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by Brooke Harris ‘96

Welecome From Our AAAA President ................................3Two to be Inducted in Sports Hall of Fame .........................5Classmates Establish Scholarship ...........................6What’s Happening at AA? .....8AA Superintendent ................8Summer Campers Say Thank You .........................................9School Merger Vote .............10AA High School Principal ...10AA Elementary Principal .... 11 Oustanding Soccer Season . 12Scholarships Class of 2015 .13Matthew Johnson ................14Family Connection ..............16Alumni News .......................17Spotlight on Alumni ............23Friends Collaborate ............. 24Road to Our 50th .................24Shelly and My Sister ...........27Andy Stevens .......................28Favorite Teacher Memories .28AAAA Mission Statement ..30Outstanding Service Award .31Reunion News .....................32Condolences ........................36Dues Payers .........................37 Donations..............................42RSVP Form ..........................49

On July 25th, 2015, over 300 alumni and friends gathered at Alfred State College to celebrate Alfred-Almond’s 55th Alumni Banquet. The 2015 banquet was themed “Alfred-Almond Does Broadway,” and served as a celebration of Alfred-

theater. as well as a tribute to late theater and English teacher Ellen Shultz.

After an opening by Alumni Association President Bill Pulos ‘73, the program was led by

Attendees enjoyed a full program, which included presentations from honored class representatives Jennifer Goodrich Cullen ‘90 and Andy Stevens ‘65.

The Sports Hall of Fame inducted its two newest members: Colleen Coughlin ‘82 and Shaune Burdick Henry ‘80. A special moment was shared by all, as Judson E. Stearns, Jr. ‘73 received the Outstanding Alumni Service Award for his abundant and lengthy history of service to the Alfred-Almond community.

Shaminda Amarakoon, ‘95, and Brooke Harris, ‘96. They renewed their role as the

accompanist Andrew Alesso, ‘90.

Finally, alumni were invited to dance the night away with music by Off the Wagon Acoustic Band, featuring Kier Dirlam, ‘83.

The Alfred-Almond Alumni Association looks forward to the 56th Annual Alumni Banquet: Thanks for the Memories!

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Memorial Donors Con’t:

Lena “Ma” Schwartz, StaffBecky Schwartz Comer ‘81Kathie Schwartz Hughes ‘86Scot Huntington ‘72

Memorial Donors Con’t

Deborah Schwartz Kenney ‘83Francis ‘46 & Betty Hicks Schwartz ‘45Robert ‘53 & Louise Newman Schwartz ‘60


Evelyn Thomas, StaffSally Thomas Mayes ‘68Susan Thomas Shaffer ‘64


Flossie MooreErnest Moore, FacultyGary Moore ‘74

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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD MEMBER ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR JULY 22, 2016

This year five (5) of fifteen (15) AAAA board member openings must be filled by election at our annual meeting per our by-laws put in place last year. The term for each elected board member is three (3) years. We will have two (2) or three (3) slots open for new members.

The seats up for election are held by incumbents, Don Jefferds ’60 (current VP), Debi Schwartz Kenney ’83, Lee Ryan ‘55 (former president), Donna Burdett Ryan ‘58 (former secretary and current corresponding secretary) as well as Ervilla Dungan Crandall ’79 (Sports HOF chairperson).

The AAAA annual meeting and election will be take place on July 22, 2016 at 3 p.m. at the Alfred State College Central Dining Hall. The board encourages interested members to run for election to the board who live within an hour drive of Almond and would be especially pleased to have “younger” alumni from classes after 1990.

The requirements for a board member include willingness to help, good-heartedness toward our Alfred-Almond community/alumni and discretion. The board members compose the annual newsletter and perform all duties to host our wonderful annual banquet. Importantly, we are the fiduciaries of the alumni funds which are used every year to award AAAA scholarships to AACS graduating seniors.

We meet every month; the meetings are usually 1 ½ hours. An ability to attend nine meetings out of twelve is required. While the officers and committee chairs perform yeoman service, we include each board member on committees and urge all members to do their best to support our organization. If you are interested in running for a board seat, please contact President Bill Pulos at [email protected] or Re-cording Secretary Kim Gayhart at [email protected], by July 15, 2016.

We will announce the incumbents wishing to continue and those retiring from the board on the Alfred Almond Alumni Facebook group and the Alfred Almond Alumni Association facebook page. We will have two (2) or three (3) seats open. Stay tuned and we look forward to hearing from you!

We Remember Ellen by Brooke Harris, ‘96

Last July, Alfred-Almond Alumni gathered to celebrate the life of beloved theater and English teacher, Ellen Shultz. In her remarkable career, Ellen directed over forty plays and musicals, enhancing the educations and lives of hundreds of students at A-A. After her retirement, she continued to share her talents as a founding member and perennial director of the Alfred Community Theater. Almost immediately following the news of her passing, A-A alumni started discussing how best to honor her tremendous contributions to the community. It was plain to see: The show must go on!

Through social media, former students started sharing photos and memories. It was evident that there was a strong desire to put on one more show, and We Remember Ellen was conceived. On July 25th, in the Alfred-Almond auditorium, alumni from across the country came together to reprise songs and scenes that they performed as students. From as far as Germany, alumni shared memories of their time with Ellen, and under the direction of Janna Buckwalter,

‘96, and Linda Staiger (A-A vocal music teacher 1972-2004), the cast presented a wide array of reminiscences from Ellen’s shows, including The Sound of Music, Guys and Dolls, Oliver, and The Mikado.

Despite years (in most cases decades) between performances, and with only two days of rehearsal, the cast performed remarkably well. While it was clear that some alumni had, over time, lost their voices (Brooke Harris, ‘96, Shaminda Amarakoon, ‘96), the spirit of the event shone through and the audience was treated to a great afternoon at the theater.

Perhaps most importantly, the cast and crew had one more chance to share memories, laughs, hugs, and tears. What better way to honor our beloved teacher and friend? Thanks, Ellen, for everything!

We Remember Ellen performers and contributers:

Andrew Alesso ‘90 Bob Volk ACT Brooke Harris ‘96 Christina Shultz King ‘86 Craig Mix ‘87, A-A faculty, ACT Dave Snyder ‘74, co-founder ACT David Gignac ‘86 Janice Baker Clancy ‘90 Janna Buckwalter ‘96 Jason Connolly ‘87 Jemnifer Goodridge Cullen ‘90 Joei Kernan Petrucco ‘90 Kate Albrecht Fidler ‘89 Kier Dirlam ‘83 Linda Stradley Staiger, A-A vocal music teacher, 1972-2004 Marie Dunn Williams ‘97 Rebecca Weaver Hamm ‘96 Shaminda Amarakoon ‘96 Terry Ellis ‘86 Tom Meacham ‘90 Wendy Stevens Haralson ‘89

Contributers To the Newsletter:

Dave Fenner, ‘54 Donna Burdett Ryan, ‘58 Kay Snyder Chapman, ‘57

Andy Stevens, ‘65 William Parish, ‘66

Kim Lowrey Gayhart, ‘73 William Pulos, ‘73

Lisa Patrick Porter, ‘78 Bob Woughter, ‘88 Brooke Harris ‘96

Matthew Johnson, 2015 Richard Calkins

Susan Bain-Lucey Burt Turner

Teresa Johnson Marcia Lichtman

WELCOME FROM OUR AAAA PRESIDENT, BILL PULOS, ‘73

We warmly welcome everyone to this year’s version of our terrific newsletter. As

your president since April 2015, I bring you hearty greetings and fond regards from your 15member board of directors. All of us are very pleased you can join us for another year of alumni news.

Your alumni board has been working hard over the last year. We accomplished many things and have made great strides forward in representing you, our fellow alumni.

From late 2014 to August 2015, we underwent many, many changes while achieving goals, writing bylaws and establishing new procedures to do one thing; make our board more efficient and responsive to our alumni. We call it our “Year in Transition.”

These highlight our year in transition, all of which were “firstever” events :

We congratulated and said “ Thank You ” to eight of our departing board members after many years of faithful service. Many thanks to Bob Baker, ’53; Karl Grantier, ’55; Carl Leathersich, ’60, (banquet creative director); former copresidents Butch, ’61 and Cass Dobson, ’62 Lorow; Treasurer Kathy Curran Snyder, ’68, (7 years); Lucinda Snyder, ’86; Kate Crandall Palmer, ’96. Our departing members left us a lasting legacy we proudly build on.

We welcomed six new members to our board including Terah Soule, ’73, Heather Potter Mattos, ’83, Laura Brace, ’89, Brooke Harris, ’96, Kasi Emo Washburn, ’97 and Shaune Burdick Henry, ’80 as our new treasurer.

We spent at least six months writing a comprehensive set of bylaws. These bylaws were approved at our annual meeting the day before our banquet last July.

We held a general membership meeting for approval of bylaws and election of fifteen directors after thorough notice through publication in the paper, on Facebook and the internet. That was likely the first time a meeting and election had been called in that fashion and definitely the first time all directors had been elected at once.

Also at that meeting, the directors elected their officers for 20152016. A financial surety bond for $250,000 to protect the association was purchased. New accounting procedures were instituted and a finance committee was created. The positions of corresponding secretary and database manager were created in our bylaws. Those positions

continue to be held by our stalwarts, Donna Burdett Ryan, ’58 and the association’s very good friend Teresa Johnson.

We enacted the Scholarship Donation Policy. We awarded $64,000.00 to 21 seniors at the 2015 AACS graduation; $17,000 over 2014, a full 33 % increase! The new policy of sending the newsletter to dues payers only was begun. We created the Outstanding Service Award (OSA). Jud Stearns, Jr,. ‘73 was nominated and chosen as the

inaugural 2015 recipient. Thanks to our great group, including our creative director, the one and only Carl Leathersich, ’60, we held a

tasteful, elegant banquet at the beautiful, convenient, airconditioned SUNY Alfred Dining Hall. We streamlined the agenda and brought back old favorites including a cash bar open the entire evening and a country/classic rock band for entertainment, with music for everyone.

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These are some of the things we’ve done since August of 2015:

Began new Anne Wenslow Memorial Scholarship thanks to Michael Wenslow ‘78 Created our Mission Statement, Vision and Goals Sent our very successful fall alumni letter and gained another 175 dues paying members! Subscribed to a program to assist in finding missing alumni addresses Sent a letter to engage our scholarship winners Distributed newsletters to AACS faculty at the school Distributed letters in the fall semester to seniors and their parents Designed and mailed a reminder postcard for dues/newsletter Increased dues paying members from 750 to 1000 ( a full 33% increase) in the 10 months from May 2015 –

March 2016!

Your alumni association has done its best to represent you, our alumni, in the best and finest way possible. Our motto is “ We may be in a small town, but we think and act big.”

We invite you to become more involved with your association. You can send in notes about yourself and your

AACS family, you can contribute articles to our newsletter, you can join us (and help us) at the banquet, you can run for election to our board and importantly, you can pay your dues, and you can give generously to our scholarship funds. Without your support, we wouldn’t be able to support our AACS graduating seniors as we have. Please give to our cause, to “ pay it forward” and help us continue our great tradition of service to our community.

We look forward to another great year. Thank you for all your help and support.

Sincerely,

Bill Pulos

Bill Pulos ‘73 President AlfredAlmond Alumni Association [email protected]

TOURS OF AACS: Remember to include a tour of AACS in your alumni weekend plans! Don Jefferds , ’60, will be on hand Saturday, July 23, from 2 – 4 to show you the many changes that have transformed AACS into the beautiful campus that it is today. One of the features you will want to see is the old gymnasium, transformed into an auditorium – now with updated lighting and sound system! And don’t forget to drive up on the hill behind “the pines” and take a look at the modern sports complex, complete with six tennis courts, soccer, softball and baseball ields with lighting, a concession stand and bathrooms. Check out the state‑of‑ the‑art track in the front yard, too! Karl Grantier, ’55, will be posted in the Alumni‑Veterans Hall, (the corridor between the “old gym” and the swimming pool/gymnasium complex) where you can view our impressive displays honoring our veterans, Hall of Fame recipients, and outstanding alumni. Don’t forget to sign the guestbook!

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2016 SPORTS HALL OF FAME TO INDUCT KAREN PATRICKSWEEZY ‘80 AND MARCIA LICHTMAN

This year we induct a second‑generation athlete in Karen Patrick‑Sweezy, ‘80. Her father, Clifford "Chup" Patrick ‘56 was inducted in 1993. Athletics were clearly a passion in the Patrick household, as Karen began to compete at an early age and during high school, she played all four years on Alfred‑Almond's soccer,

softball and volleyball teams. In nominating Karen, her sisters state that Karen "eagerly and endlessly supported her teammates" in the cruelest and most demanding roles on each team. She was a goalie on the soccer team, a catcher on the softball team, and a "digger" on the volleyball team, where she was also described as "the shortest spiker ever." A former softball teammate states, "I really enjoyed playing with Karen. She was tough and fearless in a position that not many girls wanted to play...and she was good!"

Karen assisted her teams to impressive achievements; her softball teams were County champions for four years running and appeared in the sectional inals her last three years. In each of her seasons, she was selected as a Section V All‑Star for her skilled defensive play and tough mental ability. During her senior year, the soccer team amassed a 16‑5 record, the volleyball team reached the Section V semi‑inals with a record of 15‑5, and the varsity softball team won the Allegany County Championship, then went on to win three rounds of sectional competition, reaching the inals with a record of 13‑3. Karen was selected as the Jake Stuart Outstanding Athlete and went on to play softball at Alfred State.

Karen is the mother of three children: Andrew works for the New York State Police as a communications technician; Maria is a student at the University of Albany; and Laura, ’2016, seems to be carrying the athletic torch, as she ran on a record‑breaking 4x100 relay team in 2015.

The 2016 Sports Hall of Fame Contributor Award goes to Marcia Lichtman. Marcia’s endless dedication to AACS and our community supports this well‑deserved nomination. As the Alfred‑Almond School Psychologist for more than 30 years, she screened many of your children at kindergarten entry, helped them cope with the academic and social demands of the classroom and cheered them on from the sidelines as they grew to be Alfred‑Almond athletes.

Beginning as an A‑A ski club chaperone, then the manager, she was appointed as varsity ski coach in 2000. During her tenure, the girls teams won the Southern Tier League title several times and narrowly missed the sectional title with a second place inish one year. Marcia’s boys’ teams were also a powerful force and brought home the school’s irst ever sectional team title, a feat they repeated the year after her retirement. A lifelong softball player and fan, Marcia began coaching the modiied team when her daughter, Andrea, was in eighth grade, moving up to the JV team and then the varsity team. Her softball team won the irst of three consecutive sectional championships, and two trips to the NY State Final Four. In 2009, Marcia received the prestigious Fenner‑Nadau award from the Steuben County Athletic Association. Marcia’s weekly articles in the Alfred Sun and her bulletin board posts summarized the teams’ accomplishments and progress and were followed closely by the public. A member of the AAAA Hall of Fame committee, for many years she compiled the individual and team point totals for the Southern Tier Ski League, and continues to serve as a gatekeeper on race day to the present! As an active softball coach, she served as both league chairman and Class DD Coordinator for Section V. Marcia is married to Dr. Louis Lichtman, psychology professor and Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Alfred University, and they are the parents of two former Alfred‑Almond athletes: Karen (‘98), a professor of linguistics at Northern Illinois University, and Andrea (‘02), a second grade teacher in the West Genesee School District near Syracuse.

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Classmates from 1978 Establish New Scholarships to Honor their Mothers

By Lisa Patrick Porter, ‘78

At the 2015 Alfred‑Almond Commencement, the new Susan M. Fowler Scholarship was awarded to two seniors. Established with a gift from her son, John Fowler, the scholarship honored a male and female student planning to major in a science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) discipline and possessing a strong community service record as well as demonstrating generosity, grace and gratitude toward others. Susan Fowler moved to the Alfred Almond area in 1975 and resides on McHenry Valley Road. She holds an M.A. degree in Pastoral Ministry. She has two grown sons, both of whom attended Alfred‑Almond: John '78, and Eric. Following her boys’ departure

from our area, Sue was employed as parish and campus minister at St. Brendan and St. Jude Catholic Parish for many years. During that time she held regular retreats at her house while sharing it with occasional AU or ASC students who desired to room in a quiet environment. Sue states, “It is with a heart full of gratitude that John’s contribution in my name to his alma mater, AACS, will benefit the receiving students. I wish them all well, keeping them in my thoughts as their lives unfold in new and challenging ways.” The Susan M. Fowler Scholarship was founded to provide support to a male and female senior with academic potential and strong character who also have inancial need. Morgan Emo '15 daughter of John ‘88 and Michelle ‘86 Emo was the female recipient. The male recipient and class valedictorian, Matthew Johnson '15, remarked , “It is an honor to be chosen for this award, and I am proud to receive this scholarship in Susan Fowler's honor. She has shown selfless generosity and kindness to this community and is very deserving of this recognition. I am also most grateful to the entire Fowler family for their generosity in funding this award.” John Fowler resides in Los Gatos, California with his wife, Amy, and their three children: Montana, a freshman student at Brown University in Providence; Camille, a junior in high school; and Theo who is 11. John is employed as an engineering manager at Oracle. Sue’s other son Eric, his wife, Helena, and their son, Christopher, 10 years old, live in Bainbridge Island, WA. This year, the 2016 graduating seniors will have a chance to apply for a new scholarship established with a gift from John Fowler’s fellow classmate, Michael Wenslow, ’78 and Michael’s sisters, Cynthia and Amy, to honor their mother, the late Anne Wenslow. This scholarship will be designated the Anne Wenslow Memorial Scholarship and will be presented annually to no more than two Alfred‑Almond graduating seniors for their outstanding service to the Alfred and/or Almond communities outside of school‑sponsored functions. Anne Wenslow was born in Rochester, NY, on July 16, 1931, and passed away June 10, 2014. A graduate of Nazareth College and the University of Pittsburgh, she taught high school at area schools including Alfred‑Almond and Wellsville with time off to give birth to her four children Susan, Michael, ‘78, Cynthia, '81, and Amy, 83. She and her husband, Jim Wenslow moved to Alfred around 1958 and eventually both joined the faculty of SUNY Alfred. Anne was active in the Alfred community for many years, as a 4‑H club leader and Boy Scout badge counselor, tutor, and a member of multiple not‑for‑proit boards. Her greatest contributions to the community were her many acts of support and encouragement outside of oficial roles, sometimes describing her service as, "going to Buffalo

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and Rochester sometimes.” Actually, what she was doing was driving people to their medical appointments and for that reason was given the nickname "Alfred Medical Transport Service". The Anne Wenslow Memorial Scholarship, as noted by her children, “is a way for her to continue helping the community, even in death, and to reward/encourage others...and of course it its with her career in education.” Michael moved to Los Angeles at the age of 22 to pursue a career as a musician. He became a member of the recording academy and one of the voters for the Grammy awards. Since 1999, he has been working in technology, irst with Countrywide Financial Corp and currently with the Bank of America. The Wenslow program is signiicantly enhanced by matching funds from the Bank of America Matching Gift Program. Michael is married to Jennifer Evans and they have a son, Jarrick, who currently attends Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. The Alfred Almond Alumni Association is extremely grateful to these generous benefactors and is very pleased to honor the lives and memories of the award namesakes.

BUS TRANSPORTATION FOR BANQUET ATTENDEES: Thanks to AACS District Superintendent Rich Calkins, a school bus will be available to give you a ride from the campus parking lots to Central Dining Hall. Just park your car and watch for the bus!

IF YOU MOVE – PLEASE NOTIFY US: If you change your address and don’t tell us, your AAAA Blue and Gold will be tossed in the wastebasket at the Post Ofice, since the newsletters are sent via bulk rate and are non‑forwardable. Then we lose track of you! So please remember to let us know if you move: Contact Teresa Johnson, [email protected] , the keeper of our database.

REMEMBER US IN YOUR ESTATE PLANNING : The AAAA’s goal is to give back generously to Alfred‑Almond students. With your help we can raise signiicant scholarship funds for the upcoming group of worthy AACS graduates. Please consider us in your estate planning. We are a 501 ( c ) (3) organization.

CALLING ALL VETERANS!

For the past 14 years, Karl Grantier, ’55 has been collecting the names of all AACS alumni veterans (AACS grads as well as attendees) who have served in the military. These names have been placed on handsome walnut plaques which hang in Alumni Hall. To date, Karl reports that there over 470 names on nine plaques: alumni from the classes of 1940‑2015. If you know of a classmate, friend or relative who attended AACS and served in the military, please check to be sure their names are on the plaques. You can email Karl Grantier at [email protected] and he will let you know if the name has been recorded. We also are looking for the names of alumni who have received awards for heroics such as Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Air Medal, Airman’s Medal or Defense Meritorious Service Medal. The names of those honored in this way have been placed in a special frame in Alumni Hall. Your help in inding these alumni who have served the USA in the military is much appreciated.

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WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING AT YOUR ALMA MATER? Greetings from the AACS Superintendent, Rich Calkins

Dear Alfred‑Almond Alumni Association,

College costs are escalating at an unprecedented rate, making the dream of attending college out of reach for many qualiied students. Fortunately, for the students in the Alfred‑Almond School district, the Alfred‑Almond Alumni Association has taken on this challenge and the scholarship opportunities have grown at a magnitude that serves to lessen the burden and allows many students to realize their college dream. On behalf of all these students, THANK YOU. Your commitment continues to provide a ine example of what can occur when stakeholders share a collective goal and are dedicated to advancing a mission.

There is not a day that goes by that I do not see examples of how your organization positively beneits our students, school and community. Although I only write to you on occasion, I want you to know that you are appreciated each and every day.

The Alumni Hall continues to inspire all who pass through it. It serves as a standard of achievement for our future graduates. The service wall is humbling and the Alumni Hall sign is a reminder of the tremendous impact made by the association and the alums that have passed through these halls. In addition, the alumni leadership has been working to further enhance this area with the addition of an Alumni display case to help to further showcase the accomplishments of our alums.

I had the pleasure of attending the Alumni banquet last summer and I left with a strengthened understanding of the impact that Alfred‑Almond has had upon its students. I was touched when I was presented with a lock from one of our 1965 graduates. He explained the history of this lock to me: how he had had it all through high school, through the war in Vietnam and his travels through Europe. It served as a reminder to him of all the lessons and values that he learned in A‑A’s hallowed halls and of the support of his entire community. This lock and what it represents shall have a place of honor in the Alumni display case.

I am pleased to report that our building project is complete! The Community Fitness Center boasts a membership in excess of 200, and we were pleased to host our irst track meet last spring. The renovations to our library, classrooms, ofices and auditoriums have been inalized and our Technology Learning Center sees daily use and we are excited to see the impact that this amazing resource has upon our students.

You have all done so much to help make our Alfred‑Almond community a great place to live. You should be proud of your efforts and pleased to know that the whole community is extremely grateful and supportive of what you do!

If there is anything that I can ever do to help, please ask, as it will be my distinct pleasure and honor to lend support.

My best and warmest regards,

Rich Calkins

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SUMMER CAMPERS SAY THANK YOU From the 2015 Camp Scholarship Recipients

The Alfred Almond Alumni Association granted awards to 10 AACS underclassmen to assist them in attending summer camps in 2015 for sports, ine arts, music, and technology. The Jim Baker Memorial Sports Camp Award is given in honor of an outstanding all‑around athlete and former student at Alfred‑Almond Central School (class of 1961). Jim Baker participated in all sports, and is remembered for his great sportsmanship. The funds for this award are made possible through the generous donations of alumni who have attended AACS since 1940. In 2015, a total of eight scholarships were given out, totaling $1,386. The Arlene Champlin Roberts Memorial Fine Arts/Technology Camp Award is given in honor of a 1950 graduate of Alfred‑Almond Central School. Mrs. Roberts served as secretary in the guidance ofice from 1966 to 1992. She passed away in 2010, and the Alumni Association felt that this award would be a itting memorial for a woman who was the driving force that kept the AA Alumni Association going for more than thirty years. The funds for this award are also made possible through the generous donations of hundreds of alumni who have attended AACS since 1940. In 2015, a total of two scholarships were given out, totaling $314. We include their notes of thanks here:

Dear Alumni Association, Thank you for helping me attend Houghton

College Basketball Camp this past summer. I deinitely improved my skills and can’t wait to apply them to the court this winter. I also met many new friends from all around and reunited with old ones. Basketball is my favorite sport and I love anything to do with it. I really appreciate the help you’ve provided me to attend camp and improve my skills. Thanks again! Olivia Ormsby Dear AACS Alumni Association,

Thank you so much for your generous ‘scholarship’ that allowed me to improve my skills at basketball camp this summer! With your scholarship, I attended Point Guard College basketball camp! At this basketball camp we not only trained but improved our basketball IQ with multiple classroom sessions per day. At this camp I learned and improved upon my basketball life! I also made friends and still keep in contact with them today! Thank you for helping me attend Point Guard College basketball camp this past summer!! Maxwell Jusianiec Dear A‑A Alumni Association Members,

Thank you for choosing me for the Jim Baker Memorial Sports Award for 2015. I’m going to Houghton College Soccer Camp. I expect to learn a lot, meet new people and have lots of fun. Sincerely, Logan Brown

AACS Teachers Retire Some familiar faces will no longer ill the hallways of Alfred‑Almond Central School after taking a retirement incentive offered by the school – or will they? Carol Amman (Spanish teacher) has retired after 23 years of service here at AACS. Many AA alumni will remember her for her tough classes and great smile. Carol can now be seen on the Alfred State campus where she is currently teaching courses. Peter Bryant (Science teacher) has retired after 29 years of service to AACS. I’m sure you can ind him looking at nature in one of our many local state parks or maybe even at a well known national park. Keith Holmok (PE teacher) has retired after 32 years of service to the athletes at AACS. However, he hasn’t gone very far! You’ll ind Coach in an ofice near the pool area where he has taken on the duties of Athletic Director for AACS or on the baseball ield where he will continue to coach the varsity team.

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POSSIBLE SCHOOL MERGER DEFEATED IN SEPTEMBER 2015 VOTE By Kim Gayhart, ‘73

The process of studying the feasibility of a merger between Alfred‑Almond, Arkport, and Canaseraga Central Schools, which began in October 2013, ended with a decisive “NO” vote by all three districts on September 10, 2015. Despite promised incentives from the State Education Department, the voters in all three districts were not impressed enough to continue with a merger. Alfred‑Almond voters came out in droves, with 134 voting “yes” and a whopping 582 voting “no”. In the Arkport district, the vote was 210 “yes” and 308 “no” and even in the struggling Canaseraga school district, the vote was 135 “yes” and 179 “no”. According to the September 17, 2015 issue of the Alfred Sun, “A single defeat of the straw vote in any one of the three school districts would have closed the door on further discussions of the proposal. Voters, however, by unanimously voting “no” in all three school districts essentially slammed the door on the three‑school merger plan. A two‑school merger could be pursued, however.” Stay tuned ………

A Message from 712 Principal, Susan BainLucey Dear Alfred‑Almond Alumni,

It is a pleasure to write to you at this particular point in the year. Though the temperatures are freezing, our sights are on the warm days of June and honoring another graduating class to join the ranks of proud Eagle alumni!

I must begin by offering my most sincere thanks to you for the continued support you offer to our school community. As a principal, parent, teacher and community member, this means more than words can ever express. In return for your generous giving and support of the school, I would like you to know our teachers, students and administration feel a strong commitment to the traditions and legacy of Alfred‑Almond Central School. The positive, caring climate of high expectations for achievement and citizenship guide our daily work. Along with this we take pride in the overall culture of our rural school and deep roots in Allegany County. While much changes each year in education, much stays the same in regard to honoring the history of this great school.

Alfred‑Almond is a unique place! We hear this over and over again. This is noted when students transfer, new teachers come on board or visitors chat with us. It is unique, because the culture of the school offers something for everyone. The students and faculty want this school to be a safe, positive, learning environment. They cultivate that and protect that. I invite you to please visit, read our Facebook page often, and stay in touch. We love nothing more than to showcase the proud achievements of our students in academics, athletics, the arts, and in their giving to the community. Join us for our musical productions, stop by a game, sit in on a class, or chat with students in the library.

