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Wally Higgins tells of ‘Black Wings of Tuskegee’
By SHERRY VOLK Alfred Sun Reporter ALFRED—Several months ago (Sept. 7, 2014), we took a beautiful late summer drive to Caledonia to hear one of Alfred’s beloved citizens, Wally Higgins, give a talk about his experiences in World War II, as one of the fa- mous Tuskegee Airmen.
Wally arrived late because his dear son, Don, who is his travel- ing companion and support per- son, was in a motorcycle accident on the way to meet him, and was taken to Strong Hospital in Rochester. (I just had a phone chat with Brent Reynolds, who had Don on another line thank- ing him for the many cards and notes he received from Alfred folk while he was recovering.)
The full house audience at the Caledonia VFW arose sponta- neously when Wally entered the room and gave him a heartfelt ovation as he was escorted to the platform in front, which was
ANDOVER—After a record breaking winter in Western New York the maple sap is finally running and the Andover Lions Club is preparing for their signa- ture event. On March 28 and 29 at Andover Central School will continue the tradition into the forty third year of tapping vil- lage maple trees, feasting on pancakes and presenting a wide variety of exhibits, food and live entertainment.
Events begin both days with a pancake breakfast by the An- dover Rod and Gun Club begin- ning at 7 a.m. Then exhibits and vendors open at 9.
On Saturday there will be a Kiddie Tractor Pull at 10 a.m.
followed by a puppet show at 11:30. Musical entertainment will begin with Brothers Grate- ful in the auditorium at noon, followed by the internationally acclaimed Irish folk duo, The Dady Brothers at 2:15 p.m.
On Sunday there will be an- other Kiddie Tractor Pull at
11:30 a.m. followed by the music of Frank-N-Rich at 12:30 p.m.Exhibits include local maple products, antiques, arts and crafts, local businesses as well as local clubs and organizations.
The “Sugar Shack” demon- strates the process of boiling sap to make maple sugar on the grounds of Blessed Sacrament Church, across Elm Street from the school.
Lions Clubs are known for their vision and health services.
Free eye screening will be of- fered with the assistance of the Canaseraga Lions Club. Dr.
James Rummel of the Andover Medical Center and his staff will be on hand to screen for blood sugar and to test blood pressure.
The Lions Club will also have an information booth explaining the numerous charitable and so- cial programs provided by the club and offering information for anyone who may be interest- ing in membership.
THE COUNT-Pictured above, election inspectors open the 69 absentee ballots Wednesday evening, March 18. Pictured at left, Tricia DeBertolis announces the election results. Alfred Village Election Results were as follows: 248 ballots were cast at the polling place with 69 absentee ballots counted: MAYOR:
Justin Grigg 264 votes, Jason Rodd 48; TRUSTEES: Peter Mc- Clain 268 votes, Tom McDowell 258 votes, Kory Schick 50 votes, Nick Ferraro 38 votes. There were no write-ins.
The Dady Brothers will perform at the Andover Maple Festival at 2:15 p.m. Saturday, March 28 in Andover Central School.
Counting the Ballots
Sap finally running... ANDOVER MAPLE FESTIVAL MARCH 28-29
flanked by flags. After the Pledge of Allegiance, we all sat, as did Wally, and he told us sto- ries of his unique experiences.
He was one of the younger men chosen for air training, which took him out of his hometown, Kendall, NY, into the American South during the years of segre- gation.
Wally’s dad, who with his mother, was brought up in Elmira, was a dairy farmer, and later worked for Duffy-Mott, the apple people. Wally’s brother, Donald, was 11 years older than he and eventually went to St.
Louis, MO, where, during de- pression days, his uncle was a probation officer.
As a kid, Wally loved to build things, including model air- planes, then take them apart and rebuild them. He would do and re-do models, redesigning and improving them as he worked, so love of airplanes was lodged in his heart and brain from early in
his life. He remembers, too, see- ing P-40 and P-39 fighter planes that were made at a plant in Buf- falo, flying test runs across the farm in Kendall.
Wally was born Nov. 11, 1925, so was 16 years old when the news came over the radio of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
In the surge of alarm and patriot- ism that followed, he wondered,
“How would I fit into this?” At the age of 17, he enlisted.
In his genes, Wally carries Na- tive American heredity; Mo- hawk, Naragansett, and Seneca, in addition to Caucasian, as well as his African American heritage.
He says, “You could look at me any way you wish to. The en- lister put me in the category that (he felt) was the best one in those days,” so when his papers came through, he was identified as Negro.
He chuckled, mentioning eat- ing bananas to gain weight and carrots, which some thought
aided eyesight, before the group went to Buffalo for their induc- tion physical.
He was assigned to Fort Dix in New Jersey, where he was the only one “like himself” at that time. There were no other people of color where he grew up, so he entered, as a teenager, two new cultures; military, and colored.
He was assigned to Biloxi, MS, and embarked on his first train ride. He recalls seeing signs as the train slowed, “Colored,”
and “White,” on restrooms and drinking fountains, for the first time.
At one point on the train, he was told by a blustery railroad conductor to, “Get down to that colored car,” or “I will get out my gun and shoot you.”
He saw shacks along the Mis- sissippi River and remembers seeing Cadillacs beside many.
Driving a Cadillac was very im- portant to some locals, for a drive into town on a Saturday night.
As we know, Airmen trained at Tuskegee Institute, now Tuskegee University, deep in the South, in Mississippi. In an aside, Wally mentioned that it was a liberal arts college, founded by Booker T. Washing- ton in 1881, and was where George Dr. Washington Carver had his research laboratory.
Wally spent many weeks on campus, for pre-flight training.
He remembers marching in for- mation to the mess hall. Meals at the Institute were balanced, delic
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Caroline Littell, travel photojournalist, dies at 75
Moskowitz turned ‘last $5,000’
into a $860 million company
Bart Neville, 68, A-A grad, U.S. Army veteran
David Hurne, 73, A-A grad, served in Air Force
George Herrick retired professor
CAROLINE LITTELL Long-time Alfred resident PASADENA, CA—Caroline Littell, a noted travel photogra- pher and a longtime resident of Alfred, died March 18, 2015 in Pasadena, CA. She was 75.
