YourIthaca E-news
January / February 2004
A Note from the Director of Alumni Relations
Happy New Year and enjoy this issue of yourIthaca.
Graham Stewart '81, M.S. '01
Director of Alumni Relations
Upcoming Alumni Events and Club News
NEW CONNECTICUT ALUMNI CLUB
Connecticut -- where you are never quite sure if you will meet a Yankee/Giants/Jets fan or a Red Sox/Patriots fan -- now has something everyone can agree upon! It's a new IC alumni chapter, with big plans for the new year. Join us February 2 for our kickoff event and find out what other great events we've got coming up. Or contact club president Jeff Herz (herzy69@yahoo.com) or vice president Matthew DeBritz (Hartford region) (Matthew.J.DeBritz@espn.com) for more information.
February 2: Connecticut Club Kickoff
February 3: Boston Club Happy Hour
February 4: National Capital Club Happy Hour -- D.C.
February 11: National Capital Club Happy Hour -- Maryland
February 19: Careers and Perspectives in Television-- NYC
» More Alumni Events
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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!
Recent Class Notes
Please note that the following class notes are as submitted by alumni and have not been edited for grammar or style.
Jack Eaton (1953)
Jack L. Eaton (1953, School of Music) writes, "A chance meeting in Ithaca: My wife and I were in Ithaca caring for two of our grandchildren while their parents were on a business trip to San Francisco. One day while the children were at school we made a trip to the Commons (downtown Ithaca's shopping area on a closed section of State St.). I was in a bookstore there and noticed a couple of familiar faces: Frank and Charlotte (Tayntor) Battisti!!! We chatted for quite a while about our days at IC and more recent happenings. Frank was in town serving as a guest conductor for the IC bands. In addition, I was able to attend a concert in a church downtown given by the IC Madrigals and Choir. Excellent!!!! Reminds me of my days in the IC Choir and the Christmas programs we presented."
Paul Yorkis (1967)
Paul Yorkis (1967, School of H&S) is president of Patriot Real Estate, Inc., located in Medway, MA. "After many years working in higher education, I entered the real estate industry in 1991 and started my own firm, Patriot Real Estate, in 2000. I recently purchased and renovated a building in Medway that serves as our 'world headquarters.' I married Kathleen Courtright in 1969 on the Ithaca College campus, and we have two adult children, who also live in Medway."
Ivy (Castle) Bailey (1978)
Ivy (Castle) Bailey (1978, School of Communications) writes, "I have been married to Jesse for 22 years and have two children: Elise, 17, and Nathan, 15. We own a commercial real estate company in upstate New York that involves properties from Buffalo to New York City. My daughter is a senior in high school and has applied to Ithaca and would like to attend in fall 2004. She has heard great things about IC over the years and looks forward to her next four years at Ithaca."
Lisa (Poissant) Edwards (1985)
Lisa (Poissant) Edwards (1985, School of Communications) writes, "After nearly 18 years at CNN, I took advantage of an executive buyout and 'retired' to be a stay-at-home mom! My daughter Shelby is now 9 and my son Trey is 7, and I'm carpooling all the time! I'm blessed with a wonderful husband, Wayne, who is also a great dad. And besides all the kids' activities, I'm working from home as a curriculum editor."
Michael Keitz (1992, School of Communications) and Amy (Navon) Keitz (1992) are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Rebecca Avery. She was born on October 3, 2003, in Huntingdon Valley, PA, and weighed 7 lb., 13 oz. Big sister Sascha and Michael and Amy are very happy to welcome Rebecca Avery, named in honor of Michael's grandmother Rose Keitz and grandfather Abraham Zucker.
Michael Mandel (2000)
Michael Mandel (2000, School of H&S) writes, "I'm putting my theater training to use playing Lord Alfred Douglas in a production of Moises Kaufman's Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde at a new theater here in Tucson. By day, I'm a mild-mannered community educator at the Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault, working to end violence against women, children, and men once and for all. (Does that sound pretentious?)"
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Campus News
Cortaca Jug -- The Biggest Little Game in the Nation
The women's lacrosse team is taking their fund-raising to new heights. Capture a moment of Division III's biggest rivalry with a beautiful aerial picture taken from above Butterfield Stadium at the 22nd annual Cortaca Jug. All proceeds from the sale of the photograph will help the women's lacrosse team travel south for spring training.
4x6 $7.00
8x10 $12.00
11x17 $16.00
16x20 $30.00
18x24 $40.00
24x36 $70.00
To place your order simply e-mail Khollands@ithaca.edu
Spring Sports
Cheer on the Bombers while they're on the road this spring! IC's baseball, men's lacrosse, men's tennis, women's tennis, men's track and field, and women's track and field teams have posted their spring schedules online. (Other spring sports will be added soon.) See when and where you can root them on by visiting the athletics website at http://www.ithaca.edu/bombers/ or by clicking the links below:
baseball
http://www.ithaca.edu/bombers/base/sch.html
men's lacrosse
http://www.ithaca.edu/bombers/mlax/sch.html
men's tennis
http://www.ithaca.edu/bombers/mtennis/sch.html
women's tennis
http://www.ithaca.edu/bombers/wtennis/sch.html
men's track and field
http://www.ithaca.edu/bombers/mtrack/sch.html
women's track and field
http://www.ithaca.edu/bombers/wtrack/sch.html
Death of C. Hadley Smith, Photojournalist
C. Hadley Smith, the photographer who captured much of Ithaca College's history on film from 1950 into the 1980s, passed away on January 5, 2004, in Ithaca, New York. He had generously donated his collection of IC photos to the College. You can see some of them at http://www.ithaca.edu/library/archives/photos.html
The Ithaca Journal Obituary:
http://miva.pressconnects.com/miva/cgi-bin/miva/ithndetail.mv?ARCID=23&speak=smith&fyear=04
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ICQ Alumni Spotlight: Fred Schwam '88
Almost as much as St. Nick himself, Fred Schwam '88 is responsible for bringing Christmas cheer to people in and around the five boroughs of New York City. His company, American Christmas Decorations, is the region's leading holiday decorating enterprise. Focusing solely on the yuletide season, the firm is responsible for designing, creating, and installing some of the city's most famous holiday displays. Bloomingdales, Macy's, Lord and Taylor, and Madison Square Garden are among its high-profile clients.
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Did You Know?
Hotel/Motel Discounts for Alumni
Ithaca College and the Significant Organization Savings (SOS) program have teamed up to offer alumni a 20 percent discount at participating Comfort Inns, Quality Inns, Sleep Inns, EconoLodges, Clarion Hotels, Rodeway Inns, and MainStay Suites throughout the world. To reserve a room, call (800) 258-2847 and mention your Ithaca College Alumni Association discount number (00800852) or visit the Choice Hotels website.
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