Alumni
Alumni Association Honorees
SUNYIT’s Alumni Association, in cooperation with the Alumni Office, has periodically presented various awards to alumni and other individuals who have excelled in their fields, provided service to the college or within their fields, or have distinguished themselves in some way as to serve as role models for alumni and future alumni (students). Recipients of awards presented by SUNYIT’s Alumni Association/Alumni Office through 2009 are listed here by award category.
† Deceased
Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award | Young Alumni Award | Alumni Humanitarian Award | Distinguished Service Award | Alumni Association Faculty Award | Honorary Alumnus Award | Alumni Association URSA-SA Presidential Pioneer Award | Nominate
Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award
This is the highest honor bestowed by the Alumni Association upon a SUNYIT graduate. Award recipients through 2011 are as follows:
Michael A. Barody, BPS 1980
Lee Einsidler, BPS 1978
Thomas William Libous, BPS 1975
J. Douglas Robinson, MS 1988
Nicole R. Watson, BPS 1983
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Young Alumni Award
This award honors the talents and personal and professional growth of an alumnus/a who has graduated within two to 10 years, is 40 years of age or under, and has made significant contributions or has reached a high level of professional achievement. The honoree demonstrates leadership ability and community involvement, shows promise for continued success, and sets an inspirational example for future young alumni. Award recipients through 2011 are as follows:
Stacey Patricia Bryden, BS 2002
Stacy Lee Graffam, BS 1995
Rebecca Ann (Fuller) Hensel, BPS 1998
Michelle Anne Manning, MS 2004, BS 1999
Scott Charles Nonemaker, BBA 1996
Rachel Ellen Rennells, BS 2001
James Eckhardt Silva, MS 2007, BS 2005
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Alumni Humanitarian Award
This award honors alumni whose humanitarian involvement clearly sets them apart. Award recipients through 2011 are as follows:
David G. Caldwell, BS 1983
Matthew Rudolph Gargano, BS 1995
Cindy F. Intschert, BPS 1981
Bruce Karam, MS 1987
Gregory E. Walsh, BPS 1985
Pat Jane Zawko, MS 2000, BS 1999
Ismail N. Zebari, BS 2003 †
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Distinguished Service Award
This award is given to recognize extraordinary service to profession, community, and/or alma mater. Award recipients through 2011 are as follows:
Glenn A. Allen, BS 1992
Beatrice A. Allison, BS 1982
Margaret S. Argentine, BS 1978
Dane Russell Austin, BPS 1978
Cathryn J. Barns, CAS 2003, CAS 1996, BS 1977
Gale S. Barone, BS 1985
Karen M. Berney, MS 1996, BS 1977
Virginia L. Berthod, BS 1977
Sue Ellen Bice, BPS 1981
Richard L. Borges, BS 1990
Gineen Brement, BS 1984
Anita Lee Brown, MBA 2008, BBA 1998
Mattie L. Brown, BPS 1977
William Earl Carroll, BPS 1982
Donna M. Cashman, BS 1976
Diane L. Cass, BS 1983
John Earl Charleston, BPS 1977
Janet P. Ciccarelli, BS 1975
Roma C. Cieri, BS 1980
David Michael Climek, MS 1999, MS 1997, BS 1993
