FALL 2017THE MAGAZINE OF HARTWICK COLLEGEThe

Special Issue:

ChangePlanning, Innovation,

and Creativity on Campus

Change is one of those wonderful words that, in English, is commonly used as both a noun and a verb. In both instances, it denotes action—to alter, switch, or become different. As I reflect on the path to change in organizations, I favor the Latin cambiāre: to barter or exchange. Organizational change is often the result of a process of negotiation, the sharing of ideas, and, as a result, the creation of something new.

I recently attended a meeting of more than 300 private college presidents. They lead colleges of all sizes—some larger, and some smaller, than Hartwick. Session after session, conversation after conversation, the topic of change—its necessity, how to create and support it, how to manage it, how to communicate about it, and how not to be overwhelmed by it—was the theme. Instead of observing change, colleges (or at least their presidents!) are starting to answer changes in the environment by actively catalyzing change on their campuses.

Independent liberal arts colleges, no matter their location or resources, are being

challenged to adapt and act on changing economic, social, and political conditions. We are responding to fewer high school graduates, less ability to pay for education, more competition from alternate providers, more skepticism about the value of education, and a different kind of student—learners who are shaped by instant access to a breathtaking amount of information, filled with both facts and fake facts.

Mark Twain is credited as saying, “The only person who likes change is a baby with a wet diaper.” For the rest of us, we need to work hard to keep an open mind, to run toward the edge of our comfort zone, and to scale that wall of uncertainty with the courageous conviction that we will know what to do when we pull ourselves over the top.

Adaptation is in Hartwick’s DNA. For 220 years, true to our mission, we have responded to ever-changing circumstances with curiosity, critical thinking, creativity, and courage. This edition of The Wick highlights this truth by looking back on those who have inspired us to move forward. Now, 25 current students, staff, administrators, and faculty volunteers are working on creating our path to the College’s 225th anniversary. The Hartwick

225: Students First planning committee reminds us that the people of Hartwick will make its future. These “all-in” members of our community are thinking about how to enable change that will facilitate revenue growth, program development, and innovation. Through their work, they are sowing the seeds from which our future will take root. Inspiring.

What’s next? Just what we choose. I can’t wait.

Best,

Dr. Margaret L. Drugovich P’12President

CourageousConviction

INNOVATIONS

4 Hartwick’s History As seen through the lens of adaptation

15 Students in Action University Innovation Fellows bring interdisciplinary perspectives

16 On the Hill A fabulous new look for Hartwick’s future

22 Makerspace at Work Keith Granet ’79 and Nadya Zhexembayeva ’01, PhD come to town

LOOKING FORWARD

1 Courageous Conviction The President’s perspective on change

13 Board Leadership Four alumni and a friend take their seat at the table

13 College Enrollment New Yorkers to benefit from $10,000 Founders’ Award

14 Academics & Student Life Six new majors, First master’s degree, Peace Corps Prep, eSports, Summer online

COMMUNITY

12 Faculty News Scholar-practitioners study, publish, present, and earn honors

24 True Blue Alumni and families come together to celebrate Hartwick’s past, present, and future

26 Athletic News Noteworthy achievements, then and now

28 Alumni / Class Notes Personal and professional news, alumni gatherings, remembering those we have lost

40 Top 10 Ways To be part of Hartwick’s future

CONTENTS

EDITOR AND FEATURES WRITERElizabeth Steele P’12

SENIOR DESIGNERJennifer Nichols-Stewart

CONTRIBUTORSVeronika Szandtner, Rebekah Talbot ’14, Shelley Wallace P’07

WICK ONLINEStephanie Brunetta

PHOTOGRAPHERSGerry Raymonda Photography and submitted

PHOTO EDITINGCindy McKown

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARDDr. Margaret L. Drugovich P’12, PresidentGregg Fort, VP for College AdvancementKaren McGrath, VP for Enrollment and Student ExperienceDr. Michael G. Tannenbaum P’14, Provost and VP for Academic AffairsAlicia Fish ’91, Senior Director of Engagement

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George AllenColleen Connery ’83Carol Ann Hamilton Coughlin ’86 Elaine Raudenbush DiBrita ’61Kathleen Fallon ’88 Michael Finnerty ’92 Keith Granet ’79 Sarah Griffiths Herbert ’88 Thomas Johnstone Dorothy Milligan Lewis ’65 David Long ’83, H’14 Charlene McCutcheon Marx ’77, P’10, P’15 Bertine Colombo McKenna Janet Mitchell ’71 Neal Miller ’72 Joel Patterson ’96Marina Mikhailova Regelman ’95Santo Russo ’91Sarah Otto Sanders ’11 Steven Suleski ’76Susan Schroeder Warner ’84Cathy Weeks ’81

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Hartwick College, an engaged community, integrates a liberal arts education with experiential learning to inspire curiosity, critical thinking, creativity, personal courage, and an enduring passion for learning.

THE COLLEGE MISSION

The valley view, even better than ever.

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Hartwick’s new morning view, as seen by Nora Mendez ’16.

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Through wartime and peace, through rising and falling birthrates, through industrialization and technological advances, through boons and busts in the economy, Hartwick College has adapted and adjusted to ensure that it is always relevant and always looking ahead.

At key points in its history, this College has ebbed and flowed, sometimes pulling back from the edge, other times leaping ahead. Every major decision has been guided by one ambition: to ensure that the Hartwick educational experience is not only foundational, but transformational.

For generations, dedicated and determined individuals have worked together for the benefit of students and the continued success of this educational enterprise. Their shared ambition and collective action endure as a guide for Hartwick’s future.

Groundbreaking for the first building of Hartwick College: Science Hall, later known as Bresee Hall. June 26, 1928

Pictured (l-r): Robert VanDeusen, pastor of the Lutheran Church; Dwight James Baum, architect; Charles Leitzell, President of Hartwick’s Board of Trustees; Charles Myers, College President; Abraham Kellogg, trustee and benefactor; and Arthur Seybolt, Sr., trustee and College attorney.

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{1746–1816}

Founding a “First” Hartwick College’s history began with one unlikely man—Lutheran minister John Christopher Hartwick, who was summoned from Germany to America in 1746 to fill a pastorate vacancy in New York. By the time of his death 50 years later, he had witnessed the American Revolution and the struggles of the early republic, as well as the challenges Lutheranism faced in adapting to these formidable changes.

Eccentric and arrogant, Hartwick frequently alienated his congregations and had little patience for their vices. His highest aspiration was to form a utopian community dedicated to the principles of pious living. To this end, he made numerous land deals and eventually obtained the majority of a 24,000-acre patent from the Mohawk Indians in Otsego County, New York.

Hartwick died without having realized his dream; however, he left complete instructions in his will for the organization of a seminary, and his executors fulfilled his wishes. Hartwick Seminary was established September 20, 1797, as the first Lutheran seminary in America. At first, courses were taught in New York City and Albany and on the Hartwick patent in Otsego County. In 1815, programs were centralized and the first seminary building was erected on property outside of Cooperstown. A year later, the New York Regents granted Hartwick Seminary a charter, establishing both an academy and a theological department.

{1817–1894}

Expanding the CoreSuccess was far from assured. An average of 65 students attended annually for the first 20 years, but by 1839, only 17 were enrolled in the academy and only one was studying theology. After the school’s one building was expanded to include student housing, enrollments started to increase. However, candidates for the Lutheran ministry and the children of Lutheran ministers paid no tuition.

Hartwick Academy became one of the first coeducational schools in the country in 1851 when it admitted 27 young women and hired its first female teacher, Charlotte Miller. This was a development John Christopher Hartwick almost certainly would not have welcomed, for the lifelong bachelor was well known for his antipathy toward women. (By the late 1960s, more than half of Hartwick College’s students would be women, a ratio that has continued almost uninterrupted.)

In 1853, decades before the founding of the State Normal School in Oneonta (now SUNY), the New York Board of Regents authorized Hartwick to prepare students to teach in district public schools. This program expansion and the associated state funds helped boost Seminary enrollments to 129 that year and to 143 by 1854.

Fundraising efforts to improve or expand facilities repeatedly fell short. A campaign in 1865 raised only $11,500 of the $50,000 goal, and even less was actually collected. Hartwick townspeople paid their pledges

Flexibility, Resiliency, and Generosity

First Hartwick College Commencement. {1932}

By Elizabeth P. Steele P’12, editorIn consultation withShelley Wallace P’07, college archivist

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An early philanthropist, Marion Yager, donated her brother Willard’s extensive Indian artifacts collection in 1929, and later her own estate, to Hartwick College.

Winners of the coveted Hartwick Seminary C.G. Hall Prize for best essay on the proceedings of Congress or of the New York State Legislature in 1897.

with labor rather than cash, and funds had to be drawn from the endowment, nearly depleting it. The result was a new building, but few resources.

The year 1870 brought the first of many discussions of the Academy Department expanding to become a college. Progress was incremental, starting with a classical course in 1872, and a large bequest in 1888 made it possible for the Academy to develop and introduce the freshman year of a collegiate course. For nearly 40 years, Hartwick concurrently offered academic, first-year collegiate, and theological departments.

{1895–1928}

Building a “Greater Hartwick”As the Seminary Board of Trustees made plans for the 1897 centennial celebration, they also focused their attention on developing a four-year college program. Promotion boasted of its central location in a malaria-free region with a “delightful” climate. Campus improvements, made in anticipation of growth, included a small gymnasium in 1912 and renovations to the Seminary building in 1916 and 1917. Enrollment remained stable during World War I, when theology students were

exempt from the draft; 72 students attended Hartwick in 1917–18. This phase of Hartwick’s history was complex, both because it was simultaneously operating multiple programs of study and because of its relationship with the Lutheran Synod of New York, whose members comprised a majority of the Board of Trustees. At its 1920 annual convention, the Synod resolved to raise $200,000 to grow the Seminary’s endowment, build a girls’ dormitory, develop a course for lay workers in the church, and build a library building—all on the existing Hartwick Seminary campus. That goal was never reached.

Just a few years later, the Seminary Board unanimously authorized another fundraising campaign, this time with a goal of $500,000 for a “Greater Hartwick.” Plans included using increased endowment income to expand the collegiate course to four years.

The need was great; the financial situation serious. In his “Open Letter of 1926,” President Charles R. Meyers wrote, “Between the movement for ‘A Greater Hartwick’ and the necessity of the school’s discontinuance, there is no middle ground.”

At the same time that Hartwick Seminary was evaluating its options, Oneonta was considering its future. In 1927, the Board of the Oneonta Chamber of Commerce proposed that Hartwick relocate its collegiate program there and that local citizens raise $200,000 for an endowment, the trustees of Hartwick Seminary raise $400,000, and the city provide a “suitable location with grounds ample for present and future needs.” The Synod unanimously accepted.

The campaign “A Greater Hartwick and A Greater Oneonta” was quickly underway with a 57-man force of volunteers and the slogan “Everybody Give Something.” The Star newspaper reminded citizens that “Oneonta is not a city of rich men, and the fund must be secured by men and women of modest means.” (This remains characteristic of Hartwick’s fundraising, when many supporters often join together for Hartwick’s success.)

The time was right. The city exceeded its fundraising goal in just 16 days and the Synod met its goal in less than a month. Soon the site for the new college was chosen, with numerous Oneonta citizens offering generous donations of their own land for what became known as the

Seminary students prepare for a skiing trip.

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115-acre “College Hill.” They had taken seriously the newspaper’s assertion that “It is an exceptional distinction and opportunity for any community in these days to secure a college.”

On September 26, 1928, Hartwick College’s first classes were held in temporary quarters in downtown Oneonta with Rev. Charles R. Myers, former president of Hartwick Seminary, as president. While only 25 students were expected on opening day, more than 100 arrived. By the end of the semester, much to everyone’s surprise, enrollment stood at 235 full- and part-time students taking day and evening classes.

Ground was broken on June 26, 1928, for the College’s first building—Science Hall, now known as Bresee Hall, was designed by noted neoclassical architect John Russell Pope. On December 2, College band trumpeters led the faculty, students, and guests through the snowy city streets and up the narrow pathway to Hartwick College’s permanent home on Oyaron Hill.

{1929–1949}

Demonstrating ResiliencyRev. Charles W. Leitzell, former president of the Seminary Board, became president of Hartwick College in the summer of 1929. Highlights of the early years included the first Commencement in June of 1932, when 65 graduates earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and eight earned a Bachelor of Science; the first summer session in 1933 that facilitated year-round learning; and a sizeable loan from Trustee Frank Bresee to purchase property for a freshman girls’ residence hall near campus.

