Posted on May 16, 1997

Paid deposits for the Class of 2001 stood at 540 the morning of May 13, according to Dan Lundquist, vice president for admissions and financial aid.

The number — while down from last year's high of 626 at this point— is “right on” compared with other years and on target for a budgeted
fall enrollment of 520, Lundquist noted. The number could top out as high as 560 before summer melt, he added.

About 15 students from the wait list have said they plan to deposit.
“We have been trying to find students who emerged at the end of the process with a
sharpened interest in Union,” Lundquist said. Like Union, many colleges and
universities have made “surgical use” of their wait lists, he said.

The Class of 2001 is under budget for financial aid with about 270 of
the budgeted 290 on grant aid, Lundquist noted.

The College this year received 3,475 applications, accepting just fewer
than 50 percent. Last year, when the College had about the same number of applications,
the acceptance rate was about 54 percent.

The Class has the largest percentage of women – at 51 percent
– and is the most geographically diverse. Of the latter, Lundquist noted that 46
percent come from New York State, compared with 50 percent last year, and 60 percent eight
years ago.

Union Scholars this year number 61 — up from 18 in last year's
inaugural effort — perhaps due in part to an overnight program for candidates of the
honors track. Minority enrollment is close to last year's 12 percent. International
students are up “a bit” in number from the low teens to the high teens.

Among peer institutions, there were no reports of “huge classes
like last year and nearly every one used the wait list,” Lundquist said. “Union
could be the poster child for this admissions market.”

Posted on May 2, 1997

Nine retirees and 73 employees were honored for their years of
service recently at the College’s Employee Recognition Luncheon.

Retiring this year are Nancy Angus, Linda Cutler, Jeanne Cutrone, Carl
George, Jack Hogle, Esther Lindemann, Lorraine Marra, Rita Michalec and George Richards.

Honored for 25 years of service were George Butterstein, David
Gerhan, Josef Schmee, Gwen Sellie, Barry Smith and Thomas Werner.

For 20 years, Peter Blankman, David Hayes, Peter Heinegg, Betty
Jean Jenkins, Sigrid Kellenter, Harry Marten, Richard Sakala, Patricia Tappa and Brenda
Wineapple.

For 15 years, Mary Ann Baker, Suzanne Benack, James Carafano,
George Gmelch, Sharon Gmelch, Marie Guariniello, Susan Guido, Richard Harblin, Joseph
Mammola, Robert Montana, Susan Niefield, Robert Olberg, Brenda Prevost, Jordan Smith and
Karl Zimmermann.

For 10 years, Frederick Alford, Antonina Antonini, Diane Blake,
Joyce Brace, Diane Brisnehan, Alison Brust, Charles Casey, Dawn Chiormitro, Lena Clark,
Stella Connelly, Daniel Curran, Kenneth DeBono, Rosemary Filkins, Daniel Fuino, Judith
Gordon, Walter Hatke, Kathleen Hopper, Kelly Lussier, Clifford Majewski and Maria Mancino.

Also, Paul Mantica, John Marincola, Cara Molyneaux, Jane Morse, Pilar
Moyano, Joseph Natalie, Diane Nebolini, Salima Pasha, Richard Patierne, Theodore Peck,
Carol Pierotti, Thomas Racht, Paul Rieschick, Cheryl Rockwood, Susan Ruzza, Linda
Stanhope, Cherrice Traver, Gary Vernon, Margaret Wadhera, Katherine Will and Edward
Wilson.

Posted on May 2, 1997

Campus operations staff on April 26 planted a red maple tree behind Fero House in memory of Marian Jean Overocker, a long-time friend of the College who passed away in late March. Marian Jean was the wife of Harrison Overocker '72, a
warehouseman at the College and a 42-year employee. At the tree-planting ceremony, Harry expressed sincere gratitude for the gift of the tree, which was funded by a collection
taken up by the campus operations staff.

Posted on May 2, 1997

Neil Levine, a Harvard University professor of art and architecture, will give a Phi Beta Kappa lecture titled “The Significance and Legacy of the
Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright” on Tuesday, May 6, at 8 p.m. in the Nott Memorial at Union College.

Levine, the Emmet Blakeney Gleason Professor of Fine Arts at Harvard
University, has written a number of books and articles on American and French architecture
and art in the 19th and 20th centuries. He has recently published The Architecture of
Frank Lloyd Wright, and is preparing a book titled Rome as a Generating Image in
American Architecture.

The lecture is sponsored by the College chapter of Phi Beta Kappa and
the Visual Arts Department.

Posted on May 2, 1997

Union had one of the largest contingents – with 46 students – at the eleventh National Conference on Undergraduate Research April 24 through 26
at the University of Texas at Austin.

Thomas Werner, the Florence B. Sherwood Professor of Physical Sciences,
was re-elected chair of the Board of Governors of NCUR. As Chair, Werner – who is in his
third three-year term on the 24-member board – will lead planning for next year's
conference at Salisbury (Md.) State University.

Attending were four faculty: Werner, James Adrian, Barbara Danowski and
Ashraf Ghaly.