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Friends Honor Dr. Carey Brush,

Who Chronicled SUNY Oneonta

President Nancy Kleniewski speaks at the opening of a memorial service for Dr. Carey Brush, held earlier this afternoon at the SUNY Oneonta's Craven Lounge in Morris Hall. Those who knew him from his time at SUNY and beyond gathered to remember the man who was a friend, colleague and mentor. (Ian Austin/allotsego.com)
SUNY Oneonta President Nancy Kleniewski speaks at the opening of a memorial service for Dr. Carey Brush, held earlier this afternoon at the SUNY Oneonta's Craven Lounge in Morris Hall. Those who knew him gathered to remember the man who was a friend, colleague and mentor. (Ian Austin/allotsego.com)

ONEONTA -- Friends and colleagues of SUNY Oneonta's historian Dr. Carey Brush, who wrote a definitive history of the local campus, where he once served as interim president, gathered in the Craven Lounge of Morris Hall to pay tribute to their friend, fellow professor and mentor.

"All of us have a few stories to tell," said Dr. Vince Foti, the emeritus dean of Behavioral and Applied Sciences.  "I'm sure he would have appreciated all the feelings that are in this room at this moment.

Dr. Brush, 93, died Dec. 29, 2013 in Vancouver, Wash., where he and his wife Tinker lived.  He had served as Professor and Acting Chair of Social Science, as well as the first Director of Liberal Studies in 1963, Vice President for Academic Affairs 1970, and as Acting President during the 1987-1988 academic year.  He was the author of "In Honor and Good Faith: A History of the State University College at Oneonta" and the sequel, "In Honor and Good Faith: Completing the First Century 1965-1900."

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