Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Connections in China
Inspiration in Manhattan
CONTENTS
A fall rainbow stretches across Oyaron Hill from Dewar Union to Anderson Center for the Arts.
Features
EDITOR
In this issue:
James Jolly, jollyj@hartwick.edu
2 From the President 10 Out of This World
FEATURE WRITER AND Dr. Margaret L. Drugovich reflects on Student-faculty collaboration in
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
reaching higher, working harder, and international astronomical project.
Elizabeth Steele
striving for more in service to
ART DIRECTOR/GRAPHIC DESIGNER learning. 12 Foothold in the
Jennifer Nichols-Stewart, nichols_stj@hartwick.edu Far East
3 Board Enhanced Hartwick’s developing relationship
COPY EDITOR/MAGAZINE PRODUCTION
Five new members join the ranks of with China.
Kathleen Beach, beachk@hartwick.edu
Hartwick’s Board of Trustees.
ASSOCIATE WRITER 14 Straight from
Christopher Lott, lottc@hartwick.edu 5 Cob House the Source
This unique student residence at Pine Stephen Green ’59 connects students
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Lake is a study in sustainability. with business and politics.
Jason Jones, Gerry Raymonda, Jamey Novick,
Elizabeth Steele, James Jolly, Kira Delanoy,
Ben Wronkoski ’11, NASA, and astrophoto.com 6 Strong and Vibrant 16 I+III=Hartwick
The Class of 2014 reflects Hartwick’s Final decision: men’s soccer and
EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD attraction to new students. women’s water polo remain Division I.
Dr. Margaret L. Drugovich, President
Dr. Michael G. Tannenbaum, Academic Affairs
Jim Broschart, Institutional Advancement
7 Heard on the Hill 22 Portrait in Philanthropy
David Conway, Enrollment Management Seven students explain why Hartwick The Johnstone’s continue to make a
and Marketing is the perfect choice for them. real difference at Hartwick.
Dr. Meg Nowak, Student Life
Duncan Macdonald ’78, Alumni Relations 8 Eight Thumbs Up 24 Thanks for the
Communications and Marketing Staff Long Island quadruplets are involved, Memories
energetic, and passionate about their Highlights from Homecoming and
EDITORIAL OFFICE
Shineman Chapel House, Hartwick College Hartwick experience. Reunion Weekend 2010.
Oneonta, NY 13820-4018
Tel: 607-431-4038, Fax: 607-431-4025
E-mail: the_wick@hartwick.edu
This issue of The Wick offers many examples of how we reach into the space
beyond our knowing.
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CAMPUS NEWS
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CAMPUS NEWS
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Cob House is a
Study in Sustainability
With its rounded walls and curved roof, Hartwick’s Cob House at Pine Lake but also from the fact that it was designed and built by students as part of a
looks like it belongs in the Middle Earth. In fact, this unique adobe-like religious studies course,” says Dr. Brian Hagenbuch, Director of the Pine
structure is student housing and an example of sustainable construction. Lake Institute for Environmental and Sustainability Studies.
The Cob House is 505 square feet and features a kitchen, bathroom, The Cob House began as part of “Architecture of the Sacred,” taught by
living/dining room, two sleeping nooks, and wireless Internet. With wall Associate Professor of Religious Studies Sandy Huntington. Gerrit Gibbs
widths of 16 to 20 inches, it is warm in the winter and cool in the summer. ’05 and Peter Hussey ’05 are former students involved with the original
building and completed the project as independent contractors. Gibbs
The Cob—a mixture of clay, sand, straw, water, and earth—was made on-site specializes in the construction of alternative, sustainable dwellings. Dan
from local materials. Inside, hemlock and pine floorboards were milled in Morse ’97 coordinated the College’s and Pine Lake’s efforts on the Cob
Portlandville, about 12 miles from Pine Lake. house.
The slate roof comes from a Delaware County dairy barn and a number of President Margaret L. Drugovich presented keys to the house to Madeleine
windows are reused thermo panes. The kitchen cabinets are made of barn wood Jayson ’11 and Kendall Roberts ’11. Jayson and Roberts are not just the first
left over from the building of Strawbale House at Pine Lake, and the occupants of the Cob House, they helped build it.
countertops in the kitchen and bathroom are made of old Arnold Hall
chalkboards. The kitchen sink was once used in a campus science lab. “The Cob House is a most special place to live,” says Jayson. “The atmosphere
is extraordinary. Not many college students can say they live in the woods in an
“Our Cob House is unique not just from the standpoint of student housing, Earth House that they helped build.”
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CAMPUS NEWS
Class of 2014:
Strong and Vibrant
“The demand for Hartwick is huge. More students, very strong students,
The facts
are looking for what we offer,”says David Conway, Vice President for
Enrollment and Marketing. “Hartwick’s commitment to ‘being the best at
melding liberal arts and experiential learning’ is valued. The results show in
this Class of 2014, and look even better for next year’s freshman class. [Snapshot of the
This college has a proud history and future filled with promise. Class of 2014]
21% increase
The increase is due, in large part, to a clearer, more “This is not an intractable community,” adds in freshman enrollment
compelling articulation of what Hartwick is, and Conway. “Our students change Hartwick. They
8 applicants
what makes it different. It is a shared understanding know that it’s their job to make this a different place,
of the College—not only in the marketplace, but on a better place by the time they graduate. They
campus, among the alumni, and in the community. It
is what President Margaret L. Drugovich calls
become the new story, the new narrative, which we
will then tell.”
for every
“living our story, then telling our story.” 1 freshman spot
More than 530 new students, including transfers,
“We’ve shown the reality—that Hartwick is a strong, took their place at Hartwick this fall. For the first
vibrant, innovative institution,” says Conway. “We
talk about the ways that Hartwick is distinctive—
time in College history, 1,000 prospective student
applicants were either denied admission or put on a
30% of class in
with a commitment to experiential learning, our wait list. The College’s previous 87% admit rate, an National Honor Societies
community is stepping into spaces that are industry term that measures selectivity, has dropped
unfamiliar, to try, and not wait to be asked. It’s precipitously to 69%.
palpable. A student who welcomes that challenge is a 27% brought
student who is a good fit for Hartwick.” Conway explains. “A much larger applicant pool
allows us to consider the students as a group as well Advanced Placement
“There are many great colleges in the U.S., and
Hartwick is one of the finest,” says Dr. Drugovich.
as individually,” he says. “We are in a position to
shape the class in ways that comport with Hartwick’s
credits
“We have a distinctive personality. It’s impossible to mission.”
37% brought
be the right college for every student, but it is
possible to be the best college for the right student. More than anything, it is the quality of this new class
That’s what we want, and that’s why I like this class.
They are a great fit for Hartwick; their interests, their
that is being celebrated. “Real selectivity is not just
an acceptance rate,” Conway says. “It is the students
college-level
values, their personality, and their focus are all in themselves who matter.” course credits
great alignment with Hartwick. When you have that
you have the perfect medium in which to grow great
learning.” Read more about the Class of 2014 at
www.hartwick.edu/about-us/fast-facts/classof2014
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Heard on “The Nursing program was definitely one of the major
contributions to my decision, but I think that [Field
The Hill Hockey Coach] Anna Meyer was the one who sealed
the deal. She made me feel like I belonged at
Hartwick. I was looking for a place in which I would
succeed, and a place where I would be challenged. I
can already tell that I made the right decision.”
Seven new students —Megan Lefeber ’14, CT, Nursing
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CAMPUS NEWS
Eight Thumbs Up
Grace, Danny, Erin, and Bobby Mele start their Hartwick experience.
Just like that of so many other students, the Meles’ path to college took some turns.
Their guidance counselor at Ward Melville High School recommended Hartwick for
Grace, a bright and ambitious student with her sights set on medical school. When
she visited campus with her mother and two brothers, the twists began.
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Top left: Grace works on genetic DNA with her biology professor Stan Sessions.
Center: Danny practices for the percussion ensemble with Jason Curley, assistant professor of music.
Top right: Bobby discusses career success with President Drugovich over breakfast.
Left: Erin enjoys her independence with her roommate, Blair Deforge ’14.
“Grace liked it,” their mother, Dr. Patricia Mele, recalls, “but the boys loved For Erin, it’s about maximizing her opportunities. “Over the next
it. Danny announced, ‘I’m going to Hartwick!’ All of their applications were in four years I mostly look forward to growing as a person,” she says, “enjoying
by October 1, and Bobby started to check the mail every day.” As he says, “I college, getting as much as I can out of my education, and every day getting
just fell in love with Hartwick.” closer to my career.”
For many students, their reasons for choosing one college over another are Falling in love is one thing, making it work is something else altogether.
intangible, even elusive; often it is clear to them, yet hard for them to articulate. “Before Hartwick, we had been looking at state schools,” says Tricia. “Sending
Erin, who visited campus after her siblings were already giving rave reviews, four kids at the same time, I was sure that private college would be out of my
remembers, “The overall environment made me feel at home. I loved how reach. But the staff here guided me and all of the kids qualified for
beautiful it was.” And Grace, who turned out to be the last to decide, says, “I scholarships.”
found Hartwick to be the most comfortable of colleges.”
Grace, especially. She wanted a small, private college, one where she would
Danny has his own insights. “More than location and academics, know her teachers and would have “serious” research opportunities as an
choosing Hartwick was about opportunity,” he says. “This school offers undergraduate. “College is part of her plan to get into medical school,” says her
professors who remember your name and talk to you one-on-one. This school mother. “I told her, ‘They don’t have TAs [teaching assistants] at Hartwick;
has J Term, ISP [Individual Student Program], a ton of clubs and events, and they have professors.’”
great departments in all fields of academia.”
One of them, in particular, made a big impression—Stan Sessions, Professor of
Their career goals vary — law enforcement, medicine, nursing, and music — yet Biology. Grace was among a small group of prospective students invited to
their personal goals may sound familiar to many students. “In the next four compete for an S-STEM scholarship (National Science Foundation
years I’m looking forward to having some of the best times of my life with some Scholarship for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). “Dr.
of the best friends I will ever have,” says Grace. Sessions took her to his lab and she was so impressed,” remembers Tricia. “She
said, ‘Did you see the research they’re doing?’ She was really taken with
Bobby has a varied list. “I am looking forward to so much,” he says. “Like it.”Grace became one of six new students to be awarded the grant to advance
college life, challenging myself to extreme lengths, my nursing clinical work, their study of science. Her college choice was made.
meeting new people, studying abroad, spending time with my siblings. But at
the same time, I want to learn more about who I am.” “Hartwick has the small school feel,” she says. “The individual attention in a
small class setting—that will allow me to succeed.”
Danny’s thoughts center on music, and include his work study job in the
recording studio, playing with the jazz combo, planning a rock orchestra, and
looking into an internship with record companies. “And that’s just this year!”
he says.
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THEORY IN PRACTICE
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Michelle Brault ’11, Catherine Weigel ’12, and Physics Professor Parker Troischt are adding to world-class research.
On-Campus Preparation Weigel and Brault are continuing the work this year, each branching off to
The project at Arecibo was the culmination of the students’ summer research develop a different aspect of the research—Brault for her Senior Thesis, Weigel
on campus. A “typical” day in Oneonta meant working on a specially designed for a J Term directed study with Troischt. ALFALFA is helping to send these
computer to analyze Arecibo data gathered by other teams. As Troischt Hartwick students to high-level astronomy meetings to present their findings,
explains, “Our students ran data analysis tools developed by us and by many including the American Astronomical Society national meeting in Seattle,
other ALFALFA team members. They also accessed large astronomical Washington in January.
databases in order to study optical images and galactic spectra.”
For their professor, this work is a point on his continuum of advanced research
By the time they got to Puerto Rico, the Hartwick team was ready: ready to and student-faculty collaboration. “I have gone to the Arecibo telescope four
build on their analysis, observe other teams at work, run simulations on site, times now,” Troischt says, “and it is always amazing!” He took a scouting trip in
and, finally, get their hands on the telescope. December 2008 before leading an astronomy J Term trip to Puerto Rico and
the Bahamas in January 2009. In January 2010 he attended an NSF-funded
“Working at Arecibo was a great way to demonstrate how the data we’re using astronomy research workshop at Arecibo with other professional astronomers.
are obtained, so that we wouldn’t be blindly working with numbers on a August 2010 was spent with Weigel and Brault, and this January he will take
computer with no idea where they came from,” says Brault. students there for a workshop and activities related to professional astronomy.
