After CantonA Publication of the SUNY Canton Alumni Association / www.canton.edu

SUNY Canton alumni and friends gathered recently in

sunny South-west Florida

to celebrate the college’s 100-year

anniversary and to publicly announce its

Centennial Campaign. It was the largest alumni

event outside of New York State in SUNY Canton history. Blanche K. and Ronald L. Woodcock ’59 hosted the poolside reception at the beautiful West Bay Club in Estero, Florida on Saturday, February 18.

Amidst palm trees and the setting sun, the gathering was a special event recognizing the start of this year’s Centennial Celebration. Ron

Celebrating Centennial Campaign in Sunny Southwest Florida

and Blanche are the Co-Chairs of the Centennial Campaign: Cultivating the Minds of Tomorrow. While speaking at the reception, Ron announced the Centennial Campaign’s goal of raising $10 million in donations.

“Blanche and Ron have been wonderful, longtime supporters of SUNY Canton,” Kennedy said. “They have given back to the college in so many ways, including countless hours advising and volunteer-ing on committees and boards. It has been an honor and a pleasure for me and my wife Dine to get to know them as colleagues and friends. Through Ron’s leadership, this campaign will change SUNY Canton for generations to come.”

The Centennial Campaign is a comprehensive campaign raising funds to increase scholarships, up-grade technologies, improve facilities infrastructure, support faculty enhancements, improve student life, and increase unrestricted endowments.

Spring 2006

A father and three sons who all at-tended SUNY Canton were recently honored when their family business was recognized as the 2005 Canton Cham-ber of Commerce Member of the Year.

Ellis Curtis ’56 and his three sons, Jim, Duane, and Ron, have owned LeB-erge and Curtis, Inc., for over 50 years. The award comes as an addition to the family’s recent industry Circle of Excel-lence Award and John Deere Gold Star Dealer Award.

Among those who congratulated the Curtis family was SUNY Canton Presi-dent Joseph L. Kennedy, who was the 2004 recipient of the Canton Chamber’s award.

“Congratulations to the Curtis Family for earning this award,” Kennedy said. “They’ve been a positive influence in the

division. Canton Chamber of Commerce

president Jeff Proulx ’84 is also a SUNY Canton alumnus.

Canton Chamber Honors Family Business of SUNY Canton Alumni

North Coun-try for over 50 years and we are proud to call them SUNY Can-ton alumni.”

Ron said, “We’ve been very fortunate and we’re very honored to carry on our family tradi-tion. We are very grateful to our father for giving us this opportunity.”

The Curtis family sells and services John Deere products and Club Car golf carts through their Mid State Golf Car

AWARDED ALUMNI: (l to r) Ron Curtis of LeBerge and Curtis, Canton Chamber President Jeff Proulx, Canton Chamber Execu-tive Director Sally Roberson, and Jim Curtis of LeBerge and Curtis. (Photo Courtesy of Paul Mitchell, St. Lawrence Plaindealer Editor)

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Alumni News

Although they didn’t come home with any medals, a pair of SUNY Canton alumni traveled to Italy recently and impacted how the rest of us viewed the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Alumni Bob Hughes ’75 and Fred-erick C. Liebi ’66 both went to Torino for media-related projects at the games.

Hughes was the producer for the Olympic luge, bobsled, and skeleton broadcasts. He was responsible for co-ordinating the cameras used to film the events, including which angles and the timing of the footage aired as the racers sped down the mountains of Italy.

Hughes is a partner with Carr-Hughes Productions, located in Green-field Center, near Saratoga Springs. His company produces motocross, eques-trian, and curling television broadcasts.

Hughes was a competitive luge athlete after graduating from SUNY Canton. He went on to coach the 1984 U.S. Olympic luge team in Sarajevo before moving to television production.

Hughes said that about 78 people from 10 nations were working full time on the shows and mentioned some of the remarkable resources he worked with while producing the events. “I had 45 cameras at my disposal,” Hughes said. “Only at the Olympics do you have this kind of budget.”

There were blimp-mounted cam-

eras and a specialty sled-mounted camera which would follow the Olym-pians throughout their races. “As the producer, I set up everything to create the environment for almost every shot as it’s happening,” Hughes said.

Fred Liebi ’66 of Baldwinsville said he and his wife Karen attended the Opening Ceremonies and had the chance to meet several athletes.

Fred’s company, FCL Man-agement, Inc., created a unique dome-shaped structure for NBC’s Today Show which will be used again at future Olympic games. Fred went to Italy to help create a concrete base that wouldn’t damage the cobble-stone paving of the Torino streets. Fred then remained in Torino to offer assistance for the Today Show staff.

