Posted on Mar 6, 2002

After
months of anticipation, the updated Ramée Circle Society roster was
unveiled in the lobby of the Reamer Campus Center on Oct. 6 during Homecoming
and Family Weekend. The event began with a breakfast attended by sixteen
members of the Society. After remarks by President Roger Hull and Director of
Gift Planning Alice Marocco, C. Malcolm (Dusty) Rhoades '35, the first member
of the Ramée Circle Society, assisted President Hull with the presentation
of the new plaque. There are 230 individuals who have included Union in their
estate plans on this remarkable list, and visitors are urged to stop by the
Reamer Campus Center to see this impressive display of support for the College.

Robert
B. Howe '58 to chair Ramée Circle

Bob
Howe '58, former chair of The Terrace Council, has agreed to accept yet another
volunteer role – chairing the Ramée Circle. In his new role, Bob will
prepare invitations to members to attend special events and act as liaison to
the Gift Planning Office. Bob, a member of the Ramée Circle since 1993,
has been a volunteer for the Annual Fund, the Alumni Council, and the
Admissions Office. The Ramée Circle recognizes those members of the Union
community – alumni, parents, and friends – who include Union in their estate
planning.

New
Ramée Circle members

Since
the Ramée Circle Society roster was printed in the Winter 2000 magazine,
the following individuals have shared their gift planning intentions with the
College:

Thomas
C. '63 and Susan S. Ackerman

A.
Melcher '45 and Shirley M. Anderson

William
C. '42 and Geraldine M. Birdsall

Herbert
R. and Charlotte L. Cooper

Gordon
Gould '41

Frederick
J. Hollister '32

Harlan
B. '51 and Alice C. Juengling

Gordon
H. '41 and Elizabeth H. Parker

DeForest
C. '29 and Charlotte Blandy Pitt

James
Reisman '61

Allan
N. Rumpf '51

Mark A.
Shapiro '77

Alan
Young '55

Joining
the Ramée Circle

Did you
know that by putting Union in your
will or establishing a trust or charitable gift annuity for the benefit of the
College, you are eligible to join the Ramée Circle Society? If you would
like to join this elite group of contributors, please contact Alice Marocco at
(518) 388-6156 or toll free (888) 843-4365 ext. 6156. You may e-mail
her at: maroccoa@union.edu or drop her a line at the Gift Planning Office, 807
Union Street, Schenectady, N.Y. 12308.

Posted on Mar 6, 2002

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.

Posted on Mar 6, 2002

One of
the highlights of Homecoming and Family Weekend is the annual Volunteer
Appreciation Dinner, which kicks off the weekend festivities on Friday evening.
This year several awards were presented to alumni in appreciation of their
outstanding volunteer efforts in fundraising and alumni relations on behalf of
Union.

Master
of Ceremonies, and National Chairman of the Annual Fund, John Moses '53,
presented the following awards:

The
Bicentennial Cup to the class with the largest combined annual, capital, and
planned gift total – Class of 1941, Paul Mara, Head Agent, with $3,253,328.

Third
Century of Excellence Award to the class with the highest combined percentages
of ReUnion attendance and Annual Fund participation – Class of 1951, Richard
Killeen, Head Agent, with a combined rating of 122.85%.

William
Jaffe Cup to the class with the largest Annual Fund dollar total – Class of
1976, Arnie Hiller, Head Agent, with $156,133.

Class
of 1944 Award to the class with the most Terrace Council members (gifts of
$1,000 or greater) – Class of 1976, Arnie Hiller, Head Agent, with 35 Terrace
Council members.

Dixon
Ryan Fox Cup to the class with the highest percentage of participation, that
has not yet celebrated its 50th ReUnion – Class of 1953, John Moses, Head
Agent, with 95.45%.

Class
of 1930 Bowl to the class that has graduated in the last decade and has the
highest percentage of participation – Class of 1995, Michelle Spaziani, Head
Agent, with 26.44%.

Clowe
Stevenson Wyatt Prize to the class with the highest participation amongst the
four most recently graduated classes and the Senior Class – Class of 2001, with
72%.

Minerva's
Footrace Award Winners

20's – The
Class of 1927

30's – The
Class of 1938

40's – The
Class of 1944, Rexford Moon, Head Agent

50's – The
Class of 1953, John Moses, Head Agent

60's – The
Class of 1966, Thomas Hitchcock & Joseph Sawyer, Co-Head Agents

70's – The
Class of 1979, Eric Goidel, Head Agent

80's – The
Class of 1980, Thomas Buiocchi, Head Agent

90's – The
Class of 1992

Dominick
F. Famulare '92, director of alumni relations, presented the following awards:

Distinguished
Service to Union Award to alumni who have demonstrated exceptional commitment
and loyalty to their alma mater, and who have made significant and diverse
contributions to the College over their lifetime – Michael F. Newell '74

Alumni
Gold Medal Award Winners (presented at Convocation but recognized at the
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner) to alumni who have a passionate and dedicated
commitment to Union College – Richard J. Killeen '51, Robert M. DeMichele '66,
and David A. Viniar '76

Special
Appreciation Award to alumni to recognize service and unwavering loyalty to
Union College and to the Alumni Council – Stuart E. Cohen '61

Thank
you to all of our volunteers for your efforts to make Union an even better
place.