“This experience has given me great insight into the research process,” she “Our students have opportunities to participate in world-class astronomical
adds. “It involves continual learning; there is always something more you can research, interacting with faculty and student researchers from all over the world
do. For an undergraduate to get this kind of experience is invaluable. I’m lucky at one of the premier facilities in astronomy,” says Troischt. “It is certainly rare
to have had the opportunity.” to have undergraduates at the forefront of such a big-time research project.”
Troischt explains the lasting benefits. “Michelle and Catherine were able to The students have been free to pursue this advanced study without concern for cost. Their work
build strong skills in manipulating astronomical data, learn programming in Puerto Rico was funded by ALFALFA. Their on-campus astronomy work was salaried thanks to
techniques, develop an ability to make sound scientific decisions, and learn a Summer Stipend Research Award from the National Science Foundation and their preparation
about some of the issues that need to be addressed to obtain high-quality was further supported by a Hartwick College Freedman Prize, established in 2002 by Judy and
scientific data.” Allen Freedman H’00 to recognize superior student-faculty collaborative research.
Arecibo Observatory is … Home to the largest curved focusing antenna and most sensitive on the planet. Isolated deep within a rain forest of
Puerto Rico. Supported by the National Science Foundation. A dramatic location for movie producers (“GoldenEye” and “Contact”). Designed to detect
neutral hydrogen in other galaxies. Huge! More than 1,000 ft. across, the dome could hold 26 football fields. Operating continuously to benefit scientists all over
the world. The site of advanced research by two Hartwick Physics majors and their mentor, Dr. Parker Troischt.
ALFALFA Acknowledgement: Dr. Martha Haynes (Cornell), Dr. Rebecca Koopmann (Union), Dr. Tom Balonek (Colgate), and Dr. Sarah Higdon (Georgia Southern)
provided valuable assistance during the startup of this research project.
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FIELD NOTES
Foothold in the
Far East
Hartwick’s developing relationship with China
A member of Hartwick’s faculty for nearly 30 years, Professor Steve Kolenda major figure in international business, one whom the Fortune 500 company
has been studying and visiting Asia almost as long. He is a CPA, a respected describes as “responsible for driving growth, execution, profitability and
professor of Accounting and Business Administration, and the former performance across a global $16 billion enterprise encompassing 160+
department chair. He also is one of the College’s foremost experts on Asia. This countries.”
winter he and Professor John Clemens are leading a new J Term trip to China,
taking 12 business students on what Kolenda terms “a pilot project.” No Substitute for Experience
Read has become a frequent guest in Hartwick business classes, often making
Since 1990, Kolenda has lived what he has learned, visiting or teaching in one time between Trustee meetings. Kolenda describes him as “really dynamic. He
or more of the Golden Quadrangle countries—Thailand, Laos, Burma, and has a great handle on China from running his multi-billion dollar, multi-
China—nearly a dozen times. He has led J Term programs to Thailand, sent national business; the students hang on his every word.”
new graduates to China for further study, taught international business here and
in Asia, and lived and traveled extensively in China and Thailand. Belying all of Kolenda and Clemens talked with Read last spring about their plans for a
that activity, he says, “I’m taking it slow.” January Term trip to China for business students. His immediate response:
“How can I help?”
It’s an approach that befits the culture. “The Chinese take a long-term view on
everything,” he explains. “In Asia, doing business is all about relationships. He helped by sending Kolenda and Clemens to China this summer for a
That’s what we’re doing, building relationships and working on long-term reconnaissance trip. They met Lenovo’s senior managers in Shanghai and
possibilities.” Beijing, toured businesses and manufacturing centers, made connections, and
generated innumerable ideas. “This trip let us set up the entire course for the
Those relationships include Hartwick alumnus, alumnus parent, and Trustee students,” Kolenda says.
Rory Read ’83. As the president and COO of Lenovo Group Ltd., Read is a
Professors Kolenda and Clemens with Dr. Gao Jin Tian, head Lance Lichorat ’10, Adam Randall ’10, and Lauren Phillips ’09, Jaclyn Spahr ’09, and Amanda Johnson
of the Department of International Economy and Trade at Thomas Morelli ’10 are studying at Ocean ’09 on the Great Wall of China at Badaling, one of the Seven
Ocean University of China in Qindao. University of China’s International Chinese Wonders of the World.
Business Program.
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“It is intellectually so interesting to plan something like this,” he explains. “We’re trying to do it all, in
business terms and in terms of getting to know the Chinese people and appreciate the Chinese culture.
It’s a tough challenge.”
During 23 days “in country,” the Hartwick students and professors will divide their time among Beijing,
Shanghai, and (primarily) Qingdao, a small city that is located between the other two and is home to
Ocean University. Halfway around the world, their hosts will include Hartwick graduates.
In addition to Rory Read ’83 and his senior managers, the students will benefit from the experience and
insights of Christina Zhang ’94, Ph.D., Academic Coordinator of Ocean University of China’s
International Chinese Business Program. She has helped numerous recent graduates continue their
studies in China, and is now helping to coordinate the Hartwick trip this winter.
“It has been a great pleasure for me to receive my former professors in Qingdao, China,” Zhang says.
“After 15 years, I finally get to do something for Hartwick.” “It is important for Hartwick
The Hartwick group will spend two weeks in Qingdao, living on the campus of Ocean University, students to understand China’s
interacting with Chinese students, and taking classes with Chinese professors to gain insights into the extraordinary ascendance
nation’s economy, history, and culture. Afternoons will be spent touring businesses and meeting with and its opportunities and
managers.
challenges.It’s growth is
“Both China and the U.S.A. are very important economic and political powers in the world,” observes astounding—it’s the second-
Zhang. “Although U.S. students have read a lot and learned a lot from various media at home, I believe largest economy in the world,
their firsthand experience is very valuable and will help them make their own judgment.”
more than 450 of the Fortune
Meetings and tours of Lenovo sites will be at the center of their time in Shanghai and Beijing. “Each 500 companies are in China,
student will have a one-day shadowing experience with a Lenovo manager in Beijing,” explains Kolenda. and it’s home to one out of
“Working side-by-side with Chinese managers—that adds value.”
every five people on the
Alumni Assessments planet.” —Professor John Clemens
Ocean University, offering international business study within a cultural context, is quickly becoming
familiar ground for Hartwick students and alumni. With the encouragement of Professors Kolenda and
Clemens, and Zhang’s connections, young alumni are gaining a Certification in International Chinese
Business.
“Living and studying in a foreign country lets you see everything from a different perspective,” says
Lauren Phillips ’09, one of the program graduates. “My experience was enhanced by the respect and
the generosity of the Chinese people. China is a unique and wonderful country.”
Jaclyn Spahr ’09, Phillips’ classmate at Hartwick and in China, gained invaluable business experience
while studying overseas. “I was able to work with clients, watch Chinese business conversations, and see
their office lifestyle. I saw Chinese business in a way that most people never will.”
Amanda Johnson ’09, now an MBA student at the Brandeis University School of International
Professors Steve Kolenda and John Clemens outside the “Seed
Business, recognizes her time in China as “a life-changing experience, one that will open many doors.
Cathedral” UK Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.
Three 2010 graduates are at Ocean University now, pursuing their Certification in International
Chinese Business. When Professors Clemens and Kolenda recommended the program, the new alumni
did not hesitate. As Adam Randall ’10 says, “The growing role China plays in the world economy, and
its unique relationship with America, made this an opportunity we could not pass up.”
The opportunity promises to be an exceptional building block. Lance Lichorat ’10 explains: “This
experience gives us a broader platform to utilize the business acumen that we developed during our time
at Hartwick College.”
Through J Term, current students gain intense international exposure. Thomas Morelli ’10 says,
“Their time in China will give them insight to one of the leading nations in the world economy and
develop their understanding of how business is practiced in the leading modern emerging nation.”
The professors are learning, too. “There is a faculty development element to these experiences,” says
Kolenda. Each year he will bring another faculty member who has not been to China before. This time it
is John Clemens for his perspectives on leadership, next year Professor Larry Malone for his insights on
international economics. As Kolenda describes it, “We want to create a ripple effect.”
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ALUMNI LEADERSHIP
To qualify for the competition, students across majors submitted proposals to That kind of objectivity earned the students’ admiration. “I was amazed at how
address this statement: candid Mr. Green was,” says Tom Holmgren ’13. “He didn’t hold anything
While there is a large and growing consensus worldwide that back. It was good to hear from someone who is so successful and who takes
democracy is the best system of governance, many critics believe risks.”
that our government is broken. What are the five most important
ways America can improve its democracy? “How many chances do you get to meet a man like this, a man of his stature?”
asks Alex O’Brien ’13. “And Mark Green with his experience; it was good to
Elder led a faculty review of all entries and the advancing students were invited get both perspectives.”
to Green’s New York City office. Each student is preparing a 15-page research
paper in support of his or her own position. Winners will present their work at Steve Green studied Political Science at Hartwick, became a criminal attorney,
the Showcase of Scholars in May and Green will present the top five with cash and entered business almost by chance. A $50,000 loan to a neighbor was
awards. repaid in wigs, not cash. After the initial shock wore off, Green went to Hong
Kong, found opportunities, and sold the product at a 100% profit. Within a
Stephen L. Green ’59 is the founder and Chairman of the Board of SL Green Realty Corp., a publicly traded real estate investment
trust that is New York's largest commercial landlord. With a $12 million market cap, the company has 95% occupancy on 23 million
square feet of rentable space in many of the most desirable properties in New York City.
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Business leader Steve Green ’59 (front left) converses with his
brother, former NYC Public Advocate Mark Green (front right) during a
meeting with Hartwick students and faculty.
Stephen L. Green ’59 tells David The Chairman of the Board and the High above Midtown, students and faculty join Mark Green (left) and Steve Green
Osokow ’12 about his days as a President of the College consider a (right, with President Drugovich) in the Chairman’s private office.
Hartwick athlete; pictures of his student’s question during the half-day
tennis and basketball teams hang in meeting in Manhattan.
his office on Lexington Avenue.
few years he had forged a partnership, opened factories in Hong Kong and “This is the place to be,” says Steve Green. “New York City is the commercial
Korea, and sold the wig business to Gillette for $7 million. center of the world. Working here allows me to use my creativity with a huge
financial upside.”
“I took a big risk and put in all of my money,” Green recalls. “You need a
certain temperament to do that. I have a natural entrepreneurial spirit. When I He offers students this advice: “You have to know who you are, and act on who
see an opportunity, when I feel something, I act on it.” A few more business you are, to find your success. Don’t fool yourself. When the excitement wears
ventures followed, some successful, some not. Sitting in the conference room off, you still have to have some passion. You will not always love your job, but
of the SL Green Building on Lexington Avenue, his brother Mark says, “In you can’t dislike it.
1985 Steve was in a one-room office, two blocks from here, thinking about
getting into real estate. Within a few years he was well on his way to creating “The most important thing is—don’t be static,” Green adds. “Make a decision,
the largest real estate company in New York City.” live with it, and don’t look back. Always take the next step, always be looking
ahead. You’ve got to take the shot.”
“The most important thing is—don’t be static. Make a decision, live with it, and don’t look back.
Always take the next step, always be looking ahead. You’ve got to take the shot.” —Stephen L. Green ’59
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SPORTS
I+III=Hartwick
The question has been settled,
and without reservation.
Hartwick College will continue both Division I
and Division III athletics, retaining its status as
one of just seven colleges and universities in the
country to compete in both of these divisions of
the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
The closure came by vote of the Board of
Trustees.
“The decision
made by the Board
of Trustees is…
a commitment
to the entire
athletic program.”
—James Elting, M.D.,
Chair of the Board of Trustees
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“The Board has considered this Context
matter at several intervals in Step one was to gather information, and a lot of it. Drugovich charged two groups—one internal and
recent years,” says James Elting, one external—to present a comprehensive view of athletics at Hartwick and a review of its conference
competitors.
