Bridge (Spring 2001) - SUNY Institute of Technology

A MAGAZINE FOR SUNYIT ALUMNI, FAMILY, FRIENDS & STUDENTS
The
WINTER 2004
A Moving Experience
SUNYIT’s first freshmen arrive!

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Alumni Spotlight
Meet the SUNYIT alum who runs-and we mean
“runs” the Boilermaker Road Race.
Faculty member digs his research
Dr. Andrew Wolfe’s work on the original Erie
Canal has brought him national attention.
Fresh faces on campus
SUNYIT’s first freshmen have arrived on campus!
Getting Together
Alumni gatherings in recent months have included
outings in Syracuse and Saratoga Springs.
Class Notes
They’re all here: find out what your former classmates
are up to.
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The
WINTER 2004
The Bridge, published by the Office of
College Relations and Development at
the State University of New York Institute
of Technology, is designed to keep you
informed of campus activities and news.
EDITOR:
PRODUCTION:
John Swann
Lynne Browne
Peg Cognetto
Michael De Cicco
JoAnn Keatz
Matt Kopytowski
Mary Ann Randazzo
Jeffrey Schneider
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P.O. Box 3050, Utica, New York 13504-3050.
This publication is printed on recycled paper.
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Alumni Spotlight By Ellen Portnoy
The man who “runs” the Boilermaker
Homebuilder. Student. Law
enforcement professional. Race
director. In all that he’s done,
Bob Ingalls has always been
goal-oriented.
As an 18-year-old newlywed,
Ingalls finished his newly built
house in Clinton, N.Y., doing
the plumbing, heating and
hardwood floors with help from
his in-laws and friends.
Forty-four years later, Ingalls
is still building but now his tools
are volunteers; his project is the
nation’s largest 15 kilometer
race. As director of the Boilermaker
Road Race, he is responsible
for an event that draws
10,000 runners and countless
cheering supporters to its Utica
route each year on the second
Sunday in July.
Ingalls succeeds race creator
Earle Reed, president of ECR
international formerly Utica
“Listening to people is more
“important than talking.”
Bob Ingalls, ‘77
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Boilerworks-who started the
race in 1977. Reed knew Ingalls
was the right choice. “He has a
wealth of knowledge about the
area. He’s a fine listener and can
handle the tremendous pressure,”
explains Reed.
After high school, Ingalls
attended Mohawk Valley
Community College for one
semester, then went to work in
the Oneida County Sheriff’s
Department as a dispatcher. In
1964, he graduated from the
New York State Basic Police
Training Academy as valedictorian.
He returned to MVCC,
taking evening classes and earning
an associate’s degree cum
laude in police science.
After taking two courses at
Utica College, Ingalls transferred
to SUNYIT’s (Upper
Division College, as it was called
then) criminal justice program.
He took two or three night
classes each semester while
working road patrols midnight
to 8 a.m. and juggling two parttime
jobs during the day. How
did he manage? “I’ve always
kept that busy,” Ingalls acknowledges.
In 1977, he earned a
bachelor’s degree summa cum
laude in criminal justice.
One former SUNYIT assistant
professor, George Curtis
now a Utica College associate
professor in criminal justice has
known Ingalls for 30 years.
Curtis, who taught two constitutional
law courses, remembers
Ingalls, the student: “He was
very bright and motivated. He
often helped other students.
He’s very efficient, extremely organized
and he treats everyone
with respect,” says Curtis.
After becoming a detective in
1969, Ingalls investigated felony
cases, conducting interviews
and gathering evidence. According
to Ingalls, he was an
effective interrogator because
he’s organized and tenacious.
From 1970 to 1974, he headed
the 10-person criminal investigation
unit. This administrative
job was “a little less fun than
finding the bad guy and arresting
him,” Ingalls admits. As
captain from 1974 to 1981, he
oversaw 50 people.
On Jan. 1, 1981, Ingalls
became Oneida County Undersheriff
– 20 years to the day
after his father, Robert Ingalls
Sr., became Oneida County
Undersheriff. Ingalls wore his
father’s badge during his nine
years overseeing the 300-person
department.
In 1981, Ingalls attended a
three-month F.B.I. class in
Quantico, Virginia, earning college
credits in fingerprinting,
DNA testing and profiling. “It
was very rewarding,” he recalls.
At Quantico, Ingalls also made
some life changes. A three-pack
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a day smoker since high school,
he quit and began running a
mile a day. By the end of the
class, he was running three
miles daily. By 1982, he was
running 1,000 miles a year; that
year, he ran his first Boilermaker.
“The excitement hooked
me into running,” he says. He’s
run 10 marathons and in 1997,
he became president of the Utica
Roadrunners.
After a knee injury in 2001,
Ingalls cut back: he now runs
700 miles a year, often on a fivemile
route through Clinton back
roads three or four times a week,
often before dawn. He also
scuba dives, rides a motorcycle,
swims, plays golf three days a
week, roller blades and cross
country skis.
From 1990 through 1999,
Ingalls held various positions in
the Oneida County Executive’s
office: administrative analyst,
STOP-DWI coordinator, 911
Program Coordinator and Executive
Assistant: “The ultimate
administrative job,” Ingalls says.
