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Sue Fay Geyer Allen ’61, Virginia Sykes ’61, Mary Ann Miller Valaitis-Whaley ’61, Nina fotorny DiAngelis, Gae Galza ’61 and Betty Gibson Venator ’61. Miriam Boruchow Furst ’62 created a website, familyfunontherun.com, offering fun ideas for turning family time into meaningful, memorable experiences. Kay Petch Grossmann ’64 now has six granddaughters. Two live in the Chicago area and four live in Raleigh, NC. Linda (Paul) Mason ’64 and her husband, John, have an 18-month-old granddaughter, Kellyn, whom they babysit every Wednesday. “She is a redhaired, blue-eyed doll.” Wilma Reynolds Willson’s ’64 granddaughter, Courtney Gullage, began her freshman year in August 2011, and Wilma is “thrilled she picked my alma mater. Also, I loved attending the Omega Delta Phi 50th reunion in July along with 174 of my sisters.” After having taught in the South Colonie Central Schools for 32-plus years, Judith Allen ’66 took a position teaching middle school math and social studies in Maadi, Cairo, Egypt, for six years. She used every opportunity during that time to travel in Africa, Asia and Europe. She is excited about her next big move from baldwinsville, NY, to the Sarasota area in florida. Karen (Rudikoff) Athey ’66 completed her seventh post heart transplant year. She taught for 36 years, mostly in Kinder. She would love to hear from any of those who remember her from her college days.
Connie Wilbur MacMillan ’66 is semi-retired, but continues to teach piano. She is a substitute church organist and spends time with her seven grandchildren. Connie was a staff accompanist in the vocal division at Hartt School of Music, university of Hartford, as well as a freelance accompanist for NATS, recitals and concerts, and Western Connecticut State university. from 1990 to 2003 she was a music teacher, accompanist, and head of the conservatory at a private university preparatory school in Canada. Professional conductor, clinician, author and composer John Armstrong ’68 travels extensively to
Jerome “Jerry” Shedd ’69 has written music for band, chorus, orchestra, chamber ensembles, solo instruments and voice. His “Second Symphony” was commissioned by the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra, and premiered in Avery fisher Hall, Lincoln Center in 2007. He and his wife, Lindi bortney, are active in community musical life and are members of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Chorus. Shedd conducted “Of Thee I Sing” for White River Valley Players, and “The Music Man” for Middlebury Community Players. He is also the conductor of the Middlebury Community Ensemble, “Middle Winds,” which premiered his “Addison Peaks” in 2005.
1970s teach and conduct. He was a first-prize winner at the Ithaca College Choral Composition Contest and has been the winner of the Iowa Choral Commissioning Competition. Glenn ’68 and Linda Kyne Murray ’68 moved to Cheyenne after 43 years in Kemmerer. Linda taught for 35 years, and Glenn taught for 40 years, coaching their boys’ basketball team to their only state championship. Although officially retired, Lorraine Farley Clarke ’69 is starting three home-based businesses for at-home pet sitting, respite care and fundraising/stewardship consulting. Jack O. Maines ’69 and his wife are excited grandparents. Their son, brian, and his wife, Kerry, are the proud parents of twins, Riley and Devin, born on April 16, 2011.
Ralph Hastings’ ’70 organ composition “fanfare and Chorale for a Wedding” has been published by Wayne Leopold Editions of Colfax, SC. His unpublished work for mixed choir, “Choral Setting of Two Texts by Longfellow,” was premiered by the Malone Central School’s franklin Academy Concert Choir at the school’s spring concert.
Anthony LoBalbo ’71 entered his 36th full-time year of teaching at St. John’s university in New York City. He is also music director/organist at St. Patrick’s Church in bedford Village, NY, and in the fall 2011 semester, taught two sections of history of music in film at Onondaga Community College. He is also entering his 13th year as a police officer in the Town of Lewisboro in Westchester County, NY. Colleen Dolan Stadnick ’71 is KMTA’s theory test and scholarship chairman and is currently the webmaster and publicity chairman. She attended her 40th reunion in July. She met a lot of new sisters from Omega Delta Phi, which celebrated its 50-year anniversary. “Many, many wonderful memories of my college years came flooding back! It is great to see how much the campus has expanded, especially Crane, and how green it has become! Thanks for a wonderful Reunion Weekend!”
Matthew Breitenbach ’72 and his wife, Terry, are retired from upstate New York and enjoying living in Manhattan. He is keeping busy with photography and coordinating the volunteer program for Save Ellis Island. The couple enjoys attending lectures and shows, and loves spending time with their grandchildren. Retired Rome free Academy Social Studies teacher Gary R. Ford ’72 was honored with the 2011 Medal of 1777 at a ceremony at the Lake Delta Inn. The medal symbolizes the unconquered defenders of fort Stanwix during the british Siege in the American Revolution and is awarded annually to individuals who have exhibited dedication to the preservation of local history and the American heritage.
SUNY Potsdam Welcomes New Foundation Board Members
Teresa Hemming Lippold ’70 retired to the Texas Hill Country after a successful career in Houston, TX. Denise A. White ’70, a writer at Hat Daze, has been recognized by Cambridge Who’s Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in writing. She has published three poems and a novel, “The Goose and the Crone.”
Charles William Ayer Jr. ’75, Mark B. Hassenplug ’83 and Eileen Goss Whelley ’76. The Foundation Board plays a critical role in protecting the Potsdam experience. potsdam.edu/alumni/giving/
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