I also extend an open invitation to share in the education of our students. Alumni are able to help out schools in multiple ways. They can help through mentoring, networking, and traditions. We welcome your sharing of networking related to college/career planning, employment experience and the modeling of success of our proud alumni. Your experiences are an inspiration and powerful motivators for our students! I look forward to presenting the graduating class of 2016 to you this June and hope you can join us as we honor another generation of AACS graduates! All my best to you! Susan Bain‑Lucey, Secondary Principal

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AlfredAlmond: Past and Present By Bob Woughter, ‘88, AACS Elementary Principal

I have been privileged to work in the greatest school in the Southern Tier of New York from

my irst day in Ms. Whitford’s room at Alfred‑Almond in 1976 to my role as elementary principal today. Almost 40 years later much has changed on the A‑A campus and communities, but the heart of the school itself has remained virtually identical. Each phase of my journey as student, parent, educator and administrator at A‑A has been unique and memorable.

The outstanding teachers I had as a student were role models that helped shape me as a student, athlete and citizen. As I work with elementary students today I am reminded of great teachers like Mary Jane Lloyd and Dennis O’Brien who went above and beyond to ensure that I reached my potential as a student and athlete. Like many students, I found the transition from the elementary to the high school both exhilarating and terrifying. It was there that I learned from such greats as Mr. Brace, Mr. Lloyd, Mrs. Ellis, Mrs. Westlake, Mr. Barniak and Mr. Brady. I felt a great afinity for my fellow classmates that few who attended larger schools can relate to. To this day, my strongest friendships are those formed during my high school years. Many Alfred‑Almond sports teams of the 70’s and 80’s were powerhouses. Boys and girls track, girls soccer and swimming are just a few of the teams that won multiple sectional titles in that time period. Years later as a rookie coach my long‑time coach and mentor, Dennis O’Brien, reminded me that athletics is an extension of the classroom. The solid academic expectations of students at A‑A laid the foundation for sports excellence then and now.

I began my teaching career at Alfred‑Almond in 1992. How strange it was to now work side‑by‑side with teachers who had a hand in shaping me as a student. I improved my instructional abilities from master teachers such as Kathy O’Buckley, Lynn Hall, Diane Bitting, Dave Pease and Dennis O’Brien. Teaching and coaching here was both challenging and rewarding. It was my greatest desire to see my students and athletes get as much from their A‑A experience as I had. I was fortunate to see my own sons experience A‑A in much the same manner as I did. They participated in a wide variety of extra‑curricular activities and had outstanding teachers and coaches that guided them to high levels of athletic and academic achievement and who served as personal role models and mentors as they grew up.

In my current role as elementary principal I help to guide the academic, social and emotional growth of over 350 students every day. Greeting the students each morning I am envious of the amazing experiences that await them here at A‑A. This close‑knit community of students and educators is near and dear to me and I count myself lucky to be a part of such a great community. I feel privileged to play a role in shaping the experiences of so many children each year and I look forward to whatever comes next. The individuals who make up the AACS community may come and go, but the heart of our school will never change.

CHECK OUT ALFRED ALMOND ALUMNI ON FACEBOOK : On our AACS alumni facebook group, AlfredAlmond Alumni , there are more than 560 members. Thanks, Kier Dirlam, ’83, for setting this up for us. This is a closed group – and member requests are handled promptly. Heather Potter Mattos, ’83, has also set up this facebook page: Alfred Almond Alumni Association . AACS happenings and updates are posted on the district facebook page: www.facebook.com/AlfredAlmondCentralSchoolDistrict Check in and see what’s being posted!

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AA Boys Varsity Soccer Have an Outstanding Season By Burt Turner, AA Boys Varsity Soccer Coach

The 2015 boys varsity soccer team earned themselves a special place in Alfred‑ Almond history. They put

together a wonderfully successful regular season, and backed it up with a hugely successful postseason. The Eagles went 15‑1 in the regular season, defeated rivals Arkport and Jasper Troupsburg at each chance, and stretched the combined winning streak over their two local rivals to nine matches. The boys went 8‑0 in league play, captured their third straight Steuben County League Division 1 Title, and stretched their league match winning streak to 22 games over three seasons. The close‑knit bunch implemented a balanced, possession‑based attack, creating ive teammates with at least seven goals, and creating 67 total goals over the regular season. Defensively, the Eagles were once again excellent. Their .313 Goals Against Average was the best in Section V. Their rugged, intelligent defensemen menaced opponents, created 13 regular season shutouts, a streak of 768 minutes of un‑scored upon soccer, surrendered fewer regular season goals than any other team, and again secured its brand as the best defense in Section V. Their excellent play and challenging schedule help earn the boys a #1 Seed headed into Class D Sectional play.

Undisturbed by the most daunting sectional bracket in New York State, the Eagles shook off painful memories and started their sectional campaign by defeating Northstar Christian (12 wins, 5 losses) in front of a capacity home crowd 3 to 1. Advancing to the semiinals meant competing with another wonderfully talented private school, Harley Allendale Columbia (14 wins, 4 losses). The animated and full‑throated fans at the Cohocton Sports Complex experienced two halves of 0‑0 soccer that would send the losing team home for the year. In overtime, the persistent Eagle pressure paid off when Senior Captain Levi Lawrence threw the game‑winning goal in off an HAC defender. On Friday October, 30 in Perry, NY, Alfred‑Almond captured the Class D1 Boys Championship; the school’s sixth, by defeating the previously unbeaten Genesee Valley Jaguars (16 wins, 0 losses, 2 ties) 2 to 1. The Eagles defense was again stout, limiting the potent 77‑goal Jaguar attack to few chances. Senior Noah Holmok started the scoring when he found streaking teammate Levi Bayus who calmly placed his pass into the left corner of the net. The lead lasted until GV tied the match with 5 minutes left in the irst after a scrum in front of the net. The Eagles seized control in the second half, when the hard‑working play of Jake Johnston earned his team a call inside the box, and a composed Cory Olix shot the PK through the efforts of the GV goalkeeper and returned the lead back to the Eagles. The defense took it from there, thwarting the unremitting Jaguar attack for the last half an hour.

Four nights later, in front of a passionate and swollen crowd of supporters in Wellsville, NY, the 18‑1 Section V Class D1 Champions defeated the 14‑4‑1 Class D2 Champions from Andover 3 to 1 for the right to play Section VI Class D Champions from Ellicottville (13 wins, 4 losses, 1 tie). On Friday November 6, in Spencerport, NY, the Alfred‑Almond boys soccer team became the New York State Western Regional Champions after a 0‑0 tie by virtue of penalty kicks. The Eagles were suffocating defensively, permitting just ive shots and one corner kick from Ellicottville. Offensively, the Eagles created over 20 opportunities to score, but the efforts of the Section VI Champion were enough to keep the ball out of the net for two halves and two overtime periods. Because 110 minutes of grueling play could not decide the matter, penalty kicks were called upon to determine the Regional Champion. A relaxed Dylan Grifin produced two huge saves for his teammates, while Cory Olix, Jake Johnston, and Levi Lawrence netted the game sealing shots. The throng of Eagle faithful who made the trip provided a wonderful and warm post‑game embrace for the exhausted champions.

On Saturday the 14 th of November, at 12:30, in Middletown, NY, the 19‑1‑1 Alfred Almond Eagles expelled all that was inside them for each other and the devoted, well‑travelled Eagle faithful in the New York State Semiinal match. The boys fearlessly took on the #1 ranked Class D team in New York State, Fort Ann (21 wins, 0 losses), who unmercifully outscored their opponents 138‑4 up until that point. A irst half Eagle lead did not hold, but AA represented itself well, by standing toe‑to‑toe with the eventual New York State Champion, but succumbing 2 to 1.

The team will graduate seven devoted and accomplished seniors, who gave much of their young adulthood to each other, and with young eyes upon them, inspired in ways yet to be measured. The team was full of good young men who were honest in their efforts, willing to do what was needed, and molded themselves into what the team needed them to be. Their compassion for one another, their great talents, and their supreme effort combined to form one of the most successful teams, regardless of sport, our great school has ever produced.


Seniors #4 Levi Bayus (Captain, Steuben County League Division 1 All Star, Section V Class D All Tournament Team) #14 Logan Calkins (Sportsmanship Award Winner) #19 Alec Gray (Captain, Steuben County Exceptional Senior, Section V Gary Schenk Memorial Award Winner) #7 Noah Holmok (2014 Steuben County Division 1 Offensive Player of the Year, 2‑Time Steuben County Division 1 All Star, Section V Class D All‑Tournament team, Mother: Anne Gaisser Holmok ‘86)

#1 Levi Lawrence (Captain, 2‑Time Steuben County League Division 1 All Star, 2015 Steuben County Division 1 Defensive Player of the Year, 2015 Steuben County Division 1 Overall Player of the Year, 2015 Section V Small School Player of the Year, 2015 All New York State Team, Parents:Kelly Snyder Lawrence ‘78, Mark Lawrence ‘78 ) #15 David Sieczkarski (Sportsmanship Award Winner, Mother: Laurie Bracken ‘91) #2 Darnell Watson (Father: Dean Watson ‘74)

Juniors #6 Duncan Allen #8 Jack Castle (Parents: Laura Brace ‘89, Quentin Castle ‘89) #21 Dylan Griffin #5 Jake Johnston (Steuben County League Division 1 All Star, Section V Class D All Tournament Team) #25 Dustin Kinnaird (Mother: Cassie Olds Kinnaird ‘93) #18 Jacob Lawrow #13 Aidan Looney

#24 Dan McMahon ( Father : Daniel McMahon ‘87) #10 Brody Noone #9 Cory Olix (Captain, Steuben County League Division 1 All Star, 2015 Steuben County Division 1 Offensive Player of the Year, Section V Class D All Tournament Team, MVP of Section V Class D1 Tournament, Mother: Tammy Drumm Olix ‘84) #11 Christian Powell #12 Harry Robshaw

Sophomores #20 Attilo Cushing (Father: Eric Cushing ‘78) #23 Brady Holmok (Mother: Anne Gaisser Holmok ‘86) #16 Matt Ingalls (Mother:Shelly Freeland Ingalls ‘85) #3 Gavin Porter (Father: Kevin Porter ‘87) #17 Evan Wood ( Parents : Hope McMichael Wood ’92, Ace Wood ‘87)

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$64,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS GIVEN TO 21 GRADUATING SENIORS OF THE CLASS OF 2015

Scholarship Recipients Front Row: Kiersten Foster, Courtney Peters, Natasha Jackson, Kyra Kress, Sydney McDonough, Rachel McMahon, Morgan Emo, Ciara Cuesta, Elianna Chroniger, Victoria Robshaw Back Row: Brandon VanTreese, Catherine Bialecki, Matthew Johnson, David Ermer, Parker BryantCarty, Curtis Decker, Miguel Quintana, Samantha Woughter, Emma Tyrell, Jaesuk Lee, Anna Burdick

Dear Alfred‑Almond Alumni Association,

“I would like to express my deepest appreciation to the Alfred‑Almond Alumni Association for selecting me as one of the initial recipients of the Susan M. Fowler Scholarship . It is an honor to be chosen for this award, and I am proud to receive this scholarship in Susan Fowler's honor. She has shown selless generosity and kindness to this community and is very deserving of this recognition. I am also most grateful to the entire Fowler family for their generosity……” ~ Matthew Johnson “I would like to thank you for the scholarship that you awarded me for graduating Alfred‑Almond Central School. I plan to use the money from the scholarship wisely….. College is not cheap and I need all the help I can get, so thank you for giving me this scholarship. I greatly appreciate all that you have done for me and my fellow students at Alfred‑Almond.” ~ Ciara Cuesta

“Thank you for this generous contribution to helping me in college and to further my education.” ~ Brandon VanTreese

“Thank you for selecting me to receive one of the many generous scholarships. On behalf of my classmates we would like to thank you all for the contribution towards furthering our academic careers. Alfred‑Almond has and always will hold a special place in my heart.” ~ Catherine Bialecki

“Thank you very much for the generous scholarship; I am honored to receive this award alongside my fellow classmates. I am so happy to be welcomed into the AAAA family and couldn't be more proud to be an alumnus of Alfred‑Almond Central School. ” ~ Parker Bryant Carty

“Thank you so very much for choosing me as a scholarship recipient. I am honored and your funding will allow me to pay for the remainder of my college bill this fall. Thank you so very much.” ~ Natasha Jackson “I would like to thank you for all that you do to support graduating seniors in their future endeavors. Without your support, attending college would have been more dificult.” ~ David Ermer

“Your scholarship has made all the difference in my learning at Houghton College. With the money I have received from the association I have been able to completely pay off my remaining balance for both my irst fall and spring semesters. I cannot thank you enough for the support that you give to each and every graduate who goes through the AACS school district. I look forward to seeing how we, as alumni, can help future graduates together!” ~ Elianna Chroniger “Thank you very much for honoring me with the Jean Hanks Palmiter/Dale Lorow Memorial Scholarship. It means a lot to me that I was chosen, and I am very grateful to all of you for your generosity. I hope I can make you all proud in the future!” ~ Emma Tyrell “I wanted to thank you for awarding me the Greg Norton Memorial Scholarship . This award means a lot and is greatly appreciated…. This scholarship will be a huge help to cover part of my bill and I’m very thankful to have received it from such a supportive group. Thank you!” ~ Kyra Kress


“I would like to thank all the alumni for their contributions to the school and especially the scholarship that has been awarded to me. It is a great honor to be one of the recipients and it will greatly assist in my future education.” ~ Morgan Emo ( Susan M. Fowler Scholarship ) “I would like to thank you for awarding me the Juanita Pulos Fine Arts Scholarship . I had never dreamed that such an award would be given to me…Your scholarship has given me a chance that would never existed before, a chance to ind my path and to be able to afford it, where ever my dreams took me. I cannot begin to express my gratitude to you for all that this award has allowed. Thank you once again.” ~ Curtis Decker “Thank you for your generosity.” ~Kiersten M Foster “I cannot begin to thank the alumni association and the generous alumni enough for their support…. I will be sure to use this award to inance my education. I hope to give back to this association as much as they’ve given and supported me. Thank you all for your generosity.” ~ Anna Burdick “…I would just like to thank you for all of your help. Your donations and support of students pursuing a higher education is an incredible thing, and you help so many students with their transition into college. Thank you so much for everything you do, it is greatly appreciated by everyone at AACS, myself included.” ~Victoria Robshaw

“Thank you so much for presenting to me the Rachel AmatoBaldo/Tom Murphy Scholarship. It was an honor to receive this award. I appreciate Dr. Glen Feltham and all of the alumni that contributed to provide me with such a generous award….Your generosity will help me attain my goals. It is wonderful to have an alumni association that supports Alfred‑Almond graduates so greatly; I am proud to be an Alfred‑Almond alumna.” ~ Sydney McDonough “I want to thank you for the gracious scholarship that I received that has helped me pay for college. I thank each and every member of the Alumni Association for their donations that have funded this scholarship… Again I would like to thank the Alumni Association as a whole for helping to give me the sum of necessary funds to achieve my goals for the future and more.” ~Miguel Quintana

“I would like to thank all of the alumni who contributed to the scholarships received by myself and by my classmates. Your generous donations are greatly appreciated… It has been a pleasure to attend Alfred‑Almond and to grow up in such a supportive community. I hope to be a good ambassador for the school in the future.” ~Rachel McMahon

“I am writing to thank you for your very generous scholarship. I was very happy and appreciative to learn that I was one of the selected recipients of your scholarship…. I promise to work very hard and eventually give something back to others, both as a person and possibly a scholarship to future students like myself. Thanks to the board, I am one step closer to that promise.”~ Jaesuk Lee

“I would like to thank the entire Alfred Almond Alumni community for awarding me this scholarship. It has helped me in so many ways throughout my irst semester at college and I’m sure it will continue to help me in the oncoming years. Thank you for your help and encouragement. I wish luck to the 2016 graduates and their future endeavors.” ~ Courtney Peters “Thank you so much for the generous Alumni scholarship you have provided me…. I am very proud to be an alumnus of Alfred‑Almond and I can honestly say AACS has prepared me for the academic challenges I will face for both my majors. Thank you again for your generosity!” ~ Samantha Woughter

Thank You From the Class of 2015

By Matthew Johnson

I think it is important to begin this speech by mentioning how exceptional this alumni association is: few other schools can claim to have alumni who are as committed to the future success of recent graduates as the alumni of Alfred‑Almond. You are a selless group of individuals committed to the principle of paying it forward. We are extremely grateful for your impact on us, the Alfred‑Almond school, and the entire community.

I also want to mention some very impressive details that represent how outstanding this alumni association has been. Since 2008, this foundation has tripled the amount of scholarship money awarded to graduates from $21,000 to $64,000! Thank you for your outstanding generosity in providing us with scholarships to attend college.

Equally as important, we want to thank the alumni here for their impact on this community and their inluence on us. You have supported us as community members, coaches, teachers, mentors, parents, relatives, and role models. All our lives you have


helped mold us into the people we are today, and now you have gone even further by choosing to support our futures in the form of inancial aid.

We realize that this is not the ordinary—it is the exceptional. Often, in this community, we become accustomed to how lucky we are. This just goes to show how special Alfred‑Almond and its alumni are. Alfred‑Almond has been more than just a school; it's a place where we have made friends, created memories, received an education, and become better people.

Preparing this speech I had the chance to relect on what makes Alfred‑Almond so extraordinary. I immediately began to think of the personal touch Alfred‑Almond has from knowing everyone in the hallway, to the inside jokes the entire grade shares, to the impactful teachers and the long‑lasting relationships we have developed with our friends. This is precisely what makes Alfred‑Almond special: the people. As alumni, we have a common bond: from the small things we share such as all having struggled through senioritis to our unique Alfred‑Almond education. We can all be proud to be Alfred‑Almond alumni.

What we have learned and who we have become at Alfred‑Almond will not fade; these qualities endure time and are ingrained in our character.

To our Alumni Association, thank you for believing in us. I encourage each one of today's scholarship recipients to give back to the alumni association as much as they can with their time and resources to help future Alfred‑Almond students have the same opportunities we have enjoyed. I hope that one day we will be able to give back, just as you have so kindly given to us. Thank you!

Two Proud Grandfathers Celebrate at 2015 AACS Commencement Two proud grandfathers of AACS Class of 2015 girls were also celebrating their own personal honored class/milestone high school graduations. Frank Snyder, who graduated in 1945 – 70 years ago ‑‑ is the great‑grandfather of Anna Burdick, daughter of Jason, ‘94, and Heidi Meacham Burdick and granddaughter of Susan Snyder Meacham, ‘67. Elianna Chroniger’s grandfather, Lyle Sutton, graduated with the Class of 1955 – 60 years ago! Her grandmother, Elizabeth Pierce Sutton, is a 1957 graduate. Both men also happily celebrated the fact that these young women were both AAAA 2015 scholarship winners!

Left: FRANK SNYDER with Anna Burdick Right: LYLE SUTTON with Elianna Chroniger


ALUMNI NEWS 2015 Compiled from alumni return forms received through March 2016

William B. Turck , ’40, Dearborn, MI: Bill planned to be in the Alfred‑Almond area the weekend of AACS commencement, and Rich Calkins, AACS superintendent, invited him to attend the graduation exercises. Circumstances prevented him from attending, but he made these comments: “I was in the irst graduating class at Alfred‑Almond, the Class of 1940. Both Alfred and Almond High School seniors participated in that very irst commencement exercise. It takes time to explain how I could graduate from a school that I had never attended! That is because the district had just been centralized – and the new school building had not yet held any classes. The Alfred and Almond senior classes irst met at the school on graduation day! But I am proud of the excellent training that I received in high school, especially in mechanical drawing. The good high school training made it very easy for me to make the Dean’s list in my one and only year of college and launched me into the ‘working world’ at: The Tank Automotive Center in Aberdeen, MD; Gar Wood Industries, Detroit, MI; Cadillac Motor Car Co; and Ford Motor Co, where the work was so interesting I worked for 50 years, inally retiring at age 80, 13 years ago!”

Mildred Vars Dudley , ’40, Ontario, NY: Still hanging in there at 93! My accomplishments amount to a big loving family: three children, ten grands and great grands who are in lacrosse, soccer, and college. Still miss my goling days! Favorite memories: Alfred—softball against college sororities! Fun. (Ed. note: We are sorry to report that after sending in her dues and donation, “Meg” Dudley passed away on October 28, 2015. )

Donald Polan , ’43, DeLand, FL: I regret to report that Mimi Tooke Polan was admitted to a nursing home with dementia in early May after a two‑year diagnosis. Six children, 13 grandchildren, two great grandchildren. Mimi has ive children, three grandchildren. Favorite memories: Classes, sports, last period study hall in the library to get homework done. Retired 25 years in Florida. Really enjoy the Blue and Gold, cover to cover, even when I know very few any more. Too many have died. Still in touch with Thelma Gardner Mix ’43 and John Seidlin ’43.

Charley Robinson , ’44, Gulf Breeze, FL: Still living in Gulf Breeze, close to Pensacola’s white sand beach and loving it. Nice newsletter again. (Ed. note: This news from Charley, along with his dues and donation, was received prior to his passing away on November 22, 2015.)

Morgan “Eddie” Wirt , ’46, Wiggins, MS: Twenty years in US Navy, graduated from NYS Teachers College, Brockport, 1949, 20 years employment at college prep high school. Married, ive children, fourteen grandchildren and seventeen great‑grandchildren. Can any alum beat that? Favorite memories: Two years at AACS; played varsity soccer, basketball and baseball; won Section V champs 1945‑46 in basketball, sixth man on that team with Leo Johnson, Steve Saunders, Frank Snyder and the Schwartz brothers, Fred and Fran. I enjoy seeing the names of the children of some of those who attended AACS in 1944‑46. Keep up the good work!

Louis Ben Cornelius , ’46, Wellsville: I still have my two letters awarded to me for soccer and baseball manager. I also have an award for doing the obstacle course in 21 seconds (100 yards). I was drafted twice: once for World War II but never served; they quit the draft in the spring of ‘46 and moved it to 19‑year olds which ended at the end of the Japan’s surrender. When the Korean War broke out, I was drafted and was put in the Signal Corps, ending my time in Germany. I just inished Bill O’Reilly’s Killing Patton and at the end of the book, realized I was stationed ive years later where he was killed by a stolen signal corps truck. Who knows, maybe that truck came from our motor pool?

Allan Hitchcock , ’47, The Hills, TX: Alfred University BA 1951, pharmaceutical industry 40 years, retired to TX in 1994. Favorite memories: Band, chorus, basketball, soccer.

Geraldine Dickinson Johnson , ‘47, Camarillo, CA: Hello to all. Thank you for all the work all of you do for the newsletter. We enjoy it so much. My husband, Edgar Allen Johnson, passed away July 19, 2015. He was a great businessman. Worked for General Motors, IBM, and later became president of APR, a computer consulting irm in Diamond Bar, CA. He loved being with all of you the times that we attended reunions. Favorite memories: Great friends. Fantastic newsletter – love reading it!

Robert Hitchcock , ’47, Haines City, FL: Great newsletter! I’m like everybody else . . . when the letter arrives, all stops, so I can really browse through it.

Eileen Pendleton Anderson , ’48, Hope Mills, NC: You do such a wonderful job on this newsletter. You put more news into this bulletin than there ever was in any of the newspapers I take or got. I can’t think of any memories

that aren’t favorites. Please keep up the good work. Thank you for remembering me!!

Charles Packard , ’49, Port Saint Lucie, FL: Square dance caller, retired Navy (23 years active duty and active reserve). Favorite memories: Basketball games, baseball team (Leo Johnson’ triple play, Fran Schwartz’ no hitter), history (Mr. Torrey’s intraclass quiz competition) Senior play.

Donald Armstrong , ’50, Copley, OH: Favorite memories: While in ifth grade in 1942, our youthful teacher told her class that her husband, whom we had not met, was in the Navy Air Corps. Most of us had never known there was more than “Army Air Corps” so she taught us their ighting theme song. I think we all felt whatever 10‑year olds can think and had a greater affection for our wonderful teacher and her sacriice. I cannot recall her name!

Wilmer Merritt , ‘50, Sierra Vista, AZ: While at the Westinghouse Electronic Tube Division facility at Horseheads, from September 1952‑July 1990, I worked as a manufacturing engineer in the department that developed and manufactured the image tube that brought the pictures to us of Neil Armstrong’s irst steps on the moon. Also manufactured the image tubes that is the eye of the Terrain Avoidance System to allow the B‑52 bomber to ly on the deck to avoid enemy radar and the “half inch vidicon” that is the eye of the guidance system of the Trident Missile.

Patricia Zirkelbach Dye , ’50, Largo, FL: Favorite memories: I loved going to school and all my friends and activities we shared as a group. Wonderful teachers. A feeling of being loved. It was a good school. I think as we get older, we are blessed to have attended AACS.


I can’t say enough about all the people, especially Lee and Donna Ryan, who have kept the newsletter up to date. When I receive mine, I sit down and read it through, keeping me all updated. Thank you. God bless each and every one.

Irene Wheaton George , ’50, Almond: You guys do a great job at this newsletter. I enjoy it and look forward to getting it. Keep up the good work.

Joan Wheaton Petric , ’50, Alfred: Memories of the formation of AAAA (as told to Donna Ryan): Our class was very close. We did a lot together and we kept in contact with one another. We seemed to stick together. We decided we wanted to get together to celebrate our 10 th reunion. I remember it because I made out the irst letter to send to them. We all had young children and Dale (Lorow, ’50, one of the AAAA founders) said: “What are we going to do? We don’t want all of them to bring their children . . I don’t want to bring mine!” (He thought we could visit more together) So his idea was to note in the letter: “Bring PICTURES of your children!” We got a lot of laughs about that! Our class was very supportive of the Alumni Association – which actually started with the 10 ‑ year reunion of the Class of 1950. Our irst get together was at the school – I have pictures of that. Arlene (Champlin Roberts) was very much involved with us, too . . and Jean (Hanks Palmiter) got involved. The AAAA evolved out of that.

Harold and Bev Plank Snyder , ’50 and ’51, Alfred: Bev and I still live in the house I was born in. Semi‑retired from farming. Lots of dancing, walking, ping‑pong and time with close by family. Favorite memories:

Friends, sports, Field Day. Wonderful job on the Blue and Gold.

Bob Lawrence , ’51, Alfred Station: Too many memories of AACS to mention! Newsletter is the greatest!

Anne HardyHolley , ’52, San Antonio TX: As always the newsletter is a “class act”. Thanks to all of you for your dedication.

Everett and Barbara Warren Harris , ’52 and ’53, Wakeield, RI: Wonderful newsletter as always! Thanks for and to all those who make this organization work.

Patricia Spaine Harvey Curran , ’53, Alfred: Finally inished Burdick genealogy (my 6 th and 7 th and last genealogies, I hope). Now enjoying good health, family and friends. Still in touch with many friends from AACS 60+ years ago. Favorite memories: So many. . . one is our 4 th and 5 th grade teacher Mrs. Burlingame. She went from 4 th to 5 th with us and she got married during our 5 th year and we sang: “She’s going to be a bride – she’s neither fat nor wide . . . she’s going to marry a music teacher – have little C notes by her side.” The AAAA is wonderful – to keep in touch with old friends – and to help the new graduates. Amazing work.

Meredith Drake Hurst , ’53, Wentogue, CT: Wishing we lived within easy driving range. Enjoyed my 50 th and 60 th reunions. The newsletter is outstanding although I know fewer and fewer people. Interested in the merger idea. Sounds like a long bus ride! The extra numbers of students would make a difference certainly. Will be interested in inal decision.

Robert Jefferds , ’53, Cuba: Finally convinced Margaret to retire from education. We’ll see how long that lasts! Still buying

and selling dairy cattle. Thank you to all who do soooo much for the AAAA. The recipients of your work have no idea what would be missing in their lives without it. They should appreciate it – we do!

Ruth Mullen Changose , ‘53, Almond: I’m so happy for the newsletter. I enjoy reading it . . . those were the good old days.

