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  • August 19, 2009
  • Christine Davis Mantai

 

1940s

 
A group of longtime Fredonia alumni and friends for 69 years have gotten together every year for the past 12 years, including Dorothy (Gilbert) and Walt Schermerhorn, 鈥43, (elem. ed.); Ingeborg (Hedin) Remais, 鈥44, (elem. ed.) and Robert Remais, 鈥47, (music ed.); Helen (Towner) and Werner Schroeder, and Connie (Nelson) McGill Atkins and Dr. Robert Atkins.
 
Theresa M. Lund, 鈥46, (music ed.) shared an article written about her by Andrea Kimbriel in the Clarence Bee, 鈥淐larence resident shares hope through creativity,鈥 which described her fight against illness and her resolve to continue performing at local nursing homes. Theresa taught music in the Lancaster (N.Y.) Central School District for 43 years.
 
Marilyn (Schueler) Fabricatore, 鈥47, (music ed.) donated a copy of her recently-published book of poetry, 鈥淵ou, Me, and a Cup of Hot Tea,鈥 to Reed Library. After graduating she taught music for a year and then switched to teaching kindergarten for nine years.
 

1950s

 
Marybeth Smith, 鈥52, (elem. ed.) of Hornell, N.Y., recently gave an original watercolor painting by the late Doris (Scheisser) Carey, 鈥53, to SUNY Fredonia. It hangs in Foundation House. Marybeth taught in Olean, N.Y., prior to her retirement.
 
Dr. James Lyke, 鈥54, (music ed.) co-founder of the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy, was honored at the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy鈥檚 conference this summer with its 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Lyke鈥檚 colleague, Tony Caramia, 鈥73, (applied music) performed a musical tribute during the award ceremony. Dr. Lyke was also featured in the May/June issue of Clavier Companion magazine.
 
Ethel (Nastasi) Juliano, 鈥56, (elem. ed.) of San Bernardino, Calif., is retired 10 years as a teacher in the Rialto Unified School District and keeps busy reading and taking care of her rose garden.
 
A group of SUNY Fredonia educators including Lyn (Curtis), 鈥58, (elem. ed.) and Vincent Aiosa, 鈥60, (music ed.); Dan Schmid, 鈥61, (music ed.), Russ Henze, 鈥61, (music ed.), and Ron Sutherland, 鈥61, (music ed.) participated in the 2008 American Music Abroad Tour.
 
Corinne 鈥淐onnie鈥 (Oliver) Widdis, 鈥59, (elem. ed.) is involved in 鈥淓arth Day Everyday鈥 in west Michigan. She also enjoyed a career in elementary education beginning in Corning, N.Y. and ending in teacher education at Grand Valley State University.
 

1960s

 

Vincent Aiosa, 鈥60, (music ed.) of Newfield, N.Y., represented SUNY Fredonia at the inauguration of Ithaca College鈥檚 eighth president, Dr. Thomas R. Rochon, on April 17. Also see 1950s.
 
Mel Clarke, 鈥60, (elem. ed.) recently completed training to become a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), serving abused and neglected children in the Conta Costa County Juvenile Court System in Martinez, Calif.
 
Dr. Eugene Alexander, 鈥64, (elem. ed.) and his wife, Sandy, were honored at a testimonial brunch on June 14 at Temple Emanu-El in Lynbrook, N.Y., for 32 years of leadership, dedication and guidance.
 
Jacob Ludes III, 鈥64, (history) was one of 15 leading American education experts invited to participate in a February seminar at the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.
 
Cliff O鈥機onnell, 鈥65, (speech and drama) continues to teach humanities and theatre arts at Los Angeles (Calif.) City College, and writes novels and screenplays.
 
Warren Beyer, 鈥68, (history) achieved membership in New England Financial鈥檚 Million Dollar Round Table.
 
Paul Denning, 鈥68, (psych.) is employed as a Human Resources administrator by West Valley (N.Y.) Environmental Services. He would like to hear from former classmates via e-mail at pgdenning@aol.com.
 
Dolores 鈥淒ee鈥 (Sroczyk) White, 鈥68, (elem. ed.) is retired seven years from teaching 34 years. She travels often, delivers Meals on Wheels and is a docent at Mission San Juan Capistrano in California.
 
Alice (Buckley) Gibbs, 鈥69, (sociology) and Ann Dingledy-Rodie, 鈥71, (art) report having had a great time at the San Francisco, Calif., Fredonia reunion. Ann is an artist living in Eugene, Ore., and Alice a principal in the Los Angeles (Calif.) Unified School District.
 
