SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 219 Bray Hall, One Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210-2785

Most residents of Upstate New York have a some-what cranky pride in our

ranking as one of the snowiest re-gions in the U.S. We are a hearty community who readily welcomes newcomers to the area. Lee Her-rington, Ph.D., experienced all that Syracuse has to offer when he moved here from Virginia in 1966 – just in time for the renowned blizzard that dumped over 42 inches of snow in four days. What better way to welcome a meteorol-ogist than to offer him a turbulent weather pattern?

Herrington, a native of Ham-den, CT, attended the University of Maine where he received a bach-elor’s degree in Forestry. He inter-rupted his education in 1953 when he volunteered for the draft during the Korean War. After serving 16 months in Korea as a Movement Control Specialist in the U.S. Army, Herrington returned to the University of Maine to complete

his degree under the GI Bill. He went on to Yale University to earn a Master of Science in Forest Tree Physiology from the Yale School of Forestry in 1960 and a Ph.D. in Forest Micrometeorology in 1964 also from Yale University

Before accepting a position at ESF, Herrington worked as a Se-nior Meteorologist at Melpar, Inc., in Falls Church, VA, conducting research in the atmospheric dis-persion of bacterial and chemi-

cal agents for the US Army. “The Army wanted to know where poisonous gas would go if it was released below a forest canopy,” explained Herrington. “In gen-eral, it doesn’t go directly down-wind; it goes to the left of the above canopy wind and wanders around quite a bit.”

Herrington began his career at ESF teaching Meteorology, Forest Fire Behavior, and Forest Micro-meteorology – courses he would teach for thirty years. In the 1970’s he became interested in Urban Forestry, specifically how trees interacted with the urban physi-cal environment, a developing research area at the time and a nat-ural fit for his background knowl-edge. In the late 1980s Herrington was asked to teach Geographic In-formation Systems (GIS) – a course that would span most of his career. “I got interested in GIS when I saw people putting maps into comput-ers,” said Herrington. “The first GIS systems were very crude. The software now is very sophisticated and has a wide range of applica-tion – from tax mapping to the analysis of wildlife and plant habi-tats to Forest Management.” His wide range of knowledge resulted

in Herrington having three careers at ESF: Meteorology, Urban For-estry, and Geospatial Technology. “I had several interesting research projects during my tenure at ESF, said Herrington.

In Forest meteorology, Her-rington helped Prof. Berglund es-tablish the micrometeorological system for measuring the physical environment in the three ecosys-tems at the Forest Environmental Outdoor Teaching Lab (FEOTL) at Heiberg Forest and incorporat-ing the data into teaching.

“In Urban Forestry, along with studying urban microclimate, the propagation of acoustic energy (noise) over and through forest types was studied and was of ma-jor interest to me. This acoustic work extended to the measurement of the noise environment and the propagation of noise in urban ar-eas in downtown Syracuse,” Her-rington explained.

Additionally, the work Her-rington did in Geographic Infor-mation Systems culminated in the development of a geospatial model for predicting the changes in the pollutant loads in Suffolk Coun-ty’s Carmans River and the Great South Bay due to changes in land

use in the river’s watershed.Herrington said that his work

in Urban Physical Environment led to a chairmanship of the Ur-ban Physical Environment work-ing group (charged with studying urban microclimate and urban acoustics) of the US Forest Ser-vice’s Pinchot Institute (Consor-tium for Environmental Forestry Research) which, in turn, led to several years of service as the Con-sortium’s Executive Director.

With his increasing interest in GIS, Herrington also accepted various positions with the Insti-tute for Geospatial Technology (IAGT) on the Cayuga College campus in Auburn, NY. These positions included Education Co-ordinator and, later, Director of Research. “Teaching at Auburn was interesting because of the diversity in the student popula-tion,” explained Herrington. “It was challenging teaching students with varying academic abilities.” He was soon appointed to IAGT’s Board of Directors as the College’s representative, a position he holds today.

As a Principal of Impact Con-sultants, a Syracuse firm that wrote

After several successful years of com-bining Homecoming with the tra-ditional “Parents Weekend,” the

College will once again offer alumni, stu-dents and their families an opportunity to mix and meet this fall. In addition, we are also inviting our “Senior Alumni,” those who have graduated 50 years or more, back to campus to participate in the weekend’s ac-tivities. Plans for September 22 - 24 place this year’s events just at the beginning of au-tumn with the promise of some great weath-er. The Office of Alumni Relations and the Office of Student Affairs have combined resources to offer their respective guests much more than either could do alone. On the back page of this issue is a list of events scheduled for alumni and parents and there are certainly many events that should be of interest.

The celebration for our Senior Alumni be-gins with an Alumni Dinner on Thursday, September 22nd. Here the Classes of 1961 and earlier classes such as ’56 and ’51 will gather and start the weekend. The Class of 1961 will be honored at this dinner, and a class photo will be taken. They will follow up this celebration with a breakfast the next day hosted by College President, Neil Mur-phy and a Centennial Presentation at lunch presented by Professor Emeritus, Hugh Canham ’60. In between, there will be tours of campus, and later, a visit to a local for-est products company, B & B Lumber. But there is much more to follow that afternoon.

The festivities for those younger alumni

celebrating 45 years or less, will begin with the Alumni Association Annual Meeting at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, September 23rd. They will then join with parents and cur-rent students at the official “Ribbon Cut-ting” ceremony at the new Centennial Hall, ESF’s first residence building which will be housing over 450 students. Following the “Ribbon Cutting,” there is a reception in Moon Library where alumni can get to-gether with classmates, meet some students and their parents and enjoy a beverage or two and start celebrating their graduation anniversary. This reception is more like a meal as the hors d’oeuvres are “heavy.” Fol-lowing the reception, alumni may want to take in some talent at the Coffee Haus in the Alumni Lounge which has proven to be highly entertaining.

Saturday, the Syracuse University football team hosts Toledo in the Dome. The Or-angemen were in a Bowl game last year and are on their way to establishing a winning tradition. Coach Marrone knows how to build a winning team so there is a great deal of anticipation in Syracuse that this year’s team will have another successful season. But if you are not interested in football and it is a walk in the woods that you like, we sug-gest taking the Heiberg Forest tour instead of the game. Other options include taking in the exhibits and presentations on campus, including a “Dendro-Walk” in Oakwood Cemetery, visiting the wonderful Syracuse zoo or picking apples at a nearby orchard. Syracuse offers numerous attractions such

as the mammoth Carousel Mall, a nearby casino, quaint villages, and closer to cam-pus, there are visits to familiar buildings and Marshall Street to spark some memories. Ar-mory Square, an area of renovated buildings in downtown Syracuse, offers clubs, restau-rants, and music for all tastes. It is an area the students love to visit, as do alumni.

Finally, to cap off the weekend, the annual “Taste of Central New York” will be held in 408 Baker Hall. This room overlooks Hen-dricks Field and is a warm and comfortable atmosphere that alumni and parents have come to love. The “Taste” will feature at least six New York wines, cider, soda, and snacks. All the products are from Central New York and provide either a great way to wrap-up the weekend or a great meeting spot prior to that final Saturday night outing.

All alumni are advised to look at the back page and make reservations soon. Please note that Senior Alumni (Class of 1961 and ear-lier) have been mailed a special reservation form. We have also published a hotel accom-modations list on the back page. Please note the various deadlines for each hotel. Rooms will only be available at the rate listed until the stated deadline. 1

Questions? Contact the Alumni Office 315-470-6632, alumni@esf.edu, or visit the website: www.esf.edu/alumni/fallBBQ. See you in the fall and get ready for some new memories!

Please see HERRINGTON, Page 8

CELEBRATING

100 YEARSTABLE OF CONTENTS

2 | College President’s Message

Alumni Assoc. President’s Message

3 | 1926 Camp Log

4 | Department Updates

9 | Graduating Student Survey

11 | ESF Trip to Cape Cod

12 | Event Photos

15 | Class Notes

24 | Fall BBQ Reservation Form

INCLUDED

SUNY-ESF SCHOLARSHIP

Honoring the Peace CorpsPage 7

CENTENNIAL QUIZ: PART II

Test Your ESF KnowledgePage 8

BOOKSTORE

Shop the ESF BookstorePage 14

SPOTLIGHT ON RESEARCH

Alumni & Students ConnectPage 23

Senior Reunion & Alumni and Family Fall BBQ 2011

The College will once again offer alumni, students and their families an opportunity to mix and meet this fall during Sept. 22–24, 2011

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Lee Herrington, Ph.D.by Eileen T. Jevis

LEFT | The Class of 1970 reconnects at the 2010 Fall BBQ Reception.

Senior Reunion(Class of 1961 and earlier) A special reservation form has been mailed to you.

Alumni & Family Fall BBQ The registration form may be found on the back page of this Alumni News.

Make yourreservationstoday!

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2 Alumni News | Summer 2011

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COLLEGE OF

ENVIRONMENTALSCIENCE AND FORESTRY

THE ESF ALUMNIASSOCIATION, INC.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

DAVID W. TESSIER ’68President

PRESTON S. GILBERT ’73First Vice President

THAYER A. MILLER ’71Second Vice President

NORMAN ROTH ’74Secretary-Treasurer

MARY W. CLEMENTS ’82Past President

DAVID F. BARONE ’74ERNA BAUMANN ’68TERRY L. BLUHM ’70

SANDRA BONANNO ’89/’92RICHARD R. CAPOZZA ’88

MARGARET E. “PEG” COLEMAN ’79LAURA M. CRANDALL ’05MICHAEL T. DUGAN ’00

LAURA A. EISELEN NELSON ’04ARTHUR R. ESCHNER ’50

JAMES GOULET ’72KENNETH T. HART, JR. ’82

STUART E. HOSLER ’52ARNOLD H. LANCKTON ’61

GARY A. LIPP ’86FRANK H. MOSES ’01

WALTER G. NEUHAUSER ’71MATTHEW J. RAYO ’08

GAIL ROMANO ’80A. CHRISTOPHER SANDSTROM ’75

JILLIAN A. SCHANZENBACH ’00ROBERT J. SCHUG ’85

HAROLD E. SCHUMM ’53GEORGE TREIER ’58PAUL D. WALSH ’03

ELLEN B. WARNER ’78CAROLINE M. WHEADON ’03

LORI M. YAKAWIAK ’98

EX-OFFICIO

DR. CORNELIUS B. MURPHY, JR.College President

BRENDA GREENFIELDExecutive Director, ESF College Foundation

ROBERT DIEHLPresident, Ranger School Alumni Association

EUGENE LAWPresident, Undergraduate Student Association

OFFICE OF ALUMNI AFFAIRS

JUSTIN F. CULKOWSKI ’73Director of Alumni Relations

DEBBIE J. CAVINESSAssistant for Alumni Relations

JENNIFER PALLADINOAlumni Office Administrative Assistant

219 Bray Hall, One Forestry DriveSyracuse, New York 13210-2785T: (315) 470-6632 • F: 470-4833

alumni@esf.edu

ESF ALUMNI NEWS

Associate EditorsJUSTIN F. CULKOWSKIJENNIFER PALLADINO

BRENDA PHELPS

CollegePresident’s MessageDr. Cornelius B. Murphy, Jr.ESF College President

We had a phenomenal birthday party for ESF on July 28th. Can you imagine,

the College’s 100th birthday!ESF celebrated its birthday with a real

blowout—a green tie gala under an enor-mous tent on the quad. All the testimonials and history were video-cast to alumni lo-cated at three additional venues—Saratoga Springs, Boston and the New York Metro-politan area.

We also celebrated the graduation of our Centennial graduating class. They are a great group of approximately 400 young men and young women that share your passion, work ethic and are committed to make a differ-ence. If last year’s class is an appropriate measure, 77% will be employed in their area of study or will be headed for full time grad-uate studies.

Our Centennial year has also brought ESF new distinctions:• First SUNY Chancellor’s award to an

ESF scholar athlete.• ESF being ranked by Princeton Review as

one of the 311 Green Colleges in the U.S.• New York Water Environment Asso-

ciation award for campus sustainability initiatives.

• ESF student named as an Olmsted Schol-ar (LA) (5 in the U.S.)

• Forbes.com rankings for ESF – 8th on the Best Colleges in the Northeast and 3rd nationally for Best Colleges for Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering.

• ABET accreditation of the Ranger School AAS Degree in Land Survey Technology (“Faculty commitment to the program and the students is outstanding.”)Our undergraduate and graduate appli-

cations for admission this Fall appear to be very strong with undergraduate applications up 9% and graduate applications up 12%.

This represents the largest number of appli-cations we have ever received and largely as-sures that we will admit 505 highly qualified undergraduate students and 135 graduate students this Fall. A much higher percentage of our graduate students will join us with fel-lowships from Fulbright, Ford and Muskie.

Centennial Hall, the new student resi-dence, is nearly complete. It is spectacular, housing 450 freshmen and transfer students this Fall. Students will enter the building through a timber framed gateway and will experience student housing without parallel.

Our campus Gateway building is also well under construction to the west of Moon Li-brary. It is expected to be completed in July of 2012 and will serve as the portal to our campus. It will house a bookstore, café, and conference facilities along with our Un-dergraduate Admissions offices as well as Outreach and Continuing Education. The Gateway building will be a LEED platinum building that will produce more energy than it consumes.

There are a lot of good things going on at ESF. Please join us this year so we can share our anniversary and our progress together. 1

Alumni Association President’s MessageDavid TessierAlumni Association President

It’s a great time to come back to visit the ESF Campus and Central New York, and

to help celebrate 100 years of our College’s history.

As part of our regular meeting in June, your Alumni Board toured the almost-com-plete Centennial Residence Hall. It’s quite a facility, and I think we all have a right to be jealous of all of the 450 students who will be fortunate enough to call it their home this fall.

The Gateway Building/Welcome Center construction has finally grown out of the hole in the ground and is looking very impressive.

This will truly be a feature building that will be visible to all who enter the ESF campus.

The upcoming Family and Friends Alum-ni Reunion Weekend, September 22-24, will be the perfect opportunity to visit the cam-pus and to participate in a variety of activi-ties and tour the newest facilities. Everything will have a Centennial flavor to remind us of the rich heritage from which we have all received a great education.

Thank you for showing your continued support of the ESF Alumni Association. I hope to see you at one or several of the events on campus this fall. 1

UPDATE

CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION

ESF’s first residence, Centennial Hall, is ready for the 450 students who will be moving in this August!

Construction on the Gateway Building has begun! When completed, this structure will be the main hub of campus life with areas for student groups, exhibitions, conferences, a cafeteria, an expanded bookstore, and a fitness center. Several offices will also be housed here, including Outreach and Admissions. The Gateway Building is slated to open in July of 2012.

The parking area and access road between Bray and Walters Halls (the Robin Hood Oak is at the far left) are up and running! These areas were added to facilitate the loss of parking spaces in the current Gateway Building construction site.

100 YEARS: A GOOD TIME TO COME BACK

Summer 2011 | Alumni News 3

Editor’s Note: This article appeared in the 1926 “Camp Log” published by the College’s sophomore class. Though this article is directed at males only, the questions posed and answers given may be as relevant today as they were 85 years ago.

The Chances in Forestryby Paul G. Redington

Men entering forestry with the intention of making it their life work should ask these questions:

1. Is it a congenial occupation? 2. Will it furnish a livelihood? 3. What are the opportunities for advancement?

To the average American the idea of a life in the woods is an appealing one. He pictures the out-of-door existence as one of romance –a health giver – something so differ-ent from life in commercial centers as to voice a strong call to him. I think I am safe in saying that the average young man of to-day has a desire to know the woods bet-ter. But what about the man who is planning to secure his existence by working in the woods? These, undoubtedly, have the same primal appeal to him that they have to one who only figures on using them for pleasure during vacation periods. But the woods worker and forester has to look farther.

How will his idealistic view be tempered by constant association with the woods and steady participation in forest work? Does he realize that the forester’s day is not usually to be measured in an eight-hour span? Does he appreciate that the experience of fighting brush and in-sects day in and day out on a timber survey job is some-thing different from idling through a forest stopping here and there to cast a fly or to observe the wildlife?

Is he cognizant of the hard grinding work that will come to him in the years of his apprenticeship? Fire fight-ing, timber marking and scaling, burning of logging slash? Road and trail work –construction of telephone lines – fences, cabins?

Is he aware that his job will compel him to be absent for days and weeks from the hearth-side? Has he studied out the possible risks to life and limb and the results of exposure to the elements? And has he thought out the possibility of association for long periods with unconge-nial men whose views are antagonistic to his own ideas?

These and many other considerations should receive most serious attention before a man can figure out the answer to the first question.

As to the financial compensation I think I am safe in saying that a young man who is willing to get into the game enthusiastically; who has made up his mind to be patient under the adversities of the profession; who does not watch the clock too closely, and who has no desire to accumulate great riches is assured of a livelihood which will permit him to marry and raise and educate a family in comfort. This statement is based on knowledge of the situations of hundreds of men whom I have known well in the past 20 years. In public and private employ in forestry a good living wage will come to the man who shows the qualities of a worker and a stayer, and who thereby makes himself an indispensable adjunct to his organization.

As a matter of fact investigations have shown that men leaving forest schools receive for the ensuing five-year period an average of $250 a year more than do men of the so-called major professions of law, medicine and engineering. After that period comparisons are hard to make, but it is fairly certain that a man who has had good training, who possesses the will-to-do and per-form his every day work intelligently and thoroughly may count on a remuneration that will safely keep the wolf from the door.

What I have said above may be read into the answer to Question 3. The answer lies largely in the man him-self. Enthusiasm and interest in his work, a fundamental knowledge of it and the use of horse sense and tact in the application of this knowledge – these elements are all controlling as to the future. If these are properly coordi-nated and assiduously applied the rungs at the top of the ladder will clearly come into view as the years go by.

I believe every man who is acquiring his school edu-cation in forestry should overlook no opportunity to spend his vacation periods in the woods, preferably on jobs which will gain for him a clear understanding of the work which lies beyond the day that brings his sheep-skin to him. The schools are yearly bringing the woods closer to the lecture room, and that is as it should be. The students, by supplementing their school woods work with those vacation jobs that bring valuable experience to them, will put themselves in position to more fully justify the faith and pride which School officers have in the work of their graduates.

Forestry is looking up all over the country. Private owners, States and the Federal Government are steadily enlarging their activities. Large opportunities lie ahead and you men of the Sophomore Class of Syracuse have a great chance to take advantage of the rising tide.

The rewards of your work may never be registered in terms of wealth or high position, but will surely come to you in the realization that you have been a participant in a great program of public service and have served in a profession which stands on a par with any other as to its worth and far above all others in its attractiveness. 1

Bray Hall under construction, circa 1914. Notice the original Archbold Stadium in the background!

Summer Camp at Cranberry Lake involved a great deal of physical labor.

Part of the College of Forestry faculty at a picnic, May of 1914.

The following citation for Jim Coufal ’60 was read by Alumni Director Justin Culkowski ’73 at the annual Central New York Alumni Dinner in April.

The Alumni Association Out-standing Service Award was established in 1980 to rec-

ognize alumni and non-alumni alike for service to the College and/or Alumni Association. This year we are going to give recognition to someone who is an alumnus, but is someone who carries loyalty as an alumnus to both ESF and the Rang-er School.

He is a local boy, having grown up in Syracuse, but he chose to head north in the 1950’s to go to Wa-nakena. He worked for the Forest Service but would later come back to Wanakena to serve as a professor and ultimately as the Director of the School. The job of Director of the Ranger School is one that has been described as not a full time job, rath-er, it is two full time jobs. Anyone fa-miliar with the Ranger School knows what we are talking about. While there, this alumnus also served the Ranger School Alumni Association as a Board member and supporter of the School. He is an active partici-pant to this day as he is working on a history of the Ranger School which will be published in 2012 in time for the 100th anniversary of that proud institution. He has led many fundraising ventures for the Ranger School, most notably with his class-mates from the Class of 1957.

Back in Syracuse, this alumnus

joined the faculty of the Forest and Natural Resource Management Department after his service at the Ranger School. For approximately one year he was called upon to serve as the Chairman of that department. In that capacity he had a success-ful track record leading the faculty. But there is more to the story, as the saying goes, for while Department Chairman, he willingly provided the space in the basement of Mar-shall Hall for the current bookstore.

Formerly, this space was under the control of the Forestry Department, but with marginal use for it, he gen-erously turned over this space to the Alumni Association, thus allowing the Bookstore to grow. Without his unselfish decision, our bookstore would still be a “Small Store.”

When retirement came, this per-son joined the ESF Alumni As-sociation Board and helped run basketball receptions, hand out ESF pins with his wife Carol to incom-ing Freshmen, get sponsors for and help out at the ESF golf tourna-ment, and much more. Most nota-bly, he worked tirelessly evaluating student applications for both the Class of 1951 Scholarship and the

Alumni Memorial Scholarships. He eventually moved up within the ESF Alumni Association to serve on the Executive Committee. It was here that he passionately reminded the Committee that it was high time that a scholarship fund should be created honoring Dr. Harry Payne. His passion provided the impetus for this and we are very glad he did as the Association, working with the College Foundation, was able to raise over $100,000 for the Har-ry and Sally Payne Fund and more importantly, as this alumnus noted, we were able to do this while Harry was “still with us.” But this alum-nus always has a habit of providing help and wise counsel. One caution, however, whenever you asked him for comments, you had to remem-ber he was a professor for decades so many times instead of an answer, you were more likely to get a lec-ture. Nevertheless, you would hear it beautifully enunciated as he also taught public speaking at Cazenovia College. Fortunately, his lecture-an-swers were not 50 minutes long, and he always could get his points across succinctly.

