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College Welcomes Most Culturally Diverse Class 3 With the addition of 2,100 new students this fall, the college celebrates its most culturally diverse student body in the history of SUNY Oswego, resulting in a more vibrant campus and varied programs.

AIR Program Adds Fresh Perspective to Students 12 The Oswego Alumni Association’s Alumni-In-Residence program has grown exponentially during the past five years, bringing hundreds of alumni to campus to share their experience with students.

ALANA Celebrates 30 Years 18 For three decades, the SUNY Oswego African, Latino, Asian and Native American Student Leadership Conference has provided leadership opportunities to students while enabling them to identify and organize a range of activities that showcase their cultural identities.

Above and Beyond 22 With Passion & Purpose: The Campaign for SUNY Oswego— the college's most ambitious fundraising endeavor that raised $43,483,781—has already made an impact that will continue to ripple through the campus for future generations of students. PLUS

Campus Currents Calendar Class Notes Alumni Bookshelf Weddings In Memoriam

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Jennifer Hernandez ’18, a wellness management major from Roosevelt, N.Y., models cultural attire during the ALANA Fashion Show on Sept. 17, part of the weeklong student leadership conference. Photo by Nicole Lightfoot ’18.

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n 2016, we are filled with pride, making history on many fronts. In June, we completed With Passion & Purpose: The Campaign for SUNY Oswego, raising more than $43 million and President surpassing our most Deborah F. Stanley ambitious goal in college history by $3.48 million. This is the largest completed campaign among all SUNY comprehensive colleges, and the total is nearly double Oswego’s last campaign. The impact of this success– thanks to the more than 16,000 donors representing alumni, employees, students, parents and friends–is being felt across all corners of campus as you will discover in the stories that begin on page 22. This fall, we welcomed the most culturally diverse class in the history of our college. Nearly 34 percent of first-year students self-identify as Hispanic, Asian, African-American, Native American, Pacific Islander or a combination of categories (see story on page 3). That means today one in four undergraduate and graduate students at Oswego identify themselves as culturally diverse. Such a diverse and inclusive community translates to more expansive perspectives and experiences that enrich the conversations, programs and relationships on our campus. This fall, we hosted a series of “Oz Speaks” events to provide a forum for students to express their thoughts and feelings about a range of important societal issues and events occurring across our country. We have encouraged our campus members to live the values of the just,

compassionate, supportive and active college community that we are. If our history of embracing diversity and inclusion on this campus is any indication of future success, I know we will persevere. This fall, we celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the ALANA Leadership Conference, which began as a day-long event and now runs as a week-long initiative that invites our students and campus members to share aspects of their culture and heritage (see story on page 18). Over the decades, our ALANA celebration has served as a model for other colleges and universities, which send representatives to participate in our events each year. The celebration included several sold-out or standing-room only events that attracted participants and attendees of all cultures. What an honor it was for me to join dozens of students, faculty and staff for this year’s Peace Walk. In a public show of solidarity, we began the walk at City Hall and processed along the streets of Oswego, ending on the campus quad. As our semester winds down and our campus community prepares to enjoy the company of family and friends during the holiday season and winter break, I extend best wishes to you all for peace and hope. I have an abiding faith in the people of SUNY Oswego and am confident that we can, individually and together, build on our similarities as human beings in advancing the common good of humanity.

Elizabeth Locke Oberst Publisher Margaret D. Spillett Editor Eileen Crandall Associate Editor Jim Russell ’83 Staff Photographer Kiefer Creative Graphic Design Lisa Potter In Memoriam

Michael Bielak Tim Nekritz ’05 Jeff Rea ’71 Contributing Writers Shaunna Arnold-Plank M’04 Jennifer Broderick Robert Clark ’78 Tyler Edic ’13 Daiva Garsetti Laura Pavlus Kelly ’09 Stephanie Lamb ’07 Nicole Lightfoot ’18 Chuck Perkins Contributing Photographers

The Oswego Alumni Association, Inc. Board of Directors Lisa Marceau Schnorr ’87 President Amy Vanderlyke Dygert ’01 First Vice President Kathleen Smits Evans ’84 Second Vice President Keith Chamberlain ’87 Past President Elizabeth Locke Oberst Executive Director Edgar Ames ’68 *Tim Barnhart ’02 Marc Beck ’93 Paul Brennan ’93 *Michael Byrne ’79 Mike Caldwell ’70 Mary Gibbons Canale ’81** Karen Colucci Coia ’89 Raelynn Cooter ’77 Jerry Esposito ’70 Thaina Gonzalez ’92

Phillip Grome ’90 Jennifer Warner Janes ’91 La-Dana Renee Jenkins ’94 Maureen Flynn Kratz ’04 *Don Levine ’78 Molly Mattot ’15 *Steve Messina ’91 Dana Segall Murphy ’99 Cathleen Richards ’09 Mark Salmon ’93 Dan Scaia ’68 Stefen Short ’10 *Jennifer Shropshire ’86 Christie Torruella Smith ’08 Jeffrey Sorensen ’92 **Deborah F. Stanley Kevin Sutherland ’05 Koren Vaughan ’95 Rick Yacobush ’77 Thomas Yates ’89 * At large ** Ex officio

State University of New York at Oswego Deborah F. Stanley President Walter B. Roettger Acting Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Nicholas Lyons Vice President for Administration and Finance

Mary Gibbons Canale ’81 Interim Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations Jerald Woolfolk Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management

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s 2016 comes to DECEMBER 2016 a close, we look to the future and the 1 2 3 coming year. The need 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 for support continues every day on our 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 campus. Higher education evolves rapidly, 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 requiring a steady stream of resources to adapt and 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 remain competitive. Help create opportunities for our current students. Please mail your gift to The Fund for Oswego in the envelope included in this issue of OSWEGO Alumni Magazine, or you can make your gift online at alumni.oswego.edu/givenow. Thank you! OSWEGO

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his fall, the college welcomed to campus more than 2,100 new first-year and transfer students, and the college is celebrating its most culturally diverse (defined as students who self-identify as Hispanic, Asian, African-American, Native American, Pacific Islander or in more than one category) student body in the college’s history: 25.8% of the total undergraduate and graduate population, including a record-setting 33.8% of the first-year class, up 3.2% from last year’s first-year class and an 80% increase from 2010. “At SUNY Oswego we have been collaborating across lines of students, faculty and staff, drawing input from a broader array of perspectives represented in this vibrant college community. We have been building new traditions for several years, working together to unite and carry forward important values,” President Deborah F. Stanley said. The recent increases in culturally diverse student enrollment are translating into more diverse programs and participation across campus. For example, in 201516, more than 25 percent of study abroad participants identified as culturally diverse students compared to just 13 percent in 2010-11. “We know good students are attracted to an environment where they will be challenged in their studies and where they

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will have the opportunity to explore, grow and succeed. However, they are more likely to persist and graduate and then engage with the campus as alumni if they can see themselves in the student population and in the faculty, staff and administrators who are there to support and enrich them,” said Dean of Students Dr. Jerri Howland.

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This fall, SUNY Oswego also welcomed 81 new faculty and professional staff, of which 28 percent self-identify as culturally diverse, more than doubling the number of last year’s culturally diverse new hires. l

Seniors Celebrate Welcome Back Picnic Senior Class Planning Committee Members (from left) Emily Pease ’16, Rachel Long ’17, Mary Kate Harrigan ’17 and Dorothy Davis ’17 welcomed more than 90 classmates to the Senior Picnic on Sept. 22. SUNY Oswego staff members from a variety of offices were on hand to help students prepare for their final year on campus, and students also enjoyed games, food and prizes. The picnic was sponsored by the Oswego Alumni Association with support from The Fund For Oswego. OSWEGO

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Expanded Math Camp Key to STEM Retention Effort

ast summer, SUNY Oswego launched an expanded math bridge camp for first-year students in STEM majors. Supported by a SUNY grant for its potential as a template for other colleges and universities, the weeklong camp is a key strategy in the college’s retention efforts in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The initiative—SUNY Undergraduate Mathematics Success (SUMS)—will intensify support to an increasingly broad range of incoming students who want to improve JIM RUSSELL ’83

Mathematics faculty member Chris Baltus worked with students Marc DiRaimo ’20 (left), an electrical and computer engineering major, and Aubrey Nooks ’20, a software engineering major, during a precalculus class in Shineman Center at the college’s summer math bridge camp, part of a comprehensive effort supported by a new SUNY grant to boost retention and completion rates among STEM majors.

college-level math skills to succeed in and complete STEM degree programs or to move on to teach STEM material in schools. “Nationally, we know that the mathematics gateway courses—such as calculus— are key for STEM success,” said SUMS project leader Adrienne McCormick, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. “Nationally, higher education institutions are looking for increased STEM retention rates. To make sure we have retention and completion to STEM degrees, it makes a lot of sense to invest in those early mathematics experiences. The math bridge camp is an important part of this.” SUMS’ project charter—key to a recent SUNY Investment and Performance Fund grant of $750,000 over four years—also lays out plans for a Mathematics Learning Success Center under development in Marano Campus Center, hiring of math tutors and graduate assistants, development of a Math Fellows program for all STEM instructors teaching courses and labs with math components, a review and upgrade of precalculus curriculum leading to better student experiences in calculus, and a system for measuring the success of the SUMS initiative. “If there are talented students who come here determined to succeed in STEM, we want to make sure they are given every opportunity,” said Scott Preston, chair of the mathematics department.

The camp provides opportunities for students to use ALEKS—an artificially intelligent assessment and learning system—and for faculty to recommend proper placement in the appropriate math gateway courses.

STEM Diversity The groundwork for the expanded math bridge camp has been laid in recent years, thanks to a pair of National Science Foundation grants. Fehmi Damkaci of the chemistry faculty, principal investigator on the latest one—a five-year, $873,000 NSF-STEP grant—said the camp is in transition to becoming a permanent option for incoming STEM majors and future teachers. The aim is eventually to expand to all students in data-intensive programs throughout all four schools of SUNY Oswego. Diversity in STEM majors—more women and more students from underrepresented groups—is another important goal, McCormick said. Shashi Kanbur of the physics faculty has led a five-year, $600,000 NSF S-STEM grant that has contributed to rising numbers of underrepresented student enrollees in the sciences. Grant funds have provided two years of close mentoring to the students, including Oswego’s first-ever summer bridge camp in 2011. l

Find the Founder! In the Summer 2016 issue, the Sheldon statue can be found in the lower left side of the photo of artist James Gyre that accompanies the Buckminster Fuller story on page 16. Grand prize winner of a College Store gift certificate and Sheldon Hall print is Norman G. Gunther ’63. Winning Sheldon Hall prints are Susan Charley ’69, Pamela Keller Panebianco ’74, Richard Aizer ’86, Heather Sheffield ’07 and Michael Putillo ’16. A tiny replica of the Sheldon statue pictured here is hidden somewhere in this issue. Find the Founder and send us a letter or email with the location and page number, your name, class year and address. We will draw one entry at random from all the correct answers and the winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to the College Store and a print of Sheldon Hall. The next five entries drawn will receive Sheldon Hall prints. Send your entry to Find the Founder, King Alumni Hall, 300 Washington Blvd., Oswego, NY 13126, or email to findthefounder@oswego.edu. Entries must be postmarked or emailed by Feb. 1. l

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Horizons, which surpassed President Deborah F. Stanley Dec. 3 Reunion 2017 Planning Committee Meeting* its five-year goal of $17 appointed 20-year developmillion by raising more ment professional Mary Jan. 7 Reunion 2017 Planning Committee Meeting* than $23.8 million when Gibbons Canale ’81 to the Feb. 3-4 Men’s Ice Hockey Alumni Reunion* it wrapped up in 2008. position of interim vice presiFeb. 4 Reunion 2017 Planning Committee Meeting* They also led the coldent of development and alumFeb. 4 Men’s Basketball Alumni Reunion* lege’s second campaign, With ni relations. Canale succeeds March TBD Alumni Night at Syracuse Crunch* Passion & Purpose, which Kerry Casey Dorsey ’81, who April 8 Oswego Alumni Board of Directors and just exceeded its $40 million retired Oct. 13 after 13 years of GOLD Leadership Council Meetings* fundraising goal and raised exceptional service to her alma April 15 Reunion 2017 Planning Committee Meeting* $43.48 million by the cammater. May 12 Commencement Eve Torchlight Ceremony* paign’s end on June 30, 2016 “We are fortunate and Mary Gibbons Canale ’81 (see story on page 22). excited to have someone with May 18 Alumni and Friends Event in New York City* As vice president, Canale serves as the Mary’s expertise and outstanding record of May 19 Oswego College Foundation Board of Directors college’s principal fundraiser and president service to step into this role,” Stanley said. Meeting** of the Oswego College Foundation, and “She has played an integral part in developJune 8-11 Reunion 2017* oversees the Alumni and Parent Relations ing the major gifts program for the college June 10 Oswego Alumni Board of Directors Meeting* office. She is a member of the President’s and in cultivating philanthropic relationships Council, which is made up of senior campus on behalf of the institution. Her success in leaders and advises the president on a range securing private support has helped provide of college matters. the margin of excellence that makes an Mark Your Calendars Now: “It is with unbridled optimism that Oswego education so valuable.” JUNE 7–10 Reunion 2018 I welcome Mary Canale to the position Canale returned to Oswego in 1996 as * Alumni and Parent Relations, 315-312-2258 of interim vice president of development the coordinator of the Oswego State Fall ** University Development, 315-312-3003 and alumni relations,” said William Spinelli Classic. The following year, she became ’84, Oswego College Foundation Board of assistant director of development, and in Directors member. “Mary’s proven passion 2002, she instituted the major gifts proalumni.oswego.edu/events will surely continue to inspire Oswego alumgram at the college as director of major ni and friends across America in advancing gifts. Since 2007, she has served as associthe mission of Oswego philanthropy and ate vice president for development. engagement to benefit our students, faculty “Mary’s outstanding knowledge of our and greater community.” l institution and our alumni family should provide a seamless transition, and will help us maintain the fundraising momentum and engagement created by the most recent campaign,” Stanley said. “She is a friendly face many alumni recognize, with an amazing energy level, enthusiasm and level of dedication.” Oswego College Foundation Board of Directors Chair Michael Durney ’83 echoed Stanley’s sentiments. “While we’ll miss Kerry’s enthusiasm, experience and devotion, we know that the Login to OsweGoConnect today. Foundation’s leadership will be in excellent Or email your news to: alumni@oswego.edu hands with Mary at the wheel,” Durney said. Canale and Dorsey worked closely Or call: 315-312-2258 together on the college’s first-ever comprehensive fundraising campaign, Inspiring

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‘Oz Speaks’ Provides Forum for Expressions on Vital Topics

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New Sculptures Sprout in Second Exhibition of Public Art Sculptor Jim Gallucci of Greensboro, N.C., installed “Divine Wind II” July 22 as part of a second two-year exhibition of six outdoor sculptures among maples between Marano Campus Center and Penfield Library. One piece remains from the 2014-16 inaugural exhibition: “Campanile (Bell Tower).” Artist Edward Kelley of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, donated his work to the college, according to Tyler Art Gallery Director Michael Flanagan and art faculty member Benjamin Entner, co-founders of the Oswego Sculpture Initiative. Ultimately, Drake’s piece will stand near the south entrance of the Richard S. Shineman Center for Science, Engineering and Innovation. The new exhibition features sculptures by Gallucci; miChelle Vara of Wilton, N.Y., who also had a piece in the first show; Frederick Douglass Schatz of Potsdam, N.Y.; Cathy Perry of Chocowinity, N.C.; and Kevin Dartt and Duncan Chase, both of Rochester, N.Y. l

he Oswego Alumni Association sponsored an election-themed discussion Oct. 6 at the Army and Navy Club in Washington, D.C. Hosted by Oswego College Foundation Board Member and retired Col. Jack James ’62, U.S. Marine Corps (front left), and moderated by Political Science Professor Emeritus Dr. Bruce Altschuler (front row, second from right), the event also featured President Deborah F. Stanley (front row, right) and panelists Alice Massimi Crouch ’02 (front row, second from left), freelance producer and writer, FOX News Channel; and (back row, from left) Akash Chougule, director of policy, Americans for Prosperity; Brent Gardner, vice president of government affairs, Americans for Prosperity; Ambassador Marianne Matuzic Myles ’75, retired deputy director of the Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Department of State; Dr. Thomas F. Schaller ’89, professor and chair of political science, University of Maryland—Baltimore County, with cardboard cut-outs of Donald Trump (left) and Hillary Clinton (right). The OAA held another election-themed event in New York City on Sept. 27, hosted by OAA Board Member Steve Messina ’91. l OSWEGO

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OAA Hosts Election-Themed Events in D.C., NYC

“Oz Speaks,” a series of moderated speakouts, is enabling students to express their thoughts and feelings about vital topics of today, from the shootings at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub to Black Lives Matter, from the concept of political correctness to Blue Lives Matter. Launched by the Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, Oz Speaks events provide campus citizens an opportunity to be heard in a sharing atmosphere. “Speak-outs are not debates, educational workshops, intellectual discussions or opportunities to lay blame or perpetuate hate,” wrote Dean of Students Jerri D. Howland on behalf of the Oz Speaks organizing committee. “They are to listen … listen … and be validated by one’s community.” Participants are encouraged to be creative in their expressions—song, rap, poetry and so on—as long as the expression is “from the heart” and uses “I” statements to express one’s feelings or share one’s fears. Staff members are on hand, including counselors for individuals who may need a more private space to share. “The only acceptable response to another’s speak-out is ‘two snaps’ or … thank you for speaking out,” Howland wrote. l

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Faculty Work with Chinese Educators to Advance Common Objectives

echnology faculty member Donna Matteson ’83 M’88 (standing) spoke July 8 in Room 101 of Park Hall with faculty from Central China Normal University about computer-aided design software and printing technologies, one of the workshops in the three-week pedagogy- and technology-focused visit of the delegation from Wuhan. Each year since 2014, faculty members from CCNU, a partner university of SUNY Oswego, have visited to advance common educational objectives. Besides classroom-based activities, there are site visits, excursions and cultural interactions to contribute to the advancement of relationships between the institutions and their countries. l

