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Greetings!
SUNY Adirondack nursing student Kara Traver (above) celebrates with her family at a reception honoring nursing students following the Nursing Pinning Ceremony held May 10. See more photos from the ceremony here. Congratulations to all our student nurses, and all of our graduates who received degrees and certificates at Commencement. The campus community asked the Foundation to re-institute EXPO - so we did! This end of the year celebration on May 3 raised $18,000 for scholarships ( click here for more details on the event). Our next event is the 24th annual Lyman A. Beeman. Jr. Golf Tournament June 14 at Hiland Golf Club. The Athletics Department inaugurated the SUNY Adirondack Athletic Hall of Fame May 7 by inducting charter member Robert "Bob" Addison, the college's first Athletic Director, into the Hall during a ceremony as part of the college's annual Sports Recognition Night. And as many of you know, the college will have a new president come July. Dr. Kristine Duffy, formerly of Onondaga Community College, was appointed in March to succeed Dr. Ronald C. Heacock. Here's a brief introduction to Dr. Duffy - we'll have a longer interview with her in our August edition. This will be our last edition for a couple of months as we enjoy a little R&R during June and July. The newsletter will return with our next edition in August 2013. Have a great summer!
Sincerely,
Rachael Patten
Executive Director of Development, Alumni Relations,
and the SUNY Adirondack Foundation
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Foundation Golf Tournament June 14 
Lyman A. Beeman, Jr. Tournament at Hiland Golf Club
PAT CANAVAN, '91 (right), a member of the SUNY Adirondack Foundation Board of Directors, beams after his team, the Red Raiders, won the 2012 Lyman A. Beeman, Jr. Golf Tournament. This could be your photo next year!
This year's tournament will be held Friday, June 14, at Hiland Golf Club with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. Proceeds from the tournament benefit student scholarships at SUNY Adirondack. The cost is $150 per player and $600 per foursome, and registration is now under way. Cost includes lunch on the veranda, cocktail reception, dinner and awards ceremony, and numerous contests and prizes. Get your team together and join us for an afternoon of great golf and great connections! Go here to download a registration form.
For more information, call Kim in the Foundation Office at 743-2243.
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Bob Addison inducted into Hall of Fame
SUNY Adirondack's first Athletics Director
 Bob Addison, whose career at SUNY Adirondack spanned 29 years, was inducted as a charter member of the SUNY Adirondack Hall of Fame in a ceremony on Tuesday, May 7, as part of the college's Sports Recognition Night.
Bob's family attended the event, and the event marked a historical first: All four of the college's Athletic Directors - Bob Addison, Bob Harris, Darla Belevich and John Quattrocchi - were present for the induction.
Many of his colleagues attended the ceremony to honor him, including former Business Division Chair Sandy Searleman, who was one of Bob's scorekeepers when Coach Addison coached men's basketball.
Coach Addison was clearly moved by the honor, and we thank him for his service and the example he set. Go here to view the event photo gallery.
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SUNY Adirondack names new president
Dr. Kristine Duffy to take office July 1
 Dr. Kristine D. Duffy, currently Vice President of Enrollment Management/Student Development at SUNY's Onondaga Community College, will become the next president of SUNY Adirondack on July 1. She holds an Ed.D. in Executive Leadership from St. John Fisher College, where her dissertation focused around the study of community college student retention. She also earned a M.S. in Guidance and Counseling from Russell Sage College and a B.S. in Business Administration from SUNY Brockport.
A longer interview with Dr. Duffy will appear in our August issue.
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In the Spotlight
News & Notes from our alumni
JEANETTE STRACK-ZANGHI (formerly Jeanette Prosser), Class of 1974, has published MY SOUL'S JOURNEY IN PROSE AND POETRY, her eighth book, available at Amazon.com and Kindle. Jeanette was a columnist for the Warrensburg-Lake George News in the late 1960s She resides in Cassadaga, Florida, with her husband Don.
A poem titled "Understory," written by former SUNY Adirondack student JIM GLENN THATCHER, was named a winner of a poetry writing contest sponsored by New Millennium Writings. Jim Glenn has won six consecutive awards for individual poems in New Millennium's last three annual issues. He lives in Yarmouth, Maine, and teaches English at Southern Maine Community College.
DANIEL GIBBS, Class of 1993, is a teacher at the International School of Lausanne in Switzerland and formerly worked at Leipzig International School in Germany. He was an elementary school teacher in the South Glens Falls and Warrensburg districts and says he is glad to help any student who may need information about overseas trips, moving overseas, or international education.
JAMES COTTEN of Glens Falls and MALLORY MCGAVIN of Argyle, Class of 2013, received the 2013 SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence last month. Jay, a nursing student, and Mallory, a liberal arts/math & science major, completed their degrees in December 2012.
Want to submit your own news item? Click here.
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Timberwolf Tales
What's new in SUNY Adirondack Athletics
On Tuesday, May 7, the SUNY Adirondack Athletic Department held its annual Sports Recognition Night. Our student athletes were recognized for sportsmanship, hard work, and excellence on the field of play and in the classroom. Stephane Legris and Kara Tecl, both of Queensbury, were named Male Athlete of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year, respectively. For a full rundown of the 2012-2013 sports awards, click here.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2013 for "An Evening with Jimmer," a fundraiser featuring Glens Falls native Jimmer Fredette to benefit SUNY Adirondack Athletics and the Fredette Family Foundation. The event will be held from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Recovery Sports Grill in Queensbury.
For more information, contact the SUNY Adirondack Athletics Office at (518) 743-2269.
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