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In this issue:
2 Presidents Perspective
CAMPUS NEWS
22 Portrait in Philanthropy:
24 Commentary: Music Matters 26 The View from Here 28 What I Love about Hartwick
HOMECOMING AND REUNION
30 50th Reunion Celebration 31 Hall of Fame Induction 32 Dean Lacey Dedication 33 Good Times for All
ATHLETICS Alumni Meet the Faculty
7 Deepak Chopra to be
FACULTY NEWS
Commencement Speaker
9 Professors as Mentors
FEATURES
36 Upcoming Events 37 Class Notes 41 In Memorium 44 Flashback: Anderson Center IBC Volunteer Thom Meredith 73
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Art History major Jacqueline Hayward 13 builds an historic ceramic pot for class with Ceramics Director Stephanie Rozene (p. 14). The assignment is to choose a piece of ceramics from before the 20th century, create a drawing at 18, then build the piece. Hayward is the 2012 winner of the Arkell Hall Award in Art History. She has written her Senior Thesis on Pope Sixtus IV: His political Agenda in the Sistine Chapel. Cover photo by FJ Gaylor Photography
Campus News
ExAMPLES oF PRoGRESS AnD PLAnS FoR THREE oF THE SEVEn GoALS Maximize the Academic Program
Highlights of Achievements in 2011-12: n 50% of 2012 graduates completed an off-campus international program in their four years at Hartwick; n College funded five new full-time faculty lines in nursing to meet student demand and meet accreditation requirements; n Faculty made 39 conference presentations, performances, and exhibitions; n Faculty authored 41 journal articles, reviews, poems, recordings, book chapters, and book reviews.
Arnie Drogen enjoys the Anderson Center for the Arts, inside and out.
Hartwick was at the forefront when business, government, and college leaders gathered for the recent Mohawk Valley Independent Higher Education Forum in Utica. Titled Brainpower, Partnerships, and Resources for Our Region, the forum was an opportunity for leaders to share perspectives and work together for regional growth. The event was sponsored by the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU).
CICUs Board of Directors. She was joined at the session by President
18-month nursing program. It is important to be relevant always looking out to the horizon for emerging priorities. The Forum centered on colleges as talent magnets (bringing students and retaining graduates) and as anchor tenants (employers and significant purchasers). Behlmer of BNY Mellon said he is always looking for talent to stay in the region and he is starting his search with oncampus programs. He sees a lot of talent coming out of these schools and we want to recruit them. Streck wants the regions college graduates to seize the opportunities available here. We have to have an educated populace, he said, adding, We have to be careful that we dont over-commit our educational system to the sciences; we need people who can write, read, and communicate; people who understand art and history. Drugovich endorsed Strecks view, saying, The best way to educate for a lifetime of success is to bring together liberal arts and practice.
Hartwicks own esteemed President Margaret Drugovich serves on the Marian Kovatchitch of St. Elizabeth College of Nursing and President Todd Hutton of Utica College as well as Congressmen Richard Hanna and Chris Gibson and Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi. Business leaders included Frank Behlmer (Central New York Regional Executive for the Fortune 500 Company BNY Mellon) and William Streck (President and CEO of Bassett Healthcare Network and a former Hartwick trustee). Drugovich began with a reference to 1928 when the College was brought to town through a campaign called A Greater Hartwick, A Greater Oneonta, a slogan that is now applicable to the entire region. We are very sensitive to the needs of the region and try to meet those needs through our educational programs, she said, citing Hartwicks
A scholar-athlete, Haley Cox 13 is an English / Business double major and goalie on Hartwicks DI water polo team. Cox and Leah Mooradian 13 (Business, German, and Art History major) represented Hartwick talent at the Mohawk Valley Independent Higher Education Forum.
Campus News
A grant from The Teagle Foundation of new York City has supported Hartwicks evaluation of possible collaborations with other colleges. The funds brought an expert in the field to campus in october to work with faculty and senior academic administrators. Dr. Jo Beld, Professor of Political Science and Director of Evaluation and Assessment at St. olaf College, has facilitated workshops and given presentations at regional and national conferences. The Teagle Foundation is known for grant-making programs that support collaborations among colleges for one of two related purposes: developing fresh ideas about the practices and purposes of liberal education and developing effective approaches to gathering and using evidence to improve student learning.
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Internationally-acclaimed dancer/choreographer Maureen Fleming performed her exceptional work in the Anderson Center on october 8.
Poet Laureate Billy Collins read his prizewinning poetry before a standing room only crowd in the Anderson Center on october 17.
Sonny Turner, former lead singer of The Platters, and his professional Las Vegas team performed with Hartwick student musicians on october 12.
Also in October
u Scott Carlson, a senior reporter at The Chronicle of Higher Education in Washington, DC, presented Tools for Life: Practical knowledge, Reinventing Education, and Rebuilding America. The 2012-13 Tools for Life campus theme was inspired by Carlsons in-depth cover story for The Chronicle Review. u Award-winning choreographer, animator and film-maker Pooh kaye presented her film HUMAn stop Motion: Play in the Realms of the REAL. The New York Times has recognized her carefully crafted compositions that teem with the seemingly chaotic effects of life itself. u A screening of the documentary Latina Confessions by Louis E. Perego Moren posed the critical question, What does it mean to be Latina in the U.S.A.? Hartwicks screening was organized by the Colleges Latin American-Caribbean Studies (LACS) program u The American Shakespeare Center performed William Shakespeares Loves Labours Lost in Slade Theatre as part of its 2012/13 Tempt Me Further Tour. Shakespeare wrote the comedy circa 1594, the same time period as A Midsummer Nights Dream and Romeo and Juliet.
Campus News
President Margaret L. Drugovich and Director of Library and Information Resources Paul Coleman (r) welcomed political historian Dr. Robert Vanderlan and award-winning journalist Roy Royan P84, H95 to the Stevens-German Library on october 18.
Author and leadership expert Leta Beam shared her insights with the Nursing program and healthcare communities on october 17 and 18.
Intellectuals and the Media: Time, Life, and Fortune in the Mid-20th Century
An historian and a journalist combined perspectives for a rich presentation on the power and influence of magazine founder, publisher, and executive editor Henry Luce in the mid-20th century. Robert Vanderlan, Ph.D., is the author of Intellectuals Incorporated: Politics, Art, and Ideas inside Henry Luces Media Empire. Roy Rowan P84, H95 was a correspondent and editor at Life, Time, and Fortune magazines from 1948 to 1985 and is the author of nine books based on his experiences as a foreign correspondent and journalist. He holds the Henry R. Luce Award for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism. Their presentations were accented by a stimulating exchange between the two scholars and many questions from students. Reflecting on his research, Vanderlan said, I asked different questions than other scholars and so I found different answers. Rowan is a trustee emeritus of Hartwick and the recipient of an honorary doctorate of humane letters from the College. The Roy Rowan Manuscript Collection is in the Paul F. Cooper, Jr. Archives at the Stevens-German Library.
Faculty News
SCIENCE AS ART
Hartwick College Professor of Biology Stanley K. Sessions is known for his scientific research. Recognized around the globe by his students, colleagues, industry peers, and the media, for his ground-breaking developmental and cytogenetic studies in amphibians, Sessions is no stranger to his achievements being documented, his work being placed in the spotlight. Sessions most recent work garnering attention both near and far is his long-term Science/Art (SciArt) collaboration with New York City artist Brandon Ballenge. The purpose of our SciArt collaboration is to create a true melding of these two disciplines, Science and Art, which are often seen as having little in common, but which actually have much in common, says Sessions. Both art and science explore frontiers at the edge of knowledge, create new ways of seeing things, and also generate new insight and interest in important issues. We believe that this kind of collaboration helps bridge gaps between disciplines, leading to a better and more widespread understanding about the world around us. Ballenge and Sessions have worked together on various SciArt exhibitions to date and have traveled the world to present their collaborations, including England, Germany, Italy, and the U.S. Supplying his science expertise for the production of each piece, Sessions also shares many of the specimens required to produce the artwork. Artist Ballenge then constructs the exhibitions based on the specimens and research provided. Their current work is on declining and deformed amphibians and other animals, and is considered to be a true interdisciplinary interaction.
