Class Officers Elected
The following alumni were elected officers by their classes during
ReUnion Weekend:
1937 President, Arthur C. Mengel, Jr.; Alumni Council Representatives,
Henry Whitbeck and Arthur C. Mengel, Jr.
1942 President, Michael A. Stanco;
Vice President, Frederick J. Longe;
Alumni Council Representatives,
Francis P. Coward and Edward P. Fliegel
1947 President, Frederick Brandt;
Vice President, William Wallace;
Secretary, Philip Ziffer; Alumni Council Representatives, Anthony Izzo and
Philip Ziffer; ReUnion Chairs, Norman L. Kreisman and Norman Schwartz
1952 President, Howard S. Modlin;
Vice President, John H. Duffy; Secretary, Rev. Richard A. DeMott and Ronald Jennett; Alumni Council Representatives, William P. Delaney, Jr. and Joseph Handler; ReUnion Chairs, George F. Redington and John K. Schwartz, Jr.
1957 President, Alan Cox; Vice President, Jay Fromer; Secretary, James Fisher; Alumni Council Representatives,
Robert Yunick and Peter E. Noonan; ReUnion Chairs, Frederick Frank and Harry Benedict
1962 President, John Charlton;
Co-Vice Presidents, Kenneth Laubacher and Calvin Welch; Secretary,
Thomas Johnson; Alumni Council Representatives, Ronald Harrington
and Calvin P. Welch; ReUnion Chairs, Edward Gentile and Richard Giddings
1967 President, David D. Duchscherer; Vice President, Mark Cullings; Secretary, Dennis Gordan; Alumni Council Representatives, William J. Nealon III; ReUnion Chairs, Frank Burns and
Robert H. Marshall, D.D.S.
1972 President, Henry Kass; Vice President, William Silver; Secretary, Cynthia Adams Buchen; Alumni Council Representatives, Robert Michaelson
and Harris Ginsberg; ReUnion Chairs, Robert Michaelson and Henry Kass
1977 President, Kevin Harkenrider;
Vice President, Glen Emelock; Secretary, Patricia A. Cose; Alumni Council Representatives, Anthony J. Romanazzi, D.M.D. and Neal Schwartz; ReUnion Chairs, Karen Huggins and Anthony Romanazzi
2002 Alumni Council Representatives, Leah Nero, Adam Cappel, and Michael Kreiner
Have you searched
our Website?
The College Relations Office has expanded its web pages on the Union website, adding “Kids in Action,” “A Trolley Ride through ReUnion 2002,” Annual Fund class updates, and a map of past and upcoming alumni events. We hope you will take some time to review these and all of the web pages. If you have any comments, please direct them to
Katie Kiley at kileyk@union.edu.
NBC “Today” and Union College
Kate Stefanik '01 and Julie Solomon, a member of the College Relations staff, display the Union College flag at the
NBC “Today” show in New York City.
Lost
A gold bracelet set with stones was lost during ReUnion Weekend. Anyone with information is asked to contact Gail Bishop-Davis at
mdavis2@adelphia.net
or (978) 346-8256.
Annual Fund Update
As of press time in mid-June, the Annual Fund was charging down the stretch toward completion.
A full recap of the 90th Annual Fund will appear in the fall edition of the magazine. The Report of Gifts, a complete listing of donors to the College, will also be mailed in the fall.
Becker Career
Center dedicated
A highlight of the ReUnion Weekend festivities was the dedication of the Stanley R. Becker '40 Career Center.
Originally known as Old Gym Hall, the building was renovated and dedicated
as Becker Hall, housing the Admissions and Financial Aid Offices, in 1981.
As President Hull noted in his remarks, after twenty years of many, many prospective students passing through the building, the Admissions and Financial Aid Offices outgrew the space, and Stanley Becker once again stepped forward to provide funding to renovate the building to offer our students a state-of-the-art career center.
The new Becker Career Center provides students with access to career advisors, individual counseling, career resources (written and electronic), and technology to assist them and alumni in career planning.
For more than twenty years Mr. Becker has supported five students per year majoring in political science with scholarship aid. And, in 2000, in honor of Mr. Becker's sixtieth ReUnion, all the previous Becker Scholars created an annual scholarship known as the Becker Scholars Scholar.
From the Parents Council
In early May, more than 300 parents and family members joined their Union students on campus for a wonderful spring weekend. The events were strongly academic in focus-including the Steinmetz Symposium and Prize Day. Other highlights included a reception for parents in the Nott Memorial hosted by President Roger Hull; a special breakfast for parents on campus held by the Parents Council; and a panel of faculty, students, and administrators on housing at Union. Our moderator was Tom McEvoy, the
new dean of residence and campus life. We were pleased that so many parents participated in the weekend!
Another gathering, the first of its kind, took place in June on Commencement Weekend. The Garnet Gala-for graduating seniors, graduate students, and their families-was a celebration of the many years of hard work that culminated with graduation. More than 1,000 people attended this event (hosted by the College). The message was clearly, “Congratulations!” It was a great a
send off into the real world!
Debbie Denefrio, Parents Fund Chair,
has announced that the Parents Fund is doing very well. Current parent donors and their gifts are both up over last year; as of press time, donors are up by 2.7 percent and their gifts are up by 8.5percent. We appreciate this very generous gesture of support from parents.
Looking ahead to summer and fall, the Parents Handbook will be mailed in July. Watch for it. Also, please make a note that the dates for Homecoming and Family Weekend will be October 11-13, 2002. There will be a Parents Council Steering Committee meeting on Saturday morning. If you would like to step up your involvement with Union while your
child is a student, we encourage you
to plan on attending.
Finally, to get more information about anything parent-related, be sure to check out the parent web page at
http://www.union.edu/Parents.
Have a great summer. We'll look forward to seeing you in the fall!
Tom and Sally Simons (Emily '03)
Parents Council Co-chairs
Gift planning news
The Gift Planning Office sponsored two events during ReUnion Weekend that were well-received. The first, a personal and estate planning seminar presented by a representative of TrustCo bank, was held on Friday morning. The topic appealed to all ages with twenty attendees from the classes of the 1930s through the 1980s. The second program was a breakfast for Ramée Circle members on Saturday in the Arts Atrium. The twenty attendees were treated to a delightful performance by three Union students-Sleeping Beauty danced by Lauren Squires '05; a modern dance-The Emergence-performed and choreographed by Thalia Matthews '02; and a Franz Schubert “Impromptu” solo piano piece by Tian Tian '05. Professors Hilary Tann and Miryam Moutillet gave
a brief overview of the dance and
music programs.
Scholarship support
is important
More than 150 attended the annual Scholarship Recognition Luncheon on May 9. Fred Cyr '02, the recipient of the James Gross '63 scholarship, and Glenna Malcolm '02, the recipient of the Leo
and Dorothy Golub Spira scholarship, commented about the value and importance of receiving scholarship aid to attend Union. The list of endowed scholarships continues to grow as alumni and friends know the impact this type of support has on the College and its ability to attract the best and brightest students.