Sandra Ford Attleson ’57 is retired and living in Cortland, N.Y., where she still maintains her home. A nursing graduate, she does advocacy work for people needing medical/nursing care.

Peter Schumacher ’61 has been living in Japan for more than 50 years and retired a few years
back from Sangyo University in Kyoto. He would love to hear from and about members of the classes of 1960/61/62. If anyone out there is interested, he would love to hear from you at [email protected].

Nancy Lee McLure ’66 said, “We decided upkeep of our three-level home was too much, so we
moved to a retirement home in Massachusetts where we would be close to my sister and family, while we could live independently.”

Nelson Gaetz ’67 is now serving part time as a retired priest at Christ Episcopal Church in Jordan, N.Y.

The latest chapbook of poetry by Richard Holinger ’67, Down from the Sycamores: Poems, will be released this June. A multiple Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, Best Microfiction 2025, and Best Small Fictions 2025 nominee, Richard has written essays, poetry and fiction published in Chicago Quarterly Review, Southern Indiana Review, The Southern Review, Chautauqua, Boulevard, Witness and elsewhere. Advanced sales have already started at www.finishinglinepress.com.

Val R. Gray ’70 has been serving as a musician and preacher with Zion’s United Church of Christ in Taborton, N.Y., since November 2022.

David Rowley ’72 has been elected president of the Community Foundation of Otsego County. He previously served on the organization’s board of directors.

The Council of the American Association of the Advancement of Science (AAAS) recently elected Frederick Stoss ’72 as a Fellow. Established in 1844, AAAS is the largest (with more than 120,000 members), and one of the most prestigious multidisciplinary scientific societies in the world. Fred is a tenured science librarian with the faculty rank of Full Librarian at the SUNY University at Buffalo (UB). He is also the librarian liaison to UB’s Chemistry, Environment Sustainability and Geology departments.

Col. (Ret.) Michael Doherty ’73 and his wife, Kristine Kingery, went to Europe in December for a 10-day Christmas Markets cruise on the Danube River. They spent three days in Budapest, visiting, among other sites, the Cathedral of Saint Stephen. They then cruised up the Danube River to Vienna, Krems, Gottweig Abbey, Passau, and Regensburg. They enjoyed the Christmas markets and various huts serving local food and various wooden, glass, and woolen items; dried fruit; ceramic Christmas ornaments; and nativity scenes. Separately, Michael concluded his association as an environmental planning instructor for The Shipley Group; he continues to serve as a volunteer at the National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir, Va. Kristine still participates in the St. Rose of Lima Church Yarn Angels.

Helen Karas McFeeters ’73 is proud to report her son, George Norton, retired from the Army on February 27, 2025, after a 20-year career in its Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning (now Fort Moore) in Columbus, Ga.

Delta Sigma Phi Brothers Paul Conboy ’73 (left) met David Ward ’74 in his home state of Alaska last summer. David gave Paul a personal tour of Alaska, including whale watching, halibut and salmon fishing, ending with this picture on a glacier in Denali.

Happy 50th Reunion — Hartwick Class of 1974! (seated from left) Jackie Quick Tougas; Herb Lohmann; Kathy Martin; Dale Kehoe Lohmann; Jacqueline Hamblin Yarborough; Diego Carriero; Ellen Eagan (standing from left) Tom Hildebrandt; Rick Conard; Stephen Calderone; Pres. Jim Mullen; Christine Corrigan Burrington; Art Gay.

Toni Bellissimo ’75 recently published a book about her mother and family titled, Anne Can Do It (A Hudson Valley Girl’s Story) (Covenant Books, 2024). She said it was a true labor of love, inspired by her mother’s long and memorable life and how she touched so many lives. When not writing, Toni works in government relations.

