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Glen Falls Post Star, August 31, 2006
Andrea Lyons '95 has been appointed the Director of Administration and Operations at the Glimmerglass Opera in Cooperstown, NY. She most recently served as executive director of the Charles R. Wood Theatre in Glens Falls. Lyons interned at Glimmerglass Opera while a student at Hartwick and also served previously as the stage management office supervisor there. She was a theatre arts major at Hartwick and holds a master's degree in arts administration from Drexel University.

Hopewell Valley News, August 24, 2006
Christopher Miller '91 has been hired to teach social studies at Central High School. He majored in political science at Hartwick and holds a master's degree in public affairs from the University of Connecticut. Before becoming a teacher, Miller worked as a research manager for Roper ASW in Princeton and as a marketing coordinator for Sills, Cummis, Epstein, and Gros, the Legal Center in Newark.

The Day, August 18, 2006
Cpl. Marshall "Randy" Collins, Jr. '98, who is a mortar specialist with the weapons platoon of Charlie Company, stationed in Fallujah, Iraq, wrote an article about the death of one of his friends, Lance Cpl. Kurt Dechen of Vermont, and the injury of another on Augist 3, 2006. During his war duty, Collins lives with about 160 other Marines in a four-story building in downtown Fallujah in a large, heavily fortified compound. He was a history major at Hartwick.

The Republican, August 16, 2006
Northampton native Julie Duffy ’07, coached the Western Massachusetts Women's Lacrosse team, which won the championship at the Bay State Games in August-sweeping all four opponents. Says Duffy, "As a coach, my philosophy is for everyone, first and foremost, to have fun. Once the game becomes fun, that's when everyone plays as well as they know how." Duffy is majoring in political science at Hartwick and is a member of the women's lacrosse team.

Hartford (CT) Courant, August 14, 2006
Darren Cunningham '98, an assistant attorney in Hartford, CT, has teamed up with colleagues to establish a charity called "Kandahar's Kids," which raises money to buy school supplies for a village near the Kandahar Air Field. Cunningham works in the attorney general's health and education unit. The Connecticut Law Tribune also carried an article about "Kandahar's Kids." Cunningham majored in political science at Hartwick. E-mail mailto:kandaharskids@yahoo.com for more information.

Tampa Tribune, August 7, 2006
Professor of Business Administration John Clemens, who directs the Hartwick College Leadership Institute, was quoted in the article "Gleaned from the Screen," which discusses how “metaphors in movies such as "Remember the Titans"and "The Wizard of Oz" can boost your business acumen." As Clemens explains, "just about any movie with 'a good narrative' can be used by a group wanting to take a fresh look at its operations." But, Clemens cautions, "you need to break out of old passive viewing patterns if you want to get something out of it."

Forbes, August 7, 2006
Lenovo Group Ltd. announced the appointment of  Rory Read '83 as senior vice president, Operations. In this role, he will be responsible for the company's management system and day-to-day operation of business processes. Read comes Lenovo after a 23-year career at IBM. He majored in information science at Hartwick. The announcement also was carried in Electronic Component News (Highlands Ranch, CO), Electronic News (San Jose, CA), Investors Business Daily (Los Angeles, CA), ICMA-RC Vantage Link (Washington, DC), Business Wire, Yahoo! Finance Australia and Canada, LocalTechWire.com (Fort Mill, SC), WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC), Triangle (NC) dBusiness News.

Times-Record, August 6, 2006
Eddie Hawkins '84 was featured as one of the "Top 50 Local Athletes of the Last 50 Years." After graduating from Hartwick, Hawkins passed on a pro-career to pursue making the U.S. national team. "Before there was Eddie Pope and DeMarcus Beasley, there was Washingtonville's [and Hartwick's!] own Eddie Hawkins. He is the first American-born black player to play for the U.S." Hawkins majored in management at Hartwick.

eMediaWire, August 2, 2006
Grey Healthcare Group, one of the world's largest healthcare communications companies, announced that it has acquired Boston-based Catalyst On-Line, a specialized advertising, marketing, and consulting firm with targeted expertise in the fast growing Internet search marketplace. Catalyst On-Line was founded by Heather Frahm '90 and Beth LeTendre '90, who will continue to lead Catalyst from its Boston office, managing its expanding client base, including Biogen, Novartis, and Pfizer. Frahm majored in economics and LeTendre in political science at Hartwick.

Addison County (VT) Independent, July 31, 2006
Maria Tardy Collette '91 has joined the staff of the Little City Family Practice as a physician's assistant. She majored in at Hartwick and earned her PA degree from Yale University. Collette majored in a self-designed Individual Student Program at Hartwick.

Butler (PA) Eagle, July 27, 2006
Stacey Hart '99 was hired as the head women's field hockey coach and lacrosse coach at Slippery Rock University. She joins the staff after leading St. Vincent College during its inaugural season of varsity field hockey in 2005. Hart majored art in at Hartwick.

Money, July 25, 2006
Charles Parmalee '65 is used as the central example in an article about the financial complexities and challenges of the new "trend" of full-time parents who are ready to retire. Parmalee is a sales consultant for ACT, the educational testing firm. He and his wife had two children in the early 1990s and then adopted two children about a decade later.

HGTV, "That's Clever," July 24, 2006
Ben Coombs '95 was featured on HGTV's "That's Clever." The promo for the show reads: "Ben Coombs always had a fascination with fire and could have easily blazed quite a different path for himself than the one he chose. Fortunately for him, his ceramics class studio in college was right next to the glass blowing studio. The charismatic art student discovered a way to blend his creative side with his fiery side and has never looked back." (Click here to read more.) Coombs majored in art at Hartwick and is owner of Portland Glassblowing Studio in Portland, ME.