Betsey Burdett Stout , ’54, Canandaigua: I am thankful for all I learned about music at AACS. Favorite memories: Band and chorus. We really enjoy the newsletter and read it from cover to cover.

Audrey Hurd Burrow , ’55, Vancouver, WA: I am still enjoying retirement doing crafts and reading. Keeping up with news: nine grandchildren and four great‑grandchildren. Favorite memories: Mrs. Crusen’s homemaking class and our activities, also our girls’ sports programs. I am still amazed how much of the history I remember from Bob Torrey’s class. I really enjoy reading news about all former AACS students.

Brian Rogers , ’55, Mystic, CT: Very sorry to miss my 60 th reunion for health reasons, but hope to attend the banquet in 2016. Special thanks to my classmate Lee for all his and Donna’s work on our behalf all these years. They are a hard act to follow.

Merrillyn Campbell Barney , ’55, Adamstown, MD: Last year, we became grandparents. This year we moved to a very nice retirement facility and have met many lovely people. Life is much easier for both of us, as Bob is in a wheelchair. Favorite memories: 7 th grade and senior proms. Mr. Phelan’s art classes (“Art is not ‘cute’”!), screaming at basketball games, hard to believe it has been 60 years! Can’t wait for the newsletter to arrive and then devour it from cover to cover.

Lee and Donna Burdett Ryan , ’55 and ’58, Almond: It was a privilege to serve the AAAA as president and secretary for many years. We were so very encouraged by the tremendous support and generosity shown by the AACS alumni for our scholarship and summer camp projects. We are very thankful for the wonderful AAAA team serving with us through the years in many capacities. Special thanks goes to Carl Leathersich, ’60, who created the incredible theme parties, bringing AACS alumni back “home” for our amazing alumni banquets, creating excitement and enthusiasm for our marvelous alumni association. Donna and I were blessed to celebrate 57 years of marriage in December, 2015, and we have three children and their spouses, ten grandchildren, and 2 ½ great grandchildren! God is good, and we are grateful.

Bruce and Zona Pierce Hitchcock , ’56, Almond: Super job, AAAA!

Connie Williams , ’56, Cheektowaga: Favorite memories: Miss Reilly’s social studies projects and reading to us after lunch – especially The Secret Garden . I will always remember (and love) Miss King (1 st grade) commenting on the horse I drew in one of those small boxes – with front and back legs going in opposite directions. Love the newsletter.

Keith and Sally Smith Doty , ’57, Almond: Great newsletter.

Ginger Gillette Schwartz , ’57, Fairport: I enjoy reading the newsletter and send a big thank you to all who put it together. I am retired from teaching irst grade in Pittsford and enjoy travel, reading and playing bridge.

Joyce Clair Pulver , ’57, Kendall: Retired . . . home on Lake Ontario. Enjoy boating on the lake. Two sons, one granddaughter. Enjoy reading the newsletter! Very nice!


Edythe Allen Monahan , ’58, Leroy: We are both retired and loving every day. We are able to travel in custom cars Larry builds, my gardening, etc. Our largest accomplishments this year are the arrival of four great‑grandbabies (March‑August). Terriic job and thank you for the newsletter.

Alise Ogden Irwin , ‘58, Branchport: The AACS Alumni must be very thankful that they (we) as a group of graduates from a high school in a small town middle America can be so very generous with gifts and donations! I certainly am grateful, every day, for our many blessings.

Robert Post , ’58, Austin, TX: US Coast Guard retired.

Bonnie Allen , ’59, Cushing, TX: I enjoy the newsletter: read it from cover to cover. You all do a great job. Thank you.

Charles Perkins , ’60, Newark, OH: The AAAA does a great job. Look forward to the newsletter every year.

James and Marilyn Zirkelbach Habern , ’60, Rochelle, VA and Lakeland, FL: Great job on the newsletter. As soon as we get it, we sit right down and read it from cover to cover.

Dr. Fred Rawe , ’60, Kula, HI: I would like to remember my AACS history teacher, Robert Torrey, who inspired me to travel. Through his encouragement, I initially traveled around the world with the International School of America (1960‑61) .Since then, my wife, Maria, and I have visited all seven continents with an ongoing effort to substantiate our personal intercultural education. Mahalo NuiLoa, Mr. Torrey!

Sharon Kelleher Pool , ’60, Dickinson, TX: I’ve been a snowbird for the last four years, spending time at Lake Lodge in the summer and my home in TX in the winter, where I have lived since 1970. Still working (retired once or twice) as a self‑employed RN. Busy family life with my children and grandchildren.

Many special memories of AA: cheerleading, NYS FHA song leader (loved Mrs. Crusen), the Senior ball, Senior play, All County and All State choirs, chemistry class (NOT) and algebra class (NOT), passing my chemistry regents and being accepted to nursing school. The newsletter is a great way to catch up on all the news. Great job to all involved and thank you for the outstanding job.

Charles Wilson , ‘60, Pine City: The newsletter is great.

Carl and Jan Burdett Leathersich , ’60 and ’62, Canisteo: Wonderful newsletter. We are grateful for the AAAA board and their dedication. (Carl): Enjoyed serving on the AACS Alumni Board for the last 15 years. It is exciting to see younger alumni stepping up to serve on the board.

Virginia Saltzer McInnis , ’60, Wayland: A huge thank you to all for the work put into the alumni newsletter.

Megan Greene Shook, ’61, Baltimore MD: I don’t want to miss this year’s alumni newsletter! I always enjoy getting all the news and wonderful achievements of our students. We did it! We sold the big house, travelled around the National Parks for three months in an RV, and returned to Baltimore and bought a two‑bedroom apartment! Please update your records with our new information.

Martie Clair Mickle , ’61, Gulf Breeze, FL: As usual, a wonderful newsletter.

Linda Spaine Butts , ’61, Alfred: Both Dale and I are retired . . . Linda after working as a nurse at a doctor’s ofice and St. James Mercy Hospital . . .Dale as an investigator for New York State Police and pilot for Sterling Airways and Adelphia. Love gardening and lowers. Favorite memories:

Homemaking with Mrs. Crusen, roller skating in old gym. Wonderful newsletter . . love catching up with friends from AACS.

Helen McMahon Klausner , ’61, Hilton Head, SC: Retired to Hilton Head, SC. I have three wonderful children and four super grandchildren. Favorite memories: Reading this brings back such good memories. It’s wonderful to see faces of old friends.

Megan Greene Shook , ’61, Baltimore, MD: Favorite memories: Being kissed by leading male (George Miller) in our senior play “Gaslight” or “Angel Street” after he rescued me from my evil husband’s plotting (played by Andy Phelan)! Always appreciate this newsletter – makes me feel very proud of my alma mater to learn of the many accomplishments of AACS graduates.

George McIntosh , ’61, Holland, MI: Another fantastic job by all the volunteers, many of whom have dedicated years to this project.

Audrey Pierce Riesenberger , ’61, Penn Yan: Great job, AAAA.

Phyllis Miller Rusak , ’62, Bath: I’m retired from dental hygiene (32 years) and substitute teaching and now enjoying being mom, grandmother and great‑grandmother. What else do I need? My favorite memories: Gym class, lunch, ield day and graduation! Super job on the newsletter! I will always love AACS! The AAAA is outstanding – thanks for your hard work.

John E. Lewis , Sr., ’62, Edgewater, FL: The committee should raise AAAA dues. Think about it . . .

Dorothy Snyder Goodridge , ’62, Dover, NH: Favorite memories:

Sock hops in the cafeteria, skating parties in the gym. Mrs. Crusen, Mr. Hackett, Mrs. Deverell. My 13 years working in the main ofice. What a great job, AAAA! Amazing! Every year it gets better!

Dan and Arlene Barron McMahon , ’62, Almond: (Arlene): Will inally be totally retired the end of 2015. . . this time from job as Town Clerk of Almond. Favorite memories: That day that Mr. Churchill (Guidance Counselor) said “of course you can go to college and you should!” He guided me through the process of applying to Alfred Ag Tech and obtaining a student loan. I received my AAA in executive secretarial in 1964.

Susan Thomas Shaffer , ’64, Rochester: Retired 20 years ago from Eastman Kodak Co. Currently volunteer at Rochester General Hospital where I have managed the gift shop for ive years. I also serve on the Women’s Board of the hospital.

Derck Frechette , ’64, The Villages, FL: My wife, Janis, and I have been living in The Villages in Central Florida for six years now. This retirement community has 45 golf courses and 75 pools where we enjoy year‑around living. My golf game is improving and we both still run about ive days a week. Congrats to Lee and Donna Ryan: I get the Alfred Sun and recently read about their honor from NYS for their many volunteer activities over the years.

Martha Parish Kackley ,’64, Fairfax, VA: Librarian in colleges in N. Dakota, MA, MD, VA, Dept of Energy in Wash, DC, Inova Hospital (Fairfax VA). Last year it was great to see classmates again.


Because of my ADD (attention deicit disease) Bill led me to different groups of many of my classmates. I cannot drive because of my ADD and with my arthritis in both hands and left knee, I cannot get around very much. I’m not sure that Bill could stand to take me up again! So I’m thankful when the yearly newsletter comes.

Clyde Lewis , ’65, Hornell: My hobby is building things. I served in the Air Force, and I have driven bus for AACS for many years. Favorite memories: Played a lot of sports and learned a lot. Newsletter is very good, telling a lot about students that went to the school.

Christine Lobdell Murawski , ’65, Tyler, TX: Always enjoy the newsletter and could receive by e‑mail (if available in that format).

Joan Davis , ’65, Rochester: Oficially retired in January 2012 after 45 years of working. Worked part‑time (20 hours/week) for an unassisted living facility, , then retired again. Planning my irst trip to Europe for September 2015 with college roommate. Can’t wait!

Cheryl Olin McMahon , ’65, Almond: Lived most of my adult life in Almond, married 46 years. Work at a local company as an HR and payroll clerk. Recently took two mission trips to Uganda, Africa. Favorite memories: Mr. Gerace’s science classes and Mr. Phelan’s wonderful art classes were always a joy. I remember all the hard work on my senior art project. It was a wall hanging in the principal’s ofice. After completion the ofice safe was broken into and my wall hanging was used to put out the ire when the safe was opened . . . and it became trash . . .

Andy Stevens , ’65, Gary, TX: Moved to Houston June 1977. Served four years U.S.N. Jan 66‑Nov 60. Graduated Columbia School of Broadcasting 1978, retired USPS 2008. Favorite memories:

Mr. Robert Torrey “We hold these truths”, Mrs. Deverell, Mrs. Burdett (who gave me a great love of reading), Mr. Gerace and his Mustang. “I dreamed I made tuna boats in my Maidenform bra.” Another awesome newsletter.

Steve and Sharon Henry Patton , ’65, Houston, TX: Great newsletter – always look forward to this!

John Kenyon , ’65, Bluffton, SC: Worked in aerospace ield for GE/Lockheed Martin. Retired in 2006. Now active on the golf course. Currently the webmaster and resident A/V “technical guru” at our church in Bluffton, SC. Favorite memories; basketball, favorite class was physics. Thanks to the Ryans for all they have done for AAAA. Great job by all the volunteers who produced the newsletter.

Chris ‘65 and Wyn Parry Frechette , ’66, Rochester: I have retired after US Navy, college, 30 years construction and 10 years school bus driver. Wyn and I are enjoying traveling and time with family, including three grandchildren. I am still into itness and multi‑sport competition (running, biking, kayaking). Eager to see AACS during tour this year. Haven’t been in it in 50 years! Favorite memories include learning “French” during walks with Coach Paul Powers in early grade school – “ferme la bouche!” Love getting the newsletter.

Betsy Judson , ’66, Brattleboro, VT: I retired in December, 2014, from World Learning (School for International Training). I had led study abroad groups to France and Switzerland and then worked in the administration for many years. Now I’m a volunteer for several organizations and enjoy playing tennis on a senior women’s team. Favorite memories: Senior trip to Washington, working on the yearbook, Mr. Gerace’s class, class play with Mrs. Phelan. Great newsletter, both in content and presentation!

Mary Neville Libby , ’67, San Pedro, CA: The Salvation Army is moving us to work at Territorial Headquarters in Long Beach, CA: Favorite memories: Skating parties, so blessed to have been a part of the Alfred‑Almond community. Perhaps by 2017 I will be retired and can make the 50 th class reunion. Highlight of my year when I get the AAAA newsletter. Thanks to all who keep it going!

Robert Ormsby , ’67, Alfred Station: Favorite memories: 4‑H, FFA, Helene Phelan, Juanita Pulos, Verlee Linderman, Paul Gabriel. Great letter – huge undertaking.

Susan Snyder Meacham , ’67, Alfred: My irst granddaughter, Anna Burdick, graduated in 2015, and 70 years ago her great‑grandfather Frank Snyder (my dad) graduated from AACS. The newsletter is wonderful and all the work that goes into everything is appreciated!

Margaret Benson Smith , ’67, Hammondsport: Worked at Key Bank for over 21 years. Now split our time between Keuka Lake in the summer and in Homosassa FL in the winter. Favorite memories: Being involved with different sports and being a cheerleader.

Brian and Betsey Rulon Perry , ’67, Johnson City: We are retiring this summer from Binghamton University. . . Brian after 30 years as academic advisor from the School of Management, Betsey after 15 years on the faculty of SM and the math department. Plans are to travel, garden and spend more time with family. [email protected]

Joyce Palmiter Plaisted , ’68, Warsaw: Really enjoy all the news. Newsletter is a great thing. Keep up the great work.

Carol Clarke , ‘68, Branchport: November 25, 2015, will mark the 14 th anniversary of my partnership with my loving companion, Barb Crumb (who

happens to be a graduate of Alfred University Class of 1965, Pi Alpha Pi). One of my fond memories of AACS is when the gym was turned into a roller skating rink. I remember skating hand and hand (for support) with my mother. I was the proud aunt at AACS graduation in June when my nephew, Ian T. Clarke (son of Doug and Jeanette Clarke), graduated from my alma mater and received a scholarship from the Alfred Lions. Ian will be attending Alfred University. Many thanks to all who make AAAA and this newsletter so successful. Without their diligent and dedicated work our lives would not be enriched by the continued connections to classmates that it allows. You do a really great job! Special thanks to Donna and Lee Ryan for their tireless work and devotion.

Jim and Pat Ormsby Brutsman , ’68 and ’66, Cynthiana, KY: Retired in 2010 from various positions in the logistics industry. Pat and I have lived in Kentucky since 1989. We also lived in TX, Shanghai and VA for short periods while keeping our home in KY. Our two sons and their wives have made their homes in KY as well. We have two wonderful grandchildren: a grandson, a junior at UK and a granddaughter a senior in high school. Favorite memories: Our freshman class banner on Field Day hanging on the front of the school (hung by Sean Phelan and others). Pat and I look forward to the Blue and Gold and catching up on fellow alums. Thank you to all who make it and the AAAA a success.

Pat Stearns Cole , ’69, Bloomington, IN: MPH, 30 years in ield of early care and education in Indiana.



Contributor to three national publications about Best Health and Safety Practices in Early Care and Education. Favorite memories: Sports: I participated in soccer, basketball, ield hockey, track ‘n ield and softball. Being oficial scorekeeper for boys’ basketball for three years. Band and classes with Don Gerace.

Hugh Young , ’70, Silver Springs, MD: Fantastic newsletter! Excellent coverage and well‑written and composed. On par with a private college or university.

Margaret Rulon Bowers , ’70, Pueblo, CO: After 33 years in Wyoming, we retired and have moved to Pueblo CO. Joe can now play golf more than 5 months a year. Now I just have to get used to the heat.

Robert D. Perkins , ’70, Wellsville: Worked in retail grocery for 42 years, retired in 2013. Busy as a volunteer ireman 40 years, busy with Almond Grange 50 years. Busy with grandchildren. Favorite memories: Ag class and FFA. Great organization, super newsletter.

Janice Phillipson Burdick , ’70, Alfred Station: Great job to all involved in the AAAA!

Stephanie Lobdell Landsman , ’70 Houston TX: I am an environmental consultant, speciically a wastewater permitting specialist for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. I worked for a small irm for about 10 years and then decided to do it at home on my own. I run marathons and it gives me more time to train‑plus I can wear shorts all the time! Donald Davison , ’71, Hornell: Employed at SUNY Alfred as a plant utilities engineer. I am retiring July 29, 2015 with 25 years of service. I have a daughter, Leanne Davison, who is 24 years old.

Brenda Barron Hefner , ’71, Chambersburg, PA: Enjoy my job selling “senior living” in a continuing care retirement community here in Chambersburg and plan to work for 8 more years, God and my employer willing (though I think I’m inally safe from age discrimination!) Husband Greg is semi‑retired and enjoys his part‑time job as he waits for me to join him in full retirement. Our son and daughter‑in‑law gifted us with grandson #3 this spring. Busy with church and community activities and circle of great friends – life is good. It’s great to keep up with classmates on Facebook. If anyone is zooming down through PA on I‑81, look me up – we’re just 1 ½ miles off exit 20.

Bill Pulos , ’73, Alfred: President of AAAA since April 9, 2015. Favorite memories: Swim team – softball with both Coach Moore and Coach McEvoy. Sitting under the corner tree on the north side of school. Thank you to all my teachers – all of whom had a real impact on my life. I’m very grateful for my time at Alfred‑Almond. It is such a pleasure to be a part of the AAAA. We have a great group of people that care very much about the school and its students. It is my privilege to be with this organization and further its goals. The board deserves many thanks and recognition. Thank you to all alumni and others that generously support our mission.

Elizabeth Galle , ’73, Coxsackie: My primary hobby revolves around my dogs. After leaving the working world, I acquired my poodle mix, T‑Bone. He’ll be a four‑year old soon. Then 2015 added Coconut – when a friend calls about a dog sometimes you give in! She’s an 8‑pound, hypoallergenic Navishon – a very energetic dog. The three of us walk several times a day. It’s good exercise for all. Favorite memories: Our sixth grade trip to Corning Glass was fun. The senior trip to Washington was a great

experience. Swim lessons at the time didn’t seem so great, but I swim several times a week now and those lessons were a blessing.We had the best hot lunches. The cheese rolls and banana bread were a treat on days we had them. The newsletter is something most schools don’t have. When I tell friends about it the usual comment is “we don’t have anything like that.” More alumni should contribute a note of personal news. Thanks to Bill Pulos for all he does for AA and the alumni.

Kim Lowrey Gayhart , ’73, Alfred: Retired people say “I don’t know how I had time to work” and I have found that to be true! This was my second year as recording secretary of AAAA, plus I am lay leader at my church and I am VP for program for AAUW. I manage to play tennis 3‑5 times/week. A bad day on the court beats a good day at work! Favorite memories: Latin banquets, ield day, playing sports, moving up day. Thanks to all the hardworking AAAA board members for all they do and for another great job on the newsletter.

Peter Gradoni , ’73, Alfred: I retired at the end of October 2013 after a 30‑year career with the NYSDEC. I now live with my father in Alfred, helping him to stay in his own home. My hobbies are gardening, bird watching, hiking and butterly collecting. Favorite memory: Biology class with Mr. Lloyd.

Pat Canale , ’75, Jamesville: Lived in Ithaca and Syracuse area since graduating from SUNY Alfred. Worked in the computer I.T. industry for the same company since 1979 (DEC, COMPAQ, HP) and looking forward to retirement in a few years. Plan to travel more. Still playing the drums! Favorite memories: End of the year ield days, talent shows, class plays,

student teachers, art classes with Mr. Greene, weekend dances. Excellent newsletter. I enjoy reading about all of the different class year news and featured articles.

Carol Burzycki Flaitz , ’75, Newburgh: Still living in Newburgh with my husband Phil (Hornell ’67). He will be retiring from IBM this year. I continue to show my art work around the country. Favorite memory: spending time with Sharon (Higgins) Stiller, who is still my best friend. Thank you so much for this newsletter. I love reading it.

Steve Lindeman , ’75, Saltville, VA: I’m still with The Nature Conservancy of Virginia (15 years and counting!) in Abingdon, VA. Chris and I enjoy our large gardens, small orchards, cider making in the fall and hiking and camping in our beautiful mountains. We are looking forward to the 40 th anniversary of the Class of 1975 and hope to see many of my classmates there. Of course, we are saddened by the loss of all of the classmates we have lost and hope that those of us still here can gather in 2015. I love the newsletter and appreciate the effort it takes to produce it. I would challenge all alums to write a short update for the newsletter and I further challenge my 1975 classmates to make a donation to AAAA!

Deidre Delahunty Clarke , ’75, Littleton, CO: This most recent newsletter reminded me of art class with Mr. Green. What a classroom! So friendly and inclusive to me (the “new” kid) – a place I enjoyed going every day my senior year. And then there was the inner room with throwing wheels and clay and a kiln. A darkroom too. I learned so much about pottery and photography that fall of 1974 and I thank Mr. Green and art class for these lifelong passions. I put pictures on Instagram (no


more than one per day!) and can be found @msdeidreclarke.

Robert Pulos , ’75, Cuba: The class of 1975’s 40 th reunion went well: Friday night on Hummingbird Hill, Saturday lunch at the Terra Cotta cafe and Saturday night at the banquet – good turnout, good times. Thank you to the coordinators: Dennis Petric, Dave Gillette, Steve Lindeman and especially Karen Jay Porter. Also a continued thank you to all of the Juanita Pulos Fine Arts Scholarship supporters.

Jay Lawrence , ’76, Fulton: Favorite memories: Senior trip to Toronto. 6 th grade trip to Corning Glass Museum. We wish Bill Pulos all the best in his new position as president of AAAA.

Luis Greiff, Jr ., ’78, Rochester: Worked at Rochester Psychiatric Hospital for 12 years. I work in the nutrition department. Received employee of the year award this year.

Scott Moritz , ’78, Brownsburg, IN: We just became grandparents! Doesn’t seem possible!

Scott Lorow , ’78, VA Beach, VA: Daughter Perrin and her family (Justin and Zoey) were in for a visit from June 3rd to June 17 th before they were relocated to Kaiserslautean, Germany, due to Justin’s position with the Air Force. The move will be for three years. We celebrated Zoey’s irst birthday during their visit.

Michael Wenslow , ’78, North Hollywood, CA: I continue to work in technology with Bank of America. My son Jarrick is entering his second year as a distance runner at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.

Lisa Patrick Porter , ’78, Hornell: Wonderful newsletter.

Lynn Hardy Pitts , ’79, Richmond, NH: I retired from the US Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel with 21 years active and Reserve service in December 2008. I currently work for CrossFit Inc. as their Operations

Manager; I've been with them for the past ive years. CrossFit is based in CA, but I work from home when I'm not traveling out west or elsewhere, which is an amazing blessing after spending almost ten years driving 140 miles a day! In addition to my USAF career, I worked in nuclear security operations for ive years at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power plant, was a DoD contract information technology project manager, and worked as a Government Civilian managing the Contingency Plans department at Hanscom AFB, MA. Happily married for 27 years. : )

Susan Sackett Arno , ’80, Brockport: Thirty‑two years working at the college at Brockport . . . 31 years married, one daughter and one son. Horses, dogs my hobby (still). Recipient of the Adele Catlin Award and Chancellor’s Award for Classiied Service. Favorite memories: Volleyball team, friends, BOCES.

Lynn Schon Elston , ’83, Newtown Square, PA: The newsletter is a home run!

John Woughter , ’83, Colorado Spring, CO: I retired from the US Navy in June 2015 after 32 years active duty (the Navy had to force me to go!) I never thought my career would be as varied and interesting as it was – the education at AACS was as good as any peer I ran across, and well prepared me for many long and technical years in the submarine service and in international relations. (AAAA also learned that John earned four Defense Meritorious Service Medals during his distinguished Naval oficer career. Thank you, John, for your faithful service. Your name will be added to our honored vets wall.)

Cindy Richmond Songster , ‘85, Pulaski, VA: I am living in SW VA. I am a psychiatric LPN. I love what I do, although some days can be challenging. I have

ive children, ranging from 28 to 13 and two grandbabies.Favorite memories: The friendships and memories of a small town.

Teresa A. GaisserBent , ’85, Auburn: Worked at The Hartford from 1988 to 2004. Working at Internal Medicine Associates since 2006 as a medical receptionist. Love traveling with my husband, gardening, boating , etc. Pride and joy: our granddaughter Aina Elizabeth, 3 ½. Favorite memories: teachers and friends. Walking through the halls of the school now with all new changes that have been made, makes it interesting. You feel amazed. Walking upstairs you remember the teachers who you had for homeroom and those that you had for English, social studies, health, etc. Great newsletter: Always well done. Enjoy the updates on classmates and staff.

Kathie Schwartz Hughes , ’86, Hanover, PA: Thank you AAAA for your hard work and dedication. I look forward to getting my newsletter each year. I’m proud to call AACS my home.

Aaron Codispoti , ’89, Arlington, VA: I have returned from a year abroad in Peshawar, Pakistan, with the Department of State. Currently assigned as the Division Chief for the Diplomatic Security Criminal Investigations Division. I enjoy the printed version of the newsletter!

Elisa LaCourse , ’90, Fairport: Working as inancial consultant at Fidelity Investments in Pittsford, NY.

Kate Crandall Palmer , ’96, Almond: Starting my sixteenth year teaching at AACS and continue to be impressed by the generous scholarships our alums provide for our graduating seniors. Looking forward to our 20 th reunion this year!

Gregory and Lindsy Baker Palmer , ’98 and ‘2006, Rochester: Greg is currently working at Mindex Technologies and when Lindsy isn't being a stay‑at‑home

mom to Elle Louise Palmer, 21 months old, she works part‑time as the wedding cake consultant for Uncle John Baker’s Cheesy Eddie’s located at 602 South Avenue in Rochester. We are expecting another baby girl in May.

Sarah Bitting Mier , ‘2000, Apex, NC: Moved to NC in 2013 with my husband and 3‑year old son, Holden. I work as the Director of Development at UNC Kenan‑Flagler. We love visitors, so let us know if you are in the area. Favorite memories: Ski team and plays. Lots of great times with good friends.

Adam Gayhart , ‘2001, Alfred: After graduation I attended Alfred State College where I received an associate of applied science degree in 2003. Later I attended Empire state College and received a B.A. degree in 2008. I have written two self‑published poetry books since then. Favorite memories: I spent much of my time in the library reading and the rest of my time in the art room creating masterpieces. My fondest memories were of learning to use all of the different tools of art and letting my imagination soar. Due to my disabilities, I have had to use my mind to really live, to get out, to travel, to truly explore the world. A lifelong love of learning which began in part because of Alfred‑Almond Central School has always made this exploration possible and I will always thank them for that.

Lindsay Gayhart , 2005, Elmira: I got engaged in October, 2014.

Ryan Baker , 2009, Rochester: Currently barista and manager of Glen Edith Coffee bar located on 44 Elton St. We collaborate with Upper Crust Cakery and offer a full espresso bar and brewed coffee with pour over options. Also, offering some of the most delectable baked goods in the city! Stop by and see us! Oh . . . and I also got married to beautiful Holli Cobb on October 11, 2015!


Cody Lippincott , ‘2011, Hornell: Thankful for receiving one of the AAAA scholarships in 2007. Graduated Buffalo State College with a 3.9 GPS. I took Forensic Chemistry. I work as a quality control technician for NOCO Energy. They have a small lab in the fuels terminal by the Grand Island bridge. I test fuels and oils to make sure they meet requirements. I got super lucky because I love my job so far and I like everyone I work with and they are very good to me. As for the Alumni Association, I want to give back because it is truly amazing how much the association gives. It really meant a lot to me to get the award so I want to keep giving back to make that happen for future graduates.

Ernest Moore , faculty, Almond: From his children, Nancy Moore, ’71, and Gary Moore, ‘74: Our father’s irst love has always been Alfred‑Almond. Even in his struggle with Alzheimer's, he continues to always be concerned about the children at school.

