SUNY Oneonta Chem Prof Named ‘Inventor of the Year‘ ONEONTA – SUNY Oneonta Associate Professor of Chemistry Jacqueline Bennett was named “Inventor of the Year” by The Eastern New York Intellectual Property Law Association for her contributions in green chemistry, most notably “Green Synthesis of Aryl Aldimines Using Ethyl Lactate,” a chemical process for which she received a U.S. patent in 2014. “I’m delighted that Jacqueline is being recognized for her innovative research in green chemistry,” said SUNY Oneonta Provost…
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SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher To Retire At End Of 2016-17 Year Nancy L. Zimpher, SUNY chancellor for seven years – the longest tenure since Clifton R. Wharton, Jr., of Cooperstown in the 1980s – is stepping down next year, the New York Times is reporting. According to The Times, “Zimpher has relentlessly promoted the system, through a strategic plan called ‘The Power of SUNY,’ as an engine of economic growth and community development. “She has also sought to raise academic standards and has…
IN MEMORIAM: Carol Robbins, 90; Active In Civic Life For Six Decades ONEONTA – Carol Schwartz Robbins, an active participant and leader in Oneonta’s civic life for more than six decades, died at her home Sunday, May 1, 2016, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Friends and family are invited to a celebration of Carol’s life at 3 p.m., Sunday, June 5, at the Unitarian Universalist Society, 12 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Carol Helen Schwartz was born Dec. 15, 1925, in…
SUNY Oneonta Grads Go Forth! ONEONTA – 1,000 students turned their tassels from left to right today the Dewar Arena, announcing themselves as the newest graduates of SUNY Oneonta. Broadway producer Hal Luftig, ’79 and set designer Neil Mazzella, ’73, both Tony Award winners, gave the graduating addresses and received honorary degrees. Luftig, who’s produced 27 Broadway shows, shared a quote from a talk actress and activist Jane Fonda gave during his time at SUNY. “She told me, ‘Don’t let the…
‘Into The Streets’ Students Prepare Chamber For 100th COOPERSTOWN – SUNY Oneonta’s “Into the Streets” program was in evidence all around Cooperstown (as well as Oneonta) today, particularly at the Chamber of Commerce on Chestnut Street, where students were ripping up the rugs and clearing out the first floor in anticipation of 100th anniversary renovations. From front to back are Andrew Jensen, Sandy Hook, Conn.; Amanda Barcia, Somers; Connor Day, Bellmore, L.I., and Shane Irwin, Westbury, L.I. The students are members…
Matt Hogan, ’98, Renown Guitarist, To Enter SUNY Oneonta Hall Of Fame ONEONTA – Guitarist Matt Hogan, a 1998 SUNY Oneonta graduate, will return to Oneonta next Tuesday, the 26th, to be inducted into the college’s Music Hall of Fame. Hogan, whose studio work is in demand, has played with Miley Cyrus, Bruce Springsteen and Ashley Tisdale and opened for bands such as the Dave Matthews Band, Snoop Dogg and Buckcherry. The SUNY Oneonta Music Hall of Fame has honored diverse musicians…
IN MEMORIAM: David J. Hildreth, 73; Math Professor At SUNY Oneonta, Delhi ONEONTA – David John Hildreth, 73, a mathematics professor at SUNY Oneonta and SUNY Delhi, died of complications from Alzheimer’s at Mountainside Residential Care in Margaretville on April 11, 2016. He was born Oct. 29, 1942, in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Robert and Emma (Turley) Hildreth.…
Ban On Travel To Carolina Keeps 2 Profs From Confabs By LIBBY CUDMORE • for www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – SUNY Oneonta is feeling the weight of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Order barring “non-essential” travel to North Carolina in light of Gov. Pat McCroy’s signing of a law that banned LGBT non-discrimination orders and mandating that schools force transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond with the gender on their birth certificate. “It has affected us,” said Hal Legg,…
Non-Student Arrested For Starting SUNY Campus Fires ONEONTA — A 20-year-old was arrested and charged with arson after allegedly setting fire overnight to light poles and shrubbery on the SUNY Oneonta campus with a blow torch. He is not a student, University Police said. Zachary A. Penzabene of Ravena, south of Albany, was arrested after University Police responded to a report and found several fires, one on the quad and others near the track, and contacted the Oneonta Fire Department to extinguish them.…