Sunday News (Lancaster, PA), July 23, 2006
Andrew Young '92 was recently hired as the men's and women's track and cross country coach at Millersville University. He held the same job at the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University from 1997-2005, during which he received eight New York College Athletic Conference coach of the year awards. He majored in political science at Hartwick and holds a master's degree in teaching physical education from Brooklyn College.

Campus Technology, July 2006
Hartwick is featured in the article "How Refreshing!," which advises colleges that are struggling to come up with an affordable tech refresh program that meets the needs of students, faculty, and staff to take cues from Hartwick, among other schools. Hartwick's effective "tech refresh" program means that new equipment for faculty is "as cyclical as the seasons." Hartwick also supplies entering first year students with new laptops. Overall, the program is an affordable way to ensure that the campus technology portfolio is up-to-date. The article quotes Ellen Falduto, vice president and chief information and planning officer.

Ocean County (NJ) Observer, June 30, 2006
Chris Ryerson '05 is profiled in the article "He Took a Different Tack in Racing World." Ryerson is currently with Aramark, the food and beverage concessionaire for the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. He serves as catering manager at Monmouth Park in Oceanport and is also concessions manager at Giants Stadium in The Meadowlands. Ryerson was drawn into the world of horse racing by his father, who is a thoroughbred trainer. Ryerson majored in business administration at Hartwick.

Bucks County (PA) Herald, June 29, 2006
Radclyffe Gallery and Framing has announced the addition of Eric McLendon '90 to its prestigious collection of artists. McLendon's "work interprets the rich tradition of glassblowing with an eye toward contemporary design." He is the sole proprietor and working artist at EGlass Studio in Bucks County. He majored in art at Hartwick and also studied at the Pilchuck School, the Penland School of Crafts, and the Appalachian Craft Center.

The Times (Trenton, NJ), June 29, 2006
Nathalie Aall '08 and her guide dog-in-training Jester were featured in the column "This College Course Is for the Dogs." "Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY, is a little dog-crazy. It's one of a handful of colleges that encourages students to take on a dog," states columnist Mea Kaemmerlen (Nathalie's aunt). Jester comes from a long line of guide dogs bred by Guiding Eyes for the Blind, which is based in Yorktown Heights, NY. Hartwick has participated in the Guiding Eyes program since 1995.

Boston Globe, June 29, 2006
Sabra Hawkes '10, of Rockport, MA, was profiled in the article "Her Sprints Are Works of Wonder." As an infant, Hawkes was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, a disorder that impairs development of motor skill areas of the brain. Doctors told her parents that they didn't know when, or even if, she would walk. She is now ranked 10th in the world in the 100 and 200-meter dashes among female athletes with her type of cerebral palsy. She is training to make the US team that will compete at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing.

The Sentinel, (North Brunswick, NJ), June 29, 2006
Kerri Adams '09 is the assistant coach of the Willows Swim Team, which was crowned the A League champions of the New Jersey Swimming and Diving Conference last summer. Adams has been swimming for 12 years and was a member of the Scarlet Aquatic Club and Sayreville War Memorial High School teams, where she was an All-County, All-Conference swimmer.

Oneida (NY) Dispatch, June 25, 2006
Kaitlin Reeder '10 was the valedictorian at Stockbridge Valley Central School. She plans to major in psychology at Hartwick and pursue a career as a clinical psychologist. In her valedictory speech, she told her fellow graduating high school seniors that it is "easy to dream about the golden future . . . just remember that it takes hard work to get there."

Journal News  (Westchester County, NY), June 19, 2006
Heather Stark '10, a graduate of Lakeland High School who plans to major in art at Hartwick, will travel halfway across the world to Thailand with a program run by Cross-Cultural Solutions, a international nonprofit organization that sends volunteers to ten different countries to work in 2- and 12-week stints. Stark is headed for Trang, Thailand, one of many impoverished cities devastated by the tsunami in 2004.

Toronto Globe & Mail, June 16, 2006
Assistant Professor of Political Science Neil DeVotta was quoted in an article about the escalating conflict in Sri Lanka. DeVotta is an expert in South Asian conflicts and author of Boomeranged: Institutional Decay and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka (Stanford University Press, 2004).

Wilton (CT) Bulletin, June 8, 2006
Joseph Seaman, Jr. ’97 was appointed to the advisory board of The Wilton Bank. He is a partner in three businesses: Seaman Construction, J & J Contractors, and JL Seaman Recycling and Carting Company. He majored in management at Hartwick. The announcement was also carried in the Stamford (CT) Advocate, The Wilton (CT) Villager, and Greenwich (CT) Time.

USA Today, June 5, 2006
Assistant Professor of History Vicki Howard's book Brides Inc.: American Weddings and the Business of Tradition (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006) was featured in the article "Watch, Listen, and Read" in USA Today's Money section. In the book, Howard examines the shift from traditional weddings to an estimated $70 million business.

Asbury Park (NJ) Press, June 1, 2006
Administrators at Brookdale Community College are showing their artistic sides at an exhibition entitled  "More Than Meets the Eye" at the Western Monmouth Higher Education Center in Freehold Township. Included in the exhibition are photographs taken by Angel Marie Howe Cantor '99, of Sayreville, NJ, who is an admissions representative. She majored in music at Hartwick.

Morning Sentinel (Waterville, ME), June 1, 2006
Neil Colan '74 has been appointed chief executive officer of Good Will-Hinckley, a not-for-profit organization that provides a home and helping hand to young people in need in Hinckley, ME. He is the school's immediate past chief operating officer, having managed all programs and internal operations since June 2004. He earned a Ph.D. in psychology at Boston University and was an English major at Hartwick.