M.D., Chair of the Board of
Trustees. “For the first time we Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Meg Nowak and Rory Shaffer-Walsh ’92 co-chaired an
Athletics Review Taskforce (ART). The group of 25, which included 20 alumni among Trustees,
had information from multiple coaches, and former athletes, took a deductive approach that included alumni surveys; on-campus focus
sources on which we could base groups with faculty, students, and friends of athletics; and public forums. Among their charges—to
our decision. President Drugovich define success as it relates to athletic competition.
did great work in assessing the Concurrently, the President commissioned NACDA Consulting to conduct an objective operational
situation, bringing in the right review of the athletic program. They were to provide benchmarking data of the program’s funding,
resources, and involving the entire staffing, and competitiveness. Their charge included measuring Hartwick’s investment in athletics
relative to its peers.
community. We unanimously
endorsed her recommendation to
retain D-I sports.” Definition
After many discussions and much consideration, ART defined a successful athletic experience as one
with many benefits. First among them: post-season play at least every four years for each team. In other
Hartwick fields 17 intercollegiate words, each varsity athlete should have the experience of post-season competition at least once during
four years of play.
teams—seven men’s and 10
women’s sports—with men’s “As a student-athlete, you define success in many ways,” says Shaffer-Walsh. “The one goal every team
soccer and women’s water polo and athlete has in common is to win. Our student-athletes are striving every day to get to post-season
play, and so this became an obvious standard for us to set.”
competing at the D-I level.
This definition was formed within the context of Hartwick College’s Organizing Principle and
“The decision made by the Strategic Framework. It came after speaking with students, alumni, and coaching staff; looking at past
win/loss records; and assessing the level of competition within our conferences.
Board of Trustees is about
strengthening the D-III program “An important outcome of our work was the open campus dialog about the role of athletics in the life of
as well as continuing D-I,” says the student and College,” says Nowak. “The data collected will be important for decision making and
planning.”
Elting. “This is a commitment to
the entire athletic program.”
Action
“Defining success is invaluable to setting strategy,” says Drugovich. “Measured against this objective,
The decision followed a year’s our D-I teams are enormously successful. Some of our D-III teams, such as field hockey, have also met
worth of focused study. “Given the standard. Others have not. So the question becomes: What separates these teams from this level of
success?”
my initial review of previous
discussions, it seemed important This has led to a shift in thinking. “The question was no longer if we would continue D-I athletics; it
to look at the D-I issue within a was obvious that we should,” Drugovich explains. “The question became: How can we bring all
Hartwick teams to their level of success? What are the strategic investments, human or other, that need
context,” says Drugovich. “It was to be made in order to reach that objective at least every four years? That is the question I have asked our
essential that we consider and new athletic director, Dr. Kim Fierke, to consider”
understand the role of all athletics
in the Hartwick College
experience.” “The question was no longer if we would continue D-I
athletics; it was obvious that we should. The question
became: How can we bring all Hartwick teams to their level
of success?” —President Margaret L. Drugovich
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SPORTS
Coaches Corner: What the D-I decision
“The decision to keep D-I gives us a recruiting advantage that
will open up a bigger field for Hartwick. We have a niche. There
are not a lot of small liberal arts schools where women can
participate in D-I water polo. The next smallest D-I school like us
is Stanford University.”
—Alan Huckins, Head Women’s Water Polo Coach (8th Season)
including victories over Princeton, San Diego State, and Maryland, and
made an impressive run at the Eastern Championships.
Headlines Hall of Famer
No. 11 Hartwick Handles Harvard & Brown to Win 10th Kate Chambers ’05, the two-time American Water Polo Coaches
Northern Division Title (collegiatewaterpolo.org, April 17, 2010) Association All-America selection, ranks second in the Hartwick record
Hartwick wins 10th straight CWPA Northern Division title books in career assists (202) and points (399). She was a four-time member
Head Coach Alan Huckins takes 200th career win at Hartwick of the AWCPA All-Academic Team and a John Christopher Hartwick
Scholar. In 2005, the New Zealander was named the NCAA Woman of the
A Clean Sweep: CWPA Varsity All-Conference Year for the State of New York.
Northern Division Awards
Player of the Year—Kirsten Hudson ’10, Hartwick
Coach of the Year—Alan Huckins, Hartwick
Rookie of the Year—Lily Martinez ’13, Hartwick Impact Players: Water Polo
’Wick in International Waters Stars Lead as Coaches
Two former Hartwick water polo teammates, among the best in their home
Megan Thomson ’02 | Head Coach, University of the Pacific (5th season); Former Assistant Coach,
countries and the world, faced off this summer in their sport’s biggest Hartwick College (4 seasons); Player, New Zealand National Team (2001); Bronze Medalist,
event—the FINA XV Women’s World Cup. Kirsten Hudson ’10 was Commonwealth Game Championships, New Zealand Senior Women’s team (2006); Hartwick
selected to the 2010 New Zealand Senior Women’s National Team; Athletics Hall of Fame 2002
Bronwen Knox ’08 was selected to play for her native Australia. Team Ashleigh Jacobs ’04 | Head Coach, Marist College (4th season); Former Head Coach, United Water
U.S.A. took first place; Australia took second. Polo Club; Former Head Coach Sammamish High School, Washington State; Semi-pro player,
Cronulla Sharks, Australian National League; Northern Division Most Valuable Player (2004)
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means to the future of Hartwick College.
“This D-I decision was national soccer news, good news. There is a mystique that surrounds
Hartwick College soccer. Hartwick is known as one of the stalwarts of D-I soccer. The recruits I’m
looking at are soccer guys, and they love the history. I tell them there’s an expectation that comes
with playing here. Our alumni and supporters are passionate.”
—John Scott, 1st year Head Coach, Men’s Soccer
Top soccer assistant , D-I men, Binghamton University (9 seasons);
Former Hartwick and semi-pro player; 7th Head Coach in 54 years of Hartwick Men’s Soccer
“What hooked me [into the program] was the fact that you don’t 2010 Roster: Student-athletes from Brazil,
have to be big to be good. I bristle at the thought that bigger is Canada, England, Finland, Jamaica,
New Zealand, and Scotland; California,
better in every way. What’s important is the quality of play, and
Connecticut, Massachusetts, Missouri,
the support for the game. Hartwick plays an excellent brand of New Jersey, New York, and Texas.
soccer, and is respected for it.”
—Cal Chase ’71, Hartwick Meritorious Service Award (2009); former member,
Alumni Board of Directors; arguably the most active, loyal, and generous fan of
’Wick soccer, he has hardly missed a game since 1969, home or away.
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SPORTS
John Bluem ’75 | Head Coach, D-I men, Ohio State Buckeyes “When you are in soccer circles and you mention that you played at Hartwick—there is
(14th season); Former Head Coach, D-I Fresno State (6 seasons); an immediate recognition of what that means—and what Hartwick alumni in the sport
Big Ten Coach of the Year (twice); Player, Tampa Bay Rowdies
(NASL); 2002 Hartwick Athletics Hall of Fame have contributed to the game over the years. I find this to be true to this very day. The
Glenn “Mooch” Myernick ’76 (deceased) | Named to the NCAA D-
game of soccer in this country has been greatly influenced by soccer alumni from
I Men’s Soccer 50th Anniversary Team; #1 draft pick, North Hartwick.”
American Soccer League; 1977 Rookie of the Year, Dallas Tornado;
Former Head Coach, the Colorado Rapids and the U.S. under-23
—John Bluem ’75, Head Men’s Soccer Coach, Ohio State Buckeyes
team; Hermann Trophy winner (1976); 1995 Hartwick Athletics
Hall of Fame
Carl Rees ’88 | Head Coach, D-I Fairfield University (13th Region Division I Coach of the Year
Jeff Tipping ’78 | Director of Education and Coaching season); Former Asst. Coach, D-I men, Hartwick College (4
Development, NSCAA (8 years); Former Director of Men’s Soccer, seasons); MAAC and NSCAA New England Coach of the Year Geoff Bennett ’95 | Head Coach, D-I women, Colorado College
D-III Muhlenberg College (16 seasons); Regional Coach of the awards; Player, Albany Capitals (APSL) (2 seasons); 2007 (7th season); Former Head Coach D-I women, University of Rhode
Year (3 times); Drafted by New York Eagles (ASL); team captain, Hartwick Hall of Fame Island (2 seasons); Former Head Coach D-I women, St.
PA Stoners (5 seasons); 2005 Hartwick Athletics Hall of Fame Bonaventure University (3 seasons); Conference Coach of the Year
Mike Burns ’91 | Director of Soccer, New England Revolution (twice); Player, Milwaukee Wave (NPSL)
Matt Kern ’88 | Head Coach, D-I men, UNC Asheville (1st season); (MLS); Player, United States national team and Danish club
Former Head Coach, D-I men, Wofford College (6 seasons); Former Viborg FF; Player, New England Revolution, San Jose Earthquakes, Ian McIntyre ’96 | Head Coach, D-I men, Syracuse University (1st
Head Coach, D-III men, The University of The South (11 seasons); Kansas City Wizards (MLS); MLS All-Star (twice) season); Former Head Coach, D-I men, Hartwick (7 seasons);
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach-of-the-Year Former Head Coach (men, then D-I) Oneonta State (4 seasons);
(twice) David Gregson ’91 | Head Coach, NAIA Embry-Riddle University 2005 Atlantic Soccer Conference Coach of the Year; 2001
(15th season); NSCAA Florida Director of Coaching Education Hartwick Athletics Hall of Fame
Mark Mettrick ’88 | Head Coach, D-I men, Loyola University (MD) programs; Florida Sun Conference Coach of the Year (7 times);
(11th season); Former Head Coach D-I men, Mount St. Mary's NAIA Regional Coach of the Year (5 times) Matt Verni ’97 | Head Coach, D-III women, Hartwick College (4
University (6 seasons); 2008 NSCAA/Adidas Coach of the Year, seasons); Former Head Coach, D-II men, University of New Haven
North Atlantic Region; First-round draft pick, Baltimore Blast Bryan Scales ’91 | Head Coach, D-II UMass-Lowell (2nd season); (3 years); Former Asst. Coach, D-I men, University of New Hamp-
(MISL); 1997 Hartwick Athletics Hall of Fame Former Head Coach, D-I Cornell University (11 seasons); Head shire (2 years); 2006 East Coast Conference Coach of the Year.
Coach, New England Revolution U-16 squad; 2010 U.S. Soccer
Eastern Conference Coach of the Year; 2001 NSCAA New York
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2010
Fall Sports
In Action
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GENEROSITY
PORTRAIT IN PHILANTHROPY:
John Johnstone is uncomplicated. He got his chance at Oldbury Electrochemical, a small company based in
Despite his many achievements, at heart he is a still a boy from Brooklyn and New York City. Three years into his career, the company was acquired by
Queens, the son of a New York City police officer. Married for 54 years to Hooker Chemicals and Plastics Corp. Seizing the opportunity to manage
the love of his life, he is the father of three and grandfather to six. major accounts, he and Claire moved to Cincinnati and Johnstone began his
rapid rise. His 22 years with the company brought more moves and even
more promotions.
John Johnstone is grateful. When Hooker Chemicals was acquired by Occidental Petroleum, Johnstone
A full tuition scholarship gave this young basketball player the opportunity moved to Airco Inc. Four years later he went to Olin Corporation as a vice
to get a Hartwick education. Landing a “real job” sweeping the hallways and president and general manager. In less than 10 years this Hartwick graduate
cleaning the labs of Bresee Hall kept him in spending money. Work on the was named President of Olin Corporation, then Chief Executive Officer,
railroad five days a week meant he earned money and built strength. All the then Chairman of the Board.
while he double-majored in Chemistry and Physics, subjects in which “If you
didn’t keep up you were swamped,” he says. A grueling schedule, but THE RIGHT COMBINATION
Johnstone remembers his Hartwick years fondly. “That was a very good part Pressed to identify the secret of his success, Johnstone says, “The key point
of my life.” is having the proper education and the proper tools at the right moment. In
my career those moments came fairly regularly.
Students and faculty at work in the Johnstone Science Center Complex and Miller Hall.
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“More than once we have said to ourselves,
‘Where can we make a real difference?’
The answer has always been Hartwick.”
“Everyone has a skill set,” he explains. “It includes the education you’ve had, have,” Johnstone says, referring to his volunteer service over the years and the
how you use that education, and the people you associate with. I was fortunate couple’s many generous gifts. “I feel like I owed Hartwick in a sense. I have
to have very good people who pushed me along as opportunities arose. Some spent a long time repaying my obligation, and have done so willingly.”
mentors you choose; some choose you.”