Mrs. Littell had been in hospice because of complications of acute leukemia, her family said.
Mrs. Littell was born Caroline Jane Penelope Byass in Cairo, Egypt, on July 26, 1939. Her parents were British. Soon after the start of the 1940 desert war in North Africa, her father, Lt.
Col. F.W. Byass, commanded a regiment of British armor, the 7th Queen's Own Hussars, in the campaign against German and Italian forces. He was killed in action in 1941.
Evacuated from Egypt as an infant, Mrs. Littell spent the war years with relatives in the south of England, where she later at- tended boarding schools for girls at St. Mary's Convent School, Ascot, and Tortington Park School, Arundel. She went on to study languages in Central and Eastern Europe, and became a fluent speaker of German, French, Spanish and Greek. In the early 1960s, she worked as a trilingual secretary--in English, Spanish and French--for a Paris- based agency of the United Na- tions.
Mrs. Littell was an indefatiga- ble traveler, and her black-and- white and color photography illustrated articles on tourism and travel in dozens of American and European publications as varied as Travel & Leisure Mag- azine, The Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Examiner, The Athens (Greece) News and Ocean Navigator Magazine.
In Western New York, her work appeared regularly in The Buffalo News, The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, The Olean Times Herald, The Hor- nell Sunday Spectator and The Alfred Sun.
Over the years, and working with her husband, Alan Littell, a freelance journalist based in Al- fred, she traveled to Burma and Thailand, French Polynesia, Turkey, Britain, Ireland, the is- lands and mainland of Greece, and much of East Africa and the
Middle East.
On one occasion, when she ar- rived in Egypt on a newspaper assignment, the customs officer at Cairo Airport examining her entry documents broke into a broad grin when he noticed the birthplace listed on her passport.
"Welcome home!" he said.
Among Mrs. Littell's more un- usual photographic assignments were voyages in two of the world's largest square-rigged passenger sailing ships, the four- masted barkentines Star Clipper and Star Flyer--one to the is- lands of the eastern Mediter- ranean, the other to the island group centering on Tahiti, in the South Pacific.
She had exhibitions of her pho- tography at Alfred University and at Alfred State College.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, although she held no uni- versity degree, she was em- ployed at Alfred University as director of the language labora- tory and as study-abroad coordi- nator and student adviser. She eventually resigned both posi- tions to devote more time to travel and photography.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons, Harry Littell of Ithaca and Matthew Littell of Altadena, Calif.; four grandchildren; and two brothers, David and Charles Byass, both of England.
A remembrance ceremony is being planned.
JOEL P. MOSKOWITZ
1961 AU grad, long-time University trustee
CORONA DEL MAR—Joel P. Moskowitz, a manufacturer whose lightweight ceramic inserts for body armor protected tens of thou- sands of U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, has died. He was 75.
Moskowitz, who turned a $5,000 nest egg into a company that sold for $860 million in 2012, died March 15 in an Orange County hospital.
His death was caused by complications from non-Hodgkin's lym- phoma, his wife Ann said in an interview. Moskowitz, a Corona del Mar resident, was treated for the disease in 2004 before it went into remission for eight years.
A ceramic engineer, he formed Ceradyne Inc. with three friends in 1967, investing the savings that he and his wife, who was then pregnant, had stashed away.
"He loved to tell that story about the $5,000," Ann Moskowitz said. "At one meeting, I had to interrupt and remind him that he al- ways left out one
word: It was our last $5,000."
D e v e l o p i n g ultra-light, ultra- hard materials, Ceradyne landed government con- tracts to manu- f a c t u r e components of m i s s i l e nosecones and nuclear war- heads. It devel- oped similar
materials for diesel engine parts, brackets for translucent orthodontic braces, molds for solar cells, and other products.
When government investigators found that U.S. helicopter pilots in Vietnam had been hit not by rockets but by enemy bullets ripping through their craft, Moskowitz started building helicopter seats and flooring. The new ceramic fixtures were toughened with materials such as boron carbide — a substance that, next to diamonds, is said to be the hardest in the world.
After the 1993 "Black Hawk Down" disaster in Somalia, Moskowitz found another opportunity.
"Our best troops were killed not by sophisticated technology but by guys in tennis shoes carrying machine guns," he told the Los An- geles Times in 2001. "There was a realization that we needed a better class of body armor to defeat those kinds of threats."
Ceradyne's ceramic inserts into body armor vests were about one- quarter the weight of the cumbersome steel plates they replaced. His company started providing them to U.S. Special Operations units in 1998. With military operations in Iraq surging in the years after 9/11, business boomed.
In 2004, Moskowitz acquired a large ceramics company in Ger- many and doubled his U.S. workforce to about 1,600. At points, his company had plants in Kentucky, Michigan, China, Canada, and Irvine. With an in-house firing range and 20 ballistics engineers studying the effect of ever more destructive bullets, Ceradyne be- came a major supplier of the protective gear.
Letters of thanks from soldiers and Marines flowed into the com- pany's Costa Mesa headquarters, Moskowitz told interviewers.
In Afghanistan, a Special Forces soldier discovered "a machine gun bullet protruding from his vest" after an all-night firefight, Moskowitz said. "It was two inches from his spine, wedged into our ceramic plate."
Born May 17, 1939, in Brooklyn, Joel Philip Moskowitz grew up in Troy, NY, a small industrial city where his father repaired and in- stalled appliances.
In 1961, Moskowitz graduated from Alfred University in Alfred, N.Y., with a bachelor's degree in ceramic engineering. In the Army, he was assigned to help solve nagging materials problems in missiles and was stationed at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland and Red- stone Arsenal in Alabama.
After the service, he took a job with a ceramics manufacturing company in Glendale. Upset by cuts to its technology unit, he formed Ceradyne, picked up his MBA at USC and had a few rough years.
"We were going after markets that didn't exist and developing tech- nology that had no products," he told Forbes magazine in 1986.
While Ceradyne grew, it also weathered recessions, defense cuts and failed business alliances. In 2006, Moskowitz's office wall was adorned with an embroidered sampler by his wife: "Happiness is Pos- itive Cash Flow."
