the wick: the magazine of hartwick college - summer 2011

Summer 2011The

Dynamic Student ScholarshipImpact of Philanthropy

JCH Alumni in Research and Medicine

Faculty Perspectives on Asia and on Autism

Pine Lake at 40: An Academic Resource

The Magazine of Hartwick College

To talk about how you can get more involved at Hartwick, please contact Jim Broschart, Vice President for College Advancement, at 607-431-4026 or [email protected].

Dr. James J. Elting, Chair of the Hartwick CollegeBoard of Trustees, with his wife, Karen.

Hartwick Board—20 years | College donor—35 years

Community leader and friend

Orthopaedic surgeon, Bassett Healthcare Network

Yale University, A.B. | Columbia Medical College, M.D.

Hartwick CollegeBoard of Trustees2011-2012

James J. Elting, MD | ChairDiane Hettinger ’77 | Vice ChairBetsy Tanner Wright ’79 | SecretaryJohn K. Milne ’76 | TreasurerMargaret L. Drugovich, DM

President | ex offi cio

A. Bruce Anderson ’63John BertuzziCarol Ann Hamilton Coughlin ’86Jeanette S. CuretonElaine A. DiBrita ’61Edward B. Droesch ’82Arnold M. DrogenVirginia Elwell ’77Debra Fischer French ’80Thomas N. Gerhardt ’84Robert Hanft ’69Sarah Griffi ths Herbert ’88Kathi Hochberg ’73Halford JohnsonPaul R. Johnson ’67William J. Kitson ’86Francis D. LandreyRonald P. Lynch ’87Margaret Mansperger ’07Erna McReynoldsNancy M. Morris ’74, H’06John W. Nachbur ’85Rory Reed ’83Lisa Schulmeister ’78Robert Spadaccia ’70

“Giving is about inspiration.”

“There is a new momentum at

Hartwick, and it’s easy to talk about.

A great transformation is underway here.

Karen and I are excited to be a part of it.”

EDITOR-IN-CHIEFDavid Conway

MANAGING EDITORJames Jolly

FEATURE EDITOR AND WRITERElizabeth Steele

ART DIRECTORJennifer Nichols-Stewart

COPY EDITORJennifer Moritz

CONTRIBUTING WRITERSChristopher Lott, Kira DeLanoy, Alyssa Militello ’12,Chris Gondek

WICK ONLINE Stephanie Brunetta

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERSGerry Raymonda, Elizabeth Steele, Ben Wronkoski ’11 James Jolly, Kira DeLanoy, Duncan Macdonald ’78,Alyssa Militello ’12, Jamey Novick

EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARDDr. Margaret L. Drugovich, PresidentJim Broschart, VP for College Advancement David Conway, VP for Enrollment Management and MarketingDuncan Macdonald ’78, Director of Alumni Engagement Dr. Meg Nowak, VP for Student Life Dr. Michael G. Tannenbaum, Provost

EDITORIAL OFFICEShineman Chapel House, Hartwick College,Oneonta, NY 13820Tel: 607-431-4038, Fax: 607-431-4025E-mail: [email protected]: www.hartwick.edu

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Features

3 | Alumni PowerGeorge Bruno ’64 and Gil Smith ’59 are civic and scientifi c leaders.

4 | The Class of 2011Hartwick’s newest alumni bringhonor to their alma mater.

5 | All About NursingNursing is No. 1—in terms of graduating seniors.

10 | CommentaryProfessor Steve Kolenda onHartwick’s relationship with Asia.

12 | Cover Story Theory in PracticeStudent advances occur, and are recognized, on campus, in professional circles, and around the world.

24 | BreakthroughProfessor Gregory W. Smith shares his personal and professional perspectives on autism.

26 | Portrait in PhilanthropyStephanie Isgur Long ’84 and David Long ’83 see the future in Hartwick.

28 | Pine Lake at 40 A setting for scholarship.

In this issue:

News and Notes

4 | Campus News

9 | Faculty News

32 | Athletics News

34 | Alumni News

37 | Class Notes

49 | In Memoriam

Summer 2011 | Volume LIV: No. 1

Cover photo:Duffy Ambassador Ben Wronkoski ’11 (self portrait) Sunrise at the Moeraki Boulders, Otago Coast, South Island, New Zealand

2 | The Wick | Summer 2011

It is a word I often hear when colleagues describe why the quality of

the experience—what happens in the classroom, in the fi eld, or on the

fi eld—matters. There is nothing passive about impact. You might have

“little effect,” but you can never have “little impact.” It is all about power

and action, outcomes and results.

Impact: precisely the right word to describe the effect that Hartwick

teaching has on student learning; exactly the right word to describe the

effect that philanthropy has on learning and learners; just the right word to

describe the effect Hartwick learning has on a lifetime of accomplishment.

The circle of contemporary education stakeholders—educators,

students, families, accrediting bodies, the legislative and executive

branches of government—continues to grow and to increase their

demand for accountability. This demand has, predictably, led to efforts

to measure the outcomes associated with student learning, and to the

development of methods designed to prove that a student has learned

and, more specifi cally, has learned what was intended.

We can measure these types of outcomes, and we do. However, after

participating in various efforts to assess learning outcomes, I have drawn

this conclusion: You can only measure the true impact of a great liberal

arts education years after that milestone moment of Commencement.

A great liberal arts education—a Hartwick education—prepares you

to navigate a lifetime of unexpected professional challenges, years after

the last paper or performance has been graded. This truth is evidenced

by the remarkable careers of Ambassador George Bruno ’64 and Dr.

Gilbert Smith ’59. Early impact can be seen in the accomplishments of

the Freedman Prize winners, the Duffy Family Ambassador Scholarship

winners, and the Emerson International Internship Scholarship

awardees. Friends Judy and Allen H ’00 Freedman, alumni parents

Anne and John H ’00 Duffy, alumni Stephanie ’84 and David

’83 Long, forward-thinking Kellogg Society members, and generous

endowed scholarship donors make these experiences, and others,

possible. These supporters and others have a real and far-reaching impact

on Hartwick and our students, now and well into the future.

Want proof that great learning happens at Hartwick? That lasting

benefi ts come from this beginning? Measure for yourself the outcomes

in this edition of The Wick against a short and potent index: impact.

Best,

Impact. Noun or verb, the essence of this word is the same—it is the powerful or dramatic force or effect that something or somebody has on something or someone else.

The Powerof Impact.

From the President

Webextra | Go to www.youtube.com/hartwickcollege to hear what President Drugovich told the Class of 2015 during Orientation 2011. Of note, videos two and three, in which she explains her job as President and their job as Hartwick students.

Summer 2011 | The Wick | 3

Campus News

President Drugovich’s remarks (excerpts)

“Ambassador George C. Bruno, Class of 1964, it is my honor to present to you the Hartwick College President’s Award for Liberal Arts in Practice, with our deep and abiding gratitude for all that you have done.

“The Hartwick community honors you for: your lifelong dedication to the values

of equal access, human rights, and global democracy;

your commitment to spreading peace across the globe; and

your unwavering commitment to extending the values of a Hartwick education into your life and work for the benefi t of so many the world over.

“Ambassador Bruno, through your work in diplomacy and human rights, you embody the ideals of global engagement and service to humanity that are inherent in a Hartwick education, ideals so prized that they are recognized by this award.”

“Dr. Gilbert Howlett Smith, today the Hartwick College community honors you for your unwavering commitment to the value of scholarship, and your steadfast dedication to the power of scientifi c inquiry to better the global human condition.

“For more than 50 years, you have applied your considerable talents and knowledge to understanding and preventing this era’s scourge—cancer. In particular, you have focused your substantial efforts on the eradication of breast cancer, and few can claim to have had as critical an impact on this crucial fi eld.

“Following your graduation from Hartwick College, you began your career at Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, [then] joined the National Cancer Institute fi ve years later. Through the intervening years, you have held scores of important positions, including research biologist,

head of ultrastructural research, senior investigator in the laboratory of biology, senior investigator in molecular genetics, senior investigator in oncogenetics, and chief senior investigator in mammary stem cell biology. These titles are a testament to your dedication to your work and an indication of the legacy of your commitment to saving lives.

“Fittingly, you have been honored for your efforts, receiving the National Institutes of Health Merit Award, the National Cancer Institute Mentor of Merit Award, and the Glenn Foundation Award ... In 2010, you were named a Distinguished Alumnus of Hartwick College.

Alumni PowerWith Commencement come opportunities to recognize alumni as well as seniors, to illustrate where Hartwick graduates go from here, and to demonstrate that student success on The Hill is only the beginning.

George C. Bruno ’64 Receives the President’s Award for Liberal Arts in Practice

Dr. Gilbert Smith ’59 Receives Honorary DegreeFrom the citation read by Professor of Biology Mary Allen (excerpts)

“It is with a great deal of pride and a lion’s share of humility that I stand before you today to share the end of your baccalaureate studies at Hartwick College.I am stunned and also fi lled with admiration at the progress that has taken place here on Oyaron Hill…” — Dr. Gilbert H. Smith ’59, H’11

George C. Bruno ’64 and Dr. Gilbert H. Smith ’59, H’11

George C. Bruno ’64, ’H96: J.D., George Washington University Law School; Fellow, University of Pennsylvania Law School; volunteer aide to Senator Robert F. Kennedy on poverty and civil rights cases; civil rights lawyer in Jackson, Miss.; one of the youngest lawyers (age 29) to argue successfully a landmark case before the U.S. Supreme Court (for the protection of Social Security benefi ts); Assistant Director of the Executive Offi ce of U.S. Attorneys in the Department of Justice; United States Ambassador to Belize under President Bill Clinton, worked to increase trade and strengthen Belize’s democratic traditions; Senior Advisor for International Issues, U.S. Army, Pentagon; Advisor, War Crimes Tribunal, Sarajevo; Co-director, Partners in Peace, Pentagon and University of New Hampshire; Attorney at Law, LAWSERVE, NH, immigration law.

Established in 2009, the award is presented by President Margaret L. Drugovich to a Hartwick graduate who extends the values of a Hartwick education into his or her life and work for the benefi t of others.

“Dr. Smith, you are an exemplar of the critical impact original scholarly research can have on each of our lives. Your unwavering belief in the power of knowledge and understanding to better the human condition has reached across the globe, touching untold numbers of lives.

“President Drugovich, I am pleased to present Gilbert Smith as candidate for the Hartwick College Honorary Degree.”


Heather Quarles ’11 received many accolades for her achievements and contributions, including the President’s Leadership Award. President Drugovich recognized her “success through transformational leadership that educates and engages others.” An English major and Music minor from California, Quarles is a John Christopher Hartwick Scholar.

Hartwick Celebrates the Class of 2011Commencement 2011 offi cially conveyed 321 graduates into the ranks of Hartwick alumni.

“Now you leave Hartwick an educated woman, an educated man,” President Margaret L. Drugovich told the Class of 2011. “You may have traveled across the world. You may have done a remarkable thing or two. You have probably learned more than you expected, and perhaps even more than you thought possible. It is my hope that what you have learned best is how to learn from others.”

Dr. Gilbert Smith ’59, the head senior investigator of mammary stem cell biology at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, MD, delivered the Commencement address. He told the class of 2011 to question everything.

“It is important never to completely accept or reject what you may hear, see or feel,” he said. “Listen carefully to those who hold you in high esteem and also to those who disparage you, because in this way you will come to know both your strengths and your shortcomings.”

Commencement 2011 featured the fi rst graduates of the College’s acclaimed Three-Year Bachelor’s Degree Program: Shane K. Abrams (English), Kristel A. Chu Yan Fui (Accounting), Allison Godfrey (Nursing), Daniel C. Meier (Biology) and Rebecca A. Patick (English).

Several events celebrating the accomplishment of the Class of 2011 were held prior to Commencement: the Nurse Pinning Ceremony, the President’s Senior Farewell Dinner at Thornwood, Baccalaureate at Foothills Performing Arts Center in downton Oneonta, and the “1 To Go” reception in Stack Lounge.

Gil Smith ’59 being awarded his Honorary Doctor of Science degree from President Margaret L. Drugovich, assisted by Professor Mary Allen, chair of the Biology department.

Ambassador George Bruno ’64 displays his President’s Award for Liberal Arts in Practice.


Nurses Advance KnowledgeDemand for Hartwick’s Nursing program is high, students say, because of opportunities to work closely with experienced faculty, to do fi eld work early and often, and to consider and conduct advanced research. Nursing is Hartwick’s No.1 major in terms of graduating seniors, and the Class of 2011 is ready to join the Nursing alumni practicing in 45 states and fi ve countries.

The Senior Thesis is considered the culmination of a Hartwick education. It is an intellectual process that brings each student opportunities to evaluate issues, pose a challenging question, pursue a line of inquiry, examine assumptions, conduct further research, analyze results, write a comprehensive paper, and present fi ndings. The Nursing Class of 2011’s thesis topics refl ect the role the liberal arts plays in their broad-based education. For example:

“Improving the Health of Impoverished Children” (Anna Joy Arnold, RN presented

her poster abstract to the Eastern Nursing Research Society, Philadelphia.)

“Assessment of and Intervention in Cases of Child Abuse in the Emergency Setting”

(Harpreet Kaur presented at the Research Evening at Bassett Healthcare.)

“Treating Depression in the Elderly: Reminiscence Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral

Therapy” (Paris Maney) “Teaching So They Hear: Effective Strategies to Motivate Self-Management in Adults

with Type 2 Diabetes” (Rebecca Martt, minor in Biology)

“Effective Nursing Interventions for Patients Experiencing Pregnancy Following a

Perinatal Loss” (Christie Traynor) “Female Intimate Partner Violence Screening and Care in the Emergency Department”

(Elysse Russo)

“Impact of Nursing Interventions on Fatigue and Pain in Pediatric Oncology Patients”

(Meghan Bryan)

“The Importance of Ethics Education in Nursing Professional Practice” (Kate Orban,

minor in Philosophy)

“Suicide in the Military: The Nurse’s Role in Prevention” (Nadine Gurley) “Pediatric Palliative Care: The barriers to providing an optimal level of care to a

vulnerable population” (Liz Haddock)

Applied ScienceNursing graduates must demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge and competency in applying theory to practice. The Senior Independent Practicum serves a vital role in each senior’s transition into professional practice.

The Nursing Class of 2011 performed independent practicums in a variety of settings:General Medical-Surgical Units; Specialty Units such as Neurology, Oncology, and Orthopedics; Advanced Medical-Surgical Units, including Cardiac Surgery, Step Down, Emergency Services, Adult and Neonatal Intensive Care, Operative Services, and Post-anesthesia Care (PACU); Women’s Health, including Labor and Delivery, Maternity, and Obstetrics and Gynecology; and a variety of Pediatric care settings.

The Nursing Class of 2011 practiced in:Albany Medical Center, NYBassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, NYBay State Medical Center, Springfi eld, MA Boston Medical Center/Boston Hospital, Boston, MACrouse Hospital, Syracuse, NYAO Fox Memorial Hospital, Oneonta, NYGood Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, Long Island, NYJacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY Lourdes Hospital, Binghamton, NYMission Hospital, Asheville, NCMorgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, New York-Presbyterian, New York, NYNew York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NYPresbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center, Denver, CO St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford CT Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital, Schenectady, NYUniversity of California Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, CAUpstate Medical University, Syracuse, NYWestchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY

Rebecca Martt, a John Christopher Hartwick Scholar, celebrates with her parents and Professor Jeanne-Marie Havener.

Sandra Rosario is a two-time Hartwick graduate. In 2005, she earned a B.A. in Political Science with a minor in Spanish.

Allie Godfrey, the fi rst Nursing graduate in Hartwick’s Three-Year Degree Program, was pinned by her mother, Kimberly Godfrey, RN.


Graduates President’s

Senior Farewell Dinner


Face the Future, Boldly.

Baccalaureate

Commencement


Continuing ScholarshipMembers of the Class of 2011 departed Oyaron Hill well prepared for the next step of their lives. For many, that step is continuing their scholarship in preparation for a career. Below is a sampling of graduate schools and areas of study being pursued by the Class of 2011. The top programs are education, geology, engineering, and law.

Barry University—HistotechnologyBaruch College—Law, Business AdministrationBinghamton University—Biomedical AnthropologyBuffalo State University—AccountingCity College of NY—Biomedical TechnologyClarkson University—Aeronautical EngineeringClemson University—Environmental EngineeringColumbia University—Chemical EngineeringFordham University—Social WorkHunter College—EducationJohn Jay College—Criminal JusticeMarist College—EducationMary Baldwin College—Shakespeare and Renaissance LiteratureMississippi State University—GeosciencesNew England College—Higher Education AdministrationSan Jose State University— Library and Information ScienceSyracuse University—LawUnion Graduate College—Healthcare AdministrationUniversity at Albany—LiteracyUniversity of Illinois-Urban—BiochemistryUniversity of Maine—Earth ScienceUniversity of Nevada-Las Vegas—GeologyUniversity of North Carolina—Peace and Confl ict StudiesUniversity of Queensland—MedicineUniversity of Rhode Island—SpanishUniversity of South Florida—Chemical OceanographyUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee—GeologyVermont College of Fine Art—Studio Art

Who’sNext?Hartwick’s Class of 2015 is shaping up to be another record-breaker in terms of applications, selectivity and size. “An increasing number of students from around the country and world are fi nding that the College is a best fi t for them,” says Vice President of Enrollment Management and Marketing David Conway. He provided the following data on the incoming class:

Applications for fall 2011 grew once again, this time by more than 50 percent over last year, to more than 6,300 fi rst-year and transfer applicants for fall 2011.

The acceptance rate for the Class of 2015 is just 62 percent, the lowest in College history, meaning that Hartwick’s selectivity has risen signifi cantly.

The Class of 2015 will be among the most academically talented in Hartwick history. The average SAT score among fi rst-year students is up 50 points from the record-breaking Class of 2014, and the average high school grade point average is the highest in more than a decade.

For the second straight year, Hartwick will welcome one of the largest fi rst- year classes in the history of the College. Current projections put the Class of 2015 close to 500 students strong.

Thirty percent of the Class of 2015 is from outside New York State, compared to 22 percent for the Class of 2014; 17 of these are international students.

The Class of 2015 is among the most diverse in recent memory, as 18 percent of its members are students of color.

At least 40 fi rst-year students in the fall 2011 entering class are enrolling in Hartwick’s Three-Year Bachelor’s Degree Program.

“These are very encouraging statistics, of which the Hartwick College community can be rightly proud,” Conway says. “High school students are recognizing the value of the uniquely Hartwick brand of experiential learning, allowing us to build another remarkable class.”

President Margaret L. Drugovich greets Karissa Harrison ‘15 at the Matriculation Ceremony during orientation in June.