Former professional soccer goalkeeper Keith Van Eron ’77 was recently inducted into the Long Island Soccer Player Hall of Fame. A native of Huntington, N.Y., he was an All-American at Hartwick and followed with a successful professional career. He played one season in the American Soccer League, three in the North American Soccer League and 11 in the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1984, Keith led the Baltimore Blast to the MISL Championship and was named the league’s Goalkeeper of the Year in 1986. In 2008, he was inducted to the Blast’s Hall of Fame and in 2010 was inducted into the Hawks Athletics Hall of Fame.

Kris (Chadsey) ’81 and Al Stephens ’79 checked in. The couple met during Al’s senior year at Hartwick. During the 46 years since, “We’ve enjoyed, and are proud of, our 42-year marriage, fulfilling careers, our three adult-married-successful children, and (so far) four adorable granddaughters! We’ve lived and traveled all over the country, and currently call Omaha, Nebraska home. We enjoy traveling, spending summers at our lake camp in Maine, checking off our bucket list of National Park visits, and making as much time for family as possible. Thank you, Hartwick, for bringing us together!”

Robert L. Rowe ’81 received the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquis Who’s Who for his leadership in banking. Robert is a managing director at Citi, where he serves as the U.S. regional director of research and the head of the global strategy and macro group, overseeing all fixed-income, commodity, currency and economic schemes worldwide. He served as a Hartwick College trustee for four years.

Mark Childers ’82 will be attending his 23rd Major League Baseball All-Star game in July, when he visits Truist Field in Atlanta to attend the 95th playing of the annual event.

Katherine (Wall) Donahue ’82 has been retired for four years, after teaching for 38 years in
Plymouth, N.H. She now works part time at a produce (maple syrup) farm and supervises student teachers.

Rory Read ’83 was named president, chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors of Sprinklr, an enterprise software company headquartered in New York City. He joins Sprinklr from Vonage, where he was chief executive officer and president from 2020 to 2024.

Ed Hawkins ’84 recently published his first book, Creating Amazing Customer Experiences. The book contains expert recommendations useful for practitioners, consultants, leaders and students embarking in the vast field of customer experience. It is available at Amazon.com.

New York Times Journalist Mike McIntire ’85 P’13, P’21 will be the keynote speaker for the New York State Association for College Admission Counseling annual conference being held on the Hartwick campus, June 3-6. In February, the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter presented a talk on campus titled, “Covering Trump 2.0,” about the challenges and opportunities news organizations face in their coverage of President Donald Trump’s second term.

The Classes of 1987, 1988 AND 1989 of Phi Sigma Phi Sorority got together for a Reunion in Boston! (front row from left) Susan Nova Marshall ’89, Karen Wheat Smith ’87, Pam Dorigatti Walker ’89, Christine Gray ’87, Kathy Miller-Mullins ’87, Jane Dandelski Dietz ’88, Mary Pezzulo Amodeo ’87, Tara Fraher Hathaway ’87, Judy McKinley Mason ’89. (back row from left) Beth Ormsby ’87, Lisa Bodnar Naughton ’88, Jennifer Shores Simmons ’89, Jackie Landry ’88, Vicky Dawes Day ’89, Michele Petro ’88, Bobby Frank Korich ’87, Carolyn Mann Cunningham ’88, Dara Sprung Carvalho ’88, Kim Barr Rutherford ’88, Maura Clarke Murphy ’89, Kim Holt Barton ’89, Stacey Angus ’89, Marybeth Duffin Hickey ’88, Kim Grinnell Taddeo ’89.

Wendy Dyment ’89 is happily retired after nearly 31 years as a social studies teacher at Cassadaga Valley Central School in Sinclairville, N.Y.

Sean Rafferty ’90, a professor of anthropology at the University at Albany (N.Y.), co-presented at the 2025 Science Lecture Series at the Discovery Center in Albany. He discussed recent research conducted by the University’s archaeological field school in the summer of 2024. Sean is a co-director of the field school.

Donald C. Sawyer, III ’99 presented a speech on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Seton Hill University’s annual celebration. Donald is the inaugural vice president for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at Fairfield University in Connecticut, where he is also a tenured associate professor in its Department of Sociology and Anthropology.