I think you know that our recipi-ent this year is Professor Jim Coufal and we sincerely feel this award is long overdue. Jim and Carol, please come forward to accept this wooden bowl as a sign of our appreciation for outstanding service to the Alumni Association here and at the Ranger School, and for dedicating your life to serve the Ranger School and Col-lege. 1

Carol and Jim '60 Coufal with the handcrafted wooden bowl that was presented to Jim at the 2011 CNY Dinner for his Outstanding Alumni Service Award.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD

Presented to Jim Coufal ’60

“This alumnus always has a habit of providing help

and wise counsel.”

Are you a Veteran? Are you currently serving in the military?

If so, we’d like to know! Please e-mail alumni@esf.edu or call the Alumni Office: 315-470-6632 and tell us your branch of service and years of duty.

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ChemistryGreg BoyerChair and Associate Professor

It has been a year of changes in the Depart-ment of Chemistry here at ESF. Professor Dave Johnson, who started at ESF in 1975 as its first environmental chemist has retired after 36 years of service. He will continue his research on the use of anaerobic digestion to recycle the carbon from food wastes as a Professor Emeritus. A new faculty member in Environmental Chemistry hired through the Empire Innovation Professorship pro-gram is Professor Huiting Mao, who joined us this winter from the Climate Change Research Center at the University of New Hampshire. Professor Mao’s specialty is in atmospheric modeling with and emphasis on mercury transport. Also changing roles, Pro-fessor Art Stipanovic, your former Chair of the Chemistry Department has stepped down after three and a half years of service to the department. Art will continue as di-rector of Analytical and Technical Services, but is looking forward to taking a more ac-tive role in research. Yours truly (Greg Boyer) just back from a year in Ireland as the E.T.S. Walton Visiting Professor at the Cork Insti-tute of Technology will be assuming the role of Department Chair though I will be ably assisted by Professors Dave Kieber and Ted Dibble who will serve as Assistant Chairs.

Speaking of research, the department con-tinues to be both active and recognized for their excellence on the research front. Chris Nomura was promoted to Associate Profes-sor this last year and received the 2011 ESF Exemplary Researcher Award for his efforts in biodegradable polymers. This is the first time the award has been given to a junior faculty and continues the tradition of other recipients from chemistry including Dave Kieber (2007) and myself (2009). Professor Kelly Donaghy continues to teach general chemistry (those classes are getting bigger and bigger) and received the two nationwide Chemluminary Awards for her service activi-ties through the Local Section of the Ameri-can Chemical Society. These were the Best use of theme for National Chemistry Week and the Partnership award for her work with Project Watershed on Adopt-a-Stream. At the student level, Biochemistry Graduate student Jeremy Sullivan (class of 2007) re-ceived the HydroLab Award for best student poster presented at the International Asso-ciation of Great Lakes Research in Toronto last year and Shannon Carpenter (Class of 2011) received the 2011 Chancellors Award for Student Excellence. She will be headed off to Graduate School at Yale this fall.

We have also had a number of our gradu-ate students move on to new careers. Karen Schmitt successfully defended her M.S. the-sis in December 2010 under the guidance of Professor Dibble. She will be starting a new job with Galson Laboratories this year. Re-becca Jarrell defended her Ph. D. thesis in May 2010 with Professor Hassett and will begin a tenure-track appointment as Assis-tant Professor in the Chemistry Department at the University of Redlands this coming August. Kun Cheng completed his Ph.D. with Professors Winter and Stipanovic in September and is currently a post-doctoral fellow at UC Berkeley working in Marcus Pauly's group on biomass characterization. Jessica Hatch Spiese also graduated with her Ph.D. in March under the guidance of Professors Winter and Stipanovic. She is rais-ing her young son and dealing with her and Chris Spiese’s (FCH Ph.D. 2008) move to Ohio where he starts a new position at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio this fall. DeAnn Barnhart also completed her Ph.D. degree with Professor Winter in March and will be starting a new position at Shiva Tech-nologies in Syracuse. We wish them all good luck and hope they will always remember their roots at ESF.

Best wishes to all, Please stay in touch and always feel free to stop in and visit if you re-turn to ESF.

– Greg Boyer (glboyer@esf.edu) 1

Sustainable ConstructionManagement and EngineeringSusan E. AnagnostChair and Associate Professor

Key activities in CMWPE for 2010-11:A new department name: Sustainable

Construction Management and Engineering.The Construction Management curricu-

lum was changed significantly and now in-cludes coursework on building materials for construction, building information model-ing, sustainable construction, built environ-ment. There is a new Graduate option in Sustainable Construction to complement the other two options in Construction Manage-ment and Wood Science.

Dr. Jennifer Smith and Dr. Mark Driscoll received a $900,000 grant from The New York State Energy Research and Development Au-thority (NYSERDA) for the establishment of the Ultraviolet Light and Electron Beam Process Curing Systems Technology Center at the College.

Dr. William B. Smith traveled to Costa Rica to participate in a research project on new preservative treatments.

Paul Crovella was awarded a scholarship from the Associated Schools of Construction to attend the three-day Mechanical Contract-ing Education Boot Camp for Educators.

Judy Barton, Secretary, received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service in July 2010.

Outreach Activities for 2010-11 academic year include: Kiln Drying Workshop, Janu-ary 2011, the Green Building Conference, March 2011.

Dr. Susan Anagnost served this past year as President of the Society of Wood Science and Technology (SWST). During her term, while President-Elect, she served as co-chair of the 2010 SWST Annual Convention held in October 2010 at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. She also served as Pres-ident at the 2011 SWST Annual Convention held in June 2011 in Portland, Oregon.

No new faculty joined the department this year.

Dr. Robert Hanna retired December, 23 2010 after 33 years at the College. Dr. Han-na was Professor in SCME and Director of the N.C. Brown Center for Ultrastructure Studies. Bob graduated from ESF with Mas-ter’s and PhD degrees in Wood Products En-gineering. Bob began in 1977 as Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of the NC Brown Center. In 1979 he was promoted to Associate Professor and to Full Professor in 1987. He became Director of the N.C. Brown Center for Ultrastructure Studies in 1993. Prior to ESF, Bob was an Instructor at the Dept. of Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Bob taught graduate courses in scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and light microscopy. Many of his students called these classes ”the most enjoyable classes in their college career,” and subsequently went on to successful careers in the field of micros-copy. Dr. Hanna’s future plans include sum-mers on Murray Isle in the 1000 Islands and winters at Pamlico Plantation, Washington, North Carolina. A retirement reception was held in his honor.

Dr. Susan E. Anagnost was appointed Director of the N. C. Brown Center for Ul-trastructure Studies. She formerly served as Assistant Director.

Robert P. Smith, M.S. was appointed As-sistant Director of the N.C. Brown Center. Robert P. Smith is an alumnus of ESF (Class of 1970) and the former Head of Electron Microscopy at Wyeth Vaccines, and was lab director of the Diagnostic Electron Micro-scope Center, Pathology Department, Up-state Medical University in Syracuse, New York.

We will offer a new course in the fall 2011 semester: Fundamentals of Microscopy that explores the modern microscopic methods and their applications in research.

This past year we offered the following new courses: Sustainable Energy Systems in Buildings, and Building Information Model-ing for Construction Managers.

The department is on the forefront of under-graduate education in sustainable construc-tion and renewable materials built on a strong foundation in construction management. 1

Department Updates

Our annual tournament to raise fund for the Alumni Legacy and Memorial scholarships will be held for the third year in a row at the beautiful Highland Park Golf Club in Auburn, NY. Last year, over $10,000 was raised for this wonderful cause, and everyone enjoyed the golf, meals, prizes, and camarade-rie. Because the tournament follows a Captain & Crew format (open to both

males and females), golfers of all skill levels can enjoy this outing. Sponsorships are available from $500 to $3,000, and those sponsorships cover tournament play for two to four golfers. Individual golfers can play for $100 each. For further information, including registration material, contact the Alumni Office: 315-470-6632 or alumni@esf.edu, or visit the website: http://www.esf.edu/alumni/golf/.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

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ABOVE | Charlie Donner ’59 and Dick Garrett ’59 at the 2010 ESF Golf Tournament.

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Over $10,000 was raised for the Annual Legacy and Memorial Scholarships at the 2010 Tournament

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Environmental and Forestry BiologyDonald J. LeopoldChair and Distinguished Teaching Professor

Only a few of the many exciting activities and accomplishments within EFB the past academic year can be included in this brief summary so all are invited to review the 100+ page annual department report on the web, available through the department’s website link.

EFB enrollments continue to be very strong with 39% of all undergraduates and 31% of all graduate students at ESF. The under-graduate majors of Environmental Biology, Conservation Biology, and Wildlife Sciences accounted for nearly 75% of the over 600 un-dergraduates in EFB (26%, 24%, and 23%, respectively). Among EFB’s 12 graduate ar-eas of study, about 32% of the students are in Ecology, 23% in Fish and Wildlife Man-agement, and 22% in Conservation Biology. Over 50% of EFB’s graduate students are working towards an M.S. degree with 41% in the Ph.D. program and the remainder in MPS programs.

Among the various types of recognition that EFB’s undergraduate received last year, the most prestigious recognition went to Wildlife Sciences major Jennifer Ma who received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. The ESF Chapter of The Wildlife Society held onto its title of the Northeastern TWS Quiz Bowl Champions. The ESF team consisted of EFB undergradu-ates Jonah Rothleder, Mickey Pardo, Dave Keiter, and Deanna Russell. The Chapter also organized the first annual “Beast Feast” to help support their participation in such events.

Over $30,460 in awards were given out to students in May at EFB’s annual spring cel-ebration and awards ceremony, held before the College’s Convocation activities. These funds are a result of gifts from alumni, and friends and past faculty of EFB. We were able to give out a new graduate student award this year, the Edwin H. Ketchledge Scholarship, because of generous support by alumni, in memory of Dr. Edwin Ketchledge (’49, ’50) who passed away last summer, twenty-five years after retiring from EFB. We are also now able to make a significant annual gradu-ate award because of a generous donation from the late Dr. Samuel Grober (’38).

After many years of discussion and de-bate, the undergraduate curricula in EFB will now include a two semester Diversity of Life course, typically taken during sopho-more year. Diversity of Life will be a broad overview to the groups of organisms covered separately in numerous EFB courses, with an emphasis on species of local, national, and international conservation significance. This course will be overseen by Dr. Alex Weir, with assistance from Instructional Support Specialist Kim Adams, and team taught by many EFB faculty. Additionally, EFB offered two courses during ESF’s first summer ses-sion (besides courses at the Cranberry Lake Biological Station): Flora of Central New York (taught by Visiting Instructor, Michael Hough) and Genetics lecture and lab (taught by Visiting Instructor, Will Helenbrook).

EFB submitted nearly 30% (totaling $15,779,818) of all grant proposals from all academic and non-academic units at ESF. The average amount per proposal was $209,300. Drs. Whipps, Gibbs, Newman, Fernando, Farrell, Kimmerer, and Mitchell accounted for over $10 million of these submitted pro-posals. As of end of April, about 45% of EFB proposals were funded (for $2,826,426), the highest percentage of all units. Proposals for

over $7,700,000 are still pending decision. Of the nearly $13,000,000 of expenditures made this past year from funded grants at ESF, EFB accounted for over $4,500,000 of these expenditures. Drs. Farrell, Gibbs, Teale, Powell, Leopold, and Mitchell spent about half of this total for EFB.

This past academic year, Dr. Larry Abraha-mson (Director of Salix Consortium and Se-nior Research Associate in the Departments of Environmental and Forest Biology and Forest and Natural Resources Management), Dr. Bill Porter (Professor and Director of the Adirondack Ecological Center), and Profes-sor Andy Saunders (Research Associate and Associate Director for Educational Outreach, Roosevelt Wild Life Station) retired. Larry and Andy maintain an active base in Illick while Bill accepted the Boone and Crockett Club Professorship in Wildlife Conservation at Michigan State University in Lansing.

Four new faculty joined EFB during this period: Drs. Lee Newman, Beth Folta, Jon-athan Cohen, and Sadie Ryan. Lee earned her Ph.D. in microbiology and molecular genetics from Rutgers University and Rob-ert Wood Johnson Medical School and came to us from Brookhaven National Laboratory. She is teaching Molecular Techniques and Cell Biology and specializes in phytoremedi-ation. Just before coming to ESF last August Beth finished her Ph.D. in Science Educa-tion from North Carolina State University and is anchoring EFB’s Natural History and Environmental Interpretation programs. Among Beth’s research interests are using educational games and augmented reality to increase user interests in the outdoors. Jona-than earned his Ph.D. in wildlife ecology from Virginia Tech (where he also was a post doc) and will be teaching the undergraduate wildlife habitats and populations course and graduate offerings. Much of his research is fo-cused on threatened and endangered species. Sadie will help to anchor ESF’s new under-graduate program in Environmental Health. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley and was a post-doc at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis. Sadie’s research examines dis-ease transmission in populations of African primates and other species.

Four faculty members, Drs. John Far-rell, Charlie Hall, Robin Kimmerer, and Bill Powell, took sabbatical leaves. John’s sab-batical included a trip to Lyon, France where he worked at the University of Lyon and Cemagref Institute which focuses on large river restoration. He also visited important ecological sites and gave seminars at the In-stitut national de la recherché agronomique, Ecologie et Santé des Ecosystèmes in Renne, France. Charlie spent his sabbatical in Argen-tina doing research and teaching on energy issues, and sampling the trout streams in this country. Robin was awarded three writing residencies (The Blue Mountain Center in the Adirondacks, the Shotpouch Residency in the Oregon Coast Range and the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology on the Oregon Coast) whose support and facilities enabled her to finish her book manuscript entitled “Braiding Sweetgrass: Restoring Reciprocity with the Good Green Earth”. During his sab-batical leave, Bill incorporated many small trips and presentations about his chestnut re-search, while seeking advice about techniques (both lab and field), regulatory issues, and feedback on public opinion. His activities should greatly advance his efforts to restore the American chestnut tree to the forests of eastern North America.

Two books were published by EFB faculty. Drs. John Castello and Steve Teale pub-lished Forest Health: An Integrated Perspec-tive (Cambridge University Press), which is a compilation of chapters authored primarily by ESF faculty. Dr. Dietland Muller-Schwar-ze published The Beaver. Its Life and Impact (2nd ed., Cornell University Press).

Dr. Guy Baldassarre is revising Ducks, Geese and Swans of North America with a tar-get date of this fall for manuscript submis-sion to the publisher. Dr. Martin Dovciak, who recently replaced Dr. Dudley Raynal’s teaching responsibilities, has revised EFB 535 (formerly Systematic Botany) to Flowering Plants: Diversity, Evolution, and Systematics and EFB 445/645 (formerly Plant Ecology) to Plant Ecology and Global Change. Dr. John Farrell is co-PI on a new $1.47 million NSF grant to renovate aquatic facilities on the main campus and at TIBS, which he contin-ues to direct. John is responsible for oversee-ing construction activities for the new lab at TIBS. Dr. Danny Fernando was Director of EFB’s graduate program (for the fourth year) and is building a research program to exam-ine the genetic diversity of rare ferns species, including the American hart’s-tongue fern.

Dr. Melissa Fierke again taught General Biology I (Organismal Biology and Ecol-ogy, EFB 101), last year to over 260 students. Melissa also works closely with the NY-DEC and collaborators at Cornell and the USDA-Ag and Research Station as well as cultivat-ing other professionals to help with emerald ash borer research and management as new infestations throughout New York are dis-covered. Besides focusing on revamping the Natural History and Interpretation program and courses, Dr. Beth Folta was a coPI on three grant proposals totaling $950,762 and presented two papers at international confer-ences. Dr. Jacqui Frair took on the role of the Wildlife Science Curriculum Coordina-tor and received the Undergraduate Student Association’s Distinguished Teacher Award this spring. Jacqui is also engaging in issues regarding the effects of energy extraction ac-tivities on wildlife in the northeast, in par-ticular in response to the emerging issue of rapid growth in hydraulic fracturing wells.

Dr. James Gibbs was named Director of the Roosevelt Wildlife Station at ESF; he continues a productive advising relation-ship with the Galapagos National Park to help orchestrate ecological surveys by park guards of poorly known islands to address park information needs for management decision-making and has assisted the Gala-pagos Conservancy (an NGO) to develop a program on information management for use by all management institutions in the Gala-pagos archipelago. James also works closely with collaborators on two Altai projects to generate financial support for Russian col-leagues combating wildlife poachers in Sibe-rian Altai. Dr. Charlie Hall was featured on the Discovery Channel and a national NPR program on climate, and has been working on numerous writing projects.

Besides getting five refereed papers accept-ed for publication, Dr. Tom Horton contin-ues teaching General Ecology (EFB 320), last fall to the largest class ever (278 students). Dr. Don Leopold continued to chair the de-partment, taught 160 students in Dendrol-ogy (EFB 336), the largest enrollment since he started teaching this course in 1985, and spent substantial time on for four different campus building projects and planning pro-cesses, especially the new Academic Research Building (ARB, the future home of EFB) and rehabilitation of Illick greenhouses, roof, and facade. Currently, Phase One of the ARB will be finished in 2015 when about 1/3 of the EFB faculty and graduate students will move into this new facility. The remaining faculty, graduate students, and staff will move when the second Phase is finished (currently, unde-termined date).

Dr. Karin Limburg was promoted to Pro-fessor and continues to publish significant research papers and influence management of fisheries worldwide. Dr. Greg McGee was promoted to Assistant Professor and contin-ues to improve aspects of the General Biol-ogy labs to better build student capabilities in scientific inquiry, communication and lab-

oratory skills. Stacy McNulty was the lead instructor for Winter Mammalian Ecology and became Associate Director of the AEC. While Dr. Myron Mitchell continues to maintain a vigorous research program with more than $1.4 million in grants, he spends a substantial portion of his time on SUNY wide efforts, including being a member of SUNY Research Foundation Board (elected to Vice-Chair in January) and as a member of the SUNY Distinguished Professors Com-mittee. Dr. Jim Nakas continues his efforts to strengthen ESF’s relationships with local companies.

Dr. Tsutomu Nakatsugawa provided sig-nificant administrative support to the depart-ment and college by serving as chair of EFB’s Promotion and Tenure Committee and as chair of the IACUC (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee). Besides her teach-ing and service duties, Dr. Lee Newman had two reviewed papers and one book chapter published, one peer reviewed paper in press and two submitted, was co-PI on a five year USDA grant ($1.49M), PI on a contract from NASA ($73K) and an equipment grant from Perkin Elmer ($68K), and transferred in an NSF grant ($278K) on which she is the PI. Dr. Roy Norton published 10 journal papers and continued as EFB’s undergraduate cur-riculum director. Dr. Bill Powell incorporat-ed the i-clicker into his large genetics course (EFB 307, 215 students) and maintains a significant research program on transgenic American chestnut and elm.

Dr. Neil Ringler served another year as Dean (now Vice Provost for Research) for the Office of Research Programs, taught Aquat-ic Entomology and Comparative Anatomy courses, and led a successful effort to acquire $1.47 million from NSF to rebuild aquatic labs in Illick Hall, as a new Center for Inte-grated Research and Teaching in Aquatic Sci-ences (CIRTAS). Dr. Kim Schulz is co PI of the NSF CIRTAS grant and will be the first Director of CIRTAS. She continues to teach very popular courses in Limnology and Ma-rine Ecology. Dr. Bill Shields again taught Principles of Animal Behavior (EFB 480) to about 100 students, and honors seminars to the freshman and sophomore honors stu-dents. Additionally, Bill recently was named Director of the Undergraduate Honors Pro-gram because of his ongoing commitment to this group of students.

Dr. Scott Turner is providing substan-tial campus leadership on producing online course content; he taught EFB 200 Phys-ics of Life for the second time and in con-junction with the video production service of ITS, there is now a catalogue of roughly 60 videos available (on ESF’s YouTube chan-nel and iTunesU outlet) which have grown in quality and scope. Dr. Alex Weir contin-ued as Director of the Cranberry Lake Bio-logical Station and with mycological research on his NSF PEET grant. Alex also organized and led international field experiences stu-dents with trips to Costa Rica and Ireland. Dr. Chris Whipps again taught General Biol-ogy II (Cell Biology and Genetics, EFB 103) which had 175 students. Chris also maintains an active research program which includes research projects for diagnostic development of mycobacteria in laboratory zebrafish and an examination of the diversity and genetics of myxozoan parasites. Professor Emerita, Dr. Chun Wang, finished her decades-long proj-ect, Wood-inhabiting Microfungi (Molds) of New York, a 238 page volume that is available on-line at: http://www.esf.edu/nymicrofungi/.

I hope that you agree after reading this very brief summary that the Department of Envi-ronmental and Forest Biology is doing well, because of its excellent students, fine faculty, and dedicated staff. Please let us know how you are doing. You can contact me directly at djleopold@esf.edu. 1

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Were you a member of a Fraternity/Sorority or Honor Society while at ESF?

If so, which one(s)?Contact the Alumni Office: alumni@esf.edu or 315-470-6632 and let us know about your affiliations so that we can keep our alumni better connected with their college groups! Kappa Phi Delta, Alpha Phi Omega, etc.

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Environmental Resources and Forest EngineeringDr. Chuck KrollChair and Professor

After another successful year, the Depart-ment of Environmental Resources Engineer-ing (ERE) has a lot to be proud of. Whether it’s the accomplishments of its students, the success of its faculty, the strength of its unique educational programs, or its expand-ing reputation as one of the premier learning centers for Environmental Resources Engi-neering, it’s sure to put a smile on your face. Consider the following:• 92% of ERE students passed the April

2011 Fundamentals of Engineering Exam, a national standardized exam that leads to eventual licensure as a Professional Engi-neering. This is the highest passing rate of our student for many years.

