The Wick: The Magazine of Hartwick College - Fall 2012

The
Fall 2012
The Magazine of Hartwick College
ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES
Alumni, Students, and Faculty Demonstrate the Liberal Arts in Practice
Hartwick College Board of Trustees
I believe that when you benefit from something or someone something that enriches your life and makes you a better person when you have the opportunity then its up to you to give back. Hartwick has enriched my life, my sons as well, and I really am happy about giving back. Im excited about continuing my relationship with Hartwick.
Claire Musacchio Pace 61, P90
Diane Pfriender Hettinger 77 | Acting Chair Betsy Tanner Wright 79 | Secretary John K. Milne 76 | Treasurer Margaret L. Drugovich, D.M. P12 President A. Bruce Anderson 63 John D. Bertuzzi Carol Ann Hamilton Coughlin 86 Jeanette Cureton Elaine Raudenbush DiBrita 61 Edward B. Droesch 82 Arnold M. Drogen Virginia S. Elwell 77 Debra Fischer French 80, P09 Robert S. Hanft 69 Sarah Griffiths Herbert 88 Kathi Fragola Hochberg 73 Halford B. Johnson P86 Paul R. Johnson 67 William J. Kitson, III 86 Francis D. Landrey P06 Ronald P. Lynch, Jr. 87 Erna Morgan McReynolds Nancy M. Morris 74, H06 John W. Nachbur 85 Christopher Provino 08 Lisa Schulmeister 78 Robert E. Spadaccia 70
The College Mission

Hartwick College, an engaged community, integrates a liberal arts education with experiential learning to inspire curiosity, critical thinking, creativity, personal courage and an enduring passion for learning.
Claire 61 and Tony Pace, at the Presidents home over Homecoming and Reunion Weekend. Parents of three sons, Brad is member of the Hartwick Class of 1990.
To talk about how you can get more involved at Hartwick, please contact Vice President for College Advancement Jim Broschart at 607-431-4026 or broschartj@hartwick.edu.
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ExECuTIVE EDIToR David Conway Co-EDIToR AND FEATuRES WRITER Elizabeth Steele P12 Co-EDIToR AND SENIoR DESIGNER Jennifer Nichols-Stewart CoNTRIBuTING WRITERS Rebekah Ambrose-Dalton, Danielle Alesi 13, Valerie Capullo, Haley Cox 13, Justin Hood 12, Christopher Lott, Rachel Stevenson CoNTRIBuToRS Alicia Fish 91, Chris Gondek, Marianne Poteet, Daphne Mower Ward WICK oNLINE Stephanie Brunetta CoNTRIBuTING PHoToGRAPHERS Gerry Raymonda, Jamie Novak, Elizabeth Steele P12, Cassandra Miller, Joshua Szot 14, and submitted EDIToRIAL ADVISoRY BoARD Dr. Margaret L. Drugovich P12, President Jim Broschart, VP for College Advancement David Conway, VP for Enrollment Management and Marketing Dr. Meg Nowak, VP for Student Life Dr. Michael G. Tannenbaum P14, Provost Alicia Fish 91, Senior Director of Donor and Alumni Relations EDIToRIAL oFFICE
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In this issue:
2 Presidents Perspective
CAMPUS NEWS
16 Exceptional Alumni Turn

Passion into Profit
22 Portrait in Philanthropy:
Betsy and Stan Phelps P86
24 Commentary: Music Matters 26 The View from Here 28 What I Love about Hartwick
HOMECOMING AND REUNION
3 President Delivers The State of

Hartwick College
4 Drogen as Citizen of the Year

College as Regional Magnet Students Noling Joins Administration Speakers and Performers of Renown
5 Academic Affairs Supports
30 50th Reunion Celebration 31 Hall of Fame Induction 32 Dean Lacey Dedication 33 Good Times for All
ATHLETICS Alumni Meet the Faculty
6 One Month on Campus:
7 Deepak Chopra to be
FACULTY NEWS
Commencement Speaker
34 Coach John Scott 00 Talks Soccer 35 Fall Athletes

ALUMNI NEWS
8 Sessions Exhibits Science and
Art Collaboration Faculty Present Internationally
9 Professors as Mentors
FEATURES
36 Upcoming Events 37 Class Notes 41 In Memorium 44 Flashback: Anderson Center IBC Volunteer Thom Meredith 73
10 Young Alumni in the Field 14 Breakthrough:

Why Art? Why Now?
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On the Cover:
Art History major Jacqueline Hayward 13 builds an historic ceramic pot for class with Ceramics Director Stephanie Rozene (p. 14). The assignment is to choose a piece of ceramics from before the 20th century, create a drawing at 18, then build the piece. Hayward is the 2012 winner of the Arkell Hall Award in Art History. She has written her Senior Thesis on Pope Sixtus IV: His political Agenda in the Sistine Chapel. Cover photo by FJ Gaylor Photography
From the President
Rolling up your sleeves.

Is there a more perfect analogy for the Hartwick experience? Purposeful. Intentional. As they have for generations, Hartwick students continue to get their hands dirty. The cover photo of Jacqueline Hayward 13 in the Anderson Center for the Arts is the perfect illustrationbending (sometimes at an awkward but enlightening angle!) to gain perspective, crafting the form of something unique, choosing and using new tools in new ways to achieve the imagined (or unimaginable) result. This process of discovery and creativity yields new notions as well as new art, and is repeated hundreds of times per day across the Hartwick campus. Rolling up their sleeves, with the urging of Hartwick faculty, our students allow themselves to lean into unfamiliar ideas, bringing their uniquely human perspective to bear. A force under its own power, once this way of learning gets underway you would have to work hard to stop it. Of course, we dont want to stop it. This way of learning defines Hartwick. When educators like Stephanie Rozene, Zsuzsanna Balogh-Brunstad, and Diane Paige; supporters like Claire and Tony Pace, Arnie Drogen, and Stan and Betsy Phelps; and students like Rejoice Sherry 13, Nathan Nichols 14, and Emma Heritage 14 roll up their sleeves, Hartwick happens. You can see it continuing in the careers of engaged alumni such as Rob Rowe 81, Gail Brown 72, Elizabeth Gillett 83, and John Doelp 76. If ever someone asks you about the value of a liberal arts education, point them to Hartwick. The proof is in these pages.
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Campus News
The State of Hartwick College
Taking Stock, MoVInG FoRWARD

In her annual address to the community, President Margaret L. Drugovich began where she always does with Hartwicks organizing Principle and Strategic Framework. We will be the best at melding a liberal arts education with experiential learning informs every significant decision and guides progress at every level.
Hartwicks Organizing Principle and Strategic Framework is surrounded by seven key goals, with ongoing assessment as an essential element of closing the loop on the connection between the Colleges strategic initiatives and decision-making. For each goal, the President updated the community on achievements over the past year, foreseeable challenges, and action-oriented next steps.
The College goals: n Maximize the Academic Program, n Maximize Financial Performance, n Improve Student Experience and Satisfaction, n Expand our Financial Case, n Improve the Colleges Image and Reputation, n Maximize Employee Performance, and n Maximize College Governance.
ExAMPLES oF PRoGRESS AnD PLAnS FoR THREE oF THE SEVEn GoALS Maximize the Academic Program
Highlights of Achievements in 2011-12: n 50% of 2012 graduates completed an off-campus international program in their four years at Hartwick; n College funded five new full-time faculty lines in nursing to meet student demand and meet accreditation requirements; n Faculty made 39 conference presentations, performances, and exhibitions; n Faculty authored 41 journal articles, reviews, poems, recordings, book chapters, and book reviews.
Improve the Colleges Image and Reputation

Highlights of Achievements: Increased Recognition n U.S. News & World Report named Hartwick a First-tier Best national Liberal Arts College (up seven places over last year) n Recognizes Hartwicks steadfast dedication to our students n Forbes Magazine recognized Hartwick as one of the 650 best U.S. colleges (ranked 281st) n Rankings concentrate on quality of teaching, career prospects, graduation rates, and levels of debt n 2012 Fiske Guide to Colleges named Hartwick one of the 320 best and most interesting U.S. colleges and universities n Hartwick emphasizes study abroad... crystallizing the schools philosophy that learning isnt about rote memorization, its about creating experiential knowledge and developing skills n The Princeton Review named Hartwick a 2012 Best College in the Northeast n ...a place of active learning, where the faculty focuses on challenging and mentoring students n Washington Monthly ranked Hartwick ranked 167 out of 249 liberal arts colleges, up 42 spots n Recognized for its contribution to the public good
Maximize Financial Performance

Highlights of Achievements in 2011-12: n Improved Moodys credit rating positioned the College to refinance long-term debt, saving millions in debt service over the next ten years; n Enrollment goal met: 1503 students at census date; n Closed Fiscal Year 2012 in the black. Examples of Challenges: n More students with unmet financial need of $10,000 or more; n Institutionally-funded aid is now the single largest cost center, with $26.5 million in College funds committed to student financial aid this year alone Examples of Future Actions:
n Increase aid n Increase operating efficiency n Increase endowment base
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Citizen of the Year is Arts Advocate

Trustee, regional businessman, and community leader Arnie Drogen is the 2012 Hartwick College Citizens Board Outstanding Citizen of the Year. The award honors a member of the greater Oneonta community for exemplary service.
As he entered the Foreman Gallery of the Colleges Anderson Center for the Arts for the celebration, Drogen was greeted warmly by friends across the spectrum of his life. He accepted the award from President Margaret L. Drugovich, first returning the crowds applause. Today we acknowledge and thank YOU for your interest in this treasure that is Hartwick College, he said. In my time serving on the Board of Trustees, I have been continually impressed and often touched by the quality of what takes place on this hill, Drogen continued. Ive learned about the creativity, the practicality, and the dedication that Hartwick College demonstrates in so many ways to enhance the lives of young people and to benefit our society. Drogens singular passion is the arts, and so he not surprisingly stepped forward to lead fundraising efforts for improvements to and enhancements of the Colleges Anderson Center for the Arts. GIFTS In HIS HonoR can be designated to name The Arnold M. Drogen Lobby; contact Vice President of Advancement Jim Broschart at 607-431-4026; broschartj@hartwick.edu; or One Hartwick Drive, Oneonta, NY 13820.
Arnie Drogen enjoys the Anderson Center for the Arts, inside and out.
Colleges as Regional Talent Magnets

By Haley Cox 13
Hartwick was at the forefront when business, government, and college leaders gathered for the recent Mohawk Valley Independent Higher Education Forum in Utica. Titled Brainpower, Partnerships, and Resources for Our Region, the forum was an opportunity for leaders to share perspectives and work together for regional growth. The event was sponsored by the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU).
CICUs Board of Directors. She was joined at the session by President
18-month nursing program. It is important to be relevant always looking out to the horizon for emerging priorities. The Forum centered on colleges as talent magnets (bringing students and retaining graduates) and as anchor tenants (employers and significant purchasers). Behlmer of BNY Mellon said he is always looking for talent to stay in the region and he is starting his search with oncampus programs. He sees a lot of talent coming out of these schools and we want to recruit them. Streck wants the regions college graduates to seize the opportunities available here. We have to have an educated populace, he said, adding, We have to be careful that we dont over-commit our educational system to the sciences; we need people who can write, read, and communicate; people who understand art and history. Drugovich endorsed Strecks view, saying, The best way to educate for a lifetime of success is to bring together liberal arts and practice.
Hartwicks own esteemed President Margaret Drugovich serves on the Marian Kovatchitch of St. Elizabeth College of Nursing and President Todd Hutton of Utica College as well as Congressmen Richard Hanna and Chris Gibson and Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi. Business leaders included Frank Behlmer (Central New York Regional Executive for the Fortune 500 Company BNY Mellon) and William Streck (President and CEO of Bassett Healthcare Network and a former Hartwick trustee). Drugovich began with a reference to 1928 when the College was brought to town through a campaign called A Greater Hartwick, A Greater Oneonta, a slogan that is now applicable to the entire region. We are very sensitive to the needs of the region and try to meet those needs through our educational programs, she said, citing Hartwicks
A scholar-athlete, Haley Cox 13 is an English / Business double major and goalie on Hartwicks DI water polo team. Cox and Leah Mooradian 13 (Business, German, and Art History major) represented Hartwick talent at the Mohawk Valley Independent Higher Education Forum.
Campus News
Academic Affairs Reorganization Advances Student Success

