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Academic Personnel

Jack Ingels, 1966
Distinguished Teaching Professor, 1990, Plant Science

B.S.A., Purdue University;
M.S., Rutgers, The State University

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Michael J. Murphy, 1984
Distinguished Teaching Professor, 1998;

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1991;

Natural Sciences

B.S., Siena College;
M.S., College of Saint Rose;
Ph.D., State University at Albany

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Harald A. Abrahamsen, 1971
Professor, Social Sciences

B.S., Harpur College;
M.S., State University at Albany;
Ph.D., Cornell University

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Frances A. Amodeo, 1981
Associate Professor, Computer Technologies

B.A., State University College at Oneonta;
M.A., Empire State College

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Paul A. Amodeo, 2001
Professor, Computer Technologies

B.S., Siena College;
M.S., Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Francine M. Apollo, 1997
The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Librarianship, 2004;

Senior Assistant Librarian

B.A., M.L.S., State University at Albany

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Peter D. Barvoets, 2004
Assistant Librarian

B.S., Rochester Institute of Technology;
M.L.S., State University at Albany

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James R. Bates, 1976
Professor, Plant Science

B.S., M.S., University of Massachusetts

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Ronald D. Bayzon, 1976
Associate Professor, Plant Science

A.A.S., State University Agricultural and Technical College at Cobleskill;
B.S., M.A., University of Rhode Island

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Kevin L. Berner, 1986
The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2004;

Associate Professor, Fisheries and Wildlife

A.A.S., State University Agricultural & Technical College at Cobleskill;
B.S., Colorado State University;
M.S., University of Montana

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John D. Berwick, 1982
The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service, 1989;

Associate Professor, Humanities,
Communications and Graphic Design

B.A., Kentucky Wesleyan College;
M.S., State University at Albany

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Barbara Brabetz, 1999
Assistant Professor and Chair, Natural Sciences

B.A., Colgate University;
M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic University

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Mark E. Braun, 2001
Assistant Professor, Social Sciences

M.A., University of Wisconsin-River Falls;
B.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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Theodore Bruetsch, 1975
The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2005;

Professor, Plant Science

A.A.S., State University Agricultural and Technical College at Famingdale;
B.S., Kansas State University;
M.S., Ph.D., University of New Hampshire

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Keith D. Buerker, 1992
Assistant Professor, Culinary Arts, Hospitality and Tourism

A.A.S., Schenectady Community College;
B.S., New Hampshire College;
M.S., State University at Albany

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Nancy A. Burton, 1971
Professor, Business Administration and Accounting

B.Ed., Duquesne University; M.S., State University at Albany; M.S., College of Technology at Utica/Rome

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David G. Campbell, 1994
Professor and Chair, Culinary Arts, Hospitality and Tourism

A.O.S., B.S., Johnson & Wales University;
M.H.M., University of Houston

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R. Christian Cash, 1987
Associate Professor, Plant Science

B.S., M.S., Rutgers, The State University

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Andrea M. Clapper, 1975
Professor, Early Childhood

B.S., University of Maine;
M.S., Oklahoma State University

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JoAnne E. Cloughly, 2001
Assistant Professor, Culinary Arts, Hospitality and Tourism

A.S., B.P.S., M.S., Empire State College

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Pamela J. Collins, 1989
Professor, Humanities, Communications and Graphic Design

B.A., State University College at Oswego;
M.A., College of Saint Rose;
D.A., State University at Albany

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Pamela Colony, 1995
Professor and Director of Histology, Natural Sciences

B.A., Wellesley College;
Ph.D., Boston University

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Thomas J. Cronin, 1999
Associate Professor, Natural Sciences

B.S., M.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania;
Ph.D., University of Akron

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George W. Crosby, 1987
Professor, Plant Science

A.A.S., State University Agricultural and Technical College at Alfred;
B.S.A., University of Georgia;
M.A., State University of New York College at Buffalo
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts

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William J. Daly, 1981
Assistant Professor, Culinary Arts, Hospitality and Tourism

A.A.S., Schenectady Community College;
B.S., Fordham University;
M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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April C. Davies, 2002
Senior Assistant Librarian

B.A., Cornell College; M.A., University of Iowa

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Clifford D. DaVis, 1989
Professor and Chair, Business Administration and Accounting

B.A., M.B.A., Eastern Washington State University

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Rene M. Descartes, 1993
Professor, Social Sciences

B.A., State University at Buffalo;
M.A. (2), M.L.S., State University at Albany;
Ph.D., New School for Social Research

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E. Lynn Dunn 1988
Professor, Animal Science

B.S., Cornell University;
M.S., Texas A & M University;
Ph.D., Cornell University

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Melody E. Eldred, 2000
Associate Professor and Chair, Mathematics

B.A., Mount Saint Mary College;
M.S., Polytechnic University

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Alex R. Ellram, 2006
Associate Professor Plant Science

B.S., M.S., University of Minnesota
Ph.D., University of Minnesota

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Brad D. Fichthorn, 2002
Assistant Professor, Physical Education