He remained active in the company until 3M acquired it in 2012.
He also was a trustee of Alfred University, where he and his wife are remembered in the names of the residence halls they funded:
"Joel's House" and "Ann's House."
In addition to Ann, his wife of 50 years, Moskowitz's survivors include his son David Moskowitz and sister Shelley Prince. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Alfred University, the Jewish Federation of Orange County, or Temple Bat Yahm.
-Story by Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times Copyright 2015, Los Angeles Times. Reprinted with permission.
BARTHOLOMEW W. NEVILLE 1965 Alfred-Almond graduate
DALE CITY, VA—Bartholomew W. Neville, 68, of Dale City, VA, formerly of Almond, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 15, 2015 from an apparent heart attack.
Mr. Neville was born Nov. 27, 1946 and grew up in Almond. He was a 1965 graduate of Alfred- Almond Central School. He was a graduate of Al- fred Agricultural and Technical College and Clarkson College of Technology. He was retired at the time of his death.
Survivors include his wife, Jane (Bordeaux) Neville, two brothers A.J. (Cynthia) and Michael
(Sharon) and his sister Mary (Dana) Libby. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews and their families. His parents predeceased him in 2003 and 2013.
As Mr. Neville was a veteran of the United States Army he was buried at Quantico National Cemetery on Monday, March 23, 2015. A mass at St. Francis of Assisi Parish Church in Triangle, VA was celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, March 23 with the burial following at 12 noon.
Donations in his honor may be made to the Al- fred Almond Alumni Association, PO Box 1134, Alfred, New York 14802; the American Heart As- sociation or The Salvation Army.
DAVID CLAIR HURNE 1960 Alfred-Almond graduate
CARTHAGE, SD—David Clair Hurne, 73, of Carthage, SD, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at his home in Carthage. David Clair Hurne was born Dec. 16, 1941, at Hor- nell to Clair Samuel and Myrtie Catherine (House) Hurne. Dave grew up in the area, attending and graduating in 1960 from Al- fred-Almond Central High School.
In 1960, he enlisted in the United States Air Force, there he received certification in NIASE- Brakes and Front end on trucks.
Dave was Honorably Dis- charged in 1961 due to health.
On Sept. 16, 1978, he was married to Barbara Stevens at Aurora, CO. Dave worked for Firestone, Warner Trucking out of Omaha, NE and TBI Trucking in Sioux Falls, SD. In later years the couple moved to Carthage where he worked part-time for
the City of Carthage, Prairie Inn Café and Anderson Oil Com- pany.
Those grateful for having shared in his life include his wife, Barbara Hurne of Carthage, SD.; three sons, Ken- neth (Ruby) O'Dell of Dixon, MO; David A. (Keri) Hurne of Littleton, CO; Jim Hurne of Boulder, WY; two daughters, Shanni Rae (Clyde) Roberts of Minneapolis, MN; Jennifer Schroeder of Atlanta, GA; eight
Photo by Charlotte Littell
grandchildren, three great- grandchildren; two brothers, John (Sharon) Hurne of Purcel- lville, VA; Jim Hurne of Old Town, FL; four sisters, Mary (Norman) Pike of Hornell; Anna Hamrick of St. Cloud, FL;
Priscilla (Ed) Button of Galeton, PA; Sarah (Tim) Cook of Cen- terville, OH; other relatives and friends.
Dave was preceded in death by his parents.
GEORGE W. HERRICK Retired Alfred State Professor
ALFRED STATION—Retired Professor at Alfred State College, George W. Herrick, 88, passed away Saturday morning, March 21, 2015 at his home on State Route 21, after a long illness.
To honor his wishes there will be no calling hours or funeral serv- ice. Those wishing may contribute in his memory to their favorite charity.
A complete obituary will appear next week in The Alfred Sun.
Arrangements are with the Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home, Inc.
in Hornell.
Photo by Mark Boster, Los Angeles Times
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[Editor’s Note: Like most of the recipes she shared with our readers over the past couple of decades, Ellen Shultz’s Sunny Side Up columns are worth repeating.]
Grace Nease was a wonderful friend to everyone in Alfred. Her door was always open if you wanted to chat or perhaps learn how to weave on her great looms. She made baby blankets for most of the children in Alfred as well as all manner of other lovely things. A tireless worker for the Union University Church, her enthusiasm and humor helped all of us through many Christmas Bazaars. She was sorely missed when she moved away from Alfred.
This is her simple recipe for cheese soufflé which will always guarantee you a successful and delicious soufflé.
Cheese Soufflé
3 T. Minute tapioca 3 egg yolks, beaten until thick 1 c. milk, scalded 3 egg whites, stiffly beaten with 1 c. grated cheese 1 tsp. salt
Add tapioca to milk and cook in double boiler 5 minutes, stir- ring frequently. Add cheese and stir until melted. Cool. Add egg yolks and mix well. Fold in whites. Bake in greased dish set in a pan of hot water, using 350 degrees temperature for 50 minutes.
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Kelly’s Forecast
By KELLY SNYDER Alfred Sun Weather
Forecaster
“Springtime is the land awaken- ing. The March winds are the morning yawn.”
--Lewis Grizzard Thursday March 26 (HIGH 53 – LOW 31)RAIN Chance of precipitation...100%
Friday March 27 AM SNOW SHOWERS
(HIGH 33 – LOW 16) Chance of precipitation...50%
Saturday March 28 CLOUDY (HIGH 33 – LOW 18) Chance of precipitation...20%
Sunday March 29 MOSTLY CLOUDY (HIGH 43 - LOW 32) Chance of precipitation...20%
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don’t like the weather in Alfred just wait five minutes!
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18 41 18 Trace Trace
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The Center for TradiƟonal Acupuncture and Herbs alfredacupuncture.com 607Ͳ587Ͳ9401 A different kind of "ice." A few weeks ago, I posted some photos of ice crystals in Alpine, Texas. This past week, we joined a guide on a trip 155 feet down into the earth, into the Caverns of Sonora, acid-etched caves with astonishing, gorgeous, varied formations, some of which echo the ice formations we'd seen on the surface.
