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Freedonia Marxonia set for Spring
The 2010 festival will contain many surprises, but its traditional elements will remain, including the Marx Brothers contests. Cash prizes with be awarded for best-in-class original Marx works created by students, alumni and community members in three categories: short films (four minutes or less), art (any medium) and look-a-like efforts (individuals or groups).
January 2010 Class Notes
Deaths Alumni Andrew G. Currie Class of 1941 Doris (Himelein) Currie, Class of 1942 Jane (Reid) Woods Class of 1943 Delores Catalano Class of 1944...
August 2009 Class Notes
1940s A group of longtime Fredonia alumni and friends for 69 years have gotten together every year for the past 12 years, including Dorothy (Gilbert)...
Blue Devils: Fall 2009 lineup
Summer 2009-- Men’s Basketball: Seven of the team’s first eight games are on the road, including tournaments at Old Westbury (Nov. 20-21) and Rochester Institute...
Business Technology Incubator Receives $300,000 Oishei Foundation Grant
The SUNY Fredonia Business Technology Incubator, a development project to advance economic growth in Western New York from its base in downtown Dunkirk, has been awarded a $300,000 “challenge grant” from The John R. Oishei Foundation. The incubator is slated to receive an annual appropriation of $100,000 for three years from the foundation, based in Buffalo, provided that SUNY Fredonia successfully matches that gift — dollar for dollar — from businesses, alumni and friends in each of the next three years.
Fredonia Grad Discovers “Human Spirit” as Miracle on the Hudson Survivor
Daniel Vinton, ’88, is an audit manager who recovers lost money for Fortune 500 companies. However, it’s a tattered copy of a law enforcement drama that has taken a prominent place in the Vinton family library. That’s because both the Fredonia grad and a paperback copy of Michael Connelly’s, “The Closers,” survived January’s crash landing of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 in New York City’s Hudson River.
Three Faculty and Staff Receive Chancellor’s Award for Excellence
Three members of the SUNY Fredonia campus community have been honored with the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence. Announced by SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher, the awards are statewide honors conferred to acknowledge and provide recognition for consistently superior professional achievement and to encourage the ongoing pursuit of excellence within the SUNY system.
Tony Vitrano: A Master of Ceremonies
Tony Vitrano, ’83, knows a thing or two about throwing a good party. But the parties he now targets are a long way from anything he might have experienced in downtown Fredonia during his college days.The Dunkirk native and School of Business alumnus is the Founder and CEO of two companies with unparalleled experience in the event management and transportation industry.
Alumni Leadership Conference looks at communication disorders
Fredonia held its annual Alumni Leadership Conference June 12 and 13, bringing more than 30 alumni from the Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences (formerly Speech Pathology and Audiology) back to campus
Campus Continues Going Green — and Saving Green
Facilities Director Kevin Kloos prior to distribution of campus recycling bins Summer 2009--SUNY Fredonia continues to make major strides in achieving a more environmentally responsible...