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Paul
Smith’s
College
S
E
Q
U
E
L
SPRING
1984
A
Special
Moment
CLASS
OF
’84
BECOME
ALUMNI
President
Miller
By
NANCY
BOYER-RECHLIN
Fair
weather
greeted
Paul
Smith’s
graduates
and
their
parents
on
commencement
day,
May
20.
A
total
of
243
associate’s
degrees
were
awarded
at
the
37th
commencement
exercises
held
that
day
in
Buxton
Gymnasium,
including
39
degrees
awarded
in
absentia
to
students
who
completed
their
studies
in
September
and
December
of
1983.
Thirty-seven
students
graduated
with
honors
and
10
with
high
honors.
College
president
Dr.
Harry
K.
Miller
presided
over
the
program,
and
Robert
T.
McLaughlin,
a
graduate
in
the
forest
technician
program
from
Riverside,
N.J.,
praised
the
friendliness
of
the
campus
in
an
address
to
his
classmates.
“
When
I
came
here,
I
became
part
of
the
Paul
Smith’s
family,”
he
said.
“
I
was
no
longer
a
number
in
a
class
roll
book.”
“
The
teachers
took
the
time
to
help.
They
listened;
they
cared.
Paul
Smith’s
is
lucky
to
have
the
unique,
caring,
down-to-earth
teachers
they
have.”
“Z
love
jom,
Mom
and
Dad
”
“Fellow
students,”
he
concluded,
“
Keep
in
touch
.
.
.
you’re
the
ones
who
kept
me
going
and
encouraged
me
when
I
needed
it
..
.
I
love
you,
Mom
and
Dad.
Shalom.”
McLaughlin,
who
graduated
with
honors,
was
named
recipient
of
the
Dr.
Chester
L.
Buxton
Award
during
the
commencement
exercises.
The
award,
named
for
the
president
emeritus
of
the
college,
recognizes
a
student
who
has
shown
marked
character
development
during
his/her
two
years
at
Paul
Smith’s.
Walter
J.
Robillard,
a
lawyer
and
land
surveyor
from
Atlanta,
Ga.,
who
specializes
in
boundary
problems
and
has
advised
the
kingdoms
of
Nepal
and
Jordan,
addressed
the
graduates.
In
a
talk
entitled,
“
What’s
Wrong
With
Being
Mediocre?,”
Robillard
told
the
graduates
few
of
them
will
join
the
ranks
of
the
very
rich
and
famous,
but
each
has
the
opportunity
to
become
rich
in
his
own
mind
and
in
fluential
in
his
chosen
profession.
Honesty,
dedication,
sincerity,
tenacity,
humor,
loyalty
and
constant
learning
insure
success
in
life,
he
said.
CONGRATS
—
Acting
Hotel
Division
head
Jim
Thornton
hands
a
diploma
to
Emelio
Sposito
of
Aragua,
Venezuela.
“
Keep
in
mind
that
your
riches
may
.
.
.
be
measured
in
terms
of
memories
and
intangibles,”
he
said.
“
Those
of
you
who
will
be
the
richest,
will
be
the
ones
who
really
en
joy
your
profession.”
Dean
of
the
College,
Linda
Kirstein
presented
five
special
awards
in
addition
to
the
Buxton
award.
The
President’s
Award,
which
recognizes
the
student
with
the
highest
cumulative
average
for
the
last
two
semesters
at
Paul
Smith’s,
was
presented
to
Brian
Jacob
Zehr,
a
forestry
student
from
Lowville.
Zehr
graduated
with
high
honors.
Brenda
L.
Boname,
a
tourism
and
travel
student
from
South
Plymouth
who
also
graduatd
with
high
honors,
was
named
Paul
Smith’s
College
Outstanding
Graduate
for
her
comprehensive
abilities
and
achievements.
Robin
Schempp,
a
hotel
and
restaurant
management
student
from
Woodstock,
Conn.,
who
was
student
council
president
her
sophomore
year
was
given
the
Student
Council
Award
for
demonstrating
“
the
most
outstanding
qualities
of
campus
citizenship.”
She
was
active
in
campus
organizations
her
freshman
year
as
well,
serving
as
freshman
class
secretary,
as
president
of
her
house
committee,
public
relations
direc
tor
of
the
search
and
rescue
club
and
co-chairperson
of
the
Saga
food
committee
among
other
positions.
Jill
M.
Biondo,
a
travel
and
tourism
student
from
Malone,
was
presented
the
Alumni
Award
for
the
student
showing
the
most
overall
improvement
academically
over
four
semesters
of
study.