Financial Times (U.S. Edition, New York, NY), May 30, 2006
The Financial Times published a letter by Assistant Professor of Political Science Neil DeVotta that criticized an article that asserted that India is undermining its status as a regional and global power by not assertively seeking to solve Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict. DeVotta writes that "India loathes the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam for the terrorism the group has perpetrated but has nevertheless consistently called for conflict resolution within a federal model." DeVotta is an expert in South Asian conflicts and author of Boomeranged: Institutional Decay and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka (Stanford University Press, 2004).

WNYC, May 25, 2006
Assistant Professor of History Vicki Howard discussed her book Brides Inc.: American Weddings and the Business of Tradition (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006) on The Brian Lehrer Show, a popular daily program from WNYC, New York Public Radio, that features interviews with newsmakers and experts about current events and social issues.

Time Magazine (Asia), May 22, 2006
Assistant Professor of Political Science Neil Devotta was quoted in the article "The Death of Peace," which reported on the intensifying fighting between the government and the rebel Tigers in Sri Lanka. DeVotta is an expert in South Asian conflicts and author of Boomeranged: Institutional Decay and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka (Stanford University Press, 2004).

Record-Pilot (Glen Cove, NY), May 19, 2006
Robert Demmler '10 expressed his fears about overdevelopment in Nassau County. He plans to study environmental studies at Hartwick. He attended Holy Trinity High School.

The Jamestown (RI) Press, May 18, 2006
Michaela Cohoon '08, a music major who plays bass in various ensembles at Hartwick, was mentioned in an article about her mother, Katherine O'Neill, who directs the band at Toll Gate High School in Warwick, RI.

Sports Illustrated, May 15, 2006
Bronwen Knox '08 was featured in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd. A defender on the women's water polo team, Knox scored four goals and had an assist as she led the Hawks to an 11-8 victory over the University of Michigan and their second CWPA Eastern Championship.

Hopkinton (MA) Crier, May 12, 2006
Melanye Pearson Brennan '79, a research assistant at the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, was part of a team that recently received the National Occupational Research Agenda Partnering Award for Worker Health and Safety. The award, initiated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, recognized team members for their participation in a joint, multi-study research project on slips, trips, and falls. Brennan was a biology major at Hartwick.

Business Wire (CA), May 10, 2006
Boyden World Corporation, a global leader in executive search, announced that Gray Hollett '82 has been appointed Vice President of Marketing to lead its branding across the firm's more than 65 offices in over 40 countries. Hollett previously co-led his own firm, Brandadvance, a strategic brand, design, and integrated marketing company. He was an anthropology major at Hartwick.

Goldrush, May 2006
Rhonda Foote '85, published the article "Inspiration Lost and Found" in Goldrush Magazine, which is published by the Rhee Gold Company and dedicated to quality dance education. Foote discusses her career in dance, including establishing Rhonda's Footeworks Studio in 1987 and, in 2004, its Dance Outreach Company through which company dancers volunteer their time and talent to benefit the communities they live in. Foote majored in English at Hartwick.

University Business, May 2006
Director of Admissions Jacqueline Gregory was quoted in the article "Text Messaging: The Newest Recruitment Innovation." Hartwick test drove software this spring that allowed it to communicate with its pool of accepted students via weekly text messages.

Associations Now, April 2006
Professor of Business Administration John Clemens and Assistant Professor of Business Administration Scott Dalrymple wrote the cover story for the April 2006 issue of Associations Now. The article, entitled "Mastering Time: the New Leadership Imperative," examines how changing one's perception of time from a management problem to a leadership opportunity can dramatically boost productivity.

Next Step, April 2006
Next Step Magazine, a coast-to-coast teen publication distributed in more than 21,140 high schools and read by more than 869,600 students in 48 states and in Ontario, Canada, turned to Patricia Maben, vice president for enrollment management, for advice about "9 College Myths (and why they're just not true)." Maben commented on the role of SAT/ACT scores in admissions, living with roommates, and scholarships.

Globe and Mail (Toronto, CA), April 26, 2006
Assistant Professor of Political Science Neil DeVotta was quoted in an article about the impending civil war in Sri Lanka. DeVotta is an expert in South Asian conflicts and author of Boomeranged: Institutional Decay and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka (Stanford University Press, 2004).

Post and Courier (Charleston, SC), April 24, 2006.
Robert Cape '64 has been named senior vice president and chief information officer for the College of Charleston. Previously, he taught computer science at the University of Virginia and worked in information technology at Carnegie Mellon University, Saint Joseph's University, the University System of New Hampshire and American University, and for Bell Atlantic Corp. A mathematics major at Hartwick, Cape holds a master's and doctoral degrees in computer science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY), April 24, 2006
Lynda Burgess Stark '91 has been promoted to project engineer IV in the construction engineering division of Clough Harbour & Associates. A geology major at Hartwick, she earned an advanced degree at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

Erie (PA) Times-News, April 24, 2006
Ryan Smith '06, a native of Edinboro, PA, was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to teach English and study in Germany in 2006-07. A member of the men's swim team, Smith has also received numerous awards for academic achievement and leadership. He is a triple major in German, Political Science, and Economics.