Faculty News

Each year, alumni who graduated fi ve years earlier honor the faculty member they found most outstanding during their time at Hartwick.

“I was shocked and overwhelmed to have received this award,” Young says. “I have a great sense of thankfulness. This is really about students—that’s who we do this for. Teaching is collaborative, and this is also honoring all of the students I’ve taught. It’s just an overwhelming, great feeling.”

Young came to Hartwick in 1978. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Tyler School of Art at Temple University, a master’s of divinity from Wesley Theological Seminary, and an MFA from American University. His courses focus on drawing, two-dimensional design, papermaking, and painting, and are infl uenced by his own research, writing, and art.

“Even after over 30 years of teaching, Phil retains his enthusiasm for working with students, helping them, in the words of his department chair, to ‘reach deep inside themselves in order to produce works of personal and global insight and beauty,’” Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Michael G. Tannenbaum said in

presenting the award to the visibly moved professor during Commencement. “Former students acknowledge the infl uence he has had on generations of Hartwick art students. That infl uence continues as he faces daily challenges from multiple sclerosis and uses those challenges to enhance his artwork, and to inspire his students and his colleagues.”

The Margaret Brigham Bunn Award honors a loyal friend and Trustee of the College who understood the centrality of the interaction between teachers and students. The award was established by her colleagues on the Board of Trustees upon her death in 1978.

Katherine O’Donnell, Professor of Sociology, received the prestigious Teacher-Scholar Award at Honors Convocation. The annual award honors a teacher-scholar who enhances teaching through scholarship, research, or creative work while demonstrating to students and colleagues the value and excitement of scholarly inquiry. O’Donnell joined the Hartwick faculty in 1980; is co-founder and president of OCAY-Oneonta Community Alliance for Youth; founder of the Hartwick College Women’s Center and the Teaching Learning Community; and co-founder of the Women’s Studies Program and Delaware-Otsego counties NOW.

Dr. Marc E. Shaw, Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts, was honored with the 2011 Cyrus Mehri Global Pluralism Fellowship & Mentoring Faculty Award with student recipient, Mark de Roziere ’13. The award recognizes work that promotes “a diverse community of honest interchange in which people can learn from one another through an open sharing of perspectives and life experiences.”

Assistant Professor of Art Stephanie Rozene and Professor of Anthropology Michael D. Woost were each recognized with the Winifred D. Wandersee Scholar-in-Residence Award. The award will support their scholarly projects in 2011-12.

Associate Professor of English Lisa Darien was chosen by the Class of 2011 as this year’s Baccalaureate speaker. She addressed graduates and their families, offering two “tiny little pieces” of advice: “Don’t worry too much about the future, and remember that your parents love you.”

And The Faculty Awards Go To . . .Young Honored for Excellence in TeachingJoining a distinguished list of Hartwick faculty members, Professor of ArtPhil Young was chosen by the Class of 2006 as this year’s recipient of the Margaret Brigham Bunn Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Faculty Emeriti Gathering: President Margaret L. Drugovich and her partner, Beth Steele, recently welcomed Faculty Emeriti for lunch at Thornwood. The group shared stories, laughed over fond memories, and asked questions about Hartwick now and in the future. Pictured: (front) Perrie Saxton ’53, Nursing; Sharon Dettenrieder ’65, Nursing; Nancy Chiang, Library; (back) John Lindell, Political Science; Len Pudelka, History; Tom Beattie, English; Walt Nagle, Chemistry; Dave Hutchison, Geology; Dave Diener, Mathematics; Provost Michael Tannenbaum; Sugwon Kang, Political Science; Bob Mansbach, Religious Studies; and President Drugovich. Diener, Hutchison, Lindell, Mansbach, and Nagle are all past recipients of the Margaret Brigham Bunn Award.


Commentary

Hartwick College is future-directed, focusing on educating people in ways that will make them effective throughout their lifetimes. Its strength comes from helping our students develop an understanding of our contemporary world based on knowledge of the past, examination of the present, and preparation for what’s ahead. To accomplish this Hartwick builds upon a traditional liberal arts education by offering its students the opportunity to learn about current technologies, explore science, critically examine current social structures, and experiment with new art, music, and theater. In all we do, there is an appreciation of the past, an interest in the present, and a deliberate focus on the future.

One thing is certain: The world of Hartwick graduates will be diverse, interdependent, and global.

The faculty actively integrates Asian study into a Hartwick education. This is not a new phenomenon—in the 1980s, off-campus study included travel with professors John Lindell to Japan and Sugwon Kang to China. For a long time, students have benefi ted from Asian-focused on-campus and off-campus courses with current faculty such as professors David Anthony in Anthropology, Betsey Ayer in Art History, Sandy Huntington in Religious Studies, and Mary Vanderlaan in Political Science, and many other professors have contributed in integrative and comparative ways. Hartwick faculty who have themselves studied in Asia include professors KinHo Chan

(Psychology) in Hong Kong, David Cody (English) and Mieko Nishida (History) in Japan, and Min Chung (Mathematics) in the Republic of Korea.

My own Asia experience began in 1990, following the trailblazing Sabbatical Leave of the late professor John Stuligross. Soon after China opened its doors to the West with market-driven policies, Jack taught economics for a full year as one of its fi rst “foreign experts” at the Guangzhou Institute of Foreign Trade (GIFT). He had the foresight to see the role Asia would play in the lives of our students

and wanted to experience early changes fi rsthand. Jack returned to Hartwick with tales of an exhilarating, intellectually challenging experience, tales that inspired his students and colleagues for the rest of his Hartwick career. Intrigued and convinced, my wife Diane ’85 and our then three-year-old daughter Kathlyn ’10 joined me for my fi rst Sabbatical Leave in China, teaching international accounting for one semester at GIFT and then traveling extensively and independently throughout China. Hartwick supports important faculty development experiences such as this in many ways, including sabbatical leaves and trustee grants. These experiences energize our teaching and facilitate our research efforts so that our long-term tenure at the College is enhanced by staying current in our fi elds.

Hartwick and Asia:A Tradition of Innovation

“Doing Business in Asia” J Term 2011 students and faculty divided their time among Beijing, Shanghai, and Qingdao, China. The group posed before the massive May Wind sculpture of May 4th Square, in downtown Qingdao along Fushan Bay.

Rory Read ’83, President and COO of Lenovo Group Ltd., ensured that Hartwick students had opportunities to talk international business with Lenovo executives in China.


By Stephen Kolenda, Professor of Business Administration and Accounting Steve Kolenda has been on the Hartwick faculty since 1983. His areas of expertise include corporate fi nancial reporting and international business in Asia. A Certifi ed Public Accountant, he holds an M.B.A. from the University of Connecticut.

On a quick return trip to China in 1992, students joined me to do marketing research for New York State companies in Guangdong Province. About that time, Trustee Emeritus Roy Rowan H’95, author of Chasing the Dragon and a world-renowned Asian expert through his career with Time, Life and Fortune magazines and other experiences, convinced his Thai colleague Sondhi Limthoghkul H’93 to donate funds to start underwriting the J Term experiences of Hartwick fi rst-year students. Roy’s son Marcus Rowan ’84 had done an internship in Hong Kong under my supervision—my fi rst taste of the benefi ts a Hartwick-Asia experiential education could produce.

Limthoghkul began by inviting Hartwick students to Thailand, and I took the inaugural group in 1994, a visit that also began my research on developmental economics in the Golden Quadrangle region of Southeast Asia and southwestern China. Hartwick students have visited Thailand many times since—most consistently to do longitudinal research on medicinal plants and childhood malnutrition under the supervision of Professor of Biology Linda Swift. I have continued to visit Southeast Asia regularly (most recently to Laos), including teaching international fi nance and international marketing for two Thai universities.Professor of Business Administration John Clemens and I initiated a new on-campus course, Doing Business with Asia, last fall that featured appearances by Asia business veterans like Fran Borrego ’92 and

Scott Hardy ’91. It was the right preparation for taking about half of those students to China for the January Term 2011 course, Doing Business in Asia.

With the help of Christina Zhang ’94 of Ocean University of China’s International Chinese Business Program, Hartwick students studied business with Chinese faculty and students in Qingdao. In addition to factory tours in Qingdao, Lenovo President and COO Rory Read ’83 arranged for our students to shadow practicing businesspersons in Beijing and Shanghai. We met with Kim Carbonelli Tingler ’00 in Beijing where she has founded a nonprofi t organization helping thousands of orphaned Chinese girls, including those stranded by the recent Sichuan Province earthquakes. With the continued support of alumni like Dick Clapp ’62 and retired librarian Nancy Chiang, the J Term 2012 course to China is fully enrolled. It will continue our faculty development objective when we are joined by another faculty member, Professor of Economics Larry Malone, who regularly teaches international economics.

As the world evolves, Hartwick responds. Drawing on faculty’s personal and professional experiences, developing new expertise among faculty, and garnering the involvement and support of our active alumni body, Hartwick students will continue to study and visit Asia. Their future begins in Oneonta, where they are being educated to initiate change throughout the world.

China expert and Trustee Emeritus Roy Rowan H’95 recently returned to campus to discuss his latest book, Never Too Late: A 90-Year-Old’s Pursuit of a Whirlwind Life. Rowan and wife, Helen, were welcomed by President Margaret L. Drugovich and professors Steve Kolenda (l) and John Clemens.

When Seth Canetto ’11, Michael del Rosario ’11, and Stephen Leisenfelder ’11 had lunch at a Cloisonné factory, they were treated to an impromptu English lesson with happy and proud Chinese schoolchildren (shown with one of their teachers).


Theory In Practice


ScholarsOn Campus

and On the RoadOn campus, across country, around the world—in laboratories, in the fi eld, among new-found colleagues—on stage, in the studio, amidst nature—in libraries, surrounded by prized works, in other languages—deep in thought and engrossed in pushing harder, doing more, taking it further.

Having the confi dence to take one’s work to an open forum—sharing through recitation, presentation, performance, and demonstration—earning recognition on campus and among professionals—beginning to realize one’s intellectual capacity and creative promise—this is scholarship at Hartwick.

It begins with an idea—all great work does—and continues with discussion, consideration, and practice. It fi nds direction with a mentor, and starts to take shape. It grows into inspiration, and slowly, carefully, develops into original work. Experimentation meets fl eeting failure along the way, and so it reshapes and becomes stronger. It is unrecognizable compared to the beginning, yet fully one’s own.

It is new knowledge—deep understanding, full expression—and it is taking place every day in the minds, the hearts, the conscious and subconscious of Hartwick students.

John Christopher Hartwick Scholar—a formal title conveying the gravitas of the designation. A coveted prize, a timeless honor, an unparalleled designation, it is the highest academic recognition that the College bestows.

For 44 years, only a few members of each junior class have earned the tribute. Being nominated is in itself an honor; candidates are chosen by the faculty in their major fi eld of study. Designated as Faculty Scholars, this year’s 34 nominees joined the Scholarship Award Committee, the Provost, and the President at her home in early spring for dinner and accolades.

By the time the announcement came at Honors Convocation, the anticipation was palpable. Who will be named a John Christopher Hartwick Scholar? How could the committee choose among so many accomplished nominees? Who will be so honored for her or his academic achievement, leadership, and character?

Feeling (or perhaps feeding) the tension in the room, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Michael G. Tannenbaum began the 2011 announcement by saying, “And the envelope please…” Resounding applause, cheers, and a few tears greeted these outstanding young scholars, all of them Class of 2012. These few bring the ranks of JCH Scholars to 297 since the designation was established by President Frederick M. Binder and the Board of Trustees in 1967. Each winner receives a JCH medallion, the gift of Bill Kitson ’86 and Diane Smith Kitson ’87, herself a John Christopher Hartwick Scholar. In addition, each John Christopher Hartwick Scholar is awarded a substantial tuition grant for his or her senior year of study.


The newest John Christopher Hartwick Scholars, pictured with President Margaret L. Drugovich at Honors Convocation, are: (f) Rebecka Flynn, German; Brittany Morrisey, Spanish and Sociology; Casey Mullaney, English, French, and Religious Studies; (r) Jaimie deJager, Nursing; Jordan Liz, Economics and Philosophy; and Tasha Bradt, Sociology.

Jon E. Paczkowski ’08 > Biology, JCH ’07 > Ph.D. candidate,Cornell University > Fromme Lab, Weill Institute of Cell andMolecular Biology.

Justine C. Beck ’06 > Chemistry, Biology minor, JCH ’05 > PharmD candidate, University of Maryland > Senior Lab Technician II, JohnsHopkins Medical Institutions, MD.

Christopher P. Belnap ’03 > Biology and Geology double, JCH ’02> Ph.D. Microbiology, University of California Berkeley, College of Natural Resources > Postdoctoral Fellow, Biomedical Sciences, University of San Francisco, CA.

Aleesha M. Zysik ’03 > Biology, JCH ’02 > MD, American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine > Pediatrician, Kids Korner Pediatric Center, Messena Memorial Hospital, NY.

Meghan F. Zysik ’01 > Biology, JCH ’00 > MD, University of Toledo College of Medicine > Medical Resident, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, NJ.

Devin A. Zysling ’01 > Biology, JCH ’00 > Ph.D. Indiana University, Department of Biology, Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior Postdoctoral Researcher > Place Lab, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, NY.

Jessica E. Downing ’00 > Biology, JCH ’99 > DVM Cornell University New York State Veterinary College > Emergency Veterinarian and General Practitioner, Valley Cottage Animal Hospital, NY.

Marisa Stumpf Kearney ’96 > Biology, JCH ’95 > MD, Universityat Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences > EmergencyPhysician, Winchester Hospital, MA.

Stephanie Codden Weatherly ’96 > Biochemistry, JCH ’95 > Ph.D. Inorganic Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill > Senior Research Associate, Cropsolution Inc., NC.

Ellyn P. Sellers Selin ’95 > Psychology, JCH ’94 > MD, University atBuffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences > FamilyPractitioner, Cayuga Family Medicine, Ithaca, NY.

Lori A. Del Negro ’93 > Chemistry, JCH ’92 > Ph.D., AnalyticalAtmospheric Chemistry, University of Colorado Boulder > AssociateProfessor of Chemistry, Lake Forest College, IL.

Scholar to DoctorLooking at the fresh faces of John ChristopherHartwick Scholars, it is tempting to imagine what lies ahead. Five years, 10 years, even 25 or 35 years ago, the same questions arose in the minds of those John Christopher Hartwick Scholars, their faculty and families.

This, the fi rst in a series illustrating how far and in what directions John Christopher Hartwick Scholars take their academic abilities, focuses on those JCH alumni who have earned terminal degrees in the sciences.

Performance Proclaims Promise


Alumnus Rewards Critical ThinkingManhattan real estate mogul Steve Green ’59 fl ew to campus in May to bestow honors and cash prizes on the winners of the inaugural Stephen L. Green ’59 American Governance Paper Competition. He worked with President Margaret L. Drugovich and Political Science Chair Laurel Elder to develop this challenge for Hartwick students. (See the fall 2010 issue of The Wick. www.hartwick.edu/wickarchive)

Some of Hartwick’s best took advantage of this opportunity for intellectual inquiry without course credit. Rachel Rhodes ’13 (r), a double major in Political Science and History, earned fi rst prize for her paper, “The American Identity Crisis.” Eric Schultz ’12, a double major in Political Science and German, placed second for his paper, “Hoping for Democracy.” John Christopher Hartwick Scholar Rebecka Flynn ’12, Faculty Scholar in Political Science Lauren Mausert ’12, and John Christopher Hartwick Scholar Brittany M. Morrissey ’12 also earned recognition.

Rhodes arrived for the awards ceremony fresh from Belgium, where she spent the spring semester studying French and international affairs at Vesalius College in Brussels. Her semester abroad included opportunities to travel extensively in Belgium and Europe.

Green ’59 is founder and Chairman of the Board of SL Green Realty Corp., a publicly traded real estate investment trust and the largest commercial landlord in New York City.

Patricia Cawley Cucolo ’92 > Biology, JCH ’91 > MD, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences > Pediatrician,Madison Pediatrics, NJ.

Peter A. Daempfl e ’92 > Biology, JCH ’91 > Ph.D. Biology/Education, SUNY Albany> Associate Professor of Biology, SUNY Delhi.

Justin T. Fermann ’92 > Physics, JCH ’91 > Ph.D. Theoretical Chemistry, University of Georgia > Director of Chemistry Resource Center and Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Leanna Bruen Willey ’90 > Biology, JCH ’89 > MD University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry > Pediatrician, North Carolina Kids Pediatrics

Debra Bausback ’89 > Biology, JCH ’88 > DMD University of Connecticut School of DentalMedicine > Dentist / Business Partner, Wilson Hart & Bausback Dental, NY.

Frederick W. Baum III ’87 > Biology, JCH ’86 >DVM Cornell University, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine > Veterinarian; Director, Arlington Animal Hospital; > President, Vermont Veterinary Medical Association.

Susan E. Yorks ’87 > Chemistry, JCH ’86 > OD, New England College of Optometry > Optometrist, Robbins Eye Associates, NY.

Timothy S. French ’86 > Chemistry, JCH ’85> MD, Albany Medical College > Internist, Hospitalist Program, Catholic Medical Center, NH.Susan Fueshko Perry ’86 > Biology, JCH ’85 > Ph.D. Biological Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University > Professor of Practice in ChemicalEngineering and Bio-Engineering, LehighUniversity, PA.

Jeffrey L. Crosby ’85 > Biology, JCH ’84 > Ph.D. University of Maine Postdoctoral Fellow,Vanderbilt University School of Medicine> Head of Science Department / Teacher, St. Paul’s School, NH.

Janet Frawley Morrison ’83 > Chemistry, JCH ’82 > Ph.D. Analytical Chemistry, The American University > Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, Trinity College, CT.

Jennifer A. Irwin ’82 > Biology, JCH ’81 > MD, Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine > Psychiatrist and Neurologist, WA.

Tara A. Lindsley ’81 > Independent Student Program, JCH ’80 > Ph.D. Albany Medical College > Developmental Neurobiologist and Professor of Neuropharmacology and Neuroscience, Albany Medical College.

Tammi L. Shlotzhauer ’81 > Biology, JCH ’80> MD University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry > Internist and Rheumatologist, Rheumatology Associates of Rochester, NY.

Lynn M. Manfred ’79 > Chemistry, JCH ’78 > MD, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry > Associate Dean for Curriculum and Evaluation, Medical University of South Carolina.

Joyce E. Mauk ’78 > Biology, JCH ’77 > MD, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry > Neurodevelopmental Pediatrician > President/CEO/Medical Director, Child Study Center, TX.