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ever integrated marketing plan. He managed the college’s crisis communications plan and a staff of seven in his department. As chief communication officer, Westervelt replaces Julie Harrison Blissert, who retired in the summer after more than 30 years of exceptional service to the college. In recent years, Blissert led the transformation of the Office of Public Affairs to the Office of Communications and Marketing. Blissert is credited with helping develop and empower a forwardthinking and talented staff of programmers, writers and designers. She and this team created a modernized digitalfirst approach, including the popular web-based Campus Update biweekly e-newsletter, the SUNY Oswego annual reports and the Tomorrow: Greater Impact and Success strategic plan. Their materials have won numerous awards. l

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he President’s Award for Teaching Excellence was presented to Carolina Ilie of the physics department and Joanne O’Toole M’91 of the curriculum and instruction department. The Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence for Part-Time Faculty honored Carolina Ilie Stephanie Pritchard ’08 of the English and creative writing department. A member of the physics faculty since fall 2008, Ilie has a doctorate in physics and astronomy from University of Nebraska-Lincoln. O’Toole is a former high school Spanish teacher Joanne O’Toole M’91 who joined the School of Education faculty in 2010 after completing her doctorate at Syracuse University. Pritchard, who earned a master’s degree from Vermont College of Fine Arts, has taught fiction and poetry writing as an adjunct faculty member for a decade, and is also a Writing Fellow for the School of Stephanie Pritchard ’08 Communication, Media and the Arts. Their supporters lauded all three honorees for going far beyond the norm in supporting their students’ success. They received their awards at the SUNY Oswego Symposium on Teaching and Learning in the fall. l

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ichard Metzgar, an art faculty member for 15 years and a frequent collaborator with students working on projects, received the 2016 Provost’s Award for Mentoring in Scholarly and Creative Activity. Coordinator of the department’s program to prepare students with a strong foundation for visual art and design, Metzgar often sponsors student artists for grants and helps them find outlets for their creative endeavors. l OSWEGO

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s part of a five-year, $194,500 project funded through the state Department of Environmental Conservation, SUNY Oswego students Sarita Charap ’18 (center) and Corey Kane ’17 (right) remove cattails below the waterline of a local fen to protect the sensitive habitat of two rare species, the bog buckmoth and bog turtle. Working alongside the students is supervisory technician Faith Page ’14. Biological sciences faculty members Dr. Peter Rosenbaum, as principal investigator, and Dr. Eric Hellquist lead the studentdriven effort, with support from bog buckmoth expert Dr. Karen Sime and consulting ecologist Sandra Bonanno. l

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aculty members Diane Brand of the public justice department and Christopher LaLonde of the English and creative writing department received the 2016 President’s Award for Excellence in Academic Advisement at the college’s annual Teaching and Learning Awards Ceremony in the fall. Retiring as a sergeant from the town of Clay Police Department in 2007, Brand has 30 years’ experience in law enforcement and continues to serve as a town of Camillus police officer, providing her with experience and insight in a multidisciplinary Diane Brand academic program that combines criminal justice, human services and law. LaLonde, an Oswego faculty member since 2001, has served as the college’s director of general education for the past 10 years and has also been first-year adviser for students who are undeclared or who have declared majors in English, and for returning and transfer students at all levels. l JIM RUSSELL ’83

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Grant Supports College’s Effort to Protect Rare Moth, Turtle Habitat

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Education Professor Invited to Attend Prestigious Institute

Book Sums Up Explosion of Research in Lithium Isotopes

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arcia M. Burrell Ph.D., professor and chair of curriculum and instruction at SUNY Oswego, was selected to attend the 2016 Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) Bryn Mawr Summer Institute Marcia M. Burrell in July. Burrell was also invited to join the HERS Luce Program for Women in STEM Leadership. Burrell joined a group of 64 women leaders from across the United States as part of the HERS Institute at Bryn Mawr College, 21 of whom were a part of the HERS Luce Program. She was supported for participation by the SUNY Oswego President’s Office and School of Education. l

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live-stream and on-demand audio scene. He earned a master’s degree at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications and Ph.D. in media and communication at Temple University. l

ommunication studies faculty member David Crider’s new book, Performing Personality: On-Air Radio Identities in a Changing Media Landscape, explores how radio announcers develop their on-air personalities, helping the nearly century-old medium endure even in the rapidly evolving

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‘Ladies Who Lead’ Offers Tales of Perseverance

UNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher and SUNY Oswego President Deborah F. Stanley headlined a “Ladies Who Lead” panel discussion at the college on June 28, sharing personal tales of perseverance to motivate other women to mine their potential and seek leadership roles. State Sen. Patty Ritchie and the Upstate Women’s Leadership Council sponsored the evening. Panelists for “Ladies Who Lead” also featured Molly Matott ’15, an Oswego Alumni Association board member and a Syracuse television meteorologist, and state Supreme Court Justice Mary Farley of Gouverneur. l 9

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ulbright Canada, part of the prestigious global Fulbright program, has awarded Kevin White of the anthropology faculty a spring 2017 visiting research chair in trans-border studies at Brock University in St. Kevin White Catharines, Ontario. In addition to teaching classes in his areas of expertise, White said he plans to conduct research at the Six Nations of the Grand River, a reserve in Oshweken, Ontario, near Brantford. White, a Mohawk citizen and scholar whose doctorate in American studies is from University at Buffalo, said he welcomes the opportunity, among other areas of interest, to update research on Haudenosaunee and other Native American stories of the creation. l

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New Book Examines Radio Personalities’ Influence

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ead author Paul Tomascak of the atmospheric and geological sciences faculty pulls together in a new book all of the Paul Tomascak modern research on the element lithium’s isotopes, a booming field of study with applications from exploring star formation to tracing sources of groundwater contamination. In the comprehensive book, Advances in Lithium Isotope Geochemistry (Springer, 2016), Tomascak and co-authors Tomáš Magna and Ralf Dohmen summarize an explosion of research about lithium from 2004 to 2015. l

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Wilber Project to Complete East Campus Academic Renewal Modernization of Wilber Hall’s three-story tower began this summer, making it the final academic building to join a transformation of east campus over the past two decades. The project is also the last major push in the college’s effort to provide a 21st century home for the School of Education. From Rich Hall’s renovation in 1998 to the reopening of Wilber in 2018, the academic quad radiating from Sheldon Hall to the east of the Marano Campus Center will have received new construction and renovation approaching $175 million in state capital and donor funds. The School of Education’s renewal received national attention as a showcase

for cutting-edge facility designs and equipment for teachers of the future as the cover story of the June issue of College Planning & Management magazine. Named for 1940s-era industrial arts director Gordon Wilber, the building opened in 1964. It will now blend architecturally with Park Hall, thanks to a design that shows new windows in the same rhythm as Wilber’s 84-year-old, recently renovated sibling. The two buildings are now connected by a soaring new atrium and its interior walkways. Besides technologically “smart” classrooms, Wilber’s tower will house the departments of curriculum and instruction

Aerial view of Wilber Hall (center) with Park Hall connected to the right and Shineman Center for Science, Engineering and Innovation at the left.

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College Hosts 800 High School Students in Global Genius Olympiad

wo high school students from Mozambique, Cleidy Milagre Lourenco Moiane (with pointer) and Lucia Leonilde Francisco (foreground), explained their GENIUS Olympiad project June 14 in Marano Campus Center arena to one of the global environmental competition’s judges, Shokouh Haddadi of the college’s chemistry faculty. The students researched the effects of naphthenic acid on the environment, generally around mining where water has been used to extract bituminous ores. The GENIUS finals, with lead sponsorship by SUNY Oswego and Terra Science and Education Foundation, attracted over 800 high school students and their mentors from more than 60 countries and 30 states. l

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and of counseling and psychological services. An exercise laboratory/wellness center will support work in health promotion and wellness, whose offices are in Park Hall along with those of the school’s other three departments: technology, vocational teacher preparation and educational administration. The tower, vacant since spring semester’s end, is scheduled to reopen in January 2018, Associate Vice President for Facilities Services Mitch Fields said, ending a period of some decentralization for the School of Education and migrations to temporary quarters for faculty and staff. Massa Construction of Geneva, N.Y., is general contractor for the $750,000 first-phase demolition and abatement work in Wilber tower, utilizing a plan from Adirondack Operations, a state-certified, women-owned business enterprise in Croghan, N.Y. l

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Bioinformatics Class Becomes Online Open Course Pilot This fall, a new “Big Data, Genes and Medicine” course represented Oswego’s pilot project in the evolving world of mass open online courses (MOOCs) while preparing learners for an in-demand job field. Isabelle Bichindaritz of the college’s computer science department taught the bioinformatics course, which supports an academic area that has a large unmet need at the intersection of health care, information technology and big data. The course provided training in analyzing medical data and created e-portfolios that document the skills of students.

The initiative worked with Coursera, an official partner with the SUNY system. Oswego was among the pioneers for the launch of the degree-oriented online learning platform Open SUNY in 2014 with its online MBA and MBA in health services administration programs. The college continues to look at new ways to deliver engaging, high-quality resources to motivated learners seeking these courses or content. While not meant to replace or replicate a traditional undergraduate or graduate experience, MOOCs can offer an alternative

for people who find location a barrier and can serve as a gateway into the traditional academic programs. Oswego offers online graduate certificate programs in health information technology and integrated health systems, and has submitted a proposal to the state Education Department for a master’s program in biomedical and health informatics. SUNY Oswego also is creating a Biomedical and Health Informatics Research and Educational Lab, in collaboration with other SUNY partners and funded by a $1.4 million SUNY 2020 award. l

Students Harvest Rich Experiences in Courses with Travel ngela Tylock ’17 knew she wanted to study abroad, but where did she want to go and for how long? “When I looked into it, I discovered that I could do three, quarter courses to three different locations for the same cost as one semester in one place,” she said on a study abroad panel, part of Oswego’s award-winning “I, Too, Am Study Abroad” campaign in the fall semester. She opted to do that. So far, she has traveled to Rome, Italy; and Machu Picchu, Peru. She hopes to do one more quarter course before she graduates with a double major in political science and international studies and a minor in Spanish. For many students like Tylock, quarter courses are popular because they require shorter time commitments, have potentially lower costs and are more closely tied to specific courses. In fact, Joshua McKeown, director of international education and programs, said that during the 2015-16 academic year, a total of 179 students attended 15 short-term, faculty-led programs to 12 different countries. This includes a record number of faculty-led second-quarter courses that sent students and mentors to the Bahamas, Benin, Cuba, Ecuador and India over winter break. The classes help students put into immediate context and practice

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what they learned in class through research, projects and the arts. Students traveling to the island of San Salvador in the Bahamas saw what a devastating hurricane does to beaches and to objects as large as boulders. They saw what the influence of man and of warmer waters has done to reefs. They were able to compare fossilized geologic structures with ones in building stages. Other second-quarter courses Angela Tylock ’17 at Giardino degli Aranci, overlooking took students to Calcutta to the city of Rome, Italy, in March 2016 perform on stage with actors from India, to Benin in West Africa having these successes,” McKeown said. to share knowledge about permaculture, McKeown emphasized that scholarto Cuba to experience culture through ships and other opportunities have put photography and music and to Ecuador the cost for study-then-travel courses for a mountain-climbing expedition. within reach of more students than ever “These are trips involving active before. SUNY Oswego recently won a research projects, ongoing activities in national award from the Institute for learning,” McKeown said. “They follow International Education for the “I, Too, a well-designed course structure and Am Study Abroad” campaign to raise produce authentic, rich encounters awareness and provide mentoring on with people and cultures abroad.” campus for students traditionally underMcKeown said there’s a great deal represented in study-travel experiences. of work for faculty and for his office For more information on facultyinvolved in preparation for an eightled quarter-courses and the many week course, the international travel other study abroad opportunities, and the busy agenda of a 7- to 17-day visit oswego.edu/international. l trip. “Without compelling leadership by committed faculty, we would not be 11

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AIR Program Continues to Give Fresh Perspective to Students

n the past five years, the number of alumni visits to campus through the Oswego Alumni Association’s signature Alumni-In-Residence program has grown exponentially from 34 in 2011-12 to 164 in 2015-16. And so far this fall semester is outpacing the numbers from last year. campus and visiting their favorite spots. They also enjoy seeing all the progress and updates that have been made to the campus since they’ve graduated. Alumni interact with students through classroom presentations, over informal lunches or during campus-wide lectures. Sometimes the alumni lead hands-on workshops, host resume and job interview critiques or review professional portfolios for students. The AIR program is one of many OAA programs supported annually by gifts to The Fund for Oswego. To learn more about this and other OAA programs, visit alumni.oswego.edu.

“I attribute the growth of the Alumni-In-Residence program to more students, faculty, staff and alumni becoming aware of its wide range of benefits,” said Laura Pavlus Kelly ’09, director of Alumni Relations. “Connecting current students with successful alumni sparks many conversations surrounding career exploration and mentorship, while giving alumni the chance to return to their alma mater and experience the impact of their engagement firsthand.” The AIR program, coordinated by Associate Director of Alumni and Parent Relations Stephanie Lamb ’07, brings recent and more established Oswego alumni back to campus to share their knowledge and career experiences with current students. Students and faculty alike benefit from hearing alumni speak of their professional experiences and what a particular field of study is like in a professional setting. Alumni participants often report that they are inspired by the students and feel reconnected to their younger selves being back on

From an astrophysicist and a choreographer to a video game designer and an agricultural advocate, here’s a sampling of some of the alumni who returned this fall.

Alumna Shares Message of Empowerment to Students Tessa Edick ’92 is pictured in a class (below) and with officers from the Women in Business Club (from left) Rachael Musengo ’17, Sloand Deeter ’17 and Micaela Dobereiner ’17 M’18.

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essa Edick ’92 created a not-forprofit organization FarmOn Foundation! to fill the farming succession gap by inspiring the next generation to choose agricultural careers, creating an economic engine that connects the rural and urban marketplaces and raising awareness about local food choices through education and community-building. During a Sept. 30 visit, she shared her experiences and her advice to students in a marketing class on leadership and with student officers in the Women in Business club. She told the students to be themselves and pursue their dreams— whatever they are. “Authenticity is more relevant today than achievement,” she said. “Find what drives you and do that.”

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Alumnus Returns ‘Home’ to Assist with ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Auditions

ancer, choreographer, actor and teacher Dexter Jones ’86 returned to Oz to meet with students and help conduct auditions for SUNY Oswego’s fall production of The Wizard of Oz. “This is coming home for me,” Jones told students in Jonel Langenfeld’s Movement for the Actor class in Hewitt Union on Sept. 2. “There’s no place like home.” Jones led students in floor exercises and shared movements and stretches that help professional actors and dancers warm up for action. He shared stories of his career and encouraged students to ask questions. “I walked out of here with a job, and I haven’t stopped going since,” said Jones, who has appeared on Broadway, in national theatrical tours and in several television productions. JIM RUSSELL ’83

Stellar Astrophysicist Shares Research

ore than 40 students and faculty attended the Sept. 29 Science Today lecture by Earl Bellinger ’12, an astronomy doctoral student at Yale University, researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Germany, and the first SUNY Oswego student to intern with NASA at CalTech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The lecture, “From Starlight to Stellar Ages: A Look Inside the Private Lives of Stars,” led participants through techniques used to map, model and calculate the age and distance of galactic phenomena. “In truth, we don’t know so much about the galaxy,” Bellinger said. “We have to infer so much.”

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eff Gardiner ’95, a 15-year veteran of the video game industry, told a standing-room only audience as part of a Living Writers Series lecture on Sept. 12 that if they wish to work in the complex world of video game design, step away from the console. “Don’t sit in your apartment and play video games,” he said. “Living life is the best well from which to draw inspiration.” Gardiner is a lead designer for Bethesda Game Studios, the worldwide leader in open world concept games. He has shipped 20 titles, including 13

such household names as The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Fallout 3, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Fallout 4. But Gardiner did not access the industry through computer science; rather, he was an English and writing arts major. Game design requires extensive collaboration of a variety of skill sets ranging from those who write narratives to those who develop the system, he said. He is pictured with (from left) creative writing faculty member Juliet Giglio, and students Emily Rundle ’18 and Adam Jackson ’17.

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National Rankings Recognize Oswego’s Excellence

U.S. News also recognized Oswego with: l Inclusion in the “A-Plus Schools

for B Students” list. l 20th rank among online master of

business administration programs nationally—the highest of any institution in the state and the only public school in New York to make the top 100 list. l 25th rank of Best Colleges for

Veterans among Regional Universities in the North (The college’s service for veterans, active-duty military and family members has also earned Oswego recognition as a Best for Vets College by Military Times, a Military Friendly School by Military Advanced Education and a Military Friendly School by G.I. Jobs.) For more U.S. News rankings and information, visit usnews.com/colleges.

‘Best in Northeast’ College SUNY Oswego appears on The Princeton Review’s recently released “Best in the Northeast” recommended schools for 2017.

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SUNY Oswego jumped to 44th place in U.S. News & World Report rankings—a 14-place rise—in the list of 2017 Top Regional Universities in the North. SUNY Oswego’s tie for 12th in the North region for participating public institutions shows the college is a great value with an outstanding academic reputation and track record of student success, said College President Deborah F. Stanley. Oswego tied for 44th in the North overall with other public and private schools. The ranking also earned inclusion in U.S. News’ list of “Best Value Schools” for the region. Better outcomes in Oswego’s average first-year retention rate, actual and predicted graduation rates, percentage of classes under 20 students, student-faculty ratio and percentage of full-time faculty contributed to the rise in the rankings.