Forbes, April 23, 2006.
The Private Bank of Bank of America announced the appointment of John Moskos '73 as market executive for North and Central Florida. Moskos will be responsible for leading Private Bank's efforts in delivering integrated wealth management services and advice to wealthy individuals and families in the Jacksonville, Orlando, and Ocala/Ormond Beach markets. He was a history major at Hartwick. This story was picked up by The Seattle (WA) Times, Dallas (TX) Morning News, Newport (VA) News Daily Press, Seattle (WA) Post Intelligencer, Banker and Tradesman (Boston, MA), South Florida Sun Sentinel (Ft. Lauderdale), Yahoo! Finance Australia and Canada, WKYT-TV Channel 27 (Lexington, KY), KVVU-TV Channel 5 (Henderson, NV), KNDU-TV (Kennewick, WA), ICMA-RC VantageLink (Washington, DC), Canada.com, Stockhouse (New York, NY), Excite.com (CA), WLS-TV Channel 7 (Chicago, IL), National Hispanic Corporate Council (Arlington, VA), KGO-TV Channel 7 (San Francisco, CA), ClearStation (San Francisco, CA), KTRK-TV Channel 13 (Houston, TX), and Finanzen.net (Germany).

MaineToday.com, April 21, 2006
Sam Elmes '10 was selected as a "Boys' Player to Watch." A senior lacrosse player at Lincoln Academy, Elmes scored 26 goals last season and "is a strong, fast player who isn't afraid to crash the net." MaineToday.com is the on-line home of The Portland Press Herald, Kennebec Journal, and Morning Sentinel.

Union-News and Sunday Republican (Springfield, MA), April 19, 2006
Paul Stewart '83 has been promoted to captain in the U.S. Navy and assigned as deputy director of the Office of Naval Research and U.S. national liaison officer at the NATO Undersea Research Centre in La Spezia, Italy. A mathematics major at Hartwick, Stewart earned a master's degree in physics (meteorology and oceanography) at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA and a master's degree in national security strategy at the National War College.

The Keene (NH) Sentinel , April 18, 2006
Laura Rydout '69 has been named development director for the Peterborough Players. Before joining the Players, she was director of development for the Colonial Theatre in Keene. She was an English major at Hartwick.

Reading Advocate(Concord, MA) , April 15, 2006
Sonya Feinn '10 is graduating for Nazareth Academy, an all-girls high school in Wakefield, MA where leadership and service is an integral part of its mission. She is a member of Nazareth's Model UN team, where she was awarded Outstanding Delegation while representing Somalia in promotion of women. She is also involved in the performing arts department, where she recently performed in the school's drama ensemble of Dr. Seuss's "The Lorax."

Daily Times Chronicle (Woburn, MA), April 7, 2006
Caitlin McClay '10 was profiled in the Daily Times Chronicle. Described as "diligent, kind, and friendly," McClay is one of Woburn High School's outstanding seniors. She has pursued a challenging academic schedule, while also working on the yearbook staff, serving as a D.A.R.E role model, and participating in the drama program..

The Californian (Salinas, CA), April 6, 2006
Ria Megnin '91's own paper (she is assistant city editor for the Salinas Californian) carried a story about her selection as one of 44 female athletes on the ballot for Outstanding Women's Track & Field Student-Athlete of the Last 25 Years in Division III. The honor will be bestowed upon two track and field athletes who either hold a NCAA record or have won at least three outdoor track and field championships. Megnin was an English major at Hartwick.

Courier-Gazette (Rockland, ME), April 4, 2006
Eliza Mohlie '10 of Waldoboro, ME, valedictorian of the Medomak Valley High School Class of 2006, was interviewed about her upcoming graduation speech and her first choice among colleges--Hartwick College. She plans to minor in museum studies.

Greater NY Chapter of USA Dance Newsletter, April 2006
The Hartwick College Ballroom Dance Team was featured in an article about the prevalence of well-run college ballroom dance events. The writer comments, "I had the privilege of being the MC at the very first Hartwick Ballroom Dance Competition. It was a highly enjoyable experience. Any competition that ends with a fun dance consisting of all the competitors and members of the audience and even a few of the judges dancing the chicken dance, the hokey pokey and the Macarena does down in my book as a terrific event."

Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY), April 3, 2006
Chris Marciano '05 was hired as the director of recruiting for MPLOY INC. He will be responsible for recruiting manufacturing and engineering professionals. Marciano was a business administration major at Hartwick.

Reminder(East Longmeadow, MA), April 3, 2006
Senator John Kerry announced the hiring of Stephen Meunier '99, former Democratic National Committee Deputy Director of Voter Contact Programs, as his new Regional Director in the Springfield office. A history major at Hartwick, Meunier earned a master's degree in American Studies from Trinity College. He most recently worked as a client services manager at Democracy Data and Communications in Alexandria, VA.

Portland (ME) Press Herald, March 27, 2006
Ben Coombs '95, owner of Portland Glassblowing Studio, was profiled in the Portland Press Herald. He left the "white-hot center of glassblowing, Seattle," four years ago to set up shop in the former boiler room of the old Nissen Bakery in Portland's Munjoy Hill. He and his assistants create custom-made lamps, bowls and colorful three-quarter size glass lobster buoys. Coombs was an art major at Hartwick.

Central New York Business Journal, March 17, 2006
Marissa Critti Wamsley '95 accepted a position as senior auditor at the accounting firm TFG. She will be responsible for auditing and other assurance services, including the preparation of financial statements for applicable clients. Wamsley was an accounting and business administration major at Hartwick.

The Source (Madison, CT), March 16, 2006
Joshua Smaller-Swift '08 was profiled in the The Source after his return from J Term in South Africa. The article begins: "To step outside your comfort zone and put yourself, physically and mentally, in a situation so vastly different from is a rare and precious occurrence. Josh Smaller-Swift took an opportunity and is forever changed by the experience."