Raymond B. Scott ’77 > Chemistry, JCH ’76 > Ph.D. University of Cincinnati > Professor of Chemistry, Mary Washington University College of Arts and Sciences, VA.

Charles E. Thompson ’77 > Biology, JCH ’76 > MD, Thomas Jefferson University > Anesthesiologist, Saint Vincent’s Medical Center, CT.

JoAnne Gutliph ’76 > Biology, JCH ’75 > MD, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences > Obstetrics and Gynecology, Prince William OB/GYN, VA.

Richard K. Rabeler ’75 > Independent Student Program, Botany, JCH ’74 > Ph.D., Plant Systematics, Michigan State University > Senior Research Museum Collection Manager and Assistant Researcher, University of Michigan Herbarium.Linda Reckhow Thomson ’72, APRN, CPNP> Nursing, JCH ’71 > Ph.D. Clinical Hypnosis, American Pacifi c University > Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Rockingham Medical Group, VT.

Robert K. Nielsen ’71 > Biology, JCH ’70 > MD, Albany Medical College > Family Practitioner and President, Annville Family Practice, PA.

If you are a JCH Scholar who has earned or is pursuing an MD or doctorate in the sciences, and your credentials are not recognized here, please let us know so wecan print a correction in the next issue. We encourage all JCH Scholars to makesure that we have your latest information as we prepare to recognize otherdisciplines in future issues of The Wick. Please contact Alicia Fish ’91, Senior Director of Donor and Alumni Relations, fi [email protected] or 607-431-4021.


May 13, 2011—Hartwick’s fourth annual Scholar Showcase. The spotlight is on the students, their intellectual advances and creative endeavors.

Plan your day around Hartwick—185 presentations; 74 mentors; 249 students. It’s impossible to see them all, so schedule carefully, and be fl exible as a table talk catches your attention, a performance causes you to linger, a work of art gives you pause, a demonstration raises new questions.

It is exhilarating to observe the students’ intellectual and creative progress; to be there as inspiration is shared, processes unfold, knowledge is questioned and rebuilt, conclusions are defended, breakthroughs are celebrated, and aspirations are revealed.

These student-faculty collaborations realize Hartwick’s vision: to be the best at melding a liberal arts education with experiential learning. It happens again and again; one ambitious student at a time, working with one highly invested professor, reaching further for new ideas and experiences toward unimaginable outcomes.

And it all started with a gift.Scholarly advances have characterized Hartwick since its beginnings in 1797. But it was the foresight and generosity of Allen Freedman H’00 and Judy Brick Freedman that galvanized discrete efforts and led to the celebration of discovery now known as Scholar Showcase.

These friends of the College established the Freedman Prize for Student-Faculty Collaborative Research in 2002. Their initial gift to support geochemistry honored his father, noted chemist Emiel Freedman. In 2006 the couple extended their reach into other disciplines, including the arts (their passion) and business (his career).

“We are investing in strategic advantage,” says Allen. “That’s how I start everything. You need to know your core competencies—what you do better than anyone else—and to have the confi dence to know what you can’t.”

“The faculty here is phenomenal,” Judy says, noting that Eric Johnson is “the best” in Geochemistry and Ken Golden in Theatre is a longtime partner. “Our gifts highlight the faculty,” she explains, and Allen adds, “The impact of disciplined research and senior faculty—that’s our payback. We like to plant a seed.”

“It is so powerful to realize how important it is to give someone young a chance,” Judy says. “We are supporting people at a pivotal point in their lives. It all fell together at Hartwick.”

“The Freedmans fully understand the importance of inquiry and its product, with product being new knowledge that catalyzes deeper learning and further inquiry,” says President Margaret L. Drugovich. “They have a profound understanding of the power of the nexus of theory and practice. They are unusual in this way.”

The Nexus of Theory and PracticeTwo-time Freedman Prize winner Megan Shipman ’11 presented her research on rats and the effects high fat diets have on cognitive performance. Dr. KinHo Chan says, “Megan brings original ideas to experimental designs. She challenges my thinking and functions very much like a graduate student in my lab.”

Gilbert “Lucky” Pearto ’11 accepts his Freedman Prize for Theatre Arts from President Margaret L. Drugovich as Allen and Judy Freedman look on with pleasure.

Carmen Lookshire ’12 shared refl ections on and mementos from her Art History J Term in London and Paris as her Scholar Showcase presentation.

Upon completion of his mezmerizing and prize-winning performance of “Hairy Man,” Mark DeRoziere ’12 publicly thanked the Freedmans for their support.

Glass and Sculpture student Crystal Postighone ’11 created individual glass globes hanging from an impressive metal tree-like sculpture.

Brianna O’Connor ’11 created a three-generation portrait of her mother, herself, and her grandmother (pictured) for Showcase and the Senior Art Show.

Many of the Freedman Prize winners, mentors, and President Margaret L. Drugovich gathered around the Freedmans after the awards ceremony.


> Drew Angus ’11, ISP Music Industry Individual Scholar Showcase presentations: “New Models in the Music Industry: The Indie Artist Takeover”

Mentors: Prof. John Clemens (business), Dr. Diane Paige (music), Dr. Betsy Ayer (art)

“The Hills are Alive with the Sound of Music: The Musical Heritage of Hill Tribes in Northern Thailand” (built on his J Term course in Thailand) Mentors: Dr. Linda Swift (anthropology) and Dr. Diane Paige (music)

Co-presenter / contributor: “Gender Differences in Leadership Characteristics, and Styles

between Females and Males in Higher Education” Laura Gray ’11, ISP in Organizational Behavior and Management Mentor: Dr. Ted Peters (business)

“Independent Filmmaking: Showing the Story of ‘A View of Burning Empires’” Jared Jones ’11, ISP in Creativity and Production in the Arts Mentors: Dr. Susan Navarette (English), Prof. Joe Von Stengel (art)

“Popular Music in the Schools” Sean Degan ’11, Music Education Mentor: Dr. Joe Abramo (music)

“Digital Stop-Motion Animation Showcase” Student cooperative project Mentor: Prof. Joe Von Stengel (art)

> Rebecca Hodder ’11, English Honors Program, Honors Society

Individual Scholar Showcase presentations: “Another Teen Tragedy? Alternative Approaches to Teaching

Romeo and Juliet as Encountered at the Bard College Institute for Writing and Thinking” Mentors: Dr. Christine Potter (education), Dr. Kim Noling (English)

“Reading from Synthesis” a work of science fi ction Mentor: Prof. Brent DeLanoy (Part of “Off the Page: A Reading of Student Creative Works”)

Prizes: 2011 Anna Sonder Prize of the Academy of American Poets for Persephone’s Rebellion; 2011 Richard K. Meeker Award in English (outstanding senior in the major, co-recipient); 2010 Freedman Prize for “Bringing Shakespeare to Life: A Documentary”

Opening lines of Hodder’s prize-winning work:

Persephone’s Rebellion Before I went walking in the meadow, we fought over boys, clothes, the way I wore my hair. I said I hated you and kicked my way through the tall grasses, scattering cicadas on both sides.

Webextra | Read her full poem: www.hartwick.edu/hodder

Far-reaching Scholarship (a few examples)

For her Senior Thesis project, Physics and Math major Eileen Haffner ’11 built a pulse jet engine. She used metal tubes (that she welded herself), a shop vac, a propane tank, and a spark plug. The engine runs when the spark plug ignites the right mixture of air and fuel (propane), “creating 100 small explosions per second,” Haffner explains.

Haffner’s jet engine is based on a 1928 German design that powered the V-1 “buzz bombs” used on London during World War II. It is also very loud. The homemade engine is four times more powerful than Haffner or her advisor, Professor of Physics Larry Nienart, fi rst hypothesized. She concedes, however, that its poor fuel consumption—about 1 pound of propane every 15 minutes—makes it impractical. That’s the kind of problem Haffner might solve in the future; she’s on her way to Clarkson University to earn a master’s degree in aeronautical engineering.

Webextra | Visit www.youtube.com/hartwickcollege for more Showcase Scholars.


> Geology major Andrew Parisi ’11 made two Showcase presentations: “Water Quality of the Upper Susquehanna River and the Pine Lake Area” with mentors Professors Zsuzsanna Balogh-Brunstad and David Griffi ng, and “Petrology of Andrew’s Point, Massachusetts” with mentor Professor Eric Johnson. > “Mutt Medicine: Animal Assisted Therapy with the Elderly”—research into trained animals’ contributions to patients’ physical, emotional, cognitive, and/or social functioning—was presented by Nursing students Lauren Weed ’11 and Lizzie Scholl ’12, who worked with mentor Professor Cynthia Ploutz.> Freedman Prize winner Kelly Fayton ’13 presented “Designing Projections for Theatre: Lee Blessing’s ‘Two Rooms’ and The Lebanese Hostage Crisis.” She worked with Theatre Technical Director Gary Burlew and is shown sharing her process with Trustee Rory Read ’83. > Mentor and Art History Professor Doug Zullo worked with Freedman Prize winner Stephen Diehl ’14 as he studied correlations between Harold Pinter and Francis Bacon.> The “Collaborative Teeny Tile Mosaic” is a show-stopper. In this ongoing Digital Fundamentals class project, students create images using the Sumo Paint program, choose each other’s best to be printed on mosaic tiles, then combine them into one continually growing mosaic. The collaborative was presented by Danielle Shaw ’11 with with mentor, digital artist, Art Professor Joe Von Stengel and class members on hand.

Noteworthy: An event of this magnitude, and magnifi cence, takes careful planning and great insight. The College community thanks Scholar Showcase Co-chairs David Griffi ng (Geology) and Stephanie Rozene (Art) for their leadership and the entire Scholar Showcase Committee for their many contributions.


Worthy Scholarship, Widely RecognizedOpportunities for advanced inquiry abound at Hartwick. Students in all class years work with dedicated faculty advisors who often also act more like professional mentors and intellectual partners. In just this spring semester and J Term 2011, the following students were invited to present their work at academic and professional conferences.

> Social and Behavioral Science2011 Eastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Cambridge, MA.Dr. Justin Wellman, advisor to: Pema Sherpa ’12 and Colleen Lyons ’11

“Self-esteem feedback protects mood from proximate sources of social ostracism”Dr. KinHo Chan, faculty advisor to: Heather Daly ’11

“The effects of hippocampal lesions and partial-reinforcement on subsequent second- order conditioning” Megan Shipman ’11

“Effects of hippocampal lesions depend on length of inter-trial and trace intervals”

New York African Studies AssociationConference, Oneonta, NY Dr. Connie Anderson, advisor to: Kristen Lawrence ’11

“The Relationship between Traditional and Modern Medicine in Uganda”

National Conference on UndergraduateResearch, Ithaca, NYDr. Carlena Ficano, advisor to: Jordan Liz ’12

“The Effect of Technology on Development” Also presented at the Eastern Economic Association Annual Conference, NY Jamal Coverdale ’11

“Effect of State on Bar Examination Outcome”

International Academic Conferencesponsored by The Clute Institute,New Orleans, LADr. Gregory Smith, advisor to: Katie Yorks ’12 and Michelle Conklin ’11

“Teaching and Working with Students with Disabilities in Higher Education: A Phenomenological Study”

NYS Foundations of EducationAssociation Meeting, Rochester, NYDr. Elizabeth Bloom, advisor to: Anne Louise Wagner ’13,

Eryn Niblick ’13, and Kate Villios ’14 “Hartwick Students’ Work and Learning with Emerging Communities”

Pi Alpha Theta Regional History Conference, Poughkeepsie, NYDr. Peter Wallace, advisor to: Suzy Rigdon ’11

“Historians vs. History: Gendering Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe” Lydia Dennett ’11

“A Woman’s Infl uence: Ann Boleyn’s Role in the English Reformation” Greg Kopstein ’11

“The Incomplete Conquest: A Reassessment of Roman Britain” Sarah Bliss ’14

“Voices of Italian Humanists” Robin Booty ’11

“Conceding Weakness to Lift the Burden of Original Sin: A Woman’s Attempt to Free Women from Eve’s Downfall” John Burns ’14

“Cesare Borgia: The Machiavellian Model”

> A Mentor’s Perspective on Professional Review

Phi Alpha Theta is a national history honors society that is nearly a century old. Professor Emeritus Leonard Pudelka established Hartwick’s Nu Theta chapter in 1968. The society sponsors regional conferences, where undergraduate and graduate students present their research to panels of faculty judges.

Any student may present at the regional history conference, but only members of Phi Alpha Theta are eligible for prizes. Of our six students presenting this year, the three who were eligible won prizes and I received high praise for the others’ work. I couldn’t have been prouder of our students, who in two cases out-performed graduate students from CUNY.

We require oral presentations from all of our students, and what struck the judges about our students was their poise as presenters and in the question and answer segments. Other students had fi ne papers but seemed uncomfortable with the audience and unfamiliar with handling questions. The papers are submitted in advance, so the judges also had time to assess the scholarship. Here again, our department is committed to primary source research—research based on contemporary sources.

The host professors were particularly intrigued with the sophisticated understanding of gender constructs and the transgression of those

constructs in the papers presented by our female students. It speaks to my colleagues’ commitment to exploring those issues historically—mine, too.

I have worked at Hartwick for more than a quarter century. Our model for teaching and curricular expectations empowers our students to make the most of their own education. All they need from us is encouragement, critical guidance, and just enough challenge—personally pegged to each student—to help them realize the most from their education and to make them lifelong learners.


> Physical and Life Sciences217th American Astronomical Society Meeting, Seattle, WADr. Parker Troischt, advisor to: Catherine Weigel ’12 and

Michelle Brault ’11 “Group Membership and HI Sources in the WBL 368 Galaxy Group”

Also presented by Catherine Weigel at the Undergraduate ALFALFA Workshop, Arecibo, PR.

American Astronomical Society National Meeting, Boston, MADr. Parker Troischt, advisor to: Isaac Hughes ’12

“HI Defi ciency in Galaxy Group WBL 368” Catherine Weigel ’12 and

Michelle Brault ’11 “Dynamic Mass Estimates of Galacy Group WBL 368 Galaxy Group”

241st American Chemical Society National Meeting, Anaheim, CADr. John Dudek, advisor to: Casey Konz ’13

“Quantifi cation of Flavonoids in Local Beers by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)”Dr. Zsuzsanna Balogh-Brunstad, Dr. John Dudek, advisors to: Kathleen Watson ’11

“Effect of Vegetation on Soil-Water Chemistry at Pine Lake, NY”Dr. Mark Erickson, advisor to: Cheryl Sturm ’11

“2-Furfuryl Alcohol as a Diene for Green Diels-Alder Reactions”Dr. Susan Young, advisor to: Robyn Smith ’12

“Ferrofl uids: Expanding and Improving an Inorganic Laboratory Experiment”

Eastern Nursing Research Conference, Philadelphia, PADr. Penny Boyer, advisor to: Anna Arnold ’11

“Improving the Health of Impoverished Children”

2011 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Annual Meeting, Washington, DCDr. Andy Piefer, advisor to: Carson Pryde ’11

“Interaction of Epulopiscium Methyl Accepting Chemotaxis Proteins with E. Coli CheW and CheA” Brittanie Kemp ’11

“The Origin of Cardiomyocyte Stem Cells in Heart Regeneration of Notophthalmus viridescens” Sarah Holmes ’11

“Characterization of two iron-alcohol dehydrogenases from Epulopiscium sp. Type B” Kelly Meiser ’11

“Interaction Between Putative Epulopiscium sp. Type B Chemotaxis Proteins”

The People Who Dance at Night (opening paragraph)

> a short story by Suzy Rigdon ’11, published inThe Albion Review Spring 2011Brent DeLanoy, faculty advisor, English

The people who sit in a holding cell at 5:30 on a Sunday morning are a strange bunch. There’s the old homeless lady lying under the bench wearing a Dora the Explorer tee shirt and sneakers that are duct-taped together. The transient hooker stands in the corner, red fi shnets slightly torn near her almost crotch-less pants. The drunken housewife sits on the middle of the bench, blond-highlighted head fi rmly planted in her freshly-manicured nails. She shakes it slowly and groans. Then there’s the mismatched girl bouncing in the corner, neon green fi ngernail forever twirling one of her blond pig-tails. If she had a piece of gum she’d be popping it. Her rainbow knee-high socks meet with the same colored fi shnets as the hooker, and her shorts are almost as short. Her tank exposes her pierced navel, which is home to a fl ashing disco ball ring. Each inch of her arms are covered with those cheap beads you can buy for twenty dollars a bucket or by bulk through the mail. Her eyes are centered in a long blue rectangle painted across the bridge of her nose, almost reaching her ears. There’s a thin layer of glitter over her whole body.

The Kennedy Center American CollegeTheatre Festival 43, MAProf. Malissa Kano-White, advisor to: Lita Benson ’12 and Mark de Roziere ’13

“Angel Street” by Patrick Hamilton (acting performance) Ashley Rombough ’10 (academic intern)

“Two Rooms” (production poster)

SUNY-Brockport Philosophy Conference, NYDr. Jeremy Wisnewski, advisor to: Jordan Liz ’12

“Right, Wrong or Neither? The Aristotelian Response to Glaucon’s Challenge”

16th Annual SUNY-Oneonta Undergraduate Philosophy Conference, NYDr. Stefanie Rocknak, faculty advisor to: Jordan Liz ’12

“Hume’s Double Relation of Ideas and Impressions” Also presented at the Second Annual Undergraduate Philosophy Conference, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY Alan Barton ’12

“Hermeneutic Dialogue: Hadot, Gadamer, and the Figure of Socrates”

> Arts and Humanities

By Peter Wallace, Professor of History Peter Wallace has been on the Hartwick faculty since 1984. He earned his Ph.D. in History from the University of Oregon and in 2009-10 was named a Fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).


Support Sends Scholars Around the World

Thanks to the generosity of a few prescient donors, some international experiences are funded with endowed scholarships. The Duffy Family Ambassador Scholarships, established in 1999 by former Trustee John H’00 and Anne Duffy P’91, P’95, support educational travel abroad

for in-depth, one-on-one experiences. The Emerson Foundation International Internship recipients appreciate the opportunities they have to build their expertise and understanding while increasing their post-graduate options.

For Kim Negrich ’11, walking across the Baltic Sea was just one of many previously unimaginable experiencesshe had during her Emerson Scholarship studies.

Fabulous experiences take funding. International study is experiential learning at its best, and a hallmark of a Hartwick education. Yet study abroad, and Hartwick’s signature J Term program, is out of reach for too many students.

This year, Emerson Scholarships sent:

> Kim Negrich ’11 to the NanoGeoScience Center at the University of Copenhagen. She conducted research with Hartwick Geology and Chemistry professor,

Zsuzsanna Balogh-Brunstad, who is in Denmark on a Marie-Curie Intra-European Fellowship. Negrich studied the interactions of microbes and various minerals in rhizospheric biofi lms. She worked independently, was treated as a professional, and shared an offi ce with a Ph.D. candidate and a post-doc.