Gary Goodson (music ed.) and Nessa (Segal) Goodson, 鈥69, (speech/English/sec. ed.) report that Gary is managing education programs for a non-profit organization in San Francisco and Nessa is a business analyst and tester for a major corporation servicing the mutual fund industry.
 

1970s

 
Howard G. Baumgartner, 鈥70, 鈥71, (English/sec. ed.) became an accountant and  retired in 2008 after over 30 years in public health care administration. He would love to hear from friends who attended Fredonia between 1966 and 1981 at hbaumgartner@nycap.rr.com.
 
Mary (Mossey) Griess, 鈥70, (elem. ed.) of Long Beach, Calif., retired after 37 years in teaching, and now enjoys her garden and cycling.
 
Dr. Edward Finger, 鈥71, (biology) and Cynthia (Darling) Finger, 鈥71, (speech and hear.) from Saratoga Springs, N.Y., represented SUNY Fredonia at the March 26 inauguration of Empire State College鈥檚 third president, Dr. Alan R. Davis.
 
Michael Margolis, 鈥71, (psych.) is a reference librarian at Saint John鈥檚 University in Queens, N.Y.
 
Buffalo City Judge James A.W. McLeod, 鈥71, (pol. sci.) was honored in May with the Man of the Year Award at the Sojourner Truth Award and Founder鈥檚 Day Luncheon in Buffalo, N.Y.
 
William J. Pendziwiatr, 鈥71, (music ed.) was elected president of the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA).
 
Pianist Elenora Seib, 鈥71, (music ed.) performed in February in, 鈥淏oheme to Broadway,鈥 at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House.
 
Guy Devitt, 鈥72, (elem. ed.) of Herkimer, N.Y., represented SUNY Fredonia at the inauguration of Herkimer County Community College鈥檚 third president, Dr. Ann Marie Murray, on April 17.
 
Dave Hermance, 鈥72, (soc. studies/sec. ed.) retired from the City of Santa Ana in California after 31 years in its Planning and Building Agency. He plans to do some cruising, play a lot of golf and spend time at a vacation home in Big Bear Lake.
 
Larry Hilliard, 鈥72, (Spanish/sec. ed.) taught at the University of Oregon for two years and is now transitioning to a new home in Georgetown, Texas.
Tom, 鈥73, (biology) and Linda (McIlvain) Cooper, 鈥73, (elem. ed.) volunteered with Children鈥檚 Disaster Services at a shelter in Alexandria, La., during 2008鈥檚 Hurricane Gustav.
 
Karl Holz, 鈥73, (bus. admin.) has been named president, Disney Cruise Line & New Vacation Operations for Walt Disney Parks & Resorts in Florida.
 
Terrie Benson Murray, 鈥76, (pol. sci.) was elected recording secretary of the CM Chapter in Orchard Park (N.Y.) of the Philanthropic Education
Organization. She is also the chapter鈥檚 project chairperson for Cottey College.
 
Dr. Michael D. Melzer, 鈥77, (biology) joined the Cream Ridge Office of South Jersey Eye Physicians in January. He studied at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, earning a master鈥檚 degree, and completed a program at the University of St. Louis (Mo.) in the diagnosis and training of ocular diseases.
 
Tina Rausa, 鈥77, (theatre) joined with Josephine Hogan to present the program, 鈥淒ear Ruth鈥he Monologues of Ruth Draper,鈥 in June at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House.
 
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Garry R. White, 鈥77, (biology) returned to Utica, N.Y., in March to conduct the annual inspection of the Thomas R. Proctor High School鈥檚 Navy Junior Reserve Officers鈥 Training Corp鈥檚 battalion, as reported in the Utica Observer-Dispatch.
 
U.S. Naval Reserve Capt. (Ret.) David Banach, D.D.S., 鈥78, (chem.) was the featured speaker at the Memorial Day ceremonies in the City of Dunkirk, N.Y.
 
Dr. James L. Klages, 鈥78, (music ed., music perf.) is a professor of trumpet at the School of Music at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond and former cornet soloist with The President鈥檚 Own Marine Band. After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1989 and medically retired from the military, he taught trumpet in Colorado. Today, he reports after new treatment, 鈥淢y life has turned around!鈥 and is the subject of a documentary by former student Sam Karp. To see the movie trailer, persons should visit healedthefilm.com.
 
