Richard Swierczek ’49 received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Fulton Music Association in recognition of his work at Fulton Public Schools. This highly celebrated event took place in May 2007.

Marshalls Sponsor Tour for Crane Students

In October, Beryl Schuttler Marshall ’48 and her husband, Lysle, (pictured in back) sponsored a tour of the Shostakovia Quartet, a student group from The Crane School of Music in October. Under the direction of Dr. Shelly Tramposh and coached by Dr. Mathias Wexler of The Crane School of Music string faculty, the quartet performed for a number of youth orchestras and high school groups on Long Island and in the Buffalo area, including the Children’s Orchestra Society, based in Manhasset; the Long Island Youth Orchestra, based in Brookville; Great Neck North High School; Half Hollow Hills High School West; the Gemini Youth Symphony, based in Dix Hills; Roslyn High School; Brentwood High School; Amherst High School; Iroquois High School in Elma; and Orchard Park High School. Members of the quartet include (from left to right) Emily Staebell of Orchard Park; Sarah Bleichfeld of Amherst; Emeline Dehn-Reynolds of Searsport, ME; and Natasha Jaffe of Boynton Beach, FL.

Marion Donnelly ’50 was named Citizen of the Year by the Phelps, NY, Chamber of Commerce in 2007 for her efforts in saving an historical local church building and creating an arts center for the community.

Mollie Brown Babcock ’51 had the fun of playing the Delta Queen’s calliope while cruising the Cumberland and Tennessee River last year. She also played the tiny organ at Helen Keller’s Alabama home.

Ann Phillips Barnes ’51 is proud of the standards reached by her Swiss Village Chorus in their two 2007 concerts in Winter Haven, FL.

Pat Plumb Bretscher ’51 remains devoted to her new dance passion, the Argentine tango.

Adele Porth Brown ’51 continues to play the harp and has also joined a Florida recorder consort. She portrayed the Mother Superior in The Sound of Music, which her condo complex produced.

Jean Clark Burns ’51 looks forward to conducting her church choir when the director is on leave.

Chester Canary ’51, has moved from Jonesborough, TN, to Johnson City, TN.

Pat Patnode Caringi ’51 is grateful to be cancer-free after years of battling the disease.

Sr. Eileen Chambers ’51 is happily volunteering at a food pantry in Plattsburgh, NY.

Shirley Leary Chambers ’51 was happy to get together this winter with Shirley Buckley Grow ’51 and Jackie Finnegan Harvey ’51.

Tom Culhane ’51 has finally retired from the Rhode Island Career Resource Network. The state’s School Counselor Association made him an honorary life member in recognition of his work in the support of counselors.

Long-time consul Bill Colwell ’51 is still working for the U.S. State Department. His wife, Luz Marina, is running an export-import business, dealing in coffee.

Fay Guhring Davis ’51 conducted an ecumenical choir in three anthems at the Thanksgiving service in the historic Fort Herkimer church.

Norma Vescovi Disinger ’51 is Ohio’s representative to the National Federation of Music Clubs and attended the annual conference in Salt Lake City. She also took a fall foliage tour of New England. She is pleased that her clarinet-playing granddaughter is majoring in music education, though not at Potsdam.

Jane McDevitt Eagan ’51 lost her husband, Jerry, last April.

Beatrice Lockley Follette ’51 and Ken delight in several musical grandchildren. One grandson is the fourth generation to attend Potsdam. A granddaughter won a scholarship named for Don Janse ’52 and is studying voice drama in Rochester. Yet another granddaughter placed third in an international guitar competition. Though a high schooler, she studies at Crane.

Bob Frank ’51 and Mary not only have musical grandchildren but also a granddaughter who is the Saratoga region’s Punt, Pass and Kick champion. The Franks enjoyed an art-oriented Elderhostel program in Philadelphia.

Evelyn Quigley Lamotte ’51 lost her husband, Norman, in 2006 but is grateful they got to celebrate their golden anniversary in 2002.

Shirley Buckley Grow ’51 is a widow since her husband, Harry, passed away in April 2007.

Nancy Spencer Harris ’51 had to go through carotid artery surgery in 2007.

Barbara Butler Herne’s ’51 vocal chords never cool down since she sings in four different groups.

Ed and Joyce Brownell Kanze ’51 report all is well with them.

Philip Klein’s ’51 song Attrape un Tout Petit was in the pilot episode of ABC’s Cashmere Mafia, which aired in January.

Norma Jean Lamb ’51 is still talking about her great trip to the island of Malta – a dream come true for history buffs.