In 2001, when Reed asked
the recently retired Ingalls to
become race director, he was
delighted. “I was looking for
something else. This was perfect,”
he says. Ingalls currently
holds two paid positions. Three
hours a month, he serves on the
Oneida County parole board; 40
hours a month, he’s a consultant
to the county’s child fatality
review team. As race director, he
usually works half days. From
March through July, his work
day expands to seven hours.
Many law enforcement skills
prove useful in race management.
Most important: people
skills. “Listening to people is
more important than talking,” he
says. As volunteer race director,
he oversees 5,400 volunteers,
plus 125 coordinators and directors.
“I stand aside and let them
Bob Ingalls shows a visitor one of the exhibits at the National Distance Running Hall of Fame in
Utica, N.Y.
do their work.” He also maintains
sponsors, speaks to the media
and spends time “tweaking”
matters. For example, next year
runners will no longer need
verification cards, making race
registration simpler.
Eventually, Ingalls, 62, hopes
the entire race registration
process will occur online. He also
wants the race to receive national
television coverage. “I’ll plug
away at it,” he says cheerfully. If
anyone can get network TV exposure
for the Boilermaker, goaloriented,
tireless Bob Ingalls is
the person to do it.
Meet Old Friends and
New at an Alumni Event!
Saturday, January 24, 2004
Sunday, February 29, 2004
Friday, March 19, 2004
Alumni Basketball Game at SUNYIT
Ski Day, 30% discount, Gore Mountain
Happy Hour & Hockey Game
(Syracuse Crunch vs. Manitoba Moose)
Armory Square, Syracuse
To Register: Call 315-792-7113
Friends and family are welcome too!
For more information:
Check www.sunyit.edu/alumni/events
for updates on these and other upcoming
SUNYIT alumni events.
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Digging Up the Past
by Ellie Fidler
Faculty member’s research unearths original Erie Canal
When he was growing up,
Andy Wolfe sometimes went to
work with his mother, an archaeologist.
Going on digs with
her was his first experience
with what he calls “continuous
discovery and learning.”
This semester, Dr. Andrew
Wolfe brought his lifelong love
of history and engineering to
SUNYIT. As an assistant professor
of civil engineering technology
in the School of Information
Systems & Engineering
Technology (ISET), he will continue
the work he began at his
previous institution, Union
College. “I especially look forward
to teaching here at
SUNYIT because it is near my
most recent research interest,
the Erie Canal,” Dr. Wolfe said.
His most recent research experience
helped a community
preserve its history: his team
uncovered Lock 1 of the original
Erie Canal in Albany. The
find prevented a marina from
being built on the site, which
would have destroyed the artifact
and the rich history surrounding
it.The discovery
received widespread media attention,
including an Associated
Press feature article which
appeared in newspapers across
the state, on msnbc.com, and
in the New York Times.
Dr. Wolfe began his work on
the Erie Canal when Union
College celebrated the 175th
anniversary of the historic engineering
marvel. He directed
four groups of students that
created models of the lock systems;
he and his students researched
archives and original
maps of the first locks in the
canal. While there are many
locks still in use on the canal,
Dr. Wolfe’s research focuses on
the earlier locks that have been
covered up in the many years
since their use.
His goals as a teacher focus
on encouraging students to
think about design and use history
to determine the best engineering
designs for the future.
Examples of this include his
volunteer work in the Juvenile
Diabetes Foundation Walkathon
in Albany. He and his students
spent time directing traffic
at the event. Afterward, he
assigned his students to create
traffic designs that would improve
the flow of traffic and
pedestrians. The plans were
implemented the following
year.
He regards “building camaraderie
with his students” and
“helping them develop and
progress as individuals, as well
as engineers” as important aspects
of his teaching. Dr. Wolfe
is a motivated and energetic
man who loves to explore many
avenues of his field and become
involved in multiple projects.
He says it all stems from a “need
to do things...to explore the
links between history and engineering.”
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Career Services Corner
by Dr. Thomas Matthews
Director of Career Services
SUNYIT brings together job-seekers, employers
Hundreds of students,
alumni and other job-seekers
joined more than 65 companies
local, regional, national
and international at SUNYIT’s
Career Fair 2003 Oct. 9 in the
Campus Center gym.
The annual event is one of
the largest of its kind in the
State University system.
Participating employers took
part to fill internship, parttime,
and full-time opportunities;
current SUNYIT students,
alumni and other
interested attendees dropped
off résumés, hoping to make
career connections.
Among the companies recruiting
at Career Fair 2003
were: Albany Medical Center
Hospital, BAE Systems,
Eversan Incorporated, Fiber
Instrument Sales, FleetBoston
Financial Group, Masonic
Home, Orion Bus Industries,
PAR Government Systems
Corporation, Resource Center
for Independent Living, and
Utica National Insurance
Group.
Career Services Director Thomas Matthews and Assistant Director Robert Palazzo thank Michael Evke ‘84 for donating a
Career Fair sign.
This year, an effort was
made to increase the participation
of SUNYIT alumni.
“Increasingly, employers are
relying on Career Services as
a resource for experienced
professionals in addition to
the more traditional entrylevel
hires,” says Career
Services Director Dr. Thomas
Matthews. “Alumni interested
in attending Career Fair found
employers offering professional
advancement as well as
opportunities to make a
career change.”