Poughkeepsie (NY) Journal, March 5, 2006
Dan Shapley '99, who writes a regular column on environmental issues for the Poughkeepsie Journal, recently focused on beavers in New Paltz who have dammed a culvert. In discussing the solutions, Shapley writes about his own experiences with and fond memories of the "B.E.D."--Beaver Exclusion Device--at Pine Lake.

Quince Girl, Spring 2006
Cuyle Carvin '03 is one of the featured models in a photo spread accompanying the article "Deals, Steals, and Splurges" in the premier issue of Quince Girl, a magazine that targets Hispanic girls celebrating their quinceaneras, 15th-birthday coming-of-age ceremonies.

Hankyu, February 2006
Elizabeth Gillett '83 was interviewed about her business Elizabeth Gillett, Ltd. for a web newsletter for the Japanese department store Hankyu. Three of her designs also were recently featured on Target's online "Red Hot Shop" (search for her name on the Target website). Gillett majored in art at Hartwick.

Sun Chronicle (Attleboro, MA), February 25, 2006
The article "Teaching the Gospel according to 'The Simpsons,'" by Gloria LaBounty, quoted Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Lisle Dalton. Dalton is co-author of the article "Homer the Heretic and Charlie Church: Parody, Piety, and Pluralism in The Simpsons," which appears in God in Details: American Religion in Popular Culture (Routledge, 2001). Among other topics, Dalton discusses the ways in which the show uses stereotypes to "hold the general social impulse to sterotype up to a critical lens."

Science, February 24, 2006
Sean Rafferty '90 and Professor of Anthropology David Anthony made an appearance in the "Random Samples" section of Science magazine. A short piece entitled "Lighting Up in Vermont" refers to Rafferty's research on early smoking practices. Rafferty recently obtained residues from a pipe found buried with a young woman at a site in northern Vermont. Anthony is called on to comment on Rafferty's work. Rafferty is an archaeology professor at SUNY-Albany.

Record-Courier (Kent, OH), February 23, 2006
Kathleen Mohan '08's J Term in Madagascar, in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa, caught the attention of her hometown newspaper in Kent, OH. The article recounted the activities the students participated in as they learned about the culture, natural history, and biodiversity of the region. Mohan is a nursing major.

Independent Banker, February 2006
Time Mastery: How Temporal Intelligence Will Make You a Stronger, More Effective Leader, by Professor of Business Administration John Clemens and Assistant Professor of Business Administration Scott Dalrymple, was reviewed by Jennifer Cutherton, a writer for the Business Book Review.

Poughkeepsie (NY) Journal, February 7, 2006
Suzanne Berger '79 was profiled in The Journal's "On the Job" column. She is a certified nurse midwife who splits her time between the Women's Care Center in Kingston and Rhinebeck. After earning her nursing degree at Hartwick, she earned a master's in nurse midwifery at Georgetown University. Berger has been delivering babies for 15 years--a total of more than 900 babies. She also has provided prenatal and well-woman gynecology for more than 23 years as a registered nurse and an obstetric/gynecological nurse practitioner.

Santa Fe New Mexican, January 30, 2006
The Hey, Mozart! Child Composer Project at Hartwick College's partnership with the New Mexico Symphony and Crisol Bufons Co. resulted in the recording of 14 winning melodies (selected from 82 submitted by children up to age 12). On February 24, 2006, the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra presented a concert of the melodies, all of which were arranged and orchestrated by Hartwick College students and faculty.

WALB-TV (Georgia), January 30, 2006
Thrivent Builds spokesman Michael Coniaris '94 was quoted in a story about a new effort between Habitat for Humanity International and Thrivent Builds. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans sponsors the construction of hundreds of homes every year by combining the efforts of Thrivent Financial members with Lutheran congregations and institutions, communities, partner families, and Habitat affiliates. Coniaris was also quoted in The San Diego Union-Tribune. Coniaris was a political science major at Hartwick.

Legal Times (Washington, DC), January 22, 2006
Assistant Professor of Political Science Andrew Seligsohn was quoted in an article about Samuel Alito's confirmation hearings that was published in the Legal Times (Washington, DC), Legal Intelligencer (Philadelphia, PA), US Supreme Court Monitor (New York, NY), and Daily Business Review (West Palm Beach, FL). Seligsohn discussed Democrats' inability to reconcile Alito's self-presentation as a "middle-of-the-road American" and his radical judicial philosophy.

Bennington (VT) Banner, January 18, 2006
Sculptor in Residence and Professor of Art Terry Slade's exhibition at the Lichtenstein Gallery in Pittsfield, MA got press in nearby Vermont. His show "Holes in the Earth and Sky" was inspired by his visits to prehistoric stone circles in Scotland and Wales..

CSTV-Courtside, January 12, 2006
Roy Chipman, who coached Hartwick's Division II Men's Basketball team in the 1970s, was identified as the inspiration for the current defense employed by the Northwestern University Wildcats. Northwestern coach Bill Carmody faced the legendary "extended 1-3-1" Hartwick defense as a point guard playing for Union College. Nick Lambros '59 also is mentioned as he was the assistant men's basketball coach at the time.

MarketWire, January 11, 2006
US Global Nanospace Inc. announced today that it has appointed Kevin Cronin '86 to serve as USGN's Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer. USGN is a solutions-oriented research and development company that specializes in identifying, developing, and commercializing new and emerging technologies and products for integration into the security, defense, and health and safety markets.

Daytona Beach News-Journal, January 5, 2006
The "multi-talented" Hartwick College Ballroom Dance Team was featured in an article about the Intercontinental Dancesport Festival. The article quoted Audrey Laskoe '06, who explained that all women on Hartwick's team are taught to lead and follow since only two of the 15-member team are men.