> Chelsea Donovan ’11 to Ireland as an intern for the Oideas Gael Festival, where she learned about non-profi t and event management. A Music Education major and accomplished violinist and fi ddler, Donovan’s experience built on her J Term course in Ireland with Professor of Sociology Reid Golden.

> Elizabeth Barr ’11 to Thailand and the Akha Medical Clinicto study the nutritional and developmental health needs of the

children in Thapo and Paji. The experience developed into her Scholar Showcase presentation, “The Effects of Iron Defi ciency and Growth Stunting on Cognitive and Motor Development.”

> Jayson Sherman ’11 to the Machu Picchu Spanish School in Cuzco, Peru. He worked with the children at the Adolfo Guevara Velazco hospital as a teacher, tutor, and mentor. Sherman says, “I will never forget my friends and the lessons of life learned by experiencing a world full of new cultures.”

> Erika Gates ’12 to Chaing Mai to work with children in the Cultural Canvas Thailand program. She designed lesson plans and traveled to different orphanages, schools, and homes. “I worked with Boomrat, a 7 year old orphan with cerebral palsy,” she says. “Throughout the month with him I realized that this is exactly what I want to be doing with my life.”

This year’s Duffy and Emerson Scholarship recipients call their experiences “life-changing,”“amazing,”“powerful,” “an immersion,” “inspiring,” “engaging,” and so much more.


For more in-depth studentpersonal accounts, visitwww.hartwickexperience.com

This year, Duffy Family Ambassador Scholarships sent:

> John Bruce ’11, a rising forensic anthropologist, to the Raymond A. Dart Collection of Human Skeletons, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. He studied indicators of interpersonal violence among the specimens. When presenting during Scholar Showcase, Bruce said,“Some of what I saw was shocking, some was sad. I worked on a skull, then put it back in a box. It was a human once, and I wanted to give it more time, but I had a job to do.”

> Joe Marchwinski ’11 to London, The National Archives, and the Imperial War Museum to work with primary research materials in his study of Britain’s role in the fall of France in World War II. One highlight: touching papers that great men of history had handled, including “a Latin manuscript from 12th century that had been handled by Henry II of England—one of the greatest kings of all time,” he says, and, “holding a document signed by Winston Churchill—that was a powerful moment.” Marchwinski is a John Christopher Hartwick Scholar.

> David Osokow ’12 to Colombia to study the life and death of his ancestor, Jorge Eliecer Gaitan Ayala, whose assassination was a leading cause in sparking the 1940’s La Violencia in Colombia. In January 2012, Osokow plans to return to Colombia, continue to Ecuador and Peru, and perhaps travel down the Amazon.

> Krista Charner ’11 to live with the people of Mumana Lupando, Zambia, where she studied the suppression of women in that culture. “A man came to describe it to me and in the context of their culture it made sense,” Charner says. “I never thought that I could understand something that I don’t agree with.” Charner was hosted by Nicole Barren ’08, a former Emerson Scholar who is working in the Peace Corps there.

“I never thought that I could understand something that I don’t agree with.”

—Krista Charner ’11


Breakthrough

ContextTwo physicians working independently, Leo Kanner (1943) and Hans Asperger (1944), published the seminal work in the fi eld of autism. Both described a unique group of children who displayed unusual behaviors that made them qualitatively different from other children. Kanner and Asperger began to identify similar and very specifi c characteristics (a delay in the acquisition of speech and language, social awkwardness, a diffi culty in understanding nonverbal social cues, a restricted range of interests, and an obsessive desire for the maintenance of sameness), as occurring in a certain group of individuals. Each used the term autistic to describe such individuals. Autism (from the Greek word autos, meaning self), is a complex neurobiological disorder that is part of a group of fi ve disorders together known as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Hallahan, Kauffman, and Pullen (2009) cite the differentiating characteristics among the fi ve ASD categories:

(1) Autism-defi cits in social interaction, communication, cognition, repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior; some have abnormal sensory perceptions. Usually manifests before three years of age. (2) Asperger syndrome-defi cits similar to those who have autism, but to a milder degree, and without signifi cant impairments in cognition and language. Social interaction (often due to diffi culties in communication and reading social cues) is often the biggest challenge of those with Asperger syndrome. (3) Rett syndrome-normal development for fi ve months to four years, followed by a severe regression of cognitive abilities, resulting in mental retardation; much more prevalent in females.(4) Childhood disintegrative disorder-normal development for at least two and up to 10 years, followed by signifi cant loss of cognitive skills; much more prevalent in males.(5) Pervasive developmental disorder/not otherwise specifi ed-persons who display behaviors typical of autism but to a lesser degree and/or with an onset later than three years of age.

Prevalence According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2011), Autism Spectrum Disorders affect approximately one out of every 110 children in the U.S. In 1980, one in 10,000 children living in the U.S. was diagnosed with ASD. Alarmingly, more than 35,000 of the children born in the U.S. in 2010 alone will eventually be diagnosed with ASD.

Why such a dramatic rise over the course of just 30 years? The consensus among professionals in medicine, psychology, and education attribute the increase to three main occurrences: (1) broader diagnostic criteria, (2) greater awareness among parents and professionals, and (3) improved case-fi nding methods. Regardless of the reason for the increase in prevalence, and given the chronic and pervasive nature of ASD, there is an imperative need for effective treatments.

The Law and Special EducationIn 1975, the United States Congress enacted Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Since then, the act has gone through several “reauthorizations,” and today is most commonly referred to as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA.

Autism Spectrum Disorders is one of the 13 disability categories specifi ed in the IDEA that enables students, birth through the age of 18 or 21, to receive special education services (e.g. early intervention, accommodations, modifi cations, speech language therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, etc.) in and out of school. In addition, the U.S. Federal Government has passed Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, guaranteeing inalienable rights and freedoms to individuals with disabilities by prohibiting discrimination based on disability. Section 504 and the ADA also enable individuals with disabilities to secure

A Life’s Work,

Close to Home

By Gregory W. Smith,Assistant Professor of EducationGreg Smith earned his Ph.D. from Clemson University and joined the Hartwick faculty in 2010. His research interests include learning disabilities, behavioral disorders, and autism.

Prologue“Your son has autism.” Her words hung in the air just long enough for me to comprehend. Then they fell.

It was four years ago that the educational psychologist presented my wife and me with her diagnosis: our son has autism. Suddenly, it was silent and everything moved in slow motion. Then, on impact, my gut dropped and reality set in. Yet at that moment, I also truly understood the word “surreal.”

I have been working with individuals with disabilities since I was 12 and volunteered at a camp for individuals with cerebral palsy. Throughout college, I worked at an Easter Seals camp. After college, I taught special education for 10 years in the public school system of New Jersey. I have earned an M.A. and a Ph.D. in special education.

But the game changes signifi cantly when one of the players is your own child.


accommodations and modifi cations in postsecondary educational settings.

Transition to Postsecondary EducationFamilies and professionals in secondary and postsecondary school settings need to address the most pressing questions together. When contemplating entrance into college, individuals with ASD (and their families) are faced with numerous questions of uncertainty: (1) What are the specifi c barriers, (2) What are the best ways to prepare for college, and (3) How do you decide if and when an individual is ready? Due to the inherent differences in academic and social abilities of individuals with ASD, no one answer will apply to every individual.

Regardless of the degree of difference in academic and social ability, postsecondary settings should offer individuals with ASD services in scheduling, time management, academic coursework, choice making, and social interaction. For individuals with ASD (and their families), the main challenge becomes locating postsecondary settings that offer the services required for academic and social success.

What becomes diffi cult for many individuals with ASD, and for their parents, is the issue of advocacy. Throughout elementary, middle, and high school, the school serves as the student’s advocate (as mandated by the IDEA) in securing special education services. In postsecondary educational settings, when the IDEA is no longer legally binding, it is up to the individual to act as his or her own advocate to receive the accommodations and modifi cations guaranteed by law. Additionally, the transition to postsecondary school for individuals with ASD is particularly challenging because of their unique characteristics, the lack of services that address the special needs of such individuals in adulthood, and the expectations of society for a typical path to academic success in the face of atypical development. Individuals with ASD are often academically qualifi ed to attend higher-education institutions, but lack the necessary social skills to ensure academic and personal success. Understanding ASD, and the particular challenges faced by students with the disorder, is necessary for colleges to meet the unique needs of this academically qualifi ed population.

Special Education Certifi cationHartwick students in the special education certifi cation program are being prepared to help address the most pressing challenges faced by individuals with ASD and their families. They pursue coursework, classroom teaching opportunities with individuals with special needs, and volunteer opportunities in school-wide and community programs.

Hartwick’s Education Program offers extensive service learning and student teaching components. Every Education student logs more than 120 hours of service learning and 420-450 practicum hours of student teaching, including a required international or urban placement.

As of 2010, students in our teacher education program can work toward New York State Teacher Certifi cation in Special Education. Students major in an academic area while working to complete all of the necessary courses for the special education certifi cation. Additionally, students have the option to pursue dual certifi cation in several areas.

EpilogueAs I sat down to write this piece on autism, I was fl ooded with emotions. Should I make it personal, or just informative? Should I address personal questions, such as those my wife and I are just now beginning to contemplate: When do I tell my son that he has autism? When do we tell our daughter that her brother has autism? What’s the best way to go about doing this?

I have had the unique and wonderful opportunity to view the world of special education through the lens of a teacher, a scholar, and a parent. As a scholar, I have been trained to focus on statistical signifi cance, but as a parent, I am more concerned with personal signifi cance. I just want to know what will work with my son. We live in Oneonta, not in an Ivory Tower.

To the parents of children with disabilities: I understand your frustrations, I know your pain, and I share your pride.

Webextra | For annotations and further resources,please refer to Professor Smith’s paper online at www.hartwick.edu.

Professor Greg Smith and his son, Drew, see the world together, including Dublin and Kilkenny, Ireland, and Copenhagen, Denmark.

Lives Well LivedIt takes more than a yardstick, a calendar, or a stock return to measure a life. Consider Stephanie Isgur Long ’84 and David Long ’83. The common gauges of professional achievement and personal resources prove their success. Yet there is so much more to this power couple than numbers can express. The qualities that defy appraisal—generosity, insight, and attention, to name a few—are the very features that defi ne who they are.

Professional AssessmentTheir worth could certainly be weighed by promotions. David was recently elected Chief Executive Offi cer of Liberty Mutual Group, one of the world’s largest insurance enterprises and a Fortune 100 fi rm with $33.2 billion in revenues and $1.7 billion in net income (2010). This recognition follows quickly on his appointment as president and member of the board of directors of Liberty Mutual Group in 2010, president of Liberty International in 2009, executive vice president and president of Liberty Mutual’s Commercial Markets in 2005.

The fast pace suits him. “New challenges keep me engaged,” David explains. “Finding the right environment can prepare you well to compete with anyone, in any fi eld. This was true for me at Hartwick and remains so today. Our company is very complex so I have been challenged yet I have also always felt valued.”

David joined Liberty Mutual in 1985 as a fi nancial analyst soon after earning his

Hartwick degree magna cum laude with a major in Mathematics. His status as a John Christopher Hartwick Scholar proved to be a harbinger of achievements to come. He continued his studies at Boston College, graduating fi rst in his class with a master’s in fi nance.

Stephanie specialized in interpersonal relations as a Psychology major at Hartwick. A minor in Women’s Studies brought her together with the woman who became her favorite professor —Winifred “Win” Wandersee, now deceased, was Professor of History, Chair of the Faculty, and a nationally-recognized expert on the history of women in the workforce. Stephanie says those studies “gave me an edge” when she built the archives collection of the Dana Hall School, outside of Boston. After 18 years on the job, she left the position a few years ago to concentrate on family needs, and this year started an innovative upholstery fabric and wallpaper business with a designer friend.

Value Beyond MeasureTheir intellectual energy springs from David and Stephanie’s keen, well-educated minds. Their full lives grow from a profound partnership rooted in a strong marriage. Their joy fl ows from parenting two beautiful children. And their tenacity has stemmed from necessity as they raise a child with a disability.

Daughter Hayley is now in college, son Oliver in high school. He is a high-functioning young man with autism.

“There isn’t anything I don’t know about autism,” Stephanie says. “Like many parents, I have had to become an expert in my child’s health.” Researching the disorder, studying related issues, and evaluating progress in the fi eld have essentially become her life’s work.

For more than 10 years, Stephanie and David have been involved in YouthCare at Massachusetts General Hospital, a therapeutically-based initiative that helps children and young adults with autism

PORTRAIT IN PHILANTHROPY:

David Long ’83 and Stephanie Isgur Long ’84

By Elizabeth Steele | Elizabeth Steele is a professional writer and partner of President Margaret L. Drugovich.

Generosity


spectrum disorders to develop social skills. Their intention, Stephanie says, is to “grow such programming through the life cycle, so that high-functioning people with autism can go to college, can have a life.”

Extended ReachPrepared to meet the challenges of autism head-on, and eager to help others well beyond their own family, the Longs turned to their alma mater and President Margaret L. Drugovich.

“Margaret suggested that we could bring our priorities together and do something important at Hartwick,” David explains.“We want to serve high-functioning kids and help to prepare special education teachers. We want to support that interest of ours and Hartwick at same time.”

This determination sparked the couple’s most recent, and to date largest, gift to Hartwick. “We made this commitment because Margaret’s idea excited us,” Stephanie says.

“We know what we do here will matter.”The Longs are dogged problem solvers who expect strong collaborators. David likes President Drugovich’s “clear vision, defi nite plans, and follow through.” Stephanie appreciates that “she’s open and a good communicator.” Together, the three make a powerful team working for Hartwick and, now, for its special education program and for college-ready students of all sorts.

“Hartwick gave me opportunities that I ordinarily wouldn’t have had,” David recalls, noting that he attended on a scholarship and citing his work with the College’s “terrifi c” Math professors. “At Hartwick, the focus is on having confi dence in your abilities, not comparing yourself to others. I enjoyed a complete education, a combination of academics, competition, and confi dence building.”

Personal SatisfactionTheir Hartwick experience brought the Longs countless gifts, including an extended

network of friends and family. “Hartwick was a really positive experience for us when we were kids,” Stephanie recalls. Their extended family includes his brother Stephen Long ’79, a member of the 1977 Men’s Soccer Championship Team that will be inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame; David’s godson, William Heydari ’14; and so many friends, including retired men’s soccer Head Coach Jim Lennox.

Stephanie and David’s Hartwick life spans the years and crosses the generations. Their fondness for and gratitude to their college inspires their philanthropy. As they invest, they look forward.

“We have seen a lot of positive change at Hartwick in recent years,” says David, who just completed his third term on the Board of Trustees. “The leadership at the College gives us a lot of comfort that we can make a difference. I am unequivocally positive about Hartwick College in the future.”

“Every fall, no matter where I am, I think of Hartwick and the beauty of the campus,” says Stephanie Long, who will enjoy the real thing when she and David return for Homecoming & Reunion Weekend 2011.



Work, Play, Peace:The Place that is

Pine Lake

Field Notes

By Christopher Lott | Chris Lott is the College’s Associate Writer


Pine Lake Environmental

Campus has been a

cornerstone of a Hartwick

education for 40 years.

From scientifi c fi eld

work to courses such as

The Architecture of the

Sacred, students have

fl ocked to the unique site

a few miles from Oyaron

Hill to complete classes

and theses that will help

to defi ne their time as

Hartwick students.

For many, Harwtick’s Pine Lake Environmental Campus is a place to catch their breath, to realize a deep connection with the natural world, to dissolve life’s daily stresses. For many others, it is a place where critical scholarly work takes place every day.

“One of the beauties of Pine Lake is that it offers a unique interdisciplinary experiential framework for a Hartwick education,” explains Brian Hagenbuch, Director of the Pine Lake Institute for Environmental and Sustainability Studies. “The essence of Pine Lake for scholarship is the place, and its uniqueness.”

That distinctive place now includes 22 buildings, with residential living options for 35 Hartwick students, plus classrooms, the Robert R. Smith Environmental Field Station, the Vaudevillian theatre, picnic pavilion, and a ropes course on the 125-acre lower tract.

Hartwick’s Pine Lake Environmental Campus abuts a 217-acre New York State Forest Preserve and the 2,000-acre Robert V. Riddell State Park (820 acres was the Upper Tract of Pine Lake, which Hartwick sold to the state in 2009; the sale included 20 acres donated to Hartwick by alumni grandparents Pauline ’40 and Herbert Hebbard). In total, Hartwick

students and faculty access more than 2,000 acres of protected wilderness to study.

And study they do. Pine Lake is home to many courses in biology, chemistry, geology and environmental studies. But the site is much more than a thriving, living laboratory for the sciences. Faculty in English, history, art, religious studies, archaeology, and nursing regularly utilize Pine Lake’s natural setting as an indispensable element of their courses.

Lecturer in English Alice Lichtenstein, a published novelist, has taught fi ction and memoir-writing classes at Pine Lake for years. Her students are captivated and inspired by the opportunity to work in such surroundings.

“Pine Lake’s meditative atmosphere is perfect for a writing course,” she explains. “We sometimes take silent hikes to the bog, and we use that silence for honing our powers of observation. We take the time to do some basic yoga and breathing meditation—things you wouldn’t ordinarily do in an academic environment.

“Often my students describe the intensive course as a retreat,” Lichtenstein continues. “For some of them this is the fi rst time in their

“It’s unusual for a school of our size to have a facility like this. For my students to do actual fi eld research, Pine Lake is invaluable.”

—Associate Professor of Biology Mark Kuhlmann

Above: Archeology students use a water sifter to search for artifacts at Pine Lake.

Left: Philip Gross ’12 discusses his work on the archaeological dig at Hartwick’s Pine Lake Campus with President Margaret L. Drugovich.


lives they’ve been allowed to quiet their minds and focus on an exploration of themselves, and their writing.”

Associate Professor of Biology Mark Kuhlmann and his students use the space in a very different way. They have been investigating an invasive species known as the rusty crayfi sh for several years, examining its effects on native crayfi sh species, as well as on the macroinvertebrates (typically insect larvae) on which it feeds.

“It’s unusual for a school of our size to have a facility like this,” Kuhlmann says. “For my students to do actual fi eld research, Pine Lake is invaluable. They can get that kind of experience here because Pine Lake is not just a research center, it is a multi-purpose facility.”

For Tiernan Sykes Close ’96, the lessons she took from Pine Lake had a direct impact on her life and career. Until recently, she taught religion at The Pennington School in New Jersey—work that was buttressed by her experiences at Pine Lake.