The Division of Academic Affairs is dedicated to preparing Hartwick students for academic, personal, and professional success. Provost and Vice President Michael G. Tannenbaum is leading a reorganization designed to increase support for students as they work toward achieving these goals.
This restructuring was informed by the work of several College-wide task forces engaged in multi-divisional, collaborative discussions, Tannenbaum explains. This new structure allows synergies to emerge that, in addition to supporting our students, will challenge them to consider carefully how their academic life at Hartwick is connected to their post-college lives. Under the leadership of Dean of Student Success and Retention Robin Diana, the Center for Student Success (CSS) includes the offices of First Year Experience, Learning Support Services, and Tutoring Services. CSS will incorporate the Second Year Experience and Transfer Transitions Experience programs, both of which are under development. I am excited and honored to lead the team that will bring the Center for Student Success to life for our students, faculty, and staff, Diana says. It represents what I most appreciate about Hartwickits openness to innovation and its commitment to progress. Teresa DiMagno, Assistant Dean of Academic Advising and Experiential Learning, now leads the Office of Academic and Pre-Professional Advising as well as the Office of Professional, Service, and Global Engagement (PSGE). Exploring majors and academic programs is a very similar process to exploring careers, she explains. We take a holistic approach to advising, focusing on student success by addressing the varied needs of each student. Hartwicks commitment to its students brought Dr. Robert Drake, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Assessment, to the College in July. He previously led assessment efforts at Siena College and North Carolina A&T University. Assessment is primarily about keeping promises to students and their families, Drake explains. How well does the College do what it says it will do in its mission statement and its promotion? To ensure that we accomplish this, all areas of the College participate in a program of continuous improvement or assessment. The primary benefits come in the form of increased institutional effectiveness and gains in student learning. Assessment is all about improvement.
Noling Moves to Administration

Babcock Professor of English Kim Noling has been appointed Dean of Academic Affairs, effective January 1. As Hartwicks second-ranking academic administrator, she will have a range of budgetary, faculty affairs, and curricular responsibilities. Noling brings a wealth of experiences to her new position. She previously served as Faculty Chair (2007-2010), Chair of the Department of English and Theatre Arts (2001-2008), and Co-Director of the Honors Program (1992-2000). A member of the Hartwick faculty since 1989, she earned her B.A. from Yale University and Ph.D. from Cornell University, both in English. Noling succeeds Dr. Gerry Hunsberger, who will return to the faculty as Professor of Mathematics after serving 11 years in academic administration.
Christopher Lott contributed to these articles. He is a writer in the Office of Communications and Marketing.
A grant from The Teagle Foundation of new York City has supported Hartwicks evaluation of possible collaborations with other colleges. The funds brought an expert in the field to campus in october to work with faculty and senior academic administrators. Dr. Jo Beld, Professor of Political Science and Director of Evaluation and Assessment at St. olaf College, has facilitated workshops and given presentations at regional and national conferences. The Teagle Foundation is known for grant-making programs that support collaborations among colleges for one of two related purposes: developing fresh ideas about the practices and purposes of liberal education and developing effective approaches to gathering and using evidence to improve student learning.
A MonTH In THE LIFE oF THE HARTWICk CoMMUnITY
Internationally-acclaimed dancer/choreographer Maureen Fleming performed her exceptional work in the Anderson Center on october 8.
Poet Laureate Billy Collins read his prizewinning poetry before a standing room only crowd in the Anderson Center on october 17.
Sonny Turner, former lead singer of The Platters, and his professional Las Vegas team performed with Hartwick student musicians on october 12.
The Changing Role of Art in Society

Through The Changing Role of Art in Society, innovative artists Maureen Fleming and Christopher Odo presented their groundbreaking work in live performance, video, and dance photography. Odo is a visual artist and light designer who has worked with the Maureen Fleming Company since 1993. Fleming is the recipient of numerous prestigious fellowships and awards, including ones from both the National Endowment for the Arts and the Japan Foundation/ Performing Arts Japan. She has conducted residencies at New York Universitys Tisch School of the Arts, The Seoul Institute of the Arts, and The Juilliard School. Their appearance is a return engagement. In 2010 the pair dedicated their performance to Hartwick Professor Emeritus Terry FitzHenry, now deceased. Fitz-Henry co-taught a J Term class with Fleming in 1991 and 1992 at the Pine Lake Environmental Campus.
Poet Laureate Shares His Work and Work Ethic

The New York Times called him The most popular poet in America; The New York Public Library named him a Literary Lion. Hartwick Professor of English Tom Travisano introduced Billy Collins to College audiences by referencing the rare level of approachability shown in his work. Poet Laureate Billy Collins delighted the Hartwick community with readings from many of his books of poetry and insights into his creative process. I refine for cadence and musicality, but I dont revise, he explained. The conceptual run of a poem is done at one sitting. After that, if somethings not working, I throw it out. I start with something small, a keyhole into something bigger, he added. Other poets showed me you can be funny without being silly, you can use humor as a door. Collins illustrated his points with readings, including The Lanyard, which brought gasps of recognition from the audience.
Student Symphony Performs with Motown Legend

Music Department Chair Diane Paige and Assistant Professor Jason Curley (pictured with Turner) combined talents to bring their music students an exceptional performance experience. The Hartwick Wind Ensemble and String Orchestra joined Las Vegas music director and orchestrator Mariano Longo and the legendary Sonny Turner of The Platters to perform an evening of classic Motown. The lively audience, which included the Hartwick Board of Trustees, enthusiastically received the talents Turner and his Las Vegas group, the Hartwick Symphony and Ensemble, and singer Salina Polanco 13. Turner performed numerous Platters charttoppers, including The Great Pretender, With This Ring, and Only You. In addition to rehearsing and performing with the student orchestra, Turner conducted master classes and led a student discussion on life as a professional musician.
Also in October
u Scott Carlson, a senior reporter at The Chronicle of Higher Education in Washington, DC, presented Tools for Life: Practical knowledge, Reinventing Education, and Rebuilding America. The 2012-13 Tools for Life campus theme was inspired by Carlsons in-depth cover story for The Chronicle Review. u Award-winning choreographer, animator and film-maker Pooh kaye presented her film HUMAn stop Motion: Play in the Realms of the REAL. The New York Times has recognized her carefully crafted compositions that teem with the seemingly chaotic effects of life itself. u A screening of the documentary Latina Confessions by Louis E. Perego Moren posed the critical question, What does it mean to be Latina in the U.S.A.? Hartwicks screening was organized by the Colleges Latin American-Caribbean Studies (LACS) program u The American Shakespeare Center performed William Shakespeares Loves Labours Lost in Slade Theatre as part of its 2012/13 Tempt Me Further Tour. Shakespeare wrote the comedy circa 1594, the same time period as A Midsummer Nights Dream and Romeo and Juliet.
Campus News
Poets, Performers, Journalists, Historians, and More
President Margaret L. Drugovich and Director of Library and Information Resources Paul Coleman (r) welcomed political historian Dr. Robert Vanderlan and award-winning journalist Roy Royan P84, H95 to the Stevens-German Library on october 18.
Author and leadership expert Leta Beam shared her insights with the Nursing program and healthcare communities on october 17 and 18.
Intellectuals and the Media: Time, Life, and Fortune in the Mid-20th Century
An historian and a journalist combined perspectives for a rich presentation on the power and influence of magazine founder, publisher, and executive editor Henry Luce in the mid-20th century. Robert Vanderlan, Ph.D., is the author of Intellectuals Incorporated: Politics, Art, and Ideas inside Henry Luces Media Empire. Roy Rowan P84, H95 was a correspondent and editor at Life, Time, and Fortune magazines from 1948 to 1985 and is the author of nine books based on his experiences as a foreign correspondent and journalist. He holds the Henry R. Luce Award for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism. Their presentations were accented by a stimulating exchange between the two scholars and many questions from students. Reflecting on his research, Vanderlan said, I asked different questions than other scholars and so I found different answers. Rowan is a trustee emeritus of Hartwick and the recipient of an honorary doctorate of humane letters from the College. The Roy Rowan Manuscript Collection is in the Paul F. Cooper, Jr. Archives at the Stevens-German Library.
OConnor Chair Lecture

Full-throttle engagement was the theme of Leta Beams lecture and workshops for Hartwick nursing students, faculty, and practitioners. The rate of change is accelerating, she said. We have reached a critical moment where action and opportunity intersect. This calls for a redefinition of leadership from the top down, for command and control structures to move to shared leadership. Think about this: Are we developing nurses or future nurse leaders? The A. Lindsay and Olive B. OConnor Chair Lecture and Workshop Series hosts experts whose insights add to the education of Nursing students and the advancement of Nursing.
Deepak Chopra to Deliver Commencement Address

On Saturday May 25, the Hartwick College community will welcome a pioneer in the field of mind-body medicine. Deepak Chopra M.D. is the author of 65 books, including 19 New York Times bestsellers on mindbody health, spirituality, and peace. His work has been published in more than 35 languages. He is the founder of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing in California. Hartwick trustee Paul Johnson 67 nominated Chopra as Commencement speaker, saying, Deepak Chopra is a global force in the field of human empowerment, and is committed to creating a peaceful, just, sustainable and healthy world. I believe that his Commencement address will be a fitting conclusion to the educational experiences of our Hartwick graduates. Hartwick College, through its commitment to a broad-based, liberal arts education, remains steadfastly focused on the education of the whole person, says President Margaret L. Drugovich. Deepak Chopra inspires confidence that college graduates who integrate their education, passion, and values can be a powerful force for positive change.
Join us. For a full list of upcoming events visit www.hartwick.edu
Faculty News
SCIENCE AS ART
Hartwick College Professor of Biology Stanley K. Sessions is known for his scientific research. Recognized around the globe by his students, colleagues, industry peers, and the media, for his ground-breaking developmental and cytogenetic studies in amphibians, Sessions is no stranger to his achievements being documented, his work being placed in the spotlight. Sessions most recent work garnering attention both near and far is his long-term Science/Art (SciArt) collaboration with New York City artist Brandon Ballenge. The purpose of our SciArt collaboration is to create a true melding of these two disciplines, Science and Art, which are often seen as having little in common, but which actually have much in common, says Sessions. Both art and science explore frontiers at the edge of knowledge, create new ways of seeing things, and also generate new insight and interest in important issues. We believe that this kind of collaboration helps bridge gaps between disciplines, leading to a better and more widespread understanding about the world around us. Ballenge and Sessions have worked together on various SciArt exhibitions to date and have traveled the world to present their collaborations, including England, Germany, Italy, and the U.S. Supplying his science expertise for the production of each piece, Sessions also shares many of the specimens required to produce the artwork. Artist Ballenge then constructs the exhibitions based on the specimens and research provided. Their current work is on declining and deformed amphibians and other animals, and is considered to be a true interdisciplinary interaction.
Cleared and Stained ~ Pacific Treefrog ~ (Hyla regilla), (coll: 1988) S.k. Sessions and B. Ballenge
Their exhibit is currently being shown in the Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Gallery in New York City. Details can also be found in media outlets that have recently covered the collaboration, such as Art in America one of the largest professional art publications in the U.S.
Faculty Present at International Forums

Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Geology Zsuzsanna BaloghBrunstad presented her work at the Goldschmidt International Geochemistry Conference in Montreal, Canada. Through Biotite Weathering in Watersheds of the Slavkov Forest, Czech Republic she shared two years of research findings about the influence of bedrock geology and cation nutrient availability on fungal weathering processes of biotite from three watersheds of the Critical Zone Observatory in the Czech Republic. Associate Professor of Music Diane Paige presented at the Tenth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities at Centre Mont-Royal, Montral, Canada. In her paper, Revisiting Dvok and the American Indian, Paige examined the influence of Sioux musical style on the chamber music that Czech composer Antonn Dvok wrote while living two years in the Czech-American village of Spillville, Iowa. Paige argued for the influence of Lakota music on his American String Quartet. Dr. Paige presented Janacek, Creativity, and Gender in the United Kingdom at the University of Huddersfield-Centre for Music, Gender, and Identity Studies conference on Gender, Aging, and Creativity. Her work considers the role that gender played in forming the Czech composers late style. Leos Janaceks strong identification with the feminine helped him to develop a distinct style that gained him renown in his 70s and 80s. Professor of Biology Stanley K. Sessions presented at the World Congress of Herpetology in Vancouver, BC, where he offered Herpetology: Developmental Evolution of Limbs with Koji Iizuka, and Nikolay A. Poyarkov. He calls the work long-term international collaboration with colleagues from Japan and Russia to understand the development and evolution of vertebrate limbs.
PROFESSORS AS MENTORS: A Reciprocal Relationship