The educational services company rated SUNY Oswego one of the top 228 colleges in the 11-state region as part of its “2016 Best Colleges: Region by Region.” Oswego has been on every regional best list produced by The Princeton Review. The first edition appeared in 2003. SUNY Oswego, recently named a 2016-17 College of Distinction, The Princeton offers 110 majors and programs, including (pictured) electrical Review survey asks engineering. 143,000 students in total to rate their colleges on several issues—from the accessibility of their professors to the quality of their science lab facilities—and answer questions about themselves, their fellow students and their campus life. The Princeton Review also scores schools on its four “Best Colleges: Region by Region” lists in six categories: academics, admissions selectivity, financial aid, fire safety, quality of life and green. The company surveys administrators of The Princeton Review recently recognized the each school to obtain data for the ratings. School of Business as one of the nation’s 294

Oswego Honored as ‘College of Distinction’ Colleges of Distinction has named SUNY Oswego to its 2016-17 top overall and top public colleges list for providing “an innovative, engaged experience that prepares students for successful careers, active citizenship and lifelong learning.” As a College of Distinction, SUNY Oswego excels at four overarching distinctions: engagement, teaching, community and outcomes, according to Wes Creel, founder and president of the Austin-based higher education evaluation company. The Colleges of Distinction website offers a profile of SUNY Oswego— collegesofdistinction.com/school/ suny-oswego—as a guide to prospective students and their parents, counselors and other educators. The profile, while including statistics, emphasizes “engaged students,” “great teachers,” “vibrant 14

best schools of business for 2017 for strong academic programs and related programming such as the annual Business Symposium (pictured above). State lawmaker Harry Bronson ’82 (center), speaks Oct. 14 at the Business Symposium Panel Discussion in Sheldon Hall ballroom. From left are moderator Jerald Woolfolk, vice president of student affairs and enrollment management, and panelists Melanie Littlejohn, executive director of National Grid’s Upstate New York service area; Jennifer Shropshire ’86, owner and principal of Edward F. Swenson & Associates; and Dennis Shuler ’78, executive chairman of Kinetic Consulting.

communities” and “successful outcomes.” Under the engaged-students heading, the website points out the importance of community service and service learning at SUNY Oswego, noting the college’s prestigious Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement designation and its annual appearance on the U.S. President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.

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First-Ever CNY Career Connections Unites Students and Alumni

SUNY Oswego’s student-success efforts, such as the First-Year Experience and award-winning Career Services initiatives, and its more than 85,000 alumni all bear witness to student outcomes, according to Colleges of Distinction.

Oswego Alumni Association Board Member Rick Yacobush ’77 encouraged students to network with other people during the first-ever Central New York (CNY) Career Connections Oct. 5 at the SUNY Oswego Metro Center in Syracuse. Yacobush, the event’s keynote speaker, retraced the major connections he made throughout his career that led him to his current role as iHeartMedia Syracuse market president. Many of those stemmed from SUNY Oswego faculty or alumni. “Tonight is all about making connections,” he said. “Take a deep breath. Shake some hands. Network. Grab a business card. Have some fun.” Modeled after the OAA’s popular annual NYC Career Connections, the event featured alumni from a variety of CNY employers who spoke informally with students about their career, how they got to their current position, the job search process and the upsides and downsides of living in the region. Emily Pease ’16, president of the Future Alumni Network, opened the event by introducing Yacobush and describing some of the student programs sponsored

Business School Named Among Best by Princeton Review

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The Princeton Review has named the School of Business at SUNY Oswego among the nation’s most outstanding MBA-granting business schools for the 13th consecutive year. The private education services company features SUNY Oswego in its new book The Best 294 Business Schools— 2017 Edition. The national listing is an alphabetical and not a hierarchical ranking, putting Oswego’s School of Business in the company of those at the SUNY system’s university centers at Albany, Binghamton and Buffalo, plus Ivy League universities and other top academic institutions around the country. “Students who enroll in the School of Business at SUNY Oswego can expect several things: excellent value for their money, intimate classes, knowledgeable professors, state-of-the-art facilities and an excellent hockey team,” the Princeton Review wrote in a school profile. Criteria for inclusion include admissions selectivity and scoring of student survey responses about academic experience, campus culture, excellence and accessibility of faculty, and career placement efforts and successes. Over the past three years, the company surveyed 25,000 students attending the 294 business schools. The profile notes Oswego’s strong and active alumni, who regularly participate in such programs as Alumni-in-Residence (see pages 12-13). Events such as the recent Business Symposium also bring back successful alumni to provide advice and networking opportunities to current students. l

by the Oswego Alumni Association, with support from The Fund for Oswego. While it was not a job fair, some alumni shared information about openings at their company or discussed how a student might prepare for a job in their field. A dozen or so alumni spoke with the mostly junior and senior students in attendance. Among them was meteorology major Ashante McLeod-Perez ’17 of Manlius, N.Y. She recently returned from an internship in California. While she wouldn’t mind returning out west, she said she would stay in Central New York if she could find a job here. “We hope the attendees at the event made some initial connections to each other, and that those connections lead to opportunities down the road,” said event organizer Stephanie Lamb ’07, associate director of alumni and parent relations. “Our network of 85,000-plus loyal alumni is one of the best benefits of being a SUNY Oswego graduate. We hope our alumni and students can use events like this to leverage those Oswego connections to their fullest potential.” l

Meteorology major Ashante McLeod-Perez ’17 spoke with Kara Vormwald ’15, host producer at WBNG Channel 12 in Binghamton and a Graduates Of the Last Decade Leadership Council member, during the first-ever CNY Career Connections Oct. 5 at the SUNY Oswego Metro Center in Syracuse.

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Three Women’s Lacrosse Players Earn All-Region Recognition, Two Make D3 Honor Roll

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hree members of the Oswego State women’s lacrosse team were named to the All-Empire Region squad as voted on by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association. Esther Gab riel ’16 earned a spot on the First Team while Erannan Shattuck ’16 and Teresa Shattuck ’19 both took home Second Team honors. The IWLCA and Zag Sports named Heather Titanic ’16 and Gabriel to its annual Division III Academic Honor Roll list. Titanic of Buffalo, N.Y., accumulated a 3.52 GPA and earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration with minors in communication and social interaction as well as health science. Gabriel of Lancaster, N.Y., earned a cumulative GPA of 3.81 and graduated in the spring with a degree in philosophy and a minor in logic. Gabriel earned the AllRegion honors on the heels of the best season of her career. In 2016, her 47 goals ranked seventh in the conference and first on the Laker squad. Even more impressive was her 12-of-18 (.667) free position percentage, which topped all SUNYAC players and was the 11th highest efficiency in the country. She finished with 52 points on the year, which was third most on the team as well. Aside from scoring, Gabriel

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also controlled the fifth most draws in the conference (70) and scooped the 10th most ground balls (37). Gabriel took home numerous awards last spring, including First Team All-SUNYAC honors, the SUNY Chancellor’s Award and Oswego State Female Athlete of the Week. Erannan Shattuck also had a dominant senior season as her 77 points were the second most on the team and seventh most in the SUNYAC. She was known as a primary helper, recording the fourth most assists in the country (53) and most in a single-season by a Laker. Her 3.31 assists-pergame tops that, as it places her second in Division III. She was a member of the All-SUNYAC Second Team as well. In her freshman campaign, Teresa Shattuck shined. She not only earned Second Team All-Region honors but also was selected to the All-Conference Second Team and named the SUNYAC Rookie of the Year. The Syracuse, N.Y., native recorded 79 points on the season, leading all Lakers and placing her fifth in the conference. She is known as a key distributer, as 49 of those points came as assists, ranking her ninth in the country. l

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he Basketball Coaches Association of New York released its Coaches of the Year list in June, recognizing Oswego State men’s basketball head coach Jason Leone. Leone was named the NCAA Division III Men’s Coach of the Year in New York State. A Syracuse, N.Y., native, Leone led the Lakers to its deepest post-season run in school history, a Sweet 16 appearance. It was the second-straight season Oswego made the NCAA Championship and the third trip in his five years at the college. He also guided Brian Sortino ’17 to AllAmerica accolades, making Sortino the third player under Leone’s leadership to achieve that status at Oswego. During Leone’s five seasons, Oswego has won more games than any other team in the east region (103) and has had its most wins in any five-year period in program history. His current career record of 174-76 ranks him 21st nationally, and he is second in the east region for career win percentage (.696) among active Division III coaches. Leone has also been named the SUNYAC Coach of the Year twice (2011-12, 2014-15). Leone joined an esteemed group of coaches at the collegiate level with this year’s honor, including Syracuse University’s head men’s basketball coach, Jim Boeheim, and head women’s basketball coach, Quentin Hillsman, whose teams both reached the Final Four in 2016. l

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care for student-athletes from both Williams and opposing institutions. While at Williams, Frawley developed and implemented several items, including written materials for student-athletes about nutrition, hydration and NCAA drug testing. He worked closely with the college’s health services to achieve continuity of care for student-athletes while also forecasting and administering the sports medicine budget. Following his time at Williams, Frawley worked at Skidmore College and was most recently an assistant athletic trainer at The College of Saint Rose, a Division II institution in Albany, N.Y. While at Saint Rose, his primary responsibilities were working

with the women’s soccer and men’s lacrosse teams. Prior to his work at the collegiate level, Frawley was an assistant athletic trainer at the U.S. Olympic Center in Lake Placid, N.Y. He also worked the U.S. Olympic Sports Festivals in San Antonio and Minneapolis in 1990 and 1993, respectively. Frawley holds licenses from the Massachusetts Board of Allied Health and the New York State Education Department and is an active member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education from Bridgewater State College and a Master of Science degree in education and athletic training from Old Dominion University. l

Oswego Names Kapuscinski New Men’s Ice Hockey PA Announcer

he Oswego State Department of Athletics named Dan Kapuscinski its next public address announcer for men’s ice hockey games. Kapuscinski replaces 19-year veteran Bill Foley, who retired after the 2015-16 season. A 2007 graduate of St. John Fisher College in Rochester, N.Y., Kapuscinski holds a degree in communications. During his time at Fisher, Kapuscinski worked as an announcer for several of the college’s programs, including its basketball programs. PROVIDED

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Kapuscinski has local ties, having graduated from Oswego High School in 2003. He drove at Oswego Speedway from 2001-2007. Following his graduation from college, Kapuscinski went to work for the World Racing Group, based in Concord, N.C., where he handled public relations and digital media. In 2012, he moved back home to become the public relations director at Oswego Speedway. In this role, Kapuscinski handled everything from press release writing, to event promotion and management, as well as digital and print ad production. He also served as the pit reporter for Oswego Speedway’s national broadcasts on SPEED SPORT and MAVTV. A dedicated Laker men’s ice hockey fan, Kapuscinski rarely missed a home game in the early 2000s at Romney Field House. He even followed the team to Vermont in 2003 to watch the squad take on Middlebury and Norwich in the Frozen Four. l

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The sold-out ALANA Fashion Show featured a showcase of cultural music, dance and fashion in Tyler Hall’s newly renovated Waterman Theatre on Sept. 17.

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n 1986, when then Assistant Provost for Academic Affairs and Social Equity Howard Gordon ’74 M’78 was approached by then Student Affairs employee Tyrone Holmes M’89 about starting an educational leadership program that brought together students from all backgrounds, he had no idea that they were establishing a transformative program that would be thriving 30 years later. “We wanted to create a program that gave students a forum to demonstrate what they knew, who they were and what their interests were,” Gordon said. “Tyrone had asked me, ‘How do we develop our students as leaders?’ We empowered them to develop their own programs and events. That this program is around 30 years later and has expanded to be a weeklong celebration is because of the students themselves. They deserve the credit for that.” This year, the program, now called African, Latino, Asian and Native American (ALANA) Student Leadership Conference, celebrates 30 years of lectures, workshops, presentations, performances and other activities that highlight the variety of cultures on the campus. Its theme for 2016 was “Diamond in the Rough.” “For a conference to last this long, it’s like a diamond,” said Maggie Rivera ’92 M’06 CAS ’07, the college’s student involvement coordinator. “It’s hard to find a diamond among the rocks. Students over the years have had to overcome many challenges to get the conference where it is today.” Throughout the years, the SUNY Oswego celebration has served as a model for other colleges and universities. Students from such colleges as Syracuse University, SUNY Binghamton, Finger Lakes Community College and Cornell University have participated in SUNY Oswego’s events and have gathered ideas from organizers on how to establish or improve their own campus’ multicultural events, Gordon said. While the specific ALANA week events change from year to year, a few activities have become traditions, including the Unity Peace Walk, the Fashion Show, the Banquet Gala and the educational workshops and presentations. “The success of the program can’t be measured alone on its longevity,” Gordon said. “Its success is reflected in participation and what the student organizers and participants get out of the experience.” When he met last spring with the student organizers of this year’s conference, Gordon said he could feel the electricity in the room—not just in the excitement of the students, but in himself. “I was feeling that they would always remember this experience,” he said. “The passion in these students is similar to what we saw in the students 30 years ago and to what I hear from alumni who were involved with ALANA. Their passion, ability to solve problems and deal with adversity have taken this program to heights I never would have dreamed of.” l —Margaret Spillett

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Students showcase the flags of their cultural heritage during the ALANA Fashion Show Sept. 17 in Tyler Hall’s Waterman Theatre.

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From left: Sherrille Shabazz ’03 M’05, Ed.D., associate dean of student development and campus life at Berkeley College; Ebony Coleman-Hunley ’05, health insurance navigator at ACR Health; and Shanelle Calvin ’03, an inspirational speaker and owner of Shanelle Calvin, SC Coaching LLC, Empowering Her Events, shared their personal stories about the role of race and gender in their professional development during the ALANA Alumni Leadership Panel on Sept. 23.

Bilikiz Adebayo ’16 hosted the ALANA Alumni Leadership Panel on Sept. 23.

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ince arriving on campus as a freshman in the fall of 1970, Howard Gordon ’74 M’78 has connected people from all walks of life, from all backgrounds. He is perhaps one of the most visible, most recognizable people on the SUNY Oswego campus, and has been for nearly 50 years. A two-time alumnus of Oswego with a bachelor’s in history in 1974 and a master’s in English in 1978, Gordon has held many titles during his tenure at Oswego—student, counselor in the Office of Special Programs, assistant dean for arts and sciences, assistant provost for academic affairs and social equity and, for the past 20 years, executive assistant to the president and special assistant for social equity. He has provided consistency in leadership for the campus and has been the voice for not only students and employees of color, but the entire campus community as well. He is the co-founder of the ALANA Student Leadership Conference, which has brought the campus together for 30 years to celebrate the multicultural college environment. Gordon is also an accomplished author whose short story “After Dreaming of President Johnson” is included in the prestigious collection, Children of the Night: The Best Short Stories by Black Writers. He is the recipient of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service and the National Association of Presidential Assistants in Higher Education 2012 Award for Distinguished Service. In recognition of his professional accomplishments and service to the campus, the Oswego Alumni Association (OAA) recognized Gordon with the 2016 Lifetime Award of Merit. President Deborah F. Stanley and Betsy Oberst,

Howard Gordon ’74 M’78 (center), SUNY Oswego’s executive assistant to the president and co-founder of the ALANA Leadership Conference, received the Oswego Alumni Association Lifetime Award of Merit from Betsy Oberst (left), OAA executive director and associate vice president of alumni relations and stewardship, and President Deborah F. Stanley during the Sept. 24 ALANA banquet.

OAA executive director and associate vice president of alumni relations and stewardship, presented the award to him on Sept. 24 at the 30th Annual ALANA Banquet in the Sheldon Hall Ballroom. The OAA received 16 letters of support for his nomination to receive this award—more than any other award nomination in recent history. Letters came from alumni who represented more than four decades. Each outlined the important role Gordon played in their lives. Tiphanie Gonzalez ’05 M’07, assistant professor of counseling and psychological services, said she feels fortunate to have benefited from Gordon’s guidance both as a student and as a faculty member. “As a woman of color on campus, Howard has been part of my support

system in a place where not a lot of people look like me,” Gonzalez said. “He is someone who is available even though he is always busy … that approachability and mentorship have been an important part of my growth here at SUNY Oswego.” Michael K. Cox ’76 met Gordon during his first semester on campus and has remained connected to him for the past 44 years. “He is a man of conviction and action,” Cox wrote in his letter of support. “He understands the simple truth that education changes lives, families and communities. I cannot think of a more deserving person to receive this award.” l —Margaret Spillett

ates 30 Years NICOLE LIGHTFOOT ’18

JIM RUSSELL ’83

Niall Pope ’12 spoke about leadership development Sept. 19 in the Marano Campus Center auditorium. JIM RUSSELL ’83

Black Violin had the crowd on its feet during its Sept. 20 performance in Tyler Hall’s Waterman Theatre. The 6th Annual Unity Peace Walk—starting at Oswego City Hall and ending on the SUNY Oswego quad—brought together students, faculty and staff members in a public display of solidarity and community.

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ABOVE AND BEYOND!

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ith Passion & Purpose: The Campaign for SUNY Oswego ignited the passion of more than 16,000 alumni who found purpose in advancing the mission and success of the college. Thanks to their generous support, the campaign is making an impact on our students and our campus through scholarships, program funds and annual support. “The impact of the campaign goes beyond financial success. Oswego pride is surging. It is seen in the increased participation and engagement of our 85,000 alumni and 8,000 students. It is heard in the stories shared with the college. It is felt across campus. The following pages provide a glimpse of a few impacts made by the most successful campaign in college history. “We have secured the resources needed to transform lives and inspire our graduates to achieve their greatest dreams.” —President Deborah F. Stanley

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n 2011, SUNY Oswego embarked on a historic journey to raise $40 million, the largest fundraising initiative by any SUNY comprehensive college. Under the leadership of President Deborah F. Stanley and inspired by the college’s Tomorrow strategic plan, the campaign engaged the entire Oswego family. The Oswego College Foundation, responsible for raising private philanthropic funds, managed campaign initiatives led by Campaign Chair Mark Baum ’81 and Honorary Campaign Chair Dr. Barbara Palmer Shineman ’65 M’71.

Message from the Campaign Chair

The major goals were to:

1 Build the endowment to invigorate our intellectual climate

2 Increase and diversify student scholarships and support programs

3 Sustain day-to-day excellence through unrestricted and annual gifts to The Fund for Oswego

e are tremendously proud of what has been accomplished through this campaign, With Passion & Purpose, under the leadership of President Deborah F. Stanley. President Stanley’s vision, coupled with the dedication of the Oswego College Foundation Board of Directors and the guidance of the President’s Campaign Cabinet, set the college on course for the most successful campaign in Oswego’s history. The unwavering support of the Oswego Alumni Association Board of Directors helped to create the excitement that motivated our grassroots efforts to reach more than 85,000 alumni. By the end of the five-year campaign, more than 16,000 alumni, students, parents and supporters rallied to support us, with “Passion & Purpose”—affirming the transformative power of higher education and the importance of enlightened and inspired leadership to successfully address the world’s greatest challenges. I want to thank each and every donor and supporter who lifted us above and beyond our historic goal. I am so proud to have been part of this ambitious effort. This campaign goes a very long way toward securing our future and providing the college with the resources it needs to prepare our students to lead productive lives and contribute to the common good. I know the Oswego college community will carry forward the momentum and build on the good work generated by this campaign. I invite you to discover on the following pages and on the multimedia website at oswego.edu/campaign how your support is making an impact all across campus and in our students’ lives, every day. We hope you will join us in making your support for Oswego a lifelong commitment, and thank you all for helping us make With Passion & Purpose a resounding success! Mark Baum ’81, chair

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MARCH 2013 March Matchness challenger and former Oswego Alumni Association (OAA) Board Member Nancy Smith Salisbury ’93 matched each GOLD gift made throughout the month.

