Campus News

Members of the faculty and staff at Alfred State were honored recently for their years of service at the college. Those honored for 35 years included Sandra Gerling-Yelle of Alfred Station, NY, professor, business; and Charles Neal of Wellsville, NY, associate vice president for academic affairs. Honorees received a certificate and college weather station to commemorate the occasion.

Members of the faculty and staff at Alfred State were honored recently for their years of service at the college. Those honored for 30 years included John Buckwalter of Alfred Station, NY, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor, physical and health sciences; Lawrence Fox of Whitesville, NY, general mechanic, facilities services; Yogi Jonchhe of Hornell, NY, professor, mechanical and electrical engineering technology; and Rita White, janitor, facilities services.

Members of the faculty and staff at Alfred State were honored recently for their years of service at the college. Daniel Noyes, associate professor, electrical trades, was honored for 25 years of service to Alfred State and received a college chair and a certificate to commemorate the occasion.

Members of the faculty and staff at Alfred State were honored recently for their years of service at the college. Those employees honored for 20 years included Gary Porter, carpenter, facilities services; and Stewart Sharrett of Alfred Station, NY, carpenter, facilities services. Honorees received a college clock and a certificate to commemorate the occasion.

Members of the faculty and staff at Alfred State were honored recently for their years of service at the college.

Alfred State’s dining services is on a winning streak. After winning a gold award in 2011 from the National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS) for a Residential Dining special event, in April 2012 they grabbed a regional finalist position in the New York State Beef Council’s Best New York Burger contest. Now in May 2012 they are bringing home some more hardware in the form of another gold award from NACUFS for a catered special event at the Lake Lodge.

Each year, The Educational Foundation of Alfred, Inc. annually funds Alfred State students through its work-grant program, allowing students who are ineligible for work-study funds to find employment on campus. For award year 2011-12, the foundation provided $9,342.92 in work-study funds for 12 students in the engineering, human resources, international student records and financial services, student activities, and public relations offices. The grant is renewable on an annual basis.

Friends, families, and fellow students celebrated as over 500 Alfred State graduates participated in commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 13, 2012. Dr. John M. Anderson, college president, presided over the event at the McLane Center on nearby Alfred University’s campus. The theme of this year’s commencement was centered on Campaign 101, a partnership between Alfred State and two community shelters, providing veterinary technology students with hands-on experience and civic engagement while supporting community organizations.

Alfred State students took top honors at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) annual Speech Contest, sponsored by the Olean section of ASME and Dresser-Rand. Six Alfred State seniors attended the competition, which involved three representatives each from Alfred State and Alfred University who report on their senior project/internship experiences.

Alfred State is pleased to announce that Dr. Ron Rhoades, JD, CFP, assistant professor of business and curriculum coordinator for the college’s financial planning program, has been elected to serve as the National Chair of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) for 2012-2013.