Business People Vermont, January 2006
Chris Folley '75 owns Creative Sound, a Williston, VT shop that specializes in audio systems, and has carved a niche in a market dominated by big-box stores. Folley majored in mathematics at Hartwick with a minor in music. A customer says of Folley and his business partner: "They talk fast, they think fast, and they cut up a lot. They're affable guys who exhibit good humor and market savvy."

University Business, January 2006
Hartwick President Richard P. Miller, Jr., was quoted in a "Money Matters" column on the influence of enrollment trends and other measures of demand on bond ratings. Miller discussed the way in which Hartwick has recently strengthened its demand position by paying attention to students and sound management principles.

Bay of Plenty Times, December 29, 2005
New Zealand natives Megan Thomson '02, assistant coach of Hartwick's Division I women's water polo team, Olivia Colburne '07, and Kimberley Sumich '08 were discussed in the article "Water polo Aces Take to Sea" about the New Zealand national team's preparations for the international Southern Cross Cup series and the Commonwealth Championships in Australia.

Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), December 28, 2005
Erik Kaiser '93 was profiled on the front page of the Business section as one of "6 to Watch in '06." The profile, titled "A Style All His Own," discusses Kaiser's company Remi Cos., a "cutting-edge development firm that also operates its own mortgage and construction businesses" (Kaiser is founder and principal ). Kaiser, who was an economics major at Hartwick, lives in NYC and spends downtime in a renovated cabin in the Catskills.

Berkshire Eagle, December 20, 2005
Kristin Leonard '98 teaches at Reid Middle School in Pittsfield, MA, and is "one of the half dozen or so former great swimmers at St. Joseph's who in the early 1990s dominated in both Berkshire County and at Western Mass. championships." She now is assistant swim coach at Taconic High. At Hartwick, she swam backstroke and freestyle for "a highly competitive and 'fun' Division 3 team that earned a measure of success." She majored in English.

Newsday (New York, NY), December 7, 2005
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Nancy Morris '74 would replace Jonathan Katz as secretary of the agency when Katz retires in January 2006. Morris will be responsible for coordinating the work of the five SEC commissioners. Morris, who majored in sociology at Hartwick, has been an attorney-fellow in the SEC's investment management division since 2004. She holds a law degree from the University of Idaho. The story also was carried by the Los Angeles Times, Minneapolis Star Tribune, MSN Money, Forbes, Reuters, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and other newspapers and media outlets nationwide.

real-rochester.com, December 2005
Eric Shoen '99 was profiled on the Web site for Real magazine, which aims to be a college graduate's guide to job opportunities and graduate study in Rochester, NY. Shoen is deputy director for corporate development and public relations at Rural Opportunities Inc., a regional community development and human services organization. He majored in Spanish at Hartwick.

Washington Post, December 3, 2005
An article about the effect of suburban sprawl on rural electric cooperatives quoted Professor of Economics Laurence Malone, a specialist in cooperatives. Rural electric cooperatives were born out of FDR's New Deal to bring electricity to far-flung farms that profitmaking utilities refused to serve. Malone suggests that the program has gone well beyond its original intent and people with high incomes are now reaping the benefits.

Chronicle of Higher Education, December 2, 2005
An article about female faculty members with young children who have research sabbaticals mentioned Associate Professor of Economics Carlena Cochi Ficano. Ficano discussed the timing of her sabbatical and the clear setting of boundaries between family and work time. As was true for many of the mothers interviewed, Ficano chose to maintain the same childcare arrangements and at-work hours as before her sabbatical.

San Francisco Chronicle, November 29, 2005
Holly Quaglia '99 has been volunteering in New Orleans as part of the animal rescue operation since Hurricane Katrina hit. She was included in the article "The Dogs of New Orleans," which described her as follows: "A young woman of such prodigious energy she was rumored to sleep no more than four hours a week." Quaglia, who was an anthropology major at Hartwick, was also interviewed on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 on Monday, November 28, in a segment on the animal rescue efforts in New Orleans.

eMediaWire, November 29, 2005
William Beyer '97 recently joined the Center for Professional Innovation & Education as director of marketing. CfPIE is the global leader in medical device, pharmaceutical, and biotech training and educational services. Beyer was an anthropology major at Hartwick.

The Citizen (Auburn, NY), November 15, 2005
Susan Marteney '79, executive director of the Cayuga County chapter of the American Red Cross, was "spotlighted" in TheCitizen. When asked what she would like to be if she weren't a health care professional, Marteney responded, "A cultural anthropologist." Marteney completed an Individual Student Program at Hartwick.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 9, 2005
Scott Adams '79, creator of the comic strip "Dilbert" was the subject of the article "I Can't Imagine Retiring," which discussed the ever-growing "Dilbert" empire and Adams' recent diagnosis with the brain disorder dystonia, which has caused him trouble with drawing and speaking. Adams was in Atlanta to speak at the Produce Marketing Association's convention. He does roughly 25 speaking gigs every year. He recently launched a blog from his Website Dilbert.com. Adams was an economics major at Hartwick and earned an MBA from the University of California-Berkeley.

Palladium-Times (Oswego, NY), November 7, 2005
Gregory Osetek '86 ran for re-election (third term) as a County Legislator in District 15. He is director of community relations at St. Luke Health Services in Oswego. A psychology major at Hartwick, he also earned a certificate of advanced study in public sector management from the Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Police at SUNY Albany. He ran on the Republican Party line.

Register-Star (Hudson, NY), November 5, 2005
Cynthia Hall '69 vied for one of two Town Board seats in this fall's election. She majored in music education at Hartwick and worked as a public school music teacher for 36 years before retiring. She ran on the Democratic Party line.