Spotlight on Alumni

Dorothy Dungan French , ’37, Wrightwood, CA: Dorothy, age 96, who is AAAA board member Ervilla Dungan Crandall’s aunt, is believed to be one of the oldest AAAA members. Born November 1, 1919, she graduated from Almond High School in 1937, and then worked as a secretary in Rochester until 1948. She and her husband, Fred French, were married in Almond Union Church on June 1, 1946. They moved to California, and were married for nearly 69 years and had four children. He passed away March 30, 2015. Ervilla’s relections about her aunt: “Although my Aunt Dorothy lived in California all my life, she always kept in touch with her New York family. I admire her for this. She would call my Aunt Gertie every Saturday to catch up on family adventures, and to this day, still calls! I did visit her in California a few years ago: she is a very kind and interesting lady. Did I mention, she is just beautiful. She still lives on her own, with her children close by. What a wonderful life!”

David Snyder , ’74, Alfred Station: Nominated by Steve Crandall, ’72, Dean of Libraries at Alfred University, David was honored with the Spirit of Service Award at AU’s annual Celebration of Service ceremony, February 2016. Dave, Access Service coordinator at Herrick Library and owner and publisher of The Alfred Sun, was lauded for his many years of service to AU and the community, especially his commitment to journalism. He continues to recruit members for the AU Pep Band and has served as advisor for the AU Habitat for Humanity group for more than 17 years. He is involved with the Alfred Community Theatre and is a very active member of the Lighthouse Christian Fellowship. Robert Graves , 2012, Alfred Station: An art and design major at Alfred University, Robert was presented with the 2016 AU Student Spirit of Service Award. An Eagle Scout, Robert has long been involved in community service projects in Alfred, including working on the baseball ields and the Foster Lake trail system. He has also worked to combat classism, increase disabilities awareness, and has insisted that the village be more fully included in the university’s strategic plan. Robert was also the 2012 recipient of the Juanita Whitaker Pulos Fine Arts Scholarship given by the AAAA. Donnie Mix, ’80, Grottoes, VA : The AAAA learned (via the Alfred Sun, May 21, 2015) that Donnie was named the 2015 Volunteer of the Year for the Veteran Civic Learning Program at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA, where he is equipment manager. In 2009, he won the "All Together One" Award and is a current member of NIRSA (National Intramural‑Recreation Sports Association). Donnie is also the crew chief for the chain gang at every JMU home football game. In their letter of commendation, they state: “(you have) consistently volunteered your time to our ofice and to students in the Civic Learning Program since 2008 and we feel your dedication to helping students deserves recognition. Your mentees have repeatedly described the positive impacts you have had on their lives: ‘Donnie was a great listener and also had great advice and experiences of his own to share with me,’ while another said, ‘It was nice for me to be able to talk to someone that could give me a much different perspective of life. With most people you meet, you don’t exactly get into conversations like these that stimulate your thinking and growth.’”

Julie Kenyon Williams , ’87, Shapleigh, ME: Julie recently received the Leslie Janke Award in Teacher‑Librarianship from the School of Information, San Jose State University. She commented: “I was surprised and honored. Being a school librarian truly marries my love of teaching and interacting with students and my passion for literacy. My library program is a work in progress, as I seek to add more technology, a makerspace, and change the way our physical and virtual spaces are organized to better meet the needs of the students.” Julie was an elementary teacher for 19 years and then attended San Jose University in 2010 for a Masters in Library Science. She then started working as a librarian at Willard School in Sanford, ME. Serving on the board of the Maine Association of School Librarians and on the Maine Student Book Award committee, she has presented at state and national library conferences. She and her husband Jon have a daughter, Erica. Her hobbies are reading, running, and singing. Recently she spent some time in Guatemala, one of many trips to the Lake Atitlan region with Impacto Ministries. Aaron Rawady , 2003, Whitesville (NY) Lady Jays soccer coach, was named the Section V Coach of the Year in class D2 for the second consecutive year. The Lady Jays went 15‑1, with their only loss coming to Fillmore.


Andy Phelan, ’61, Norman, OK: Andy has just published another book: On the Road, Into the Woods, In the Garden and Within the House . This book is in equal parts photographic essay, travel book and Andy’s photographic journal, in which he records places visited both internationally as well as domestically, and also places inhabited . . .including Almond! His narrative is philosophical and often wry, but always insightful. This volume joins several others by Andy, including Becoming the Village Potter , the story of his father, the late Linn L. Phelan, AACS art teacher and beloved potter. Check out http://www.quailcreekeditions.com for more information. Congratulations to Kier Dirlam, '83 , Allegany County (NY) Planner, who was honored by the Greater Allegany County Chamber of Commerce on April 1, 2016, as recipient of the prestigious President's Award in recognition of his professional contributions and service to Allegany County. As County planner, Kier is responsible for the oversight of planning, economic development and tourism programs. He was recognized for his expertise in grant writing, GIS development and mapping, spearheading the County’s comprehensive plan, and his efforts to expand broadband service in the county. “Without your help and guidance and your open door, we at the Chamber would never hope to be where we are today. This award is given due to the incredible amount of help you have given the County in the past year,” the presenter stated. On July 23, 2015, Lisa Turner , ’70, Hayesville, NC, was awarded the Experimental Aircraft Association Tony Bingelis Award for over ten years as an EAA Technical Counselor and Flight Advisor in Oshkosh, WI. Aviator, engineer and author, Lisa was recognized for her “contagious passion for coaching the dream of building or restoring aircraft”. During her acceptance remarks, Lisa explained: “My passion for lying began at an early age when I had a dream that I was lying over my neighborhood. I think every aviator has had a similar dream! I borrowed Tom Swift books from the school library and told my mother that I wanted to be a ‘rocketship pilot’. In 1965 starting in 7 th grade, I went to the guidance counselor and asked him if I could take shop class. He looked at me in a strange way and asked if I was having trouble making dresses in home economics class! I told him I wanted to work on engines instead of cooking and sewing. It was a tough sell, and I had to still take home econ! Although it was dificult at times to obtain the knowledge and information necessary to become a mechanic, without exception the men in my life have been extraordinarily helpful. Walt Disney said, ‘If you can dream it, you can do it.’ Thank you.”

IMPORTANT POLICY CHANGE: Beginning in 2016, only MEMBERS (those who have paid their annual dues during this year) are receiving this Spring newsletter. Those who did NOT pay their dues by March 31 st , 2016 were dropped from our newsletter distribution list. If you know of someone who did not receive this newsletter, please encourage them to pay their dues. We don’t want to lose any alumni, so PLEASE, take a moment and send in your dues, which have been kept at only $5.00 annually , a number that we think is fair and affordable.

ALFRED STATE BANQUET FACILITIES HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE: This entrance is located on the UPPER DRIVE. There is also an elevator on the lower level for those who can't climb stairs.

Last year’s postbanquet music and entertainment provided by the band, Off the Wagon, proved to be a hit with all! They will again play for us after this year’s banquet – so plan to stay around and socialize! The cash bar will be open all evening – before, during and after dinner. There will be room for people to chat, post dinner, separate from the music as well. We hope that you will take advantage of this time after the banquet to enjoy old friends and renew memories.


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Two Longtime AA Friends Collaborate on New Samurai Book Adam Gayhart and Matthew del Campo grew up in Alfred and attended Alfred‑Almond Central School where they became friends. Adam graduated from A‑A in 2001 and Matt changed schools after Tenth Grade, graduating from Arkport Central School, also in 2001. A few years ago they reconnected when Matt had an idea for a book and he wanted Adam to come on board as the writer. The two have many common interests, including Japanese history and Samurai culture, so it seemed like a natural it. Three years and a lot of work later, in 2015, they self‑published the irst book of a planned trilogy, called “Demon Wolf: The 7 Principles”. It is the story of a young man living in a very violent city and how he learned the Samurai arts in order to avenge his mother’s murder. The book was published at Createspace on Amazon where it is available for purchase, or it can be obtained on Kindle. This is Matthew’s irst book and Adam’s irst novel; he previously published two poetry books. They are currently working on the second book of the trilogy, which is called “All Hail The King”. Adam and Matt have been busy in the ifteen years they have been out of high school. Matt is married and has a ive‑year old daughter. They reside in Hornell. He has earned several degrees, including an Associate’s in Criminal Justice, a Bachelor’s from Utica College in Cyber Security and Information Assurance and a Postgraduate Certiicate in Applied Intelligence from Mercyhurst University . He is currently looking for a position in his ield. Adam, who has Muscular Dystrophy, still lives in Alfred with his parents. He is active in his church and is always writing something, either articles for the Alfred Sun or the church newsletter, or poems, or his collaborations with Matt. Adam also earned two degrees, an Associate’s in Computer Art and Design from Alfred State and a BA in Communications from Empire State. Matthew and Adam are now promoting “Demon Wolf” on social media and in publications. They are available to speak about the book to groups or at libraries, bookstores, etc. If you are interested, they may be contacted at demonwolf‑[email protected].

Road to our 50 th

High School Reunion AACS Class of 1966

Planning for the Class of ’66 Fiftieth (oh, my!) began early last summer. Bill Parish used Facebook (we are so cool!) to notify class members who just might get together a year in advance to plan! It worked! Yes, Facebook worked and so did getting in touch with members of the class. With Bill, Betsy Judson, Linda (Stearns) Conner coming to town in late July, and with Becky (Butts) Prophet and Mary (Rhodes) Ormsby living in the area, we connected and set to work. We talked. We laughed. We enjoyed the time.

We gathered on the Prophet’s porch (Joan Felahi would cringe at the alliteration) and brainstormed for the better part of an afternoon. We just looded the table with ideas. Some a bit wacky (who? we 60‑something baby boomers?); many quite practical, and all accelerating the low of memories. We were having so much fun that we regretted that the whole class wasn’t there. . . . .and some of our spunkier teachers.

Today, as this is written, we are one‑half of the way down the road from that meeting to our reunion! Many of the plans have taken off. We are putting together events so that everyone who shows up will enjoy recalling our all too brief time together at Alfred‑Almond and how that shaped us to face the world. Even the speech that will be given at the banquet is prepared and already in excellent form. (Oh, it’s funny, too!)


Bill Parish, who had put out the original call, has shouldered the task of co‑ordination of the ’66 reunion. Our irst task was to verify the places all of our classmates had landed. During the next month we found almost everyone—that “information superhighway” of the internet has served us well on our road to reunion. The Alfred‑Almond Alumni Association (AAAA) has been helpful, too! The Ryans and the Leathersiches are amazing! But, if you think we haven’t found you or someone you know, get in touch!

Research to locate all of us was followed quickly by a “save the date” letter. And, we hope you all have! There were several responses to that letter with offers of help. We know who you are and we know how to ind you. Yes, we’ll drag you in to help! You can’t run or hide!

Many of our brainstormed plans are underway:

1. A get together on Friday night of reunion weekend The Prophets’ lawn will be mowed and a tent set up for an informal bring‑your‑own‑and‑add a‑snack‑gathering. Betsy and her husband Robert Clements will spring for a delivery of a porta‑potty from Larry’s Latrines. Now, let’s not always see the same hands, but how many examples of alliteration do we have now, class?

2. Lunch on the lawn on Saturday at the Prophet’s with, as Mary Ormsby has said, “lots of time to visit.” The Stearns chicken barbecue menu and the lunchtime trivia quiz will facilitate our contentment back “home.” Linda and Betsy have smoothed our road in these areas!

3. There will be suggested activities: tour the town to visit area artisans, crafters, and farmers in the “From the Earth” event. Take a tour of our old alma mater, including the newer parts!

4. We’ll have a class banner and keepsakes, all thought through, then planned, and now in process.

With a conference call in January (thanks, Bill!) we are now on the path to the reservations, the ordering, the rendering of the ideas. While we had a target budget, we now have a irm idea of how much a ticket to the reunion for 1966 will cost—we’ll break even. Oh, the joy of planning, discussing, researching, and making adjustments. At times it seems as if we are working on the ALCEN or the prom. We are lean (well many are), mean and raring to go. Because of planning, progressing, and reporting we are on target, ticket prices will be low and we are having a great time with one another.

There will be one more conference in late June to make sure all is in place. We will all be present in person or connected through that famed information superhighway. We’ll work through the last minute (last month?) items, relying on each committee member to work through details. Our coordinator, Bill, has kept us on track and focused. We are each taking on projects that play to our skills and capabilities. Sadly, none of us is willing to take responsibility for the weather that weekend, but we’ve got that covered—with a large tent. We are having a good time together and will be making a great time for all of us. See you there! And, right now, in late Jan., early Feb. we are ½ way along the road to reunion with everyone!

Our committee has learned, perhaps from our school days, that planning ahead, working together, agreeing easily to creating great fun, and reaching back to fond memories, won’t cost any individual a lot of money to join the celebrations. Our reunion, will be home‑grown, loaded with memories and keepsakes. If we all enjoy ourselves, it is because we fell together as a committee with a well‑organized and prepared coordinator and that we planned, stayed in touch, measured progress, and enjoyed ourselves along the way. What a road.

Reunion Committee Class of 1966


Shelly and My Sister, Carol A remembrance from the 1970s

by Dave Fenner, ‘54 I was in Atlanta on business and invited a former co‑worker, Thad Kilby, to have a few drinks with me at a nice spot in the Life of Georgia Tower on North Peachtree. We were chatting about mutual friends and such when suddenly there was a hush from the noisy after work crowd. In the door came Shelly Winters with two big young studs trailing behind. They sat at a nearby table and ordered drinks. I commented to my companion that my sister, Carol Fenner, ‘48, had once been an understudy to Miss Winters in a summer stock production. My unbelieving friend said “No Way,” and challenged me to approach Miss Winters. Unhesitatingly I rose and approached the table. The two burly guys with the actress became alert and ready to repel any unwanted advances. “Miss Winters,” I began, “My sister Carol said that she was your understudy a few years ago.” “Not Carol Fenner?” Exclaimed Shelly Winters, loudly for all to hear. “Exactly.” I replied. She invited me to sit with her party and to tell her all about what my sister was doing and how her career had fared. I spent about ifteen minutes talking and exchanging information on my (now) semi‑famous sister and her successes with children’s literature. When I returned to my companion, he was speechless. He had been sure that I was just BS’ing him about Shelly and my sister. Years later, whenever I saw or spoke to Thad on the phone, he would bring up our “meeting” with Shelly Winters. (Carol Fenner, charter member of the Alfred Almond Alumni Arts and Humanities Hall of Fame, ca 2001, was the author of sixteen children’s books, two of which earned the coveted Newbery Award; “Gorilla‑Gorilla” (also a Christopher Award nominee) and “Yolanda’s Genius.” Her “Skates for Uncle Richard” was presented the Coretta Scott King award for juvenile iction. Several of her books, including “Tigers in the Cellar” and “Christmas Tree on the Mountain” connect with her family home on Maple Ridge: The “tigers” live in the family root cellar, and the Christmas tree story describes a trek up Newcomb Hill with her siblings, Faith and David, in search of a Yule tree. Carol had always been a writer, but delayed her pursuit of a writing career for many years while an actress and dancer in New York City. A graduate of AACS, class of 1948, Carol passed away in 2002 after a courageous battle with cancer.)

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STORIES FROM ANDY STEVENS, ‘65 Don Jefferds, ‘60, asked if I would be willing to write some stories for the Blue and Gold. I of course, acquiesced. Here are a few: From 7th grade until graduation, every year when school began, we were issued a padlock for our lockers and I always had trouble getting the combination to work. Of course, I was not the only one. We would take our malfunctioning locks down to Athletic Director Ernie Moore's ofice to see if he could help us. He was always ready to help. Never once do I remember him belittling us for our lack of coordination. It usually was a problem easily corrected; his sure hand always led the way. When I was in high school, one of my lifelong friends and I, Dale Baker, somehow got into a squirt gun ight one day our senior year. I had chased him to the boys’ room by Mr. Torrey's room but he held the door closed from the inside, so I was on my knees, squirting at him up through the vents in the bottom of the door, when I felt a hand on my shoulder, and a voice boomed in my ear. "I'll take that" followed by, "Are you ever going to grow up?" I knew who it was without turning around. The one voice everyone at Alfred‑Almond knew as THE voice of authority. Mr. Kenneth Clicquennoi, our principal. I sheepishly replied something to the effect of "probably not" and we both went on our way. Here is a story that is about some of us at Alfred Almond. The year was 1963, it was afternoon on this day that none of us who were alive then will ever forget. I was in the boys room which was right near Mr.Torrey’s. This boys room was the one all of we smokers used. The room reeked of old, stale, cigarette smoke. It was patrolled by all the male teachers. Mr Torrey, Mr McAlee, Mr Hackett, were the ones who checked on a regular basis. After lushing my cigarette, I was on my way back to my English class and someone asked if I had heard the news? When I asked what news, I was told that President Kennedy had been shot! Soon after that the intercom came on with the live news broadcast which all of us listened to intently. I think all of us were in shock that afternoon, especially when the news came through that he had died. Our entire student body along with our teachers and staff became family that day.

FAVORITE AA TEACHER MEMORIES

By Kim Lowrey Gayhart, ‘73 In keeping with our 2016 banquet theme of “ Thanks For The Memories”, we asked alumni to tell us who their favorite teachers at Alfred‑Almond were and why. Thanks to those of you who shared your memories with us. These are the responses we received: Luan Sutton Ellis, ‘59, was a teacher at A‑A herself. She said, “My favorite teacher was Mrs. Ells in third grade. It just so happens she turned out to be my husband’s aunt! Also, Mrs. Coleman, who told the principal a risque story I heard from my brother‑in‑law, who was a minister. Then there was Ernie Moore, who taught Jr. high science when he irst came to A‑A. He was the only teacher who ever sent me to the ofice, although Miss Thomas once had me put my desk outside in the hall. I guess I was a real talker.” Andy Stevens sent this, “I am a member of AACS Class of 1965 and I was fortunate to attend this past banquet. When I was in second grade, I had dificulty learning to read so I was placed in Mrs. Paine’s remedial class to help me. My regular second grade teacher was Mrs. Burdett. I know many people remember her as a “hard” teacher, but she did something for me I will never forget. During the summer between second and third grade, she either came to our home, or I went to hers at least once


a week, and she taught me to read. I don’t remember much about the how and why, but she instilled such a love of reading in me that I remain forever in her debt. What an example for other teachers and for their students who don’t quite get it.” Kim Lowrey Gayhart, ‘73, contributed this, “I liked many of my teachers at Alfred‑Almond, but some made a bigger impression than others. If I had to choose just two, they would be Mr. Codispoti and Mrs. Westlake (or as some jokers called her, Mrs. Eastpond). Mr. Codispoti and I started at A‑A the same year, when I was in seventh grade and he was in his irst year of teaching, fresh out of Alfred University. Cody, as we referred to him, but certainly not how we addressed him, taught social studies, my favorite subject, and we thought he was cool because he had been a football player at AU. I remember getting writer’s cramp trying to get all the notes down in his class! Mrs. Westlake made Latin come alive, not an easy thing to do! The best part was the Roman banquet at the end of the year when we dressed up in togas and feasted on Roman style food. It almost made you forget you were in the cafeteria at good old AACS. Because social studies was my favorite subject and I liked all the teachers in the department, I want to share this little ditty from our yearbook in 1973: “Cody’s moody, Manske’s broody, Granger’s sunny, Brace is funny, We love them all.” I am not sure why the irst two adjectives were chosen to describe Cody and Tad Manske, except maybe for the rhyme, but I know the last phrase was true! Kelly Taft Krause, ‘81, said, “My favorite teacher from elementary was Mary Jane Lloyd. She instilled in me a love of reading and writing. I remember she had pictures that we would take from a rack and write a story. I loved doing that. My favorite teacher from high school was Janice Porter. During my senior year my mother had cancer. Mrs. Porter always cared about me as a person and not just as a student in the classroom. She took her time to talk to me about what I was going through. I try to follow her example in my classroom and show students that I care about them.” “My name is Dan Cornell and I graduated in 1987. I was not particularly fond of the academic part of school and liked to gain attention by making people laugh, much to many of my teachers’ dismay. In seventh grade I was in Mr. Brace’s class and after one of my attempts to hijack his class through the use of undeveloped humor, he walked over to my desk and welcomed me to stand up and walk with him. He slowly led me to the doorway with his arm around me and said that he would love to have me in his class and would welcome me back as soon as I decided to stop my interruptions. He told me, while looking in my eyes, that he cared about me, and the others, too much to allow this kind of thing to continue. I had heard many similar phrases from other teachers and I believe some of them probably really did mean it as well, but his words really made an impact on me. It was one of those moments when I began to realize that someone other than family could discipline you irmly and really care very much for you. I don’t remember exact times, but I remember still being pretty young, maybe within the next couple of years, Mr. Brace died due to some type of cancer. Before he died, he was in the hospital and when I heard that, I asked my mom to take me to see him. The visit was fairly short and he was so gracious to me (it was there I got to see another side of him, as the back of his hospital gown was not drawn quite tightly enough). Years later he has come up in conversations I have had when asked, ‘Who are some of the people in your past who have impacted you deeply?’ Thirty years later his name continues to be mentioned as someone who taught me how to love people who may not be so lovable and how to irmly correct someone. Thank you Mr. Brace!” Laura Brace, ‘89, daughter of Mike Brace and a former AACS teacher herself, when asked about what Dan Cornell said, replied that it sounded just like her dad and she was sure he would not have cared a bit about his hospital gown! Laura also weighed in on her favorite teacher. She said, ”My favorite teacher is Kathryn Curl. She encouraged me to write and helped me be the best writer I can be. She also was an excellent Alcen advisor and helped our class create a super yearbook.” Tara Brooks Foster, ‘91, said, ”My favorite teacher at Alfred‑Almond was Mary Jane Lloyd. In high school I went to her room all the time to help her. I was very disappointed when she retired before my kids came through third grade. She’s still an awesome lady!” Adam Gayhart, ‘2001, wrote, “In high school my favorite teachers were Mrs. Curl and Mrs. Harris. Mrs. Curl made sure I gave my best effort. Sometimes I was ready to just take a bad grade, but she wouldn’t let me! I’ll always appreciate that. Mrs. Harris went out of her way to make sure that, despite my problems, I would always be able to participate. Thanks to her, my hardships never made me feel useless or different. Sorry for the damage to your furniture, Mrs. Harris! In elementary school I liked Mrs. Lloyd because she made learning fun. I never felt it was a chore with her. She really inspired my love of learning.” Alfred‑Almond, as you can see, has had many kind, caring, exceptional teachers over the years and the students have certainly beneitted from it.



Mission Statement

The Alfred Almond Alumni Association (AAAA) is an independent organization committed to promoting fellowship with and among current and future graduates. The association, recognizing the rich legacy and the excellence of education at Alfred‑Almond Central School (AACS), will encourage good relationships among its members, instill a long‑term loyalty among fellow alumni and dedicate to the name, reputation and philosophy of Alfred‑Almond Central School,, its programs and activities.

Vision

Promote excellence in academic achievement, good citizenship, and leadership among AACS students. Cultivate students to ensure participation in the alumni association following graduation. Develop the association to be inancially self‑suficient and iscally responsible. Financially assist AACS graduates in achieving their higher education goals with scholarships. Financially assist AACS undergraduates in attending sports, technology, and arts camps to help them with their

educational success. Goals

Host an annual alumni reunion and encourage social events, activities and class reunions for alumni of Alfred‑Almond Central School and its predecessors the former Alfred High School and Almond High School.

Generate and maintain the active interest of all alumni as a support organization with diversity and pride in the heritage of our alma mater.

Keep members informed of school activities, alumni activities, and other newsworthy activities pertaining to alumni members and the association.

Create and maintain a working database of all alumni members with viable contact information to assist in the establishment and organization of class reunions including help to locate “missing” classmates and providing current contact information for alumni reunion committees. Raise funds and administer the handling of scholarship and camp donations. Oversee selection of recipients who apply for awards as per guidelines established by the AAAA Board.

Current Alfred Almond Alumni Association Members

Front row, L/R: Shaune Henry '80, Donna Ryan '58, Kasi Washburn '97, Ervilla Crandall '79, Becky Comer '81, Debi Kenney '83.

Back row, l/r:Bill Pulos '73, Heather Mattos '83, Kim Gayhart '73, Laura Brace '89, Brooke Harris '96 Lisa Porter'78, Terah Soule '73

Missing from the picture: Don Jefferds '60 and Lee A Ryan '55


ALFRED ALMOND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 2016 OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD

TERESA STUART JOHNSON By BILL PULOS, ‘73

The Alfred Almond Alumni Association is very pleased to announce Teresa Stuart Johnson of

Almond, NY, as the 2016 recipient of the AAAA Outstanding Service Award (OSA). The OSA was created by the AAAA in 2015 through its by‑laws to recognize both our alumni

and friends that have given long‑time volunteer service to their communities. The recipients are recognized for their outstanding community service contributions that merit special recognition, over and above any employment or job related duties. Service to the community includes, but is not limited to, civic, municipal, charitable, educational and professional activities that better society. A vibrant and energetic woman, Teresa Stuart Johnson is just such a person. A long‑time member of the Almond community, Teresa became involved with volunteer activities early on. Her efforts have affected the lives of hundreds of people.

Teresa initiated girls youth softball to this area and worked with the Cinderella softball organization for ten years. She served as league coordinator, coaching different age levels and teams that competed at the World Series in Corning. Teresa also volunteered and coached summer soccer for ive years. It was during this time she had a big impact on many girls that went on to further athletic achievement on many levels in several sports.

For decades, Teresa has been there for “Almond Days” by supporting the Almond Lions Club, working booths and assisting with the development of the Jake Stuart Field. The Almond Lions named the ield in memory of Teresa’s husband Jake Stuart, ‘54, for whom an AACS scholarship was named. Teresa helped promote many AACS graduating seniors through this program for many years.

Years dedicated to Almond’s 20 th Century Library, the Town of Almond Planning Board and serving as a Brownie Troop Leader with the Girl Scouts of America are also included in Teresa’s community service resume.

Teresa is much more than your average volunteer. She is an accomplished record keeper, an invaluable Almond Historical Society volunteer, and proliic database manager. She has been the treasurer and database manager for the Almond Historical Society for seven years. Teresa’s passion for animals attributed her to volunteer service as treasurer for ten years at the Hornell Area Humane Society. In addition to her duties of bookkeeping and payroll, Teresa successfully coordinated the construction of a new building for the County.

No biographical sketch of Teresa would be complete without detailing her service as database manager of the Alfred Almond Alumni Association. What a job that is! We have 3000+ living AACS graduates, scores of whose names, addresses and email change every year! Not a day goes by that Teresa is not somehow involved in tracking the AACS alumni! It really is a daunting task to painstakingly record, review and revamp all the information on our graduates who are spread all over our nation.

In addition to those duties, Teresa also serves as the inancial reporter for the AAAA donations and ensures that information is accurately delivered for publication in our annual newsletter. Very rare is the individual that can handle that type of responsibility. The association and community are extremely fortunate to have her. All as a volunteer!

As Teresa’s close friend and colleague Donna Ryan will surely attest, “Teresa has been the unsung organizational manager hero of our tremendously successful inancial report and has been the foundation of our ability to reach as many of our alumni as we have through our newsletter”.

Teresa has been well‑grounded from the beginning with a strong faith which undoubtedly helps her with these very rare accomplishments. She has been a parishioner and member of St. Brendan’s Church in Almond for over forty years and serves on the parish prayer chain.

As are so many others, Teresa is devoted to her children Jim Stuart, ‘80, Pam Stuart Stadtmiller, ’83 and her brother Eric McAndrew, ’78, all Alfred‑Almond graduates, as well as her grandchildren Kiley and Ema. Kiley is an accomplished high school horsewoman heading for college on an equestrian scholarship. For several years, Grandma Teresa has volunteered as concession stand coordinator for the Alfred University Interscholastic Equestrian Association and number one fan. Ema is following in Teresa’s role of service. This summer Ema will be traveling to Nicaragua with the International Club at school as a volunteer to build homes for the less fortunate people of that country.

For living this life of service, the Alfred Almond Alumni Association is proud to present Teresa Stuart Johnson as its 2016 Outstanding Service Award recipient.