William Belcher ’00 was been appointed chief of advancement at Vermont Studio Center, a Johnson-based nonprofit organization that hosts the largest fine arts and writing residency program in the country. He was formerly president and executive director at the Ucross Foundation in Clearmont, Wyoming.

Paul Blake ’01, P’20 has been accepted into the Band Director’s Marching Band and will play trombone in the 2026 Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., which takes place on New Year’s Day.

Samantha McShane ’02 was reelected to the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) Council. She is a music educator in the Chatham School District and begins the first year of a second, three-year term representing her peers as NYSSMA’s Zone 10 Representative.

Cuyle Carvin ’03 starred alongside Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons and Angela Bassett in the Netflix series Zero Day, which premiered in March 2025. He played Agent Tom McCarthy in five episodes.

Stacey (Viebrock) Grady ’03 was named interim vice president for Institutional Advancement
and External Relations in March 2025. She rejoined the Hartwick campus community as Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations in January 2024. This marks her second time in Advancement as she worked here from ’08-’11 before spending 12 years fundraising in the health and human services sector. She is a Certified Fund-Raising Executive and previously served as board president for SUNY Oneonta’s Cooperstown Graduate Association and the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce. Hartwick is a special place and Stacey truly enjoys showcasing the work of its talented faculty, staff and students to secure philanthropic support.

Framingham (Mass.) High School hired Jahna Goldmore ’05 as its new head women’s lacrosse coach.

Dawn Sicari ’08 was named the first female head chef for Vassar College’s “The Retreat” dining hall.

Wells Winegar ’09, a Hartwick legacy, was named executive director of the New Jersey Policy Institute (NJPI). Prior to this role, Wells served in the administration of former New Jersey
Governor Chris Christie, where he held a series of operational and policy-focused positions in the Governor’s Office.

Katelyn Welch-Coffey ’15 and Roderick Coffey ’14 are proud to announce the birth of their baby, Callum Larraga Coffey.

Wedding of Nickie Trudeau’15, who got married October 11, 2024 (from left) Allison Holmberg ’17, Casey Holmberg ’18, Charles McCabe ’18, Nickie Trudeau ’15, Christopher Balestrini, Thomas Horton ’15, Monica Wendell ’16, Nicholas Ryan ’18, Kyle Murray ’15, Tyrell Silva ’13.

Justine Pickel ’16 joined the internal medicine team at St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates in Albany, N.Y. She is a board-certified family nurse practitioner.

Abigail Rickles ’17 and fiancé Francesco Pichardo ’17 will be getting married in early May 2025, with a number of classmates in attendance.

Attorney Alexis Epstein ’18 recently joined the New York-based law firm Barket Epstein Kearon Aldea & LoTurco, LLP, after working for the Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office and The Legal Aid Society of New York City, two of the most prestigious public defender offices in the nation.

Hayden Hollinger ’18 is in his first year as assistant coach for the Eastern Washington University women’s soccer team in Cheney, Wash. He played for the Hawks from 2014-2016.

Rome Health added family nurse practitioner Hayley Crist ’20 to its Camden (N.Y.) Health Center. She earned her bachelor of science degree in nursing from Hartwick and later a master of science degree in nursing, family nurse practitioner from Utica University.

Emma Zyla ’20 and Desiree Belonge ’21 got married on Nov. 3 and are now known as Desiree & Emma Belonge-Zyla. They met at Hartwick while pursuing their psychology degrees. Desiree says, “We started out as friends, but in 2019 took our relationship to the next level. Five years later, we have our B.A.s in psychology and are currently living in Boston, pursuing legal careers and graduate school. We are forever grateful for our experiences at Hartwick and the wonderful community that brought us together.”

Paul “King” Konye ’22 landed at the Popeye the Slayer Man premiere at the Southside Mall in Oneonta. Konye plays Terry in the slasher film, which tells the story of a group of friends who seek to investigate the legend of “The Sailor Man” who haunts the abandoned spinach factory. The film was written by Cuyle Carvin ’03.