“One advantage of being on the Today Show set is being able to meet and talk with the athletes who appear on the show,” Fred mentioned. “We really could see each athlete’s joy, energy, and poise.”

Fred and Karen toured Torino, visiting some of the city’s museums. “The city is rich with history,” Fred pointed out. “And let us not forget the many excellent restaurants and stores.”

Fred recently served more than 10 years as SUNY Canton’s Alumni Association President. Last year, Fred and Karen created the Liebi Endowed Scholarship at SUNY Canton.

SUNY Canton Salutes Winter Olympic Alumni

Bob Hughes ’75 (left) with Italian television director Nello Isola while producing coverage of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino.

Frederick C. Liebi ’66 stands in front of the structure that he and his management company designed and built for the NBC Today Show Olympic broadcasts.

Two highly-successful SUNY Canton Hockey Captains are looking forward to the upcoming Hockey Reunion. Al Mo-rin ’90 (left) and Steve Morin ’78 now run their family business, 4M Precision Stamping, in Auburn. Steve mentions, “Canton has come a long way since we were there.”

A photo of Fred Liebi’s completed structure against the Italian cityscape.

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Canino School of Engineering Tech-nology Dean Arthur G. Hurlbut was recently honored with the E.K. Camp-bell Award of Merit from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), during the Society’s 2006 Winter Meet-ing in Chicago. Hurlbut (left) received the award from ASHRAE President and Professional Engineer Lee Burgett.

The ASHRAE award was presented to honor Hurlbut’s outstanding service and achievement in teaching. ASHRAE is an organization operated for the exclusive purpose of advancing the arts and sci-ences of heating, ventilation, air condi-tioning, and refrigeration.

Professor Emeritus Harry King and

ASHRAE Historian Paul Britton recommended Hurlbut for the award. King was Hurlbut’s teacher in 1965 and later hired Hurlbut. Hurlbut graduated with an associate degree in Air Conditioning Engineering Technol-ogy and went on to get his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate.

“Art is one of the most congenial people that I know,” King said. “He’s very good at tackling engineering prob-lems, he’s good with students, and he’s very well versed with computers. He was a top student when I taught him, and he’s an outstanding teacher now.”

Hurlbut is a man of many passions.

vice in Economic Education, and the SUNY Canton Distinguished Faculty Award.

Bert A. Corey was named Small

Business Development Center (SBDC) Director Emeritus for his eight years of service. Corey now

serves as the mayor of Antwerp.

“If you want to see what Bert has

done with his career, just drive around the North Country and see the jobs where

there weren’t jobs before and busi-nesses where there weren’t businesses before,” said Kennedy.

George L. Leedom (not pictured) was named Professor Emeritus for serving 24 years as a chemistry profes-sor in the School of Science, Health and Professional Studies.

Theodore E. Marlowe was named Professor Emeritus after serv-ing 26 years in the

Criminal Justice Department.

“Ted Mar-lowe and Dave Guccione (a retired Crimi-

nal Justice Professor) were responsible for the creation of the first four-year degree on campus,” said Kennedy.

Michael Gordon was recognized as Professor Emeritus for his 36 years of

service.Gordon

is a previous recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, the

New York State Council on Economic Education Award for Outstanding Ser-

Emeriti Employees Honored

He is excited by the college’s endeavors to study Alternative and Renewable Energy Applications. He is also an avia-tion and motorcycle enthusiast. He has volunteered with area youth and the Experimental Aircraft Association. Hurl-but received the SUNY Canton Distin-guished Faculty Award in 2002.

Six SUNY Canton employees were recently honored with emeriti status.

“We would like to thank these esteemed members of the SUNY Canton community for their tremen-dous loyalty and contributions,” said President Joseph L. Kennedy. “Over the years, they have helped to shape SUNY Canton and contribute greatly to our success.”

Douglas V. Rose was named Associate Professor Emeritus for

serving 23 years with the School of Liberal Studies.

Joel E. Bixby was named Director of Ca-reer Services Emeritus for serving SUNY Canton for 35 years. Bixby began his career as an Admissions Ad-visor in 1970.

Dean Arthur Hurlbut Wins National Award

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Alumni News

Sustainable Energy Fair Comes to SUNY CantonAssistant Professor Michael J. Newtown ’84 will be among those presenting at the upcom-ing Community Energy Service’s 2006 North Country Sustainable Energy Fair, May 5 - 7. Newtown will teach in SUNY Canton’s Al-ternative and Renewable Energy Applications four-year program this fall..