Cleared and Stained ~ Pacific Treefrog ~ (Hyla regilla), (coll: 1988) S.k. Sessions and B. Ballenge
Their exhibit is currently being shown in the Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Gallery in New York City. Details can also be found in media outlets that have recently covered the collaboration, such as Art in America one of the largest professional art publications in the U.S.
Hartwick College prides itself on experiential learning and close student-professor relationships. These are not just facts listed in a brochure, but real opportunities that live on campus and around the world. The Colleges J Term program is famous and volunteer or paid internships are increasingly popular, but theres much more.
I learn from my students, says Dr. Zsuzsanna Balogh-Brunstad, shown working in a Johnstone lab with EPA grant recipient Catherine Winters 14. I teach them the methods and I let them be creative. They do real research and learn what theyll need for graduate school. I learn to trust them and their work.
Every semester Hartwick students pursue internships for academic credit and directed studies that allow them to extend themselves outside the classroom while developing a web of connections with their professors. The benefit is not just for the students, however, as the arrangement is often advantageous for the faculty, as well. Assistant Professor of Political Science Matthew Voorhees is supervising Oluwakemi Kemi Omotosho 13 throughout her internship at Bronxwork, a family shelter in the Bronx. Omotosho worked as a fundraising research and survey analysis intern and has used the experience to practice poll reporting and to build data. She is now applying her immigration research to her Senior Thesis. There are a lot of benefits to internships beyond the marketable skills that students develop, says Voorhees, noting students ability to connect abstract concepts learned in the classroom to their practical experiences. Its great for me to be able to draw on examples from students internships when discussing related ideas in class. Their experiences help me make connections. Catherine Winters 14 has been honored by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for her research with Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Geology Zsuzsanna Balogh-Brunstad. The 2012 Greater Research Opportunity Fellowship will fund Winterstwo-
year research project on the Ouleout Creek, a major offshoot of the Susquehanna River. She credits her advisor for encouraging her to apply for the fellowship. Dr. Balogh-Brunstad helped me understand which of my research ideas were possible, Winters says. She is very knowledgeable in geochemistry and I am honored to be working closely with her. I, too, can appreciate Hartwicks faculty mentoring, as Professor of History Edythe Quinn is overseeing my current directed study. During J Term 2013, I will travel around England researching and interviewing specialists on the political and social implications of restoring or altering historical sites. This is a return trip for me, as I went to London during J Term 2012 to conduct research for my senior thesis on Tudor history in while taking a theater class with Dr. Marc Shaw. The vast number of historical sites I was able to visit and research inspired me to continue my hands-on exploration with the help of the faculty mentors that I have grown to admire. My advisor, Professor of History Peter Wallace, inspired my idea for this project and helped me return to England this year. With his help as well as Professor Quinns, I developed a research question and strategy to learn more about how heritage in the form of historical sites plays a part in English culture. I am lucky to have this opportunity, but even more so that I have professors that are so willing and eager to help me achieve my goals.
Field Notes
Young Academics
By Justin Hood 12 History and Religious Studies double major
TAkE ACTIon
Working at the Franklin delano roosevelt Presidential library and museum, I read everything from declassified WWII Naval documents to seating charts for state dinners. Every day I learned something new. When I found a 1784 paycheck for Abraham Woodhull signed by FDRs great-great grandfather, I wanted to stand in the middle of the research room and shout! To most people, the little piece of paper is insignificant. But for me, Woodhull was a Revolutionary War spy that I studied extensively in my Historical Methods class at Hartwick. To know his secret and hold something of his in my hand was truly exciting!
Hartwick students know what it means to roll up your sleeves; they live it every day. The hands-on nature of a Hartwick education brings faculty research assistantships, study abroad experiences, professional internships, and much more. Through endowed opportunities and close work with professors, Hartwick students gain invaluable insights as they develop experience in their fields. In their own words, a few Hartwick students share the gains they have made through the Colleges organizing principle of being the best at melding the liberal arts and practice. Each one is a Hartwick scholarship recipient whose opportunities are thanks, in part, to the gifts of others.
REJoICE SCHERRY 13
Three-year Bachelors degree student History major Museum Studies minor Faculty Scholar in History Phi Alpha Theta Archival Internship 2012: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, Hyde Park, New York. Sponsored by the Roosevelt Institute. Special project: an online exhibit titled, Franklin D. Roosevelts Family History in New Yorks Hudson Valley Region. Curatorial Internship 2011: Yager Museum of Art and Culture, Curated A Lost Loyalist Logo: A Remnant of the Revolutionary War, (Student Showcase presentation)
I look forward to an archival career that will allow me to continue to discover history.
Having fun at work at FDRs Presidential Library and Museum, Joy Scherry poses with a bronze casting of Eleanor and Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the Franklin D. Roosevelt national Historic Site. The statue is adapted from a 1933 photograph of the couple at their Hyde Park estate.
My latest internship at Freeport-McMoRans Copper Mine in Bagdad, AZ was absolutely a pivotal moment of my career. I worked on an independent research project where my supervisor told me the goal and the names of two contacts, then set me free.
Tyler Hall conducts research on volcanic activity as part of the Geology and natural History of Hawaii J Term course.
I was essentially acting as a detective at the mine, and built up quite a good reputation for quality work. The climax of the summer was a meeting I scheduled with a superintendent for a discussion about my progress. I walked into the meeting and the entire staff of lead scientists and MIne engineers of the department was there asking me to present my research.
TYLER HALL 13
Geology major John Christopher Hartwick Scholar Andrew B. Saxton Fellow in Geology Loft Peer Tutor - Geology Blue key Tour Guide Internship: Exploration Geology for Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., AZ Internship: Emerson Foundation-funded experience in Bratislava, Slovakia, at the Energy and Geoscience Institute. Developed eight isopach contour maps with ArcGIS 10 detailing sedimentation patterns in two locations and four time periods. Student Showcase presentation 2012. Moderator, student panel presentation: What is the Value of Scientific Research in a Liberal Arts Undergraduate Education? Student Showcase 2012. Freedman Prize: Analysis of the role of fluid flow in ore synthesis & vonsenite crystallization within magnetite & iron borate deposits in the Jayville Magnetite District, Adirondacks, NY. Student Showcase 2011. J Term 2011: Geology and Natural History of Hawaii. Geology national conference and field experience as part of Delta Delta G (Geology Honor Society). Colorado 2010.
The landscape of Bagdad, AZ, where Hall spent his summer underground. He reports that photographing inside the mine was cause for dismissal from the company.
Field Notes
kELLY FAYTon 13
Theatre Arts major John Christopher Hartwick Scholar Honors Program Co-President Andrew B. Saxton Fellow in History and in Theatre Arts Phi Alpha Theta Freedman Prize 2012: Lighting Designer/Technical Director for The Imaginary Invalid play Freedman Prize 2011: Designing Projections for Theatre: Lee Blessings Two Rooms (The Lebanese Hostage Crisis) The Arts: Baritone Saxophone player: Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Saxophone Ensemble Orchesis dancer J Term: Art and Architecture of Italy (2012) Theatre in New York City (2010) Summer Internships: Assistant Stage Manager, Assistant Technical Director, Technical Director, The Depot Theatre, Westport, NY
I never thought that a place that Ive never been could have such an impact, but there I was at the Colosseum.
You read about these things in books and see pictures, but something feels completely different when you are standing there in person.
I recently shared my travel experiences with my 103 year old greatgrandmother who emigrated from Italy in the late 1910s. It felt amazing to hear her reminisce about her childhood and actually be able to contribute my own experiences.
ABoVE: J Term 2012: Art and Architecture of Italy kelly Fayton at ostia Antica, an important archeological site known for its frescoes and mosaics. LEFT: The set she designed for the spring 2012 play, The Imaginary Invalid.
