, approximately
48,000 foreign students were undertaking higher education study at
Queensland universities each year. USC is an innovative Australian
university with a reputation for quality.
Central to the Australian Government’s approach to education
was the roll out of an Education Revolution in 2008. It focused on
improving student outcomes, starting with the earliest years and
moving to school and into the training system. The reforms called
for more partnerships involving parents, children, students, employers
and all levels of government.
Colonial region in Mexico
The College of Education has expanded its opportunities for
student teachers to go abroad with formalized programs in Australia
and Mexico, adding to the program it has in England and Wales.
The first cohort of nine Fredonians will student teach abroad
through the University of Sunshine Coast (USC) in Australia in
Spring 2011. Fredonia has also completed a new student teaching
program with the University of Puebla (UPAEP) in Oaxaca, Mexico.
A unique, coastal region
The agreement with USC is for a nine-week program that includes
four weeks taking two courses in the Australian education system,
followed by 35 days of student teaching in Queensland schools, in a
unique coastal and rural region. “The courses are designed to prepare
the students for their experience in the Queensland schools,” College
of Education Dean Christine Givner said.
UPAEP is located in Puebla City, Mexico, about 75 miles south of
Mexico City. Puebla is the fourth-largest city in Mexico and is
considered one of the most important and beautiful colonial cities
in the country. The university was founded in 1973 and offers 41
undergraduate programs.
Along with student teachers who will go into the local schools,
students of all majors can study at UPAEP through SUNY Fredonia.
Spanish language immersion is part of the experience at UPAEP,
where studying and living locally promotes the constant practice
of the language, and allows Fredonia students to understand the
surrounding culture.
Long-Standing Program in Great Britain
Established at SUNY Fredonia in the 1980s, the International
Student Teaching Practicum in England and Wales is offered in
cooperation with Swansea Metropolitan University and the
University of Plymouth. This long-standing program offers an
opportunity for graduate students to live in Plymouth, England,
or Swansea,Wales. Students participate in a five-week teaching
exchange in an elementary school to gain a greater awareness
of the British education system.
College of Education announces new certification programs
College of Education Dean Christine Givner recently announced
that Fredonia is adding new programs to expand teaching certification
opportunities for its graduates.
The New York State Department of Education has approved a dual
certification program at Fredonia that will prepare students to be
certified to teach in both early childhood and elementary school
settings. The SUNY Fredonia Early Childhood/Childhood Dual
Certification Program was initiated in the spring.
Also initiated last semester was a Certificate of Advanced Study in
School District Leadership. This program is open to candidates who
have completed the requirements for New York State School Building
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Leader Certification. The program leads to a recommendation
to the New York State Department of Education for professional
certification as a School District Leader (SDL). This allows the
candidate to assume such roles as superintendent, assistant
superintendent, district-wide director, or coordinator.
This fall, Fredonia will fully implement a new Certificate of
Advanced Study in the Intensive Teacher Institute to address the
shortage of certified bilingual and English-as-a-Second-Language
(ESL) educators in New York State. The ITI assists participants in
meeting their bilingual education and ESL certification requirements
in general and special education.
STELLAR STUDENTS
Fredonia’s first Fulbrights
SUNY Fredonia has a rich tradition of faculty receiving Fulbright
awards to teach or study in foreign lands, but never has a student been
awarded this distinguished honor. That void disappears in September.
That’s when two Fredonia graduate students from the College
of Education, Amanda Bogert and Catherine Riedesel, depart for
Andorra and Turkey, respectively, as recipients of one-year Fulbright
scholarships to become English teaching assistants. Both earned
master’s degrees in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other
Languages) in May.
“We are very proud of the accomplishments of these fine young
educators,” said College of Education Dean Christine Givner.
“These scholarships are compelling evidence of Amanda’s and
Cathy’s academic excellence as well as the quality of their educational
experiences here at SUNY Fredonia.”
“I think it’s wonderful,” added Dr. Ted Schwalbe, coordinator of
International Learning at SUNY Fredonia and the campus Fulbright
program. The valuable experiences and cultural enrichment resulting
from “Fulbrights” are well known to Schwalbe, a longtime member
of the communication department and a four-time Fulbright
recipient for teaching and research. The Fulbright was created after
World War II by Sen. J. William Fulbright to promote peace and
understanding through educational exchange.
Deep interests in foreign cultures, international matters, languages
and teaching bond all “Fulbrighters,” and the SUNY Fredonia
pair fit that template precisely. Riedesel and Bogert, who also hold
Fredonia undergraduate degrees, have already logged bundles of
frequent-flyer miles. Last summer they participated in the college’s
international exchange program in Wales.
Bogert, salutatorian of her class at Frewsburg (N.Y.) High School,
was only a sophomore when she spent a year in Argentina as an
exchange student. Several years later she relocated to Venezuela to
attend medical school. Her bachelor’s degree is in Economics, with
a minor in Spanish and certification in International Economic
Studies. She also participated in the Belize service-learning and
teaching practicum on campus.
Riedesel, a graduate of Westfield (N.Y.) Academy and Central
School, has already visited South America, Europe, Africa and Asia.
She studied in India, spent a summer in Tanzania and went on
expeditions in Europe and Kyrgyzstan. Her bachelor’s degree is in
education, with a concentration in Adolescence Education-Social
Studies/History.
Stellar academics at undergraduate and graduate levels, plus
extensive engagement in international programs undoubtedly made
these two students outstanding candidates. Turkey accepted only
35 students from a pool of 115 applicants for its program, while the
considerably smaller pool of 13 applicants for Andorra resulted in
just five student placements. Also, Bogert becomes only the second
student from the entire SUNY system to be accepted for a teaching
assistantship in Andorra, the country of only 83,000 residents situated
at the base of the Pyrenees Mountains between France and Spain.
“The placement in Andorra will allow me to pursue my life goal
of becoming plurilingual – speaking, reading and writing – in more
than two languages,” explained Bogert, who is excited to learn
“Catalan,” her first heritage language. Enrolling in French, Italian
or Portuguese classes is also on her to-do list.
Riedesel’s dream has been to broaden her teaching experience.
“As soon as I got to graduate school, I knew that I wanted to teach
and travel. The Fulbright was the perfect opportunity for me
to do both.”
AMANDA BOGERT
Her primary assignment will
be teaching English to university
students in Turkey, which has a
population of 70 million. She
chose Turkey because, “It’s on
the border of Europe, Asia and
Africa, so it has so many cultures
coming together right there. It’s
a predominantly Muslim country,
but there is huge diversity.”
Both women have high career
aspirations. Riedesel wants to be
a global history teacher, preferably
in an international school, and
a bilingual teacher. Bogert plans
to return to Western New York
to become a dual-language
elementary teacher or perhaps
CATHERINE RIEDESEL
develop after-school bilingual programs. The experience in multilingual Andorra, she believes, will provide a solid base for a career
in bilingual education and set the pace for a doctorate.
Schwalbe expects more students will now be encouraged to
apply following these two placements. “The perception has been
that the Fulbright is for students from Ivy League schools, and not
for mid-size state institutions. But now they’ll see that’s not true.”
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ATHLETICS
Talking up a Blue Streak
D I S TA N CE R U N N E R N I CK G UA R I N O E A R N E D T WO
N C A A N AT I O N A L CH A M PI O N S H I P S – A S A J U N I O R .
A S H E E N T E R S H I S S E N I O R Y E A R , H E’ S S E T H I S
SI G H T S O N S O M E E V E N B I G G E R G OA L S…I N C LU D I N G
S H A R I N G T H E P O D I U M W I T H H I S T W I N B R OT H E R .
Nick Guarino has always been the fastest kid in school. He and his
identical twin brother, Josh, that is. And whatever sport one of them
played, the other did too. It was like that when they played football.
Soccer, too. They were always together – which made things a little
easier on their parents, Vincent and Nancy, who also had to make
sure younger sister Kristen got to all of her activities.
No matter what they played, they always brought the same
trademark skill: speed. So when they had a chance to try their hands
at track and field in ninth grade, the Guarino boys discovered they
clearly had, well, a leg up.
Their bond continued throughout their years at Byron-Bergen
(N.Y.) High School where they helped the cross country team
make the state championships during their junior and senior years,
finishing fourth and fifth in Class C, respectively.
When it came time to go to college, there was still no splitting
them up. They knew they wanted a school that offered both solid
academics and a competitive track and field program, and Fredonia
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had both. Plus, it was the perfect distance from their Rochester
suburb: not far away, but just far enough.
“We really liked what the coaches had to say about Fredonia and
the [track and field] program, and the campus really felt right too,”
Nick recalls.
When they enrolled in the fall of 2007, however, they knew right
away they had reached a new level.
“We didn’t have any idea what ‘real’ training was until college,”
Josh admits.
Things were pretty tough at the start for Nick especially, as his
performances – and his grades – as a freshman weren’t what he
had envisioned. However, as he gained a better feel for the team,
the training regimen, and the athletics-classroom balance, he started
regaining his confidence. He began turning in better times at the
end of the season, and set a personal record in the 800 meters.
That’s when Assistant Coach Jeff Beck, who specialized in distance
runners, saw that the Guarinos might just have what it takes to be
something special.
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“You can just tell by watching [athletes],” says Coach Beck. “How they work out,
prepare mentally, compete. A lot comes down to the personality of the athlete, but
with their speed, you knew they had the potential.”
Beck quickly won them over.
“He said, ‘give me a chance, and we’ll get you there.’” Nick recalls. “So we did.”
They immediately began a series of training exercises designed to add strength
and endurance to their natural speed. The results began to show toward the end of
their sophomore year, as both performed very well at the 2009 SUNYAC Outdoor
Championships, with Nick finishing second in both the 800 and 1,500 meter races,
and Josh finishing fourth in the steeplechase.
However, things really changed in their junior year – and in ways neither
had imagined.
Through an unfortunate disciplinary situation, Josh was not able to run with the
track and field team in an official capacity. That meant that Nick – essentially for
the first time in his life – was on his own.
“It was very difficult for me to not be able to fully share it all with him,” said
Nick. “He still ran with me in terms of training and was able to push me better than
almost anybody else. But he wasn’t able to run at the meets.”
It was even more difficult for Josh.
“It was hard for me to watch, because I wanted to be doing the same thing, and
I pretty much was. It’s not like I wasn’t training. I was doing almost every run with
[Nick,] and that definitely helped him out. But knowing that I have the same
abilities, I wanted to be [competing] too.”
As the indoor season drew to a close, many throughout the State University of
New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) knew Nick was a legitimate contender.
He didn’t disappoint. He shattered the meet record at the SUNYAC Indoor Track
& Field Championships in Geneva, N.Y., by roughly 4.5 seconds. He also won the
800 meters, setting a meet record in that event as well, and was honored with the
conference’s Most Outstanding Male Track Athlete award.
From there it was off to Greencastle, Ind., to run the mile at the NCAA Division
III (D-III) Indoor National Championships. He entered the finals as the fastest
D-III “miler,” having run a
personal best 4:09.10 at Boston
JOSH (LEFT) AND NICK GOT THEIR FIRST TASTE OF TRACK
AND FIELD IN THE FOURTH GRADE “OLYMPICS.” THEY
University on Feb. 13. He
FINISHED FIRST AND SECOND IN THE 100-METER DASH...
finished as the fastest too, with
ALTHOUGH THEY CAN’T REMEMBER WHO FINISHED FIRST.
a time of 4:09.99, earning the
national title 1.32 seconds ahead
of his closest competitor.
“I wanted to go out and hang
with the leaders and conserve
energy,” Nick said. “I had
confidence I could out-kick
them in the end. I knew my
body could hang with any pace
anyone dished out.”
Beck knew it as well. “I knew
back in Boston that he had what
it took,” said Beck. “Had he
been in a more competitive heat
that day [in Boston], he could
have run a 4:05. So going into
Nationals, he was confident.
I knew half-way through that
he was going to win it.”
athletics hall
of
fame
Fredonia State will add four new members to its Athletics
Hall of Fame at an induction ceremony Oct. 2 during
Homecoming Weekend.
The Class of 2010 consists of three former athletes,
Tom Cordaro and Jonathan Payne (men’s soccer), and
Jamie Ricigliano (baseball). In addition, former men’s
basketball coach Bill Hughes will join the hall.
CORDARO played for the Blue Devils for three seasons
(1994-96). The Blue Devils won back-to-back SUNYAC
titles, made two NCAA appearances and were ranked
No. 1 nationally for a time in 1996 while Cordaro was
team captain. He received the A. Huntley Parker Award
as the SUNYAC men’s soccer player of the year in 1995.
Also after that season, he was chosen All-New York State
Region and Second Team NSCAA/UMBRO All-American.
He received the Dr. Sam Molnar Scholar-Athlete Award for
the 1996-97 academic year.
PAYNE, a center back, was a four-year starter, 1997
through 2000, and also a team captain. He was chosen
All-SUNYAC three times, All-New York State Region three
times, and Third Team NSCAA All-American in 2000. The
Blue Devils posted 40 shutouts with Payne as a starter on
defense and won 34 of 36 SUNYAC games, two SUNYAC
titles, two ECAC titles, and made one NCAA appearance.
RICIGLIANO was a four-year player (1998-2001) and a
three-time All-SUNYAC honoree. His name appears all
over the Fredonia State hitting record lists, including
career leadership in home runs (16) and runs scored (78).
His also ranks in the top five in single-season batting
average, career batting average, career hits, single-season
homers, and career doubles.
HUGHES coached the Blue Devils for 10 seasons (19671976, 1977-78) and ranks second in school history in
career wins and career winning percentage. Known for a
disciplined style of play, Hughes’s Blue Devil teams allowed
the fewest points in the nation four times (according to
NCAA Division III and NAIA records). He coached five
future Fredonia State Athletics Hall of Famers and was
SUNYAC Coach of the Year in 1982 while coaching at the
University at Buffalo. Hughes was NAIA District Coach of
the Year at Roberts Wesleyan in 1967 and was inducted
into the Roberts Wesleyan Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.