• ERE students held many important stu-dent government positions this last year, including Undergraduate Student Associa-tion President Eugene Law, Senior Class Chair Nicole Chisholm, and ESF Board of Trustees Representative Mackenzie Osypian.

• Seniors Nicole Chisholm, Mackenzie Osypian, Cary Ellmers, Dan Liwicki, and Colin Bell were 5 of the 13 2011 Maple Leaf Award recipients. This award is given for significant volunteer service to the Col-lege community.

• Junior Colby Fisher received the 2011 Alumni Association Memorial Scholarship given for outstanding academic perfor-mance and college service.

• Senior Pamela Aracena received the first place prize for best undergraduate poster at the April 2011 Spotlight on Student Re-search & Outreach.

• SUNY ESF’s Engineers Without Borders Chapter, which is led by ERE students, has secured a $10,000 donation from Anchor QEA and is in the implementation phase of a rural community water supply project in Buena Vista, Honduras.

• Assistant Professor Stewart Diemont received both the 2010 ESF Presidential Award for Community Service and the 2011 ESF Distinguished Advisor Award, two prestigious student-nominated ESF awards.

• Assistant Professor Lindi Quackenbush received the American Society for Photo-grammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Second Place ERDAS Award for Best Sci-entific Paper in Remote Sensing for her pa-per with student Yinghai Ke and Wenhua Zhang entitled “Active Contour and Hill Climbing for Tree Crown Detection and Delineation.”

• Professor Chuck Kroll received the Tufts University Department of Civil and En-vironmental Engineering Distinguished Career Award, which is given to very old people.

• We have successfully hired a new Water Resource Engineer, Dr. Stephen Shaw, who will join the ERE Faculty in August 2011. Dr. Shaw received his BS, MS, and PhD from Cornell University and has wide ranging expertise, including urban hydrol-ogy, climate change forecasting, and water resource predictions. We are very excited about this new hire!

• Our new Bachelor of Science degree pro-gram in Environmental Resources Engi-neering has been approved by SUNY and the New York State Education Depart-ment. This new program will be reviewed for ABET-EAC accreditation during the 2012/2013 cycle under the Criteria for En-vironmental Engineering Programs.

• We have developed new student chapters of the Air and Waste Management Associa-tion (AWMA) and New York Water En-vironment Association (NYWEA). These organizations will create new ways for our students to interact with local engineering professionals.Applications to our undergraduate pro-

gram increased over 50% this year, and our

expected 2011 freshman class has doubled in size. In addition, the quality of the incom-ing students appears excellent, with a large increase in average SAT scores.

Clearly there is a lot to be proud about. There are also a number of changes happen-ing. Perhaps the largest is the changing of the ERE Chair. After 3 years as Chair, I will be stepping down on September 1st, 2011, and Professor Ted Endreny will take over the ERE reins. My primary motivation for this change is to allocate more of my time for my wife, children, and father. Pride in ERE stu-dents, faculty, and alumni was the motivating factor for me to become ERE Chair 3 years ago, and I will continue to do everything I can to contribute to the continued success of our department and college. I want to thank everyone for your support of my efforts to lead ERE into the future. I am certain ERE will continue to grow in success and reputa-tion under the capable leadership of Ted En-dreny. Hold on for the ride! 1

Environmental ScienceDr. Russell BriggsDirector of the Division of Environmental Science and Professor

The summer of 2011 marks completion of my first year as Director of the Division of Environmental Science. The Division, which promotes a multidisciplinary program that spans eight departments, has received strong support from the other Department Chairs, who have encouraged their faculty to partici-pate with the Division. Thanks to the support of my staff (Patti Gibeault, Secretary; Tim Knight, Assistant Program Administrator) and the high quality of our students and par-ticipating faculty, this was a productive and rewarding year.

This year we completed the first iteration of a capstone course designed to assist seniors in completing their senior synthesis projects. The new course also provides quality control for the synthesis projects. Tim Knight played a key role in course development and deliv-ery. We have had an overwhelmingly positive response to this project from both students and advisors. We are in the process of making revisions based on feedback from the spring 2011 semester and moving this from an ex-perimental to an ‘official’ course.

One of the many highlights of my role as Director is the opportunity to participate in receptions organized by the Office of Admis-sions to engage prospective students and their parents. Our students are a diverse group, coming to our program from locations across the US and a few from abroad. During these sessions I describe the structure of our pro-gram, highlighting its flexibility. Flexibility is a key component of the program that re-quires each student to fully engage in their education and align it more closely with their specific interests. Consequently, the program attracts high quality well prepared students.

One of the most asked question at these receptions deals with employment. Thanks to a recently completed survey conducted by the Office of Student Life among ESF 2010 graduating seniors, I am able to provide some insight beyond anecdotal observations. Most Environmental Science students were suc-cessful in obtaining employment during this difficult economic period. Approximately 68% of survey respondents reported that they were employed, with 32% were still seeking a position (up to 11 months after graduation).

Interest in the program remains strong. The Division of Environmental Science, ac-counts for approximately 10% of ESF un-dergraduate and 14% of graduate students (GPES), and continues to attract high quality students. As of June 2011, 182 undergradu-ates are registered for the fall 2011 semester (53 freshmen, 44 sophomores, 49 juniors, and 36 seniors). Graduate students (88) reg-istered for fall 2011 are distributed among six areas of study: Environmental and Com-munity Land Planning (15), Environmental Policy and Democratic Policies (8), Environ-mental Systems and Risk Management (22), Water and Wetland Resources Studies (21), Environmental Communication and Partici-patory Processes (7), and Environmental and Natural Resource Policy (15).

Dr. Ruth Yanai, Graduate Coordinator, is responsible for oversight of the GPES pro-

gram. During the spring 2011 semester Ruth organized a series of meetings to explore the goals and composition of each area of study (AOS) within GPES. With the addition of several new faculty members this past year and continuing evolution of Environmental Science, this exercise is critical for long-term success. This discussion will continue into the fall 2011 semester. Ruth was responsible for overseeing the graduate application process and the awarding of graduate assistantships. Rapid response to applications is essential for enrolling the most qualified students who have opportunities at multiple institutions. This past year we received a record number of graduate applications which were processed in a timely manner among the AOS groups, earning the praises of the Office of Instruc-tion and Graduate Studies.

The academic year for our students culmi-nated with graduation which was held at the Schine Student Center. Twenty-six students completed Environmental Science degree re-quirements this past academic year (20 un-dergraduate and 13 graduate students). The Division of Environmental Science gradua-tion lunch was well attended. Students and guests feasted on wraps, fresh fruit salad, vegetables, and Syra-Juice’s signature des-sert- strawberry shortcake. Anecdotal evi-dence indicates that we had the best food that weekend in a fitting tribute to the ac-complishments of the 2011 graduates.

The finishing touches were placed on our office in 134 Baker this past spring. The next time that you have an opportunity to visit campus, be sure to stop by our and view the collection of theses, dissertations, and under-graduate student synthesis projects displayed on birch shelves custom built by Physical Plant. This collection of documents, which showcases the work our students, is an im-portant defining component for a depart-ment or division. The addition of this display gives the Division of Environmental Science a strong physical presence putting us on the same footing as the other Departments.

Please feel free to share your thoughts about the Environmental Science Division. I can be reached by email at rdbriggs@esf.edu. On behalf of the Division, I wish you a happy and productive summer. 1

Environmental StudiesValerie A. LuzadisChair and Professor

This year was one of changes for the En-vironmental Studies Department, with the retirement of Professor Patrick Lawler, the departure of Dr. Susan Senecah and de-partment secretary Joyce Buczek, and the hiring of two new faculty members who be-gin in August. Dr. Senecah, now Professor Emeritus, has moved on to work full-time in Albany for the State Department. She con-tinues her engagement with the Environmen-tal Studies Department on graduate advisory committees, and she may teach a course for us this coming year as well. Professor Lawler officially retired in December, but we were lucky to have him teach this spring to com-plete the year. In December, we welcomed new Department Secretary, Suzy Beardsley.

In August we will welcome Dr. Andrea Feldpausch-Parker and Dr. Paul Hirsch, who will be joining the Environmental Stud-ies faculty as Assistant Professors. Dr. Parker comes to us from Texas, with a background in wildlife science and environmental com-munication. Her research relates to com-munication of climate change science and how that communication Influence |s pub-lic participation in energy and environmen-tal issues. Dr. Hirsch moves across the street from the Maxwell School of Citizenship at Syracuse University where he was a Research Assistant Professor. His expertise is in envi-ronmental policy with a focus on science, val-ues, and politics in environmental problem solving, with applications in international conservation.

This year brought many faculty accom-plishments including grants and publications as well as recognition of professional contri-butions in many forms. • Dr. Sharon Moran was promoted to the

rank of Associate Professor and granted tenure.

• Writing Instructor Dawnelle Jager was granted tenure.

• Writing Program Director Benette Whit-more completed her PhD.

• Professor Emeritus Lawler won the 2010 Ronald Sukenick/American Book Review Prize for Innovative Fiction, given to works that are of "high quality and exceptional ambition whose styles, subject matter, or forms push the limits of American publish-ing and reshape our literary culture.”

• Professor Emeritus Lawler’s poetry man-uscript, Trade World Center, was the third-place winner of the Cathlamet Prize for Poetry. It is scheduled to appear on Am-persand, a poetry smartphone app.

• Professor Jack Manno was selected by the Environmental Studies Student Organiza-tion as Professor of the Year. We love to hear from alumni, so drop a

note to envsty@esf.edu and let us know the latest of how you are putting your ES degree to work to improve our world! 1

Forest and Natural Resources ManagementDavid H. NewmanChair and Professor

This has been another outstanding year for the Department. This past year, we graduated 42 students from the Ranger School and 37 undergraduate students and 22 masters and Ph.D. students from the Syracuse campus. Our entering class this coming year is on par with the last few years of good growth in the program with 52 students expected to enroll this Fall, while the Ranger School will have its largest class in memory with nearly 60 students planning on attending. Once again, over ½ of the transfer students coming to the Syracuse Campus are from the Ranger School. This highlights the effectiveness of our expanded 1-1-2 degree program, whereby students are able to obtain both the Forest Technology and BS in 4 years.

The College has approved several new ma-jors for the Department. This coming year, a new program in Environmental and Natural Resource Conservation will have its inaugu-ral class of about 15 students at the Ranger School. Two new majors were approved on the Syracuse campus: an undergraduate de-gree in Sustainable Energy Management and a graduate MPS degree in Sustainable Re-source Management. Both will start admit-ting students in a year.

A sampling of some of the accomplishments of Department faculty this year include: • The following faculty members retired this

past December: Dr. Chad Dawson, Profes-sor of wilderness management, Dr. Allan Drew, Professor of forest ecology, and Dr. Larry Abrahamson, Professor of forest en-tomology, and Mr. Wayne Allen, Associate Professor of forest practice. In addition, two staff members, Ms. Tari Pittenger and Mr. Roger Nissen, also retired in December.

• Drs. Bob Malmsheimer and John Wag-ner were promoted by the College to the rank of Professor and Nasri Abdel-Aziz and Mike Webb were granted tenure at the rank of Instructor

• Two faculty members received major SUNY awards: Dr. Bob Malmsheimer re-ceived the 2011 SUNY ESF College Foun-dation Award for Exceptional Achievement in Teaching; and Dr. Ruth Yanai received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excel-lence in Scholarship and Creative Activities

• Several faculty members have taken on ad-ministrative responsibilities in the College: Dr. Valerie Luzadis served the past year as the Interim Chair of the Department of Environmental Studies and will now serve as the Chair; Dr. Russ Briggs now serves as the Director of the Division of Environ-mental Science for the College; finally, Dr. Ruth Yanai serves as the Director of the Graduate Program in Environmental Sci-ence for the College.

• Mr. Jamie Savage was named Forester of the Year for 2010 by the New York Society of American Foresters

• Dr. Mariann Johnston is the Chair-Elect

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for the New York Society of American Foresters.As in past years, the Department along

with the Alumni Association will hold recep-tions at this year’s SAF convention in Hono-lulu, the NY SAF meeting in Syracuse, and the NYSAPLS meeting in Saratoga. We look forward to seeing alums there. 1

Landscape ArchitectureRichard HawksChair and Professor

Last year was an extraordinarily eventful year for the Department. The year reminds me of the movie “Four Weddings and a Fu-neral”, but in our case it was “Two Retire-ments and Three Hires”.

Distinguished Teaching Professor George W. Curry and Professor Kathleen Stribley retired in January. Together they represent 75 years as faculty members. Fortunately, both have chosen to continue in emeritus status. Their departure gave us the opportunity to conduct a national search and hire three new faculty members.• A licensed landscape architect, Susan Di-

eterlen received her BLA degree from Pur-due University and her MLA degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor be-fore earning her PhD degree at Michigan. Her professional experience includes work at such firms as Carol R. Johnson Associ-ates, Inc., Claire Bennett Associates and her own firm Prologue Landscape. She has several publications including two books. Some of her specific interests include habi-tat restoration and exotic invasive plant management, landscaping for energy con-servation, native plant landscaping, and ed-ible landscaping and community gardens.

• Isabel C. Fernandez, a registered land-scape architect, attended the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, where she studied fine arts and marine science before receiving her BLA degree from Clemson University. She earned her MLA degree from Cornell University before joining their Department of City & Re-gional Planning as a visiting lecturer. She was a lead designer for Design Workshop in Denver, CO for six years, and currently has her own firm, UrbiNova Design. Her honors and awards include, among others, the Clarence Stein Fellowship at Cornell University, the ASLA Honor Award for Excellence in the Study of Landscape Ar-chitecture, and the Glacier Club Colorado ASLA Honor Award. Her areas of expertise include: graphic communication, city and regional planning, design process, urban design, and resort design as well as com-munity design.

• Jamie Vanucchi earned her BLA degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and her MLA degree from Cornell University. Following graduation she served as an instructor, research associ-ate, and lecturer in Cornell’s Department of Landscape Architecture. Her special in-terests include engaging contemporary is-

sues such as climate change, food security and protection of water resources, as well as merging science and design. She recently presented “Water Sensitive Design: Theory and Practice” at the Native Plants Sympo-sium. She also has an impressive publica-tion record, and is currently working on “Designing Lakeshore Buffers: Ecology and Aesthetics”.These new faculty will infuse the program

with new energy and intellectual vigor.George W. Curry received a number of

recognitions this year honoring his academic and community accomplishments. In May he received the Everson Museum Medal in recognition of his role in revitalizing Armory Square. This fall he will receive the ASLA Jot D. Carpenter Teaching Medal for his aca-demic accomplishments. George will receive his award at the ASLA convention in San Diego. If you plan to attend the convention, please join George at the alumni reunion on Sunday, October 30 when you can personally congratulate him.

Graduate and undergraduate enrollment remains strong. There are currently 189 BLA and 50 graduate students. The Off-Campus Program continues to be the touchstone of the BLA program. This year we have groups in Wales, Denmark, New Zealand, Italy and Portugal.

The graduate students received a variety of recognitions including Charles Hamil-ton. Out of 40 Olmsted Scholars selected for 2011, Charles is one of five scholars to receive the honor of Finalist. In addition, Marin Bra-co and Andrew Murphy won the 2011 na-tional ASLA student award.

Finally, we are preparing for the reaccredi-tation of the BLA and MLA programs in Spring 2012. This summer and fall will be preoccupied with preparing the Self Evalu-ation Reports. We are also celebrating our Centennial, along with the College. Tony Miller has designed an elegant panel display and brochure capturing the major events in each decade of the Department. The panels will be on display on the third floor for the entire year, and you will receive the brochure later this summer. Please keep in touch and stop by if you get a chance. 1

Paper and Bioprocess EngineeringGary M. ScottChair and Professor Director, Division of Engineering

Greetings to the alumni of the Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering (PBE) (formerly the Faculty of Paper Science and Engineering at SUNY-ESF). Another year has passed and the next group of graduates from our department has walked across the stage. With about ten Spring 2011 gradu-ates, this year’s class was about evenly split between Paper Engineering students and Bioprocess Engineering students. This results from our continued strengthening enroll-ment in the department with the Fall 2010 incoming class also evenly split between Pa-per Engineering and the new Bioprocess En-gineering programs.

Our Paper Engineering graduates continue to have success in finding employment af-ter graduation and still top all programs at SUNY-ESF in terms of starting salary. The Bioprocess Engineering students have also been interviewing and job hunting with some success. In my exit interviews with students, some are considering job offers, one is plan-ning on going to medical school, and others intend to seek permanent employment after taking some time off.

This year we also graduated our first dual-degree student through our program with the Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) in China. These students complete their senior year at SUNY-ESF and receive degrees from both universities. Ms. Tiantian Hui joined her classmates at the graduation ceremony and plans to continue her educa-tion in the Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering at Syracuse University after a brief visit home to China. The dual degree program continues to be popular with an expected five to eight students joining the PBE department for the 2011-2012 academic year. As I write this, I am on my way to Bei-jing to interview the next group of students for the program.

Our other international program with the University of Munich in Germany also continues. Through the efforts of Dr. Klaus Doelle, a steady stream of German stu-dents come to SUNY-ESF to study and Mr. Ryan Reed, a Paper Engineering student, is completed an 11-month combined semester abroad and internship. We expect our abil-ity to offer integrated international programs within the department will only serve to en-hance enrollment in our programs.

We celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Syracuse Pulp and Paper Foundation (SPPF) this year. In 1960, representatives from the pulp and paper industry came together to form SPPF in order to encourage students to student Paper Engineering at SUNY-ESF. Since that time, many students have benefit-ed from the scholarships that are offered to all students in the Paper Engineering and Paper Science programs. This momentous occasion was marked with a number of events includ-ing the Beater Rats’ Ball at Drumlins, a golf outing, and the inaugural 3K paper run held on the SUNY-ESF campus and the adjacent Oakwood Cemetery. Generations of gradu-ates came together for this celebration.

Twenty-four students were awarded their Green Belt after going through the Six Sigma training held on the SUNY-ESF campus over a three month period in the spring semester. The training was funded by the Herman L. Joachim endowment, a large donation given to enhance the management training oppor-tunities for students in the Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering. Mr. Brad Arthur was the course instructor, along with the Joachim Graduate Fellows, Ms. Beth Ar-thur and Ms. Prajakta Dongre who helped in planning the course and mentoring the students. The program was extremely well re-ceived and based on it’s success we are hoping to offer the Green Belt training on an annual basis, with the possibility of extending the of-fering to Black Belt training.

We are looking forward to another exciting year at SUNY-ESF. I always look forward to hearing from alumni so please keep in touch and stop by to visit if you are in the area. 1

SUNY-ESF Scholarship in Honor of the Peace Corps2011 is the 50th anniversary of Peace Corps and the 100th anniversary of the College—You can honor your Peace Corps service and the College at the same time!

Were you in the Peace Corps, or are you a supporter of the Peace Corps and its ideals? 2011 is the 50th year for Peace Corps and the 100th year for ESF – both organizations are recognizing milestones in their missions of service to communities across the globe.

ESF’s relationship with the Peace Corps has strengthened over the years. In coopera-tion with the Peace Corps, ESF now offers opportunities for participation in four dif-ferent Master of Professional Studies (MPS) degree programs, each of which incorporates Peace Corps volunteer service as an integral component of the graduate degree. These new MPS programs successfully integrate the Peace Corp and ESF experiences in a way never before possible.

Jesse Dubin [ESF ’64; PCV Chile, ’64-’66] is encouraging ESF grads and returned Peace Corps Volunteers to support creation of an endowed scholarship to honor the Peace Corps in its 50th year. Students eligible for award of the scholarship will include ma-triculated MPS students who have complet-ed their Peace Corps service, and returning Peace Corps volunteers who are applying for admission into graduate studies at ESF. In or-der to jump start the effort, Jesse has offered a fundraising challenge: He will match the first $5,000 raised dollar for dollar, thereby dou-bling the impact of your gift! A minimum of $25,000 in total gifts is required to establish the endowment. If you like, you can make a pledge of a specific amount, and take up to 5 years to actually pay the balance.

If you would like to support this scholar-ship please contact the Development Office at gifts@esf.edu or 315-470-6638. If you have ideas on how to raise further funds for a scholarship in honor of the Peace Corps, please email Jesse at hjd72@live.com.

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SUNY-ESFALUMNI ASSOCIATIONMISSION STATEMENTAdopted by the ESF Alumni Association Board of Directors on December 22, 1995

The College of Environmental Sci-ence and Forestry Alumni Association is a concerned group of individuals who act as observers and trustees of the heri-tage and achievement of the College. The Association aims to advance the personal and professional development and growth of its members.