Addison County (VT) Independent, November 3, 2005
Janice Modrak Whitaker '81 was honored as a 2005 Addison County Outstanding Teacher of the Year. She is a health coordinator/educator at Addison Central School and Middlebury Union Middle School. A nursing major at Hartwick, Whitaker holds a masters in educational leadership from the University of Vermont. She worked as a pediatric/adolescent registered nurse in a clinical setting for 10 years before starting school nursing.

Glens Falls (NY) Post Star, November 1, 2005
Joanne Dittes Yepsen '80 ran for Saratoga Springs (NY) City Supervisor. She is an appointed member of the Mayor's Task Force on Cities for Climate Protection and owner of the development consulting firm Coltivare. She majored in psychology at Hartwick. She ran on the Democratic Party, Independence Party, and Working Families Party lines. An article also appeared in the Albany Times-Union.

Private Label Buyer, November 2005
Regina Malette Tator '79 was featured on the cover of Private Label Buyer. The article "A Standing Ovation: Consumer Response Leads Price Chopper Supermarkets to a Smash Hit" looks at how Central Market Classics, Price Chopper's private label, was expected to be a small-cast production and instead has grown into a star-studded lineup (initially expected to include a dozen or so items, the line has grown to 270 and has its own subbrand). At the time of publication, Tator was Price Chopper's senior private label category manager and a key player in the success of the line. She is now Director of Corporate Brands. Tator was a sociology major at Hartwick.

University Business, November 2005
The article "Managing a Mobile Mix," which discusses the widespread use of laptops and tablet PCs on college campuses, quotes Director of Technology Services William Beyer about Hartwick's technology initiative. Starting in 1993, Hartwick equipped each incoming freshman with a laptop--one of the first colleges to do so.

Avon Life (West Hartford, CT), November 2005
Alison Galbraith '05's illustrations for the book Coco's Vineyard Vacation, by Sharon Kelly, published by Secret Garden Bookworks (2005) were mentioned in an article about the book. Kelly is quoted speaking about Galbraith: "She's the real deal. She's so fresh and competent and talented." Galbraith majored in art at Hartwick.

The Boston Globe, October 29, 2005
Assistant Professor of History and English Vicki Howard was quoted in a Boston Globe column entitled "Before I Say 'I Do.'" The story addressed the environmental destruction caused by the global gold mining industry and implications for Americans' desire for gold wedding bands. Howard, an expert on the wedding industry, speculated that if people knew about what it takes to extract gold for their wedding rings, they may have second thoughts. "Consumers have an immense power to change things," said Howard. The column also ran in the Post-Standard (Syracuse), the Arizona Daily Star (Tucson), and the International Herald Tribune.

Grist Magazine, October 26, 2005
The "Ask Umbra" column of Grist Magazine featured a letter from Andy Goodell '08, the president of Hartwick's Grassroots Environmental Club. The letter sought advice on the feasibility of introducing local food into the dining experience at Hartwick. The letters column also was reprinted in Working Assets' Working for Change newsletter.

The Post Standard (Syracuse, NY), October 14, 2005
Mike Barrigar '96, a management major at Hartwick, now is a guitar player in the Central New York Guitar League, which brings together beginners to meet good players. Although he got his first guitar in high school, in college Barrigar's interests were in basketball. But he discovered it's never too late to start playing. His favorite audience at the moment are his 1-year old twins.

National Fastpitch Coaches Association, October 10, 2005
The National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced its 2004-05 Top Ten All-Academic Teams, based on cumulative team grade-point averages. The Hartwick College softball team was #1 among Division III institutions with a Team GPA of 3.596.

Rutland (VT) Herald, October 1, 2005
Fair Haven Union high school graduate Zack Turner '08 is making great contributions to Hartwick's football team. "Zack is a tremendous athlete and an incredible competitor," head football coach Mark Carr is quoted saying. "He is doing a nice job for us this year. He is fighting, scratching and clawing, doing everything he can to help us win."

Audubon, September-October 2005
A photograph of a deformed Pacific Treefrog by eco-artist Brandon Ballengee is featured in "One Picture." This photograph is one of a series of high resolution scans prepared by artist Brandon Ballengee and Professor of Biology Stanley Sessions as part of an art/science collaboration funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.

SkyWest Magazine, October 2005
Wildlife photographer Henry Holdsworth '82 is featured in an article entitled "Biology Degree Serves Photographer Well." Holdsworth says he fell into the habit of rising early to photograph animals while at Hartwick--and the practice has served him well. His photos have appeared in dozens of magazines, including National Geographic. He and his wife Valerie operate the gallery Wild by Nature in Jackson Hole, WY.

CollegeBound Teen, Fall 2005 (national edition)
The article "Straight Up Strategies: Social Skills 101" included advice from Jennifer Bezanson '07. Jen recommended participating in a pre-orientation trip such as Hartwick's Awakening program so you start college with a few familiar faces. Said Jen, "I came away with a base of people I could sit with in the dining hall and who would sit with me if I was alone."

The Post Standard (Syracuse, NY), September 30, 2005
Joseph Harrison whose melodies "The Hunter”"and "Cave Taming" were winners in the 2004 Hartwick College Child Composer Project was profiled in The Post Standard. Harrison's inclusion in the CCP is not his only honor—his piece "My Home" was just published in Piano Explorer, an international music magazine aimed at piano students.