Leitzell’s attempts to continue the dream of building a Greater Hartwick College were hampered first by the Depression (when donors’ campaign pledges could not be fulfilled), then by a proposed merger with Wagner College (also a Lutheran institution) in 1936, and finally by an $8,000 deficit in 1938. Hartwick’s survival during these difficult years might be credited to what an admirer called the president’s “energy, faith, and optimism.”

When Henry J. Arnold assumed the presidency in 1939, he likely never imagined that he would be leading the nascent College through a time of unprecedented challenges and change. The United States soon entered World War II, and colleges across the country were confronted with precipitous declines in student enrollment. With 115 students remaining at Hartwick, the greatly reduced tuition income forced cuts in academic offerings and faculty salaries.

The Hartwick community again demonstrated its resiliency, this time with a creative “Volunteer War-Time Effort” that included an accelerated program through which students could graduate in three years with summer study, a civilian pilot training course, and a radio technician course.

Hartwick made history in 1943 when it became one of the first colleges in New York State to establish a school of nursing to meet the country’s need for this profession. Thirty-six students, supported by government-paid tuition, became part of the U.S. Cadet Nurses Corps under the guidance of Dean Edith M. Lacy, R.N. These intrepid young women comprised one third of the entire college class, and together they helped ensure the College’s survival during some of the most difficult years in the nation’s history. (More than 1,000 nursing students have since followed their lead; it is now Hartwick’s most popular major.)

At the same time, the Board of Trustees elected its first woman member in Marie Rowe Lauren, who went on to serve nearly 20 years. (Today more than half of Hartwick’s trustees are women.) Another woman offered a gift that meant survival for the fledgling college: a 1945 bequest and trust fund from Minnie Marsh White of Cooperstown brought $100,000 to the College and helped to assure that Hartwick would make it through this difficult time.

Postwar saw a surge of returning veterans entering or reentering college on the GI Bill. Hartwick’s enrollment soared to 440 by the fall of 1946 and reached more than 600 students in 1949. New buildings, including temporary quarters from Sampson Naval Base, helped meet these students’ needs; the College started majors in business administration and teacher education to address their interests; and the Kellogg Foundation supported nursing’s expansion into a four-year program. Hartwick earned its first accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in 1949.

Hartwick Seminary Commencement Class of 1923.

Members of the first Nursing degree Class of 1947.

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{1950–1968}

Paving the Way for ExpansionThese years of prosperity were soon interrupted by the Korean Conflict. Young men again left college for war and Hartwick enrolled just 375 students in 1953. President Henry J. Arnold told the community, “Challenging opportunities lie ahead of us, but only if we are willing to venture courageously.”

Hartwick’s response included adding the option of a two-year associates degree, abandoning the football program, and awarding no pay raises to faculty for three years. Again, a benefactor stepped in—at an emergency meeting of the Board, Trustee Clyde Bresee pledged the resources of his downtown department store to help Hartwick meet its financial obligations.

When Miller A. F. Ritchie assumed the presidency in 1953, Hartwick College was on the financial brink. In just six years, this son of a Lutheran pastor was able to work with the Board to effect a financial turnaround. He was determined to succeed, and together they did so by raising tuition, cutting athletic scholarships, selling college-owned houses, freezing faculty salaries, and securing long-term loans.

Student enrollment increased to 576 in this postwar era, and the budget grew by 118 percent. Major gifts again were crucial, this time from the Marion Yager estate ($1.7

million) and the James A. and Jessie Smith Dewar Foundation (almost $267,000). The endowment grew to more than $2 million during an extended stock market rally, and its income funded the phased construction of Dewar Hall (1954 and 1959) and Leitzell Hall (1958).

The sixties began at Hartwick College with 38-year-old Frederick Binder as its fifth president. This decade of growth brought increased enrollment, an expansion of the curriculum, and the construction of nine new campus buildings. A library-museum was his priority, and he worked with the Board to finance it with approximately $500,000 each from a government grant; income earned from Marion Yager’s endowment; and a generous gift from Lillian Slade, a retired school principal and IBM shareholder.

Enrollment more than doubled at this time, thanks in part to low-interest government loans for education. The majority of Hartwick students hailed from New York State, just as they do today. New academic offerings included Russian language and literature, Greek, Latin, and an honors program; off-campus initiatives included the Junior Year Abroad and a Washington Semester. The traditional academic calendar was replaced with three 10-week terms, plus an independent study session.

In 1968, Hartwick amicably severed ties with the Lutheran Church, thus assuring the College’s eligibility to receive state subsidies and securing its position as a fully independent college of arts and sciences.

The story of Hartwick College is a dramatic story … of undaunted courage and tenacious

determination.—President Henry J. Arnold, 1953

Oyaron yearbook

The Hartwick College campus on Oyaron Hill in 1967.

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{1969–1992}

Managing the Ups and DownsAdolf G. Anderson, president from 1969 to 1976, modernized the curriculum with new approaches to a liberal arts and sciences education. The option of an Individual Student Program (ISP) major was established and off-campus opportunities increased. Campus developments included a new Center for the Arts, eventually named for him, and the acquisition of Pine Lake as an ecological preserve and field campus.

Enrollment peaked as Baby Boomers came of age and tuition from more than 1,700 students helped fund many of these innovative programs. Hartwick’s financial security appeared to be strengthened when Jessie Smith Dewar left a large portion of her estate to the College.

President Anderson died in office in 1976, and within two months Acting President Earl Deubler faced the sobering reality that enrollment was declining and the anticipated Dewar bequest was almost completely consumed by taxes. With Board approval, he took steps to reduce the College deficit by eliminating dozens of staff and faculty positions, freezing faculty salaries, and promising no tuition increases in the immediate future.

By the time Philip Wilder was named president in 1977, many difficult decisions had already been made. “The challenges which confront Hartwick now are major,” Wilder stated in his inaugural address, “as are our strengths and opportunities.”

Between 1977 and 1992, a bullish stock market helped Hartwick’s endowment not only recover, but grow to more than $47 million, creating solid financial footing for expansion. The 4-1-4 academic calendar of 1980 created a new structure that introduced the January Term, now a distinctive aspect of a Hartwick education with its

study abroad options. 1988’s Curriculum XXI restructured course requirements and educational experiences. The emphasis remained on the liberal arts while practical majors were added in accounting, biochemistry, computer science, information science, and management.

President Frederick Binder and students form a book brigade to move the library from Arnold Hall to the newly completed Yager Library in April 1967.

President Philip Wilder greets outgoing acting President Earl Deubler.

Biology students participate in an intensive field study at Hartwick’s Pine Lake Environmental Campus.

Professor of Art Earl Cunningham with students in 1980.

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{1993–2008}

Working to Build StrengthNew President Richard Detweiler established the Five Plus Plan, which dedicated the College to preparing students for an increasingly technological, increasingly interdependent world. The “dotcom” economy of the late 1990s arrived on Oyaron Hill in the form of a notebook computer for every entering student, electronic connections in all dormitories that provided access to the campus-wide network and voicemail 24/7, and classroom computers and projectors that enabled faculty to expand their teaching techniques.

Detweiler’s global pluralism initiative started an emphasis on worldwide experiential learning that continues today. International journalist Roy Rowan, a Hartwick parent and trustee, introduced the College to Thai publisher Sondhi Limthongkul, who offered support for a Center for Interdependence and a student exchange program with Chiang Mai University. At the same time, Hartwick was awarded $1 million in federal funding for science and technology initiatives.

In 2001, new positions for both faculty and staff were added in anticipation of higher enrollments that, unfortunately, never materialized. The burst of the “dotcom bubble” and the attacks of 9/11 initiated a recession that adversely affected both Hartwick’s endowment and families’ ability to pay for college. Personnel cuts followed, and a committee was formed to write a new, student-centered college plan and evaluate the current fiscal issues.

When Richard P. Miller Jr. was appointed president in 2003, he focused his attention on community building and reestablishing a solid financial base. Enrollments and the endowment grew in a recovering financial market, and philanthropic support included a major gift from businessman Tom Golisano. Hartwick’s first LEED-certified building, Golisano Hall, offers state-of-the-art classrooms for the social sciences and a center for Hartwick’s international programs.

Miller recognized the strong liberal arts and sciences at Hartwick and saw “no need for radical change.” Instead, he helped the College build on its strengths with the adoption of the Liberal Arts in Practice Curriculum that emphasizes experiential learning. The now-annual Student Showcase was started to celebrate the student-faculty collaborative scholarship that is a hallmark of a Hartwick education.

As he closed his five-year tenure, another economic downturn was just beginning. Miller shared demographic and financial predictions for an increasingly competitive marketplace in private higher education, particularly in the Northeast. “Only the strongest, most creative, and most nimble [colleges] will survive,” he said.

{2008–Present}

Moving ForwardMargaret L. Drugovich became Hartwick’s 10th president in July 2008, at a time of tremendous change in higher education. The endowment

Students working in computer science lab in 1992.Members of the Hartwick College Choir with President Richard Detweiler and Professor of Music and Choir Director Thurston Dox in 1992.

Spanish Professor Timothy Keating conducts a small student seminar in 1982.

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growth of stock appreciation during much of Miller’s tenure had been largely lost in the volatile market. At the same time, the recession and changing demographics were adversely affecting students’ ability to afford a college education, a trend that has continued. The post-2008 recession era has been plagued by slow economic growth for most families and increasing questions about the value of a college degree.

Drugovich quickly developed Hartwick’s Organizing Principle and Strategic Framework to guide College decision making and began working with the College community and the Board of Trustees on long-term financial and campus planning. As she said in her inaugural address, “Often we will be successful, sometimes we will not. Always we must regroup, reconsider, and go again.”

College-wide initiatives include making Hartwick more affordable while diversifying its revenue streams. The Three-Year Bachelor’s Degree Program, which allows ambitious students to complete four years of college in three-quarters the time and at three-quarters the cost, brought Hartwick to the forefront of national discussions of affordability. Endowed scholarships for

tuition and study abroad became the top priority in The Campaign for Hartwick Students: It’s Personal, which closed in 2016 as the most successful fundraising drive in Hartwick’s history. Six new academic majors connect Hartwick’s flexible offerings with students’ evolving interests, including criminal justice and public health. The College’s first master’s program—translational biomedical research management (TBRM)—will capitalize on some of Hartwick’s longtime strengths to

meet a need in the marketplace while potentially diversifying the College’s revenue streams. Hartwick’s Center for Craft Food & Beverage leverages the College’s intellectual capacity to enhance the region’s economic development. And the College is an active partner in strengthening the downtown region of Oneonta.

Hartwick College is now moving forward with strategic efforts that are evaluating both the educational marketplace and the New York and national economies. At the same time, the Hartwick community is planning for a future that protects the College’s core undergraduate program by generating alternative revenue sources and considering strategic partnerships.

With each generation,each decade, each freshman class, we write a new part

of our story.It is now our turn and

our responsibility.This is our chapter.

—President Margaret L. Drugovich,2008 inaugural address

President Richard Miller talking informally with students at Pine Lake in 2003.

Students welcome Dr. Margaret L. Drugovich as their President on her inauguration day, 2008.

Associate Professor of Chemistry and Geology & Environmental Sciences Zsuzsanna Balogh-Brunstad, PhD, is on sabbatical this academic year, conducting research at Biosphere 2 Landscape Evolution Observatory (LEO) at the University of Arizona. She secured funding to study how oil moisture content affects fungal weathering, diversity, and abundance across a climate gradient. The grant, which includes research assistantships for four Hartwick students,

advances her scholarly work at the interface of geology and biology. Balogh-Brunstad was a Marie Curie Intra-European Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

The cover story of the September 15, 2017, issue of the International Journal of Quantum Chemistry spotlighted research conducted by an international team led by Associate Professor of Chemistry John Dudek, PhD, on detecting carbon sulfur molecules in space. Two Hartwick students—Justine Kozubal ’17 and Sierra Bentley ’18—assisted Dudek in the astrophysics research lab of the University of Cologne, Germany. Kozubal earned an Emerson International Internship scholarship, and Bentley earned a Duffy Family Ambassador scholarship to contribute to the work.

