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Please note the following correction: In our last issue, we misidentified the tree that was planted in honor of Dean Emeritus George Shepard. The tree that was planted on Monday, June 14, 2004, in his honor, was an oak tree — not a sugar maple.

Class of 1968

Richard F, Cooklish 1968. Married with two sons. I live in the greater Buffalo area. I am currently the Chief Financial Officer of the International Institute of Buffalo, Inc. I am a past President of the Niagara Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants and was on the Board of Directors of the Spina Bifida Association of Western New York.

Comments: I visit the Middletown area a couple times a year and I still have family living there. I owe much of career from attending Orange County Community College. When I attended Orange County Community College the Vietnam War was going on and all the colleges were in turmoil from it.

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Class of 1971

Fred Schwinger 1971: I have been an elementary school music teacher for 30 years ( thanks to a great start at Orange County Community College) and will be retiring in 2 years. I think Orange County Community College was a great school that gave me a very good start in my education and ultimately in my career.

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Class of 1972

Lana Moravus- Orange County Community College graduating class of 1972. I recently retired after 30 years of being a math teacher, guidance counselor and school administrator. My most recent position was Assistant Principal at Middletown High School a challenging and wonderful position. I remain involved in education as I am still an adjunct instructor in Mathematics for Orange County Community College on both the Middletown Campus and the Newburgh Extension. I have been married to my husband, Charles for thirty seven years. He is a retired math teacher from the Clarkstown Central School District. I have two sons, Michael, who lives in Charlotte, N.C. and Robert, who is attending school at Uppsala University in Sweden.
Thanks!

Janis Graham Kracht would have been 1972 but I didn't graduate I'm a computer programmer.. self-taught with my husband, Ron Kracht from Monticello, NY. We ran our own company, Invisible Light Software, for 5 years as custom C-programmers for various businesses in the tri-state area. Eventually we had to give it up due to health insurance expenses - now Ron works for a compay which sells a nationally marketed RDMS engine as a senior programmer - software engineer/designer. I am currently the Zone Coordinator of the Fidonet network in North America (one of 6 zone coordinators in the network). I began there as a SysOp (System Operator) of a bulletin board system in Warwick NY in 1989. I started Filegate.net in about 1994. filegate.net has become one of the internet's major sites in the world for shareware and freeware software. I worked with USRobotics corporation from 1994-2000 and convinced them to fund the filegate project in order to enable the free access to software collated and collected by other fidonet members before the internet became so widespread (they actually used phone lines, modems and their online communications department's budget to deliver files to 6 of the 7 continents of the world) see http://filegate.net/zone1/filegate.htm for some history :))

Now When I was studying at Orange County Community College my complete life was acting and the theater (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie).. sadly life isn't very fair after all and because I have had Multiple Sclerosis for about 28 /29 years (since I was 24 years old) I haven't been able to act or participate in those type things.. they remain a hope as I look to the advances of the scientific world for a cure.. it could happen :)

Marguerite (Meg) Kyle 1972 BS for Registered Nurse from SCSU, New Haven. 1998 Masters in Nursing specialty Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Yale 2003

Rober Kyle 1972 Graduated from St. Raphael Hospital School of Nurse Anesthesia in 1975. Have been practicing anesthesia “CRNA/APRN” in New Haven to present time


Edward J. Bolzan received his AAS degree in construction technology from Orange County Community College, his Bachelors of Architecture and his Masters.

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Class of 1978

Sari Rosenheck 1978 Earned a Master's Degree in Marginal Populations and is an Admissions Counselor at Sullivan County Community College!

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Class of 1980

CLAUDIA MARIE LEE is the author of 20 Years Knocking – Critical tips for talented teens & young adults entering the entertainment industries. The book is the autobiography of a talented teen as well as a Guide for any teen, young adult or parent of a talented teen seeking a career in entertainment. As Claudia Marie pursued a career in modeling, singing, and acting, she observed that hardly anyone really helps the genuinely talented. Because of this she gives FREE Career Advice to talented teens all over the world at www.ClaudiaMarie.com. She has received an AA from Orange County Community College in Legal Secretarial Science, a BBA from Baruch College and is Executive Assistant to the President of Thomas International Publishing Co. in New York, NY.

Nancy Roe Pimm 1980 Dental Hygiene Practices dental hygiene 2 days a week and writes books. Has a book called INDY 500 The Inside Track for ages 8 and up. Married a race car driver, Ed Pimm, who has driven in the INDY 500.

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Class of 1981

Maureen Kennedy 1981 Nursing. Earned a BSN from SUNY New Paltz in 2004. Presently employed at Orange Regional Medical Center as an RN in the Behavioral Health Unit.

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Class of 1982

Sue Cabrera, Geology Major, Class of 1982, finally got her act together and received her Bachelors Degree at age 60. After taking several accelerated night classes, Sue retired from her position as Office Manager for the Orange County Soil & Water Conservation District and attended Mt. St. Mary College in Newburgh full-time this past school year. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in History on May 22, 2004. Sue is currently pretending to be retired, at least until she relocates to the sunny southwest in the near future. Go me!! (Hey, it's been a long, hard road. OK?)

Ms. Brenda Hunter 1982, 1984 Received Masters in Education in Science from Mt Saint Mary college in 2003. Earned BS in psychology from New Paltz in 1998. Presently a substitute teacher.

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Class of 1987

Michele Incardona-Krentz (1987) Graduated from Western Connecticut State University with a B.S in Music Education in 1990, and a M.S in Music Education in 1995. Ms. Krentz has been employed as a Vocal Music Director with Sullivan West Central School District for 14 yrs. Married to Julius Krentz in 1987, has 2 boys, Julius Jr. age 6, and Michael who just turned 2.

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Class of 1997

Michael A. Phillips December 1997 Since graduating I have graduated from SUNY Utica with a BS in accounting in May 2000.

I have also received a MS in Tax Accounting from the University at Albany in May 2002.

In addition, I have passed the CPA examination in New York on November 2003 and am working towards getting my auditing experience in order to become a CPA in New York.

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Class of 2001

Christina M. Zolezi 2001: After graduating from SUNY Orange in 2001, I transfered to RPI and graduated in May 2003 with my Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering. I was hired as a full time employee for the Chazen Companies in October 2003 after being an engineering intern since July 2002. I am/would like to pursue a Master's Degree in Civil Engineering with my concentration in Environmental/Water Resources Engineering.

Attending SUNY Orange was the best decision I made. I have life long freindships with my professors and fellow classmates.

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Class of 2003

Anne Lyons 2003: Well just recently graduated, planning to go on to another school but applied too late, will continue education in January.
I still don't want to take my parking pass off the car, it's like I don't want to admit to myself that I am an Orange County Community College graduate!

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