Here is a typical view, calcite stalactites embellished with helictites.
Although it looks as though there are stalagmites in the pool, this is an optical illusion. Note the concentric ring, lower right, evidence of mineral-laden water dripping in this still-living, still-forming sub- terranean wonder.
Grace Nease a wonderful friend
ANGELICA-The Allegany county Department of Health will hold a FREE Rabies Clinic from 9 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday, April 11at the Allegany County Fairgrounds in Angelica.
Only dogs, ferrets, and cats three months and older will be immunized.
Please leash your dog and bring your cat or ferret in a pet carrier and/or harness and leash.
Participants will need to bring their pet’s previous rabies vacci- nation certificate to receive a three-year certificate. Those without a previous certificate or those whose pet has not had a previous rabies vaccination, will be only given a one-year vacci- nation certificate.
To pre-register for the clinic please call 585-268-9250 and se- lect option #1 or option #4.
Those with 10 or more ani- mals MUST pre-register!
New York State residents ONLY.
Donations will be gratefully accepted.
Participants should be pre- pared to clean up after their pets.
For more information contact the Allegany County Depart- ment of Health at 585-268-9250.
ALFRED-Are you looking for a school where your child can learn, grow and become all they are intended to be?
The Alfred Montessori School has openings in our Infant, Pre- school and School Age pro- grams.
Alfred Montessori School is also often open on days that the Alfred Almond School district is closed to provide care for chil- dren ages 5-12.
For more information on our school or to enroll please contact Jennifer Ordway, Director at 607.587.9334.
ALFRED–Girl Scouts of all ages will be able to play with bugs, learn about the natural world, and a whole lot more as they explore the sciences available at the Alfred University Science Center on April 4 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Participating girls will earn a badge related to their age level, like the Bugs badge, the Product Designer badge, the Trees badge, the Science of Style badge, or the Water badge. The activities will be run by the Alfred University chapter of Sigma XI.
The cost to attend is $6 per girl and the deadline to register is March 28. To register, or for more information, visit the Wild Side of Science program page found on the programs and events page at www.gsnypenn.org.
Non-registered Girl Scouts can register to join Girl Scouts for an additional $15 registration fee. Financial assistance is available to join Girl Scouts.
Join the fun and friendship of the Girl Scout Leadership Experi- ence. Contact the Girl Scouts’ Horseheads Service Center at (607) 796-6202, visit www.gsnypenn.org, become a fan at facebook.com/GSNYPENN, follow twitter.com/GSNYPENN and pinterest.com/gsnypenn, or read the blog at www.gsnypenn.word- press.com for more information.
ALFRED–At the AU choral concert on Friday, April 17, audience members will be given an opportunity to contribute to a piano fund for the Seventh Day Baptist Church. The AU choral program often uses the church sanctuary for concerts as the acoustics are absolutely wonderful for choral singing, and the pipe organ often is needed for choral masterworks. Unfortunately the quality of the piano in the sanctuary is not up to performance level. AU chorus director Luanne Crosby and accompanist Laurel Buckwalter are starting a campaign to raise $3,000 toward the purchase of a good quality acoustic piano.
This piano will also be used by the two churches (Seventh Day Bap- tist and Union University) that use the sanctuary.
The ideal piano for the space will be movable and small enough so the accompanist can see over it to follow the conductor but with a full tone to support the chorus. The piano will be hold a tuning and have a newer action in good condition that can be played ex- pressively.
If you plan to attend the concert, your generous contribution will be greatly appreciated. If you cannot attend but value the AU choral program and want to help, please mail a contribution to Laurel Buck- walter at 5744 East Valley Road, Alfred Station, NY 14803. Checks should be made out to the Alfred Seventh Day Baptist Church with Piano Fund on the memo line.
‘Science Day’ April 4 at AU
Many THANKS to all our friends and church family for all the cards, calls, prayers and sup- port during Carl’s recent illness.
--Carl and Peggy Shively
Thank You!
AU choral concert Friday, April 17 to raise funds for a concert piano
Free rabies clinic scheduled April 11
Now accepting children
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THE FUNCTION OF THE LEGISLATURE Everyone has opinions about government. For those of us fortunate enough to live in a democracy that is necessary and appropriate. As an elected county official I spend a lot of time thinking about how government can and should work. What is the proper function of the Legislature? Should we be doing things differently? This involves both the nuts and bolts involved with day-to-day govern- ment operations, and the “big picture,” regarding how things can or should change.
Overall I think County government is func- tioning fairly well. Things aren’t perfect, but they have improved significantly over the past 10 years.
Taxes are still too high, but we are moving in the right direction. We paid off a $5 million deficit, and have built a reasonable fund balance. Instead of raising taxes, we have lowered the county tax rate every year for the past five years.
The Board of Legislators plays a key role in managing and guiding county government. Much of what we do appears to happen automatically, but that is an illusion. There is a lot that needs at- tention and proper handling. I would like to review those functions:
• The Legislature hires Department Heads and leaders to provide guidance for most departments.
Through those Department Heads we influence al- most every function of County government.
• The Legislature establishes policy and de- termines priorities. Among other things we decide how many positions are established and/or filled.
• State and federal government keep imposing more and more duties upon counties. This is what we mean when we complain about “mandates.”
We must determine how to fulfill or fund those mandates. This is made more challenging by the fact that our local citizens frequently disagree with those mandated programs.
• The Legislature prepares and adopts the an- nual County Budget. Including tax revenue, fees, grants, state funds and federal funds, our annual Budget now exceeds $130 million, up from around
$100 million just 10 years ago. Managing a Budget of that size requires enormous time and ef- fort.
• The Legislature has to stay on top of the nu- merous state and federal rules and regulations is- sued every year. These regulations are becoming more and more numerous and onerous with every passing year.
• The Legislature is charged with negotiating Collective Bargaining Agreements with each Union representing County employees. Every few years we must spend dozens of hours in prepara- tion for negotiations, and then in actual negotia- tions with those Unions. However, the issues decided in those negotiations are crucially impor- tant to both employees and taxpayers.