Ann Maggi Pacilio ’51 is proud of daughters Mary Ann and Catherine who ran in the New York Marathon in November.

Marion Parker Mancini ’51 still loves substituting in special education. On a trip to Tucson last year, she got together with Doris Ferneding Ceccon ’51.

Pat Pashley Paul ’51 is proud of her husband, Jerry, who recently finished replacing the last ‘old’ wall of their 1847 farmhouse near Skaneateles.

Winnie Toelke Peer ’51 and Dick sing in the residents’ chorus at the Nottingham near Syracuse. They got to duet on I Remember It Well from GIGI. They were proud to watch granddaughter Susan graduate from Potsdam last May – the fourth member of the family to do so.

Shirley Fisher Pool’s ’51 husband, Sydney, died last September. They enjoyed 55 years of marriage.

Al Renino ’51 still happily attends the Metropolitan Opera and has chalked up 126 different operas so far.

Paul Sanford ’51, a retired Episcopal priest, finds life in the Adirondack village of Chestertown suits him much better than Florida, which he tried.

Mary Lou Crane Sedlak ’51 and Steve continue to enjoy golf and many church-related activities. They delight in four great-grandchildren.

Arlene Lange Shelby’s ’51 family loves gathering at their summer place at Montauk, L.I. Two sons are ardent surfers.

Barbara Brundige Sparks ’51 still won’t retire from the Ulster County Mental Health Association, where she thoroughly enjoys both staff and clients.

Ed Taylor ’51 is a voracious reader, with world affairs being his favorite topic.

Mildred Armet Wiedmann ’51 and Don now have a cottage in a seniors community in Lewes, DE. She is chairperson of the community’s library.

Roger McKinney ’53 has been celebrated at The College of New Jersey for his 50 consecutive years of teaching clarinet performance and music history. Two different concerts and seminars took place in his honor. Since he joined the department in 1957, he has had a large impact on the college, students, faculty and community.

Joan Gurley Scopinich ’53 spent the summer in Maine with her family, where she enjoyed spending time with her children.

Schauffler Endows Crane Scholarship

Dorothy Jean Schauffler ’57 has established an endowment fund in support of The Crane School of Music, which is to be used for Crane’s greatest needs. She earned her bachelor’s degree in music education and later earned her master’s degree in music at Fredonia. She retired in 1992 after a 34-year career teaching instrumental music primarily in the elementary grades in Liverpool, Olean and Elmira. Schauffler also performed for many years with the Corning and Elmira Orchestras. At Potsdam, she was a member of the Agonian Sorority. Schauffler has very fond memories of her years at Potsdam and Crane. She especially treasures the experience of performing in Crane Chorus under the direction of Crane faculty Helen Hosmer and Brock McElheran and guest conductor Robert Shaw.

Class of 1958
50th Reunion in 2008

President John Schwaller recently visited Richard and Joy MacDonald Dorf ’58 in their hometown of Davis, CA. The Dorfs are creating their second scholarship.

Vernice Ives Church ’61 and Carol Dethlefs Menchel ’61, co-chairs for the Class of 1961 50th Reunion, met in Potsdam in November to host a conference call meeting with their fellow committee chairs to begin plans for their Reunion, which is scheduled for July 15-17, 2011. In addition to Vernice and Carol, Reunion Committee members include Alan Adams, Sue Fay Geyer Allen, Richy Barz, Evelyn Kenrick Bernstein, Patricia Scheu Blackwell, Paul Bronchetti, Barbara Cervenka, Dorothy Gregory, Connie Callaway Murray Lytle, Betty Ellis Mallott, Dave Naylor, Bill Rooke, Alberta Whetham Shouldice, Marion Reeves Stieffenhofer, Chris Weait and Lori Lauer Ziecker. Other volunteers are welcome. Please contact Vernice at RChurch248@cs.com or Carol at CarolMenchel@aol.com. Or you may call the Alumni Relations Office at (315) 267-2120.

SUNY Potsdam School of Education and Professional Studies Dean Dr. William Amoriell ’68 thanks Vernice Ives Church ’61 of Norwood, NY, for endowing a scholarship to benefit SUNY Potsdam students majoring in elementary education. The first recipient of the Vernice Ives Church ’61 Scholarship will be named for the fall 2008 semester.