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FACULTY NEWS

Scholar-Practitioners at WorkAt the State of the College address this fall, President Margaret L. Drugovich P’12 shared highlights of faculty accomplishments from the 2016–17 academic year:

u 42 faculty made 67 scholarly presentations around the country and the world. Students had the opportunity to co-present with their mentors on 16 occasions.

u 12 professors had 22 journal articles, reviews, poems, and recordings published in their areas of expertise.

u 18 faculty—from biology to music, from nursing to art, from religious studies to physics—presented 52 lectures, performances, recitals, plays, and exhibitions.

u 3 faculty received 4 fellowships or major awards/prizes recognizing excellence in writing or musicianship.

u 4 faculty received or shared 4 funded grants or contracts totaling nearly half a million dollars.

u In publishing, 4 faculty members’ books were released, chapters written by 3 faculty were included in 4 books, and work by 4 faculty appeared in 5 reviews.

u This academic year, 9 faculty are taking semester- or year-long sabbaticals to pursue their scholarly interests and write about their findings. The results will advance their fields and enrich their teaching.

Assistant Professor of Art Richard Barlow is a New York State Council on the Arts/New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow. One of just 95 artists chosen for this prestigious recognition from among 2,700 applicants, he has a yearlong fellowship in printmaking/drawing/book arts. The cash prize “will help alleviate many of the financial pressures associated with maintaining an active artistic practice and open some mental breathing room to allow for more creative work,” says Barlow, who teaches painting, drawing, and two-dimensional design at Hartwick.

Professor of Psychology KinHo Chan, PhD, was reunited with three of his former students (and research collaborators) at the 2017 Society for Neuroscience Conference in Washington, DC. He is pictured (l) with Sabrina Jones ’14, a fourth-year doctoral student in the behavior, cognition, and neuroscience program at American University; Megan Shipman ’11, a PhD candidate in neuroscience at the University of Vermont; and Joseph Hall ’08, who recently received his PhD in behavioral neuroscience from SUNY Binghamton, where he earned the excellence in research award for psychology.

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CAMPUS NEWS

Experienceand ExpertiseFive new members join Board of Trustees.George Allen is the president of Northern Eagle Beverages, Inc., in Oneonta, a privately held distribution firm. His responsibilities include overseeing the company’s expansion into production, including the recent purchase of Cooperstown Brewing Company, LLC. He majored in English in college.

Colleen Connery ’83 is the senior director of employee communication and community relations at Lam Research in Fremont, California, a company that serves the worldwide semiconductor industry. She was a communications (ISP) major at Hartwick.

Santo Russo ’91 is the chief legal officer for Fidelis Care New York, which served more than 1.5 million members and partnered with more than 700 providers in 2016. A John Christopher Hartwick Scholar, he majored in political science.

Susan Schroeder Warner ’84 is the senior vice president of internal communications with MasterCard in Purchase, New York. An English major at Hartwick, she has built her communications career across a diverse set of industries.

Cathy Weeks ’81 is the CEO of C.J. Weeks Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas. A double major in economics and French, she has built a 30-year career in insurance management. Weeks currently oversees 40 agency owners, generating $40 million in premiums.

President Margaret L. Drugovich P’12 (right) welcomes George Allen, Santo Russo ’91, Cathy Weeks ’81, Colleen Connery ’83, and Susan Schroeder Warner ’84 to the Board.

Hartwick Announces the Founders’ Award

All incoming New York residents will receive $10,000 award, starting fall 2018Small classes with devoted faculty, experiential learning opportunities here and abroad, 35 academic majors, and a vibrant and diverse residential community—these are just some of the features that create a valuable Hartwick education. Add generous need- and merit-based aid packages totaling more than $30 million annually in institutionally funded tuition assistance, and the result is an affordable education worth the investment of families’ educational savings.

Hartwick has a longstanding commitment to affordability. The new Hartwick College Founders’ Award helps bridge the affordability gap further by guaranteeing a $10,000 annual grant to all New York State residents, starting with the incoming class of fall 2018. This award continues the College’s 220-year tradition of providing a quality education for price-sensitive New York students. Unlike the State of New York’s Excelsior program that promises “free” college to some students, Hartwick’s Founders’ Award comes with no post-graduate in-state residency or income requirements. Hartwick’s award is an outright investment in both the talent and potential of NYS students. Hartwick makes this move in the context of an increasingly competitive marketplace that includes a declining number of high school graduates in both primary and secondary markets, a decrease in families’ ability to pay, and widespread changes in public perceptions of the value of higher education.

The Founders’ Award complements other strategic efforts to ensure that Hartwick continues to attract and retain the most capable and promising students. The latest efforts include extensive campus renovations, the new apartment-style residence hall, additional major courses of study, and the new Center for Collaboration & Innovation.

To learn more, contact Vice President Karen McGrath at mcgrathk@hartwick.edu or 607-431-4179.

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From Oyaron Hill to the WorldMedia outlets across the country are sharing the news: Hartwick has been chosen as the first college in New York to offer the Peace Corps Preparatory Certificate Program. This partnership will effectively ready Hartwick graduates for careers or volunteer service abroad and give them an advantage in the competitive application process for the overseas service agency.

Hartwick graduates already have an edge, says Dr. Godlove Fonjweng, director of global education & service learning. “Embedded in our dynamic curriculum are all the courses and volunteer work needed to prepare for the Peace Corps, and our volunteering and service learning programs make us an excellent fit,” he explains. “We go to great lengths to prepare our students for the constantly changing and multicultural world.” He calls the Peace Corps partnership “a natural next step” for Hartwick graduates.

Participants will gain intercultural competency, develop leadership skills, and increase their foreign language proficiency, if needed. They will also receive training and experience in one of the Peace Corps’ specific work sectors: education, health, environment, agriculture, youth and development, or community economic development.

When Hartwick announced its Peace Corp Prep program, Kelsey Sabo ’13 joined via Skype to share her experiences as a primary and nursery school teacher in Uganda. She completes her third-year extension of service in January 2018. Learn more (and see her compelling photos) at www.sabeoh.tumblr.com and www.instagram.com/sabe_oh, and check out The Sabo Project at www.diffeyewear.com. (Pictured: Kelsey (r) with her Ugandan friends Caroline, Alesi, and Kennedy.)

Since the Peace Corps was established in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy, nearly half a million Americans have served in 140 countries worldwide. Dottie Mulligan Lewis ’65 was the first of now dozens of Hartwick alumni who, as Peace Corps volunteers, have lived and served in developing countries of Africa, Asia, Central America, the Caribbean, and Eastern Europe. Hartwick graduates have worked in rural education development; taught biology, English as a foreign language, and preventative health; conducted maternal and child health programs; worked on water projects, community development, and sustainable agriculture; helped ameliorate infant mortality; cared for HIV/AIDS patients; and more.

Six New Undergraduate Majors

Hartwick students now have even more academic offerings to consider for their course of study and career preparation. The College’s Board of Trustees and the New York State Education Department (NYSED) approved six new undergraduate majors last spring, and students began enrolling this fall.

Criminal Justice quickly garnered attention among current and prospective undergraduate students, catapulting to sixth place among the major choices of first-year students. (Nursing, Business Administration, exploratory/undecided, Biology, Psychology, and Criminal Justice are the majors of choice for 68% of this class.)

The major in Environment, Sustainability, and Society is also attracting considerable interest, as are the offerings in Public Health, Global Studies, Actuarial Mathematics, and Creative Writing. These additions were chosen following an extensive internal academic program review and market assessment.

Hartwick’s First Graduate Degree

Hartwick is developing its first graduate degree program in the burgeoning field of Translational Biomedical Research Management (TBRM). A proposal was submitted to NYSED in 2015, the New York Board of Regents approved the Hartwick College Charter Amendment to award master’s degrees last spring, and the search for the program’s director/lead faculty member is underway. The degree will be offered in a cohort model that will combine on-line and on-campus instruction.

The TBRM will integrate didactic and experiential training in biotechnology, computational, problem solving, and management methods to prepare versatile, critically thinking managers and leaders for academic, industrial, and governmental research facilities. Graduates will be prepared to apply concepts and methods of epidemiology, biostatistics, informatics, molecular genetics, and personalized medicine to the practice of translational biomedical research; lead clinical trial project teams in the areas of quality, finance, legal, and regulatory compliance; and work effectively with specialized interdisciplinary teams in the biomedical field.

Academic Developments Expand Options

Learn more at www.hartwick.edu/academics

See the TBRM Director posting under Faculty Positions at: www.hartwick.edu/employment

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A New Game in TownSport at Hartwick has moved into a new arena. This spring semester, Hartwick will offer eSports, also known as organized video game competitions, as an intramural sport. A campus steering committee is as-sessing the feasibility of joining the increasing number of universities that offer eSports at the varsity level.

“Offering eSports as an intramural sport is a great way to not only bring together those students who are already competitive gamers, but introduce others who have seen, but not experienced, eSports,” says Execu-tive Director of Information Technology Services Bruce Campbell, who will advise Hartwick’s eSports program.

eSports has has the potential to tap a growing field of entertainment, build connections among interested students on campus and across colleges and universi-ties, and prepare students for careers in an industry at the intersection of technology and sport. With a global audience of about 320 million, eSports is expected to become a $1 billion industry in 2018.

For more information, contact esports@hartwick.edu.

Online Learning: A New Kind of SummerHartwick’s offering 26 classes online this summer, and not just for current students. Alumni, family members, and friends are invited to enroll in one class or take a set of special interest courses. For credit or just for the fun of it!

u Competitively priced at just $290 per credit hour, Hartwick summer online runs in three sessions of four weeks each, starting June 4.

u Professional development classes include Business Writing and Healthcare Ethics. Special interest options include Rock Music History, Women and Religion, and Crime Scene Investigation.

u Hartwick approaches online learning with the same dedicated faculty and small classes that distinguish its traditional classroom-based learning, and that means space is limited.

Check out your choices at www.hartwick.edu/summeronline; registration is now open.

Students as Agentsof Change In just a few days, four Hartwick students opened their eyes to design thinking, emerged as frontrunners in a Design Challenge, gained skills in leading innovation among their peers, heard from experts such as Google’s head of innovation and creativity, and prepared to challenge stereotypes of their generation.

Hartwick’s new University Innovation Fellows (UIFs)—Ally Schroeder ’20, Farheen Fatima ’19, Diana Bechdol ’20, and Bobby Shepard ’18 (pictured)—joined nearly 300 students from colleges and universities around the world for the 2017 UIF fall meetup at the d.school of Stanford University. Chosen by the d.school for their “innovative thinking, passion, understanding of their obligations, and perspective on their place in the world,” the four are being coached by Assistant Professor of Business Administration Pauline Stamp, who says, “Our students have tremendous gifts to offer.” (She accompanied the group to Stanford, as did student mentor Stephanie Sacco ’18, one of Hartwick’s first UIFs last year.)

Six weeks of online design training preceded the Silicon Valley Meetup, where UIFs learned about building movements, activating spaces for innovation, designing learning experiences, and identifying new models for change in higher education. Undergraduate and graduate students came from engineering programs, technology and science schools, research universities, and just a few liberal arts colleges.

“We’re already at the forefront, and it’s our goal to make Hartwick the benchmark for design thinking at liberal arts schools” explains Stamp, who presented on the topic at the d.school and is exploring related research with UIF program co-director Humera Fasihuddin.

“Making connections with students from across the country allowed us to collaborate and learn from one another,” says Shepard. “Many schools were excited to connect with a liberal arts school due to the differing environment.”

“The whole training was a broad spectrum of what Design Thinking really is—problem solving though empathy and collaboration,” Bechdol relates. “We practiced how to be innovation leaders and change agents on campus.”

(See pages 22-23 for more on innovation at Hartwick.)

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For the first time in a long time, perhaps for the first time ever, it is possible to stroll across the center of Hartwick’s campus. Cars are relegated to the periphery. The road that bisected campus is gone, replaced by an open walkway that now extends from Shineman Chapel House to Johnstone Science Center. Game-changers include dramatic entrances on West Street that create a sense of belonging and an apartment-only residence hall offering the best views in town. Dramatic, yet inviting, gathering places include a pergola and an amphitheater.

“This college on a hill has always been beautiful,” says President Margaret L. Drugovich P’12. “Now that we can pause and see it, and more fully appreciate it, our campus is unforgettable.”

Former trustee Paul Johnson ’67 was in at the beginning. When he and his wife, Christine Winant Johnson ’68, returned for his reunion this fall, the former Board Finance Committee chair had his first look at the impressive results. “During the design phase of this planning, it was easy to appreciate the vision on drawings,” Johnson says, “but the actual results of the campus recreation are stunning.”

A New Look for Hartwick’s Future

Dramatic entrances now proclaim this community’s fitting pride of place. The new lower campus approach creates a stronger connection between campus and downtown.

Our ambitious plans for Hartwick’s campus have been realized. —President Margaret L. Drugovich P’12

Wide-open stairways, like this one in front of Bresee Hall, announce Hartwick’s magnificent view across the Susquehanna River Valley.