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First Freshmen Put SUNYIT in the Spotlight
Top: David Garrett, Director of
International Student Services,
addresses the first class of freshman
during orientaiton. Below: Shannel
Finch one of SUNYIT’s first freshmen.
Area newspapers, TV and radio
stations often do “back to
school” stories to show what’s
new at the region’s colleges.
And this fall, they found plenty
of material at SUNYIT.
Reporters and photographers
from Utica, Rome, and
Syracuse newspapers, as well as
Utica-Rome TV and radio stations,
focused on the arrival of
SUNYIT’s first class of freshmen.
The Syracuse Post-Standard
published a feature on the
first day of classes with quotes
from President Mason H.
Somerville, two staff members,
and two freshmen. The Utica
Observer-Dispatch shadowed a
freshmen on his first day of
classes and published the results
the next day. WKTV previewed
the start of the semester,
sending a crew to the last
Orientation session on the Friday
before classes started.
Coverage of the early part of
the semester continued with
radio and TV reports on Convocation
Sept. 4. A videographer
from WKTV captured
the procession across campus
after interviewing President
Somerville and guest speaker
Dr. Lawrence Sturman, director
of the Wadsworth Laboratory.
Mark Your Calendar!
SUNYIT will hold an open house Saturday, April 17, 2004,
for prospective students and their families. For more information,
contact the Office of Admissions. Phone: 792-7500 or
(866) 2 SUNYIT or e-mail admissions@sunyit.edu.
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Even as the first class of
freshmen began their SUNYIT
experience, the Admissions office
was busy meeting with high
school students and their parents.
Discovery Day, an open
house program for prospective
freshmen and their families,
was held at SUNYIT Oct. 13.
The day featured informational
sessions about SUNYIT, briefings
from faculty and staff, a
panel discussion featuring current
freshmen, and tours of the
campus. In November, the annual
fall open house offered
similar opportunities for all
prospective students.
In addition to the October
Discovery Day program,
SUNYIT hosts two open houses
each year for prospective students.
The spring 2004 open
house will be held Saturday,
April 17.
Clockwise from top: Move-in day, fun
at Fall Fest, more move-in day, the
Opening Weekend bonfire, negotiating
the campus ropes course.
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Alumni Gatherings
This summer’s SUNYIT alumni events included outings at a Syracuse Sky Chiefs game and a day at
Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Kera Ellis ’98, SUNYIT Baseball
Coach Kevin Edick, and Jason Ellis
’00 at a Syracuse Sky Chiefs
game.
Glenn Allen '92 holds the ball
he caught at the Syracuse Sky
Chiefs game.
Atlas Hsie, associate professor; JoAnn Keatz, director of development; Jorge Novillo, professor;
Jason Ellis ’00; Jeff Schneider, alumni and parent relations officer, Ann Somerville; Cheryl Jassak
’03; Kera Ellis ’98; Glenn Allen ’92; Susan Wuster ’91; and Kevin Edick, SUNYIT baseball coach, at
the Syracuse Sky Chiefs gathering.
SUNYIT Vice President for Resource Development Daniel Murphy
with Linda and Louis Leogrande at an alumni event held at the
Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Alumni Association Board meeting participants included: Timothy
Dennison ’87, Scott Gorgas ’91, David Larkin ’99, Anita Brown ’98, Rebecca
Fuller ’98, Michelle Manning ’99 (standing), Teresa Burton ’99, Glenn Allen
’92, and Scott Nonemaker ’96.
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An enthusiastic audience turned out to cheer on more than a dozen acts at Talent
Nite in Kunsela Hall auditorium.
Fall Fest Fun!
Fall Fest 2003 brought alumni, students, family, and friends together Oct. 3-4 for
a wide variety of events, including: Talent Nite, Alumni Golf, the Alumni Association
Annual Meeting, the Presidents’ Scholarship Brunch, a carnival and pool party,
the Fall Fest Feast, Casino Night, and fireworks on the Campus Center Lawn.
Poetry in motion: A “Cannonball Contest” was part of the Fall Fest Pool Party in the Campus Center.
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SUNYIT Foundation Annual Meeting, Reception
Foundation Trustees Judith Gorman and Robbin Mele, College Council
Member Richard Frye.
Foundation Member Symeon Tsoupelis and Dr. Theodore Max, Foundation
Trustee and College Council Member.
Noelle Niznik, Student
Association
Freshman Senator
and scholarship recipient,
addresses
the Foundation.
Foundation Board of Trustees President Nancy Dubner, Foundation Member
Connie Corasanti, Foundation Trustee Louis Leogrande.
Foundation Member Joseph Wolonowski, SUNYIT Director of Development
and Foundation Executive Director JoAnn Keatz, SUNYIT
President Mason Somerville.
Ann Somerville and Foundation Member Marolyn Wilson.
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Phonathon Helps Make the Dream Come Alive
This year’s Phonathon to
support the SUNYIT Annual
Fund is in full swing with 14
callers reaching out to alumni,
parents and friends three nights
a week.
As of the end of October, the
Phonathon had generated
$34,239 in pledges toward our
goal of $100,000 for the 2003-
2004 Annual Fund Campaign.
The generosity of those who
support the Phonathon helps
provide scholarships to
students, support a unique
learning environment among
students and faculty, attract
world-class faculty to SUNYIT
and ensure the creation of a
well-rounded student experience.