By Danielle Alesi 13 Alesi is a three-year degree candidate and a double major in History and Political Science.
Hartwick College prides itself on experiential learning and close student-professor relationships. These are not just facts listed in a brochure, but real opportunities that live on campus and around the world. The Colleges J Term program is famous and volunteer or paid internships are increasingly popular, but theres much more.
I learn from my students, says Dr. Zsuzsanna Balogh-Brunstad, shown working in a Johnstone lab with EPA grant recipient Catherine Winters 14. I teach them the methods and I let them be creative. They do real research and learn what theyll need for graduate school. I learn to trust them and their work.
Every semester Hartwick students pursue internships for academic credit and directed studies that allow them to extend themselves outside the classroom while developing a web of connections with their professors. The benefit is not just for the students, however, as the arrangement is often advantageous for the faculty, as well. Assistant Professor of Political Science Matthew Voorhees is supervising Oluwakemi Kemi Omotosho 13 throughout her internship at Bronxwork, a family shelter in the Bronx. Omotosho worked as a fundraising research and survey analysis intern and has used the experience to practice poll reporting and to build data. She is now applying her immigration research to her Senior Thesis. There are a lot of benefits to internships beyond the marketable skills that students develop, says Voorhees, noting students ability to connect abstract concepts learned in the classroom to their practical experiences. Its great for me to be able to draw on examples from students internships when discussing related ideas in class. Their experiences help me make connections. Catherine Winters 14 has been honored by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for her research with Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Geology Zsuzsanna Balogh-Brunstad. The 2012 Greater Research Opportunity Fellowship will fund Winterstwo-
year research project on the Ouleout Creek, a major offshoot of the Susquehanna River. She credits her advisor for encouraging her to apply for the fellowship. Dr. Balogh-Brunstad helped me understand which of my research ideas were possible, Winters says. She is very knowledgeable in geochemistry and I am honored to be working closely with her. I, too, can appreciate Hartwicks faculty mentoring, as Professor of History Edythe Quinn is overseeing my current directed study. During J Term 2013, I will travel around England researching and interviewing specialists on the political and social implications of restoring or altering historical sites. This is a return trip for me, as I went to London during J Term 2012 to conduct research for my senior thesis on Tudor history in while taking a theater class with Dr. Marc Shaw. The vast number of historical sites I was able to visit and research inspired me to continue my hands-on exploration with the help of the faculty mentors that I have grown to admire. My advisor, Professor of History Peter Wallace, inspired my idea for this project and helped me return to England this year. With his help as well as Professor Quinns, I developed a research question and strategy to learn more about how heritage in the form of historical sites plays a part in English culture. I am lucky to have this opportunity, but even more so that I have professors that are so willing and eager to help me achieve my goals.
Field Notes
Young Academics
By Justin Hood 12 History and Religious Studies double major
TAkE ACTIon
Working at the Franklin delano roosevelt Presidential library and museum, I read everything from declassified WWII Naval documents to seating charts for state dinners. Every day I learned something new. When I found a 1784 paycheck for Abraham Woodhull signed by FDRs great-great grandfather, I wanted to stand in the middle of the research room and shout! To most people, the little piece of paper is insignificant. But for me, Woodhull was a Revolutionary War spy that I studied extensively in my Historical Methods class at Hartwick. To know his secret and hold something of his in my hand was truly exciting!
Hartwick students know what it means to roll up your sleeves; they live it every day. The hands-on nature of a Hartwick education brings faculty research assistantships, study abroad experiences, professional internships, and much more. Through endowed opportunities and close work with professors, Hartwick students gain invaluable insights as they develop experience in their fields. In their own words, a few Hartwick students share the gains they have made through the Colleges organizing principle of being the best at melding the liberal arts and practice. Each one is a Hartwick scholarship recipient whose opportunities are thanks, in part, to the gifts of others.
REJoICE SCHERRY 13
Three-year Bachelors degree student History major Museum Studies minor Faculty Scholar in History Phi Alpha Theta Archival Internship 2012: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, Hyde Park, New York. Sponsored by the Roosevelt Institute. Special project: an online exhibit titled, Franklin D. Roosevelts Family History in New Yorks Hudson Valley Region. Curatorial Internship 2011: Yager Museum of Art and Culture, Curated A Lost Loyalist Logo: A Remnant of the Revolutionary War, (Student Showcase presentation)
I look forward to an archival career that will allow me to continue to discover history.
Having fun at work at FDRs Presidential Library and Museum, Joy Scherry poses with a bronze casting of Eleanor and Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the Franklin D. Roosevelt national Historic Site. The statue is adapted from a 1933 photograph of the couple at their Hyde Park estate.
My latest internship at Freeport-McMoRans Copper Mine in Bagdad, AZ was absolutely a pivotal moment of my career. I worked on an independent research project where my supervisor told me the goal and the names of two contacts, then set me free.
Tyler Hall conducts research on volcanic activity as part of the Geology and natural History of Hawaii J Term course.
I was essentially acting as a detective at the mine, and built up quite a good reputation for quality work. The climax of the summer was a meeting I scheduled with a superintendent for a discussion about my progress. I walked into the meeting and the entire staff of lead scientists and MIne engineers of the department was there asking me to present my research.
An Absolutely thrilling experience, I must say.
TYLER HALL 13
Geology major John Christopher Hartwick Scholar Andrew B. Saxton Fellow in Geology Loft Peer Tutor - Geology Blue key Tour Guide Internship: Exploration Geology for Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., AZ Internship: Emerson Foundation-funded experience in Bratislava, Slovakia, at the Energy and Geoscience Institute. Developed eight isopach contour maps with ArcGIS 10 detailing sedimentation patterns in two locations and four time periods. Student Showcase presentation 2012. Moderator, student panel presentation: What is the Value of Scientific Research in a Liberal Arts Undergraduate Education? Student Showcase 2012. Freedman Prize: Analysis of the role of fluid flow in ore synthesis & vonsenite crystallization within magnetite & iron borate deposits in the Jayville Magnetite District, Adirondacks, NY. Student Showcase 2011. J Term 2011: Geology and Natural History of Hawaii. Geology national conference and field experience as part of Delta Delta G (Geology Honor Society). Colorado 2010.
The landscape of Bagdad, AZ, where Hall spent his summer underground. He reports that photographing inside the mine was cause for dismissal from the company.
Field Notes
kELLY FAYTon 13
Theatre Arts major John Christopher Hartwick Scholar Honors Program Co-President Andrew B. Saxton Fellow in History and in Theatre Arts Phi Alpha Theta Freedman Prize 2012: Lighting Designer/Technical Director for The Imaginary Invalid play Freedman Prize 2011: Designing Projections for Theatre: Lee Blessings Two Rooms (The Lebanese Hostage Crisis) The Arts: Baritone Saxophone player: Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Saxophone Ensemble Orchesis dancer J Term: Art and Architecture of Italy (2012) Theatre in New York City (2010) Summer Internships: Assistant Stage Manager, Assistant Technical Director, Technical Director, The Depot Theatre, Westport, NY
I never thought that a place that Ive never been could have such an impact, but there I was at the Colosseum.
You read about these things in books and see pictures, but something feels completely different when you are standing there in person.
I recently shared my travel experiences with my 103 year old greatgrandmother who emigrated from Italy in the late 1910s. It felt amazing to hear her reminisce about her childhood and actually be able to contribute my own experiences.
ABoVE: J Term 2012: Art and Architecture of Italy kelly Fayton at ostia Antica, an important archeological site known for its frescoes and mosaics. LEFT: The set she designed for the spring 2012 play, The Imaginary Invalid.
EMMA HERITAGE 14
Mathematics and Education majors; Music minor Honors Program Co-President Loft Peer Tutor - Education, French, Math, Physics Mini-Practicum: Otsego-Delaware BOCES program at Laurens High School Equestrian team Orientation Leader and Orientation Team Coordinator Blue Key Tour Guide
I completed my Educational Mini-Practicum in a self-contained special education setting. It was an honor to work with such inspiring students who have beaten all odds and have persevered through the worst of times. Educating students with Emotional Behavioral Disorders really opened my eyes to the world of special education. Because of this experience, I was inspired to work with students with disabilities as a career.
the Education Program has changed my life.

Emma Heritage and Swoop at opening Convocation.
nATHAn nICHoLS 14
Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry majors CRC Press Chemistry Achievement Award Richard J. kohlmeyer/Edward Rayher Award in Mathematics Student Showcase presentations 2011: Finding the Iranian Nation Nationalism and Islam in Modern Iran; Freedman Prize for Analysis of Galaxy Group WBL368: Determination of H1 deficiencies, Star formation Rates, and Dynamical Mass Professional presentation, J Term 2012: Undergraduate ALFALFA Workshop Arecibo, PR; funded by the National Science Foundation. Presented work focused on determining the amount of overall mass in each galaxy cluster; used four dynamical methods and calculations that relied on measurements of the speed and locations of galaxies within the cluster.
nathan nichols, presenting his work with the Aricebo Legacy Fast Team at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Texas.
Seeing top scientists express interest in my presentation and work was really gratifying. I felt like less of a student and more like a peer. I was able to present my work at the Star Formation and Gas Reservoirs in Nearby Groups and Clusters conference where 70 scientists presented. Cornell University, Colgate University, the University of San Francisco and other colleges are currently using the programs I developed to calculate the neutral hydrogen deficiency of galaxy groups, the dynamical mass of galaxy groups, and integrated flux from L-band wide data.
Being able to create scientific data and programs that have real-life applications truly makes me feel like a member of the scientific community.
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Breakthrough
Why Art?
WHY noW?
By Stephanie Rozene, MFA
Assistant Professor of Art, Head of Ceramics A specialist in the conceptual nature of functional utilitarian ceramics, she uses ornament as a visual language.
What is the purpose or role of the arts in our contemporary landscape? Its a complex question further complicated by societal, cultural, political, economic, and historical concerns. How do we, in a society that so highly values technology, design, and innovation, measure the value of art and art making?
Such questions must be asked. That is what artists do, we ask the hard questions. We dont always have the answers, but we begin dialogues that have the capacity to challenge preconceived notions. We press limits, we defy assumptions, we initiate discourse. Our students learn such lessons well. What is the purpose of art? Thats the question one of my students, Art and Religious Studies major Elliot Henry 13, posed to me over email while he was traveling around India last spring. He was on a Duffy Scholarship investigating the art and architecture of religious lifestyles of that country. Its an evocative question; I still havent formulated the right answer. In the Department of Art and Art History, we are now asking, considering, and often answering more questions than ever. We are going through the re-accreditation process and as faculty we have been developing a plan for what we think our department and the landscape of art will look like over the next ten years. Both of these tasks or questions are large and a bit daunting. As faculty, this future-driven conversation has brought us certainly to the discussion of the role of the digital and technology as they relate to our disciplines. I dont think that we should be replacing all old processes with new technologies, but instead use them to aid and push further the capabilities of those more traditional processes. In one example of where technology meets art, Wired Magazine1 recently published an article by Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) President John Maeda. He points out that gone are the days where technology and design are the innovators and that we as a culture and society have reached the point where we need more than flashy design (as Maeda points out and I would agree, design
Professor Rozenes latest work, 270: The Corrosive Use of Money in Politics, is installed for the year at the Everson Museum in Syracuse, NY. The project constitutes 270 plates mounted on the wall and continues Rozenes investigation into tableware and American politics, in particular how European tableware was used as currency during the second half of the 18th century. Through symbolism and history, Rozene raises the question of moneys influence in politics and how it affects the American people.
Rozene was supported in creating this major work by the Hartwick College Winifred D. Wandersee Scholar in Residence Award, The Milne Family Fund, and the Hartwick College Faculty Research Grant program. Studio art students Alexandra Forst 13, Elliot Henry 13, and Samantha McFarland 12 assisted Rozene in creating this project.
Webextra | Learn more about Professor Rozenes work

and exhibitions at http://blog.stephanierozene.com
is different than art and the distinction is important) and are reaching for a return to human values. Maeda says: Art speaks to us as humans, not as human capital. Art shows us that human beings still matter in a world where money talks the loudest, where computers know everything about us, and where robots fabricate our next meal and also our ride there. Artists ask the questions that others are afraid to ask and that money cannot answer.
Even before there were words there was art.

outcomes.
How did we devolve in this way? What are we doing to do to stop it? Maeda poses this important question: How do we go about generating the next generation of artrepeneurs? It certainly isnt going to be by continuing to cut funding to the arts. By asking the hard questions through art making we are teaching our students to develop creative thinking skills. We are helping them develop the ability to problem solve outside of prescriptive constraints, to come to different conclusions, and to find variable
Art is and always has been about communicating ideas. Even before there were words there was art telling the stories of histories, recording changes in politics, reflecting and enhancing culture, as well as enhancing and decorating ourselves and our spaces. Despite this established and central role, somewhere along the way we as a culture decided that art wasnt important to include in education and that it couldnt possibly effect the progression of society.
We are doing ourselves a major disservice if we no longer value the arts and in place only value the Science Technology Engineering Math disciplines. If we cannot come to creative solutions there will be no more innovation. I propose we add an A for Art, change STEM to S-T-EA-M, and create a model at Hartwick College for moving forward by valuing the importance of art and the way that it is woven into the fabric of our lives both at this liberal arts institution and throughout our and every culture. n
John Maeda, If Designs No Longer the Killer Differentiator, What Is?, Wired Magazine, September 21, 2012. Available at www.wired.com/opinion/2012/09
Outcomes
Turn Passion into Profit