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no. 1 I was associated with the College from 1912-1917, 1921-1951. I served twice as Acting Dean during ab-

sences of the Dean. I headed the Department of Forest Utiliza-tion, authored nine books on forest products, served in both World Wars, was a consultant to President Franklin D. Roo-sevelt on forestry matters, secured the funding for Marshall Hall, and coordinated the work of the U.S. Civilian Conserva-tion Corps. My belief in good public relations led me to forge friendships with many national and international leaders, and I worked hard to increase their interest in the College. I received the honorary decoration, Knight of the Royal Crown of Italy, from the King of Italy for my work there during World War I.

no. 2 I was associated with the College from 1919-1957. I served thirty-eight years on the staff at the Ranger

School at Wanakena (thirty-six years as Director), where I de-veloped a concentrated forty-four week program of instruction with the aim of training individuals at the technical field for-estry level. The excellence of my program and the placement of its graduates became recognized throughout the country. The Ranger School’s forestry property has been named in my memory.

no. 3 I was associated with the College from 1969-1983. I became the College’s first Chief Administrative

Officer to be titled President, and I served in that capacity for fourteen years. My years were marked by the process of the “environmentalization” of the College. In 1972 the College was rechartered as the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. I restructured the administration of the College by changing the names of the Schools in such a way as to em-phasize their proper roles in the new environmental movement that arose in 1970. The College was changed from a four-year institution to a two-year, junior-senior-graduate institution in 1978, for better congruence with the State’s community col-leges and other two-year establishments. A program in Forest Technology was developed at the Ranger School, leading to an associate’s degree. During my tenure, the Adirondack Ecologi-cal Center was established on the Huntington Wildlife Forest.

no. 4 I was associated with the College from 1945-1967. I came to the College from the U.S. Forest Service

and held the positions of Assistant Dean, Acting Dean, and Dean for a total of twenty-two years. I reorganized the admin-istration of the College by creating three divisions, each with an Associate Dean at the helm. I formed several institutes and expanded programming to include new fields of study. Dur-ing my tenure, Baker Laboratory was constructed and a new wing was added to the main building at the Ranger School. Plans were developed for doubling the physical facilities on campus. A separate Forest Biology curriculum was developed with a Biological Field Station on Cranberry Lake. There was an increase in counseling activity for students as well as the establishment of conferences for student leaders.

no. 5 I was associated with the College from 1927-1965. I held titles of Head of the Department of Silvicul-

ture, Director of College Forests and Associate Dean of Re-source Management and Graduate Studies. I was educated in forestry at institutions in both Europe and the United States. I initiated studies on forest soils, seed sources, slash disposal and economic cuttings. I carried out extensive research on the Pack Forest at Warrensburg involving forest soil nutrition, where I defined the importance of potassium to tree growth. I led stu-dents on trips to New England and throughout the South. I developed a program of applied silviculture on the then “Tully Forest,” later named in my memory.

no. 6 I was associated with the College from 1923-1927. I, a wealthy ex-lumberman, became a College benefac-

tor. I wanted to do something for forestry and forestry educa-tion, and so I established an endowment to provide an annual prize for students. I purchased the area on Cranberry Lake known as Barber Point where the College developed its Sum-mer Camp. Later, I purchased the tract of land north of War-rensburg in the White Pine belt, outside of the forest preserve. That area was named in my honor, and became the Demon-stration Forest. In addition to its demonstrative function, it has been used for Spring Camp, and later Summer Camp. Inten-sive research was conducted in the area. At my request, I was buried in a grove of Cathedral White Pines in the forest that bears my name.

no. 7 I was associated with the College from 1920-1952. I was a leader in the field of pulp and paper tech-

nology. I developed a curriculum in that field at the College, heading the Department of Pulp and Paper Manufacture. The method of hardwood pulping was developed at the College under my supervision. A new chemigroundwood process was granted U.S. and Canadian patents. It was during my time that the Empire State Paper Research Associates was incorporated at the College, the first externally funded research program in the SUNY system. The Pulp and Paper Laboratory was named in my honor.

no. 8 I was associated with the College from 1938-1969. I was the first alumnus of the College to become its

Dean. I held many administrative titles at the College, includ-ing Department Head, Director of Research, Associate Dean, Executive Dean, Acting Dean and, finally, Dean. I developed the discipline of forest chemistry at the College, and brought recognition to the institution for my research on the proper-ties of cellulose. The College became a major graduate and research center for chemistry in the State University system under my direction, and sponsored research increased greatly during my time. The construction of Illick Hall, Moon Library and Walters Hall was completed while I was Dean. I renamed the three divisions of the College as Schools, increased faculty governance, and stabilized the College community during the period of student unrest in the latter 1960’s.

Significant Figures in the College’s History, Part II

Read the following descriptions of significant figures in the history of the College. Where available, a photo may help you. These de-scriptions are the work of Dr. Maurice Alexander ’40 who origi-nally prepared them as part of a project of the Alumni Association to keep traditions and history alive at ESF. (Answers located in footer.)

environmental Impact Statements, Herrington managed air qual-ity and noise impact modeling and analysis. The Partnership consisted of four ESF faculty and an external environmental lawyer. “The require-ment for Environmental impact statements for many kinds of pub-lic and private actions had just be-come law and the knowledge I was able to bring back to the students in Environmental Impact classes was extremely valuable,” he said.

Herrington was also a principal in the Forestry Software Associates Partnership that wrote forest Inven-tory software. This was again a firm consisting of ESF faculty and staff that had direct impact on teaching forest management.

Herrington said his most reward-ing achievement was receiving the SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Award in 2003. “It was very important to me and particu-

larly satisfying because it was based largely on students’ evaluations,” he said.

These days, when Herrington is not busy with carpentry, wood-working (he built his camp on In-dian Lake in the Adirondacks), and amateur radio (KC2QXU), he can still be found in his office and the classrooms in Bray Hall, teaching pro-bono for the College. He con-tinues to serve as vice president of the Board of Directors of the Insti-tute for the Application of Geospa-tial Technology in Auburn. When not working, he enjoys traveling with his wife, Nancy, a retired Syr-acuse University Science librarian and visiting his four children and 7 grandchildren.

When asked what some of the challenges ESF faces in the future, Herrington said the changing rela-tionship between Syracuse Univer-sity and ESF is not as collaborative as it has been in the past. “One of the advantages that ESF students have is the ability to take courses at SU,” he said. “Now, that benefit

is diminishing. Also, because ESF students are now grouped togeth-er on the South Campus and will soon be in their own dorm adjacent to ESF’s campus, they will miss the

interaction with students across dif-ferent disciplines.”

Herrington feels that ESF has positioned itself to respond to green

technology and science. Global warming is also a critical issue that is being addressed through the cur-riculum. “I’m concerned about the impact of climate change,” he said. “It may be causing weather patterns like those we saw last winter and this summer. I wonder if the pat-tern is going to be the same next year, and if so, I believe there is a physical basis for these changes.” Herrington believes that for the most part, the departments with-in ESF are well placed to be pro-ductive in the future. “However, I think the fields of meteorology, rec-reation, and geographic informa-tion technology will suffer due to retirements and budget cuts. Geo-graphic technology is becoming more important because it’s every-where,” he said. “Every endeavor we have is impacted. The college needs to focus on developing this area to enhance student employability. The students know that GIS is what em-ployers are looking for, regardless of their field of study.” 1

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Lee Herrington working on his camp in the Adirondacks.

ANSWERS TO CENTENNIAL QUIZ PART II: 1. Nelson Brown 2. James Dubuar 3. Edward Palmer 4. Hardy Shirley 5. Svend Heiberg 6. Charles Lathrop Pack 7. C. Earl Libby 8. Edwin C. Jahn ’25

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John Gifford ’82 with daughter Regan ’11 and wife Emily.

Regan GiffordHometown? Frewsburg, NY. Major? Natural Resources Management. Found ESF? My parents (alumni) and students who attended or graduated from ESF. Plans? I have a summer job hanging traps to monitor EA Borer spread within NY- as for the fall, who knows! Professor or Course? Integrated Resources Management and Forest Ecology and Silviculture – the best synthesis courses. I feel like these are the classes I learned the most about NRM from. Dr. Nowak was the best professor I’ve ever had during my 4 years of college. Challenged students and literally professed his knowledge of NRM. In 10 Years? Maybe abroad! Anywhere! Hopefully doing something in Natural Resources or ecotour-ism! Influence? Dr. Nowak, Dr. Newman, Dr. Briggs and my parents and classmates – advice and guidance. ESF again? Absolutely. Same Major? Yes. Surprises? How hard some of the classes are! Also, how much in common the student body has with each other. You have to work a lot but you get to work with some really cool people/friends. Advice? To expect to be challenged and to put a lot of effort into your classes. Allow school to be your “career” and you’ll get so much out of it. ESF is not an easy school, so expect to find things challenging but you will be given the resources and knowledge to accomplish them.

Abbyjane GarlockHometown? Oswego, NY. Major? Environmental Studies. Found ESF? Originally a friend told me about it and I gained an interest through the ESF in the high school program. Plans? I intend to move to Washington state and look for a job there, and get a few years of experience. Professor or Course? Bob Malmsheimer, because he was the best teacher I have had at ESF and I always recommend his classes to younger people because they are ex-tremely useful and informative while being fair in grading. He listens to his students. In 10 Years? I hope to be in a job I do not hate, in my career field that is stable, not necessarily high-paying or high recognition. Influence? Bob Malmsheimer because of his unique teaching style and positive attitude towards environmental law. I switched from biological applications to policy. ESF again?

Absolutely. Same Major? Yes. Surprises? The difficulty. I realize college is hard, but SUNY-ESF is amazingly difficult. I have talked to many students of other colleges and we are both amazed at the rigors of SUNY-ESF. At the same time, this is what gives you a head’s up on any other col-lege, because you have more information and a better base, and people know ESF for its amazing programs and its amazing difficulty. Advice? Stay with it, because the first few years are awful, slogging through biology, chemistry and calc., but once you get to the specific subjects you actually have interest in, it becomes amazing and opens so many doors and ideas for new things. Like alumni to know? We’re entering the economy at a super difficult time and in order to be successful, we have to be flexible and informed about where we are going, our job placement will not be up to par with previous years just because of this fact. Anything Else? There were so many ups and downs in my ESF career and riding through them was one of the best things I ever de-cided to do. I could have never have done it without my amazing family and friends.

Margaret (Maggie) McKeeHometown? Altamont, NY. Major? Forest Resource Management with a minor in General Management Studies and an A.A.S in Forest Technology from the Ranger School. Found ESF? My mom saw an article about the Ranger School in a magazine (I believe Adirondack Life, but I’m not certain) and as I researched it more, I fell in love with the college. Plans? I plan to graduate in May, take a six-month through-hike of the Appalachian Trail, and then look at graduate schools while working close to home. Professor or Course? I have outstanding memories about all of my FNRM professors. Dr. Rene Germain has been one of my favorite professors at main campus. He always seems stern but at the same time, you know that if you go to him with any problems he’ll help you out as best as he can. He expects you to do your best and pushes you to succeed. In 10 Years? 10 years from now I hope to have found a job that I love and I plan to be working. The problem is that so far I love every job that I learn about and so hopefully by then I’ll have found one that I want to stick with. Influence? In my 4 years at ESF the person who has Influence |d me the most would be Dr. Diane Kiernan. She helped me realize that you can be a successful woman and a forester and that as long as you try, you can succeed. ESF again? Yes, because I feel it is the best forestry school in NY, but at the same time, no because of the other students and issues I have had here. Same Major? Yes. FRM is the best. Surprises? That it’s exactly like high school (in regards to the people and interactions between them), and

how difficult the coursework was. I didn’t expect it to be that difficult and I almost failed out first semester. Now I’ve been working hard to bring my GPA back up. It was a very difficult haul. Advice? 1) Do all of your work all of the time to the best of your ability. Don’t think you’re going to get away just because you’re smart. It is an honor to be at ESF. Know that and work harder than you want to to make sure you succeed. 2) Make a point to know your teachers, go to their office hours, work with them. They want you to succeed, even if it doesn’t seem like it all the time. 3) Make a lot of friends across all walks of life. Don’t just stick with the same few people that you attach to during freshman orientation. Make sure you have a lot of friends and a good social life. Like alumni to know? The professors are amazing. The students are poor. Overall, the College is a great place to learn and grow as an individual.

Brittany MeeksHometown? Syracuse, NY. Major? Natural History and Interpretation. Found ESF? I took an “ESF in the High School” class my Jr. year at G. W. Fowler. Plans? I will be a Literacy Americorps member in Florida. Professor or Course? The classes that left the country, such as going to Honduras for ecological engineering in the tropics, and China for the China Experience. They taught me how to interact with people from different backgrounds in unfamiliar places. In 10 Years? I hope to be doing Environmental Education at a nature center, park, zoo or museum. Influence? The Multicultural Office, Dr. Raydora Drummer Francis and Eileen Baldassarre, along with my supervisor at Moon Library, Bonnie Charity. ESF again? I would, I feel like I had great experiences, met great peo-ple and overall I enjoyed it! Same Major? Well, before becoming an Interpretation major, I was Environmental Studies ,then Wildlife Science. I wish I looked into more majors before applying. Surprises? How hard some of the classes are!! Also, how nice the professors are, well most of them! Advice? Talk to your professors gets to know them, also get involved! ESF has many opportunities to get involved and you should take advantage of them. This could be anything from joining a club, or going abroad for a class. Like alumni to know? It’s becoming more environmental friendly!

Shannon Mollohan ’11 (center) and fellow students at the Spring Awards Banquet in Syracuse.

Shannon MollohanHometown? Midlothian, TX. Major? Environmental Biology. Found ESF? Web search for environmental schools. Plans? Undecided. Professor or Course? Forest Shade Tree Pathology taught by Castello stands out for the interesting information presented. In 10 Years? Something that I love. Maybe in the tropics working with trees, or out west. Influence? My friends and following what I love. ESF again? Yes. Same Major? Yes, or maybe Conservation Biology. Surprises? The sense of commu-nity. Advice? Never ever take 5 labs in one semester, it will kill you. Also, to enjoy the sunny days on the quad with friends, it will be something to remember. Like alumni to know? It has been an amazing college.

Matt Rossi ’11 (left) and Jake Sickmond ‘11

Matthew RossiHometown? Lake Ronkonkoma, NY. Major? Environmental Biology. Found ESF? Heard about it from my parents. Plans? Starting veterinary school at Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Professor or Course? Animal Behavior by Dr. Shields, because the class taught me not to necessarily believe everything I hear and to ask questions to draw my own conclusions. In 10 Years? 10 years from now I hope to be working at a large or mixed animal veterinary practice. Influence? Dr. Baldassarre. Not only was he a great advisor, but he showed how read-ing things other than textbooks is a critical part of education. ESF again? Probably not. Advice? If you’re not from western or central NY, make sure you don’t mind miserable weather.

Jake SickmondHometown? Naples, NY. Major? Wildlife Science. Found ESF? High school advisor, internet. Plans? Laborer for the sum-mer, then looking for jobs in the field. Professor or Course? Wildlife Habitats and Techniques. This course stands out the most to me because it developed different style of thinking and putting everything that I have learned at ESF together. In 10 Years? Not sure, probably not something in the field of wildlife science because there is a lack of permanent jobs in the field. Influence? Don Leopold. ESF again? Yes. Same Major? No. Surprises? The feeling of being a community, and how you look at everything in a different way, and under-stand not only nature, but different aspects and important parts of cities and other urban areas. Advice? Take advantage of everything ESF has to offer, it will be over before you know it.

Kayla Marie O’KaneHometown? Westmoreland, NY. Major? Environmental Science. Found ESF? Interested in Syracuse University and then later noticed ESF near SU Campus. Plans? I am going to Le Moyne and then apply-ing to Veterinary School for the entering class of 2012. Professor or Course? Prof. Elizabeth Hogan has always been an inspir-ing person to me. I have always looked up to her and she has always wished the best for each of her students. She is a big reason why most of us as seniors are graduating and moving forward because she always told us to dream big and never give up be-cause we can do anything we put our minds to. In 10 Years? Successful veterinarian liv-ing near Philadelphia! Influence? Dr.Turner and Prof.Hogan. ESF again? Possibly. Same Major? Yes. Surprises? Friendly environ-ment. Advice? Dream big.... always. If you can imagine it in your mind, you can make it your own reality. Work hard in the begin-ning and it will pay off later.

Kyle StevensHometown? Chittenango, NY. Major? Wildlife Science. Found ESF? Through my high school biology teacher. In 10 Years? I am hoping to study giraffe behavior or animal behavior in general. Influence? My friends at ESF have helped me through any tough time and I will certainly miss my ESF family. ESF again? I would do it over again. Same Major? Yes. Surprises? How much computers are used for work.

CLASS OF 2011

Graduating Student SurveyAs commencement approached for the Class of 2011, we decided to ask our graduating students to reflect on their experiences at ESF, as well as speculate about their futures. We contacted the entire Senior Class and posed the fol-lowing questions:

Published here is a sample of the responses that we received. Congratulations to our newest group of alumni!

1. Name?

2. Hometown?

3. Major?

4. How did you learn about ESF?

5. What are your plans for the next year?

6. What course or professor stands out as you approach graduation? Why?

7. Where do you hope to be 10 years from now? Doing what?

8. Who has influenced you the most in your years at ESF?

9. If you had to do it over again, would you go to ESF?

10. Same major?

11. What surprised you the most after becoming a student at ESF?

12. If you had some advice for incoming students, what would it be?

13. What would you like alumni to know about the College in 2011?

14. Anything else?

STUDENT SURVEY, continued on page 10

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Kerri MurphyHometown? East Islip, NY. Major? Landscape Architecture. Found ESF? SUNY publications & recommendation from H.S. teacher. Plans? I am currently applying to internships in the Northeast Region. Professor or Course? Professor Hoffman, because she is dedicated to her work and her students. As my advisor and professor, she provided the right balance of constructive criticism, encouragement, and recognition for my efforts. In 10 Years? I hope to be working with landscape architects and other professionals. I hope to be even more confident with a strong career and respect of my colleagues. I hope to be designing, collaborating and creating. Influence? Robin Hoffman, Cheryle Doble, George Curry, Matthew Potteiger, Dayton Reuter. ESF again? Yes. Same Major? Yes. Surprises? That there are people in the world who care about recycling as much as I do! Advice? Work for your own goals. Don’t get caught up in comparing your-self to other people’s standards (except the professor who is giving you a grade). Like alumni to know? ESF is doing great: expanding with new buildings, new courses and great new ideas. Anything Else? I wouldn’t change a thing about my experi-ence at ESF.

Jennifer Ma ’11 (left) and fellow graduate Erin Murphy ’11 at the OnCenter in Syracuse for the Spring Awards Banquet.

Jennifer MaHometown? Brooklyn, NY. Major? Wildlife Science. Found ESF? An admissions officer visited my high school. Plans? Seasonal ornithology jobs. Professor or Course? Dr. Baldassarre, ornithology. He helped me find out that this is my passion. He is a great friend and mentor. In 10 Years? Working for a federal organization doing bird work. Influence? Dr. Baldassarre and my friends. ESF again? Yes! Same Major? Yes! Surprises? How un-diverse it is. Advice? Get involved and don’t be shy! Like alumni to know? The yearbook will be awesome! (I’m the editor).

Jill Trunko ’11 with mom, Lynn Dudek.

Jillian TrunkoHometown? Albany, NY. Major? Environmental Studies. Found ESF? My best friend’s father works for New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) told me to look into this school if I was really interested in Environmental Science. Plans? This sum-mer I will be working with the Lake George Association as an Environmental Education Intern. I will soon be hearing if I have been accepted to two different year long intern-ship programs for environmental education, that both start in September. If I do not get chosen for the internships, I will be looking for a full time job. Professor or Course? Professor Mark Meisner stands out to me because the classes I took with him showed me how important and underrated envi-ronmental discourse and communication is in society. Through his class Nature and Popular Culture I learned that environmen-tal issues are much more connected than I thought they were. Interpretative Design is a class that stands out to me because we are working with groups and events in the local

area, and putting together advertising and information for them. It connects our class work to real life. In 10 Years? In 10 years I hope to be working for a nonprofit organi-zation or government agency as a Director of Communications or a Senior Program Coordinator. I hope to get promoted to one of these types of positions after gaining valuable experience through being a full time environmental educator/ interpreter. Influence? My classmates have influenced me the most at ESF. I was a transfer student who started in Environmental Science, but eventually switched majors into Environmental Studies. Because my advisor gave us freedom to make our own schedules, I started taking Environmental Studies courses before I switched. I relied on the experience of my classmates in their majors to make my decision. Talking about my interests to them, and my future goals, I felt more comfortable with the path I have chosen. ESF again? Yes, I would definitely choose to go to ESF again. Same Major? I would probably choose Natural History and Interpretation. However, there are some classes specific to environmental studies that I think I would miss taking. Surprises? I was surprised at how challeng-ing the curriculum is at ESF. I transferred because I did not feel challenged at my old university. Every course at ESF has challenged me to do my best work, and sometimes my best wasn’t enough for the grade I wanted, but it only made me work harder. Being a graduating Senior I am able to reflect on how I am for the educa-tion I received. Advice? Do not wait to get involved with clubs and activities on/off campus. Joining organizations as fresh-man will leave time to make lasting bonds and contacts with important people, and make a difference in the Syracuse commu-nity. Like alumni to know? SUNY-ESF is evolving appropriately with current times.

It has kept its core values of environmental stewardship that the college was built upon, but is also keeping its courses and material fresh and timely. Anything Else? I am very honored to be graduating from one of the best environmental schools in the country, and excited to join the distinguished group of ESF alumni.

Chrystie VernolaHometown? Centerport, NY. Major? Wildlife Science. Found ESF? My high school career fair. Plans? Get a job! Professor or Course? Dr. Shields. He always gave me the best advice! In 10 Years? Working as a wildlife professional. Influence? The faculty here at ESF! ESF again? Yes, most definitely. Same Major? Yes. Surprises? All of the opportunities we are exposed to and working with real pro-fessionals in the field. Advice? Get to know your professors and get involved in school activities. Like alumni to know? Best class ever! I’ll never forget!