The Cornell Daily Sun, September 27, 2005
Mary Jo Dudley '78 was selected to head the Cornell Migrant Program at Cornell University. CMP's overarching mission is to improve migrant farmworkers' living and working conditions through active dialogue with activists, advocates, agricultural interests, the community, and farmworkers themselves. Dudley previously was associate director of the Latin American Studies Program at Cornell.

Business Wire, September 27, 2005
Carl Pelzel '73 was promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer of Depomed, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company that uses its innovative Gastric Retention System to make novel oral products and extended release formulations of existing oral drugs. A biology major at Hartwick, Pelzel joined Depomed in June 2005.

San Diego Union Tribune, September 21, 2005
The article "Farsighted Vision" profiles Francisco Marcos '68, "one of the most influential, and most fascinating, figures in American soccer." Marcos is founder and president of the United Soccer Leagues, an organization of professional, amateur and women's soccer leagues that serves as a de facto minor league system. He splits his time between living in Portugal--where he is a rabid fan of Sporting Clube de Portugal--and the U.S.

Cayman Net News, September 21, 2005
The Jamaican Governor-General, Sir Howard Cooke, together with his Aide-de-Camp, visited Oneonta, September 15-19 at the invitation of Hartwick College. At a ceremony held during Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, Hartwick celebrated its "historic and wide-ranging connections to the countries of the Caribbean" and honored the Governor-General with an honorary doctorate of civil law.

Rutland (VT) Herald, September 20, 2005
Kate Hadeka '09 has made an immediate impact on the Hartwick field hockey team. Hadeka is the leading scorer for the Hawks, and coach Anna Meyer says "I knew she was fast . . . but she actually wound up being even faster than I thought. She's explosive."

New York Times, September 18, 2005
Hartwick College is one of 38 colleges and universities to join a partnership between the New York Times and the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC). The partnership aims to explore leadership issues in undergraduate education.

The Miami Herald, September 18, 2005
For an article on nostalgia for summers lost, reporter Fabiola Santiago spoke with David Hayes, father of Alexandra Hayes '06, who talked about Alexandra's summer, which included spending a month in Shanghai learning conversational Mandarin and traditional Chinese calligraphy.

Jamaica Observer, September 17, 2005 Jamaican Governor-General Sir Howard Cooke received an honorary degree from Hartwick College on September 17, 2005. He joined in Hartwick's celebration of its "historic and wide-ranging connections to the countries of the Caribbean."

Chronicle of Philanthropy, September 15, 2005
CASE, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, presented its 2005 Circle of Excellence Awards in various categories. Hartwick College was a winner among liberal arts colleges in the improvement category of CASE's 2005 Wealth ID Awards for Educational Fund Raising along with Hobart-William Smith Colleges, Scripps College, and York College of Pennsylvania.

The Manchester(VT) Journal, September 9, 2005
Rob Hunter '86 published his first collection of poetry, September Swim (Spoon River Poetry Press). "A book is important to a writer … it’s an extension of the person … I tell my students that writers write to convey what human experience is," Hunter says. Hunter teaches English at Burr and Burton Academy in Manchester, VT.

Poughkeepsie Journal, September 8, 2005
Karlyn Knaust Elia '73, a history major at Hartwick with a master's in social studies from SUNY New Paltz, was recently appointed Ulster County historian. She was drawn to the position because of her great love of history and historic preservation. In the early 1990s, she became the town historian for Saugerties, NY. "If we lose the understanding of how our region developed, we run the risk of losing our identity," said Elia. "It is my role to encourage our citizens to learn more of our local history."

The Herald (New Britain, CT), September 7, 2005
Rebecca Karabin-Ahern '94 has been elected to Acme-Monaco's Board of Directors. She was also elected executive vice president of sales and marketing. She was a management major at Hartwick. Karabin-Ahern was previously with the World Affairs Council and Hershey Foods. Acme-Monaco, which the Karabin family purchased in 1965, manufactures medical guide wires and stylets, orthodontic hardware, springs, wire forms, and stampings, which are exported worldwide.

Beacon-News (Aurora, IL), September 4, 2005
Board certified rheumatologist Alan Jacobson '87 has joined the staff at Dreyer Clinic in West Aurora, IL. He received a medical degree from SUNY Health Sciences Center in Brooklyn, NY, completed his residency in internal medicine at Winthrop University Hospital, and completed a fellowship in rheumatology at George Washington University. Jacobson completed an Individual Student Program in Biology and Human Relationships at Hartwick.

Poughkeepsie Journal, September 1, 2005
Andrea Reynolds '88 was recently hired as the new president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Dutchess County. She was previously executive vice president of the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis. Some of her accomplishments include Memphis Business Journal's 2002 "Top 40 Under 40," and Memphis Woman Magazine's 2001 "50 Women Who Make a Difference." "I realized that I needed to do more with my life than just working to make a profit for a single individual," said Reynolds.

The Martha's Vineyard Times, September 1, 2005
Alison Galbraith '05 did the illustrations for the book Coco's Vineyard Vacation, by Sharon Kelly, published by Secret Garden Bookworks (2005), which The Martha Vineyard Times reviewed positively. Galbraith's illustrations are described as "colorful "and "fanciful." Galbraith was an art and art history major at Hartwick.

Washington Monthly, September 2005
In response to U.S. News & World Report 's popular annual rankings of colleges, Washington Monthly published its first annual Washington Monthly College Rankings in hopes of showing what colleges can do for the country as opposed to the more common idea of what colleges can do for you. Washington Monthly established three central criteria: (1) Universities should be engines of social mobility; (2) They should produce the academic minds and scientific research that advance knowledge and drive academic growth; and (3) They should inculcate and encourage an ethic of service. Hartwick College was ranked 92nd out of 200 liberal arts colleges.