When he joined the Board of Trustees, he appreciated the responsibilities that
Johnstone broadened his knowledge base at every turn, reaching into research came with the role. “Past Trustees had stepped in to make a major difference
and development, finance, and more. “To be a candidate for something new, when I was a student,” Johnstone says. “I felt there was a tradition to live up to.”
you have to keep growing,” he advises. “You need formal education, and you
also need working knowledge and experience. I believe that if you do good The Johnstones approach their giving strategically. “I believe every donor has
work, good things will happen.” two choices,” he says. “You can spread your gifts around or you can concentrate
your giving. More than once we have said to ourselves, ‘Where can we make a
GOOD WORK real difference?’ The answer has always been Hartwick.”
The couple’s good work is expressed in their philanthropy. “In the early years
we were typical Annual Fund supporters,” Johnstone recalls. “The more Johnstone sees such a decision as good for the College, and good for the donor.
exposure I had to the financials of the College, the more I understood the need “The more you help your college, the better it is for you,” he says. “By
for extraordinary giving. As my ability to give increased, so did our financially supporting the institution, you are increasing the value of your own
contributions to Hartwick.” education.”
“My background is the reason why I’ve supported the College the way that I Sixty years after he entered Hartwick, John Johnstone has proven his point.
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HOMECOMING & REUNION ’10
Thanks
for the
memories
More than 700 Hartwick alumni and their
families returned to Oyaron Hill in October Class of 1950 | The Class of 1950 (left to right): Stanley M. Fleischer, Richard
A. Schoof, George L. Grice Jr., James A. Delisio, Raymond G. Davis, Eleanor
to take part in Homecoming & Reunion Peppmuller, Colonel Wendell H. Shawler
Weekend 2010. Festivities on and off
campus were framed by brilliant blue skies
and the bright hues of an upstate New York
autumn.
Among the dozens of events that alumni and guests turned out for
were a kick-off barbecue on Friday night staffed by notable campus
personalities, packed athletic contests, conversations with College
President Dr. Margaret L. Drugovich, Alumni College classes taught
by favorite faculty, and a perennial favorite—chicken dinner from
Oneonta’s world-famous Brooks' House of Bar-B-Q.
The Hartwick Jazz Ensemble provided music for the traditional Jazz
Lunch on Saturday, during which the annual Alumni Awards were
presented. Emory Ford ’62 and Gil Smith ’59 were each presented a
Distinguished Alumnus Award for their career accomplishments,
while Shelley Lynch ’00 was presented the Outstanding Young
Alumna Award, and Professor of Biology Stanley K. Sessions received Class of 1960 | Seated left to right: Nancy Bogel Brackett, Nancy Schauf
the Outstanding Employee Award (see story on pages 28 and 29). Wohlhueter, Mary Ann Scully Mitchell, Faith Wilber Pratt, Janice L. Radley Downie.
Standing left to right: Damaris Rodriquez Molina, Peter R. Christoph, Campbell R.
On Saturday afternoon, a Celebration of Diversity at Hartwick was McCabe, The Rev. Henry K. Johnson, The Rev. Barry H. Downing, George R.
hosted by the Asian-Latin American-Native American-African Schermerhorn, Donald Anderson, Bonnie Jo Warren Spink, Denise Ward Wicks,
American Club (ALANA), the Society of Sisters United/Brothers President Margaret L. Drugovich. Not pictured: Edward Clough ’60.
United (SOSU/BUS), and the Pluralism Associates League for
Students (PALS). The event attracted a large crowd of alumni and
students to mark the contribution of Hartwick's diversity initiatives
and participants through the years.
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Professor of English Susan Navarette
interviews Chris Klinger Paul ’52 in the
Stories from the HART booth in The Yager
Museum of Art & Culture.
Trumpet-playing President Margaret L. Jim LeSuer ’07 and Jesse McCullagh ’09,
Drugovich joined Samantha Carboni ’11, an American Idol Hollywood finalist,
president of the Student Senate, in the Pep performing under the tent on Frisbee
Band at the Homecoming football game. Field.
Paul “Gene” Clements ’52 and his wife,
Martha, relaxing outside Bresee Hall. Enjoying an informal AOPi reunion: (back)
Kelly Armisto Baird ’89, Leslie Pallante
Al Chambers ’65 and his grandson Bryan Dagen ’90, Trustee Sally Griffiths Herbert
with Chris Winant Johnson ’68 and Paul ’88, Michelle Brown ’87; (front) Sarah
Johnson ’67. Bender Greenway ’89, Kathy Campbell ’88.
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HOMECOMING & REUNION ’10
Homecoming &
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snapshot memories of the weekend.
Reunion 2010
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ALUMNI NEWS
2010 Alumni
Award Winners
Shelley Polinsky Lynch ’00,
Gil Smith ’59, Emory Ford ’62, Shelley Polinsky Lynch ’00 | Outstanding Young Alumna
Hartwick degree | Nursing
Professor of Biology Stanley Sessions What she does now | Shelley is certified as a critical care nurse and legal
nurse consultant, and publishes continuing education programs focusing
on critical care nursing. She has worked as a clinical specialist for CHF
You remember them from the classroom and the field. Solutions and as a nurse for the Level I Trauma Center at Beth Israel
They sat next to you in The Commons and at events on Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She recently received her master
Frisbee Field. Yet off (and quite often on) Oyaron Hill, of science in nursing from Grand Canyon University while working as an
adjunct clinical nursing instructor at Bunker Hill Community College and
these four Hartwick personalities have left their mark— Quincy College, and as a nurse educator for the ICU at Quincy Hospital.
through research, volunteer work, career, connections, This past January Term, Shelley traveled with a group of Hartwick Nursing
students, Professor Emerita of Nursing Sharon Davidson Dettenrieder
and accomplishments with students. This year’s ’65, and Associate Professor of Nursing Jeanne-Marie Havener for a four-
Alumni Award winners make Hartwick proud. week off-campus program in Jamaica. She also volunteers with
Hartwick’s Boston Alumni Network.
“I am truly indebted to Hartwick for the life that I have. With the
exception of my family, all the riches in my life stem from my four years
at Hartwick: my nursing career, my friends, my love of travel, and my
husband.”
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Special recognition and
scholarship award
President Margaret L. Drugovich and
Richard A. Schoof ’50, recipient of the
Donald ’60 and Diane ’60 Brown Award
for Outstanding Commitment to Annual
Support of the College.
“I left Hartwick with two great things, my wife and the knowledge that I
wanted to do—and could do—science.”
Alumni Association
election results
The following alumni have been elected to the Alumni Association Board.
FIRST TERM:
Scott Holdren ’80, of Coeymans, NY. Physics/Forensics/Computer Science
Stanley Sessions | Professor of Biology Teacher and National Honor Society Advisor, Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk H.S.
Outstanding Employee Award
What he does now | Stan joined the Hartwick faculty in 1989, and has Donald Keinz ’75, of Wrentham, MA. President, Acadia Consulting Group Inc.
since been awarded numerous teaching awards, including the Margaret Stephen Paille ’05, of Shaker Heights, OH. M.A. Candidate, Political Science,
B. Bunn Award for Outstanding Teaching and the Wandersee Award for West Virginia University, Case Western Reserve University Law School,
research. He has been awarded research grants from the National Class of 2013
Science Foundation, the Cargill Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation,
the Corning Foundation, and numerous nationally recognized Elizabeth Arnett Paille ’06, of Shaker Heights, OH. M.A. Candidate,
organizations. He has authored 13 publications and more than 50 Elementary Education, Assistant Coordinator for Resident Program Centers,
articles, many with Hartwick students as co-authors and researchers, Case Western Reserve University.
and has been internationally recognized for his work on limb
malformation in amphibians. SECOND TERM:
How he connects | Not only does Stan provide Hartwick students with Kate Hurrle ’98, of Canastota, NY. Project Manager, Koester Associates Inc.
tremendous classroom and research opportunities, but he stays in touch Erin Zuck ’05, of Clinton, NY. Human Resources Manager, Morrisville Auxiliary
with students when they leave, follows their professional progress, and Corporation
gives deserved recognition to those who excel in their chosen careers.
As a vital connection between life as a student and life as an alumnus,
Stan epitomizes the connection between the Hartwick connection and
the world.
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ALUMNI NEWS
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1
On the Road Save the Date
with the Alumni Association:
Recent Regional Events
2011
Presidential Homecoming &
Receptions
Boston, MA | 1
Reunion
Albany,
Party onLakewood, Manlius,
the Patio at the Navigator Club on Sept. 30-Oct. 2
NY;
the Denver, CO; Greenwich,
Charles River, July 8. Sponsored by the
CT; Philadelphia,
Boston PA Committee and
Alumni Network
hosted by Ed Mancini ’93. (Boston Region) 2
Portland, ME
Hartwick Night at the Portland Seadogs
minor league baseball game, July 22.
Sponsored by the Portland Alumni Network
Committee. (Maine Region)
Rochester, NY | 2
Party in the Pavilion at the Rochester Yacht
Club on Lake Ontario for July 27.
Sponsored by the Rochester Alumni Network
Committee. Hosted by Bryan Clutz ’04.
(Upstate New York Region) 3 3
Boston, MA | 3
Boston Red Sox game and reception in the
Right Field Roof Terrace at Fenway Park,
sponsored by the Boston Alumni Network
Committee, September 20. (Boston Region)
Skaneateles, NY | 4
Skaneateles Lake Lunch Cruise, sponsored by
the CNY Alumni Network Committee,
September 25. (Central New York Region)
Saratoga, NY 4
Hartwick Day at the Races at the Saratoga
Race Track. Sponsored by the Albany
Network Committee, August 7. (Central
Region)
Binghamton, NY | 5
Meet & Greet: A Welcome to the Hartwick
Family at the Binghamton Club in
Binghamton, NY, August 4. A reception for
incoming students from the Class of 2014,
parents, alumni and friends. Sponsored by the
Binghamton Alumni Network Committee.
(Southern Tier Region) 5 6
Hartwick Seminary, NY | 6
Annual Seminary Reunion at the Evangelical
Lutheran Church, September 12. (Central
Region)
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CLASS NOTES
The deadline to submit your Class Note for the spring Wick is couldn’t be with us back at Hartwick will chime in by writing and calling,
February 4, 2011. Send your news to beachk@hartwick.edu or the whether just to old friends or to me. Being somewhat limited (and most of us
class correspondent listed under your class year. are), you can still be a part of our class efforts by communicating. PLEASE
WRITE and COMMENT! Love to all. George
1946 | 65th Reunion Harry Kratoville writes: “Shirley and I continue to live seven months in
Sun City Center, FL and five in Naples, NY. Contact us at harryshirleykrat@
1950 netzero.net.”
George Grice, geog@3rivers.net
It happened! I doubt any of us thought we’d be attending a 60th Reunion 1956 | 55th Reunion
when we first got up Oyaron Hill in 1946. Last weekend, 13 of us were back
at Hartwick, feeling the spirit of all you who weren’t there physically, and quite
astounded by the remarkable institution that has grown up on the hill where
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Don Michel, don36@maine.rr.com
one permanent building greeted us 64 years ago. I hope my article will pass
along to you some of the excitement, amazement, and joy we experienced.
1958
I drove into Oneonta a bit before noon on Friday, and found my way to the
Dick Hatzenbuhler, the hatz@verizon.net
Holiday Inn. As I pulled up to the front entry, there was a vaguely familiar
looking guy in the parking lot near the door. And yes it was Ray Davis! He just 1959
looked a bit older (don’t we all?). I thought it was a wonderful coincidence— Dalene Davis Cross, poppabob@verizon.net
what a welcoming for me! Ray and his new wife Helen joined us for coffee.