Although
not
present,
freshman
Irena
Carrie
Kutlvasr
of
Bethel,
Conn.,
was
announced
winner
of
the
Frank
L.
Cubley
Scholarship
Award
for
attaining
the
highest
scholastic
average
in
the
freshman
class.
Roger
W.
Tubby
of
Saranac
Lake,
a
former
ambassador
to
Switzerland
and
presidential
press
secretary,
personal
ly
presented
the
Ambassador’s
Award
to
Patrick
D.
Hackley
for
demonstrating
extraordinary
written
com
munication
skills
as
demonstrated
in
an
essay
contest
sponsored
by
Tubby.
Hackley
is
a
forestry
graduate
from
Warren,
R.I.
An
international
flavor
was
lent
the
occasion
by
graduating
foreign
students.
Jill
Nakash
of
Kingston,
Jamaica,
West
Indies,
and
Emelio
Sposito
of
Aragua,
Venezuela,
received
associate’s
degrees
in
hotel
and
restaurant
management.
Taizan
Imasato
of
Tokyo
received
a
certificate
in
hotel
and
restaurant
management,
and
Yashuhiko
Hirano
of
Seto-City,
Japan,
received
a
degree
in
tourism
and
travel.
Imasato
came
to
Paul
Smith’s
after
earning
a
B.A.
in
business
and
commerce
from
Keio
University
in
Tokyo.
He
will
continue
his
hotel/restaurant
management
studies
at
Cornell
University.
Foreign
students
graduating
in
December
who
received
degrees
in
absentia
were
Dominic
Detullion
of
St.
Martin,
Netherlands
Antilles,
business
administration;
Toshishige
Kumagai
and
Shinichi
Suzumi
of
Tokyo,
hotel
and
restaurant
management.
Harry
A.
Jacobs
Sr.,
president
of
the
board
of
trustees
of
the
college
conferred
the
degrees
with
the
assistance
of
the
division
heads.
Professor
Patricia
C.
Flath
presented
19
degrees
in
ecology
and
environmental
technology,
and
Associate
Professor
P.
Gregory
Smith
presented
88
forestry,
forest
recreation
and
surveying
degrees.
Professor
Charles
Alexander
presented
the
lone
liberal
arts
degree
to
honor
student
Christopher
A.
Dadd
of
Schenectady.
Assistant
Professor
James
Porter-Thorton
presented
79
hotel
and
restaurant
management
degrees,
24
tourism
and
travel
degrees
and
9
business
administration
degrees.
President
Miller
and
Dean
Kirstein
added
a
colorful
touch
to
the
ceremony
as
they
placed
green
and
white
FO
R
EVER
YOUNG
—
Peggy
Eyres
sings
the
Dylan
song
to
the
’84
grads.
associate’s
hoods
on
each
graduate
as
they
left
the
stage.
George
F.
Reynolds,
professor
of
music
at
North
Coun
try
Community
College,
served
as
organist
for
the
com
mencement.
Student
Activities
Director
Peggy
Eyres
sang
the
national
anthem
and
Bob
Dylan’s
“
Forever
Young.”
The
Reverend
Mr.
Bruce
W.
Chapman,
District
Superintendent
for
the
Mohawk
District
of
the
United
Methodist
Church
and
father
of
tourism
and
travel
graduate
Rebecca
Chapman,
gave
the
invocation
and
the
benediction.
He
also
gave
his
daughter
an
impromptu
hug
and
kiss
as
she
crossed
the
stage.
Gould
Hoyt,
recently
retired
professor
of
forestry,
was
college
marshal
and
carried
the
mace
as
he
lead
the
pro
cession
of
green-robed
graduates
and
black-robed
faculty
that
opened
the
ceremonies.
A
coffee
and
doughnut
social
preceded
the
ceremony
for
parents
and
graduates
and
a
reception
followed
in
the
Buxton
annex.
The
college
trustees,
who
arrived
a
day
early
for
trustees
meeting,
were
served
a
buffet
lunch
in
the
Administration
Building
lounge
before
the
commence
ment
exercises.
The
scene
between
the
gym
and
the
Administration
Building
was
a
familiar
one
after
graduation.
Smiling
graduates,
holding
bouquets
of
roses,
posed
for
pictures
with
family
and
friends,
while
their
classmates
hugged
and
sometimes
cried
while
they
said
their
goodbyes.
We
offer
our
special
message
to
these
new
alumni.
Remember,
in
years
to
come,
St.
Regis
—
the
mountain
and
the
lake
—
will
always
be
here
to
greet
you
and
when
you
visit
your
Alma
Mater,
it
will
be
“
welcome
home!”
