ONEONTA, N.Y. -- Hundreds of alumni, their families, and friends of the SUNY College at Oneonta will return to campus for Reunion Weekend 2008 from Friday, June 6, through Sunday, June 8. In addition to gatherings and athletic competitions, the College's Alumni Association will present its annual awards in recognition of outstanding contributions to the College.

The reunion celebration begins with golf and tennis tournaments during the day on Friday and a kick-off party on campus in the evening. On Saturday during a 10 a.m. reception in the Hunt Union Ballroom, College President Alan B. Donovan will welcome guests to the campus, and the Alumni Association Awards will be presented. Saturday's calendar also includes the popular reunion barbecue at the Hunt Union at noon.

On Saturday afternoon, President and Mrs. Donovan will host a special reception for substantial donors in the Fine Arts Building courtyard, which will include the dedication of the Martin-Mullen Art Gallery. The gallery is being named in honor of two distinguished faculty members in the College's Art Department, Professors emeriti James Mullen and Minnie Ann Martin.

Through donors who prefer to remain anonymous, the College at Oneonta Foundation received gift commitments of $250,000 to name the Martin-Mullen Art Gallery and to establish an endowed fund. Eighty per cent of the expendable investment income from the fund will support scholarships for students in art programs, and 20% will support programming in the gallery.
The gallery, which will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, will feature an exhibit of approximately 30 student prints collected by Professor Mullen during his teaching career as well as a print of his own and a painting by Minnie Ann Martin.

At 6 p.m. on Saturday, the first Music Department Hall of Fame induction will take place in the dance studio of the Alumni Field House. The hall of fame will honor former SUNY-Oneonta students who have gone on to excel in musical fields, as well as the faculty who helped prepare them.

Saturday evening will feature the alumni reunion banquet at 6:30 p.m. in the Dewar Arena of the Alumni Field House, and Saturday's events will wrap up with a dance party from 9:30 p.m. to midnight in the field house. Events scheduled for Sunday include outdoor activities at the College Camp.

Special groups gathering this year include Women's Glee Club alumni and Educational Opportunity Program alumni, who will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the program at the College.

At Saturday's reception, the Alumni Association Awards will honor alumni, friends, and faculty of the College:

• Dr. Lawrence Guzy of Oneonta, Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Psychology Department, will receive the Outstanding Faculty Service Award.
• Dr. Bernard Cleveland '58, '61G, of Big Canoe, Georgia, author of "Master Teaching Techniques" and creator of professional-development courses for teachers, will receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award.
• Tammy Leech '93 of New York City, founder, partner, executive producer, and television producer with Brave St. Productions, will receive the Distinguished Alumna Award.
• Gwen Latendorf Schuster '68, '73G, of Oneonta, who taught for 31 years at the Oneonta middle and high schools, will receive the Excellence in Alumni Service Award.
• Sandra Neverett '72 of Columbia, Maryland, Director of Federal Systems Integrator Sales for IBM Corporation, will receive the Excellence in Alumni Service Award.
• Cassie Sklarz '04, '06G, of Oneonta, a residence hall director and coordinator of summer orientation at the College, will receive the Outstanding Young Alumna Award.
• Francis Burden of Oneonta, Senior Vice President of Investments with A.G. Edwards/Wachovia Securities and former member of the College at Oneonta Foundation Board of Directors, will receive the Friend of the College Award.
• Albert "Sam" Nader of Oneonta, former Oneonta Mayor and President of the Oneonta Athletic Corporation, will be named an honorary alumnus.

Reunion Weekend 2008 is open to all alumni and friends of the College at Oneonta, as well as to members of the community. Some events require advance registration. More information is available from the Office of Alumni Affairs at (607) 436-2526 or through the College's web site at www.oneonta.edu.

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