• The Legislature must provide adequate fa- cilities for all the programs we are required to op- erate. Over the past few years this has involved building the new Jail facility, and the new Court- house Addition facility. These facilities must meet state standards, which means they are usually very expensive. How we handle these duties has a major impact on our finances.
• The Legislature has had to develop our Health Insurance Plan to provide coverage for our employees. Some changes made over the past 10 years have improved health insurance coverage, while reducing expenses. This is an ongoing chal- lenge as health care costs are generally increasing.
• The Legislature is responsible for establish- ing opportunities for economic development and growth. Without growth our community will stag- nate and wither. This has expressed itself in vari- ous ways including establishing an Economic Development Office, an Industrial Development Agency, applying for various grants, and sponsor- ing a High-Speed Broadband Program.
Democracy is a wonderful form of govern- ment. However, it only works with interested citi- zens and capable, dedicated leadership. Abraham Lincoln captured this important concept in the Gettysburg Address which he concluded with the words – “that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Good government is not guaranteed. It is the result of hard work and dedication. Who will comprise our next generation of dedicated leaders?
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Man Gave Names to All the Camels A one-hump camel might be “Lonely”,
A two-hump camel “Not-the-Only”;
But sooner’d be your oatmeal lump-free Than any camel’s name is “Humphrey”.
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The Camel Camels are grumps.
They’re llamas with lumps:
One or two bumps
’Tween their necks and their rumps.
Even a frump
Bedraggled and plump Will jump right off the hump At the least little bump.
Cuz a camel that’s lump-free Might be called Humphrey, But no matter how bump-free No camel is comfrey.
—Anon cAmel Mouse To the Editor:
I would like to comment on the Village election.
I have something to say about the recent Village Election. At this writing I do not know what the results will be. Therefore I am writing to say "Thank You" to all those involved.
Our community is fortunate to have so many willing to stand up and serve. Whether we agreed with their platform or not they stood up to scrutiny and offered their time and energy willing to serve our community. We owe them all a vote of thanks for car- ing.Thanks for caring enough about our little community to dedicate themselves to all of us who live and work in the Village of Alfred. It is not an easy job, often times thankless and con- tentious. It is not perfect, there are few municipalities that are, but it is our imperfect commu- nity and we all care about what happens here.
When you see your neighbor or fellow community member around town, thank them for car- ing.If we show more appreciation for all those who serve and who
By LYN CHIMERA Master Gardener – Cornell Co-
operative Extension It looks like spring is really trying to arrive. As anxious as we are to have this cold winter be- hind us, there are advantages to the slow melt. Slower melting di- minishes flooding and roof dam- age with all the ice buildup.
The following are some tips for March:
•If you had shrubs or tree branches that were bent down to the ground and immersed in frozen snow don’t try and pry or pull them out or force them back into place. Let any remaining snow melt and they should come back on their own. It might take a while, just be patient and let na- ture take its course. If the branch is not broken, it is a good bet it will return to its upright position eventually.
•“Eventually” could take quite a while depending on the weather. The ground and air have to warm up first. When the saps starts flowing the shrubs and trees can slowly return to life.
• The same advice holds for trees or shrubs that have been damaged. Don’t be too hasty in thinking they’re ruined. In many cases they will come back with appropriate pruning. Remember the October Surprise storm?
Many shrubs and trees were taken down unnecessarily, be- cause people didn’t wait long enough for them to recover.
•Some shrubs like lilac, bar- berry and forsythia and some roses can be cut back to 6 – 12 inches above the ground and they will sprout back. Sounds severe, but it works in severe damage situations.
•Large snow piles on areas
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care enough to offer service, we will benefit as will they. We do not say "Thank you, I appreciate the time and energy you put into keeping my community healthy"
enough.
Lauren Dane Butler
To the Editor:
Congratulations to Justin Grigg, Tom McDowell and Peter McClain in their election victory.
Village residents have resound- ingly voted their support for our officials and the direction in which they hope to lead our com- munity.
The low student turnout at the polls is surprising, given the pub- licity that the candidates' cam- paigns received on both campuses. Maybe we can read these numbers as tacit support of the Mayor and Board of Trustees or, equally likely, as an indication that Village governance remains a lower priority for students than their academic, athletic and other on-campus activities. Student in- terest in community affairs has been welcomed and supported by the current Mayor and Board, and students should know that there is a place for them both to live and to work in our commu- nity.
Drew McInnes WE WELCOME LETTERS
The Alfred Sunwelcomes let- ters to the editor. For best re- sults, keep letters “brief and amazing.” E-mail to: alfred- [email protected] or mail to: PO Box 811, Alfred, NY 14802.
Has Spring finally Sprung?
where spring bulbs or early bloomers like Hellebores can be removed with shoveling. Just be sure to not dig down all the way to the soil. Leave 6-8 inches of snow as a protective barrier. This will protect the plants from sprouting too early. My Helle- bore bed had about 4 feet of snow from the roof on it, so I’ll be shoveling carefully!
•If you have black, crusty snow piles on any garden beds near roads or driveways you can shovel the crusty stuff off the top.
I’ve been slowly throwing some in the driveway and street to melt for a few weeks. That salty, gritty stuff can harm your plants. If your area has already melted, you can still use a rake to get
some of this in a pile and re- moved from the area.
•Be very mindful of not walk- ing on the soft newly exposed ground. This causes compaction of the soil and can damage the crowns of perennials that haven’t started showing themselves.
Stick to paths and walkways until the soil dries out. This could take quite a long time depending on the weather.
If you’re anxious to work with plants, give your houseplants some attention. It’s a perfect time for repotting, trimming and giv- ing them a good shower. Some seeds can also be started inside come the end of March and be- ginning of April. Don’t fret, spring really is here.
DIE, WINTER, DIE!
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ALFRED–Alfred University’s spring theater production, Life Is A Dream, a Spanish Renaissance play by Pedro Calderon de la Barca, will be performed Thursday, April 9, through Saturday, April 11, at 8 each evening in Miller The- ater at the Miller Performing Arts Center on the Alfred University campus.
