All Entries in the "Alumni Profiles" Category
Wellness Warriors Walk for Women
Numbers mean a lot to Patti Fennessy Novy ’89. She has 0 tolerance for breast cancer, which claimed the life of 1 sister-in-law and struck 3 close friends. She would do anything so her 2 daughters don’t have to face the disease.
Sounds of Success
How does a Tony sound? Pretty good to Brian Ronan ’84, who earned his first for the Broadway hit “The Book of Mormon” in the “Best Sound Design in a Musical” category at the Tony Awards in June.
Fashion Designing Alumnus Says Yes to Dresses
Elias Gutierrez ’09 works behind the scenes, but his work is hardly hidden.
Award-winning ‘Mathster’ Makes Math Matter
In an age where children are used to watching TV and movies and playing video games, math teacher Tom Vakkas ’98 subtracts the textbooks and worksheets and adds in videos and toys.
Alumnus Takes City’s Top Seat in Oswego
Oswego’s New mayor has witnessed the city through the decades as a native son, college student and professional. Now Tom Gillen ’72 is eager to help move it into a new age.
Scuba Diving Alumnus Opens Water for Vets
Most have lost limbs and some have lost hope, but all of them find freedom in the water.
Spiritual Journey Leads Back Home
Thousands of Oswego alumni trace their spiritual roots back to the late Rev. Robert E. Hall, longtime chaplain of the Newman Center and for whom the present-day center is named. But for the Rev. John F. Hogan Jr. ’80, the connections go even deeper.
Weather Watcher Knows There’s Snow Place Like Oswego
When Paul ’65 and Chrystal Laird Cardinali ’64 vacation in Cape Cod each spring, they hope for nice weather. Of course, “nice” is a relative term.]
Career in Medical Command Brought Care, Laughter to Sailors and Soldiers
Capt. Shari Holtzclaw Kirshner ’76 was just looking for some help with graduate school tuition when she joined the military reserves. Some 33 years later, she retired from a career with the U.S. Navy Medical Service Corps.
Time Capsule
Edna Johnson Littlewood ’51 was walking along the hallways of Sheldon Hall during Reunion in June and she saw a familiar face looking back at her — her own!