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“First Walk” True Blue Weekend offered the perfect opportunity to unveil Hartwick’s new look. Responding to an invitation to “Be the first to walk the walk,” students, alumni, and families came together for a dedication ceremony and tour narrated by the President.

For Joo-Tae Yoon ’67, reunion weekend was extraordinary. “My wife and I enjoyed very much to be at Hartwick for the first time in 50 years,” he says. “I was very impressed with the beautiful campus, not only how well it is kept but with new and improved settings and buildings. The changes are amazing. I am so proud of being an alumnus of Hartwick College.”

First Walk provoked a powerful appreciation of place. “In September of my freshman year, I gazed out from Oyaron Hill for the first time,” recalls Larry Miller ’73. “This past October found me in the same place, some 48 years later. The view is the same: breathtaking, calming, awesome.” Campus, however, is quite different. “I don’t think I could I have imagined the changes possible,” Miller says. “The center of campus has been defined, and beautifully so. The road had been a divider; Founders’ Way is now the connector.”

Audrey Strong ’14 walked the walk with Erin Solano ’14 on Sunday of True Blue Weekend and proclaimed, “Campus is so cohesive now. I love it!”

Moe Riley Dobert ’63 and her husband, Ken Dobert ’61, would not have missed this historic moment. “Oh gosh, this campus has changed so much,” she said during First Walk. “Quite remarkably since we left. The only thing they haven’t eliminated are the hills. We still have to climb up and down!”

In fact, sloping pathways have replaced some stairways. “The campus is much more navigable,” the President told the First Walk crowd. “Many of the changes we made are functional as well as attractive. Our campus is now very deliberately people friendly.”

Joseph Ziegler III ’19 appreciates this change. A psychology and sociology double major from Chicago, he is also an athlete and a member of Student Senate’s E-Board. Among campus’ many assets, it is its focus that most impresses Ziegler. “I feel like Hartwick’s campus is now centered on us, the students,” he told the crowd during the dedication ceremony. “We now have the ability to congregate on the walkway and no longer have to dodge cars as we make our way to classes.”

A New Look for Hartwick’s Future

During True Blue Weekend, hundreds of alumni, parents, students, and friends gathered on the walkway below Shineman Chapel House to hear President Margaret L. Drugovich P’12 explain this and the campus’ other improvements.

Michelle and Peter Maier ’67 were among the first to get commemorative First Walk t-shirts.

A pergola serves as an anchor along the walkway and a picturesque spot to appreciate Hartwick’s setting in the foothills. “I can imagine weddings here, and reunions, and all sorts of special occasions—can’t you?” the President asked the crowd.

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He’s right—the students are the focus and their safety is a priority. From the crosswalks on West Street, to the wider intersection at Clinton Street, to the relocated loading dock of Dewar Hall and the pedestrian bridge above, to the absence of cars along the campus core, “Safety is a theme central to this campus re-creation,” Drugovich said.

Founders’ WayThe new Hartwick campus will meet the needs of today’s—and tomorrow’s—students. At the same time, it remains rooted in the experiences of generations who have gone before.

It has been 90 years since Seminary leaders and Oneonta citizens realized their shared goal to bring the new college to the Hill (see page 4). The generosity of many built a future for countless others.

“Their names may no longer be familiar, but their legacy continues,” Drugovich told the assembly. “They were as committed to this college then as we are now. We stand here today because of them, and so we name this Founders’ Way in thanks.”

Timeless design elements bring the College’s history forward, most notably continuing the brick façade and white pillars of Bresee Hall. The double staircase connecting Yager Hall to the pergola echoes Memorial Staircase, which was dedicated more than 50 years ago.

A Residential College Beyond Founders’ Way now stands Hartwick’s newest residence hall—an apartment-style complex that was dedicated soon after the students returned to campus this year. “This space connects and honors our past even as we lean into our future,” said the President at that celebration, referencing its familiar design elements.

“Hartwick College has always been a residential college,” trustee and Facilities Committee Chair Sally Griffiths Herbert ’88 told the crowd. “We’ve always seen a valuable benefit to having working and thriving residential communities. Here, learning within the classroom easily carries over into the residence halls.”

The 31,000-square-foot facility features two- and four-bedroom apartments for 72 students, community rooms and programming spaces, teaching and study rooms, a wide porch overlooking the valley, and a green space to keep cars at bay.

Aslyn Avila ’18 is “so excited” to be living there. “When I walked into this new building I was mesmerized,” she shared at the event. “My friends are quite jealous!” A double major in psychology and sociology with a minor in creative writing, an orientation leader, and president of Orchesis Dance Club, she is rooming with three of her AOII sorority sisters.

“The new apartments give us the opportunity to feel independent while still being able to walk ten minutes to The Commons or down the hall when we want to see a friend,” Avila said. “We are making this space our own and creating long-lasting memories for our final year at Hartwick.”

This one-time driveway and parking area between Johnstone Science Center and Golisano Hall is now an amphitheater suitable for classes and performances.

Instead of cars coming and going, this 7-foot bronze sculpture crafted by Roxanne Becofsky ’10 and donated to the College by former trustee Joyce Chesebro Buckingham H’15 and her husband, Harold, now holds court over Founders’ Way.

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A Community EffortMajor change takes a major effort. It began with the President and the Board of Trustees making critical planning, fundraising, and financing decisions (see page 21), and continued with the selection of the best partners, both on campus and off.

Dedication ceremonies for both Founders’ Way and the residence hall included recognition of this teamwork. Board Chair Francis Landrey P’06 cited “the tireless efforts and leadership of President Drugovich, and in particular her sound fiscal management over the course of her presidency” as a critical foundation for the success of these projects. The President, in turn, pointed to Vice Presidents Gregg Fort and Meg Nowak and thanked them for representing the College’s interests as the project leaders and guiding campus-wide committees. Drugovich also cited the contribution of every employee and student who volunteered on planning committees.

Everyone focused on the students. As Landrey said during the Founders’ Way dedication, “These campus improvements demonstrate the commitment of the Board, the administration, and the entire College community to remain vibrant, to continue to provide the environment necessary to the intellectual and social growth of Hartwick’s students, and to meet the needs of present and future generations.”

Mike Nicholson ’87, PhD, recently saw the changes through the eyes of that future. When he brought his daughter, Caroline, for an admissions tour, he witnessed “a new sense of self-respect from Hartwick, one I haven’t sensed in a long time. The well-deserved sense of pride stems, no doubt, from the physical, programmatic, and investment changes that are just straight up exciting!”  

President Drugovich inscribed a date stone that honors Hartwick’s mission and its motto.

The new residence hall adds apartment living with many amenities to Hartwick’s on-campus options.

During True Blue Weekend the amphitheater served as the final stop of the walking dedication of Founders’ Way.

Nicholson shared his impressions with President Drugovich. “The new pedestrian way, garden, and Golisano Hall have added so much to the aesthetic and functional value of campus,” he wrote. “Everything welcomes you, makes you want to linger, and signals that this is a special setting … If this is any indication of the investment Hartwick is making in its students, then I see a very bright future for this ascending institution.”

The ceremonial ribbon cutting brought together representatives of all who brought brought the apartment-style residence hall to fruition, including (front) Facilities Chair Sally Griffiths Herbert ’88, Board Chair Francis Landrey P’06, resident Aslyn Avila ’18, President Margaret L. Drugovich P’12, and Student Senate President Rachel Griffing ’18.

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Hartwick Transformed

—Trustee Chair Francis Landrey P’06

May this phenomenal gateway to the liberal arts at Hartwick serve many generations of students well.

Hartwick’s new look started with the President’s vision for a master campus plan, was animated by bond funds designated for that purpose, continued with campus-wide committees guiding months of construction, and culminated in a place transformed.

Step 1: Assess the Need (2011–12)President Margaret L. Drugovich P’12 and then-Board Chair Jim Elting H’13 engaged current and former trustees in funding a campus study. The Collaborative, Inc. design firm was chosen to consult College stakeholders, assess Hartwick’s physical challenges, consider options for this hillside campus, and make recommendations.

Clear priorities emerged: clarify and reconfigure vehicular circulation; improve pedestrian walkways across campus; increase gathering and green spaces; locate spaces for future expansion of educational, residential, and recreational facilities; and find solutions to improve building use as well as infrastructure and maintenance issues.

Current Board Chair Francis Landrey P’06 recalls the Board’s unanimous reaction: “We must find a way to do this.”

Step 2: Fund the Vision (2014–15)By April 2018, Hartwick will have spent 10 years and $57 million on campus improvements that align with this master plan. Funding came from three sources: gifts to The Campaign for Hartwick Students: It’s Personal, annual operating balances, and $26.6 million from the bond issuance in 2015.

“To successfully place bonds on favorable terms requires forethought, a record of strong financial management, and the ability to make the case to investors that Hartwick is worthy of their confidence,” Landrey explains.

Step 3: Implement the Plan (2016–17)The Collaborative, Inc. was invited to return to execute their design and create what Landrey calls “the physical transformation of the Hartwick campus.” Priorities included strengthening Hartwick’s presence on West Street, integrating the core campus into both the hillside and the College’s history, taking a practical and sustainable approach to materials, and fostering community through design.

All capital projects were designed to enhance the student experience, reduce costs, and enable longer-term environmental sustainability, and all were completed on time and within budget.

“Our goal for these improvements was to create a campus that our community can be proud of,” says Drugovich. “And to help to ensure that Hartwick College is physically prepared to meet the needs of our students for generations to come.”

Hartwick Transformed

—Trustee Chair Francis Landrey P’06

May this phenomenal gateway to the liberal arts at Hartwick serve many generations of students well.

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Professor of Economics Carli Ficano led early campus discussions about creating a center for innovation at Hartwick. Now, as interim chair of the business department, she’s involved in numerous initiatives to create unique opportunities for students across disciplines.

Ficano is one of the professors collaborating with Trustee Keith Granet ’79 and guiding students from art, business, computer science, and English in a new form of experiential learning. The students, who are helping to develop Granet’s books into an online course, “have totally taken ownership,” Ficano says. “They’re managing themselves and learning to work in unfamiliar circumstances.”

The unfamiliar will become familiar in Hartwick’s Makerspace. “This is not a classroom; it’s an open concept space for thinking and collaborating,” says Assistant Professor of Business Administration Pauline Stamp, a frequent user. “It’s one thing to say we do innovation, it’s another to have a dedicated space with programming and support from the President and the Board.”

Last year’s University Innovation Fellows (UIFs) developed and implemented the Makerspace idea that Granet and President Margaret L. Drugovich P’12 brought to Hartwick. This year’s UIF team is using theatre in an effort to change perceptions of college life and their generation. It’s just the kind of out-of-the-box thinking the Makerspace is intended to foster, and the UIFs meet there regularly to plan.

English Department Chair Susan Navarette, also a faculty leader of the Granet project, chose this site to present her research on “Sumptuous Seaming: Fashion, Class, and Desire in Mid-20th Century Haute Couture” as preparation for a visit to the Fashion Studies Department of Columbia College Chicago. Navarette’s large audience included Stamp’s Organizational Behavior students, who were interested in new perspectives on the $1 trillion global fashion industry. Always one to pose provocative questions, Navarette asked the audience, “How do you see yourself and your studies in my research?” and “What do you see that I’m missing?”

When Trustee Keith Granet ’79 wanted to reach a broader audience for his two books, he turned to his alma mater. The author of The Business of Design and The Business of Creativity is working with cross-disciplinary teams of faculty and students to develop his content into an online course. All aspects of what he calls “the user experience” are involved through English, computer science, business, and art. By year’s end, Granet expects to have a student-generated course syllabus he can hand to a developer to build the program.

It’s a winning proposition, three times over. Granet gets a product crafted by a creative team comprised of his target market; Hartwick students gain experience solving a real business challenge; and the College receives income. Granet plans to donate a percentage of the licensing fees “to help build this center for innovative thinking,” he says of the CCI. “Creating a revenue stream that funds other ideas at Hartwick—that would make my day.” (He is pictured in the Makerspace, problem solving with students and faculty.)

Dedicated to InnovationCollege libraries are traditional centers of inquiry. Hartwick’s is now also a center of creativity. As the home of the College’s new Makerspace, the Stevens-German Library houses Hartwick’s Center for Collaboration & Innovation (CCI) and perhaps the future e-hub (for entrepreneurship).

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Ready for RiskNadya Zhexembayeva ’01, PhD recently took the Hartwick campus by storm. This expert in reinvention spent a day visiting classes, talking informally with students and faculty, making a public presentation, and conducting a workshop in the Makerspace of Hartwick’s Center for Collaboration & Innovation.