Alumni Weekend 2006 will be offering a historic chance to reconnect with your alma-mater while celebrating 100 years of SUNY Canton success. All alumni are invited to re-turn to campus June 2 to 4. The Centennial Gala on June 3 is one of the highlights of the weekend. It will feature music, food, dancing, beverages, as well as live and silent auctions.

“The Gala will be one of the cornerstones of our year-long Centennial Celebration,” said SUNY Canton President Joseph L. Kennedy. “I am looking forward to a wonderful evening that will enable us to pave an even better financial pathway for students in years to come.”

The Gala Committee has been procuring a wide array of wonderful donations, which will be put to the auction block by Professional Auctioneer Kip Blanchard ’92 and his wife Sue. Proceeds from the auction will establish an unrestricted scholarship endowment fund for students.

Also on this year’s Alumni Weekend schedule of events are the extremely popular wine and cheese tasting, the Texas hold-em poker tournament, a golf outing and much more.

Who needs a caddy? Roger Rush ’90 prepares to drive to the next shot.

A lumni Weekend 2006 Celebrating our Centennial

Shawn Harty ’90, Scott O’Hara ’90, Stephen Mitchell ’88, Rick Rausch ’90, Mark Bowler ’93, Brian Thomas ’93 at the golf course.

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alumni, including several Alpha Theta Gamma brothers recently gathered for a golf outing and a celebratory dinner.

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Although their competitive playing days may be over, several former SUNY Canton hockey players have continued to win championships and enjoy success from behind the bench.

Bob Rosen ’81, East Am-herst, coached Williamsville North High School to a NYS Division I Champion-ship by downing Aquinas 1-0. The Spartans beat Canton High School 4-1 in the semi-finals. He was named the NYS D-I Coach of the Year. Rosen is an independent financial planner and investment counselor. This summer, he will attempt to qualify for the NYS Amateur Golf Tournament Champion-ship.

Ranked #1 or #2 in the country for almost the en-tire season, Coach Paul Flanagan’s ’78 St. Lawrence University wom-en’s team captured the ECAC Hockey League regular season title with a 16-2-2 record and an overall record of 30-3-2. The Saints finished the regular season on

a 12-game winning streak and received a bid to play in the NCAA Championship tourney.

The men’s side of the ECAC Hockey League also featured a championship win-ning SUNY Canton alumni coach. Don Vaughn ’81 and the Colgate Red Raiders were regular season co-champions with a 14-6-2 regular season record. The Red Raiders were headed to the ECACHL semifinals with a 20-11-6 overall record, marking the first time in school history the team has recorded three consecutive 20-win seasons.

In his sixth season at the helm of the Hobart Statesmen, Mark Taylor ’83 has guided the team to its first 20-win season and an NCAA Divi-sion III Final Four appearance. Taylor

has been named the ECAC West Coach of the Year in three of the last four seasons (2003, 2004, and 2006). Prior to Taylor’s arrival in 2000, Hobart had never posted consecutive winning sea-sons. The Statesmen have now recorded four straight winning seasons.

Mercyhurst Head Coach Rick Gotkin ’80 led his team to a 22-12-1 record heading into the semifinals of the Division I Atlantic Hockey championships. Gotkin is in his 18th year at Mercyhurst and is the longest tenured coach in Mercyhurst history. He has also recorded more wins than any other coach in the school’s history.

In his first year as head coach at Mon-roe Community College, Craig Chamberlain ’85 steered the Tribunes to an impressive 17-7-1 record, falling in the NJCAA semifinals 4-3.

2006 SUNY Canton Greek ReunionJune 24 at 6 pm in Syracuse

Keep posted with www.canton.edu or contact the Alumni Department 800-811-6727, irvine10@canton.edu

GREEK

BOB ROSEN

PAUL FLANAGAN

CRAIG CHAMBERLAIN

DON VAUGHN

RICK GOTKIN

MARK TAYLOR

Former Hockey Players Still Winning Titles

Hockey ReunionCelebrating 45 years of champi-

onship hockey, the largest hockey reunion in SUNY Canton history will take place on July 14-16. Players, coaches, and fans are all invited. For more information contact Beth Irvine at 800-811-6727 or irvine10@ canton.edu. Be sure to also check out the hockey reunion message board at www.canton.edu/alumni/hockey.