OCTOBER 2013 Fall Landmark Celebrations featured dedication of renovated Rice Creek Field Station and the new Richard S. Shineman Center for Science, Engineering and Innovation.

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JANUARY 2014 SUNY Oswego received $7.5 million gift, largest single donation in campus history, from the estate of Lorraine and Nunzio Marano.

DECEMBER 2012 Shineman Foundation announced its $5 million gift to the college.

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NOV. 12, 2013 On 11-12-13, 605 alumni and friends participated in SUNY Oswego’s first ever 24-Hour Challenge, and contributed $101,823.79 to The Fund for Oswego, exceeding three goals announced by challengers, Jim Kaden ’78 and former OAA Board Member Debbie AdamsKaden ’78; College Foundation Board Member Bob Moritz ’85; and an anonymous alumni couple.

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Milestone MOMENTS MAY 2014 First class of Possibility Scholars graduated.

JUNE 2014 SUNY Oswego’s largest building complex and heart of campus now bears the name of the school’s largest donors— Marano Campus Center.

FEB. 14, 2014 The OAA and The Fund for Oswego coordinated the first “Love a Donor Day,” an initiative that asks students to hand-write messages on thankyou postcards to donors and raises students’ awareness of the role of philanthropy on campus.

SEPT. 1, 2014 The Fund for Oswego launched its first ever Lakers Athletics Challenge.

OCT. 16, 2014 Public launch of With Passion & Purpose: The Campaign for SUNY Oswego began with a 24-Hour Challenge that raised $199,745 from 1,163 donors, including challenge gifts from ESPN’s Steve Levy ’87; Vice Chair of the Oswego College Foundation Board Michael ’83 and Joanne Snyder Durney ’84; and OAA Board Member Tim Barnhart ’02 and wife, Andrea.

Daylong kickoff included: Live on-campus broadcasts of “Wake Up With Al” and “Today” show, featuring Al Roker ’76.

MARCH 2014 225+ GOLD donors raised a total of $18,618, including a challenge gift from Oswego College Foundation Board Member Louis A. Borrelli Jr. ’77.

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letters degree, immediately preceding the 10th annual Dr. Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit, featuring Rose, Roker, Ken Auletta ‘63, Dennis Thatcher and Connie Schultz. “The Tomorrow Show,” a live student webcast recorded before a studio audience, featured segments about some of Oswego’s signature academic programs and hands-on learning experiences, including interviews with students and faculty from humancomputer interaction, the student investment club, Global Labs, the music department, clinically rich programs in the School of Education and meteorology. By day’s end, the college had recorded the most gifts received in a single day. The college community also shattered its records for the most activity on its social media platforms, and even had the No. 1 and No. 2 top trends (@alroker and @sunyoswego) on Twitter for New York state on the morning of Oct. 16.

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The endowment’s 10-year rate of return of 7.9 percent exceeded the 7.2 percent rate of Oswego’s aspirational group— universities with endowments over $1 billion—and the industry average of 6.3 percent (NACUBO Report, January 2016).

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$43,483,781 NOV. 15, 2014 In conjunction with National Philanthropy Day, OAA’s Future Alumni Network hosts its first “Tag Day,” to physically denote the named spaces on campus and raise awareness of the role of philanthropy on campus.

SEPT. 1, 2015 Second Lakers Athletics Challenge began.

SEPTEMBER 2015 The first meeting of Oz Leads, a leadership development program for students funded by College Foundation Member William Spinelli ’84, is held.

DEC. 31, 2014 First Lakers Athletics Chal lenge brought in $125,562 from 619 donors, including challenge gifts from OAA Board Members Dan Scaia ’68 and Nancy Smith Salisbury ’93.

NOVEMBER 2015 876 donors participated in the five-day Homecoming Challenge, Nov. 12 through 16, raising a total of $143,677 including challenge gifts from Oswego Alumni Association Board Member Jeff ’92 and Ginger Bray Sorensen ’93 and an anonymous donor.

MARCH 2015 324 GOLD donors participated in March Matchness, meeting the challenges posed by the Tascarella Family—Ron ’79, Cindy Dickerson ’79, Ron ’06 and Dan ’07.

NOV. 14, 2015 The OAA officially re-instituted Homecoming for college community.

SUMMER 2015 The OAA formally re-launched a regional alumni program, Local Lakers, to help alumni connect to their alma mater and each other.

NOV. 14, 2015 The college sponsored its first Scholars Breakfast to unite scholarship recipients with donors.

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JANUARY 2016 Second Lakers Athletics Challenge headed into overtime to secure 625 alumniathletes, current student-athletes and current former coaches. The challenge ended up bringing in $185,832, including a challenge gift from Rich ’80 and Beth Kagan Lashley ’80.

MARCH 2016 318 GOLD alumni participated in March Matchness and helped secure challenge gifts from OAA Board Member Jennifer Shropshire ’86 and an anonymous donor.

JUNE 9, 2016 President Stanley announced that a historic milestone—$40 million mark— had been reached.

JUNE 30, 2016 Campaign ended, successfully concluding the largest campaign among any SUNY comprehensive college and raising a total of $43,483,781.

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PRIORITY ONE:

OUR INTELLECTUAL

“WTOP is a huge extended family, and when we receive donor gifts, it reminds us to keep producing the best content. More importantly though, it gives us the opportunity to fix, update, expand and create content in new ways we wouldn’t have been able to before.”

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Thanks to Louis A. Borrelli Jr. ’77, an anonymous donor and many others who have supported the WTOP Excellence Fund, the station is purchasing new HD industry standard equipment, helping to make students’ transition into the workplace after graduation a smooth one. Justin Dobrow ’17 has taken a leadership role in determining which equipment to buy, working with campus leaders to facilitate the purchase of the $500,000 HD upgrade and then to implement the conversion to HD. Dobrow said he feels a commitment to advance the legacy of the “Toppers” who came before him and help “WTOP be the best it can be.” “WTOP has influenced my college career—my life—more than I could even imagine, and I want that to be the story for every single person that comes into the Al Roker ’76 Studio,” he said.

GOOD CHEMISTRY

Justin Dobrow ’17 Broadcasting and Mass Communication General Manager at WTOP-10 TV Fueling the flame: WTOP Excellence Fund (Louis A. Borrelli Jr. ’77 and an anonymous donor)

Dr. Adrienne McCormick Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences “There is a national imperative to increase our retention and completion in the STEM fields,” said Dr. Adrienne McCormick. “If we’re not part of the solution, then we’re really shirking our responsibility. So we really want to see our sciences and STEM enrollment grow.” But McCormick stressed that in order to grow the student enrollment without diminishing the quality of an Oswego education and the low student-to-faculty ratio, expanded resources also need to be invested in recruiting more faculty. That’s where the Richard S. and Barbara P. Shineman Fund comes in. The fund, established through a $5 million gift from Dr. Barbara Palmer Shineman ’65 M’71 and the Shineman Foundation, will create an

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endowed chair of chemistry and a general fund to support educational programs and opportunities. “We are more than ready—we’re really primed— to have this additional support,” McCormick said. “With an endowed position also comes a certain amount of prestige. We might be able to recruit someone who might not otherwise consider coming to a regional comprehensive state institution.”

Melissa King ’15 M’16 Information Science and Cognitive Science; HumanComputer Interaction President of Women in Computing at Oswego Fueling the flame: Lori Newman Cohen ’79 “This fund helped us go to conferences and speak to people who are CEOs of tech companies. These experiences give the students in the organization inspiration to continue on, to become that next CEO of a tech company or owner of a startup. We’re really grateful for the support.”

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The new Lori Newman Cohen ’79 Women in Computing at Oswego Endowment has helped support female students hoping to enter the technology field. The endowment, created by business intelligence and data warehousing professional Lori Newman Cohen ’79, has helped the club grow from a few members to more than 20 students— both female and male. Club members have been able to attend a hack-a-thon, a gaming convention and a Women in Computing conference, with conference fees and travel expenses covered by money from the fund. The members benefit not only from the subject material covered at the conferences and the hands-on workshops, but also from the networking with other students and successful professionals in the field. Club President Melissa King ’15 M’16 said the group is not only grateful for the funds that Cohen donated, but also the mentoring she provides during her regular visits to campus.

“My freshman year, I came into school thinking I wanted to start a business. I saw these Enactus posters everywhere, and digital signage for meetings. I was looking for people like me. They took me under their wing, and that’s what got me involved.”

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Jordan Shutts ’18 Accounting Past President of the SUNY Oswego Chapter of Enactus, which receives funding assistance from the SUNY Oswego Center for Accounting Research and Education (CARE). Fueling the flame: CARE donors

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ACCESS, EXPERIENCE

“Being abroad has changed me, making me very positive and forcing me outside of my comfort zone to constantly try new things. I realize how important it is to live in the now and do what you want rather than wait. I cannot thank the Zalkins enough for their generosity.”

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Megan Scott ’16 was the first recipient of the Michael Zalkin Memorial Scholarship, established by Ilana and Andy Zalkin ’76 in memory of their son who was only 13 when he was killed in a tragic accident in 2004. C S When applying for the scholNEW arship, Scott laid out her long-term plan to work with women entrepreneurs in developing countries someday. After her travel abroad experience, she said she realized that someday is now. When she heard about possible open positions in economic development with the Peace Corps in Thailand in January 2017, she crafted her senior thesis to focus on Thailand’s developing economy. “I am not sure that I am ready to jump in and go to Thailand yet, because I don’t know the language and you really have to research the culture before you move there,” she said. “So I thought if I’m serious, I better start researching it. So I did.” She’s also exploring the possibility of working with the Peace Corps in Ghana, Cameroon or South Africa, or taking a marketing position with an American company overseas.

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Megan Scott ’16 Business Administration and Economics Michael Zalkin Memorial Scholarship Recipient Fueling the flame: Ilana and Andy Zalkin ’76

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Jon Whitelaw ’13 M’18 Adolescence Education Social Studies, Athletic Coaching and History Minors Festa Graduate Assistantship Award for Men’s Hockey Recipient Fueling the flame: Fred ’81 and MaryLynn Barbero Festa ’82 “Accepting the Festa Assistantship is a tremendous honor, one that I am flat28

faculty, department and program support

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$1.2 Million Returns to Campus Annually At its current level, nearly $1.2 million will be returned annually to campus; approximately 30 percent of which will support faculty, department and program needs while the remaining 70 percent funds student scholarships.

Tiana Morris ’16 Finance, Economics Minor, José Ramon Pérez International Scholarship Recipient Fueling the flame: John J. Christian ’87, CAPA International Education “I have always wanted to travel abroad. If it wasn’t for the José Ramon Pérez International Scholarship, which funded my trip, I wouldn’t be able to live out that dream. I am forever thankful for the sponsors of this scholarship; because of it, I found my passion, traveling.”

AND SUCCESS

“Having this scholarship gave me just what the name implies—opportunities for success and possibilities for the future. Since day one, I was part of a group that was wellconnected and supported. I thank everyone who donated to the scholarship, and I hope to make them proud.”

STEM GROWS

Mary DaCosta ’15 Biology, Chemistry Minor Possibility Scholarship Recipient Fueling the flame: Possibility Scholarship Donors

Mary DaCosta ’15 has set out on her life’s path determined to live up to a message she believes applies to her: “Much more is required from those to whom much is given.” As a recipient of the Possibility Scholarship, she believes she was given an opportunity of a lifetime at Oswego. She now wants to make the most of her experience by helping others as a doctor in a high-needs area. DaCosta, who moved from Ghana to Syracuse, N.Y., at age 3, is now studying to become a doctor at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. “I’m so excited,” said the former treasurer of SUNY Oswego’s

Brothers and Sisters in Christ (BASIC) and vice president of Multiethnic Christ Fellowship. “What I’ve been working for is finally at my doorstep. The Possibility Scholarship has given me a lot, and I’m going to go forward and do that much more.” DaCosta is one of a select group of students who have received a Possibility Scholarship, created by President Deborah F. Stanley in 2009 to support students who want to pursue degrees in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM).

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tered and fortunate to receive. It will allow me the opportunity to continue to follow my dreams as both an educator and elite-level coach.” Jon Whitelaw ’13 M’18 accepted the Festa Graduate Assistantship Award for Men’s Hockey and will work toward his master’s degree in adolescence education as he serves as a graduate assistant for the men’s ice hockey team. The award was established by Fred Festa ’81, owner of the NHL’s N.Y. Rangers minor league affiliate, the Greenville (S.C.) Road Warriors hockey team, and chairman and chief executive officer of W.R. Grace & Co., and his wife, MaryLynn Barbero Festa ’82.

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Corporations & Foundations 364

Alumni 11,025 Parents 2,861

Fueling the flame: 16,113 Donors to The Fund for Oswego "I can honestly say that being a part of the various challenges has been some of my favorite memories and most rewarding days on campus. The challenges help demonstrate to our average $25 donor how important their gift is. It helps ‘unlock’ a larger gift from the challengers."

IGNITING COLLEGE PRIDE

Jennifer Shropshire '86 The past Fund for Oswego Chair and OAA Board Member

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RAISING $840,000

24-Hour Challenge 2014 Homecoming Challenge 2015 Athletics Challenge 2015 Athletics Challenge 2016 GOLD March Matchness (5 total)

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605 Donors

$101,823

1,163 Donors

$199,745

876 Donors

$143,677

647 Donors

$125,562

688 Donors

$164,807

1,192 Gifts

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Alumni Sharing Knowledge mentoring program matched

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JUMPING IN

Rebecca Howe ’16 represents one of the 8,300 students enrolled at SUNY Oswego who benefit from the $2 million from The Fund for Oswego distributed to campus and student programs every year. As she anticipated, she jumped into campus life with both feet—or 10 toes, as the case may be. A ballet dancer for 15 years, Howe

eagerly joined the Del Sarte Dance Club on campus as a dancer and choreographer. While she had many learning moments in her classes, one that stood out to her was hearing Alumni-In-Residence speaker Anthony DeMario ’12, new brand strategist at Terakeet in Syracuse, talk about his experiences since graduating from Oswego.

LEADER WITHIN

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Rebecca Howe ’16 Public Relations Student Programs Beneficiary, Merit Scholarship Recipient, OSWEGO Alumni Magazine/OAA Intern

“I knew the moment I stepped onto the Oswego campus that my life was going to change. I was ready to join clubs, meet new people, experience what Oswego offers and start learning from the wonderful professors. I will always think of Oswego as one of the best decisions of my life.”

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Fueling the flame: Unrestricted Gifts, The Fund for Oswego

For a dedicated group of 16 SUNY Oswego students, Monday nights came to represent an opportunity to Jackie Starr ’18 learn from and network with leaders TESOL (Teaching English from all walks of life, a chance to build as a Second Language) friendships with motivated peers and, Oz Leads Graduate and Class of 1954 oh yeah, a lot of hard work. Scholarship Recipient They had spent nearly every Fueling the flame: Bill Spinelli Monday evening together for a year ’84; Robert Allen ’54, Curtis after the program, Oz Leads, launched Matterson ’54 and Stanley in September 2015. Levenson ’54 Culled from an applicant pool “The things I have learned and of more than 50, these 16 students the people I have met through Oz attended weekly workshops that were Leads are invaluable, and I can’t designed to help them develop their emphasize enough how much identity and potential as a leader. this program has the potential to They learned from guest speakers and change lives. It’s been a wonderful leaders, including such notable figures and well-spent year!” as Peter Bocko ’75, retired chief technology officer for Corning Glass Technologies, and Josie Alquist, an international leadership speaker. Hearing of the program ignited a spark within William Spinelli ’84, then chair of the Oswego College Foundation Board of Directors and president of Titan Custom Homes in Naples, Fla. His passion is to support Oswego’s students with leadership programming, so providing funding for the non-credit bearing leadership institute was a perfect fit.

Susan Velazquez ’16 Creative Writing, Gender and Women’s Study Minor Student Programs Beneficiary, OSWEGO Alumni Magazine/ OAA Intern Fueling the flame: Unrestricted Gifts, The Fund for Oswego As a selected speaker for SUNY Oswego’s 27th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, Susan Velazquez ’16 read Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech—just moments before King’s daughter, keynote speaker Dr. Bernice A. King, took the stage. “After King concluded her speech, the audience gave her a standing ovation,” Velazquez, a creative writing major, said following her experience at the January 2016 event. “My heart pounded again, but this time, it wasn’t because I was nervous. It was because I was inspired to make a change that would make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. proud.” 31

This experience—and so many more—marked the college career of the Carrolton, Texas, native. Velazquez’s love of writing was captured in the first-person accounts and articles she prepared for the monthly Lake E-ffect alumni e-newsletters and the Parents e-newsletters, supported by The Fund for Oswego. Her career goal is to work in the publishing industry.

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fueled the f lame of Oswegoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success!

We are grateful to the generous support of more than 16,000 donors â&#x20AC;&#x201D; you helped us raise nearly $43.5 million during With Passion & Purpose: The Campaign for SUNY Oswego.

Thanks to your generosity, our position has never been stronger to prepare our students to lead productive lives, contribute to the common good and solve the grand challenges of our time. I invite you to discover the impact you have had on our campus at

oswego.edu/campaign.

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Adrienne Meltz Favale ’59 of 1962 55th 1962 70th 55th 1947 St. Charles, Ill., taught kindergarten through eighth grade before retiring JUNE 8-11in in 2003 after a 43-yearJUNE career 8-11 public education. She volunteers at an assisted living community, is 1967for 50th 1967 50th a tutor Literacy Volunteers of 1952 65th America and is an oceanography JUNE 8-11 teacher for the LifelongJUNE Learning 8-11 Institute program. She has fond memories of living in Kingston 1972student 45th 1972 45th House, 1957 60th teaching in Adams Center (N.Y.) and participating in JUNE 8-11at marching band during her time JUNE 8-11 Oswego.