At every turn, she offered insightful, practical advice. “The truth is, change will be your life,” she told Professor Psychology KinHo Chan’s senior capstone course. “You need a vision to carry you through all the ups and downs. Not in terms of a job or your salary, but for what kind of impact you want to have.”

Zhexembayeva is the founder and co-owner of WE EXIST Reinvention Agency, where her client list includes 5,000 executives from 60 countries and 20 industries. Her work in crisis management is “very private,” she told students, and it’s in demand: WE EXIST is not accepting new clients until 2021.

“I am a corporate fixer,” Zhexembayeva told a standing room only crowd in the Makerspace. “That requires me to be every kind of person, able to work in all disciplines. There are no independent problems; the real world is messy, crowded, and unpredictable.”

A double major in psychology and business, Zhexembayeva values her interdisciplinary Hartwick education. “The liberal arts are designed to connect pieces,” she told a packed house at her open presentation. Hartwick is “a space where new ideas flourish, a place to actively reinvent, a very safe place.”

Preparing safely is critical. “Reinvention is not pretty, but it is necessary,” Zhexembayeva said, explaining that the process is now required every three and a half years. “You cannot stay neutral; you’ll either go up or you’ll go down.” The associated stress “is something you can’t control, so don’t fight it, use it,” she said. “Fortunately, adaptability is a very teachable skill, so is agility. You can be ready for risk.”

Students of Dr. Pauline Stamp’s class in Organizational Behavior asked how they could prepare for a life, and career, of reinvention. “Develop cross-boundary, complex problem-solving skills,” Zhexembayeva advised. “You will be priceless.”

There are no independent problems; the real world is messy, crowded, and unpredictable.

—Nadya Zhexembayeva ’01

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2017

A Celebration of Hartwick Spirit!

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A Celebration of Hartwick Spirit!

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ATHLETICS

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ATHLETICS

Women’s Soccer Makes History!The Hawks earned their first conference title in program history when top-seed Hartwick played third-seed Stevens to a 0-0 tie in the Empire 8 championship game. Hartwick hosted the Empire 8 playoffs for the first time after a 7-1 league mark. The team recorded a program-record 13 shutouts this season and its 13 wins tie for second all-time at the ’Wick.

The Hawks earned an impressive share of Empire 8 All-Conference Awards. Madison Miller ’19 repeated as the Empire 8 Conference Defensive Player of the Year and Courtney Velho ’21 was recognized as Co-Rookie of the Year. They were joined on the Conference First Team by Rachel Weir ’19 and Rachel Pine ’19, making this the most First Team picks for the Hawks since the start of the conference.

First-year Head Coach Brian Knapp and his colleagues were recognized as the Empire 8 Coaching Staff of the Year.

MEN’S SOCCER | In men’s soccer, Jamie O’Grady ’17 was selected as the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year and was named to the First Team for the second time in his career. He led the league in goals (14), points (28), and game-winning goals (5). O’Grady ranked in the top 10 of Division I men’s soccer in game-winners and goals and cracked the top 15 in Hartwick history in career goals (30) and career points (68).

TENNIS | For the first time in Hartwick women’s tennis history, two players have landed on the Conference First Team: Heidi Rice ’18 and Kelly Napolitano ’18. Rice was named the Empire 8 Conference Player of the Year, a first for the program. She registered the best singles record (7-1) of any player in the league competing at the No. 1 flight.

VOLLEYBALL | Maria Sorriento ’21 earned Empire 8 Co-Rookie of the Year honors in volleyball. She led the Hawks in kills (247), kills per game (2.68), and service aces (40). In E-8 matches, she ranked third in the league in kills per set with an average of 3.55.

Maria Sorriento ’21

Heidi Rice ’18

Jamie O’Grady ’17

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FIELD HOCKEY | Recognition went to Claudia Stone ’18 and Maria Stalder ’20, both of whom were named to the Empire 8 First Team. Stone led the Hawks in goals (9) and points (25), and tied with Stalder for a team-best seven assists. Stalder also scored four goals.

FOOTBALL | On the football field, wide receivers Brad Garcia ’18 and Koree Reed ’18 were selected to the Empire 8 Conference First Team. Garcia led the league in receiving touchdowns (14) and total points scored (84). Reed ranked first in the Empire 8 in reception yards (1,067) and reception yards per game (106.7).

National Champs: Together Again“The milestone in Hartwick’s athletics history”—that’s what Thom Meredith ’73 aptly called December 4, 1977. It was the day Hartwick won the NCAA Men’s Soccer National Championship in front of more than 16,500 fans in San Francisco.

’Wick’s winning team came together again—this time on Oyaron Hill—to mark the 40th anniversary of this momentous achievement. Players, coaches, family members, and some of their biggest fans gathered with current players and coaches to reconnect and recall the season. President Margaret L. Drugovich P’12 was greeted with cheers when she proclaimed “Tonight we are all Warriors!” in homage to Hartwick’s longtime athletics moniker.

Meredith and Beave Rogers ’77 co-chaired the event, which included a ceremonial entrance for each former athlete, an ESPN-type sports reporter session with Coach Jim Lennox and players Jeff Tipping ’78, P’08 and Art Napolitano ’78, and a huge photo from 1977, which each former player signed.

It was a powerful and emotional night, one that Meredith said allowed them all to “revisit, relive, and remember.”

Above: Members of Hartwick’s 1977 National Championship team today. Captain Billy Gazonas ’78 holds their trophy.

Left: Signing their 1977 team photo symbolizes the mark these Warriors have left on Hartwick—and soccer—history.

Help Us Celebrate!

Men’s Basketball of 1988Hartwick Athletics Hall of Fame 2018 Induction Ceremony Saturday, February 17, 2018, 5:30 p.m.

Join us to honor Coach Nick Lambros ’59, his assistant coaches, and the ’Wick basketball team that advanced to the NCAA Final Four: John Barr ’88, Tim DeLollo ’90, Tom Hendricks ’88, Jason Johnson ’90, Anders Kvarnmyr ’88, Tim McGraw ’88, Mike Mongin ’91, Mark Ottati ’88, Matt Ruppert ’90, James Schneider ’90, Tom Spain ’91, Keith Thompson ’91, and Dave Versocki ’90.

For more information or to register, call 607-431-4700 or go to www.hartwickhawks.org/2018hof

Koree Reed ’18

Claudia Stone ’18

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1944Send your updates to your class correspondent: David Trachtenberg, davsel@att.net

1950Call your class correspondent with your updates: Dick Schoof, 334-798-2440

1960Mary Ann Mitchell and her husband Terry just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary! They felt it was quite the milestone. They are having fun with their children and spouses and their six grandchildren.

1962Send your updates to your class correspondents: Sharon Dorff Conway, asadsac@aol.com, or Dinah McClure, Dinamo32@aol.comJohn Ressmeyer and his wife, Kris, spent three weeks in Breckenridge, Colorado, for a cycling vacation. The region has great cycling-only trails for road bikes, which make it both safe and scenic. John hopes to qualify for the 2018 National Championship in both the cycling time trial and two road races.

1963Robert Bender is proud to say that he began his 54th year of teaching this fall. He serves as an assistant professor of psychology at SUNY Orange in Middletown, New York. He and his wife Carolyn, a retired education administrator, have been married 53 years.

1964Reverend Christina Gummere Laurie recently won two prizes for her poetry. A “Body of Work” won second prize from more than 56 entries for the annual Katherine Lee Bates poetry contest in August. Christina also won third prize in the annual contest for “Reading Late at Night,” a

take-off on Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven,” in the Massachusetts State Poetry Society, Inc., annual members contest. 

1965Donna Youmans Clark and her husband, John, are in year 19 of doing the annual cycling event Ride for Alzheimer’s. In that time, they have raised more than $300,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association, thanks to their many loyal donors. For more information, visit act.alz.org/johnclarkride.

1966Send your updates to your class correspondent: Bill Cassidy, bcassidy45@hotmail.comPam Latimer Broe is enjoying retirement. Pricilla Craw retired over six years ago, started traveling, and says, “Life is good retired!” Pris

was a medical missionary in Nigeria in the late 60s and early 70s, and after 40 years, she went back for a visit. She is a nurse-midwife and started teaching local midwives in the Gonaives, Haiti, area. Otherwise, she has been keeping busy doing volunteer work.Lanny Parsons and Linda Malmberg Parsons ’65 have been retired for several years, and live on Lake Keowee in upstate South Carolina. Lanny says, “We love the area as, in some ways, it reminds us of upstate New York. We enjoy all the advantages of living on a large lake, and love the many opportunities that come with our proximity to Clemson and the wide variety of outdoor, and culturally stimulating, activities in our area. We travel to see our children and grandchildren in New York State multiple times a year, and they visit us when they can. If you’re ever in our area, look us up!”Jackie Purdy is happily retired, living in Fleischmanns, New York, and loving the Catskills. She is busy with family, quilting, and the garden. She loves her volunteer job at Head Start, where, for grandparents whose own youngsters grew up too fast, there is a steady supply of 3–5 year olds eager to listen to a fun story.

1967Send your updates to your class correspondent: Bruce Cameron, bpsychia@stny.rr.com

1968Send your updates to your class correspondent: Judith Elving Bethe, jeb2729@yahoo.com

1969Ron Carkner has four lovely grandchildren, two girls and two boys. He lives in Williamsburg, Virginia, with his wife and two rescue dogs.Lynn Schwarz Krikorian obtained an MS in nursing/education in 2007 from William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. She retired in November 2016, after 27 years, from Passaic City Community College as nursing skills lab

A WINDY CITY REUNION: Fred Stoss ’72 and Dottie Holderle Stoss ’72 visited Chicago when Fred made a presentation at the American Library Association meeting there. The occasion gave them a chance to catch up with their longtime friend Nancy DeSandolo ’72 over dinner.

HORSING AROUND: Hartwick alumni, families, friends, and even a first-year student gathered at the Saratoga Race Course in August 2017 and had a great time!

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and simulation coordinator/instructor. She is a grandmother to Amber Erickson, born May 1, 2016.

1970Reverend Roy Steward was re-elected to his seventh three-year term as the synodical president of his denomination, Evangelical Lutheran Conference & Ministerium of North America, Inc. (ELCM). At the same time, he continues to serve as senior pastor for a three-congregation ELCM parish. He keeps ties to Otsego County where he owns land and a cabin in the Town of Butternuts, Unadilla Valley.

1971Send your updates to your class correspondent: Barbara Klapp Vartanian, blueswoman1117@yahoo.comStephen Andrews says, “I am currently a licensed local pastor serving the United Methodist Church of Warrensburg and the North River United Methodist, both in New York. I am a student at Asbury Theological Seminary in the MDiv program and am two-thirds of the way through.”

1972Send your updates to your class correspondent: Nancy DeSandolo, skyqueenforaday@gmail.com

1973Send your updates to your class correspondent: Ronald Stair, Ronalds@att.netJim Seward H’99 has joined the Hartwick faculty as an adjunct professor of political science. The longtime state senator is teaching New York State Politics and Policy. He says, “It was on the Hartwick campus that my love for politics and public service truly blossomed, and I hope to inspire the same interest in today’s students.”Stephen J. Silverberg has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2018 ranking in the practice area of elder law. He has his own law practice in Nassau County, New York.

1974Rob Geyer recently published a spiritual-fiction book, Little Buddha Book One, which is available on Amazon. The story is about the relationship between a man, Sam, and a young girl, Little Buddha, who meet one day at the beach. The answers Sam receives to his questions from Little Buddha overwhelm him and he knows that he has finally found the mentor he’s always dreamed

of. Rob graduated from Hartwick with a BA in religious studies, and he and his wife Maureen just celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary.

1975Richard Bruckner has retired as planning director for Los Angeles County. Over the years, Richard planted the seeds of balanced growth in Pasadena, North Hollywood, Anaheim, and recently unincorporated LA County with a state-of-the-art general plan.

1977Lawrence Weill is very pleased to announce the release of his second novel, In Marcy’s Shadow. It is his fifth book, all from North Country Books in Utica. He has scaled back and is semi-retired

FABULOUS FASHION: When Elizabeth Gillett ’83 was interviewed for a podcast on the MouthMedia network, she shared ideas on how to start and run a successful fashion business in New York City. Listen to the podcast: https://materialisyourbusiness.com/2017/07/018-elizabeth-gillett-artwork-one-scarf-at-a-time/

Susan Westly Wren ’83 is now working on her MFA at the Maine College of Art as part of the class of 2019. Her focus is painting and drawing. (Pictured: Connections, paint, watercolor, pastel, collage, 2017.)