During the Phonathon, current
students have the opportunity
to ask alumni about their
careers and post-college
experiences, and alumni are
updated on the latest campus
news and events. Each caller
makes 80-100 calls a night,
updating alumni records and
receiving pledges.
During the fall semester, the
Phonathon ran from September
15 to November 24. Donors
whose gifts are received by
December 31, 2003, can use
the donation as a tax deduction
on their 2003 tax return. The
Phonathon will continue in the
spring semester with calls
being made February through
April.
SUNYIT looks forward to a
bright future filled with opportunities
and achievements.
Help SUNYIT Make the Dream
Come Alive by educating the
next generation through a gift
to the Annual Fund.
The Top Ten Ways
Our Friends
Can Support SUNYIT
• Hire a SUNYIT student or alumni: internship or
full-time
• Attend an event in the community and represent
SUNYIT
• Participate on a committee or project: Fall Fest
Reunion, special event, phonathon, fundraiser
• Host a reception at your home or club
• Make an introduction at your company or foundation
that grants scholarships
• Identify five prospective donors each year and assist
the development office in getting to know your
friend, colleague or family member (i.e. lunch,
meeting, tour of the campus)
• Make a yearly donation to the SUNYIT Annual Fund
• Give a challenge lead gift now to support reunion
class giving throughout the year
• Make a gift to the first-ever Alumni Association
Endowed Scholarship Fund
• Honor someone you love and admire by funding a
permanent, endowed scholarship and naming a room
in the new SUNYIT Peter J. Cayan Library
(Private guided tours by appointment)
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SUNYIT Hires Four New Coaches
Kevin Grimmer, director of
athletics and recreation at
SUNYIT, has announced the
appointment of four coaches:
Tim Cox, head golf coach;
Peterson Jerome, head men’s
soccer coach; Bill Tylutki, head
men’s and women’s crosscountry
coach; and Mark
Murphy, head lacrosse coach.
Cox has been a member of
the SUNYIT facilities staff since
1984. A graduate of Herkimer
County Community College,
where he excelled in golf,
basketball, volleyball and track
and SUNY Brockport, Cox will
look to encourage his athletes
to further their athletic and
personal development as he
builds up the golf program.
Jerome comes to SUNYIT
after a successful playing career
at Herkimer County Community
College and Ohio State
University. At HCCC, Jerome
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was twice named First Team
All-Region and First Team All-
Conference. In addition, he
was selected First Team NJCAA
All-America (1997) and Conference
Player of the Year.
While at Ohio State, Jerome
was selected to the 1999 All-
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Ten Conference. After graduation
from Ohio State, Jerome
was the head women’s soccer
coach at HCCC (2001), where
he led the Generals to a 12-3
record and was selected Mountain
Valley Conference Coach of
the Year. Last year, Jerome
served as the assistant men’s
soccer coach at SUNYIT.
Tylutki joins the staff at
SUNYIT to develop the men’s
and women’s cross-country as
a viable and important part of
the SUNYIT athletic program.
An established coach at New
Hartford High School, where
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he coached at various times,
soccer, track, and cross country,
Tylutki will look to build
squads that can compete in the
SUNYAC. Tylutki is a graduate
of Fulton-Montgomery Community
College and SUNY Oswego
where he competed in
cross country and track.
Murphy played midfield at
Herkimer on two regional
championship teams in 1984-
1985. After that, was leading
Meet the
New Wildcat
goal scorer for Castleton State
Spartans in 1986. While finishing
his bachelor’s degree at
SUNY Cortland, he began
coaching high school lacrosse;
he has also played and coached
on many area club teams. He
served as an assistant coach last
year at SUNYIT.
SUNYIT’s Wildcat mascot has a whole new look.
The Athletics Department of the State University of New York
Institute of Technology has unveiled a new visual identity package
that includes updated Wildcat logos and individual images for each
sport.
“The new Wildcat represents the tremendous changes occurring
in our intercollegiate sports program,” says Athletics Director
Kevin Grimmer. “As a four-year institution, we are poised to aggressively
pursue a new level of competitive excellence. The new
look reflects our program’s growing excitement, strength and energy.
Our team apparel, athletics Web site, stationery, scoreboards
and everything related will be changed to include our bold and
fresh new look in the immediate future.”
The creator of the new Wildcat image-Phoenix Design Works of
New York City-is a leader in collegiate design and brand identity.
Since 1985, Phoenix has established a long, award-winning résumé
in professional sports as well, including Major League Baseball’s
Marlins, Rockies and Reds, the National Basketball Association,
the National Football League, NASCAR, and the Breeders’ Cup,
among others. Phoenix’s corporate client roster includes Disney,
ESPN, Fox Sports, Coca-Cola and Jaguar.
Sign Up Now for April’s 5k Run
SUNYIT’s 9th Annual 5K Scholarship Run is Saturday, April 24,
2004, starting at 9 a.m. The course follows a trail through the
campus, into the woods and out again and past the residence halls,
ending at the Campus Center where a complimentary all-you-caneat
pancake breakfast will be provided by Sodexho Food Service.
Each participant will receive a t-shirt while supplies last. For race
information, call Scott Gorgas at (315) 792-7341.
www.5k.sunyit.edu

WINTER /SPRING 2004
Men’s Basketball
November
Fri. 21 Wildcat Tip-Off Classic H 6 & 8 p.m.