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ATHLETICS
fall season
lineup
MEN’S BASKETBALL – The season opens at home,
Nov. 16 vs. Penn State Behrend. Following a trip to
Allegheny College for a two-day tourney, Head Coach
Kevin Moore’s teams play five straight home games to
close out the semester, including SUNYAC contests vs.
Oswego (Dec. 3) and Cortland (Dec. 4).
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL – A tourney at Penn State
Behrend gets things started Nov. 20-21. Donna Wise’s
team then returns to Steele Hall for its home opener
Nov. 23 vs. D’Youville. First conference home games
are Dec. 3 vs. Oswego and Dec. 4 vs. Cortland.
CROSS COUNTRY – Mike Garger is the new head coach
for both cross country and track and field. Highly
decorated at Geneseo High School, Garger will send
out his first Fredonia State team Sept. 4 at Buffalo
State. It’s the first of six meets prior to the SUNYAC
championships Oct. 30 at Oswego.
MEN’S ICE HOCKEY – Jeff Meredith’s 23rd season
begins Oct. 22 at Manhattanville, the first of 13 games
this semester. The home opener is Nov. 5 vs. Buffalo
State. Other fall-term home dates are Nov. 12 (Geneseo),
Nov. 13 (Brockport), Dec. 3 (Elmira), and Dec. 4
(Morrisville State). A date to keep: Pink The Rink,
Feb. 12 vs. Plattsburgh.
MEN’S SOCCER – Head Coach P.J. Gondek takes his
team to national power Messiah for the second straight
fall. The Sept. 4 match comes a day after the regularseason opener at Franklin and Marshall. The home
opener is Sept. 8 vs. Medaille, followed by the Clarion
Hotel Classic, Sept. 10-11. The Blue Devils close out the
18-game regular season with five straight home games.
WOMEN’S SOCCER – The Blue Devils will celebrate their
25th season of women’s soccer with an Alumni Weekend
ceremony Oct. 2 vs. Union. It’s one of 10 home games on
Head Coach Chris Case’s schedule. It all begins for real
Sept. 1 vs. Medaille at University Stadium. The women
will also take part in the Clarion Classic Sept. 10-11.
WOMEN’S TENNIS – Head Coach Joe Calarco’s team
opens its season Sept. 3 vs. Oneonta at the Steele Hall
courts. The tennis team, which has led all Fredonia
athletics teams in academic performance (team GPA)
in all but one of the last six semesters, will host the
SUNYAC Pool Play weekend Sept. 10-12.
INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD – Poor weather last
December kept the Blue Devils from participating in
their traditional season opener, the Kent State Golden
Flash Gala, but the meet is back on the schedule this
Dec. 10-11. It’s the lone fall semester meet on Coach
Garger’s inaugural track and field season.
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL – Home fans will get four
chances this fall to watch the three-time defending
SUNYAC Western Division champs, starting Sept. 7
vs. Alfred. Head Coach Geoff Braun’s team is also home
against Allegheny (Sept. 14), Nazareth (Sept. 29), and
St. John Fisher (Oct. 26).
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JOSH’S SPECIALTY IS THE STEEPLECHASE, AND THE PERSONAL-RECORD 9:19.90 HE RAN AT THE PENN
RELAYS IN APRIL WOULD HAVE PLACED HIM FOURTH ON FREDONIA’S ALL-TIME LIST. HE HOPES TO GET
BELOW 9:00 THIS YEAR, WHICH WOULD BE A SCHOOL RECORD.
By winning, Nick became the sixth male Blue Devil to capture an NCAA
individual track and field championship, and the first since 1994.
Still, as happy as he wanted to be for Nick, it was hard for Josh to fully enjoy his
brother’s success, knowing that he could have been there too.
“It was tough for me to watch him do so well, so much so that, at first, I couldn’t
even get that excited about his indoor title,” Josh admits. “But I finally realized that
this was my doing, and I needed to deal with it and not let it be an issue for [Nick.]
I’ve definitely become a better person because of it, and it’s made me even more
dedicated to running. It’s really motivated me for the coming year.”
Nick also felt his brother’s pain, and it wasn’t easy for him to watch Josh on the
sidelines. “It was hard not having him there,” says Nick. “And it was tough on him
too, not having the team to push him or allow him to compete at that high level.”
A big step for Josh in coming to grips with his situation came in April at the
Penn Relays, a non-NCAA international event that drew the likes of Jamaica’s
Usain Bolt, who won gold and shattered the world record in the process during the
2008 Summer Olympics.
Inspired by the higher competition – not to mention the 54,000 people in the
stands – Nick turned in his fastest mile time ever, finishing in 4:07.95, good for
eighth place in a field of mostly professional runners.
“To be at the same meet – on the same track – as someone like that [Bolt]… it just
made me realize how far I’ve gone since coming to campus,” Nick recalls.
It was memorable for Josh too, because he was able to run as well, marking the
first time they had competed together in almost a year. Josh made sure not to
squander the opportunity, producing a personal record of 9:19.90 in the 3,000 meter
steeplechase, which would have provisionally qualified him for the NCAA outdoor
nationals and put him fourth on the Blue Devils’ all-time list. But Josh is aiming a
little higher when he rejoins the team this year.
“My goal is to get below 9:00 this year,” he says. “That would be a school record.”
With some closure gained regarding Josh’s circumstances, Nick’s next major stop
was the NCAA D-III Outdoor Championships at Baldwin-Wallace College in
Berea, Ohio. Now widely considered the favorite in the 1,500 meters (the outdoor
season’s version of the mile), Nick handled the pressure with great maturity and
held on in a nail-biter to win a second national title by less than three-tenths
of a second.
And when Nick crossed that finished line, how was Josh feeling this time around?
“I think I was cheering louder than anyone else in the stadium,” Josh says. “I was
really proud of him.”
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The year ended very positively for the brothers, who have excelled in the classroom
too. Nick, who is pursuing a double major in Computer Science and History, has
a 3.40 cumulative grade point average (GPA), including dean’s list appearances in
three of his last four semesters. Josh, meanwhile, has earned dean’s list recognition
in every semester but one thus far, with a cumulative GPA of 3.52 for the Sport
Management major with a minor in Computer Information Systems.
They also made excellent use of their summers. Nick landed a competitive
internship at the world-famous Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.,
while Josh is interning with the Rochester Rhinos, a professional soccer team
in Rochester, N.Y. Ironically, this meant that the two had to spend their entire
summers apart – the longest they have been separated in their lives.
When they return in August to start training for their senior cross country season,
both Nick and Josh have a lot to look forward to. In the fall, Nick hopes to become
an All American in Cross Country. Of course, he wants to repeat as a national
champion in both the indoor and outdoor championships, but he’s also committed
NICK CAPTURED THE SECOND OF HIS
TWO NATIONAL TITLES THIS YEAR BY
WINNING – BY LESS THAN THREETENTHS OF A SECOND – THE 1,500
METERS AT THE NCAA D-III TRACK
AND FIELD OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
IN BEREA, OHIO.
to breaking the four-minute mile threshold. That would put him at the equivalent
of most Division I NCAA athletes – and put him in a realistic discussion of
qualifying for the U.S. championships in 2011, as well as the Olympics in 2012.
“He has a legitimate shot,” Beck insists. “It will require an incredible amount of
dedication, but it’s do-able.”
Josh is more conservative in his goal setting, since he realizes he has some catching
up to do. He also wants to qualify for the NCAA indoor and outdoor national
championships for the mile and 1,500 meter events, respectively. He’s hoping to
generate a time of 4:05 in the mile and 3:47 in the 1,500. He’d also like to become
an All American in cross country, as well as indoor and outdoor track and field.
But most of all, he’s just happy he’s getting the chance to rejoin the team, so he
can get back to doing what he enjoys the most – running with his brother.
“He’s such a similar talent. He really pushes me,” says Nick. “I tell him,
‘Don’t sell yourself short.’ He’s as good as me. He can do it, too.”
When asked about the prospects of having
two Guarinos on the medal stand next year,
Josh smiles widely. “That would be awesome,”
he acknowledges.
And what if Nick for some reason doesn’t
repeat as a national champ?
“The only way I wouldn’t be disappointed
is if my brother won,” he says. “We’ve been
through so much on our road together.”
And as either will attest, they both have
many more miles to go.
fall season
results
BASEBALL (4-8 SUNYAC; 21-13 OVERALL) –
Senior catcher Rob Herrmann (Trumansburg) made the
All-SUNYAC Team for the fourth straight year. A First Team
choice, he left the program among the all-time leaders
in several categories. Senior infielder Don Kirsch (Attica)
made Second Team All-SUNYAC in the spring. Both players
collected over 50 hits, just the fifth and sixth Blue Devils
to do so in a season.
MEN’S BASKETBALL (9-9 SUNYAC; 11-14 OVERALL) –
A mid-year, season-ending injury to senior guard Brad
Cooper (Monticello) did not keep the team from qualifying
for the SUNYAC Tournament for the second straight year.
Despite the injury, Cooper reached the 1,000-point plateau
and ended his career 15th on the team’s all-time points
list. Fredonia State also played a game at Davidson, the
Blue Devils’ first competition against a NCAA Division I
team since 1987.
MEN’S HOCKEY (9-5-2 SUNYAC; 17-7-2 OVERALL) –
Junior defenseman Steve Rizer (Smithtown) was third
nationally in scoring and first in the SUNYAC, earning
All-America honors. He made First Team All-SUNYAC while
forwards Jordan Oye (Richmond, B.C.) and Alex Morton
(Cannington, Ont.) were honorable mentions. The team
finished third in the SUNYAC before falling in a first-round
playoff upset.
SOFTBALL (5-9 SUNYAC; 15-20 overall) – Freshman Katie
Bartkowiak (Fredonia) rewrote the team’s record book in
several categories, including season marks for hits and
batting average. She also earned the team’s first SUNYAC
and ECAC Upstate New York Rookie of the Year awards.
SWIMMING AND DIVING – Freshman Sarah Ficarro
(Owego) and senior Christian Torres (Dunkirk) earned
All-American honors. Ficarro nearly won a national crown
with a second-place showing in the women’s 1-meter
springboard at nationals. Torres, who fulfilled his NCAA
dream after three near misses, finished sixth in the men’s
3-meter. Both Blue Devil teams were fourth in the team
standings, up one spot from 2009. Senior diver Heather
Robin (Dansville) was given the SUNYAC Chancellor’s
Award in her sport.
TRACK AND FIELD – In addition to Nick Guarino’s two
NCAA titles, junior hurdler Kate Brett (Webster) won
SUNYAC outdoor titles in the women’s 100-meter high
hurdles and 400-meter intermediate hurdles, and also
qualified for nationals. Senior Jackie Majka (Cheektowaga)
won SUNYAC indoor titles in the high jump and long jump
and earned the SUNYAC Outstanding Female Field Athlete
award. School marks were set by junior sprinter Webster
Thomas (Windsor, Conn.) in the men’s indoor 55-meter
dash and senior Sarah Furman (West Berne) in the women’s
10,000 meters during the outdoor season.
JOSH (LEFT) AND NICK TRAINED TOGETHER AT ALMA
MATER BYRON-BERGEN HIGH SCHOOL THIS SUMMER
AFTER COMPLETING INTERNSHIPS WITH THE ROCHESTER
RHINOS AND SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, RESPECTIVELY.
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“YOUTH IS SERVED”
Young Biology alumnus looking to kick some ash
If you’ve gone camping, or even just driving, throughout the Great
Lakes region in the last few years, you’ve probably seen the warnings:
“Don’t Move Firewood.”
This isn’t a modern-day, Smokey the Bear, anti-forest fire campaign.
It’s an effort to stop the spread of the emerald ash borer beetle, a tiny
insect that is destroying or threatening more than 7 billion ash trees
within at least 14 known states to date.
And one of the scientists at the forefront of the fight to halt to the
spread of these insects is a 29-year-old Fredonia alumnus.
Dr. Jonathan Lelito, ’03, ’06, is a researcher with the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS). He has been studying the devastating
effects of the beetle since 2006, while pursuing his Ph.D. at Penn
State University. Now, just four years later, he’s leading one of the
USDA’s highest profile – and most important – initiatives against
the emerald ash borer.
Dr. Lelito’s laboratory is working to keep the beetle
infestations from spreading further, in addition to
treating those areas which are already infected.
He manages a laboratory about 40 minutes
outside of Detroit, Mich., designed to study and
mass produce a type of Chinese parasitic wasp,
the natural predator of the beetle’s larvae. The
larvae are the highly undetectable form of the insect
that destroys the trees’ insides and ultimately causes their death.
“The beetles are small, only a centimeter long, and they live in the
tops of the trees,” Lelito explained. “It’s a pretty shocking sight to
see all of these acres of dead trees. It might be the middle of July, and
you’ll look right up through the canopy and it’s like it’s the middle
of winter, because there are no leaves on any of the trees.”
The beetle’s devastating impact is not only felt in the ash forests
themselves. It is affecting everything from baseball bat manufacturers
to the woven baskets made by Native Americans. This year, Lelito’s
lab will produce over 45,000 wasps and distribute them to at least five
of the 14 infested states in an effort to help save trees.
Lelito’s early success goes against the traditional career path of new
science doctoral graduates. Typically, they participate in one or more
“post-doc” assignments, followed by assistant professorships en route
to becoming full time professors. For Jon to have made a “bee-line”
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to leading his own lab – one with 12 employees, no less – before the
age of 30 is really quite remarkable.
“There are certainly other options for scientists than being a
professor,” Lelito reported. “There are other avenues that are just as,
if not more, rewarding.”