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’86, ’87, ’87, ’88 ’88 ’86, 30th Marcia Reunion Peterson Brown ’63 of 1967Ore., 50thretired from a 50-year Boring, career in education. She is a blueJUNE 8-11 berry grower and the viceJUNE president JUNE 8-11 8-11 of Argo Works Inc.

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Call us at: 315-312-2258 Email us at: alumni@oswego.edu Fax us at: 315-312-5570 Visit our website at: alumni.oswego.edu

The Smell of Success Early in his career as a researcher at Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia, Charles Wysocki ’73 worked on a project to explore the inability of some people to detect certain smells. Through his research, he and a colleague found that identical twins are essentially identical in their ability to smell androstenone, a chemical with a scent only 50 percent of people can smell and which is described by those individuals as smelling strongly of urine. Because Wysocki was among those who could not smell it, he prepared the solutions for research. However, after a few months of working with the compound, he had acquired the ability to smell androstenone and a new line of research emerged. Wysocki, who holds a Ph.D. in psychobiology (now neuroscience) from Florida State University, has spent four decades researching chemosensory science and has published and presented dozens of seminal papers and reports on the genetic influences, gender differences and impacts of age and the environment on odor perception. He has researched chemical communications and how people emit pheromones to identify individuals, alter hormone systems and modify moods and emotions. He retired last year from Monell, but remains an emeritus member of the center and an adjunct professor in the department of animal biology at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine. Wysocki said he can trace his interest in neuroscience to an off-campus internship his senior year through SUNY Oswego’s Psychology Department. “I studied auditory and visual perception in inbred strains of mice,” he said. “This was a phenomenal research opportunity that introduced me to the then emerging concept that genes may play a major role on neuronal processing.”

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Note: Class notes included in the magazine come from a variety of information sources, such as alumni submissions, news releases, social media posts and news media reports. To submit your class note, email alumni@ oswego.edu, call 315-312-2258, fax 315-312-5570 or submit online at alumni.oswego.edu.

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But Wysocki said his path was anything but certain when he first arrived at SUNY Oswego in 1965. He started out as a math major and decided he wanted to double major by adding psychology. “This resulted in a major mistake on my part,” he recalls. “My grades tumbled and I left Oswego before completing the first semester of my junior year to join the U.S. Army.” He ended up completing a tour in Vietnam before returning to Oswego to graduate with a bachelor’s in psychology. He remains close to the friends he made as a Beta Tau Epsilon brother and returns to campus each June for the annual Reunion celebration. “The bottom line—the crossing of certain paths between me and Oswego members of the faculty, who took the time to take me seriously, set me on my career path.” —Margaret Spillett, with support from Monell Senations: The Monell Center Blog

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Mike Gioja ’79 had a grandfather who told him to “walk in the shoes of others” in order to gain an understanding of their lives. “Perspective is so important,” Gioja said. “Becoming a leader is heavily affected by the understanding you gain from others and from having worked in a variety of positions.” As you access leadership roles, those experiences become invaluable, he said. With a career spanning more than 30 years in all aspects of computer science—including more than 18 years in senior executive positions, Gioja has led countless successful product innovations and project implementations across a broad spectrum of technology. Most recently, he is the senior vice president of product development and information technology at Paychex Inc. in Rochester, N.Y. Paychex is a $2.5 billion revenue provider of payroll, human resources, insurance and benefits outsourcing solutions for businesses, with about 12,700 employees who service 580,000 clients—a large company with high expectations for innovation in technology. “Technology moves fast, and you need to cultivate a culture that allows for risk-taking and innovating,” he said, adding that the challenge is doing this while maintaining stability for clients. Gioja is responsible for information technology, architecture, security, product management, development and enterprise support. To keep employees engaged, he encourages workplace “hackathons,” events that focus on collaborative computer programming. Despite his busy schedule, Gioja takes time out to serve on boards for the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and the SUNY Oswego School of Business Dean’s Advisory Board. He has visited campus to mentor students as a panelist for the School of Business symposium in 2015 and again in fall 2016 as part of the Oswego Alumni Association’s AlumniIn-Residence program. “I like to interact with Oswego students,” he said. “They energize me. I enjoy talking with the up-and-coming computer scientists of the world, and answering their questions about real-world applications in computer science.” Gioja lives in Rochester, N.Y., with his wife, Tabitha. He has two children. —Eileen Crandall

Frances Louise D’Amato ’64 is an artist who shows and teaches at Mint Hill Gallery in Mint Hill, N.C. She enjoys working in the garden and observing wildlife. Maureen Masterson Kowker ’64 of Bellevue, Neb., is in her 15th year of retirement after a 37-year career as a teacher in three states and two foreign countries. Chuck Murabito ’64 M’75 of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is a realtor for Castelli Real Estate Services. He has worked as a teacher and administrator at many schools and 1947 70th colleges, owned three restaurants and managed a company that built sportfishing yachts. JUNE 8-11 John Vaszko ’64 worked for the Montgomery County School System Rockville, Md., for 40 1952in65th years, most recently as a planner, before retiring. He is theJUNE author 8-11of several books. Jane MacEwan Burnham ’66 is retired and living in Lantana, 1957 60th Fla. She had a great time catching up with classmates andJUNE friends 8-11 at alumni Reunion Weekend in June! Joan Cherewatti Harrell ’66 of Plainfield, Ind., retired after 47 years 1962 55th working for Indianapolis, Ind., public schools. She is now a teacher JUNE 8-11 evaluation consultant.

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Gregory Switzer ’69 of Sodus Point, N.Y., is a retired charter 1957 60th captain for Prime Time Charters, and a retired high school teacher of JUNE 8-11 the Wayne Central School District in Ontario Center, N.Y., where he taught for 31 years. He is married 55th with1962 two daughters and seven grandchildren. He still keeps busy JUNE 8-11 with storage and rental property. Richard Sivers ’70 directed the Oswego Players Inc. production 1967 50th of Lottie Blair Parker’s Way Down East at the Francis Marion Brown JUNE 8-11 Theater in Oswego in May 2016.

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Lauren Dates ’72 of Red Creek, N.Y., was40th awarded in 2014 a Bronze 1977 Star for Valor, a Purple Heart and a Presidential Unit Citation JUNE 8-11for Extraordinary Heroism regarding ’86, ’87, ’88as a staff sergeant for the his service 30th U.S.Reunion Army Company C, 1st Battalion Airborne, 503rd Infantry. The citation commended the brigade for JUNE 8-11 “18 days of continuous combat at pointblank range” with North Vietnamese 1992 25thArmy units during the Battle of Dak To, Vietnam. Lauren was discharged from the Army JUNE 8-11 in 1968. After completing his college education, ’00, ’01, ’02 he started his own crop15th Reunion dusting company. Diane Hemmes DelPriore ’72 of Staten Island, N.Y., is head JUNE 8-11 librarian for Regis High School in New York, N.Y. David Pellegrino ’72 of Semi2005 10th nole, Fla., served as treasurer for more than 35 years at Heron HoldJUNE 8-11 ings in Clearwater, Fla. Deborah Keppel Engelke ’08, ’09, ’10 ’73Reunion M’97 and Raymond Engelke 5th ’68 M’75 own and operate Time & Again Books & Tea in Oswego. JUNE 8-11 of Garrett Evans ’73 of Point Rocks, Md., retired from teaching at Rachel Carson Middle School in Herndon, Va. James Knack ’74 of Harwood, Md., retired from the federal government; he is using his free time to travel. Michael Levey ’75 of Coram, N.Y., is an accounts payable supervisor for Theracare of New York in Islandia, N.Y.

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Steven Rose ’75 is a certified public accountant and owner of Steven Rose CPA, LLC in Melville, N.Y. Arthur Buzzetta ’76 o f Killingworth, Conn., is a retired technology education teacher. Élie Fleurant ’76 of Bellmore, N.Y., is a poet-philosopher, educator, inventor and historian. He is a finalist of the Prix Insulaire Ouessant 2016 for his collection Epîtres du Centaure. Kathleen Greene Lawrence ’76 of Ogdensburg, N.Y., is a home tutor for the Ogdensburg City School District. Over the past

eight years, her family has hosted five foreign exchange students, which, she said, was “truly a worldexpanding experience!” Al Roker ’76 is serving on the committee to select the next SUNY Chancellor. Sharon Jones Zondag ’76 of Bethlehem, Pa., was honored with “The Women in the Lead” award from the Eastern Pennsylvania Girl Scouts in April 2016. She was nominated by friend, Laurie GostleyHackett ’82, the “Take the Lead” award winner in 2015. Her award was presented by the daughter of fellow alumna, Kimberly Kelly Austin ’90.

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Amy Hueber ’77 of Camillus, N.Y., has been an environmental chemist with SRC Inc. in Syracuse, N.Y., for 35 years. Robert Yankowitz ’77 of New Bedford, Mass., is chief engineer for WBZ-TV in Boston. Robert Andrews ’78 of Catonsville, Md., along with his wife, Lynn, welcomed first grandchild, Henry, in March 2016. Robert is an IT application administrator for Asurion in Columbia, Md.

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Making Magic Happen Joe Garsetti ’82 believes in magic, and he hopes you do as well. “If I can teach you one thing, I’d teach you to believe—believe in your friends, believe in your family and believe in those you love … if you do that, you can do anything,” Garsetti said before turning wet paper butterflies into a cloud of flying butterflies in front of a live audience. Garsetti has made a life making the impossible possible—in both his daytime job in sales for the DNA sequencing company, Illumina, as well as in his side passion as the owner of and illusionist at Sparta Avenue Stage in Sparta, N.J. A chemist by trade, Garsetti brings the biotechnologies of sequencing and array-based solutions to scientists and researchers that help them identify the molecular footprint of a cancerous tumor, for example. This DNA sequencing enables the researchers to advance life science research, diagnose illnesses at a molecular level and create treatments to more accurately target the cancer cells. “This really is magic, taking a tiny spot of blood and identifying the DNA,” he said. “Good science captivates the imagination. But good science, as well as magic, relies on good content.” He said his showmanship and storytelling capabilities developed as a stage illusionist—skills he has practiced since his first magic trick at age 14—translate well into his sales presentation for scientists. He said his three years as a resi-

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Jean Garvey Dahlgren ’78 was named dean of Sage College of Albany (N.Y.). She began teaching at Sage in 1988 and became program coordinator for Sage’s graphic design program in 1996. Marc Ferber ’78 of Cypress, Calif., is employed by United Health Group in Costa Mesa, Calif. Robert Fritsch ’78 of Charlotte, N.C., is accounting manager at Accro-Met Inc. in Monroe, N.C. Michael Kramer ’78 o f Hamburg, N.Y., retired from Airsep Corp. as a customer service representative in June 2014. He plans to spend time with his grandson in Atlanta. Donald Levine ’78 is a retired senior guidance counselor and music director for the New York State Department of Education, and an at-large member of the Oswego Alumni Association’s board of directors. He lives in Long Beach, N.Y., and Sarasota, Fla. Rev. Kenneth J. Barnes ’79 is the new Mockler-Phillips Associate Professor of Workplace Theology and Business Ethics and director of the Mockler Center for Faith & Ethics in the Workplace at the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Hamilton, Mass. Ken and his wife, Debby, have three children. David Braun ’79 of Gilbert, Ariz., is an associate attorney for Fitzgibbons Law Offices in Casa Grande, Ariz. Vincent O. Hanley ’79, a member in the Buffalo, N.Y., office of Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC, was recognized in the 2016 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list in the field of real estate. Hanley was also named Best Lawyers’ 2017 Buffalo Litigation Real Estate “Lawyer of the Year.” James Hawxhurst ’79 of Waterford, Conn., is a team lead at Dominion Co. in Richmond, Va. Glen Moore ’79 of Herndon, Va., is chief operations officer for Deep Archive Checkpoint Technologies. Deborah Shadovitz ’79 is a freelance consultant in Los Angeles. Ruth Wiseman ’79 was named to counsel for Andreozzi Bluestein Weber Brown LLP. Wiseman, who was on the disciplinary board of OSWEGO

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Robert Waters ’82 is employed by the Department of Homeland Security in Nashville, Tenn. Al Williams ’82 was inducted into the Rome (N.Y.) Sports Hall of Fame in July 2016 for his contributions to the sport of ice hockey as both a player and a coach. He was a hockey standout at Rome Free Academy before he continued his playing days at New Hampton Preparatory and then SUNY Oswego. He returned to RFA and embarked on a coaching career of more than 20 years during which time he led the Black Knights to two state championships and 10 sectional crowns. Williams has also been involved in youth hockey for more than four decades as a coach and board member. Stephen Gilmartin ’83 of Pearl River, N.Y., is chief financial officer and treasurer for Maritime Overseas Corp. Jim Murrell ’83 of Torrance, Calif., is a sales representative at Quad Graphics Inc. in Cerritos, Calif. Geoff Dunn ’84 of Dryden, N.Y., is a communications and administrative coordinator for the Tompkins County Solid Waste Division in Ithaca, N.Y. He changed his career after working for 30 years in broadcasting. He has fond memories of living on the 5th floor of Seneca Hall with his “family” from 1980-82. Alexander Kostro ’84 of Allen, Texas, is the director of Infrastructure Technology Outsourcing Operations for Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company in Plano, Texas. John A. Miller ’84 was selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America 2017. He practices at Bond, Schoeneck & King in Albany, N.Y., and concentrates on school district representation. Paul W. Reichel ’84, a tax attorney at Bond, Schoeneck & King in Syracuse, N.Y., was selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America 2017. He concentrates on public finance transactions and taxation of business and non-profit organizations. Kevin Yard ’84 CAS ’97 retired from Parker Elementary in Cortland, N.Y., as principal in July 2016.

the Supreme Court of the State of Pennsylvania, earned a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Joseph Ambrose ’80 o f Amityville, N.Y., is a retired information technology professional. Jill Stevens Harkins ’80 is an administrative coordinator for Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP in Garden City, N.Y. Nancy Kelley Jacobson ’80 of Mendham, N.J., owns Tuairim LLC, a business consulting services firm. Julie Hovey Madden ’80 of Jacksonville, Ala., is a workforce and career development officer for the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta. Donna Leno Miles ’80 is a reading teacher in the Oswego City School District. Brian Walsh ’80 of Baldwinsville, N.Y., retired after 33 years of serving as an American history teacher, varsity golf coach and varsity wrestling coach for Altmar-Parish-Williamstown (N.Y.) High School. Karen Smith Robertson ’81 of Burlington, N.C., is a hospital liaison for Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell in Burlington, N.C. Vincent Wong ’81 of Acworth, Ga., is president of Healthcare Matters Inc. Joseph Coughlin ’82 joined the board of directors for the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Inc. David Fortier ’82 of Farmingville, N.Y., is an employee of the Sachem School District in Holbrook, N.Y. Paul Kosiba ’82 of Westbury, N.Y., retired after 33 years of teaching in the Port Washington (N.Y.) public schools in June, and retired after 29 years from the United States Coast Guard Reserve in July. James Trumpfheller M’82 of Horseheads, N.Y., is a technology teacher for Spencer-Van Etten School District in Spencer, N.Y., and has been an ice hockey official for the Eastern College Athletic Conference for 27 years.

1972 45thBlank Nemerever ’85 Monica of Carmel, N.Y., is an archivist for 8-11in the Rockefeller Archive JUNE Center Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. Lisa Seigerman Spiegel ’85 of 1977N.J., 40this an associate director Wayne, of finance for Ernst & Young LLP in JUNE 8-11 Secaucus, N.J. ’86, ’87, ’88 30th Reunion

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CLA SS Lisa Marceau Schnorr ’87 of Victor, N.Y., co-authored with SUNY Oswego Professor Barry A. Friedman an article titled “Latent Employee Turnover and Prevention: When Job Creation Catches Up with Economic Recovery: An Employee Retention Model and Case Study” for the The BRC Academy Journal of Business. Melinda Peterson Caporin ’88 of Fayetteville, N.Y., was promoted to chief financial officer for WCNY-TV in March 2015. In June 2016, she was honored with the 2016 Financial & Business Executive of the Year in the Non-Profit Organization CFO category by the Central New York Business Journal. Timothy Cleary ’88 of Bath, N.C., is offshore geotechnical exploration manager for Gregg Drilling & Testing Inc. in Moss Landing, Calif. Gary Marcoccia ’88 is a professor of engineering for Cabrillo Community College in Aptos, Calif. He has fond memories of living in

Jeffrey Franey ’90 of Chenango Bridge, N.Y., is assistant supervisor of instructional programs for the Broome Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services Center for Career and Technical Excellence. Victor Germain ’90 of Port Washington, N.Y., is director of sales for the advertising solutions division at TouchTunes Media. Prior to joining TouchTunes Media, he was director of national sales for EYE Corp Media. Robert Maichin ’90 is the northeast market president at Bank Leumi in New York, N.Y. Kelly Molesworth Tiscornia ’90 of Salem, Ore., is a counselor for the Salem-Keizer School District. Randy Agness M’91 is owner of Agness Wine Cellars in Geneva, N.Y., which recently harvested for its second vintage. Robert Barry ’91 of Sayville, N.Y., is assistant district attorney for the Suffolk County (N.Y.) District Attorney’s Office.

Seneca and Onondaga halls and all the friends he made there. Bonnie Slaven Pech ’88 of Piscataway, N.J., is a paralegal for Catalent Pharma Solutions in Somerset, N.J. Cinthia Wicklein Robillard ’88 of West Boylston, Mass., is an outside sales representative for Virco Inc. in Torrance, Calif. Gayle Brosnan-Watters ’89 retired to Westdale, N.Y., from her position as assistant professor for Arizona Christian University in December 2015. Judith Woodruff Dorsey ’89 of Auburn, N.Y., is a software developer for Community Computer Services Inc. in Auburn. She married in October 2014. Louis Feldman ’89 of Tucson, Ariz., is a senior pharmacist for the U.S. Public Health Service in Sells, Ariz. David St. John ’89 is a software engineer for Xerox Corporation in Rochester, N.Y.