Benjamin SchottHometown? Pittsford, NY. Major? Environmental Studies - Communications. Found ESF? My high school guidance coun-selor. Plans? I’m moving to D.C. to work on political and issue campaigns. Professor or

Course? Amardo Rodriguez. He showed me a different way of looking at the world. In 10 Years? I hope to be working in D.C. to help transform and move our world into the 21st century. Influence? Neil Murphy. He has been an inspiration and a role model. ESF again? Yes – absolutely. Same Major? In a heartbeat. Surprises? The convergence of research and service learning. Advice? Live vicariously! Take advantage of every opportunity you can. Be courageous! Like alumni to know? ESF is winning the future! Anything Else? Be courageous, meet new people and improve your world

Top row (L to R): Christopher Lang, Kyle Stevens, Jonah Rothleder; Seated (L to R): Jennifer Ma, Monika Knight, Deanna Russell, Chrystie Vernola.

Christopher LangHometown? Ross, NY. Major? Forest Ecosystem Science. Found ESF? Through the mail. Plans? Work for an ESF graduate. Professor or Course? Dr. Leopold. I TA’d for him and appreciate his teaching style. In 10 Years? Paid job doing restoration forestry and ornithology. Influence? Environmental trade school. ESF again? Yes. Same Major? Yes. Surprises? The number of job opportu-nities. Advice? Get to know your profes-sors in your area of interest. Like alumni to know? Cultural diversity rocks!

ABOVE | Alumni may be interested to know that a gingko biloba tree is one of the species that will grace the grounds of the new Centennial Hall residence.

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Renewing an old tradition...

For the past few years, the ESF Alumni Association has sponsored “Eco-tours”

to some very distant and exotic locations. Alaska, the Galapagos Islands, and Cost Rica offered unusual and exciting adventures but they also involved a consid-erable commitment of time and were fairly expensive.

This year, in the spirit of the Col-lege’s Centennial, a trip to Cape Cod was offered as it had been for several years in the 1980’s and ear-ly 1990’s. In fact, the same travel agent who organized these trips 30 years ago, though now retired, helped put together an inexpensive yet rewarding trip for alumni and their guests this past May.

The goal for the trip in terms of passengers was 35 to 40 and as it turned out, 37 were on the bus. The group departed Syracuse prompt-ly at 8 a.m. Saturday morning as planned, and stopped in Albany to pick up additional alumni. The trip went flawlessly with all sched-ules on time while the passengers enjoyed the opportunity on the bus to read, nap, or get to know fellow alumni. After arriving in Hyan-nis on the Cape, alumni checked into their hotel and then boarded the bus for a wonderful dinner at the Barnstable Tavern in Hyannis. Conversations increased over the meal and later that night in the ho-tel lounge.

On Sunday, the group was de-lighted with a tour guide who pro-vided local history as the bus made its way to Provincetown and the

ship that awaited. This elderly gen-tleman was so good that everyone on the bus later sent him a note of thanks for a superlative tour. Sev-eral stops along the way enriched the alumni as not only history was shared, but also the lifestyle of Cape Cod was explained including local customs. If no whales were seen that day, many agreed the tour guide was entertainment enough.

In Provincetown, the group boarded the ship for a trip to see the

“hundreds of whales” that had been passing through the week before, but as luck would have it, only two humpback whales would be seen that Sunday under cloudy skies and on rough seas. You cannot count on nature, but over and over the alumni kept hearing, “If you had only been here last week, you could have seen dozens of whales from shore!” This was not comforting, but maybe see-ing the two humpbacks was enough.

The next day, the group had

to start back to Syracuse and Al-bany but not before seeing the Woods Hole Oceanographic Cen-ter where alumnus, Steven Beaupre ’99, greeted alumni and discussed his work at Woods Hole where he works as a chemist studying carbon levels in the ocean. After a tour of the museum there, alumni headed back and just like the trip to Cape Cod, everything went like clock-work with the bus pulling onto the ESF campus at the prescribed time

of 6:00 p.m. The success of this trip has

prompted discussion of more “eco/history adventures” from Syra-cuse with some suggesting a trip to FDR’s Hyde Park estate or a fall leaf peeping trip to Vermont, or even a trip to Gettysburg via Corning, NY. There is no question anoth-er trip will occur next year based upon the enthusiasm of the alumni from the Whale Watch, so look for more information early in 2012. 1

WHALE WATCH TRIP TO CAPE COD

TOP | One of the humpback whales sighted on the trip.

ABOVE | This boat carried 37 ESF alumni and guests on their May 2011 whale watch trip.

LEFT | The ESF Alumni group departing campus for the Centennial Whale Watch adventure!

Woods Hole, MA is the home of the famous Oceanographic Institute and has managed to keep its quaint charm.

The Woods Hole Exhibit Center and Gift Shop is housed in a renovated church.

Another landmark on the alumni trip to Cape Cod was this picturesque lighthouse.

On the Cape Cod tour, alumni visited one of the oldest windmills in the US.

Dave and Mary Clements ’82 at the Barnstable Tavern which provided dinner on Saturday night.

Mike Birmingham ’68 and Earl Beardsley, the Cape Cod docent, are shown at the Cape Cod National Seashore Visitor’s Center.

1 L to R: Kathleen Graber, Anne Marie Sebesta ’78 and her niece, Jeannie Sebesta (age 10), Scott ’90 and Mary Ellen Winkelman, and Thomas Graber ’86 enjoying dinner on the Cape.

2 L to R: Florence and Karl Blixt ’57, Judy and Terry Dailey ’66, and the Cape Cod docent Earl Beardsley. Earl’s insights into Cape Cod history were priceless.

3 L to R: Zachary ’06 and Juliette Wentworth, Jim ’72 and Jean Goulet, Mary Reagan-Lough, Christine Woythal and Christopher Mannes ’90 at the dinner on Saturday night.

4 Relaxing in the Radisson Hotel Lounge: back row: Dawn Fyffe ’97, Debrah French, VP for Enrollment Management and Marketing Dr. Bob French, Neil ’64 and Jerrie Brownell; front row: Mary Reagan-Lough, and Isabel Arndt. Missing from photo: Paul Arndt ’57.

5 Waiting for the bus at the hotel in Hyannis, MA: L to R: Terry ’66 and Judy Dailey, Jeffrey ’79 and Janis Bernard.

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1 One of the many attractions that alumni saw at the MOST was Stan Munro’s “Toothpick City II.” This impressive exhibit displays the world’s best known temples and towers constructed entirely out of tooth-picks and Elmer’s glue!

2 Alumni Board Member Mary Clements ’82 with Larry Leatherman, the Director of Syracuse’s Museum of Science and Technology, and Virginia Hoveman. Larry is also President of the ESF College Foundation Board.

3 Colby Fisher receives the Alumni Memorial Scholarship for the junior class from Board Member Jim Goulet ’72 at the MOST.

4 Alumni Board Member Terry Bluhm ’70 presents an Alumni Memorial Scholarship to senior Kean Clifford at the annual Central New York Dinner.

5 Before the reception and dinner at the MOST, alumni were treated to a tour of the recently refurbished King & King Architects building in downtown Syracuse. The tour was led by Managing Partner Peter King (left) and Project Manager Jason Benedict (center), and was ar-ranged by Alumni Association President David Tessier ’68 (right).

The King & King Architects firm is housed in a renovated factory that was built over 100 years ago. The renova-tions to the structure have garnered a LEED Platinum certification.

7 Dean Hackett ’95 of Hunt Engineers, Architects and Land Surveyors with students Kyle Buser ’13 and Eric Blatz ’13.

8 Ben Hardy ’05 and Charles Engel from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

9 Tom Slocum and Jason Hanna. Jason represented Northeastern Retail Lumber Assoc.

10 Michael Altieri ’09 and Kris Dimmick ’85 & ’91 meet with a professional representative at the career fair.

11 Rob Davies ’84 and John Gibbs ’83 at the SAF meeting in Syracuse.

12 Rich Taber ’96, Bill Van Gorp ’09, and Bob Quinn ’74 visit at the Syracuse SAF reception in January.

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13 The June Alumni Association Board Meeting attracted thirty of its thirty-four members!

14 Alumni Board Members John Bartow ’82 and Sandy Bonanno ’92 chat at the June meeting which was held in Moon Library.

15 At the June Board Meeting, Chris Sandstrom ’75 catches up with the student representative on the Board, Eugene Law. Eugene is the President of the Undergraduate Student Association.

16 Board Members Harold Schumm ’53 and Thayer Miller ’71 handed out commemorative Centennial wine goblets to the graduating students at the Champagne Toast.

17 Marshall Auditorium was packed as seniors received instruc-tions from Director of Student Activities Laura Crandall ’05 about their upcoming graduation ceremonies.

18 Four students enjoyed the Senior Mixer after the Champagne Toast on a very sunny day in Syracuse! The Senior Mixer was co-sponsored by the Alumni Association, and featured drinks, food and music on the quad.

19 Jamie Savage, Mike Walsh RS ’85, and Andy Hayes ’89 & ’00 catch up at the SAF meeting in Syracuse.

20 Sloane Crawford ’86, Mike Burns ’90, Sue Keister ’80, Fred Munk ’79, Tom Wolfe '73

21 Elizabeth Murphy ’11, Ruth Yanai, Kevin King ’88

22 Ann Ficula with daughter, Sandra Ficula ’11 who hail from Chester, NJ celebrate Sandra’s graduation. Sandra is con-sidering a career in design and art.

23 Greg McGee, Alex Weir, Jacqueline Frair, Kim Schulz, and Chris Whipps, faculty in Environmental and Forest Biology celebrate with the students at convocation.

24 The Simonin family has a long history with ESF. From left: Martha, Paul ’09, graduate Mark ’11, grandmother Myrtle, whose father Alfred Down graduated in 1916, dad Howard ’71, and aunt, Mary.

25 Photographed in the College Bookstore just before con-vocation: grandmother Terri DellaVecchia, father, Keith DellaVecchia, graduate Lea DellaVecchia ’11 and mom, Karen Arent ’85.

26 The Class of 2011 raises their glasses for a Champagne Toast! While they face a difficult economic climate, it was clear that they were anxious to move onto the next phase of their lives. Welcome to our newest group of alumni!

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L. Oak Leaf SweatshirtOur full zip sweatshirt features the College’s founding year - what a great way to celebrate the centennial of ESF. Available in black or forest green Sizes: S–XXLPrice: $40.00

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IN MEMORIAM

Arthur Davies, 1935Joseph Kremen, 1936Howard Bartlett, 1937Louis DeFuria, 1939Bertram Husch, 1943Arthur Aronoff, 1950John Brown, 1950William Morse, 1951Robert Peck, 1951Paul Ryan, 1951George Barton, 1953George Nile, 1953Nelson Button, 1954Thomas Sullivan, 1954John Bowman, 1955Howard Burnett, 1955Joseph Steeley, 1956Harry Porter, 1959Adrian Gilbert, 1962John Lewicki, 1962Thomas Dunn, 1963Roy Bertch, 1968Dennis Hlavac, 1974Richard Loman, 1976Travis Solomon, 1984William Boruta, 1985Brett Armstrong, 1997

1936 | REUNION

This year is the College’s 100th anniversary, and is also the anniversary of your graduation! We have a great slate of events planned for Alumni and Family Fall BBQ on September 22-24th. The weekend starts on Thursday night with the Senior Dinner honor-ing classes that graduated 50 years ago and earlier. Reservation materials have already been mailed, so be on the lookout! Questions? Contact the Alumni Office at 315-470-6632 or alumni@esf.edu.

Joseph Kremen (FOR) passed away on March 9, 2011. Joe was a Renaissance Man - he could build any-thing, fix anything, and quote Shakespeare. He was an amazing cook and baker, and loved to entertain. He was a wonderful father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. During his career he was a cowboy, owned his own construction company, and was an engineer. One of his proudest accomplishments was the Long Beach Boardwalk and Discovery Trail in Long Beach, Washington. He is survived by a daughter, a brother, a grandaughter, and a great-grandson.

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Al Klayman (WPE) writes, “I am 97 years old and still getting along without any walking aids, and am still driving my car, but just locally. Is there anybody else from a class before 1938 still around?”

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Louis J. De Furia Sr. (FRM) passed away on December 31. Louis was a graduate of Syracuse’s Central High School. He received his pilot’s license in 1941 from SU’s Ground School. During World War II, he worked at Glen Martin Co., a manufacturer of war planes, which was located in Baltimore, MD. It was in Baltimore where he met and married his wife of 66 years, Helen. When the couple returned to Syracuse, Louis and his brother, Edward, opened and operated East Syracuse

Appliance, a position he held for over 40 years. Even in his 90s, “Uncle Lou” was everybody’s “Mr. Fix-It.” He was an avid reader and loved his sports and pets above all. Louis was predeceased by his wife, and his son. Surviving are several step-grandchildren, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, and numerous great- and great-great-nieces, -nephews and several cousins.

1941 | REUNION

This year is the College’s 100th anniversary, and is also the anniversary of your graduation! We have a great slate of events planned for Alumni and Family Fall BBQ on September 22-24th. The weekend starts on Thursday night with the Senior Dinner honor-ing classes that graduated 50 years ago and earlier. Reservation materials have already been mailed, so be on the lookout! Questions? Contact the Alumni Office at 315-470-6632 or alumni@esf.edu.

Zygmund Lenchert (LA) writes, “Just some informa-tion to my classmates still around that I am here and in good health. I have lost my wife but have 2 children, 3 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. Have had a good career in the US Navy, CIA and even put my landscape architecture education to good use running my own office thanks to the education I received with Professor Brad Sears, Dr. Arnold and Dr. Cox. Have enjoyed travelling over the years. Now spend my time working around the yard and golfing. My best to those classmates still around.”

Sidney Mintzer (PSE) writes, “I have been retired since 1983 from the New York State Department of Transportation - Geotechnical Engineering Bureau. June and I have been spending the winters in Florida for many years but enjoy the rest of the year at our home in Albany. I wish good health to my remaining classmates.”

Al Obrist (LA) writes, “I am happy to see that the College is now offering some athletics for the students. Through the 1930’s and 1940’s, foresters participated with the Syracuse University teams. We had foresters on the track, cross-country, boxing, and soccer teams. I remember Ken Norton, who was with me on the cross-country team; I was Captain in ’41. I did no running after college but spent my time with the Adirondack Mountain Club hiking the Adirondack 46 mountains over 4,000 feet elevation, and many others. Best wishes to the Mighty Oaks!”

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Rev. Sheldon Stephenson (PSE) writes, “This is to tell you I am glad to receive the college newsletter. I grew up in Syracuse, NY. I am now 90 years old. I graduated from the New York State College of Forestry (as it was called then) in 1942. I went on to graduate in Theology from Boston University. I spent my working days pas-toring churches in and around Ithaca, NY. I retired to Morgantown, NC. I keep volunteering: I work 4 hours a week in the hospital emergency room, four hours rid-ing with the city police, calling on Hospice patients, ushering at the city auditorium, praying the prayers for the City Council, etc. And of course going to church. The environment is still very important to me.”

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Bertram Husch (FRM), a forester with a long career both in Chile and abroad, has passed away. He received his Bachelors and Masters degrees at ESF, and his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan. He was professor of for-estry at the University of New Hampshire from 1951 to

1961. Between 1961 and 1983 he worked as a forestry officer at FAO. During this period, he was director of research projects and forestry development in Ecuador and Chile, where he made many friends and fond mem-ories. He was also section chief of FAO forest invento-ries. Husch conducted missions in Asia, Africa, Central and South America and the Caribbean, and authored numerous publications, including eight texts on forest mensuration, forest inventory, policy, forest legislation and the environment.

1946 | REUNION

This year is the College’s 100th anniversary, and is also the anniversary of your graduation! We have a great slate of events planned for Alumni and Family Fall BBQ on September 22-24th. The weekend starts on Thursday night with the Senior Dinner honor-ing classes that graduated 50 years ago and earlier. Reservation materials have already been mailed, so be on the lookout! Questions? Contact the Alumni Office at 315-470-6632 or alumni@esf.edu.

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Willard Fichtel (WPE) writes, “Spoke to Tom Luddy (WPE) on Veteran’s Day. Annual rite. Playing golf reg-ularly and it’s easier to shoot my age as time goes by.”

Robert Paris (PSE) writes, “Still running my (income) tax business.”

Arlo Sterner (FRM) writes, “Paul Tobler (FRM) finally found me - came to visit in Wolcott, VT with his son...well, one of them. We are both ‘old.’ I am 85, Paul is younger. This visit marked 63 years since I have seen him - wow! I hope to see him again, but even old super trees die! I still hear from George Webster (’50, FRM) via e-mail.”

• Those alumni reported as deceased are listed in the “In Memoriam” column below. If we received addi-tional information and/or an obituary, it may be found in the individual’s class year.

• These class notes were received by the Alumni Office before June 1, 2011. The next issue of the Alumni News will have a deadline of January 31, 2012.

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A Note about ObituariesDue to spacing restrictions in the Alumni News, published obituaries in future issues may be limited to the following information: date and place of birth, other colleges attended, a brief military history (when applicable), a short description of career, any significant accomplishments, favorite hobbies, and surviving family. As always, the editing of the Alumni News rests with the Alumni Office staff. Thank you for your cooperation.

Please send obituaries to:Jennifer PalladinoESF Alumni Office1 Forestry Drive; 219 Bray HallSyracuse, NY 13210-2785When we receive the name of an alum who has died, but do not receive an obituary, we verify the death and publish the name and class year in the “In Memoriam” section.

CLASS NOTES

Everyone Has A StoryBack by popular demand in this issue is our latest feature, “Everyone Has a Story.” We have selected several alumni at random from among those who paid their alumni dues or are Life Members and asked them to fill us in on their lives since graduation as well as their favorite memories of ESF. The idea behind this series is to show the great di-versity of our alumni: what they do, where they live, what their opinions are, etc. We hope that you enjoy reading the following alumni stories! The following questions were posed to participating alumni:

Your major at ESF

Degree(s) and year of graduation from ESF

Other colleges attended

Where you currently reside (city, state or country)

Current family, divorced, children, spouse,partner, etc

Current occupation/employer

Favorite or most helpful course at ESF & why

Favorite or most memorable professor

Course you wish you had taken at ESF

People you would like to hear from again (classmates, roommates, etc.)

Hobbies

Why you attended ESF?

In a few words, what does ESF mean to you - how did it affect or change your life?

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CHEDUAEFBEREESES/LAFEGFORFORECONFORZOOLFRMLAPSERMRS or WWPE

ChemistryDual Forestry / BiologyEnvironmental & Forest BiologyEnvironmental & Resource EngineeringEnvironmental Science / Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Studies / Landscape ArchitectureForest EngineeringForestryForest EconomicsForest ZoologyForest Resource ManagementLandscape ArchitecturePaper Science Engineering / Pulp & PaperResource ManagementRanger SchoolWood Products Engineering

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John M. Brown (WPE) died on Feb. 3, 2011. John was a fixture in Eastern Oregon, having lived in the region since 1950. He was born in Syracuse on Oct. 16, 1920. He worked as a merchant seaman on the East Coast of the United States, prior to entering the New York State Militia in 1940. As a full-time member of the mi-litia, John trained recruits at West Point Academy in the use of firearms and artillery. John enlisted in the U. S. Army in 1943, attending basic parachute jump training at Fort Benning, GA, prior to shipping out to France in February, 1945. He was stationed at Auxerre, France, in the closing months of World War II. He would frequently talk about how much he enjoyed be-ing in the parachute corps, and of his love for “hitting the silk.” After the allied victory in Europe, Brown was honorably discharged from the Army. John returned to Syracuse, where he worked for a time on the New York Barge Canal while attending SUNY-ESF. After graduation, John and his first wife, Jean, moved across country to Lewiston, Idaho, where John took employ-ment in the lumber mill at Potlatch Forest Industries. In the 1970s, John was appointed to the Oregon State Land Conservation and Development Commission, an official planning group charged with overseeing urban growth boundaries in municipalities throughout the state. He was predeceased by his first wife, Jean Brown. Survivors include his second wife, Marian Brown; his brother, James Brown; his children, J. B. Brown, Vicki Jurgensmeier and Jeff Brown; his stepchildren, Steve Allison, Kim Clarke and Lynne Hanna; 16 grandchil-dren; and two great-grandchildren.

Kenneth Watson (WPE) writes, “Managed to spend four days in Wanakena, NY at the Pack Basket Inn while visiting the Ranger School (Class of ’43) in August 2010. Spent three hours over lunch with Bob Sand on August 25th, just 12 days before he passed on. December 15th I had a total left knee replacement, as I could hardly walk. Been living alone the past eleven years since my wife died instantly in an auto accident on her way to work as an RN.”

1951 | REUNION

This year is the College’s 100th anniversary, and is also the anniversary of your graduation! We have a great slate of events planned for Alumni and Family Fall BBQ on September 22-24th. The weekend starts

on Thursday night with the Senior Dinner honor-ing classes that graduated 50 years ago and earlier. Reservation materials have already been mailed, so be on the lookout! Questions? Contact the Alumni Office at 315-470-6632 or alumni@esf.edu.

Gerald Prange (UND) writes “It was so good to hear from John Zerbe (’53, WPE) via e-mail. John is still working part-time at the USFPL. He and wife Ruby are well and active. Mary and I are the same; living in Pinewild CC near Pinehurst, NC. Contact us at: gprange@nc.rr.com.”

1952

Stanley Becker (WPE) writes, “I am a retired academic who is thoroughly enjoying my new occupation of do-ing nothing unless I want to. No more faculty meetings. No more students grousing about their grades. No more committee meetings. Life is good!”

Jay Hutchinson (FOR) writes, “I got married in August 2010 to long-time friend Gloria Livingston. Classmate Bob Levine (FRM) was best man. Bob and I cement-ed our early friendship pulling ribes (gooseberries) from sugar pine stands and fighting a week-long fire in the Stanislaus National Forest in California’s Sierra Nevada in 1949. In 1952 after graduation, we drove out to Oregon, put screens on Timberline Lodge’s windows for a week, climbed Mt. Hood, then spent the summer locating survey markers for the Oregon State Tax Commission, before being drafted during the Korean War.”