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Erie County Music Educators Association named Kristie (Krahn) Schlewitt, 鈥78, (music ed.) as the outstanding classroom/vocal music educator for 2009 in their 鈥淓xcellence in Music Education鈥 program. She is the music specialist at Maple East Elementary School in Williamsville and was a teacher leader for People to People this summer in Australia.
 
SUNY Fredonia Vice President of Enrollment Services Daniel Tramuta, 鈥78, 鈥80, (elem. ed., reading) received the William A. Troy Service Award, the highest honor given by the State University of New York Financial Aid Professionals (SUNYFAP).
 
Barbara Thomas, 鈥79, (bus. admin.) lives in Pasadena, Calif., and enjoys consulting on human resources systems and traveling.
 

1980s

 
Paul Borger, 鈥80, (bus. admin.) is retired after working 28 years in the automotive industry.
 
The 10th Amityville Horror Halloween Hash Run in 2008 served as a mini-reunion when Ray Paez, 鈥82, (med. tech.) surprised Hash Run organizer Mike Mehary, 鈥80, (bus. admin.) by arranging to have Frank Cirillo, 鈥80, (bus. admin.) and Bill Dyer join in the fun. Ray has been a bus accident investigator for the New York City Transit Authority for the past 20 years; Mike is a trial attorney with an office in Merrick, and Frank is an international account manager for Artform International.
 
Brian Moore, 鈥80, (pol. sci.) an attorney with the firm of Roetzel & Andress in its Akron, Ohio, office, was selected as an 鈥淥hio Super Lawyer鈥 by Law and Politics magazine.
 
Jeffrey Rothstein, 鈥80, (bus. admin.) of Centreville, Va., graduated cum laude in January from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in with his Juris Doctor degree. He was on the Dean鈥檚 List and the Honor Roll, earned the Cooley Leadership Award and awards from Moot Court, mock trial and the law journal.
 
Michael Shaw, 鈥80, (music ed.) was named director of the American Legion Band of the Tonawandas, Post 264. He has been band director for 18 years at Frontier High School in the Hamburg (N.Y.) Central School District.
 
Thomas H. Waring Jr., 鈥80, (pol. sci.) was named a member of the 2009 board of directors of Gilda鈥檚 Club Western New York.
 
Author Lauren E. Smith, 鈥81, (Spanish) of Naples, Fla., had a new children鈥檚 mystery book released in May, 鈥淎shley Enright and the Darnell Diamonds,鈥 the third book in the Ashley Enright series. Interested persons can read the book series blog at ashleyenright.wordpress.com.
 
John F. McCarthy, CPA, 鈥82, (account.) was named director in the Accounting and Tax Department of the Orchard Park, N.Y., office of Buffamante Whipple Buttafaro.
 
After completing the U.S. Army ROTC program at Fredonia, Don Sarazen, 鈥82, (sociology) spent seven years in the army. For the past 17 years, he has been an elementary school teacher and this year received National Teacher Certification. He was recently featured as 鈥淭eacher of the Week鈥 on WLTX television in Columbia, S.C.
 
Sue (Lanski) Wilson, 鈥82, (elem. ed./early child.) would enjoy hearing from old friends at 44 Johnson Road, Apt. 11, Rochester, N.Y. 14616.
 
Stephen Riczker, 鈥83, 鈥89, (psych., special studies/human resource mgmt.) of Falconer, N.Y., was named director of mental health and health services for The Resource Center. He is also the president of the board of directors of the Jamestown Community College Alumni Association.
 
Robin (Jackson) Rouse, 鈥83, (theatre) starred in the Landless Theatre Company鈥檚 Washington, D.C. premiere of 鈥淲almartopia 鈥 A Musical On a Mission鈥 at the District of Columbia Arts Center. She also performs as a jazz vocalist in New York State and in the Baltimore/Annapolis, Md. area.
 
Susan (Nebrich) Arthur, 鈥84, (commun.) has worked at Sister鈥檚 Hospital in Buffalo, N.Y., for 23 years and also teaches aerobics. She attributes a discussion at a college fair with Dr. Carmela (DuBose) Thompson, 鈥78, then director of Fredonia鈥檚 Educational Opportunity Program, as the greatest influence in her decision to attend college.
 
Scott Martelle, 鈥84, (pol. sci.) moderated panels in March at the annual Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism; in April he spoke at a conference at Colorado College on the Ludlow Massacre, and participated again on a panel at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. His article, 鈥淜illing King Coal,鈥 appeared in the March/April and May/June issue of SIERRA magazine.
 