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Paula Moyer Brillo ’91 M’92 is middle school principal in the Pulaski (N.Y.) Academy and Central School District. Katie Kranze Million ’91 is the Western Collegiate Hockey Association vice president and women’s league commissioner. She has served as an adjunct lecturer at Paul Smith’s College in Paul Smiths, N.Y., for the last six years, while she also managed the Venue Communication Center at the Whistler (B.C.) Sliding Centre during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. Since 2005, she has managed the Songs at Mirror Lake Music Series, a Lake Placid-based nonprofit community group. Steve Stechyshyn M’91 is the 7 through 12 principal for the Stockbridge Valley (N.Y.) Central School District. He taught in the Skaneateles (N.Y.) Central School District for 19 years before he accepted his first administrative position in the Central Square

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As a student, Christopher Roker ’92 joined a SUNY Oswego fraternity to find interesting people and make great memories. He found both—and discovered a lifelong affinity for giving back to the community, too. “Phi Beta Sigma completed my college experience,” said Roker, a public relations major. “Our chapter, Rho Xi, was very collaborative with the college through service, fundraising and student senate.” Today, Roker is a member of the fraternity’s Beta Psi Sigma chapter. He’s still maintaining the core value of “Culture for Service, Service for Humanity” that was such an integral part of his undergraduate years. “We do a lot of work with youth,” Roker said. “I believe in mentorship, and

giving and reaching back to help those who need help and want to reach their goals.” Roker, who was introduced to the SUNY Oswego campus by his brother Al Roker ’76, in September joined NYC Health + Hospitals as its chief executive officer. He is a part of a network of 11 hospitals, trauma centers, neighborhood health centers, nursing homes and postacute care centers. This new role is one in a fruitful career of high-level administrative health and hospital roles. Roker spent more than three years at The MetroHealth System in Ohio, first serving as vice president of surgical care and perioperative services and then serving as senior vice president and chief hospitals administrative officer. He was responsible for overseeing inpatient hos pital services and departments. He previously held leadership positions at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan and The Parkway Hospital Queens.

But Roker’s road to success was not clearly carved when he left SUNY Oswego. “I just didn’t know what I wanted to do, like so many others coming out of school,” he said. “I learned there is a benefit to surrounding yourself with a strong network, friends and connections from Oswego, and those who you meet in your professional life.” Perhaps his strongest “connection” from SUNY Oswego is his wife, Latice Hardy-Roker ’90, whom he met on campus and who he said has supported and encouraged him ever since they met. Roker reflects on his days at Oswego with high praise. “Oswego taught me what it takes to be a successful professional, and I’ve held onto that lesson since the day I left campus,” he said. “I would put an Oswego education up there with the best of them for the subject matter expertise, campus life experience and lifelong friends.” —Eileen Crandall

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Alumni Bookshelf We celebrate and share the success of Oswego alumni authors, illustrators and recording artists, who may ask their publisher/distributor to send a copy of the work to the Oswego alumni office to be considered for this column and our website, where cover photos of all works in this column will be displayed. Alan Salop Scott ’55 My Life and Very Hard Times With Lousy Doctors XLIBRIS, 2016.

It was Alan Scott’s mother who emphasized the notion that doctors were the same as God; one healed the body and the other the mind and soul. Holding that belief until he got older, he soon came to realize that some in the medical profession were vacant of honesty, sense, warmth or understanding. This work captures his unnecessary pain, poor diagnosis, poorly mannered doctors and staff members. John Vaszko ’64 A Day In The Garden The Gift CHEERIO PRINTING, 2016.

A Day in the Garden is about a little girl who learns to eat her fruits and vegetables. The Gift is about a kindergarten girl who receives a large box and uses her imagination to make it a wonderful plaything. Carol Brockway-Lieto ’72, Michael Barton and Walter Reid Brockway, editors Noble Sentiments of the Soul XLIBRIS, 2015.

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Volunteer Infantry, he wrote letters ceaselessly to his wife and children. In several ways, his correspondence is typical of Civil War soldiers: He sends news of his comrades and his duties (he was a musician as well as an infantryman); he observes the landscape, complains about weather and longs for more letters from his wife. But Bishop’s letters go beyond typical to remarkable. He shows conflicting feelings about the war as time passes. He expresses startling opinions about slavery and emancipation, and above all, he fills his pages with passion.

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Patricia M. Snell ’73 An A-Z Memoir of Teaching At Kendall Elementary School THE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC., 2016.

Everyone knows what it is like to be in school and have a substitute teacher. In this amusing book Patricia Snell tells us what it is like to be the substitute teacher. With decades of experience as a substitute teacher in a small town elementary school, Snell laments the disappearance of chalkboards from the classroom and the tastiest food from the cafeteria. In this memoir you will learn how she handled a class of unruly first graders and single-handedly fixed a problem with a classroom toilet. You’ll also find out how she came to be called Mrs. Stinky and how she became a hero in the classroom.

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In Council Bluffs, Iowa, she was a beloved, talented quarter horse. But when Cotton Candy Sally arrives in New York City, they start calling her a nasty, sour nag. The girls at Bernadette’s Riding School are afraid of her, but 12-yearold Kara falls in love with Sally and is determined to fix things. Kara faces the recent death of her father and no money to buy the spirited mare, and worst of all, Bernadette might send Sally “down the road” because she isn’t earning her keep. Where will she end up and what will happen to Kara, who has finally found a way to be happy in the wake of her father’s death?

Commitment to improving student outcomes is a natural part of being a teacher— and that’s why this book is for every member of the team, not just the leader. When you bring your experience, skills and questions to a professional learning community, you help shape its future.

Paul T. Vianco ’80 Guideline For Hand Soldering Practices AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY, 2015.

This primer is for students, instructors, process engineers and technical managers involved with manufacturing processes that require hand soldering practices. A complementary document to the Soldering Handbook, this guideline is organized to allow quick access to hand soldering knowledge for application to process development and shop floor instructions.

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Patrick A. Davy ’88 Crime Healer: A Profession for the Brave at Heart PD PUBLISHER, 2016.

Former Correctional Officer Bernard Spence is on his way home to his Brooklyn apartment. He encounters three disrespectful teenagers on the subway and springs into action when the mischievous youngsters start to terrorize the other passengers. Bernard’s bravery and determination make him a welcome presence to his fellow commuters; however, his dealings with the adolescent gangsters have only just begun.

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Lisa Marie Spaulding Kevins ’89 The Angels of Florence ROYAL FIREWORKS PUBLISHING, 2016.

The Angels of Florence is the cultural, religious, educational and inspirational journey of a young American girl studying abroad in Florence, Italy, and her struggle to adapt and mature within a new culture and language. Out of this struggle, she came to love Italy: the angelic beauty, the goodness of its people and its art. Rachael Ruley ’10 ’Twas Halloween Night CREATESPACE INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING PLATFORM, 2016.

"’Twas Halloween Night and all through the town, The children were jumping all up and down..." It’s a Halloween like any other, until one trick-ortreater spots a very surprising visitor. Loyal to the similarly titled, other holiday story we know so well, this sweet poem is a story for Halloween-lovers of all ages.

Stephen “Scoop” Rupprecht ’92 of Plymouth Meeting, Pa., an assistant dean at Drexel University in Philadelphia, completed his doctoral degree in educational leadership and management in May. Jeffrey Yonkers ’92 of Sayville, N.Y., is chief financial officer for Best Market, a private, familyowned supermarket with 30 locations primarily on Long Island. Michele Michelon Kane ’93 of Wilmington, Del., is an associate director of residential life and housing for the University of Delaware. Timothy Ferlito ’94 of Syracuse, N.Y., is an account manager for United Way of Central New York. Julie VandeVelde McGrain ’94 of Plymouth Meeting, Pa., is an attorney for the federal Public Defender’s Office in the district of New Jersey. Mary Richardson White ’94 of Flower Mound, Texas, is a senior quality assurance analyst for At Home LLC in Plano, Texas. Jeffory Johnson CAS’95 retired from his position as athletic director at Cortland (N.Y.) High School after 18 years. Donn King ’95 of Bloomingburg, N.Y., is a daycare licensor for the New York State Office of Children & Family Services in Spring Valley, N.Y. Charles E. Lorenz ’95 of Lancaster, N.Y., was promoted to administrative vice president for M&T Bank. Lorenz began his career with M&T in 2006 and has held numerous positions. He is a youth coach for Lancaster-Depew Baseball. Scott Reif ’97 is communications director for the Senate Republican Majority of New York State. He was promoted from deputy communications director. Christine Rasbeck Sexton ’97 of Goodlettsville, Tenn., was elevated to a level II licensed alcohol drug abuse counselor in the state of Tennessee in June. She is a counselor and therapist with Corizon Health Inc. at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville.

(N.Y.) Central School District in 2014 as an assistant high school 1972 45th principal. Linda Weir ’91 received the JUNE 8-11 2016 Alison Haskell Award for Excellence in Herpetofaunal Conservation by Partners in Amphibian 1977 40th and Reptile Conservation. This award recognizes an individual 8-11 from North America whoJUNE exemplifies extraordinary commitment to ’86, ’87, ’88 herpetofaunal conservation. Weir 30th Reunion is a research manager for the U.S. Geological Survey at Patuxent WildJUNE 8-11 life Research Center in Laurel, Md.

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Ed Fossati ’92 enlisted in the 15th Reunion U.S. Navy in 1994 and was commissioned as a naval aviator in 1999. 8-11 He took over as HSM-70JUNE executive officer in April 2015 and assumed command of HSM-70 in July 2016. 2005 10thLindridge ’92, a techStephen nology and engineering teacher in JUNE 8-11 the Candor (N.Y.) Central Schools, received the International Tech’08, ’09,and ’10 Engineering Educators nology 5th Reunion Association Teacher Excellence Award. He has taught at Candor for 24 years and has beenJUNE inducted 8-11 into Epsilon Pi Tau technology honor society and the DelawareChenango-Madison-Otsego BOCES Hall of Fame. He has also received the WETM Golden Apple Award in 2011, the Southern Tier Technology and Engineering Educators Association Regional Teacher of the Year Award in 2013 and the New York State Technology and Engineering Educators State Teacher of the Year Award in 2015. Jill Monkelbaan Monaco ’92 is assistant principal of Cardinal O’Hara High School in the Town of Tonawanda, N.Y. Since 2010, she has served as principal of Immaculata Academy in Hamburg, N.Y. Prior to that, she held the position of assistant principal for 10 years. Christopher Roker ’92 was named chief executive officer of New York City Health + Hospitals in Queens, N.Y. See related story on page 37.

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Jeremy Walier ’97 of Charlotte, N.C., is a senior supervisory principal in the Charlotte home offices of LPL Financial. Keith Washo ’97 of San Jose, Calif., is vice president of sales and marketing for Adaptive Sound Technologies Inc. He is also co-founder and board member for the music non-profit Symphonia Caritas, and has released three new songs: “For You,” “Heart of Gold” and “Wholesome.” Tom Doupe ’98 of Rush, N.Y., is the senior director of operations and administration for the University of Rochester. Jamie DuMont ’98 is head men’s ice hockey coach for Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. An assistant with the team since 2011, Dumont was a key player for Oswego State, helping the team to four straight SUNYAC playoff bids. After graduation Dumont began his coaching career at Oswego, helping the Lakers win a regular season title and an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Rebekkah Meixner-Hanks ’00 of New Albany, Ind., is a professor and chair of the Theatre Department at Indiana University, southeast campus. Patricia Stevens ’00 of Auburn, N.Y., is an artist and a graphic designer for Realty USA. Brian Aukema M’01 is a Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County educator who co-owns the Dutch Hill Creamery in Chenango Forks, N.Y., with his father and brother. Kathleen “Kate” A. McGrath ’01 of New York, N.Y., was honored as the writer of Clandestine, independent film company Feenix Films’ latest full-length feature, which received the Gold Remi Award for Crime Drama presented at the 49 th Annual WorldFest Houston International Film Festival. For her performance in the feature, McGrath won the Houston Broadcast Film Critics Worldfest 2016 best supporting actress award. Timothy R. Barnhart ’02, managing director of Northwestern Mutual, joined the board of directors at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, N.Y. He also serves on the Oswego Alumni Association OSWEGO

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Board of Directors, the March of Dimes Board of Directors and the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. Christopher Hockey ’02 of Liverpool, N.Y., was named the director of registration and records for Onondaga Community College in June 2016. Nelson Kise CAS’02 is superintendent for the Sodus (N.Y.) Central School District. He previously held the position of Lyons (N.Y.) middle and high school principal. Charla Blum Roth ’02 M’03 is a partner at Dannible & McKee LLP in Syracuse, N.Y.

Matthew Honeywell ’04 was promoted to branch manager of the Community Bank N.A. in Ogdensburg, N.Y. Adam Obstein ’04 of Newport News, Va., is assistant director of honor enrichment and community standards at Christopher Newport University. He married in October 2015. Michael Ricci Jr. M’04 of Liverpool, N.Y., is quality assurance manager at G&C Food Distributors in Syracuse, N.Y. Timothy Thomas ’04 M’05 of Rochester, N.Y., is executive vice president of acquisitions for AssuredPartners. Prior to joining

Lex Barker ’03 of Lockport, N.Y., is a project management specialist for the United States Army Corps of Engineers in Buffalo, N.Y. Kristina Rusho ’03 is a recruit ment and communications specialist in the Department of Graduate Studies for SUNY Oswego. Brendan Dunfee ’04 of Scotia, N.Y., is an assistant inspector general for the New York Army National Guard in Latham, N.Y. Lisa Wallace Ekiert ’04 is assistant director of campus life for the Monroe Community College Association Inc. in Rochester, N.Y.

AssuredPartners, he was a vice president and client consultant at Manning & Napier Benefits. Daniel Walker ’05 is an interface engineer at HealthlinkNY’s Binghamton office. Amy Weigand Buczek ’06 was promoted to senior accountant at CXtec in Syracuse, N.Y. She has been with the company for 15 years and most recently served as general accountant. Jennifer Senez Newman ’06 of Albany, N.Y., is chief human resources officer for the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Dr. Andrea Dattellas ’07 is the kind of person who brings her work home. In fact, she has converted her basement into an Intensive Care Unit for her patients who might need roundthe-clock attention. “I feel better having them at the house so I can check on them, and their families appreciate it, too,” said the veterinarian and owner of the Fulton (N.Y.) Animal Hospital. “I’ve missed a lot of dinner dates, but I don’t regret a minute of it. Seeing animals get better and hearing how grateful their owners are makes it worth it.” Her dedication and hard work resulted in the Oswego Small Business Development Center honoring her with the 2016 Small Business Excellence Award. Businesses are selected for the excellence awards based on their PROVIDED

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company’s longevity, innovation, sales growth, increased employment, ability to overcome adversity or community contributions. Only five years after graduating from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in St. Kitts, West Indies, Dattellas now owns and operates her own clinic, which is undergoing a complete renovation, including new equipment and design for better patient flow. She has hired two new employees, but she is still the only doctor on staff—which can make for long hours. But she has never shied away from hard work. In fact, she completed vet school in an accelerated 3 1/2 years, with four-month classes followed by only two weeks off—no summer or holiday breaks. As a student at Oswego, she worked part-time in retail off campus and still managed to complete all the labs required of her zoology major. She served as vice president of the Red Cross Club and sang in her home church in Brewerton, N.Y., on weekends. She also interned at the Fulton Animal Hospital, which gave her the connections that led to her eventually buying the business. But Dr. Dattellas said there was never any question in her mind that she would become a veterinarian. “I’ve been obsessed with animals my whole life,” she said. “All kinds—dogs, cats, pocket [hamsters, mice, guinea pigs, etc.] pets. I put my whole life into this and I am proud of what I’ve been able to accomplish.” She said she hopes to someday open a mobile veterinary clinic that brings medical services right to the patients’ homes. Or perhaps she might add grooming and boarding services to the hospital. But for now, her focus is developing her primary business. “I love what I do, and I am happy that I do it,” she said. “You can’t ask for more than that.” —Margaret Spillett

CLA SS Brian E. Finn CAS’07 was named principal for Lowville (N.Y.) Academy and Central School District. He had served as assistant high school principal since 2007. Craig Johnson ’07 of New Bedford, Mass., is a chemistry and biology teacher for Bristol County Agricultural High School. He married Catherine Knight in July 2015. He presented on standardsbased grading with a colleague in April 2016 at the National Science Teachers Association conference in Nashville. Andrea Dattellas Mollica ’07 owns and operates the Fulton Animal Hospital in Fulton, N.Y. The business was honored with the New York Small Business Development Corporation Oswego 2016 Small Business Excellence Award. See related story on page 40. Dean Shlotzhauer Jr. ’07 of Canastota, N.Y., was promoted to commercial banking officer for the Oneida-Madison region of Community Bank N.A. He most recently served as branch manager for Community Bank’s Griffiss Park branch in Rome. He serves as a board member for the Rome Area Chamber of Commerce and chairman for the Rome Chamber Professional Development Community. Liza Winans Von Holtz ’07 M’08 of Baldwinsville, N.Y., is a senior accountant for National Grid Companies. Laura Bianchi ’08 moved back to Spencerport, N.Y., after spending eight years as a mining and exploration geologist at the Goldfields region of Western Australia. She works as a mathematics and science tutor at Sylvan Learning Center in Greece, N.Y. Elizabeth L. Gerace ’08 is associate program director of the Central New York Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. She is responsible for delivering programs and services to the chapter’s 14-county area. Elizabeth Rocco ’08 is an elementary reading specialist at Mohonasen Central School District in Schenectady, N.Y. She has taught grades ranging from second to fifth.