Honored Classes 2015 Reunion News The July 24‑26, 2015 alumni weekend brought scores of alumni and their guests back “home” to attend honored class events and the Saturday evening AAAA banquet. A great big thank you goes to those who served as class coordinators and committee members, whose enthusiasm and dogged determination resulted in fun‑illed events and happy reunions among classmates.

The AACS Class of 1950 , credited with the “birth” of the Alfred Almond Alumni Association, celebrated sixty ive years since their graduation from AACS at a Saturday picnic at the Brantley Davis home in Almond. Diane and Brantley Davis, along with Gail and Tom Gordner, assisted their mom, Joan Wheaton Petric, class coordinator, in hosting the picnic. Ten attended the picnic, with three travelling from Florida. The classmates were saddened to receive word that day of the passing away of Dorothy Budde Thomas. Several represented the class at the banquet that evening. Attending one or more events were Russell Allen, Donald Armstrong, Daniel Greene, Robert Lewis, John Palmer, Harold Snyder, Joan Wheaton Petric, and Patricia Zirkelbach Dye.

Class of 1950: Left to Right, Joan Wheaton Petric, Russell Allen, Pat Zirkelbach Dye, Bob Lewis, Don Armstrong

S ix members of the Class of 1955 were recognized for their sixty‑year reunion at the banquet. Attending were Lee A. Ryan, Karl Grantier, Barb Allen Baker, Audrey Hurd Burrow, Roger Mullen and Lyle Sutton. Audrey travelled the farthest, coming from Washington State with her granddaughter.

The great success of the Class of 1960’ s 55‑year reunion weekend partly lies with the cooperation and support of the reunion committee, namely Don Jefferds, Carl Leathersich, Virginia Saltzer McInnis, Virgil Nye (via Skype), Jerry Olin, Louise Newman Schwartz, Amanda Stevens Snyder, and "Pat" Wasson. Louise reports: “We had a very fun packed weekend from Friday, July 24, 2015 to Sunday, July 26, 2015.

On Friday night, we met at the Lake Lodge pavilion, thanks to Pat Wasson, who made the arrangements and furnished hamburgers, hotdogs and rolls. Others brought a dish‑to‑pass for the picnic. Obviously, we had a lot of food. BUT, the most exciting was the people who attended this event. Most people stayed until dusk, enjoying catching up with everyone. We were blessed to have Richard (Monk) Tucker attend that evening. He had never attended an alumni event, so it was great to see him once again, as most of us have not seen him since graduation. Fun catching up. On Saturday, we met at Hal (Mr. Hackett) and Sandy Perry Hackett's for a lunch catered by their daughter, Shelly. Again, we had a lot of great food. Not as many were able to attend the mid‑day event, but we had a great time, nonetheless, with a very nice sunny day and again, doing some catching up. A large crowd of classmates and guests represented the class of 1960 at the Saturday evening banquet. The banquet was such a great success: a ine meal, great presentation of awards, scholarships and ine fellowship with classmates and with other classes in attendance. To inish off the weekend, several met on Sunday at the Terra Cotta Coffee House in Alfred for some breakfast/brunch. There were eight of us who enjoyed the beautiful weather on the upstairs patio that day. Amanda has suggested that we open up the invitation to get together again on July 24th, 2016, at the Terra Cotta. Invitation is open to all. Those attending one or more Class of 1960 AACS events were: Wilma Chandler Bowen, Everett Brooks, Doug and Nancy Clicquennoi Davis, James and Marilyn Zirkelbach Habern, Sandra Perry Hackett, Don Jefferds, Carl Leathersich, Gary McCarthy, Virginia Saltzer McInnis, Virgil Nye, Gerald Olin, James Palmer, Charles Perkins, Saran Kelleher Pool, Louise Newman Schwartz, Amanda Stevens Snyder, Richard Tucker, John "Pat" Wasson, Charles Wilson.

Class of 1960: Front LR: Amanda Stevens Snyder, Nancy Clicquennoi Davis, Saran Kelleher Pool, Louise Newman Schwartz, Marilyn Zirkelbach Habern, Don Jefferds; Middle LR: Doug Davis, Sandra Perry Hackett, James Habern, Charles Wilson; Back LR: Virgil Nye, Everett Brooks, Charles Perkins, Virginia Saltzer McInnis, John "Pat" Wasson, Carl Leathersich.


Class of 1965 Back row, LR: Dave Ryan, Dennis Croston, Andy Stevens , Cevil Briggs, Bill Sephton, John Kenyon, John Woodruff, Dave Crandall, Mickey Ninos, Next row: Jack Emo, Linda Mullen Ryan, Sandra Whitford, Sally Eddy Sayer , Pat Lindeman Mickel , Clyde Lewis , Ronald Tucker Front row: Cindy Ordway , Betty Clancy Cartella, Janice Mulligan Haynes, Sharon Kelly Lamphear , Joan Davis, Lorraine Baker, Toby Burdick, Cheryl Olin McMahon .

The ifty‑year class of 1965 proudly had forty attendees at their Saturday afternoon picnic at Almond Lions Park. In her report, class coordinator Elizabeth Clancy Cartella noted that they held a moment of silence for the nine classmates who had passed away. She wrote: “William Sephton travelled the farthest, attending from his home in Roanoke, TX. He also brought his lock that he used on his locker starting in 7 th grade through 12 th (his Mom gave it to him). This lock will be donated to the AACS museum/memorabilia collection. The funniest story from our afternoon gathering: In our high school play ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’, Ronnie Tucker played a corpse, but Ron being Ron, wouldn’t stop talking. Mrs. Phelan yelled at him: ‘Ronnie, you are supposed to be dead. Shut up!’” Attending one or more events were Lorraine Baker, Cecil Briggs, Arthur Burdick, Elizabeth Clancy Cartella , Dennis Croston, Patricia Lindeman Mickel, Linda Mullen Ryan, Janice Mullikin Haynes, Emanuel Ninos, Cheryl Olin McMahon, Cynthia Ordway, Joan Davis, Sally Eddy Sayer, John Emo, Christopher Frechette, Sharon Kelly Lamphear, John Kenyon, Clyde Lewis, David Ryan, William Sephton, Andrew Stevens, Ronald Tucker, Sandra Whitford, John Woodruff, and John Crandall. At the Saturday night banquet, Andy Stevens presented the class greetings and also led the invocation.

(These stories are put together from reports given to the AAAA from honored class coordinators following alumni weekend events. If you have corrections, additions or corrections, please contact Donna Ryan at [email protected])

Doug Lorow was class of 1970 45‑year reunion coordinator, hosting a Friday night meet at Terra Cotta in Alfred and the Saturday evening banquet. Attending events were Ron Cornell, Jude Frechette, Jim Funk, Donald Higgins, Stephanie Lobdell Landsman, Doug Lorow, John Mills, Mary Mullen Schuster, Jim Norton, Robert Perkins, Janice Phillipson Burdick, Steve Smith, Linell Soule, Bruce Tuttle, Keith Weitzel and Hugh Young.

Travelling the farthest were Bruce Tuttle from New Mexico and Stephanie Lobdell Landsman from Texas.

Class of 1970 left to right: Jim Funk, Steve Smith, Bob Perkins, Ron Cornell, Dick Woodruff, Keith Weitzel, Linell Soule, Hugh Young, Brent Reynolds, Don Higgins, Jan Phillipson Burdick, Stephanie Lobdell Landsman, John Mills, Jim Norton, Doug Lorow, Bruce Tuttle.

Class of 1975 Thank you, Karen Jay Porter, for this detailed report of the Class of 1975’s Fortieth reunion activities: “On Friday night the Class of ’75 gathered at Hummingbird Hill in Almond. Twenty classmates and their guests (33 people in all) took advantage of the beautiful weather and scenery while catching up with old friends and enjoying Stearns chicken and Triple J barbecue. We had a good turnout and a great time! April Beckhorn Krause traveled the farthest (from Colorado) and we hadn’t seen her in 40 years!

Saturday we met at the Terra Cotta in Alfred for lunch and once again enjoyed each other’s company while remembering our time at AACS. We talked about our classes, our teachers and staff, the times we were good and the times we were not!

We all have different memories of A‑A, but when we started sharing, we found ourselves remembering even more and the afternoon went by quickly with lots of laughter.


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After lunch many of us toured the school and what fun that turned out to be! Seeing the school and remembering the way it was brought back so many memories for all of us and we continued to reminisce. It was also very interesting to see all the changes that have occurred at A‑A since we walked those halls; the addition of the itness center, the renovations to the library and track, and the sports complex on top of the hill, just to name a few.

Many exciting changes! It’s a beautiful school. We may not have thought so when we were young but looking back now, we were really blessed with a great school!

Saturday evening about 35 classmates and guests attended the banquet. The place looked beautiful, the food was delicious and the night was full of fun! Several of us stayed after the banquet to enjoy the band. Great time had by all!

It is truly amazing to see all the current AACS students who receive scholarships from alumni!! AACS is not a big school but the school and the community is one of the most giving I have ever seen. Kudos to everyone on the AAAA board for your creativity and hard work and for once again providing a wonderful evening for all.

We had twenty‑ive classmates who attended at least one of our events, some attended all. Their names are listed below: Cindi Baker Williams , April Beckhorn Krause, Carol Burzycki Flaitz, Jeffrey Calkins, Pat Canale, Tony Cappadonia, Bob Clark, Doug Clarke, Jim Coughlin, Seton Droppers, David Gillette, Sally Hardy, Sharon Higgins Stiller, Karen Jay Porter, Don Kernan, Steve Lindeman, Evan Love, Juanita McKnight Weaver, Kirk McRae, Dick Mueller, Dennis Petric, Bob Pulos, Stan (Bud) Shaw, and Mike Snyder. Joy Brown Stuart and Jim McKay also attended – they did not graduate with us in ’75 but were part of our class for years.

Class of ’75 classmates who have passed away are Erion Dirlam Clark, Mary Dobson Crosby, Chris Giedlin and Judith Palmiter. Their absence was felt by all those who attended this year. Erion, Mary, Chris and Judy will always remain in our hearts and our memories.

Two members of the Class of 1980 played important roles in the Saturday evening AAAA banquet. Donald Mix served as master of ceremonies for the event, and Shaune Burdick Henry was honored as an inductee into the AACS Sports Hall of Fame. Supporting their classmates were Joseph Canale, Alex Sich and Paul Woughter.

Class of 1980: Alex Sich, Paul Woughter, Shaune Henry, Pat Canale, and Donnie Mix.

Tara Brink Rudgers, co‑organizer for the Class of 1985, reported : “Our 30th class reunion was a very last minute, impromptu event that was planned one night on Facebook. We had a party Friday night 7/24 in Joe Ellington's Back Yard (AKA Stable 19). It was a dish to pass, B‑Y‑O‑B picnic with a band. We had a wonderful turnout with twenty‑three classmates showing up. Theron Knapp traveled the farthest coming from Myanmar (the country formerly known as Burma). Where some of our numbers are welcoming grand‑babies into our families, Tom Stewart and Andrew Sich both have little ones under the age of 1. There were other little unplanned ‘events’ the rest of the weekend and we were able to include a couple more classmates that weren't able to make it on Friday night. It was a good turnout and lots of talk about planning a little better the next time to make it easier for the out‑of‑towners to attend.”

Attending the picnic and/or the banquet were Tara Brink Rudgers, Christine Conderman Riter, Gene Doorley, Joe Ellington, Teresa Gaisser‑Bent, Betsy George Smith, Auralee Jefferds Changose, Phillip George, Theron Knapp, Lauren Link, Porter Hanks, David Marvin, Michael Messinger, Catherine Moore Shutt, Kelly Palmer, Caitilin Porter Dewey, Randy Raner, Lucinda Richmond Songster, Theresa Schaeberle Perry, Andrew Sich, Jennifer Trice, Tom Stewart, Wayne Marvin, and John Thompson.

Class of 1975 First Row: Dick Mueller, Juanita McKnight, Sally Hardy, Carol Burzycki, April Beckhorn, Cindi Baker, Sharon Higgins, Karen Jay. Second Row: Jim Coughlin, Doug Clarke, Seton Droppers, Pat Canale, Jim McKay, Don Kernan, Steve Lindeman, Dave Gillette, Bob Pulos and Jeff Calkins.


Class of 1985 Front row L to R: Tara Brink Rudgers, Andrew Sich, Caitilin Porter Dewey, Betsy George Smith, Theresa Schaeberle Perry, Cathy Moore Shutt, Philip George. Kneeling: Theron Knapp, Auralee Jefferds, Lauren Link, Jennifer Trice. Standing: Porter Hanks, Joe Ellington, Randy Raner, Gene Doorley, David Marvin, Christine Conderman Riter, Cindy Richmond Songster, Kelly Palmer, Michael Messinger, Jon Thompson, Tom Stewart, Wayne Marvin .

The Class of 1990 twenty‑ive year reunion events were coordinated by Jennifer Goodridge Cullen. She reported: “The class of 1990 held a picnic at the Alfred Station pavilion. A catered lunch by Stearns was enjoyed by all, followed by a walk down memory lane with a video montage of music and pictures ranging from our kindergarten years to our most recent class reunions! Following the reunion many of the actors of 1990 rushed off to a rehearsal for the ‘We Remember Ellen’ show to be held the next day. Joei (Kernan) Petrucco was able to join her classmates for the show honoring Mrs. Ellen Shultz. Later the classmates enjoyed an evening at the Alumni banquet as Jenny (Goodridge) Cullen spoke to the crowd about the resilience of this class as they lived through the many changes at the school during their formative years. After the banquet many friends enjoyed dancing to the band and went out for more fun after. It was a wonderful chance to connect with AACS faces from the past and to realize how easy it is to pick up with such familiar friends after 25 years!

Classmates who traveled the farthest were Kristina Snyder Gardner (Ohio), Jenny Goodridge Cullen (Dover, NH), Daniel Schwert (Illinois) and James Borden (NC). Others attending one or more events included Andrew Alesso, Janice Baker Clancy, Charlotte Brown Marsh, Erica Coburn Baer, Josephine Kernan Petrucco, Elisa LaCourse Martin, Erica Lewis Sergent, Patricia MacDonald Eshelman, Kelly Markham Hamsher, Thomas Meacham, Jeffrey Ormsby, Rodney Wilcox.

Class of 1990 Left front row: Krista Wiley, Thomas Meacham, Kristina Snyder Gardner, Elisa LaCourse, Kelly Markham Hamsher, Jenny Goodridge Cullen, Laura vom Saal Knox, Erica Coburn Baer, James Borden Back row left to right: Jeffrey Ormsby, Rodney Wilcox, Erica Lewis Sergent, Michelle Burritt Margeson, Daniel Schwert, James Borden. Also in attendance but missing from the picture: Patricia McDonald Eshelman, Charlotte Brown Marsh and Andrew Alesso.

Andrea (AJ) Norton was the Class of 2005 coordinator, who held a Friday night meet at Muhleisen’s in Almond. Christina Rawady traveled the farthest, coming from the Netherlands. Joining with classmates for their tenth reunion were Keri Austin, Jessica Cartwright, Bradley Cornell, Kelsey Curran, Miranda Friend, Aubrie Henry, Bethany Mix, Colleen Moses, Christina Rawady, Brittany Sexton, Kelly Snyder, and AJ Norton.

Class of 2005: Aubrey Henry, Kelly Snyder, Bethany Mix, Kelsey Curran No events were reported for the Class of 1995 and Class of 2000.


2016 Honored Class Coordinators ARE YOU A MEMBER OF ONE OF OUR 2016 HONORED CLASSES? Here is a list of our coordinators. Check with them to see what’s planned for your class reunions: Class of 1946 MEET AT BANQUET Class of 1981 Becky Comer

Class of 1951 Norma Preston Rossman Class of 1986 Jill Porter Risley/Terri Brace

Class of 1956 MEET AT BANQUET Class of 1991 MEET AT BANQUET

Class of 1961 Butch Lorow Class of 1996 Kate Crandall Palmer

Class of 1966 Will Parish Class of 2001 Andrea Crandall DeRubba /Heather Aultman

Class of 1971 Brenda Barron Hefner Class of 2006 Katie Freeland‑Warner/Caitlyn Coleman

Class of 1976 Gail Dennison Barron

If there is no one listed, get some folks together and plan a reunion!

CLASS COORDINATORS NEEDED : Would you be willing to serve as your Class Contact? A little time and effort can result in a very satisfying, enjoyable reunion. Our annual banquet weekend can only be successful with the help of those who act to contact their classmates with information, make plans for special get‑togethers, and update their mailing lists. If you are interested in helping out next year, the honored classes will be 1947, 1952, 1957, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007.

Our Condolences for Friends Lost MARCH 2015 –April 15 2016 (This list is compiled throughout the year via information given to Donna B. Ryan, assisted by Kay Snyder Chapman ‘57. Our goal is to have an accurate, up‑to‑date list of friends who have passed away. However, if there are corrections or additions, please contact Donna at [email protected] or phone 607 725 0735). Class of 1937 Mildred M Moore Class of 1938 Lillian Pierce Taylor Class of 1939 Phillip Colegrove Class of 1940 Mildred “Meg” Vars Dudley

William Robinson Louise Austin Woodruff

Class of 1941 Alice J Nevol Harlan Mullen

Class of 1942 Bernadine Davis Williams Jeanne Thomas Russell Thelma Burdick Palmiter

Class of 1943 Ronald Rawleigh

Class of 1952 Dian Norton Stephens Class of 1953 Arda Thomas Earle Class of 1954 Eugene Briggs Class of 1956 Patricia Washburn Hulse Jackie Sick Burdick Jackie Sick Burdick Class of 1958 Charles Baker Class of 1966 Joanne Tinklepaugh Burdick

James Shutt Class of 1971 Dane Wiele Class of 1974 Lisa Smith Hiliger Class of 1975 Erion Dirlam Clark Class of 1977 Richard Robinson



Class of 1944 Charles Robinson Miriam “Mimi” Tooke Polan

Class of 1945 Anna Marie Snyder Trowbridge Class of 1946 Jack Hawkins Class of 1949 Arthur McIntosh

Joanne Kame McIntosh Class of 1950 Dorothy Budde Thomas

Beverlee Hargraves Loper Marie Cook Rigby

Class of 1951 Shirley Plank Flaitz Class of 1961 Alan Stebbins

Patricia Stevens Class of 1962 Marsha Crandall Andrews Class of 1963 Tom Goodwin

Beverly Clancy Blumenfeld Class of 1964 Daniel Bennett Class of 1965 Kenneth Marvel

Rodney Stevens Class of 1979 Brenda Torrence Naumilket Class of 1980 Joseph DiMarzo Class of 1990 Stacia Lecceardone Marlatt Class of 1991 Mark Culley ALUMNI Bonnie Loper

Louise Henry Lewis Elizabeth “Betty” Comfort Harwood (GED 1967) Irene Claire Post Brian Shinebarger

FACULTY Donald Gerace ADMINISTRATION Gary Minns

Thank You to All Dues Paying Alumni

1940 Mildred Vars Dudley 1940 William B. Turck 1942 Helen Woodruff Mullen 1942 Glennis Ells Ricketts 1943 Hazel Cotton Bracken 1943 Neva Jacox Darling 1943 Thelma A. Gardiner Mix 1943 LaVern Norton 1943 Donald Polan 1944 Douglas Decker 1944 Margaret V. Burdett Drake 1944 Miriam Tooke Polan 1944 Charles Robinson 1944 Evelyn Jones Silco 1945 David Crump 1945 Elaine Gardiner Decker 1945 Frances Brooks Hoffman 1945 Philip MacMichael 1945 Mazella Wilcox Schoenborn 1945 Elizabeth Hicks Schwartz 1945 Frank Snyder 1945 Anna Marie Snyder Trowbridge 1945 Kenneth Wirt Jr. 1946 Louis "Ben" Cornelius 1946 Geraldine Davis Goss 1946 Lockhart Fincher Harder 1946 David Hildebrand 1946 Francis Schwartz 1946 Morgan Wirt 1947 Irena Maxine Henry Henry 1947 Robert Hitchcock 1947 Allan Hitchcock

1947 Geraldine Dickinson Johnson 1947 Elizabeth Binns Linville 1947 Carl Loper 1947 Fred Schwartz 1947 Jeanne Kame Schwartz 1948 Ralph Allen 1948 Eileen Pendleton Anderson 1948 Johanna Beckhorn 1948 Donald Davis 1948 Charlotte Cornelius Davis 1948 Thelma Babcock Green 1948 Francis Green 1948 Harriet Ide Jay 1948 Elizabeth Amberg Lawrence 1948 E. Ward Phillips 1948 Patricia Johnson Reichert 1948 Jean McGraw Riker 1948 Robert Snyder 1949 Dr. Stanley Harris 1949 Barbara Harmon Jones 1949 Nancie Paine Kallin 1949 George Lewis 1949 Charles E. Packard II 1949 William Reid 1949 Mary Jane Ormsby Reid 1949 Raymond Sisson 1949 Mary Ellen Tucker Westlake 1949 Victor Wirt 1950 Alice Bel Aldrich 1950 Russell Allen 1950 Donald Armstrong 1950 Arlita Johnson Barnes 1950 Robert Bloomquist 1950 Irene Wheaton George

1950 Daniel Greene 1950 Robert Lewis 1950 Patricia Zirklebach LykeDye 1950 Wilmer Merritt 1950 Jack Palmer 1950 Joan Wheaton Petric 1950 Keith Reynolds 1950 Marie Cook Rigby 1950 Harold Snyder 1951 Betty Nye Allen 1951 Carolyn Gilmore Hitchcock 1951 Corinne MacIntosh Kober 1951 Robert Lawrence 1951 Joyce Kame Lawson 1951 Richard McLane 1951 Mary Jane Parish Phillips 1951 Louis Roberts 1951 Norma Short Rossman 1951 Ralph Rossman 1951 Ardis Hinkle Savory 1951 Beverley Plank Snyder 1951 Kenneth Stebbins 1951 George S. Travis Jr. 1951 Sara Jacob Vollmar 1951 Richard Wirt 1952 W. Richard Brown 1952 Alberta Ormsby Brown 1952 Eloise Phillips Draggett 1952 Anne McIntosh HardyHolley 1952 Everett Harris 1952 Margaret Mulligan Ingalls 1952 Eugene Johnson 1952 Alyce Lebohner Pierce 1952 Charles Pierce 1952 Charles Stevens

1953 Bob Baker 1953 Shirley MacIntosh Ballard 1953 Mary Anne Bailey Button 1953 Ruth M. Mullen Changose 1953 Patricia Spaine Curran 1953 Barbara Warren Harris 1953 Barbara Weaver Horton 1953 Meredith Drake Hurst 1953 Robert Jefferds 1953 Doris Bird Martin 1953 Glenn O'Dell 1953 Carolyn Bird Powers 1953 Robert Schwartz 1953 Nelson Snyder 1953 Jacqueline Paine Walker 1954 Russell Allen 1954 D. Phillip Baker 1954 Donald Brundage 1954 Ronald Brundage 1954 Charles DeLavergne 1954 Dave Fenner 1954 Camille Crofoot Harris 1954 Sally Zimmer Hooker 1954 Donald Lewis 1954 Gladys Pierce Payne 1954 Stacy Pierce 1954 Paul Spencer 1954 Lois Heers Stephens 1954 Betsey Burdett Stout 1954 Fred VanOrman 1954 Ruth Watson 1955 Barbara Allen Baker 1955 Merrillyn Campbell Barney 1955 Joan Gilmore Barrie 1955 Audrey Hurd Burrow 1955 James Bushnell 1955 Shirley Bird Faisst


1955 Karl Grantier 1955 Diane Moraitis McDonald 1955 Walter Mills 1955 Roger Mullen 1955 Brian Rogers 1955 Ann Parish Rogers 1955 Lee A. Ryan 1955 Lyle Sutton 1955 Sally McLane Swoyer 1955 Virginia Buchanan VanderVeer 1955 Nancy Warren WarrenOliver 1955 Donna J. Farley Williams 1956 Donald Coleman 1956 Joan Greene Craft 1956 Floyd P. Farley 1956 Roger Greene 1956 Zona Pierce Hitchcock 1956 Bruce Hitchcock 1956 Phyllis Rawleigh Horton 1956 Paul Johnson 1956 Donna MacIntosh 1956 Gary Metzger 1956 Connie Williams 1957 Sharon Mason Barron 1957 Lyle Barron 1957 James Burdett 1957 Kay Snyder Chapman 1957 Francis Clancy 1957 Sally Smith Doty 1957 Keith Doty 1957 James Dunn 1957 Harry Hurd 1957 Patricia Mensinger Hurd 1957 Marjorie Tucker Lange 1957 Lona Crooks McIntosh 1957 David E. Mott 1957 Joyce Clair Pulver 1957 Jeanette Burdick Retorick 1957 Larry R. Ryan 1957 Jane Thacher Schulitz 1957 Virginia Gillette Schwartz 1957 Beth Jacox Slack 1957 Margaret Clancy Sleggs 1957 Ronald Stockweather 1957 Elizabeth Pierce Sutton 1958 Mig Pierce Amato 1958 Mary Spaine Cott 1958 Richard Cott 1958 Raymond Dunn 1958 Alise Ogden Irwin 1958 Joanne McMichael Kame 1958 Gayle Harvey Manupello 1958 Edythe Allen Monahan 1958 Shirley Watson Morey 1958 Robert W. Post 1958 Donna Burdett Ryan 1958 Beverly Allen Schmidt 1958 Roxanne VanOrman Waight 1958 Stuart Weinland 1958 Clifton Woodworth 1959 Bonnie Allen Allen 1959 Carol Meeks Burdett 1959 Walter Cook

1959 Sandra Lemen Dempewolf 1959 Luan Sutton Ellis 1959 Carol Garden 1959 Dorothy Lebohner 1959 Donald McCrea 1959 Lois Biehl Miner 1959 Ann Gregory Muhs 1959 Ward Neeley 1959 Sharon Smith Quintos 1959 Arthur L. Roberts 1959 Keith Rogers 1959 Charles Smith 1959 Vivian Dickinson Splain 1960 Wilma Chandler Bowen 1960 Everett L. Brooks 1960 Dr. James Burdick 1960 Douglas H. Davis 1960 Nancy Clicquennoi Davis 1960 Marilyn Rice Deaton 1960 Judith West Goodwin 1960 Terry Sue Marshall Griffiths 1960 Marilyn Zirkelbach Habern 1960 James Habern 1960 Sandra Perry Hackett 1960 Carolyn Vanderhoef Homminga 1960 Karl Hurd 1960 Donald Jefferds 1960 Sally West Kuck 1960 Carl Leathersich 1960 Gary McCarthy 1960 Virginia Saltzer McInnis 1960 Daniel McMahon 1960 R. Michael McMahon 1960 Virgil Nye 1960 Gerald Olin 1960 James Palmer 1960 Kenneth Patton 1960 Charles Perkins 1960 Sharon Kelleher Pool 1960 Frederick Rawe 1960 Frances Aldrich Reynolds 1960 Louise Newman Schwartz 1960 Judy Bordeaux Seiler 1960 Amanda Stevens Snyder 1960 Sandra Wilhelm Stewart 1960 John "Pat" Wasson 1960 Llewellyn Willard 1960 Charles Wilson 1961 Ellen Gertz Black 1961 Patricia A. Davis Bowers 1961 Elaine Chandler Brooks 1961 Catherine Biehl Burgess 1961 Linda Spaine Butts 1961 Sandra Francisco Clifford 1961 Stephen Conderman 1961 JoAdele Seeley Davis 1961 Phyllis Emerson Dennis 1961 Shirley Wheaton Fox 1961 Richard French 1961 Nicholas George 1961 Donald Goodwin 1961 Judith Sniffen Grantier 1961 Jane Wakefield Hulse 1961 Anne Dickens Joyce 1961 Helen McMahon Klausner

