Investiture Program

the Investiture of Stephen H. Kolison Jr., Ph.D. as

The State University of New York at Fredonia has a rich tradition of teaching and learning. Its history began with the establishment of the Fredonia Academy in 1826 by the citizens of Fredonia. Today, SUNY Fredonia, with its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Education and schools of Music and Business, has over 3,500 students in nationally recognized undergraduate and graduate programs. Student life nurtures as well as challenges the next generation of leaders. Outstanding faculty and staff demonstrate a commitment to providing quality education to students, and offer a variety of teaching, research, internship and performance opportunities. Accessibility to faculty creates an open atmosphere, and small class sizes reflect the university’s dedication to excellence. The warmth and caring of the university’s faculty and professional staff is an attraction as strong as its fine academic reputation.

Fredonia’s 256-acre campus is striking in its beauty and design. Surrounded by wooded areas, traditional buildings mix with the contemporary structures of I.M. Pei and Partners. Among its latest innovations is the $35 million renovation of Houghton Hall to house Physics, Geology and Environmental Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, and Computer and Information Sciences. Houghton’s direct connection to the recently-constructed $60 million Science Center allows Fredonia to offer a strong academic array in the sciences. Other recent improvements include University Stadium, the acoustically outstanding 500-seat Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall, the beautiful Robert and Marilyn Maytum Music Rehearsal Halls, and recentlycompleted studio complex addition to the Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center.

SUNY Fredonia is perennially listed among the best public colleges and universities in the Northeast by such prestigious publications as U.S. News & World Report, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine, and the Princeton Review.

H. KOLISON

Dr. Stephen H. Kolison Jr. was unanimously appointed by the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York on June 29, 2020 as the 14th President of the State University of New York at Fredonia. He began his role as President on August 17, 2020.

Dr. Kolison has a distinguished record of serving in faculty and leadership roles at various types of higher education institutions. Prior to his presidency at Fredonia, he was Executive Vice President and Provost, and Professor of Biology, for the University of Indianapolis (UIndy) from April 2017 to August 2020. In that capacity, he had a wide range of responsibilities including providing leadership for achieving the academic mission of the university. Under his leadership as Chief Academic Officer, UIndy conferred its first degrees in Industrial and System Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Software Engineering. He worked with the faculty to plan and offer 10 new degree programs (four undergraduate and six graduate) including Electrical Engineering, General Engineering and Data Analytics. He secured overwhelming faculty and Board support to establish three new types of faculty tracks (teaching intensive; research intensive; professors of practice) in response to the needs of faculty across the university.

While serving as Executive Vice President and Provost, UIndy achieved the Carnegie classification of National Doctoral/Professional University from a Regional Masters Large University. Additionally, the UIndy’s status as a Carnegie Community Engagement University was restored during his tenure. He planned and completed the development of an intellectual life vision and an academic master plan for the University. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, he provided leadership to ensure timely and effective academic continuity.

He held a cabinet level position as the Associate Vice President for Academic Programs, Educational Innovation, and Governance for the University of Wisconsin System from October 2008 to March 2017. His responsibilities at the University of Wisconsin System Administration (UWSA) included developing and implementing policies related to academic degree planning, assessing the productivity of the system’s academic degree array, and approving requests from institutions within the system to plan new degree programs. In addition, he had oversight for the system’s Applied Research Grant Program aimed at advancing economic development in the state of Wisconsin, faculty and instructional development, and international engagement. In August 2011, Dr. Kolison served as Acting Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs for the University of Wisconsin System. His accomplishments at UWSA included advocating for, and developing guidelines that were adopted by the Board of Regents that allowed for the establishment of professional doctorates at any of the 11 UW comprehensive universities. He worked with the provosts across the system to obtain the system’s and Board of Regents approval for the establishment of more than 100 new degree programs across the system.