Elizabeth Gillett 83 started Hartwick with a scientists mind, an interest in Pine Lake, and an ambition for veterinary medicine. Even before classes started, she was moving in a new direction. The catalyst? One persuasive professor.
I met Phil Young at Orientation, Gillett recalls from 1979. Theres something about him; I knew right away that I should listen to him, that he may have ideas I hadnt thought of. When he suggested she try a drawing class to get the full liberal arts experience, she changed her entire course schedule to make it fit. That first class with Young opened her mind. I had had a straight academic preparation in high school, Gillett says. The way work was approached in our art classes at Hartwick was very different than the thinking I was accustomed to; there were so many different demonstrations on how to solve problems. I literally became obsessed, she reflects. I devoured the whole studio art program working with great faculty like Fiona Dejardin, Kath Kreisher, and Bob Benson in writing. The change of course changed her course and she has flourished. Gillett is the Founder, COO, and Senior Designer of Elizabeth Gillett Ltd. The wholesale scarf company offers two lines one sells to Neiman Marcus, Anthropologie, HSN and more than 500 boutiques worldwide; the other creates merchandise for leading contemporary and missy multi-channel retailers. Gillett designs and conducts business from her Garment District loft located in midtown Manhattan.
By Elizabeth Steele P12 Steele is a professional writer and the partner of President Margaret L. Drugovich.
Financial whiz by day, thespian by night. Artist whose designs adorn magazines and movie stars. Sociology major turned music mogul. Biopharmaceutical M.D. whose outlet is her instrument. They are four Hartwick alumni of the 70s and 80s whose career success and quality of life hinge on art in its various forms. ten years of lessons with Margaret Hall, graduate of the Julliard School. (My mother wanted the best for me, Brown says.)
A musician in her soul and by training, Brown performed in the Hartwick College orchestra while majoring in Biology. I love science and making a new observation is always exciting; at the same time I love math it can be elegant and beautiful, says this physician, researcher, and biotechnology leader. I didnt formalize my interest in medicine until Hartwick when I had time to try things and figure it out. I simply love learning. With three degrees to her credit (B.A., M.D., M.B.A.), Brown is now the Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of the biopharmaceutical company Telik, Inc. (Nasdaq: TELK). The company describes itself as dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing novel small molecule drugs to treat cancer and other serious diseases. Its product development focus is on cancer with two product candidates in clinical development. Regarding her choice of vocation versus avocation, I realized that you can be an amateur musician and a professional doctor, but not the opposite, Brown says. All of your hobbies can mesh with your career; for me the patterns were there to combine. Music is a lifelong learning process, just like medicine and business.
Gail Brown 72 first saw a piano at the age of four. I told my mother that I liked it very much, she recalls. I knew instinctively that this was for me. After a few years of relentless pursuit, Brown got her first piano and
Rob Rowe 81 always wanted to be an actor. At his mothers urging, he attended college and graduated from Hartwick with a major in Theatre Arts and a minor in European History. He went on to study three years at the Academy for Dramatic Arts, joined their production company, and later studied at the Experimental Theatre Wing of New York University.
Rowe acted off- and off-off-Broadway, toured Europe in a production of Amadeus with the American Theatre Company, acted with New York Citys Mirror Repertory Company, and became a member of their Junior Board of Directors. His career was proceeding according to plan, and then suddenly it wasnt. The Mirror Repertory Company, which had become a centerpiece of his life, lost its major funding. It was one of the foremost repertory companies in New York, Rowe explains. We were the only ones doing true rotating rep and we had a great reputation. Al Pacino and Dustin Hoffman were investors. It had been 10 years and yet, When people had to pull funding it was over. It was sad. Pragmatic as well as creative, Rowe evaluated his other interests and
John Doelp 76 had an ambitious, if unorthodox, plan when he graduated from college: he and his Dietz Street Band mates were going to become rock stars.
The Hartwick group had played at town venues and on campus, even performing at the opening of the Anderson Center for the Arts and recording in its studio. Music was their passion and they felt ready for stardom. In fact we went off to tour and starve a few years, Doelp says, remembering their bravado with a smile. Still, it was a great period for experiential learning. I played bass all the time with anyone I could, he recalls, and fell in love with playing and writing music. I ended up loving the studio, being a studio musician, and recording. Baby steps took me from one thing to another.
Make a PLAN, then CHAnGE

rewrote his career path. Today he holds a senior management position with the major financial services firm Citigroup. As Managing Director and Co-Head of the U.S. Fixed Income Strategy group, Rowe travels the country and the world on business, making deals and making money. He keeps his first love alive as Treasurer of the Accidental Repertory Theatre Company and as occasional actor working with long-time friend and mentor John Strasberg, son of the legendary Lee Strasberg. Incremental progress and an open mind have taken Doelp to the top of his game. He is now the Senior Vice President Artist & Repertoire/ Marketing at Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment, where he manages the careers of superstars such as Celine Dion and John Legend, works with cross-over artists like Ricky Martin, and develops new talent. His resume expresses a career as performer, arranger, producer, and record company executive. It all began with a childs $20 guitar and a band with his brother when they were kids.
John Doelp 76 Senior Vice President Artist & Repertoire/Marketing Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment Executive Producer or A&R for Celine Dion, John Legend, Frankie J, Ricky Martin, among others. B.A. Sociology, Hartwick College Berklee College of Music M.F.A., Columbia university (Arts Administration)
Outcomes
If a pattern emerges among these cross-over alumni its this:
feed your PASSION, TAkE CHAnCES, and kEEP MoVInG FoRWARD.

Its who you are as a person that drives you, says scientist/pianist Gail Brown. My challenge has always been that I like everything, that I have so many different interests. One thing I know I cant live without music; as an amateur it is my passion.
Brown has always considered carefully where shes headed. A career in science requires advanced education, she notes. I went to medical school for all the right reasons: to help people and do it with compassion. She practiced medicine in Boston for many years, trained in research at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, served on the faculty of Harvard Medical School, and advised companies as part of their clinical advisory boards. While an intern at the Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston, she studied music at the New England Conservatory; in business in the California Bay Area, she studies piano at the San Francisco Conservatory. Brown is a high achiever and a happy one. I understand the sensibilities of high performance, she says, simply. I get to a much deeper level when performing my music and that helps me move quickly to a more focused place professionally. She seems comfortable in a life on the cutting edge. When I started in oncology the field was so young it was revolutionary, Brown recalls. I moved to California for the opportunity to be part of the biotechnology revolution thats where exciting things are happening now.
the right consumer hears it they cant live without it, the music becomes part of them.
Considering his career progression, Doelp notes, One of my greatest attributes was my naivet. I went with my gut and followed my ear; I still do. You cant try to hear it, but you know it when you find it. Im always looking for something, someone that I can take to a new place. His first foray in a recording studio was in Hartwicks Anderson Center; at Berklee College of Music, Doelp started independent producing on the side. In short order he became Manager of Financial Planning for Sony Musics predecessor, CBS Records; Director of Product Marketing then Senior Vice President of Marketing for Sonys Epic Records; Vice President and General Manager of Sonys 550 Music where he focused on artist development; and President of Epic Records Groups Latin imprint, Crescent Moon Records. He advanced with each move and every experience, working with such diverse artists and producers as Pearl Jam, the Indigo Girls, Gloria and Emilio Estefan, and Ben Folds.
For financier Rob Rowe, money formed the bridge between one career path and the other. Like so many actors, Rowe did temporary work while pursuing his career in the theatre. He shunned the stereotypical actor/waiter combination, instead choosing a day job in the stock market.
Rowe started in Smith Barneys temp program as a way to get work, he says. They stuck me in mergers and acquisitions one of the hardest, toughest areas there is. Eventually I started reading all of the red herrings [preliminary prospectuses] coming across my desk. Most people hate that, but Ive always found the stock market interesting.
John Doelps world is auditory. Music is incredibly powerful, like nothing else, he says. One of the greatest things is that yesterday it didnt exist, but when
Grad be nIMBLE, Grad be QUICk

He also found it relevant. I kept thinking about starting a theatre company, Rowe says. Not-for-profit work is challenging; no matter what else youre doing, youre constantly trying to raise money. Theatre got me involved in finance. Rowe was drawn to the action of the bond market. In 1994 he joined Smith Barneys middle market sales team, in part because it offered flexibility so he could continue in theatre. One year he was Assistant Vice President with the Institutional Fixed Income Sales Group (IFG) of Smith Barney Shearson, the next he started the firms Portfolio Analysis Group. When Salomon Brothers and Smith Barney merged, Rowe was promoted to Vice President in charge of the Bond Portfolio Analysis (BPA) Group and when Salomon Smith Barney merged with Citigroup, Rowe took responsibility for all of the global BPA teams. In 2003 he was promoted to Director, by 2006 he was Managing Director, and in 2007 he assumed control of the firms U.S. agency strategy effort. Most recently he was named Co-Head of U.S. Fixed Income Strategy, overseeing the entire U.S. fixed income research effort with direct management of the global BPA group, U.S. agency strategy, high yield research, and municipal strategy. Stay tuned.
sales, and took many jobs in between. Her wardrobe, she says, was minimalist with one beautiful scarf.
When that staple was lost, and Gillett couldnt find a replacement, she tapped her talent and training to create her own. The result drew so many compliments and inquiries that she made a few more scarves, dropped them off at a couple of stores, and got orders. The orders came from no less than Barneys New York and the Whitney Museum Store. The business was launched, albeit in the early mornings, late evenings, and lunch hours fit around her 9-to-5 job. In 1989 she became Elizabeth Gillett Ltd. If her results are atypical, so are her methods. I figure things out as I go, Gillett explains. Thats how you create art and its a nice metaphor for business. Its really the same methodology. Youre looking at the whole picture intuiting then breaking it into steps to find the right path. I have a lot of ideas so I constantly need to edit and scale, Gillett adds. Its important to have that presence of mind. When you panic or get overwhelmed, the method doesnt work. You also have to pay attention, observe whats happening now, and be prepared to predict whats next. The recession pushed Gillett to edit on a large scale. I had to revamp my business, she says. I couldnt keep doing everything. It was an incredibly difficult time, the most difficult in my entire career. It took every muscle I have and it improved my every ability. The hard work paid off: in 2011 Elizabeth Gillett Ltd. had its best year ever with a 70 percent increase in sales.
Designer Elizabeth Gillett transformed a minor setback into a thriving business. As a new college graduate trying to get her start in New York City, Gillett worked in an arts organization, in advertising
Rob Rowe 81 Managing Director of Citigroup: Co-Head of u.S. Fixed Income Strategy overseeing the entire U.S. fixed income research effort Direct management of the global BPA group, u.S. agency strategy, high yield research, and municipal strategy Treasurer, Accidental Theatre Company, NYC B.A. Theatre Arts, Hartwick College American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Outcomes
John Doelp has two dominant sides: his gut and his mind. My gut is my emotions, the feelings part of the creative process, he says. My brain makes sure that what my gut tells me will work, but I dont want it to override everything else; thats trouble.
Im at my best when I follow my creative side and work it as a business venture. I see everything as a challenge and love it. As he worked his way up in the music industry, Doelp acknowledged that he needed a greater understanding of business. He went to Columbia University for an M.F.A. in Arts Administration, a program that allowed him to study the business of art and associated issues including law. I applied the lessons of class to my work every day, he says. It was great. His undergraduate education proves equally valuable. Doelp majored in Sociology at Hartwick and developed a prevailing interest in social psychology. My background in the study of people has had a huge effect on my work and my success, he says. I work with people every day and try to stimulate their creativity by going past their brain. In order to get to great music, you must first get to their soul, to their depth of emotion. He develops artists, looking for what can be and developing it. How do you tell someone that something they wrote is no good while still motivating them to write something that is? he asks, knowing the answer. I always want to work with people who give me chills, Doelp says, citing Celine Dion and John Legend. Theres no rationale, it just feels right. We take it from there.
The role of mentor is one of his favorites, whether in theatre or business, and hes bringing it home to Hartwick. Rowe is currently working with Finance Professor Tom Devaney and Economics Professor Karl Seeley in presenting a business simulation class. The Citigroup/Hartwick Honors Mini Seminar Investing Concepts, Methods, and Trading in Action brings Citigroup experts and analysts to campus via Skype to talk about current world social and economic events. Eight students are participating in a trading competition, managing a $1million portfolio of equities and interest rate sensitive securities using StockTrak (a virtual stock exchange program that simulates online stock trading). Inclined to push boundaries, Rowe has invited the student winners to a day at Citigroups NYC offices to meet analysts and experience the various trading desks. Its an opportunity they can parlay into their own great beginnings.
Gail Brown balances her need for solitude with demands placed on her to present and interact. Medicine and research are very individual-driven, she says of her 20-year career as a practicing oncologist. Business is more teamwork-oriented and structured. The difference motivated her to earn an M.B.A. and gain business skills she could apply to her new environment of biotechnology.
Music sets her equilibrium. I can have a very long, difficult day with a heavy workload, meetings, travel, Brown says. As soon as I get home, sit down at the piano, and start playing music, Im in a totally different world. Music takes you to another place and to a different part of your brain. The balance makes her feel healthier and with that she gains time. The implications seem limitless. If Im launching a clinical trial its easy for me to get up and speak with passion about my work because Ive learned that when you perform music, thats what youre doing, she explains. Whether its science, business, or music, I want to bring the audience into my world, to share with them. That makes it easier to get them engaged in something new. Browns advice: When you get busy, dont compartmentalize and drop your interests. Keep them in your life. Maintain your balance it will help you do greater things.
Rob Rowe relishes life on Wall Street and in the theatre. This really isnt yin and yang for me, he says. Its all part of the same whole. You live the roles you play and play the roles you live.
Gail Brown 72 Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Telik, Inc. (biopharmaceutical company) Palo Alto, CA 20 years on the faculty of Harvard Medical School Former practicing oncologist B.A. Biology, Hartwick College, summa cum laude M.D., university of Rochester School of Medicine M.B.A., St. Mary`s College of California, Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration
Elizabeth Gillett 83 Entrepreneur Coo, Creative Director Elizabeth Gillett, Ltd., NYC Scarves and wraps designed in her Manhattan loft and crafted in India and the uSA. Her designs appear in top magazines including Glamour, Marie Claire, In Style, and Bazaar and have been seen on stars such as Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz, and Reese Witherspoon. B.A. Art, Hartwick College
The INSPIRATION of BALAnCE