EMMA HERITAGE 14
Mathematics and Education majors; Music minor Honors Program Co-President Loft Peer Tutor - Education, French, Math, Physics Mini-Practicum: Otsego-Delaware BOCES program at Laurens High School Equestrian team Orientation Leader and Orientation Team Coordinator Blue Key Tour Guide
I completed my Educational Mini-Practicum in a self-contained special education setting. It was an honor to work with such inspiring students who have beaten all odds and have persevered through the worst of times. Educating students with Emotional Behavioral Disorders really opened my eyes to the world of special education. Because of this experience, I was inspired to work with students with disabilities as a career.
nATHAn nICHoLS 14
Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry majors CRC Press Chemistry Achievement Award Richard J. kohlmeyer/Edward Rayher Award in Mathematics Student Showcase presentations 2011: Finding the Iranian Nation Nationalism and Islam in Modern Iran; Freedman Prize for Analysis of Galaxy Group WBL368: Determination of H1 deficiencies, Star formation Rates, and Dynamical Mass Professional presentation, J Term 2012: Undergraduate ALFALFA Workshop Arecibo, PR; funded by the National Science Foundation. Presented work focused on determining the amount of overall mass in each galaxy cluster; used four dynamical methods and calculations that relied on measurements of the speed and locations of galaxies within the cluster.
nathan nichols, presenting his work with the Aricebo Legacy Fast Team at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Texas.
Seeing top scientists express interest in my presentation and work was really gratifying. I felt like less of a student and more like a peer. I was able to present my work at the Star Formation and Gas Reservoirs in Nearby Groups and Clusters conference where 70 scientists presented. Cornell University, Colgate University, the University of San Francisco and other colleges are currently using the programs I developed to calculate the neutral hydrogen deficiency of galaxy groups, the dynamical mass of galaxy groups, and integrated flux from L-band wide data.
Being able to create scientific data and programs that have real-life applications truly makes me feel like a member of the scientific community.
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Breakthrough
Why Art?
WHY noW?
Assistant Professor of Art, Head of Ceramics A specialist in the conceptual nature of functional utilitarian ceramics, she uses ornament as a visual language.
What is the purpose or role of the arts in our contemporary landscape? Its a complex question further complicated by societal, cultural, political, economic, and historical concerns. How do we, in a society that so highly values technology, design, and innovation, measure the value of art and art making?
Such questions must be asked. That is what artists do, we ask the hard questions. We dont always have the answers, but we begin dialogues that have the capacity to challenge preconceived notions. We press limits, we defy assumptions, we initiate discourse. Our students learn such lessons well. What is the purpose of art? Thats the question one of my students, Art and Religious Studies major Elliot Henry 13, posed to me over email while he was traveling around India last spring. He was on a Duffy Scholarship investigating the art and architecture of religious lifestyles of that country. Its an evocative question; I still havent formulated the right answer. In the Department of Art and Art History, we are now asking, considering, and often answering more questions than ever. We are going through the re-accreditation process and as faculty we have been developing a plan for what we think our department and the landscape of art will look like over the next ten years. Both of these tasks or questions are large and a bit daunting. As faculty, this future-driven conversation has brought us certainly to the discussion of the role of the digital and technology as they relate to our disciplines. I dont think that we should be replacing all old processes with new technologies, but instead use them to aid and push further the capabilities of those more traditional processes. In one example of where technology meets art, Wired Magazine1 recently published an article by Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) President John Maeda. He points out that gone are the days where technology and design are the innovators and that we as a culture and society have reached the point where we need more than flashy design (as Maeda points out and I would agree, design
Professor Rozenes latest work, 270: The Corrosive Use of Money in Politics, is installed for the year at the Everson Museum in Syracuse, NY. The project constitutes 270 plates mounted on the wall and continues Rozenes investigation into tableware and American politics, in particular how European tableware was used as currency during the second half of the 18th century. Through symbolism and history, Rozene raises the question of moneys influence in politics and how it affects the American people.
Rozene was supported in creating this major work by the Hartwick College Winifred D. Wandersee Scholar in Residence Award, The Milne Family Fund, and the Hartwick College Faculty Research Grant program. Studio art students Alexandra Forst 13, Elliot Henry 13, and Samantha McFarland 12 assisted Rozene in creating this project.
is different than art and the distinction is important) and are reaching for a return to human values. Maeda says: Art speaks to us as humans, not as human capital. Art shows us that human beings still matter in a world where money talks the loudest, where computers know everything about us, and where robots fabricate our next meal and also our ride there. Artists ask the questions that others are afraid to ask and that money cannot answer.
How did we devolve in this way? What are we doing to do to stop it? Maeda poses this important question: How do we go about generating the next generation of artrepeneurs? It certainly isnt going to be by continuing to cut funding to the arts. By asking the hard questions through art making we are teaching our students to develop creative thinking skills. We are helping them develop the ability to problem solve outside of prescriptive constraints, to come to different conclusions, and to find variable
Art is and always has been about communicating ideas. Even before there were words there was art telling the stories of histories, recording changes in politics, reflecting and enhancing culture, as well as enhancing and decorating ourselves and our spaces. Despite this established and central role, somewhere along the way we as a culture decided that art wasnt important to include in education and that it couldnt possibly effect the progression of society.
We are doing ourselves a major disservice if we no longer value the arts and in place only value the Science Technology Engineering Math disciplines. If we cannot come to creative solutions there will be no more innovation. I propose we add an A for Art, change STEM to S-T-EA-M, and create a model at Hartwick College for moving forward by valuing the importance of art and the way that it is woven into the fabric of our lives both at this liberal arts institution and throughout our and every culture. n
John Maeda, If Designs No Longer the Killer Differentiator, What Is?, Wired Magazine, September 21, 2012. Available at www.wired.com/opinion/2012/09
Outcomes
By Elizabeth Steele P12 Steele is a professional writer and the partner of President Margaret L. Drugovich.
Financial whiz by day, thespian by night. Artist whose designs adorn magazines and movie stars. Sociology major turned music mogul. Biopharmaceutical M.D. whose outlet is her instrument. They are four Hartwick alumni of the 70s and 80s whose career success and quality of life hinge on art in its various forms. ten years of lessons with Margaret Hall, graduate of the Julliard School. (My mother wanted the best for me, Brown says.)
A musician in her soul and by training, Brown performed in the Hartwick College orchestra while majoring in Biology. I love science and making a new observation is always exciting; at the same time I love math it can be elegant and beautiful, says this physician, researcher, and biotechnology leader. I didnt formalize my interest in medicine until Hartwick when I had time to try things and figure it out. I simply love learning. With three degrees to her credit (B.A., M.D., M.B.A.), Brown is now the Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of the biopharmaceutical company Telik, Inc. (Nasdaq: TELK). The company describes itself as dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing novel small molecule drugs to treat cancer and other serious diseases. Its product development focus is on cancer with two product candidates in clinical development. Regarding her choice of vocation versus avocation, I realized that you can be an amateur musician and a professional doctor, but not the opposite, Brown says. All of your hobbies can mesh with your career; for me the patterns were there to combine. Music is a lifelong learning process, just like medicine and business.
Gail Brown 72 first saw a piano at the age of four. I told my mother that I liked it very much, she recalls. I knew instinctively that this was for me. After a few years of relentless pursuit, Brown got her first piano and
Rob Rowe 81 always wanted to be an actor. At his mothers urging, he attended college and graduated from Hartwick with a major in Theatre Arts and a minor in European History. He went on to study three years at the Academy for Dramatic Arts, joined their production company, and later studied at the Experimental Theatre Wing of New York University.
Rowe acted off- and off-off-Broadway, toured Europe in a production of Amadeus with the American Theatre Company, acted with New York Citys Mirror Repertory Company, and became a member of their Junior Board of Directors. His career was proceeding according to plan, and then suddenly it wasnt. The Mirror Repertory Company, which had become a centerpiece of his life, lost its major funding. It was one of the foremost repertory companies in New York, Rowe explains. We were the only ones doing true rotating rep and we had a great reputation. Al Pacino and Dustin Hoffman were investors. It had been 10 years and yet, When people had to pull funding it was over. It was sad. Pragmatic as well as creative, Rowe evaluated his other interests and
John Doelp 76 had an ambitious, if unorthodox, plan when he graduated from college: he and his Dietz Street Band mates were going to become rock stars.