His decision to choose Fredonia was easy, as he was offered
scholarships and knew the school had a great biology department.
His mother, Mary (Schwindler) Lelito, ’75, also had some influence.
He took almost every course the biology department offered and
credits its “outstanding quality of education.” Biology professors
Dr. Bruce Tomlinson and Pat Astry were exceptional role models for
him, as was his advisor, Dr. Bill Brown, who encouraged and inspired
him to pursue a career in research. He immediately drifted toward
entomology (the study of insects), and began researching the
behavior of the praying mantis.
Lelito also worked in Reed Library, a job he loved because, he says,
it gave him “a break from the ‘nerdiness’ of the biology department.”
“Librarians are not as nerdy as everybody gives them credit for,”
he laughed.
Kidding aside, this Blasdell, N.Y., native greatly enjoyed the
camaraderie within Fredonia’s biology department. He remains
connected with his former faculty and classmates at Fredonia, and
returns every couple of years to join them on an area wine tour.
“I’ve been very fortunate,” Lelito admits of landing such a
prominent position so early in his career. “But Fredonia prepared
me for this. It’s a very exciting field. There are so many questions
we have. There’s probably a lifetime of work ahead of me, because
there is so much we don’t know yet.”
In other words, Jon realizes his beetle battle is far from over.
Fortunately, time is on his side.
FALL ’10 PREVIEW
President’s Award and Kasling
Memorial Lectures slated for fall
School of Music Professor Barry Kilpatrick will present the lecture,
“Confounded Expectations: Adventures in Music Admissions, Teaching
and Criticism,” on Sept. 23 at 3 p.m. in the Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall as the
recipient of the 2010 President’s Award for Excellence cited for outstanding
achievement in teaching. It will be followed by a reception and the public is
invited to attend.
At a luncheon in April, co-recipients graphic artist
Charlotte Morse of Academic Information Technology
and Catering Manager Jeff Walter of the Faculty Student
Association were also recognized with Professor
Kilpatrick for effectiveness in performance, initiative
and innovation, continuous growth and reflection of
the spirit of SUNY Fredonia.
A member of the faculty in the School of Music since
1979, Professor Kilpatrick has taught studio trombone
and euphonium, along with classroom courses in brass
pedagogy and trombone for Music Education majors,
among other courses. He is also the School of Music’s
Assistant Director for Admissions and Chair of its
Performance Department. He served as principal
trombonist for the Erie Philharmonic, Erie Chamber
and Erie Ballet orchestras and is currently principal trombonist with the
Western New York Chamber Orchestra. Professor Kilpatrick has been a music
critic for the American Music Guide for more than 20 years, reviewing more
than 1,500 recordings.
Offering the 34th Robert W. Kasling Memorial
Lecture will be Department of Mathematical
Sciences Professor Harris Kwong. The title of his
Tuesday, Oct. 5 lecture at 4 p.m. in Rosch Recital
Hall is, “The Magical World of Graph Labeling.”
Dr. Kwong studies number theory, combinatorics,
and graph theory, and has an extensive publication
list in internationally-refereed journals. He has
been teaching at SUNY Fredonia since 1987 and
in 1999 led the creation of the Mathematics
Honors Program. The lecture is named in honor
of Dr. Kasling, who taught geography at SUNY
Fredonia from 1946 until 1966.
Also to be recognized at the event will be
recipients of the 2010 William T. Hagan Young Scholar/Artist Award,
Dr. Natasha Farny of the School of Music and Dr. Ingrid Johnston-Robledo
of the Department of Psychology. Dr. Farny has taught cello at Fredonia
since 2005 and has performed as a soloist throughout the U.S. and Europe.
Dr. Johnston-Robledo has served as the director of the Women’s Studies
program and was recently appointed Assistant Dean of the new College of
Arts and Sciences. The award is named in honor of Distinguished Professor
Emeritus William T. Hagan, an eminent scholar specializing in the history
of the American Indian who from 1965 until 1988 taught history and was
an administrator at SUNY Fredonia.
Dr. Howard Gardner to give
Maytum Convocation Lecture
in September
The annual Maytum
Convocation Lecture, a tradition
at SUNY Fredonia, will be offered
by Dr. Howard Gardner in King
Concert Hall on Wednesday,
Sept. 15, at 4 p.m. Dr. Gardner
has also been named a Williams
Distinguished Visiting Professor.
Dr. Gardner’s talk is titled,
“Creativity: What we can learn
from The Masters.” He is the
John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs
Professor of Cognition and
Education at the Harvard Graduate School of
Education, and also holds positions as Adjunct
Professor of Psychology at Harvard University and
Senior Director of Harvard Project Zero. Dr. Gardner
is a recipient of a MacArthur Prize Fellowship and
has received honorary degrees from 20 colleges and
universities. He will draw on his books, Creating
Minds: An Anatomy of Creativity as Seen Through
the Lives of Freud, Einstein, Picasso, Stravinsky,
Eliot, Graham, and Gandhi, and Extraordinary
Minds: Portraits of 4 Exceptional Individuals and
an Examination of Our Own Extraordinariness, for
his lecture, which will be followed by a question and
answer session, and a book signing in the Williams
Center Multipurpose Room. Tickets for the lecture,
which are free, will be available at the SUNY Fredonia
Ticket Office in the Williams Center on Monday,
Aug. 23, and the public is invited to attend.
The lecture launches a year of events around the
Convocation theme, “Faces and Phases of Creativity.”
A record number of proposals for programs were
received and events will be publicized on the university
website at fredonia.edu/convocation/.
The purpose of the Maytum Lecture Endowment
of the Fredonia College Foundation is to bring to
campus distinguished men and women who speak
with authority on timely issues. The endowment was
established by Robert A. Maytum, a long-standing
and generous philanthropist to SUNY Fredonia.
The Williams Visiting Professorship is awarded to
individuals noted for excellence in a discipline or
profession, and who have demonstrated achievement
that transcends a single field of study. The Williams
Visiting Professorship is made possible by a gift to
endowment from H. Kirk Williams III and his family
to the Fredonia College Foundation.
alumni.fredonia.edu
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HOMECOMING ’10 HIGHLIGHTS
The Homecoming ’10 weekend promises to be the best yet!
The Fredonia Radio Systems Homecoming Reunion celebration
will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 29, with an outstanding panel
presentation. The Arts and Humanities Brown Bag Lecture Committee
is opening the 2010-2011 series with a discussion facilitated by Professor
Emeritus Dan Berggren, Jim Ranney, ’88, of WNED-AM;
Katie Fuchs, ’10, and Communication faculty member Dr. Laura
Johnson. On Saturday, Oct. 2, at 2 p.m., there will be a celebration
at 41 West on Main Street – also for all Applied Communication
Association and WNYF members and alumni. At 4 p.m., Dan will
perform a benefit concert at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House. Later
that evening, Dan will also perform at BJ’s in downtown Fredonia.
There will be a freewill offering at each performance to benefit the
Excellence in Audio and Radio Scholarship Fund.
Homecoming 2010 marks the 25th anniversary of Women’s
Soccer at Fredonia State, the third Frederick Ruterbusch
Memorial Run, the Athletic Hall of Fame Induction,
and a host of other special events.
Three alumni will be recognized for outstanding
achievement in their respective fields: on Saturday,
Oct. 2, Tony Caramia ’73, (music perf.);
Jacquelyn (Dean) Cheek, ’76, (English); and Carol Stanley, ’71,
(theatre arts) will be recognized at the Alumni Awards Brunch at
11 a.m. in Cranston Marché, located on the second floor of University
Commons (formerly known as Cranston Hall). Rounding out the
program will be special recognition of all Golden Grads (those alums
from the Class of 1960 and before) and all honored classes.
Also on Saturday, the College of Education will be holding its 4th
Annual College of Education Alumni Discussion and Reception:
“Sharing Ideas, Catching Up with Friends” at 10 a.m. in the Pucci
Room on the second floor of the Williams Center. Alumni are invited
to take this time to catch up with old friends and current and emeriti
faculty while enjoying some light refreshments. All alumni, friends
and faculty are invited to attend. To learn more, contact Nicole
Hohenstein, ’00, at (716) 673-4768.
Three faculty members will present a summary of their research
and connections to teaching from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday in
105 Fenton Hall Dr. Donald Barnes,’01, assistant professor
of business administration, will present his marketing
research on consumer delight; Dr. Holly Lawson,
associate professor of chemistry, will give
an overview of the decisions made for the
HOMECOMING 2010 SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1
Registration and Ticket Pick-up
1-8 p.m.
Alumni House, 286 Central Ave.
Please park at two-tiered lot
to the right of the stop sign.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2
Pep Rally
5 p.m.
Williams Center
Theme: “Fredonia Goes Hollywood.”
Crowning of King and Queen.
Biology Alumni/Student Reception Student a Cappella Concert
7 p.m.
3-4 p.m.
Williams Center. Free.
Jewett Hall Lobby
Department of Biology Seminar
4-5:30 p.m.
Featuring Associate Professor
Dana Abendschein, ’74,
Washington University
School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo.
Jewett Hall Room 101.
Free and open to all.
Chiavetta’s Chicken Barbecue
4-7 p.m.
Sponsored by the swim team.
Tickets may be purchased at SUNY
FredoniaTicketOffice,WilliamsCenter.
Bookstore Open in
University Commons
5-8 p.m.
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Reunion Jazz Ensemble Concert
8 p.m.
FJE members from the 1970s.
Rosch Recital Hall. Free.
Comedy Show with Fredonia State
Improv Society
9 p.m.
Williams Center. Free.
All-Alumni Reception
9 p.m.-Midnight
White Inn
52 East Main St., Fredonia.
Complimentary hors d’oeuvres
and cash bar.
Entertainment provided.
A FREE shuttle bus will continuously
circulate the various parking lots and
campus for your convenience.
Awards Brunch 11 a.m.
CranstonMarché,UniversityCommons
Award Recipients:
Tony Caramia, ’73, (Music Perf.);
Starbucks Open in University Commons
Jacquelyn (Dean) Cheek, ’76, and
8 a.m.-1 a.m.
(English); Carol Stanley, ’71,
Registration and Ticket Pick Up
(Theatre Arts).
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
SpecialRecognitionofGoldenGrads
Williams Center. Parking available in and Honored Classes.
Nixon, Fenton and Thompson lots. Price: $15/person.
Ruterbusch Memorial Run 9 a.m. Reservations recommended.
Meet at Steele Hall Indoor Track.
WNYF Television Station
Biology Alumni Breakfast Reception Alumni Reception 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Hendrix Hall
9-11 a.m.
Jewett Hall Lobby
BookstoreOpeninUniversityCommons
4thAnnualCollegeofEducationAlumni 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Discussion and Reception: Sharing Faculty Panel Presentation
Ideas, Catching Up with Friends
1-2:30 p.m.
10-11 a.m.
Featuring Dr. Donald Barnes, ’01
PucciRoom,secondfloor,WilliamsCenter (BusinessAdministration);Dr.HollyLawson
(formerly known as Campus Center) (Chemistry) and Dr. Kate Mahoney
(Language,LearningandLeadership).
Campus Tours 10 a.m.
Fenton Hall Room 105
Meet at Williams Center.
Women’sAlumniSoccerGame10a.m. Women’s Soccer Game 1 p.m.
Fredonia State vs. Union College
University Stadium
University Stadium
Men’s Alumni Soccer Game 11 a.m.
School of Music Concert featuring
University Stadium
award-winningalumnusandpianist,
Tony Caramia, ’73 2 p.m.
Rosch Recital Hall. Free.
FALL ’10 PREVIEW
new Science Center; and Dr. Kate Mahoney, assistant professor in
the Department of Language, Learning and Leadership, will give
a presentation, “Forbidden Language: Language, English Learners
and Restrictive Language Policies.”
A memorial tribute and celebration of the life of Geosciences
faculty member and chair Dr. Walther Barnard will be held from
4 to 6 p.m. in the first floor lounge in Houghton Hall. The presentation
of the first NABTA Scholarships is scheduled for 5 p.m. in Room
S-104A of the Williams Center. Thanks to the efforts of many alumni,
three outstanding students will be recognized.
Did you take part in one of the Geology Department National
Parks field trips? Alumni are encouraged to bring their spouse,
soulmate, friend, photo albums, stories and slides. There will be a
cash bar gathering in the Williams (Campus) Center at 6 p.m. on
Saturday, followed by a buffet dinner at 7 p.m. (It will not feature
Montana Red Dog Stew which some of you will remember fondly
and others will just remember.) Carmen and Dr. Dick Gilman,
Dr. John Malcolm, Dr. Mike Wilson, Dr. Tom Erlandson and
Director of Admissions Emeritus Bill Clark, your former fearless
leaders, will be there. Make your reservations ($20 per person)
through the Alumni Affairs Office, (716) 673-3553.
There are several free musical performances slated for Homecoming.
The Fredonia Reunion Jazz Ensemble will once again perform on
Friday at 8 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall. Alumni Achievement Award
recipient Tony Caramia will present a piano concert at Rosch at
2 p.m. Saturday. At 8 p.m. Saturday evening in King Concert Hall,
the Fredonia Wind Ensemble, conducted by Dr. Paula Holcomb,
promises to be outstanding.
Also during the evening on Saturday, the Athletic Hall of Fame
Induction Ceremony and Dinner will be held beginning with a
6 p.m. cash bar reception followed by dinner at 7 p.m. in the Cranston
Marché. Honorees include Thomas Cordaro, ’97, and Jonathan
Payne, ’01, (men’s soccer), and Jameson Ricigliano, ’01 (baseball),
and former men’s basketball coach, Bill Hughes.
The Classes of 1970, ’80, ’85, ’95 and ’00 will celebrate
anniversaries with special events. For all of the other honored classes –
1965, ’75, ’90 and ’05 – they will be recognized at the Alumni Awards
Brunch on Saturday. Specific downtown establishments will be
designated for further opportunities in which to gather later that
evening. Alumni should look for location assignments at the
Homecoming Registration Table.
