YourIthaca E-news
December 2005 / January 2006
A Note from the President of the Alumni Association Board of Directors
Thanks to your nominations throughout the year, it is our great privilege to select some of our most talented and notable alumni and friends for alumni association awards.
Please join us in congratulating our 2006 award recipients:
David Dresser and Sharon Policello -- James J. Whalen Meritorious Service Award. Dave and Sharon, both recently retired College administrators, gave years of dedicated service to Ithaca: a combined total of 61! Each helped and influenced thousands of IC students.
Donald Alhart '66 and Janathin Miller '71 -- Professional Achievement Award. Don has been reporting the news in Rochester, N.Y., for more than 40 years and is exceptionally active in not-for-profit groups there. Janathin, an internationally recognized engineer and entrepreneur, is founder, president, and chief executive officer of Antin Engineering, the only automatic test equipment engineering firm in the United States owned and operated by a woman.
Donald Culligan '48 -- Lifetime Achievement Award. An award-winning legend in regional athletics, Don served in many prominent athletic administrative positions before turning to a distinguished career in local politics.
The Outstanding Young Alumni Award goes to two alumni from the class of 1996: Kate Aldrich, an internationally renowned mezzo-soprano who has won numerous prizes and appeared in operas opposite such stars as Placido Domingo, and Jennifer Barefoot, who is the youngest member of the national and international boards of Planned Parenthood and who has dedicated her career to helping organizations think strategically about the message they convey.
We hope you’ll join us in celebrating these remarkable alumni and friends at the award ceremony on June 3, 2006, during Alumni Weekend.
Michael Kaplan '85
President
Ithaca College Alumni Association Board of Directors
Upcoming Alumni Events
Recent Events:
The South Florida Alumni Club held its inaugural event on September 22 at the Weston Country Club, in Weston, Florida. Organized by Tom Kallman '79 and Gregg Goldstein '03, the event featured a performance by Larry Hoppen ’71, who is a member of the band Orleans. Over 30 alumni and friends attended. What a great kickoff for this new alumni club! Watch this space for more South Florida news and events.
In connection with the 18th annual Creating Change Conference in Oakland, sponsored by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Shelley Facente '02 and her husband, Brian Ambrosch, hosted a gathering for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) and allied alumni. Pictured are (back) Ambrosch, Michael Mandel '00, Lynly S. Egyes '03, and IC LGBT coordinator Lisa Maurer; (center) Braeden Sullivan '04; (front) Levi Halberstadt '02, Facente, and Danny Baker '03.
Upcoming Events:
Network Nights 2006 -- for Students and Alumni
It's not too late to sign up! But don't delay -- registration ends December 16th. You can register online and see who's coming by clicking the links below.
January 5 -- New York City
January 9 -- Boston
January 10 -- Rochester, N.Y.
January 11 -- Philadelphia
January 26 -- Washington, D.C.
Save the Date:
Alumni Weekend 2006, June 2 - 4
Alumni Weekend is for all Ithaca College alumni, but this year we're having special celebrations for the classes whose years end in 1 and 6. So, come back to IC. Reconnect with your friends, visit beautiful Ithaca, and find out what's happening on campus.
Want to make sure you'll see your friends at Alumni Weekend? Volunteer for your class reunion committee. Contact Sean Vormwald, alumni relations events coordinator, at svormwald@ithaca.edu or (866) 442-2586.
» More Alumni Events
Online Community
The online community is a free, secure site for alumni. In order to access the features of the online community, you need to register. If you are not yet registered, request your security ID. Registered but forgot your username or password? Get it now!
Marriages and Commitments
Click here to see all the class notes announcing marriages and commitments. You can also search them by class year.
Wedding Photo: Joshua Kaufman '97 and Julie Terach
Recent Class Notes
Please note that the following class notes are as submitted by alumni and have not been edited for grammar or style.