Carol Dethlefs Menchel ’61 and her husband, Dr. Robert Menchel, Clarkson ’61, hosted a reception in their home in September for Rochester-area alumni to meet President and Mrs. John F. Schwaller. Also attending the reception at the Menchels’ home were Ron Terpening ’59, who provided music for the occasion, as well as Ann Gatta Beaucage ’64 and her husband, David; Laura Lumley Davis ’55 and her husband, Larry; Liz Jackson-Renner ’57; Jane Morale ’80; and Marion Reeves Stieffenhofer ’61 and her husband, Joe.

Class of 1963
45th Reunion in 2008

Terry Hammill ’63 and his wife, Martha Trembley Hammill ’63, are retired and looking forward to their 45th Reunion Weekend in July 2008. They currently reside in Oswego, NY.

Carol Guarnieri Johnson ’63 (center) is retired and living in St. Simons Island, GA. She vacationed with Terry Hammill ’63 and Martha Trembley Hammill ’63 in Savannah, GA.

Several alumnae reunited in 2006 at the cottage of Gail Hayne Stradling ’64 on Lake Morraine. Pictured are Nancy Millis Baldwin Bennett ’64 from Tully, NY; Barbara Maylott Miller ’65 from Morristown, NJ; Ann McDonnell Meehan ’64 from Lancaster, PA; Barbara Emperor Capozzella ’64 from Canon City, CO; Ellen Unwin Hall ’66 from Malone, NY; Barbara Branden Tyndall ’64 from Coos Bay, OR; and hostess Stradling from Cincinnati, OH.

Donald Fiesinger ’66, dean of College of Science at Utah State University since 2003, was celebrated for his leadership and hard work as he stepped down. He returned to teaching and research in the college’s Department of Geology, which he joined in 1976.

Patricia Plumb Kapitzky ’66 has retired after 13 years of teaching elementary music and being church organist, choir director and cantor for the last 15 years. She is now filling her time with weaving, gardening and substituting for other organizations.

Anne Marie (Schmidt) McGrath ’67 has endowed a scholarship in memory of her mother, Evelyn Perley Schmidt, a 1935 graduate of the Potsdam Normal School. The Evelyn Perley Schmidt ’35 Scholarship was established to benefit students in SUNY Potsdam’s early childhood education program. In endowing the scholarship, McGrath chose a fitting tribute to her mother, who taught grade school for many years and whose love of teaching and children had a profound influence on her decision to become an elementary school teacher as well. Having retired from teaching grade school for 32 years, McGrath decided to create this scholarship as a way of expressing her appreciation for the outstanding education she received at Potsdam, and to give others the opportunity to earn their teaching degree and go on to become exceptional teachers, as her mother had done more than 70 years ago. The Evelyn Perley Schmidt ’35 Scholarship was awarded for the first time in August 2007 to Kristin M. Costello of Syracuse, NY. She is a junior majoring in early childhood education (birth-2), with a specialization in English.

Alumni Stress Importance of Networking

Dale Zurbrick ’68 visited the “Essential Practices of Music Business” class in October 2007. He spoke to the students, team taught by David ’73 and Kickie (Holloway) Britt ’69, regarding the importance of networking and relationship building in the music and entertainment industry. In addition, he was a participant in the educator’s panel in the Sondheim Symposium at William Paterson University, Wayne NJ, in February. The panel discussion was titled “Children Will Listen: Sondheim and Educational Theatre.”

Ronald Herbert ’71 retired in June 2007 from Fayetteville-Manlius Central Schools, completing a nearly 40-year career. At F-M, he served as the orchestra director and district coordinator of music. He stays active in music serving as the choir director at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Cazenovia, NY, working with the town of Manlius summer musical, guest conducting for All-County and All-State Festival orchestras and providing clinics for school orchestra programs.

Alan Mullikin '72 performed a "Concert of Original and Traditional Christian Music" at Grace United Methodist Church in Corning, NY, on October 14. He returned to Corning at the request of his former high school music teacher Dr. James Hudson '53.

Class of 1973
35th Reunion in 2008

Paul Berry ’73, assistant district attorney, is now part of the state attorney general’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. He will be one of only two lawyers in the department that oversees cases in a 15-county area of Central New York.

Barbara Cattrall Wallace ’73 has been busy writing manuals for high-end computer equipment and working part-time as director of community nurture for a North Buffalo Presbyterian Church. She recently earned the Distinguished Toastmaster Award, the highest award in Toastmasters International.

Suzan Babcock ’74 was awarded a contract with McGraw Hill Publishing International to do a series of children’s listening books.
Cheryl M. Guyett ’74 was a finalist for National Principal of the Year in 2008.