Ed Kimball (FRM) writes, “Not much new since my trip in 2010, including the alumni meeting in April in Utica. Still savoring that trip! Patiently waiting for fly fishing season on the McKenzie River. Weather here still cool - snow deep in Cascades. At 84 years, one has music, martinis, memories, and (hopefully) not too much pain!”

1953

Capt. George “Bill” Barton (LA), USAF (Ret.), 81, passed away on April 22, 2011, in San Antonio, Texas. He was born on January 5, 1930, in Hudson, NY, to George and Lena May Barton. He graduated from ESF in June of 1953, with a degree in Landscape Architecture. His first job was with Robert Trent Jones, as a draftsman designing golf courses. Bill and Lauretta were married June 6, 1953 and the Air Force called him to active duty on April 15, 1954. After 23 years in the Air Force, Bill retired to pursue a second career as an Assistant District Executive for the Boy Scouts of America. His loves in life, after his family, were the Boy Scouts and frequent-ing local gun shows. He was an Eagle Scout, a card-car-rying member of the NRA, as well as a member of the USAF Shooters Association, Alamo Arms Collectors, and the San Antonio Rifle and Pistol Club. During his retirement, he stayed active in the Boy Scouts, as part of their Eagle Scout Review Board. Survivors include his wife of nearly 58 years, Lauretta Barton; 2 sons, Bill Barton, Jr., and Fred Barton; a daughter, Teresa Barton McCollum and husband Shawn; two grandchildren, Cooper and Kendall McCollum; and extended family in the upstate New York area.

Dick Pellissier (FRM) writes, “We are still living on the coast in Gearhart, OR, however, we plan to relocate back to the Northeast soon. Our two sons are making a career in the military and civil service, and our two daughters are grade school teachers.”

1955

Howard Burnett (FRM) passed away on December 27, 2010. Mr. Burnett worked for the U.S. Forest Service for 32 years, serving national forests in Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina. He also served in state and private forestry in the Southeast, Northeast, and in Washington, DC. After retirement, Mr. Burnett re-mained active in forestry, volunteering at the American Forests organization and various local tree boards and commissions.

1956 | REUNION

This year is the College’s 100th anniversary, and is also the anniversary of your graduation! We have a great slate of events planned for Alumni and Family Fall BBQ on September 22-24th. The weekend starts on Thursday night with the Senior Dinner honor-ing classes that graduated 50 years ago and earlier. Reservation materials have already been mailed, so be on the lookout! Questions? Contact the Alumni Office at 315-470-6632 or alumni@esf.edu.

1959

Harry W. Porter, Jr. (LA), a former University of Virginia faculty member and dean, passed away on January 19, 2011. Harry was one of the founding fig-ures of the School of Architecture, after having taught at the University of Michigan from 1965 until 1969, and Harvard from 1964 until 1965. Upon arriving, he established the School of Architecture’s department of landscape architecture and served as its first chair from 1969 until 1982. Later, Porter served as associate dean of administration from 1982 until 1983 and interim dean of the School until he was appointed dean in

The Reverend Sheldon Stephenson, Class of 1942 enjoys receiving the Alumni News!

Harry Porter ’59 has passed away.

Three generations! Loyal alumnus Howard Dean ’42 with his son-in-law, Leonard Charney, and grandson Connor Hardiman. Connor has declared that he would like to attend ESF in the future!

CLASS OF 1951 SCHOLARSHIPTHE 2011 RECIPIENTS

Front row (L to R): Dean Wellington (senior), a Bioprocess Engineering major from Arkport, NY; Megan Reymore (senior), a Landscape Architecture major from Vermontville, NY; Martin Holdrege (junior), a Wildlife Science major from Ghent, NY. Back row (L to R): Kathryn Woodworth (junior), a Wildlife Science major from Fulton, NY; Amanda Kaier (sophomore), undeclared major from Rome, NY; and Kelly Bell (sophomore), an Environmental Biology major from Harpursville, NY. Congratulations, winners!

EVERYONE HAS A STORY

Terrence J. Boyle ’53Major: Landscape Engineering and Recreational ManagementDegree: BS, 1953Other colleges: Harvard University Graduate School of Design (MLA, 1959)Current residence: Huntington, VTFamily: Married to Marilyn Wheeler in 1954. 4 children. Divorced in 1980. Remarried 1986 to Robin Waen.Career status: Consultant landscape architect. Sold T.J. Boyle Associates after 43 year practice on January 1, 2010.Favorite course/professor: George Earle – watercolor, which I am still pursuing professionally. Also – Brad Sears, Dr. Howe for when I washed petrie dishes.Course(s) wish taken: Public speaking and more English Lit.Would like to hear from: Richard Alexander, Bob Marlewski, Doug Chapman, Gunther Weidel.Hobbies: Gardening, reading biographical histories, ski-ing, painting.Why attended ESF: Inexpensive, close to hometown, forestry appealed to me as a high school student.useful in rural areas. Do not like cities. What ESF means to you: I was fortunate to attend with a $60.00/semester lab fee and worked in the dining hall, fraternity, and cleaned the old student union at night. A superb technical education for my career choice in land-scape architecture, avoided the draft, entered OCS and prepared me for graduate work at Harvard. The discipline of study for 6-10 hour days and the Saturday morning field trips. Really enjoyed summer camp with Fedkiw, Prof. Arnold, etc. Side camp was another matter!

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1989. During his tenure, Porter was awarded the Elson Professor of Architecture chair and the Lawrence Lewis Jr., Professor of Architecture chair. Porter was recog-nized nationally as one of the country’s finest educa-tors in landscape architecture. He was a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), an honorary member of the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects (VSAIA), and former president of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture. In addition to Anne, his wife of 51 years, Harry is survived by his son, Jeffrey and daughter-in-law, Sharon; son, Steven and his partner, Douglas Stroup; son, Daniel and daughter-in-law, Mary Beth; grandchildren, Brian, Holly, Christopher and Olivia, and brother Randall; and sister-in-law, Diane; as well as several nieces and nephews and their families, and his dog, Otis.

Dick Rounseville (FRM) and Lee Bender (FRM) write, “As we do a quick run of the numbers, about 56% of us have given to the College this year. We know some of you donate to other worthy projects at ESF and cannot also contribute toward our Class Scholarship, but we would encourage all of our classmates who have not do-nated to make a contribution no matter how small. You would be surprised at how fast those nickels and dimes add up when we are all united in this effort to help a deserving Senior who has come this far and needs just a little help to finish. We recall a similar circumstance in our own class and what a wonderful thing it would have been if there had been funds available, and in place to help, provided by a group of alumni who really care. Remember, if you want your contribution to go to the ‘Class of ’59 Scholarship Fund,’ you must so designate. Help us make the Class of ’59 Scholarship a success so we can help worthy students for years to come!”

1960

Mark Marquisee (CHE) writes, “After getting a Ph.D. in biochemistry at Cornell University in 1964, I took a research position at E.I. duPont de Nemours Company in Wilmington, DE for 11 years. In 1975 I quit my re-search position and changed careers, turning a filmmak-ing hobby into a successful full-time business. For the last 20 years my wife and I have been primarily involved in producing ‘Families of the World,’ a successful docu-mentary series for children on other cultures. I will for-ever value my undergraduate years at ESF.”

Paul McIntyre (FRM) shares, “Our youngest daugh-ter Sally earned her Ph.D. in Chemistry at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa in 2010.”

1961 | REUNION

This year is the College’s 100th anniversary, and is also the anniversary of your graduation! We have a great slate of events planned for Alumni and Family Fall BBQ on September 22-24th. The weekend starts on Thursday night with the Senior Dinner honor-ing classes that graduated 50 years ago and earlier. Reservation materials have already been mailed, so be on the lookout! Questions? Contact the Alumni Office at 315-470-6632 or alumni@esf.edu.

1962

Zenjiro Osawa (CHE) writes, “Congratulations on the celebration of SUNY-ESF’s 100th anniversary. Almost a half-century has passed since I graduated from our school and I can remember vividly the days that I spent in Syracuse. I yearn for my old and fruitful school life, as I am very proud of my study-abroad in the USA. I confess that without my study at SUNY-ESF, I cannot imagine my long and fruitful career of education and research. Thank you friends!”

1963

Theodore Knebel (LA) writes, “Although retired, I have spent 81 days in China, working with Four Winds Collaborative Design since 2008. In 2011, I was there for 30 days. Our work together has involved landscape planning and design for urban canal improvements and major park design with active/passive features for various cities in China The highlight of my previous career was preparing for the 1980 Winter Olympics at Whiteface Mountain and Mt. Van Hoevenberg, while retained as LA at Encon. ESF has enriched my life in many ways.”

1964

Paul Haggard (FRM) writes, “Retiring on my birthday, 5/6, from drug-pushing at Wernersville State Hospital. Wish I could join you all at Cranberry, but I’ll be per-manently in Portland, OR by then! Let me know when and where I can meet up with alumni in my chosen new area of interest. Have your usual great time!”

1965

Dean Phelps (FRM) writes, “Currently on a 5-month cruise from Florida to Australia with many stops en route. Sailing on a friend’s 50' catamaran. I have com-pleted three trans-Atlantic trips on mono hull sailboats. This is my first catamaran voyage. When in the USA, I live aboard my own 41' steel ocean going motor vessel.”

1966 | REUNION

This year is the College’s 100th anniversary, and is also the anniversary of your graduation! We have a great slate of events planned for Alumni, Family, and Friends Fall BBQ on September 23-24th. The week-end will kick off with a campus-wide reception on Friday evening where you can reconnect with your

classmates. On Saturday, see the Woodsmen’s Team events, go to the SU vs. Toledo football game, enjoy the barbecue, tour Heiberg Forest, see faculty demon-strations, and/or enjoy the local flavor of a “Taste of Central New York.” See the back page for reservation details and event information. If you need an address or other information to encourage your classmates to attend, just contact the Alumni Office at 315-470-6632 or alumni@esf.edu.

1967

David Tousignant (FRM) writes, “Finally leaving the snow and moving to coastal North Carolina in June! Retirement is wonderful!”

1968

Peter Wallace (WPE) has received the 2011 Herman L. Joachim Distinguished Service Award bestowed by the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI). Wallace is business director of industrial spe-cialties at Arclin, a leading provider of bonding, sur-facing and related products for engineered building, industrial materials, and natural resources markets. The award is given to a member of the industry who exem-plifies leadership that has significantly contributed to the advancement of TAPPI.

1969

Eugene Robbins (FOR) writes, “Retired in 2009 af-ter a 26-year career in the forest industry ending as Corporate Manager of Business Development for Great Northern Nekoosa. This followed 15 years in consult-ing, three years with Canal Forest Resources as VP of Operations before forming The Charlotte Consulting Group, Inc. in 1994. The firm specialized in business consulting in the forest products area. Elizabeth and I enjoy traveling, grandchildren, and I enjoy golf and fly fishing.”

EVERYONE HAS A STORY

William Haskins ’69Major: Pulp & Paper TechnologyDegree: BS, 1969Current residence: Mesa, AZFamily: MarriedCareer status: Senior Estimator – Commercial and Industrial Electrical ContractorFavorite course: Unit Operations – gave a good basis for how things work.Favorite professor: Dr. Stenoff Would like to hear from: My classmates – I think there were only about 10-12 of us.Hobbies: Golf, tinkering.Why attended ESF: It was affordable and well rated. What ESF means to you: It gave me a good base to be able to do a lot of things in my life. I have had six different careers – retired twice – and I look forward to maybe 1 or 2 more careers before it’s over.

1970

George Murphy (EFB) writes, “At 62, keeping nimble by working at my local, excellent, budget-crunched el-ementary school and catching SEAZ birds with the new NIKON. Special shout-outs to Phillips, Timberlake, Robbins, and Catchpole, and all of the other interest-ing Stumpies - hey, when are they going to make the hats XXXL for my fat head? You all are invited to Port Washington library in August to hear the Queazles play!”

Bob Howard RS ’78, Fred Gliesing ’78, Department Chair David Newman at the Syracuse SAF reception.

John Montagne MLA ’88 from The Chazen Companies at the ESF Career Fair.

Three PhDs with chemistry degrees! (L to R): Bill Winter ’66, Art Stipanovic ’74, and Terry Bluhm ’70. Bill and Art are faculty members in the Chemistry Department at ESF, and Terry serves on the Alumni Association Board of Directors.

EVERYONE HAS A STORY

David Hayes ’60Major: Landscape ArchitectureDegree: BS LA, 1960Current residence: Fullerton, CAFamily: Angie (wife), 5 children, 7 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchildCareer status: Retired. Part-time consulting arborist.Favorite course: Landscape Construction. I like to bring ideas to reality.Favorite professor: Brad Sears and George Earle.Course(s) wish taken: Had no time for other courses. Too busy to wish!Would like to hear from: The Silver Key Club – they know who they are!Hobbies: Golf, chasing grandchildren, travel.Why attended ESF: I wanted to expand a tree care busi-ness I owned at the time.What ESF means to you: I had never heard of Landscape Architecture. It led to a long and interesting career in park and recreation design and arboricultural consulting.

Class of 1960 Landscape Architecture graduate David Hayes

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EVERYONE HAS A STORY

Robert Geraci ’73Major: Resources ManagementDegree: BS, 1973Other colleges: Masters in Public Administration, Syracuse University Maxwell School, 1999Current residence: Baldwinsville, NYFamily: Recently widowed; two children, John and Amber each with families of their own who live in the Syracuse area. Have three grandchildren.Career status: Recently retired as Onondaga County Commissioner of Parks, Syracuse, New York. Also directed environmental education facilities for New York City Parks and Atlanta, Georgia City Parks.Favorite course: Dendrology with Ketchledge. That knowledge, which has stayed with me (including remem-bering most of the Latin names!), gave the woods a per-sonality so to speak, in that by knowing the tree names and characteristics, one knew the dimensions of the forest far more deeply than what would be experienced without such knowledge. Every walk in the woods is so much richer for that awareness.Favorite professor: So many had distinct personalities and perhaps because the subject matter was so real and meaningful to both the professor and student, it was easy to connect with just about all of them. Ketchledge of course stood out. And I was most honored to meet and get to know years later when I was the director of Beaver Lake Nature Center, William Harlow, who signed my Dendrology book and also taught me how to make a Moosewood Whistle (he really did!)Course(s) wish taken: It would have been interesting to have been in a class where books like Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac and others that deal with land conservation ethics and man’s role in the natural world, would have been discussed. His definition of a true con-servationist (read “November, Axe in Hand”) defines my outlook.

Would like to hear from: I’m lucky to live in the Syracuse area where attending the alumni dinners and other func-tions allows a lot of contact with classmates and fellow alums. Hobbies: Love to garden and hunt and read! But now, my grandchildren are at the top of my list.Why attended ESF: As a child I always loved the outdoors and although I had no specific idea where I would end up with this degree, I knew it would likely be in a field that maintained this close tie to the outdoors. Starting out do-ing environmental education and then finalizing a career as a parks commissioner could only be described as one of the luckiest things a person could experience.What ESF means to you: The education gave me a power-ful foundation to pursue the career I did, which held exactly to the theme of “Resources Management”. The course work may have been more narrowly defined at the time I was enrolled to emphasize forestry, but the under-lying principles that were taught combined with the clear love of nature, woodlands and the great outdoors that were shared by all at ESF, gave me an education that was both meaningful and real by any standard of measure. The education and experience were truly congruent with what I valued most important in my life.

Bob Geraci ’73 with his three grandchildren.

Dennis Parent (FRM) writes, “Inland Empire Paper Co. celebrates its 100th also in 2011 as does the Priest River Exp. Forest (USFS - 60 miles north of Coeur d’Alene, ID). A lot of good things got started in 1911. Oh, don’t want to forget the Weeks Act. Mr. Weeks was a senator from my home state of Massachusetts. I wish I could get back to Syracuse to help celebrate. I’ll get there one of these years.”

Bruce Shelley (EFB) writes, “Working as a consultant in the game industry since early 2009 when Microsoft shut down my group. Currently working for Zynga, pub-lisher of social networking games including Farmville, Frontierville, and Mafia Wars.”

1971 | REUNION

This year is the College’s 100th anniversary, and is also the anniversary of your graduation! We have a great slate of events planned for Alumni, Family, and Friends Fall BBQ on September 23-24th. The week-end will kick off with a campus-wide reception on Friday evening where you can reconnect with your classmates. On Saturday, see the Woodsmen’s Team events, go to the SU vs. Toledo football game, enjoy the barbecue, tour Heiberg Forest, see faculty demon-strations, and/or enjoy the local flavor of a “Taste of Central New York.” See the back page for reservation details and event information. If you need an address or other information to encourage your classmates to attend, just contact the Alumni Office at 315-470-6632 or alumni@esf.edu. Edward Basta (LA) is enjoying his 36th year of self-employment in Syracuse, NY. He specializes in high-end residential landscape projects in the Central New York region. His recent projects include a million dollar redo, and he is also pursuing an art career in “found object wall assemblages.” He says, “It’s been a challenge! Would enjoy corresponding with class members on Facebook. ebasta@twcny.rr.com.”

David Oliver (CHE) professor and associate dean of Iowa State University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been named interim dean effective July 1. He will serve until a new dean is appointed. Oliver joined the Iowa State faculty in 1996 as chair of botany (now part of the Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology). He was appointed associate dean for research in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in 2003. Prior to coming to IISU, he served on the fac-ulty of the University of Idaho, Moscow, from 1979 to 1996. He also has worked as an agricultural scientist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Conn.; was a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow; and has been a visiting professor at CERN (Grenoble, France) and Flinders University (Adelaide, Australia). Oliver’s research focuses on plant metabolism and how plants adjust to environmental and developmental changes. As associate dean, he has focused on start-up support for new faculty.

Peter Rzasa (CHE) writes, “My wife Barbara and I have been studying lichenology. We have been asked by sev-eral nature centers and organizations to provide lectures on lichens and to display our collection. I hope to retire in September and spend more time roaming the local forests.”

1973

Justin Culkowski (FRM) would like to say “Happy 60th birthday” to the many members of the Class of 1973 born in 1951. “I became a grandfather last fall and I never thought this would be such a positive experi-ence. Also wanted to share I have taught Introduction to Meteorology at ESF for the past three years and have re-ally enjoyed it. It is the same course I took with Lee Herrington in 1972, and that led to a 25-year career as

a weather officer in the Air Force and AF Reserve. The College is in great shape, and I hope classmates will visit the Alumni Office in 219 Bray if in Syracuse.”

Albert Gomolka (FRM) writes, “After having retired from 37 years with the NJ State Park Service, I have devoted some time in dealing with my hobbies. I have collected sports cards, non-sports cards, postcards and comic books for 55 years, and I’ve decided it’s time to sell (at least some of them). I plan on returning to cam-pus this summer to share in the College’s Anniversary Celebration, and I hope to see many of my fellow class-mates there!”

Steve Ostaff (FRM) writes, “I just turned 60, retired from teaching, and Army National Guard. I live alone on my 240-acre tree farm up a deep, dark hollow. I have done some consulting forestry work and enjoy select-ing and marking for harvest. Deer browse and invasive species are major problems here. I keep in touch with classmate Steve Andersen (FRM). ESF was a wonder-ful place to go to college.”

1974

Walter Edmonds (FEG) writes, “Approaching retire-ment from federal service in June 2011.”

Dennis Hlavac (EFB), 59, of Wallingford, CT, died on June 9, 2011, at the Smilow Cancer Center at Yale New Haven Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Karen Rogers Hlavac. He was born in Bayshore, NY, May 2, 1952, a son of the late George and Helen Hlavac and was a 1970 graduate of Connetquot High School in Bohemia, NY. He then graduated from Syracuse University and the State University of New

York College of Environmental Science and Forestry in 1974. He had been employed as the Chief Appraiser in the Assessor’s Office for the Town of Wallingford for over 29 years. He was a parishioner of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Wallingford and was a Past President and a member of the New Haven County Assessor’s Association. Dennis was also a member of the International Association of Assessing Officers, The Connecticut Association of Assessing Officers and the Housatonic Fly Fishermen’s Association. He loved to go fly fishing on the Housatonic or Salmon River in Pulaski, NY, as well as bird watching, fly tying and spending time with his family. He was also a member of the Bohemia Historical Society. In addition to his wife Karen, he is survived by his children, Craig D. Hlavac and his wife Rebecca, Todd W. Hlavac and Cheryl P. Hlavac; a granddaughter; and several other relatives. Gifts in his memory may be sent to The Dennis Hlavac Memorial Scholarship Fund, ESF College Foundation, care of The Office of Development, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 214 Bray Hall, 1Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210-9974.

Jean Shaback (EFB) writes, “Greetings to all. I always enjoy reading the newsletter when it arrives - I especially enjoy all of the photos. They remind me of the good old days! I’m still out with the Worker’s Comp process from the October 11, 2000 elevator accident at my places of employment (HESC). NYS Disability certainly takes a long time to conclude, apparently.”

Ed Shalkey (ES) writes, “Not retired yet. Intend to keep on working until I run out of 1) money, 2) golf balls, or 3) breath!”

Ron Johnson ’73, Dan Empie ’83, Tony Harvish ’73 visit at the SAF reception in Syracuse this past January.

Joan and Kent Kogut ’77 on a recent visit to campus. Joan is the daugther of beloved former faculty member Ed Ketchledge ’49, who passed away last year.

Four members of the Class of ’73 who took the whale watch trip (l to r): Tom Raffaldi, Barbara Steves Raffaldi, Justin Culkowski, and Jack Kohn.