Elizabeth Gillett is a successful businesswoman and first, foremost, and forever an artist. A walk around her Manhattan studio and showroom is a visual and tactile playground colors standing in stark contrast alongside nearly indistinguishable transitions; irresistibly smooth cashmere in one hand, translucent and weightless silk in the other; the choice of impossibly complex weavings or fabric prints of her captivating watercolors. Timeless beauty offered at marketable prices. Gillett does it all.
Her finest work requires the right environment. I missed the Hartwick studio a lot after college when I realized I couldnt recreate it elsewhere, Gillett says. I had learned that I work very well collaboratively, that I need to circle back to others. I got that at Hartwick because its so intimate in its teaching. Every member of her New York staff has a liberal arts education, she says, noting that she only hires people from whom she expects to learn. The most important thing in any business is good communication skills, Gillett says. You need to hear and convey ideas. Listening is incredibly enriching for me and for the business. Treat everyone with respect, she adds. Without that you miss opportunities. n
Generosity
PORTRAiT in PHilAnTHROPy:
Betsy and Stan Phelps P86
CHooSE WISELY
Settled at a corner table of a favorite restaurant near their home in Greenwich, CT, Betsy and Stan Phelps P86 welcome Margaret Drugovich and her partner for dinner. With the Presidents encouragement, the conversation turns to stories of their life together as husband and wife for 56 years, parents, and grandparents and their lives as individuals of influence philanthropists and volunteers, each with his or her own carefully chosen priorities.
Elizabeth Richmond Phelps is a community leader whose volunteerism is centered on the education and development of young people. The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History is a favorite of the couple and their grandchildren; both Betsy and Stan serve on the Peabody Museum Leadership Council and the life-sized dinosaur Torosaurus latus that marks the museums entrance was a family project in its creation and funding. An alumna of The Madeira School and Smith College, Betsy is a past trustee of Madeira, the Brunswick School, and Hartwick College. Perhaps because their son George now has three sons of his own, Betsy continues to serve on the Board of the Boy Scouts of America, Greenwich Council. Her interests extend to work as a member and past president of the Advisory Board of the Greenwich Arts Council and as a member and past president of Green Fingers Garden Club, for which she has co-chaired two major events. (You must have good, strong people to work with, she shares.) Betsys life is guided by making a difference in my community and my family, she says. I believe everyone should volunteer. Hartwick is high on her list, and the College community has benefited from her insights and dedication time and again. Betsy is the parent of alumna and former trustee Catherine Phelps McNamara 86, a six-year member of the Hartwick Board, a proponent of Hartwicks liberal arts in practice, and a gracious hostess of College events such as last springs presidents reception at the Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich, CT. Generosity is one of the many ties that bind Betsy and Stan Phelps. Betsy says she expresses her philanthropy through volunteerism, while her husband expresses his through charitable contributions. Stanford Phelps is an entrepreneur of remarkable achievement. Following a 50-year career in commercial and investment banking, his business interests now range from oil refining to agribusiness to alligator, blueberry, and cattle farming in Florida. We like to do hard assets and weve had luck, he says. We dont do high tech; Im scared to death of obsolescence. Actually, its hard to imagine that Stan Phelps is afraid of much.
By Elizabeth Steele P12
Photo courtesy of Phillips Exeter Academy
Betsy and Stan Phelps P86 enjoy supporting educational endeavors, including recent renovations to Bresee Hall.
Life should be divided into three parts. First, when and where you learn; second, when youre lucky enough to make money; and third, when and how you give it away. You should have more fun giving money away than you had making it.
From a young age he has been on the front lines, developing an understanding of the importance of strategy and competitive advantage. He was trained as an Army forward observer between the Korean and Vietnam Wars. You needed speed and accuracy to do that job, he recalls. Observation could mean survival. Stan continues to prefer life on the leading edge. Im in charge of mistakes, says the Chairman of S.N. Phelps & Co., Clear Springs Land Company, and Commonwealth Oil Refining Company, Inc. We all make mistakes, but if you dont know youve made them, you cant fix them. I tell my people I want you to learn something every day. If you dont, youre a failure. Stan has perspective that can only come from experience. Life should be divided into three parts, he outlines. First, when and where you learn; second, when youre lucky enough to make money; and third, when and how you give it away. You should have more fun giving money away than you had making it. Besides, he adds with a wry smile, Theres no point in having an armored truck follow your hearse.
Stan Phelps
This shrewd businessmans philanthropic priorities are personal: his Christian faith, his education (Phillips Exeter Academy, Yale University, and Harvard Business School), and his daughters education (Hartwick College). Buildings, programs, and endowments at nonprofit organizations across the country bear the names of benefactors Elizabeth and Stanford Phelps. At Hartwick, their most recent generous gift helped renovate the Colleges oldest building Bresee Hall; a plaque recognizes Stan Phelps gift in honor of his wife and their daughter, Kate, both former Hartwick trustees. Hartwick is a very good liberal arts college thats gotten better and better with Margarets leadership, Betsy says, her husband nodding in agreement. Its an exciting time, an exciting place. Its simple, Stan explains. Hartwick helped to educate Kate well, and so we owe them. Always the strategist, he adds, The Colleges liberal arts core gives all graduates a huge plus. Hartwick people are balanced.
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Commentary
MUSIC Matters
Associate Professor of Music Department Chair Arkell Hall Foundation Professor in the Arts
By Dr. Diane M. Paige, musicologist
In a world that increasingly considers pre-professional training as more practical than the study of the liberal arts, the relevance of music is often questioned. Students of music, for example, are often asked about the usefulness of the subject in the real world. Administrators too often agree when schools encounter tight budgets, music programs are often first to be cut. But the fact is that music matters greatly it provides extraordinary benefits in ways which are transformative and significant to todays society.
Music creates profound experiences. Several studies agree that engaging in music in secondary school is a reliable predictor of success in college and professional life. Students who participate in music have a significantly higher sense of selfesteem, earn better grades, and develop areas of the brain that involve spatial reasoning and language acquisition. More importantly, music educators are change agents in the world. In one study of an inner city school, students were asked to identify their most important role model 50% identified a music teacher, more than any other kind of faculty or staff member. The benefits continue as music enhances performance in the workplace. Gregory Anrig, President of E.T.S. (Educational Testing Service), says, The things I learned from my experience in music in school are discipline, perseverance, dependability, composure, courage and pride in results. . . Not a bad preparation for the workforce! Studies such as those conducted by Dr. Adrian North of the University of Leicester (U.K.) prove that music in the work place positively affects productivity, morale, performances, and fosters strong interpersonal relationships.
Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, and life to everything Without music, life would be an error.
Plato, attributed
Music is therapeutic. It is employed in nursing homes, hospitals, prisons, and in hospice settings to alleviate pain and anxiety, encourage motor function, address psychological conditions, promote healing, and improve communication between patient and practitioner. Ailments and conditions such as Alzheimers, cerebral palsy, and grief are proven to be positively affected by music. Individuals use it for private therapy like Maya Angelou, who said, Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness and to bring joy and peace into their lives. Since at least the Middle Ages, music has accompanied prayer and served as a means to achieve religious ecstasy. Abbess Hildegard von Bingen was a 12th century figure who experienced ecstatic religious visions throughout her life. A prolific author, she was also one of Western musics first female composers. The soaring melodies of her Gregorian chants defy common compositional conventions of the time. The ranges of the songs are extreme and often physically painful to sing Hildegards music transports the performer to an altered state. Every spiritual belief system throughout the world relies on music to deliver its messages and to provide listeners with a vehicle to experience powerful religious experiences. In todays interdependent world, music is a highly effective means to educate global citizens. J Term students accompany me to Ghana to study the music and dance of the Ga people. They learn, among other things, that how a people make music tells you a great deal about their culture and beliefs. The Baka pygmies of central Africa do not differentiate musicians from non-musicians theirs is an egalitarian society that privileges cooperation over individualism all sing, all participate. Studying the music of the Ga or the Baka teaches our students to question the paradigms under which they operate and to see the world through anothers lens. Social movements and revolutions have always been accompanied by songs serving as a means to galvanize public opinion and convey to the masses the key precepts of a movement. Billie Holidays haunting anti-lynching song Strange Fruit is a fine example. When she first sang it at the Apollo Theatre the reaction was, according to owner Frank Schliffman, a moment of oppressively heavy silenceand then a kind of rustling sound that I had never heard before. It was the sound of almost two thousand (black) people sighing. This powerful and visceral song did more to raise the consciousness of white Americans about the shockingly common occurrence of lynching than did the NAACPs propaganda efforts. Given its profound and far-reaching effects, music cannot be considered a mere means of entertainment of little consequence to society. At Hartwick, a multi-faceted understanding of music is a means to provide students with profound experiences by engaging with this subject matter. Such an approach characterizes the kind of atmosphere that we provide for both student and teacher here on Oyaron Hill. The music faculty, and the College community as a whole, recognize, honor, and advance the power of music. It serves humankind and is a powerful medium in a world that needs to effect social change, to heal its sick, to educate its people, to cultivate cultural awareness, and to provide for better living conditions. Music matters. n
In todays interdependent world music is a highly effective means to educate global citizens.
There isnt a place than in the
more beautiful Oyaron Hill autumn!

Lauren Winne Papadakis 70
On Facebook, via email, and through casual conversation, community members share
What I love about Hartwick.