Close worked with the Challenge Education staff at Pine Lake when she was a Hartwick student. Leading her peers on ropes course excursions helped remove her timid shell, she says, and made the transition to her career and motherhood much smoother.

As a member of the 2009-10 President’s Pine Lake Taskforce—chartered to examine the current and future uses of Pine Lake—Close focused her attention on ways to strengthen scholarship at Pine Lake, and to ensure it is an integral part of every Hartwick student’s experience.

“Scholarship at Pine Lake is so important,” says this Religious Studies graduate. “It’s all about

helping the students understand how important it is to work out there in a hands-on kind of way. My goal [as a taskforce member] was to make sure every student gets to experience Pine Lake at least once in his or her lifetime.” Just as Close feels experiential learning at Pine Lake is critical for today’s Hartwick students, a cadre of forward-thinking faculty members proposed a course titled Man and the Environment in 1969. This small project developed into what has become a distinctive feature of the Hartwick College experience. “We were talking about the upcoming December term, and agreed we wanted to take the students out on some sort of wilderness experience,” recalls Professor Emeritus of Geology David “Hutch” Hutchison. “Somebody had a map of the greater Oneonta area, and said, ‘There’s this area about eight miles east of Oneonta with no roads.’ Somebody else said, ‘That’s part of the private summer resort called Pine Lake,’ and a third person said, ‘I heard it’s for sale.’

“So three or so of us grabbed President Adolph Anderson and Kurt Neunzig—whose father had bought Pine Lake in 1926—took us around in his Jeep. We went all over the 800-plus acres, and when we got out of the Jeep President Anderson said, ‘We should buy this.’”

With the assent of the Board of Trustees, Anderson struck a favorable deal to purchase the property. Neunzig was anxious for Pine Lake to be preserved, and was happy to transfer the distinctive site to the College, Hutchison recalls.

Some 40 years later, Pine Lake is used for relaxation, recreation, meditation, and scholarship in ways that make Hartwick unique among small liberal arts colleges.

“Provost Michael Tannenbaum and I have researched other schools and we can’t fi nd anything similar at another liberal arts college,” says Hagenbuch. “Some other schools have a separate fi eld station that is owned by the sciences. Pine Lake is owned by every Hartwick discipline; all of our faculty and students have the capacity to use it.”

Andrew Parisi ’11, for instance, studied “Water Quality of the Upper Susquehanna River and the Pine Lake Area” with mentors Associate Professor of Geology and Environmental Sciences David Griffi ng and Assistant Professor of Chemistry Zsuzsanna Balogh-Brunstad.

“Pine Lake is isolated, meaning it does not have to deal with as many people or so much pollution, so it makes the lake good to compare to the river,” Parisi explains. “Every two weeks during the summer I went along the Susquehanna River between Cooperstown and Unadilla and sampled water with clean bottles, and then came back to Pine Lake to get the last few samples. We fi ltered the water and tested it for pollution, such as heavy metals and fertilizer. In the end, we found that the river is really clean, almost all of the pollution can be traced to the bedrock that Otsego Lake rests on.”

For Katie Watson ’11, Pine Lake campus was central to her Senior Thesis and, ultimately, to acceptance at her top-choice graduate school. Under the guidance of mentors Balogh-Brunstad and Assistant Professor of Chemistry John Dudek, she studied the “Effect of Vegetation on Soil-water Chemistry at Pine Lake,” taking samples from both conifers and deciduous trees at nearby locations to determine ion concentrations and test for nutrients like calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium, nitrate, sulfate, and chloride.

In Retrospect: Forty years of work, play, and peace at Hartwick’s Pine Lake Campus.


“We found that there were lower concentrations of every ion that we looked at under the deciduous trees,” she explains. “That suggests that deciduous trees have higher nutrient demands, because of their life cycle of losing leaves every year. This impacts things like forest management. If you were cutting a road through a forest, the kinds of trees you cut would impact your decision. We found that the soil water under the deciduous trees was more acidic, so if you were replanting a forest you would want to take that into account. Since acid rain is making the soil more acidic, you might not want trees that are also making the soil even more so.”

Watson and Parisi were part of the Environmental Science & Policy Pine Lake Scholar program (ES&P), a grant-funded effort coordinated by the Pine Lake Institute that provides opportunities for ES&P students to support their research. Through the program’s funding, Watson and Parisi were able to live at Pine Lake during the summer of 2010 and conduct their intensive research close to home.

Watson took those fi ndings to the Geological Society of America meeting in Anaheim, CA, this spring, presenting her work to nearly 20,000 scientists. This fall she will enroll at the University of South Florida to study chemical oceanography. There she will sample the sand on the fl oor of the Gulf Coast to study the impact of the disastrous oil spill of 2010.

“I don’t know what my thesis would have been if not for Pine Lake,” Watson says. “It’s been a really big project for me, and such an important part of my learning and my academic career at Hartwick. People at grad schools have been so impressed with my research.”

Although Watson’s research is exceptional, it is not the exception.

“What we offer at Pine Lake is a chance for our students to work locally and then take that knowledge, that learning, and that experience with them wherever they go,” Hagenbuch says. “They’re going to answer big questions. Where am I going to live? What am I going to do?

How am I going to relate to the human and natural world? This is what we do at Pine Lake.”

Fred Stoss ’72, Biology and Environmental Sciences Librarian at the University of Buffalo, has long been a champion of the transformative effect of Pine Lake.

“The Pine Lake Institute for Environmental and Sustainability Studies has evolved from a cluster of buildings in a fi eld to an educational incubator for a cross-disciplinary dialog about life and living,” he says. “Pine Lake is a facility for teaching, entertaining, and housing. Pine Lake is a classroom, laboratory, and fi eld station for learning. Pine Lake provides a setting for explorations from the riches of its natural resources, to the contemplative richness found in its solitude.”

The history of respect for Pine Lake’s natural elements means that solitude is not just allowed, but honored.

“Pine Lake is a place where natural beauty has always been respected,” Lichtenstein refl ects. “There’s a history going back before its Vaudeville days of people retreating to this place, where they left stress behind and felt very safe. Pine Lake has an atmosphere of both peacefulness and a sacred quality, but it is also infused with a spirit of fun.”

That sense of peaceful fun is apparent to even the youngest Pine Lake enthusiasts.

“Last summer we brought our three kids to Pine Lake for the fi rst time,” recalls Close. “Our seven-year old son, Maxwell, said, ‘This is the greatest place I’ve ever been!’ I could hear him pretending he was going on a bear hunt all the way around the lake.”

Beyond its capacity to house students and provide a cool swimming hole on hot summer days, Pine Lake offers an opportunity for Hartwick students to dig deeper into their work, and themselves.

“You can live here and play here,” says Hagenbuch, “but you can also probe the bigger questions, whether it’s water chemistry’s impact on different species of trees or existential questions, like those posed by Thoreau. Pine Lake plays host to all those disciplines; it plays host very well.”

“I don’t know what my thesis would have been if not for Pine Lake. It’s been a really big project for me, and such an important part of my learning and my academic career at Hartwick. People at grad schools have been so impressed with my research.”

—Katie Watson ’11

“The essenceof Pine Lake for

scholarship is the place, and its uniqueness.”

—Brian Hagenbuch,Director of the Pine Lake Institute

for Environmental and Sustainability Studies


Athletics

298 Wins for ’Wick in 10th SeasonWater Polo registered its 10th straight season with at least 25 wins on its way to the 2011 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Eastern Championships. Over the course of the season, the Hawks registered a 16-game win streak, the second highest string in program history. ’Wick now has amassed 298 victories since the NCAA began sanctioning a championship tournament in 2001— second in all of Division I women’s water polo.

’Wick earned the No. 2 seed in Eastern Championships held at Indiana University. After disposing of Bucknell in the opening round 16-7, the Hawks fell a goal short in the semifi nals to the host Hoosiers, and wrapped-up the season with a 26-11 mark.

After garnering CWPA Western Division Player of the Year honors, Charlotte Mensink ’12, was named the Eastern Championship Rookie of the Tournament and was a First Team all-star. She ended the year as Hartwick’s top scorer with 65 goals and 114 points and paced the team in steals with 93. Jess Dorman ’11 garnered CWPA Western Division

First Team honors and was named to the Eastern Championship Second Team. She was a four-time all-conference selection and fi nished her career as the Hawks’ all-time leader in saves with 1,429. Shannon Leonard ’12 and Lisa Bass ’12 also were honored this season. Leonard was named to the Western Division and Eastern Championship Second Teams. She led Hartwick in assists (70) and was second in points (107) and steals (73). Bass joined Leonard on the Western Division second unit after notching 59 goals and 43 assists for 102 points.

Five Hartwick graduates and one current player are competing in water polo’s 2011 Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) World Championships in Shanghai, China, this summer. Sophie Smith ’05 and Bronwen Knox ’08 are on the Australian National Team, Barbara Amaro ’09 and Marina Zablith ’10 are suiting up for Brazil, and Kirsten Hudson ’10 is playing for her native New Zealand. Jemma Dendy Young ’14 is competing for South Africa. First-year assistant coach Ryan Castle is coaching the Kazakhstan national women’s team at the World Championships.

Charlotte Mensink ’12

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Men’s Lacrosse: The Hawks won three of their fi nal four regular-season games to fi nish 8-8 and earn entry into the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Tournament. In its fi rst visit since 2005, the team fell in the tournament’s championship game after downing Morrisville State and Marywood University. Dave Aitchison ’11 and Alex Skvarch ’11 were named to the Empire 8 Conference Second Team.

Men’s Tennis: The men faced a spring of cancellations and postponements thanks to uncooperative weather, closing the season with a 2-8 record. The Hawks secured wins over Cobleskill and Utica College. Marcelo Navarro ’12 and Jeff Boyd ’12 were recognized by the Empire 8 Conference for the third straight season. Together, they’ve tallied 49 singles wins.

Women’s Lacrosse: The women capped the season with two wins to fi nish 7-8 overall. They started the season with a 5-1 record for just the fourth time since the program’s inception in 1967. Brittany LaVaute ’12, Brittany McCabe ’14, and Morgan Galipeau ’14 received honorable mentions from Empire 8.


Alumni News

Cal Chase’s years of dedication to the Men’s DI Soccer program, the College and the Oneonta community were recognized this year when he was honored as the 2011 Citizen of the Year at the Hartwick College Citizens Board Gala in June.

Years with the Team: Chase arrived at Hartwick in 1967, the same year coach Al Miller took the Men’s Soccer program national. That year, his rookie season as Chief Cheerleader, the team went undefeated. They went on to only greater success during his time on Oyaron Hill. His sophomore and junior years they earned berths in the NCAA tournament and his senior year (1970/71), the team made their fi rst appearance in the NCAA Final Four. In his 44 years with the team, Chase has been an integral part of one of the most storied soccer programs in the country.

Matches Attended: Until being diagnosed with cancer last year, Chase had not missed a Men’s Soccer home game in 35 years. Between 2002 and 2009, Chase attended 137 out of 138 matches played. His record would have been perfect had he opted to attend a game rather than take his daughter to her college move-in day!

Being a Mentor: Chase’s commitment to Men’s DI Soccer runs deep. He is more than a fan: he is part of what makes Hartwick Soccer unique. His years of dedication to the team have given him the unique ability to mentor players about what it truly means to play for Hartwick and the caliber of men that have come before them. In fact, the day before he went in for cancer surgery, he made a special trip to campus to join the players for training camp. He wanted to be sure that each of them understood that he wouldn’t be around as much as usual, but that it wasn’t because he had lost faith in them or interest in the program.

Going Above and Beyond

He has driven non-stop from Oneonta to Milwaukee, WI, Bloomington, IN, and Winston-Salem, NC, to attend matches

The fi rst time Cal fl ew was because he couldn’t drive from Oneonta to Seattle, WA, and make the match on time.

When attending away games, Cal makes it a point to sit in the opposing team’s section to educate their fans about Hartwick College and the Men’s Soccer Program.

He used to use his vacation time to attend training camp.

Why?: “I’ve always seen this program as a little school competing against giants. Bigger doesn’t always mean better,” he says.

What It Takes to Be a Super FanCalvin W. Chase ’71

Team: Hartwick Men’s DI SoccerPosition: Chief Cheerleader

Cal Chase (center) with his wife, Kathy, and family members at the 2011 Citizens Board Gala this year.

Cal Chase with Craig Potter ’06 holding the Mayor’s Cup.


The 1977 Men’s Soccer team is the most storied squad in the long history of Hartwick Athletics. They overcame San Francisco 2-1 to claim the national title, putting an exclamation mark on an undefeated 16-0-2 season, and electrifying fans all over world.

Celebrate the Glory Days!

Spotlight on Soccer: Hall of Fame Inductions at HomecomingThe Athletic Hall of Fame will induct the entire 1977 National Champion Men’s Soccer team, stand-out player Duncan Macdonald ’78, super fan Cal Chase ’71, and sports photographer Ed Clough ’60 in a special ceremony at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 1 during Homecoming & Reunion Weekend. Be there as we honor one of the greatest squads in Hartwick athletics.


SCHEDULED HIGHLIGHTS

FRIDAY12-5:30 p.m.20th Annual WAA Hartwick Golf ClassicLeatherstocking Golf Course, Cooperstown

4:30-7:30 p.m.50 Year Reunion and 50 Year Club Induction Celebration. Class of 1961 and earlier.Stack Lounge, Dewar Hall

5-8 p.m. | NEW Reunion Class BanquetFive year reunion classes ending in 1 & 6Grand Ballroom, Holiday Inn

5-10 p.m.Homecoming & Reunion WeekendWelcome ReceptionHospitality Tent, Elmore Field

7 p.m.Men’s Soccer vs. Florida AtlanticElmore Field

SATURDAY8-9:30 a.m.50 Year Club BreakfastShineman Chapel House

9:30-11 a.m. | NEWRecognition & Awards Champagne Breakfast Foreman Gallery, Anderson Center for the Arts

Forrest “Frosty” M. Landon ’55, Distinguished Alumnus Award

Catherine A. Paolucci ’02, Outstanding Young Alumna Award

Anthony B. Santo ’74, Outstanding Volunteer Award

Karyl Clemens, Meritorious Service Award John Adler ’51, Don & Diane Brown Award

10:30-11:15 a.m. | NEWCareer Networking Meet and Greet Reception Wandersee Room, 3rd FloorGolisano Hall

11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.Brooks’ BBQ LunchFrisbee Field

12:30-1:30 p.m.Conversation with President Margaret L. DrugovichRoom 103, Golisano Hall

2 p.m.Football vs. IthacaWright Stadium

5:30-9:30 p.m.Athletics Hall of Fame Inductions

5:30-10 p.m. | NEWTaste of OneontaFrisbee Field

~ PLUS Alumni College Classes and Donor Appreciation Receptions ~

SUNDAY9-10 a.m.Memorial GatheringShineman Chapel House

Throughout H&R Weekend: Stories from the Hart in The Yager Museum of Art & Culture.

2011HOMECOMING& REUNION

September 30-October 2Class years ending in 1 and 6 willcelebrate fi ve-year reunions this year.

Alumni EVENTS Alumni EventsHartwick Seminary, NYSeptember TBASeminary reunion at Evangelical Lutheran Church, Route 28

Boston, MA | September 20Red Sox vs. Orioles

Events and activities sponsoredby the Offi ce of Alumni Relations, the Alumni Association, and your regional alumni network help you stay connected to Hartwick. To get involved with regional networks, contact Duncan Macdonald ’78 at [email protected] or607-431-4032. To RSVP to the following events, visit The Wall at www.hartwickalumni.org, e-mail [email protected], or call607-431-4064.

Webextra | For a full list of Homecoming events, visit www.hartwickalumni.org/hr2011

President Calls for NomineesThe President’s Award for Liberal Arts in Practice

Hartwick College is seeking nominations for the President’s Award for Liberal Arts in Practice (see page 3). The award recognizes outstanding alumni who extend the values that are inherent in a Hartwick education into their life work, to the benefi t of others.

To learn about requirements and make a nomination,visit hartwickalumni.org/LiberalArtsinPractice

Or to nominate an alum for this award in 2011, contact Director of Alumni Engagement Duncan Macdonald ’78 at 607-431-4032 or [email protected].


1936 | 75th Reunion

1937Milton Nichols writes: “I celebrated my 96th birthday in January and am doing well as I recuperate from falling and breaking a hip in fall 2010. I live in Carmichael, CA, near my daughter Joan and her family. My other children, Norma and Alan, live in South Carolina with their spouses. My wife passed away last summer one month short of our 75th wedding anniversary. I like to spend my time reading, playing gin rummy, and doing Sudoku puzzles. I have fi ve grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.”

1941 | 70th Reunion

1944David Trachtenberg, [email protected] Conklin is retired and lives in Schenectady, NY. He holds a divinity degree from Drew University, served as minister of United Methodist churches in the Capital District, and served for fi ve years as a district superintendent, overseeing 80 churches in the Albany area. He has fi ve grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.David Trachtenberg lives in Palm Beach County, FL. He holds an M.A. from SUNY Albany, an Ed.D. from NYU, and a J.D. from University of Florida. A wounded combat veteran of World War II, he spent 33 years in education and 10 years as a lawyer before retiring. He has two sons, two grandsons, and two granddaughters. David and his wife, Selma, an Oneonta STC alumna whom he met while at Hartwick, have been married for 66 years.

1946 | 65th Reunion

1947Kay Batty Boland writes: “Broke my hip in February; doing fi ne. Will

be on my own soon. Daughter, Jeanne, here for several weeks. No plans to travel at this time. I went sky diving in December—what a thrill. I recommend it for all ages.”

1950 George Grice, [email protected] Charlotte Wessell Craft writes: “My husband, Edward, passed away in 2010. It’s been a great adjustment moving from San Diego to Yucca Valley. I enjoy reading The Wick and keeping up on the activities at the College.”Meg Pfl eger Scheller writes: “In August, I was part of a tour of Bavaria, which included Munich, Innsbruck, Nuremberg, and especially the Oberammergau region, where I was privileged to see the Passion Play, a once-in-a-decade event dating from 1634.”

1951 | 60th Reunion

1956 | 55th ReunionChang Ning Wu was honored by a resolution from the Massachusetts Senate on November 7, 2010, following his presentation of “Trails of a Falling Leaf” at UMass Dartmouth for his outstanding contributions to higher education in the Commonwealth.

1958Charles and Carole (Niddrie ’59) Kalinowski have been seasonal workers at Walt Disney World in Florida for the past four years. They work in sports for ESPN Wide World of Sports and at Epcot. They have 19 grandchildren.

