YourIthaca E-news
March 2005
A Note from the President of the Alumni Association Board of Directors
My colleagues on the board are dedicated people who devote their energy to benefit all Ithaca College alumni. Their work helps bring alumni closer to one another and informs them about the fantastic things happening on campus.
During the weekend, the board heard presentations from Dianne Lynch, the new dean of the Roy H. Park School of Communications, and Howard Erlich, dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences, and discussed how alumni could assist the schools. Board members also met with a panel of student leaders and heard how enthusiastic they were about Ithaca and how they looked forward to becoming active alumni. The board participated in a celebration of the senior class gift effort and engaged in alumni work at the committee level. In addition, the board elected new officers as well as five alumni to three-year terms on the board of directors. We welcome Robert Bluey '01, Mark Dicker '77, Jonathan Lesser '91, Lisa Nappi '99, and Jiaoujie "Claire" Qu, M.S. '00.
New officers of the board are Michael Kaplan '85, president; Susan DiPace '74, vice president; and Dave Wohlhueter '60, secretary. Their terms begin in June. We join together in congratulating our new leadership.
As always, we encourage you to nominate alumni who would enhance the work of the board of directors.
Board Nomination Form
Steven C. White '66, M.S. '69
President
Ithaca College Alumni Association
Board of Directors
Upcoming Alumni Events
Featured Event:
Coach Suddaby's 20th Reunion Dinner
We had a great weekend February 19-20 honoring our gymnastics coach. While Rick Suddaby celebrated his 20th anniversary at Ithaca, we alumni had a grand 'ol time meeting new alumni and new team members, and catching up with "old" ones, all while seeing Ithaca in its new form. To celebrate with Rick, some of us came for dinner on Saturday night, some came for the Harriet Marranca Invitational meet (and enjoyed Ithaca winning that competition), and some troopers stayed the whole weekend! Congratulations, Rick, from your alumni.
Warmly,
Lindsey Broich Krauss '97
Upcoming Events:
March 29 : Reception with President Peggy Williams, Los Angeles
March 30 : Helping Your Child Navigate the Job Market: Do's and Don'ts for Parents, New York City
April 9: National Capital Alumni Club Day of Service, Washington, D.C.
April 9: Women's Lacrosse Alumni Game, Ithaca College
Save the Date:
June 3-5: Alumni Weekend 2005
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Online Community
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Recent Class Notes
Please note that the following class notes are as submitted by alumni and have not been edited for grammar or style.
L. Rosie Elgart (2001, School of H&S) writes, "I would like to thank the IC Writing Dept for their encouragement and support over the years. I am honored to be included among the eleven poets selected by the Library of Congress in their online September 11th collection. I look forward to publishing in happier arenas in the future."
Brenda (Eisenhauer) Brady (1995, School of Communications) and David Brady are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Elise Magdalena. She was born on November 13, 2004 at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, NC, and weighed 7 lb., 10 oz. We are overjoyed to announce the arrival of our little angel. She has changed our lives forever in the best way possible. I have traded in my professional career to stay home and raise Elise. It is the most rewarding job I've ever had. We are truly blessed.
Bob Fox (1988, School of H&S) writes, "I have recently joined Emic Networks to head up technical sales on the east coast. Previously, I had spent many years at Sun Microsystems and Veritas Software. Emic provides availability and scalability solutions for Linux databases. Check us out at www.emicnetworks.com!"
Chet Carlin (1962, School of H&S) writes, "Hi, everyone, I wanted to let everyone in the New York City area know that I appeared in a unique and wonderful play entitled 'Shift Change' at the Producer's Club II, 616 Ninth Avenue between 43rd and 44th Streets this past February. This was an extraordinary new two character play which just happens to have been written by my son, Ben Carlin (brother to Matthew Carlin, a successful young attorney here in NYC and also an Ithaca alumnus). I am thrilled and honored to have appeared in Ben's first New York production. I've always known he was a terrific writer. In fact, he is the co-screenwriter of a film that just finished shooting in Miami with Michael Rappaport and Chazz Palminteri entitled 'The Other Side.' " [Chet Carlin's note didn't arrive in time to appear in the January/February issue of yourIthaca, so his announcement about the upcoming performance in February has been edited to the past tense. —Office of Alumni Relations]
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Campus News
Ithaca College to Hold Month of Events for Tsunami Relief
The Ithaca College community is reaching out to help those parts of the world tragically affected by the tsunami of last December 26. A variety of student organizations, campus departments, and individual volunteers have collaborated to organize Tsunami Relief Month, taking place March 17-April 17.
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Pulitzer Prize Winner Seymour Hersh to Visit Campus
Renowned author and journalist Seymour Hersh will visit Ithaca College on March 24 as the Park Distinguished Speaker for the 2004-5 academic year. Hersh, a Pulitzer prize-winning investigative reporter and award-winning author, recently won his fifth George Polk Award for his accounts of prisoner abuse in Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison; the prize distinguishes Hersh as the most-honored individual in the history of the awards.
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From South Hill to Magic Kingdom
The Walt Disney Co. has named alumnus Robert A. Iger '73 as its next chief executive officer. Iger will succeed current CEO Michael Eisner when Eisner steps down Sept. 30. Iger's appointment was approved unanimously by the board of directors Sunday.
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» Walt Disney Company Press Release
Three Bombers Named to Empire 8 All-Star Team
Three members of the Ithaca College men's basketball team have been named to the Empire 8 all-star team. Junior guard Jim Bellis was a second-team selection, while junior forward Brian Andruskiewicz and senior guard Jesse Roth both received honorable mention.
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ICQ Alumni Spotlight: Sarah Stewart Velmont '97
The Bride Wears Combat Boots
This is a modern twist on a classic wartime tale: A couple is engaged to be married, and then the orders arrive for the soldier's imminent departure to a war zone. Only this time it is not the man who is being sent to the battlefront. It's the bride-to-be, and her departure is scheduled almost immediately, well before their planned February 2005 wedding day.
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Good to Know
Park Portfolio
Hotel Discounts of 20 Percent for Ithaca College Alumni
Ithaca College and Significant Organization Savings (SOS) have teamed up to offer you a 20 percent discount at participating Comfort Inns, Quality Inns, Sleep Inns, EconoLodges, Clarion Hotels, Rodeway Inns, and MainStay Suites worldwide. And if you book now you can also earn triple airline miles or points for a free night's hotel stay. Call the convenient toll-free reservation line at 800-258-2847 and give the operator your Ithaca College Alumni Association discount number: 00800852, or visit the Choice Hotels Website for booking and more information.
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