B.S., Kutztown University;
M.S. Georgia Southern University

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Suzanne M. Fine, 1999
Associate Professor, Early Childhood

B.S., State University College at Oneonta;
M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Terry A. Forsyth, 1979
Associate Professor, Plant Science

A.A.S., State University at Cobleskill;
B.S., M.A.T., Cornell University;
M.S.E.D., College of Saint Rose

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James W. Fort, 1982
Professor, Social Sciences

B.A., State University College at Plattsburgh;
M.E., Saint Lawrence University

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John R. Foster, 1988
Professor and Chair, Fisheries and Wildlife

B.S., University of Maryland;
M.S., Ph.D., University of Toronto

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Paul J. Gemmiti, 1985
Professor, Business Administration and Accounting

B.B.A., Siena College;
M.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

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Douglas M. Goodale, 1974
Professor, Plant Science

A.A.S., State University at Cobleskill;
B.S., University of Delaware;
M.S., State University at Albany;
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

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Taeko A. Greenlees, 1987
Professor, Computer Technologies

A.A.S., State University at Cobleskill;
B.A., Empire State College;
M.S., State University at Albany

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Linda G. Greenwald, 1990
Assistant Professor, Center for Academic Support and Excellence

B.A., Syracuse University;
M.F.A., Bennington College

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Miguel J. Gutierrez, 2000
Professor, Mathematics

M.A., University of California;
Ph.D., University of New Mexico

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Erik O. Hage, 2003
Assistant Professor,
Humanities, Communications and Graphic Design

B.A., M.A., State University at Binghamton

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Mary Hamm, 1983
Instructor, Physical Education

A.S., Mohawk Valley Community College;
B.S., State University College at Cortland

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Douglas S. Hammond, 1996
Assistant Professor and Chair, Agricultural Engineering Technology

A.A.S., B.T., State University Agricultural and Technical
College at Cobleskill;
M.A.T., Cornell University

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Matthew T. Hibbard, 2001
Instructor, Agricultural Engineering Technology

A.A.S., B.T., State University Agricultural and Technical College at Cobleskill

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Angelika Hoeher, 1977
State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service, 1990;

Professor, Social Sciences

B.A., M.S., Ed.S., State University at Albany

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Jack Ingels, 1966
Distinguished Teaching Professor, 1990,

Plant Science

B.S.A., Purdue University;
M.S., Rutgers, The State University

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Kathy J. Johnson, 1987
Associate Professor and Director, Center for Academic Support
and Excellence

B.A., M.A., Michigan State University

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Zhongchun Jiang, 2003
Professor, Plant Science

B.S., Huazhong Agricultural University;
M.S., Chiba University;
Ph.D., University of Rhode Island

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John W. Kerr, 1982
Associate Professor, Humanities, Communications and
Graphic Design

B.S., State University College at Geneseo;
M.S., State University College at Potsdam;
Ph.D., State University at Albany

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James L. Klino, 1999
Associate Professor, Natural Sciences

B.S., Houghton College;
M.A., State University at Buffalo

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Frederick E. Kowal, 1985
Professor, Social Sciences

B.A., Western New England College;
M.A., American University;
Ph.D., State University at Albany

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John J. Kowal, 1981
Professor and Chair, Plant Science

B.A., American International College;
M.S., University of Massachusetts
Ph.D., State University at Albany

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Gregg R.J. Kiehl, 2004
Assistant Librarian

B.A., M.A., M.L.S., State University at Albany

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Charles Lagasse, 1993
Lecturer, Culinary Arts, Hospitality and Tourism

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Ko Hin Lau, 2005
Assistant Professor, Mathematics

M.S. (2), Northern Illinois University;
Ph.D., Indiana University

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Margrethe C. Lauber, 2003
Assistant Professor, Humanities, Communications and Graphic Design

B.F.A., Pratt Institute;
M.Des., University of Cincinnati

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Michael P. Losito, 1995
Professor, Fisheries and Wildlife

B.S., University of Maine;
M.S., Auburn University;
Ph.D., State University College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse

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Stephen A. Mackenzie, 1983
Professor, Animal Science

B.S., Union College;
M.S., University of Bridgeport;
Ph.D., Cornell University

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Sandra L. Malcolm, 1999
Professor, Early Childhood

B.S., M.Ed., Indiana University of Pennsylvania;
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

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Charles C. Matteson, 1983
Professor and Interim Dean, Humanities, Communications & Graphic Design

B.S., Alfred University;
M.A., Bowling Green State University

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Dayton T. Maxwell, 2002
Assistant Professor, Animal Science

A.A.S., B.T., State University Agricultural & Technical College at Cobleskill;
M.A.T., Cornell University

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Louis F. Mazzucco, 1998
Professor, Computer Technologies

M.S., University of New Haven;
Ph.D., University of Connecticut

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Kevin F. McCarthy, 1992
Director of Athletics, Associate Professor and Chair, Physical Education

A.A., Clinton Community College;
B.A., State University College at Plattsburgh;
M.A., Central Michigan University

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Charlotte J. McCarty, 1993
Professor, Early Childhood