Laura (Rosenthal) Dankner (1967, School of Music) writes, "After 26 years in New Orleans, my husband, composer Steve Dankner, and I have moved to Williamstown, MA. We first lived here after our marriage over 30 years ago, and bought a condo five years ago. As academics, we were only able to spend summers in MA. But following Katrina, we decided to make this our permanent home. I'm immediate Past President of the Music Library Association and Associate Professor, Emeritus, Loyola University, New Orleans. I now teach music appreciation totally online for Southeastern Louisiana University. Isn't the e-life wonderful? Living here in the beautiful Berkshires and still teaching in Louisiana. We're grateful to have escaped Katrina unscathed. Best to all my music buddies from the 60s. Maybe see you at the 2007 reunion?"
Craig Evans (1984, School of Music) writes that he was recently named to the 2006 edition of Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Education. He was also elected to a seat on the Ithaca City School District Board of Education last May, and he continues as Ithaca College's Director of Individual Giving.
Daniel "Snook" Mason (1998, School of Communications) writes that he is the President and Chief Avid Editor at the 44 Dawgs Corp., a Los Angeles-based film production and post production company which he started in 1999. Snook works alongside IC grads Scott Kelley '99 and Adin Michelen '00. 44 Dawgs regularly employs interns from the IC Los Angeles program. The company specializes in feature films, music videos and commercials. Visit 44 Dawgs online at www.44dawgs.com and check out one of their award winning projects at www.contractofevil.com.
Sarah (Brown) Seymore (2004, School of Business) writes, "I was promoted to E-5, SGT, on October 19, 2005. I have been in the Military Police for 3 years, and am currently working in Fort Greely, Alaska. I am on the Color Guard/Honor Guard Team, and am holding the position of Team Leader. I have also served in Sri Lanka for a Peace Keeping Mission with the United Nations."
» More class notes
» Submit an online class note!
(back to top)
Campus News
The Power of Film
As others honored World AIDS Day on December 1, four members of the Ithaca College community prepared for their trip to Nigeria, where they planned to fight the epidemic head on.
» More
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Monday, January 16, 2006, begins a week of activities at Ithaca College to celebrate the life, legacy, and teachings of Martin Luther King Jr. A list of the activities is available at www.ithaca.edu/diversity.
As part of the celebration, there will be a website about the civil rights movement at Ithaca College. Included will be articles from The Ithacan about the IC Committee against Segregation and other groups as well as quotes from the speech Martin Luther King Jr. gave at Cornell in 1961. The creators of the website would also like to include quotes from students, faculty, and staff who were at IC during this important time and who participated in civil rights events or organizations. If you’d like to share your experience and how it affected you, please e-mail John Hickey, a member of the IC library staff, who will be organizing the website.
Tompkins County Red Cross Accepts IC Hurricane Relief Donation
On behalf of the students, staff, and faculty of Ithaca College, President Peggy R. Williams presented a donation of over $44,000 to representatives of the American Red Cross of Tompkins County on December 6. The contribution is the result of a semester-long series of fund-raising activities by the College to help the victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
» More
Well, we may not have won the game (Ithaca 30, Cortland 37) but based on these photos taken by The Ithacan, the Bombers put up a good fight and IC fans had a great time.
» Cortaca Photos
ICQ Alumni Spotlight: Paul McCabe '04
Keep an eye on Paul McCabe '04, who has penned just one play (so far) -- but it's a national-prize winner.
Paul McCabe '04 has accomplished what most new playwrights, as they collect stacks of rejection slips during years of solitary toil, can only dream of: instant success. Paul's first play, Get Off, not only made its way to the "must read" pile of dramatists around the country, it has already received the prestigious Jean Kennedy Smith Playwriting Award and been featured at the country's "national theater."
» More
(back to top)
Good to Know
Is your New Year's resolution to change careers? To go back to school? Here are some ways IC can help!
Career Services
The Office of Career Services offers many career-building opportunities for alumni: credential file service, personal career counseling, eCruiting, and more!
Kaplan Discount
Members of the alumni association receive 10 percent off Kaplan's classroom test prep courses and $50 off any online test prep course. Children and spouses of alumni are also eligible for the discount. To register for a course and get the alumni discount, call (800) KAP-TEST. Course information is available at Kaplan's website.
Academic Transcripts
Transcripts of academic work completed at Ithaca are available to alumni at no charge through the Office of the Registrar.
(back to top)