Posted on Mar 6, 2002

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (March 8, 2002) – Union College has received a donation from IBM that will bring the College $1 million in technical support aimed at helping undergraduate students gain access to leading-edge technology.

The support — available for a wide array of academic disciplines – was announced today at an event called IBM@Union by President Roger Hull, who called the support “a sign of recognition for Union's unique liberal arts and engineering tradition reflecting an interdisciplinary approach to education.”

President Hull said the IBM educational support package is unique for two reasons. “While many such programs are aimed at graduate students, this one is aimed at our undergraduate community. It builds on our groundbreaking Converging Technologies program and makes it possible for a larger number of undergraduates to gain classroom and laboratory experiences that exposes them to, and teaches them about, the impact of technology across multiple disciplines.”

IBM will assist the College through a combination of software access, software development, visiting faculty and a variety of sophisticated equipment, such as an atomic force microscope for a nanotechnology materials lab and several high-powered computer workstations. Union also will gain, for faculty and student research, access to an IBM supercomputer located at the University at Albany.

“Knowledge is increasingly occurring at the intersection of disciplines,” Hull said. “Whether you are an undergraduate student in biology, chemistry, engineering, economics, physics, philosophy, or psychology, you need to understand both the relationship among disciplines and the importance of technology in furthering knowledge.”

Dr. John E. Kelly III, senior vice president and group executive of IBM Technology Group, said the support is part of IBM's ongoing desire to enhance a strong technical presence at select leading colleges and universities. “This is an investment in the future of the College, the Capital District and New York State,” he said.

Kelly said the partnership with Union will further promote the sharing of technical knowledge and the formation of joint programs between RPI in Troy and the University at Albany.

Nanotechnology — technology at the molecular level– is a fast-growing field focused on creating chips, and systems that go with them that are much smaller and faster. IBM is a leader in this field, having, for instance, built the world's first array of transistors out of carbon nanotubes — miniscule cylinders as small as 10 atoms across, 500 times smaller than today's silicon-based transistors.

The supercomputer at University at Albany is an IBM RS/6000 supercomputer, a system extensively used by university researchers as they confront the daunting science and technology challenges associated with the development of new generations of computer chips. The targeted portfolio of computer devices ranges from the more “traditional” microprocessor and memory type computer chips to the emerging areas of biochips, micro- and nano-systems and ultra-high frequency communication devices and associated equipment.

IBM has deep roots in New York State. It is headquartered in Armonk, NY, in lower Westchester County with several factories in the state (East Fishkill, Endicott, Poughkeepsie). The company also has a large sales office in Albany. Last year, revenue from sales and services totaled approximately $85 billion worldwide. The Technology Group, which Dr. Kelly oversees, represents about $10 billion of this total and includes the microelectronics division as well as the storage technology division.

Union, which introduced engineering in 1845 (the first liberal arts college in the country to do so), is launching a new initiative called Converging Technologies. This new educational initiative integrates topics in bioengineering, nanotechnology, mechatronics and pervasive computing into the undergraduate engineering and liberal arts programs. Various engineering and liberal arts courses from the freshman through the senior years touch on elements of these new emerging technologies, providing enhanced exposure to the digital computer, increasing the opportunities for industrial internships, and furthering internationalism throughout Union's curricula.

Posted on Mar 5, 2002

Schenectady, N.Y. (March 5, 2002) – Musicians from Marlboro, the touring extension of the renowned Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont, features exceptional young musicians from the summer Festival, together with seasoned artists, in chamber music programs of
rarely-heard works and masterpieces of varied instrumentation. Jeremy Denk, Michi Wiancko, Samuel Rhodes, and Sumire Kudo will perform at Union's Memorial Chapel as part of the Union College Concert Series, on Monday March 18, at 8 p.m.

The performance will include Beethoven's Piano Trio in G, Op. 1, No. 2; Hindemith's String Trio No. 1; and Faure's Piano Quartet No. 2 in g, Op. 45.

Each year, more that 25 outstanding artists take time from their regular activities to bring Musicians from Marlboro concerts to cities around
the country. The Musicians from Marlboro touring program has introduced many of today's leading solo and chamber music artists to American audiences; among them are pianists Richard Goode, Murray Perahia and Andras Schiff, violinists Pamela Frank, Jaime Laredo and Shlomo Mintz, flutist Paula Robison, clarinetist Richard Stoltzman and soprano Benita Valente.