From 1998 to 2008, Dr. Kolison served Tennessee State University (TSU) as Research Director of the Cooperative Agricultural Program and founding Dean of the Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research. Among his achievements at Tennessee State University include the establishment of the research faculty track, and envisioning and planning the state-of-the-art center for agricultural biotechnology and

biosecurity. He played a leading role in obtaining (for the first time in the history of Tennessee) legislative and gubernatorial approval of $4.1 million in annual appropriation to match federal Evans-Allen annual appropriation to support agricultural research and extension programs at TSU. While at TSU, he concurrently served as Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Research Directors, Inc. In that role he championed and served as the chief advocate for the advancement of agricultural research and development, at both the federal and state levels, for 18 public Historically Black Land Grant Universities.

Dr. Kolison began his professional career in 1990 when he joined Tuskegee University in Alabama as an Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Forest Resources Program. While at Tuskegee University, he achieved the ranks of Associate Professor and full Professor. Under his leadership of the Forest Resources Program, Tuskegee University conferred its first Bachelor of Science in Forestry.

Dr. Kolison’s international experiences include research and other professional activities carried out in Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Jamaica, the Netherlands, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and the United Kingdom. He has an extensive track record of attracting million of dollars in grants and is the author of many scientific papers in the field of forestry and forest economics. He is a recipient of several awards recognizing his contributions to teaching, research and public service.

Dr. Kolison obtained his B.S. in General Forestry with a minor in General Agriculture from the University of Liberia, a M.S. in Forest Economics and Marketing, and a Ph.D. in Forest Economics from Iowa State University. He holds several post doctoral certificates including: Negotiations and Leadership; Crisis Leadership in Higher Education; Educational Management and; Risk Communication Challenges from Harvard University.

Stephen is married to Valeria R. Kolison, MS, MBA, RD, and is a father of three children – Ophelia, Stephen III, and Samuel. He enjoys hiking, biking and cooking.

President Kolison’s vision

The State University of New York at Fredonia is approaching a momentous occasion; the university’s bicentennial in 2026. To commemorate that occasion — and the 200 years of support that has made SUNY Fredonia synonymous with success — President Kolison and the Fredonia College Foundation are establishing a Bicentennial Fund. President Kolison believes that receiving an advanced degree is among the most reliable vehicles to success in life. He believes that people who advance their learning experience a higher quality of life and lay the foundation for their children, family members, and loved ones to improve their socioeconomic circumstances. That is why he is devoted to increasing access to higher education and students’ success.

The Bicentennial Fund will increase the capacity of the university to undertake important efforts aimed at attracting and retaining students to SUNY Fredonia, especially first generation students and students from low income backgrounds. Supporting the Bicentennial Fund will help ensure that all students have access to the excellent educational opportunities at SUNY Fredonia that will prepare them to become skilled, connected, creative, and responsible global citizens and professionals.

Past Presidents/Principals

Joseph A. Allen 1867–1869

Earlier leaders had the title of Principal of the Fredonia Academy and are not included on this list.

Oscar E. Lanford 1961–1971

Harry W. Porter 1953–1961

Leslie R. Gregory 1931–1951

Hermann Cooper 1929–1931

Howard Griffth Burdge 1922–1928

Myron T. Dana 1906–1922

Francis B. Palmer 1878–1906

J.W. Armstrong 1869–1878

Virginia S. Horvath 2012-2019

Dennis L. Hefner 1997–2012

Donald A. MacPhee 1985–1996

Dallas K. Beal 1971–1984

Traditions and Symbols

Academic Regalia

The custom of recognizing the accomplishments of scholars through distinctive dress, color and ceremony began in the Middle Ages and has been adopted by various academic institutions throughout the world. American academic regalia have developed from the English traditions that originated at Cambridge and Oxford, and have been in continuous use in this country since Colonial times.