A REUNION AND BEYOND: What began as an ADO reunion turned into a gathering of classmates and friends at the home of Duane Stone ’73 in June 2017. Pictured (front, l–r): Jeff Tatro ’73, John Medgyesy ’76, Marc Lund ’72, Duane Stone ’73, Frank Lentino ’74, Rick Serpentini ’72; (back, l–r): Mike Pieri ’72, Harry Milne ’77, Seamus, Gary Larson ’73, Bob McNamara ’77, Jim Morse ’73, Steve Frommer ’72, Jim Anderson ’76, Corey Smith ’74, Bruce Stevens ’75, Bill Hueston ’75, Greg Williams ’72, and Willy Keene ’75.

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OUT OF THE PARK: A great time was had by all when Jen Murphy ’10 hosted Hartwick as the Washington Nationals took on the Chicago Cubs. Pictured (back, l–r): Kristine Kingery, Mike Doherty ’73, Max Malloy ’10, Tom Pattison ’06, Pat Hanley ’06; (front, l–r): Anna Marie DiMascia, Bobby Picardo, Jen Murphy ’10, Matt Metzgar ’10, and Bethany Lillie Metzgar ’11.

from Xerox, which will enable him to do more traveling and hiking. He says, “Life is good! Write me at captweill@aol.com.”

1980Lisa Nolan wishes all the best to the Class of 1980. She wishes she could have been in attendance during True Blue Weekend, but “life got in the way.”

1981Send your updates to your class correspondent: Larry Tetro, ldtet2004@yahoo.comRichard MacDowell retired after 42 years in the exterior restoration business in Manhattan in April. His wife Astrid also retired in June. They will summer at their longtime home on Lake George in Silver Bay and spend their winters at their Sugarmill Woods, Florida, home. 

1986Send your updates to your class correspondent: Rob DiCarlo, rdicarlo@rochester.rr.comRobert Tyson has been recognized as a 2017 Upstate New York Super Lawyer in the environmental field. His firm, Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC, also announced that Robert was selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2018.

1987Jane Mazzarella has been working at Harvard Business School for 13 years. She says, “I’m still doing print production for the alumni marketing and communications department. I travel when I can, and highly recommend a cruise in Alaska!”

1988Send your updates to your class correspondent: Kathy Fallon, kfallon@pcgus.comEric Caballero has joined Mirror Show Management, a premier exhibit design and customer experience firm, as an enterprise architect.Vincent DeVito, a former Boston-based energy lawyer and Department of Energy staffer, returned to Washington, DC, in May as counselor to the Secretary for Energy Policy to strengthen and better coordinate the department’s vast energy portfolio. This newly-created position is designed to help carry out President Trump’s plan to expand energy production and shrink regulations. 

1991Send your updates to your class correspondent: Rena Switzer Diem, NseMommy@gmail.com

1994Send your updates to your class correspondent: Missy Foristall Williams, mforistall@gmail.com

1995Send your updates to your class correspondent: Louis Crocco, lbcrocco@aol.com

1996Tiernan Sykes Close has returned to The Pennington School in New Jersey as a teacher of religion. She had taught religion and world history at the school from 1998 to 2007 and world history during 2012–13.

1999Send your updates to your class correspondent: Kristen Falk, hartwick99@yahoo.com Carrie Parks Appler writes, “I’ve been a stay-at-home mom since my third, Tommy, was born in 2014. While I miss working at times, it’s been a blessing to be able to spend more time with my kids and be less stressed out. I’m enjoying a fun and busy fall and might even pick up a case from the local volunteer lawyers association!”Steve Baroody was married to Sara Richards in June in the backyard of their home.Brooke Bennett and Andy Thomas ’01 welcomed baby Mae on December 15, 2016. “We now have twin six-year-old boys, a four-year-old daughter, and a baby. I’m now a stay-at-home mom; left my

career in medical sales to spend more time with the kids. I started my own interior decorating/staging company that has kept me using my brain. We bought a new house in October. Andy is still building solar fields and is the president/managing director of Bullrock Corporation/Solar. He just finished the largest solar field in the state of Vermont. It’s busy for sure but we are having a blast.”Kean Bouplon writes, “In April, I turned 40.

BROADWAY SUCCESS: Geno Carr ’99 welcomed President Margaret L. Drugovich P’12 and Beth Steele P’12 backstage after an October performance of the Tony Award-winning Come From Away. Geno reports he’s been asked to continue in the Broadway cast for another year! He says, “What a crazy ride! I now have both a theatre/TV/film agent and a commercial and voice-over agent, so I’m starting to audition here and there around my performance schedule. Nancy and Elliott, who is now two, are doing great and we are loving NYC!”

MARKING A MILESTONE: Joanna Jasiorkowski Chester ’89, Jennifer Steen Mele ’89, and Sarabeth Jerome ’89 celebrated Jenn’s 50th birthday at a brunch at Cyprian Keyes Golf Club in Boylston, Massachusetts, in June 2017.

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A week later I resigned and walked away from my wealth management practice after 18 years to write and work on a non-fiction book, Build Upon The Good. Check out www.facebook.com/builduponthegood. Life is too short. I hope everyone is doing well!”Mike Bruny, his wife Ji-Eun Yoo ’01, and their three-year-old son, Emerson, are doing well. Mike’s in his first year of part-time MBA studies at Babson College while he works in digital content management for Babson Executive Education. “I’m currently having informational interviews in different fields to get a better understanding about what I want to do next. I turned the big 4-0 this year, and I spend a lot of time thinking about wealth creation for my family and also how I can make a difference for young professionals of color in the world of work and entrepreneurship.”Emily Dexter Bunting is living in Silicon Valley with her husband and two girls, Grace and Charlotte. Emily is entering her fifth year working for Santa Clara County as a CPS social worker. She celebrated her 40th birthday in August by participating in the Santa Barbara long course triathlon with some friends, including Meggen Mitchell Gregory ’98.Heather Reed Colleary is living the dream in Duxbury, Massachusetts, with her three sons and husband. “We just came back from a family trip to Ireland. I work full time in Boston at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch, am involved with animal and children nonprofit organizations, and volunteer for my sons’ child-care center.”Peter Conway and Jennifer Victor are doing well in Dallas, Texas. She says, “Kids are getting big! Makayla is ten, Madison is eight, and Matthew is almost six! They are all keeping us super busy with school, activities, and competitive dance. I am still working as a labor and delivery RN, and Pete is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley.”Jeff Cook writes, “We’re living in Bethpage on

Long Island. My wife and I have three kids: Ryan, Mia, and Lily, and I am their soccer coach. I am working as a management consultant for PMA Consultants and am currently implementing a system for the Massachusetts Port Authority to help manage their capital construction projects. Lots of business travel. Earlier this year we sold the house we owned in Oneonta, but we are back

there often to visit family. In my free time, I’ve become a bit of BMW enthusiast!”Sarah Dolan Flaherty and her husband had a sweet baby boy, Charlie, in March 2016. Sarah is a creative director at Harris Corporation.  Gayle Huntress is grateful to still be in touch with so many Hartwick friends. In the last year she’s had visits with Joe Simard, Jonathan Wood, Kenli Schaaf Kim, and Lynn Hodgens Schaffer to celebrate more than 20 years of friendship.Jamie Irwin and Dan Morency were busy last summer. “We spent three weeks in Hawaii and are ready to go back! Fall has both our boys playing soccer, and hockey season is only around the corner.”Melissa Kalicin writes, “After settling in Antigua last Christmas, I shifted my focus to Silphe, my Waszp, making her home base at Antigua Yacht Club. I spent my winter learning how to sail her and getting my first proper dinghy sailing lessons to train for the Waszp Worlds in Lake Garda, Italy. And dream come true, miraculously, I made it there, and finished as one of the top three women Waszpers in the world! I’m currently hanging out in Maine while I figure out what’s next. Need to get my boats fixed and back in the water. Anyone know a good maritime lawyer?”James Kinne released a double album last year; it’s available at jameskinne.bandcamp.com as well as normal digital outlets. He is working as a technical and quality advisor for a distribution firm in Exeter, New Hampshire, and is beginning to play more shows again.Jennifer Dolan Martin writes, “For the first time in 10 years I am no longer paying for childcare as my youngest, Maddie, headed off to kindergarten! Bittersweet, but excited to have all three in school full time. That said, we recently brought home a Bernese mountain dog, Remington, so now I am paying for a dog sitter. He’s five months old

KAN JAM FUN! Seth Lucas ’10 hosted a group of young alumni at Cambridge Common in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on September 24, 2017, to have a little fun in the sun at a Kan Jam Tournament! Pictured, l–r: Jeff Boyd ’12, Andrea Looney, Audrey Strong ’14, Lauren Gould ’13, Stephanie Wrona Avery ’09, Lisa Sampson ’09, Blair Coppola ’11, Walter Schoen, Ryan Townsend ’13, Seth Lucas ’10, Sara Belding, and Emily Myer.

A DAY AT THE MUSEUM: Joanna Cacciola ’07, Marian Day ’06, Liz Emmons ’06, and Anna Musser ’07 gathered at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in August 2017 to celebrate Marian’s birthday.

and adorable. I’m still the director of school counseling at Walpole High School, and each day brings new challenges. Between the kids and all their activities, the dogs and work, we live a pretty chaotic life these days, but it’s worth it.”Erin McGrath ran the Martha’s Vineyard 20 Miler in February, and Ragnar Relay Cape Cod in May, with Greg Quilop. “I ran the New York Marathon last fall, which was a dream come true. It was marathon number seven. Gearing up for Baystate Marathon, which will be number eight, and just hosted the second LadiesCon, a comic convention focused on women, non-binary folks, and people of color. We held it at the Somerville Arts at the

Armory and attracted more than 600 attendees. My husband and I bought our house in Arlington this past summer, which is really exciting.”Maria Johnson Messier is busy! “We are juggling four kiddos under seven. I’m working night shift as a pediatric RN, and building a business. I am very proud of my accomplishments, especially building a successful business. Extendher was created to solve a problem that most expecting women face during pregnancy: the inability to zip their coats. It is a clip-on zipper extension panel that expands any coat or garment, making them more functional. We began our journey with one problem in mind, and ended up with

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WEDDED BLISS: When Steve Kuron ’10 and Jacqueline Sinacori were married on August 12, 2016, many Hartwick alumni were there to celebrate. (l–r): Ian Skudin ’11, Kevin Miller ’10, Alex Juravlea ’10, Nicole English ’10, Dave Aitchison ’11, the bride and groom, Eric Schupack ’10, Kate Orban Schupack ’11, Eric Willadsen ’10, and Tim Gill ’10. The happy couple works and lives in New York City.

BRIGITTE FIELDER ’00, PHD returned to campus for two days this fall to lead discussions on diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism. Her visit, which was funded by a grant from the Booth Ferris Foundation of New York City, is part of a larger Hartwick initiative on inclusion.

Fielder discussed antiracist pedagogies at a Teaching Table; talked informally with members of Faculty Council, the College-wide Diversity Committee, and Provost Michael Tannenbaum P’14 and Faculty Chair Cherilyn Lacy; and enjoyed a mentoring dinner with Dean Harry Bradshaw Matthews and 25 students.

In a workshop for faculty, staff, and administrators, Fielder addressed anti-racist teaching, mentorship, and colleagueship. Topics included pedagogical challenges of dealing with race and racism in the US generally and in higher education specifically; techniques for having difficult conversations in and out of the classroom; and ways to retain minority faculty and staff, not just recruit them.

Fielder is an assistant professor of comparative literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she is also affiliated with the departments of Gender and Women’s Studies and Afro-American Studies. She is the first recipient of the Lydia Maria Child Society Social Justice Award for professors and independent scholars.

The ’Wick is Coming toYour Town! Join Hartwick alumni, parents, and friends at one of these receptions or events this winter and spring. Visit www.hartwick.edu/alumni-and-friends/regional-events for the latest updates on our event schedule and to register to attend a gathering near you!

New York, NY / February 2

Washington, DC / February 8

Jacksonville, FL / February 21 Schenectady, NY / February 22Les Misérables at Proctors Theater

Tequesta, FL / February 23

Sarasota, FL / February 24

Boston, MA / February 26Celtics Game

Rochester, NY / April 20

Philadelphia, PA / April 27

SAVE THE DATE! 18th Annual Wine & Beer Tasting Reception & Benefit Auction May 3, 2018 Make your plans today to attend this fabulous fundraiser for Hartwick Athletics.

