YourIthaca E-news
April 2003
A Note from the Director of Alumni Relations
Thanks for taking time out of your busy lives to catch up on alumni news and activities, as well as some of the exciting developments at your alma mater. We're so delighted that many of you continue to reconnect with classmates, touch base with favorite professors, and participate in volunteer roles with Ithaca College. Our office is here to facilitate these connections, so please let us know if there is anything we can do to enhance your experience as Ithaca College alumni.
Graham Stewart '81, M.S. '01
Director of Alumni Relations
Featured Alumni Upcoming Events:
April 23 - Broadway Show, Urban Cowboy, NYC - tickets are limited
Come join President Williams and other IC administrators and fellow alumni for dinner and a show. Urban Cowboy is directed by Lonny Price and stars alumnus Matthew Cavenaugh '01 as Bud. Price ($90 per person) includes dinner and theater ticket. A limited number of tickets are available; they will be distributed on a first come, first served basis.
April 29 - International Spy Museum, Washington, D.C.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it: to "gain access to the world's largest collection of international espionage artifacts ever placed on public display" and to "explore interactive exhibits about disguise, surveillance, threat analysis, and more" (from www.spymuseum.org). Being the stealth alumnus/a that you are, you'll be ordering your tickets in advance and slipping past the long line at the museum entrance. Afterwards, debrief over lunch at the Gordon Biersch Brewery next door.
Check out the ultra cool International Spy Museum website: http://www.spymuseum.org/siteintro.asp
May 29 - June 1: - Alumni Weekend 2003
So what are you doing this spring? Have you been wanting to reunite with IC friends but haven't found time? Have you been thinking about a nice weekend getaway with the family? Ithaca's the place. Alumni Weekend is the time! We're canceling the snow and ordering up some sunshine. Come see your classmates, look up your professors, visit your old haunts, and marvel at the changes to the campus since you were last here.
The weekend is open to all classes, and all alumni are welcome. Class reunions being celebrated are those years ending in 3's and 8's. This year there will also be a special choir reunion, celebrating Larry Doebler's 25 years at Ithaca College.
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Online Community
Name that E-Newsletter
It's time to set this electronic newsletter apart from the rest. If you're a registered member of the online community, you can vote for your favorite alumni e-newsletter name by clicking here. We will announce the
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Due to a number of requests by alumni, this May we will be adding a new "business exchange" feature to the online community which will allow alumni to promote their businesses, products, or services by creating their own online community "yellow pages" ad. With hundreds of categories to choose from, you'll easily be able to list your ad and find other businesses of interest.
Class Notes from Your Classmates
Please note that the following class notes are as submitted by alumni and have not been edited for grammar or style.
Current class notes
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Campus News
Modern Art Expert to Speak at Ithaca College
Serge Guilbaut, a professor of art history at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, will speak on "Jean Fautrier: The Color of Horror" at Ithaca College on Saturday, April 26. The Critical Forum series presentation will start at 6:00 p.m. in the Handwerker Gallery. The event is free and open to the public.
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Chubby Hubbies, Chunky Monkeys, and Commencement 2003
You may be asking yourself, what in the world do chubby hubbies and chunky monkeys have to do with Commencement? Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, the founders of Ben & Jerry's ice cream and clever creators of these and other fabulous flavors of ice cream, will be this year's Commencement speakers. They will also be bringing gallons of complimentary Ben & Jerry's ice cream to serve up to guests following the ceremony.
» More on Commencement 2003
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ICQ Alumni Spotlight: Stephan Stranick '89
Stephan J. Stranick is a native of Norristown, Pennsylvania, and a research chemist currently working for the Surface and Microanalysis Science Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce, in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
A graduate of our chemistry department, Steve was, during his years at Ithaca, "considered a leader by those around him who observed his unquestionable integrity and industriousness" (according to a letter written in support of his nomination by his faculty adviser, Professor Glenn Vogel).
Recognized within his field at a very early point in his career, Steve is the recipient of several awards, including the Kenan Analytical Award (1993), the Shell Doctoral Fellowship (1993-94), the American Physical Society Travel Award (1994), the B. F. Goodrich Collegiate Inventors Award (1994), and the American Chemical Society Nobel Laureate Signature Award (1996). In April 2003 he was awarded the American Chemical Society Division of Analytical Chemistry Arthur F. Findeis Award for achievements by a young analytical scientist, sponsored by the Philip Morris Companies.
Steve serves as an alumni admissions representative and is the 1997 recipient of the Ithaca College Alumni Association's Outstanding Young Alumni Award.
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Featured Alumni Benefit
Ithaca College MasterCard®
Show your Bomber spirit and save money, too. When you use your Ithaca College Alumni Association Preferred or Platinum Plus® MasterCard® credit card, you contribute to important College programs, at no additional cost to you. And you'll enjoy great financial benefits, like a low annual percentage rate and 24-hour customer service. For rate, fee, and other cost information, or to apply, click here, and refer to the disclosures accompanying the online credit card application.
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