PLAN NOW TO CELEBRATE THE MEMORIES AT HOMECOMING ’10 IN FREDONIA!
ONGOING
AppliedCommunicationAssociation/ Dr. Walter Barnard Tribute 4-6 p.m. Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner and
Fredonia Radio Systems/
Houghton First Floor Lounge
Induction Ceremony 6 p.m.
WNYF-TV Reunion 2 p.m.
CranstonMarché,UniversityCommons.
NABTA Scholarship Presentation
41 West, 41 W. Main St., Fredonia
Cashbarreceptionat6p.m.,dinnerat7p.m.
and Reception 5 p.m.
Nominal charge at door for
Price: $25/person.
Room S-104A, Williams Center
refreshments. Cash bar.
Reservations recommended.
All are welcome.
Oktoberfest Picnic 2-4 p.m.
Dan Berggren and Chris Turano, ’86,
Dods Grove. Beer and food available Communication Department Reception
Not-So-AcousticConcertShow 6p.m.
for purchase. Must be 21 years of age. 5 p.m.
BJ’s, 51 W. Main St., Fredonia
BJs, 51 W. Main St., Fredonia
FreewillofferingtobenefitExcellence
Men’s Soccer Game 3 p.m.
Complimentaryrefreshments.Cashbar. inAudioandRadioScholarshipFund.
Fredonia State vs. Hobart College
Class of 1985 Bus to Lodge 5:30 p.m. Class of 1995 Reunion Get Together
University Stadium
Complimentary bus leaves
7 p.m.
Dan Berggren Solo Acoustic Concert Williams Center (formerly known
Muldoon’s, 26 Water St., Fredonia
4 p.m.
as Campus Center) bus stop.
Complimentaryrefreshments.Cashbar.
1891FredoniaOperaHouse,TempleStreet
FreewillofferingtobenefittheExcellence GeologyDepartmentNationalParks Class of 2000 Reunion Get Together
inAudioandRadioScholarshipFund. Field Trip Reunion Dinner 6 p.m.
7 p.m.
Horizon Room, Lower Level, Williams
MemorialTribute/Celebrationofthelife Center. Cash bar reception at 6 p.m., Old Main Inn, Water Street.
Complimentaryrefreshments.Cashbar.
offormerGeosciencesfacultymember dinner at 7 p.m.
and chair Dr. Walther Barnard
Fredonia Wind Ensemble with
Price: $20/person.
4-6 p.m.
Dr.PaulaHolcomb,Conductor 8p.m.
Reception. First floor lounge,
King Concert Hall. Free.
HoughtonHall.Free.Allarewelcome. Class of 1970 Dinner 6 p.m.
Alumni House, 286 Central Avenue Free Student Barbecue 8 p.m.
Random Acts Comedy Club
Price:$25/person(includesdinner,beer, Picnic tent, Dods Grove.
Alumni Reunion 4 p.m.-1 a.m.
andwine).Reservationsrecommended. Student Bonfire featuring Live Music
Ongoing in Williams Center. Free.
10 p.m.
Class of 1985 Reception 6 p.m.
Class of 1980 Reception 4-6 p.m. College Lodge, Brocton, N.Y.
Location TBA. Free to all students.
CampusGrind,MainFloor,WilliamsCenter. Heavy hors d’oeuvres and
SponsoredbySpectrumEntertainment.
Cashbar.Complimentaryhorsd’oeuvres. beer and wine included.
Downtown Get-togethers 9 p.m.
Price: $20/person.
Lanford Presidential Prize
All of the honored classes (1965, 1970,
Recipient Reception 4 p.m.
1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000,
Complimentarybusprovidedandleaves 2005)willhaveopportunitiestoconvene
Pucci Room, Williams Center.
By invitation only.
Williams Center at 5:30 p.m.
atdesignatedestablishmentsdowntown.
Look for location assignments at the
Homecoming Registration Table.
Free Shuttle Offered:
AFREEshuttlebusservicewillbeavailable
onSaturdayonlyfromthefollowingarea
hotels/motelstodowntownFredonia
(infrontofthepolicestationonTemple
Street) and back from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m.:
Days Inn, Comfort Inn, Best Western,
DunkirkMotel,ClarionHotelandCampus.
Bus schedules will be available at
respective lodgings.
Locationsandtimesmaybesubjectto
change.ChangeswillbepostedattheAlumni
HouseandtheWilliamsCenterthroughout
the weekend, and are also posted at
www.fredonia.edu/alumni
Win Fredonia Gear
Bringorsendyourbusinesscardtothe
AlumniHousebyOct.1towinFredonia
memorabilia in periodic drawings
throughout Saturday, Oct. 2.
Attention Alumni Athletes!
Ifyou’reinterestedinparticipatinginthe
followingcontests,pleasenotifytheAthletics
Office in Dods Hall at (716) 673-3101.
Saturday, October 2
Women’sAlumniSoccerGame 10a.m.
Men’s Alumni Soccer Game 11 a.m.
alumni.fredonia.edu
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Fredonia, NY 14063.
TicketswillbemailedforreservationsreceivedpriortoMonday,Sept.27.Afterthisdate,ticketsmaybepickedupatAlumniHouse,286CentralAve.,
MondaytoFriday,9a.m.to3:30p.m.,oratSaturday’sregistrationonOct.2,9a.m.to5p.m.,WilliamsCenter.AlimitednumberofAlumniAwardsBrunch
tickets will be available for purchase during the registration times.
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GEOLOGY DEPT. DINNER
$20
$
GEOLOGY DEPT. PHOTOGRAPH
$12
$
CLASS OF 1970 DINNER
$25
$
PLEASE NOTE: THERE WILL NOT BE CHILD CARE SERVICES PROVIDED
CLASS OF 1970 PHOTOGRAPH
$12
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THIS YEAR. IF YOU THINK YOU MAY NEED THE SERVICES OF A SITTER ON
CLASS OF 1985 RECEPTION
$20
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$12
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HALL OF FAME DINNER
$25
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$15
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TOTAL
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SATURDAY EVENING, THE ALUMNI OFFICE WILL RECOMMEND A STUDENT
THAT YOU MAY HIRE.
MAIL TO: HOMECOMING – ALUMNI HOUSE, 286 CENTRAL AVE.,
SUNY FREDONIA, FREDONIA, NY 14063.
HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE ON OCTOBER 1 & 2!
MOTEL AND CAMPGROUND INFORMATION
Best Western
3912 Vineyard Dr., Dunkirk
(716) 366-7100
Clarion Hotel
30 Lake Shore Dr. E., Dunkirk
(716) 366-8350
KOA Campground
East Lake Rd. (Rt. 5), Westfield
(716) 326-3573
White Inn
52 E. Main St., Fredonia
(716) 672-2103
Brick House Bed and Breakfast
7573 East Main Rd., Westfield
(716) 326-6262
Comfort Inn
3925 Vineyard Dr., Dunkirk
(716) 672-4450
Webb’s Year Round Resort
Rt. 394, Mayville
(716) 753-2161
BrooksideManorBedandBreakfast
3728 Rt. 83, Fredonia
(716) 672-7721
Comfort Inn
Rts. 86 (17) and 60, Jamestown
(716) 664-5920
Pinewoods Cottage
Bed and Breakfast
11634 York Road, Silver Creek
(716) 934-4173
Candlelight Lodge
Bed and Breakfast
143 East Main St., Westfield
(716) 326-2830
Days Inn
10455BennettRoad(Rt.60),Fredonia
(716) 673-1351
Chautauqua Suites
215 West Lake Rd., Mayville
(716) 269-7829
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Dunkirk Motel
310 Lake Shore Dr. W., Dunkirk
(716) 366-2200
Holiday Motel
Thruway Exit 60, Westfield
(716) 326-3741
South Shore Motor Lodge
West Lake Road (Rt. 5), Dunkirk
(716) 366-2822
Theater Motel
7592 E. Rt. 20, Westfield
(716) 326-2161
The Spencer Hotel
25 Palestine Ave., Chautauqua
(716) 357-3785 or 1-800-398-1306
William Seward Inn
Rt. 394, Westfield
(716) 326-4151
Woodside Campground
Griswold Road, Cassadaga
(716) 672-4408
YWCA
58 South Portage St., Westfield
(716) 326-2011
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SU N Y FR E D O N I A A LU M N I R E PR E S E N T I N G T H E A R T S , H I G H E R E D U C AT I O N
A N D I N N OVAT I O N , A N D G OV E R N M E N TA L A FFA I R S W I L L B E H O N O R E D
W I T H T H E O U T S TA N D I N G ACH I E V E M E N T AWA R D AT A B R U N CH O N O C T. 2
D U R I N G H O M E CO M I N G 2010 .
TONY CARAMIA graduated from Fredonia in 1973 as a
Piano Performance major and is a professor of piano,
Director of Piano Pedagogy Studies and Coordinator
of the Class Piano Program at the Eastman School of
Music. In 2007 he participated in the dedication concert
for the new Steinway piano in the Juliet J. Rosch Recital
Hall at SUNY Fredonia in memory of his former teacher,
Distinguished Professor Claudette Sorel. He is a frequent
national and international workshop presenter, lecturer,
judge and clinician, and his solo jazz CD,“Tribute,”
was released in 2006 featuring the music of Duke Ellington, Marian McPartland
and Dave Brubeck, as well as original compositions. Mr. Caramia’s recent solo piano
compositions, “Suite Dreams” and “Jazz Moods,” were published by the Hal Leonard
Publishing Corp., and he was a featured performer at the 2007 and 2009 National
Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy.
Graduating from Fredonia in 1976 with a Bachelor of
Arts degree in English, JACQUELYN M. (DEAN) CHEEK
has been the Special Assistant to the Director, Bureau
of Indian Education of the U.S. Department of
the Interior in Washington, D.C., since 2007. She
previously served as Director of the Office of
Congressional and Legislative Affairs in the Office
of the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs from 1996
until 2007, and has held other positions within the
Department of the Interior. An enrolled member of
the Seneca Nation of Indians, Ms. Cheek served as a
Technical Specialist for Native American Consultants,
Inc., of Arlington, Va., and as Director, Public Affairs,
for the Presidential Commission on Indian Reservation Economies. She earned
a master’s degree in education in 1978 and a Certificate of Advanced Study in
Human Development in 1981 from Harvard University.
CAROL A.J. “STASH” STANLEY graduated from Fredonia
in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in
Speech, English and Theater, with secondary certification.
Since 2000 she has been the University Registrar at the
University of Virginia and from 1985 until 2000 was
Director of Student Information and Records at Drexel
University in Philadelphia, Pa. In addition to other
appointments at the University of Pennsylvania and SUNY
Binghamton in student records, she also coached softball
at Ohio State University and SUNY Binghamton, and
organized, established and trained the Peruvian Women’s
National Softball Team. She holds U.S. patents for several
inventions including the STAN-MILL MITT hand
protection system, which sits in the permanent collection of the National Baseball Hall
of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. She earned her M.S. in Education in 1974 from SUNY
Cortland, and a M.S. with a major in Information Studies from Drexel.
Hahn family establishes
Freedonia Marxonia
endowment with festival
slated for November
Matthew and Cheri Hahn of Severn, Md.,
have fully endowed a fund in support of the
annual Freedonia Marxonia, the Marx Brothers
Film Festival and Symposium, to provide
paid student internships and help meet the
expenses of the annual festival.
After a hiatus of many years, the festival was
re-established in 2009 and held again in April.
Organizers have decided that a fall celebration
will work better with the student activities
calendar, so the next event will be held
Saturday, Nov. 6, from 2 to 5 p.m., on campus.
Mr. Hahn first attended Freedonia
Marxonia in 2009 and his entry for the short
film contest won first place. He and his wife,
Cheri, enthusiastically volunteered to sponsor
an internship to coordinate the next event.
What makes The Hahn Family Freedonia
Marxonia Fund of the Fredonia College
Foundation particularly unique is that
Mr. and Mrs. Hahn are friends of SUNY
Fredonia but not alumni.
Mr. Hahn earned his B.A. degree in Theatre
and Speech from DeSales University, a M.F.A.
in Acting/Directing from the University of
Missouri-Kansas City, and has been interested
in the Marx Brothers since childhood. He
works for The Ciesla Foundation, a non-profit
organization that makes films. Mrs. Hahn
received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing
degree from the University of Virginia and
a M.S. in Health and Public Policy from the
University of Maryland. She is Assistant
Vice President for Quality and Safety at
Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Md.
alumni.fredonia.edu
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SPRING WRAP- UP
SUNY Fredonia declares Class of 2010 ready for the world
Following words of wisdom from a SUNY Fredonia
alumnus, Fredonia President Dennis Hefner conferred
bachelor’s and master’s degrees and advanced
certificates to approximately 1,400 students
in Steele Hall on May 15.
Commencement included two
nearly identical events in the morning and
afternoon to accommodate the large number
of students, families and friends on this memorable occasion.
Both ceremonies featured speeches from President Hefner,
Fredonia College Council Chair Frank Pagano, keynote speaker
Dr. John Baust, ’65, and Senior Class President Mary Holland,
a native of Manlius, N.Y., who graduated Magna Cum Laude
during the morning ceremony with a Bachelor of Arts degree
in Political Science.
President Hefner welcomed all those in attendance by stating,
“Today is indeed a special day. For most graduates and their families,
today’s Commencement represents the culmination of many
years of diligence and effort. It is truly a once-in-a lifetime
event, long to be remembered.
