Alumni News

1995 Alfred State College graduate Patricia Orsini Nilsen recently won the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) speed contest.

Nilsen, who competed for the first time at this national competition in 2004, got serious about winning after finishing fifth in 2015. “After the 2015 competition, I realized that if I practiced, I could do well. I started competing in earnest in 2017. In 2018 and 2019, I placed second overall and after not competing between 2000 through 2022 I returned to compete this year.”

Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship is partnering with Alfred State College of Technology to offer its two-year certificate program graduates the option to pursue a bachelor’s degree.

The partnership provides Golisano graduates the opportunity to transfer up to 60 credits earned at Golisano Institute toward the Bachelor of Technology in interdisciplinary studies program at Alfred State.

Over eighty Greek alumni returned to Alfred State College recently to reminisce and reconnect during the college’s first All Greek Reunion.

Connections and lessons learned at Alfred State College has helped Austin Clay, ’20 to a career that he loves. The friends he made during his college days along with a lesson taught by Professor Larry Neuberger still motivate him to this day.

He always would sit down with me and explain to me that if you put the work in you could get the results you wanted. I really follow that philosophy. He was always letting me know that I needed to focus on certain things and get things done. It was always motivating me.”

Amy Irvine, ’05, has been named one of the top 100 independent financial advisors in the United States by Investopedia. She is one of only nine on the list from New York.

The 2023 Investopedia100 celebrates independent financial advisors who are making significant contributions to critical conversations about financial literacy, investing strategies, life-stage planning, and wealth management. There are more than 100,000 independent financial advisors in the United States. The list highlights the country’s most engaged, influential, and educational advisors. 

Golfers came together on a wet day to have fun and support Alfred State College by playing in the 9th annual Pioneers Drive for the Development Fund Golf Tournament. 

Presented by Mach Architecture, thirty teams gathered at the Wellsville Country Club on June 16. The event raised more than $27,000 in cash and gifts in kind. Proceeds from the event will help fund student scholarships, athletics, and other needs of the college.

The newest edition of the Alfred State Alumni & Friends online magazine is now available. Read the current issue for college updates, find out where President Dr. Steven Mauro has traveled since the last edition, and get to know more about the students in the School of Architecture, Management, and Engineering Technology.

Visit the front page of the magazine – Spring 2023 Alumni Magazine

Inside the magazine check out some of the following stories:

The local community gathered at the Lake Lodge to celebrate Mary Huntington's 100th birthday. Huntington walked in thinking she was attending a end-of-year celebration only to find friends and families present to celebrate her upcoming birthday.

Mary Huntington came to Alfred in 1964 when her husband David was named the seventh President of the college. She has continually displayed her love for the college, the students, and the community. She is a strong presence not only on campus but in the nearby community.