Tickets are $10 each for general admis- sion; $5 for senior citizens and non-Al- fred University students; and $2 for AU students. Tickets are required and may be reserved by calling 607.871.2828 or emailing [email protected]
Becky Prophet, professor of theater, is directing the AU production. “Before your eyes glaze over with the era of this play, prepare to discover how truly con- temporary the play is as it confronts the power of individuals to shape or destroy lives through vanity or violence or both,”
said Prophet.
“This beautiful but rarely performed play takes an audience on a quest to dis- cover the nature of life as real and the heady nature of life as the ether of dreams. The surprisingly modern under- pinning of this play leads to explorations of philosophical questions: How do we as human beings know and separate life from dream? Is one’s destiny accom- plished through free will or predeter- mined by fate? Is life a dream or is its reality a terrifying nightmare that disturbs the sleep that surrounds our lives? When we believe we are acting and living, are we really dreaming?
“In Life is a Dream questions are ex- plored through the life and behavior of King Bennett and his son Victor. At birth, Prince Victor was forecast to destroy his parents and their kingdom. To avoid that fate, he was imprisoned to protect his family and his nation. Found languishing in an isolated tower, the prince is brought to court, only succumb to dangerous tantrums when he discovers how he has been cheated all his life. He is drugged and returned to his prison, where his guards, who see his pain in having seen paradise and then having lost it, convince him that those images were only dreams.”
In the Alfred University production of Life is a Dream, Nathaniel Yard, a senior biomedical materials engineering student from Quakertown, PA, plays Bennett, the king and the father of the dangerous prince. Andrew Hazer, a junior theater major from the Bronx, will play the quixotic, mercurial Prince Victor. The king’s advisor and Victor’s guide and life- long guard will be created by Brian O’- Connor, a sophomore from Syracuse.
Other members of the royal family in- clude Fulbright scholar Kevin Tan from Paris playing Archer, Duke of Aquitane, and Cassidy Teagle of Cold Spring, NY as his major rival to the throne, Celeste.
Into the complicated morass of palace politics come Dawn, from France to right a wrong done to her honor. Dawn, who will be played by first year student De- Laney O’Hare of Middleburgh, is accom- panied by her comic erstwhile servant,
Clara, created by sophomore Nickolette Jones of Muncy, PA.
Nick Gioni of Plainfield, NJ; Morgan Rairigh of New Hope, PA; Margaret Ko- vach from LeRoy; and Zhenyu Zhang of Dalian, Liaoning, China, all as soldiers and servants, will provide the social and aesthetic framework of the play and sig- nificant portions of the visual and surreal environment.
Alfred’s designer Tatyana Wild is de- signing scenery based in the style of Sal- vador Dali’s surrealism and costumes
from the late 1920’s-30’s. Guest artist Michael Mehler, lighting professor from Allegheny College, is designing lights.
Zachary Hamm will serve as technical di- rector and Debbie MacCrea, costume shop manager, heads costume construc- tion. Stage manager and props master Jason Dearing, a junior art student from Whitehall, PA will be assisted in stage management by Grace Beekman of Mid- dleburgh, and Aliza Schweitzer from Wynnewood, PA.
ALFRED–Nadine Strossen, past president of the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union, 1991- 2008) and current professor of law at New York Law School, Manhattan, will present the 2015 Riley Lecture in Women’s and Gender Studies at Alfred University (AU) at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 31 in Nevins Theater, Powell Campus Cen- ter. The program is open to the public free of charge.
Strossen’s talk, “Sex, Gender, and Civil Liber- ties on the American College Campus,” will ad- dress the dilemmas involved in reconciling the contemporary emphasis on protecting women against inappropriate and /or illegal sexual conduct with the need to provide constitutional protection for the civil liberties of the accused.
Strossen has written, lectured, and practiced ex- tensively in the areas of constitutional law, civil liberties, and international human rights. As pres- ident of the ACLU, she was the first woman to head the national largest and oldest civil liberties organization. She is currently a member of the ACLU’s National Advisory Council.
The National Law Journal twice named Strossen one of “The 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America.” In 2005, she was honored by the University of Tulsa (OK) College of Law and the Tulsa Law Review, which made her schol- arly work the subject of their fifth annual Legal Scholarship Symposium, entitled “Nadine Strossen: Scholar as Activist.”
A Phi Beta Kappa graduate from Harvard Col- lege and Harvard Law School, where she was an editor of the Harvard Law Review, Strossen prac- ticed law for nine years in Minneapolis (her home-
town) and in New York City before becoming a law professor.
The University has hosted the Riley Lectureship in Women’s and Gender Studies annually since 1996. Charles Riley and Elizabeth Hallenbeck Riley were alumni, he graduating in 1935, she in 1936. Elizabeth was a local activist involved in women’s rights issues. Their daughters, Pamela Riley Osborn ’62, Patricia A. Riley ’65, and Melissa Riley sponsor the lecture series in mem- ory of their parents. The Riley sisters’ gift is a completion of the memorial Charles Riley had planned for his wife but had not completed before death.
ALFRED–Internationally acclaimed jazz duo Paolo and Stephanie will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in Holmes Auditorium in Alfred University’s Harder Hall. The free performance is made possible by the David and Elizabeth Miller Fund for the Performing Arts.
This husband/wife duo is dedicated to playing the songs of the Swing Era as well as some ragtime and blues pieces. The two have performed in Europe and Japan and have released two albums to- gether.
Paolo Alderighi received his degree in piano from the G. Verdi Conservatory of Milan in 2000 and a degree in Economics for Arts, Culture, and Media from Bocconi University in 2005. He reached the second position in the “Top Jazz” referendum organized by the jazz magazine “Musica Jazz” as “Best New Talent” and first as
“Brand New Jazz Act” in the Italian Jazz Awards.
Since 2007, he has been teaching musical culture at Bocconi Uni- versity in the Master of Science in Economics and Management in Arts, Culture, Media, and Entertainment program. Paolo has recorded three solo piano albums and joined many other recording sessions, including with Incipit Records, Arbors Records, and five CDs with the Japanese label Audio Park Records.