1961 | 50th Reunion
Members of the Class of 1950 gathered for a dinner honoring members of the This past summer Bob and Merry (Baker ’62) Boening and Ken and
Class of 1960. Those from Class of 1950 were from New York, Florida, Karin (Karlsson ’62) Engkvist took a Baltic Sea cruise on the Star Princess,
Alabama, and Montana. The members were Ray Davis and wife Helen, Jim visiting Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki, St. Petersburg, Gadansk, Tallinn, and
DeLisio and wife Ruth, Stan Fleischer, Eleanor Peppmiller, Wendy Shawler Copenhagen. Bob was a business administration major and both Merry and
and wife Mary, Dick Schoof and wife Evelyn, Carol Young Woodard and Karin were nursing majors at Hartwick. All attended and will attend their
husband Ralph, and me. We were all present for the splendid breakfast the next 49th and 50th anniversaries through 2012. They are all proud to be
morning when President Margaret Drugovich spoke to us at length and Hartwick alumni!
answered questions in a wonderful, relaxed meeting. Our group was very
impressed with Hartwick’s new President. 1962
Sharon Dorff Conway, asadsac@aol.com
After the Breakfast Meeting, the 1950 group went off for events that attracted Dinah McClure, Dinamo32@aol.com
them. Dick Schoof received an award for his extra effort in bringing our group
back to “The Hill” for this special occasion. There were many events to tempt The Nursing Class of 1962 held its 48th reunion at Hartwick’s Pine
us, even a football game we lost to Alfred. I did my grandfatherly duty and took Lake Environmental Campus from July 6-9, 2010. Attending were Mary Lu
my granddaughter Catherine Bell ’11 out to lunch at a local spot, The Autumn Wade Eshelman, Rose Holderidge Elliott, Sue Mosher Wainwright, Patty
Café. Catherine is a Nursing student. After lunch, we went to Pine Lake, where Post Brink, Marilyn Bell Michaud, Carol Stapleton Andersen, Carol Beecher
she and a number of students live out in the “country,” getting them a Brown, Jeannette Reimann Waterman, Ann Collson Johnson, Emily Walter
somewhat primitive and outdoor living place. Mikulewicz, Merry Baker Boening, Becky Brink Brown, Karin Karlsson
Engkvist, and Dinah McClure.
Sunday, as the group of 1950 classmates parted, we talked about keeping in
touch and I’m sure we’ll do that. We especially hope that you out there who Marjorie Turrell Julian writes: “A Hartwick connection: At Heathrow
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1965
Janice Charles, a registered nurse and founder of the North Country
Children's Clinic, retired after 38 years. NCCC serves un- and under-insured
children and young adults needing medical, dental, and mental health and
nutrition care. Janice is raising funds for the volunteer transportation center in
Watertown, NY.
Bill Gaillard is still with the rescue squad, driving the bus. He also is in the
Lions Club and community band. Carol is Director of the Cheney Library.
They have four grandchildren.
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CLASS NOTES
I concluded my time there last summer with our fourth trip to Kenya. We
relocated this past winter back to the greater Oneonta area and are now living
in Maryland, NY. I worked this summer at Hyde Hall in Cooperstown, and
Springbrook in Milford.”
Lois Reeves reports that son Brian received his civil engineering degree
from FL State. He’s building bridges for the Maine DOT. Daughter Kristen
is one semester away from her law degree. She also works full time in Fairfax
County, VA.
1974
Mike Brown, mike.g.brown@comcast.net
Cyd Miller DeMichele invites everyone to visit the Post and Beam Susie Westly Wren operates West Island Studio, now in its 17th year, in
Farmhouse in Windham, NY that she, her boyfriend, and two brothers have Bath, ME. The studio offers after school art classes, art workshops for adults,
just spent nearly four years renovating. “We took it right down to the ribs, large working studio, and a private art brokerage. Susie is a painter and teacher,
and rebuilt it for future generations.” In addition to landscaping, rockwork, and, most recently, a builder…this year designing and building her second
carpentry, and laying tiles, she also built a stone hearth with native rock building in her current hometown of Georgetown. Susie is married to Theo
collected in the back meadows. This hard manual labor on weekends (she’s a Holtwijk, a native of the Netherlands, who works in urban planning and
graphic designer during the week) and ballroom dancing have helped her get development in Falmouth.
back in shape following a motorcycle accident five years ago. “It’s been a crazy
few years, and I apologize to my pals for falling off the grid…but would love 1985
to hear from my friends.” Dennis Gallagher ’80 designed the Web site: Rhonda Foote, rhondasfooteworks@yahoo.com
WindhamPostandBeam.com, or e-mail Cyd at cynthiany@gmail.com.
1986 | 25th Reunion
Beth Gamble “traveled with my great friends this year: Pat Carrigan ’82, to Alison Donnelly, alisond@mindspring.com
her paintings exhibition at UConn-Groton. Also saw Cathy Weeks during
my summer vacation. Campus weekend at Hartwick with Pat and Mary Ann Robin Shepard Anderson lives in Durham, NC with husband
Ambelas Lunn, Sharon Wilec-Young ’80, and Cathy Winana Graves ’82.” LeGrande and children, Josh and Nicole. Robin has worked at Duke
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and have been married since 1998. They report being amazed and grateful for
their daughter Erin Elizabeth McCollough. Erin’s grandparents are Paul and
Jeannette Bodurtha (former faculty and staff). A true Hartwick family!
Kathy Fallon writes that things are much the same in Boston. She took a
summer vacation in Spain/Morocco with the family that went well save for an
incident with the rental car and the Rock of Gibraltar! Hope Hertz does not
read The Wick.
Carole McGuire writes that she had a fun summer, “but too short!” In
Maine getaway: Allison Maynard DeVaux ’83, Lee Auchincloss ’83, Leslie Miller August, Carole put her 1st grade son on the bus and took her other son to his
Zimmer ’83, Susan Ward ’83, Sue Trichka Dillon ’84, Jay DeVaux ’83, Mindy second year of pre-K! It is going very well! Happy Fall to everyone!
Grinold Bicknell ’83, Peter Fitzgerald ’82, Mike Zimmer ’83, Paul Peck ’83,
Nancy Greenwood Albertson ’83, and John Dillon ’83 gathered this summer at Tim Rielly has been an account manager at Mid-State Food Brokers in
the Rockport Boat Club in Maine for a lobster bake hosted by Albertson and her Liverpool, NY, since 2002. Tim and wife Deb celebrated their 10th wedding
husband, Tom. The weekend also included sailing and hiking on the mid coast. anniversary in August. Their son Brendan keeps them busy with soccer,
lacrosse, Pop Warner flag football, and this winter will play his third year in
youth hockey. Tim’s stepson, Brian, is a U.S. Navy Seal stationed out of
University in Pediatrics in some capacity since graduating. She is Clinical Norfolk, VA, and stepson Tim is a Gunner’s Mate in San Diego on the Wayne
Operations Coordinator in the Department of Pediatrics. Meier Battleship. Tim has been in Auburn since 1996, and loves the peace
and surrounding areas of the Finger Lakes of central New York. Tim can be
Rob DiCarlo lives in Rochester, NY, with wife Janine and children reached at Trielly@midstatefood.com.
Sophie, Nicholas, and Patrick. Rob is Assistant Director of Career Services at
The College at Brockport, State University of New York working with both
students and employers seeking internship opportunities.
1989
Dorothy Holt, holtcrew@maine.rr.com
Stacey Angus writes: “I have been living in the Azores for the past two
Alison Donnelly lives in Raleigh, NC, with husband Kyle and sons Kevin, years with husband Mark and son John. I am a clinical social worker at the
Ryan, and Jason. Alison is Manager of Global Accounts for HelmsBriscoe,
American School on the Air Force base. In November we will be moving to
working with clients who have meeting needs involving hotels. “Looking
Japan (just outside Tokyo), where I will start a new job as a clinical director
forward to our 25th reunion in 2011!”
with the Army. John will start at the American School there. If you live in Japan
or have information e-mail me at staceyangus@hotmail.com.”
Barbara Friling Johnson lives in Rhoadesville, VA, with husband Doug
and an assortment of goats, sheep, horses, chickens, turkeys, honey bees,
Cary Jordan writes: “My husband Mitch Gueran and I recently moved into
vegetable gardens, fruit trees, etc. When not working on her farm, Barbara is
a new house with our kids, Chris, RJ, and Eve. I enjoy being a stay-at-home
an Information Technology Manager in the software development
mom in White Plains, NY. I love reconnecting with old friends on FB. If
department at GEICO Insurance Company.
anyone wants to say hi, feel free! I’m on as Cary Romanos Gueran.”
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CLASS NOTES
John Naizby writes: “I have been living in Madison, CT, for the past seven
years and have been married for 17 years. We have two great boys, Hunter and
Grayson. I have a small litigation practice law firm with my wife Leslie. We just
recently were involved in the truancy intervention project, which is a program
that pairs kids with working attorneys to keep them in school. I ran my first
Ironman in August to raise money for the program in Louisville, KY; it was
pretty hot but the race was a great experience. If anybody from Hartwick is in
the Madison area, I would love to hear from them.”
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Leisyl Ryan Kleinberg, leisyl@kleinbergs.com
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Molly Hannon-Galuszka and her husband welcomed their first child on and triathlons. “I am working as a School Psychologist in the Troy City School
July 29, 2009. “Lainey is beautiful and what a joy!” District. I enjoy spending time with my daughter Cooper, who started
kindergarten this fall and I am coaching her U6 soccer team! Jax (age 2) is a
1997 crazy man and keeps us all laughing.”
Amy Maletzke Moore, maletzke@hotmail.com
Jamie Feinour writes: “A lot has happened over the past 12 years. I got
1998 married in 2002. Right after we got married, my husband and I decided to get
out of dreaded upstate NY winters and migrated to sunny South Carolina. I
Jamie Sommerville O’Riordan, jamieoriordan@yahoo.com
started working for Novant Health, Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, NC,
and have been working for the system ever since. I am currently the Manager of
Hello everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. It’s been great keeping in touch
Business Operations and Regulatory Compliance for the Laboratory System
with so many of you, especially on Facebook. I continue to work in professional
in the Southern Piedmont region. The most recent surprise and blessing in our
services marketing and have been interviewing for several new opportunities. I
lives has been the birth of our beautiful daughter Addison. I cannot believe she
also finally finished my MBA…four years later! I spend my free time traveling,
is going to be 1 in November! How quickly time goes...before I know it, she
catching up with friends, and taking language lessons. Eoin ’97 and I look
will be attending Hartwick! Our spring trip this year caught us up with some
forward to ringing in the New Year in Rome! Keep in touch.
friends from the ’Wick. Nicole Rozonewski Rezza ’99 and her adventurous
son Nick joined us for a week of fun in Jensen Beach, FL. We took a day trip
Sharnette Topsey Underdue writes: “Rashawn and I celebrated our
up to Orlando to visit Mickey Mouse. On our way back home we stopped in
12th year of marriage in June and I am pregnant with our first child. Baby
to visit Amy Sue Hermus Long ’99 and Scott Long and their three handsome
Underdue is due to arrive in November. We live in Anaheim, CA. Rashawn
boys. For our summer trip this year, we returned to Saratoga Springs, NY, to
has a thriving career as an actor (has guest starred on Cold Case, Castle, and
visit friends and family. We were able to meet up with Allison Brownell ’00
CSI Miami last season) and I am the Associate Director of Housing &
and her boyfriend at the racetrack. It was great to spend time with some
Residence Life at California State University, Fullerton. We love the West
Hartwick friends that we have not seen in way too long. To finish the summer
Coast and are excited about the upcoming expansion of our family.”
I graduated with my master’s in health administration. I have decided to take a
semester off, but it will be back to the books in January to finish off my
Tara Tracy Chamberlin writes: “I just started a new job as the ER Nurse
master’s in business administration.”
Manager at the Togus Veterans Hospital. I decided to give management a try!
Liam is almost 2 and the time has flown by. I caught up with Carol and Adam
Pierce and their kids this summer in Freeport and I hope to catch up with
Ekaterini Vlamis continues to work hard getting her new business up and
running. She has made enhancements to the Web site including adding a
others this fall. Sorry I am a Facebook and Wall slacker!”
picture gallery. Visit edgewoodcs.com to read all about Edgewood Consulting
& Services, which offers private guided hikes, team-building programs,
Darcy Meek Perez still enjoys music therapy at Springbrook in Oneonta,
workshops, and more! Referrals are greatly appreciated...they are an ultimate
NY, and collaborating with the Music and Education departments to host
compliment and truly the way Ekaterini prefers to gain clients and provide
interns. “We’re expecting our second child in February!”
services to those in need of what she does best. You can become a fan of her
business page on Facebook or contact her at ekaterini@edgewoodcs.com;
Jennifer Heald-Clapp and husband Karl welcomed their second child,
she’d love to have your support and hear from you!