Each institution of higher learning in the United States has adopted a unique and well-defined system for identifying different academic degrees by use of specific gowns, hoods and colors. The baccalaureate (bachelor’s) gown is identified by long pointed sleeves. The master’s gown has a very long sleeve, closed at the bottom, and the arm of the wearer is placed through an opening in the front of the sleeve. Doctoral gowns are distinguished by velvet panels around the neck and down the front of the gown. Three horizontal velvet bars on each sleeve also may mark the doctorate. The colorful hoods worn by master’s and doctoral graduates represent the specific degree earned and the degree-granting institution. Although each university may choose its own color for the body of the gown, the trim and hood colors representing the various academic disciplines were standardized by American universities in 1895. Some of these include:

Arts, Letters, Humanities: white Commerce, Accountancy, Business: drab Economics: copper

Education: light blue

Engineering: orange Music: pink Philosophy: dark blue

Public Administration: peacock blue Medicine: green Science: golden yellow Theology: scarlet Social Work: citron

The Presidential Medallion and Chain of Office

The tradition of a medallion and chain of office dates back to the Middle Ages. The mayor of a medieval town was presented, at his investiture, with a chain of medallions that represented the guilds working together for the welfare of the town. The chief official of a medieval university held similar authority and thus was honored with a chain of office, but theirs was composed of insignia of all the university’s colleges. Today, university presidents wear chains of office on ceremonial occasions such as commencements as a symbol of their leadership authority and their allegiance to the institution.

The chain of office was commissioned by the Fredonia College Foundation with support from Dennis and Jan Hefner and Esther Lanford. Fashioned of antiqued bronze, the chain includes the university seal surrounded by a laurel wreath, suspended by a chain with links engraved with the names and dates of past campus presidents, as well as links engraved with names (and architectural icons) representing the four major historical eras of the institution: the Fredonia Academy, Fredonia Normal School, Fredonia State Teachers College and SUNY College at Fredonia. The design is emblematic of the idea that each president, as well as the campus as whole, stands on the shoulders of those that came before.

During the Middle Ages, the wood mace clad in metal was an effective weapon in battle, but as newer and more powerful military arms developed, it was transformed into a symbol of dignity and authority. The earliest ceremonial maces were borne by bodyguards of 12th century English and French kings; by the end of the 16th century, they were used widely by officials of English cities and towns. Today the use of the ceremonial mace is found in the British Houses of Parliament, and is carried before ecclesiastical dignitaries and in university and college convocations and commencements.

SUNY Fredonia’s current mace was presented by the Fredonia Alumni Association to the university in 1972 and is dedicated to the late Mary H. Cranston, former faculty member and Dean of Women, and the late Anna B. Haskin, a lifelong friend of the university. Assisting the alumni association with the creation of the mace was the late Helen (Clees) McKee, ’40, ’62.

Delegates

Founding Year Institution

1835 SUNY Brockport

1846 University at Buffalo

Delegate

Dr. Roosevelt Mareus, Dean/Executive Director REOC

Mr. Alberto E. Rey, Alumnus

1856 St. Lawrence University Dr. Kathryn A. Morris, President

1858 Susquehanna University Dr. Jonathan D. Green, President

1861 SUNY Oswego Dr. Mary C. Toale, Officer in Charge

1871 SUNY Buffalo State Dr. Katherine Conway-Turner, President

1871 SUNY Geneseo Ms. Wendi R. Kinney, Chief of Staff

1902 University of Indianapolis Dr. Mary Beth Bagg, Associate Provost for Administration

1950 Jamestown Community College Dr. Daniel D. DeMarte, President

1958 Trocaire College

1965 SUNY Old Westbury

Dr. Bassam M. Deeb, President

Dr. Timothy E. Sams, President

1970 Medgar Evers College Dr. Patricia Ramsey, President

1972 Florida International University Dr. Shazad Mustapha Mohammed, Alumnus

Institutions Sending Greetings

Athens State University

Berkeley College

Catholic Health Systems

DePaul University

Farmingdale State College

LIM College

Monroe Community College

Nassau Community College

New York State Assembly, Albany

Purchase College

Roberts Wesleyan College

St. Lawrence University

Stony Brook University

SUNY Brockport

SUNY College of Optometry

SUNY Empire State College

Tennessee State University

The University of Washington Bothell

Trocaire College

University at Buffalo, SUNY

University of Rochester

University of Wisconsin System

Upstate University of South Carolina

Order of Procession

Mace Bearer

Barry Kilpatrick, Assistant Director and Professor of Applied Trombone and Euphonium, School of Music