Alexis Jenkins McAvoy ’74 received her Master of Science degree in library science from Clarion University in Pennsylvania in 2007. She is employed as an itinerant librarian at Allegheny Valley and Sheffield Elementary Schools and the Learning Enrichment Center. She presented at the 2005, 2006 and 2007 Pennsylvania School Librarians Association in Hershey, PA.

Judith Scordino Hayes ’74 is working with Potsdam alumni Michelle Martin, Dave Kaufman, Lenny Lapinta and Steve Smith.

Claudia Wolvington ’74 is playing viola at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale in Florence, Italy.

Paul Beattie ’75 and his wife, Marie Costanza, were associate producers for an Off-Broadway Musical called Mimi le Duck. Beattie was named West Nyack Rotary Club’s Teacher of the Year.

Ellen Feinman Sobczak ’75 was a South Florida Journal Excellence in HR Honoree in 2005, 2006 and 2007. She has volunteered for the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, FL, since September 2006.

K. Kristian Truelsen ’76 has become a permanent resident of Canada and now resides in Toronto, where he is represented by Butler Ruston Bell Talent Associates. Since relocating, he has made two films and a commercial and is cast in a play that will be performed in British Columbia.
Brent Wissick ’76 has been appointed a distinguished professor of music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he has taught since 1982.

Mario Gaetano ’77, Western Caroline University professor of music, won the 2007 Hinda Hongman Cup for his composition Scenes from Earth for piano and percussion.

President Dr. John F. Schwaller and Vice President of Advancement Vicki Templeton-Cornell recently visited Jay Wanamaker ’77 at his country club in Westlake Village, CA, to discuss a possible event for SUNY Potsdam in beautiful Southern California.

Class of 1978
30th Reunion in 2008

Tony Morabito ’78, Rich Campbell ’80, and Steve Moskowitz ’79 recently had the opportunity to dine together and reminisce about Potsdam.

All-American Wins 400th Game

Mike Deane ’74, Potsdam’s first basketball All-American, has officially won his 400th game as a head college basketball coach, making him one of only 28 active Division I coaches to do so. He is also one of just 13 active coaches and one of just 28 coaches in NCAA history to have led three different teams (Siena, Marquette and Lamar) to the “Big Dance.” Deane currently coaches at Wagner College in New York City. He served as an assistant basketball and baseball coach at Potsdam from 1974-1975.

Luanne Blasting Murphy ’78 and her husband, Richard ’74, are currently busy at work. She is in her 28th year of teaching choral music at Rosati-Kaun High School in St. Louis, MO, and he is a piano technician at Southern Illinois University.

Donnalyn Eaton Shuster ’78 is an art teacher at the Frankfort-Schuyler School District in Frankfort, NY. She proudly displays Potsdam information in her classroom and talks to her students about Potsdam. She will be a Reunion chair this summer for her 30th Reunion.

Jeff Washburn ’79 and his wife, Joi, were the lead sponsors for the Rochester-area alumni event in September featuring dinner and dancing to the music of Double Axel. Nearly 100 alumni attended the event, held at the Green Lantern in Fairport. Washburn is a member of the SUNY Potsdam Alumni Board of Trustees and also serves on the planning committee for the Rochester Alumni Chapter.

Linda Tracy Lovins ’79 became arts education specialist for the state of Florida in March 2007. She continues to direct Chancel Choir, Children’s Choir, Kingdom Ringers and Rainbow Ringers at Lafayette Presbyterian Church in Tallahassee, FL.

Lisa Vroman ’79 was in the July 2007 issue of Opera News, and a review of The Most Happy Fella, which she was cast in with the New York City Opera, ran in the June 2006 issue.

Capt. Richard A. Beane ’80 is the 2007-2008 president of both the Society of the U.S. Navy Flight Surgeons and the American Society of Aerospace Medicine Specialists. He currently serves as the officer in charge of the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute in Pensacola, FL.

Beth Custer ’80 took part in Euro-Russia Tour Autumn 2007, with the Beth Custer Ensemble. They played in Russia, England, Ireland and the Czech Republic.

Larry Detwiler ’80 is in his 17th year of working at Jakarta International School. His responsibilities include teaching choir, electronic music and IB music. He also sings with the faculty a cappella group VOXessential.

Maria Gillard ’80 is an adjunct professor at Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua, NY. She teaches private voice lessons and directs a vocal jazz ensemble. She tours regionally as a songwriter/folk musician and has produced two recordings of original music.