Kristopher James, on April 6, 2010. He joins big sister Kayla. He is a
remarkable baby, sleeping through the night at 2 months! Jenn continues to
work full-time as co-coordinator of school-based programming for a domestic 1999
violence program. She also continues to sing with Seaglass Performing Arts of Kristen Falk, hartwick99@yahoo.com
Kennebunk, ME. Jenn and Karl are preparing to place their home on the
market in spring 2011 to accommodate their growing family. Jenn has had the Since fall is upon us—and for me fall is eternally associated with going back to
great fortune to see Jennifer Thayer ’97, Kristin Crosby Miller ’99 and Kris school—leaves changing color, and the view from Oyaron Hill, I asked my
Miller and son Zachary, Heather Trela, and Jennifer Deguglielmo Corey and classmates about their favorite Hartwick memories or their favorite things
husband Jay and their son Will over the past year. Jenn traveled to the about returning to campus each year.
Rochester area to see Amy Grenier Gepfert ’97 to celebrate the life of David
Gepfert ’95 at his memorial service. Jenna Neale Aufiero had a beautiful baby girl on August 5, Sophia
Marie Aufiero. “Everyone, including big sister Addison, is enjoying having her
Adrienne Juan writes: “I finished my prerequisites from County College of here. I saw all the girls at Mandy Harris’s ’00 wedding in October!”
Morris for nursing school. However, I decided to take the semester off to work
and started a business called We Got This. I will be walking pets, doing Kanchan Banga is currently enrolled at University of Central Florida’s
groceries, and creating e-mail accounts for those who do not know how and Ph.D. program in public policy.
would like to keep in touch with their loved ones. I miss everyone in my class,
so keep in touch! My e-mail is adriennejuannj@yahoo.com.” Ellen Favata Barlow and Matt Barlow ’98 had a little boy, Jake, on
August 10. “Now we have three boys and a girl. Also, Matt recently got
Andi Sciremammano Murray had a great summer of camping, visiting promoted to Sergeant in the NYS Police and is working in Margaretville.”
family and friends (including a mini Phi Sig reunion at Lisa Madis’ house!),
Bianca Bernardo writes, “I had a great summer, which included trips to
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CA and ME. I enjoyed Shana Maddicks’ wedding in September and Mandy opportunity. She loves Tinkerbell and is more excited than Taylor for our trip!”
Harris’ ’00 wedding in October. My first ’Wick memories: the lavender hat, all
the steps to class, how hard pre-season really was. The things I looked forward Gayle Huntress remembers: “My first Hartwick memory was arriving as a
to coming back to: the freedom to do whatever I wanted, field hockey, and freshman for the first day of Awakening and meeting Jonathan Wood on the
AOPi.” lawn outside of Anderson for a group name game. I think it involved tossing a
rubber chicken. Fifteen years of friendship later, I can still remember his
Tony Brogna recently got married to the fabulous Dr. Emelia Parker name!”
(Brogna), Simmons College ’04,’07. “We were ecstatic to have alumni in
attendance: Paul Lynch ’98, Tim Fadden ’98, Andy DeLuca, Kyle Tipson ’00, Kimberly Hurlbut is living in Syracuse and working for the state of NY.
and Josh ’99 and Aniece (Sukovaty) Collins ’00. After many years in Boston, She visited Hartwick last summer and noted: “It was very strange after so
we are living happily in Burlington, VT, hatching our plans for world many years. Some things looked the same, but so many things looked
domination.” different. There were some kids walking around campus and looking at me and
my friend pretty funny since we were taking pictures...but it was just amazing.”
The adventure never ceases with Geno Carr. “My wife Nancy and I were
both invited to serve on the faculty for the Fall 2010 Semester at Sea voyage, Kate (Warner) and Joe Johnson report: “It was really hot here this
which left from Halifax, Nova Scotia and ends in San Diego, CA. We’re summer but the weather has started to cool and it is beginning to feel like what
teaching courses in musical theatre, theatre, and comedy for the floating passes for fall here in Texas. Fall is the start of the busy season for us, the kids
university and stopping at amazing ports all across the globe. As I write this, are back to school and their activities are starting up again, filling the family
we are on our way from Takoradi, Ghana to our next port, Cape Town, South calendar with events, meetings, etc. The kids are growing up so fast. Beth is in
Africa. Yesterday we all became Emerald Shellbacks, meaning we crossed the 2nd grade, Jessica is in 1st. Beth tells everyone she sees that she wants to be an
Equator and the Prime Meridian at the same time. Who gets to do that?! We entomologist when she grows up. I am in the process of changing jobs again. I
really enjoying teaching on the ship and we’re learning so much every day from am going to be working as a case manager at North Austin Medical Center. I
all of our fellow voyagers (faculty, staff, and students alike). We’re trying to am excited about this change. I even got a week off and had a chance to spend
enjoy every minute of this amazing adventure, although we must admit we some time relaxing with Aaron, our 3-year-old. I still have about a year left
miss family, friends, and Clara (our puggle) back home. We end our journey by before I’ll finish my master’s degree. Joe and I had fun this summer
docking in San Diego December 13, so we’re pretty lucky to basically be participating in a marriage group at our church and teaching Sunday school.”
dropped off at our doorstep! Feel free to check out our adventures via our blog:
http://www.offexploring.com/nancyandgenocarr.” Some exciting news from Nick Miles: He and his family recently had their
visas approved and returned to the U.S. at the end of October! Nick is on a
Kristen Falk cannot think of anything to follow Geno’s Semester at Sea three-year visa, where he will continue to work for JPMorgan in their Delaware
voyage! However, Kristen’s birthday was on 10/10/10 this year, and it was office. They hope to be visiting Hartwick with increased frequency.
quite a celebration at 10:10:10 (twice) to have such a marvelous celebration of
numbers! Happy Birthday to fellow Libra Kanchan Banga, who shares the Kathleen Brennan Mills recounts this Hartwick memory, from her
same birthday! The reason we know that is because during MetroLink Awakening ’99 experience in August 1995: “Some time during the week, our
orientation junior year, we had to organize ourselves and line up by our group went orienteering somewhere not too far from Pine Lake. The van
birthdays. “My first Hartwick memories include pre-season volleyball, the dropped us off and we were ready with our maps and compasses. We were
realization that I was attending a college built on the side of a hill, and giving ready for a fun hike in the woods and we set off. Several hours later it dawned
thanks that I lived in Smith and my first classes of the day were in Miller. The on one of our facilitators (Kelly Oxton Murray ’98) that we were dropped off
biggest reason I came back to campus each year was WRHO (though I worked in the wrong spot and we really had no idea where we were. After many more
on campus each summer so I never really left). Other than that, I started a new miles we did end up finding a road and making our way back to Pine Lake. It
research position at Oregon State University this fall, doing chemical analyses was an adventure to say the least!” Kathleen enjoyed celebrating Ann
of the non-structural carbohydrate contents of Douglas Fir. Goodbye Whittaker’s marriage with Hartwick friends.
cellulose, hello fructose/glucose/sucrose/starch!”
Patricia Tiller Mitchel and husband Mike just moved into their new
Danielle Quilligan Fochs took a week-long trip to NY the end of May home in Maryland. Their two beagles finally have a yard and tons of stuff to
for Karen Fish’s ’01 wedding to John Burke. She also made it up to Oneonta sniff. Patty and Mike are enjoying the fun of taking down wallpaper and
the weekend before the wedding for the TKE Clambake. She was able to cram planting flowers. Patty writes, “My position as Head of U.S. Research at
in a Yankee game, a Broadway show, a trip to the beach and a baby shower for RiskMetrics Group is going great...but not as great as it will be if the Yankees
Jen Strekas-Coombs ’01 into the rest of her East Coast trip! “Before my trip, repeat this October. Go Yanks!”
I entered some of my roses in the American Rose Society District Convention
here in Tucson and won Best in Show Photography, the Trophy for Best Kevin Stube got married in October 2009. His and wife Jessica
Novice Hybrid Tea Rose and also the District Certificate for best Miniature (Oklahoma University) and are both enjoying their jobs at NASA. Kevin is a
Rose. You can view some of my entries at http://www.pswdphotography.com/ project analyst for more than 50 projects and Jessica is the New Media
winners.html#2010tucson. My rose garden continues to grow! I am now up Specialist working on creating a framework for participatory exploration and
to 25 bushes and looking forward to the next show! We are planning a family improving how NASA reaches out to the public. They bought their first house
trip to Disneyland in July for my daughter Taylor’s 5th birthday. My daughter in April and Kevin is half way through his MBA.
Kaitlyn keeps yelling ‘Yea Disneyland!’ and throwing her hands in the air at any
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2000 Shawn August writes: “Time is flying by! Crystal and I are finalizing our
wedding plans. We are getting married in May 2011 in Bronxville, NY, and
Kristen Hall, hartwick2000@yahoo.com
then off to Italia for three weeks. I didn’t realize how many details go into
Kristen Hall writes: “I just left alumni weekend, where I had an absolute planning a wedding. It’s ridiculous. I lost about 65 pounds so I should not
blast! It was so good seeing friends and being able to catch up (without look too long in the tooth. Other than that, work.”
resorting to Facebook) as well as meeting children and having a birthday party
for a 2-year-old at the rock garden (formerly Arnold Hall). I will admit to Dave Olsher is completing his first year as an employee for a small
feeling my calves today after walking up and down the hill yesterday! I am independent fiber arts company called The Sanguine Gryphon, where he is the
enjoying my new job as a Physician Assistant in Bangor, ME. I am working on mill liaison as well as a wool and silk dyer. In addition, Dave was the
the surgery and trauma service, learning tons and trying to find my way Entertainment Coordinator for the Maryland Faerie Festival and a Stage
around eastern Maine. Also, I am going to be taking over the class notes again; Manager for the Maryland Renaissance Festival. He still enjoys his adventures
thank you to Charlie Catania for taking it over while I was in school.” in Charm City.
Dana Rothenberger Faulconer announces: “Jason and I have been Sarah MacDonald married Sean Browne August 27 in Boston. Karen
enjoying the past few months soaking up every moment with our daughter Fish Burke, Erika Lowe Dube, and Kim Treacy Kaplowitz joined Sarah on the
Reese who was born this past March. Reese has met so many Hartwick babies dance floor to commemorate old times. Sarah and Sean live in Dedham, MA,
already, and we are excited to take her to her first Hartwick swim meet this and look forward to seeing everyone at next year’s Class of 2001 10 year
winter to cheer on the team and the coach, Grandpop to her!” reunion!
Marnie Kommalan writes: “I live in Baltimore and work for The Art Schouten writes: “2010 has been a crazy, hectic, fun-filled year. My son
University of Maryland Medical Center. I am the Charge Nurse in the Jacob Rudolph (Rudy) was born February 15. Shortly thereafter, I was
operating rooms and manage a four-OR unit. University of Maryland also promoted to Lead Instructional Technology Specialist for Orange-Ulster
includes The Shock Trauma Center and in April through STC, I was able to BOCES overseeing 17 component school districts and three divisions within
go to Haiti and help with long-term medical and surgical support in the BOCES. I am completing my second master’s in educational administration
aftermath of the January earthquake. I spent nine days operating in a hospital and will graduate from SUNY New Paltz in May. If that wasn’t enough, my
in Port-au-Prince and got to experience firsthand the devastation in that wife Cathy Gibbons (SUNY Cobleskill ’07) and I married on August 29,
country. It was one of the most powerful and rewarding experiences I have had 2010 with Karen Fish, Jim Archer ’00, Rob Mancini ’05, and Brett
in the past 10 years.” Schillkraut ’95 in attendance. I was elected president of the Tau Kappa Epsilon
Alumni Association in October.
Chris Laidlaw and wife Allison welcomed a baby girl, Callie Genevieve,
on March 24. Jennifer Strekas Coombs and Josh Coombs welcomed a beautiful baby
girl, Cadence Grace Coombs, into the world August 23. “We still live in
Ginneh Lewis teaches high school earth science, biology, and chemistry in Alabama, so we hope to introduce her to all her Wick aunties (Sarah
Denver, CO. MacDonald, Karen Fish, Kim Kaplowitz, Erika Lowe, Danielle Fochs, and
Natalie Hatch) at the 10 year reunion if not before!”
Edith Newberry and John Fogarty were married August 14, 2010 in
Lyme, NH. In July they bought their first house in Newbury, VT. Edith is Scott Alberts has founded a 1860s-rules base ball team called the Athletic
teaching 7th and 8th grade social studies in Windsor, VT, where she has Base Ball Club of Philadelphia. “We compete in reproduction historical
worked for the past three years. uniforms against other like-minded teams on the East Coast. Jonathan Palma
is our MVP and Lawrence George ’99 is a regular supporter at our home
Laura Fitter Walker writes: “We now have a boy, Ayden, and a girl, games.”