[Utica, St. Joseph’s (VT) and York (NY)]
Sat. 22 Wildcat Tip-Off Classic H 1 & 3 p.m.
Mon. 24 Hamilton College A 7 p.m.
December
Tue. 2 Geneseo A 8 p.m.
Sat. 6 Buffalo St. H 4 p.m.
Wed. 17 Medaille A 7 p.m.
Sun. 21 Adidas D-III Shootout A 3:30 & 5:45 p.m.
Mon. 22 Las Vegas, NV A 3:30 & 5:45 p.m.
(Kalamazoo, MI, Wisconsin Oshkosh, Wisconsin Stevens Point)
January
Tues. 6 Utica College A 7 p.m.
Tue. 13 New Paltz A 8 p.m.
Fri. 16 Oneonta H 8 p.m.
Sat. 17 Oswego A 8 p.m.
Tue. 20 Potsdam H 8 p.m.
Fri. 23 Brockport H 8 p.m.
Sat. 24 Cazenovia H 8 p.m.
Tue. 27 Geneseo H 8 p.m.
Sat. 31 Paul Smith’s College A 3 p.m.
February
Tue. 3 Cortland A 8 p.m.
Fri. 6 Fredonia A 8 p.m.
Sat. 7 Brockport A 4 p.m.
Fri. 13 Oswego H 8 p.m.
Sat. 14 Buffalo St. A 8 p.m.
Tue. 17 Cortland H 8 p.m.
Fri. 20 Plattsburgh H 8 p.m.
Sat. 21 Potsdam A 8 p.m.
Head Coach: Kevin Grimmer
Baseball
MARCH
Sun. 3/14 Hilbert N (1) TBA
Mon. 3/15 Hilbert N (1) TBA
Tues. 3/16 Morris A (1) 1 p.m.
Wed. 3/17 Vassar N DH TBA
Thurs. 3/18 Hilbert N (1) TBA
Sat. 3/20 Polytechnic University A DH 12 p.m.
Sun. 3/21 Farmingdale A DH 12 p.m.
Sat. 3/27 Cortland A DH 12 p.m.
Sun. 3/28 Plattsburgh A DH 12 p.m.
APRIL
Fri. 4/2 Hamilton A (1) 3 p.m.
SAT. 4/3 ONEONTA H DH 12 P.M.
SUN. 4/4 NEW PALTZ H DH 12 P.M.
Tue. 4/6 Cazenovia A DH 2 p.m.
Fri. 4/9 Keuka A DH 2 p.m.
Sat. 4/10 Brockport A DH 12 p.m.
Fri. 4/16 Medaille A DH 2 p.m.
Sat. 4/17 Fredonia A DH 12 p.m.
SUN. 4/18 OSWEGO H DH 12 P.M.
Wed. 4/21 Utica A DH 1 p.m.
SAT. 4/24 HILBERT H DH 1 P.M.
SUN. 4/25 ST. JOHN FISHER H DH 2 P.M.
TUE. 4/27 UNION H (1) 3 P.M.
Head Coach: Kevin Edick
Assistant Coach: Bob Richie
Women’s Basketball
November
Fri. 21 Utica College Classic A 6 & 8 p.m.
[Utica and York (NY)]
Sat. 22 Utica College Classic A 1 & 3 p.m.
December
Tue. 2 Geneseo A 6 p.m.
Sat. 6 Buffalo St. H 2 p.m.
Sun. 21 Adidas D-III Shootout A11 & 1:15 p.m.
Mon. 22 Las Vegas, NV A11 & 1:15 p.m.
(Edgewood, WI, Manchester (IN), Ohio Northern)
January
Tues. 6 Utica College H 7 p.m.
Fri. 9 Hamilton H 7 p.m.
Tue. 13 New Paltz A 6 p.m.
Fri. 16 Oneonta H 6 p.m.
Sat. 17 Oswego A 6 p.m.
Tue. 20 Potsdam H 6 p.m.
Fri. 23 Brockport H 6 p.m.
Sat. 24 Cazenovia H 6 p.m.
Tue. 27 Geneseo H 6 p.m.
Thu. 29 Russell Sage H 7 p.m.
Sat. 31 Paul Smith’s College A 1 p.m.
February
Tue. 3 Cortland A 6 p.m.
Fri. 6 Fredonia A 6 p.m.
Sat. 7 Brockport A 2 p.m.
Fri. 13 Oswego H 6 p.m.
Sat. 14 Buffalo St. A 6 p.m.
Tue. 17 Cortland H 6 p.m.
Fri. 20 Plattsburgh H 6 p.m.
Sat. 21 Potsdam A 6 p.m.
Head Coach: David Katz
Assistant Coach: Theresa Synakowski
Assistant Coach: Antonius Rivera
Softball
MARCH
Fri. 3/12 Spring Trip
Sat. 3/20 Spring Trip
Thu. 3/25 Russell Sage A 3 p.m.
SAT. 3/27 HILBERT H 1 P.M.
Wed. 3/31 Hamilton A 3:30 p.m.
APRIL
FRI. 4/2 BUFFALO STATE H 3 P.M.
Sat. 4/3 Fredonia A 1 p.m.
