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1947 Regina Snyder sent in a photo of a group of friends and classmates at a 1993 gathering at TGIF’s in Albany. Pictured, left to right, are Eleanor Downes Maloney ’48 of Albany, Regina of North Carolina, the late Mary Davidge ’45, Jo Stancampiano McClimans of Schenectady and the late Louise Swendsen Maggiacomo (Photo 1). All got together on a regular basis when Regina used to travel to her summer home in Richfield Springs, reuniting most of the seven “pharmacy girls” in their class. Regina met with other North Carolina alumni at a reception held in October.
1948 Lucille Cerro, widow of Armante Cerro, sent in a picture of Armante with niece Shannon Hogan ’12 (Photo 2), now quite a bit bigger and a student in the Pharm.D. program at ACPHS. Armante was the owner of the Hess Pharmacy in Boonville until 1987. He served on the Board of Trustees at ACPHS for 14 years and was named as vice chair in 2000, a position he held until his death in 2001.
1966 Ray E. Richardson and his wife Janet, of Charlotte, N.C., celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on July 6. Ray was a pharmacist for the House of the Good Samaritan, now Samaritan Medical Center, and for Kinney Drugs in Malone, Ogdensburg and Watertown. The Richardsons have a son, Rande, and daughter, Kara, as well as two grandsons.
1972 Judy Michela Beaulac wrote to update us on her new job. After almost 24 years as a staff pharmacist at HealthAlliance Hospitals in north central Massachusetts, Judy has taken a job with Cardinal Health Rxe-source in Marlboro, Mass. Rxe-source (pronounced “resource”) is an order entry service designed to maintain continuity of service when hospital pharmacies are closed or during periods of peak demand. Currently, Judy’s office covers 10 hospitals from New Hampshire to Cape Cod. Orders are scanned to Rxe-source by fax and entered directly into the hospitals’ pharmacy systems via the internet. Judy says it’s a challenge to keep up with the “rules” for order entry at each hospital and to know how to use each system. But, the position allows her to be a hospital pharmacist “without all of the side issues that come with working in the hospital” and she is enjoying it immensely. She just concentrates on order entry and determines if the prescription is clinically appropriate for the patient…“pure pharmacy,” in her words. “One more avenue that pharmacy graduates can consider after having had a few years of experience,” she says. Judy would love to hear what other 30
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members of the class of 1972 are doing. E-mail her at her new ACP “e-mail for life” at judith.beaulac@alumni.acphs.edu.
1976 Marilynn Miller O’Dell, a staff pharmacist at CVS Pharmacy with more than 20 years of professional experience, has been recognized by Cambridge Who’s Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of consulting. Cambridge Who’s Who is an organization of 250,000 active members that recognizes and empowers executives, professionals and entrepreneurs throughout the world / Charlie Bryden has joined the staff of the Kinney Drugs store in Mooers, N.Y. Charlie first worked at Fay’s Drugs, where he assumed the role of supervising pharmacist for 23 years. After Fay’s was sold, he also worked for Eckerd and Rite Aid at the Malone location until joining Kinney’s.
1978 Bill Fiero wrote to say hi to all ACP friends and classmates. Bill and his wife Jayne have lived in Walden, N.Y. for the last 30 years and he’s enjoying watching his two daughters enter adulthood. In his 24th year as an employee of the NYS Office of Mental Hygiene, Bill currently works at MidHudson Forensic Psychiatric Center. He and Jayne regularly indulge their passions for long distance bicycling, birding and world nature travel and, over the years, have explored many exotic locales. In his spare time, Bill also dabbles in eastern philosophy and sells his nature photographs at local shops, community festivals and craft shows. He encourages everyone to drop a line and say hello at wfiero@gmail.com.
1981 Ray Bleser has been named the 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year by the Chamber of Schenectady County. Ray was honored on October 21 for his success and achievement as a “business owner with less than 100 employees who has contributed to the growth of Schenectady County.” Ray opened the Northeastern Coin Gallery in 1980, during his last year at ACP. In 1985, Ray purchased and renovated a building in Schenectady, N.Y., and Northeastern Fine Jewelry was born. Since that time, he has added stores in Albany; Manchester, Vermont; and, most recently, a second location in Schenectady. Ray is very involved in the community and in charitable endeavors, including sponsorship of fundraisers for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and Living Resources. He and his wife and business associate, Valerie, have a son, Richard, 26, and daughter, Valerie, 25.
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1982 Jamey Skelly has joined the staff of the Kinney Drugs store in Mooers, N.Y. Jamey’s career began with Kinney Drugs in 1982 as supervising pharmacist in the Malone and Lowville pharmacy locations. In 1991, he joined Fay’s Drugs, which was acquired by Eckerd Drugs and subsequently Rite Aid. He spent the last seven years with Rite Aid in Malone.
1990 Michael ’91 and Michele Fernandez welcome the addition of Maria Estela Fernandez, age 7 (Photo 3), to their family. Maria was adopted from Guatemala in August 2008, and joins her brothers Christopher and Daniel and sister, Allison.
1991 Susan Poupore has joined the staff of the Kinney Drugs store in Mooers, N.Y. Susan began her career in 1988 with Kessler’s Pharmacy in Albany. She most recently worked as a staff pharmacist at Rite Aid in Malone.
1996 Jennifer Evans married Gregory Wetmore (Photo 4) on September 6, 2008 at “A Wedding in the Country” Chapel in Galway, N.Y. A reception followed at Jen’s parent’s house in Galway. Wedding guests included alumnae Kristen McComb ’97, Carol Fiorillo Halpin ’97, Tracy Teitsch Aunkst, Aimee Ansari Strang ’95, Sue Bruce ’98 and Anne Myrka ’92. / Five 1996 alums had a minireunion in New Mexico where they attended the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Pictured (Photo 5), left to right, are Marilyn Brown Adams, Michelle Piatek Stevens, Amy Barton Pai, Steven Moshinskie and Deborah Fay Dempsey. Amy has recently relocated from N.M. to N.Y. where she has joined the faculty at ACPHS as an associate professor of pharmacy practice. For more on Amy, see the article on page 20.
1997 Philip “PJ” Zoccolillo Jr. married Jill Gallinger in July 2007. On June 24, 2008, their first child, Joseph Philip, was born. The family lives in Baldwinsville, N.Y. and Philip is employed at Rite Aid in Syracuse.
1998 Greg Stanley was recently named to the Albany Times Union all-time Capital Region college basketball team. A guard on the ACP team, Greg averaged 32.4 points while carrying a 4.0 GPA for eight of his 10 semesters at the College.