Farm Chic Global Food Entrepreneur Tessa Edick ’92 Brings Local Farming to the Table
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OSALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THEW STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEWE YORK AT OSWEGGO n VOL. 42, NO.O 1 n SPRING 2016 Farm Chic Global food entrepreneur Tessa Edick ’92 brings local farming to the table PLUS: n A historical look at Residence Life n Homecoming 2015 n Loyal Lakers Society recognizes consecutive donors (WANTED) YOU at Reunion 2016: June 9 – 12 Reward YEE-HAW! Anyone who saddles up to attend Reunion 2016 can expect a good ole hootenanny. • Chew the fat with friends at Friday’s “Come As You Were” BBQ at Fallbrook. • Grab some chow at the watering hole (a.k.a. “Picnic on the Lake”) on Saturday afternoon. • Giddy up over to the “Rodeo Tailgate” on Saturday early evening. • Stomp your foot at the “Hoedown Concert,” co-sponsored by DKK and featuring Jumbo Shrimp and The Gravelding Brothers, Saturday night. All cowboys and cowgirls are welcome, but special events are planned for these milestone classes and groups: 2000, 2001, 2002 - 15th 1976 - 40th 1961 - 55th 1946 - 70th 1991 - 25th 1971 - 45th 1956 - 60th 1941 - 75th 1980, 1981, 1982 - 35th 1966 - 50th 1951 - 65th Alpha Epsilon Phi (30th Anniversary), Alpha Sigma Chi, Arethusa Eta, Baseball, Beta Tau Epsilon, Delta Chi Omega/TKE, Delta Kappa Kappa (90th Anniversary), Men’s Soccer, Omega Delta Phi, Phi Lambda Phi, Pi Delta Chi, Psi Phi Gamma, Sigma Gamma, Sigma Tau Chi (70th Anniversary), Symphonic Choir and Theta Chi Rho (60th Anniversary) For more information: Reunion Hotline 315-312-5559 • Email: [email protected] Advance registration is required and can be completed online: alumni.oswego.edu/reunion. Shack up on campus in air-conditioned Johnson and Riggs halls. Take advantage of early-bird pricing and register before May 20! 2016_Spring Magazine ad_reunion.indd 1 3/23/16 9:03 AM SPRING 2016 Alumni (WANTED) Association of the State University of New York YOU at Reunion 2016: June 9 – 12 at Oswego OSOSWWEEGGOO Vol. 42, No. 1 New Loyal Lakers Society Recognizes Consistent Reward 8 Supporters 4 Homecoming 2015 18 The re-instituted Homecoming tradition brings together students YEE-HAW! Anyone who saddles up to attend Reunion 2016 and alumni in a daylong celebration of Oswego pride. can expect a good ole hootenanny. • Chew the fat with friends at Friday’s “Come As You Were” BBQ at Farm Chic 20 Fallbrook. Tessa Edick ’92 hopes to revolutionize the way New Yorkers eat to save local farming, improve nutrition and build stronger • Grab some chow at the watering hole (a.k.a. “Picnic on the Lake”) communities. on Saturday afternoon. • Giddy up over to the “Rodeo Tailgate” on Saturday early evening. A Sense of Place 26 • Stomp your foot at the “Hoedown Concert,” co-sponsored by DKK and Residential life is an essential component of a SUNY Oswego featuring Jumbo Shrimp and The Gravelding Brothers, Saturday night. 12 student’s experience that builds a sense of community and nurtures a spirit of lifelong learning. All cowboys and cowgirls are welcome, but special events The Last Word 48 Retired teacher and humorist Ermine Calandra are planned for these milestone classes and groups: Cunningham ’73 remembers learning about new cultures 2000, 2001, 2002 - 15th 1976 - 40th 1961 - 55th 1946 - 70th during a semester abroad at the University of Puerto Rico 1991 - 25th 1971 - 45th 1956 - 60th 1941 - 75th in her original piece, Bell Bottom Blues. 1980, 1981, 1982 - 35th 1966 - 50th 1951 - 65th PLUS 28 Alpha Epsilon Phi (30th Anniversary), Alpha Sigma Chi, Arethusa Eta, Campus Currents 3 Baseball, Beta Tau Epsilon, Delta Chi Omega/TKE, Delta Kappa Kappa (90th Calendar 9 Anniversary), Men’s Soccer, Omega Delta Phi, Phi Lambda Phi, Pi Delta Class Notes 34 Chi, Psi Phi Gamma, Sigma Gamma, Sigma Tau Chi (70th Anniversary), Alumni Bookshelf 40 Symphonic Choir and Theta Chi Rho (60th Anniversary) Weddings 42 For more information: In Memoriam 44 Reunion Hotline 315-312-5559 • Email: [email protected] ON THE COVER: Tessa Edick ’92, food entrepreneur, philanthropist and founder of Advance registration is required and can be FarmOn! Foundation, at the foundation’s Empire Farm in Copake, N.Y. completed online: alumni.oswego.edu/reunion. Photo by Travis W. Keyes Photography. Shack up on campus in air-conditioned Johnson and Riggs halls. 19 3227 Take advantage of early-bird pricing and register before May 20! 