IN MEMORIAM: Esther K. Elfenbein, 89; SUNY Oneonta Award-Winning Instructor ONEONTA – Esther K. Elfenbein, 89, a highly regarded instructor of speech, costume design and construction, stage makeup and other courses at SUNY Oneonta, passed away late Sunday evening, Aug. 2, 2015 after a very brief illness. Esther was born Dec. 22, 1925 in Denver, Colo. A lover of art from an early age, Esther studied art and costume design, earning a BFA from the University of Iowa (and remained…
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IN MEMORIAM: Robert B. Carson, 80; Noted SUNY Oneonta Professor, Author ONEONTA – Robert B. Carson, SUNY Oneonta professor emeritus of business and economics and author of an influential textbook and other works, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, June 24, 2015, with his wife of 57 years, Marjorie, at his side. He was 80. Bob was born July 6, 1934,in Greensburg, Pa., to Harry R. and Mary Catherine (Postlewaite) Carson. He spent most of his childhood in Syracuse, and…
Mass For SUNY VP Carol Blazina Planned June 22 ONEONTA – A funeral mass for Carol A. Blazina, 70, the retired SUNY Oneonta vice president/communications, is being planned for 10:15 a.m. Monday, June 22, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, the Bookhouse Funeral Home announced. She passed away on June 2, 2015, after a year-long battle with stomach cancer. Carol was born on July 29, 1944 to Mary and H. Enrico Blazina in New York City’s most ethnically diverse neighborhood where…
IN MEMORIAM Carol A. Blazina Retired SUNY Oneonta Vice President, Community Leader Editor’s Note: This is a profile of Carol Blazina, prepared when she received the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce’s Eugene A. Bettiiol Jr. Citizen of the Year Award in March of this year. By JIM KEVLIN • allotsego.com ONEONTA When his youngest daughter was just 3-months-old, Enrico Blazina, a longshoreman in New York City, was struck in the head while on the job. Work rules then in place…
SUNY Oneonta Announces New VP; Chambers To Succeed Retiring Perry ONEONTA – Dr. Franklin (Frank) Chambers will join SUNY Oneonta as vice president for student development, effective July 1, the college announced this afternoon. He succeeds Dr. Steven Perry, who is retiring. Dr. Chambers has more than 20 years of experience working in higher education, most recently as vice president for student affairs at Coppin State University in Baltimore, Md. Coincidentally, SUNY Oneonta announced Tuesday that its provost, Maria Thompson, was…
OH-Fest Headliner: Panic! At The Disco ONEONTA – “I Write Sins, Not Tragedies” singers Panic! At the Disco are the headliners for the 10th annual OH-Fest, to be held April 25. The announcement was made earlier today on the Student Association Facebook page. Previous performers included Blues Traveler, Pitbull, The Ready Set and Sammy Adams. No decision has been made on whether to hold the concert in Neahwa Park or at the Alumni Field House, per review of the…
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Friends Honor Dr. Carey Brush, Who Chronicled SUNY Oneonta ONEONTA — Friends and colleagues of SUNY Oneonta’s historian Dr. Carey Brush, who wrote a definitive history of the local campus, where he once served as interim president, gathered in the Craven Lounge of Morris Hall to pay tribute to their friend, fellow professor and mentor. “All of us have a few stories to tell,” said Dr. Vince Foti, the emeritus dean of Behavioral and Applied Sciences. “I’m sure he would have…
AFTER VIETNAM WAR, NOTHING EVER SAME By JIM KEVLIN•allotsego.com Edition of Thursday-Friday, Nov. 13-14, 2014 ONEONTA The worst came after Kent State, where Ohio National Guardsmen shot and killed four college students and wounded nine others when a May 4, 1970, protest against the Vietnam War turned violent. The next day, the SUNY Oneonta campus erupted, as did campuses across the nation. “Twenty-five to 30 of our kids went up for the demonstration,” recalled William “Bud” Pirone, then an Oneonta High…
IN MEMORIAM: James A. Atcher, 61; Retired From SUNY OTEGO – James A. Atcher, 61, employed in SUNY Oneonta maintenance for 20 years before his retirement in 1996, passed away on Friday at Bassett Hospital.…