1959Dalene Davis Cross, [email protected]

1961 | 50th Reunion

Class Notes

Informal Connection: President Margaret L. Drugovich and her partner, Beth Steele, joined Carol and Dick Clapp ’62 for breakfast at their home in Naples, FL. As then vice chair of the Board of Trustees, Dick chaired the Presidential Search Committee that recommended Drugovich to lead Hartwick.

Bill ’49 and Dolores ’46 Deitz celebrated their 65th anniversary alongside two other generations of Hartwick graduates—their children and grandson.

On Campus Event: Nick Lambros ’59 showed his good friend Steve Green ’59 around town before the two joined students and faculty on campus in May (see p.15).


Luella Abbott Oakes looks forward to seeing everyone at the 50th reunion.

1962Sharon Dorff Conway, [email protected] Dinah McClure, [email protected]

1964Jim Beman “recently fi nished hunting the ‘Big 5’ in Africa: lion, leopard, cape buffalo, elephant, rhino—green hunt. It all started with hanging a deer in a tree outside of Leitzell Hall in 1960.”Edward Evans continues to work uncovering a POW/CCC camp at Hamlin Beach State Park. “Just got my hands on 140 letters written to a CCC enlistee while he was in camp and his two diaries, along with 66 photos he took! What a fi nd! Preparing a personality development of this 17-year-old young man resulting from his CCC experience.”Joan Dunbar Sutton writes: “Widowed, retired, three weddings, and four grandchildren—a very busy 10 years.”

1965Bill and Carol (Lederhouse) Gaillard live in Hoosick Falls, NY. Carol is director of Cheney Library. Bill still drives for Yankee Trails and does community band, rescue squad, and NYS Lions Youth Band. They report that life is good.Carolyn Cramblet Ossont is enjoying retirement in Virginia. She writes: “Now have three grandkids, with twins due in June to make fi ve! Travel includes Cabo, San Francisco, Hilton Head, and upstate New York. Loved the Gold Cup Races last year in the Hartwick tent! I was married to Al Lane in November 2010.”

1966 | 45th ReunionPriscilla Craw has retired after 42 years as a CWM. “Traveled back to Nigeria, where I worked in the late ’60s-’70s, for a visit. Spent two weeks in Haiti teaching at a mission north of Port Au Prince and will probably

continue to do short mission trips in the future.”Mary Ella Bacon Fuquay and her husband, Harold, have moved to an active adult community in Fredericksburg, VA, to be closer to their son, daughter-in-law, and baby granddaughter. “Life here is wonderful!”Dick Riccio writes: “Mandy and I were recently in Ohio to celebrate a festschrift for my brother Dave, who was honored as a professor at Kent State University, where he has been teaching for 46 years. While there, we visited the professional football hall of fame in Canton, OH, and stayed overnight at Niagara Falls, which was awesome and hypnotizing.”

1967Bruce Cameron, [email protected] Bruce Cameron bought a 28-foot Pearson sailboat this spring as a pre-retirement gift to himself. He is mooring it in Olde Lyme, CT, and will be sailing this summer with classmates Ginny Sunden Lagana and Judi Lau Molloy, as well as Hartwick friends Bruce Dodson, Neal Allen ’68, Ron Klattenberg, and Don Hanssen ’69.Carolyn Reeck Meyer has retired from nursing after 43 years of active employment. “Miss it, but also enjoy my free time.”Kathy Buxton Vernay continues in part-time practice as a physician assistant at Jamesville Family Medicine. She continues to run the Tully Community Garden, plus owns and manages the Tully Curves. Her “suggestion to all is that you get off your butts and eat your vegetables!”

1969Mary Ann Gajzik Bolten writes: “This year, we made our third cross-country trip, this time to visit our son Jason in Denver, CO. Jason is a professor of psychology. We also had the opportunity to re-visit Albuquerque and Santa Fe, NM, and Sedona, AZ, our favorite home away from home.” 1970James Groccia, director of the Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning at Auburn University, has been awarded

Members of The Abraham L. Kellogg Society, Hartwick’s legacy society, and leadership donors celebrated their commitment to the future of the College at a gathering at Thornwood in June. For more information about including Hartwick in your will, please contact Director of Planned Giving Patricia Dopazo at 607-431-4020 or [email protected].


Presidential Event: Bill Hawthorne ’65 took President Margaret L. Drugovich and Beth Steele on a stroll along the water before joining his wife, Carol, to host alumni at their home in Naples, FL.

a Fulbright Scholar grant to study in Estonia, where he will serve as a visiting scholar at the University of Tartu, beginning this fall. He will consult with faculty and administration on programs to enhance university teaching and learning, conduct workshops and seminars on teaching and learning at the University of Tartu and other universities throughout Estonia, and participate in European Union-funded research on the evaluation of teaching. To read more, go to wireeagle.auburn.edu/news/3525.Lorraine Duprey Kelley writes: “Jim continues to enjoy retirement. I sell real estate for Guide Boat Realty in Saranac Lake—love it. My daughter Amy received her master’s in accounting from Belmont University in Nashville, TN. Daughter Erin is the director of the color and trim studio at GM in Warren, MI. She and her family live in Bloomfi eld Hills.”

1971 | 40th ReunionBarbara Klapp Vartanian, [email protected] Jones and his wife, June, have moved to Santa Fe, NM.

1972Scott Griswold, [email protected]

1973Ronald Stair, [email protected] Stephen Kummernuss writes: “Son Matthew married in July 2010. A 2002 NYU grad, daughter Erika was married in June. A 2006 grad of Penn State University. Completing master’s degree in statistics at George Mason.”Eleni Karas Norton celebrated her 30th year of employment with Exxon Mobil. “My roommate from Hartwick, Gritli Fecht Sette, attended my celebration, as did my son George and his new bride, Elizabeth, who were married October 24, 2010.”

1974Mike Brown, [email protected]

Roxanne Smyth Stern and her partner, Stanley Graham, have published their book, A Lifetime Worth Remembering: New York City 1920 to 1960. It is available on Amazon.

1976 | 35th reunionBarbara Bailey Blaisdell is a wound-care RN and enterostomal therapist, caring for ostomy patients in an outpatient rehab department.Rick Hopkins met David Munschauer “for some important high-elevation business, including an extensive search for max vertical in Vail, CO, during a three-day meeting in March. The meeting and search would not have been possible without the generous assistance provided by host Robert Barker ’77 and his wife, Karin.” Rick, David, and Robert were joined and aided in the search by Paul Reinhardt ’77, “who provided invaluable insight into the recent economic downturn and its linkage to global climate change.” The group hopes to meet again next year.

1977Kathy Fitzgerald writes: “I’ve started my own company—Howling Puffi n Designs, howlingpuffi n.com. Check it out!”

1978Jeff Tipping writes: “I left the National Soccer Coaches Association after 13 years to begin ‘Tipping Travels,’ which is a soccer, golf, and heritage tour company for Americans wishing to go to the U.K. Also caring for elderly parents in England.”

1979Karl Gustafson recently was named director of the New York State Main Street Program.

1980Matt Bardach and his wife celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary by remarrying in their local church. “My son is in high school, and plays basketball, and is on the varsity golf team. Wants to go to Hartwick.

Presidential Event: April and Wayne Adler ’85 welcomed current parents as well as alumni, President Margaret L. Drugovich, and Beth Steele to their home in Parkland FL.


Still good friends with Dan Frumkin and Dave Salkin. Went to 30th reunion and was so disappointed only 10 of us showed!”Eileen Dragone Scheffer still works at Schalmont Central Schools as their music coordinator and vocal music teacher in Schenectady, NY, and is happily married to her husband of 26 years, Bill. “We have three beautiful children ... Life continues to be just great!”Kathy Brisbane Wesley is in her 30th year teaching music in Prince George’s County Schools in Maryland. She also works with new music teachers in the D.C. area and Baltimore. Kathy has written a training curriculum for alternative certifi cation in music. She, her husband, and their three children live in southern Maryland.

1981 | 30th ReunionLarry Tetro, [email protected] Beth Weaver Frewin recently accepted a position at Schenectady County Community College. She and her husband, Eric, have two sons; Christopher is a student at Clarkson and Adam is in high school.

1982Patty O’Neill Tedesco writes: “I continue to feel very grateful for the fantastic nursing education I received at Hartwick.”

1983Kevin Ghiloni has retired after 23 years as a probation/parole offi cer in Florida. “Splitting my time as a snowbird: summer at my house in Main Point, NL, Canada, and winters on Merritt Island, FL.”Brian Hopkins writes: “All is well; two out of three now in college. One at Penn State, the other at Ithaca. Hope everyone is doing well! See you at Table Rock in 2013!”

1984Holly Hopkins Bruno recently moved to New Hampshire, “where my new neighbor is my former Hartwick roommate! Laurel McGhee Bleckett ’83 and Holly are back together again! I work throughout

New England as a region execution manager for RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company.”Stephen Sexeny writes: “Life is good! My wife, Beth, is a fung shui consultant. Daughter Bri is a Tulane grad, 2010, and a stunt woman (watch for her in The Currier), and son Nick, 12, graduated from sixth grade. His hockey and baseball are taking us all over the place! Can’t believe it’s been 27 years since graduating from the Wick.”

1985Rhonda Foote, [email protected] Woodard writes: “I received my Ph.D. in 2002 and have been clinical director for The Groden Center for the past nine years. We serve 90 children with autism and other developmental disabilities in Providence, RI. I also am a visiting professor at Wheaton College and the University of Rhode Island, and have had a number of publications in peer-reviewed journals. My most recent publication is in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, and is titled ‘Object Identifi cation and Imagination: An Alternative to the Meta-Representational Explanation of Autism.’ I also had a book come out from the American Psychological Association press, based on earlier research on the concept of courage: The Psychology of Courage; Modern Research on an Ancient Virtue. I live in Providence with John, my partner of 15 years.”

1986 | 25th ReunionRob DiCarlo, [email protected] Howard writes: “Ryan, 18, graduated from high school and will be attending Johnson & Wales in Providence, RI. Sarah, 21, begins her senior year at SUNY Plattsburgh in social work with an English minor.”Dan Smith writes: “My wife, Hannah Sayre Smith, and I, along with two of our three daughters, have moved to Hong Kong, where I am working for BNY Mellon as the chief operating offi cer for Asia Pacifi c.All is well and we expect to be here for three years.”Rob DiCarlo writes: “My wife, Janine, and I live in West Irondequoit, north of Rochester, NY, with our children, Sophie, 14; Nicholas, 11;

Presidential Event: Professor Emeritus of Political Science John Lindell hosted a lively gathering at the Meadows Country Club in Sarasota, FL.

Presidential Event: Cyrus Mehri ’83, founding partner of the law fi rm Mehri & Skalet, PLLC, hosted the President, alumni, and parents for a social gathering at his offi ces in Washington, DC. The College’s 2009 Commencement speaker, he established Hartwick’s Cyrus Mehri Global Pluralism Fellowship & Mentorship Award.


Patrick, 6. I still work at The College at Brockport (SUNY) and my wife works at the University of Rochester and Nazareth, giving us a corner on the local colleges. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the 25th reunion.”

1987Robin Hackett writes: “You know the world is small, but state government is big, when Jay Perrotte and I discovered we work in the same building!”

1988Kathy Fallon, [email protected] Mary Beth Duffi n-Hickey and her husband, Michael Hickey ’87, are still living in Readington, NJ, with their four children: Mackenzie, 17; Keegan, 16; Quinn, 13; and Myles, 9! Mackenzie graduated from Hunterdon Central this June and will attend Fairfi eld University in Fairfi eld, CT. Mary Beth is an academic intervention specialist at Bradley Gardens School in Bridgewater, NJ. Michael still runs his medical executive recruiting company, MackenzieMyles and Associates, in Flemington, NJ. “Time is fl ying by ... a kid in college. Didn’t we just graduate? We can be reached at [email protected].”Liz Howland Mallozzi and Jillian Payne recently had dinner in New York City. Liz’s son is attending the University of Vermont (class of 2015). Eric Caballeo writes: “I am enjoying the summer and have taken up residency in the Syracuse Technology Garden entrepreneurial incubator working on a startup project involving geo-location, social media, and local search.” This collaboration also involves Rick Lutz. Shawn Dargie is a resident at Countryside Care Center in Delhi, NY. Eric writes that he tries to see him about once a month. Shawn welcomes everyone to make contact through Facebook or, even better, come out and see him. He would love the company.Kathy Fallon has been promoted to practice area director at Public Consulting Group. To an outsider, this means Kathy is running the

national business in the human services space. Public Consulting Group is a fi rm that specializes in consulting to the 50 states. The job comes with a lot of U.S. travel, but it is always interesting!Keith Clisby, Stan Beames, and Brian Neumann are still close and getting together with the families for their fi fth annual July 4 camping weekend. Robin Pressman and Michael Matthews are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Jacob Marshall Matthews, on April 2, 2010. Congratulations!Liz Richter Fleming and her husband, Mike, relocated to Myrtle Beach, SC, and are enjoying a slower-paced life. If anybody is vacationing in the area this summer, please let Liz know and a visit can be arranged! Liz’s e-mail is [email protected].

1989Dorothy Holt, [email protected]

1990Leisyl Ryan Kleinberg, [email protected]

1991 | 20th ReunionRena Switzer Diem, [email protected]

1992Rory Shaffer, [email protected]

1993Jennifer Ranciato Celentano, a lawyer with a practice in North Haven, CT, is a recipient of Connecticut magazine’s “40 under 40” award. In its March 2011 edition, Connecticut magazine presented its fi rst class of recipients—a new generation of leaders full of energy, ideas and the determination to steer an unswerving course into the future. Jennifer also is co-chair of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers’ Association Women’s Caucus Domestic Violence Pro Bono Project.

Stephen Baldacci ’83“Some people just have that entrepreneurial DNA”

iBiquity Digital Corporation, Senior Vice President of Marketing

Team O-Positive, a benevolent business to support charity

When Stephen Baldacci ’83 met with a group of Hartwick’s soon-to-be-graduates on campus in May, he left them with words of advice and guidance that could only be shared after years of experience as an entrepreneur of diverse enterprises. Baldacci discussed with the class the balancing of classic business management with entrepreneurialism, as well as stories of his own numerous and varied business ventures. Students were impressed by his words of advice, including:

“Never miss an opportunity or an experience, whether it is personal, family or job related.” “You can’t fake ethics; you can’t fl ick them on and off with a switch. The only way to go is

with the highest level of ethics and standards as you can.” “Work a lot of jobs early in your career to learn more. If you work like heck, you’ll learn,

make more money, and then you can go do something else.”


1994Missy Foristall, [email protected] Byrne and her husband, Wes, are the parents of a son, Lucas Wolfgang, born May 24. He joins siblings Lorelei and Henry.Kurt Knotts writes: “In November 2010, we held the inaugural Jamie’s Run, The JK 5K, in Old Wethersfi eld, CT, to honor our daughter Jamie, who we lost to cancer last year. The 5K run, 3K walk, and Kid’s Fun Run were a resounding success and we raised $36,000 for Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. We are planning the second annual event for November 6. Find info at www.jamiesrun.org and follow us on Facebook. We also were blessed with a daughter, Dana Kelly, born March 2, 2011. With 4-year-old big brother Braeden, we are a happy family.”Julie Haff Rejman lives in Castle Rock, CO, with her husband and three kids. She is a therapist in private practice.Missy Foristall Williams just switched jobs; she is now head of digital at Martha Stewart. She lives in Pelham, NY, with her husband and two daughters.

1995Louis Crocco, [email protected] Chris Porreca writes: “I have been hired by the Brooks Sports Group out of Pittsburgh, PA, to be the executive vice president of the Adirondack Phantoms; the Phantoms play in the American Hockey League. The team is based in Glens Falls, NY. The team is the affi liate for the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL. I am responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Phantoms. I was hired to run the team in February 2011 after spending the fi rst one and one-half years with the organization selling corporate sponsorship.”

1996 | 15th ReunionAmy Krasker Cottle, [email protected] Collins recently moved to Greenland, NH, with Sharon Morrison and his newly adopted dog, Scout, and is manager of talent acquisition and recruiting at Portsmouth-based talentQuest (www.talentquestcorp.

com). His adventures are often posted on Facebook for the world to see, including an attempt to turn the backyard into a small, personal vineyard with more than 20 cold hardy vines. Janice Vacchiano was married to Michael Abel on May 7, 2011. Celebrating with the happy couple was Wendy Wyatt Frankonis. Janice and Michael live in Bay Shore, NY. Janice teaches music and her husband is a contractor.

1997Amy Maletzke Moore, [email protected]

1998Jamie Sommerville O’Riordan, [email protected] I hope everyone is doing well. As I write this, it’s mid-June and Eoin and I are eagerly expecting the arrival of a baby boy. I’m looking forward to enjoying the summer months with the wee one. If you have updates, please send them along to me at [email protected] or log on to The Wall to post notes and pictures. Thanks!Anna Beeber writes: “I was so honored to be awarded the Hartwick College Department of Nursing Alumnus of the Year 2011. I was thrilled to return to the Hartwick campus for graduation weekend to receive the award and to be the keynote speaker at the Nursing Pinning Ceremony. I hadn’t been back to campus since I graduated in 1998, and I was amazed at how things looked different, while somehow staying the same. Bill Boyle writes: “I am an assistant coach at Colgate University. After being a head D3 coach in Michigan at Olivet College for four years, I wanted to get back into the Division 1 level. I was an assistant at Michigan State University last fall, where we went to the Sweet 16. This job opened up back in upstate NY, and I jumped on it, and we have a great team here. Really disciplined student-athletes. I did get to go back to the Wick one weekend out of the two-plus months I have been on the job, as I have been traveling all over the country recruiting, but I was able to see Matt Verni, Hartwick women’s soccer coach, and his wife, Amy Verni ’99. I will be playing Hartwick here our fi rst game this fall!”

THANK YOU. GRACIAS

MERCI . GRAZIE . DANKE.

SPACIBO. OBRIGADO.

ARIGATO. TAK. DIOLCH.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

“Thank you”—WickWire style!

This spring, 1,115 donors received a personal thank you call from WickWire’s

dedicated student phonathon callers. Another 1,721 were left voice messages

thanking them for their gifts to Hartwick! It was just one more small way Hartwick

could say thank you for the inspiring generosity of our alumni, parents, and

friends.

Donors to the College made this year’s WickWire calling program the most successful in Hartwick’s history, raising over $275,000 in support of Hartwick.


Kris McMahon writes: “I was recently promoted to road manager at Canadian Pacifi c Railway and I love it. I’ve been working there for almost 12 years. My wife, Melissa, and I will be celebrating our 10-year wedding anniversary August 11; we are expecting our third baby girl this October. Emily is 4 and Grace is 2.”