“As Fredonia alumni, you will have opportunities to advocate
for public higher education, and for the education provided
by SUNY campuses to the citizens of this state,” Dr. Hefner
continued. “Your advocacy and collective support must be clear
and constant. In that way, your Fredonia degree will remain
impressive to future generations of students who will follow in
your footsteps. Together, we can ensure that the State of New York
remains unwavering in its commitment to a world-class higher
education system that is accessible to all its citizens.”
Dr. Baust is one of the world’s leading researchers in cryobiology
and cryomedicine. He graduated from Fredonia with a degree
in Biology and is now a professor of biological sciences and
Director of the Institute for Biomedical Technology at Binghamton
University. Also an entrepreneur, he has founded a number
of companies including BioLife Solutions, which develops,
manufactures and markets solutions for the cryopreservation
of cells, tissues and organs.
In his address, Dr. Baust encouraged the graduates, noting,
“We have all heard the adage that ‘Life is a journey and not a race.’
I maintain that it is an upward journey with many ups and downs,
but it always moves forward on an incline built on the strengths of
your past experiences. Today, you have climbed to a new plateau and
you should take a few moments to embrace the view as you prepare
to climb that next hill which will be no less steep than those you have
climbed. But fear not, for you are well prepared.”
Dr. Baust related a life-changing experience from his early years
as a scientist, working with a Fredonia faculty member at a scientific
research station in Trinidad and mixing with other scientists from large
research universities, yet being able to hold his own and contribute.
He told the graduates, “You have the tools to forge ahead with the
best – shoulder to shoulder, and even ahead of the pack. Hopefully,
you have the courage, the fortitude and integrity to journey forth.”
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He concluded, “At Fredonia you gained a gift – a gift beyond
knowledge. Whatever your major, you acquired the gift of how to
learn, how to question, how to interpret, and how to uncover
meaning that might otherwise be overlooked.”
Senior Class President Holland addressed the many family, faculty
and friends of the Class of 2010 in the audience with a personal
reflection as well. As one of 20 Fredonia students who lost her home
and belongings during a fire in early April, she took a moment to pay
tribute to the university and community. “The Fredonia community
of students, faculty and administrators came together in such a huge
wave of support, both emotionally and financially. All of SUNY
Fredonia, friends and strangers, came forward to support us all
in every way possible,” she noted.
Ms. Holland also encouraged her classmates, noting, “No matter
where you go, remember what you learned here – not only in the
classroom, but outside. Remember the people who shaped who you
are today. We all have the potential to be great. Now it’s time to
prove it.”
Following Ms. Holland’s remarks, she presented President
Hefner with a plaque that will be displayed near a
fountain to be located between Reed Library and
Mason Hall, which was funded in part by the
Class of 2010’s Senior Challenge Gift.
At the morning ceremony, President Hefner
presented the Lanford Presidential Prize,
established through the Fredonia College
Foundation by Dr. and Mrs. Oscar Lanford,
to John R. Gradel of Endicott, N.Y., who graduated
Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Studies
Adolescence Education with a second major in History. In the
afternoon, Julie M. Graham of Elmira, N.Y., who graduated
Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology
and minor in Chemistry, also received the Lanford Prize. The late
Dr. Lanford served as Fredonia’s ninth president from 1961 to 1971,
and was essentially the builder, both physically and intellectually,
of the modern Fredonia campus. This annual prize is presented to
students who show balanced achievement both on- and off-campus,
and who exemplify Fredonia’s ideals, while maintaining a strong
grade point average.
Student performances were also given by SUNY Fredonia’s Wind
Ensemble and Wind Symphony, under the direction of Dr. Paula
Holcomb, and the Fredonia College Choir,
under the direction of Dr. Gerald Gray.
The national anthem was performed at
both ceremonies by Claudia Ceaton
Feeney of Mastic, N.Y., a Music
Education major.
SPRING WRAP-UP
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: PRESIDENT DENNIS HEFNER LEADS THE PROCESSION TOWARD THE DAIS IN STEELE HALL; EAGER GRADS FILE INTO THE NATATORIUM LOBBY ON
COMMENCEMENT MORNING; VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS VIRGINIA HORVATH PREPARES TO CONFIRM THE ROUGHLY 1,400 DEGREE CANDIDATES FOR THE CLASS OF 2010;
KATIE BOYLE SHARES A SMILE WITH HER FELLOW GRADUATES; A NEWLY CONFERRED GRADUATE SAYS THANKS TO HIS SUPPORTIVE FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE; STUDENT
MARSHALS SUSAN KORNACKI (LEFT) AND RYAN TAUGHRIN MAKE THEIR WAY TO THEIR SEATS DURING THE MORNING PROCESSION. CENTER LEFT: SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT
MARY HOLLAND WATCHES FROM BEHIND THE CEREMONIAL COLLEGE MACE FOR HER CUE FROM PRESIDENT HEFNER TO GIVE HER OUTGOING ADDRESS. CENTER RIGHT: THE 2010
KEYNOTE ADDRESS WAS GIVEN BY ALUMNUS DR. JOHN BAUST, ’65, ONE OF THE WORLD’S LEADING RESEARCHERS IN CRYOMEDICINE AND CRYOBIOLOGY.
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SPRING WRAP-UP
SUNY Fredonia’s Earth Week impacts more than awareness
This year’s third annual Earth “Week” – which grew to 11 days
in 2010 – took community engagement and educational outreach to
a new level and generated unprecedented results. The April series
of events was organized to educate the campus and community
about issues affecting the environment, and teach lifestyle choices
that can improve sustainability as well as reduce the region’s
carbon footprint. In the end, over 2,500 people actively
participated in 42 events over the 11-day span.
The most significant event was a communitywide, plastic bag-free initiative dubbed, “Shake the
Habit,” which drew 60 participating area retailers
whose average daily volume of 13,000 customers
were exposed to the concept, with many either
receiving or investing in reusable bags for the
first time. Developed by chemistry professor
and Earth Week Coordinator Sherri Mason,
the event took place on Earth Day, April 22, and
was designed to change customer preferences
and make businesses think twice about how their
actions impact the environment.
“I really wanted to find ways that we could make a
broader impact in the Dunkirk-Fredonia community
this year,” said Dr. Mason, a key participant in both the
campus’ Sustainability Committee and the FACE
(Fredonia Academic Community Engagement) Center, both of
which sponsor Earth Week events. “This year, we wanted Earth
Week to extend far beyond the campus borders.”
Earth Day was capped off
with a keynote address from
legendary Love Canal grassroots
activist Lois Gibbs, who also
served as this year’s Convocation
series keynote speaker.
An event which has become
an annual favorite with the
community is the Electronics
Recycling Day, held for the first
time at the Chautauqua County
Fairgrounds. More than 500
vehicles lined up to recycle, and
by mid-afternoon, more than
130,000 pounds of material –
LOIS GIBBS, THE PIONEERING
65 tons which filled five tractor
GRASSROOTS ADVOCATE OF THE
trailers – were otherwise saved
1970S LOVE CANAL CRISIS, WAS THE
from area landfills.
EARTH DAY KEYNOTE SPEAKER.
The campus also partnered with the Rotary Club’s annual Home
and Garden Show to organize the first ever Chautauqua County
Green Expo. English Professor and Sustainability Committee
member Christina Jarvis led students in a compact fluorescent light
(CFL) bulb giveaway. They distributed 1,350 bulbs, which Dr. Jarvis
said equates to a total energy savings of more than $87,000
over traditional incandescent lights. CFL bulbs not only
save money, but they lower the amount of carbon
dioxide (CO2 ) emissions. Using incandescent light
bulbs for 8,000 hours generates 525 tons of CO2,
which plummets to 118 tons when using CFL
bulbs, a reduction of nearly 78 percent.
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which drew over 50 volunteers to clean up a
3/8-mile stretch of the beach. In all, 223 bags
were filled with 321 pounds of debris;
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waste can be reduced by not using trays in dining
halls. Customers of Erie Dining Center were given
the identical menu choices they had one month
earlier, and the unconsumed food totals were
compared. About five ounces per person was produced
in March, but during the April “Trayless Tuesday,” when
diners were encouraged not to use trays, waste dropped to 2.7
ounces per person – a 45 percent decline;
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from a residence hall dumpster
was sorted to determine what
could have been recycled. Over
490 pounds of trash was sorted,
and more than 160 pounds (33
percent) was recyclable. These
results are encouraging for
the campus, which conducted
this event for the third straight
year. Two years ago, a shocking
90 percent of the waste was
recyclable. This illustrates a major change in campus habits and
improvements in the awareness of the issues; and
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competition, generating impressive year-over-year improvement.
Just 7,200 pounds were recycled per week in 2009, a figure that
vaulted to more than 10,000 pounds per week in 2010.
BUFFALO SABRES T V BROADCASTER KEVIN SYLVESTER,’95, WAS A FEATURED
SPEAKER AS PART OF THE 2010 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SPEAKER SERIES.
HIS TALK, “ESTABLISHING CREDIBILITY AND DEVELOPING YOUTH ATHLETES,”
DREW DOZENS OF STUDENTS FROM A VARIET Y OF MAJORS TO MEET HIM IN
PERSON AT THE WILLIAMS CENTER IN APRIL.
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SPRING WRAP-UP
New FACE Center gives campus-community partners reason to smile
course curricula, and working with the grants office to obtain funding.
SUNY Fredonia’s volunteer impact is well known, with roughly
“The goal is for both students and community to benefit. Our
13,000 student volunteer hours contributed annually. Now, thanks
partners have special expertise and real-world skills that they can
to the creation of the Fredonia Academic Community Engagement
share with students, and our students bring a tremendous amount
(FACE) Center, traditional volunteering on campus has evolved into
of energy, passion and disciplinary expertise,” she added.
more strategic, long-lasting and meaningful experiences for both
Dr. Mason, coordinator of community-based research, wants to go
students and the community.
beyond teaching the basics or tools of a singular discipline to address
University officials are so excited about the center’s potential to
the “interconnectedness of the whole” and show students how to put
richly benefit students and the region that President Dennis Hefner
those tools into action.
identified it among 10 high-profile achievements in his spring
Through Mason’s efforts, the center worked with the Sustainability
semester “All-Campus Address.”
Committee, which hosted the first campus Earth Week two years
Civic engagement, sustainability, service learning and communityago, to take community engagement and educational activities to a
based research are the four FACE Center pillars, designed to promote
new level during Earth Week 2010. These included a Chautauqua
greater collaboration between the campus and community. Four
veteran faculty members – Political Science Chair
David Rankin, English Professors Christina Jarvis
and Emily Van Dette, and Chemistry Professor
Sherri Mason – were enlisted to manage the center in
its initial year. Each brought his/her own expertise,
as well as more than 30 years of combined experience
at Fredonia, and a common passion to strengthen the
campus-community network.
In past years, some professors incorporated service
learning components into their courses. Others
conducted research in the community. Activities such
as Earth Week and youth voter mobilization have
been notable successes. But there was never any formal
structure to align these initiatives, explained Vice
President for Academic Affairs Virginia Horvath.
“It was never coordinated on a large scale. We have
never had them as part of an umbrella of activities,”
(FROM LEFT) DRS. SHERRI MASON, EMILY VAN DETTE, CHRISTINA JARVIS AND DAVID RANKIN BRING
Dr. Horvath said.
A COMBINED 30-PLUS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TO THE NEWLY-FORMED FACE (FREDONIA ACADEMIC
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT) CENTER, WHICH FOSTERS STRATEGIC, LONG-LASTING COLLABORATIONS
According to Dr. Rankin, the FACE Center director,
BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE UNIVERSITY.
“SUNY Fredonia students are benefitting from the
knowledge and expertise gained through service learning,
County Green Expo to promote recycling and conservation, and
internship possibilities, and related projects and activities, while
“Shake the Habit,” an event that asked all area retailers to forego
contributing to meaningful campus community partnerships.”
using plastic bags on April 22, the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.
Most FACE initiatives will be arranged so students can earn
As the service learning coordinator, Dr. Van Dette facilitates the
academic credit. For example, students in Rankin’s “Media and
integration of community involvement with academic work. Service
Politics” course this past spring had the opportunity to earn a fourth
learning integrates course instruction with community service to
credit as part of a service learning project with the League of Women
spur civic learning and responsibility, enrich academic pursuit and
Voters of Chautauqua County.
connect the campus and community.
The civic engagement pillar develops and applies knowledge and
“I’ve noticed that my students seek out and value ‘real-world’
skills through political and non-political processes by active citizens
experiences, and integrating community involvement and service
contributing to the community. Rankin is developing and facilitating
is one important way to provide those crucial, authentic learning
discourse and awareness on critical issues through the use of forums
experiences,” said Van Dette, who is also a Fredonia alumna (Class
and activities that encourage civic dialogue and action.
of ’98) and brings the added perspective of being a former student.
The goal of the sustainability component, which dovetails with
In a service learning course, students’ knowledge, critical awareness
the campus “Go Green” initiative, is to unite community interests,
and skills are enhanced by meaningful opportunities that serve
expertise and needs with campus resources to support local projects.
the community, she explained. And by collaborating with experts,
Dr. Jarvis, a co-founder of the Sustainability Committee and chair of
professionals and community leaders, students learn communication,
2009’s Earth Week, oversees this area.
as well as civic and professional skills, that go beyond the classroom.
Jarvis’ duties include identifying partners and connecting them
To learn more about the FACE Center and its various initiatives,
with students and classes, working with environmental groups on
visit fredonia.edu/face.
programming, organizing events, integrating sustainability into
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CLASS NOTES
1930s
Evelyn (Akerly) Button, ’34,
(elem. ed.) made a sizable donation
to the music department at
Panama (N.Y.) Central School
which was used to purchase a
piano, microphones, a timpani,
guitars, a drum set, hand chimes
and 13 state-of-the-art iMac
computers. She is a former
Panama district music teacher.
1950s
Bruce Heacock, ’58, (music ed.)
is gigging on piano in country
clubs and restaurants.