The Hartwick group had played at town venues and on campus, even performing at the opening of the Anderson Center for the Arts and recording in its studio. Music was their passion and they felt ready for stardom. In fact we went off to tour and starve a few years, Doelp says, remembering their bravado with a smile. Still, it was a great period for experiential learning. I played bass all the time with anyone I could, he recalls, and fell in love with playing and writing music. I ended up loving the studio, being a studio musician, and recording. Baby steps took me from one thing to another.
John Doelp 76 Senior Vice President Artist & Repertoire/Marketing Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment Executive Producer or A&R for Celine Dion, John Legend, Frankie J, Ricky Martin, among others. B.A. Sociology, Hartwick College Berklee College of Music M.F.A., Columbia university (Arts Administration)
Outcomes
the right consumer hears it they cant live without it, the music becomes part of them.
Considering his career progression, Doelp notes, One of my greatest attributes was my naivet. I went with my gut and followed my ear; I still do. You cant try to hear it, but you know it when you find it. Im always looking for something, someone that I can take to a new place. His first foray in a recording studio was in Hartwicks Anderson Center; at Berklee College of Music, Doelp started independent producing on the side. In short order he became Manager of Financial Planning for Sony Musics predecessor, CBS Records; Director of Product Marketing then Senior Vice President of Marketing for Sonys Epic Records; Vice President and General Manager of Sonys 550 Music where he focused on artist development; and President of Epic Records Groups Latin imprint, Crescent Moon Records. He advanced with each move and every experience, working with such diverse artists and producers as Pearl Jam, the Indigo Girls, Gloria and Emilio Estefan, and Ben Folds.
For financier Rob Rowe, money formed the bridge between one career path and the other. Like so many actors, Rowe did temporary work while pursuing his career in the theatre. He shunned the stereotypical actor/waiter combination, instead choosing a day job in the stock market.
Rowe started in Smith Barneys temp program as a way to get work, he says. They stuck me in mergers and acquisitions one of the hardest, toughest areas there is. Eventually I started reading all of the red herrings [preliminary prospectuses] coming across my desk. Most people hate that, but Ive always found the stock market interesting.
John Doelps world is auditory. Music is incredibly powerful, like nothing else, he says. One of the greatest things is that yesterday it didnt exist, but when
He also found it relevant. I kept thinking about starting a theatre company, Rowe says. Not-for-profit work is challenging; no matter what else youre doing, youre constantly trying to raise money. Theatre got me involved in finance. Rowe was drawn to the action of the bond market. In 1994 he joined Smith Barneys middle market sales team, in part because it offered flexibility so he could continue in theatre. One year he was Assistant Vice President with the Institutional Fixed Income Sales Group (IFG) of Smith Barney Shearson, the next he started the firms Portfolio Analysis Group. When Salomon Brothers and Smith Barney merged, Rowe was promoted to Vice President in charge of the Bond Portfolio Analysis (BPA) Group and when Salomon Smith Barney merged with Citigroup, Rowe took responsibility for all of the global BPA teams. In 2003 he was promoted to Director, by 2006 he was Managing Director, and in 2007 he assumed control of the firms U.S. agency strategy effort. Most recently he was named Co-Head of U.S. Fixed Income Strategy, overseeing the entire U.S. fixed income research effort with direct management of the global BPA group, U.S. agency strategy, high yield research, and municipal strategy. Stay tuned.
sales, and took many jobs in between. Her wardrobe, she says, was minimalist with one beautiful scarf.
When that staple was lost, and Gillett couldnt find a replacement, she tapped her talent and training to create her own. The result drew so many compliments and inquiries that she made a few more scarves, dropped them off at a couple of stores, and got orders. The orders came from no less than Barneys New York and the Whitney Museum Store. The business was launched, albeit in the early mornings, late evenings, and lunch hours fit around her 9-to-5 job. In 1989 she became Elizabeth Gillett Ltd. If her results are atypical, so are her methods. I figure things out as I go, Gillett explains. Thats how you create art and its a nice metaphor for business. Its really the same methodology. Youre looking at the whole picture intuiting then breaking it into steps to find the right path. I have a lot of ideas so I constantly need to edit and scale, Gillett adds. Its important to have that presence of mind. When you panic or get overwhelmed, the method doesnt work. You also have to pay attention, observe whats happening now, and be prepared to predict whats next. The recession pushed Gillett to edit on a large scale. I had to revamp my business, she says. I couldnt keep doing everything. It was an incredibly difficult time, the most difficult in my entire career. It took every muscle I have and it improved my every ability. The hard work paid off: in 2011 Elizabeth Gillett Ltd. had its best year ever with a 70 percent increase in sales.
Designer Elizabeth Gillett transformed a minor setback into a thriving business. As a new college graduate trying to get her start in New York City, Gillett worked in an arts organization, in advertising
Rob Rowe 81 Managing Director of Citigroup: Co-Head of u.S. Fixed Income Strategy overseeing the entire U.S. fixed income research effort Direct management of the global BPA group, u.S. agency strategy, high yield research, and municipal strategy Treasurer, Accidental Theatre Company, NYC B.A. Theatre Arts, Hartwick College American Academy of Dramatic Arts
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John Doelp has two dominant sides: his gut and his mind. My gut is my emotions, the feelings part of the creative process, he says. My brain makes sure that what my gut tells me will work, but I dont want it to override everything else; thats trouble.
Im at my best when I follow my creative side and work it as a business venture. I see everything as a challenge and love it. As he worked his way up in the music industry, Doelp acknowledged that he needed a greater understanding of business. He went to Columbia University for an M.F.A. in Arts Administration, a program that allowed him to study the business of art and associated issues including law. I applied the lessons of class to my work every day, he says. It was great. His undergraduate education proves equally valuable. Doelp majored in Sociology at Hartwick and developed a prevailing interest in social psychology. My background in the study of people has had a huge effect on my work and my success, he says. I work with people every day and try to stimulate their creativity by going past their brain. In order to get to great music, you must first get to their soul, to their depth of emotion. He develops artists, looking for what can be and developing it. How do you tell someone that something they wrote is no good while still motivating them to write something that is? he asks, knowing the answer. I always want to work with people who give me chills, Doelp says, citing Celine Dion and John Legend. Theres no rationale, it just feels right. We take it from there.
The role of mentor is one of his favorites, whether in theatre or business, and hes bringing it home to Hartwick. Rowe is currently working with Finance Professor Tom Devaney and Economics Professor Karl Seeley in presenting a business simulation class. The Citigroup/Hartwick Honors Mini Seminar Investing Concepts, Methods, and Trading in Action brings Citigroup experts and analysts to campus via Skype to talk about current world social and economic events. Eight students are participating in a trading competition, managing a $1million portfolio of equities and interest rate sensitive securities using StockTrak (a virtual stock exchange program that simulates online stock trading). Inclined to push boundaries, Rowe has invited the student winners to a day at Citigroups NYC offices to meet analysts and experience the various trading desks. Its an opportunity they can parlay into their own great beginnings.
Gail Brown balances her need for solitude with demands placed on her to present and interact. Medicine and research are very individual-driven, she says of her 20-year career as a practicing oncologist. Business is more teamwork-oriented and structured. The difference motivated her to earn an M.B.A. and gain business skills she could apply to her new environment of biotechnology.
Music sets her equilibrium. I can have a very long, difficult day with a heavy workload, meetings, travel, Brown says. As soon as I get home, sit down at the piano, and start playing music, Im in a totally different world. Music takes you to another place and to a different part of your brain. The balance makes her feel healthier and with that she gains time. The implications seem limitless. If Im launching a clinical trial its easy for me to get up and speak with passion about my work because Ive learned that when you perform music, thats what youre doing, she explains. Whether its science, business, or music, I want to bring the audience into my world, to share with them. That makes it easier to get them engaged in something new. Browns advice: When you get busy, dont compartmentalize and drop your interests. Keep them in your life. Maintain your balance it will help you do greater things.
