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Graduates Called to Service During 2009 Commencement
Approximately 1,300 students crossed the stage in Steele Hall on May 16 as President Dennis L. Hefner conferred Fredonia’s 2009 undergraduate and graduate degrees amid cheers of celebration and accomplishment. Both ceremonies featured speeches from keynote speaker and New York State Senator Catharine M. Young (57th District), and Senior Class President Patrick Horn, a native of Henrietta, N.Y., who graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Business Administration/Marketing.
Fredonia Marxonia Comes Roaring Back
Dust off those Groucho glasses and come back to campus in 2010 for Fredonia Marxonia on April 24 at 1 p.m. In April the campus...
Campus Breaks Ground for $4.6 Million Child Care Center
Day Care Center Groundbreaking Ceremony “It’s a win for the children at the center, a win for their families, a win for the campus and...
Homecoming ’09 Offers Fun and Games for Alumni of All Ages
On Saturday, Oct. 10, three alumni will be recognized for outstanding achievement in their fields. John Baust, Ph.D., ’65 (Biology); Kimberlee Neifer Caldwell, Ph.D., ’87 (Recombinant Gene Technology); and Clifton C. Turner, ’84 (Business Administration), will be honored at the Alumni Awards Luncheon at the Cranston Marché dining center in the University Commons (formerly Cranston Hall).
Southern California Native Shines Under WNYF Spotlight
Max Henstell, '09, is one of two California natives who graduated from SUNY Fredonia this May. The former General Manager of WNYF TV, he was...
H. Joseph Straight Named Distinguished Service Professor
H. Joseph Straight Aug. 24, 2009 -- Mathematical Sciences Professor H. Joseph Straight has been named a Distinguished Service Professor — the highest system tribute...
Fredonia Alum Taking Big Apple, Jazz World by Storm
Marcus Goldhaber, ’00, a Buffalo native whose vocal tone and style are reminiscent of a young Frank Sinatra, returned to Western New York for a concert at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House in April. Goldhaber’s rising stardom has not gone unnoticed in the press. People magazine praised him for a “heartfelt, sometimes heart-breaking, spin on such standards as ‘Someone in Love’ and ‘Honeysuckle Rose,’ finding the soul in each note with his no-frills approach.”
New plaque for memorial to Garabedian
Recently, a new plaque was gifted to the university by Music Professor Emeritus Frank Pullano, ’56, and his wife, Sallie (Shapley), ’58. "Phoenix rising from the ashes,” dedicated to the memory of rising opera star Lillian Garabedian, ’57, has graced the side of Mason Hall for over 40 years.
College of Education Receives $500K Federal Grant
The College of Education has been selected to receive a five-year, $500,000 grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. It is designed to improve the training and qualifications of its graduates as they earn certification in special education.
SUNY Fredonia Appoints Dean to Lead School of Business
Dean of the School of Business Russell P. Boisjoly, D.B.A. Aug. 10, 2009 -- SUNY Fredonia has hired the first Dean of its School of...