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Dorothey Bodner ’64 sang two of faculty emeritus Dr. Art Frackenpohl’s selections in a June 2014, recital at a workshop where she teaches voice, and performed a Frackenpohl song cycle a the Crane Alumni Concert during Reunion Weekend in July. She will resume her church job as alto section leader in September, and is contracted to sing Dialogues of the Carmelites in the chorus of Washington National Opera in February and March of 2015. Judy (Halpern) Coniglio ’64 retired for the second time, this time for good, and is relocating to Music City—Nashville, TN. Roger Ames ’67 has created oratorios and choral music, as well as operas and musical theatre pieces. His oratorio, “A Requiem for Our Time,” which uses the poetry of Anne Sexton and texts from the Latin Mass, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in music. Ames and his wife, Elizabeth Bassine, recently wrote an opera adapted from the novel “How Green Was My Valley,” by Richard Llewellyn. The opera, for which Ames composed the music and Bassine the libretto, premiered in Colorado in August 2014. They are also collaborating on “No Parking,” which is designed for an actingsinging ensemble of seven with music accompaniment.
In July 2014, Rosemary Callard-Szugit ’68 presented “Social and Emotional Needs of the Gifted” at the SENG National Conference in San Jose, CA. Her topic was perfectionism and how it adversely affects gifted children. She has seven textbook publications and two children’s books, all dealing with gifted children, their education, parenting and emotions. William “Bill” Boyd ’69 helps organizations raise money in Central New York, and is still actively performing with professional and amateur musical theatre productions, symphonies and touring musical artists. He and his wife, Audrey, are the parents of Marty, 17. Mary Ann Luciano ’69 retired as the director of Catskill Regional Teacher Center and became a senior associate. She is enjoying life on Chenango and Osset Lakes in the Adirondacks. Central Education Center music teacher Dr. Rosalyn “Lyn” (Paul) Schenbeck ’69 was named the Coweta County 2013 Teacher of the Year. The 40-year educator and lifelong musician founded and continues to conduct the all-ages Centre Strings community orchestra.
1970s Sarafina Bongo ’70 has had two string orchestra pieces published by Alfred Music, along with her partner, Robert Moore, and will have her own piece published by Alfred in the 2014 catalog.
Ralph Hastings’ ’70 work, “Gloria,” was featured at the 29th annual Ecumenical Christmas Concert to benefit Hospice of the North Country, held at St. Joseph’s Church in Malone, NY. The choir was prepared and conducted by Dale Breault ’94. Christine Klik-Zalewski ’70 has been retired from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry since 2005, where she worked as an office manager. She was previously a French/English teacher. After 30 years, Elaine (Thayer) Stewart ’70 retired as dean of workforce development at Massasoit Community College. After 35 years as a music teacher in Syracuse, NY, Francine (Cohen) Berg ’71 retired in 2007. She also retired as the Cantor of Temple Concord in 2013. She now works as a specialist in music for people with dementia, and is developing a chorus for caregivers and their loved ones. Pianist Kevin Moore ’71 is a professor of music at Onondaga Community College, where he has taught piano performance since 1975, and is also a studio associate at Syracuse University’s Setnor School of Music, where he teaches music industry law and ethics. After 38 years in the New York radio industry, William “Bucky” Nickau ’71 retired in March 2014. His stops included WNEWAM, ABC, LTW and K Rock with Howard Stern for 18 years, and ended at ESPN
with the Knicks, Rangers and Jets. He looks forward to spending summers at White Lake, NY, and working on a 150-year-old house in Upper Saddle River, NJ. Susan (MacQuivey) Pfeffer ’71 retired from the Onondaga County Department of Water Environment Protection in 2013 after 32 years. She and her husband, Mark, recently relocated to coastal North Carolina. Joyce (Barnholt) Yianoukos ’71 received SUNY Potsdam’s Leadership Through Service Award during Commencement weekend, in recognition of her dedication to helping others as a volunteer leader in our community for educational and healthcare organizations. She is an alumna mentor in the College’s Women and Leadership Program, and organized a successful book drive for the Rebecca V. Sheard Literacy Center. Yianoukos is co-president of the Potsdam Hospital Guild, which donated more than $174,000 to the Canton-Potsdam Hospital during the three years she was at the helm. Todd Hobin ’72 has been in the music business for nearly 50 years and has been a faculty member at Le Moyne University for seven years, sharing his knowledge of the industry with the next generation of musicians. Hobin is also a board member and
teacher with Signature Music, a program that provides music lessons and instruments to underprivileged youth. He and his wife, Joann, reside in Syracuse, NY, and have six children. After retirement, J. Timothy Lindemuth ’72 opened Moore House B&B at his home in Kansas. He toured China in 2013. David Paciencia ’72 is currently an educational consultant. He was formerly a school superintendent, with a 22-year career, spanning four districts. He and his wife, Nancy, recently relocated to Maine and have three children. Neal Tepper ’72 and his wife, Nadine, moved to Minnesota in April 2014, where he is a conservator for Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux County. Cynthia (Norderhus) Page ’73, owner of the Page Wildlife Center in Manlius, NY, has been
helping rehabilitate animals for 40 years, and has been running educational programs for students for 20 years. Simmons College Professor Emerita Bonita Betters-Reed ’73 was inducted into the OakfieldAlabama Central School Hall of Fame in 2013. She w w w.potsdam.edu/people
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