Stephanie Trick “has come to practically dominate the stride piano field,” notes reviewer Jack Rummel. Developed in the 1920s and
‘30s, Harlem stride piano is an orchestral style of two-handed piano playing that not only swing, but is also technically demanding and exciting to watch. With a swinging music style that includes boogie woogie and blues from the late ‘20s era plus Fats Waller and Ralph Sutton, Stephanie has performed in many parts of the United States as well as in Europe in a variety of venues. She currently has six CDs and a DVD available.
ALFRED–There will be two separate, but related, art exhibits opening at Alfred University’s Cohen Studio on April 9 and April 10. Cohen Gallery, located at 55 N. Main St. in Alfred, is open Thursdays and Fridays from 11a.m.-5 p.m.
From April 9-May 8, “Cali- brating Color: The Visible Spec- trum and the Ceramic Surface”
will be on display. This exhibi- tion celebrates ceramics as a site for the phenomena of color, with each artist focusing on a partic- ular hue. Curated from the book,
Glaze: The Ultimate Ceramic Artist’s Guide to Glaze and Color, by Brian Taylor, a 2010 graduate of Alfred University, and Kate Doody, a 2001 alumna,
“Calibrating Color” features the work of 18 ceramic artists:
Adam Field, Bobby Silverman, Daniel Bare (AU ’03), David Hicks (AU ’06), Giselle Hicks (AU ’10), Joe Pintz, Katie Parker, Guy M. Davis, Kristen Kieffer ( AU ’95), Linda Lopez, Linda Swanson (AU ‘05), Marc Digeros, Matt Wedel, Rain Har- ris, Rebecca Chappell (AU ’08),
Sam Chung, Shannon Goff, Sunshine Cobb, and Thaddeus Erdahl.
An opening reception for
“GLAZE: Colors Defined” will be held on Friday, from 4:30- 7:40 p.m., at Cohen Gallery.
During this event, Taylor and Doody will sell and sign copies of Glaze: The Ultimate Ceramic Artist’s Guide to Glaze and Color. Glaze contains a wealth of information and guidance on the glazing process offered by several of today’s leading ce- ramicists.
ACLU past president to speak here
AU students to stage ‘Life Is A Dream’ April 9-11
Jazz duo will perform at AU’s Holmes Aud.
Paolo and Stephanie
The Spanish Renaissance play, “Life Is A Dream” will be staged April 9-11.
NADINE STROSSEN
Two art exhibits to open at AU’s Cohen Gallery
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There were, once again, some tight matches in the All Star competitions tonight.
LARGE SCHOOL DIVISION Corning Gold 59 - Corning Black 53 Bath-Haverling 56 - Hornell 47
MEDIUM LARGE SCHOOL DIVISION Canisteo-Greenwood 53 - Campbell-Savona 40 Addison 58 - Naples 55
MEDIUM SMALL SCHOOL DIVISION Alfred-Almond 69 - Jasper-Troupsburg 34 Hammondsport 51 - Arkport 50
SMALL SCHOOL DIVISION Bradford 41 - Canaseraga 32
Avoca 61 - Prattsburgh 20
Next Monday, April 6 marks the last regular sea- son match of the season. Don't miss this opportu- nity to see your team in action! Small schools will face off at Canaseraga and medium small schools at Alfred-Almond. The medium large schools will meet at Campbell-Savona.
Due to an extension of the Corning/Painted Post spring break, large schools will meet at Corning/
Painted Post High School on TUESDAY, April 7.
All matches begin at 6:15. See you there!
Reminder that there are no Academic All Star matches Monday, March 30 due to Spring Recess.
Matches will resume April 6 with the large schools competing on April 7.
ALFRED–Leslie Bellavance, who has been dean of the School of Art & Design at Alfred Uni- versity since August 2010, will become the new president of the Kendall College
of Art and De- sign and a vice president at Fer- ris State Univer- sity in Grand Rapids, MI, ef- fective July 1.
“Congratula-
tions are certainly in order for Dean Bellavance on her appoint- ment as president of Kendall College of Art and Design, and vice president of Ferris State University,” said Alfred Univer- sity Provost Richard Stephens.
“However, Kendall’s gain is certainly Alfred University’s loss. Dean Bellavance has led AU’s School of Art and Design with sophistication and distinc- tion, and I can understand her selection by Kendall as their next president. On behalf of all faculty at Alfred University, we wish only the best for Leslie and her new colleagues.”
“Since 2010 I have the pleas-
urable challenge of leading a historically significant art school that continues its tradition of in- novation and curricular vitality,”
said Bellavance.
“It has been my privilege and honor to serve as dean of the School of Art and Design at Al- fred University,” she said, “In my new role as president of Kendall College of Art and De- sign and vice president of Ferris State University, I will lead an art school that has developed into a cultural force in the city of Grand Rapids.”
During her tenure at Alfred, Bellevance led the development of a five-year strategic plan for the School of Art & Design, and developed the Collaboration in the Arts Initiative, bringing funding to semester and year- long performing artists-in- residence for the Division of Performing Arts, part of the Col- lege of Liberal Arts and Sci- ences, to enhance cross disciplinary learning.
She helped to organize and curate the Profile Exhibition in New York City, an exhibition of senior Bachelor of Fine Arts stu-
dents in Chelsea and also at the Museum of Arts and Design.
Bellavance was instrumental in the development and comple- tion of the Digital Photography Lab to enhance undergraduate professional programs, and worked to establish of consis- tent, authentic, and ongoing as- sessment of student learning outcomes. She led the comple- tion of a successful curriculum for an arts management minor in collaboration with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the School of Business.
At present, she is working with faculty to establish a new Master of Fine Arts degree in painting to take place on the Alfred campus and in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Bellavance received a Bache- lor of Fine Arts degree from Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Philadelphia and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Chicago. She served on the faculty of the De- partment of Visual Art in the Peck School of the Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Mil- waukee from 1981 until 2005, where she also served as head of
the Photography Program, direc- tor of Graduate Studies in Art, and interim associate dean.
After, she served as a professor of art and the director of the School of Art and Art History at James Madison University in Virginia for five years prior to coming to Alfred.