1999Kristen Falk, [email protected] occurred to me today that I have been writing this column for 12 years already. Time fl ies, but I am so glad to constantly read the news and doings of our classmates. We’ve turned into interesting, productive people!Rebecca Knickerbocker Armstrong writes: “My husband is on sabbatical this summer, which means we will be traveling to New York to see family and friends in the Adirondack and Oneonta areas. We will spend a week on Lake Erie and plan to hit the NFL Hall of Fame in Ohio. Hoping for great weather to make this the best summer vacation ever! Talked to Stephany Truex Godfrey, and celebrated the birth of her little boy, Spencer.”In case anyone wanted to travel to Australia, Kanchan Banga is back in Canberra, working as a senior advisor at KPMG.Nicole Barnhardt and her husband are fi nally taking a honeymoon in August and are traveling to Iceland for two weeks. “Many people think it’s an odd place to travel, but we are very excited to do some whale watching, see volcanoes (hopefully not erupting) and icebergs, and tour the natural hot springs. Of course, we plan to do more camping throughout the summer and do a bit of hiking, as well. I am doing some gardening this summer, but nothing too extravagant. Work is good too, always busy.”Alicia Beardsley recently vacationed in Hawaii. “It was beautiful, of course! Perfect weather, but it all went by too fast. I went scuba diving, mopeding, and whale watching. I am moving to Saratoga, NY. I accepted a cardiology position with a private practice.”Mike Bruny had the opportunity to travel to Portland for the fi rst time in June. “The weather was beautiful; not a rain cloud in sight. I almost got

to see my 50-50 buddy, Kristen Falk, while I was there. I’m looking at opportunities in learning and development for my career. I’m currently focused on my speaking opportunities and ambassadorbruny.com. My giving for this issue: If you are an entrepreneur or aspiring to be one, you need to visit www.youngentrepreneurcouncil.com”Geno Carr is incredibly involved! “Life is very, very busy, but good! Nancy and I had a wonderful time traveling the world, serving as faculty with Semester at Sea last fall, and we were invited to sail again for the fall 2012 voyage! It is a different itinerary, so we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to travel to many more amazing places. This spring, I served as associate faculty at MiraCosta College teaching Acting I and Voice and Diction, and spent three months starring in miXtape, a long-running ’80s musical revue at the Horton Grand Theatre in the Gaslamp Quarter. Nancy and I can be seen on stage together in The Music Man with Lamb’s Players Theatre in Coronado. In July, I will star in a show I did while at Hartwick, Little Shop of Horrors, with the Cygnet Theatre in Old Town. Last time I played nerdy botanist Seymour, but this time I get to let my inner jerk out to play the motorcycle-riding sadomasochist, Orin Scrivello, DDS. This fall, I will teach Intermediate Acting at Grossmont College and make my debut at The Old Globe Theatre starring as Papa Who in their annual holiday musical, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! So, it’s a busy year here in San Diego, but I’m feeling truly blessed and duly grateful!”Shiloh Vanderhoof Chickerell is literally running a zoo! “We have acquired MORE animals! We had three goats born to us this spring, which was very exciting. We acquired a new mini pony and a gorgeous quarter horse. We had an exciting time shearing the alpacas and learning how to trim goat hooves. We’re selling the fl eece and the baby goats. We are saving time and money to put up our barn and change the layout of the property to allow for parking and turn-around space if/when we do fi nally open a petting zoo; hopefully next year if this summer goes well. The twins turned 2 on June 3! Eowyn is signed up to start school in September.”Jennifer (Victor) and Peter Conway write: “Matthew Peter Conway

Simon Baker ’93“The American Dream is still intact.”Baker Avenue Asset Management, President/ CEO

Simon Baker ’93 traveled to Hartwick recently to talk with Professor John Clemens’ senior-level business classes. Their discussions covered everything from Hartwick experiences, to the effects of social media, how to stand out in the job market, and “Sales 101.” The conversation turned international when they began sharing opinions on doing business in China and Baker’s years in England. Of course, Baker didn’t leave without giving the seniors some good advice:

“If there is a little thing that sticks with you today, let that be that 99% of people are clueless when they get out of school. With that, any job that you take will lay groundwork and teach you something.”

“You will meet two or three people in your life that can really change it, as long as you are open and listening.”

“Before an interview, do your homework. Connect on a level that others have not.”


was born March 24, 2011, and is the perfect addition to our family! Big sisters Makayla (4) and Madison (2) just love and adore him! Pete is already counting the days until he can take him to his fi rst Yankees game! We are adjusting to life with three kiddos. I am working at Baylor University Medical Center in labor and delivery, and Pete continues to work for a commercial real estate investment fi rm here in Dallas.”Garfi eld Drummond reports that his son, Theodore (Theo) Axel Drummond, was born April 11, 2011, and “everyone is doing well.”Kristen Falk is taking part in tree-climbing school in Dorena, OR. It’s scary but pretty awesome, to say the least. Today, climbing spurs; tomorrow, single-line climbing! The following week, she’ll be in Idaho, contra dancing near Lake Coeur D’Alene. Future summer plans include a visit to CT, two more contra dance weekends, and culminating in another full dance week in eastern MA at the end of August. Who says life is all work? The garden is planted and the plants are happy. Bring on that sun!Danielle Quilligan Fochs is very active with the Arizona Rose circuit! She chaired the photography section of the Tucson Rose Society, ARS Rose Show in April, won the trophy for best fully open hybrid tea rose and won numerous awards for photography entries at the Tucson Rose Show and Glendale Rose Show. “Seems I have a knack for this rose thing. I’m enjoying exhibiting since it’s about the only thing I have time for these days!”Amy Yager Gardner writes: “We took a vacation with our friends Jim ’92 and Cathy Ogden and their family to Tennessee. We had a great time relaxing and spending time together. I am done with the FNP program and just waiting for the authorization to take my national FNP certifi cation. Jeff will be spending more time offi ciating high school and college fi eld hockey in the fall and due to this will be unable to be on the Hartwick fi eld hockey sideline, but we are hoping to make many games as fans in the stands. The kids are busy, too. The twins have just fi nished kindergarten. Amethyst (our oldest) is really into theatre and will be

participating in the Orpheus kids summer workshop for two weeks, and will spend a week at sleep-away camp later in the summer.”Alicia Koscielniak Hackney and her husband welcomed a second daughter, Charlotte (Charley), in April 2010. In March they moved to the Cape, as her husband is the new executive chef at Wequassett in Chatham. Alicia is enjoying being a part-time stay-at-home mom and a part-time stylist with Stella & Dot. Meghan Katcher Shivel, her husband, Kevin, and daughter, Claire, visited in late June, and Christine Zurawik Serino ’00 and her husband, John, visited for Memorial Day weekend.For a little fun this summer, Gayle Huntress plans to train for her new hobby, roller derby! She plays for the Quabbin Missile Crisis team. “It’s a wild and fun sport, and I’m having a blast!”Forrest Lewandowski went to Nashville, TN, for Country Music Fest. Later this year, he hopes to visit Danielle Quilligan Fochs in Arizona and see a NASCAR race. Summer plans include working, kayaking, and generally enjoying summer.Michael Lomasney has been silent for a few years while he was sailing and working on some projects. Now (along with his partner, Colin Keillor Fordham ’98), he will be opening Spring Close Restaurant in East Hampton, NY.AmySue Hermus Long has some good news. “Owen is offi cially done with preschool. So, all of the boys are in elementary school. Colin will be in third grade, Aidan in second, and Owen in kindergarten. Oh, what to do with our time? Scott and I are traveling to Amsterdam, Tilburg, Berkelenschot, and Eefde, Holland, this summer. We have a family wedding to attend and some major sightseeing to do! We will try to take a day trip to either Antwerp, Germany, or Brussels, Belgium. My sister-in-law, Kelley Long Sheraw ’89, will be watching the kids for us while we are away! It’s going to be a great summer! We hope to make a trip upstate for the New Year’s holiday.”Kristen Mastromarchi is enjoying married life in Italy. She has some

Alumni Event: New York City-area alumni and their guests boarded the luxury vessel Atlantis at Chelsea Piers to cruise the Hudson River in June.

Sarah Peterson Meunier ’00 and Stephen Meunier ’99 were married in August 2009 in Cooperstown, NY. Joining the couple are Christa Meunier Robinson ’91, Marc Meunier ’96, Danielle DeCoste Meunier ’96, Carrie Newton ’01, Kristen Boschetto McMahon ’01, Nieves Garcia ’01, Julia Guckenberg Tiedge ’01, Bill Knightly ’01, Mike Jones ’00, Carrie Liddell Jones ’01, Shanti Czaja ’00, Pete Bertolini ’99, Brian Tiedge ’01, Michael Vissa ’01, Elizabeth White Hucker ’01, Noreen Verbeck Pieper ’01, Joe Felipe ’00, Matt Huckabee ’00, and Tim McHugh ’99.


concerts lined up for the summer (nothing big, mind you; a play in a ukulele band!); we’ll see what the autumn brings!Stephen Meunier and Sarah Peterson Meunier ’00, married in Cooperstown, NY, in August 2009, welcomed their son, Owen Essex Meunier, in February. A boy, Christian James, was born to Dan and Jamie Irwin Morency on May 14. “Everyone is doing great and John is being a great big brother. No big plans for the summer, except for camping in the Adirondacks for a few weeks.”Mike Muscarella and his wife, Mel, are still in Rochester, NY. “The little ones are now 10 and 7 and getting squirrelier by the day (in the best ways possible). Our band, Violet Mary, released its second record on Belly of The Whale Music in November to critical praise in the region. We’re looking to play Hartwick this fall, more news to come. I’m also going back to school (again; fourth time’s the charm!) for secondary education in history. So, always an adventure here on Calm Lake.”Leila Poole is still practicing as a physician assistant in Henderson, NV, now in the intensive care unit and emergency department. Her plan is to fi nish off the summer hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in September.Chris Rochelle is working with the Corning Museum of Glass and traveling the world doing glass shows on Celebrity Cruise Lines. He is circling the Mediterranean and visited the glass furnace in Istanbul. “It’s a pretty amazing glass campus out in the countryside. Life is good!”Leda Hoffman São Bento reports that her son, Bruce, is now a big brother! “Marisa Ann São Bento was born May 4, 2011. We’re so happy to have a little girl in the house; it’s fun to add a bit of pink to our lives. Everything else is going great. I’m still working for Schwadesign as a project manager, loving RI, and plan on visiting the beach quite a bit this summer. I hope Carolyn Maguire can make it here to the Ocean State to visit and meet our new addition.”

Don Sawyer successfully defended his dissertation proposal in May and has been advanced to doctoral candidate (ABD). In a perfect world, he will be done in 2012. LaToya (Cauley) ’98 fi nished her fi rst year of full-time doctoral study. Their daughter, Nyelah, who was born while they were students at Hartwick, will start high school in the fall. The family will be traveling to St. Kitts in the summer for vacation and to search for Don’s grandmother’s family. Meg Katcher Shivel is off for the summer and looking forward to spending more time with Claire; lots of play dates and pool days lined up! “We are bringing Claire on a plane for the fi rst time in a few weeks as we head to NY to see my family and then up to Cape Cod to see Alicia Koscielniak Hackney and her beautiful family. We are so thrilled to fi nally get our little ones together and hope that Claire and Charley will be lifelong friends, just like their mommies. Other than that trip, we’ll probably spend a few Saturdays at a local lake here in NC and just try to stay cool. It’s hot as heck here!”Eric Shoen is living in Chicago for the time being and traveling the central USA for work as a charity fundraising consultant. He’s been attempting to connect with Eric Fredericks ’97, and has been fortunate to connect with Bradley Baker ’00. The movie Eric helped with came out fi nally: ssm-movie.com. It’s been very popular in the fi lm festival circuit, but isn’t really a mainstream-type movie. He’s been keeping up with running, and volunteering for his church in Rochester and Hartwick when he can. He’s really looking forward to going to Prague with the Hartwick Choir this summer.Jennifer Smith ran the Big Sur Marathon this past May. It was her fi rst and she’s hoping to run the New York Marathon next year. “I also saw Wendy Lee and her beautiful baby girl recently; they’re doing very well and it was great to get up to Boston and see them.”Brooke (Bennett) and Andy Thomas ’00 celebrated the fi rst birthday of their sons, William and Finnegan, in April. They are looking forward

Presidential Event: A crowd of alumni, parents and friends gathered for a great time in the historic Union League Club at 37th and Park Avenue, Manhattan, where they connected with one another and with President Margaret L. Drugovich.

Scott Desmarais ’00 and Carin Plante were married May 7, 2011. The newlyweds were joined by Bill ’98 and Carolyn (Cantin) ’97, Desmarais Victor ’00 and Bethel (Huller) ’00 Willingham, Kristin Hall ’00, Melissa Smith Sweet ’00, Melissa Williams ’00, and Brigitte Fielder ’00.


to attending some Hartwick weddings this summer.Chris Villa, head swim coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, earned conference coach of the year honors for the 2010-11 season. He is the fourth IUP coach to be honored. Chris led the Crimson Hawks from 10th place at the 2010 PSAC meet to fourth this year and only one point out of third. He oversaw the development of a host of sophomores who dramatically improved IUP’s fortunes this season. In all, a total of 14 school and seven freshmen women’s records have been broken since Chris became head coach prior to the 2006-07 season.Nissa Westerberg just passed the four-year mark working for the Patent and Trademark Offi ce. “Time has really fl own by! Seeing your name on the front of an issued patent is pretty cool, and I’m getting to allow more applications as time goes on. No big plans so far for the summer, but I hope to take a trip with Alicia Beardsley and Yee Lam Wong.”Jonathan Wood writes: “Dan and I became engaged over Memorial Day weekend. He proposed during a hike along the banks of the Charles River, after which we jumped in a canoe with our dog and a picnic lunch for a paddle upstream. Later that evening, he took me to dinner at a great farm-to-table restaurant for a chef ’s tasting menu. It was a fantastic day and we can’t wait to gather all our friends to help us celebrate our marriage. The following weekend, my family gathered together to celebrate the 65th wedding anniversary of my grandparents, Bill ’49 and Dolores Chestney ’46 Deitz. There were three generations of Hartwick grads there: my grandparents; their daughter, Carla Deitz Wood ’70, and her husband, David Wood ’72; their son, Allan Deitz ’75, and his wife, Carol Deitz; and me.”

2000Kristen Hall, [email protected] Kristin Hall writes: “I hope summer is treating all of you well. My life has been kept busy with work and house hunting. I am (as of early June) in the process of closing on a house; hopefully, the process will go smoothly. I also joined a softball team this summer—all hospital employees, but since we all have bizarre schedules, we never know who will show up. It’s fun!”

Shanti Czaja writes: “In 2011, Meg and I decided enough was enough! Too many girls wearing tights ... pants. We now patrol the streets of Boston on the weekends with a bag of real pants to hand out.”Jarlyn Romero Mathews writes: “Hi everyone, I recently bought a house in Boca Raton with my husband and two daughters. I have been teaching in a high school in Boca and just fi nished my fi rst season as the head lacrosse coach and had a winning season. Life has been busy for me, but I am enjoying every minute of it. Miss you all.”Charles Catania and his wife, Kimberly, are expecting their second child in June, one day shy of son Jack’s second birthday. Charles writes: “I am thankfully busy with my private family medicine practice in Thorofare, NJ, and life is good. Looking forward to getting in touch with other classmates. Anyone in the Philly area, look me up!”Brooke Sandler Coleman is still living in the Philadelphia area and is working as a licensed clinical social worker. She and her husband, Jason, are expecting the arrival of their second child, a son, in October. They are busy enjoying their energetic daughter, almost 3, and making the most of life as often as they can, as life is defi nitely too short! Meg Thomson writes: “Had a great time running my fi rst Boston Marathon in April, where I was lucky enough to have Sarah Pettit meet me to run the last few miles! We are now both in training for the Portland, ME, marathon in October, where Taryn Chase will join us for the half. Amy Witherell and I placed 15th in the Great Urban Race in Boston as team WICK’ed and I’m still laughing thinking about that day! Looking forward to lots of summer fun with my favorite ladies.”Scott Desmarais married the love of his life, Carin Plante, on May 7, 2011, in Concord, NH. It was a beautiful ceremony, and a great time was had by all. Alumni in attendance included Bill and Carolyn (Cantin) Desmarais, Victor and Bethel (Huller) Willingham, Kristin Hall, Melissa Smith Sweet, Melissa Williams, and Brigitte Fielder.Edith Newberry Fogarty writes: “My husband, John, and I welcomed our fi rst child, John Higgins Fogarty, into the world on April 28. I am on maternity leave, but will be returning to work in August at State Street Middle School in Windsor, VT, where I teach social studies.”

Alumni Event: Fred Schaeffer ’65 led fellow alumni in “Walkway over the Hudson—Past Present and Future,” after lunch together at Aloy’s Italian Restaurant in Poughkeepsie, NY.

Alumni Event: Hartwick fans cheered the Boston Celtics through a tough home court loss to the LA Clippers in March.


Alice Timmons Haroldson writes: “We’re very excited to be heading to Danvers, MA, at the end of June for a much-needed visit with the girls, and what’s sure to be a very joyous celebration”Jennifer Wilson writes: “Some things are old and some are new with me. I’m still at the hospital and playing softball on Thursdays in the summer. My girlfriend of almost three years and I are going to start a family this month. We found a wonderful donor and I’m crossing my fi ngers for a little girl! I am excited to see Mara Areman and her little Olivia this summer. I spoke with her last night and she had her say Willy, it was so cute! Working on my fi rst book and I am hoping by this time next year, I will be done. See, there is hope yet for me to be famous!”Emily Moore writes: “I’m still living in Fonda with my cat, Meche. I just fi nished my second year as a 7-9 math teacher at Oppenheim-Ephratah CSD and am looking forward to summer vacation. In April, I bought my late grandmother’s house and will surely keep busy updating and renovating! Find me on Facebook or e-mail me at [email protected]”Craig Laughlin moved to Syracuse, NY, in June 2010. Since then, he has become an integral part of the Dam Dirt Heroes kickball team, started working for a little company known as Apple Inc., and is fi nalizing plans to start his own business, Kinani Blue Marketing, LLC.After running her seventh marathon, Lindsay Silverman has decided to focus on shorter races, like 18-milers and half marathons. She’s looking forward to a summer spent volunteering, running, drawing, and traveling.

2001 | 10th Reunion

2002Meredith Robbins, [email protected]

2003Erin Rowe, [email protected] Charlie Hitch won another Pinnacle Award at Lockheed Martin.