Student Marshals

Official Delegates Emeritus/Faculty and Staff Deans

Cabinet

Student Marshals

Appointed Honors Students

Sage Brandt, junior, Music Industry

Arden Brown, junior, Musical Theatre

Alyssa Bump, senior, Public Relations/Journalism

Gabrielle Cruz, junior, Molecular Genetics

Mindy Doktor, junior, Adolescence Education-Math

Alexander T. Fisher, junior, Communication Studies

Molly Gibson, sophomore, Music Education/ Spanish

Jah-Quail Griffin, junior, Social Work

Lilian Holman, sophomore, Graphic Design

Quentin Martinez, senior, Computer Science

The Platform Party

College Council Members Investiture Participants

Eunice A. Lewin, SUNY Board of Trustees Stephen H. Kolison Jr., President

Dylan Murphy, senior, Music and Arts Administration

Sophie Myers, junior, Psychology and Sociology

Andrew Palmer, sophomore, Music Education

Olivia Spolar, sophomore, Childhood Inclusive Education

Esmeiry Ventura Santana, senior, Biochemistry

Courtney Woodring, junior, Public Relations, Leadership Studies

Presiding

Pre-ceremony entrance music

Organ Preludes

Order of Ceremony

Dr. Tracy Stenger, Interim Vice President for Student Affairs

Fredonia African Drumming Ensemble Dr. Tiffany Nicely, Director

“Préambule” by Louis Vierne (1870-1937)

Prelude and Fuga in G major, BWV 557 J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

“The Gift to be Simple” by Dale Wood (1934- ) “Song of Peace” by Craig Phillips (1961-) “Prelude on Engelberg” by Craig Phillips (1961-) “Prelude on a Gaelic Hymn,” setting by Alfred V. Fedak (1953-) “Festive Trumpet Tune” by David German (1954 - ) “Toccata on Great Day” by Adolphus Hailstork (1941-) Dr. Ji Hyun Woo, Organist

Academic Procession

"Pomp and Circumstance,” Military March op. 39, no. 1 by Edward Elgar/Arr. Alfred Reed Fredonia Wind Ensemble Donna Dolson, Director

The National Anthem “The Star Spangled Banner, ” by Francis Scott Key/Arr. Jack Stamp Fredonia Wind Ensemble Patrick Connolly, Class of 2023

Invocation

Welcome and Greetings from the College Council

Greetings to the President

Nathan P. Kropp, Former Director, Fredonia Newman Center

The Honorable Frank A. Pagano, Chair, Fredonia College Council

On behalf of the SUNY Board of Trustees Eunice A. Lewin, Trustee, State University of New York Board of Trustees

On behalf of the New York State Senate George M. Borrello, New York State Senate 57th District

On behalf of the Alumni Dr. Greg Gibbs, Class of 1971 President, Fredonia Alumni Association Board of Directors

On behalf of Donors and Friends Joseph C. Falcone, Class of 1974 Chair, Fredonia College Foundation Board of Directors

On behalf of the Business Community Daniel Heitzenrater, Class of 2013 President and CEO, Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce

Greetings to the President (continued)

Order of Ceremony

On behalf of the Faculty and Staff

Dr. Rob Deemer, Professor of Composition, School of Music Interim Chair, Department of Theatre and Dance

On behalf of the Students Ilene Thompson, Class of 2023 President, SUNY Fredonia Student Association

On behalf of Dr. Kolison’s Family Esther L. Kolison Dr. Kolison’s Sister

Musical Interlude

"Cry Out and Shout" by Knut Nystedt Fredonia Chamber Choir Dr. Vernon Huff, Director

Student Reflection

France Souneka Charles, Class of 2023

A first-generation Haitian immigrant, double major in Economics and Marketing

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Donato J. Tramuto Founder and Chairman of the TramutoPorter Foundation and Health eVillages, author, global health activist, and philanthropist

Installation of the President and Presentation of the Presidential Medallion and Chain of Office