Sun. 4/4 D’Youville A 10 a.m.
Tue. 4/6 Oneonta A 3 p.m.
Wed. 4/7 Oswego A 3 p.m.
Fri. 4/9 Utica A 3 p.m.
SAT. 4/10 CORTLAND H 1 P.M.
Tue. 4/13 Plattsburgh A 3 p.m.
WED. 4/14 POTSDAM H 3 P.M
MON. 4/19 CAZENOVIA H 3 P.M.
TUE. 4/20 NEW PALTZ H 3 P.M.
Fri. 4/23 Geneseo A 3 p.m.
SAT. 4/24 BROCKPORT H 1 P.M
WED. 4/28 UTICA H 3:30 P.M.
Head Coach: Michelle DeCoursey
Bowling
November 8-9 Nittany Lion Kegler Classic
Bellefonte Lanes
State College, PA
November 15-16 Penn State Berks LeHigh Classic
Colonial Berks Lanes
Sinking Springs, PA
December 27-28 17th Annual Colgate Invitational
Laurel Lanes
Maple Shade, NJ
January 17 SUNYIT Invitational
King Pin Lanes
Rome, NY
January 18 Hawk Invitational
Pin-O-Rama
Utica, NY
January 25 Westchester Invitational
AMF White plains Lanes
White Plains, NY
January 31 Kerm Helmer Tournament
Bowlers Club
Troy, NY
February 1 10th Annual SCCC Invitational
Boulevard Bowl
Schenectady, NY
February 7 Mardi Bob/Dutchess Invitational
Hoe and Bowl Mardi Bob Lanes
Poughkeepsie, NY
February 8 Blue and Orange Classis
AMF Rip Van Winkle Lanes
Norwalk, CN
TBA ACUI Region 2
TBA
IBC Sectional Qualif.
Head Coach: Bob Richie
Lacrosse
MARCH
Fri. 3/12 Spring Trip
Wed. 3/17 Spring Trip
Thu. 3/18 Farmingdale A 3 p.m.
SAT. 3/27 MEDAILLE H 2 P.M.
WED. 3/31 MISERICORDIA H 4 P.M.
APRIL
SAT. 4/3 CAZENOVIA H 1 P.M.
Wed. 4/7 Oneonta A 4 p.m.
Sat. 4/10 Oswego A 2 p.m.
WED. 4/14 PLATTSBURGH H 4 P.M.
SAT. 4/17 GENESEO H 2 P.M.
Wed. 4/21 Keuka A 4 p.m.
SAT. 4/24 CORTLAND H 2 P.M.
MON. 4/26 UTICA H 4 P.M.
WED. 4/28 BROCKPORT H 4 P.M.
MAY
Sat. 5/1 Potsdam A 1 p.m.
Head Coach: Mark Murphy
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Lawrence DiCesare has been appointed
president of Mohawk Valley
Community College Foundation. He
is administrator of Eden Park Health
Center and has been a member of the
MVCC Foundation Board since 1994.
1978
Virginia (Sergott) Sroka is a vocational
rehabilitation counselor for the
ARC.
1979
Cathy Frank of Rome is a nurse with
the Visiting Nurse Association and is
the agency’s wound specialist.
1981
Julie Anderson was appointed director
of human development at Holy
Family Parish in Fairmount, N.Y. She
is responsible for overseeing parish
programs that assist the underserved
of the Fairmount community including
the Holy Family food pantry, which
aids more than 80 families.
Cindy Intschert, a Jefferson County
District Attorney, has been honored by
the New York State Senate as one of
New York’s “women of distinction.”
Natalie Massita has joined the main
campus of Utica School of Commerce
in Utica, N.Y.
1983
Thomas Homan works for the Immigration
and Customs Enforcement
(ICE) as an interim associate and special
agent-in-charge. The ICE is the
investigative arm of the Department of
Homeland Security.
1986
Jovita Bernard-Copeland is the
owner of both the Academy of Music
in Clinton, N.Y. where she teaches classical
piano and music theory, and The
Copeland Group in New Hartford,
N.Y., where she customizes music programs
for different functions, particularly
intimate gatherings.
Class Notes1976
1988
James P. Murphy has been awarded
the professional designation Chartered
Property Casualty Underwriter by the
American Institute for CPCU. The designation
is conferred on those who
complete eight courses and national
examinations and meet ethic and
experience requirements.
1989
Debra Backus is an instructor of nursing
at SUNY Canton. She previously served
as the medical/surgical nurse manager at
Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center.
1990
Arlene Andrews/Brouillette is an
infant toddler specialist (RN) at
Mid-York Child Care Coordinating
Council (MYCCCC).
Suzanne Derham is manager at
Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital in
Schenectady, N.Y.
Edmond Marchi is an administrator
at Mount View Health Facility in
Lockport, N.Y.
Eric Wiars is branch manager at Central
National Bank and will assume
management responsibilities for the
bank’s office in Herkimer.
1991
Carol Gacioch is employed at McCain
Correctional Hospital as a Health Information
Manager.
Mary Ann Wafer has been named director
of patient safety and risk management
at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health
Center.
1992
John LeBrun is a software engineer
for MapInfo Corp. in Troy, N.Y.