2004Bry Anderson, [email protected] Lindsay Coons is fi nishing up her fourth year as an elementary music teacher at Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School and she has the best job in the world! She teaches K-8 general music, plus two choruses and fi fth-grade band. She is coaching volleyball at school and playing in several adult volleyball leagues. Lindsay is engaged to the man of her dreams; their wedding date is set for August 17, 2012. They bought a house in Schenectady and live there with their bulldog, Tali, and cats Smokey and Bandit.Stacie Levy married Cesar Gracia on June 11, 2011, in Miami, FL.Amy Bateman is still working in the plant pathology lab for the USDA in Aberdeen, ID. She married Joseph Frazier, software engineer, on August 28, 2011. They are expecting their fi rst child together at the end of November. Dvera Saxton is living in Watsonville, CA, where she is conducting her doctoral dissertation research in anthropology on farm worker health on different sizes and scales of organic and conventional farms. In support of her work, she received a Wenner Gren Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship and a National Science Foundation Social and Behavioral Sciences Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant. “Working with farm workers is simultaneously beautiful and depressing work. I’m really enjoying the relationships I’m building with folks and the community organizing endeavors I’ve become a part of through my research. There is nowhere else I’d rather be at present. I’m hoping to stay in Watsonville in the long term and make some sort of career and life for myself that will enable me to continue researching, writing, educating, and organizing around food, agriculture, health, labor, and environmental issues as they pertain to farm workers.”Courtney Hennessy is still living in Australia. She got engaged at midnight on New Year’s Eve to her boyfriend of three years. They are getting married next year on July 28 and are very excited. They are working on trying to fi nd a place to live and arrange the big day.

Janice Vacchiano ’96 and Michael Abel were married May 7, 2011. Wendy Wyatt Frankonis ’96 joined the celebration.

Amy Bateman ’04 and Joseph Frazier were married August 28, 2010.

Presidential Event: Diane and Gary Bush Ph.D. ’77 opened their Atlanta, GA, home for President Margaret L. Drugovich and alumni.


2005Edwin Siegfried, [email protected]

2006 | 5th ReunionBrian Knox, [email protected] Alila, [email protected] Hanley reports that in March he successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis, titled “Elicitation and epitope usage of therapeutic human T cell targeting cytomegalovirus.” He graduated from the department of immunology and center for cell and gene therapy at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. He will continue there as a post-doctoral fellow.

Alumni Event: Young alumni gathered at Tia’s on the Waterfront in Boston and celebrated the Bruin’s win of The Stanley Cup alongside Bruins players.

The Wick Holiday

Gift GuideWe’re compiling a holiday gift guide of products made by Hartwick alumni, faculty, and staff. Whether you have a store or a website, we’d like to share your work.

To be considered, e-mail a quality, high-resolution photo (300 dpi) of your product, along with your name, class year, contact information, and web address to [email protected] or mail a sample to Jen Moritz, The Wick, PO Box 4020, Oneonta, NY 13820.

2007Sara Caldwell, [email protected]

2009Olivia Burlew and husband Gary proudly announce the April 14, 2011, birth of their fi rst child, Mason Donald Burlew.Christian Janowski is an analyst at Galson Laboratories in Syracuse, NY.

2010Wyatt Uhlein, [email protected] English is a marketing associate with Reed Exhibitions.Christina Herbst is doing an internship at Reformed Church of America Archives in New Brunswick, NJ.

The night before Commencement, former Hawks QB Jason Boltus ’09 proposed to fi eld hockey standout Amanda Barton ’11. Boltus popped the question on the turf at Wright Stadium, where they both excelled as student-athletes.

CLASS NOTES DEADLINESubmit your Class Notes for the next Wick by September 19, 2011. Send your news to [email protected] or the class correspondent listed under your class year. Please understand that we may have to edit your Class Notes for length.

Show Off!

College CalendarSubmit your Hartwick-themedphotos—campus, J Term, study abroad, people, athletics, performances, unique experiences—for the 2012 calendar. Deadline: Oct. 3.Photos should be approximately 8x10 inches, 300 dpi. Upload your photo to www.fl ickr.com/groups/hartwickcollege (be sure to tag them “2012calendar”). You also can e-mail your photo(s) to [email protected] with “2012 calendar contest” in the subject line. Winning photos will appear in the 2012 calendar!


1932 | Helen Sprowls Short, of Sun City, AZ, died March 8, 2011.

1933 | Evelyn Coutant Pangburn, 99, of Nazareth, PA, died April 27, 2011. Following her time at Hartwick, she received graduate degrees from Middlebury College and Columbia University and taught Latin and French in Davenport, Cherry Valley, and Bath, NY, high schools. Survivors include her sons, four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Her husband of 61 years, Robert, and a son preceded her in death.

1933 | Stuart Wessing, 101, of Rome, NY, died peacefully May 18, 2011. He received his master’s degree and continued studies at Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse universities. His wife, Grace, died in December 1993. Stuart was supervisor of adult education at Sauquoit Valley and a teacher in Minaville and Canajoharie schools. He was World War II veteran, former U.S. Air Force manpower analyst, and former rehabilitation and training offi cer with the U.S. Veterans Administration. From 1954 to 1996 he served as a special agent of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. He is survived by a sister and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his companion, Christine Fritsch, in June 2002.

1938 | Kathryn Morley Allen, 95, of Matamoras, PA, died April 14, 2011. She and her husband owned Polar Bear Ice Cream Stand in Matamoras for 15 years. She worked as a teacher of history and English for Delaware Valley School District and as a librarian in Port Jervis. Survivors include two sons, one daughter, eight grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren; she was predeceased by her husband of 47 years, George.

1942 | Lorraine Pierce Holowach, 91, died March 30, 2011. Her postgraduate studies were done at the Maxwell School of Government at Syracuse University and Columbia University in New York City. She married Oneonta ophthalmologist Nicholas Holowach in 1944. She taught English and social studies at Gilbertsville Central School, Arlington High School, and Sloatsburg High School until 1951, when her husband was called to active duty with the U.S. Navy in Heidelberg, Germany. They returned to the U.S. the following year and lived in Portsmouth, VA. She was a member of the Hartwick College Citizens Board and its fi rst woman president. She was predeceased by her husband of 59 years in February 2004. Survivors include a daughter; a son, Nicholas Holowach II ’81, Esq.; and two grandchildren.

1947 | Wanda Slusarczyk Richter, of Remsen, NY, died February 4, 2011. She was predeceased by her husband of 25 years, Bill, in 1977. She worked as an offi ce nurse, then was employed by St. Luke’s Hospital in Utica. She stayed at home to raise her children to school age and worked as a private duty RN until her employment with Masonic Home as assistant director of nurses. She then worked at St. Luke’s Memorial Hospital until her retirement. Wanda was recognized for serving during World War II as a nurse in training. Survivors include children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

1947 | Charles Root, 87, of Cooperstown, NY, died May 16, 2011. He attended Syracuse University until he left school to join the armed services. When he returned from the service, he attended Hartwick,

where he became a brother in the Alpha Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Pi fraternity. At Hartwick, he met and married Ruth Graunke ’47. Charles and Ruth ran Root Hardware in Cooperstown until 1956. He then worked at the Carrier plant in Schenectady until he joined the Cooperstown Post Offi ce, where he remained until his retirement in 1987. Charles is survived by three daughters and fi ve grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Ruth, who died in December 2009.

1950 | Russell Feltus Jr., 90, of Liverpool, NY, died May 25, 2011. Russ served in the Marine Corps from 1941 to 1945. He was a founding member and president of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity at Hartwick. Russ was employed by Employers Mutual of Wausau as a malpractice claims reviewer until 1959. He later became executive director of the Medical Societies of Oneida, Herkimer, Madison, and Chenango counties. Russ was a loving husband and father to his four children and a devoted grandfather to his 11 grandchildren and fi ve great-grandchildren. He and his wife, Jane, recently celebrated 60 years of marriage.

1950 | Eileen Lendt Schaller, of Venice, FL, died February 11, 2011. A devout Christian, Eileen was a devoted and caring wife and mother. She was employed at Kodak as a registered nurse. Survivors include her son. Her husband, George, predeceased her.

1951 | Harvey Loucks, 82, of North Tonawanda, NY, died unexpectedly May 7, 2011. He earned degrees in chemistry and mathematics. Harvey worked the majority of his life at Bell Aerospace as an engineer, helping to develop both Tefl on and Corian. Survivors include his wife, Esther; two daughters; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren.

1957 | John Hooks, of Towson, MD, died May 19, 2011.

1958 | Richard Hatzenbuhler, 78, of Verona, NJ, died May 20, 2011. He retired in 1990 as a senior vice president with First Fidelity Bank, N.A. New Jersey (Wells Fargo), where he managed and directed the Financial Institutions Division. He was active within the New Jersey political arena, serving as an Essex County Republican committee member and consulting with various congressional banking committees on forging a new Holding Company Act for the New Jersey banking industry. He was a founding member of the national coalition of check payment systems. He attended Syracuse University and, on his return from serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, he received a bachelor of science degree from Hartwick. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Marilyn Smith Hatzenbuhler; daughter and son-in-law; and granddaughter.

1958 | Barbara McCluskey Warner, 74, of Sun Lakes, AZ, died January 8, 2011. She and her husband, Jimmie ’59, retired to Arizona in 1992 after having spent most of her life on Long Island. Barb was committed to community service and served on the boards of several non-profi ts. She is survived by two daughters and two grandchildren. 1959 | Russell Schott, 76, of Ballston Spa, NY, died May 27, 2011. He worked for more than 30 years as a clerk in the Railroad Assessment Department for the State of New York. He was a member of the Saratoga Springs Senior Citizens and the Racing City Chorus, and enjoyed the

In Memoriam


Flashback

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Were you one of “Miss Lacey’s Girls”?Do you see yourself with her here?Was this a Pinning Ceremony?How did it fi t into Commencement exercises?Do the candles symbolize Florence Nightingale?

What we do know: Miss Edith Lacey fi gures prominently in Hartwick’s history. With 20 years’ nursing experience, she was recruited to start Hartwick‘s Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II. She served as the fi rst director of the School of Nursing (1943-1953), Associate Professor of Nursing (1943-1957), Dean of the School of Nursing (1953-1961), Professor of Nursing (1957-1961), and Professor Emeritus of Nursing. Her legacy continues with the Edith M. Lacey Scholarship, awarded annually to a junior nursing student. In this year’s graduating class, Gabrielle Evans earned both the Edith M. Lacey Scholarship and a Hartwick College Faculty Scholar Award (see page 5).

Please share your stories about this photo or any aspect of Nursing at Hartwick.Send identifi cations and memories of this or similar events to [email protected] orEditor, The Wick, Hartwick College, PO Box 4020, Oneonta, NY 13820


of the Upper New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Upon his retirement in 1986, St. Paul’s honored him as pastor emeritus. Walter and Inge later became active members of St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Camillus until they moved to Wilmington to be near family in 2008. Walter was predeceased by his beloved wife, Inge. Survivors include his four children and their families.

Honorary Degree | Lee Miller H’96, of East Syracuse, NY, died January 31, 2011. He served as bishop of the Upstate NY Synod, ELCA, from 1992 to 2002. He graduated from The Peddie School, Princeton University, The Lutheran Theological Seminary of Philadelphia, and Columbia University, earning an Ed.D.; he received an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Hartwick College. He was named Distinguished Alumnus of Lutheran Theological Seminary of Philadelphia in 2008. He also served pastoral calls at First Lutheran Church, Jamestown, and First English Lutheran Church, Lockport; assistant to the bishop of the Upstate NY Synod; interim bishop, Northeast Ohio Synod, ELCA. He was a volunteer with Ste. Marie Among the Iroquois, organizationally and as an interpreter, portraying a 17th century Jesuit priest. He served as a school board member in Jamestown and Lockport, on many boards of trustees including Lutheran Social Services, Upstate NY; LTS Philadelphia; and Augsburg Fortress Publishing House, Minneapolis. He was convener for the Collegium of the NYS Council of Churches. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Joan; their children; and grandchildren.

Friend | David Arnold, 73, of Huntly, VA, died December 9, 2010, of kidney cancer. Earlier in his career, he was a photo editor for the books division of Time-Life in New York City and a newspaper photographer. In 1994, he was honored by the University of Missouri journalism school for his work on the National Geographic magazine report titled “Viruses.” Survivors include his wife of 29 years, Lesley; two daughters from his fi rst marriage; and four grandchildren. David was the grandson of Hartwick President Henry Arnold, and spoke on the family’s behalf at the dedication of Arnold Rain Garden in 2009.

Friend | Kurt Neunzig, 96, of Sanibel Island, FL, died December 27, 2010. He fi rst came to the Davenport Center area around 1926, where his father purchased the land they renamed Pine Lake. After serving as a swim instructor in the Navy to new recruits during World War II, Kurt and his wife, Liz, while raising their three children, spent their summers building up and operating Pine Lake as a summer housekeeping cabin resort for the next 25 years. He not only did much of the plumbing, electrical, carpentry, etc., but was revered by generations of young kids who among other things he taught to swim, took on hikes, played softball with, and rode around the lake on his jeep. His love of the land led him to encourage the purchase of the lake and around 400 acres of woodland by Hartwick College in 1971, that it might be preserved in its natural state for future generations. Winters during those years were spent working in Miami Beach at hotels and in water shows. An avid vegetable gardener, Kurt at various times also raised pigeons, beagles, horses, and Scottish Highlander cattle. A lifelong hunter, Kurt traveled to Colorado, Idaho, Alaska, and Newfoundland on big-game hunts and with Liz ran a hunting camp at Pine Lake in the 1950s to 1960. Kurt also served as a Town of Davenport assessor; in later years as a swim offi cial for Hartwick, SUCO, and Oneonta High School; and as a golf starter on Sanibel, continuing working past the age of 90. He also continued to golf, garden, cut and

split his fi rewood, and make jams and maple syrup. Kurt is survived by his children, Ken Neunzig and Kathi Chipman; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his loving and beautiful wife of 57 years, Elizabeth, and his son Kurt Jr. Memorial gifts may be made in Kurt’s memory to Pine Lake Campus, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY; designate “Friends of Pine Lake” at hartwickalumni.org/hartwickfund.

Friend | Martha “Marti” Stayton, 61, of Oneonta, NY, died June 11, 2011, after a year-long struggle with pancreatic cancer. Marti grew up in Portland, OR, where she met her future husband, Professor of Biology Stanley K. Sessions. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology and master’s in counseling psychology from the University of Oregon. In 1979, Marti and Stan moved to Berkeley, CA, where she worked as a family counselor for six years. After Berkeley, the couple moved to England, where she gave birth to their son, Alex. After a year in England, they returned to California, and in 1989, they settled in Oneonta. Marti loved Oneonta and surrounding areas, and enjoyed walks in the parks and canoeing in the rivers and lakes, camping in the Adirondacks, visiting with friends, playing mandolin, listening to music, and going to the theatre. She was a professional counselor for her entire career, working with children and adults, groups and individuals, to seek solutions to the daily frustrations of being human. She divided her work between clinical practice and public service. For more than 10 years, Marti was the employee assistance coordinator for Bassett Healthcare. Prior to that, she was the director of counseling at Catholic Charities of Delaware and Otsego Counties. She served three terms as an elected member of the Oneonta School Board, serving as president during a challenging time in the history of the school district. Most recently, Marti was elected to and served on the Otsego County Board of Representatives. She also was a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Oneonta. Marti is survived by her husband, Stan, to whom she was married for 41 years; and her son, Alex Sessions ’07.


Flashback

What’sthe story.

Were you one of “Miss Lacey’s Girls”?Do you see yourself with her here?Was this a Pinning Ceremony?How did it fi t into Commencement exercises?Do the candles symbolize Florence Nightingale?

What we do know: Miss Edith Lacey fi gures prominently in Hartwick’s history. With 20 years’ nursing experience, she was recruited to start Hartwick‘s Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II. She served as the fi rst director of the School of Nursing (1943-1953), Associate Professor of Nursing (1943-1957), Dean of the School of Nursing (1953-1961), Professor of Nursing (1957-1961), and Professor Emeritus of Nursing. Her legacy continues with the Edith M. Lacey Scholarship, awarded annually to a junior nursing student. In this year’s graduating class, Gabrielle Evans earned both the Edith M. Lacey Scholarship and a Hartwick College Faculty Scholar Award (see page 5).

Please share your stories about this photo or any aspect of Nursing at Hartwick.Send identifi cations and memories of this or similar events to [email protected] orEditor, The Wick, Hartwick College, PO Box 4020, Oneonta, NY 13820

“Endowed Scholarships provide the gift of opportunity,” said President Margaret L. Drugovich at the Partners in Scholarship luncheon in May.

Noting that 98 percent of Hartwick students receive fi nancial support, she explained, “A $10,000 annual distribution from a large endowment can allow a student to dream of choosing Hartwick. A $1,000 annual distribution from a smaller endowment can allow a student to remain, to stay with her dream. Simply put, endowed scholarships make dreams come true for generations of Hartwick students to come.”

Endowed scholarships offer a personal way to have a direct impact on the quality of students earning the degree. For more information about endowed scholarships and other forms of student support, please contact Jim Broschart, Vice President for College Advancement, at 607-431-4026 or [email protected].

Hartwick Giving

Investing in Hartwick,One Student at a Time

Nick Clair ’12 presents Trustee Bruce Anderson ’63 with a Partners in Scholarship pin during the luncheon held to bring together endowed fund donors and the students who are benefi tting from their generosity. Clair is the recipient of The Andrew and Betty Anderson Scholarship, which Anderson established in 2007 and continues to build as a tribute to his parents. Clair, from Walden, NY, is a Mathematics and Education major and a wide receiver on the football team.

“I have decided to endow a new scholarship as part of Hartwick’s [upcoming] campaign. I’ve made this gift in memory of my father, John Hamilton, who guided and encouraged me to attend Hartwick … all those years ago. My father was very proud of my accomplishments and I’m sure he would agree this is a very worthy investment.”Carol Ann Coughlin ’86 | Economics major | M.B.A., New York University | College Trustee | Scholarship recipient as a student

“I am the proud recipient of two named scholarships—the Dr. Robert E. and Maryalice Mansbach Scholarship [for community service] and the Carol A. Bocher and Earl E. Deubler Jr. H’91 Scholarship [for a Biology student showing outstanding potential]. I feel honored to be recognized as someone with outstanding potential. I feel an extra sense of pride, but also of responsibility. It is through donors’ generosity that we, as students, know that someone believes in us, and that cannot be measured in dollars and cents.”

Mark Blazek ’12 | Biology major/Pre-Allied Health Program | Hawks Basketball guard and record holder; ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District I First Team (2010) | Student Athlete Advisory Board, Fellowship of Christian Athletes. (Pictured with Professor Emeritus Bob Mansbach)

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