1960s
Andy Horn, ’60, (music ed.)
reports his son will be starting
his freshman year at SUNY
Fredonia in the fall, concurrent
with his own 50th alumni reunion.
Michele (Finnegan) Notte,
’66, (speech path.) is enjoying her
Florida home in The Villages. She
retired from SUNY Fredonia’s
Department of Speech Pathology
and Audiology in 2007.
Robert Crabtree, ’71, (elem.
ed.) has retired after 36 years
as an elementary teacher and
has been elected to the board of
education for the North Syracuse
(N.Y.) Central School District.
Martha “Marti” (Dabb) Reed,
’67, (elem. ed.) retired in 2008
from Hillsborough County
Schools in Tampa, Fla. She has a
son, daughter and granddaughters.
Onaje Allan Gumbs, ’71,
(music ed.) is pianist in the
Avery Sharpe Trio.
Thomas Hebeisen, ’68, (chem.)
has retired as chief “Train the
Trainer” instructor with the
New York Army National
Guard (NYARNG) Regional
Training Institute Camp Smith
in Peekskill, N.Y., following
35 years of military service.
Conn., and Gary completed a
master’s degree at Yale University
in 1980. Gary became an adjunct
teacher of voice at Wesleyan
University and Trinity College
and continued to freelance
as a singer.
WILLIAM LUNDQUIST, ’74
Dr. Arthur Jackson,
’71, (pol. sci.) has been
appointed Vice Chancellor
of Student Affairs at the
University of North
Carolina at Charlotte.
DR. ARTHUR JACKSON, ’71
Jon Shapiro, ’68, (elem ed.) has
been named Dean of the Faculty
of Education at the University
of British Columbia, Vancouver
Campus, effective March 1.
FREDONIA ALUMNI AND
FRIENDS GATHERED IN
NEW YORK CITY TO
RELIVE THE OLD DAYS
AND CATCH UP ON ALL
THAT’S HAPPENING ON
CAMPUS AND IN EACH
OTHER’S LIVES.
LYNNE (MARMORA) CRYSTAL, ’76
Geno Vincenzo (Gallelli), ’61,
(elem. ed.) has written a book,
A Reunion To Die For,
a detective story.
Elizabeth (Young) Harper
Chernault, ’64, (music ed.)
has retired from 40-plus years
of teaching and is “loving it.”
She would like to hear
from classmates.
Jacob Ludes, III, ’64,
(history) delivered the 2010
Commencement address to
overseas candidates for the
master’s degree from Endicott
College and the College for
International Studies in July in
Leysin, Switzerland. Jacob has
addressed education audiences
in 26 countries. He is the
Executive Director/CEO of the
New England Association of
Schools and Colleges (NEASC).
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Dr. Jeffrey A. DuBois, ’69,
(biology) presented a biology
seminar on glucose testing and
analysis at SUNY Fredonia as
part of the biology department’s
distinguished speaker event.
He is Vice President of Medical
and Scientific Affairs at Nova
Biomedical Corporation in
Waltham, Mass., holds several
patents and is the author of more
than 100 articles.
Nelson Kass, ’69, (elem. ed.)
has been living in West Palm
Beach, Fla., and is looking
forward to retiring.
1970s
Fred Zerega, ’70, (biology/sec.
ed.) is a science and mathematics
teacher at the Roxbury (N.Y.)
Central School and has been
recognized by Cambridge
Who’s Who for demonstrating
dedication, leadership and
excellence in secondary education.
SANDI (JOHNSON) ROBISON, ’77
Cynthia Wells, ’71, (elem. ed.) is
happily retired but continues to
work on the board of trustees for
the New York State Art Teachers’
Association.
Gary Crow-Willard, ’72,
(music) has switched career
paths at least three times. After
leaving Fredonia, Gary was an
opera apprentice at Wolf Trap
near Washington, D.C., while
continuing vocal studies in
Oklahoma City. In 1974, he
moved to New York City, was
married to Dorothy, and continued
studying and performing in opera.
They moved to New Haven,
Barb (Robusto) Galliford, ’72
(applied music) performed with
the choral group, The Sampler
Trio, from Rochester, N.Y., in
a holiday concert for several
churches in Batavia, N.Y. She
has taught voice and piano for
30 years.
Leora “Lee” (Byrnes) Yanda,
’72, (elem. ed.) is retired in Florida
after 33 years at Fillmore (N.Y.)
Central School. She continues to
travel whenever possible with her
husband of 27 years.
Reid Wallace, ’72, (elem. ed.)
and Marleen (Stoiber) Wallace,
’74, (elem. ed.) have been married
for 32 years. Reid has retired
after 35 years in education, the
last 11 years as a principal.
Marleen is still teaching reading
at an elementary school.
CLASS NOTES
Robert Bradley, ’74, (history) is
retired from Delray Beach (Fla.)
Police Dept. after 27 years as a
sergeant. Robert and his wife,
Kathy, have two sons, Matthew
and Scott.
Carol (Covino) Deeb, ’74,
(sociology) recently received
her license in Texas as a Master
Social Worker.
William Lundquist, ’74,
(psych.) was named as a new
partner at Hodgson Russ LLP, a
Buffalo, N.Y., law firm.
David F. Smith, ’74, (pol. sci.)
was recently named Chairman of
National Fuel Gas Co.
Edward Bysiek, ’75, (math.)
has retired as president of
Alstom Power Air Preheater in
Wellsville, N.Y. He began his
career with the Air Preheater
Company in 1979 as a marketing
development analyst.
Earhart in Jean McCann’s play,
American Pioneers: The Amelia
Earhart Story, for the Theatre of
Youth in Buffalo, N.Y.
Sandi (Johnson) Robison,
’77, (English) living in Ocala,
Fla., has published two poetry
chapbooks in 2009, Leaving the
Pony, (Finishing Line Press) and
Tundra Heart, (Pudding House
Press). Both are available from
the publishers; Leaving the Pony
is also available on Amazon.com.
Michael Sembroff, ’77, (theatre)
played a biker named, “Chainsaw,”
in Coterie Theatre of Kansas
City, Mo.’s production of,
Maul of the Dead, along with his
13-year-old son who played a
monster. The production was
inspired by the classic zombie
movie, “Dawn of the Dead.”
April (Biro) Carere, ’79, (music
ed.) reports her daughter, Jill,
(music ed.) graduated magna cum
laude from SUNY Fredonia in
May as the 11th family member
with a Fredonia degree.
Paul Layer Jr., ’81, (history) was
inducted into Starpoint High
School’s Wall of Fame. He is
Vice President of Development
for French Mortuary in
Albuquerque, N.M.
R. Timothy Eades,’79, (pol. sci.)
started a new law firm, Eades and
Militello, P.C., in Fredonia, N.Y.
Nancy (Ward) Follansbee, ’79,
(math.) was named Superintendent
for Easthampton (N.Y.) School
District. She had been the
curriculum director since 2006
and began working as a reading
specialist in 1991.
Julie Newell, ’82, (music perf.)
was named Educator of the Year
by OperaBuffs of WNY at its
24th annual awards banquet.
1980s
Ralph M. Jeswald, ’80,
(psych.) received the Dr. Joseph
R. Coppola ’40 Award from the
Canisius College Accounting
Association Society at its annual
banquet in April.
John S. Mazur, ’82, (bus. admin.)
represented SUNY Fredonia at
the inauguration of Schenectady
County Community College’s
sixth president, Dr. Quintin B.
Bullock, on April 30.
Sandra J. Olson, ’82, (sociology)
was appointed Director of Special
Education at Brocton (N.Y.) Central
School, where she also serves as the
Assistant Elementary Principal.
THE HILLMAN OPERA BOARD HOSTED A LUNCHEON TO RECOGNIZE HELEN (TINCH)
WILLIAMS, ’60, RIGHT, FOR HER PARTICIPATION IN THE ANNUAL PRODUCTION.
SHE IS JOINED IN THIS PHOTO BY, FROM LEFT, GILEEN FRENCH, HILLMAN
MEMORIAL MUSIC ASSOCIATION TREASURER, AND ROBERT COON, HILLMAN
MEMORIAL MUSIC ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT EMERITUS
OF STUDENT AFFAIRS. HELEN HAS BEEN INVITED TO RETURN TO CAMPUS TO
MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 1960
FORMALLY RECEIVE THE PRESTIGIOUS JESSIE HILLMAN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
ENJOYED THEIR FIFTIETH REUNION ON
THE WEEKEND OF NOV. 12, PRIOR TO THE HILLMAN OPERA PRODUCTION OF THE
JUNE 12 AT THE ALUMNI HOUSE
IN FREDONIA. (L-R): DOUGLAS HINTON,
TALES OF HOFFMANN.
EDNA (STEWART) STUBBS, AND
DAVID STUBBS.
Lynne (Marmora) Crystal,
’76, (speech path.) is happy and
grateful to announce the 22nd
anniversary of Lynne Crystal
Company, LLC-Management
Development Consultants. Her
company works globally with
Fortune 500 companies developing
their senior management.
Lynne also chairs The Gateway
Workforce Education Committee
in New Jersey.
James Bunge, ’77, (English) was
recently appointed to coach for the
girls junior varsity basketball team
at Dunkirk (N.Y.) High School.
Sean McGuinness, ’77, (psych.)
was named the new superintendent
of Upper Delaware Scenic and
Recreational River for the
National Park Service.
Christina Rausa, ’77, (theatre)
appeared in, Guacamole
Conversations: Mother-Daughter
Reflections, at the MusicalFare
Theatre and starred as Amelia
Dr. Luanne (Clarke) Crosby,
’78, (music ed.) a professor
of voice and chorus at Alfred
University, was recently on
sabbatical studying in Costa
Rica to prepare a recital program
scheduled to be performed at
Chautauqua Institution in August.
Joining her was her husband,
Stephen, and their children.
Scott Munson, ’78, (English)
recently retired after serving for
30 years as executive director
of an assisted living facility in
Middle Island, N.Y. The free
time allowed him to complete
his first novel, A Gift from Saint
Elmo, a fantasy-adventure taking
place aboard the Titanic. Excerpts
are at www.giftfromstelmo.com.
Scott and his wife of 32 years,
Patricia Reynolds, ’78, (elem.
ed.) live in Bellport, N.Y., and
have two grown children.
Jerome Moss, ’80, (sociology)
was recognized during Black
History Month by the Observer
of Dunkirk, N.Y.
Carl Vahl, ’80, (pol. sci.) after
25 years of practicing law, has
retired and is studying in New
York City at the Italian Culinary
Academy. After three months,
he was slated to go to Alma in
Parma, Italy, the finest Italian
cooking school, followed by an
internship at a one- or two-star,
Michelin-rated restaurant in Italy.
Sean Kirst, ’81, (English) has
written the book, Moonfixer: The
Basketball Journey of Earl Lloyd,
about the first African American
to play in the NBA. Sean also
received the 2009 Sigma Delta
Chi award from The Society of
Professional Journalists and the
Gus Bliven-Joe Ganley-Mario
Rossi Career Achievement Award.
Sean is a columnist for the
Post-Standard in Syracuse, N.Y.
John Dedie, ’83, (commun.)
is a political science instructor
at the Community College of
Baltimore County, School of
Business, Social Science, Wellness
and Education. He has been
teaching for over 16 years and
earned a M.A. degree in Political
Science from the University at
Buffalo in 1990. He also serves as
a political analyst for WBBF-TV
Fox 45 in Baltimore, Md.
Stephen J. Riczker, ’83, (psych.)
received Jamestown Community
College’s Distinguished Alumnus
Award. Stephen is the Director
of Health and Health-Related
Services at The Resource Center.
Scott Martelle,’84, (pol. sci.)
hosted a panel at the Los Angeles
Times Festival of Books with
biographers of Raymond Carver,
Arthur Koestler and Mark Twain.
He also contributed to the LATimes’
Jacket Copy blog: latimesblogs.
latimes.com/jacketcopy/.
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CLASS NOTES
David Musial, ’84, (interdisc.
stds.) composed a theme song
for an award-winning campaign
created by three Young Marine
high school students in Red Bluff,
Calif., upon invitation by the
Inspector General of the Young
Marines. David also produced a
show in the Hall of Heroes at the
Pentagon at an event honoring the
three high schoolers.
Carmen McCray Green, ’85,
(English) received her M.F.A. in
Creative Writing from Fairleigh
Dickinson University in August
2009. Carmen’s 28th book, The
Perfect Seduction, was released by
Harlequin Books in January.
Holly (Johnson) Hannon, ’85,
(reading) earned her Master of
Science degree in Educational
Leadership with K-12 Principal
Certification from Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania.
She is currently a literacy coach
for the Falconer (N.Y.) Central
School District, where she lives
with her husband and two sons.
Louis P. Iglesias, ’85, (bus.
admin.) is Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer and President
of AIG Risk Management, Inc.
He was featured in an Executive
Profile in Business Week.
Simone Fancher-Rowan, ’85,
(sociology) director of Marketing/
PR for Clarence (N.Y.) Credit
Union, recently received awards
at the state level for credit union
participation in the community
and for teaching youth financial
literacy. She was slated to travel
to Washington, D.C., to accept
recognition at the national level.
Lisa Brigantino, ’86, (music
theory) and Lori Brigantino, ’87,
(interdisc. stds.) are performing
in, Don’t Tell Mamma, as the
musical comedy duo of Vickie &
Nickie, in New York City. The
sisters have been performing
together since they were children.
Mike Crisanti, ’86, (bus. admin.)
has been named Assistant Vice
President of the Hanover
Insurance Group (d/b/a Citizens
Insurance) located in Howell,
Mich. Mike joined the company
in 2006 as Marketing Director
for Michigan Personal lines.
Maureen”Mo” (Smith)
Mulderig, ’86, (elem. ed.) is
looking for class members and
wonders if anyone is interested
in meeting at Homecoming
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Weekend in the fall of 2011.