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a prototype that actually solves two problems, simply by inverting the product. Please visit our website: www.theextendher.com.Marissa Parisi and Mike Martin ’00 both turned 40 this year so they took a trip to the Netherlands and Brussels in October. They also anticipated a fall visit from Lou Desantis ’00.Andrew Perzigian says, “Things are going really well. We are still nesting in Inverness, California, becoming more and more a part of the community here and growing more and more attached to the place. Annabel is now eight months old and is a constant source of wonder and excitement for us. She somehow manages to erase the horrors of occasional long, sleepless nights with a little twinkle in her eye and smile on her face at sunrise. It has truly been the best of times.”Greg Quilop has been doing obstacle course races and road races for four years. “I’m looking

forward to next year and helping others cross the finish line. It has been so much fun. This year, so far, I’ve run seven races, including Spartan Races, Savage Race, and Ragnar. I intend to run several more races before the year is out. Other alumni who have run with me are Meaghan Fitzgibbon Quilop ’01, Kristen Schlansker Watrous ’00, and Nathan Price. Next year I hope to run other brands of OCRs and get more half marathons, 5Ks, and perhaps even another Ragnar team going.Dan Shapley reports, “My work with Riverkeeper continues to be satisfying and challenging. In addition to managing our community science water quality monitoring project, which gathers samples at 440 locations throughout the Hudson River Watershed, I helped to advocate for the City of Newburgh during its drinking water crisis, and for statewide policies to improve protections for drinking water supplies and other water

BABY NEWS: Eileen Davidson-Tanner ’08 and Steve Tanner ’09 welcomed their first child, Emmy Lou Tanner, on April 6, 2017.

NEW ADDITION: Julie Garrison Landmann ’04 and her husband, Travis, welcomed baby William in April 2017.

Kevin Brennan ’05 and his wife, Katie, welcomed their second child in February 2017, a beautiful baby girl name Thea.

AND BABY MAKES FOUR: Iris Hermann ’07 and Rocco Botto ’05 welcomed their second child, Henry, on November 5, 2016. Four-year-old big sister, Junie, adores him and dotes on his every move. The family—including two dogs, a cat, and guinea pigs—moved into their new home on New Year’s Day 2017!

ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY: Evan Doan ’11 and his wife Lauren recently welcomed their second set of twins. Kahlan and Jax join big brothers Liam and Maximus and big sister Arden.

OH HARTWICK BABIES!

ART OPENING: Trenton Lutes ’00 had a show at the Octagon Gallery at the Patterson Library in Westfield, New York, in October. My Town: An Exploration in Acrylic Paint Skins with Photographic Transfers of Westfield, NY featured large-scale acrylic paint skins with photographic transfers that highlight all of the amazing and beautiful things about the Town and Village of Westfield.

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resources, including the historic $2.5 billion Clean Water Infrastructure Act that was signed by Governor Cuomo in 2017. We moved to Rhinebeck in 2015, and our son, Ben, started kindergarten this fall. He’s unstoppable. Water policy is often easier than parenting.”Eric Shoen-Ukre writes, “I continue to work in Brooklyn managing alumni relations for the College of Medicine at SUNY Downstate. My husband, David, and I celebrated our one year wedding anniversary in Provincetown this summer. Duane Yaiser and I joined Greg Quilop to run the Rocky Balboa run in Philadelphia in November. We’ll be sure to send photos. We are all doing the 5K and 10 mile combination.”  Angel Marie Howe Swindell completed her master’s in liberal studies with a concentration in online teaching and learning from Thomas Edison State University in June. She and her husband, Eric, have returned stateside and are making their home base in Tampa, Florida.  Kate Warner and Joe Johnson write, “We have been so busy! Bethany started high school, Jessica is in eighth grade, Aaron is in fifth grade, and all three have Taekwondo black belts. Joe continues to work at Airlink Systems, and I am working for Humana Inc. as a case manager. We met up with Amy Yager Gardner when she was in Austin this spring. This summer we went on a road trip to see the Grand Canyon.”Holly Quaglia Wells says, “It felt as though this summer flew by faster than any other! Malachi, Saoirse Anne, and Jude are growing and challenging our patience and thinking every day. Lots of outdoor adventures over the summer. We hosted a boy from New York City in August as part of the Fresh Air Fund and enjoyed sharing our home with him. Our summer wrapped up with an incredible trip to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, to explore our Scottish heritage more deeply. Summer and fall mean highland games and festivals, too. We love getting dressed in our kilts and enjoying the competitions, dancing, and music!”Beth Willette still works as a nurse practitioner at Cape Cod ENT Specialists and loves it. She’s also taken up running and completed some exciting races in 2017. “My daughter, Ava, is 12 and is an awesome gymnast. She is such a hard worker. My youngest, Emma, is nine and was ‘Clara’ in her dance studio’s performance of The Nutcracker. She is also an amazing soccer player. But the big news is I got married on August 25th to my awesome fiancé Andy, who is a detective, and I’ve gained two perfect step-kids, Ella and Drew.”

2000Send your updates to your class correspondent: Kristin Hall, Hartwick2000@yahoo.com Kristin Hall says, “Hello Class of 2000! It is a beautiful fall day in Maine as I write this, but I am sad because I haven’t heard from many of you. If you have not been receiving emails asking for updates, please be sure that the college has your updated contact information. As always, updates can be sent to me at Hartwick2000@yahoo.com. Anyhow, life is good. My brother just got married and I was able to see lots of family members because of the celebration. I am starting to think that it may be time for a new chapter, but I am

still trying to figure out where it will start. I hope all of you are well!”

2001Send your updates to your class correspondent: Jessica Hyde, Jessicahyde@yahoo.com

2003Roxanne Suarez is the chief of staff at Yonkers Banfield Pet Hospital. She is also a member of the United States Colored Troops Institute Alumni Advisory Council (USCTIAAC) and gold medal recipient.

2005 Rachael Morrissey married Steven Imbriaco on July 21, 2017, at Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. She works as a health-care administrator for Maximus in Albany, New York.

2006Send your updates to your class correspondent: Brian Knox, brian.j.knox@gmail.com Stephanie Carr has rejoined Hartwick as an assistant professor of biology. She earned her BS in biochemistry from Hartwick and her PhD in geochemistry from Colorado School of Mines.Nicholas O. Paslow has joined Black Marjieh Leff & Sanford LLP, a full-service law firm, as an associate. Nick’s practice focuses on New York State Labor Law, along with construction defect, general liability, property damage, motor vehicle, and premises liability claims. Prior to law school, Nick was a CPA at PricewaterhouseCoopers, working in the company’s assurance practice. He says, “I am excited to join the BMLS team, where we take great pride in our shared accomplishments. The attorneys here provide

WEDDING BELLS: John Meade ’09 married Alexa de Lyra on June 17, 2017, at Captain Bill’s Restaurant in Bay Shore, New York. In attendance were Mike Robustello ’08, Ryan Welch ’08, Marc Fautas ’08, Sam Puopolo ’09, Kevin Miller ’10, Ian Skudin ’11, and Dave Aitchison ’11.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH: On August 12, 2017, Christopher Hynes ’08 married Jennifer Hanson in Breckinridge, Colorado. Pictured, l–r: Adam Doboze ’08, Sarah Johnson ’11, Ellen Sevigny ’08, the bride and groom. The couple lives in Denver.

exceptional client service and are committed to continued creativity and innovation in solutions.”

2007Send your updates to your class correspondent: Joanna Cacciola, cacciolaj@hartwick.eduDana Plank, RN, has been promoted to visiting assistant professor of nursing at Hartwick. She previously served as the College’s learning lab and technology coordinator.

2009Send your updates to your class correspondent: Nicholas Forst, nickforst710@gmail.com

2010Send your updates to your class correspondent: Wyatt Uhlein, uhleinj@gmail.comKirsten Hudson scored five goals in helping her native New Zealand to a 12th place finish at the 2017 FINA World Championship in Budapest, Hungary. A Hartwick Athletics Hall of Fame inductee in 2017, she was the first player in program history to achieve All-America or All-America Honorable Mention honors in each of her four years of competition. When not competing, Kirsten is a primary school teacher.

2011Chris Soto started a new job in August as an operations accountant for Alvogen | Next Generation Pharmaceuticals Company. His position is based at the manufacturing facility in Norwich, New York. Chris and his wife, Jennifer, continue to reside in Oneonta.

2012Send your updates to your class correspondent: Holly Sayman, holly.sayman@gmail.comLiz Kelly earned her master of science in public health in epidemiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in August. She now works for the university as a research assistant/study coordinator in cardiology drug clinical trials.

2013Send your updates to your class correspondent: Joan Carregal, j.carregal@gmail.com Kelsey Kimble is working as a certified operating room nurse at White Plains Hospital and just earned a master’s of science in nursing education from Western Governor’s University.

2015Monica Prager married Martin Hehir on June 25, 2017, in Stony Point, New York. She continues to run cross country, and run full and half marathons.

2016Richard Colby won grand prize at the Hyde Hall 200th Anniversary Art Exhibition. His sculpture of a bird from the Clarke family crest is on display at the Hall all year. His style, which he calls steel void art and has been developing since his first sculpture class at Hartwick, involves creating the illusion of a solid body figure using a hollow design or void/negative space. The piece measures 8’4” long from the end of its beak to the tip of its tail feathers, and its wingspan is 10’2”.Megan Douglass, a chemistry major, is the laboratory technician for Hartwick’s Center for Craft Food & Beverage.

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A REUNION WITHIN THE CELEBRATION: Madison DeCerce ’13 and Alexa Melendez ’15 were married on September 2, 2017, in Schenectady, New York, with 30 Hartwick alumni present.

MarkYour

CalendarMark your calendar now for your milestone reunion next fall! Plan to be back on campus during True Blue Weekend, October 5–7, 2018, to reconnect and celebrate with fellow alumni.

Celebrating the classes of ’68, ’73, ’78, ’83, ’88, ’93, ’98, ’03, ’08, and ’13

Want to help plan your reunion celebration and get your classmates together again on campus? Volunteer as a Class Reunion Chair and help make your milestone reunion special. Interested? Contact Sabrina Lawrence ’13 at lawrences@hartwick.edu for more information.

Greg Martino recently joined HR Works Inc. as an affirmative action data analyst.

2017Mikaelan Cucciarre-Stuligross is a cardiovascular research technician at LifeNet Health.Sierra Meads, RN, is the learning lab and technology coordinator at Hartwick. Martha Daniel is one of just 20 young scientists worldwide to be accepted into the marine biology graduate program at the University of Bremen. A writing minor at Hartwick, she has competitively placed in the Best Emerging Poets series of Z Publishing. Maxine Dunn recently returned from a medical mission in Jamaica where she worked as an RN providing free physical exams for schoolchildren. She’s already left for Nepal for a 15-day day trek to the base camp of Mount Everest. That trip is a fundraiser for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a fatal childhood disease. (www.everesttoendduchenne.org.) She will begin her nursing career in New Hampshire when she returns.Rachel Truland, a biology major, has joined Hartwick’s Center for Craft Food & Beverage as the education and training coordinator.

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WATERSIDE WEDDING: Katie Toomey ’15 and Jack Pace ’14 were married August 5, 2017, at the Sagamore Resort in Bolton Landing, New York, surrounded by family, friends, and Hartwick alumni. The happy couple resides in New York City. 

FROM STUDENT SENATORS TO MARRIED COUPLE: Katie Pennings ’14 and Colin Blydenburgh ’14 were married in August 2017, surrounded by friends, family, and Hartwick alumni. Pictured (front, l–r): Beth Zaja-ceskowski Fagan ’14, the groom and bride, Kate Murphy ’15, Jessica Spitz ’14 (kneeling), Liz Lummie Kramer ’13; (back, l–r): Danny Mele ’14, Melissa Zimmermann ’14, George Kracke ’16, Amanda Robinson ’16, Brielle Matthews ’14, Mark Smith ’13, Katie Meuer ’15, and Maria Mastroianni ’13.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONSHartwick College and the Alumni Association recognize some of our best and brightest individuals who have used their Hartwick liberal arts education to its greatest potential. Alumni are recognized for professional achievement, community involvement, and advancing the mission and vision of Hartwick.

As a member of the Hartwick community, you are invited to nominate individuals you believe deserve special recognition in the following categories:

u President’s Award for Liberal Arts in Practiceu Distinguished Alumniu Outstanding Young Alumniu Meritorious Serviceu Outstanding Volunteeru Outstanding Employee

For more information and to submit your nomination(s), go to:www.hartwick.edu/alumni-and-friends/award-nominations.

Cal’s Loveof Hartwick SoccerCal Chase ’71, P’12,known by many as Hartwick soccer’s greatest fan, passed away on July 31, 2017.

