The University at Albany Foundation Report

2010-11

Taken by itself, a number does not mean much. For example, if I were to say “12,050,181,” it would not register with you unless you understood its con-text. But if I added a dollar sign before the figure and explained that the University at Albany raised $12,050,181 in private support last year, that number would impress you!

In fact, 2010-11 was another impressive year for the University at Albany and its Foundation. Between July 1, 2010, and last June 30, our generous donors contributed nearly $3 million to the UAlbany Fund and more than $1.3 million to support endowments. As a result, we were able to provide $481,962 in scholarships to talented, hard-working students – an amount that exceeds by 18.5 percent the $392,342 in scholarships we awarded in 2009-10.

This annual report provides more detail with regard to these successes and others. It also includes profiles of some of our scholarship and award recipients; I hope you will enjoy reading about these outstanding men and women. They are most thankful for your support, and, in these brief biographies,

their gratitude shines through – as do their hopes and plans for the future.

Through your involvement with The University at Albany Foundation, you are vital to UAlbany’s continued success, and I’m grateful to you for your commitment to our mission. During 2011-12, let’s build upon last year’s successes. Together, you and I will ensure that our students will attain their educational and career objectives.

Sincerely,

George R. Hearst III President The University at Albany Foundation

A Message From University at Albany Foundation President George R. Hearst III

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Dear Friend:

OverviewAs the University’s philanthropic entity, The Univer-sity at Albany Foundation oversees UAlbany’s fund-raising, asset management and stewardship efforts. In accordance with Foundation bylaws, Board of Direc-tors meetings were held October 8, 2010; March 3, 2011; and June 15, 2011. In addition, board commit-tees met at various times throughout the year, submit-ting reports for review and action, as required.

Foundation activities during 2010-11 centered around fundraising, community outreach and events.

FundraisingAgain last year, alumni, faculty, staff, parents, corpora-tions, foundations and other benefactors continued to support UAlbany. By June 30, 2011, the Univer-sity had attracted $12,050,181 in private support, an amount that included $2,924,334 in UAlbany Fund support; endowment gifts totaling $1,368,733; $180,232 in capital gifts; and bequest intentions totaling $7,532,628.

Between July 1, 2010, and June 30, 2011, 26 new endowments were established, bringing the total number of endowments to 381.

During that same period, The Foundation distrib-uted $481,962 in scholarships; $207,525 in prizes and awards; and $2,053,151 in faculty and campus support.

Community Council Academic Laureate Sally Temple, Ph.D., and Com-munity Laureate John J. Nigro were feted by more than 430 guests at the 31st annual Citizen Laure-ate Dinner Oct. 20. Temple, an adjunct professor of biomedical science at the University and head of the Neural Stem Cell Institute on the East Campus, also teaches at Albany Medical College and RPI.

Her research focuses on new treatments for age-related macular degeneration, Parkinson’s disease and spinal cord injuries. Nigro is president of Nigro Companies, an Albany-based commercial real es-tate development and management firm; its Capital Region properties include The Shoppes at Greenbush Commons in North and East Greenbush, Rensselaer County Plaza in East Greenbush, and University Plaza in Albany. The Nigro family and the Nigro Companies are also well known for their philanthropic support of charities throughout the region.

Norman and Micki Massry co-chaired the dinner, which was held at the Hall of Springs in Saratoga Springs. The event grossed $180,000, with net pro-ceeds earmarked for the Campaign for Students and other foundation initiatives.

Nominating CommitteeThe size and diversity of the University at Albany Foundation Board were issues addressed by the Nominating Committee at its March 29 and May 13 meetings.

Committee members formally nominated three can-didates to fill University at Albany Foundation Board vacancies. At the June meeting, the three – Louis DeSorbo, B.S.’79, M.S.’80, founder & president of WERCS; Kimberly A. Sanger Jones, B.A.’87, admin-istrator of the E. Stewart Jones Law Firm, PLLC; and Lewis S. Wiener, Esq., B.A.’84 – were elected to serve two-year terms.

Morris Massry, G. Thomas Selfridge, Edward Demske, Peter Bulger, Robert Schwartz, Meg Picotte MacClarence, Sharon Kantor, Richard L. Green, Carl Florio and Theodore C. Anderson III were re-elected to new two-year terms. Massry, University at Albany Foundation vice president, and MacClarence, Foun-dation secretary, were re-elected to serve additional one-year terms, as were George R. Hearst III, president, and Daniel J. Hogarty Jr., treasurer.