Rob Rowe relishes life on Wall Street and in the theatre. This really isnt yin and yang for me, he says. Its all part of the same whole. You live the roles you play and play the roles you live.
Gail Brown 72 Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Telik, Inc. (biopharmaceutical company) Palo Alto, CA 20 years on the faculty of Harvard Medical School Former practicing oncologist B.A. Biology, Hartwick College, summa cum laude M.D., university of Rochester School of Medicine M.B.A., St. Mary`s College of California, Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration
Elizabeth Gillett 83 Entrepreneur Coo, Creative Director Elizabeth Gillett, Ltd., NYC Scarves and wraps designed in her Manhattan loft and crafted in India and the uSA. Her designs appear in top magazines including Glamour, Marie Claire, In Style, and Bazaar and have been seen on stars such as Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz, and Reese Witherspoon. B.A. Art, Hartwick College
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Settled at a corner table of a favorite restaurant near their home in Greenwich, CT, Betsy and Stan Phelps P86 welcome Margaret Drugovich and her partner for dinner. With the Presidents encouragement, the conversation turns to stories of their life together as husband and wife for 56 years, parents, and grandparents and their lives as individuals of influence philanthropists and volunteers, each with his or her own carefully chosen priorities.
Elizabeth Richmond Phelps is a community leader whose volunteerism is centered on the education and development of young people. The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History is a favorite of the couple and their grandchildren; both Betsy and Stan serve on the Peabody Museum Leadership Council and the life-sized dinosaur Torosaurus latus that marks the museums entrance was a family project in its creation and funding. An alumna of The Madeira School and Smith College, Betsy is a past trustee of Madeira, the Brunswick School, and Hartwick College. Perhaps because their son George now has three sons of his own, Betsy continues to serve on the Board of the Boy Scouts of America, Greenwich Council. Her interests extend to work as a member and past president of the Advisory Board of the Greenwich Arts Council and as a member and past president of Green Fingers Garden Club, for which she has co-chaired two major events. (You must have good, strong people to work with, she shares.) Betsys life is guided by making a difference in my community and my family, she says. I believe everyone should volunteer. Hartwick is high on her list, and the College community has benefited from her insights and dedication time and again. Betsy is the parent of alumna and former trustee Catherine Phelps McNamara 86, a six-year member of the Hartwick Board, a proponent of Hartwicks liberal arts in practice, and a gracious hostess of College events such as last springs presidents reception at the Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich, CT. Generosity is one of the many ties that bind Betsy and Stan Phelps. Betsy says she expresses her philanthropy through volunteerism, while her husband expresses his through charitable contributions. Stanford Phelps is an entrepreneur of remarkable achievement. Following a 50-year career in commercial and investment banking, his business interests now range from oil refining to agribusiness to alligator, blueberry, and cattle farming in Florida. We like to do hard assets and weve had luck, he says. We dont do high tech; Im scared to death of obsolescence. Actually, its hard to imagine that Stan Phelps is afraid of much.
Betsy and Stan Phelps P86 enjoy supporting educational endeavors, including recent renovations to Bresee Hall.
Life should be divided into three parts. First, when and where you learn; second, when youre lucky enough to make money; and third, when and how you give it away. You should have more fun giving money away than you had making it.
From a young age he has been on the front lines, developing an understanding of the importance of strategy and competitive advantage. He was trained as an Army forward observer between the Korean and Vietnam Wars. You needed speed and accuracy to do that job, he recalls. Observation could mean survival. Stan continues to prefer life on the leading edge. Im in charge of mistakes, says the Chairman of S.N. Phelps & Co., Clear Springs Land Company, and Commonwealth Oil Refining Company, Inc. We all make mistakes, but if you dont know youve made them, you cant fix them. I tell my people I want you to learn something every day. If you dont, youre a failure. Stan has perspective that can only come from experience. Life should be divided into three parts, he outlines. First, when and where you learn; second, when youre lucky enough to make money; and third, when and how you give it away. You should have more fun giving money away than you had making it. Besides, he adds with a wry smile, Theres no point in having an armored truck follow your hearse.
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This shrewd businessmans philanthropic priorities are personal: his Christian faith, his education (Phillips Exeter Academy, Yale University, and Harvard Business School), and his daughters education (Hartwick College). Buildings, programs, and endowments at nonprofit organizations across the country bear the names of benefactors Elizabeth and Stanford Phelps. At Hartwick, their most recent generous gift helped renovate the Colleges oldest building Bresee Hall; a plaque recognizes Stan Phelps gift in honor of his wife and their daughter, Kate, both former Hartwick trustees. Hartwick is a very good liberal arts college thats gotten better and better with Margarets leadership, Betsy says, her husband nodding in agreement. Its an exciting time, an exciting place. Its simple, Stan explains. Hartwick helped to educate Kate well, and so we owe them. Always the strategist, he adds, The Colleges liberal arts core gives all graduates a huge plus. Hartwick people are balanced.
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MUSIC Matters
Associate Professor of Music Department Chair Arkell Hall Foundation Professor in the Arts
In a world that increasingly considers pre-professional training as more practical than the study of the liberal arts, the relevance of music is often questioned. Students of music, for example, are often asked about the usefulness of the subject in the real world. Administrators too often agree when schools encounter tight budgets, music programs are often first to be cut. But the fact is that music matters greatly it provides extraordinary benefits in ways which are transformative and significant to todays society.
Music creates profound experiences. Several studies agree that engaging in music in secondary school is a reliable predictor of success in college and professional life. Students who participate in music have a significantly higher sense of selfesteem, earn better grades, and develop areas of the brain that involve spatial reasoning and language acquisition. More importantly, music educators are change agents in the world. In one study of an inner city school, students were asked to identify their most important role model 50% identified a music teacher, more than any other kind of faculty or staff member. The benefits continue as music enhances performance in the workplace. Gregory Anrig, President of E.T.S. (Educational Testing Service), says, The things I learned from my experience in music in school are discipline, perseverance, dependability, composure, courage and pride in results. . . Not a bad preparation for the workforce! Studies such as those conducted by Dr. Adrian North of the University of Leicester (U.K.) prove that music in the work place positively affects productivity, morale, performances, and fosters strong interpersonal relationships.
Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, and life to everything Without music, life would be an error.
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Music is therapeutic. It is employed in nursing homes, hospitals, prisons, and in hospice settings to alleviate pain and anxiety, encourage motor function, address psychological conditions, promote healing, and improve communication between patient and practitioner. Ailments and conditions such as Alzheimers, cerebral palsy, and grief are proven to be positively affected by music. Individuals use it for private therapy like Maya Angelou, who said, Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness and to bring joy and peace into their lives. Since at least the Middle Ages, music has accompanied prayer and served as a means to achieve religious ecstasy. Abbess Hildegard von Bingen was a 12th century figure who experienced ecstatic religious visions throughout her life. A prolific author, she was also one of Western musics first female composers. The soaring melodies of her Gregorian chants defy common compositional conventions of the time. The ranges of the songs are extreme and often physically painful to sing Hildegards music transports the performer to an altered state. Every spiritual belief system throughout the world relies on music to deliver its messages and to provide listeners with a vehicle to experience powerful religious experiences. In todays interdependent world, music is a highly effective means to educate global citizens. J Term students accompany me to Ghana to study the music and dance of the Ga people. They learn, among other things, that how a people make music tells you a great deal about their culture and beliefs. The Baka pygmies of central Africa do not differentiate musicians from non-musicians theirs is an egalitarian society that privileges cooperation over individualism all sing, all participate. Studying the music of the Ga or the Baka teaches our students to question the paradigms under which they operate and to see the world through anothers lens. Social movements and revolutions have always been accompanied by songs serving as a means to galvanize public opinion and convey to the masses the key precepts of a movement. Billie Holidays haunting anti-lynching song Strange Fruit is a fine example. When she first sang it at the Apollo Theatre the reaction was, according to owner Frank Schliffman, a moment of oppressively heavy silenceand then a kind of rustling sound that I had never heard before. It was the sound of almost two thousand (black) people sighing. This powerful and visceral song did more to raise the consciousness of white Americans about the shockingly common occurrence of lynching than did the NAACPs propaganda efforts. Given its profound and far-reaching effects, music cannot be considered a mere means of entertainment of little consequence to society. At Hartwick, a multi-faceted understanding of music is a means to provide students with profound experiences by engaging with this subject matter. Such an approach characterizes the kind of atmosphere that we provide for both student and teacher here on Oyaron Hill. The music faculty, and the College community as a whole, recognize, honor, and advance the power of music. It serves humankind and is a powerful medium in a world that needs to effect social change, to heal its sick, to educate its people, to cultivate cultural awareness, and to provide for better living conditions. Music matters. n
In todays interdependent world music is a highly effective means to educate global citizens.