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Oswego Matters By Executive Director Betsy Oberst

ith Passion and Purpose: The Campaign for SUNY Oswego was about so much more than just raising money to build our endowment, increase scholarships, enhance student success and invigorate our intellectual climate at SUNY Oswego. It also created wonderful opportunities to elevate our profile and increase the engagement, spirit, energy, pride and excitement of our 85,000 alumni! Some of the highlights during the campaign included hundreds of alumni events all across the country that engaged thousands of alumni. We also engaged close to 5,000 alumni and students as volunteers during the course of the campaign in our many programs. We launched many new initiatives during the campaign that sparked alumni engagement and pride. Our Love a Donor Day program educates students about opportunities provided by donors, as well as gives them a chance to express their gratitude. We also instituted a Tag Day on campus on National Philanthropy Day to highlight donor-funded spaces and programs. The most significant new program was the re-launch of a campus-wide Homecoming in fall 2015 to foster new traditions, spirit and Oswego Pride. Over the course of the campaign, we brought more than 400 alumni back to campus through the Alumni-in-Residence program to share career advice with more than 26,000 students. We also connected hundreds of students and alumni through the Alumni Sharing Knowledge (ASK) program and programs such as New York City Career Connections. We ramped up our activity on social media channels to connect with alumni in all of those spaces, and significantly increased the interactions that took place, particularly during major campus events and new

fundraising “challenges” during the campaign, such as Lakers Athletics Challenges, the 24-Hour Challenge, the Homecoming Challenge and more. All of these initiatives serve as points of pride and engagement and showcase the magical spirit of our Oswego Alumni Family. It is exciting to contemplate the continued new and exciting chapters that lie ahead for all of us together as an alumni community that continues to evolve as we look for new and better ways to keep you connected and engaged. We look forward to working with and hearing from all of you as we continue to build our alumni community of the future. How can we better serve you and assist you throughout your life journey as an Oswego alum? For now, I know I am proud and humbled to have been a part of our SUNY Oswego alumni community for 33 years. A special thanks to all of you from all of us as you continue to make Oz special and magical – both here on campus through your philanthropy and your service – and in your own communities! #OswegoPride

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Putting on the Dog: Alumna Pairs Start-Up Apparel Business with Support for Animal Rescue When Kelsey Harvey ’13 saw the black and fawn-colored puppy being offered for adoption at a Syracuse-area rescue organization, it was love at first sight. “My parents always rescued dogs,” said the Liverpool, N.Y., native, who carried forth the tradition when she rescued Maya in 2015. “I think my love for dogs came from my parents and the memories we created with our pups, as a family (including brother Will ’18).” Rescued dogs sparked Harvey’s creation of her new company, Barklyn Grace, which features a trendy line of dog-branded apparel and accessories. Her goal is to give dog lovers high-quality products with quirky-cute designs, all while donating 10 percent of net profits to animal shelters and rescue organizations. Barklyn Grace—joining the name of the Harvey family’s first rescue, Grace, with the stylings of freelance graphic designer and friend Shane LaChance ’13— launched in February 2016. Less than one year later, it has almost 20,000 combined followers among all of its social platforms (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook), and 300 brand ambassadors. Products range from water bottles to sweatshirts to caps to jewelry. Visit Barklyn Grace at www.barklyn-grace. com and on Instragram, Twitter and Facebook as /barklyngrace.

What has been the hardest thing about being an entrepreneur?

Why do you donate a portion of Barklyn Grace sales to charity?

What advice do you have for others who want to start a business?

There are far too many homeless dogs in the streets, mistreated, abused or not “perfect” enough to be a show dog. I wanted to find a way to give back by creating an appealing brand identity with a philanthropic approach. People want to help, and they want to be a part of something growing and something great.

I encourage everyone to at least try it. It’s definitely a risk, but if you hit the right audience with the right message, you never know what it could become. Barklyn Grace is just beginning; it’s my baby, and I will control the success or the failure.

What kind of feedback are you getting from customers?

I loved Oswego. It will forever be the best four years of my life. My involvement as president of the American Marketing Society helped me figure out what I wanted to do with my life. A combination of everything—the people, the classes, the weather (not really), the staff—was so great. I wouldn’t change it for the world. —Eileen Crandall

People are really latching on to Barklyn Grace! People love to help spread the word, to take pictures in their apparel or with their product. Social media is so, so popular and beneficial, that most of my success comes from people sharing, posting and basically promoting my product on their feed. It’s a pretty exciting time.

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I play every role in my business, and it can be timeconsuming. You want to reply to anyone and everyone; you want to follow-up and make sure things are going well. You’re in charge of growing the business, getting the word out and finding the best ways to entice people to want to share your product and your offering and your mission. It’s always going to be a learning curve, but it’s definitely worth the adrenaline rush. Is Barklyn your primary job? You can call it my second full-time job! I work as a digital marketing manager for environment, health and safety company SGS Galson in Syracuse, N.Y. Marketing is such a cool field, and techniques are always changing.

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CLA SS Christina Bobesky M’09, assistant professor of human services for Herkimer County Community College, recently published an article with Matthew Mulvaney in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. The article is titled “Ukrainian and American Identities as Predictors of Marital and Parenting Attitudes within the Acculturating Ukrainian-American Community.” Kendall Hanley ’09 of Chicago is the director of hockey for the Colorado Select Girls Hockey Association. Caryn Humiston ’09 is a graphic designer with Geller and Company in New York City. Alexander Rufer ’09 of Clifton Park, N.Y., is a business analyst and sales coordinator for SI Group in Schenectady, N.Y. Joseph Twarog ’09 is manager of compliance and quality for Rutland Mental Health Services in Rutland, Vt. Danielle Washington ’09 of Rome, N.Y., is a lead accounting technician for Defense Finance & Accounting Services-Rome. Blake Joos ’10 graduated from the Nassau County (N.Y.) Police Academy in May. Stephanie Bliss Neuman ’10 was promoted to events director of the Central New York Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. Rebecca Urtz ’10 is sales manager for the travel division at Fortus Healthcare Resources in Utica, N.Y. Tiffani Hollenbeck Loomis ’11 of Fulton, N.Y., is a registered nurse and health and safety coordinator for Oswego Industries Inc. Stephen Mallaro ’11 was named head coach of the new men’s ice hockey program at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Andy Salvatore ’11 was named head baseball coach at Bard College in Annandale-On-Hudson, N.Y. Stephanie Sweeney ’11 of Frisco, Colo., is a communications manager for Copper Mountain Resort in Copper Mountain, Colo.

Elaine VanDerVeeken ’13 of Waxahachie, Texas, is owner, manager and personal trainer at Snap Fitness in Red Oak, Texas. Brittany Barrett ’14 of Binghamton, N.Y., is a certified laboratory technician at LensCrafters in Syracuse, N.Y. Kathryne Davis ’14 of Ava, N.Y., is a sports desk clerk for the Observer-Dispatch newspaper in Utica, N.Y. Joseph DeSantola ’14 was sworn into service as a Sarasota (Fla.) police officer in May 2016. Rachel Filosofos ’14 of Lewiston, N.Y., is a human resources representative for WestRock in Syracuse, N.Y. Ethan Lucas ’14 of Binghamton, N.Y., is a technology education teacher at MaineEndwell Middle School. Joe Manganiello ’14 is a sports reporter for the Oswego County Weeklies. He previously was employed by The Watertown Daily Times in Watertown, N.Y. Lucas Martin ’14 of Dallas received certification as an Economic Development Finance Professional from the National Development Council. Marissa McGinn ’14 of Washington, D.C., is a real estate loan administrator at CapitalSource in Chevy Chase, Md. Matthew Piasecki ’14 graduated from the Nassau County (N.Y.) Police Academy in May 2016. Jonathan Askew ’15 of Syracuse, N.Y., is an independent agent at AFLAC in Auburn, N.Y. Kendra Bowman ’15 of Seneca Falls, N.Y., is an employee of the Auburn (N.Y.) Enlarged City School District. Pranay Chapagain M’15 is a programmer-analyst at SUNY Oswego.

Andrew Widanka ’11 of Henrietta, N.Y., is a senior accountant at the University of Rochester. Jeanne Yacono ’11 is an account executive at MMI, a strategic communications firm in Cary, N.C. She previously led communications and marketing efforts for the Young Entrepreneurs Academy, a national entrepreneurship education program for middle and high school students. Justin Melvin ’12 joined the Empire Crane Company sales force in the Northeast. He will serve the New England region. Ryan Pyland ’12 is assistant vice president and manager of the Solvay Bank branch in Cicero, N.Y. Halie Bloom ’13 of Port Jefferson Station, N.Y., is a nutritionist for Cornell Cooperative Extension. Breanna Busch ’13 is a graphic designer at Good Monster in Syracuse, N.Y. Kelsey Harvey ’13 started Barklyn Grace, a dog-themed clothing line that donates 10% of every purchase to rescue homeless dogs and find them good homes. See related story on page 42. Melissa Krug ’13 of Colonie, N.Y., is a student assistant at the New York State Division of Budget in the Human Services, Housing and Intergovernmental Affairs Unit. She is pursuing a master’s degree in public administration from SUNY Albany. Allison Warner Macey ’13 M’14 of Syracuse, N.Y., is the event coordinator for the SUNY Oswego Admissions Office. Erin Marulli ’13 of Rochester, N.Y., is a student success coordinator for SUNY Binghamton. She completed a master’s in student affairs administration and a Master of Public Administration at SUNY Binghamton in 2016. Christina Sakowski ’13 of Astoria, N.Y., is a transfer admission counselor at St. John’s University. She earned a master’s degree from Manhattan College in 2015.

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Eric M. Dauphin M’15 completed the certification process to earn his designation as a certified public accountant. He is a tax associate at Fust Charles Chambers LLP in Syracuse, N.Y. Lauren Lasky ’15 of Watervliet, N.Y., is a brand strategist at Terakeet in Syracuse, N.Y. Molly Matott ’15, CNY Central meteorologist, served on the Ladies Who Lead panel discussion in June 2016 at SUNY Oswego. See related story on page 9. Kelsey Merritt ’15 of Brooktondale, N.Y., works in the mortgage department of CFCU Community Credit Union and volunteers at a variety of organizations. Nicholas Rivait ’15 returns to the FireAntz of Fayetteville, N.C., for his second hockey season with the organization. Courtney Soule ’15 of Rochester, N.Y., is a communications coordinator at Heritage Christian Services. Dustin Trimble ’15 operates the Eis House Restaurant and Event Center in Mexico, N.Y., with his parents. The business was honored with a 2016 Small Business Excellence Award. Kalyn Duguay ’16 i s a campaign assistant for the United Way of Greater Oswego County. Sonny Goldbaum ’16 is an account executive at Syracuse Media Group. He was previously a graduate assistant at Twentieth Television, a division of 21st Century Fox. Cori Natale ’16 of Monticello, N.Y., is a staff accountant at Cooper Arias LLP’s Mongaup Valley office. Robert Pagan ’16 of Peekskill, N.Y., is a production assistant at CBS News in New York, N.Y. Samantha Schou ’16 is a marketing intern for Frontier Communications in Rochester, N.Y.

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Andrew Baumgras '15 and Victoria Faccini '15 were married on June 11, 2016, in East Northport, N.Y. Center: Anthony Prisco '14. Front row from left: Tessa Hudon '15, Rebecca Herwood '15, Dana Garguilo '15, Megan Scott '16, Andrew Baumgras '15, Victoria Faccini Baumgras '15, Riya Tocci '15, Rachel Persoff De Santis '13. Middle row from left: Jessi Hebblethwaite '16, Lauren Micale '14, Jill Bergemann '15, Lauren Hohler '16, Liz Collins '15, Lauren Sorce '15, Joseph Greene ’86, Courtney LaQuay '16, Rebecca Brennan '13 M’15. Back row from left: Danielle Gillett '16, Lauren Boyd '15, Luke Carbonaro '14, Shawn Michael Derrick, Daniel Haller '14 , Ingrid Johansen ’16, Taylor De Santis '14, Jamie Hewitt ’87, Barbara St. Michel, SUNY Oswego associate director of campus life.

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Berta Culver Van Loon Stebbins ’45 of Lake Wales, Fla., died May 29, 2016. She taught for more than 30 years in the OdessaMontour (N.Y.) Central School District. She was predeceased by her first husband, Harold Van Loon. Berta is survived by her second husband, Arnold Stebbins; three children, 16 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. Sylvia Norton Griffin ’47 of Seneca, S.C., died July 22, 2016. She is survived by her husband, Denham Griffin ’47; and her son, Michael. Arthur Crossman ’48 of Melbourne, Fla., died June 3, 2012. Robert Herres ’49 of Waynesboro, Pa., died Feb. 22, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Gloria Brown Herres ’49. Mae Nelson Taylor ’49 of Belgrade, Maine, died July 12, 2016. Prior to retirement, she taught in Massapequa, N.Y. Mae is survived by two daughters, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Donald Fenner ’51 of Edenton, N.C., died June 21, 2016. He served with the U.S. Navy during World War II. Don taught in the Mexico (N.Y.) Academy and Central School District for several years after graduation from Oswego. In 1954, he moved to Long Island, where he worked for the Sachem Central School District for 31 years as a teacher, principal and assistant superintendent for personnel. He retired in 1985. Surviving are his wife, Joan Coe Fenner ’52, three children and three grandchildren. Patrick Heagerty ’51 of Manlius, N.Y., died August 16, 2016. He served with the U.S Army during World War II. Pat taught for 29 years, primarily at Wellwood Middle School in Fayetteville. He is survived by his wife, Alfreda Dibella Heagerty ’51, two children, four grandchildren and his brother, John Heagerty ’47. Mary Thompson Romanelli ’51 of Staten Island, N.Y., died June 14, 2016. She was a teacher in the New York City public school system for 30 years. Mary is survived by her husband, Charles; four sons; three daughters, including Katherine Romanelli Blazejeski ’81 and her husband, Mark Blazejeski ’81; and 12 grandchildren. Yvonne Kane White ’51 of Scotia, N.Y., died May 12, 2016. She taught at the Delanson (N.Y.) Union Free School. She is survived by her husband, Loren. Doris Burkle Floch ’52 of Phoenix, N.Y., died Aug. 10, 2016. She had been a teacher in the Phoenix Central School District and later worked for Sears and Roebuck. Doris was predeceased by her husband, Henri Floch

’50. She is survived by three daughters, a grandson and two great-grandchildren. Edith Greenspan Godlewski ’52 of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., died Aug. 16, 2016. She taught in the Ballston Spa (N.Y.) School District and later the Greater Amsterdam (N.Y.) School District for more than 20 years until her retirement. Edith is survived by two sons, a daughter and three grandchildren. Harold James Bromm ’53 of Nanuet, N.Y., died March 26, 2016. Jim served with the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. He was a technology teacher at Tappan Zee High School for 36 years. Jim is survived by his wife, Dorothy, five children, 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Jose Aviles ’54 of Eloy, Ariz., died Feb. 8, 2016. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Surviving are his wife, Barbara, two sons and four granddaughters. Edward Caraccioli ’54 M’60 of Oswego died July 24, 2016. He served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War. In addition to his two Oswego degrees, Ed earned a CAS from Syracuse University in 1964. He was in education for 35 years as a teacher, principal and administrator. Ed served as principal of Fitzhugh Park School in Oswego for 17 years. Prior to his retirement in 1993, he was the director of planning and evaluation for the Oswego City School District. Surviving are his wife, Barbara; daughter, Mary Anne Caraccioli Yanos ’76; and six sons, including Thomas ’89; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandsons. Arthur Eugene Guthrie ’55 of Perry, N.Y., died July 25, 2016. Gene served with the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He taught industrial arts at Perry Central School for 35 years. Gene is survived by his wife, Marjorie, and son, Barry. Esther Taylor Barber ’57 of New Durham, N.H., died May 24, 2016. She taught for many years in Franklin Public Schools in Franklin, Mass. Surviving are her husband, Bob, two daughters and five grandchildren. Ronald Burke ’57 of Shapleigh, Maine, died May 24, 2016. He earned a master’s of fine arts degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Ron was a studio potter and built his studio in a former dairy barn. He also taught at Phillips Exeter Academy (N.H.) and as a visiting professor or instructor at a number of colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada. Surviving are his wife, Theresa “Tess” Poliotti Burke ’59, three children and a granddaughter. Donald Blair ’58 of Mesa, Ariz., died Aug. 13, 2014. He earned a master’s degree at 45

Colgate University in 1966 and a doctorate at Arizona State University in 1971. He spent more than 20 years with the Mesa School District as a teacher and administrator, retiring in 1991. He later spent 10 years as a student teacher supervisor for Northern Arizona University. Don is survived by his wife, Joan, three children, nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Susan Burt ’58 of Hudson, Wisc., died May 16, 2016. She earned a master’s degree at the University of Wisconsin at River Falls. Alice Murray Stanley ’59 of Kentwood, Mich., died Aug. 10, 2016. She taught in Kentwood Public Schools for more than 30 years. Surviving are three children and five grandchildren. Suzanne Fuller McGivney ’60 of Fulton, N.Y., died June 12, 2016. She was a teacher in the Fulton City School District until she retired in 1986. She is survived by two sons, Robert and John ’91; and six grandchildren, including Mary McGivney ’11. Carmela Semprevivo ’60 of Gloversville, N.Y., died Aug. 15, 2016. She was a teacher for the Gloversville Enlarged School District for 33 years. Millie is survived by a son, a daughter and two grandsons. Grace Siliato Siciliano ’60 of East Quogue, N.Y., died Aug. 21, 2016. She received a master’s degree from Hofstra University in 1989. Grace taught for more than 40 years in the East Meadow and Massapequa school districts, retiring in 2002. She is survived by her husband, Alfred; three children and eight grandchildren. Michael Canale ’61 of Baldwinsville, N.Y., died Aug. 20, 2016. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He taught in the Baldwinsville Central School District for many years. Surviving are his wife, Catherine; daughters Mary Erickson and Susan Mathers; son, Kevin ’94; and five grandchildren. Belinda Knupp Clos ’62 of Syracuse, N.Y., died Dec. 19, 2013. After graduation she taught for two years in the Fairmont School District before joining her husband who was serving with the U.S. Army in Germany. Upon their return to the U.S., Belinda was a stay-at-home mom and substitute teacher. She is survived by her husband, Carl, two sons and five grandchildren. William Mower ’62 of Utica, N.Y. died June 11, 2016. He taught in the Utica City School District until his retirement. Bill is survived by his wife, Mary, two children, two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Patricia Nevins Padian ’62 of Denville, N.J., died May 29, 2016. She taught for many OSWEGO