Kelley Briggs, 鈥85, (art/graphic design) principal and executive creative director of Hudson Fusion LLC, reported the company was named a national winner in the Business.com 鈥淲hat Works for Business Contest.鈥
 
Dr. Mark Anthony Neal, 鈥87, 鈥93, (English) of Durham, N.C., was a visiting scholar at the Annenberg School of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania in Fall 2008. His essay, 鈥淢usic: Bodies in Pain,鈥 was recently published in the collection, 鈥淏est African-American Essays, 2009鈥 (Random House), edited by Debra Dickerson and Gerald Early.
 
Andrew Nixon, 鈥88, (bus. admin.) was named to the board of directors of the Chautauqua (N.Y.) Leadership Network.
 
James Sturm, 鈥88, (commun.) vice president for Student Life at Hilbert College in Hamburg, N.Y., and Jeff Majka, 鈥02, (comp. sci.) were featured during the SUNY Fredonia Leadership Development Program Character Education and Leadership Development Speaker Series. Jeff is a treasury manager for M&T Bank.
 

1990s

 

James J. Kincaid, 鈥90, (account.) of Orchard Park, N.Y., was named a partner in the accounting firm of Lougen, Valenti, Bookbinder & Weintraub, LLP of Amherst, N.Y. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Affordable Housing Association of CPAs, and active in the United Way.
 
William Langehennig, CSW, 鈥90, (sociology) of Marlton, N.J., has been with the U.S. Department of Justice for the past 19 years, currently as a senior case manager for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and is pursuing a master鈥檚 degree in Intelligence and Anti-Terrorism.
 
Jennifer Cody, 鈥91, (theatre) is in the ensemble cast of 鈥淪hrek: The Musical鈥 on Broadway as the Shoemaker鈥檚 Elf and performed during the opening number on the CBS broadcast of the 63rd Tony Awards in June. Her voice will also be heard in the upcoming Disney animated film, 鈥淭he Princess and The Frog,鈥 as Charlotte LaBeouf.
 
Pianist Dr. David Curtin, 鈥91, (music perf.) was named a Steinway Artist, along with his wife, Hyun Ju. While at Fredonia he studied under Steinway Artist and Professor Emeritus Robert Jordan.
 
Glenn Lankowski, 鈥92, (bus. admin.) lives in South Carolina and finished his 11th marathon in April, the Boston Marathon.
 
Kevin MacDonald, 鈥92, (social stud./sec. ed., pol. sci.) was named superintendent of schools of the Royalton-Hartland School District in Middleport, N.Y. Kim (Bracken) McDonald, 鈥92, (psych.) is a psychologist with the Buffalo (N.Y.) Public Schools.
 
Stuart McCallister, 鈥92, (sociology) works for the State of Michigan as a social worker and as a house MC at Dr. Grins comedy club in Grand Rapids, Mich.
 
Rohan Patrick, 鈥92, (art/graphic design) was named the SUNY Fredonia 2009 Educational Development Program Distinguished Alumnus.
 
Katherine W. Campbell, 鈥93, (English) lives in Wrentham, Mass., with her husband, David, and family.
 
Christopher Gagnier, 鈥93, (econ.) teaches social studies at a high school in Atlanta, Ga.
 
Freelance actor Andy Konrad, 鈥93, (theatre) appeared on the Feb. 11 episode of ABC television鈥檚 鈥淟ife on Mars,鈥 playing the guitarist in Sebastian Grace鈥檚 band.
 
Gregory Krauza, 鈥93, (school admin./super.) was hired as general manager of Rt 60 Homes in Fredonia, N.Y.  He is president of the Fredonia Chamber of Commerce.
 
Tracy (Koch) Polisoto, 鈥93, (health serv. admin., commun.) is an executive sales representative for Sanofi-Aventis pharmaceuticals in a job share position. In 2007 she won an International Sales Champion Award.
 
Michelle Richards-Popowicz, 鈥93, (psych.) works for Tata Technologies as a project manager.
 
Michael Ende, 鈥94, (account.) was promoted to associate vice president at M&T Bank in Buffalo, N.Y., where he works as a senior credit analyst.
 
Kimberly (VanDerwarker) Huther, 鈥94, (English) has started her own business, Wordsmith Proofreading Services.
 