Interested persons could contact
Mo via e-mail at momo7@aol.com.
Robert Saeli, ’86, (recom.
gene technology) was appointed
by Independent Health as
President of its Pharmacy
Benefit Dimensions Division.
Patrick Gregor, ’87, (bus. admin.)
joined Citizens Bank in Delaware
as a mortgage loan officer.
Jackie (Amigone) Spiro, ’87,
(theatre) has been living in
Rochester, N.Y., for the past 10
years after moving from the
metro New York City area. She
works as an operations coordinator
for High Tech Rochester, an
economic development organization
that runs two technology
incubators in Rochester. Jackie
also performs with the Gregory
Kunde Chorale and stage manages
numerous productions at
Blackfriars theatre. She can be
reached through LinkedIn.
Joseph L. Gugino, ’91, (bus.
admin.) has joined New England
Financial as a financial
representative.
Susan Forrester-MacKay’s, ’91,
(elem. ed.) series of paintings,
“HumanScapes,” were featured at
the Octagon Gallery at Patterson
Library in Westfield, N.Y. In
addition to New York, her work has
also been exhibited in galleries in
Arizona, California, Virginia and
New Mexico.
Janet Mayer, ’91, (commun.)
appeared on the “Dr. Oz” show
to discuss being a stroke victim.
She wrote an article for Stroke
Connection about her experience
and it was picked up by Dr.
Mehmat Oz’s show on CBS.
The show featured stroke
victims whose conditions were
misdiagnosed.
John D’Agostino, ’92, (English)
was chosen to receive the Laura
Paul Award for Democracy by
the League of Women Voters
of Chautauqua County. John is
the publisher of the Observer in
Dunkirk, N.Y.
Molly (Hilbrecht) Frank, ’93,
(econ.) has been appointed as
Blasdell, N.Y., Branch Manager
for M&T Bank.
CHRISTINE SCHONHART, ’97
Dr. Stuart A. Cain, ’89, (physics,
coop. eng.) was named President
and CEO of Alden Research
Laboratory Inc., in Holden,
Mass. He resides in Jefferson,
Mass., with his wife, Kristine,
and their three children,
Douglas, Michael and Elizabeth.
Bonnie (Wander) Calamita,’89,
(speech and hear. hand.) is Primary
School Principal of Starpoint
Central School District and has
been recognized by Cambridge
Who’s Who for demonstrating
dedication, leadership and excellence
in education administration.
Roberta Thompson,’89, (interdis.
stds.) was named a real estate
associate broker for Real Estate
Advantage in Jamestown, N.Y.,
and has worked in the real estate
business for more than 20 years.
1990s
Mike Thaine, ’90, (music ed.) was
one of 11 Albion music teachers to
perform in a faculty recital, on the
euphonium. He is the Albion (N.Y.)
High School band director.
Andy Flynn, ’91, (commun.) has
been developing the “Adirondack
Attic” radio show which debuted
in April after his self-syndicated
weekly newspaper column was
discontinued due to the economic
downturn. The show features
stories about artifacts at the
Adirondack Museum in Blue
Mountain Lake.
JASON ENSER, ’99
Dr. Melinda McMinn, ’91
(med. technology) has been board
certified in Family Medicine since
1997 and received subspecialty
board certification in Hospice and
Palliative Medicine in October
2008. She is the Assistant Medical
Director of Hospice of Central
New York and the new Medical
Director of the Palliative Medicine/
Advanced Illness service at Crouse
Hospital in Syracuse, N.Y.
Pete Correale, ’92, (commun.)
is doing stand-up comedy and
has performed at the Montreal
Comedy Festival, the Aspen
Comedy Arts Festival, “MTV,”
“VH1” and “The Tonight Show
with Jay Leno.” He has written
for and acted on various shows
for Comedy Central and MTV.
Mark Colmerauer, ’92,
(geophysics) was appointed to
the Hamburg (N.Y.) Village
Board. He has served on the
village’s Environmental
Conservation Commission and
the Erie County Environmental
Management Council.
RACHEL (KING) GIBSON, ’08
Chris Parkhurst, ’93, (commun.)
visited Nepal recently where he
shot and directed the documentary,
Journey to Kathmandu,
(JourneyToKathmandu.com)
and would love to start some
dialogue with Fredonia people
about the film.
Brian Thornton, ’93, (account.)
was promoted to Investment
Officer at BB&T Investment
Services. He joined the bank in
2006 as an investment counselor
serving four BB&T financial
centers in Wake County, N.C.
Kate (Maragliano) Dunlap,
’95, (English) married David
Dunlap in October 2009 and
moved to Ohio after working as a
librarian for nine years at Hilbert
College in Hamburg, N.Y. She
is now an instruction librarian
for Ohio State University at its
Mansfield campus and tries to
keep up with her two stepsons,
Brandon and Eric.
CLASS NOTES
Kevin Halpin, ’95, (bus. admin.)
was promoted to Director at
DeltaPoint Capital Management,
and is also the new Chairman of
the Board of Directors of Badger
Technologies, Inc. He is also
President of the Upstate Venture
Association of New York. Kevin
lives in Pittsford, N.Y., with his
wife and three young sons.
Randall Lewis, ’95, (pol. sci.)
has joined The Resource Center as
the agency’s Corporate Counsel.
Tenor Jeffrey P. Porter, ’95,
(music perf.) performed in a
recital during Eastman Organists
Day at the University at Buffalo.
He is currently Director of
Music and Liturgy for the Parish
Community of St. Katharine
Drexel in Buffalo, N.Y. He has
also performed as a soloist for the
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra,
the Ars Nova Orchestra, the
St. Joseph Cathedral Consort
William K.Taylor, ’97, (English)
was appointed Monroe County
(N.Y.) Attorney. William has
worked in the Monroe County
Law Department since January
2007, most recently as Chief
Deputy County Attorney.
Mike Modugno, ’98, (commun.)
is in his eighth season as the
“Voice of the K-Wings”on B2
Networks, the “Official Broadband
Broadcast Provider of the ECHL.”
Kevin Watson, ’98, (commun.,
English) is the new Assistant
Principal at Kendall (N.Y.) Junior/
Senior High School. He has
been at Kendall for three years
as an English teacher and
Athletic Director.
Jason Enser, ’99, (commun., pol.
sci.) has been appointed the new
Associate Dean of Students at
Clarkson University.
Adam Parker, ’01, (interdis. stds)
was appointed the new Men’s
Soccer Coach at SUNY Potsdam.
He spent the past three years
coaching at North Country
Community College, and last
season led the squad to its first
Mountain Valley Conference title.
Thomas C. Priester,’01,
(English/sec. educ.) represented
SUNY Fredonia at the inauguration
of Monroe Community College’s
fifth president, Dr. Anne M. Kress.
Loretta (Slaton) Torain,’01,
(English) received an award in
May for her service to democracy
from the League of Women
Jeffrey Bianchi, ’02, (music
perf.) conducted an educational
workshop for high school students,
“The Classical Guitar: From
Dowland to You Tube,” at The
Southern Cultural Heritage
Jon Lelito, ’03, (biology) is a
Biocontrol Facility Manager at a
lab in Brighton, Mich., where he
has been involved in breeding
wasps to kill the emerald ash borer
(see page 18).
Mark Taurisani, ’03, (sociology)
was promoted to Director of
Football Operations for the
University of Wisconsin Badgers.
Prior to going to Wisconsin,
Mark spent the summer of 2005
as a training camp assistant with
the Seattle Seahawks.
Christopher Wietig, ’04, (music
perf.) was promoted to Associate
Marketing Manager for Rich
Products, Inc., in Buffalo, N.Y.
Dinecia Pierre-Louis, ’05,
(French/adol. ed.) coordinated
an all-campus relief effort at
SUNY Fredonia, including a
talent show, to assist victims of
the earthquake that struck her
homeland, Haiti.
DR. JOSE GARCIA AND HIS WIFE,
ANN, HOSTED A REUNION FOR FLORIDA
ALUMNI FROM THE TAMPA AND
ST. PETERSBURG AREAS AT THE
CHARLOTTE, N.C.,
TREASURE ISLAND YACHT CLUB
AREA ALUMNI POSE
MARCH 13. FROM LEFT: FIRST ROW:
FOR A PHOTOGRAPH
TIMOTHY BARLETTE, ’99; ISABEL GARCIA,
AT AN ALUMNI
ANNMARIE NICHTER, ’70; ALAN
REUNION IN APRIL.
NICHTER,’69; DR. ERIC SPRINGER, ’99;
AND DR. GARCIA, ’83. SECOND ROW:
ANN, ROBERT GLOOR, ’96; ARLENE
BARTON; AND MICHAEL VALVO, ’57.
and the Chautauqua Chamber
Singers.
Patrick Stokes, ’95, (English)
has been named Community
Chamber Coordinator for the
Chautauqua County Chamber
of Commerce.
Greg Borowski, ’97, (commun.)
has been promoted to Senior
Product Manager of Video &
Online TV at Synacor in
Buffalo, N.Y.
Elizabeth Davis, ’97, (English)
recently became a National
Board Certified English Teacher
and teaches high school near
Fredonia, Wash.
Christine Schonhart, ’97,
(bus. admin.) was appointed
Neighborhood Services
Manager at the Boston (Mass.)
Public Library.
Craig Kier, ’99, (music ed.)
will take on the role of Assistant
Chorus Master for the Houston
Grand Opera in September.
He is currently the Resident
Principal Coach/Accompanist
and Assistant Conductor for the
Atlanta Opera.
Shaun Nelms, ’99, (social
studies/sec. ed.) has been named
Chief of Schools, Northeast
Zone, for the Rochester (N.Y.)
City School District. He has
been Principal of Burger Middle
School in the Rush-Henrietta
School District since 2006.
2000s
Tracy Rzepka, ’00, (commun.)
was named as Communications
Specialist by BWI Health
Promotions in Buffalo, N.Y.,
which promotes health at work
sites and schools.
Foundation in Vicksburg, Miss.
He also performed a solo concert.
Alan Altman, ’03, (visual arts/
graphic design) and his wife,
Amanda, have moved back home
to Rochester, N.Y. from Charlotte,
N.C. They brought back with
them their full-service design
and advertising firm, A3 Design.
Pamela(Smith)Enser,’03,(literacy)
has been appointed Assistant
Registrar at SUNY Canton.
Jason Foster, ’03, (English) was
promoted in July 2009 to Director of
Student Activities at Northeastern
University, responsible for the
oversight of 250 student organizations
as well as large-scale programming
on campus. Notably, he and his
team have secured mainstream
performers such as Jon Stewart,
Jimmy Fallon, Kathy Griffin and
Margaret Cho to perform for the
university community.
Meghan Roberts, ’05, (psych.)
was named Assistant Administrator
for EduKids Early Childhood
Centers in West Seneca, N.Y. She
was awarded a Child Development
Associate (CDA) Credential in
recognition of outstanding work
with young children.
Michael R. Davis, ’06,
(music perf.) will be attending
Washington and Lee School of
Law in the fall in pursuit of a J.D.
James Domroe, ’06, (commun./
TV and digital film) directed
an unreleased music video for
New York City rapper Taj Mahal
in downtown Syracuse, N.Y.
It is one of seven projects he
has recently produced for local
recording artists.
Joseph Flaxman, ’06, (music
perf.) performed a recital in
Denville, N.J., via the MacDowell
Club, and the role of Germano
alumni.fredonia.edu
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CAREER CORNER
The key to a successful job search: making personal connections
Considering a career or job change, but don’t know
where to begin? Embarking on a new job search,
and need advice on your first step? The Career
Development Office (CDO) can provide you
with a variety of services to help you through
professional transitions, regardless of your point
in your career path.
Experts estimate that approximately 85 percent
of all job openings are never advertised. Positions
become available because of internal promotions,
retirements and other employee departures.
Instead of being posted, these positions are filled
through personal connections established long
before the opening existed.
To increase your chances of landing an offer,
move your search from your computer to your
connections! Here are a few suggestions for adding
a personal touch to your strategy:
DO NOT RELY SOLELY ON THE INTERNET
The popularity of online job searches makes the
Internet the most competitive method of job
hunting. A better way to distinguish yourself is
to find out the name of the hiring manager and
contact him or her directly by telephone.
COURTESY COUNTS
Before contacting an employer, be fully prepared
to present yourself in a professional manner and to
demonstrate the utmost courtesy and respect for
their time. Remember, you are the one who needs
help, so you are the one who should do the work!
You must follow up and continue to reconfirm your
interest. Likewise, if anyone provides a referral
in Rossini’s, La Scala di Seta, at
Montclair (N.J.) State University.
He and Victoria Vargas,’08, (see
separate note) taped performances
for Robert Sherman’s June radio
broadcast on WQXR (the New
York Times’ classical radio station),
and Joseph will sing the role of
Danilo in, The Merry Widow,
in August with Cape Cod Opera.
He will also sing at the Park
Avenue Synagogue in New York
City for High Holy Days.
Dave Henning, ’06, (comp.
amd info. sci.) has been hired as
a developer by Synacor, a Buffalo
technology company.
Alissa Stahler, ’06, (music perf.)
completed her Master of Music in
Jazz Voice at Manhattan School
of Music, where she studied with
Peter Eldridge of the Grammy
award-winning New York Voices,
Grammy-nominated Kate
McGarry and the critically
acclaimed Theo Bleckmann.
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Statement Fall 2010
Rachel (King) Gibson, ’07,
(English) was hired as a research
assistant by Hezel Associates, a
nationally recognized consulting
firm headquartered in Syracuse,
N.Y. Rachel supports research for
studies and supports engagements
for a variety of clients, including
PBS. She earned her M.A. in
Media Studies from Syracuse
University in 2009.
