Alumni News & Notes

et al.: Alumni News & Notes and coaches to local communities, technol both first-year and transfer students, to ogy to keep alumni linked to the Univer gether with alumni and current students sity, club activities, alumni parent recep at a picnic or barbecue. Send-offs dramati tions, and Homecoming and Reunion events. cally demonstrate to new students the What do you want from SU? More ser continuing commitment of alumni to the vices from the home office? Better commu University. nication about what's available? Support Somich, a partner in the accounting firm for your local alumni club? A more interac of Deloitte & Touche, is confident the ad tive link with the University? Whatever it hoc committee will reach its $wo,ooo is, all alumni will benefit from an alma goal. "We've agreed there will be 100 per mater that's more responsive to their needs. cent participation," he says. "Now is the The University has already demonstrat time to show our leadership for the effort ed its commitment to alumni relations with to raise the $1 million endowment." its partnership in funding construction of This endowment for the Office of Alum the Goldstein Alumni and Faculty Center, ni Relations is earmarked for a variety of our beautiful headquarters for on-campus programs. "We want to implement alum alumni events. A committee of our Alumni ni-oriented programs, presentations, ser Association Board of Directors has already vices, and events at the Goldstein Alumni taken an important step (see next story). and Faculty Center and in other communi We will fund this endowment within the ties nationally and internationally," he next two years, so we can give you the ser says. "We find that people willingly take vices you fully deserve. For If you would on time and financial commitments be "WE'RE WITH YOU" like to know more, please contact us. cause they love the University. We all ben his simple phrase sums up our view "We're with you." Won't you be with us? efited from attending Syracuse University Tthat the mission of Alumni Relations is and we want to provide the same opportu to be continually involved with alumni. nities for students today." We want to ensure that no matter the dis Serving on the ad hoc committee along tance of years or miles, you look back fond Lil Breul O'Rourke '77 with Somich are Wendy Cohen '70 of Plant ly on your life at Syracuse and remain con Associate Vice Presidentfor Alumni Relations ation, Florida; Shelly Lotman Fisher '8o of nected to the University-availing your Villanova, Pennsylvania; Debbie Fritsche self of our resources and services, and ALUMNI BOARD RAISES '74 of Woodlands, Texas; Dan Kaseman '8o knowing that a vigorous University will be FUNDS FOR ENDOWMENT of Hamilton, Virginia; and Phebe Novako there in the future. ike Somich '73 of Chicago, president vic '53 of Villanova, Pennsylvania. To accomplish that, we are embarking on M of the Alumni Association Board of Di a campaign to raise $1 million to endow alum rectors, is proud of the work of the board's ni relations programming. We are pleased to ad hoc fund-raising committee. "In very join many other prestigious colleges and short order just a few people raised $3o,ooo, universities that reach out to their alumni, and we expect that giving to continue," he thanks to funds provided by donors. says. ''That's quite remarkable." This is quite different from SU's Com The committee, composed of current and mitment to Learning campaign, which former members of the board, is working supports students, faculty, technology, and closely with the Office of Alumni Relations future programming. This fund will en to raise an endowment to support alumni dow programs coordinated through our programming. The first task was to identify office that extend concrete benefits to you, a project to fund. Recognizing the important our very important alumni, who once role alumni can play in recruiting students, called Syracuse home. the board voted to fund a $10o,ooo endow The funds will be used for programs and ment for new student outreach. events that benefit people from the time The Office of Alumni Relations will use they come to campus as students to their this fund for such student programs as the At Commencement, three generations celebrated years as alumni. We will support such annual New Student Send-Offs hosted by the graduation of Paige Deborah Wilson 'gg. On things as a University Speakers Series that alumni clubs throughout the country. hand were grandmother Jane Kydd Taylor Gretter '40, left, and mother Deborah Kydd Wilson '6g. brings SU's prominent faculty members Those events bring incoming students, J,6 Published by SURFACE, 1999 