B.S., North Dakota State University;
M.S., Oklahoma State University;
Ph.D., Florida State University

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Terence P. McGiver, 1990
Professor, Humanities, Communications & Graphic Design

B.A., Richmond College;
M.A., State University at Albany

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Lesley A. McIntyre, 1986
Associate Professor and Chair, Social Sciences

A.A., State University Agricultural and Technical College at Cobleskill;
B.S., M.S.Ed., State University College at Oneonta

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Lynda McMaster-Schuyler, 1995
Professor, Natural Sciences

B.A., Mount Saint Mary College;
M.S., M. Phil., Ph.D., New York University

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Duane S. Miller, 1976
Assistant Professor, Business Administration and Accounting

A.A.S., Jamestown Community College;
B.S., M.P.S., Cornell University

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Esther Miller, 1992
Professor, Culinary Arts, Hospitality and Tourism

B.A., Nazareth College;
M.S., Rochester Institute of Technology

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Robert D. Miller, 1994
Lecturer, Culinary Arts, Hospitality and Tourism

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Timothy W. Moore, 2001
Assistant Professor, Animal Science

B.T., State University Agricultural and Technical College at Cobleskill;
B.S., Ithaca College;
M.A.T., Cornell University

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Charles A. Moran, 2003
Professor, Business Administration and Accounting

A.B., Princeton University;
J.D., University of Michigan Law School

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Michael J. Murphy, 1984
Distinguished Teaching Professor, 1998;

The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1991;

Natural Sciences

B.S., Siena College;
M.S., College of Saint Rose;
Ph.D., State University at Albany

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Marie C. Nunes, 1969
Associate Professor and Director of Exploratory Studies

A.S., Lasell Junior College;
B.S., Boston University;
M.Ed., Boston State College

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Scott F. O’Connor, 2001
Associate Professor, Computer Technologies

A.S., North Country Community College;
B.S., M.S., Clarkson University

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Carl J. Perez, 1989
Assistant Professor, Mathematics

A.A.S., Texas State Technical Institute;
B.S., M.A., State University at Albany

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Kathleen Puciato, 2000
Assistant Professor, Early Childhood

A.A.S., State University Agricultural and Technical College at Cobleskill; B.S., State University College at Oneonta

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Rebecca Reid, 1981
Professor, Early Childhood

B.S., San Diego State College; M.A.T., Oakland University

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Salvador Rivera, 1994
Professor, Social Sciences

A.A., East Los Angeles College;
B.A., M.A., California State University;
Ph.D., State University at Albany

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Anne Rogan, 2001
Professor, Culinary Arts, Hospitality and Tourism

B.S., M.S., Cornell University;
Ph.D., Union University

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Mary M. Rooney, 2000
Assistant Professor, Business Administration and Accounting

A.A.S., Herkimer County Community College;
B. S., University of Nevada

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Robert F. Rynk, 2006
Associate Professor, Agricultural Engineering

B.S., B.A., M.S., Rutgers University;
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts

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Joanna M. Sanchez, 2006
Assistant Professor, Humanities, Communications and Graphic Design

B.S., University of California at Riverside;
M.A., State University at Albany

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Karl F. Schwarzenegger, 1993
Assistant Professor and Chair, Computer Technologies

B.A., Columbia University;
M.B.A., State University at Albany

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John F. Shear, 1967
The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1998;

Professor, Animal Science

B.S., M.S., Cornell University;
Ed.D., State University at Albany

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Cynthia A. Shelley, 2003
Assistant Professor, Animal Science

A.A.S., B.T., State University Agricultural and Technical College at Cobleskill; M.A.T., Ph.D., Cornell University

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Robert E. Sielaff, 1974
The State University Chancellor’s Award in Scholarship and Creative Activities 2005;

Associate Professor, Culinary Arts, Hospitality and Tourism

A.A.S., Erie County Technical Institute;
B.S., State University College at Oswego;
M.S., State University at Albany

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Gordon J. Simpson, 1978
Professor, Business Administration and Accounting

B.S., M.S., State University at Albany

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Joseph T. Sprague, 1977
The State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1996;

Professor Natural Sciences

B.S., University of Detroit;
Ph.D., Wayne State University

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Edward J. Stander, 1999
Professor, Natural Sciences

B.Sc., State University at Brockport;
M.Sc., Memorial University of Newfoundland;
Ph.D., Universite’ Laval

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James J. Suttles, 2003
Instructor, Physical Education
B.S. (2), M.S., The University of Southern Mississippi

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Joseph F. Szalach, 2005
Assistant Professor, Agricultural Engineering Technology

A.S., State University Agricultural and Technical College at Cobleskill;
B.S., M.P.S., Cornell University

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David B. Thompson, 1997
Associate Professor, Animal Science

B.S., M.A.T., Cornell University

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David A. Tisch, 1981
Professor, Animal Science

B.S., University of Michigan;
M.S., University of Illinois

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Christina L. Trees, 1993
Associate Professor, Social Sciences

B.A., Drew University;
M.A., University of Notre Dame