Building Our Third Century A gift was received from the estate of Edward C. Stefic, Class of 1945. Along with earlier distributions, this gift will be added to the Edward C. Stefic 1945 Endowed Scholarship.
SHARON BOHN GMELCH AND GEORGE GMELCH, professors
and is available from Scratch Films, Dublin.
of anthropology
Irish Travellers: The Unsettled Life
FRANK GADO, professor of English emeritus
Indiana University Press
The Complete Stories of William Cullen Bryant
In 2011, Sharon and George Gmelch returned to Ireland to seek out the Travelling families they met 40 years earlier when they conducted their first fieldwork as anthropologists. How have the lives of Irish Travellers changed since the days the authors lived among them in a horse-drawn wagon in a makeshift encampment on the outskirts of Dublin? Most importantly, what does it mean to be a Traveller today now that most families in Ireland are housed and no longer nomadic? Using photographs George had taken in 1971-72, they prompted people to talk about change and reflect on their lives. Many of these early images are reproduced in this lavishly illustrated book along with contemporary photographs taken by George Gmelch which illustrate the dramatic changes that have taken place in Irish Travellers’ lives. While conducting this research, the authors were shadowed by an Irish film crew. The film Unsettled: From Tinker to Traveller, by Liam McGrath and Kim Bartley, was released in 2012
Antoca Press
The reputation of the founding father of American poetry did not enjoy a good 20th century, but his sevenyear career writing fiction submerged into complete oblivion. Not even his biographers have paid it any attention, yet he was the most innovative explorer of the nascent short story in the aftermath of Washington Irving’s breakthrough and during the decade before Hawthorne and Poe. Frank Gado initiated the American short story course at Union in the mid-1960s and continued teaching it until his retirement in 1995. Curiosity stirred by one of those selections, “The Indian Spring,” led to the research behind this volume, which marks not only the first complete compilation of Bryant’s fiction but also the very first recognition and assessment of its significance in our nation’s literary emergence.
A bequest distribution was received from the estate of Burton R. Payne, Class of 1941. Proceeds will be used at the discretion of the trustees. In support of the Union College Annual Fund, a bequest was received from the estate of William Goewey, Class of 1946. An unrestricted gift of a retirement account was received from the estate of G. William Meeker, Class of 1958. Along with a previous bequest distribution, these proceeds will be used at the discretion of the trustees. A remainder distribution was received from the estate of Marguerite Van de Mark. Mrs. Van de Mark and her late husband, Kenneth B. Van de Mark, Class of 1939, had established two charitable gift annuities with the College. Proceeds can now be used at the discretion of the trustees. Bequest distributions were received from the estate of Edmund B. McCue, Class of 1950. Along with an earlier distribution, this was added to the Edmund B. McCue Endowed Fund for unrestricted use. Dr. McCue was Professor Emeritus of Math and Statistics at American University.
In support of the Union College Annual Fund, a trust distribution was received from the estate of Robert L. Slobod, Class of 1935. An unrestricted bequest was received from the estate of Donald M. Foster, Class of 1947. Proceeds will be used at the discretion of the trustees. A radiologist, Dr. Foster spent his entire professional career in Bakersfield, Calif. He was one of the first Life Members of the Terrace Council, supporting Union for many years. A trust distribution was received from the estate of Frank E. Lord, Class of 1951. Along with an earlier distribution, the proceeds will be used at the discretion of the trustees. After graduating from Union with a degree in electrical engineering, Frank spent many years in the Navy both active and reserve, rising to the rank of Captain, as well as a long career at GTE until his retirement. A trust distribution was received from the estate of Naomi Chambers to be added to the Walter R.G. and Naomi Baker Scholarship. Mrs. Chambers was the widow of Walter R.G. Baker, Class of 1916.
Winter 2015 UNION COLLEGE
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