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I love that I can step back on this field and play with guys who graduated four years ago and its like we never left. Were brothers and thats what I love about Hartwick.
Mike Morrison 12
Its the relationships, the people. Its the friends I made here and the guys I still see all the time. Its being with students and players when I was coach and even now; I love these kids.
nick Lambros 59, P02, PM03
The beautiful campus. The wonderful sense of community and belonging. The amazing professors I was fortunate to study with and learn from. My time at Hartwick was the best college experience I could have asked for.
Jorge osorio 99
I love Hartwick College because I had the privilege of interacting with students in a place where the faculty really liked (and still do like) students. If I could show young scholar-citizens a structured way to look at things, I could rejoice in seeing them learn to love a subject I love. In the process, they also taught me and helped me to grow as well. I have been retired for more than 15 years, and I still miss them.
Professor Emeritus Robert Mansbach P82
The wonderful J Term experience; the extremely caring faculty; the fantastic students; the care, concern, and help from administration.
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Homecoming Weekend brought many reasons to celebrate, especially for the class of 1962. Dick Clapp 62 and Emily Walter Mikulewicz 62 led efforts to bring the 50th reunion class together to reminisce about their years on oyaron Hill and catch up on each others lives since graduation. All members of the 50th Reunion Club are invited to join the celebration. naomi Glass 52 drove in from Washington, DC, and Bobbie More Asplund 49 arrived from Ann Arbor, MI. Many nurses of 62 were in attendance, as were plenty of TkE brothers and Phi Sigma Phi sisters.
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The award to mens soccer star Larry Serfis 60 was accepted on his behalf by current Coach John Scott 00. Womens soccer star Shannon McConville Hay 93 accepted her award from her mother. Two-time All American Dave Root 94 was reunited with lacrosse Coach Rory Whipple (left) for his recognition. Womens basketball record-holder Tiffany Hurley Carr 02 accepted her award from her husband, Head Football Coach Mark Carr. Womens field hockey record-holder kelly Cooman kingsbury 05 (herself a field hockey coach) was honored by Coach Anna Meyer. Womens water polo star (and two-time olympic medalist) Bronwen knox 08 was cited as the best player I have ever coached by Alan Huckins. Hartwicks first athletic trainer, George Mitchell, presented the posthumous award for Hartwick athletics friend Dr. James Elting to karen Elting (right).
Dean Edith M. Lacey is now immortalized on a plaque alongside the nursing classrooms of Johnstone Science Center. Miss Lacey began Hartwicks nursing program and led it through the formative first 18 years. Eight students entered the program in 1943, President Drugovich told the crowd, and nearly one thousand nursing graduates have followed. The dedication was a highlight of Homecoming Weekend for the nursing alumnae, some of whom spoke at the event (right). Emily Walter Mikulewicz 62 called it an important and tasteful display of portrait, words of honor, and list of recipients of the scholarship in Dean Laceys memory. The visit to classrooms included demonstrations of the simi family of lifelike practice dummies (left).
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This is our players chance to add the next chapter to DI soccer at Hartwick. They understand that theyre representing the history of the program, their parents, the College.
The game is just the beginning, leading to his other characterization of success. Working for a college, its our job to develop good people, Scott explains. Upwards of 50 percent of our team is on the Deans List. (This news just in: Hartwick mens soccer team has been named to the Top 20 NSCAA Team Academic Award lists for the 2011-12 academic year with an average GPA of 3.31.)
The year that John Scott 00 spent as a Hartwick student-athlete changed his life. Here he met the woman he would marry, Erica Bocchi 98, and the man who would help set his lifes direction, Coach Jim Lennox. now in his third year as head coach, Scott played both professional and semi-pro football in Scotland and England before opening his career as assistant coach of the womens team at Plattsburg State University. Within a year he was drafted by Binghamton University to assist their mens program as it went DI. nine years later he left to head his own program for Hartwick. Scott holds coaching certifications from the Scottish Football Association as well as the national Soccer Coaches Association of America national, Advanced national, and Premier Diplomas.
When players walk in through our door, they know they need to give us confidence that theyre doing their school work, Scott explains. We show them that we care about their classes, their behavior. The guys know were looking over their shoulder. Were building a culture here, on and off the field, he adds. We want the best for our student-athletes, the same as any professor. The focus is on building individual skills and making collective progress. The teams behavior on campus helps raise the profile of the program, Scott says. A case in point, when Hartwick Chair of the Board Dr. Jim Elting passed away suddenly in August, Scott gathered his team to share his insights into the man who was so supportive of the College and its athletics program. When the College hosted Eltings memorial service for hundreds of mourners, mens soccer players were everywhere greeting guests, helping them find their way, and doing Hartwick proud.
Alumni News
Homecoming and Reunion Weekend brought a surprise for one loyal alumni couple. During the 50th reunion dinner, kenneth 61 and karin karlson 62 Engkvist were called forward to be honored. To resounding applause, the couple received the Don 60 and Diane Green 60 Brown Award for their 45 years of consecutive giving to Hartwick.
January 16, 2013 | Albany Link Reception | Albany, NY February 4, 2013 | Boston MetroLink Reception | Boston, MA February 6, 2013 | new York MetroLink Reception | new York, nY JoIn US! Visit The Wall, www.hartwickalumni.org, for an up-to-date schedule and to register.
Meritorious Service to the College Distinguished Alumna/Alumnus Outstanding Young Alumna/us Outstanding Volunteer on Behalf of the College
Do you know a Hartwick graduate who deserves recognition in one of these areas? To learn about requirements and make a nomination, visit www.hartwickalumni.org/alumni awards. Or contact Alicia Fish 91, Senior Director of Donor and Alumni Relations, for more information: fisha@hartwick.edu.
Class Notes
Ive enjoyed re-connecting with so many of my classmates since taking on this role, says Bruce Cameron 67, a Class Correspondent. After each email blast, I receive several responses from alumni eager to share their news with our alumni community. Correspondents receive contact information and are asked to connect with classmates throughout the year. They keep classmates advised about changes on campus and encourage them to continue to be a part of Hartwick activites. If you are interested in volunteering as a class correspondent, contact Maria Parrella at 607-431-4088 or parrellam@hartwick.edu.
Alumni Event: Alumni, parents, and friends in the Central new york region gathered at the home of laurie and Thomas Gerhardt 84 for a Meet and Greet with Hartwick students. Dean of Student Success and Retention Robin Diana (see p. 5) provided an update on the Center for Student Success.
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2008. He is planning to retire in 2013 after 32 years of teaching high school science and 32 years at SUNY Adirondack College and Castleton State College in Vermont. 1963 | 1967
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John Wood Goldsack, jwgoldsack@aol. com Margarita Ventura writes that Colleen Madden Goldsack and John were wonderful classmates. I deeply appreciated their being class alumni representatives for so many years. Ive volunteered elsewhere and its not an easy task! Margarita retired on October 4 after 43 years. She and her husband, Joe, will live near their daughter and her family. 1971 |
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Seminary Reunion: Alumni, friends, families, and congregants gather with President Margaret Drugovich at the Hartwick Seminary lutheran Church for the annual Hartwick Seminary Reunion. The event celebrates the Colleges beginnings in 1797.