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Centennial Reception

“It was a special evening and we were pleased to welcome so many wonderful SUNY Canton alumni and friends to the reception,” Blanche said. “Ron and I are very proud to be so

involved with the college and its Centennial Celebration.”Ron Woodcock is a longstanding member of the College

Foundation and previously Co-Chaired SUNY Canton’s first ever fundraising campaign. In 1990, the Woodcocks established

the Woodcock Family Scholarship Endowment. That same year, Ron was honored as the recipient of the New York State Alumni Confederation Distinguished Alumni Service Award. He has also been recognized by SUNY Canton as the 1989 Distinguished Alum-nus Award recipient.

Ron encouraged other alumni to donate to the Centennial Campaign. “My years at SUNY Canton changed my life in a way that made it possible for me to establish Woodcock & Associates in Syracuse and experience a measure of success as an HVAC Contrac-tor,” he said. “Blanche and I are pleased to be able to give back and make a difference in the lives of current and fu-ture SUNY Canton students. We challenge other alumni to do the same during this year’s Centennial Celebration because every gift will make a difference.”

Celebrating Centennial Campaign in Sunny Southwest Florida (continued)

R. Peter ’51 and Apryll Heffering, Vice President for Advancement David M. Gerlach ’83

Bernard C. Regan ’65, Dominic Santoro ’61, Joel M. Canino ’59

Ronald L. ’59 and Blanche K. Woodcock

Kenneth Fitzgerald ’63, James M. Stevenson ’71, Cole F. Hartley ’58

James A. ’61 and Mary Stoddard

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Centennial Reception

Dave Gerlach ’83, Kim and Kevin Fear ’87

Poolside at the West Bay Club, Estero, FL

Alumni and Development staff gather with the Woodcocks: Peggy Sue Levato, Julia Rose ’89, Ron Woodcock ’59, Blanche Woodcock, Beth Irvine ’02, Emily Boyce

Robert B. ’58 and Kathryn Raymo, President Emeritus Dr. Earl W. MacArthur

Carolyn K. Nevaldine and Bernie Regan ’65

Thomas P. Woodside ’66 and Rosella T. Valentine ’68

James A. ’61 and Mary Stoddard

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Class Notes:Thank you to all of the

alumni who updated us on their lives for this edition of Class Notes. Please be sure to be included in our next After Canton by e-mailing us at alumni@canton.edu.Raymond W. Stafford ’50, Norfolk, was coroneted a 33rd Degree Mason in the Scottish Rite on August 30, 2005 in Grand Rapids, MI. He and his wife, Peggy, welcomed their 8th grandchild in February 2005.

Richard Franz ’51, Corfu, is a retired psychometrist from Batavia City Schools and lives part time in N. Ft. Myers, FL. He has been married to his wife, Joanne, for 55 years and they have 5 children, 10 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.

Frank L. Noble ’55, Royal Palm Beach, FL, recently retired from Gen-eral Electric Company.

Charles Wm. Ferguson ’56, Holland, MI, is a retired engineering consul-tant for WM Education Services and continues to present engineering standards seminars throughout the U.S. and Europe.

Jacqueline Robinson MacDonald ’62, Nashua, NH, recently retired from her position as legal secretary at Genant Law Firm.

Lonnie Morrison, Ph.D. ’65, Pisca-taway, NJ, received the NYSACAC 2005 Human Relations Award recognizing his outstanding service to the New York State Association for College Admissions Counselors.

Joseph E. Reddy ’65, Oriskany Falls, recently retired from Utica National Insurance Company where he spent

40 years as a litigation specialist. He spends the winter months in Arizona and returns to the Mohawk Valley for the summer months.

Gary L. Bushaw ’67, Canton, is enjoying his retirement from Massena Central High School by keeping active in the St. Lawrence County Histori-cal Assoc., Canton Lion’s Club, VFW Men’s Auxiliary, Knox-Memorial Assoc. and the Russell Town Museum Board. He enjoys traveling, playing golf and spend-ing time with his 2 year-old grandson.

Robert J. Asmus ’72 & Louise J. Duvall Asmus ’73, Constantia, have been married since 1973 and have two sons, Ryan and Jeremy, and a daughter, Courtney. Robert is an electrician at Anheuser-Busch, Inc. in Baldwinsville and Louise is an office manager at CMI, a General Con-tracting Firm.

Frederick J. Bates ’72, The Villages, FL, recently retired from INS where he was an instructor and a member of their DART team where he spent time in Bermuda and Thailand. He is enjoying his retirement in a golfing community in Central Florida.