Inaugural Address

Performance Gifted by the Fredonia College Foundation

Eunice A. Lewin Trustee, SUNY Board of Trustees Assisted by Fredonia College Council Chair Frank Pagano

Alma Mater

Benediction

Recessional

Dr. Stephen H. Kolison Jr. President, State University of New York at Fredonia

“Dance” by Dr. Rob Deemer composed in honor of President Kolison’s inauguration Dr. Nick Weiser, Coordinator of Jazz Studies Kieran Hanlon, Assistant Professor of Double Bass Eliot Scozzaro, Lecturer in Saxophone and Jazz

Fredonia Chamber Choir and Fredonia Wind Ensemble by Shirley Hoeschele, Class of 1947 Arr. Dr. Karl Boelter

Near the shores of old Lake Erie Stands our Alma Mater true. Fredonia State we proudly honor, With its colors white and blue.

Sing its glory and its praises Let them ring forever true. Beloved is our Alma Mater. Fredonia State, all hail to you.

The Reverend Wheigar J. Bright St. Luke's Episcopal Church of Eden, N.C.

“March” from the Second Suite in F by Holst/Colin Matthews Fredonia Wind Ensemble

The audience is asked to remain in place until the Recessional has been completed and all the participants have left King Concert Hall. A reception will be held immediately following the ceremony in the Rockefeller Arts Center Plaza and Arcade. All are invited to attend. The Williams Center is the rain venue.

State University of New York at Fredonia Administration

Stephen H. Kolison Jr., President

Naomi Baldwin, Interim Chief of Staff and Executive Assistant to President

Maria Carroll, Director, Human Resources

Betty Catania Gossett, Interim Vice President for University Advancement

Benjamin Hartung, Interim Chief Information Officer

J. Andy Karafa, Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Laura Koepke, Interim Dean, School of Music

Michael Metzger, Vice President for Finance and Administration

Janeil Rey, Interim Dean, College of Education

Vicki Sapp, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

Moj Seyedian, Interim Dean, School of Business

David Starrett, Executive Vice President and Provost

Tracy Stenger, Interim Vice President for Student Affairs

Jeff Woodard, Director, Marketing and Communications

Presidential Search Committee

Frank Pagano, Chair, Fredonia College Council

Richard Alexander, Fredonia College Council

Daniel DeMarte, President, Jamestown Community College

Greg Gibbs, President, Fredonia Alumni Association Board of Directors

Michael Jabot, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor, Science Education

J. Andy Karafa, Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Stephen Keefe, Fredonia College Council

Khristian King, Executive Director, Student Engagement and Inclusion

Theodore Lee, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor, Biology

Michael Marletta, Chair, Fredonia College Foundation Board of Directors

Joseph McFall, Associate Professor, Psychology

Seth Meyer, Student Representative, Fredonia College Council

JoAnn Niebel, Fredonia College Council

Amar Parai, Professor, Economics

Paul Patton, SUNY Vice Chancellor for Human Resources

Zulaika Rodriguez-Awoliyi, Assist. Vice Chancellor for Pres. Recruitment, Evaluation and Development

Mary Beth Sievens, Professor, History

Karolyn Stonefelt, SUNY Distinguished Professor, Music

Denise Szalkowski, Assistant to the President

Inauguration Planning Committee

Teresa Adams, Co-Chair, Scholarship and Event Coordinator, Fredonia College Foundation

Robert Strauss, Co-Chair, Senior Lecturer, Applied Voice and Hillman Opera Producer

Naomi Baldwin, Interim Chief of Staff and Executive Assistant to the President

Kevin P. Cloos, Director, Facilities Services

Lisa Eikenburg, Associate Director, Marketing and Communications

Patty Feraldi, Director, Alumni Affairs

Dawn Hunt, Administrative Assistant 2

Rachel Martin, Assistant Director, Campus Life

Julie Newell, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor, Applied Voice, School of Music

Denise Szalkowski, Special Assistant to the President

Ilene Thompson, Student Representative, Class of 2023

Jeffrey Walter, Catering Manager, Faculty Student Association

Jeff Woodard, Director, Marketing and Communications

Bicentennial Fund Donors

All donations were made as part of the Investiture.

