Locals: People and Businesses in the News
MILLER ON THE MOVE: On March 21, Nathaniel G. Miller of Fly Creek graduated from Basic Training at the Fort Jackson United States Army Base in Columbia, South Carolina. Miller is a 2019 graduate of Cooperstown High School and a 2023 graduate of the University of Buffalo, with a degree in business management (concentration in information systems). He is currently continuing his training in Signals Intelligence at the Fort Eisenhower Army Base in Augusta, Georgia. Upon completion of his specialty area training in August, Miller will join a U.S. Army Reserve Unit for his commitment of service. He is the son of Deborah and Bruce Miller of Fly Creek and the grandson of Richard and Joyce Miller of Oneonta.
GELBSMAN GRAD: Lennon Rose Gelbsman, daughter of Jeff and Nicole, granddaughter of Howard and Joyce and Jim and MaryAnn, graduated from the University of Michigan in May 2024. Lennon received a master’s in management degree from the Ross School of Business. “We wish her luck as she starts her career in New York City,” writes mom Nicole. “Go Blue!”
WOODEN WOWS: SUNY Oneonta has tapped three students with the 2024 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, the highest accolade a SUNY student can receive. Graham Wooden of Oneonta was among those awarded the honor, which is reserved for students who “demonstrate academic excellence and integrate it with accomplishments in other areas, such as leadership, campus involvement, community service and the arts,” according to a press release. Wooden is an exercise science major whose academic honors also include the Susan Sutton Smith Award and the Richard Siegfried Student Award. The CASE is presented annually by the SUNY Chancellor, a role currently held by John B. King Jr.
ART SHOW: The 2024 Juried Student Art Show at SUNY Oneonta featured almost 90 works of art by more than 50 student artists. These artists submitted pieces for review, which were then vetted and selected for exhibit by SUNY Oneonta Art Department faculty members. The variety of mediums used reflected the diversity of art on display, organizers said. Local students whose work was featured in the exhibit are: Gabrielle Rose De Silva, Cooperstown; Quinten Bissell-Smith, Dylan Elman, Amy Kosina, and Victoria Villaverde, Oneonta; and Gracie Roefs, Unadilla.
