About the College at Oneonta Foundation

The Mission Statement

The mission of the State University College at Oneonta Foundation Corporation is to raise and administer gifts and grants to enhance the academic status of the College through endowment, scholarships, and institutional programs.

Sheila Striffler
Sheila Striffler '72
President, College Foundation Board of Directors

The History of the College at Oneonta Foundation

The College at Oneonta Foundation was created March 19, 1982 by Dr. Clifford Craven, President of the College from 1970 -1987, and Henry Hulbert, a local attorney, to take the College in a new direction. They wanted to utilize the potential of alumni, friends of the College, and corporate and foundation support, to be able to provide more funding for the College above and beyond the state budget.
Over the past twenty-five years, the Foundation has cultivated a $31 million endowment which supports scholarships, faculty/student research, academic rewards and endowed lectureships; implemented the Netzer Planned Giving Society which recognizes individuals who name the College in their will or estate plan; enhanced publications such as Reflections and the President’s Report and the Annual Report of Giving, and much more!
Thanks to the people who have donated their time and their money, the College at Oneonta Foundation has become part of the tradition of excellence at the College, celebrating the 20^th and 25^th anniversary of the Foundation. The continued commitment from board members, alumni, faculty members, donors, and friends of the College, will keep the Foundation strong as it moves into the future.

For more information about the College at Oneonta Foundation, you can e-mail Paul Adamo, Vice President for College Advancement, at adamopj@oneonta.edu.

College at Oneonta Foundation Board of Directors

President
Sheila Striffler '72

Vice President
Dr. William Pietraface

Secretary
Grace Ts'ao '68

Treasurer
Dr. Leif Hartmark

Executive Director
Paul Adamo '81

Board Members

Mathew Axelrod**    Dr. Thomas Hughson   
Debra Ballentine    Dr. Kenneth Kellerhouse '57 '60G   
John Brooks    Dr. Nancy Kleniewski   
Keith Bundy '62, '68G    Dr. William Lewis*   
Dr. Robert M. Constantine '75*    Mary Milmore '06H   
Yvonne Cummings '72    Amanda Minnock**   
Michael Curcio '87    Dr. Marian Mullet   
Sonia de Frances '59, '71G    Iman Newborn**   
Karen Elting '84    Mildred Parish '51, '58G   
Eleanor Filburn ' 54     Samuel Rosenberry '75   
Daryl Forsythe*    Jeffrey Strauss '71   
David Golden '60, '71G    Ronald Tulloch '62   
Cramer Harrington '59    Edith Wilk*    

*Indicates Honorary Director
**Indicates Student Director

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