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Friday, January 10, 2014

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General Announcements

· Memorial Set for George Onoda

· TIAA-CREF Consultant on Campus

· Outgoing FedEx Envelopes/Packages

· December 2013 Position Change

· Save the Date for Reunion 2014!

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Memorial Set for George Onoda

I regret to inform you of the death Jan. 1, 2014, of George Y. Onoda, 75, a resident of Almond, NY. He was technical director for the New York State Center for Advanced Ceramic Technology (CACT) at Alfred University from 1993 to 1996, and also taught ceramic engineering courses between 1993 and 2002. As technical director of the CACT, Dr. Onoda was instrumental in the formation of the Whiteware Research Center.

Dr. Onoda came to Alfred University after 10 years as manager of ceramic science for IBM's Thomas J.

Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY. He had previously been a professor in the

Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Florida; a research scientist at the IIT Research Center in Chicago, and a member of the technical staff for the Research Division of North American Aviation in Canoga Park, CA.

A Fellow of the American Ceramic Society, he served the Society in a number of leadership roles, including chair of the Division of Basic Science and chair of the Gordon Conference on Ceramics. He was invited to deliver the annual John F. McMahon Lecture at Alfred University in 1986, an honor afforded to those who are considered outstanding scientists and researchers in the field of ceramic materials.

Dr. Onodo was co-editor, with Dr. Larry Hench of the University of Florida, of "Ceramic Processing Before Firing," considered to be a seminal textbook in the field of materials processing, and "The Science of Whitewares," which he co-edited with Victoria Henkes '78 and Dr. William Carty, professor of ceramic engineering in the Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering at Alfred University.

He was a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, where he earned his B.S. and M.S.

degrees, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he earned a Ph.D. in materials science.

Dr. Onoda is survived by his wife Carole and three grown children. A memorial service for Dr. Onoda will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014 at Howell Hall.

Link: George Onoda obituary

Submitted by: Susan Goetschius

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TIAA-CREF Consultant on Campus

You're invited! Jason Sciotti, Individual TIAA-CREF Consultant, will be conducting one-on-one, 45- minute, individual retirement counseling sessions on Wednesday, Jan. 29, in the Human Resources Conference Room in Greene Hall. Let him help you make financial decisions that are right for you.

To schedule an appointment with Jason, Non-Statutory employees should call TIAA-CREF at

1.877.209.3144 and Statutory employees should call TIAA-CREF at 1.800.732.8353; remain on the line for assistance.

Submitted by: Kim Wyant

Outgoing FedEx Envelopes/Packages

Effective Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, all outgoing FedEx envelopes/packages that have been processed through Office Services in Greene Hall will be processed and shipped from the Powell Campus Center Mailroom. The forms for processing are available at the Office Services website or at the Powell Campus Center Mailroom.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Sue Peck.

Link: Office Services Website

Submitted by: Susan Peck

December 2013 Position Change

Bethany C. Stiller, secretary, College of Professional Studies

Submitted by: Deborah Clark

Save the Date for Reunion 2014!

Join your fellow alumni at Alfred this June to explore what's new and also to reminisce about Alfred through the ages...

Reunion 2014, June 6-8

Everybody is welcome with a special invitation extended to Alfred's Golden Saxons, the classes of 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, and 2009, and to the Sisters of Alpha Kappa Omicron, the Sisters of Sigma Chi Nu, and the Brothers of Lambda Chi Alpha.

Contact us at the Office of Alumni Relations:

607-871-2144 or visit us on Web at www.alfred.edu/alumni/reu....

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The new Li'l Alf Mascot just made his debut and doesn't want to miss the Reunion 2014 fun!

Submitted by: Audrea Sirianni