Maddi. They are such a blessing! I have taken on a Director of Rehab position
at a skilled nursing/short-term rehab facility, which is very time consuming but Natalie Evans Hatch just had her fourth child, Braden, a little boy who is
a good challenge. We are still living outside of Cincinnati and loving it.” so sweet and fun! “We are enjoying our kids and spent the summer developing
my husband’s new business in the outdoor sports industry. We are hoping to
2001 | 10th Reunion get back East for a visit soon!”
Jessica Hyde, jessicahyde@yahoo.com
Karen Fish became Karen Fish Burke on May 23, 2010 in a wedding
attended by many alumni. The groom, John Burke, had to endure the
Jessica Hyde continues to toil away as a civil servant in Jefferson County,
throwback fun at a party attended by Sarah MacDonald, Erika Lowe Dube,
NY, and has been painstakingly chronicling the rise of prescription and illicit
Meaghan Fitzgibbon Quilop, Jennifer Strekas Coombs, Art Schouten, and
drug misuse and associated inadequate guardianship involving the county’s
Kimberly Treacy Kaplowitz, and from the Class of 1999, Danielle Quilligan
children. She is finally starting the First Time Homeowner Quest after
Fochs, Greg Quilop, and Forrest Lewandowski. “As newlyweds we’re happily
copious procrastination and plans to own a sweet bachelorette pad before the
living in Boston with our dog Belle and contemplating the house-buying
end of the year. House guests will be welcome on a first-come, first-served
process as the next adult step. On a side note, I am excited to hear of the births
basis.
of Cameron Cardarelli to Alex ’02 and wife Kelly, and Rudy Schouten to Art
and Cathy.”
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Peter Hazelton is still in Athens, GA, “almost two years into my Ph.D. in
aquatic toxicology. During the time spent away from my lab, my wife Angela
Cote ’02 and I are busy renovating our house and trying to enjoy the Georgia
summer heat.”
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nonproliferation. She attended the United Nations Conference on Carolanne Bucicchia Mazur and her husband are the parents of a son,
Disarmament, Geneva, working on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament born in August.
issues. During the summer she began work at the Department of Energy/
National Nuclear Security Administration, assisting in cooperative efforts to Emily Reynolds Stringer lives in San Antonio, TX, where her husband is
manage weapons usable nuclear material in Russia and other former Soviet doing his first year as a surgical resident and she is freelance writing as well as
states. being a mom to Lilah, with another little one on the way in March!
Margaret Warren Cohn reports: “My husband and I welcomed our little Audrey Lohse and Miguel Vargas ’03 were married in May 2009 in
girl, Grace Eugenia, on March 8, 2010. We’ve been trying to soak it all in, as Porterville, CA. They had an amazing time and great Hartwick turnout!
she’s growing so fast. All is well otherwise and we are enjoying our new role as
parents!” Clarence Welch is still living in Ithaca, NY, and was promoted in June
2009. He remains at the Johnson School at Cornell University. His new
Chris Cooper and Erika Seery (Manhattanville ’06) were married at St. position is Assistant Director in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and it is
Josephs Church in Hewlett, NY, and partied all night at Fox Hollow in going very well!
Woodbury. In attendance were Zach Sanzone ’04, Eric Davis ’05, Dustin
Wickseel ’05, Mikey Tegart ’06, and Mary Cardello ’06. Oh and most
importantly Mr. Met.
2005
Edwin Siegfried, edwin.siegfried@gmail.com
Charles Coulon still lives in Chicago's western suburbs and works in the Elizabeth Morris Cook and Jonathan Cook welcomed their first child,
ever-busy corporate relocation field. Besides enjoying a busy personal travel Claire Elizabeth, on March 1, 2010.
schedule in 2010, he has been actively involved with the Alliance Francaise, a
non-profit French educational centers network, and planned the annual
conference in New Orleans in October 2010. “Bonjour to all!”
2006 | 5th Reunion
Brian Knox, brian.j.knox@gmail.com
Florence Alila, fakoth@hotmail.com
Meleia Egger is traveling in India making her way back to the U.S. after her
two years in the Peace Corps in Malawi. She hopes all Pine Lakers are happy
Jayne Donovan writes: “I received my medical doctorate degree this past
and peaceful.
May from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. I am completing
a preliminary year in Internal Medicine at the University of Connecticut and
On December 14, 2009, Megan Tweedie Eklund and husband Jim
will be moving to Boston next year for my residency training in Physical
became the proud parents of a beautiful baby girl, Lillian Bailey. Despite being
Medicine and Rehabilitation at Spaulding/Harvard University.”
three weeks early, Lillian weighed in at over six pounds. Margaret Warren
Cohn, Amber Benge VanEtten ’03, and uncle Nathan Tweedie ’09 were
Daryl Thompson proposed to his girlfriend, Vanessa Croft, in February
among the many visitors welcoming Lillian into the world!
on the island of Anguilla, where they currently live. He runs his own custom
engraving business, Alloyd Enterprises Ltd. (alloyds.com), and graphic design
Keri Holloway Evans had her second son on December 11, 2009. His company, DCT Designs (dct-designs.com). In early 2009, the second painting
name is Jadon Fisher Evans.
in his Anguilla Cottage series was chosen to be featured on the EC$1.50
stamp for the country of Anguilla. More of his work can be seen on
Sara Gorsky married Christian Lokossou on June 5, 2010 in Glenn Dale, darylcthompson.com. Daryl also is an assistant tennis professional at the
MD. Bryan Clutz, Alison Sulock, and Adam Travis joined the celebration.
Anguilla Tennis Academy. He plans to be wed on July 23, 2011.
Josh Jennings and Fallon Dion were married July 2, 2010 at Christ the
King Church in Albany with a reception following at Albany Country Club. 2007
Fallon is a graduate of the SUNY Oneonta (’07). She earned her master’s in Ashley Kern and Eric Schell were married August 7, 2010 in Freeport, ME.
literacy from the State University at Albany, and teaches 7th and 8th grade
Spanish at Cohoes Middle School. Josh earned his master’s from The College 2008
of Saint Rose, where he is the Assistant Sports Information Director and Nicole Barren-Audette is a Peace Corps volunteer in a small village in the
Head Men’s Golf Coach. Northern Province of Zambia (Southern Africa). “My biggest project now is
trying to construct a school building for a pre-school for orphans and
Julie Landmann moved back to CA last January and lives in Sacramento. vulnerable children.”
“Still working for PricewaterhouseCoopers. Miss living on the East Coast, but
loving being back in CA!” Ryan and Sarah (Clark ’07) Quarles announce the birth of their first
child, Paul Harrison Quarles, on August 24, 2010. Ryan is in rotations for
Alexis Mays-Fields continues to work as an Inclusion Specialist in medical school and Sarah is taking time to raise their baby boy.
Washington, DC. She is excited to be completing her first year of marriage to
her soul mate, Nathaniel Fields. She has been doing some minor traveling and
spending time with her niece, Madison, and new nephew, Kaleb.
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IN MEMORIAM
1934 | Vivian Cronk McCandlish, 97, of Glen Rock, NJ, died August Marie had a can-do attitude and wonderful leadership qualities. Survivors
10, 2010. She lived in Florida for 30 years prior to her final move to Glen include her husband of 62 years, Harold; two sons, including Richard
Rock in 2000. Vivian was a member of the Daughters of the American Mayberry ’72, Esq.; one daughter; three grandchildren; and one great-
Revolution. An avid bridge player, she enjoyed visiting and remaining in touch granddaughter.
with her beloved friends from Delaware County, NY. Vivian was predeceased
by her husband, Fred, in 1998. 1948 | Isabelle Leavitt Swartz, 83, of Delmar, NY, died April 30,
2010. She served in the Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II. Liz worked
1936 | Nella Hughes, 95, of Oneonta, NY, died August 2, 2010. Living as an RN at Albany Medical Center in labor and delivery most of her nursing
in Oneonta all her adult life, Nella worked many years at Bresee’s Department career. Beloved wife of the late Donald Swartz, M.D., they traveled the world
Store as a sales associate. She enjoyed and was an expert at knitting, crocheting, together. Survivors include her daughter, stepchildren, grandchildren, and
embroidering, and sewing. She was a longtime member of the First United great-grandson.
Methodist Church of Oneonta. Nella was the greatest grandmother anyone
could ask for. She loved traveling throughout the U.S., visiting her 1952 | Kenneth DeBevoise, 87, of Clinton Township, NJ, died October
grandchildren. Family was her life; she instilled in them the importance of 6, 2010. A graduate of the New York State Maritime Academy, he served
Sunday dinners, a tradition that they still carry on. She loved the many family during World War II as an Engineering Officer in the United States Maritime
gatherings, especially those at the holidays. Survivors include her children, Joan Service. Upon graduation from Hartwick, he married Francine (Franke)
Duckwall ’60 and Roger Hughes ’68; eight grandchildren; 18 great- Pidgeon ’51 and relocated to Bogota, NJ. He joined the New Jersey Bell
grandchildren; sister and brother-in-law Doris ’49 and Donald ’64 Filkins; Telephone in 1952. During a 30-year career with NJ Bell and AT&T he held
sister Pat Weissman ’57; and sister Elva Kroeger ’55. She was predeceased by positions with business management, public relations, and rates management.
her son. He retired from AT&T in 1982. Kenneth served as vice president of the
Bogota Board of Education in the early 1970s. He is survived by his wife of 58
1946 | Donald Haight, 89, died peacefully July 16, 2010, at his home in years, Franke, and their family.
Davenport, NY. After Don and Kathleen married in 1942, Don was called to
active duty in the United States Army. He served in Torrington, England, 1952 | James Peters, 82, of Jamestown, NY, died June 14, 2010. James
before entering the second wave of the Normandy Invasion of 1944, enlisted at the end of World War II and served 18 months. His tour included
culminating in the Battle of the Bulge. While on the final drive through an assignment in the Tokyo compound of Supreme Post-War Commander in
Europe, Don was a member of a heavy artillery unit responsible for the aiming Japan Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Thanks to the G.I. Bill, he graduated from
and firing of the famous “Long Tom” guns, where he decoded logistical Hartwick with a degree in business. Jim will be remembered for his warm wit,
instructions sent from the central command unit. After the war, Don returned jokes, and wry sense of humor. He loved his family and enjoyed his time with
to New York and completed his bachelor’s degree at Hartwick College. He his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Jim’s jobs included working on his
then earned his master’s from Columbia University. Don started his teaching family’s farm; as an insurance salesman; as an investment broker at Goodbody
career at A.L. Kellogg Central School in Treadwell. In 1949, Don accepted a and Company, later Merrill Lynch. He married the vision of his youth and is
position as a social studies teacher at Charlotte Valley Central School. He was survived by his wife of 58 years, Barbara; two sons; and one daughter.
promoted to supervising principal and superintendent, a position he held until
his retirement in 1973. Throughout his life, Don was proud to serve his 1954 | Robert Ross, 81, of Vestal, NY, died July 9, 2010. Bob joined the
community in many volunteer capacities. He held leadership positions in the U.S. Air Force and served three years. He received his teaching degree from
Davenport Historical Society and was an active member of the Davenport Hartwick College and Albany University. He taught science for 34 years at
Methodist Church. He also played an integral role in the creation of the Bus Vestal Central Schools. Bob held various positions in the Vestal Teachers
Driver Education Program at his beloved Charlotte Valley School, and coached Association, including chief negotiator and president. He also was president of
Little League for many years. Don was a lifelong Yankees fan who would stay the Southern Zone of NYSTA. He was on the Board of Directors for NEA for
up to any hour to hear the conclusion of games. Don embodied exceptional 10 years. Bob retired from teaching in 1988; he then became an active member
core values centered around family, education, athletics, and most importantly of the NYS Retired Teachers Association, serving as a delegate. Bob’s favorite
equality. He was a lifelong educator and community servant, always taking the pastime was golf and rooting for the Yankees and the Giants. Survivors include
time listen to others and carefully explain his political, historical, and his wife of 53 years, Joan ’55, and their family.
educational perspectives. Known for their dedication to their family, Don and
Kathleen would travel all over New York State to watch their grandchildren 1972 | William Puotinen, 61, of Schoharie, NY, died June 29, 2010 at
participate in athletics and musical events. In his retirement, Don took up his residence following a long illness. Bill received his master’s in 18th century
golfing and was proud to have scored a hole-in-one at CJ’s golf course in 1995. English literature from Oneonta State. For the past 25 years, Bill has worked
Survivors include his loving wife of 67 years, Kathleen; four children; seven at Northeast Parent and Child Society in Schenectady, holding various
grandchildren, including Seth Haight ’96; and five great-grandchildren. He positions including vice president of human services, director of operations,
was predeceased by his grandson Collin Haight. and finance manager until the onset of his illness. Bill served on the Board of
Directors for Catholic Charities in Schenectady, and was a member of the
1946 | Elma Wallace Howey, 86, of Inverness, FL, died June 17, 2010. Society for American Baseball Research. Bill volunteered with Northeast
A member of Hartwick’s Nurse Cadet Corps, she graduated with her Parent and Child throughout the years and was an avid Yankees fan his entire
registered nurse degree. She was employed at Milton Memorial Hospital in life. Survivors include his wife of 37 years, Margaret, and their family.
