Alumni News Fall 07F.P65 - Morrisville State College

CLASS OF 1942
W. John Smith (Horticulture) would like
to notify his classmates that their 65th
reunion is this year. “Hear Ye, Hear Ye!
Be so advised that Mustang Weekend is
October 12-13, 2007, and we are 65
years young. So save the date and show
up with your young smiling faces.”
CLASS OF 1952
Malcolm Adsit (Electrical Technology)
and his wife Anna observed their 50th
wedding anniversary on June 1, 2007.
CLASS OF 1955
Joseph Ange (Automotive Technology)
retired from Xerox in 1998.
CLASS OF 1959
George Sullivan (Food Technology)
recently retired from the U.S. Department
of Commerce Seafood Inspection
Program after 41 years of service.
CLASS OF 1962
Johanne “Joan Mieczkowski” Macner
(Food Administration) was blessed with
two wonderful daughters and their
families - Camille (Doug) and their
children Olivia, Ben; and Deborah
(Christopher) and their children Sydney
and Owen. Best wishes to her classmates
of 1962! She misses the Alumni Board
and the meetings.
CLASS OF 1965
Glen E. Lannon (Automotive
Technology) passed away on October
15, 2006, from colon cancer. Glen always
spoke of Morrisville with pride, and he
had many good memories of his time at
Morrisville ~ Sincerely Christine Lannon.
CLASS OF 1966
Charles L. Koster (Agricultural
Business) says “Hello, I’m still alive”.
CLASS OF 1967
Linda Stevens (Secretarial Science) is
the child care provider for three of her
grandchildren, can you say “The
Waltons?”
James R. Conway (Electrical
Technology) and his wife, Nancy, have
3 grown children and 5 grandchildren.
James is finally going to retire in 2008,
although he has been saying this for the
past 10 years.
CLASS OF 1968
John Hammer (Automotive
Technology) graduated from Wagner
College in June of 1975 not Wayne College
(correction from the Spring 2007 issue).
Lawrence D. Grabman (Agriculture -
Dairy Manufacturing) is self employed
as a consultant in the dairy industry.
CLASS OF 1969
William “Bill” Eden (Food Service
Administration) would like to hear from
former classmates. His email address is
billdenco@aol.com (correction form the
Spring 2007 issue).
CLASS OF 1970
Tony Felicia (Medical Technology) is
currently president of 826 Associates,
LLC; a business development and strategic
planning consulting firm. He retired from
his first career in the pharmaceutical
industry after 33 years.
Robert J. Freeman (Engineering
Science) works for Rescue Mission
Alliance as a food service supervisor. He
would like to hear from classmates at
bsalfreeman@aol.com.
CLASS OF 1971
Diann Higgins (Food Science - Health
Technology) is still working in cardiology
office. She and Ray are grandparents to
six (3 girls & 3 boys). She wants to see
other classmates from 1971!
CLASS OF 1972
Jeffrey David Michel (Electrical
Technology) passed away on May 6, 2007,
after loosing his battle with lung cancer
for six months. Jeff was born on May 15,
1952 in Syracuse, New York to Edward
James and Marian Frances (Maxwell)
Michel. He was a 1970 graduate of West
Genesee Central High School in Camillus,
New York, and a 1972 graduate of The
State University of New York at Morrisville,
with an Associate of Applied Science
Degree in Electrical Technology. In 1976
he graduated from Parks College of St.
Louis University with a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Aeronautical
Administration. Jeff worked as an
electrician with his father in Syracuse and
during college for Adams Electric
Corporation in St. Louis. His work in the
aviation field began in November 1976, as
a station agent with Air Illinois. In
September of 1977, he worked as a
Customer Service Agent for Ozark Airlines
in Waterloo and then in Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, and onto Madison, WI. In October
of 1986 Trans World Airlines acquired
Ozark and Jeff continued until August 1,
1990, when TWA service was terminated
to the Dane County Regional Airport. In
October 1990, Jeff worked as an
electrician (his second occupation) with
Portz Electric in DeForest, Wisconsin. On
December 2, 1991, he accepted a position
as Customer Service Agent for Federal
Express, advancing to Courier in June
1992. In June 1993, he moved to night
shift Ramp Agent, which put him back
working directly with the aircraft
operations associated with Federal
Express. Aircrafts were his love. Jeff
married Janice Klimes Stone in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, on May 10, 1986. He met
Janice through a computer dating service
in 1985. Jeff has been a regular attender
of High Point Church since 1986 and was
involved in Barnabas Team and Marriage
Enrichment Ministries. He enjoyed helping
many friends with their remodeling
projects and is known to cook a fantastic
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steak. He also enjoyed planning family
vacations. Jeff is survived by his wife,
Janice of Waunakee; his daughter, Hollee
Stone (Thomas) McInnis of Neenah, WI;
one granddaughter, Berkley McInnis; and
his half-sister, Nancy Mason of
Kissimmee, Florida. He was preceded in
death by his parents and his half-brother,
Edward Daniel.