Christopher Novak was featured at
the 18th Annual Bereavement Conference
of Hope on at the Stella Maris
Retreat in Skaneateles. He is an experienced
human resources professional
with expertise in employee relations,
training, recruitment and leadership.
1993
Sevim Morawski was recently promoted
to the position of postmaster of
the Herkimer Post Office.
1994
Jeff Anweiler is employed at Indium
Corporation as a technical sales manager
and has been appointed vice president
of SMTA’s Empire chapter in upstate
New York.
Alan Cronauer was promoted from
assistant professor to associate
professor by the Herkimer County
Community College Board of Trustees.
Eve Carricato Cullinan is a hospital
administrator for Buttonwood Hospital
of Burlington County, Mount Holly, N.J.
Jane M. Sweeney is working as a
certified family nurse practitioner at
Family Practice Associates Office.
1995
Jean Van Kingsley is employed by
New York State Victim’s Home as a
nurse practitioner.
1997
Helen Betzenhauser is an auditor for
the Defense Contract Audit Agency.
Jolene Haskell is employed at Oswego
County National Bank as vice
president of commercial sales.
Peter Podloski is a technical solution
architect at IBM Corporation.
Fred Scherz and his Polka Band (FPB)
from Verona, N.Y., filmed a scene for
“The Manchurian Candidate,” a major
motion picture currently being filmed
by Paramount Pictures. Fritz asks that
alumni go to: www.fritzspolkaband.com
to view pictures from FPB’s
filming experience.
Melissa Stefanik is pursuing a
Master’s in Education degree at Utica
College.
Kevin Thompson is the office and
sales manger of Hypertype, Inc. a
medical transcription company in
Harrison, N.Y.
1998
Robert Acey is employed by the Utica
City School District as a computer
technician.
William Van Kuyk is a senior systems
engineer at Internet Commerce
Corporation.
Angela Miccinelli is a behavior specialist
with Liberty ARC in Amsterdam,
N.Y.
Rodney Misch is CEO at RPTS International.
Pamela Militello is a quality supervisor
for metal preparations at the
University of Rochester.
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Class Notes
1999
Nancy Burling is employed as an
assistant director of communications
for the New York State Department of
Labor.
Nancy Richard, registered nurse,
certified vascular nurse, and nurse educator
at Bassett Healthcare was recently
presented with The Dr. Henry Allen
Moe Award for Nursing Excellence.
Karen (Dunham) Van Kuyk is currently
employed at US Air Tool Co.,
Inc, as an office assistant.
2000
James Perretta received the 2003
Accent on Excellence Award. He is an
electronics engineer for the Air Force
Research Laboratory’s Radar Signal
Processing Branch and serves as mayor
of Cold Brook, N.Y. He has been a
computer programming instructor at
SUNYIT and participates as a volunteer
on various community service
projects.
Peter Yetto is a project manager with
Utility Design Services in Schenectady,
N.Y.
2001
Christopher Laurin was recently
hired as an Engineer II by Clough,
Harbour and Associates LLP, Engineers,
Surveyors, Planners and Landscape
Architects in the firm’s Syracuse
office.
2002
Nicole D’Allesandro works for the
Utica City School District in the finance
department.
David Reese is employed by New
York State Technology Enterprise Corporation
in the engineering group. He
will be responsible for various engineering
duties related to the company’s
wireless communications business.
ENGAGEMENTS
Suzanne Derham ‘90 and Jim
Cifarelli. An October wedding was
planned. She is manager, health
information services at Sunnyview
Rehabilitation Hospital.
Scott Rowan ‘93 and Melissa Salerno.
A June 26, 2004, wedding is planned.
He is the owner of the Rowan Insurance
Group, Inc.
Eric Sczerbaniewicz ‘93 and Alison
Camesano. A December 21, 2003,
wedding is planned. He is a professional
engineer for the New York State
Department of Transportation.
Jason Frament ‘96 and Beverly
Gillette. A June 21 wedding was
planned. He is an associate attorney at
Wein, Young, Fenton & Kelsey.
Mark Zalatan ‘96 and Jennifer Dowe.
A June 25, 2004, wedding is planned.
He is a network consultant for M.A.
Police Consultant in Rome.
Sean Daley ‘97 and Jennifer Budesa.
He is employed by Navartis Pharmaceutical
as a sales representative.
Michele Kucenec ‘98 and Matthew F.
Johns. A September 18, 2004, wedding
is planned. She is employed as an
accountant at David Anderson, CPA in
Brewerton, N.Y.
Kerri Coulter ‘99 and Stephen
Wszolek ‘01. A September 19
wedding was planned. She is a project
audit analyst with Cendant Corporation
in Parsippany, N.J., and he is employed
by Gladstone Design of
Gladstone, N. J.
Melissa Roberts ‘99 and Jason
Sewell. An August 20 wedding was
planned.
Angela Miccinelli ‘98 and PeterYetto.
A May 22, 2004, wedding is planned.
Erin Bullis ‘01 and Jason Dempsey. An
October 18 wedding was planned. She
is employed by C. Scialdo and Sons,
Herkimer.
Patrick Canastar ‘01 and Amanda
LaValla. A September 2004 wedding
is planned. He is employed as a claims
adjuster for Progressive Insurance.
Nicole D’Allesandro ‘02 and Robert
Acey ‘98. A May 2005 wedding is
planned.