Come as you are; leave different. Thats what we say in Louisiana and thats what happens here at Hartwick. I love it.
Lisa Schulmeister 78
I love that I can step back on this field and play with guys who graduated four years ago and its like we never left. Were brothers and thats what I love about Hartwick.
Mike Morrison 12
Its the relationships, the people. Its the friends I made here and the guys I still see all the time. Its being with students and players when I was coach and even now; I love these kids.
nick Lambros 59, P02, PM03
The beautiful campus. The wonderful sense of community and belonging. The amazing professors I was fortunate to study with and learn from. My time at Hartwick was the best college experience I could have asked for.
Jorge osorio 99
I love Hartwick College because I had the privilege of interacting with students in a place where the faculty really liked (and still do like) students. If I could show young scholar-citizens a structured way to look at things, I could rejoice in seeing them learn to love a subject I love. In the process, they also taught me and helped me to grow as well. I have been retired for more than 15 years, and I still miss them.
Professor Emeritus Robert Mansbach P82
The wonderful J Term experience; the extremely caring faculty; the fantastic students; the care, concern, and help from administration.
Mary Cikatz P12
The top-notch education. My daughter loves the school.
Michael Patterson P13
HoMECoMInG
50
th Reunion
Homecoming Weekend brought many reasons to celebrate, especially for the class of 1962. Dick Clapp 62 and Emily Walter Mikulewicz 62 led efforts to bring the 50th reunion class together to reminisce about their years on oyaron Hill and catch up on each others lives since graduation. All members of the 50th Reunion Club are invited to join the celebration. naomi Glass 52 drove in from Washington, DC, and Bobbie More Asplund 49 arrived from Ann Arbor, MI. Many nurses of 62 were in attendance, as were plenty of TkE brothers and Phi Sigma Phi sisters.
& REUNION
Athletics Hall of Fame
SEVEn InDUCTEES In BASkETBALL, FIELD HoCkEY, LACRoSSE, SoCCER, AnD WATER PoLo BRInG RAnkS To 125
The award to mens soccer star Larry Serfis 60 was accepted on his behalf by current Coach John Scott 00. Womens soccer star Shannon McConville Hay 93 accepted her award from her mother. Two-time All American Dave Root 94 was reunited with lacrosse Coach Rory Whipple (left) for his recognition. Womens basketball record-holder Tiffany Hurley Carr 02 accepted her award from her husband, Head Football Coach Mark Carr. Womens field hockey record-holder kelly Cooman kingsbury 05 (herself a field hockey coach) was honored by Coach Anna Meyer. Womens water polo star (and two-time olympic medalist) Bronwen knox 08 was cited as the best player I have ever coached by Alan Huckins. Hartwicks first athletic trainer, George Mitchell, presented the posthumous award for Hartwick athletics friend Dr. James Elting to karen Elting (right).
Honoring Dean Lacey and Hartwick Nursing
Dean Edith M. Lacey is now immortalized on a plaque alongside the nursing classrooms of Johnstone Science Center. Miss Lacey began Hartwicks nursing program and led it through the formative first 18 years. Eight students entered the program in 1943, President Drugovich told the crowd, and nearly one thousand nursing graduates have followed. The dedication was a highlight of Homecoming Weekend for the nursing alumnae, some of whom spoke at the event (right). Emily Walter Mikulewicz 62 called it an important and tasteful display of portrait, words of honor, and list of recipients of the scholarship in Dean Laceys memory. The visit to classrooms included demonstrations of the simi family of lifelike practice dummies (left).
Meeting and Reuniting with Faculty
Athletics
Building a Team of Good Men

By Elizabeth Steele P12
Head Mens Soccer Coach John Scott 00 takes his jobs very seriously. Yes, his jobs; plural. He is the leader of Hartwicks Division I mens athletics program, trainer of young men, academic advisor, mentor, disciplinarian, role model, and more. We define success in two ways, Scott says of himself and Assistant Coach Beau Brinsko. Obviously we want wins, we want the MAC tournament. Theres an expectation here at Hartwick with the 26 All Americans and a National title. We keep that in perspective.
This is our players chance to add the next chapter to DI soccer at Hartwick. They understand that theyre representing the history of the program, their parents, the College.
The game is just the beginning, leading to his other characterization of success. Working for a college, its our job to develop good people, Scott explains. Upwards of 50 percent of our team is on the Deans List. (This news just in: Hartwick mens soccer team has been named to the Top 20 NSCAA Team Academic Award lists for the 2011-12 academic year with an average GPA of 3.31.)
The year that John Scott 00 spent as a Hartwick student-athlete changed his life. Here he met the woman he would marry, Erica Bocchi 98, and the man who would help set his lifes direction, Coach Jim Lennox. now in his third year as head coach, Scott played both professional and semi-pro football in Scotland and England before opening his career as assistant coach of the womens team at Plattsburg State University. Within a year he was drafted by Binghamton University to assist their mens program as it went DI. nine years later he left to head his own program for Hartwick. Scott holds coaching certifications from the Scottish Football Association as well as the national Soccer Coaches Association of America national, Advanced national, and Premier Diplomas.
Head Coach John Scott 00
When players walk in through our door, they know they need to give us confidence that theyre doing their school work, Scott explains. We show them that we care about their classes, their behavior. The guys know were looking over their shoulder. Were building a culture here, on and off the field, he adds. We want the best for our student-athletes, the same as any professor. The focus is on building individual skills and making collective progress. The teams behavior on campus helps raise the profile of the program, Scott says. A case in point, when Hartwick Chair of the Board Dr. Jim Elting passed away suddenly in August, Scott gathered his team to share his insights into the man who was so supportive of the College and its athletics program. When the College hosted Eltings memorial service for hundreds of mourners, mens soccer players were everywhere greeting guests, helping them find their way, and doing Hartwick proud.
Celebrating our Hawk ScholarAthletes.
Alumni News
Homecoming and Reunion Weekend brought a surprise for one loyal alumni couple. During the 50th reunion dinner, kenneth 61 and karin karlson 62 Engkvist were called forward to be honored. To resounding applause, the couple received the Don 60 and Diane Green 60 Brown Award for their 45 years of consecutive giving to Hartwick.
WInTER ALUMnI EVEnTS:

Watch for more details about the following programs:
Alumni Recognition and Representation

Nominate Outstanding Alumni
Each year, the Hartwick College Alumni Association recognizes outstanding alumni in four areas:
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January 16, 2013 | Albany Link Reception | Albany, NY February 4, 2013 | Boston MetroLink Reception | Boston, MA February 6, 2013 | new York MetroLink Reception | new York, nY JoIn US! Visit The Wall, www.hartwickalumni.org, for an up-to-date schedule and to register.
Meritorious Service to the College Distinguished Alumna/Alumnus Outstanding Young Alumna/us Outstanding Volunteer on Behalf of the College
new Alumni Directory in the Works

Expected to be a Valuable Resource
In the next few months, alumni will receive a set of communications postcards, emails, and phone calls from Publishing Concepts (PCI) on behalf of Hartwick College. The Office of Alumni Relations has contracted with PCI to verify and update our alumni data and publish an alumni directory. This is an exciting initiative that is back by popular demand it has been more than ten years since Hartwick has printed an alumni directory. PCIs request for information is legitimate and authorized. Thank you, in advance, for participating. The directory will be made available only to Hartwick College alumni, all of whom will have an opportunity to purchase a copy. For more information about the project, please contact Eric Shoen 99 in the College Advancement Office at 607-431-4432 or shoene@hartwick.edu.
Do you know a Hartwick graduate who deserves recognition in one of these areas? To learn about requirements and make a nomination, visit www.hartwickalumni.org/alumni awards. Or contact Alicia Fish 91, Senior Director of Donor and Alumni Relations, for more information: fisha@hartwick.edu.
Association Ballot Goes Paperless

Alumni received the annual printed Alumni Association ballot this fall, providing an opportunity to cast your vote for new Alumni Directors. To maximize use of current technology, increase efficiency, and honor Hartwicks commitment to sustainable practices, the 2013 ballot will be delivered to most alumni electronically. Information about how to receive a paper ballot will follow in the spring.
Class Notes
Become a Class Correspondent Volunteer!
Serve your Class and your College
Ive enjoyed re-connecting with so many of my classmates since taking on this role, says Bruce Cameron 67, a Class Correspondent. After each email blast, I receive several responses from alumni eager to share their news with our alumni community. Correspondents receive contact information and are asked to connect with classmates throughout the year. They keep classmates advised about changes on campus and encourage them to continue to be a part of Hartwick activites. If you are interested in volunteering as a class correspondent, contact Maria Parrella at 607-431-4088 or parrellam@hartwick.edu.
Alumni Event: Alumni, parents, and friends in the Central new york region gathered at the home of laurie and Thomas Gerhardt 84 for a Meet and Greet with Hartwick students. Dean of Student Success and Retention Robin Diana (see p. 5) provided an update on the Center for Student Success.
nominate one Who Exemplifies The Liberal Arts in Practice

The Presidents Award for Liberal Arts in Practice was established by President Margaret L. Drugovich to recognize a member of the Hartwick community. The recipient:
n Demonstrates his or her commitment to
1943 | 1944
70th Reunion
Send your updates to your class correspondent:
David Trachtenberg, davsel@att.net 1948 | 1950

2008. He is planning to retire in 2013 after 32 years of teaching high school science and 32 years at SUNY Adirondack College and Castleton State College in Vermont. 1963 | 1967
65th Reunion
50th Reunion
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bringing theory and practice together to generate new knowledge and understandings; Continually develops his or her capacity for critical thinking, ethical action, and reflection; Seeks to build a deeper understanding of similarities and differences across time and space; Values and applies diverse approaches to building knowledge; Expresses the significance and importance of individual and collective actions; Encourages others to take inspiration from the products of human ingenuity; Maintains a passion for learning; Nurtures creativity; Has made meaningful contributions to present and future communities; and Honors othersall while encouraging others to do the same.
George Grice, geog@3rivers.net 1953 | 1957
Bruce Cameron, bpsychia@stny.rr.com 1968 | 1969

60th Reunion
45th Reunion
Don Michel, don36@maine.rr.com 1958 |

55th Reunion
Dick Hatzenbuhler, thehatz@verizon.net 1959

Dalene Davis Cross, poppabob@verizon.net 1962

Send your updates to one of your class correspondents:
John Wood Goldsack, jwgoldsack@aol. com Margarita Ventura writes that Colleen Madden Goldsack and John were wonderful classmates. I deeply appreciated their being class alumni representatives for so many years. Ive volunteered elsewhere and its not an easy task! Margarita retired on October 4 after 43 years. She and her husband, Joe, will live near their daughter and her family. 1971 |
For information visit www. hartwickalumni.org/liberalartsinpractice or contact Alicia Fish 91 at fisha@hartwick. edu.
Sharon Dorff Conway, asadsac@aol.com Dinah McClure, Dinamo32@aol.com Stephen Hoover married Carol Rose Carll in
40th Reunion
Barbara Klapp Vartanian, birhbev@omh. state.ny.us
Seminary Reunion: Alumni, friends, families, and congregants gather with President Margaret Drugovich at the Hartwick Seminary lutheran Church for the annual Hartwick Seminary Reunion. The event celebrates the Colleges beginnings in 1797.
1972
1978 | 1981
35th Reunion
Scott Griswold, urfree@bellsouth.net Fred Stoss, Associate Librarian at the University of Buffalo, was one of 84 mentors from among Al Gores Climate Messengers who trained with the former Vice President to present Gores slide show on global climate change. Stoss served as a mentor in the August Climate Reality Leadership Corps Training Session in San Francisco, CA. More than 950 indivudals came from 47 states and 58 countries to receive training for Gores most recent slide deck, Climate Reality. For more information contact Stoss at fstoss@buffalo.edu 1973 |
Larry Tetro, ldtet2004@yahoo.com John McCluskey shared his new contact information for classmates trying to reach him: jemc3@yahoo.com or (781) 308-0702. 1983 |
40th Reunion
30th Reunion
Ronald Stair, ronalds@att.net 1974
Mike Brown, mike.g.brown@comcast.net 1975 Jacquelyn White cheerfully retired from 27 years of public service as a social worker with Dutchess and Ulster Counties, NY. She is working part-time as a social worker doing HIV counseling at the Catharine Street Community Center in Poughkeepsie, NY; doing social work assessments for homebound adults with Hudson Valley Home Care in Poughkeepsie; and is a Field Liaison for Adelphi University in Poughkeepsie for their MSW students. 1976 Ann B. Laing has a new grandson, James John Fitzgerald, born March 2011, making a total of 6 grandsons and 2 granddaughters. Sherrill Boley Nicolosi reports that Sally, her younger child, just graduated from Hendrix College. Her older child, Ian, lives in New Orleans and is an LSU graduate, class of 2009.
Woody Thompson, woody.thompson@ octagon.com Dan A. DAngelo has been promoted to Director of Field Claims at the Utica National Insurance Group in New Hartford, NY, and has been named an officer of the company as Assistant Vice President. 1986 |
25th Reunion
Rob DiCarlo, rdicarlo@brockport.edu 1988 |

25th Reunion
Kathy Fallon, kfallon@pcgus.com
lake Tahoe Reunion: Maryalice Murtagh Gowen 77 of California and Roberta Mones Warfield 77 of New York catch up and share memories at sunny Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, NV in July. Vaccacio Memorial Alumni Gathering: Hartwick alumni gather each fall for a golf event in memory of Damien Vaccacio 93, a victim of September 11, 2001. Attending the event at Big Moose Lake, NY from left to right in the top row: Tripp Higgins 94, Christian Brennan 95, Tyler lee 93, Chris Joyce 93, Bill Guthrie 91, Jake Ritchie 93, Joe lentini 91, Shawn Humphrey 93, Bill Mattey 92, Graham Starr 93, and Ken Ford 94. Left to right in the bottom row: Bruce Maclear 94, Sean Casella 95, Paul Danforth 93, Frank Huckabone 94, Marcus Morreale 95, Todd needham 91.
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1993 | 1994
20th Reunion
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Dorothy Holt, holtcrew@maine.rr.com 1990