2016_Spring Magazine ad_reunion.indd 1 3/23/16 9:03 AM FROM THE OSWEGO Alumni Magazine Elizabeth Locke Oberst Ermine Calandra Publisher Cunningham ’73 President’s Desk Jeff Rea ’71 Margaret D. Spillett Editor Contributing Writers Eileen Crandall Jennifer Broderick s I write this halls, where we source nearly one-third Associate Editor Bob Clark ’78 Jim Kearns column, temp- of all our food from local farms and busi- Tyler Edic ’13 A Travis W. Keyes eratures dip below nesses and encourage sustainable living. Associate Editor Stephen Mack Online Magazine Wendy Magiera freezing, and ice and I’m particularly proud to share the story Jim Russell ’83 Chuck Perkins snow blanket the of Tessa Edick ’92 who has created the Staff Photographer Tina Ruth Kiefer Creative Contributing Photographers campus. Students FarmOn! Foundation to support sustain- Graphic Design Becca Howe ’16 take refuge in their able farming and eating local (page 20). Lisa Potter Megan Maye ’16 In Memoriam Ashley Thompson ’16 cozy residence halls I first heard Tessa’s story when she served Michael Bielak Susan Velazquez ’16 with their textbooks on a SUNY panel in New York City. Her Julie Blissert Kelly Walters ’16 President Sam Carges ’14 Interns Deborah F. Stanley and laptops. They passion for improving nutrition and fill their dining trays building stronger communities grabbed The Oswego Alumni Association, Inc. with warming comfort foods like fresh, my attention and reinforced my commit- Board of Directors Keith Chamberlain ’87 Jerry Esposito ’70 home-cooked soups. Just as the natural ment to enacting those principles on President Kathy Smits Evans ’84 world is gearing up for spring, our students our campus. Lisa Marceau Schnorr ’87 La-Dana Renee Jenkins ’94 First Vice President Maureen Flynn Kratz ’04 are preparing for the transformation that In addition to our 2007 pledge to *Don Levine ’78 happens every May on campus, when they reduce our carbon footprint as a charter Donna Goldsmith ’82 *Steve Messina ’91 Second Vice President Josh Miller ’08 will graduate and blossom into profes- member of the American College and Elizabeth Locke Oberst Dana Segall Murphy ’99 Executive Director Cathleen Richards ’09 sionals in a variety of careers. Our job is University Presidents’ Climate Commit- Mark Salmon ’93 Edgar Ames ’68 Dan Scaia ’68 to provide them with the best living and ment, our college has instituted numerous Tim Barnhart ’02 Stefen Short ’10 Marc Beck ’93 learning environment to nurture their programs aimed at educating our students *Jennifer Shropshire ’86 Paul Brennan ’93 Christie Torruella development and safeguard their success. and campus community members about Michael Byrne ’79 Smith ’08 In this issue, you will read on page 26 making environmentally conscious and Mike Caldwell ’70 Karen Colucci Coia ‘89 Jeffrey Sorensen ’92 about our students’ on-campus residential responsible choices. We have created a Raelynn Cooter ’77 **Deborah F. Stanley Lisa Court ’83 Kevin Sutherland ’05 life and the college’s history of creating bike-share program, installed an electric **Kerry Casey Dorsey ’81 Koren Vaughan ’95 Rick Yacobush ’77 Amy Vanderlyke experiences that support students’ car charging station, supported the devel- Thomas Yates ’89 Dygert ’01 personal, cultural and academic growth. opment of the Permaculture Living Labo- * At large ** Ex officio Living on campus is an immersive experi- ratory, reduced our waste and maintained State University of New York at Oswego ence that literally changes the way students an award-winning student recycling Deborah F. Stanley Kerry Casey Dorsey ’81 act toward each other and think about the program, among others. President Vice President for Walter B. Roettger Development and world. Students forge lifelong friendships, We want our students to develop good Acting Provost and Alumni Relations explore diversity in their day-to-day inter- habits that last a lifetime and—like Tessa— Vice President for Jerald Woolfolk Academic Affairs Vice President for Student actions and—often for the first time in become models in leading the way to a Nicholas Lyons Affairs and Enrollment their lives—determine their own priorities more sustainable lifestyle, one of the grand Vice President for Management Administration and Finance and take charge of how they spend their challenges of our times. time. They choose whether to study or Office of Alumni and Parent Relations socialize with friends, to eat fast food or King Alumni Hall, SUNY Oswego, Oswego, NY 13126 Phone: 315-312-2258 fresh fruit, to hit the gym or take a nap. 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