Dennis G. Conard, BS 1976
Judith A. Conroy, BPS 1984
Ila M. Cook, BS 1981
Melissa Marie Coon, MS 1996, BS 1995
Carlo Cuccaro, BA 1989
Timothy Spencer Dennison, BS 1987
Jerome Francis Donovan, BPS 1975
Michael J. Dumas, BT 1985
Richard N. DuRose, BPS 1976 †
Albert G. Dust, BT 1985
Donald Dutcher, BS 1992
Alun M. Ellis, BPS 1977
Michael Evke, BT 1984
Joan M. Farmer, BS 1980
Sharon Ann Ferraro, BPS 1978
Cynthia Anne Fox, MS 2000, BBA 1995
Robert M. Froysell, BT 1986
Nancy Anne Furlong, MS 1995, BS 1993
Scott G. Gorgas, MS 2002, BS 1991
Eugene Granata, BA 1976
Charles Kenneth Green, BS 1993
Ida Gregoire, BS 1981
Annette Guido, BPS 1985
Richard A. Halstead, BS 1976
Christine L. Hanna, BS 1982
Malcolm Emery Harris, BPS 1982
Winifred P. Hart, BS 1980 †
Rebecca A. Heysler, MS 1995, BS 1985
William K. Hoehn, BT 1988
Kathleen Ann Horn, MS 2000, BPS 1995
Robert W. Ingalls, BPS 1977 †
Joseph G. Inserra, BT 1980
Sandra Jeanette Jeroulis, BS 1977
Reina Y. Judd, BS 1981, BA 1978
Dorothy A. Keister, BPS 1984
Cheryl Knight, BT 1983
Leon R. Koziol, BPS 1980
Joyce H. Kupral, BS 1991
Todd E. LaFreniere, BS 1992
Patricia M. Laino, MSED 1979, BS 1978
Norman J. Landis, BS 1988, BPS 1984
Jeffrey N. Ledda, BS 1987
Jeanne C. Lees, BS 1977
Jon Lenda, BPS 1976
Mark Douglas Lewis, BS 1976
Patricia Hryzak Lind, BS 1978
Karen Elizabeth Litwak, MS 1996, BS 1994
Mary Linda Loney, BS 1976
Eileen J. Lumb, BS 1979
Christine L. (Siegenthaler) Mario, BPS 1983
Marianne Markowitz, BS 1978
Patricia C. Marrello, CAS 2001, MS 2001, BS 1984
Dominic Francis Mazza, BPS 1975
David C. Merrill, BA 1980
Bruce M. Miller, BPS 1987
Patricia M. Minkler, BS 1981
Lynn C. Montanaro, MS 1990, BS 1988 †
Jane A. Moore, BS 1983
Daniel H. Mumpton, BPS 1976
Julie L. (Foster) Murawski, MS 1995, BS 1990
M. Margaret Narby, BS 1979 †
Patricia L. Newland, BS 1979
Debra A. Nipe, BS 1989
Anne K. Oboyski, BS 1976
Joseph H. Oczkowski, BS 1993
Jayne Pappalardo-Lenda, BPS 1976 †
Janice Morey Pedersen, BS 1984
Patrick C. Perfetto, BS 1976
Leonard J. Popyack, BT 1984
Nancy S. Richard, BS 1999
Gregory P. Rindenello, MBA 2006, MS 1992
Victoria E. Rinehart, BS 1981
Patricia A. (Tehan) Roach, MS 1997, BS 1990
Rosemarie Roberts, BPS 1980
J. Douglas Robinson, MS 1988
Rebecca J. Ruffing, MS 1997
Joseph Ruggiero, BS 1991
Rose Marie Salsbury, BPS 1980
David R. Scharf, BPS 1986
Robert Schnibbe, BS 1977
Samuel N. Setticase, BPS 1977
Joanne M. Shear, MS 1994
Edmund Darlington Shepard, BPS 1978
Agatha M. Slater, BS 1979
Lorraine J. Stubley, BS 1993
Allen J. Styno, BPS 1984
Judith E. Sweet, BS 1984
Kathleen Halbig Tehan, CAS 1995, BS 1978
Elizabeth C. Thompson, BPS 1976
Glen E. Thompson, BPS 1981
James Walter Tripp, BS 1975
Aldo A. Troiani, BS 1983
Deborah J. Tyksinski, BPS 1975
Michelle Aevaliotis Vaeth, BS 1997
Kathleen T. Van Vechten, BS 1982
Janice L. Welker, BS 1979
Mary Kay Westgate-Driscoll, BS 1995
Linda J. Wiener, BS 1977
Kathleen M. Williams, BS 1987
Eugene A. Yelle, MS 1992, BPS 1985
Distinguished Service Award recipients Allen Styno ‘84 (left) and Dennis Conard ‘76 (right) attended the Alumni Presidential Reception at SUNYIT in June 2009.