Andre A. Poirier ’72, Orleans, Ontario, is a professional medical service representative for

Wyeth Consumer Health Care. He and his wife, Suzanne, have been mar-ried for 32 years have two children, Roxane and Eric. They enjoy spending time at their time share in Mexico and traveling the world.

George E. French ’73, Wetumpka, AL, is working in manufacturing for Kelly Aerospace Power Systems. He has been married to his wife, Rosemary, for 31 years and is involved with his granddaughter’s Little League Softball team.

Martha King MacArthur ’74 & ’76, Canton, is the chair of the SUNY Canton Centennial Gala Committee.

Mary E. Pircsuk Clary ’77, Canton, is proud to announce that her son, BJ, is in his first year of Engineering Science at SUNY Canton and made the President’s list for the Fall 2005 Semester.

Holly Swanson Dougherty ’77, Pavilion, is a self-employed landscape planner and has a B.S. in Horticul-ture and a Master’s of Landscape Architecture from Cornell University. She has been married to her husband, Paul, for 17 years and they have two adopted children, John, age 11, from Columbia and Alex, age 7, from Guatemala. Laura A. Seymour Sovie ’79,

Ogdensburg, has been married to her husband, Christopher, for 26 years and has two children in college. Her daughter, Jacquelyn, is attending SUNY Oswego and her son, Lee, is attending SUNY Canton.

Myrna F. Schaber Thomas ’79, Hainesport, NJ, is the vice president of Global Quality for Isolagen, Inc. in Exton, PA. She is responsible for Quality Assurance, Quality Control and Regulatory for the Exton, PA and London, England site.

Paula J. King Hurlbut ’80, Water-town, is a Diabetes Care Specialist for Novo Nordisk, Inc.

J. Douglas Richardsen ’80, Roches-ter, is working as an engineering and project manager for PRES Energy. He has a daughter in her first year of college and a son in his senior year in high school.

Nick A. Zangari ’80, Gulf Breeze, FL, is the owner of New York Nick’s, a sports bar in Pensacola, FL.

Perry J. Morrissette ’81, Wallingford, PA, was promoted to senior manager of the Boeing Rotorcraft Lean Engi-neering Organization in Dec. 2005. He and his wife, Christine, have two sons, James and Christian, and a daughter, Emily.

Professor Emeritus Bob Rich was well known for his ef-forts to improve the cultural atmosphere on campus with artwork, insightful courses, and contributions toward theater and drama. Rich retired in 1982 after 13 years in the English Department. He has traveled extensively, including trips to China, Europe, the Middle East, Egypt, the Carib-bean and East Africa. He now resides in Venice, FL.

Former women’s soccer head coach and SUNY Canton alumna, Julia (Ruddy) Rose ’89, has joined the college’s Advance-ment Team as Director of Development. Julia will be working closely with the Alumni Office with her focus on raising funds for the Centennial Campaign. She resides in Brasher Falls with her husband, Chris, and their three sons.

Lorraine Wilbur ’67, is resid-ing in Largo, FL and is a teacher for the Pinellas County School District.

Mary Lou Kouster and Robert Paradise ’50 connected with Alumni and Development of-ficials in Bradenton, Florida.

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Mark L. Walker ’81, Cicero, is still working at New Process Gear/Magna Drivetrain. He and his wife have three sons, Jeremy, Kent and Colin, and a daughter, Beth, and they celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in April with a trip to New Orleans.

Teresa D. Huggins ’82, Clinton, is the owner of “Leaders for Life,” which provides life-enriching experiences to enhance self-motivated, positive behavior in people. This summer she

is hosting three weeks of leadership camp for teenagers at Hamilton Col-lege in Clinton. She is still using the icebreakers learned at SUNY Canton during Freshman Orientation and as an RA.

Lisa Maynard Phipps ’82, Lugoff, SC, became the IT Director for the South Carolina Retirement Systems in June 2005.

Rose M. Wagenaar-Holbrook ’82, Carthage, earned a B.S. in Health Administration and has been a stay-at-home mother of two for 6 years.

Edward P. Giunco, Jr. ’83, Raleigh, NC, is a retail development specialist for Benjamin Moore Paint & Co.

Lynn M. Tetrault Pabalan ’83, Jacksonville, FL, finished her Master’s Degree in Education and is a third grade teacher. She is also teaching col-lege classes at night.

Lindalee Sawyer ’83, Zebulon, NC, was recently listed in the 2005 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.

Christopher Landi ’84 & ’86 & Lisa M. Hargrave Landi ’86, Deer Park, had twins, Rachel & Ty, on July 14, 2004.