Now in its 35th season, Musicians from Marlboro offers audiences across North America a sample of varied programs and spirit of music-making so characteristic of Marlboro, the Washington Post has called them “a virtual guarantee of musical excellence.”

Pianist Jeremy Denk is a 1998 recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant and winner of the 1997 Young Concert Artists Auditions. He made his New York recital debut at Alice Tully Hall in April 1997. Since then, he has given recitals in Washington, at the Kennedy Center; at New York's Town Hall and Metropolitan Museum of Art; on the Ravinia Festival's Rising Stars series; in Philadelphia at the Academy of Music; and at the Spoleto Festival in
Italy. Mr. Denk was recently honored with the Andrew Wolf Chamber Music Award, given to a pianist who makes an outstanding contribution to chamber music.

In addition to spending several summers at Marlboro, Mr. Denk has participated in the Aspen, Caramoor and Ravinia Festivals. He received a B.A. in chemistry and a B.M. in music from Oberlin, a master's in music from Indiana University, and a doctorate from the Juilliard School. Mr. Denk serves on the faculty of Indiana University's School of Music.

Cellist Sumire Kudo was born in Tokyo in 1978, and began learning cello at the age of 6. She went on to study at the Toho School of Music in Tokyo, and continued her studies with Harvey Shapiro at the Juilliard School. Miss Kudo is a member of the Avalon String Quartet, which is currently in residence at the Juilliard
School.

She has won numerous awards, including first prize at the 1992 Sapporo Junior Cello Competition, second prize at the Japan Music Competition in 1993, the Nagano-Aspen Music Festival Award in 1994 and the New Artist's Award at the Ogaki Music Festival in 1997. In 2001, her second CD was
released on Phillips and received the Best Recording Award in Japan.

Miss Kudo has given many recitals and chamber music performances, and has appeared as soloist with the New Japan
Philharmonic, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony
Orchestra, Japan Philharmonic, Sapporo Symphony Orchestra, Kyoto Symphony Orchestra and Nagoya Symphony Orchestra.

Violist Samuel Rhodes is celebrating his 33rd year as a member of both the
Juilliard String Quartet and the faculty of the Juilliard School. He serves as co-chair of the viola department at Juilliard, and is also a faculty member of the Tanglewood Music
Center, a participant at the Marlboro Music Festival since 1960 and a coach for the Isaac Stern Chamber Music Workshops.

Mr. Rhodes' solo appearances have included several recitals at the Library of Congress in Washington, a concert series at Weill Hall in New York City featuring works of Hindemith, a similar series at Columbia University and an unaccompanied recital
at the Juilliard School highlighted by world premieres of works by Babbitt and Weisberg. Most recently, he performed
in the 10th anniversary of the “Viola Space” series at Casals Hall in Tokyo.

As a member of the Juilliard Quartet, Mr. Rhodes has toured throughout Europe, North and South America, the Near East, Asia, Australia and New Zealand; has recorded an extensive catalogue of the string quartet literature on CBS Masterworks and Sony Classical; has won three Grammy Awards; and has commissioned and performed several world premieres.  He has also appeared as a guest artist with the Beaux Arts and Mannes Trios, and with the American, Brentano, Cleveland, Galimir, Guarneri, Mendelssohn, Pro Arte and Sequoia String Quartets.

A native New Yorker, Mr. Rhodes studied viola with Sydney Beck and Walter Trampler. He has a B.A. from Queens College in New York and an M.F.A. from Princeton University, where he studied composition with Roger Sessions and Earl Kim; as a composer he wrote a String Quintet which has been performed several times and was recently recorded by the Pro Arte Quartet with the composer as guest.

Violinist Michi Wiancko, a native of Southern California, began playing the violin at the age of 3. She earned her bachelor of music degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music as a student of Donald Weilerstein.

Currently, she is working toward her master of music degree at the Juilliard School and studying with Robert Mann. Ms. Wiancko has won several national competitions and performed
as soloist with a number of orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with whom she made her debut in 1997 performing the Barber Violin Concerto.

As a chamber musician, Ms. Wiancko has performed several times in both Carnegie Hall and Weill Recital Hall in New
York, as well as throughout California, Colorado, Minnesota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Virginia. In 1995 she
attended the Aspen Festival Center for Advanced Quartet Studies as well as the Isaac Stern Chamber Music Workshop at Carnegie Hall. Ms. Wiancko performs with the Boston/New York based ensemble, Metamorphosen, and is the newest member of the Los Angeles Piano Quartet.

Tickets at $15 ($7 for students) are available in advance at the Office of Communications, Union College (518) 388-6131 and at the door at 7 p.m. For more information, call 372-3651.

The Union College Concert Series is made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency; additional support comes from the Times Union Newspapers.

Memorial Chapel is located near the center of the Union College campus.

Parking is available on campus and nearby side streets.