Joel Levy ’80, Scott Goodman ’78, Jack Knight ’80, and Gene Tranchino ’79 recently got together for some fun on a night out.

Potsdam Celebrates Dr. N. Brock McElheran

This May, former students, colleagues and friends will honor Brock McElheran’s many contributions to The Crane School of Music. Dr. McElheran celebrated his 90th birthday earlier this year and on Saturday, May 3, a commemorative benefit concert will be held in the Sara M. Snell Music Theater at 1:30 p.m. with a reception to follow.

Gifts will be accepted to the N. Brock McElheran Fund in support of Crane student scholarships. To make a gift in Brock’s honor or to register for the reception online, visit www.potsdam.edu/alumni/
events.

A scrapbook will be compiled and presented to Brock. Please submit your special memory, photo or message to the Alumni Office by Friday, April 25. E-mail submissions to alumni@potsdam.edu or mail them to 44 Pierrepont Avenue, Potsdam, NY 13676.

Jean Cox Labanowski ’81 and her husband, Brian ’81, recently moved to Maine after living in New York for the last 46 years.

Owen Jones ’82 has been promoted to research team leader for the Life and Wealth Management group of McKinsey & Company. This promotion has relocated him to Rochester, NY, from New York City where he, his wife, Karen, and their two children have spent the last 23 years.

Class of 1983
25th Reunion in 2008

Glen Carlsen ’84 is one of the 68 chosen out of approximately 5,000 entries to have his story published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Celebrating Brothers and Sisters.

Kent Fetter ’84 was named Section 10 Cross Country Coach of the Year. He was instrumental in bringing the New York State Cross Country Championships to Norwood-Norfolk Central School, where he teaches and coaches. He lives in Norwood, NY, with his wife, Robin ’91, and his two daughters, Skylar and Kiera.

Stephen M. Williams ’84, vice president of major accounts at Dumac Business Systems, was a guest speaker at Clemson University recently to kick off the second day of First Sun Management’s Annual Meeting. He addressed the Wendy’s Franchise as well as representatives from Coca Cola, The Sygma Network and The New Bakery Company.

SUNY Potsdam Day at IBM

On October 18, SUNY Potsdam faculty and staff gathered with alumni in the Poughkeepsie area who work at IBM for a reception sponsored by Mary Helander ’83. Pictured in the photo are Daniel Simmons, Andy Harradine ’88, Helander, Sue Hacket Zahn ’81, Denise Mari ’82, Joel Foisy, Dan Grazier ’96, Eric Rosenfeld’84, Mona Ouimet Vroman ’85, Pat Caffrey ’81, Susan Ceiller ’78, Galen Pletcher, Joseph Sullivan, Marianne Hebert and Doug Zobre ’80. The following day, faculty, staff and alumni attended a SUNY Potsdam Day at the IBM Hawthorne Industry Solutions Lab in Hawthorne, NY. The day was made possible by Helander and Caffrey.

Terri Cromer Schwab ’86 has been teaching middle school social studies for 20 years at Canajoharie Central School.

Mary Rose Giruzzi-Green ’87 recently moved to the Cincinnati area with her husband, Darryl ’86, and two daughters.

Diana Zinnecker Nole ’87 (second from right) and her husband, Angelo, hosted President John F. Schwaller and his wife, Anne, at a small gathering of Rochester-area alumni at the Noles’ home in Pittsford. She is president of the Digital Capture Solutions business for Carestream Health, Inc., a former subsidiary of Kodak, Inc. She was a mathematics and CIS major. Also attending the reception at the Noles’ home in October were Jerry McCue ’78 and his wife, Diane; Andrew Rawdon, Esq. ’77; Dianne Reed Strauf ’87 and Eric Strauf ’87; and Laura Hirschey Villanti ’87 and her husband, Sam.

Class of 1988
20th Reunion in 2008

Steven Blusk ’88 has been promoted to associate professor of physics and awarded tenure at Syracuse University.
The work that Karen A. Weisbeck Glass ’88 did as set designer for Potsdam’s world-premiere of The Sailor-Boy and the Falcon was on display in an exhibit titled Theatre by Design: From Sketches to Stage in Pittsburgh, PA in November and December 2007.

Laura Zinngrabe Meikle ’88 is teaching art and pre-school for the Iditarod Area School District in Alaska. This has fulfilled her life-long dream, and she is having the adventure of a lifetime.

Brenda Vorhauer Thornton ’88 and her husband, Chris ’88, own and operate a software company, Thornsoft Development, Inc. They recently won the 17th Annual Shareware Industry Foundation Award for “Best Application.”