Her art has been widely exhib- ited in the United States and Eu- rope and recognized by numerous grants and awards, in- cluding a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship and a Wisconsin Arts Board Fellow- ship. She was awarded a resi- dency for her book, Analemmic, published by Nexus Press in At- lanta, GA.
Bellavance was recently elected to the board of directors for the National Association of the Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). Alfred University’s visual arts programs in the School of Art and Design and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are accredited by NASAD. Bellavance is AU’s in- stitutional representative to the organization. She has served as
a NASAD visiting evaluator since 2006.
Founded as a private, non- profit school of art and design, Kendall College merged with Ferris State University in 2001.
Since the merger, Kendall Col- lege of Art and Design has grown both in terms of enroll- ment, academic offerings and its physical campus. During this pe- riod the college has nearly dou- bled its student body to its current enrollment of 1,438 stu- dents in fall 2014.
Recent new programs include fashion studies in the Pamella Roland DeVos School of Fash- ion, collaborative design and medical illustration. Kendall has also expanded from a single building into a urban campus en- compassing the Kendall Build- ing, the Woodbridge N. Ferris building (the former Federal Building) and the Urban Insti- tute for Contemporary Art. The college hosts two exhibition venues for the ArtPrize compe- tition, and is home to Boyer Sculpture Garden and the Wege Center for Sustainable Design.
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Another night of close competition
AU’s Bellavance named president at Kendall College
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ALFRED–Dr. Arun Varsh- neya, professor emeritus of glass science and engineering at Al- fred University (AU), will re- ceive the Michigan/Northwest Ohio Section of the American Ceramic Society’s (ACerS) Toledo (Ohio) Glass and Ce- ramic Award April 9 in Toledo.
The award recognizes distin- guished scientific, technical, or engineering achievements in glass and ceramics. Varshneya held offices in the Northern Ohio section and the ACerS Glass and Optical Materials Di- vision and served as treasurer of the Society from 2008-10.
The award presentation will be made following dinner at The Toledo Club. Varshneya will close the evening’s activities with his own presentation:
“Strengthened Glasses, present- ing underlying basic principles of various commercial glass strengthening techniques as well as some applications and limita- tions.”
Varshneya, currently president and CEO of Saxon Glass Tech- nologies Inc. (SGT), Alfred, has made many contributions in the area of chemical and strengthen- ing of glass products. He estab-
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ious, and might even include horse steaks. Dorm-style living gave the young soldiers a chance to get to know other people.
There was some social life, and any entertainers who came were all black; there was very little mixing of the races. In fact, at some point, there was a white-looking soldier, who had to stay in a two-story barracks all by himself. Because of being in the segregated South, the Tuskegee soldiers took limited trips into town.
The Airmen, of whom there were about 4,000, took pre-flight courses in navigation and mechanics. Not all of the men became pilots; some became mechanics, weathermen, bombardiers, or support staff. Wally be- came a pilot. There was veterinary training there too, which continues to this day.
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s wife, Eleanor, visited the training area, she wanted to fly in an airplane.
When the time arrived for the flight, and there was a white pilot in the plane, she said, “No,” she wanted to fly with a black pilot.
People in the South didn’t think there should be black pilots; blacks, they thought, didn’t have the brain to be able to do it. Eleanor went back to her husband, President Roosevelt, and urged that the program in Tuskegee must proceed.
I asked Wally, in a follow-up phone conversation if he thought it was anachronistic that the black men were sent to Mississippi, so violently segregationist, and he said,
“Not really. The weather was better, and Maxwell Air Force Base was nearby.” There pilots could receive high altitude training, which is where he received his. The fa- cilities of the base were also available for the trainees in limited other ways.
Wally’s humor appeared several times; the Airmen were standing in formation on D-Day when a Coke truck pulled a little too close; some of the bottled product, he said, disappeared into the coats of the men.
That same day, he remembers seeing two planes (not funny) coming in for a landing, flying by instruments;
the windshield of one of the planes was blacked out. The following plane got too close to the lead plane and its propeller sliced into the lead plane, sending ribbons of metal flying. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
He remembers a milkman with his horse-drawn wagon. While the milkman was making his delivery, men above the street in the dorm would click their tongues in the auditory signal to get a horse to “giddyup,” and the milkman would have to chase the horse and wagon. “Of course,” he chuckles, “I was one of the good guys in the dorm.”
(To Be Continued in April 2 issue)
Wally Higgins recalls days with Tuskegee Airmen
lished SGT to produce chemi- cally strengthened products in- cluding pharmaceutical packaging cartridges for the EpiPen auto-injectors. He also developed chemically strength- ened, impact-resistant think glass for use in cell phones as well as high-strength transparent glass armor.
Varshneya retired from AU after 28 years as a teacher and researcher. His research and de- velopment career spans nearly
five decades and his work has contributed greatly toward the understanding of glass-to-metal seals, chalcogenide glasses, and glass chemical strengthening.
An ACerS Fellow, Varshneya is also a Distinguished Life Member of the organization. His involvement with the Society dates back to the late ’60s.
Varshneya earned a bachelor of science degree from Agra University, India; a bachelor of science degree in glass technol- ogy from the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom; and master of science and a Ph.D.
degrees in materials science, both from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
ALFRED–NASPA, the lead- ing voice for the student affairs profession, has recognized Al- fred State’s leadership suites ini- tiative as a 2015 Excellence Award recipient within the Civic Learning, Democratic Engage- ment, Service-Learning, Com- munity Service category.
Each year through Excellence Awards, the association recog- nizes contributions of members who are “transforming higher education through exceptional programs, innovative services, and effective administration.”
Alfred State joined California State University and Trinity Uni- versity for top honors in the cat- egory they were awarded within.
The purpose of Alfred State’s 13 leadership suites, located in the Student Leadership Center, is to inspire students to discover their passion and make a differ- ence. Suites are awarded to stu- dent organizations actively involved in exciting and mean- ingful civic engagement projects locally, regionally, and globally.
DR. ARUN VARSHNEYA WALLY HIGGINS
Dr. Varshneya to receive award
Leadership suites excellent
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