1961 Carol Smith Kull 1961 Richard Lorow 1961 George McIntosh 1961 Rebecca D. Jacox Metzger 1961 Stephen W. Metzger 1961 Martha Clair Mickle 1961 Andrew Phelan 1961 George Porter 1961 Douglas Richmond 1961 Audrey Pierce Riesenberger 1961 Megan Greene Shook 1961 Gail Smith Simmons 1961 Judith Langer Stiegler 1961 Linda Davis Turri 1962 Marsha Crandall Andrews 1962 James Bey 1962 Virginia Thomas Briggs 1962 Earl Briggs 1962 Dale Butts 1962 Carl Cornell 1962 Peter Emerson 1962 Audrey Hunt Eno 1962 Jennifer Smith Fajman 1962 William Frechette 1962 Dorothy Snyder Goodridge 1962 Grover Griffin 1962 David Judson 1962 Janice Burdett Leathersich 1962 Jon Lewis 1962 John Lewis Sr. 1962 Cathy Dobson Lorow 1962 Roy Lorrow 1962 Arlene Barron McMahon 1962 Michael Minnick 1962 Carol Davis Neeley 1962 John North 1962 Nicholas Obuhanich 1962 Sally Tucker Ormsby 1962 Arthur Ormsby 1962 Ruth Mullikin Page 1962 Carole Habern Pawlica 1962 Georgia Ann Heller Roberts 1962 Phyllis J. Miller Rusak 1962 Susan Russell 1962 Shirley Sherman 1962 Sharon Bouck Smith 1962 Retta Richmond Smith 1962 Linda M. Brownell Walker 1962 Joanne Wells 1963 Charles Cameron 1963 Loretta Webster Conderman 1963 Donald Cook 1963 Linda Ryan Cornell 1963 Bruce Cornell 1963 Joseph Decker Jr. 1963 Betty Kay Patrick Drake 1963 Audrey Hardy Lamprey 1963 Carolyn Richmond Leach 1963 Michael Leach 1963 Pamela Nisbet Nye 1963 Norma Jackman Schmidt 1963 Michael Stuart

1964 W. Lynn Bouck 1964 Nancy Palmer Brandston 1964 Jean Carpenter Brown 1964 Sherman Clarke 1964 Donna Rossman Conner 1964 Judy Doty Cornell 1964 Patricia Decker 1964 Derck Frechette 1964 Erica Brown Freeman 1964 Frederick Gertz 1964 Margaret Stevens Jefferds 1964 Martha Parish Kackley 1964 Kenneth Kernan 1964 John P. Leathersich 1964 Judy Bracken Marlatt 1964 James Nye 1964 Mary Obuhanich 1964 David Porter 1964 Janice Stearns Porter 1964 Cynthia Rogers Rudolph 1964 Susan Thomas Shaffer 1964 Cynthia Butts Sinesiou 1964 Eileen Bird Turner 1964 Paula Brown VanDyke 1964 Larry Zeliff 1965 Cecil Briggs 1965 Arthur Burdick 1965 Elizabeth Clancy Cartella 1965 Beth Clare Castaldi 1965 John Crandall 1965 Dennis Croston 1965 Mary Kay Ormsby Davis 1965 Joan M. Davis 1965 John Emo 1965 Christopher Frechette 1965 Janice Mullikin Haynes 1965 Barbara Goodwin Helling 1965 John Kenyon 1965 Sharon Kelly Lamphear 1965 Clyde Lewis 1965 Philip Lockwood 1965 Jane Clicquennoi McGuire 1965 Cheryl Olin McMahon 1965 Patricia Lindeman Mickel 1965 Christine Lobdell Morawski 1965 Cynthia Ordway 1965 E. Allen Ormsby 1965 Jessica (Peta) Gray Pasternak 1965 Stephen J. Patton 1965 Rita Brownell Powers 1965 Dr. Peter Randolph 1965 Sally Eddy Sayer 1965 William Sephton 1965 Donna Davis Sherman 1965 Andrew F. Stevens 1965 Ronald Tucker 1965 Sandra Whitford 1965 John Woodruff 1966 Kathleen Carter Barber 1966 David Bordeaux 1966 Patricia Ormsby Brutsman 1966 Marianne Cameron 1966 Patricia Almeter Childs 1966 Betsy Judson Clements 1966 Daniel Coleman


1966 Linda Stearns Conner 1966 Wayne Cott 1966 Mitchell Evans 1966 Robert FitzRandolph 1966 Bruce Jefferds 1966 Linda Rawleigh Johnson 1966 Patricia Mueller Lamprey 1966 Borden Mills 1966 Terry Montgomery 1966 Carol Smith Mullen 1966 Cynthia Kellogg Neville 1966 Katherine Ninos 1966 Mary Rhodes Ormsby 1966 William Parish 1966 Norilyn Cornell Patrick 1966 Richard L. Smith 1966 Sharon Smith 1966 Sherry Griffin Tucker 1966 John Wakefield 1966 Carroll Wilcox 1967 Sandra Young Baldwin 1967 Cathy Clarke Baumgarten 1967 Dana Beckhorn 1967 Carolyn Flint Bedford 1967 Shelley Curran Blakey 1967 Steve Bracken 1967 Alice Knudsen Buchanan 1967 Larry Drumm 1967 Deborah Hitchcock Erickson 1967 Louise Clare Howe 1967 John Hurne 1967 Susan Smith Hutchins 1967 Kathy Stuart Isaman 1967 Abby Lindeman Jefferds 1967 Gary Kellogg 1967 Mary Neville Libby 1967 Sandra Winters Matteson 1967 Susan Snyder Meacham 1967 A.J. Neville 1967 Thomas Nisbet 1967 Bob Ormsby 1967 Sharon Henry Patton 1967 John Patton 1967 Brian Perry 1967 Elizabeth Rulon Perry 1967 Carolyn Newman Pratt 1967 Deborah Morgenfeld Schmieding 1967 Margaret Benson Smith 1968 James Brutsman 1968 Richard Buckmaster 1968 Priscilla Hurne Button 1968 Dennis Butts 1968 Carol Clarke 1968 Robert Davison 1968 Christine Schwartz Drumm 1968 Linda Gardner Emerson 1968 Charles Emerson 1968 Deborah Soule Esposito 1968 Sue Stockweather Graves 1968 Shirley Hadsell Groves 1968 Donald Hardy 1968 Ruth Nye Kimble 1968 David Lockwood 1968 Ann Leathersich Lugo

1968 Sally Thomas Mayes 1968 Richard Place 1968 Joyce Palmiter Plaisted 1968 Mary Liz Gorton Schwartz 1968 Donald Schwartz 1968 Ronald Snyder 1968 Kathy Curran Snyder 1968 Deborah C. Thompson 1968 James Tucker 1968 Linda Lawrence Walters 1968 Judy Smith Winters 1968 Patricia Palmer Woodman 1968 James Woodruff 1969 Rex Ahrens 1969 Suzanne Cappadonia Avery 1969 Ray Carter 1969 Patricia Stearns Cole 1969 Mary Lindeman Daniels 1969 Jay Evans 1969 Lucille Kellogg George 1969 Dwight Gertz 1969 Holly Horton Hogan 1969 Cheryl Friend Jensen 1969 Ronald Kowalski 1969 Elyn Lewis 1969 Robert Love 1969 Marilyn Cameron Maritt 1969 Michael Obuhanich 1969 Gary Ormsby 1969 Mark Phillipson 1969 Susan Randolph Picard 1969 Mary Shanley Rauber 1969 Jim Tobin 1969 Barbara Snyder Welch 1969 Michael Wood 1970 Charles Bloomquist 1970 Margaret Rulon Bowers 1970 Jan Phillipson Burdick 1970 Alyce Lewis Carpenter 1970 Laura Watson Conklin 1970 Sarah Hurne Cook 1970 Ronald Cornell 1970 Sharon Snyder Crowe 1970 Stephanie Jefferds Dorren 1970 Jude Frechette 1970 Jim Funk 1970 Don Higgins 1970 Michael Knudsen 1970 Stephanie Lobdell Landsman 1970 Doug Lorow 1970 Ken Lorrow 1970 John Mills 1970 James Norton 1970 Sharon Drake Orcutt 1970 Robert Perkins 1970 Linda Rough Probst 1970 Brent Reynolds 1970 Mary Mullen Schuster 1970 Steve Smith 1970 Linell Soule 1970 Lisa Turner 1970 Bruce Tuttle 1970 Keith Weitzel 1970 Richard Woodruff 1970 Hugh Young

1971 Mark Ahrens 1971 Michael Canale 1971 Leon Clare 1971 Donald Davison 1971 Brenda Barron Hefner 1971 Kathy Watson Hooker 1971 Patricia Carter Humbert 1971 Rebecca Calkins Kelleher 1971 Patrick Lewis 1971 Roger McGraw 1971 Corrine Hilsdorf Mistretta 1971 Nancy Moore 1971 Audrey Reid Ordway 1971 Gary Ordway 1971 Julie Rossman Prunoske 1971 Teresa Rawleigh 1971 Daniel Smith 1971 Richard Torrey 1971 Robert Wakefield 1972 Christie Ahrens Cornell 1972 Kim Costello 1972 Patricia Montgomery Crandall 1972 Stephen Crandall 1972 Christine Funk Dinger 1972 Martin Giedlin 1972 William Hardy 1972 Scot Huntington 1972 Christine Snyder Ingalls 1972 Wayne Johnston 1972 Wendy Smith Kopal 1972 Stephen Lorow 1972 Robert Meacham 1972 Ben Palmer III 1972 Lauren Fraser Peck 1972 Richard Rulon 1972 Leslie Bloomquist Taylor 1972 Michael Winters 1973 Penny Sloan Beese 1973 Stephen Cornell 1973 Kathleen Boyd Costello 1973 Thomas Dobson 1973 Cheryl Dennison Dobson 1973 Elizabeth Galle 1973 Kim Lowrey Gayhart 1973 Peter Gradoni 1973 Debra Wiele Greene 1973 Kimber Lee Beckhorn Hall 1973 John Hall 1973 Bette Wightman Henry 1973 Susan Drumm Hoffman 1973 Carol Norton Kull 1973 Charles Love 1973 Sue Dickinson McMullen 1973 Benjamin Palmer 1973 William Pulos 1973 Thomas Sharrett 1973 Terah Soule 1973 Judson Stearns 1973 Jeffrey Vagell 1974 Susan DuBreuil 1974 Sandra Gee Gallagher 1974 Karen Fraser Geary 1974 Thomas Giles 1974 Mark Gillette

1974 Nancy Hanks 1974 Michael Hardy 1974 Cathy Rossman Harvey 1974 Amy Tuttle Hoelzer 1974 Donna Mullen Hogan 1974 Sandy Snyder McGraw 1974 Gary Moore 1974 David Snyder 1974 Dean Watson 1974 Sharon Watson Woodard 1975 Jeffrey Calkins 1975 Patrick Canale 1975 George D Clarke 1975 Deidre Delahunty Clarke 1975 Colleen Wagner Cornell 1975 James Coughlin 1975 Michael Coughlin 1975 Wendy Deichmann Klopping 1975 Seton Droppers 1975 Robin Lorow Fischer 1975 Carol Burzycki Flaitz 1975 David Gillette 1975 Sally Hardy 1975 Linda Perry Jennings 1975 Donald Kernan 1975 April Beckhorn Krause 1975 Stephen Lindeman 1975 Capt. Evan Love 1975 Amy Thompson Mack 1975 Richard Mueller 1975 Dennis Petric 1975 Karen Jay Porter 1975 Robert Pulos 1975 John Rulon 1975 Sharon Higgins Stiller 1975 Joy Brown Stuart 1975 Juanita McKnight Weaver 1975 Cindi Baker Williams 1976 Douglas Clark 1976 David Hardy 1976 David Henry 1976 Robert Hitchcock Jr. 1976 Christine Rossman Kernan 1976 Jay Lawrence 1976 Connie McGraw 1976 Michael Neville 1976 David Porter 1976 Diana Short Sherwood 1976 Greg Sylvester 1976 Maureen Costello Van Cura 1976 Eric VanHorn 1976 Janis Allen Welkie 1976 Sherrie Carpenter Whitely 1977 Laura Brooks 1977 Christopher Delahunty 1977 Laurie Horton Foote 1977 Donna Wilkins Fryling 1977 William Giles 1977 Patrick Harvey 1977 Virginia Sands 1977 Keith Smith 1977 Carol Latham Smith 1977 Susan Westlake Steere 1977 Meg Delahunty Suraci


1977 Diane Wiele Vollmer 1977 Dale Watson 1977 Donna Perry Wolfanger 1978 Bradley Burdick 1978 John Carroll 1978 Cynthia Royston Fraser 1978 Paul Gabriel, Jr 1978 James Gaisser 1978 Luis Greiff Jr. 1978 David Hardy 1978 Philip Heineman 1978 Scott Lorow 1978 Eric McAndrew 1978 Scott Moritz 1978 DeAnn Pye Pettinelli 1978 Lisa Patrick Porter 1978 Robert Prisco 1978 David Spencer 1978 Kathleen LeGro VanHorn 1978 Michael Wenslow 1979 Jody Jay Andrus 1979 Craig Barnes 1979 Amy Palmiter Barnes 1979 Chris Boag 1979 Ervilla Dungan Crandall 1979 Lois McKnight Curran 1979 Diane Lawrence Davis 1979 Chris Droppers 1979 Greg Fairchild 1979 Scott Fosegan 1979 Terrance Freeman 1979 David Gaisser 1979 Marshelle Doty Gillette 1979 Michael Hackett 1979 John Hitchcock 1979 Darlene Babcock Jobes 1979 Jo Ellen Sylvester Kennell 1979 Shelly Aldrich Kok 1979 Catherine Lange Long 1979 Jon Meacham 1979 Brenda Torrence Naumilket 1979 Laurie Snyder Pazdernik 1979 Christine Peterson 1979 Laurie Mullen Polasik 1979 Lisa Thompson Prisco 1979 Lorie Pye 1979 Craig Regala 1979 Julia Riber 1979 Jeffrey Ryan 1979 Melissa Costello Shepard 1979 Dawn Moritz Yuhas 1980 Susan Sackett Arno 1980 Bill Baker 1980 Joseph Canale 1980 Brantley Davis 1980 Patricia Gabriel 1980 Jill Gignac Hanson 1980 Shaune Burdick Henry 1980 Tammy HurdHarvey 1980 Mark McIntosh 1980 Donald Mix 1980 Mark Mix 1980 Alex Sich 1980 Elizabeth Sands Stewart

1980 James Stuart 1980 Karen Patrick Sweezy 1980 Mark Timmer 1980 Paul Woughter 1981 Jennifer Ryan Baker 1981 Louise Cappadonia Ballard 1981 Lisa Feltham Buczkowski 1981 Bryan Burdick 1981 Joanne Mulligan Burdick 1981 Rebecca Schwartz Comer 1981 Joe Comes 1981 Lori Drumm Coots 1981 Michele Meacham D'Agostino 1981 Mark Gaisser 1981 Kristina Hurd 1981 Judith Aldrich Jones 1981 Lee Griffiths Katker 1981 Sherrill Patrick Keihl 1981 Kelly Taft Krause 1981 Daniel MacDonald 1981 Brad Moritz 1981 Janice Kernan Osborne 1981 Richard Osborne 1981 Barrett Potter, Jr 1981 Richard Prisco 1981 Dan Sass 1981 Kelly Clancy Spencer 1981 Marc P. Spencer 1982 Marcie McIntosh Barden 1982 Michele Hackett Brown 1982 Lynda Burdick 1982 Colleen Coughlin 1982 Charles Deichmann, Jr 1982 Jeffrey DeSain 1982 Richard Earl 1982 Stefan Giles 1982 Mary Patrick Grabowski 1982 Dr. Allyson Haymes 1982 Melissa Snyder Noel 1982 Donna Olin 1982 David Riber 1982 Andrew Trice 1982 Richard Wilkins 1983 Dawn Burdick 1983 H. Kier Dirlam 1983 Lynn Schon Elston 1983 Joseph Flynn 1983 Jill Aldrich Giese 1983 Douglas Hitchcock 1983 Carrie Blankenship Houghton 1983 Michelle Klemaszewski Kenney 1983 Deborah Schwartz Kenney 1983 Heather Potter Mattos 1983 Charles Miller 1983 Pamela Stuart Stadtmiller 1983 John Woughter 1984 Lois Chapman Crandell 1984 Karen Miller Dean 1984 Joseph Decker 1984 Philip Gabriel 1984 Amy Ball Ide

1984 Jennifer Jones 1984 Heidi Ryan Lindley 1984 Michelle Bouchard Mellencamp 1984 Brien Pye 1984 Darren Reid 1985 Regina Earl Arlauckas 1985 Heather Carr 1985 Auralee Jefferds Changose 1985 Julia Schmidt Deichmann 1985 Caiti Porter Dewey 1985 Eugene Doorley 1985 Joe Ellington 1985 Teresa Gaisser GaisserBent 1985 Philip George 1985 Theron Knapp 1985 Laurie Schon Leo 1985 Lauren Link 1985 David Marvin 1985 Wayne Marvin 1985 Todd McEvoy 1985 Michael Messinger 1985 Angie Butts Osborn 1985 Kelly Palmer 1985 Daniel Patton 1985 Theresa Schaeberle Perry 1985 Randy Raner 1985 Christine Conderman Riter 1985 Tara Brink Rudgers 1985 Cathy Moore Shutt 1985 Andrew Sich 1985 Elizabeth "Betsy" George Smith 1985 Lucinda Richmond Songster 1985 Thomas Stewart 1985 John Thompson 1985 Jennifer Trice 1985 Bonnie McMahon Wilkins 1986 Lisa Goodridge Blake 1986 Elizabeth Blankenship 1986 John Bouchard 1986 Theresa Brace 1986 Ann Droppers 1986 Michele Zimmerman Emo 1986 Gretchen Shively Gardner 1986 Jill Snyder Grigg 1986 Lisa Brown Hamilton 1986 Anne Gaisser Holmok 1986 Kathy Schwartz Hughes 1986 Mark Hurd 1986 Patty Hollister Nichols 1986 Jill Porter Risley 1986 Lucinda Snyder 1986 Deborah Wasson 1986 Paul Weaver 1986 Scott Yelle 1987 Cheryl Heineman Allen 1987 Jay Amato 1987 Toby Basiliko 1987 Corrie Burdick 1987 Jason Connolly 1987 Susan J. Copenheaver 1987 Danny Cornell 1987 Joel Deichmann

1987 Susan Mulligan Fontaine 1987 Andrea Freeman 1987 Steven Haigh 1987 Kyle Kull Hosmer 1987 Debbie Norton Jacoby 1987 Sara Evans Johannes 1987 Tanya Lane LaneMartin 1987 Ryan McEvoy 1987 Daniel McMahon 1987 Michelle Ormsby Serra 1987 Christine Washburn 1987 Julie Kenyon Williams 1987 Jeff Williams 1987 Nataly Sich Wright 1987 Linda Olin Yates 1988 John Emo 1988 Jeffrey Forrester 1988 Cynthia Luger Fullone 1988 Daniel Johnson 1988 Robert Woughter 1989 Laura Brace 1989 Craig Breen 1989 Quentin Castle 1989 Aaron Codispoti 1989 Carolyn Copenheaver 1989 Dawn Wasson Erskine 1989 Matthew Evans 1989 Kirk Fox 1989 Jennifer Bowers Goetz 1989 Adam Jefferds 1989 Michelle Baker Mansfield 1989 Amy Kellogg Muhleisen 1989 Taryn Volk Padiak 1989 Lisa Canfield Preston 1989 Lisa Perry Sagona 1989 Heather Perry Signorelli 1989 Andrea Allen Van Wey 1989 Kelly Winn 1990 Andrew Alesso 1990 Erica Coburn Baer 1990 Janice Baker 1990 Jamie Borden 1990 Andre Bouchard 1990 Marcie Emerson Carnes 1990 Jennifer Goodridge Cullen 1990 Cory Fye 1990 Kristina Snyder Gardner 1990 Kelly Markham Hamsher 1990 Elisa LaCourse 1990 Thomas Meacham 1990 Josephine Kernan Petrucco 1990 Erica Lewis Sergent 1991 Jacques Bouchard 1991 Kristy Eddy Evans 1991 Tara Brooks Foster 1991 Nicole Sturniolo Graves 1991 Ian Henderson 1991 Carolyn Kellogg Jonus, Esq. 1991 Krista Barber Knowles 1991 Julie Smith McGill 1991 Curtis Palmiter 1991 Kenneth Porter 1992 Miles Archer


1992 Jennifer Mitchell Crowe 1992 Brian Foster 1992 Michael Henry 1992 Judy Bowden Ritchie 1992 Liana Clancy Sauers 1993 Dr. Mary Ellen Hoffman 1993 Jamie Mansfield 1993 Amy Czworka McKenna 1993 Tatum Reynolds Mondo 1993 Tracy Marlatt Ormsby 1994 Tanya Winters Lehman 1994 Coral O'Buckley 1994 Kevin O'Buckley 1994 Carrie Bordeaux Roselli 1995 Danielle Cook 1995 Shaun Freeland 1995 Benjamin Link 1995 Kelly Czworka Moynihan 1995 Bonnie Kernan Young 1996 Shaminda Amarakoon 1996 Tracy Jefferds Campbell 1996 Rebecca Weaver Hamm 1996 Brooke Harris 1996 Jessica Stearns Henderson 1996 Matthew Hershman 1996 Janet Sootheran McClain 1996 Eliza Grandusky Ordway 1996 Jeffrey Ordway 1996 Katherine Crandall Palmer 1996 Adam Weeks 1997 David Bordeaux 1997 Marie Dunn 1997 Felicia Clancy Hershman 1997 John Mauro 1997 Aaron Washburn 1997 Kasi Emo Washburn 1998 Flora Gill 1998 Karen Lichtman 1998 Joseph McMahon 1998 Kristina Winters 1999 Marie Burritt Bordeaux 1999 Nicole Coots 1999 Jennifer Peck McMahon 1999 Deanna Czworka Remillard 1999 Marc A. Spencer 1999 Jeremy Stearns 1999 Ehret VanHorn 1999 Jennifer Baschmann Weeks 2000 Jeremy Cornell 2000 Cash Davison 2000 Katie Harvey 2000 Sarah Bitting Mier 2000 Jason Rawady 2000 Peter Reynolds 2000 Carissa Smith

2001 Jonathon Coots 2001 Andrea Crandall DeRubba 2001 Adam Gayhart 2001 Rachel Porter Price 2001 William Price2001 Heidi Schulze 2003 Kevin Costello 2003 Patrick Cregan 2003 Adrienne Davison 2003 Sarah Fraser 2003 Justin Henry 2003 Amanda Acker Massey 2004 Bryan Burdick, Jr 2004 Jessica Cartwright 2004 Eric Crandall 2004 Michelle Crandall 2004 Nicole Massara Cregan 2004 Jesse Harvey 2004 Amanda Butts Johnson 2004 Daniel Mauro 2004 Jeffrey Salvagin 2005 Kelsey Curran 2005 Lindsay Gayhart 2005 Aubrie Henry 2005 Bethany Mix 2005 Chelsea Murray 2005 Andrea Norton 2005 Kelly Snyder 2005 Keri Austin VonAucker 2006 Kaila Smith 2006 Evan Testa 2007 Erin Crandall 2007 Katy Mormino 2007 Shawne Porter 2007 Andrew Salvagin 2008 Brian Butts 2008 Robert Comer 2008 Hannah Porter 2008 Megan Votava 2009 Jacob Bayus 2009 Matthew Clancy 2009 Jerrod Comer 2009 Jason Fraser 2009 Lisa Reynolds 2009 Nathan Torkaman 2010 Kelsey Hanbach 2010 Tyler Harvey 2010 Joseph Torkaman 2011 Irena Henry 2011 Cody Lippincott 2011 Jenna Watson 2012 Patrick Greaney 2012 Travis Harvey 2012 Brandi Hurd 2012 Stephen Johnson 2012 Mitchell Porter 2012 Tyler VanDyke

2012 Nikolas Von Stackelberg 2013 Allie Henry 2013 Alexandra Von Stackelberg 2013 Keith Vosburg 2013 Marah Watson2014 Kevin Fraser 2014 Alysha Hurd 2014 Sawyer McFadden 2014 Sarah Torkaman 2014 Sadie VanDyke 2015 Catherine Bialecki 2015 Parker BryantCarty 2015 Anna Burdick 2015 Ciara Cuesta 2015 Curtis Decker 2015 Morgan Emo 2015 David Ermer 2015 Kiersten Foster 2015 Matthew Johnson 2015 Kyra Kress 2015 Sidney McDonough 2015 Miguel Quintana 2015 Victoria Robshaw 2015 Brandon VanTreese Faculty Barbara Bernstein Faculty Carol Ehrig Carpenter Faculty Patricia Codispoti Faculty Robert Codispoti Faculty Audrey Torrey Connell Faculty Jacqueline Fraser Faculty Paul Gabriel Faculty Diantha Horton Faculty Lou Kowalczyk Faculty Ann Kowalczyk Faculty Diana Luellen Faculty David Luellen Faculty Ruth Manske Faculty Tad Manske Faculty Susie Mauro Faculty Eileen McAlee Faculty Bill McAlee Faculty Pat McEvoy Faculty Ernie Moore Faculty George Morgenfeld Faculty Dennis O'Brien Faculty Ginny Schon Faculty Linda Staiger Faculty Paula Stull Faculty Jan Sylvester Faculty Joanne Wietgrefe Friend Judith Coleman Friend Teresa McAndrew Johnson Friend Anne Lorow Spouse Ron Mauro Staff Stella Brundu Patrick Staff Helen Spencer Admin Richard Calkins

33% Increase In Dues Payers Since 2015

The Treasurer of Alfred Almond Alumni Association, Shaune Henry ‘80, recently informed the AAAA Board that the number of alumni paying dues to the organization has increased to over a thousand (1,000 ), which is a wonderful milestone and represents a membership increase of thirty three percent (33%) compared to the last few years.

The board was very pleased to hear this and takes this time to thank all our dues paying members and to encourage those who have not yet paid for this year to do so. Our year runs from April 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017. The Board is encouraged it is on the right track.

The AAAA dues remain at a very reasonable ive dollars per year and entitle those who have paid in the current year to receive a copy of our highly praised Blue and Gold Newsletter.