Cheryl Cirrito Parisi ’89 has been teaching music for 17 years and is currently directing band at St. Michael the Archangel School and teaching general music pre-K through grade 5 at St. Thomas More Catholic School.

Joseph Parisi ’89 recently returned from England, where he conducted the Fountain City Brass Band as the principal conductor and music director. The group won the 2007 North American Brass Band Championship and finished ninth in the All-England Masters International Brass Band Competition, the highest an American group has ever placed in an international brass band competition.

Catherine Jenks Whalen ’89 has been promoted to company vice president of SunFeather Natural Soap Company, where she has been employed since 1999. She was previously the vice president of graphic design and IT management at the company, which is owned by fellow Potsdam alumna Sandy Smithoover Maine ’78.

Chris Hemedinger ’90 is the coauthor of SAS for Dummies published in June 2007 by Wiley and Sons, Inc.

JoAnn Paolantonio ’91 co-starred on this year’s season premiere episode of the hit TV sitcom Everybody Hates Chris.
Stephanie Blythe ’92 received the Opera News Award for Distinguished Achievement in January.

Mary Procopio ’92 was appointed assistant professor of music and director of instrumental studies at Mott College, where she directs the band and teaches classes in ethnomusicology and musicology. She presented a recital of Haitian music at the 2007 International Colloquium of KOSANBA in Boston.

SUNY Upstate Medical University Director of Admissions Jennifer Cox Welch ’92 is the author of 101 Tips on Getting into Medical School. This new, easy-to-read guide provides practical advice on how to navigate the often overwhelming medical school admissions process.

Class of 1993
15th Reunion in 2008

Ellen Bartel ’93, artistic director of Spank Dance Company in Austin, TX, returned to Potsdam this fall. During her weeklong residency, she worked closely with students, sharing aspects of her life in the world of professional dance.

Jan Fredrickson Thome ’93 teaches group fitness at Bally’s Total Fitness in Amherst, NY, where she resides. She has taught French and Spanish at Clarence High School for 12 years. She has three children: Cassandra Alison, 5; Cynthia Nicole, 4; and Justin Evan, 1.

Peter Conners’ ’94 collection of poetry, Of Whiskey & Winter, has been published by Marick Press and his novella, Emily Ate the Wind, will be published in April 2008.

Cheryl Lovelace ’94 recently opened an eco-friendly business called Footprint that sells clothing items made from bamboo fiber.
Scott Hogan ’96 has spent three years running his organic pesticide- and insecticide-free landscaping company, GOGU Organic Lawn and Garden Service, in Saratoga, NY.

Makaylia Roberts Binkley ’97 received her J.D. from Villanova University School of Law in May 2003 and is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She has worked with Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP in Philadelphia since 2006. She is the firm-wide conflicts manager providing risk management support to offices nationwide.

Class of 1998
10th Reunion in 2008

Amelia Casselman Ahart ’98, a former fifth grade teacher, has been interning as principal of Durham Public School. She is completing her Master of School Administration degree at North Carolina Central University.

Mary Rotando Bauer ’98 is happily married with two children living in Vermont. She loves her job at Mount Mansfield Union High School as the instrumental/strings teacher.

Jason Emerson ’99 is a freelance writer and independent historian writing from Fredericksburg, VA. He recently published The Madness of Mary Lincoln, which is for sale in the alumni author section at Potsdam’s College Store.

Kevin Kendall ’99 earned the position of assistant principal of Ogdensburg Free Academy.

Geoffrey Mackey ’00 has been promoted to the position of academic resources coordination at the Nyack College School of Adult and Distance Education. He and his wife, Erin Goodwin Mackey ’00, reside in Nyack, NY.

James Lane ’01 is working as a technology transfer agent at Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. in Cambridge, MA.

Mary Jo Lightfoot ’01 has started medical school at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Class of 2003
5th Reunion in 2008

Maureen Colson ’04 is the recipient of the Music Education Scholarship for Graduate Students sponsored by the Oak Park Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota. She teaches middle school music while working on her master’s degree at Columbia University Teachers College in New York City.

Capt. Ryan Hunt ’04 proudly displays his Potsdam banner alongside an Iraqi soldier. Hunt is currently stationed in Baghdad.

Gregory Weissman ’06 has enrolled at the Mannes College The New School for Music.

Class Notes include those submissions received as of Jan. 11, 2008. Those received after that date will be included in the fall 2008 issue due June 30, 2008.