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Scott Griswold, urfree@bellsouth.net Fred Stoss, Associate Librarian at the University of Buffalo, was one of 84 mentors from among Al Gores Climate Messengers who trained with the former Vice President to present Gores slide show on global climate change. Stoss served as a mentor in the August Climate Reality Leadership Corps Training Session in San Francisco, CA. More than 950 indivudals came from 47 states and 58 countries to receive training for Gores most recent slide deck, Climate Reality. For more information contact Stoss at fstoss@buffalo.edu 1973 |
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Larry Tetro, ldtet2004@yahoo.com John McCluskey shared his new contact information for classmates trying to reach him: jemc3@yahoo.com or (781) 308-0702. 1983 |
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Mike Brown, mike.g.brown@comcast.net 1975 Jacquelyn White cheerfully retired from 27 years of public service as a social worker with Dutchess and Ulster Counties, NY. She is working part-time as a social worker doing HIV counseling at the Catharine Street Community Center in Poughkeepsie, NY; doing social work assessments for homebound adults with Hudson Valley Home Care in Poughkeepsie; and is a Field Liaison for Adelphi University in Poughkeepsie for their MSW students. 1976 Ann B. Laing has a new grandson, James John Fitzgerald, born March 2011, making a total of 6 grandsons and 2 granddaughters. Sherrill Boley Nicolosi reports that Sally, her younger child, just graduated from Hendrix College. Her older child, Ian, lives in New Orleans and is an LSU graduate, class of 2009.
Woody Thompson, woody.thompson@ octagon.com Dan A. DAngelo has been promoted to Director of Field Claims at the Utica National Insurance Group in New Hartford, NY, and has been named an officer of the company as Assistant Vice President. 1986 |
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lake Tahoe Reunion: Maryalice Murtagh Gowen 77 of California and Roberta Mones Warfield 77 of New York catch up and share memories at sunny Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, NV in July. Vaccacio Memorial Alumni Gathering: Hartwick alumni gather each fall for a golf event in memory of Damien Vaccacio 93, a victim of September 11, 2001. Attending the event at Big Moose Lake, NY from left to right in the top row: Tripp Higgins 94, Christian Brennan 95, Tyler lee 93, Chris Joyce 93, Bill Guthrie 91, Jake Ritchie 93, Joe lentini 91, Shawn Humphrey 93, Bill Mattey 92, Graham Starr 93, and Ken Ford 94. Left to right in the bottom row: Bruce Maclear 94, Sean Casella 95, Paul Danforth 93, Frank Huckabone 94, Marcus Morreale 95, Todd needham 91.
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Louis Crocco, lbcrocco@aol.com Christopher H. Woodard and his wife, Holly, are back in the Rockies where Chris is the Head Womens Swimming Coach at Colorado State University. Holly teaches special education at Lincoln Middle School and their kids, Gabe (4) and Elliot Grace (7 months), are both happy outdoors having adventures.
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gotten married, had a baby, or welcomed a grandchild? Have you moved or traveled to an exciting destination? We want to hear from you! Its easy to share your news simply contact your Class Correspondent (noted with your class notes in each issue of The Wick); share your news through the Class Notes page on www.hartwickalumni.org; send it to Maria Parrella at parrellam@hartwick.edu; or mail it to the Office of Alumni Relations, Hartwick College, P.O. Box 4020, Oneonta, NY 13820. Note that submissions may have to be edited for length for inclusion in The Wick.
Announcing: Danielle Peloquin 08 and netanya Gelfand 11 announce their engagement. Their wedding will be held in April of 2013.
Wedding Bells: Alumni gathered to celebrate the wedding of Samantha Marinelli 08 and Scott Herwig in Salem, Massachusetts. Pictured left to right Jennifer Vandenberg 07, Darren Poirier 07, lauren nardini 08, Scott Herwig, Samantha Marinelli 08, Katie VanVorst 08, Beth White 08, Trish Beamish 08, Heidi Mariani 07, and Christopher Sardon 08.
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Kristen Hall, hartwick2000@hotmail.com James P. Green 00 and Jennifer L. Green 02 welcomed their first child, Jack, on April 20, 2012. 2001 |
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Sara Caldwell, caldwells@hartwick.edu 2008 | 5th Reunion Danielle Peloquin has moved to San Diego, CA, where she is now a Senior Instructor and Assistant Dean at Coleman University. She is engaged to Netanya Gelfand 11; the wedding is planned for April 2013. Schuyler Gordon graduated from Brooklyn Law School in June 2011, passed the bar exam in November 2011, and was admitted to the bar in April 2012. He works for Ross & Asmar, a general practice law firm in New York City specializing in commercial litigation, criminal defense litigation, and immigration/deportation matters, as well as matrimonial law. Schuyler is engaged to Dakotah Pratt-Hewitt, who will graduate from Cardozo Law School in 2013. 2010
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Bry Anderson, bryanna.anderson@uconn.edu Margaret Warren Cohn and her husband, Stephen, welcomed their second daughter, Laurel Avery, on April 17th, 2012. Margaret notes, Grace is a wonderful big sister and were soaking it all in before they head off to college! 2005
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Wyatt Uhlein, wuhlein@cpexre.com 2012 Brendan Cahill is in Ukraine as a Peace Corps volunteer, where he is teaching English as a Foreign Language. He will return in December 2014. (Brendan says, Mark Davies is the man!) Rebecca Welton is pursuing an M.A. in History at SUNY Cortland, and is considering a possible M.A. in Museum Studies at a later time. She hopes to have a career in exhibit design, collections management, or direction at a museum.
In Memoriam
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1935 | Zada Lutz All died June 22, 2012. She was born in 1915
in the tenant house of her grandparents farm in Roxbury. She graduated cum laude from Hartwick College with a degree in French, a member of the first class to graduate from Hartwick after attending four full years. She taught in the one-room schoolhouse in Hobart from 1937 to 1938 and taught French and Latin at Stamford Central School from 1959 until 1978. All is survived by her two children, seven grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. Survivors also include her sister-in-law, three nephews, and two nieces. 2012. A Mathematics major at Hartwick, she was predeceased by her husband, Harold, and is survived by her children Alan Bartlett 69 and Janeth Bartlett.
Working Together: The power of alumni networking is evident as SevenStep RPO, an outsourcing Human Resources and Recruiting firm, adds yet another Wick grad to their team. Pictured from left to right Kimberly Post 11, Ronald lambertson 12, Alexandra Bassell 06, and Danni Mandra 09 at Fenway Park for a summer company party. While our Hartwick connections have helped us begin successful careers, shares Lambertson, We also get to enjoy working with our fellow Hawks!
AZ, on July 11, 2012. She earned her B.A.in English from Hartwick College and an M.A. from SUNY Albany. An editor in the publishing industry in New York City, she retired from the Readers Digest General Books Division in 1990. Harter was predeceased by her first husband, Patrick Brown, in 1952 and her second husband, John Church, in 1978. She is survived by her husband, Ray Edward Harter; her sister; two stepsons; five nephews; and many cousins. She was also predeceased by her brother. Hemens Daley of Satellite Beach, FL died on May 12, 2012 and August 30, 2012, respectively. He graduated from Hartwick with a dual degree in History and Government; she earned her Hartwick degree in English and was class valedictorian. The couple married on August 16, 1947 and raised their family in New Rochelle, NY. The career educators met while she was in her first teaching position at Jefferson High School in, Jefferson, NY. Later they moved to New Rochelle, NY, where Harold became assistant principal at New Rochelle High School. Janet stayed home to raise their children, later earning her Masters degree and returning to teaching English. After retiring, Harold became the Principal at Robinson School in Puerto Rico, where Janet taught English. They are survived by their three children, his sister, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
the US Army, he proudly served his country in WWII and was a life member of the China Burma India Veterans Association. He earned his Bachelors degree in Chemistry from Hartwick College and was a member of Delta Sigma Phi. Barchet was predeceased by his brother and brother-in-law. He is survived by his two sisters; six nieces and nephews; four great-nephews and great-nieces; caregivers and friends; and his canine friend and companion, Lilly.