Teresa A. Adams

Dr. Naomi J. Baldwin

Beatrice Kolison Barson

Leah M. Betts

Frances Kolison Bright Rev. Wheigar J. Bright

Katherine M. Calkin

Maria Carroll

Mrs. Julie K. Crowell

Bill Cunningham

Joseph C. Falcone

Patricia A. Feraldi

Dr. Ivani I Vassoler Froelich

Dr. Natalie Gerber Rhonda Gominiak

Betty Catania Gossett

Joe Dan Harper

Dr. Judith M. Horowitz

Dr. Virginia S. Horvath

J. Andy Karafa

Jiyong Kim Mai

Partners

Laura Koepke

Esther L. Kolison

Christopher LaGrow Christopher H. Molloy

Rachel Martin

Erin Mroczka

Julie L. Newell

Dr. Barbara J. Nolan

Janeil and Alberto Rey Dr. Vicki T. Sapp

Moj Seyedian

Mr. James Spann, ‘77, and Mrs. June Miller-Spann, ‘94 and ‘02 Dr. David A. Starrett

Dr. Tracy L. and James E. Stenger

Dr. Robert Strauss

Denise M. Szalkowski

Anita J. Thomas, Ph.D. Jefferson Westwood

Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Kerrie Wilkes

Ms. Jennifer L. Wilkins

We express our special thanks to our partners for their support in making this event possible.

DFT Communications Double A Vineyards, Inc. Faculty Student Association

Jelly Belly Ophelia K. Kolison

Samuel K. Kolison

Mr. Stephen H. Kolison III Dr. Stephen H. Kolison Jr. Mrs. Valeria R. Kolison Lake Shore Savings Larson-Timko Funeral Home

Mr. Jesse R. and Mrs. Cathy A., ‘79 Marion

State University of New York Board of Trustees

Dr. Merryl H. Tisch, Chair

Mr. Cesar Perales, Vice Chair

Mr. Joseph W. Belluck

Ms. Courtney E. Burke

Ms. Alexandria Chun

Mr. Eric Corngold

Mr. Marcos A. Crespo

Mr. Robert J. Duffy

Mr. James F. Haddon

Dr. Keith Landa

Ms. Eunice A. Lewin

Mr. Stanley S. Litow

Mr. Edward M. Spiro

Mr. Cary F. Staller

Ms. Camille J. Varlack

Ms. Christy Woods

State University of New York at Fredonia College Council

The Honorable Frank A. Pagano, Chair

Mrs. Cynthia A. Ahlstrom

Mr. Richard Alexander

Mr. Russell E. Diethrick Jr.

The Honorable Anthony J. Dolce

Mr. Joseph C. Johnson

The Honorable Stephen W. Keefe

Mrs. JoAnn Niebel

Ms. Ilene P. Thompson, Student Representative Dr. Naomi J. Baldwin, Secretary to the Council

Fredonia College Foundation Board of Directors

Joseph Falcone, Class of 1974, Chair

Jeffrey L. Fancher, Class of 1982, Vice Chair

Louann Laurito-Bahgat, CPA, Class of 1988, Treasurer

Rachel Martinez-Finn, Class of 1982, Secretary

Michael A. Marletta, Ph.D., Class of 1973, Immediate Past Chair

Phillip Belena, Class of 1992

Prudence Bradley, Ph.D., Class of 1968

Gopal Burgher, J.D., Class of 1994

Diane Burkholder, Class of 1976

Julia Buthcko, Ph.D., Class of 1993

Christa Cook, J.D., Class of 1997

Dennis Costello, Class of 1972

James Foley, Class of 1979

Joseph Gugino, Class of 1991

Dennis L. Hefner, Ph.D.

