Alumni News

Gary Moore ’76 and Christiana Mehmel ’19 were honored for bringing distinction to their alma mater and to themselves through their outstanding personal and professional achievements. Moore was named the 2023 Alfred State Distinguished Alumni while Mehmel was named the 2023 Alfred State Outstanding Young Alumni Award Winner. 

"I started as an adjunct faculty member at the beginning of COVID and have continued to find ways to engage remote learners while many students were in isolation due to infection. To be honored as an in-person judge for AMA’s world event and to receive accolades for online instruction excellence in the same year is quite humbling.”

Russ Nunley

Chief Marketing Officer and Adjunct Faculty

"I have already heard from students about the small class size and their sense of community here at Alfred. Students love the beauty of this space and have talked about the great hands-on learning experiences they get in engineering for example and in computer science."

SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr.

“These (people – Jimmy and Gary) are legends of the institution and what they did allowed us to continue to cultivate that. That mentality still rings very true today to the legend of what Doc Bruce created. We are going to spend the time on students so that they can succeed in the real world. This is what we are all about at Alfred State and that is the kind of legacy that Doc Bruce created.”

Dr. Steven Mauro

Alfred State President

Hundreds of Alfred State students were honored at the 39th annual Honors Convocation. Dr. Craig Clark, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs, presided over the event.

The Alfred State baseball team honored the coaching legacy of Tom Kenney by naming the scoreboard in right field after him. The ceremony took place before the Pioneers took on Houghton University in their home opener.

The Alfred State Alumni Choir will return to campus on Sunday, April 23 to present the 69th Annual Spring Concert. The concert, which is the last scheduled, will begin at 2 p.m. in the Anthony C. Cappadonia Auditorium in the Orvis Activities Center.

“Living in the Ultimate US College Town gives you access to both beautiful campuses and a supportive tight-knit community, including world-class faculty who judge their achievements by how students succeed at launching their careers. With students making up 85 percent of all residents in our village, you know we are student-centered."

Alfred State President Dr. Steven Mauro

As 2022 winds down, Alfred State College (ASC) celebrates the success of the past year. One of the highlights of the year was interactions with alumni and friends of the college.

Alfred State College (ASC) recently celebrated the ribbon cutting of a second Hall of Excellence made possible by generous contributions from J. Joseph Wilder, ’77, and his wife Laura Linneball. The newest Hall of Excellence, located in the entryway of the Workforce Development Center on the Wellsville campus, showcases achievements and contributions of ASC alumni and friends.