Marc Stress, 鈥94, (art) launched AXNT鈩, a broadcast e-mail platform and services provider, in 2008 as a subsidiary of his firm Stressdesign. His company launched a website, windpowerlogo.com, offering no-charge downloads of a logo his firm created for print and online communications to indicate the use of renewable wind power.
 
Lisa (Rehak) Barrette, 鈥95, (bus. admin.) is director of New Business Development and Channels at Post Foods in New Jersey, part of Ralcorp.
 
Lisa (Naslund) Bell, 鈥95, (special studies) is a licensed real estate agent with Century 21 in East Aurora, N.Y.
 
Sharon (Hansen) Powers, 鈥95, (psych.) was elected director of Leadership Development for the Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers, and received its Outstanding Member Award. She is assistant director of Career Development for Bryn Mawr College and Haverford College in Pennsylvania.
 
Matthew P. Allen, 鈥97, (pol. sci.) of Troy, Mich., has been named a principal with the law firm of Miller Canfield as a business, intellectual property and criminal trial lawyer. He earned his J.D. from Wayne State University Law School and served as editor-in-chief of the Wayne Law Review.
 
Ben Synborski, 鈥97, (visual arts) of Webster, N.Y., joined Crown Exhibits of Rochester, N.Y., as Design Director.
 
Alexsandra Lopez, 鈥99, (commun. disorders) was an honoree at the Hispanics United of Buffalo鈥檚 Hispanic Awards Luncheon in June. She serves as secretary of the Fredonia Alumni Board of Directors.
 
Jacob 鈥淛ake鈥 Wickham, 鈥99, 鈥02, (biology) successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse University. His master鈥檚 thesis was cited an article posted on a forum in British ethologist Richard Dawkins鈥 website.

2000s

 
Michelle A. Blackley, 2000, (commun.) created the literary publicity firm, Don鈥檛 Judge a Book by its Cover, headquartered in the Elmwood Village area in Buffalo, N.Y. Persons interested in learning more about the company should visit the web site at literarypublicist.us.
 
Peter J. Morgante, 2000, (account.) was named to the board of directors of the Chautauqua (N.Y.) Leadership Network.
 
Justin J. Bohall, 鈥01, (bus. admin./finance) joined UBS Financial Services as a financial advisor in its Jamestown, N.Y., office.
 
Melissa A. (Uhteg) McGloin, 鈥01, 鈥05, (elem. ed./soc. stud., curr. and instr.) teaches Level 6 Social Studies at Hamburg (N.Y.) Middle School.
 
Thomas Priester, 鈥01, (English/sec.ed.) assistant director of Student Life at Finger Lakes Community College since August 2008, was honored in April at the annual conference of the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) with its 2009 Two-Year College Professional Service Award.
 
Zoeth Browne, 鈥02, (bus. admn.) is a human resources systems associate at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y.
 
Christopher Ash, 鈥03, (theater prod. and design) was lighting designer, and Professor Emeritus Carol Blanchard (theatre), costume designer, for the play 鈥淟ove Person,鈥 at the Victory Gardens Theatre in Chicago, Ill., which was reviewed in Variety in May.
 
Christopher Babbage, 鈥03, 鈥07, (music ed.) has been working as a musical director, conductor and keyboardist across the country. He conducted 鈥淟es Mis茅rables鈥 at the Tuacahn Center for the Arts in Utah and played keyboards on the national tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber鈥檚 鈥淐ats.鈥
 
Julie A. (Furgala) (child ed./math. 7-9 ext.) and James J. Asztalos, 鈥04, (child. ed./music) of Lawrenceville, Ga., have worked as teachers in Gwinnett County Public Schools for five years; Julie, as a fifth grade teacher, and Jim, in fourth. Jim earned his M.Ed. in Technology from Troy University and Julie, her M.Ed. in Reading from the University of Georgia, where she is also seeking her Specialist Degree in Leadership Education.
 
Scott Richmond, 鈥04, 鈥06, 鈥07, (English, history) completed his Master of Library Science degree in December 2008 at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
 
Soprano Maria Fasciano, 鈥05, (music perf.) performed 鈥淎 European Tour鈥 of music with baritone Lon Arnold at the First Presbyterian Church in Youngstown, N.Y.
 
Sarah Hite, 鈥05, (biology) an honors graduate and All-America track athlete during her SUNY Fredonia years, earned her master鈥檚 degree in Medical Nutrition Science at Boston University and is currently enrolled at the Medical University of South Carolina, pursuing a doctoral degree in Physical Therapy.
 