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years at the Sacred Heart School in Dover, N.J., and more recently for the Denville Township (N.J.) Board of Education. She is survived by four children and a granddaughter. Thomas Savage ’62 of Palermo, N.Y., died June 23, 2016. He taught industrial arts in the Fulton City School District from 1962 to 1991. Surviving are his wife, Evelyn; daughter, Cynthia Savage Baron ’84; sons Gary and Scott; four grandchildren and a step-grandson. Catherine Frary Salisbury ’63 of Pulaski, N.Y., died July 5, 2016. She taught in the Central Square and Sandy Creek Central school districts, until she retired in 1979. She earned a master of divinity degree from Drew Theological School (N.J.) in 1982 and a doctor of ministry degree from Colgate Rochester Divinity School (N.Y.) in 2001. She served as a full-time pastor in United Methodist churches in Philadelphia, Evans Mills, Mannsville and Lorraine, N.Y. After mandatory retirement at age 70, she served as an associate pastor in a number of churches. Catherine is survived by two daughters, two sons, 12 grandchildren, and several greatgrandchildren and great-great grandchildren. Robert Skinner ’63 of Seneca Falls, N.Y., died June 10, 2016. He was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. He was a teacher and guidance counselor at Mynderse Academy in Seneca Falls, N.Y., for more than 30 years, retiring in 1993. He is survived by a sister, nieces and nephews. Joan Czajak Hennessy ’64 of Camillus, N.Y., died Aug. 28, 2016. She was a homebound tutor for the West Genesee Central School District for many years. Joan is survived by her children, Sarah Hennessy Starowitz ’00, Catherine, Patrick and Michael Hennessy; and six grandchildren. Joel Miller ’64 of Hauppauge, N.Y., died May 27, 2016. He was a teacher and coach at Island Trees (N.Y.) School District for 31 years. Surviving are his wife, Marilyn Murphy Miller ’64 ; sons, Stephen and Jeffrey; and five grandchildren. John Robert Roth ’64 of Hacienda Heights, Calif., died July 13, 2016. After graduation, Bob worked as an insurance agent until beginning Naval Officer Candidate School in 1966. He was commissioned as an ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve and served on active duty in Vietnam from August 1968 to September 1969. Following his service, he returned to the insurance profession. He was a partner in Davidson, Pierson and Roth Inc. for 10 years before founding Rothco Insurance Service Inc. Bob was predeceased by OSWEGO

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his wife, Marilyn Burkell Roth ’63, and is survived by their nieces and nephews. Gifts may be made in his memory to Bob and Marilyn’s scholarship fund, in care of the Oswego College Foundation Inc., 215 Sheldon Hall, SUNY, Oswego, NY 13126. Betty Kling Allport Whittaker ’64 of Lakeland, Fla., died July 10, 2016. She earned a master’s in sociology from Illinois Institute of Technology. She was a teacher in Sandy Creek, N.Y., for 20 years. Surviving are her husband, Robert, three children, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Judith Cowden ’65 of Forksville, Pa., died July 9, 2016. She was a teacher in Omaha, Neb., before returning to Syracuse, where she was a social worker. She retired from Elmira (N.Y.) Psychiatric Center as an intensive case manager for at-risk youth. Judy is survived by two children and five grandchildren. Peter Collins ’66 of Wappingers Falls, N.Y., died July 9, 2016. He is survived by a son. William Martin ’66 of Oswego died August 13, 2016. He served in the U.S. Naval Reserve for 12 years. He was a technology and driver’s education teacher at Central Square (N.Y.) High School for 27 years. Surviving are his wife, Anne, three children and three grandsons. Michael Moore ’68 of Vienna, Ill., died June 14, 2015. He served with the U.S. Army from 1968 to 1971. Mike earned an MBA from St. Ambrose University in 2000 and a master of online teaching certificate from the University of Illinois in 2007. Mike was a teacher for many years, retiring from the Cairo, Ill. Public School System, and he was an adjunct instructor at several local colleges. He is survived by his wife, Sabra, two children and five grandchildren. William Van Order ’68 of Moyock, N.C., died May 30, 2016. Bill taught industrial arts at Cortland, N.Y. BOCES before taking a job with Chrysler Corporation. He is survived by his wife, Linda, three sons, four grandchildren, three sisters and a brother, John ’57. Elizabeth Dingwall Allotta ’69 of Placitas, N.M., died June 13, 2016. She worked as a bookkeeper, most recently at Las Placitas Presbyterian Church. Liz is survived by her husband, Joseph; three children; and seven grandchildren. Jane Lally Bamerick ’70 of Syracuse, N.Y., died May 16, 2016. She taught at Holy Family School in Fairmount and the Syracuse City School District, and she retired from the West Genesee School District. Jane is survived by four children, Susan Wecht, Sally Dewitt ’94, Ginny Hyde and Robert Bamerick; seven 46

grandchildren, including Melissa Bamerick Fox ’11; and four great-grandchildren. Thomas Griesemer ’70 of Land O’Lakes, Fla., died March 18, 2014. Prior to his retirement, he was a professor at Hudson Valley (N.Y.) Community College. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, two children, a stepdaughter and three grandchildren. Carol Joan Kendrick Pedzich ’70 of Webster, N.Y., died June 26, 2016. Joan earned a master’s of library science degree from SUNY Geneseo. She was director of library services at the Harris Beach Law Firm in Rochester, retiring in 2011. Joan is survived by her husband, Robert Pedzich ’69, two sons and three grandchildren. Bonnie Reynolds Wenham ’71 of Wellington, Fla., died July 24, 2016. Bonnie was a teacher in the North Syracuse (N.Y.) School District until her retirement. Surviving are her husband, James ’70, two sons and two grandchildren. Charles Burr ’72 of Hemlock, N.Y., died Dec. 5, 2013. Katrine Taillie Danforth ’73 of Corning, N.Y., died Aug. 7, 2016. She earned a master’s degree from Syracuse University. Surviving is her husband, Ernest, three children, two grandchildren and 10 siblings, including Teresa Taillie Root ’99 and William Taillie ’72. Thomas Ford ’73 of Baldwinsville, N.Y., died July 30, 2016. He taught at McNamara Elementary School in the Baldwinsville Central School District. He owned his own painting business from 1980 until his retirement. Tom is survived by his wife, Margaret “Peggy” Waelde Ford ’73, and a son, Michael. David Munsell ’73 of Waynesboro, Va., died recently. He worked for many years at Munson Machinery in Utica, N.Y., retiring as chief engineer. Surviving is his wife, Margaret Mulcahey Munsell ’73, and his father, Roger. Michael Feeney ’74 of Corona, Calif., died Feb. 7, 2011. Lawrence Topper ’74 of West Shokan, N.Y., died Jan. 12, 2013. Lucille Marcoccia Machuga ’75 of Cicero, N.Y., died June 26, 2016. She was a teacher in the Altmar-Parish-Williamstown (N.Y.) Central School District for more than 30 years, retiring in 2008. Lucille is survived by her husband, Ronald, a daughter and two grandchildren. Margaret Powers ’75 of Canastota, N.Y., died May 30, 2016. She worked as a case manager for the Rescue Mission in Syracuse

and for Consumer Services in Oneida. She is survived by three sons, a step-daughter and three grandchildren. Douglas Brown ’77 of Nashville, N.C., died April 7, 2016. He earned an associate’s degree from Broome Technical Community College in 1971. Douglas is survived by his wife, Carol, three children and a granddaughter. Leonard Terrence Stanton ’77 of Sun City Center, Fla., died June 13, 2016. Terry worked in the Tampa and Orlando area for more than 30 years as a mechanical contractor. Surviving are his wife, Nancy, and a son, Blane. Denise Dilgard-Hunka ’79 of Clarence, N.Y., died June 11, 2016. She earned a master’s degree in social work from the University at Buffalo. She was a social worker at Dodge Road Elementary School in Williamsville, N.Y., for 25 years, retiring in 2015. She is survived by her husband, Bronislaus, and two daughters. John Moseley ’79 of East Syracuse, N.Y., died July 5, 2016. He was the pastor of Cornerstone Christian Church for over 20 years. John is survived by his wife, Carm, three children and a grandson. Edward Peterson ’79 of Utica, N.Y., died Aug. 1, 2016. After college, he worked as an actor in Los Angeles and New York. In 1990, Ed started an interior design business in New York City called Edward-Kemper Design. He is survived by his partner, David Lujan; his parents, Edward and Patricia Peterson; three brothers; nieces and nephews. Gifts may be made in Ed’s memory to the Edward J. Peterson ’79 Memorial Fund, in care of the Oswego College Foundation Inc., 215 Sheldon Hall, SUNY, Oswego, NY 13126. W. Jeffrey Still ’79 of Canastota, N.Y., died June 2, 2016. He served with the U.S. Navy from 1971 to 1977 as a hospital corpsman. Prior to retiring in 2016, Jeff was a mechanical designer for Carrier Corporation. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, and two brothers. David Jodlowski ’80 of Camillus, N.Y., died May 6, 2016. He was a practicing CPA. David is survived by his partner, Cindy Clough, and three children. Lawrence Robinson ’81 of New Hartford, N.Y., died Aug. 17, 2016. Larry began his career as a police officer for SUNY Oswego and the town of Dewitt. In 1985, he became a special agent with the FBI. Later, he

was employed as a salesman and an energy auditor. He is survived by his wife, Beverly, two children and four grandchildren. Michele Klein Folchetti ’82 of Granite Springs, N.Y., died March 10, 2014. Bonnie Corbin Soles ’83 of Bath, N.Y., died July 31, 2016. She worked in quality assurance at EMSL in Bath. Bonnie is survived by her husband, Francis, two children and two grandchildren. Christopher Wolfe ’83 of New Market, Md., died July 14, 2016. He taught in Charles County (Md.) Public Schools for 17 years, followed by 15 years with Frederick County (Ma.) Public Schools. Chris is survived by his wife, Kelly, and three daughters. Robert Horan ’85 of Schenectady, N.Y., died July 4, 2016. He has the superintendent of Schodack (N.Y.) Central School District for the past six years. Previously he was a teacher and administrator in the Schodack, Shenendehowa and Mohonasen Central school districts in New York, and an adjunct professor at the College of St. Rose. Bob is survived by his wife, Margery, and four children. Kevin Craig ’86 of Brewerton, N.Y., died June 28, 2016. He was employed at Novelis. Surviving are his wife, Dianna, two sons and a step-daughter. Alan Myers ’87 of Genoa, N.Y., died July 2, 2016. Prior to retirement, he was employed with United Parcel Service. Doc is survived by three children. Kim Sutherland Prior ’94 of Fulton, N.Y., died Aug. 5, 2016. She worked most recently as chief operating officer at Liberty Resources in Syracuse. Kim is survived by her husband, James, and two sons. Hope Gaul Maraday ’95 of Montgomery, N.Y., died June 1, 2015. She was a fire dispatcher for the City of Newburgh Fire Department. Surviving are her husband, Jason, and two sons. Daric Beiter M’99 of Advance, N.C., died April 1, 2011. He earned a bachelor’s degree at Allegheny College in 1996. Daric taught U.S. History at Davie County High School in Mocksville, N.C. He is survived by his wife, Michelle; his father, David; two siblings; nieces and nephews. Richard Delaney ’00 of Mahopac, N.Y., died July 10, 2016. He was the branch manager at Chase Bank in Peekskill and tended bar for many years at the Red Mills Pub in Mahopac Falls. Surviving are his parents, Richard and Mary; two siblings and a nephew.

Nancy von Nostitz CAS’02 of The Villages, Fla., died Feb. 20, 2016. Prior to retiring, she was a school psychologist and principal for the LaFargeville (N.Y.) Central School District. Nancy is survived by her son, Brian Epstein; a step-daughter, Stasha Hornbeck; and three grandchildren. Virginia Vorrasi Niccoli ’03 of Baldwinsville, N.Y., died Feb. 21, 2011. She is survived by her husband, Dominic, and two children. Kristin Kowaleski Wolford ’05 of New Hartford, N.Y., died May 19, 2016. She had been a sports journalist/editor for The Citizen in Auburn for the past 10 years. Kristin is survived by her husband, Eli, three children and her mother, Diane Kowaleski. Meegan Dunn ’10 of Mexico, N.Y., died Aug. 3, 2016. She is survived by her parents, Terry and Sandra Dunn. Judith Benedict, an adjunct faculty member in Oswego’s art department from 1999 until her retirement in May 2016, died Aug. 24, 2016. Judith had previously worked as a graphic designer at Oswego for Tyler Art Gallery and the publication office from 1979 to 1986. Gifts may be made in Judith’s memory to name a seat in Waterman Theatre, in care of the Oswego College Foundation Inc., 215 Sheldon Hall, SUNY, Oswego NY 13126. John Peterson, Associate Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies, died Aug. 8, 2016. He served with the U.S. Navy during World War II. He earned a bachelor’s degree in 1956 from San Jose State College, and a master’s degree in 1960 and Ed.D. in 1970, both from Indiana University. He first taught at Oswego from 1960 to 1963, and returned in 1970. He remained at Oswego until his retirement in 1991. John is survived by his wife, Madeleine, two children, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Maria n Schoenheit, Associate Professor Emeritus of E ducationa l Administration, died Aug. 8, 2016. She was appointed at Oswego on Feb. 27, 1987, and retired Jan. 14, 1993. Marian is survived by her husband, Edward, four stepchildren, stepgrandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.

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Magical Oz Connections Transcend Time By Wendy Cobrda ’87

as it standing together on the shores of Lake Ontario, holding hands, watching the melting crayon sunsets at night? Was it those long walks around campus holding each other up when caught in a wind tunnel? Was it the onslaught of horizontal snow that pelted our faces as we braved the brutal winters that bonded us forever? I don’t know what magic makes Oz so special, but I am still under its spell. Oct. 29, 2016, was the umpteenth time I’ve been back to Oswego to attend a ritual dinner over (cough, cough, mumble, mumble) let’s just say, many years. Yes, I still visit my alma mater whenever I can make it happen to see my old friends and former professors and staff (friends) from the Comm department. While I am proud to have graduated from a school where the budding talents of a young Al Roker ’77, Steve Levy ’87, Linda Cohn ’81, Benita Zahn ’76 and countless others behind-thescenes successes got their start — the rest of us are successes, too, in our own ways. These dinners give us a chance to find out how our lives changed and how we can continue to help each other, no matter where we landed. While taking the tour of the mid-sized campus (8,000 enrolled) as a high school senior, I remember learning that I could

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join the staff of the student-run radio station as a freshman. “Really? You mean I can start in September?” I asked, incredulously. “Uh, yes,” the guide repeated, kindly. That sealed the deal for me. That October was the first of many “Comm Dinners” [triennual Communication Studies Dinner]. Alumni of the program were invited to the campus each fall before the heavy snows started to gather for dinner to hear one of our own talk about his or her career and give us a chance to catch up and network. Students could come, too. This year, our keynote speaker Joan Reinhart Cear ’80 had us laughing and nodding in acknowledgement as she shared her truths about her journey from Oswego. She talked about working at a small radio station, moving to a large market, switching to public relations, running her own PR firm and now working for Kellen Communications as a top PR manager for several industry associations. Weaving in stories from the past with the realities of Oswego of today, her talk resonated with all. And our new dean, Julie Pretzat, was a delight, too. She gave a nod to our former dean, Fritz Messere ’71 M’76, with her spin on a joke that has been told for years at Fritz’ expense. (Stand up!)

You see, if I had to guess, I think the magic in Oswego exists because WE ARE THE FAIRY DUST. I think that by participating you become part of the story; you begin to know other people and their stories even if you didn’t know each other during college (or even if you didn’t attend the same years). By showing up and engaging with others — you get the jokes, as new ones crop up each year. Your story becomes part of the story. Wendy Cobrda ’87 is a Central New York communications executive who is passionate about the intersection of marketing, media and research. A broadcasting and mass communication major, she was involved with WOCR radio and WTOP television while a student at Oswego.

“The best part of the Telefund is hearing the stories of our alumni and the journey they took to get to where they are today.” — Bridget C. ’17, Public Relations, Northport, N.Y.

ach year, the Telefund is staffed by students like Bridget, who represent all of today’s SUNY Oswego students in the pursuit of an exceptional education. By answering their call for support, you help ensure a bright future: academic programming, experiential learning opportunities, professional career preparation, scholarships and so much more. Please answer the call, use the reply envelope in this magazine or visit alumni.oswego.edu/givenow.

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Paul Lieben auer n the SUNY Oswego campus, it wasn’t unusual to see Professor Emeritus of Physics Paul Liebe nauer heading off to a course in French. For years, Liebenauer studied the language so that he and his wife, Margreta, could travel, which they did extensively throughout France and other European countries. “The [French] department was kind enough to allow me the opportunity to audit classes, and your experiences traveling are more powerful when you speak the language,” Liebenauer said. “We met some awfully nice people in our travels, and it was because we spoke the language.” So, too, his command of physics made the experience more impactful for his students. Liebenauer shared an innate enthusiasm for the discipline with both science and nonscience majors at SUNY Oswego for more than 30 years. When he retired in September 2001, he had accumulated a resume of service to the college as chair of the physics department, the departmental representative and vice chair of the Faculty Assembly for 26 years and the chair of the personnel policies council, all while working tirelessly to furnish the physics laboratories at Snygg Hall with cutting-edge equipment and ensuring students had hands-on experiences to further their understanding of physics.

Liebenauer came to SUNY Oswego in 1968 following the completion of a bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate in experimental physics from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He was drawn to Oswego’s physics program because it had been awarded an accelerator similar to one he had used in his doctoral program, he said. He would subsequently become instrumental in not only SUNY Oswego accelerator’s installation and operation, but also in its use in undergraduate programming. It eventually led to student capstone projects - including trace element analysis to detect heavy metals in environmental samples. Liebenauer developed new physics courses, with a focus on digital electronics and electrical engineering devices and systems. “I wanted to expose our students to hands-on programming and learning,” said Liebenauer, who also authored a college physics laboratory manual. “We always tried to ensure we were student-oriented, and that’s one of the things I’ve always enjoyed about Oswego—that it’s student-oriented. Teaching was emphasized over research.” And, according to Liebenauer, the benefits of that approach extend beyond the students.

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“Professors should learn from students, as well,” he said. Liebenauer also served most recently as a member of the Oswego Emeriti Association, as well as its treasurer. For more than 25 years, he volunteered for the Oswego Center for Performing Arts, helping in a variety of ways. Liebenauer, whose wife, Margreta, died in 2013, has two children, Eric and Kara, as well as several grandchildren. —Eileen Crandall Editor’s Note: We regret to report that Dr. Liebenauer passed away on Oct. 22, 2016.