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Paul Ray ’73, a volunteer judge for the Spotlight on Research Poster Session, and Mabelys Arias took a moment out of a busy poster session to pose for this photo.

Alumni judge Tom Price ’81 and Paul Wicker ’65 right discuss invasive species in the ADKs with Natalie Garcia ’12.

and Corporate Communications. Mr. Cianfichi has sig-nificant experience rebuilding global selling channels, revitalizing product line offerings and in communicat-ing to customers, the media and to industry participants for the inorganic chemicals field.

Michael Mattick (FRM) writes, “Just remarried on December 30, 2010. I have a 2-year old granddaughter and will soon travel to Madagascar to visit a daughter in the Peace Corps.”

1980

Terrance Fleet (FEG) writes, “After a year in retire-ment, I decided to go back to work with Honeywell to manage a contract lab in support of NASA’s Glenn Research Center here in Cleveland. Not a bad semi-retirement role, and I get to keep the work/life balance scale pointed to life.”

Peter Triandafillou (FOR) is the VP of Woodlands at Huber Resources Corp. (HRC), and is responsible for JM Huber’s timber business. HRC manages approxi-mately 540,000 acres in Maine for Huber and other cli-ents. HRC also manages significant assets in Wisconsin and Oklahoma. Clients include families, individuals and TIMOs. Peter also manages Huber’s policy work in Maine and holds board positions at MFPC, MDF, MTI and FSM.

Jeffrey Richards (FRM) writes, “Hello alumni! Best to all for a better 2011. If you’re ever in the Boston area, feel free to get in touch: JeffRichardsLA@aol.com.”

Mark Watkins (PSE) was honored with a Distinguished Alumni Award from Finger Lakes Community College, which he attended prior to his time at ESF. Mark is an executive at MeadWestvaco, and received the award for his leadership and knowledge in forestry, engineer-ing, research, development, and manufacturing. In 1997 he became vice president of Michigan operations in the publishing paper division of Mead Corporation, managing the 1,800 ton per day paper mill, 700 acres of woodlands, sawmill operations, and public & gov-ernment affairs. Further promotions followed, and with Mead’s merger with Westvaco in 2002, Mark was named senior vice president of technology and forestry at MeadWestvaco.

1977

Don Near (FRM) was featured in the February issue of Discover USVI Magazine, the official magazine of the US Virgin Islands Hotel and Tourism Association. He works at Trunk Bay Beach’s Interpretive Division on the island of St. John, where he leads hikes to Reef Bay, works in other programming, and puts in stints at the Visitor Center front desk. He is also responsible for putting together the park’s newspaper, writing copy for various brochures, and developing wayside signs. He says, “It turned out to be a wonderful career I never thought I’d have. It fell into my lap.” For the entire pro-file on Don, visit: http://www.discoverusvimagazine.com/profiles/don-near.htm.

1978

William Clark (EFB) is currently an Educator for “Challenge Future.” After graduating from ESF, Bill worked as a technician in a bio-physics lab at Syracuse University for two years. In 1981 he and his wife joined the staff of a Christian non-profit organization and led student chapters at Ithaca College and Penn State University. In 1992 they moved to Sofia, Bulgaria with their two children where they continued working among young people and also branched out into hu-manitarian work. They returned to the US in 2000 and Bill began graduate studies at Penn State University. He earned an MS (Environmental Pollution Control and Watershed Management) in 2002 and then completed a PhD in 2005 (Forest Science). The field work for both his masters and doctorate was done in Bulgaria and fo-cused on water resource management issues. Bill and his wife returned to Bulgaria in 2005 and established themselves in the city of Blagoevgrad. Bill has taught at South-West University and is currently teaching as an adjunct at The American University in Bulgaria (AUBG). Throughout the years they have continued fo-cusing on helping young people develop intellectually, socially, and spiritually. Presently he is teaching envi-ronmental science and biology at AUBG. His research interests include sustainable use of natural resources (especially water), and the links between religion and environmentalism.

1979

Gary Cianfichi (PSE) is a Partner at Ti Insight, LLP, a Titanium industry consulting firm specializing in mar-ket trends, industry pricing, raw material dynamics and M&A industry and producer analysis. He was also the Chairman of the Cefic TDMA, the titanium dioxide industry trade group based in Brussels, Belgium for six years and was a Board of Director for the National Paints & Coatings Association (NPCA). Mr. Cianfichi retired as a Vice President from Cristal Global in 2008, the number two supplier of titanium dioxide products globally. He spent 27 years with Cristal through numer-ous ownerships and roles, including Sales, Marketing, Business Management, Supply Chain, Technical Service

1975

After 34 years working in paper mills, Tim Kean (PSE) is Director of Global Sourcing at International Paper’s Memphis headquarters.

Larry Woolshlager (FEG) writes, “After 35 years at Niagara Mohawk/National Grid, I retired at the end of April 2011 as the Lead Program Manager. The fol-lowing week I started at TRC Solutions (an engineer-ing/environmental consulting firm in Liverpool, NY) within their power delivery division, as a Senior Project Manager. A ‘hello’ and extending best wishes to all my fellow 1975 forest engineering grads....”

1976 | REUNION

This year is the College’s 100th anniversary, and is also the anniversary of your graduation! We have a great slate of events planned for Alumni, Family, and Friends Fall BBQ on September 23-24th. The week-end will kick off with a campus-wide reception on Friday evening where you can reconnect with your classmates. On Saturday, see the Woodsmen’s Team events, go to the SU vs. Toledo football game, enjoy the barbecue, tour Heiberg Forest, see faculty demon-strations, and/or enjoy the local flavor of a “Taste of Central New York.” See the back page for reservation details and event information. If you need an address or other information to encourage your classmates to attend, just contact the Alumni Office at 315-470-6632 or alumni@esf.edu.

Michael Corey (EFB) writes, “Although I’m not cur-rently working as a biologist-type (Forest Biology was my program for BS and MS degrees), I’ll always be one. I live in Minerva, NY in the Adirondacks with my family. I’m maintaining four part-time jobs, including school counselor, EMT, community college adjunct instructor, and family services skill-builder. It’s a crazy life, but I live in the Adirondack Mountains! It’s a good place.”

Peter Finn (EFB), Deputy Commissioner for Finance and Administration, NYS Parks received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany in December of 2010. Pete also serves on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Outdoor Recreation Offices, and for the New York State Recreation and Park Society.

Brian Huntoon (FRM) continues to work as a Recreation Fee Project Coordinator for the Pacific West Regional Office of the National Park Service. Last year, his site visits included Yosemite NP and Haleakala NP in Maui. This year his site visits will include Golden Gate NRA, Cabrillo National Monument, Olympic NP, and North Cascades National Park.

Douglas Jones (FRM) retired on December 31, 2009 after more than 32 years with the National Park Service. Since 1990, Doug served as the North Country Area fire management officer for Acadia National Park and twelve other National Park Service units in northern New England and northern New York State. Doug and his wife, Nancy, continue to reside in the coastal Downeast area of Maine where they keep busy making maple syrup and apple cider, fishing, hunting, training their new bird dog and doing anything else that strikes their fancy. Their daughter, Mary, is working as a season-al park ranger at Acadia National Park while pursuing a master’s degree in photojournalism from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. Their son, Joshua, is cur-rently in college studying business administration after completing a four year enlistment in the United States Marine Corps, where he served as a rifleman and was deployed twice to Iraq and once to Afghanistan.

EVERYONE HAS A STORY

Daniel Heneka ’80Major: Forest Biology major, Recreation minorDegree: BS, 1980Other colleges: Mohawk Valley Community College and Onondaga Community CollegeCurrent residence: Clayton, NYFamily: Re married. We have a blended family with 5 children.Career status: Park Manager with New York Parks.Favorite course: Dendrology. I’m surrounded by trees at work. Each tree has a story to tell. The more we know about trees, the better we can understand their stories. We plant trees and we cut trees. Try hugging a tree today.Favorite professor: It’s a tie! Dr. Ketchledge and Dr. VanDruff.Course(s) wish taken: Silviculture? I wish I had the knowledge of managing the trees of the forest for lumber.Would like to hear from: Love to hear from my brothers of Kappa Phi Delta and the summer of ’79 class at the Biological Station at Cranberry Lake.Hobbies: Hiking, canoeing, and kayaking. Traveling to the National Parks. Spend lots of time in the Adirondacks watching loons.Why attended ESF: Reputation! I wanted to be a natu-ralist with the National Park Service. I wanted the best education to ensure a job.What ESF means to you: I always loved the out-of-doors, but my education helped me to better understand what was there! ESF played a big part in how I make my deci-sions when managing New York State Parks. ESF helped me to get the job I have today!

Dan Heneka ’80 had just received 3rd place in his division in the 90-mile Canoe Classic. The race starts in Old Forge, NY and ends in Saranac Lake, NY.

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1981 | REUNION

This year is the College’s 100th anniversary, and is also the anniversary of your graduation! We have a great slate of events planned for Alumni, Family, and Friends Fall BBQ on September 23-24th. The week-end will kick off with a campus-wide reception on Friday evening where you can reconnect with your classmates. On Saturday, see the Woodsmen’s Team events, go to the SU vs. Toledo football game, enjoy the barbecue, tour Heiberg Forest, see faculty demon-strations, and/or enjoy the local flavor of a “Taste of Central New York.” See the back page for reservation details and event information. If you need an address or other information to encourage your classmates to attend, just contact the Alumni Office at 315-470-6632 or alumni@esf.edu.

William Guiffre (FRM) writes, “Splitting time between Charleston, SC and Charlotte, NC while working the past five years for Hancock Forest Management.”

John Lane (FRM) writes, “In October 2010, I accepted a position as the Watershed and Air Program Leader for the Alaska Regional Office, USDA Forest Service. It’s great! I can’t wait to start fishing, hunting, boating, etc. here in our new home. I hope folks will look me up if you ever get up here to Juneau, AK. Enjoy!”

The Northeastern Loggers’ Association (NELA) re-cently honored Joan Nichols (FRM) as the recipi-ent of its 2010 Outstanding Leadership in Industry Award. She was presented with the award at the Annual Loggers’ Banquet attended by over 200 members of the Northeast’s forest products industry. Joan has been hailed as an asset to the entire forestry profession in the state of Connecticut. Her most recent initiative was the resurrection of the industry group, re-organized into the CT Professional Timber Producers Association. Under Joan’s leadership, the organization has grown to over 150 members, which is a significant number in a small state. TIMPRO has actively participated in forestry education - holding programs for schools, municipali-ties, industry, and the general public - covering a diverse range of topics relative to the industry.

1982

Kathryn Smith Greenwald (FRM) writes, “I work at US EPA in Clean Water Act enforcement. My husband, Michael, and our children Mikaela (12) and Zack (9) live in Silver Spring, MD.”

Christine Urda Kane (FRM) is responsible for the as-set development, marketing, and outreach efforts of the Community Foundation of Dutchess County (NY) as well as overseeing the organization’s development efforts.

C. Dianne Stephan (EFB) writes, “I continue to enjoy working for NOAA Fisheries on the North Shore of Massachusetts. I would love to hear from classmates, especially Joe Dadey and Larry Fredrickson. I live in Gloucester, MA with my daughter Ani.”

1985

James Galvin (ES) writes, “I’m alive…that’s saying something.”

1986 | REUNION

This year is the College’s 100th anniversary, and is also the anniversary of your graduation! We have a great slate of events planned for Alumni, Family, and Friends Fall BBQ on September 23-24th. The week-end will kick off with a campus-wide reception on Friday evening where you can reconnect with your

for Healthy Cities, verifies that an individual knows the best practices associated with the successful design, in-stallation and maintenance of green roof systems. To become a green roof professional, individuals must suc-cessfully completed a multi-disciplinary exam about green roofs, covering pre-design, design, contract man-agement, quality assurance and support, and mainte-nance. Gridley is a registered landscape architect and LEED accredited professional. He has more nearly 15 years of experience in landscape architecture and has worked on several green roofs in Central New York.

1991 | REUNION

This year is the College’s 100th anniversary, and is also the anniversary of your graduation! We have a great slate of events planned for Alumni, Family, and Friends Fall BBQ on September 23-24th. The week-end will kick off with a campus-wide reception on Friday evening where you can reconnect with your classmates. On Saturday, see the Woodsmen’s Team events, go to the SU vs. Toledo football game, enjoy the barbecue, tour Heiberg Forest, see faculty demon-strations, and/or enjoy the local flavor of a “Taste of Central New York.” See the back page for reservation details and event information. If you need an address or other information to encourage your classmates to attend, just contact the Alumni Office at 315-470-6632 or alumni@esf.edu.

1993

Heidi Rieckermann Harrington (EFB/FRM) writes, “Congratulations to Kelly Porter (FRM) on her mar-riage. It was a wonderful wedding in Raleigh, and great to see Kelly and new husband Tom!”

1994

Gil Pontius (ES) earned full professorship in the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University. Gil’s research concerns Geographic Information Science (GIS) and land change science. He still performs jug-gling shows as Doctor Stardust. Visit www.clarku.edu/~rpontius/stardust.html.

1995

Brendan Kelly (FRM), assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences at Morrisville State College in Morrisville, NY, has been selected to serve as chair of the Iroquois Chapter of the New York Society of American Foresters’ Executive Committee. Kelly teaches courses in forestry, riparian ecology, and wetland management,and is also involved in the man-agement of the college’s forests and natural resource areas. He also serves on the Board of the Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust, and the board of advisors for the Center for Northern Woodlands Education.

1996 | REUNION

This year is the College’s 100th anniversary, and is also the anniversary of your graduation! We have a great slate of events planned for Alumni, Family, and Friends Fall BBQ on September 23-24th. The week-end will kick off with a campus-wide reception on Friday evening where you can reconnect with your classmates. On Saturday, see the Woodsmen’s Team events, go to the SU vs. Toledo football game, enjoy the barbecue, tour Heiberg Forest, see faculty demon-strations, and/or enjoy the local flavor of a “Taste of Central New York.” See the back page for reservation details and event information. If you need an address or other information to encourage your classmates to attend, just contact the Alumni Office at 315-470-6632 or alumni@esf.edu.

classmates. On Saturday, see the Woodsmen’s Team events, go to the SU vs. Toledo football game, enjoy the barbecue, tour Heiberg Forest, see faculty demon-strations, and/or enjoy the local flavor of a “Taste of Central New York.” See the back page for reservation details and event information. If you need an address or other information to encourage your classmates to attend, just contact the Alumni Office at 315-470-6632 or alumni@esf.edu.

1989

Richard Birdsey (FRM) of the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station received the 2010 Distinguished Science Award. This award recognizes sustained research productivity, contributions of a major impact on science or technology, scientific leadership, ap-plication and benefits of the research, and service over a scientist’s career. Dr. Birdsey is recognized internation-ally as a leader in developing and implementing climate change mitigation strategies involving forests and sus-tainable forest management. His research team devel-oped the concept of using forests to help mitigate climate change through sustainable management, and pioneered the methodology for monitoring and reporting changes in forest carbon based on national forest inventories, an approach now globally recognized as the best way for na-tions to report their forest greenhouse gas emissions and sinks. Dr. Birdsey shared the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 based on substantial contributions to the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

1990

Michael Gridley (LA), a senior landscape architect with the C&S Companies, is now an accredited green roof professional. The accreditation, through Green Roofs

Gary Lipp ’86 and his fiancé, Heather Stopinski enjoy a cocktail and the exhibits at the Museum of Science and Technology in Syracuse at the CNY Dinner.

Michael Gridley ’90 is an accredited green roof professional.

Dawn Fyffe ‘97 visits one of the many shops in Provincetown, MA during the College’s trip to Cape Cod.

Michael Nisengard ’99 was elected Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Central Terminal Restoration Corporation.

EVERYONE HAS A STORY

Kurt Lannon ’82Major: Forest Resource ManagementDegree: BS, 1982Other colleges: University of West Florida, Masters in Public AdministrationCurrent residence: Gainesville, FloridaFamily: Wife Heidi 25 years; son Jeremy 23 years old; daughter Emma 16 years old.Career status: City Clerk –Gainesville FloridaFavorite course: Summer Forestry session in Adirondacks with pre-Facebook excursions to Lake George on the week-ends.Favorite professor: Professor Graves who recommended that I read the New York Times and Wall Street Journal on a daily basis (I am still hanging on to the paper versions at this point).Course(s) wish taken: Public Administration courses at SU when I had the chance to take them cheaply.Would like to hear from: : I stay in some contact with HCCC classmates Bud, Chas and Todd through periodic reunions. I look for Steve Catherman ’82 (featured previ-ously in this column) out on Keuka Lake where Steve has a boat and we have a cottage during sunny summer afternoons.Hobbies: Cottage living, golf, bike riding, attending youth sporting events and travel (my wife is a Geography Professor).Why attended ESF: To get a great education with an envi-ronmental bent before it became hip.What ESF means to you: Critical thinking: understanding role of environment in contemporary society and especial-ly Municipal Government; Teamwork; and of course how to wake up early(don’t miss the Tully Bus), stay up late(did work study in Bray Hall Security Office from midnight to 8:00AM); be on time(member of Basketball Club that had to “beg/borrow” SU facilities) and most importantly, how to stay warm when studying outdoors all day.

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Chris Homicz ’03 and Matt Ryan of Aztech Technologies at the ESF Career Fair.

Karen Fiello and Josh Patricoski ’09 of Hayner Hoyt Corp., also during the ESF Career Fair.

Otis DeLuca ’08 represented Heuber-Breuer Construction Co.

EVERYONE HAS A STORY

Kelly E. Reinhardt ’95Major: Environmental Studies – Land Use PlanningDegree: BS, 1995Other colleges: Jefferson Community College – AS 1993Current residence: Sackets Harbor, NYCareer status: Director of Business Development – Bernier, Carr & Associates, P.C. in Watertown, NY. Previously a Community Development Coordinator at Jefferson County Planning Department.Favorite course/professor: Emanuel Carter, Jr.’s LA/Planning workshop solving real community issues with design was valuable to me.Course(s) wish taken: Dendrology!! I am the chairperson of the Sackets Harbor Tree Committee and tree identifi-cation would be helpful!Would like to hear from: Matthew Farmer! He was my neighbor at Winding Ridge and was a forester in Washington State last I knew!Hobbies: Gardening, travel, running, reading and new this year – Beekeeping!Why attended ESF: I think you just “know”. I had looked at other colleges – they just weren’t ESF. It is one of a kind… I had also followed SU men’s basketball for years – so that was an extra incentive. I went to classes some-times unable to speak very well after being in the student section at the Carrier Dome the night before. Great times! What ESF means to you: I love that I am still on campus once in a while through work. ESF is the go-to institu-tion for “all things environmental.” I attend the annual career fair knowing that the prospective employees have been educated at a very special institution. I always enjoy opportunities to be in a room with fellow “stumpies” because I know I will be inspired to do more to protect our natural resources. It is a nickname I am always proud to be called.

Peter Karis (LA) was profiled in an article in The Poughkeepsie Journal on February 5, 2011. Karis is owner and principal landscape architect at Taconic Site Design & Landscape Architecture, a firm he started last year (www.TaconicSiteDesign.com). He lives in Pleasant Valley, NY and is married with two children.

1997

Brett Armstrong (EFB/FRM), a lover of the woods and wildlife was killed in a logging accident on June 15, 2011. He was born in Cooperstown, NY, a son of Keith and Marna Klem Armstrong. Brett graduated from Mount Markham High School in 1993 and SUNY E.S.F. in 1997. He married Emily Dorn (’99, FRM) on September 9, 2000. Brett worked in New Hampshire for H. H. P., before moving back to New York in 2003. At that time he started his own business, Back Forty Habitat and Timber Management. Mr. Armstrong was a member of Nelson Methodist Church, where he served as a Trustee. He was a member of the Peterboro Conservation Club, NY Forest Owners Association, and many other pro-fessional and local forestry organizations. Brett was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, camping and gardening. Brett is survived by his wife, Emily; their son, Wyatt, daughter, Esther, and a third baby expected in September, and several other relatives. A trust fund has been set up on behalf of the children. Donations can be sent to: Armstrong Children Trust Fund, c/o Emily Armstrong, 3925 Old State Road, Erieville, NY 13061.

Jeffrey Bavis (EFB/FRM) was commissioned through Army ROTC in 1997 and has been in the US Army ac-tive duty since that time (14 years). He served in Iraq in 2003 and three combat tours in Afghanistan between 2005-2009. He is currently attending graduate school at the Naval Postgraduate School n Monterey, CA to earn an MS degree in Defense Analysis. He expects to graduate in June of 2012.

EVERYONE HAS A STORY

Sarah Shepherd McCrary ’95/’99Major: Undergraduate – Forest Engineering; Graduate – Environmental Resources Engineering focusing in Water Resources EngineeringDegree: BS 1995; MPS 1999Current residence: Charleston, SCFamily: Married with two children.Career status: Self-employed civil engineer and stay-at-home mother (aka domestic engineer).Favorite course: Considering my career path, the most helpful courses were Dr. Hassett’s hydrology, hydraulics, and water pollution engineering classes. He was a fan-tastic professor who incorporated real world applications with hands on experiences into his courses. Thanks to his Influence |, my childhood spent playing in the storm drain outfalls at a nearby school (which I now know were combined sewers – yuck!) evolved into a career in civil engineering focusing on water, wastewater, and stormwa-ter. I still use the textbooks from those three courses as references. A close second was Rich McClimans senior design class where we worked on the Allied waste beds.Favorite professor: I had several most memorable - Dr. Chuck Lee, Dr. Dave Palmer (I met up with him and his family at Disney World one year), and Dr. Hassett was my undergraduate and graduate advisor, to name a few. And who can forget the 8 hour final in hydrology (wasn’t it all day?). A perfect score earned a copy of Handel’s Water Music – someone in our class got it, but it wasn’t me.