Newton, NJ, for many years. She was a member and past president of the
Ladies Auxiliary of Blue Ridge Rescue Squad in Branchville. Elma was a 1981 | Mary Ann Ambelas Lunn, 51, of Norwell, MA, died
member and past regent of Chinkchewunska DAR and member of the September 1, 2010, at home after an eight-year struggle with colon cancer. She
Presbyterian Church of Branchville. Survivors include her husband Kenneth, graduated cum laude from Hartwick before working as an RN in various
five sons, two stepdaughters, and eight grandchildren. Boston hospitals. Survivors include her husband.
1947 | Marie Zacaroli Mayberry, of Pittsford, NY, died August 11, Honorary Degree | William Rittberger H’84, 80, of Albany, NY,
2010. She was in one of the last classes of the Cadet Nurse Corps at Hartwick. died July 4, 2010. Rev. Rittberger’s ministry started in 1955, when he was
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called to organize St. John’s Lutheran Church in Burlington. In 1958, he was during times of significant social changes, he was always a champion of social
called to serve at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Hudson, until 1965, when he justice and educational equality. His love of people was surpassed only by his
was called to the First Lutheran Church in Albany. He retired from active love for college admissions. John enthusiastically embraced the mission of
ministry in July 1991. He received an honorary doctor of divinity degree from helping young people find an institution through which they shaped their lives
Hartwick College in May 1984. Survivors include his beloved wife of 57 years, and developed their passion for learning. Survivors include his large and loving
Joan, and one daughter. family.
Faculty Emeritus | Terrance Fitz-Henry, 70, of Oneonta, NY, died Friend | Esther Bresee, 99, of Oneonta, NY, died October 4, 2010. She
September 22, 2010 in Lincoln, NH. Terry graduated from Reed College on graduated from the State Normal School in 1931, after which she taught
full scholarship. He attended Portland State University, OR, and received his school on Long Island. In 1935, she married Wilmer Bresee H’90, Trustee
master’s from the University of California, Santa Barbara. While completing Emeritus, who predeceased her in 1997. Esther was a dedicated volunteer for
his graduate work he taught at Laguna Blanca School in Santa Barbara. He many pre-War organizations including The Salvation Army, Red Cross,
then taught at the International People’s College in Elsinore, Denmark, where British War Relief, and the Chinese War Relief. Esther loved being a soloist
he also directed theatre. He began his career at Hartwick in 1970, where he with the First United Methodist Church and member of the choir. She was a
taught theatre and courses that included but were not limited to Chaucer, Old long-standing member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Esther
English, Composition, Oral Interpretation, Beowulf, William Blake, and was an honorary member of Rotary and received the prestigious Paul Harris
Shakespeare. In the early 1970s, he founded a repertory company, the World Award. She was a founding member of the Greater Oneonta Historical
Stage Players, which was composed of Hartwick graduates and students. Terry Society.
directed several plays, including “The Taming of the Shrew” and “Hamlet.”
More recently he worked with colleagues to produce unique programs such as Friend | Joan Heffner, of Oneonta, NY, died August 29, 2010 after a
“Oiseaux Exotiques.” He led many programs abroad, taking students to brief illness. A loving mother, devoted wife, and committed church worker, Joan
England, Spain, Ireland, and Thailand. In the late 1990s, he taught at the Sara was a generous and giving soul to all who were privileged to know her. She was
Mei Institute (monastery) in India, teaching English to the young monks. as an elementary school teacher in Pennsylvania during her husband’s seminary
Students who signed up for his courses were endlessly surprised as he would training, after which the Rev. and Mrs. Heffner devoted their lives to the service
take them to the apple orchards, the John Burroughs house in Roxbury, the of Jesus Christ through parish ministry and led Lutheran congregations in
Cloisters in New York City, and down the hill on campus to watch the gingko Mount Kisco and Lockport. They and their growing family moved to Oneonta
tree turn yellow. He taught adult education courses through the Elderhostel in 1963, when Robert became Chaplain and later Dean of Students at
program and literature seminars for business executives. Terry retired from Hartwick College, and their ministry broadened to the College community
Hartwick in 2001. Since retirement he has been involved in the Center for and rural Lutheran parishes in and around Otsego County—including St.
Continuing Adult Learning, served as an elder at the First United Presbyterian Matthew Lutheran Church (Laurens). Joan was an avid reader and one of the
Church, acted in the Snark & Bandersnatch readers’ theatre, and performed founding members of Book Group ’69, originally chartered as the book group
the role of Herr Drosselmeyer in a local production of the Nutcracker. Terry of the Hartwick College Women’s Club. She enjoyed watching football and
was incomparable. His varied interests kept his family and friends guessing. He tennis. She was preceded in death by her husband in 2002. Survivors include
was kind, gentle, and a lover of all people and things. He could be satisfied four children, nine grandchildren, and her twin sister.
eating a can of sardines or feasting on a gourmet meal. He took great pleasure
in raising his children, teaching, and in nature. He was an artist, writer, chef, Friend | Irwin Gooen, 82, of Oneonta, NY, died May 28, 2010. Irwin
carpenter, dancer, scholar, adventurer, plumber, avid reader, musician, was a photographer, writer, outdoor educator, environmental and peace activist,
wonderful listener, counselor, naturalist, dramatist, toy maker, teacher, mentor, community volunteer, movie buff, canoeist, actor, rock critic, latke maker, road
luthier, dreamer, risk-taker, orator, alchemist, house painter, caretaker, man, and gadfly.
puppeteer, environmentalist, innovator, automotive body repairer, visionary,
motorcyclist, traveler. Survivors include his wife, Nadine Stenson; two Friend | Larry Hilts, 61, of Oneonta, NY, died August 29, 2010. He
daughters, including Kate Fitz-Henry; one son; and two stepsons, Chris was the owner and president of Oneonta Bus Lines of Oneonta since 1993.
Carvin ’94 and Cuyle Carvin ’03. He also is survived by his precious He enjoyed traveling immensely but most of all he loved his family, good jokes,
granddaughter. Contributions can be made to the Terry Fitz-Henry Memorial and a good time. Survivors include his loving companion, Camilla Morris; his
Fund, attention Ms. Alicia Fish, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY 13820. sons; his sister-in-law Deb Hilts ’93; and his nephew Cale Hilts ’00.
Gifts to the fund will support the library and Theatre Arts Department.
Friend | R. Carver Palmer Jr., 73, of Oneonta, NY, died June 25, 2010.
Former Administrator | Arthur Knauss, 79, of Bluffton, SC, died Carver worked at Bruno’s Food Market before going to work at Bendix
September 20, 2010. Art was the vice president and account executive at Corporation. He was proud of the time he spent in the United States Navy
BBDO and SSC&B advertising in New York for 22 years. He moved to Reserves. He worked at Homer Folks Hospital and then Delhi State College,
Laurens in 1976 to work at Hartwick College for the next 20 years. He was where he worked as stationary engineer for 32 years until his retirement in
vice president of operations at Hartwick when he retired. A member of the 1994. He was proud of the fact that he had lived at the same address for over
Oneonta Country Club, Art served on the Board of A.O. Fox Memorial 45 years, had the same telephone number, was married to the same women for
Hospital until 1998. His wife of 50 years, Sally Halpin, predeceased him in 52 years, and held the same job for more than 30 years. He was a member of
2006. Survivors include his son, daughter, and five granddaughters. the Elks for 45 years. Carver was a family man and wonderful father, who was
never happier than when his children and his grandchildren were around him.
Former Administrator | John Muyskens Jr., 88, of Cambridge, MA, He took up kayaking during his retirement and experienced hot air balloon
died June 8, 2010. John was a veteran of World War II, serving as a first rides and parasailing. His greatest joys were creating memories with his wife
lieutenant in the U.S. Navy. John was a leader in undergraduate college and family in Ocean City, MD; Bradenton Beach, FL; Arizona; Alaska; and
admissions in a career that spanned half a century. A graduate of Colgate, John many more. Together with his wife, they made many friends from all over the
served Hartwick as Dean of Admissions. As a member of the senior United States during these travels. Survivors include his wife, Madolyn; one
admissions staff at multiple institutions of higher education, John championed son; two daughters; and five grandchildren.
“radical” and innovative admissions policies. Serving academic institutions
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Do you recognize
anyone in this
photograph?
Well, look at that! Give you a January Term picture and the memories start flooding in! First, we heard
The Story Behind from Ayres Stockley ’86 and Rob DiCarlo ’86, who helped us put together details about last issue’s
photo. Ayres recognized our very own Trustee and President of the Wick Athletic Association, Ron
the Photo Lynch ’87, sitting in the middle of the group.
Rob wrote in to tell us he was on the 1986 trip, but not in the picture. “After China, there was an
additional trip to South Korea that not everyone participated in. I’m guessing this photo was taken in
Korea. The gentleman to the far right was a dad of one of the students...he was a doctor involved in AIDS
research.” Rob was able to pick out a few other people in the photo, including Mark Borst ’86 and Dr.
Sugwon Kang, who led the group. One Korean student in the program, he remembers, was adopted and
planned to trace her heritage during the excursion.
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HARTWICK COLLEGE Virginia Elwell ’77 TRUSTEES EMERITI
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Debra Fischer French ’80, P’09 John Bronson ’70 Elizabeth R. Phelps
Dr. Margaret L. Drugovich Thomas N. Gerhardt ’84 Sallie S. Brophy William C.H. Prentice H’91
College President, ex officio Robert Hanft ’69 Joyce C. Buckingham Clarence D. Rappleyea H’82
James J. Elting, M.D., Chair Sarah Griffiths Herbert ’88 William K. Davis ’49 Joann Rasmussen
Diane Pfriender Hettinger ’77, Kathi Fragola Hochberg ’73 Edward S. Dewey H’98 Gordon B. Roberts ’47, H’97
Vice Chair Paul R. Johnson ’67 John P. Duffy H’00 Gary G. Roth ’71
Frances P. Sykes, Secretary David H. Long ’83 John W. Johnstone Jr. ’54, H’90 Roy Rowan H’95
John K. Milne ’76, Treasurer Ronald P. Lynch ’87 William E. Lewis Edward W. Stack H’82
A. Bruce Anderson ’63 Margaret Mansperger ’07 Martha Longbrake George P. Stephan H’01
John D. Bertuzzi Erna McReynolds Donald E. Michel ’57 Stephan Waterhouse
Carol Ann Hamilton Coughlin ’86 Rory Read ’83 Robert W. Moyer H’98 Carol J. Woodard ’50, H’91
Jeanette S. Cureton John Uhlein P’10 Frank E. Perrella ’50, H’93
Edward B. Droesch ’82 Betsy Tanner Wright ’79
H = Honorary degree awarded by Hartwick
Arnold M. Drogen Brian R. Wright, Esq. H’02
P = Parent of Hartwick student
Hartwick College Non-Profit Org.
Office of Institutional Advancement U.S. Postage
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Oneonta, New York 13820 USA Binghamton, NY
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14 Hartwick students and their professors head to Midtown Manhattan to talk business and politics with Stephen L. Green ’59,
the largest commercial land owner in New York City, and his brother, Mark Green, the city's former Public Advocate.
Read about it on page 14