James Rus W. Healy ’86, Spring-water, completed his Cisco Certified Internet Expert (CCIE) certification which is achieved by less than 3% of

all Cisco Certified professionals. He also holds Cisco Certified Design Pro-fessional and Cisco Certified Network Professional certifications.

Kevin Fear ’87, Brewerton, is presi-dent of Universe Cellular and Dish. He opened his third store in North Syracuse in February and is planning to open additional stores in Central and Northern New York.

Lynda Shaw Kinney ’87, Corning, is a registered daycare provider and the owner of Lynda’s Jungle Gym. She has received numerous certificates in various areas of Early Childhood Development and has three children of her own, one of whom is a SUNY Canton graduate.

Richard W. Berkman ’88 & Jessica J. Clifford Berkman ’95, Potsdam, had their first child, Tyler Richard, on Nov. 1, 2005.

Andrew B. Chatterton ’88, Schenect-ady, is working in the Railroad Design Unit in the Design Service Bureau for the NYS Department of Transporta-tion. He and his wife, Lorie, have a son, Colin, who was born in August 2003 and a son, Gavin, who was born in February 2006.

Patrick G. Hanss ’88 & ’90 & Karen A. Rose Hanss ’89, Rensselaer Falls, had a son, Elliott Patrick, on Nov. 13, 2004. Patrick is the Assistant Facilities

Planning Coordinator at SUNY Can-ton and Karen works in the electronic banking dept. at Community Bank in Canton.

Colleen E. Hughes Ayers ’89, Pots-dam, will celebrate her 15th year at the Nicholville Telephone Company in June 2006 and has been selling real es-tate with Century 21 New Beginnings Realty in Potsdam for the past four years. She and her husband, David, have a 7 year-old daughter, Natalie, a 5 year-old daughter, Brooke, and a 3 year-old son, Stuart.

Lawrence H. LeClair ’89, Ellen-burg, has returned to school and is now a Geography student at SUNY Plattsburgh.

Michael J. Larson ’90, New York City, is an attorney for Nicoletti, Hornig, Campise & Sweeney.

Billie Jo L. Cuthbert ’91, Watervliet, is the Americas controller for GM Silicones in Waterford. She and her husband, Steven, have a 6 year-old son, Tyler, a 2 year-old son, Devin, and a 4 month old son, Matthew.

Heather C. Rusaw Fazio ’93, Albany, just celebrated her two-year anniver-sary with her husband, Mike. Heather and Mike recently bought a house in Albany on Valentine’s Day.

Stephanie S. Wolchok ’94, Morris Plains, NJ, passed the New Jersey Bar Exam in July of 2005.

Mike Ponte ’95, Wareham, MA, owns and operates Pontiac Tree

Class Notes

Get Fit. Eat Well. Love Life!That’s the advice Sheryl Hathaway Bly-

stone ’88 gives her fitness clients. Blystone is a nationally certified personal trainer, a competi-tive bodybuilder, and now a published author. Her book is entitled, Ms. Muscles’ Cookbook and Targeted Optimal Nutrition Guide featuring re-cipies like “Chocolate Muscle Muffins” (picture right).

Sheryl, a native of

Edwards, now lives in Chesterfield, Michigan with her husband and two children. She has successfully competed in numerous bodybuilding champion-ships, including a second place lightweight divi-sion finish in the 2005 NPC Ironman Natural Bodybuilding Competition and a first place overall female championship in the 1999 Delaware Valley Natural Bodybuilding Competition.

SUNY Canton is a family affair for the Hatha-ways. Sheryl’s brother Robert and mother Patsy are both currently attending.

Doris Lasher of Heuvelton has established the Lasher Scholar-ship in loving memory of her husband, Aaron. Mr. Lasher was a member of the SUNY Canton Air Conditioning En-gineering Technology Advisory Board.

Mike Varley ’85 is the owner and president of Varley Ap-praisal Group, Inc. of Ogdens-burg. His company specializes in commercial and industrial real estate appraisal and con-sulting.

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Service. He and his wife, Sandi, have a 9-year-old son Tanner.

Peter D. Hochsprung ’95, Rich-mond, VA, is an instructional technol-ogy integrator for the Chesterfield County Public Schools.

Jeff Lisicki ’98, Gloversville, is a police officer for the Gloversville Police Department and is working on his B.A. in Criminal Justice at Empire State College. He and his wife, Nichole, had a daughter, Ashlyn Nichole, on January 7, 2006.

Michael W. Parks ’98, Dillsburg, PA, is a design drafter for Ericsson Federal, Inc. He got married in October 2005 and he and his wife are expecting their first child.