Course(s) wish taken: More AutoCAD classes. In my profession it seems you can never know enough AutoCAD.Would like to hear from: IWould love to hear from any college friends, classmates, and professors. Find me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thelorax95 or by email at thelorax95@comcast.net (can you see an ESF Influence |d theme here?)Hobbies: When I can find time - boating, fishing, read-ing, gardening, knitting, and generally enjoying the lack of snow and year ‘round flowers in Charleston, SC. Why attended ESF: Actually, I have my late father to thank. He was registrar and former guidance counselor at my high school and was insistent that I look at ESF. Once I toured the campus, my mind was made up. I loved the small campus, environmental focus, proximity to home (15 minutes) and benefit of attending classes at Syracuse University at a fraction of the cost. ESF may have been the only college I applied to, if my memory serves me cor-rectly (and it has been steadily declining over the years!).What ESF means to you: My years at ESF bring back more wonderful memories than I can count (orientation leader, greased pole climb, winter weekend at Wanakena, student government, TGIF parties, December soiree, FEG banquet, and the list goes on). All of my professors did an outstanding job teaching me the skills I needed to excel as an engineer. I had a fantastic job right out of school as an environmental engineer, switched to a job combining civil and environmental engineering, successfully passed my licensing exam, and lastly worked as a stormwater engineer with the City of Charleston before I had my two children. ESF could not have done a better job preparing me for my career.

Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP in Buffalo, NY is pleased to announce that Michael Nisengard (FRM) has been elected Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Central Terminal Restoration Corporation, an organization dedicated to overseeing the stabilization, preservation, and restoration of the Central Terminal. Mr. Nisengard is an Associate and member of the firm’s Real Estate, Affordable Housing and Economic and Land Development practice groups.

1998

David Shields (EFB) is a member of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists.

1999

Jeremy Bartholomew (CHE) has accepted a promotion to Mill Manager with responsibility for the Clearwater Paper - Gouverneur, NY facility. Since joining the Gouverneur facility, Jeremy has positively impacted re-sults by driving continuous improvement of key manu-facturing metrics; most notably an increase in total tons produced. Jeremy has been the Operations Manager at the Gouverneur mill since June of 2008. Prior to that he was the Papermill Optimizer for Georgia Pacific in Plattsburgh, NY. Jeremy holds a BS in Biochemistry and a MS in Paper Science Engineering from SUNY-ESF and served 4 years in the United States Marine Corp.

Michael DiGiacomio (EFB) writes, “JoAnn and I are do-ing well and just purchased a new house. We also now have two new dogs. My business doing tree work is do-ing well, too. Best of luck to all of the ESF graduates!”

Christopher More (LA) shares, “We welcomed the birth of our second son, Bryce, on July 14, 2010.”

2000

Allison Sacerdote (EFB) is a Reintroduction Biologist at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, IL. She works collaboratively with the Lake County Forest Preserve District on conservation and recovery planning for smooth green snakes, a “species in greatest need of con-servation” in the state of Illinois. Her work entails field sampling, population assessment and habitat evaluation of smooth green snakes in northern Illinois, and plan-ning for a smooth green snake captive-breeding and head-starting program.

2001 | REUNION

This year is the College’s 100th anniversary, and is also the anniversary of your graduation! We have a great slate of events planned for Alumni, Family, and Friends Fall BBQ on September 23-24th. The week-end will kick off with a campus-wide reception on Friday evening where you can reconnect with your classmates. On Saturday, see the Woodsmen’s Team events, go to the SU vs. Toledo football game, enjoy the barbecue, tour Heiberg Forest, see faculty demon-strations, and/or enjoy the local flavor of a “Taste of Central New York.” See the back page for reservation details and event information. If you need an address or other information to encourage your classmates to attend, just contact the Alumni Office at 315-470-6632 or alumni@esf.edu.

Jeff Lyng (EFB) is working toward a Masters of Civil Engineering in the Building Systems Program at the University of Colorado - Boulder. Currently, he serves as the Student Project Coordinator for the 2005 CU Solar Decathlon Team and is the President of CU Renewable Energy (CURE) Club. His academic inter-ests include renewable energy, energy efficiency and dis-tributed generation. Outside of campus life Jeff enjoys

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fly-fishing, hiking, drumming and playing hockey. Jeff is designing a Solar Powered Bicycle Kiosk for the CU Environmental Center in conjunction with students, faculty and staff. It will serve as the primary facility for the bicycle rental and loan program, transit information and the QuickFix tool station. Working in conjunction with the CU Environmental Center, students, faculty and staff, the kiosk will serve as a highly visible demon-stration of renewable energy, energy efficiency and sus-tainable design on the CU campus. The Solar-Powered Bicycle Kiosk Project will serve as a launching point for the new CU Renewable Energy Club (CURE) and will take the place of the recently relocated 2002 Solar Decathlon House as the premier example of renewable energy at CU.

2002

Aaron Virgin (EFB) was interviewed on the “Keeping Your Family Safe” internet radio program on Voice America’s new Green Talk Network. Aaron is the Executive Director of the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center in Oyster Bay, NY, which was established in 1923 as the first Audubon Songbird Sanctuary in the nation. He directs one of the largest providers of environmental education in the New York metropolitan area.

2004

Steven Noble (FRM) and his wife, Julie, celebrated the arrival of their first child, Matthew Thomas Noble on December 5, 2010. Steve and his wife are both Environmental Educators for the City of Kingston, NY.

2005

Jamie Schofield (ES) and Jeremy Testa (’03, EFB) were married in September of 2010 in a ceremony on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay surrounded by fellow Stumpies, family, and friends.

2006 | REUNION

This year is the College’s 100th anniversary, and is also the anniversary of your graduation! We have a great slate of events planned for Alumni, Family, and Friends Fall BBQ on September 23-24th. The week-end will kick off with a campus-wide reception on Friday evening where you can reconnect with your classmates. On Saturday, see the Woodsmen’s Team events, go to the SU vs. Toledo football game, enjoy the barbecue, tour Heiberg Forest, see faculty demon-strations, and/or enjoy the local flavor of a “Taste of Central New York.” See the back page for reservation details and event information. If you need an address or other information to encourage your classmates to attend, just contact the Alumni Office at 315-470-6632 or alumni@esf.edu.

Tom Hughes (EFB) continues his work as a Natural Resource Steward Biologist with the Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation in the Central and Finger Lakes regions. In May of 2010, Tom and his wife Kelly Gonzalez welcomed their two beautiful twin girls from Arbegona, Ethiopia. The family is doing well and enjoyed the snowy CNY winter!

Finite Carbon Corporation is pleased to announce that Tim McAbee (FRM) has joined the company as Director. Tim joins Finite Carbon after 3 years at LandMark Systems where he was responsible for the sourcing, evaluation, negotiation, and project develop-ment for all forest carbon projects. In this role, Tim initiated development of an eco-markets business line, which propelled LandMark into forest carbon proj-ect development and implementation. Under Tim’s

leadership, LandMark engaged in a wide range of do-mestic and international forest carbon initiatives. He is a Society of American Foresters Candidate Certified Forester, an American Tree Farm Certified Inspector, and a member of AFPA’s Forest Carbon Standards Committee. He co-developed a comprehensive carbon finance tool, “CVal,” a spreadsheet tool to evaluate the direct benefits and costs of carbon sequestration con-tracts for managed forests, which was published by the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service.

Breeanne Neal (EFB) was recently elected to serve on the Chautauqua Rails to Trails Board of Directors. After graduating from ESF, Breeanne received a Master’s of Public Health degree in Epidemiology from SUNY Albany School of Public Health. She currently works as a Junior Planner for the Chautauqua County Health Department.

Mark Pepper (EFB) was recently appointed the Fisheries Biologist for Great Basin National Park in Baker, Nevada and will work on the restoration of the native Bonneville Cutthroat Trout.

Scott Swayze (ENSC) writes, “Beginning in August of 2010, I am an attorney in Oneida, NY practicing in the area of real estate, land use, and environmental law. Last year I interned at the New York State Attorney General’s office, Environmental Protection Bureau where I worked on environmental enforcement mat-ters across the state. As of August 2009, I am also an Assistant Professor at SUNY Delhi - all thanks to my great start at ESF!”

2008

The Ruffed Grouse Society is proud to announce the hiring of Linda Ordiway (FRM) as its Mid-Atlantic/Appalachian Regional Biologist. Before joining RGS, Linda worked for the Northeastern Forestry Sciences Laboratory of the US Forest Service on the Allegheny National Forest in PA as both a full-time and seasonal wildlife biologist. Since 2009, she has also taught at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford in the environmen-tal and biological sciences departments.

Nicole Vente (EFB) has joined the Catskill Center for Conservation and Development as an Educator. Prior to this position, she was employed with the NYSDEC Hudson River Research Reserve doing public outreach and water resource stewardship. She enjoys spending free time outdoors: fishing, hunting, and canoeing.

2010

Sarah Marcus (EFB) is thrilled to be working full time for Cornell Cooperative Extension, helping to create year-round environmental education programming at Peconic Dunes 4-H Camp. She’s been working at Peconic Dunes 4-H Camp since 2007, first as a cab-in counselor and then as the ECO Program Director. Sarah’s passion for the outdoors has motivated her to seek adventures all around the world. Her first wil-derness survival experience, in the summer of 2004, was when she spent six weeks hiking the most rugged mountain and desert trails in Israel. Three straight days and nights in the Negev Desert, with no shelter and rationed food, was the most exhilarating and profound experience of her life. The enchantment Sarah felt for the outdoors quickly developed into an interest in bi-ology and conservation. In 2007, just weeks before ar-riving at Peconic Dunes for the first time, Sarah spent three weeks at Cranberry Lake Biological station where she completed a research project on the abundance of native and non-native fish species in Cranberry Lake. Sarah continued her research on freshwater fish the fol-lowing year when she spent ten days on the island of

Dominica, researching community structure of fresh-water fish. Her next adventure was in New Zealand, where Sarah spent a month exploring their wilderness and studying natural resource management.

Molly Payne (EFB) and Ryan Wynne (’08, EFB) are engaged to be married. The couple currently resides in Syracuse where Molly works in fisheries and Ryan in forestry at SUNY-ESF. A 2012 wedding is planned in Inlet, NY.

2011 GRADUATES

Nate Tretiak ’07 of Rex Lumber Company.

Alumni Association Board Members Matt Rayo ’08 (left) and Mike Dugan ’00 prepare to hand out commemorative Centennial wine goblets to graduating students at the Champagne Toast.

Mark Pepper ’07 has a new job appointment in Nevada.

Molly Payne ’10 and Ryan Wynne ’08 are engaged.

WelcomeClass of 2011!

Friends and roommates celebrate graduation: (l to r) John Summers ’11, Brian O’Malley ’11, and Bryan Maitland ’11 all have plans for work or studies after commencement.

Master’s degree graduates (left) Joy Adiele ’11 and Ani Haykuni ’11 pose just before marching into convocation.

Shannon Carpenter ’11, a chemistry graduate, is shown with Professor Arthur Stipanovic ’74. She is headed to Yale University for graduate work.

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1 Alumni judges gather in the conference room in Illick Hall for instructions regarding the Student Research projects.

2 Carlos Rosales ’11 studied the role of bacteria and how it helps willow trees to grow faster willow is used as a biofuel.

3 David Gerber ’88 questions Tim McCoy regarding Tim’s research poster.

4 Former Channel 9 meteorologist Dave Eichhorn who is in grad school at ESF discussed his meteorology research with fellow weatherman Justin Culkowski ’73.

5 Katherine McKissick ’12 shows her research on amphibian reproduction to Dr. Tim Volk who was in charge of the Spotlight on Research Poster Session.

6 Kelly Jaenecke ’11 and Kelly Raymer ’84 in the alumni lounge during the poster session.

7 Bill Settineri ’60 reviews student Michael Pardo’s research on how gray squirrels use their tails to communicate emotions.

8 Hundreds of students and faculty re-viewed student research at ESF’s spring Spotlight on Research Poster Session

tentative schedule of events

SENIOR REUNIONALUMNI & FAMILY FALL BBQ 2011

‹ september 22 – 24, 2011 ›Events in green are for Senior Reunion Alumni only

thursday, september 22

5:30 pm Senior Reunion Dinner | Alumni Lounge All Senior Alumni – those that have graduated 50 years or more

friday, september 23

9:00 am Senior Reunion Breakfast with the President | 408 Baker

Tour of Campus Highlighting Baker and Jahn Lab and Centennial Hall

Noon Senior Reunion Luncheon | 408 Baker Dr. Hugh Canham will present the College History

1:30 pm Tour of B&B Lumber

4:30 pm ESF Alumni Association Annual Meeting | 315 Bray Hall Join the Alumni Association Board members and alumni as they review the past year and talk about what’s next for the Association. All are welcome to attend.

5:15 pm Ribbon Cutting Ceremony | Centennial Hall Please join us as we officially open Centennial Hall, the beautiful new ESF residence hall.

6:00 pm Alumni and Family Reception& Class Reunions | Moon Library Mix and mingle with alumni, faculty, students and parents during our reception in the library. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served as well as beer, wine and soda.

8:00 pm– 11:00 pm

Coffee Haus and Campus Talent Show | Alumni Lounge After the reception be sure to attend the “Coffee Haus” in the Alumni Lounge. You’re sure to be entertained by the many talents of students, faculty and staff on the ESF campus. Coffee and munchies will be served.

saturday, september 24

9:00 am Coffee with the President | Alumni Lounge Start the day off with coffee and conversation. Join the College President in the Alumni Lounge before you head off to all the activities planned for you.

9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Moon Library Open House | Moon Library Stop in any time and join Steve Weiter, Director of College Libraries, as he highlights the beautifully renovated Moon Library.

10:00 am – 10:45 am

Practicing What We Teach: Faculty, Staff and Student Presentations A variety of programming options will be available.

10:00 am Trees and Shrubs Walking Tour Join Dr. Don Leopold, Environmental Forest & Biology Chair, as he takes you on a walk around campus and the Oakwood Cemetery. Tour will depart from the Marshall Hall steps. Rain location, Marshall Auditorium.

11:00 am 1st Lunch Session | Under the Tent and the Alumni Lounge

11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Activities Fair | Hendricks Field (Rain location: 110 Moon Library) Come see all that ESF Student Activities has to offer! Learn about the many clubs and activities on campus through a variety of displays and demonstrations.

11:30 am Woodsmen Team Demonstration | Hendricks Field Watch the ESF Woodsmen Team demonstrate a number of logging and timbersport activities.

Noon Football Game – SU vs. Toledo (Tentatively Scheduled for Noon)

12:15 pm 2nd Lunch Session | Under the Tent and the Alumni Lounge

1:00 pm Trees and Shrubs Walking Tour Join Dr. Don Leopold, Environmental Forest & Biology Chair, as he takes you on a walk around campus and the Oakwood Cemetery. Tour will depart from the Marshall Hall steps. Rain location, Marshall Auditorium.

1:00 pm Composting 101 Tour | Green Campus Initiative, Student Organization, Moon Conference Room Hear about ESF’s aerated composting system at ESF. Short informational session followed by a tour of the system.

1:30 pm Heiberg Forest Tour Take a tour of Heiberg Forest. It’s a beautiful time of the year to take a hike in the woods!

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Specialty Tour Sessions Tours will leave every half hour with the last tour departing at 3:00 p.m.Roosevelt Wildlife Collection – Join Ron Giegerich as he takes you through the College’s fascinating collection of wildlife. Walters Hall - Paper Science – Take a tour of the world of paper-making. Check out the TAPPI test lab, the paper machines and the student DOE projects. College Greenhouses – Take a walk through our various greenhouses on campus and see what we’ve got growing! Residence Hall Tours

2:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Taste of CNY | 408 Baker Laboratory Wind down the weekend with us as we sample the many varieties of wine that are locally grown and produced. While enjoying the panoramic view from the top floor of the newly renovated Baker Laboratory, you can savor the flavor of great wines and cheeses from the Central New York region. Non-alcoholic beverages will also be served.

Spotlight on Research

Alumni & Students Connect

These 8 alumni volunteered to judge undergrad student posters that depict individual research projects

Every spring for the past several years, students have presented their research results via posters displayed on campus. This in-volves both undergraduates as well as graduate students, and

marks one of the notable differences between ESF and many other col-leges: our students engage in active research programs.

About three years ago, alumni were asked to participate in this pro-gram as judges of the undergraduate posters. The key function for the alumni was to judge how well the students presented their findings, not with how well they conducted their research, as that was the role of their faculty advisors.

Shown here are some snapshots of the day’s activities and the eventual winners of the undergraduate Spotlight on Research Poster Session. The Alumni Association provided $300 in prize money for the students. If interested in serving as a judge next year, please contact the Alumni Association and we’ll save your name for consideration next spring. In the meantime, thanks to the alumni for serving as judges this year. 1

2011AlumniJudgesErna Baumann ’68Peg Coleman ’79Dave Gerber ’88Tom Price ’81Paul Ray ’73Kelli Ramer ’84Bill Settineri ’60Paul Wicker ’65

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ASSOCIATE EDITORS Justin Culkowski ’73, Jennifer Palladino, Brenda PhelpsCLASS NOTES Jennifer PalladinoPHOTOS David Clements, Justin Culkowsk ’73, Nicole Halstead ’11, Jessica Gorman, Christopher McCarthy ’11, Jessica SiartLAYOUT Brenda Phelps, Portland, ORPRINTED BY Scotsman Press, Syracuse, NY

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ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

SEPT. 23–24, 2011

ALUMNI & FAMILY

FALL BBQRESERVATION FORM

CONTACT

name class year major

address

city, state, zip

daytime phone e-mail

guest name(s)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23EVENT COST NO. ATTENDING TOTAL DUE

Opening Reception $8.00 ea. $

Includes beer, wine, soda, carving stations, snacks, desserts, and door prizes.

Coffee Haus FREE --------------------Talent show. Coffee and munchies served.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Package Deal includes BBQ, Coffee with the President, Heiberg Tour, and all other Saturday events listed in the enclosed brochure with the exception of the football game and Taste of CNY.

EVENT COST NO. ATTENDING TOTAL DUE

Adult (13+) Package Deal $18.00 ea. $

Youth (6–12) Package Deal $10.00 ea. $

SUNY ESF Student and/orChild (5 & under) Package Deal FREE --------------------

Coffee with the President FREE(w/ Package Deal)

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Heiberg Forest TourLimited seating on the buses.

FREE(w/ Package Deal)

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SU vs. Toledo Football GameFootball tickets will not be mailed. They will be available for pick-up on campus Friday and Saturday.

$24.00 ea.(Regularly $28!) $

Taste of CNYIncludes samples of local wines & cheeses.

$6.00 ea. $

TOTAL DUE (Please make check payable to ESF Alumni Association) $

DIETARY RESTRICTIONSPlease note, we will do our best to accommodate dietary restrictions to the best that we can:

# of Vegetarians # of Vegans

# of Gluten Free Other

PARKING PASSES

YES! Please send me a parking pass (at no extra cost), if available.Please note that you may receive two parking passes – one for Friday after 4:00 p.m. and one for all-day Saturday. On Friday, passes will only be given to those attending the reception and will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis. As we are also expecting a large number of people on campus for Saturday, priority for on-campus parking will be given to those people who will be attending the BBQ. For those who do not receive an on-campus parking pass, you will be directed to an alternative park-ing location and shuttled to campus.

To pay by check, please mail this form with your check to:

ESF Alumni Office, SUNY ESF 1 Forestry Drive 219 Bray Hall Syracuse, NY 13210-2785

To pay by credit card, please call the Alumni Office at:

Tel: (315) 470-6632

Questions? Please visit www.esf.edu/alumni/fallbbq for additional information or call the Alumni Office at 315-470-6632.

ADVANCE SALE TICKETS REQUIRED FOR ALL EVENTS

RESERVATION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

ALUMNI & FAMILY FALL BBQ & REUNIONS 2011

LodgingSuggestionsBelow is a list of hotels at which we re-served a block of rooms. You are encour-aged to make your hotel reservations as soon as possible as hotels in the area may sell out. In order to receive the dis-counted price listed, you must men-tion that you are with SUNY ESF.

DEWITT AREA/CARRIER CIRCLE

Hampton Inn Erie Blvd.315-373-03333017 Erie Blvd. East, SyracuseRooms are reserved at a rate of $109 per room. Reservation deadline: September 2, 2011

Embassy Suites Syracuse315-446-32006646 Old Collamer Road SouthRooms reserved at $119/ King and $139/two double beds - Group Code: ESFReservation deadline: August 22, 2011

7TH NORTH STREET AREA(15 minutes from campus)

Hampton Inn Airport315-457-9900417 Seventh North Street, LiverpoolRooms reserved at $109 per room. Reservation deadline: August 22, 2011

Maplewood Inn1-866-318-9937 or 315-451-1511400 Seventh North Street, LiverpoolRooms reserved at $99 per room. Reservation deadline: August 7, 2011

Super 81-800-800-8000 or 315-451-8888421 7th North St, LiverpoolRooms reserved at $68.88 per room.Reservation deadline: August 22, 2011

Best Western Liverpool Grace Inn315-701-4400136 Transistor Pkwy, LiverpoolRooms reserved at $99.99 per room.Reservation Deadline: September 2, 2011

During Fall BBQ Weekend, EFB Department Chair Dr. Don Leopold leads a “Dendro-Walk” throughout campus and Oakwood Cemetery.