1 Syracuse University Magazine, Vol. 16, Iss. 1 [1999], Art. 13 http:llwww.syracuse.edu/alum nilwhatsnew. htmL To contact us by phone, call 1-Soo SUALUMS (']82- 5867). There is at ways here during bus iness hours fo take your call. The Delta Queen, an authentic paddle-wheel steamboat built in 18go, is the only one of its kind still in use. SU travelers found it very comfortable, and were intrigued by stories of a ghost on board. Mary Green, who phis, the Staudermans were thrilled to hear founded the steamboat line with her husband and was herself a captain, died on board at the age of 81. a talk by historian and award-winning author Shelby Foote, best known for his TRAVELS WITH SU people, but large enough so you weren't three-volume The Civil Wa r: A Narrative, one of the most comprehensive military or Andrea Latchem, the thrill was seeing stumbling over each other. You could join Fhistory come alive. "While cruising the in activities or simply sit in a rocking chair histories covering both the Confederate and Union armies. "If you're interested in Mississippi on the Delta Queen I learned so and watch the river flow by." much about the Civil War and that won Bob and Dona Harris Dales '46 of Santa the Civil War, he's a benchmark," Helen says. derful river," says SU's executive director of Fe, New Mexico, particularly enjoyed the "His style is charming. He answers ques development for planned giving. stops at Oak Alley Plantation, Natchez, and tions at great length, but you don't care, be It was that and more for Louis '51 and Gi Baton Rouge. 'Tm interested in architecture cause it's all fascinating." ni Bantle of Palm Beach, Florida. "We belly and we saw absolutely fabulous antebellum Latchem agrees, saying she most enjoy laughed for 10 days," Gini proclaims. "The peo houses," Dona says. "You approach Oak Alley ed learning many historical facts. "I also ple were marvelous, a cross-section of folks on a quarter-mile avenue under 250-year-old loved the mix of visiting with people, hav from across the country. When I came home, oak trees. In Natchez we visited the Octagon ing time to relax, and watching the sun set I had withdrawal symptoms for two weeks." House, another beautiful mansion." She also from the deck of the boat," she says. "It was The adventure the Bantles and Latchem was intrigued by walking on the battlefield a wonderful experience." shared began in New Orleans, where SU al in Vicksburg, Mississippi. umni and friends stayed in the deluxe Royal Travelers spent an entire day at Shiloh, CALLING ALL SOUTH Sonesta Hotel in the French Quarter. Trav Tennessee, where their guide, dressed in FLORIDA ALUMNI elers visited the Old Ursuline Convent and Civil War uniform, was one of a group that he Office of Alumni Relations is looking the Confederate Museum, while still find re-enacts battle scenes. "That added a great Tfor alumni in South Florida to get in ing plenty of time to explore the city on their dimension to what we were hearing," volved with the new South Florida Alumni own and experience the blend of Spanish, Latchem says. At their final stop in Mem- Council. This is your chance to help plan French, African, and Creole cultures. the alumni activities that take place in this Then the SU group boarded the elegant part of the state. ly furnished Delta Queen, an authentic A committee of the National Alumni As paddle-wheel steamboat built in 18go. sociation Board of Directors established alum Among the 150 passengers they found con ni councils in certain parts of the country genial groups from universities in Iowa, to bring representation of all alumni groups Nebraska, and Massachusetts. in the area into one organization. The South "My husband and I had promised each Florida area was one of the first to be orga other that someday we'd take a trip on the nized and now includes alumni club mem Delta Queen," says Helen Layton Stauder bers, Orange Pack supporters, specialty man '59 of Wilton, Connecticut. She and hus clubs members, and alumni representa band Al '58 decided this was the perfect tives working for the Office of Admissions. opportunity. "It's not a cruise in the accept A year later, the results are encouraging. SU alumni and friends aboard the Delta Queen ed sense of the word," she says. "The boat learned a great deal about the Civil War, and also "Our alumni council in South Florida is was small enough so you could meet m any had time to enjoy cruising on the Mississippi River. moving in the right direction," says Scott https://surface.syr.edu/sumagazine/vol16/iss1/13 2 et al.: Alumni News & Notes Setek, associate director of alumni relations.

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