Joseph Litwin ’00, Westerville, OH, recently moved to the Columbus, OH area and is working as a regional operations coordinator.

Jason J. Reiner ’00, Brookhaven, PA, earned a B.S. degree from RIT and is a contract administrator for Sunoco, Inc.

Jamel Roulhac ’00, Far Rockaway, is a customer service representative for U.S.A. Federation of NY in New York City.

Maribel Bennett ’02, Brooklyn, is working on her B.A. in Psychology at Dominican College in Orangeburg.

Joseph R. Lawrence ’02, Marietta, is an agricultural environmental man-agement planner for the Onondaga County Soil & Water Conservation District and is a graduate student in the Department of Crop and Soil Sci-ence at Cornell University.

Kelli J. Duncan Lawrence ’03, Marietta, is a veterinary technician for

Stack Animal Hospital in Syracuse.

Stephanie N. Raymo ’03, Syracuse, is studying Landscape Architecture at SUNY College of Environ-mental Science and Forestry in Syracuse.

Crystal L. Simmons ’03, DeKalb Junc-tion, is a nurse manager for United Helpers and was re-

cently elected to the Hermon-DeKalb Central School Board.

Nichole R. Barkley Wermelinger ’04, Binghamton, is a behavior thera-pist for the Southern Tier Indepen-dence Center in Binghamton and was recently accepted to the University of Kansas to work on her Doctorate in Behavioral Psychology.

Tracie R. Young ’04, Clayton, is a preschool teacher at Clayton Area Preschool.

MarriagesMarie A. Tyo ’70 & Louise

Tyo, Oct. 2, 2005.John P. Delles ’77 & Lorna

E. Davis, Sept. 10, 2005.Randy V. Tyo ’80 & Shari

L. Seguin, July 30, 2004.Michael E. Lundy ’82 &

Danielle Zehr, Aug. 20, 2005.

David D. Widrick ’88 & Alison L. Littlefield, Aug. 14, 2004.

Troy R. Jones ’92 & Susan M. Houck, June 26, 2005.

Martha M. Mullin ’92 & Joseph C. Lightfoot, July 30, 2004.

Colleen M. Stevenson ’93 & Richard A. Reed, July 9, 2005.

Richard J. Bullock ’95 & Samantha L. Knox, Sept. 4, 2005.

Scott T. Shannon ’95 & Kristi Bar-ton ’99, June 5, 2004.

Michael B. Ayotte, II ’96 & Jennifer L. Bourdeau ’02, July 9, 2005.

Jeremy R. McGaw ’96 & Michelle A. Stevenson, June 18, 2005.

William J. Skelly ’97 & Rachel White, July 10, 2004.

Kristy L. Martin ’03 & Graeme C. Anderson, Oct. 8, 2005.

Shannon Scherer ’03 & Jason Rus-sell, July 16, 2005.

Mathew D. Stephenson ’03 & Juli-ann Yaddow, Sept. 18, 2005.

Krystal G. Travis ’03 & Danial R. Rice ’04, Aug. 27, 2005.

Reagan L. Bogart ’04 & Ryan A. Burns, June 18, 2005.

Erin M. Sternisha ’04 & John M. Whitmarsh, Jr., Aug. 6, 2005.

Brandi L. Randall ’05 & Jason A. Lamay, May 21, 2005.

In MemoryPhilip A. Babcock ’28 William J. Jarvis ’37 George H. Webb ’44 Joseph J. Nagy, Jr. ’50 Alexander A. Smith ’50Richard G. Allen ’51 William R. Burton ’51 Gilbert F. Gates ’56 Noresta J. Lafave ’57 Bruce L. Sayer ’65David A. Virkler ’70 Lorraine A. Blance Tanner ’71 Carolyn P. Dafoe Decker ’72Betsy N. Eggleston ’72 Cynthia Cunningham ’74 Helen D. Carrier ’79 Patrick C. Clark ’80 Patricia M. Backus ’81 Mark A. Miller ’82 Raeburn E. Hammond ’83Larry J. Gotham ’84 James P. Martin ’85 Deborah L. McKye ’91 Louise H. Harper ’92 Brad P. Chapman ’94

Class Notes

Brian Klock ’05 worked with Con Tech Building Systems on the recent Canton Pavilion renovations. Klock compression tested the cement to insure the structural integrity of the ice floor.

Young alums Andy Gardner ’03, Bill Palmer ’02, Adam Wood ’04, and Mike Sergi ’00 gathered re-cently in Massena to reminisce about SUNY Canton and discuss the upcoming Hockey Reunion.