AA Alumni Donors

SUPPORTERS $5$29

1942 Glennis Ells Ricketts 1943 Thelma A. Gardiner Mix 1944 Margaret V. Burdett Drake 1945 David Crump 1945 Frances Brooks Hoffman 1946 Geraldine Davis Goss 1946 Lockhart Fincher Harder 1947 Elizabeth Binns Linville 1947 Carl Loper 1948 Ralph Allen 1948 Charlotte Cornelius Davis 1948 Francis Green 1948 Patricia Johnson Reichert 1948 Jean McGraw Riker 1950 Robert Bloomquist 1950 Irene Wheaton George 1951 Kenneth Stebbins 1951 George S. Travis Jr. 1952 Margaret Mulligan Ingalls 1952 Charles Stevens 1953 Mary Anne Bailey Button 1953 Barbara Weaver Horton 1953 Meredith Drake Hurst 1953 Robert Jefferds 1954 Donald Lewis 1954 Stacy Pierce 1954 Betsey Burdett Stout 1954 Ruth Watson 1955 Shirley Bird Faisst 1955 Karl Grantier 1955 Diane Moraitis McDonald 1955 Walter Mills 1955 Roger Mullen 1955 Brian Rogers 1955 Ann Parish Rogers 1955 Sally McLane Swoyer 1955 Nancy Warren WarrenOliver 1957 David E. Mott 1957 Joyce Clair Pulver 1957 Ronald Stockweather 1958 Joanne McMichael Kame 1958 Gayle Harvey Manupello 1958 Robert W. Post 1959 Bonnie Allen Allen 1959 Carol Garden 1959 Sharon Smith Quintos 1959 Keith Rogers 1959 Vivian Dickinson Splain 1960 Douglas H. Davis 1960 Nancy Clicquennoi Davis 1960 Terry Sue Marshall Griffiths 1960 Sally West Kuck 1960 Virgil Nye 1960 Gerald Olin 1960 Charles Perkins 1960 Frances Aldrich Reynolds 1960 Sandra Wilhelm Stewart 1960 Charles Wilson 1961 Linda Spaine Butts 1961 Sandra Francisco Clifford 1961 Phyllis Emerson Dennis 1961 Linda Davis Turri

Supporters Con’t 1962 Jennifer Smith Fajman 1962 Roy Lorrow 1962 Michael Minnick 1962 John North 1962 Nicholas Obuhanich 1962 Sally Tucker Ormsby 1962 Phyllis J. Miller Rusak 1962 Sheryl Butts Volk 1963 Norma Jackman Schmidt 1964 W. Lynn Bouck 1964 Donna Rossman Conner 1964 John P. Leathersich 1964 David Porter 1964 Cynthia Rogers Rudolph 1965 Beth Clare Castaldi 1965 Dennis Croston 1965 Mary Kay Ormsby Davis 1965 John Emo 1965 Sharon Kelly Lamphear 1965 Cheryl Olin McMahon 1965 Stephen J. Patton 1965 Rita Brownell Powers 1965 Sally Eddy Sayer 1965 Donna Davis Sherman 1965 John Woodruff 1966 Betsy Judson Clements 1966 Patricia Mueller Lamprey 1966 Katherine Ninos 1966 William Parish 1966 Richard L. Smith 1967 Cathy Clarke Baumgarten 1967 Carolyn Flint Bedford 1967 Steve Bracken 1967 Louise Clare Howe 1967 Kathy Stuart Isaman 1967 Bob Ormsby 1968 Richard Buckmaster 1968 Priscilla Hurne Button 1968 Charles Emerson 1968 Ann Leathersich Lugo 1968 Mary Liz Gorton Schwartz 1968 Deborah C. Thompson 1968 Linda Lawrence Walters 1968 Patricia Palmer Woodman 1968 James Woodruff 1969 Rex Ahrens 1969 Ray Carter 1969 Patricia Stearns Cole 1969 Mary Lindeman Daniels 1969 Holly Horton Hogan 1969 Mark Phillipson 1969 Barbara Snyder Welch 1970 Alyce Lewis Carpenter 1970 Ronald Cornell 1970 Mary Mullen Schuster 1970 Lisa Turner 1970 Keith Weitzel 1971 Michael Canale 1971 Kathy Watson Hooker 1971 Patricia Carter Humbert 1971 Rebecca Calkins Kelleher 1971 Corrine Hilsdorf Mistretta 1971 Daniel Smith 1971 Richard Torrey

Supporters Con’t 1973 Penny Sloan Beese 1973 Jeffrey Vagell 1974 Sandra Gee Gallagher 1975 Patrick Canale 1975 Sally Hardy 1975 Linda Perry Jennings 1975 Joy Brown Stuart 1976 Douglas Clark 1976 Robert Hitchcock Jr. 1976 Michael Neville 1976 David Porter 1976 Greg Sylvester 1976 Sherrie Carpenter Whitely 1977 Laurie Horton Foote 1978 James Gaisser 1978 Eric McAndrew 1978 Scott Moritz 1978 Lisa Patrick Porter 1978 Kathleen LeGro VanHorn 1979 Amy Palmiter Barnes 1979 Ervilla Dungan Crandall 1979 Lois McKnight Curran 1979 Chris Droppers 1979 Jo Ellen Sylvester Kennell 1979 Laurie Snyder Pazdernik 1979 Laurie Mullen Polasik 1981 Louise Cappadonia Ballard 1981 Sherrill Patrick Keihl 1981 Kelly Taft Krause 1982 Lynda Burdick 1982 Stefan Giles 1982 Andrew Trice 1983 Dawn Burdick 1983 Lynn Schon Elston 1983 Jill Aldrich Giese 1983 Michelle Klemaszewski Kenney 1983 Deborah Schwartz Kenney 1983 Pamela Stuart Stadtmiller 1984 Michelle Bouchard Mellencamp 1984 Darren Reid 1985 Laurie Schon Leo 1985 Angie Butts Osborn 1985 Tara Brink Rudgers 1986 Elizabeth Blankenship 1986 John Bouchard 1986 Theresa Brace 1986 Ann Droppers 1986 Gretchen Shively Gardner 1986 Jill Snyder Grigg 1986 Anne Gaisser Holmok 1987 Corrie Burdick 1987 Susan J. Copenheaver 1987 Andrea Freeman 1987 Kyle Kull Hosmer 1987 Sara Evans Johannes 1987 Michelle Ormsby Serra 1987 Christine Washburn 1987 Nataly Sich Wright 1989 Kirk Fox 1989 Adam Jefferds 1989 Taryn Volk Padiak 1989 Lisa Canfield Preston 1989 Lisa Perry Sagona

Supporters Con’t 1990 Jamie Borden 1990 Andre Bouchard 1990 Thomas Meacham 1991 Jacques Bouchard 1991 Kristy Eddy Evans 1991 Tara Brooks Foster 1991 Julie Smith McGill 1992 Jennifer Mitchell Crowe 1992 Michael Henry 1992 Judy Bowden Ritchie 1992 Liana Clancy Sauers 1994 Carrie Bordeaux Roselli 1996 Tracy Jefferds Campbell 1996 Rebecca Weaver Hamm 1998 Flora Gill 1998 Kristina Winters 2000 Sarah Bitting Mier 2003 Justin Henry 2004 Daniel Mauro 2004 Jeffrey Salvagin 2005 Kelsey Curran 2005 Aubrie Henry 2005 Bethany Mix 2005 Kelly Snyder 2006 Kaila Smith 2007 Katy Mormino 2007 Andrew Salvagin 2009 Matthew Clancy 2010 Joseph Torkaman 2011 Irena Henry 2011 Jenna Watson 2012 Patrick Greaney 2013 Allie Henry 2015 Anna Burdick 2015 Natasha Jackson Faculty Carol Ehrig Carpenter Faculty Jacqueline Fraser Faculty Paula Stull Friend David Bruno Friend Duncan BryantCarty Friend Amanda Palmer Friend Keny Palmer BLUE AND GOLD $30$94 1993 Tatum Reynolds Mondo 1995 Kelly Czworka Moynihan 1996 Brooke Harris 1996 Katherine Crandall Palmer 1998 Karen Lichtman 1999 Deanna Czworka Remillard 1999 Ehret VanHorn 2001 Heidi Schulze 2003 Kevin Costello 2003 Sarah Fraser 2003 Amanda Acker Massey 2005 Chelsea Murray 2009 Jacob Bayus 2009 Nathanael Torkaman 2011 Cody Lippincott Faculty Robert Codispoti Faculty Diantha Horton Faculty Tad Manske


Blue and Gold Con’t: Faculty Susie Mauro Faculty Bill McAlee Faculty Pat McEvoy Faculty George Morgenfeld Faculty Ginny Schon Faculty Linda Staiger Faculty Jan Sylvester Faculty Joanne Wietgrefe Friend Judith Coleman EAGLE $95$249 1940 William B. Turck 1945 Frank Snyder 1946 Francis Schwartz 1947 Irena Maxine Henry Henry 1947 Allan Hitchcock 1947 Geraldine Dickinson Johnson 1949 George Lewis 1949 Raymond Sisson 1949 Victor Wirt 1950 Daniel Greene 1950 Robert Lewis 1950 Jack Palmer 1950 Keith Reynolds 1951 Richard McLane 1951 Louis Roberts 1951 Ardis Hinkle Savory 1951 Richard Wirt 1952 Eugene Johnson 1953 Jacqueline Paine Walker 1954 Gladys Pierce Payne 1955 James Bushnell 1956 Donald Coleman 1956 Joan Greene Craft 1956 Floyd P. Farley 1956 Bruce Hitchcock 1956 Paul Johnson 1956 Gary Metzger 1957 Keith Doty 1957 Harry Hurd 1957 Patricia Mensinger Hurd 1957 Jeanette Burdick Retorick 1957 Jane Thacher Schulitz 1957 Beth Jacox Slack 1958 Richard Cott 1958 Alise Ogden Irwin 1958 Edythe Allen Monahan 1958 Roxanne VanOrman Waight 1959 Donald McCrea 1960 Marilyn Rice Deaton 1960 Carolyn Vanderhoef Homminga 1960 Donald Jefferds 1960 Frederick Rawe 1960 John "Pat" Wasson 1960 Class of 1960 Donation 1961 Ellen Gertz Black 1961 Stephen Conderman 1961 JoAdele Seeley Davis 1961 Nicholas George 1961 Donald Goodwin 1961 George McIntosh 1961 Andrew Phelan

Eagle Con’t: 1961 Audrey Pierce Riesenberger 1961 Megan Greene Shook 1961 Judith Langer Stiegler 1962 Peter Emerson 1962 William Frechette 1962 David Judson 1962 Ruth Mullikin Page 1962 Shirley Sherman 1962 Sharon Bouck Smith 1962 Retta Richmond Smith 1962 Linda M. Brownell Walker 1963 Bruce Cornell 1963 Audrey Hardy Lamprey 1964 Nancy Palmer Brandston 1964 Jean Carpenter Brown 1964 Sherman Clarke 1964 Derck Frechette 1964 Frederick Gertz 1964 Margaret Stevens Jefferds 1964 Susan Thomas Shaffer 1964 Cynthia Butts Sinesiou 1965 Janice Mullikin Haynes 1965 John Kenyon 1965 Philip Lockwood 1965 Jane Clicquennoi McGuire 1965 William Sephton 1966 Kathleen Carter Barber 1966 David Bordeaux 1966 Daniel Coleman 1966 Linda Stearns Conner 1966 Wayne Cott 1966 Borden Mills 1967 John Hurne 1967 Susan Smith Hutchins 1967 A.J. Neville 1967 Elizabeth Rulon Perry 1967 Deborah Morgenfeld Schmieding 1968 Deborah Soule Esposito 1968 Sue Stockweather Graves 1968 Donald Hardy 1968 David Lockwood 1969 Dwight Gertz 1969 Robert Love 1969 Gary Ormsby 1970 Margaret Rulon Bowers 1970 Jim Funk 1970 Don Higgins 1970 Doug Lorow 1970 John Mills 1970 Linell Soule 1970 Bruce Tuttle 1970 Richard Woodruff 1970 Hugh Young 1971 Robert Wakefield 1972 Stephen Crandall 1972 Martin Giedlin 1972 William Hardy 1972 Wendy Smith Kopal 1972 Stephen Lorow 1972 Lauren Fraser Peck 1972 Leslie Bloomquist Taylor 1973 Peter Gradoni 1973 Debra Greene 1973 Susan Drumm Hoffman

Eagle Con’t: 1973 Carol Norton Kull 1973 John Ninos 1973 Terah Soule 1974 Thomas Giles 1974 Donna Mullen Hogan 1974 David Snyder 1974 Dean Watson 1975 Deidre Delahunty Clarke 1975 Robin Lorow Fischer 1975 John Rulon 1976 Jay Lawrence 1976 Maureen Costello Van Cura 1976 Janis Allen Welkie 1977 Carol Latham Smith 1978 Philip Heineman 1978 Scott Lorow 1979 David Gaisser 1979 Catherine Lange Long 1979 Christine Peterson 1979 Melissa Costello Shepard 1979 Dawn Moritz Yuhas 1980 Joseph Canale 1980 Donald Mix 1981 Lisa Feltham Buczkowski 1981 Rebecca Schwartz Comer 1981 Joe Comes 1981 Mark Gaisser 1981 Daniel MacDonald 1981 Barrett Potter, Jr 1981 Dan Sass 1982 Melissa Snyder Noel 1983 Joseph Flynn 1983 Heather Mattos 1984 Lois Chapman Crandell 1984 Karen Miller Dean 1984 Amy Ball Ide 1985 Todd McEvoy 1985 Christine Conderman Riter 1986 Mark Hurd 1986 Lucinda Snyder 1987 Jay Amato 1987 Toby Basiliko 1987 Debbie Norton Jacoby 1987 Ryan McEvoy 1987 Jeff Williams 1988 Robert Woughter 1989 Kelly Winn 1991 Krista Barber Knowles 1991 Curtis Palmiter 1992 Miles Archer 1994 Kevin O'Buckley 1996 Shaminda Amarakoon 1997 David Bordeaux 1997 John Mauro 1997 Kasi Emo Washburn Admin Richard Calkins Faculty Paul Gabriel Faculty David Luellen Faculty Ernie Moore Faculty Dennis O'Brien Friend Citizens Charitable Foundation Friend Anne Lorow Friend UNUM Group Miles Archer Matching Funds Friend Charles Shultz

SILVER EAGLE $250$499 1947 Geraldine Dickinson Johnson 1952 Alberta Ormsby Brown 1953 Patricia Spaine Curran 1953 Nelson Snyder 1954 D. Phillip Baker 1955 Audrey Hurd Burrow 1962 James Bey 1962 Dorothy Snyder Goodridge 1963 Charles Cameron 1964 Judy Doty Cornell 1964 Judy Bracken Marlatt 1968 Christine Schwartz Drumm 1969 Marilyn Cameron Maritt 1970 Steve Smith 1971 Leon Clare 1972 Richard Rulon 1974 Michael Hardy 1976 Maureen Costello Van Cura 1980 Mark Mix 1980 James Stuart 1982 Jeffrey DeSain 1984 Jennifer Jones 1987 Jason Connolly 1993 Dr. Mary Ellen Hoffman Anonymous Renaissance Charitable Foundation Friend Alfred Community Friend Thomas Murphy GOLDEN EAGLE $500$999 1948 Robert Snyder 1961 Gail Smith Simmons 1962 Susan Russell 1975 Richard Mueller 1975 Robert Pulos 1979 Jeffrey Ryan 1983 Charles Miller 1985 John Lange 1979 Scott Fosegan 1967 Mary Neville Libby 1958 Mig Pierce Amato Faculty Barbara Bernstein DOUBLE EAGLE $1000$1999 1950 Harold Snyder 1961 Stephen Metzger 1984 Dr. Glen Feltham 1985 Daniel Patton Friend Auto Zone


TRIPLE EAGLE $2000+ 1955 Virginia Buchanan VanderVeer 1973 William Pulos 1977 William Giles 1978 Michael Wenslow 1986 Scott Yelle Friend Auto Zone Friend Bank of America PALMITER/LOROW 1942 Glennis Ells Ricketts 1945 Frank Snyder 1945 Anna Marie Snyder Trowbridge 1946 Louis "Ben" Cornelius 1946 David Hildebrand 1946 Francis Schwartz 1947 Carl Loper 1948 Jean McGraw Riker 1949 Barbara Harmon Jones 1949 Raymond Sisson 1949 Victor Wirt 1950 Donald Armstrong 1950 Arlita Johnson Barnes 1950 Patricia Zirklebach LykeDye 1952 Alberta Ormsby Brown 1952 Eloise Phillips Draggett 1953 Shirley MacIntosh Ballard 1953 Patricia Spaine Curran 1953 Robert Schwartz 1953 Nelson Snyder 1954 Russell Allen 1955 Audrey Hurd Burrow 1956 Floyd P. Farley 1956 Paul Johnson 1956 Donna MacIntosh 1957 Lyle Barron 1957 Keith Doty 1957 Harry Hurd 1957 Patricia Mensinger Hurd 1957 David E. Mott 1957 Jane Thacher Schulitz 1957 Beth Jacox Slack 1958 Joanne McMichael Kame 1959 Keith Rogers 1960 James Habern 1960 Donald Jefferds 1960 Gerald Olin 1960 John "Pat" Wasson 1960 Class of 1960 Donation 1961 Gail Smith Simmons 1962 William Frechette 1962 Janice Burdett Leathersich 1962 John North 1962 Ruth Mullikin Page 1962 Shirley Sherman 1962 Retta Richmond Smith 1962 Linda M. Brownell Walker 1963 Charles Cameron 1964 W. Lynn Bouck 1964 Jean Carpenter Brown 1964 Derck Frechette

Palmiter Lorow Con’t 1964 Frederick Gertz 1964 David Porter 1964 Susan Thomas Shaffer 1965 Clyde Lewis 1966 David Bordeaux 1966 Linda Stearns Conner 1966 Mitchell Evans 1966 Borden Mills 1966 Carroll Wilcox 1967 Mary Neville Libby 1967 Susan Snyder Meacham 1967 A.J. Neville 1967 John Patton 1968 James Brutsman 1968 Deborah Soule Esposito 1968 Sue Stockweather Graves 1968 Donald Schwartz 1968 Kathy Curran Snyder 1969 Ronald Kowalski 1969 Michael Obuhanich 1969 Mark Phillipson 1970 Don Higgins 1970 Doug Lorow 1970 Sharon Drake Orcutt 1970 Mary Mullen Schuster 1970 Bruce Tuttle 1970 Keith Weitzel 1971 Daniel Smith 1972 Stephen Crandall 1972 Stephen Lorow 1972 Robert Meacham 1972 Lauren Fraser Peck 1973 William Pulos 1974 Nancy Hanks 1974 Cathy Rossman Harvey 1974 Dean Watson 1975 James Coughlin 1975 Robin Lorow Fischer 1975 Linda Perry Jennings 1975 Karen Jay Porter 1975 Robert Pulos 1975 Joy Brown Stuart 1976 Jay Lawrence 1976 Connie McGraw 1976 Maureen Costello Van Cura 1978 John Carroll 1978 Scott Lorow 1978 Lisa Patrick Porter 1979 Chris Boag 1979 Scott Fosegan 1979 David Gaisser 1979 Jeffrey Ryan 1980 Shaune Burdick Henry 1980 Tammy HurdHarvey 1980 Mark Mix 1980 Alex Sich 1980 James Stuart 1980 Mark Timmer 1982 Jeffrey DeSain 1984 Jennifer Jones 1985 Elizabeth George Smith 1987 Toby Basiliko 1987 Susan Mulligan Fontaine 1987 Daniel McMahon 1989 Kirk Fox 1989 Lisa Canfield Preston

Palmiter Lorow Con’t 1989 Kelly Winn 1991 Curtis Palmiter 1992 Judy Bowden Ritchie 1993 Dr. Mary Ellen Hoffman 1993 Amy Czworka McKenna 1996 Katherine Crandall Palmer 1998 Karen Lichtman 1999 Deanna Czworka Remillard 1999 Ehret VanHorn 2003 Amanda Acker Massey 2004 Jeffrey Salvagin 2005 Aubrie Henry 2006 Kaila Smith 2007 Katy Mormino 2009 Jacob Bayus 2009 Nathanael Torkaman 2011 Cody Lippincott 2013 Allie Henry 2015 Anna Burdick Faculty Barbara Bernstein Faculty Robert Codispoti Faculty Jacqueline Fraser Friend Judith Coleman Friend Anne Lorow Friend UNUM Group PULOS FINE ARTS 1945 Kenneth Wirt Jr. 1946 David Hildebrand 1947 Elizabeth Binns Linville 1949 Victor Wirt 1951 Sara Jacob Vollmar 1953 Patricia Spaine Curran 1953 Robert Jefferds 1953 Robert Schwartz 1954 Gladys Pierce Payne 1954 Betsey Burdett Stout 1955 Merrillyn Campbell Barney 1955 Joan Gilmore Barrie 1955 Audrey Hurd Burrow 1955 Brian Rogers 1955 Lee A. Ryan 1955 Virginia Buchanan VanderVeer 1956 Floyd P. Farley 1956 Connie Williams 1957 Francis Clancy 1957 David E. Mott 1957 Jeanette Burdick Retorick 1957 Beth Jacox Slack 1958 Alise Ogden Irwin 1959 Sharon Smith Quintos 1960 Marilyn Rice Deaton 1960 Terry Sue Marshall Griffiths 1960 Carl Leathersich 1960 Amanda Stevens Snyder 1960 John "Pat" Wasson 1962 Marsha Crandall Andrews 1962 William Frechette 1962 Dorothy Snyder Goodridge 1962 David Judson 1962 Sharon Bouck Smith 1962 Sheryl Butts Volk 1962 Linda M. Brownell Walker 1963 Audrey Hardy Lamprey

Pulos Fine Arts Con’t 1964 Nancy Palmer Brandston 1964 Jean Carpenter Brown 1964 Sherman Clarke 1964 Donna Rossman Conner 1964 Margaret Stevens Jefferds 1964 Janice Stearns Porter 1965 Janice Mullikin Haynes 1965 Barbara Goodwin Helling 1965 Rita Brownell Powers 1966 Kathleen Carter Barber 1966 Betsy Judson Clements 1966 Borden Mills 1966 Cynthia Kellogg Neville 1966 William Parish 1966 Norilyn Cornell Patrick 1966 Sharon Smith 1967 Cathy Clarke Baumgarten 1967 Dana Beckhorn 1967 Louise Clare Howe 1968 Ann Leathersich Lugo 1969 Rex Ahrens 1969 Mary Lindeman Daniels 1969 Cheryl Friend Jensen 1969 Jim Tobin 1970 Charles Bloomquist 1970 Alyce Lewis Carpenter 1970 Stephanie Jefferds Dorren 1970 Don Higgins 1970 Doug Lorow 1970 Ken Lorrow 1970 Sharon Drake Orcutt 1971 Brenda Barron Hefner 1971 Richard Torrey 1972 Stephen Crandall 1972 William Hardy 1972 Scot Huntington 1972 Wendy Smith Kopal 1972 Richard Rulon 1973 Elizabeth Galle 1973 Kim Gayhart 1973 Charles Love 1973 John Ninos 1973 William Pulos 1973 Jeffrey Vagell 1974 Donna Mullen Hogan 1974 Dean Watson 1975 Deidre Delahunty Clarke 1975 Carol Burzycki Flaitz 1975 April Beckhorn Krause 1975 Stephen Lindeman 1975 Capt. Evan Love 1975 Richard Mueller 1975 Karen Jay Porter 1975 Robert Pulos 1976 David Hardy 1976 Jay Lawrence 1976 Connie McGraw 1976 Diana Short Sherwood 1976 Maureen Costello Van Cura 1976 Sherrie Carpenter Whitely 1977 Virginia Sands 1978 Eric McAndrew 1978 Michael Wenslow 1979 Diane Lawrence Davis 1979 Scott Fosegan 1979 David Gaisser


Pulos Fine Arts Con’t

1979 Jo Ellen Sylvester Kennell 1979 Christine Peterson 1979 Jeffrey Ryan 1980 Jill Gignac Hanson 1980 Tammy HurdHarvey 1980 Mark Mix 1980 Elizabeth Sands Stewart 1980 James Stuart 1981 Richard Prisco 1982 Jeffrey DeSain 1982 Richard Earl 1982 Dr. Allyson Haymes 1982 Melissa Snyder Noel 1983 Heather Mattos 1983 Charles Miller 1983 Pamela Stuart Stadtmiller 1984 Jennifer Jones 1985 Caiti Porter Dewey 1985 Kelly Palmer 1987 Toby Basiliko 1987 Corrie Burdick 1990 Thomas Meacham 1993 Dr. Mary Ellen Hoffman 1996 Shaminda Amarakoon 1996 Rebecca Weaver Hamm 2007 Katy Mormino 2007 Andrew Salvagin 2009 Jacob Bayus 2009 Nathan Torkaman Faculty Barbara Bernstein Faculty Linda Staiger Faculty Joanne Wietgrefe Friend Judith Coleman Friend Alfred Community Friend Charles Shultz

AMATO BALDO/MURPHY

1943 Neva Jacox Darling 1945 Frances Brooks Hoffman 1945 Kenneth Wirt Jr. 1946 David Hildebrand 1948 Johanna Beckhorn 1949 Mary Ellen Tucker Westlake 1952 Eloise Phillips Draggett 1953 Patricia Spaine Curran 1953 Robert Schwartz 1954 D. Phillip Baker 1954 Gladys Pierce Payne 1955 Audrey Hurd Burrow 1955 Lee A. Ryan 1956 Donald Coleman 1956 Floyd P. Farley 1957 Francis Clancy 1957 Joyce Clair Pulver 1957 Beth Jacox Slack 1958 Mig Pierce Amato 1958 Alise Ogden Irwin 1958 Edythe Allen Monahan 1958 Roxanne VanOrman Waight 1959 Carol Meeks Burdett 1960 Sharon Kelleher Pool 1960 Amanda Stevens Snyder 1960 John "Pat" Wasson 1961 Linda Spaine Butts

Amato Baldo/Murphy Con’t

1961 JoAdele Seeley Davis 1961 Anne Dickens Joyce 1961 Audrey Pierce Riesenberger 1962 Dorothy Snyder Goodridge 1962 Janice Burdett Leathersich 1962 Linda M. Brownell Walker 1964 Margaret Stevens Jefferds 1965 Janice Mullikin Haynes 1965 John Woodruff 1966 Katherine Ninos 1968 Priscilla Hurne Button 1969 Barbara Snyder Welch 1970 Alyce Lewis Carpenter 1970 Doug Lorow 1970 Sharon Drake Orcutt 1970 Richard Woodruff 1971 Michael Canale 1972 William Hardy 1973 Elizabeth Galle 1973 William Pulos 1973 Jeffrey Vagell 1974 Michael Hardy 1974 Dean Watson 1975 Patrick Canale 1975 Karen Jay Porter 1975 Robert Pulos 1976 David Henry 1976 Jay Lawrence 1979 Scott Fosegan 1979 Jeffrey Ryan 1980 Tammy HurdHarvey 1980 Mark Mix 1980 Donald Mix 1981 Lisa Feltham Buczkowski 1982 Stefan Giles 1982 Dr. Allyson Haymes 1983 Lynn Schon Elston 1983 Carrie Blankenship Houghton 1984 Lois Chapman Crandell 1984 Karen Miller Dean 1984 Dr. Glen Feltham 1984 Amy Ball Ide 1984 Jennifer Jones 1984 Heidi Ryan Lindley 1984 Michelle Bouchard Mellencamp 1984 Darren Reid 1985 Teresa Gaisser GaisserBent 1985 Laurie Schon Leo 1985 Angie Butts Osborn 1985 Daniel Patton 1985 Christine Conderman Riter 1985 Elizabeth George Smith 1986 Lisa Goodridge Blake 1986 John Bouchard 1986 Theresa Brace 1986 Anne Gaisser Holmok 1987 Jay Amato 1987 Toby Basiliko 1987 Corrie Burdick 1987 Susan J. Copenheaver 1990 Andre Bouchard 1990 Jennifer Goodridge Cullen

Amato Baldo/Murphy Con’t

1991 Jacques Bouchard 1991 Krista Barber Knowles 1992 Liana Clancy Sauers 1993 Dr. Mary Ellen Hoffman 2007 Katy Mormino 2009 Jacob Bayus 2009 Nathanael Torkaman 2011 Irena Henry Faculty Barbara Bernstein Faculty Paul Gabriel Faculty Ernie Moore Faculty Ginny Schon Parent Thomas Murphy

GREG NORTON SCHOLARSHIP

1949 Raymond Sisson 1953 Bob Baker 1953 Patricia Spaine Curran 1953 Robert Schwartz 1955 Audrey Hurd Burrow 1956 Donald Coleman 1956 Floyd P. Farley 1957 David E. Mott 1957 Beth Jacox Slack 1960 Donald Jefferds 1960 Amanda Stevens Snyder 1960 John "Pat" Wasson 1962 Dorothy Snyder Goodridge 1963 Bruce Cornell 1964 Judy Bracken Marlatt 1965 Clyde Lewis 1967 A.J. Neville 1967 John Patton 1968 Richard Buckmaster 1968 Kathy Curran Snyder 1969 Ronald Kowalski 1970 Don Higgins 1970 Doug Lorow 1970 Sharon Drake Orcutt 1970 Lisa Turner 1972 Robert Meacham 1973 Carol Norton Kull 1973 William Pulos 1975 Karen Jay Porter 1975 Robert Pulos 1976 David Henry 1976 Jay Lawrence 1976 Connie McGraw 1976 Diana Short Sherwood 1977 Patrick Harvey 1978 Lisa Patrick Porter 1979 Scott Fosegan 1979 Jeffrey Ryan 1980 Joseph Canale 1980 Mark Mix 1980 Donald Mix 1980 James Stuart 1982 Jeffrey DeSain 1984 Karen Miller Dean 1985 Todd McEvoy 1985 Angie Butts Osborn 1985 Daniel Patton 1985 Elizabeth George Smith 1986 Lisa Goodridge Blake 1986 Elizabeth Blankenship