William “Bill” Hull (Data Processing)
says “35 years have passed since
graduation and it seems like yesterday.”
He is looking to connect with anybody
from the September 1970 to May 1972
timeframe, friends or foe J especially those
in the Business Department. Bill can be
reached at william.hull@ge.com.
CLASS OF 1973
Steve S. Edmonds (Food Service) is
working for Sysco Foods as a sales
representative.
CLASS OF 1978
Diane Tashman (Food Science - Health
Technology) remarried in April 2007 to
Michael Maggio and is working at the Beth
Israel Medical Center in Manhattan.
CLASS OF 1979
Rose (Oliver) Derkay (Administrative
Secretarial Science) has become editor
and co-owner of Family Times
Publishing, Inc in Ocala, FL. Family
Times Magazine is a bi-monthly magazine.
Family Times also publish a Summer
Activity Guide and a Fit Kidz Magazine.
Rose would like to hear from classmates
at editor.familytimesocala@earthlink.net.
CLASS OF 1983
Lorraine (Racha) Faulds (Journalism
Technology) recently accepted the first
place Communications Award from the
International Association of Workforce
Professionals (IAWP) at the groups
International Conference held in Boise,
Idaho in June 2007. Faulds is the editor of
and frequent writer for Palmetto Works, a
chapter newsletter for the all-volunteer
association in South Carolina. Her
newsletter and accompanying
communications program (website,
intranet site, e-mail communications,
mainstream media, and printed promotional
items) earned a first place ranking in
competition with chapters from across the
country. This is the tenth year in a row
that her program has been ranked number
one. Faulds works at the South Carolina
Employment Security Commission as a
training and development director in the
Promotions and Publications Department.
She will continue her work with IAWP as
the chapter communications chair and will
also be responsible for the education
program for the association on the national
level. IAWP is a world-wide professional
educational association of over 12,000
members. Its mission is to enhance the
education of members and promote
legislation that affects workforce
development. There are almost 400
members in South Carolina mostly
working in workforce centers and onestops.
CLASS OF 1984
Steven Witkowski (Electronics) has
moved with his wife and two daughters,
Kate (6) and Nina (3) to a new (old) home
in Attica, NY. It’s a small 67-acre farm with
plenty of room. He is currently a senior
market manager for Moog Inc., Space and
Defense Group.
CLASS OF 1985
Doug Brenner (Individual Studies) lives
in Oneonta with his son and was recently
promoted to Sgt. with the city of Oneonta
Police Department.
CLASS OF 1986
Keith Callaghan (Journalism) and his
wife, Christa, recently relocated to Punta
Gorda, FL. He works as a donor relations
manager for the Nature Conservancy.
CLASS OF 1987
Thomas Jacobsen (Medical Laboratory
Technology) is currently manger of US
Regulatory affairs at Teva Neuroscience in
Horsham, PA. Prior to Teva, Tom was a
principal clinical submission scientist for
GlaxoSmithKline and a senior research
scientist at Bayer. In addition to his industry
experience, Tom has held academic
appointments at Temple, Drexel, and the
University of Pennsylvania. Tom is a
graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and
Temple University School of Pharmacy. He
completed his post-doctoral training at
Temple University’s Schools of Medicine
and Pharmacy in infectious diseases and
pulmonary/critical care medicine. Tom has
numerous publications in the area of
pharmacy and his first textbook will be
published this summer. Tom lives in
Warrington, PA, with his wife, Rebecca,
and 3 children: Ryan, Matthew, and Lauren.
CLASS OF 1988
John Smillie Hall (Individual Studies) was
recently promoted by Kalido as their vice
president of field operations for the
Americas. Hall, a highly respected executive
in the data management industry, will be
responsible for all aspects of field
operations, including pre-sales, sales,
professional services, training and business
development for the Americas region. Hall
brings more than 20 years of experience in
data quality and data integration field,
working with global 2000 companies to
transform corporate data into actionable
business information. Hall most recently
served as executive director of sales for
IBM Information Integration (formerly
Ascential), where he led sales efforts for
the Canadian region in addition to leading
efforts across the Information Management
group to improve sales effectiveness.
Previously, Hall was responsible for sales
in the eastern region, including Canada and
the Caribbean, taking top honors for five
consecutive years. Prior to Ascential, Hall
was vice president of sales for Vality, which
was acquired by Ascential. Hall was
instrumental in growing the company to
becoming the leading provider of data
quality software as recognized by industry
analysts. In addition, Hall has held positions
at Must Software and PSDI in Cambridge,
MA. Hall received his BS in Computer
Science from Northeastern University.