Amy Krasker Cottle, amycottle@comcast. net 1997

Missy Foristall, foristallm@yahoo.com 1995

Leisyl Ryan Kleinberg, leisyl@kleinbergs. com 1991 Rena Switzer Diem, rnmommy@yahoo. com 1992
Send your updates to your class correspondent: Send your updates to your class correspondent:
Rory Shaffer, rorysw@gmail.com
Louis Crocco, lbcrocco@aol.com Christopher H. Woodard and his wife, Holly, are back in the Rockies where Chris is the Head Womens Swimming Coach at Colorado State University. Holly teaches special education at Lincoln Middle School and their kids, Gabe (4) and Elliot Grace (7 months), are both happy outdoors having adventures.
Amy Maletzke Moore, maletzke@hotmail. com 1998 |

15th Reunion
Jamie Sommerville ORiordan, jamieoriordan@yahoo.com 1999
Kristen Falk, hartwick99@yahoo.com
WHATS nEW? Tell the alumni community whats new in your life. Have you started a new job, been promoted, or retired? Have you
gotten married, had a baby, or welcomed a grandchild? Have you moved or traveled to an exciting destination? We want to hear from you! Its easy to share your news simply contact your Class Correspondent (noted with your class notes in each issue of The Wick); share your news through the Class Notes page on www.hartwickalumni.org; send it to Maria Parrella at parrellam@hartwick.edu; or mail it to the Office of Alumni Relations, Hartwick College, P.O. Box 4020, Oneonta, NY 13820. Note that submissions may have to be edited for length for inclusion in The Wick.
Announcing: Danielle Peloquin 08 and netanya Gelfand 11 announce their engagement. Their wedding will be held in April of 2013.
Wedding Bells: Alumni gathered to celebrate the wedding of Samantha Marinelli 08 and Scott Herwig in Salem, Massachusetts. Pictured left to right Jennifer Vandenberg 07, Darren Poirier 07, lauren nardini 08, Scott Herwig, Samantha Marinelli 08, Katie VanVorst 08, Beth White 08, Trish Beamish 08, Heidi Mariani 07, and Christopher Sardon 08.
2000
2006
Send your updates to one of your class correspondents:
Kristen Hall, hartwick2000@hotmail.com James P. Green 00 and Jennifer L. Green 02 welcomed their first child, Jack, on April 20, 2012. 2001 |
Brian Knox, brian.j.knox@gmail.com Florence Alila, fakoth@hotmail.com 2007

10th Reunion
Jessica Hyde, jessicahyde@yahoo.com 2002

Sara Caldwell, caldwells@hartwick.edu 2008 | 5th Reunion Danielle Peloquin has moved to San Diego, CA, where she is now a Senior Instructor and Assistant Dean at Coleman University. She is engaged to Netanya Gelfand 11; the wedding is planned for April 2013. Schuyler Gordon graduated from Brooklyn Law School in June 2011, passed the bar exam in November 2011, and was admitted to the bar in April 2012. He works for Ross & Asmar, a general practice law firm in New York City specializing in commercial litigation, criminal defense litigation, and immigration/deportation matters, as well as matrimonial law. Schuyler is engaged to Dakotah Pratt-Hewitt, who will graduate from Cardozo Law School in 2013. 2010
Meredith Robbins, meredithrbbns@yahoo. com 2003 |

10th Reunion
Erin Rowe, drowe214@hotmail.com 2004

Bry Anderson, bryanna.anderson@uconn.edu Margaret Warren Cohn and her husband, Stephen, welcomed their second daughter, Laurel Avery, on April 17th, 2012. Margaret notes, Grace is a wonderful big sister and were soaking it all in before they head off to college! 2005
Wyatt Uhlein, wuhlein@cpexre.com 2012 Brendan Cahill is in Ukraine as a Peace Corps volunteer, where he is teaching English as a Foreign Language. He will return in December 2014. (Brendan says, Mark Davies is the man!) Rebecca Welton is pursuing an M.A. in History at SUNY Cortland, and is considering a possible M.A. in Museum Studies at a later time. She hopes to have a career in exhibit design, collections management, or direction at a museum.
Edwin Siegfried, edwin.siegfried@gmail.com
In Memoriam
ClASS NOtES dEAdlINE

Submit your Class Notes for the next Wick by February 15, 2013. Send your news to alumniclassnotes@hartwick.edu or to the class correspondent listed under your class year. Please understand that we may have to edit Class Notes for length.
Alumni
1935 | Zada Lutz All died June 22, 2012. She was born in 1915
in the tenant house of her grandparents farm in Roxbury. She graduated cum laude from Hartwick College with a degree in French, a member of the first class to graduate from Hartwick after attending four full years. She taught in the one-room schoolhouse in Hobart from 1937 to 1938 and taught French and Latin at Stamford Central School from 1959 until 1978. All is survived by her two children, seven grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. Survivors also include her sister-in-law, three nephews, and two nieces. 2012. A Mathematics major at Hartwick, she was predeceased by her husband, Harold, and is survived by her children Alan Bartlett 69 and Janeth Bartlett.
1937 | Emily Walker Bartlett of San Diego, CA, died August 3,
1941 | Noreen Barron Church Harter died at home in Phoenix,
Working Together: The power of alumni networking is evident as SevenStep RPO, an outsourcing Human Resources and Recruiting firm, adds yet another Wick grad to their team. Pictured from left to right Kimberly Post 11, Ronald lambertson 12, Alexandra Bassell 06, and Danni Mandra 09 at Fenway Park for a summer company party. While our Hartwick connections have helped us begin successful careers, shares Lambertson, We also get to enjoy working with our fellow Hawks!
AZ, on July 11, 2012. She earned her B.A.in English from Hartwick College and an M.A. from SUNY Albany. An editor in the publishing industry in New York City, she retired from the Readers Digest General Books Division in 1990. Harter was predeceased by her first husband, Patrick Brown, in 1952 and her second husband, John Church, in 1978. She is survived by her husband, Ray Edward Harter; her sister; two stepsons; five nephews; and many cousins. She was also predeceased by her brother. Hemens Daley of Satellite Beach, FL died on May 12, 2012 and August 30, 2012, respectively. He graduated from Hartwick with a dual degree in History and Government; she earned her Hartwick degree in English and was class valedictorian. The couple married on August 16, 1947 and raised their family in New Rochelle, NY. The career educators met while she was in her first teaching position at Jefferson High School in, Jefferson, NY. Later they moved to New Rochelle, NY, where Harold became assistant principal at New Rochelle High School. Janet stayed home to raise their children, later earning her Masters degree and returning to teaching English. After retiring, Harold became the Principal at Robinson School in Puerto Rico, where Janet taught English. They are survived by their three children, his sister, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
1940 & 1944 | Alumni couple Harold A. Daley and Janet
1948 | George J. Barchet died on August 13, 2012. A veteran of
the US Army, he proudly served his country in WWII and was a life member of the China Burma India Veterans Association. He earned his Bachelors degree in Chemistry from Hartwick College and was a member of Delta Sigma Phi. Barchet was predeceased by his brother and brother-in-law. He is survived by his two sisters; six nieces and nephews; four great-nephews and great-nieces; caregivers and friends; and his canine friend and companion, Lilly.
1949 | Elizabeth Wardner Foote died on April 12, 2012. After
Alumni Vacation: Mark lewis 83 came from new Mexico to join Michaela Shipman 14, Bob Shipman 83, Barb Pyle Shipman 83, and Megan Shipman 11 of Vermont for vacation in ocean Park, Maine.
earning her Bachelors degree in Psychology from Hartwick College, she and her husband settled in Pine Bush, New York, where she taught reading as a special education teacher. She was also an accomplished artist. Foote is survived by three children, including Peg Foote Palmer 77; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild; as well as her sister, Peg Wardner Edwards 55, and brother-in-law, Captain Leslie Edwards 54. She was predeceased by her husband Robert Foote 50 and her sister, Grace Wardner Winne 50.
1950 | Thomas G. Rowley Jr. died on July 24, 2012. He was a
U.S. Army Air Force veteran who served during World War II as a Communication Chief. His career included many years as editor of the Daily Star and one-time editor-in-chief at the Freemans Journal. He is survived by his daughters Marta Griffith, Karen Rowley-Christopher, and Laura Fischer; a son-in-law; and three grandchildren. Interment will take place at Arlington National Cemetery, VA.
the Assistant Superintendent of the Tenafly Public Schools in New Jersey. He was the longtime Executive Director of New York State Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Mello is survived by his wife, Mary; three sons; four granddaughters; and numerous nieces and nephews.
1980 | Lewis A. Whitney III passed away at home on September
1951 | Harold L. Purdy, D.D.S. died on August 23, 2012. He
played basketball for Hartwick College, where he earned his B.S. degree in Biology. After college he served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict, then attended dental school at Case Western Reserve. In 1958, he opened his practice in Ithaca, NY, and in 1967 he traveled on a mission to India to set up a hospital-based dental clinic. He is survived by his devoted wife of 61 years, Janet; four children; two grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; his two sisters; and several nieces and nephews.
18, 2012. He earned a B.A. in Sociology from Hartwick College and soon after founded his business, Stone Fence Landscaping. He is survived by his son and daughter; four siblings and their families; as well as many nieces and nephews, uncles and aunts, and cousins. of Rye, NY, died Sept. 11, 2012. She earned a B.A. in Sociology from Hartwick College and a Masters in Education from Manhattanville College. She taught at Greenwich Country Day School, Meadowbrook School, and Westwood Elementary Schools and was an Assistant Librarian at Westwood Islington Branch Library. Beloved wife of Calvert C. Groton, Jr. for 24 years, she was the loving mother of four children and sister of four siblings. She is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.
1986 | Madelyn DeRose Groton of Westwood, MA, formerly
1952 | Jarvis E. Hyzer, D.D.S. died July 7, 2012. A Biology major at

Hartwick and a graduate of SUNY Buffalo School of Dentistry, he was a dentist for 40 years. Hyzer is survived by his wife of 61 years, Charlotte Hyzer; their son, Rudy Hyzer 75 and his family; as well as his brother, Robert Hyzer 56, and several nieces and nephews.
1953 | Dorothy Fieg Roman, youngest of seven brothers and sisters,
Hartwick Family
Robert Hallenbeck, husband of Carolyn Curtis Hallenbeck 65, died on August 18, 2012. He is survived by his wife and two daughters. Robert was a man of great character whose judgement, humor and friendly spirit brought out the finest in those around him. Robert left so much good with every soul he touched on this earth. Richard A. Crocco, parent of L. Robin Moore 88, shared that his wife, Lyda Crocco, who worked as Hartwick Colleges Assistant Registrar for more than 15 years, succumbed to cancer on October 30, 2010. He said, She loved her job and the students she worked with. Hartwick is very special to both of us. Keep up the great work. Alden Chick, father of Tracey A. Zajac 89, passed away peacefully on September 2, 2012. He was a self-employed mechanical contractor until his retirement. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Norma; their five children and their spouses; seven grandchildren; a sister and brother; two sisters-in-law; many nieces and nephews; a special daughter and special granddaughter; as well as three estranged daughters and their families. Anthony E. Clark, father of Dylan Semenenko Clark 09, died on July 26, 2012. He was the dearly loved husband of Christine Semenenko and the respected and beloved father of Dylan Semenenko Clark, who predeceased him on June 5, 2011. He was so admired for his noble soul and extensive knowledge of world history and anthropology and was known for his kindness of heart and loving ways. He took great pleasure in travel, foreign cultures, and in being on the open seas. He will be profoundly missed by those who knew and loved him well. His loyalty and love will ever be remembered. John Goss, father of Adam Goss 16, passed away at home on September 2, 2012. After graduating from college he managed the family business, Goss Piano and Organ, and started a second successful retail business, Creative Walls Ltd. In 1985, Goss merged his lifelong passion for auto racing with his entrepreneurial spirit by founding Pennon Composites. He is survived by his wife, Alison Goss; sons, Peter and Adam; three siblings and their spouses; as well as nieces, nephews, and friends.
died July 16, 2012. An Oneonta native, her father was the builder of Thornwood, then home of Edwin Elmore and now home of the Hartwick College president. She won a scholarship to attend Hartwick and studied nursing for three years. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert, who was manager of F.W. Woolworths in Oneonta. Roman is survived by her two sons; her sister; six grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. She graduated from Hartwick College with a degree in Music Education, served as an elementary music teacher at Moriah Central School for many years, and frequently played church organ. She is survived by her loving husband of 28 years, Stewart; their five children; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; her brother and his wife; as well as many nieces and nephews and good friends. Winsman was predeceased by two brothers and three sisters, her beloved daughter-in-law, and her beautiful granddaughter.
1953 | Barbara Merchant Winsman died on September 20, 2012.
1957 | Robert D. Lewis died July 14, 2012, at his home in
Landisville, PA. He graduated with a degree in Chemistry from Hartwick College, where he was president of the Kappa Epsilon fraternity, and earned a Masters degree from Central Connecticut State University. He worked as a chemist for General Electric before and after service in the Army Security Agency, taught math and chemistry, and worked for Armstrong World Industries for 33 years. He is survived by his wife, Joan; two children, Robert Lewis 89 and Jennifer Lewis Foudy 92 and her husband; a brother; two sisters-in-law; two grandchildren; as well as cousins, nephews, and nieces that include Karen Sheldon Bennett 99. He was predeceased by a brother and two sisters. earned a B.A. in History from Hartwick College, a Masters from Hunter College, and a Doctorate from the University of Bridgeport. He began his career as a high school social studies teacher, later advancing to be assistant principal at Haverstraw Middle School, the principal of West Haverstraw Elementary School, the districts first Special Education Administrator, and then the Assistant Superintendent of Instruction. He worked at the Fordham University Graduate School of Education and as
1960 | Anthony Mello, Ed.D., died on September 26, 2012. He
Friends of the College