A high school valedictorian, he graduated from Hartwick cum laude with a math major and soon began a 25-year career in banking. While a student and every year thereafter, he was an extraordinarily active fan of Hartwick men’s soccer. When the program was at risk of losing its Division I status, Cal stepped forward to lead the “Reignite the Wick” fundraising campaign for DI sports.

His loyalty to his alma mater was recognized with the Millencan Award, the Alumni Association Meritorious Service Award, and the Hartwick College Citizen of the Year Award. Tangible tributes include the Calvin W. Chase Men’s Soccer Team Room in the Binder Center, which was funded with gifts from his fans as part of The Campaign for Hartwick Students. Longtime men’s soccer Coach Jim Lennox delivered the eulogy at Cal’s memorial service.

Cal is survived by his family, including his son Christopher Chase ’12, many friends, and generations of ’Wick athletes. At the family’s request, gifts in Cal’s honor may be made to Hartwick Athletics, Office of College Advancement, P.O. Box 4020, Oneonta, NY 13820.

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1939 | J. Waldemar Keto passed away on August 5, 2017. He received his BS in business and became the longtime manager of a Sears store.

1941 | George W. Thomas passed away on September 22, 2017. He received his BA in medical technology.

1942 | Rev. Charles E. Deitz passed away on September 21, 2017. He received his BA in English, then attended Gettysburg Seminary and became a Lutheran minister. He is survived by his wife of 72 years

Marjorie Deitz ’43, his brother William Deitz ’49, his nephew Allan Deitz ’75, his niece Carla Wood ’77, and his grandson Jonathan Wood ’99.

1943 | Malcolm C. Spensley passed away on July 31, 2017. He received his BA in religious studies.

1946 | Floyd A. Mauer passed away on August 7, 2017. He studied chemistry at Hartwick, later earned a master’s degree, and built a career at the National Bureau of Standards in Washington, DC.

1946 | Janet K. Weber passed away on August 9, 2017. She was a member of the first Cadet Nurses program during World War II.

1947 | Landin I. Van Buren passed away on September 25, 2017. He honorably served the US Army in World War II, then received his BS in chemistry from Hartwick. He joined the family business of Van Buren’s Food Store, then became a math and science teacher and school administrator.

1948 | Dorothy Washburn Sherpey Wood passed away on September 9, 2017. She earned a BS in nursing with that program’s first graduating class and worked at Winchester Hospital until her retirement in 1990.

1949 | Katherine Loeffler Byrd passed away on October 6, 2017. She received her BS in nursing and worked as a public health nurse in New York State.

1953 | Louise Parisi Kirkwood passed away on July 7, 2017. She received her BA in French and psychology.

1955 | Della Warren Fiorini passed away on August 5, 2017. She received her BA, earned her master’s in education, and became a teacher.

1957 | Thomas O. Hughes passed away on September 28, 2017. He was a meeting planner for IBM before forming his own meeting planning company, Hughes & Associates.

1957 | Carolyn Herting Smith passed away on July 4, 2017. She received her BS in nursing, was a nursing instructor for CHKD and DePaul Medical Center, and later became a low vision rehabilitation teacher.

1957 | Clarence C. Tiffany passed away on September 9, 2017. He received his BA in psychology and was a 1st lieutenant in the US Army during the Korean Conflict.

1958 | R. David Shutters passed away on June 6, 2017. He received his BS in business administration

ALUMNI

IN MEMORIAM

Legacy Remembered Doreathea Pistor Milne ’48, matriarch of an extended Hartwick family, passed away on November 15, 2017.

A summa cum laude Hartwick graduate with a degree in nursing, Doreathea went on to earn a Master of Science of Nursing. She began her 50-year career at Southampton Hospital, later continued at Riverhead and St. Charles Hospitals, and moved into school nursing when raising her three children. Her career of service also included work at Brookhaven National Laboratory in the U.S. Government’s top secret experimental program in nuclear medicine. Doreathea is survived by her husband of 67 years, Harry; their children John Milne ’76 (Mary Folsom Milne ’79), Harry Milne ’77 (Maribeth Munzer Milne ’82), and Evelyn Milne Moore ’83 (Greg Moore); eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Both John and Evelyn are former Hartwick College trustees.

Gifts in Dorothea’s memory may be made to the Milne Family Research Fund at Hartwick College, Office of College Advancement, P.O. Box 4020, Oneonta, NY 13820.

after receiving the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his service during the Korean War.

1961 | Bernard F. Richardson passed away on June 9, 2017. He received his BA in history after serving in the US Army as a military police officer. He taught history throughout greater Oneonta, then owned Canelli’s Liquor Store and the Novelty Lounge. Survivors include his wife, Sophie Richardson ’62.

1963 | Michael “Scott” Scudder passed away on June 30, 2017. He received his BA in English. He managed a fitness center before becoming a consultant to independent clubs and non-profit facilities.

1964 | G. Byron McAlpin passed away on August 1, 2017. He received his BA in history.

1967 | Michael F. Bressler passed away on July 2, 2017. He received his BA in psychology from Hartwick and an MBA. First he worked in marketing at McCann Erickson, then opened his own companies: Designer Wallcoverings and Affiliated Graphics.

1969 | Ellen Humez passed away on July 30, 2017. She received her BA in English. She was a mainframe computer programmer working with John Hancock Insurance, Fidelity Investments, TSSG, Stop & Shop, and Arbella Insurance.

1975 | Janis Rondeau Scherer passed away on June 27, 2017. She received her BS in nursing and proudly served in the US Navy and Air Force.

1976 | Stephen F. Peters passed away on July 20, 2017. He received his BA in psychology, earned a master’s in education, became a teacher and coach, then a psychologist for Shepherd Hill Regional High School.

1986 | Russell A. Schuck passed away on August 19, 2017. He received his BA in geology before earning a master’s in geology and water resources. He was a geologist and vice president of Haley Aldrich in Boston.

1991 | Whitney J. “Chip” Hopkins passed away on June 30, 2017. He received his BA in political science. He was a teacher and worked with various cellular service companies from their inception.

1996 | Tamara “Tammy” Tillotson Shimaitis passed away on June 6, 2017. She received her BS in nursing and worked as a registered nurse in New York.

2002| Timothy J. Mooney passed away on August 2, 2017. He received his BA in management

and worked as a communications analyst for Enterprise Communications.

2004 | Bette Jane Konchar passed away on August 24, 2017. She received her BA in chemistry after being employed by Bassett Healthcare for 26 years.

Loyd Eugene “Gene” Fort passed away on June 22, 2017. He is survived by his wife and two sons, including Hartwick’s Vice President of College Advancement Gregg Fort.

William Hildebrandt passed away on July 14, 2017. He is survived by his four children, including Hartwick College Advancement Specialist Mary Hildebrandt King ’81, and ten grandchildren, including Caroline King ’19.

Heather Hotaling passed away on July 25, 2017. She is survived by two daughters, including Megan E. Hotaling ’14.

Leslie Kernan passed away on May 21, 2017. He served in the US Army Air Corps during World War II. He is survived by his four children, including Martha Giacobbe ’87.

Alden H. Knapp passed away on June 7, 2017. He worked as Hartwick’s supervisor of housing maintenance for 25 years. He is survived by his wife and three sons, including Thomas D. Knapp ’89, and Gregory A. Knapp ’90.

Bette Leonardi passed away on September 23, 2017. She is survived by her children and granddaughters Jenna Dibartolo ’20, and Toninicole Tedeschi ’20.

Lawrence “Larry” Lesser passed away on May 31, 2017. A former Hartwick College Trustee, he is survived by his wife and two daughters, Eileen Lesser-Adikes ’85 and Kristin Lesser Terry ’90.

Henry Meyer passed away on June 26, 2017. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Matthew P. Meyer ’84 and Mary Anne Gaffney ’84, and his grandchildren, Natalie Meyer ’18 and Andrew Meyer ’20.

Gladys Rayher passed away on July 31, 2017. She was a registered nurse and wife of former Hartwick College Mathematics Professor Edward Rayher.

Lucas Rothenberger passed away on September 6, 2017. He is survived by his father Hartwick

College Swimming & Diving Coach Dale Rothenberger; his mother Catherine McGrath Rothenberger ’88; and his sisters Dana Faulconer ’00, Tara Rothenberger ’02, and Nicole Rothenberger ’05.

Carl Schell, Sr., passed away on January 11, 2017. He earned three Bronze Stars for his service during the Korean War. He is survived by his wife and three children, including daughter Linda Marks ’72 and son and daughter-in-law Carl Schell, Jr. ’76 and Susan Schell ’76. He is also survived by six grandchildren, including Eric Schell ’07 and his wife Ashley Kem Schell ’07 and Chris Schell ’10.

Warren E. Talbot passed away on June 19, 2017. He is survived by his wife and four children, including Katherine Talbot Hurrle ’98, Hartwick Assistant Football Coach Daniel Talbot ’99 and his wife Brenna Hill Talbot ’00, and Hartwick College Development Assistant Rebekah Talbot ’14.

Ronald Brzenk, PhD, passed away on October 13, 2017. He joined Hartwick’s faculty in 1974, chaired the mathematics department from 1980 to 1990, served two terms as faculty chair, chaired or served on many College committees, and retired in 2015 as professor emeritus of mathematics. His commitment to his students and his discipline was recognized with both the Margaret B. Bunn Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Teacher-Scholar Award.

Frances Colburn passed away on August 5, 2017. She worked in the Hartwick College Health Center for many years.

Charles Herring, Jr., passed away on January 11, 2017. He was a supporter of the Yager Museum of Art and Culture.

Frederick Marble passed away on August 3, 2017. He was an employee of Aramark at Hartwick College for 48 years.

Nancy Newkerk passed away on June 23, 2017. She served as an admissions officer at Hartwick College for 11 years.

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FAMILY

FRIENDS

Consider making a gift in memory or in honor of an individual, go online to www.hartwickalumni.org/giveContact Executive Director of Engagement Alicia Fish ’91 at fisha@hartwick.edu or 607-431-4021;

or mail your gift to: Hartwick College Office of College Advancement, PO Box 4020, Oneonta, NY 13820.

How have you changed? Email us with updates to your email, phone, or address: alumniclassnotes@hartwick.edu or go to: www.hartwickalumni.org/classnotes.

How do you want to be part of Hartwick’s future? Email the_wick@hartwick.edu.

It’s a New Day, a New Place, a New Time at the ’Wick.{ TOP 10 WAYS You can be part of Hartwick’s future. }

1 Share your experience.Be like Nadya Zhexembayeva ’01, PhD, or Bonin Bough ’99 and say “Yes” when invited to spend a day on campus.

2 Refer a student for admission.Try to beat the record of Scott Holden ’80 who has recommended dozens of students, now alumni.

3 Give the liberal arts a boost.Designate your gifts to the areas you value most, just as Chrissie Semenenko P’09 does with art.

4 Show your ’Wick pride!Mike Doherty ’73 sports quite a collection of Hartwick sweatshirts and a famous freshman beanie!

5 Walk the Walk on Founders’ Way.See for yourself what everyone’s talking about, including Moe Riley Dobert ’63, then spread the word.

6 Encourage student-faculty collaborations.Follow the lead of Hartwick friends, and Freedman Prize sponsors, Judy Brick Freedman H’13 and Allen Freedman H’00.

7 Change a student’s view of the world.Just as John Duffy H’00, P’91, P’95 and his wife, Anne, do every time their endowed funds send a student abroad.

8 Show the love from your living room. Become a social media ambassador like Sarah Otto Sanders ’11.

9 Look here for interns and new hires.Help ’Wick’s next generation get started, the way Bob Hanft ’69 does with his networking and fund for internships.

10 Help others reconnect.Host an event, like Allen Lynch ’84, Lorraine Rovello Salvo ’98, and Cathy Weeks ’81 recently did in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Texas, respectively.

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Office of College AdvancementPO Box 4020Oneonta, New York 13820 USAwww.hartwick.edu

2017 UIFs Ally Schroeder ’20 and Farheen Fatima ’19, 2016 UIF Stephanie Sacco ’18, Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva ’01, and 2017 UIFs Bobby Shepard ’18 and Diana Bechdol ’20.(See pages 15 and 23.)

Hartwick’s University Innovation Fellows (UIFs) welcome a reinvention groundbreaker to campus.

Office of College AdvancementPO Box 4020Oneonta, New York 13820 USAwww.hartwick.edu

Anything can happen in theater. That’s one of the reasons Hair is so memorable.As a production it is interactive and so politically relevant today.

—Dillon Orlando, a freshman, who delivered a stellar performance in the lead role of Claude in Hartwick’s production of Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical