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Founders'
Club Honors Golden Anniversary at Breakfast
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Do you still have
your beanie? The Golden Anniversary Breakfast included
a slide show of photos which depicted life during
Harpur College's early days.
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The class of 1953 took center
stage at the Founders' Club Golden Anniversary Breakfast on
Saturday, October 11. The Founders' Club is comprised of alumni
who graduated from Triple Cities College and Harpur College
between 1948 and 1961. Last year was the first Golden Anniversary
Breakfast, which honored the classes of 1948 - 1952; it is now
an annual tradition. Click here
for photos.
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Dr. Charles Aswad
`53 and Tom Mattias `53 relaxing after the breakfast
honoring their class. Click
here for photos.
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Tom Mattias '53 (pictured left)
graciously donated several personal mementos from his Harpur
College years for this special occasion. A yearbook, Harpur
College beanie, class sweater, and several event programs were
among the "antiques" on display.
Over 50 alumni from the classes
of 1948 - 1953 and their guests attended the breakfast, some
coming to Binghamton's campus for the first time, having graduated
from Harpur College's original campus in Endicott.
Harold Homyak `53, who traveled
from Phoenix, AZ to attend the Golden Anniversary Breakfast,
probably spoke for all members of his class when he said, "The
campus is much different, but it's great to be back.
It's very impressive after 50 years."
Richard Heck, director of alumni
and parent relations, narrated a slide show of photos from Harpur
College's 1953 yearbook "The Colonist," set to the
music of Harpur College's Alma Mater.
President DeFleur and Dean Mileur
both welcomed the Founders and recognized their contributions
to Harpur College's rich history, academic success, and phenomenal
growth into a top research university.
After the breakfast, the alumni
and their guests toured the campus, ate lunch at Baxter's Village
Luau and attended the many Homecoming events throughout the
rest of the weekend.
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Lindsey Kreko `04
and Maria Pendolino `04, Binghamton's 2003 Exemplary
Student.
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Sun and Fun
Abound at Homecoming 2003
Binghamton University's third
annual Homecoming continues to grow more successful, fun and
memorable. This year's festivities, themed "Hot Hula",
ran from October 10 to 12, included an alumni art exhibit, a
luau barbecue, a Broadway concert, a parade, a talent show and
fireworks.
Even the weather, typically in
the 50's this time of year, joined the Hawaiian theme, providing
hot, gorgeous sunshine. Hundreds of alumni, students and families
soaked up the sun at Baxter's Village Luau in the Peace Quad
while sporting events took place around campus.
The "Brain Train" parade,
the first of its kind, featured 20 competing floats with the
Hawaiian theme (see
related story). Mountainview's tiki bar creation won
first place.
Harpur College senior, Maria
Pendolino `04, pictured right, won the Exemplary Student Award,
receiving a plaque and a $2,175 scholarship, sponsored by the
BU Alumni Association and the BU Foundation.
Jo-Anne O'Selmo `04 marched in
the Brain Train parade with her sorority, Delta Sigma Theta,
Inc. and spent the rest of the afternoon walking around the
tables and seeing the sights of Homecoming. "Binghamton
is definitely trying to increase school spirit and show the
diversity of different cultural groups," she said.
Many alumni returned to Binghamton
for Homecoming. "It's fun being back," said Paul Bernstein
`78, who came to Homecoming 25 years after graduating from Harpur
College. "It's been a great weekend." Bernstein was
impressed by how dramatically the campus has changed since his
days as a student in the mid-1970's and that it was great to
see "both the things that changed and the things that hadn't."
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Harpur College
Emeriti Hilton Honored at AMS Conference
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Hundreds of mathematicians
gathered to celebrate the 80th birthday of Professor
Emeritus Peter Hilton.
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Karl Lorensen `91
(M.S. `94, Ph.D. `97) and Joanna Su (Ph.D. `00)
were among Hilton's former students who returned
to BU to present further work on Hilton's original
research.
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More than 250 mathematicians
from around the world gathered at a reception in the Chenango
Room to celebrate the 80th birthday of Harpur College's Peter
Hilton, distinguished professor emeritus of Mathematical Sciences,
on Saturday, October 11.
Over the weekend, BU hosted the
2003 Fall Eastern Section Meeting of the American Mathematical
Society October 11-12 in the Lecture Hall. It was the largest
research-level mathematics conference ever held locally, attended
by over 300 people.
At the celebration, Benjamin
Brewster, chair of Mathematical Sciences at Harpur College,
praised Hilton for his "thoughtfully and meticulously prepared
seminars which were always filled with ideas and insights."
Hilton, said Brewster, supported many Ph.D. students through
their dissertations. "He gave them excellent guidance."
Hilton held positions at Cambridge
University, Cornell University and several other prestigious
institutions before joining the faculty at Harpur College in
1982. He is the author of over 300 papers and more than 20 books
about mathematics. He turned 80 on April 7, 2003.
Hilton said a friendly community,
supportive department and "excellent students" kept
him at Binghamton until his retirement nearly 20 years later.
"I am glad to be continuously associated with the University,"
he said.
Several of Hilton's former students,
now rising academics themselves, attended the conference to
present papers on areas of math in which Hilton excelled.
Karl Lorensen `91 (MS `94, Ph.D.
`97), an assistant professor at Penn State University, did his
dissertation with Hilton. "He was already retired, but
still made it a priority to help me out," he commented.
Lorensen presented "P-Localizing-Finite-By-Nilpotent Groups,"
which was based on results of Hilton's research in the 1970's
Joanna Su (Ph.D. `00) was Hilton's
last doctoral student. "He was like a father and encouraged
me to do what I wanted with my research," she said. Su
is now assistant professor of math at Providence College. She
presented "Further Remarks of Systems of Interlocking Exact
Sequences," an expansion of Hilton's 1967 paper on the
same subject. "This is like a sequel," she said.
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Harpur Alumnus
Fêtes Class of 1953
by Laurie Miller
Dr.
Charles `53 and Joanne Aswad hosted a cocktail party at their
home on Riverside Drive in Binghamton on October 11 to commemorate
the 50th anniversary of Harpur College's Class of
1953. Among the guests
were President Lois DeFleur, Harpur College Dean Jean Pierre
Mileur and Alumni and Parent Relations Director, Richard Heck.
In his welcoming speech, Aswad described the significance
of Binghamton University to the community and the importance
of giving back to the university.
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Harpur College Dean Mileur,
President DeFleur and Dr. Charles Aswad `53
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Marjorie Herzog `53, Joan
Williams `53, Carle Williams `53 and Harold Herzog `53
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Dr. Charles Aswad `53,
Robert Diute `52, Richard Booth `53 and Thomas Mattias
`53
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Carol and Richard Booth
`53
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Harpur
College Defends Title at Alumni Golf Tournament
by Debby Scalet
What started out
as a foggy, cold morning turned into a spectacular fall foliage
show of color and blue skies for this year's Alumni Golf Tournament.
Thirty teams comprised of alumni, faculty and staff turned out
to compete in this year's tourney. Within the golf tournament
is the mini-competition known as the "Dean's Cup".
Each school fields a team to compete for the coveted trophy.
Last years defending champs from Harpur College, led by Dean
Peter Mileur, came on strong again this year to bring the cup
home with a 7 stroke lead over their nearest competitor, the
School of Management Team, led by Dean Upinder Dhillon. Faculty
members Ted Swetz, Steve Tammariello and Michael McDonald rounded
out the victorious Harpur foursome.
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Dean Mileur's team won
for the second year in a row. Steven Tammariello, assistant
professor of biological sciences, Michael McDonald, associate
professor of political science, Jean-Pierre Mileur, dean
of Harpur College, and Ted Swetz, professor of theatre,
brought back the trophy.
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Harpur College Dean Jean-Pierre
Mileur and School of Management Dean Upinder Dhillon before
the challenge began.
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Alumni
Celebrate After Broadway Concert
photos by Rob de la Fuente `98
After the mega-popular
"100 Years of Broadway" concert on October 11, alumni
who performed, their castmates, and the Harpur College faculty
who inspired them celebrated in the Anderson Center Reception
Room.
Neil Berg `86,
who composed the Broadway show The Prince and the Pauper,
arranged the production which benefited student scholarships.
Harpur College alumni Joanne Borts '82 (whose credits include
Fiddler on the Roof and Funny Girl) and Brett Nichols
'03 (recently in Berg's The Prince & the Pauper)
and Kevin Reed Cohen `99 (recently in Brownstone) performed
on the stage where they began their own careers.
The rest of the
cast included Rita Harvey (star of The Phantom Of The Opera),
Jeri Sager (star of Cats and Les Miserables),
William Michaels (who starred in The Scarlett Pimpernel,
Beauty and the Beast and Les Miserables), Danny
Zolli (star of Jesus Christ Superstar) and Robert Evan,
known for his thrilling portrayal of the title characters
in Jekyll & Hyde.
Following the
show, Prof. John Vestal, chair of theatre (and an expert in
stage lighting), said, "It was a most exciting performance,
made more so by the fact that I was lighting our former students,
all of whom I had the pleasure of working with in my younger
days, and their younger days."
100
Years of Broadway is a traveling revue to help organizations
raise money for worthwhile causes. For more information, please
call (845) 345-2407.
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A few of Harpur College's
successes and the people who got them there: Prof.
Fred Weiss, Brett Nichols `02, Kevin Reed Cohen `99,
Prof. John Bielenberg, Sue Peters, Musical Director,
Joanne Borts `82, Prof. Tom Kremer and Prof. John
Vestal
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Harpur College alumni
who performed in "100 Years of Broadway":
Brett Nichols `02, Joanne Borts `82 and Kevin Reed
Cohen `99
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Neil Berg `86, Sue
Peters, musical director, and Rita Harvey
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Harpur
Friends & Family
We will continue this
regular feature in the October 29, 2003 Hotline. Please keep
your entries coming! We enjoy hearing from our alumni, and from
what you're telling us, you enjoy reading Harpur Friends &
Family! Please send your news (education, career, family, travel,
hobbies, etc.) to hotline@binghamton.edu
or call 607-777-6285.
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Philip M. Piaker, distinguished
service professor emeritus of accounting, died Monday, October
13 after an extended illness. He is survived by his daughter
and son-in-law, Susan `71 and Bentzil Kasper in Binghamton;
son and daughter-in-law, Alan `77 and Julie Piaker in
Vestal; his son and daughter-in-law, Matthew `78 and
Rosemary Piaker in Peabody, MA; and five grandchildren. Piaker
was a veteran of WWII, the founding partner of Piaker &
Lyons, PC, a past Chairman of the New York State Board for Public
Accountancy, and a leader and scholar in several accounting
organizations. He strongly supported Binghamton's Chabad House
and many Jewish organizations throughout the community. Rabbi
Aaron Slonim, lecturer in Judaic Studies, officiated at Piaker's
funeral services on October 15 at Temple Israel. Burial will
be at the Temple Israel Riverside Cemetery. Shiva will be observed
at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, October 19, through Friday, October 24.
The family will receive friends during the Shiva period from
7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, and from 2 to 5 and 7:30 to 9:30
p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from 1 to 3 p.m. on Friday.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Temple Israel,
Chabad of Binghamton, Hillel Academy, the Piaker Enrichment
Endowment Fund at Binghamton University Foundation, or the charity
of ones choice.
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