From the Sound Board to the GRAMMY Board John Poppo, ’84, Chairman of the Recording Academy’S Board of Trustees
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THE MAGAZINE FOR FREDONIA ALUMNI AND FRIENDS SPRING 2016 From the sound board to the GRAMMY board John Poppo, ’84, Chairman of The Recording Academy’s Board of Trustees Coming of age Fredonia senior Steve Moses wins ‘Big Brother 17’ on CBS A tandem in tune Singer Nia Drummond and manager Michelle Cope form unique partnership College of Education Launches new Language and Learning master’s program SPRING 2016 COVER STORY From the sound board to the GRAMMY board THE MAGAZINE FOR FREDONIA ALUMNI AND FRIENDS 4 John Poppo, ’84, Chairman of The Recording Academy’s Board of Trustees 20 ADMISSIONS EVENTS Open House Dates 12 Monday, Feb. 15 Presidents Day 10 Saturday, April 9 Accepted Student Reception Saturday Visit Dates Saturday, March 5 Saturday, March 12 Saturday, April 23 Saturday, June 11 Students and families can also visit any day during the academic year. Just contact Admissions to arrange an appointment. To learn more, visit: fredonia.edu/ 14 18 admissions/visit or call 1-800-252-1212. ALUMNI AND CAMPUS EVENTS CALENDAR • Please check alumni.fredonia.edu as details are confirmed. For event registration and Los Angeles, Calif., Brunch Chicago, Ill., Reception SEPTEMBER payment, go to http://alumni. Sunday, March 20 Saturday, May 21, 2–4 p.m. New York State Tour fredonia.edu/Events.aspx, or Getty Museum, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Midwest Youth Organization Monday – Thursday, Sept. 12–15 contact the Alumni Affairs office 200 Getty Center Drive (Music School) Locations TBA at (716) 673-3553. $25 878 Lyster Road, Highwood, IL Self-paid parking $15* give 30 Hosted by alumnus Allan and OCTOBER FEBRUARY minutes to ride tram to museum. Karen Dennis. Homecoming 8 Free event but please register. 4 Alumni Writer-in-Residence Burbank, Calif., Reception Friday–Sunday, Oct. 21–23 Thursday and Friday, Feb. 4-5 Wednesday, March 23, 6–8 p.m. Campus Campus JUNE Home of alumni Karen Volpe and Nashville, Tenn., Gathering Featuring Randall Cronk, ‘72, Class of 1966 50-Year Reunion STELLAR STUDENTS COLLEGE BEATS: EDUCATION Paul Preston. Wednesday, Oct. 26, 6–9 p.m. owner of greatwriting, LLC. Celebration Free event but please register. “UP-A Rooftop Lounge,” located at 8 18 College launches new Language Workshops and classes will be Friday – Sunday, June 10–12, Coming of age top of the Fairfield Inn & Suites posted on the alumni website. Campus Fredonia senior Steve Moses wins and Learning master’s program APRIL 901 Division St., Nashville, TN ‘Big Brother 17’ on CBS Alumni Board Meeting 8th Annual Albert Dunn Day of Philadelphia, Pa., Reception (across from Yazoo Brewery in Poetry and Prose Date TBA COLLEGE BEATS: BUSINESS Wednesday, Feb. 10, 4 p.m. the Gulch). Complimentary Valet Tuesday, April 5, noon to 4 p.m. Hosted by alumni Irene (Reynolds) STELLAR STUDENTS 19 Alumni House, 286 Central Ave. Parking. Appetizers provided. Cash Min’s Major League Baseball experience Williams Center Room S204 and Fred Guerriero. bar. Free event but please register. 10 Arizona Gathering A tandem in tune is a hit in the Sport Management classroom Campus Free event but please register. Singer Nia Drummond and manager Tuesday, Feb. 16, noon Scholars Breakfast Aunt Chilada’s Restaurant Atlanta, Ga., Reception Boston, Mass., Event Saturday, Oct. 29 Michelle Cope form unique partnership ATHLETICS 7330 North Dreamy Draw Drive, Saturday, April 16, 5–7 p.m. Saturday, June 25 Campus 20 Phoenix, AZ Ray’s at Killer Creek Boston Harbor Sunset Cruise, 7 p.m. By invitation only STELLAR STUDENTS A successful setter leaves the Contact: [email protected] 1700 Mansell Road, Alpharetta, GA $25 per person, $40 a couple Family Weekend 12 Beaudoin relishes role in historic program better Cash bar, complimentary appetizers. MARCH Hosted by alumni Melanie and JULY Friday–Sunday, Oct. 28–30 ‘COP21’ global climate conference Vero Beach, Fla., Reunion Mike Castelle. Alumni Golf Tournament Campus Homecoming highlights Saturday, March 5 Free event but please register. Friday, July 15 Shorewood Country Club COLLEGE BEATS: LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES 22 “River Explorer” pontoon boat; NOVEMBER 14 gather at 12:30 p.m., begin boarding MAY Dunkirk Fredonia Chamber Singers Chemistry’s Milligan is a ‘big fish’ in Fall wrap-up at 12:45 p.m., boat launches at Richmond, Va., Gathering Open to all alumni and friends Reunion Weekend Great Lakes contaminant research 24 1 p.m. for a two-hour cruise. Wednesday, May 4, 5–7 p.m. www.fredonia.edu/alumnigolf Friday–Sunday, Nov. 4–6 $20 Capital Ale House Campus 4024-A Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA AUGUST COLLEGE BEATS: VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS Professional accolades Alumni Board Meeting Delray Beach, Fla., Brunch Cash bar, appetizers. Alumni Board Meeting 26 Wednesday, Nov. 9, 4 p.m. 16 Sunday, March 6 Wednesday, Aug. 10, 4 p.m. Fredonia gives unique experiences Free event but please register. Alumni