Alumni Vacation: Mark lewis 83 came from new Mexico to join Michaela Shipman 14, Bob Shipman 83, Barb Pyle Shipman 83, and Megan Shipman 11 of Vermont for vacation in ocean Park, Maine.
earning her Bachelors degree in Psychology from Hartwick College, she and her husband settled in Pine Bush, New York, where she taught reading as a special education teacher. She was also an accomplished artist. Foote is survived by three children, including Peg Foote Palmer 77; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild; as well as her sister, Peg Wardner Edwards 55, and brother-in-law, Captain Leslie Edwards 54. She was predeceased by her husband Robert Foote 50 and her sister, Grace Wardner Winne 50.
U.S. Army Air Force veteran who served during World War II as a Communication Chief. His career included many years as editor of the Daily Star and one-time editor-in-chief at the Freemans Journal. He is survived by his daughters Marta Griffith, Karen Rowley-Christopher, and Laura Fischer; a son-in-law; and three grandchildren. Interment will take place at Arlington National Cemetery, VA.
the Assistant Superintendent of the Tenafly Public Schools in New Jersey. He was the longtime Executive Director of New York State Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Mello is survived by his wife, Mary; three sons; four granddaughters; and numerous nieces and nephews.
played basketball for Hartwick College, where he earned his B.S. degree in Biology. After college he served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict, then attended dental school at Case Western Reserve. In 1958, he opened his practice in Ithaca, NY, and in 1967 he traveled on a mission to India to set up a hospital-based dental clinic. He is survived by his devoted wife of 61 years, Janet; four children; two grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; his two sisters; and several nieces and nephews.
18, 2012. He earned a B.A. in Sociology from Hartwick College and soon after founded his business, Stone Fence Landscaping. He is survived by his son and daughter; four siblings and their families; as well as many nieces and nephews, uncles and aunts, and cousins. of Rye, NY, died Sept. 11, 2012. She earned a B.A. in Sociology from Hartwick College and a Masters in Education from Manhattanville College. She taught at Greenwich Country Day School, Meadowbrook School, and Westwood Elementary Schools and was an Assistant Librarian at Westwood Islington Branch Library. Beloved wife of Calvert C. Groton, Jr. for 24 years, she was the loving mother of four children and sister of four siblings. She is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.
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Robert Hallenbeck, husband of Carolyn Curtis Hallenbeck 65, died on August 18, 2012. He is survived by his wife and two daughters. Robert was a man of great character whose judgement, humor and friendly spirit brought out the finest in those around him. Robert left so much good with every soul he touched on this earth. Richard A. Crocco, parent of L. Robin Moore 88, shared that his wife, Lyda Crocco, who worked as Hartwick Colleges Assistant Registrar for more than 15 years, succumbed to cancer on October 30, 2010. He said, She loved her job and the students she worked with. Hartwick is very special to both of us. Keep up the great work. Alden Chick, father of Tracey A. Zajac 89, passed away peacefully on September 2, 2012. He was a self-employed mechanical contractor until his retirement. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Norma; their five children and their spouses; seven grandchildren; a sister and brother; two sisters-in-law; many nieces and nephews; a special daughter and special granddaughter; as well as three estranged daughters and their families. Anthony E. Clark, father of Dylan Semenenko Clark 09, died on July 26, 2012. He was the dearly loved husband of Christine Semenenko and the respected and beloved father of Dylan Semenenko Clark, who predeceased him on June 5, 2011. He was so admired for his noble soul and extensive knowledge of world history and anthropology and was known for his kindness of heart and loving ways. He took great pleasure in travel, foreign cultures, and in being on the open seas. He will be profoundly missed by those who knew and loved him well. His loyalty and love will ever be remembered. John Goss, father of Adam Goss 16, passed away at home on September 2, 2012. After graduating from college he managed the family business, Goss Piano and Organ, and started a second successful retail business, Creative Walls Ltd. In 1985, Goss merged his lifelong passion for auto racing with his entrepreneurial spirit by founding Pennon Composites. He is survived by his wife, Alison Goss; sons, Peter and Adam; three siblings and their spouses; as well as nieces, nephews, and friends.
died July 16, 2012. An Oneonta native, her father was the builder of Thornwood, then home of Edwin Elmore and now home of the Hartwick College president. She won a scholarship to attend Hartwick and studied nursing for three years. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert, who was manager of F.W. Woolworths in Oneonta. Roman is survived by her two sons; her sister; six grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. She graduated from Hartwick College with a degree in Music Education, served as an elementary music teacher at Moriah Central School for many years, and frequently played church organ. She is survived by her loving husband of 28 years, Stewart; their five children; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; her brother and his wife; as well as many nieces and nephews and good friends. Winsman was predeceased by two brothers and three sisters, her beloved daughter-in-law, and her beautiful granddaughter.
Landisville, PA. He graduated with a degree in Chemistry from Hartwick College, where he was president of the Kappa Epsilon fraternity, and earned a Masters degree from Central Connecticut State University. He worked as a chemist for General Electric before and after service in the Army Security Agency, taught math and chemistry, and worked for Armstrong World Industries for 33 years. He is survived by his wife, Joan; two children, Robert Lewis 89 and Jennifer Lewis Foudy 92 and her husband; a brother; two sisters-in-law; two grandchildren; as well as cousins, nephews, and nieces that include Karen Sheldon Bennett 99. He was predeceased by a brother and two sisters. earned a B.A. in History from Hartwick College, a Masters from Hunter College, and a Doctorate from the University of Bridgeport. He began his career as a high school social studies teacher, later advancing to be assistant principal at Haverstraw Middle School, the principal of West Haverstraw Elementary School, the districts first Special Education Administrator, and then the Assistant Superintendent of Instruction. He worked at the Fordham University Graduate School of Education and as
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Anderson Center for the Arts, under construction forty years ago.
The Anderson Center for the Arts honors the legacy of Hartwick President Adolph Anderson. The Center opened in the fall of 1973, but it was not formally dedicated to President Anderson and his wife, Margaret, until a few months after his death in 1976. The couple were instrumental in its design President Anderson famously stated Cant we have one building with curved lines around here? and Mrs. Anderson made preliminary sketches of the buildings design. An arts center had been a goal for President Anderson since he arrived on campus in 1969 and found the Art and Music departments housed in a military surplus building meant to serve as a temporary solution to the Colleges urgent need for facilities after World War II. Known as Cardboard Alley, and described in 1973 by the Daily Star as a beloved eyesore, the building stood on Hartwicks campus for over 25 years, always with the expectation that it would soon be torn down. At the 1976 opening for the Anderson Center for the Arts, Board Chair Marion Stephenson (H81) stated that the opening of the Center had quite literally set the stage in creating a climate for the arts at Hartwick College. The 1974 College catalog boasted that the Center provides facilities for a wide range of experiences including photography, video, foundry, jewelry and weaving in addition to the traditional areas such as ceramics, drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and art history. An Art major was established in 1976, bringing artists and craftsmen in residence and regular cultural events and performances.The Andersons had envisaged the Center as an educational resource for the College and a cultural resource for the local community, which had long supported and nurtured Hartwick. Mrs. Anderson called the facility an affirmation of the Presidents conviction that creativity and art, allied with intellect, are central to our lives.
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Volunteer Spotlight
Thom Meredith 73 with President Margaret l. Drugovich during Homecoming and Reunion festivities.
the faculty, staff, students and alumni all work together; thats a rarity in academia today. Meredith describes the view toward Anderson and the valley as a timeless reminder of what it means to be a part of Hartwick; the staircase outside Bresee is a location hes enjoyed for more than 40 years. When he visits Hartwick, he makes a point of touring the campus to look around, walk the hallways, and soak in the memories. Meredith gives back to Hartwick because he truly believes in all that the College has given to him. Hartwick is one of my favorite things and thats why I volunteer, he says. My hobby is Hartwick.
Justin Hood 12 contributed to this story.
The ability to volunteer my time and to share my experiences with students is a rare and exciting treat for me.
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Two-time olympian Bronwen knox 08 brought her bronze medals home to the Hill to share with the DI Water Polo Team.
The new Hall of Fame inductee is pictured behind kylie Traube 16 (South Africa) and Martina Shorkey 14 (Florida) who are holding her medals from the 2012 and 2008 olympic Games.