Greg Norton Con’t

1986 Gretchen Shively Gardner 1986 Jill Snyder Grigg 1986 Lisa Brown Hamilton 1986 Anne Gaisser Holmok 1986 Kathy Schwartz Hughes 1986 Lucinda Snyder 1986 Scott Yelle 1987 Jay Amato 1987 Toby Basiliko 1987 Danny Cornell 1987 Debbie Norton Jacoby 1987 Ryan McEvoy 1987 Michelle Ormsby Serra 1989 Carolyn Copenheaver 1989 Kirk Fox 1990 Jennifer Goodridge Cullen 1993 Dr. Mary Ellen Hoffman 2007 Katy Mormino 2009 Jacob Bayus 2009 Nathan Torkaman Faculty Jacqueline Fraser Faculty Ernie Moore

ANNE WENSLOW SCOLARSHIP

1973 William Pulos 1978 Michael Wenslow Friend Bank of America

JIM BAKER SPORTS CAMP

1945 Frank Snyder 1946 David Hildebrand 1946 Francis Schwartz 1949 Raymond Sisson 1952 Alberta Ormsby Brown 1952 Charles Stevens 1953 Bob Baker 1953 Patricia Spaine Curran 1953 Robert Schwartz 1954 D. Phillip Baker 1955 Audrey Hurd Burrow 1956 Floyd P. Farley 1956 Paul Johnson 1957 David E. Mott 1957 Beth Jacox Slack 1958 Robert W. Post 1959 Bonnie Allen Allen 1960 Donald Jefferds 1960 John "Pat" Wasson 1961 George McIntosh 1961 Megan Greene Shook 1961 Linda Davis Turri 1962 William Frechette 1962 Nicholas Obuhanich 1962 Sally Tucker Ormsby 1962 Arthur Ormsby 1962 Phyllis J. Miller Rusak 1962 Shirley Sherman 1962 Retta Richmond Smith 1964 John P. Leathersich 1964 Judy Bracken Marlatt 1964 Susan Thomas Shaffer 1967 Mary Neville Libby 1968 James Brutsman 1968 Sally Thomas Mayes


Jim Baker Sports Camp Con’t

1968 Joyce Palmiter Plaisted 1968 Mary Liz Gorton Schwartz 1969 Ronald Kowalski 1969 Michael Obuhanich 1969 Gary Ormsby 1969 Mark Phillipson 1970 Doug Lorow 1970 Sharon Drake Orcutt 1972 Robert Meacham 1973 Debra Greene 1973 William Pulos 1973 Jeffrey Vagell 1974 David Snyder 1974 Dean Watson 1975 Karen Jay Porter 1975 Robert Pulos 1976 Jay Lawrence 1976 Connie McGraw 1979 Ervilla Dungan Crandall 1979 Scott Fosegan 1979 Jeffrey Ryan 1980 Mark Mix 1980 Elizabeth Sands Stewart 1980 James Stuart 1981 Rebecca Schwartz Comer 1981 Michele Meacham D'Agostino 1982 Jeffrey DeSain 1983 Dawn Burdick 1983 Deborah Schwartz Kenney 1985 Todd McEvoy 1986 Scott Yelle 1987 Susan Mulligan Fontaine 1987 Jeff Williams 1993 Dr. Mary Ellen Hoffman 1993 Amy Czworka McKenna 1996 Katherine Crandall Palmer 1997 Kasi Emo Washburn 1998 Kristina Winters 2005 Kelly Snyder 2007 Katy Mormino 2009 Jacob Bayus Admin Richard Calkins Faculty Barbara Bernstein Faculty Robert Codispoti Faculty Pat McEvoy Faculty Ernie Moore

ARLENE ROBERTS FINE ARTS CAMP

1987 Jeff Williams 1990 Jamie Borden 1993 Dr. Mary Ellen Hoffman 1993 Amy Czworka McKenna 1996 Katherine Crandall Palmer 2003 Sarah Fraser 2007 Katy Mormino 2009 Jacob Bayus Faculty Barbara Bernstein Faculty Pat McEvoy Faculty Ginny Schon Faculty Jan Sylvester

MEMORIAL DONATIONS

Clayton Hardy '30 Donald Hardy '68 Mike Hardy '74

Helen Spratt Davis '32 Joan M. Davis '65

Nathan Hardy '32 & Ellen David Hardy '76 Donald Hardy '68 William Hardy '72 Audrey Hardy Lamprey '63

Phyllis Washburn '33 Christine M. Washburn '87

Ruby Wyse Carpenter '3 4 Jean Carpenter Brown '64

Verda Freeland Davis '36 George Porter '61

Rev. David S. Clarke '37 Catherine Clarke Baumgarten 67' Carol Clarke '68

Ollene Kenyon Smith '37 Mig Pierce Amato '58 Keith and Sally Doty '57

Carl Ells '40 Glennis Ricketts '42

Lewis Ells '40 Glennis Ricketts '42

Beatrice Weaver Lorrow '40 Ken Lorrow '70

Waneta Perry Ormsby Allen '41 James '68 & Patricia Ormsby Brutsman '66

Charles F. Lockwood '41 David C. Lockwood '68 Philip R. Lockwood '65 Philip MacMichael '45

Eleanor Griswold Kernan '42 Kenneth Kernan '64

J. Leland Kernan '42 Kenneth Kernan '64

Marilyn MacMichael Lockwood '42 David C. Lockwood '68 Philip R. Lockwood '65 Philip MacMichael '45

Lyle & Thelma Burdick Palmiter '42 Marilyn Cameron Maritt '69

Genevieve Polan Scheffer '42 Donald '43 & Miriam Tooke Polan '44


John Reynolds '43 Keith Reynolds '50

David Thorngate '43 Donald '43 & Miriam Tooke Polan '44

K. Jeanne Huber '45 Dr. Anne M. McIntosh HardyHolley '52

Jean Palmer Snyder '45 Dorothy Snyder Goodridge '62 Susan Snyder Meacham '67 Frank L. Snyder '45 Nelson '53 & Amanda Stevens Snyder '60 Barbara Snyder Welch '69

Leo Johnson '46 Arlita Johnson Barnes '50 Gene Johnson ' 52 Paul Johnson '56 Patricia Johnson Reichert '48

Doris Perkins Tarney '47 Charles Perkins '60

Phyllis Watson Tincher '47 Ruth Watson '54

Daniel Beckhorn '48 Joanna Gach Beckhorn '48 Mig Pierce Amato '58

John E. Westlake '48 Marjorie Tucker Lange '57 Susan Westlake Steere '77 Mary Ellen Tucker Westlake '49

Carol Fenner Williams '48 John David Fenner '54

Donn Martin '49 Robert Hitchcock '47 Donald '43 & Miriam Tooke Polan '44

Philip Saunders '49 Charles Packard '49

Patricia Lawrence Sciotti '49 Robert Lawrence '51

Kenneth Snyder '49 Dorothy Snyder Goodridge '62 Ron & Kathy Curran Snyder '68 Nelson '53 & Amanda Stevens Snyder '60

Donald Biehl '50 Catherine Biehl Burgess '61 Keith C. Reynolds '50

Cameron Hitchcock '50 W. Allan Hitchcock '47


Dale Lorow '50 Floyd P. Farley '56 Robin Lorow Fischer '75 Anne Lorow, Spouse Doug Lorow '70 Scott Lorow '78 Stephen J. Lorow '72

Ronald Coleman '49 Judith ColemanNixon, Spouse

Arlene Champlin Roberts '50 Geraldine Dickinson Johnson '47 Patricia Zirkelbach Dye '50 Kim Lowrey Gayhart '73 Sharon Smith Quintos '59

Shirley Ide Sisson '50 Raymond Sisson '49

Lola Sutton Webster '50 Alice Bel Aldrich '50

Shirley Plank Flaitz '51 William (Bill) W. Pulos '73

James Harris '51 Everett '52 & Barbara Warren Harris '53

Cameron Hitchcock '51 Bruce & Zona Hitchcock '56

Roger Johnson '51 Arlita Johnson Barnes '50 Gene Johnson '52 Paul T. Johnson '56 Patricia Johnson Reichert '48

Larry Watson '51 Ruth Watson '54 Sharon Watson Woodard '74

John Albiston '53 Gene Johnson '52

Madelyn Hurd '53 Audrey Hurd Burrow '55 Harry Hurd '57

Richard Lawrence '53 Robert C.Lawrence '51

Jack Harvey '54 Patricia Spaine Harvey Curran '53 Ron & Kathy Curran Snyder '68

Robert Newman '54 Robert '53 & Louise Newman Schwartz '60

Norman Payne '54 Gladys Pierce Payne '54


Memorial Donors Con’t: Ernest "Jake" Stuart '54 Floyd Patrick Farley '56 Kenneth Kernan '64 Eric McAndrew '78 Pamela Stuart Stadtmiller '83 James M. Stuart '80 Richard C. Wasson '54 John "Pat" Wasson '60 Simon A. Aldrich '55 Alice Bel Aldrich '50 Jill Aldrich Giese '83 Judith Aldrich Jones '81 Frances Aldrich '60 Deceased Classmates of 1955 Lee A. '55 & Donna Burdett Ryan '58 Roberta Armstrong '55 Merrillyn Campbell Barney '55 Everett '52 & Barbara Warren Harris '53 Donna Barron Stepanian '55 Shirley Bird Faisst '55 Leslie Allen '56 Bonnie A. Allen '59 Edythe Allen Monahan '58 Deceased Classmates of 1956 Floyd Patrick Farley '56 Bonny Rigby Lewis '56 Robert Lewis '50 Clifford "Chup" Patrick '56 Mary Patrick Grabowski '82 Sherry Patrick Keihl '81 Lisa Patrick Porter '78 Karen Patrick Sweezey '80 Douglas Burdick '57 Bruce & Zona Hitchcock '56 Oteal Saltzer Cleveland '57 Virginia Saltzer McInnis '60 Gene Adell Phillips '57 Merrillyn Campbell Barney '55 Eloise Phillips Draggett '52 Retta Richmond Smith '62 Deceased Classmates of 1958 Lee A. '55 & Donna Burdett Ryan '58 Charles S. Baker '58 William (Bill) W. Pulos '73 David Buchanan '58 Derck Frechette '64

Memorial Donors Con’t: Joseph Doorley '58 Kenneth Kernan '64 Edythe Allen Monahan '58 Roxanne VanOrman Waight '58 Ben Reynolds '58 Edythe Allen Monahan '58 Keith C. Reynolds '50 Beverly Davison Trimble '58 Edythe Allen Monahan '58 Marjorie Bird Cook '59 Walter M. Cook '59 Doris Bird Martin '53 Carolyn Bird Powers '53 Roger Washburn '59 Christine M. Washburn '87 Daryl Brutsman '60 James & Marilyn Zirklebach Habern '60 John "Pat" Wasson '60 Richard Crandall '60 Marsha Crandall Andrews '62 Deceased Classmates '60 John"Pat Wasson" '60 David C. Hurne '60 Priscilla Button Hurne '68 Carl '60 & Jan Burdett Leathersich '62 Susan Minnick Jones '60 Virginia Saltzer McInnis '60 Marsha Crandall Andrews '62 Sharon Bouck Smith '62 Margo Vanderhoef Goodridge '62 Edythe Allen Monahan '58 Carolyn Vanderhoef Homminga '60 Retta Richmond Smith '62 Gary Kelleher '62 Sharon Kelleher Pool '60 Karen Clicquennoi Miller '62 Jane Clicquennoi McGuire "65 Retta Richmond Smith '62 Linda Brownell Walker '62 Theodore Randall '62 Jennifer Smith Fajman '62 Michael C. Stevens '62 Don '60 & Peg Jefferds '64 Nelson '53 & Amanda Stevens Snyder '60

Memorial Donors Con’t: Margo Vanderhoef Goodridge '62 Carolyn Vanderhoef Homminga '60 Retta Richmond Smith '62 Richard "Dick" Washburn '62 Christine M. Washburn '87 Michael McMahon '63 Cheryl Olin McMahon '65 Daniel '60 & Arlene McMahon '62 Linda Knudsen Meyer '63 C. Bruce & Linda Ryan Cornell '63 Donald Ormsby '63 Robert Ormsby '67 Dorothy Burrow '64 Donald '60 & Peg Jefferds '64 Russell E. Cornell '64 C. Bruce & Linda Ryan Cornell '63 Norilyn Cornell Patrick '66 Leo Vanderhoef '64 Derck Frechette '64 Carolyn Vanderhoef Homminga '60 Bartholomew "Bart" Neville '65 David A. Bordeaux '66 John Kenyon '65 Jay '76 & Tammy Lawrence Mary Neville Libby '67 Richard L. Snyder '66 Alan Vanderhoef '65 Carolyn Vanderhoef Homminga '60 Joanne Tinklepaugh Burdick '66 Anonymous Marianne Cameron '66 John George '66 Betsy George Smith '85 Jeannie Scholes '66 Anonymous Marianne Cameron '66 Gary Carpenter '67 Jean Carpenter Brown '64 Faith Tucker Bolds '68 Priscilla Button Hurne '68 Ron & Kathy Curran Snyder '68 Milton Brown '68 Ron & Kathy Curran Snyder '68 Sean Phelan '68 Andrew Phelan '61

Memorial Donors Con’t: Betty Washburn '68 Christine M. Washburn '87 Doug Morgenfeld '69 Patricia Stearns Cole '69 Robert H. Love '69 Debbie Morgenfeld Schmieding '67 David Mueller '69 Patricia Mueller Lamprey '66 Richard Mueller '75 Steven Smith '70 Deceased Classmates of 1970 Robert D. Perkins '70 Dennis Allen '70 Ralph '48 and Betty Allen '51 Doug Lorow '70 Mike Cornelius '70 Margaret Rulon Bowers '70 Jean Brownell Goodridge '70 Margaret Rulon Bowers '70 Sharon Snyder Crowe '70 Rita Brownell Powers '65 Linda Brownell Walker '62 William "Bill" Hanks '70 Don Higgins '70 Doug Lorow '70 Janet Hardy '70 Sharon Snyder Crowe '70 Stephanie Jefferds Dorren '70 David Hardy '76 Donald Hardy '68 William Hardy '72 Don Higgins '70 Audrey Hardy Lamprey '63 Verne Higgins '70 Don Higgins '70 Dan Stasiuk '70 Bruce Tuttle '70 William "Bill" Schwartz '71 Becky Schwartz Comer '81 Don Higgins '70 Kathy Schwartz Hughes '86 Deborah Schwartz Kenney '83 Doug Lorow '70 Francis '46 & Elizabeth Hicks Schwartz '45 Robert '53 & Louise Newman Schwartz '60 Shirley Rough Csete '73 Linda Rough Probst '70 Steven Smith '70 Verne Higgins '73 Kim Lowrey Gayhart '73


Memorial Donors Con’t: Carol Horton Luffel '73 Kim Lowrey Gayhart '73 William (Bill) W. Pulos '73 Andrea Odle McConnell '73 William (Bill) W. Pulos '73 Lisa Calkins '74 Sandra Gee Gallagher '74 Karen Fraser Geary '74 Thomas Giles '74 Cathy Rossman Harvey '74 Rebecca Calkins Kelleher '71 Julie Rossman Prunoske '71 Patrick Fasano '74 Thomas Giles '74 Steven Smith '70 Timothy Giedlin '74 Martin A. Giedlin '72 Robert Pulos '75 Lisa Smith Hilfiger '74 Thomas Giles '74 Wendy Smith Kopal '72 Steven Smith '70 Judy Palmiter Burdick '75 Karen Jay Porter '75 Erion Dirlam Clark '75 Barbara Dirlam Bernstein Karen Jay Porter '75 Robert Pulos '75 William (Bill) W. Pulos '73 Mary Ellen Westlake '49 Mary Dobson Crosby '75 Karen Jay Porter '75 Tom Turner '75 Karen Jay Porter '75 Cmdr Chris Giedlin USN '75 Jim Coughlin '75 Martin Giedlin "72 Karen Jay Porter '75 Robert Pulos '75 Eric McAndrew '79 Pamela Stuart Stadtmiller '83 James Stuart '80 Jim Comes '76 Mig Pierce Amato '58 Jim Coughlin '75 Joe Comes '81 Robert Hitchcock, Jr. '76 Nancy Cushing Daniels '76 Robert Hitchcock, Jr. '76 Shawn Odle '76 Diana Short Sherwood '76

Memorial Donors Con’t: Andrew Rossington '76 Robert Hitchcock, Jr. '76 Richard Mueller '75 Andrew Trice '82 Jennifer Trice '85 Allen VanDerStuyf '76 Robert Hitchcock, Jr. '76 Donna Mullen Hogan '74 Martha E. Hanks '77 William (Bill) W. Pulos '73 Kristi Carpenter Amend '78 Carol Ehrig Carpenter 'Faculty Sherri Carpenter Whitely '76 Cindy Sherman Crosby '79 Jeff Ryan '79 Shirley Sherman '62 Don Watson '79 Kathy Watson Hooker '71 Jenna Watson '2011 Sharon Watson Woodard '74 John Delahunty '79 Deidre Delahunty Clarke '75 David Gaisser '79 Jeff Ryan '79 Lyle Cook '81 Becky Schwartz Comer '81 Walter M. Cook '59 Michele Meacham D'Agostino '81 Mark R. Gaisser '81 Judith Aldrich Jones '81 Jeff Ryan '79 James Stuart '80 Mark Timmer '80 Robin Raner Ptak '81 Becky Schwartz Comer '81 Dawn Washburn '83 Christine M. Washburn '87 Rachael Amato Baldo '84 Jay Amato '87 Mig Pierce Amato '58 Lynn Schon Elston '83 Glen Feltham '84 Teresa GaisserBent '85 Anne Dickens Joyce '61 Daniel Patton '85 Jeff Ryan '79 John Woodruff '65 Thomas Murphy '84 Glen Feltham '84 Teresa GaisserBent '85 Thomas Murphy Sr. Daniel Patton '85 Miles Higby '85 Betsy George Smith '85

Memorial Donors Con’t: Larry Robinson '85 Betsy George Smith '85 Patrick Jessup '86 Lucinda Snyder '86 Greg M. Norton '86 Jay Amato '87 Kathie Schwartz Hughes '86 Debbie Norton Jacoby '87 Carol Norton Kull '73 Daniel Patton '85 Jeff Ryan '79 Lucinda Snyder '86 Scott Yelle '86 Kathy Musso '88 Judith ColemanNixonParent Kelli Schwert '88 Kristina Snyder Gardner '90 Meric Hovind '89 Susan Copenheaver '87 Guy M. Washburn '93 Christine M. Washburn '87 Andrew Marlatt '2000 George & Judy Bracken Marlatt '64 Paul Sharrett '2010 Thomas Sharrett '73 Hunter Kolesar '2014 Shirley Sherman '62 Michael Brace, Faculty Terri Brace '86 Laura Brace '89 Bernice Burdett, Faculty Carl '60 & Jan Burdett Leathersich '62 Lee A. '55 & Donna Burdett Ryan '58 Jeff Ryan '79 Betsey Burdett Stout '54 Kenneth R. Clicquennoi, Principal Jane McGuire Clicquennoi, '65 John E. Gilmore, Principal Carolyn Gilmore Hitchcock '51 Frances Coleman, Faculty Daniel Coleman '66 Donald Coleman '56 Dr. Don Gerace, Faculty William (Bill) W. Pulos '73 Bruce Greene, Faculty Susan Copenheaver '87 Joanne Wietgrefe, Faculty

Memorial Donors Con’t: Patricia Lowrey, Faculty Kim Lowrey Gayhart '73 Jim McEvoy, Faculty Todd McEvoy '85 John "Pat" Wasson '60 Lois Morgenfeld, Faculty George MorgenfeldSpouse Debbie Morgenfeld Schmidding '67 Doris Paine, Faculty Nancie Paine Kallin '49 Jacquelyn Paine Walker '53 Linn L. & Helene C. Phelan, Faculty Ellen Gertz Black '61 Andrew Phelan ’61 Juanita Pulos, Faculty Charles Miller '83 Robert Pulos '75 William (Bill) W. Pulos '73 Sharon Smith Quintos '59 Virginia Buchanan VanderVeer '55 Claire Randolph, Faculty Everett '52 & Barbara Warren Harris 53 Ellen Shultz, Faculty Shaminda Amarakoon '96 Charles Shultz Cati Porter Dewey '85 Patricia McEvoy, Faculty Sharon Bouck Smith '62 Joanne Wietgrefe, Faculty Dorothy Stockweather, Faculty Sue Stockweather Graves '68 Mary Thacher, Faculty Jane Thacher Schulitz '57 Anne Wenslow, Faculty Michael Wenslow '78 Sue Turner, School Board Jennifer Smith Fajman '62 Esther Biehl, Staff Catherine Biehl Burgess ‘61 Lois Biehl Miner ‘59 Melrose Lilly, Staff Scot Huntington ‘72 Al Lorrow, Staff Ken Lorrow ‘70


Memorial Donors Con’t:

Lena “Ma” Schwartz, StaffBecky Schwartz Comer ‘81Kathie Schwartz Hughes ‘86Scot Huntington ‘72


Deborah Schwartz Kenney ‘83Francis ‘46 & Betty Hicks Schwartz ‘45Robert ‘53 & Louise Newman Schwartz ‘60


Evelyn Thomas, StaffSally Thomas Mayes ‘68Susan Thomas Shaffer ‘64


Flossie MooreErnest Moore, FacultyGary Moore ‘74

Judy MurphyThomas Murphy

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD MEMBER ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR JULY 22, 2016

This year five (5) of fifteen (15) AAAA board member openings must be filled by election at our annual meeting per our by-laws put in place last year. The term for each elected board member is three (3) years. We will have two (2) or three (3) slots open for new members.

The seats up for election are held by incumbents, Don Jefferds ’60 (current VP), Debi Schwartz Kenney ’83, Lee Ryan ‘55 (former president), Donna Burdett Ryan ‘58 (former secretary and current corresponding secretary) as well as Ervilla Dungan Crandall ’79 (Sports HOF chairperson).

The AAAA annual meeting and election will be take place on July 22, 2016 at 3 p.m. at the Alfred State College Central Dining Hall. The board encourages interested members to run for election to the board who live within an hour drive of Almond and would be especially pleased to have “younger” alumni from classes after 1990.

The requirements for a board member include willingness to help, good-heartedness toward our Alfred-Almond community/alumni and discretion. The board members compose the annual newsletter and perform all duties to host our wonderful annual banquet. Importantly, we are the fiduciaries of the alumni funds which are used every year to award AAAA scholarships to AACS graduating seniors.

We meet every month; the meetings are usually 1 ½ hours. An ability to attend nine meetings out of twelve is required. While the officers and committee chairs perform yeoman service, we include each board member on committees and urge all members to do their best to support our organization. If you are interested in running for a board seat, please contact President Bill Pulos at [email protected] or Re-cording Secretary Kim Gayhart at [email protected], by July 15, 2016.

We will announce the incumbents wishing to continue and those retiring from the board on the Alfred Almond Alumni Facebook group and the Alfred Almond Alumni Association facebook page. We will have two (2) or three (3) seats open. Stay tuned and we look forward to hearing from you!

We Remember Ellen by Brooke Harris, ‘96

Last July, Alfred-Almond Alumni gathered to celebrate the life of beloved theater and English teacher, Ellen Shultz. In her remarkable career, Ellen directed over forty plays and musicals, enhancing the educations and lives of hundreds of students at A-A. After her retirement, she continued to share her talents as a founding member and perennial director of the Alfred Community Theater. Almost immediately following the news of her passing, A-A alumni started discussing how best to honor her tremendous contributions to the community. It was plain to see: The show must go on!

Through social media, former students started sharing photos and memories. It was evident that there was a strong desire to put on one more show, and We Remember Ellen was conceived. On July 25th, in the Alfred-Almond auditorium, alumni from across the country came together to reprise songs and scenes that they performed as students. From as far as Germany, alumni shared memories of their time with Ellen, and under the direction of Janna Buckwalter,

‘96, and Linda Staiger (A-A vocal music teacher 1972-2004), the cast presented a wide array of reminiscences from Ellen’s shows, including The Sound of Music, Guys and Dolls, Oliver, and The Mikado.

Despite years (in most cases decades) between performances, and with only two days of rehearsal, the cast performed remarkably well. While it was clear that some alumni had, over time, lost their voices (Brooke Harris, ‘96, Shaminda Amarakoon, ‘96), the spirit of the event shone through and the audience was treated to a great afternoon at the theater.

Perhaps most importantly, the cast and crew had one more chance to share memories, laughs, hugs, and tears. What better way to honor our beloved teacher and friend? Thanks, Ellen, for everything!

We Remember Ellen performers and contributers:

Andrew Alesso ‘90 Bob Volk ACT Brooke Harris ‘96 Christina Shultz King ‘86 Craig Mix ‘87, A-A faculty, ACT Dave Snyder ‘74, co-founder ACT David Gignac ‘86 Janice Baker Clancy ‘90 Janna Buckwalter ‘96 Jason Connolly ‘87 Jemnifer Goodridge Cullen ‘90 Joei Kernan Petrucco ‘90 Kate Albrecht Fidler ‘89 Kier Dirlam ‘83 Linda Stradley Staiger, A-A vocal music teacher, 1972-2004 Marie Dunn Williams ‘97 Rebecca Weaver Hamm ‘96 Shaminda Amarakoon ‘96 Terry Ellis ‘86 Tom Meacham ‘90 Wendy Stevens Haralson ‘89

Contributers To the Newsletter:

Dave Fenner, ‘54 Donna Burdett Ryan, ‘58 Kay Snyder Chapman, ‘57

Andy Stevens, ‘65 William Parish, ‘66

Kim Lowrey Gayhart, ‘73 William Pulos, ‘73

Lisa Patrick Porter, ‘78 Bob Woughter, ‘88 Brooke Harris ‘96

Matthew Johnson, 2015 Richard Calkins

Susan Bain-Lucey Burt Turner

Teresa Johnson Marcia Lichtman

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HIGHLIGHTS

by Brooke Harris ‘96

Welecome From Our AAAA President ................................3Two to be Inducted in Sports Hall of Fame .........................5Classmates Establish Scholarship ...........................6What’s Happening at AA? .....8AA Superintendent ................8Summer Campers Say Thank You .........................................9School Merger Vote .............10AA High School Principal ...10AA Elementary Principal .... 11 Oustanding Soccer Season . 12Scholarships Class of 2015 .13Matthew Johnson ................14Family Connection ..............16Alumni News .......................17Spotlight on Alumni ............23Friends Collaborate ............. 24Road to Our 50th .................24Shelly and My Sister ...........27Andy Stevens .......................28Favorite Teacher Memories .28AAAA Mission Statement ..30Outstanding Service Award .31Reunion News .....................32Condolences ........................36Dues Payers .........................37 Donations..............................42RSVP Form ..........................49

On July 25th, 2015, over 300 alumni and friends gathered at Alfred State College to celebrate Alfred-Almond’s 55th Alumni Banquet. The 2015 banquet was themed “Alfred-Almond Does Broadway,” and served as a celebration of Alfred-

theater. as well as a tribute to late theater and English teacher Ellen Shultz.

After an opening by Alumni Association President Bill Pulos ‘73, the program was led by

Attendees enjoyed a full program, which included presentations from honored class representatives Jennifer Goodrich Cullen ‘90 and Andy Stevens ‘65.

The Sports Hall of Fame inducted its two newest members: Colleen Coughlin ‘82 and Shaune Burdick Henry ‘80. A special moment was shared by all, as Judson E. Stearns, Jr. ‘73 received the Outstanding Alumni Service Award for his abundant and lengthy history of service to the Alfred-Almond community.

Shaminda Amarakoon, ‘95, and Brooke Harris, ‘96. They renewed their role as the

accompanist Andrew Alesso, ‘90.

Finally, alumni were invited to dance the night away with music by Off the Wagon Acoustic Band, featuring Kier Dirlam, ‘83.

The Alfred-Almond Alumni Association looks forward to the 56th Annual Alumni Banquet: Thanks for the Memories!

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