Kaleena Goldsworthy, ’08,
(interdis. stds./music bus.) and
Kayleigh Goldsworthy, ’08,
(interdis. stds./music bus.)
continue to perform as members
of the indie-rock band, “The
Scarlet Ending.” The band is
featured in a weekly video reality
show, “The Scarlet Ending Tapes,”
and has toured Southwest Asia,
Germany and Greenland.
Meghan Lee, ’08, (history)
has joined the EMS Insurance
Group of Buffalo, N.Y., via
Emerling Agency, where she has
joined forces with fellow Fredonia
alumnus Scott Medole, ’84,
(bus. admin.). She works in the
Financial Services department.
or recommendation on your behalf, supply that person with your
résumé, make him or her aware when they may be contacted as a
reference, and always express your appreciation. Don’t forget to send
a thank-you note, preferably by mail.
MAXIMIZE FACE TIME, NOT FACEBOOK
Attend professional development functions, association lunches
and networking events or seek out volunteer opportunities. Get to
know people in different organizations. This means going to events
regularly, engaging individuals in genuine conversations and being
willing to contribute your talents to committee work or task forces.
Eventually, you can mention that you are looking for your next
professional opportunity. However, the personal connections should
be made first, before expecting people to consider helping you.
ATTEND JOB FAIRS
These events allow you to meet the greatest number of employers
in the shortest amount of time. At job fairs, be prepared to introduce
yourself and talk to prospective employers about your unique
qualifications. Be sure to follow up on each connection.
PAY IT FORWARD
Whenever possible, make a significant effort to assist your
colleagues. When young or new professionals approach you for assistance and advice, be willing and available to help. Join the Fredonia
Career Connection, a professional mentoring program.
Making professional connections is the critical element that sets
a candidate apart, especially in today’s competitive market. The
relationships you build when conducting a job search are the
beginning of a professional network that will serve you well
throughout your career.
At SUNY Fredonia, we enjoy life-long relationships with our
alumni. Even after you graduate, the CDO is always here to support
you – at no cost – no matter what stage of your career you are in.
Sipkje Pesnichak, ’08, (music
ed.) recently completed a master’s
degree in Oboe Performance at
the University of Michigan at
Ann Arbor. While there, she also
studied harp, organ and carillon.
Sipkje is an Associate Organist
and Choirmaster at Our Lady of
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic
Church in Wyandotte, Mich.
Michael Puleo,’08, (music
perf.) performed a free classical
guitar concert at the Richmond
(Mo.) Memorial Library. The
performance featured classical
guitar music of the 17th through
20th centuries, including works
by Johann Sebastian Bach, Hector
Villa-Lobos, and Maurice Ravel.
Victoria Vargas, ’08, (mus. perf.)
performed with the Sarasota
(Fla.) Young Artists Program,
Chautauqua Opera Young Artists
Program during the summer, and
will perform in the Minnesota
Opera Residency Program in
Spring 2011, singing the role of
Flora in, La Traviata, and the role
of Anna in Maria Suarda.
Stefan Gestwicki, ’09, (sport
mgmt.) was hired as Baseball
Operations Manager and John
Pogorzelski, ’09, (interdis.
stds./sport mgmt.) as Sales and
Operations Manager, for the
Jamestown Jammers of the
New York-Penn League.
Christopher Walters, ’09,
(crim. justice) claimed the
men’s championship in the
Buffalo News’ Runner of the
Year competition.
Emeritus Notes
Dr. Patrick Damore (athletics)
was inducted into the Chautauqua
County Hall of Fame.
Dr. Leonard Faulk (political
science, academic affairs, graduate
studies) received an award for
service to democracy in May
from the League of Women
CLASS NOTES
Births
Marriages
A daughter, McKenna, to Jay and
Tara (McGrath) Rooney, ’92
(art/graphic design).
Deborah Rich, ’81, (biology)
to John W. Agopovich.
Glen Johnson, ’08 to
Melissa Allio, ’08 (music ed.).
A son, Dylan Joseph, to Kevin,
’95, (commun.) and Donna
(Nuszkowski) Sylvester, ’95
(elem. ed.).
A daughter, Sadie Leigh, to Ken,
’97, (bus. admin.) and Maggie
(Metzger) Sawada, ’98, (psych.)
of Boston, Mass.
A son, Lochlan Benjamin, to
Benjamin , ’01, (music ed.) and
Jennifer (Meyer) Davis, ’99
(music ed., music perf.).
A daughter, Lindsay Grace, to
Timothy and Andrea (Garvey)
Barnhart, ’01, ’03 (elem. ed.,
curr. and instruct.).
A daughter, Kaelin Simone, to
Bill and Rebecca (Cottrell),
Diehl, ’02, (music ed.) of
Fairfax, Va.
A daughter, Charlotte Mary,
to Anne and Brian Miga, ’02,
(physics) of Rosemount, Minn.
A daughter, Eva Patricia, to
Steven and Allison (Head)
Casto, ’04 (biology).
A daughter, Avalee Faith, to
Brian, ’05, (sociology) and
Jessica (Gill) Filjones, ’05
(social work).
Deaths
ALUMNI
Laura D. Foster, Class of 1929
Sarah (Bliss) Laine,
Class of 1929
Edna (Hollenbeck) Merchant,
Class of 1931
Leila (Lloyd) Taylor,
Class of 1931
Edith M. (Mackmer) Schue,
Class of 1934
Frank M. Nowak, Class of 1935
Rita (Lee) Rosedahl,
Class of 1936
Ruth M. (Gorke) Dunnigan,
Class of 1939
Lovina Ann Saigeon,
Class of 1939
W. Edward Turner,
Class of 1941
Mary Joan (FitzPatrick) Dean,
Class of 1945
Vanja (Holmberg) Seawall,
Class of 1946
Betty L. (Stetson) Torrey,
Class of 1949
Dolores A. (Gretka) Nagy,
Class of 1956
Anne (Tucker) Culhane,
Class of 1957
Robert C. Jesse, Class of 1963
Donald R. Holtz,
Classes of 1964, 1969
Nicholas M. Fortuna,
Class of 1966
Richard M. Moskowitz,
Class of 1969
Kathryn N. Brown,
Class of 1970
Robert J. Giltinan,
Class of 1971
Ronald G. Norgren,
Class of 1971
Kenneth A. Kensek,
Class of 1978
Robin (Huth) Szczesny,
Class of 1978
Candy L. Kruschke,
Class of 1984
Georgene Mack, Class of 1988
William Hall, Class of 1994
Kristie L. Saletta, Class of 2007
CURRENT STUDENTS
Eric R. Peters
Hannah H. Petersen
Jessica Webber
FAC U LT Y/ S TA F F
Beatrice T. Catalano,
Student Association, 1964-1991
Joseph J. DuBois,
Facilities Services, 1993-2009
Joyce A. Frey,
Facilities Services, 1981-92;
Green Thumb, 1997-2009
Edith “Gay” (Rice) Kreider,
Reed Library, 1958-1970
Dr. T. Richard Patterson,
School of Music, 1947-1987
Dr. Louis S. Richardson,
School of Music, 1958-1987
Dr. Edward Saveth,
Department of History,
1967-1985
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THE CLASS OF ’61 HAS PLANNED AN ALUMNI BAND CONCERT AT ITS 50TH REUNION
IN JUNE 2011. TO DATE, ONLY THREE MUSICIANS HAVE COME FORTH. SO, TO BETTER
EXPLAIN THIS TITLE, “THE CLASS OF 1961 NEEDS 47 MORE MUSICIANS FOR ITS 50TH
REUNION CONCERT NEXT JUNE. ANYONE WHO CAN PLAY WITH ONLY TWO REHEARSALS
IS INVITED TO SIGN UP, NO MATTER WHAT CLASS YEAR YOU GRADUATED. THE BAND
WILL BE CONDUCTED BY MICHAEL FLAMHAFT, WHO HAS ACHIEVED A DEGREE OF FAME
AS THE 15-YEAR DIRECTOR OF THE BAND OF LONG ISLAND, WHOSE MEMBERS ALL
SIGHT-READ AT LEVEL SIX! SHARING THE PODIUM IS RONALD SUTHERLAND, WHO WAS
NYSSMA PRESIDENT AND IS WELL KNOWN FOR HIS GUEST CONDUCTING APPEARANCES
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. TO LEARN MORE, MAKE SUGGESTIONS OR SIGN UP, CONTACT
MICHAEL AT FLAMHAFT@OPTONLINE.NET, ON THE WEB AT WWW.FLAMHAFT.COM, OR BY
PHONE AT (516) 829-8709. YOU CAN ALSO ENROLL FAMILY MEMBERS.
MORE THAN $6,200 WAS ADDED TO THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT
WITH THE FREDONIA COLLEGE FOUNDATION FOLLOWING THE ANNUAL MASTERWORKS
BENEFIT CONCERT IN APRIL. OVER 150 STUDENT MUSICIANS PERFORMED WITH THE
COLLEGE SYMPHONY AND MASTERWORKS CHORUS, DIRECTED BY DR. DAVID RUDGE,
WITH THE CHORUS PREPARED BY DR. GWENDOLYN COLEMAN DETWILER. GUEST
SOLOISTS INCLUDED ALUMNI BARBARA KILDUFF, ’81; LAURIE (LASHER) TRAMUTA, ’82;
AND ERIK ANGERHOFER, ’02, JOINED BY TENOR ALAN SCHNEIDER.
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | GOAL $15M BY 2011
PROGRESS AS OF 7/31/10
$11 M
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Technology Incubator welcomes new tenants, new support
U.S.CongressmanBrianHiggins(NY-27)metwithnewtenantsoftheSUNYFredonia JoiningACTwasanothernewtenant,TexTivia,headedbyseverallocalentrepreneurswho
TechnologyIncubatorinMayaspartofanupdateononeofthemostcreativeeconomic createmarketing,gamingandcontestproductsforthemobilephoneindustry.Thecompanyhas
developmentinitiativesinWesternNewYork.CongressmanHigginsalsotooktheopportunity launcheditsfirstproduct,makingitthefirstclientinthenewincubatortotakeitssoftware
toannounce$150,000infundingfortheIncubator,whichcomesinadditiontothe$147,500 releasetomarket.TexTiviadistinguisheditselfwithanotherfirst:it’sthefirstincubatortenant
to hire an employee outside of its founding members.
allocated previously.
StorieslikethisareexactlywhatSUNYFredoniaPresidentDennisHefnerhadinmindwhen
The$6millionfacilityopenedinlate2009,thanksinparttothemuch-neededfederalfunds
CongressmanHigginshelpedsecure.Lessthanfivemonthslater,itwasalreadymakingatrue heapproachedareabusinessleadersandelectedofficialswiththisconceptseveralyearsago.
“Oneofourbiggestprioritiesismakingsureourgraduateshaveopportunitiesand
impact on the region’s business landscape.
“WesternNewYorkiswellpositionedtogrowjobsthatembraceinnovationand,with incentivestoremainrighthereinourregionandcontributewhatthey’velearnedtothebenefit
resources like this incubator, we are providing support for tomorrow’s thriving small ofoursociety,”Dr.Hefnersaid.“Weareconstantlylookingforstrategiestobattlethe‘brain
businesses,”CongressmanHigginssaid.“Afteronlyafewmonthsoffulloperation,thisnew drain’ we’ve seen in recent years. Successes like this are proof that it can be done.”
ThedowntownDunkirkbuilding–thefirsttrueextensionoftheFredoniacampus–is
facility,throughthegreatcollaborativeeffortofSUNYFredoniaandtheCityofDunkirk,is
attractinginterestfromavarietyofentrepreneurs,manyofwhichhavealreadysignedleases
already producing results and providing great hope for our economic future.”
and occupied space in the innovative facility.
Twoofthelatestincubatorsuccessstorieswere
“We’vealreadyreceivedenoughapplicationsto
introducedasexamplesofthistransformation,
completelyfillthisplace,”saidIncubatorDirector
including one company that has returned to
BobFritzingerofthefacilitywhichcanhouseupto
Western New York to be a part of it.
30start-upentities.“Wehaveadeepandexciting
AdvancedConservationTechnology(ACT)isa
pipelineofcompaniestoconsider,andI’mconfident
high-techsupplierofenvironmentallyconscious
thatwewillhavemanynew,economicallyviable
building materials which result in long-term
companies in place by year end.”
energysavingsandothersustainablebenefits.Its
AspartofSUNYFredonia–thethird-largest
founders–twobrotherswhoareDunkirknatives
four-yearuniversityinWesternNewYork–the
–haverelocatedtheirbusinessfromPhiladelphia.
incubatoralsopresentsuniqueopportunities
Betterstill,ACTbringsamanufacturingelement
for the campus community as well, including
totheregion,whichmeansnewpotentialjobsat
internships and jobs for students, as well as
a variety of levels.
research,teachingandcollaborationinitiatives
The affiliation with SUNY Fredonia is
for its faculty and staff.
particularly attractive to these expatriates,
“It’s very exciting and rewarding to see this
whoseproductshavebeenconceptedandtested
project coming to life,” Dr. Hefner added.“So
viapartnershipswithsomeofthetopuniversity
KEVIN KENNEDY (LEFT), CEO OF NEW SUNY FREDONIA TECHNOLOGY
muchhardworkwentintothisbysomanypeople
researchcentersintheNortheast.Equallyenticing
INCUBATOR TENANT ADVANCED CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGY (ACT),
throughoutthecommunity.Wearehonoredtobe
wastheWesternNewYorkclimate–especiallythe
IS WELCOMED BY, FROM RIGHT, PRESIDENT DENNIS HEFNER, U.S.
abletoplaysuchapivotalroleintheresurgenceof
winters,whichallowACTtotestthedurability
CONGRESSMAN BRIAN HIGGINS, AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY
the economic vitality of the region.”
extremes of its technological parameters.
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