Karl Holz, Class of 1973

Kyle Leikam, Class of 2010

Barbara Mallette, Ph.D. Kurt W. Maytum

Christopher Mirabelli, Ph.D., Class of 1977

Charles Notaro, Class of 1968

Michael Patrick, Class of 1982

Michael Schiavone, J.D., Class of 1978

Debra Horn Stachura, Class of 1975

Michael C. Steele

Clifton Turner, Class of 1984

Susan Uszacki-Rak, Class of 1981

Ex-Officio

Stephen H. Kolison Jr., Ph.D., SUNY Fredonia President

Betty Catania Gossett, Class of 1976, Executive Director

Greg Gibbs, Ph.D., Class of 1971, President, Fredonia Alumni Association

Fredonia Alumni Association Board of Directors

Greg K. Gibbs, Ph.D., Class of 1971, President

Kathryn Hinds Morrison, Class of 1995, Vice President

Mary Jane DiPietro, Class of 1973, Secretary

Christine (Zimmerman) Starks, Class of 1991 and 1994, Treasurer

Diane (Minunni) Callan, Class of 1988

Ashley Dame-Marino, Classes of 2009 and 2011

Angelo J. DiMillo, Class of 2012

Betty Catania Gossett, Class of 1976, Interim Vice President for University Advancement

Denise (Stoddard) Harris, Class of 2001

Adam J. Kane, Class of 2008

Stephen H. Kolison Jr., Ph.D., President, State University of New York at Fredonia

Gina (Browning) Lattuca, Class of 1988

Joanne M. McNamara, Class of 1988

Patricia (Salman) Moore, Class of 1999

James R. Ranney, Class of 1988

Donald J. “DJ” Schier, Class of 2011

Carol “Stash” Stanley, Class of 1971

Dawn Spicer-Dake, Class of 1988

James P. Sturm, Class of 1988

Participating Musical Ensembles

The Fredonia Wind Ensemble

Donna Dolson, Director

Piccolo

Jack Oliver

Flute

Timothy Peguillan Nicholas Kleinhans

Oboe

Ben Yoder Eve Castonguay Lydia Bilski

Clarinet Will Millecchia Nicholas Galdemis Madeson Van Wagenen AllyRose Caruso Joseph DeVer Martin AllyRose Caruso

Bassoon Austin Young Betty Stevens Andrew Palmer Saxophone Alex Herrling, Co-Principal Paul LaGreca, Co-Principal Devin Banning Jason Crumb Benjamin Kohn

Trumpet

Andrew Taylor Miah Cushman Cayley Cybulska Sydney Wiseman Mallory Williams

Horn Erin Harrigan Justin Ciccone Chloe Springer Nathan Wright Bueno de Mesquita

Trombone Jacob Dove Ethan Smith

Bass Trombone Alex Zappavigna

Euphonium Will North Andrew Wight

Tuba Kai Southad Aidan Carney Timpani John Anderson Percussion Joseph Fiumano Joseph Newton Dylan Hickey Jaden Pencille

Combined Intermediate and Advanced African Drumming Groups

Dr. Tiffany Nicely, Director

Joan Adams

John Anderson Zachary Cole Joseph Fiumano

Amanda Gallagher James Gardner Ava Genduso Jules Hammond Dylan Hickey Nia Jones

Cameron Karcz John Klewicki Lisa Lape Joseph Newton Patrick O’Brocta

Jaden Pencille Jack Smith Kevin Stevens Gregory Valentine Karalyn Walter

The Fredonia Chamber Choir

Dr. Vernon Huff, Conductor Erin Alexander, Graduate Assistant Conductor

Soprano

Abigail Brudz

Abigail Sheahen Kayla Sorensen

Jessica Staiano Isabella Wahl Ashley Zielezinski

Alto

Erin Alexander Makayla Coalts Leah Curran Elizabeth Davis Esther Duclair Anna Evans

Student Jazz Quartet

Vincent Heller, trumpet

Matt Incontro, saxophone

Sam Guzzo, bass

Sam Schaeffer, drums

Tenor

Zachary Bills

Joshua Kane Nicholas Mango Daniel Novak Michael Teti Gino Thompson

Bass Patrick Connolly Carter Converse Fabricio Logan Nathaniel Peets

Naji Powe Edward Spear