House, 286 Central Ave Class Notes “Lady Atlantic,” brunch cruise; Alumni House, 286 Central Ave. to area youth boarding begins at 10 a.m., boat Alumni Board Meeting Please check the Alumni website as 28 First Day of Classes launches promptly at 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday, May 11, 4 p.m. more information and details are returns to dock at 12:45 p.m. Alumni House, 286 Central Ave. Monday, Aug. 22 SPRING PREVIEW confirmed and added at: Career Corner alumni.fredonia.edu 1 17 Events and performances 33 $40 Commencement http://alumni.fredonia.edu Saturday, May 14 Campus (by invitation only) alumni.fredonia.edu 1 National Geographic Explorer Wade Davis THE MAGAZINE FOR FREDONIA ALUMNI AND FRIENDS to deliver April Convocation address VOLUME 44, NO. 2, SPRING 2016 u EDITOR Michael Barone A prolific author, Davis His photographs have ap- ASSISTANT EDITOR wrote “Passage of Darkness” peared in some 30 books and Lisa Eikenburg, APR and “The Serpent and the more than 100 magazines, DESIGNER Erin Ehman Rainbow” based on his ex- journals and newspapers, in- PHOTOGRAPHERS amination of folk preparations cluding National Geographic, Kevin Cloos, Roger Coda, Lori Deemer, implicated in the creation of Time, Geo, People, Men’s Todd Proffitt, Jerry Reilly and Joyce Smith. zombies in Haiti, along with Journal, Outside and National CONTRIBUTING WRITERS more than a dozen other Geographic Adventure and Roger Coda, Abigail Dry, Patricia Feraldi, Ryan Maloney, Kara Murray and Rachel books, including “One River,” have been exhibited at the In- Prychodko. which was nominated for ternational Center of Photog- CLASS NOTES the 1997 Governor General’s raphy (I.C.P.), the Annenberg Donna Venn Literary Award for Nonfiction. Space for Photography, the COLLEGE COUNCIL “The Serpent and the Rain- Marsha Ralls Gallery in Wash- Frank Pagano (Chair), Cynthia A. Ahlstrom, Richard Alexander, Michael Robert Cerrie, bow” became an international ington, D.C., the United Na- Esq.; Russell E. Diethrick Jr., Joseph C. bestseller and was made into tions (“Cultures on the Edge” Johnson, Stephen W. Keefe, JoAnn Niebel and Jason Burgos (student member). a motion picture by Universal exhibition 2004), the Carpenter Pictures. His books have been Center of Harvard University FREDONIA COLLEGE FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS translated into 16 languages and the Utama Center, Kuala Dennis Costello, (Chair); Phillip Belena, and have sold approximately Lumpur, Malaysia. Diane Burkholder, David H. Carnahan, Robert E. Coon, Joseph Falcone, Jeffrey 900,000 copies worldwide. Davis’ research has been L. Fancher, Dr. Greg Gibbs (ex-officio), His many awards include: chronicled in more than 900 Carla Giambrone, Betty (Catania) Gossett The Explorers Medal, the media reports and interviews (ex-officio), Walter J. Gotowka, Karl Holz, Dr. Virginia S. Horvath (ex-officio), Deborah highest award of the Explorers in Europe, North and South Dear Alumni and Friends, Kathman, Richard Johnson; CPA, Dr. Jeffery Club; the Gold Medal of the America and the Far East, W. Kelly, Louann Laurito-Bahgat, Cathy and has inspired numerous Best wishes for the new year to all of Fredonia’s alumni and friends! It’s been a mild winter so far in Marion, Dr. Michael A. Marletta, Rachel Royal Canadian Geographi- Western New York — a welcome change from the past few years — and even though we haven’t had Martinez-Finn, Kurt W. Maytum, Charles cal Society; the 2002 Lowell documentary films as well as much snow, it’s been an otherwise typically busy and productive time at Fredonia. Notaro, Charlotte Passero (student member), Thomas Medal (The Explorer’s three episodes of “The X-Files” Michael Patrick, Dr. John (Bob) Quatroche, Several changes in leadership make this a time of transition on campus. On Dec. 31, David Tiffany Daniel Reininga, Dr. Susan O. Schall, Michael Club) and the 2002 Lannan television series. retired as vice president for University Advancement and executive director of the Fredonia College Schiavone, Elizabeth Star, James J. Stroud, Foundation $125,000 prize for A professional speaker Foundation after more than a decade of important contributions to the campus and foundation. Betty Clifton Turner and Thomas H. Waring Jr. literary non-fiction. for over 25 years, Davis has Gossett, ’76, will be serving in the interim role through 2017. David Herman, vice president for Student Honorary Members: Dr. Rocco R. Doino, Gileen W. French, Dr. Richard A. Gilman, A native of British Columbia, lectured at the American Affairs, will retire in July, and a search for that position is underway. Rick Johnson has completed his term Amos Goodwine Jr., Stan Lundine, Jean Davis, a licensed river guide, Museum of Natural His- as chair of the Fredonia College Foundation Board of Directors, which will now be led by Dennis Costello. Dr. Wade Davis will speak April 12 in King Concert Hall. M. Malinoski, Douglas H. Manly, Robert A. has worked as a park ranger tory, Smithsonian Institu- And David Fountaine has completed his term of service as president of the Alumni Association.