Justin Donald Radley ‘02 and Stacy
Marie Gray. A June 2004 wedding is
planned. The couple owns their own
business.
Michael Peck ‘03 and Nicole Glover.
A September 13, 2003, wedding was
planned. He is employed as an
insurance adjuster at Preferred Mutual
Insurance Co.
Kevin Thompson ‘97 and Jill Dekoe.
A June 2004 wedding is planned. He
is the office and sales manager of
Hypertype, Inc.
WEDDINGS
William Techman ‘83 and Cathy
Quill, July 5, 2003. He is self-employed
and also works at Sherwin Williams
and Empire Environmental.
Peter Heggie ‘84 and Susan Field,
August 21, 2003. He is employed at
Niagara Mohawk as a systems analyst.
James Slate ‘86 and Jeanine LaDuke,
June 14, 2003.
Debra Taylor ‘92 and Christian Porto.
She is a senior health-systems manager
at TAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He is a
district manager at Pfizer, Inc.
Frank Mancari ‘94 and Kelly Keating,
May 17, 2003. He is employed by Nest
Egg Federal Credit Union.
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Class NotesCheri
Arnold ‘95 and Marc Elefante,
July 19, 2003. She is The Family Place
coordinator at the Family Nurturing
Center of CNY.
Alison Balduzzi ‘95 and Mark
Belfield, June 21, 2003. She is a human
resource specialist for Home Aides
of Central New York.
Robert Frank Jr. ‘95 and Janine Rella,
June 14, 2003. He is employed as an
engineer by Orion Bus Industries.
Dawn Marchefka ‘96 and Brian
Miller, May 31, 2003. She is a purchasing
agent for Homogeneous Metals Inc.
Lisa Jones ‘97 and Alexander Panteli,
September 21, 2002. She is employed
by ChoicePoint Precision Marketing in
Andover, Mass., as a product manager.
Robert John Sottosanti ‘97 and
Melanie Crane. He is a pharmaceutical
sales representative for Watson
Pharmaceutical.
Amy Louise Swayze ‘97 and David
Jones, June 6, 2003. She is a statistical/reimbursement
analyst for San
Diego’s Children’s Hospital.
Pamela Militello ‘98 and Kirk
Rockcastle ‘98, August 29, 2003.
Keelie Balch ‘99 and Joshua Thomas,
June 27, 2003. She is employed by The
Child Care Council of Dutchess
County.
Marnie Lynn Murphy ‘99 and Brian
Gerard Gast ‘99, Feb. 28, 2003. She
is employed by Achievements; he is
employed by Employee Family Protection.
Sarah Whiteford ‘99 and Andrew
Stout. She is a supervisor in trust operations
for M&T Investment Group.
Karen Dunham ‘99 and William Van
Kuyk ‘98, August 11, 2002. She is an
office assistant at US Air Tool Co., Inc.
and he is a senior systems engineer for
Internet Commerce Corporation. The
wedding party included: Gary Autry
‘98, Denise Converse ‘00 and Jared
McGowan ‘97.
Kimberly Anne Haaxma ‘00 and
Jacob Wolkowicz, May 10, 2003. She
is employed as a coding coordinator
in Delaware.
Barbara Lamme ‘00 and Thomas
Denman, August 23, 2003. She is a
sixth-grade teacher at the Rochester
City School District’s World of Inquiry
School.
Patrick Ockenfels ‘00 and Kimberly
Connors, Aug. 21, 2003. He is employed
at McClier Corporation in Chicago,
Ill.
Tracy Marie Schremp ‘00 and David
Markusz, July 25, 2003. She is pursuing
a master’s degree in nurse anesthesia
from the State University of New
York at Buffalo and was employed as a
registered nurse at Community General
Hospital.
Leanne Dellasala ‘01 and Thomas
McLaughlin Jr. ‘03, April 26, 2003.
She is employed by Time Warner; he
is employed by Prudential.
Jonathan Warner ‘01 and Claudia
Kaye, May 10, 2003. He is employed
by The Hartford Insurance Co.
Brian Lucarelli ‘02 and Jennifer
Vartigian, Feb. 15, 2003. He is an engineer
for his family’s excavating business,
J. Lucarelli and Sons in
Mechanicville.
Jeffrey Tyler ‘03 and Camelia Vasile,
April 26, 2003. He is employed by
Black River Systems in Utica, N.Y., as
a software engineer.
Candice DeKay ‘03 and Eduardo
Orcutt, May 17, 2003.
FREE
Thomas McLaughlin ‘03 and Leanne
Dellasala, April 26, 2003. He is employed
by Prudential in Syracuse, N.Y.
NEW ARRIVALS
Broadbent, Connor Madison, to
Diedra ‘98 (Trost) and Gale
Broadbent, January 3, 2003.
Kingsley, Dhalia Jean, to Jean ‘95
(Vanacore) Kingsley, April 21, 2003.
LeBrun, Vanessa Katherine, to John
‘92 and Stacie LeBrun, June 28, 2003.
Williams, Kyle, to Melissa Stefanik
‘97, June 7, 2003.
Woodard, Kaia Daree, to Daree
(Allen) ‘98 and Mark Woodard, July
20, 2003.
DEATHS
John N. Fox ‘82
Beverly Joan Klossner ‘82.
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