Jill and Fred Stark of Port Charlotte, FL welcomed Director of Development Julia Rose ’89 to their Florida home. Jill is the founder of the Ruitberg Family Schol-arship in memory of her late husband John. John Ruitberg was a professor of economics for 29 years at SUNY Canton and an active member of the Canton and campus community.

Wayne G. Parrow ’98 & Deborah M. Helberg, June 25, 2005.

Melissa L. Facey ’99 & Law-rence B. Brown, Aug. 27, 2005.

Andrew A. Hurlbut ’99 & Eli-sha M. Hanna, May 5, 2005.

Todd L. Hunter ’00 & Ar-minda K. Gilmour ’04, July 24, 2005.

Aric W. Leggue ’00 & Cath-erine M. Cameron, Aug. 26, 2005.

Robbie A. Fefee ’01 & Jennifer L. Furnace ’03, Sept. 17, 2005.

Joseph F. Fortin ’01 & Amy M. Fonda ’01, Sept. 18, 2004.

Krista J. Weidler ’01 & Adam Crumpton, Sept. 25, 2004.

Jeffrey M. White ’01 & Sarah A. Sullivan, Sept. 3, 2005.

David M. Hurlbut ’02 & Elisabeth M. Bates ’02, July 2, 2005.

Joseph R. Lawrence ’02 & Kelli J. Duncan ’03, June 11, 2005.

Amanda L. Locy ’03 & Pfc. Adam D. Commella, Jan. 28, 2006.

After Canton 11

Vice President of Advancement David M. Gerlach ’83 poses in front of the Golden Gate Bridge with Diana and Earl LaCross ’57. Diana and Earl are enjoying retirement in Morage, CA and traveling ex-tensively. Earl owned and operated the San Francisco Elevator Company.

2004 SUNY Canton Distinguished Alumnus Mark Bondoni ’82, his wife Denise, and children Kailyn and Joseph visit with Director of Alumni, Peggy Sue Levato (left) at their home in Tracy, CA. Mark is a Vice President and Regional Mar-keting Director for Ford Motor Com-pany overseeing dealerships up and down the west coast. He recently donated a collector’s replica Cobra engine for this summer’s Centennial Gala.

Rich Mills ’77 is a Vice Presi-dent at Huhtamaki Inc. in East Los Angeles. Huhtamaki makes packages for various companies including Schwan’s Food Company and Edy’s Ice Cream. Rich is originally from the Oswego/Fulton area and he and his wife visit New York on a regular basis.

Bob Mucica ’56 and his wife Maryanne reside in Camarillo, CA. Bob worked on all of the propul-sion systems for the Apollo Space Missions including the famous Apollo 11 1969 lunar mission. Bob has

collected almost all of the patches from the Apollo missions and an O-ring from one of the rockets that his department tested.

Shirley Nagelhout ’69 is a retired nurse living in the greater LA area. Shirley met with Development Associ-ate Robert Larrabee for lunch and the two shared a great conversation about her husband and children.

Mary Eastman Privitera ’82 of Walnut Creek, CA has retired from Dow Chemical Company and is now work-ing part time in the banking industry with Sonoma National Bank. She is pictured here with Dave Gerlach, ’83.

After earning a Master’s degree in Nursing, Jean Labrosse Addis ’82 now works in the Pediatric Clinical Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco Children’s Hospital. Jean lives in Belmont, CA with her husband Mark and son Markle. They recently visited with Peggy Sue Levato.

California Dreamin’Sunny California is where several SUNY Canton grads are now

calling home. Members of the Alumni and Development Offices recently headed west for a visit and a chance to reconnect.

ALUMNI WEEKEND– June 2-4

Featuring the Centennial Gala on June 3 with live and silent auctions, food and dancing.

ALL-GREEK GATHERING– June 24 in Syracuse

This was a smash hit last year with more than 100 alumni attending

HOCKEY REUNION– July 14-16

The largest hockey reunion in the history of SUNY Can-ton, celebrating 45 years of outstanding hockey.

ROCHESTER GATHERING– Coming in August

REGAN FLAG STATION DEDICATION– August 30

SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON– Sept. 15

Honoring scholarship donors and recipients.

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY WEEKEND– Sept. 29–Oct. 1

NORTH COUNTRY ALUMNI GATHERING– Coming in October

The setting sun at the Woodcock reception in Florida marked a new be-ginning for the SUNY Canton Centennial Campaign. (see story on page 1 and more pics on pages 6 and 7).

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