An unrestricted gift from the estate of J. Carl Murphy '31 was received. Mr.
Murphy, a political science major and a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity, spent forty-one years with the Getty Oil Co., most recently as a special projects manager. He served with the Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1946 and
retired in 1968 as a colonel in the Air Force Reserves. He died Nov. 7, 2000.
William A. Waldron '35 made an addition to his participation in the Campaign for Union Pooled Life Income Fund.
Alan B. Van Wert '37 established a scholarship in his name that is to be awarded to a student with preference given to “a resident of the State of Maine who is a
graduate of an accredited public or private high school in recognition of his/her scholastic accomplishments, character and promise in extra curricular
activities”.
William
C. '42 and Geraldine Birdsall recently established an unrestricted charitable
gift annuity.
A gift
to the College's Annual Fund was received from the estate of John H. Gabler
'48.
A
bequest that benefits the Engineering Division was received from the estate of
Grace Hastings in memory of her brother, John A. Hastings '28. Miss Hastings,
of Warrensburg, N.Y., was a graduate of the State University at Albany with a
bachelor's degree in education and received her master's in education from
Columbia University. She was a teacher at Staples High School in Westport, Ct.,
retiring in 1971 after thirty years of service.
An
unrestricted distribution was received from a trust established by the late
John L. Nicholaus, a friend of the College.
Seymour
and Sonia Schneiderman made a gift to the Max and Helen Barandes Scholarship
Fund in honor of Max Barandes.
Joseph
and Joan Pomeranz made a gift to the Alexander Lee Memorial Scholarship. Mr.
and Mrs. Pomeranz are the grandparents of Alexander, who died in an accident in
June 2001, the end of his sophomore year at Union. Alexander
was the son of Marc and Karen Lee, of Chester, NY. He was a computer system
engineering major and a dean's list student. A talented musician, he performed
with many groups on campus, including the jazz ensemble. He was
also the treasurer of Union's Coffeehouse.
Fleet
Boston Financial Foundation, Schering-Plough make gifts
The
College received a $20,000 grant from the FleetBoston Financial Foundation to
support six student community service summer internships for 2002. Eligible
students will submit an application that describes their proposed internship,
and a committee of three – Janet Mattis, interim director of the Career
Development Center; Carol Weisse, associate professor of psychology and
director of the Health Professions Program; and Lek Yaisawarng, associate
professor of economics – will select the six winners. This is the fourth grant
Union has received in as many years from FleetBoston Financial. Earlier grants
have supported the Community Outreach Center and the Campus Security Office in
the Seward Initiative area.
The
Schering-Plough Research Institute has provided the Chemistry Department with a
$20,000 grant for the purchase of an additional FT-IR spectrometer for use in
general chemistry courses. This is the eighth grant for equipment purchases the
department has received from the Research Institute. Dr. Jonathan Spicehandler '70
is the institute's director.
Eliphalet
Nott Society hosts second Business Forum
Union's
Eliphalet Nott Society, a group of alumni who have contributed to the long-term
financial stability of the College, hosted a Business Forum in New York City on
November 13, 2001.
Mark L.
Walsh '76, a Union trustee and currently chairman and chief strategy officer of
Vertical/Net, Inc., was the featured speaker. His presentation, titled “What
the Heck Happened…Technology/Internet Companies and How They Move Forward,”
addressed the broad issues of the internet bubble in the markets and fallacies
of the “new economy.”
Attending
were Warren Bagatelle '60; David Blakelock'83, chair of the Eliphalet Nott
Society; George Caraberis; Mark Polansky '68; James Reisman '61; Charles Roden '60;
Jim Thompson '76; and Jeffrey Zorn '87.
If you
would like more information about the Eliphalet Nott Society, please contact
Michael O'Hara at 1-800-The Idol, ext. 6166 or oharam@union.edu.
ABC
kicks off with breakfast meeting
Resurrecting
a Union tradition, the Corporate Relations Office began its 2001-2002 Annual
Business Campaign (ABC) with a kick-off breakfast on October 16, with President
Roger Hull discussing Union's community initiatives.
The
fifty attendees from about thirty firms and other organizations were welcomed
by ABC Executive Committee Chair Timothy Thornton '67, from the firm of
McNamee, Lochner, Titus & William, P.C., and Golub Corporation CEO and
Union trustee Neil Golub. Corporate Relations Director Brad Lewis recapped the
prior year's campaign results and corporate outreach programs, including a
local business history exhibition, an Internet research course taught by
Schaffer Library Director Thomas McFadden and Professor Gail Golderman., and
several other on-campus events. Lewis went on to describe several initiatives
for the coming year, including an area-wide job fair for summer internships and
training programs and a new Internet summer job listing on Union's website.
ABC
funds are dedicated to scholarships for Union students from the seven-county
Capital Region. This year's ABC goal is $125,000, and the campaign will run
through March 1.
Report
of Gifts corrections
An
omission in the 2000-2001 Annual Report of Gifts was a gift from Professor
Richard Shanebrook in memory of his father, John A. Shanebrook, and in honor of
his mother, Lois L. Shanebrook.
Sandra
Nagler '85 should have been listed in the Founders Society gift category.
The
matching gift company for Heather Bender '92 should have been Sun Microsystems,
Inc.
Also,
we apologize for the incorrect listing of three company names – PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP, United Parcel Service, and Young & Rubicam.