Robert A. Bob Harlem, J.D. died September 13, 2012. A community leader, he supported Hartwick College and many community organizations. His career in law spanned more than six decades and included being a partner in his own firm, Harlem & Harlem, as well as serving as New York Supreme Court Justice of the Sixth Judicial District, judge in the Otsego County Surrogate Court, Otsego County Attorney, and attorney for Oneonta and surrounding towns. Survivors include his wife, Irene; his former wife and mother of his six children; his eight grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren; and six step-great-grandchildren. Joann Krivin, a generous donor to Hartwick College, died on March 31, 2012. She was a copywriter for a CBS Television affiliate in Iowa, then a public relations writer for Columbia Records in New York, and later owner of The Cramer Gallery in New Jersey. A talented photographer, she published two books of her jazz photos. She was married for more than 50 years to painter, musician, and educator Martin Krivin, who predeceased her by six months. She is survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Sidney (Sid) Levine passed away at home on September 23, 2012. He was a generous supporter of Hartwick College, both through his personal gifts and those of the Dewar Foundation of which he was president. He was a past Hartwick College Citizen of the Year. Levine joined the Oneonta Ford Sales Company in 1934, later the Oneonta Sales Company, where he worked as general manager and then president until his retirement at age 84. In 1966, he and Al Sam Nader helped form the Oneonta Athletic Corporation and managed the New York Yankees and later the Detroit Tigers franchises until the teams sale in 2008. Levine was predeceased by his wife of 66 years, Muriel Smitty Levine; a son, daughter-in-law, and son-in-law; his brother and sister; and a nephew whom Sid and Smitty raised. Levine is survived by his sister and her husband; his three children and their spouses; his seven grandchildren; and his nephews two daughters.
Memorial Resolution Honoring James J. Elting, M.D.

Whereas, James J. Elting. M.D., a well known, highly regarded, senior orthopaedic surgeon in the Oneonta/Cooperstown, New York region passed away on Friday, August 10, 2012, after a brief and unexpected illness; and Whereas, He faithfully served his country as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy aboard the U.S.S. Columbus; and Whereas, He became the first orthopaedic surgeon on the staff of A.O. Fox Hospital and established a medical practice, Otsego Orthopaedics, where he epitomized extraordinary professional competence and dedication to his practice and his patients, always setting an example of what a physician should be; and Whereas, His concern for health care and politics led him to travel extensively, teaching surgical techniques, lecturing throughout the United States, Europe and Asia, volunteering and caring for refugees displaced by the war; and Whereas, He shared his time and talents to Hartwick College as a member of the John Christopher Hartwick Volunteer Program, as past President of the Hartwick College Citizens Board, and as a member of Board of Trustees for twenty-one years, serving on numerous committees and most recently as Board Chairperson; and Whereas, He was a faithful and generous philanthropic supporter of Hartwick College for almost four decades with contributions to Hartwick College for The Elting Gallery and The Elting Fitness Center; and Whereas, His contributions to Hartwick College and the community have been recognized with the Hartwick College Outstanding Citizen of the Year award, the Hartwick College Coachs Award, and the Hartwick College Honorary Degree, Doctor of Science; and Whereas, His dedication to his community was evidenced through his years of service on many boards including the Ricky J. Parisian Foundation, Planned Parenthood of Delaware and Otsego Counties, A.O. Fox Hospital, SUCO Foundation, and The National Soccer Hall of Fame; and Whereas, His lifelong love of sports led him to incorporate sports medicine into his practice, spending countless hours working with Hartwick College student-athletes, coaches, and sports medicine staff through the years, becoming an avid spectator and pillar at Hartwick athletic events, with his contributions being recognized by his induction into the Hartwick College Athletic Hall of Fame; and Whereas, His love of sculling led him to build a team comprised of former classmates known as the Yale Old Fellows Rowing Association that competed in numerous masters rowing competitions around the world, bringing home medals from competitions in Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Scotland, Canada and the United States; and Whereas, He was devoted to his family, a friend to all, a mentor to many and touched the lives of all who knew him; now therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Hartwick College Board of Trustees recognizes the contributions made by James J. Elting. M.D. to the medical profession, the community, and the College; and be it further RESOLVED, That the Hartwick College Board of Trustees expresses its sorrow, sense of loss, and deepest sympathy for the untimely death of James J. Elting, M.D., and that we express our sympathy and condolences to his widow Karen, and his children Kimberly Elting, Laird Elting, Regan Wesson, Clay Curley and William Elting, and be it further RESOLVED, That this action be recorded in the permanent record and minutes of the Board of Trustees meeting on October 13, 2012 and that a copy of this resolution be given to his family. Dr. Margaret L. Drugovich, President Diane Hettinger, Acting Chair, Board of Trustees
Flashback
connect with hartwick history. Like Us. Paul F. Cooper, Jr. Archives at Hartwick College
Anderson Center for the Arts, under construction forty years ago.
FoRTY YEARS and CoUnTInG

by Rebekah Ambrose-Dalton, College Archivist
The Anderson Center for the Arts honors the legacy of Hartwick President Adolph Anderson. The Center opened in the fall of 1973, but it was not formally dedicated to President Anderson and his wife, Margaret, until a few months after his death in 1976. The couple were instrumental in its design President Anderson famously stated Cant we have one building with curved lines around here? and Mrs. Anderson made preliminary sketches of the buildings design. An arts center had been a goal for President Anderson since he arrived on campus in 1969 and found the Art and Music departments housed in a military surplus building meant to serve as a temporary solution to the Colleges urgent need for facilities after World War II. Known as Cardboard Alley, and described in 1973 by the Daily Star as a beloved eyesore, the building stood on Hartwicks campus for over 25 years, always with the expectation that it would soon be torn down. At the 1976 opening for the Anderson Center for the Arts, Board Chair Marion Stephenson (H81) stated that the opening of the Center had quite literally set the stage in creating a climate for the arts at Hartwick College. The 1974 College catalog boasted that the Center provides facilities for a wide range of experiences including photography, video, foundry, jewelry and weaving in addition to the traditional areas such as ceramics, drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and art history. An Art major was established in 1976, bringing artists and craftsmen in residence and regular cultural events and performances.The Andersons had envisaged the Center as an educational resource for the College and a cultural resource for the local community, which had long supported and nurtured Hartwick. Mrs. Anderson called the facility an affirmation of the Presidents conviction that creativity and art, allied with intellect, are central to our lives.
Cardboard Alley, a beloved eyesore, and preceeded the Anderson Center.
Whats your story?

Send your memories or experiences to the_wick@hartwick.edu or Editor, the Wick, Hartwick College, PO Box 4020, Oneonta, NY 13820
How have you been influenced by the Anderson Center for the Arts? Tell your story.
Volunteer Spotlight
Thom Meredith 73 Rolls Up His Sleeves for Hartwick

Thom Meredith believes in Hartwick and all that it represents. Naturally exuberant, he never hesitates to promote and advance the College. He volunteers on major committees such as the Alumni Board and the Philadelphia Alumni Network, attends every regional alumni event possible, and regularly shows up on campus for admission events and admission Open Houses.
Meredith engages both students and alumni with his characteristic energy. I love reaching out to people at Hartwick, he says. Talking to parents and prospective students gives me a rare opportunity to make connections with great people. He frequents the Commons when on campus and tries whenever possible to meet new students or answer questions about what it means to be a Hartwick alumnus. He has many stories to share about his Hartwick experience. The ability to volunteer my time and to share my experiences with students is a rare and exciting treat for me, he says. I am truly a product of Hartwick College. In fact, everything good that has ever happened to me, other than meeting my wife, happened because of my time at Hartwick and in Oneonta or because of the people I was able to meet at school and in town there. Meredith totally supports President Margaret Drugovich and the direction in which she is taking Hartwick, citing the fact that the College has a balanced budget and is economically stable in an unstable time as evidence of the early success of her presidency. I am happy to be a soldier in President Drugovichs army and volunteering gives me a chance to do just that! he says, citing the importance she places on knowing the students. Ive been to other schools and I doubt that any other Presidents spend time in dining halls or having people to their home or office getting the student perspective in a manner that is not autocratic. President Drugovich is able to have
Thom Meredith 73 with President Margaret l. Drugovich during Homecoming and Reunion festivities.
the faculty, staff, students and alumni all work together; thats a rarity in academia today. Meredith describes the view toward Anderson and the valley as a timeless reminder of what it means to be a part of Hartwick; the staircase outside Bresee is a location hes enjoyed for more than 40 years. When he visits Hartwick, he makes a point of touring the campus to look around, walk the hallways, and soak in the memories. Meredith gives back to Hartwick because he truly believes in all that the College has given to him. Hartwick is one of my favorite things and thats why I volunteer, he says. My hobby is Hartwick.
Justin Hood 12 contributed to this story.
The ability to volunteer my time and to share my experiences with students is a rare and exciting treat for me.
NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID HARTWICK COLLEGE Office of College Advancement PO Box 4020 Oneonta, New York 13820 USA www.hartwick.edu
Two-time olympian Bronwen knox 08 brought her bronze medals home to the Hill to share with the DI Water Polo Team.
The new Hall of Fame inductee is pictured behind kylie Traube 16 (South Africa) and Martina Shorkey 14 (Florida) who are holding her medals from the 2012 and 2008 olympic Games.

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The Magazine of Hartwick College

ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES

Alumni, Students, and Faculty Demonstrate the Liberal Arts in Practice

Hartwick College Board of Trustees

The College Mission

Fall 2012 | Volume LV: No. 2

16 Exceptional Alumni Turn

Betsy and Stan Phelps P86

3 President Delivers The State of

4 Drogen as Citizen of the Year

5 Academic Affairs Supports

6 One Month on Campus:

34 Coach John Scott 00 Talks Soccer 35 Fall Athletes

8 Sessions Exhibits Science and

Art Collaboration Faculty Present Internationally

10 Young Alumni in the Field 14 Breakthrough:

From the President

Rolling up your sleeves.

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The State of Hartwick College

Taking Stock, MoVInG FoRWARD

Improve the Colleges Image and Reputation

Maximize Financial Performance

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Citizen of the Year is Arts Advocate

Colleges as Regional Talent Magnets

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Academic Affairs Reorganization Advances Student Success

Noling Moves to Administration

A MonTH In THE LIFE oF THE HARTWICk CoMMUnITY

The Changing Role of Art in Society

Poet Laureate Shares His Work and Work Ethic

Student Symphony Performs with Motown Legend

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Poets, Performers, Journalists, Historians, and More

OConnor Chair Lecture

Deepak Chopra to Deliver Commencement Address

Join us. For a full list of upcoming events visit www.hartwick.edu

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Faculty Present at International Forums

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PROFESSORS AS MENTORS: A Reciprocal Relationship

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An Absolutely thrilling experience, I must say.

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the Education Program has changed my life.

By Stephanie Rozene, MFA

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Webextra | Learn more about Professor Rozenes work

Even before there were words there was art.

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Turn Passion into Profit

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Make a PLAN, then CHAnGE

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If a pattern emerges among these cross-over alumni its this:

feed your PASSION, TAkE CHAnCES, and kEEP MoVInG FoRWARD.

Grad be nIMBLE, Grad be QUICk

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