Charlsey Bickett, 鈥06, (pol. sci.) earned a Master of Arts degree in International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh (Pa.) and is a senior researcher for the Ford Institute for Human Security.
 
Time Warner Cable鈥檚 new 24-hour news channel in Buffalo, 鈥淵NN (Your News Now)鈥 has added two SUNY Fredonia graduates to its news team.. Kathryn Bogey, 鈥06, (bus. admin./market.) is a reporter who previously worked at the Time Warner channel in New York City, while Anne Lithiluxa, 鈥08, (commun.) has been hired as a news assistant.
 
Thomas Briggs, 鈥06, (account.) has been promoted to senior accountant at Lumsden & McCormick, LLP. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants.
 
Jessica Hunt, 鈥06, (music therapy) is pursuing a master鈥檚 degree at SUNY Fredonia.
 
Dan Lendzian, 鈥06, (English, acting) and Aundre Seals, 鈥07, (acting) returned to the area to direct a production of the courtroom scene in 鈥淭o Kill a Mockingbird鈥 as part of The Big Read initiative. Dan spent a year with The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, and Aundre is directing productions including the New York City premier of 鈥淐ARTOON鈥 by Steve Yockey this fall and hopes to open his own company with Roger Mulligan, 鈥08, (acting).
 
Ellen Engel, 鈥07, (social work) earned a Master in Social Work degree from the Greater Rochester Collaborative Master of Social Work program through SUNY Brockport and Nazareth College.
 
Nurangiz Khodzharova, 鈥07, (interdis. stud./internat. stud.) earned a master鈥檚 degree in international affairs at Central European University and is working with the Ford Foundation in Moscow, Russia. Her book, 鈥淪ingle Voice or Cacophony?: Competing National Preferences in European Energy Policy,鈥 was published in 2008.
 
Brittany Lew, 鈥07, (pol sci., interdis. stud./legal studies) is a pharmacy monitor for SUNY Upstate Medical University, working on an ALS research study involving experimental treatments. Brittany lives in Syracuse, N.Y., with Justin Estlinbaum, 鈥06, (vis. art/graphic design), where the couple have purchased a house.
 
Eileen LeMar, 鈥08, (commun./public rel.) was named Special Projects Manager at Merritt Estate Winery in Forestville, N.Y.
 
Melissa Roberts, 鈥08, (pol. sci.) is in Boston, Mass., working with ActionUSA.
 
Harrison Santiago, 鈥08, (commun.) is working at Busch Gardens in Florida.
 
Chad Sayers, 鈥08, (music ed.) is pursuing a master鈥檚 degree at SUNY Fredonia.
 
Jared Scott Tesler, 鈥08, (commun./pub. rel.) was initiated into the Zeta Iota Chapter of the Sigma Iota Epsilon National Honorary and Professional Management Fraternity.
 
Dahn Bull, 鈥09, (pol. sci.) was elected chair of the Pomfret (N.Y.) Republican Committee.
 
 
 

Emeritus Notes

 
Dr. William Graebner鈥檚 (history) and Dianne Bennett鈥檚 book, 鈥淩ome the Second Time: 15 Itineraries that Don鈥檛 Go to the Coliseum,鈥 was in the top 50 in amazon.com Italy book sales, among Amazon鈥檚 top 50 travel reference books, and highly rated in its Kindle version.
 
Dr. William B. Hartley (business administration) is president of Anaheim (Calif.) University, an online university, adding, 鈥淚t all started with my training in the SUNY Learning Network, and then one thing lead to another and here I am.鈥
 
Tom Malinoski (publication services) was a featured artist on the 2009 Chautauqua-Lake Erie Art Trail Open Studio Tour in May, along with current SUNY Fredonia faculty and staff Alberto Rey (visual arts), Dr. Tom Janik (chem.), Lori Deemer (music) and Michael Long (visual arts).
 
Dr. Mac Nelson (English) received an award for Best Feature Story from United University Professions for the article, 鈥淲ater Wilderness,鈥 in the UUP Active Retirees Newsletter. His recently-published book about U.S. Route 20 received the Gold Medal in the 2009 Independent Publisher Book Awards鈥 Travel-Essay category.
 
The University of Georgia Press is slated to release the fourth edition of, 鈥淢exico and the United States: Ambivalent Vitas,鈥 by Dr. W. Dirk Raat (history) and Michael Brescia, by February 2010.

 

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