Distinguished Service Award recipient Maggie Argentine ‘78, Ph.D., with her husband, Leonard Argentine, M.D., attended the Alumni Presidential Reception at SUNYIT in June 2009.
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Alumni Association Faculty Award
Established in 2006 by the Alumni Association board, this award recognizes faculty members who have made significant contributions to the Alumni Association and/or to the personal and professional lives of SUNYIT alumni. SUNYIT faculty members honored with this award through 2011 are as follows:
William L. Langdon
Ronald Q. Sarner
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Honorary Alumnus Award
This award recognizes a non-alumnus of SUNYIT who has made outstanding contributions to benefit the Alumni Association and its members. Award recipients through 2011 are as follows:
John M. Brophy
Jeri Cayan
Peter J. Cayan
Eleanor Cirelli
Ellen P. Coher †
Carol L. Crooms
James H. Donovan †
Ralph J. Eannace
Victor T. Ehre
John A. Falcone
Dawn D. Farry
Kevin Grimmer
George B. Grow †
Richard J. Havranek
Elizabeth Kellogg Walker
William R. Kunsela †
Charles T. Lanigan
Robert D. Leidig †
Albert B. Mario †
Melva Max
Theodore C. Max
Brijmohan Mullick †
Alice G. Pender O'Shea
Spencer J. Roemer †
Richard Ruggiero
Edward J. Sabol
Milton Lewis Smith
Shirley A. Van Marter
Cynthia Ann Zegarelli
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Alumni Association URSA-SA Presidential Pioneer Award (2006)
This special, one-time award was presented during fall 2006 in commemoration of SUNYIT’s 40th anniversary and recognizes the elite group of individuals who served as URSA (Utica-Rome Student Association) and SA (Student Association) Presidents during the college’s historic first 40 years and whose contributions helped establish and grow the college. Newspapers accounts, campus publications, and alumni anecdotes of SUNYIT’s history demonstrate that the involvement and leadership of its students were critical to the college’s evolution from a fledgling school based in an old factory to its current status in higher education. From the student government’s founding through 2006, when this award was presented, numerous milestones were reached and critical challenges successfully navigated with the support of the Student Association led by its presidents. Through this special award, the Alumni Association formally acknowledged that the SUNYIT of today would not exist without the dedication, commitment and contributions of its student leaders.
Joseph Dylan Altmann, BS 2002
Teresa E. (Smalt-Kearney) Bailey, BPS 1982
John J. Bidleman, BS 1992
Thomas J. Brown, BT 1986
Teresa Burton, BA 1999
Gary D. Cuda, BA 1982
Joseph Walter Czechowski, MS 1997, BBA 1996
John J. Dalessandro, BPS 1981
Christina F. (Latta) Davis, BPS 1989
Paul F. Denninger, BS 1984
Christopher Michael Duszynski, BS 2004
Joseph J. Eberle, BPS 1977
Charisse D. Ellis, BS 1990
Joseph Fiore Gennarelli, BS 1996
Nicholas Joseph Gorczynski, BS 2007
Keith Johnson, BA 2000
Leon R. Koziol, BPS 1980
Thomas William Libous, BPS 1975
Richard Lawrence Maxon, BS 1994
Nicholas Wright Miller, BS 1997
John Paul Podmayersky, BS 1995 †
Joseph Ruggiero, BS 1991
William John Ryan, BS 1976
Nanette A. Schlicht, Business/Public Management
Troy David Stackler, BS 2003
Jerry A. Talerico, BA 2001, BA 2001
Douglas L. Tinder, BS 1988
Robert Bryan Verzera, BS 1993
Carmella M. Visconte, BS 1987
Catherine E. (Dukat) Wilson, BA 1985
Eric S. Wolf, BT 1985
Dennis Wayne Woodgate, BPS 1978 †
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Nominate
To nominate an individual for an award presented by SUNYIT's Alumni Association/Alumni Office, review the Alumni Award Nominations page for award categories, criteria, and nomination instructions