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Donor Amount Purpose

Anonymous $1.5 million bequest intention Universitywide Dr. Walter M. Francis, M.A.’79 $1 million bequest intention School of Criminal JusticeCoca-Cola Bottling Co. $210,000 gift Coca-Cola Student Scholarship; University ProgressViolet H. Larney, Ph.D. $200,000 bequest intention College of Arts and SciencesAlan R. Stephenson, Ph.D., $200,000 bequest intention Joan Cunniff and Alan Stephenson Scholarship B.A.’55, M.A.’58Goldman Sachs Gives/ $150,000 pledge Glickstein Endowed Scholarship; Stacy E. Bash-Polley ’89 Levato Endowed Teaching AwardChartwells-Compass $150,000 pledge Compass Group Achievers Scholarship Group USA/Greg CoadyBruce A. Dey ’80, Steven A. Dey ’82 $100,000 pledge Multi-Sports Stadium and Claudia S. Dey Jill McGovern/Scott $100,000 gift Scott M. McGovern ’87 Memorial Scholarship McGovern Memorial FundJoan D. Rosenthal ’76 and $76,500 pledge Rosenthal-Schiff Prize Frederick Schiff Nicholas A. Anacreonte ’92 $75,000 pledge Rose Anacreonte Endowed ScholarshipBlinken Foundation/ $75,000 pledge Rockefeller Institute/ Ambassador Donald Blinken Report M. BlinkenPatricia A. Caldwell ’75 $50,000 gift Dean’s Advisory Board Fund for FacultyMaryanne R. Lavan ’81 $50,000 pledge Anne & Thomas Lavan ScholarshipTurf Hotels/Michael $50,000 pledge Young Entrepreneurs Academy C. HoffmanKrackeler Scientific/ $45,000 pledge RNA Institute/College of Anthony R. Krackeler Arts and SciencesFrancis Kestler, D.D.S., and $35,000 pledge 1st Lt. Joseph J. Theinert ’08 Chrystyna Kestler Endowed Scholarship Matthew S. Emrich ’00 and $30,000 pledge Dick and Estelle Schecter Felicia Schecter-Emerich ScholarshipUniversity Auxiliary Services $27,628 gift Commencement PicnicVincent J. Abramo ’67 $25,000 pledge Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy ScholarshipAnn Bantuvanis ’57 and $25,000 pledge Ann ’57 and George Bantuvanis Scholarship George M. Bantuvanis Judith A. Brust, M.A.’94, $25,000 pledge Department of Art M.F.A ’98, and Robert H. Brust Cascade Foundation/ $25,000 gift Dibner Science Materials Frances M. Dibner ’50 Saul M. Curtis ’81 and $25,000 pledge Endow Excellence for Deborah A. Curtis ’81 School of Business buildingNathan W. Dougall ’92 $25,000 pledge Multi-Sports Stadium Sue R. Faerman, Ph.D.’87, $25,000 pledge Faerman & Fletcher Center for and Barbara A. Fletcher, Ph.D. ’75 Women in Government Scholarship Dr. James P. Ioli ’73 and $25,000 pledge James Peter Ioli ’73 and Debbie Debbie Wood Ioli ’74 Wood Ioli ’74 ScholarshipAnn C. Mataraso, M.F.A.’02 $25,000 pledge Ann C. Mataraso Endowment FundChristopher P. Montclare ’93 $25,000 pledge School of Business Dean’s Fund for Undergraduate ExcellenceHelen Jones Warner ’36 $25,000 gift Helen Jones Warner ’36 Endowment

Wearemostgratefultoallofthesedonors,andtoallwhosupportedUAlbanylastyear.

Gift HighlightsAs always, UAlbany supporters continued to contribute to the University generously during 2010-11. By year’s end,

the following individuals, corporations and foundations had made gifts and commitments exceeding $12 million:

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In conjunction with Homecoming Weekend 2010, an Oct. 8 receptionandluncheon brought together UAlbany supporters and scholarship recipients for a program recognizing donors for their generosity and students for their academic achievements. An-other highlight of the weekend was the Oct. 9 WorldWithinReachSpeakerSeries, which featured a talk by broadcast journalist Barbara Walters.

UAlbany President George M. Philip and Dean Don-ald Siegel traveled to New York City Oct. 14 to speak at the SchoolofBusinessreception. The event, which drew more than 140 alumni from the Metro New York area and afforded opportunities to network, was held at the Hard Rock Café in Manhattan.

On Oct. 26, the President’sBreakfast featured an update of University initiatives by President George Philip. Dean Donald Siegel and RNA Institute Direc-tor Paul Agris also made a presentation highlighting the RNA-School of Business venture to the 125 business leaders on hand for the event.

At Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy’s 27th annual AlumniReceptionandAwardsCeremony Dec. 2, Mohammad O. Abbadi, M.P.A.’08; Peter D. Miraglia, B.A.’72, M.S.W.’77; Ruth S. Walters; The Hon. Lawrence K. Marks, B.A.’79; and Peter C. Finn, M.P.A.’77, were recognized for outstanding public service.

SEFCU Arena was the setting Dec. 8 for WinterCommencement. Five hundred sixty-one undergraduates and 434 graduate students received their degrees at the ceremony.

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EventsUniversity at Albany Foundation members joined other members of the University community throughout the year for a number of special events.

• PublicationoftheFall2010andSpring2011issuesofUAlbanymagazine. In its main feature, the fall edition focused on alumni authors, including Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Frankie Y. Bailey, M.A.’79, Ph.D.’86; Marcia Brown, B.A.’40; Jennifer Roy, B.A.’89; David Pietrusza, B.A.’71, M.A.’72; and Tania Modleski, B.A.’70, M.A.’71. Also included was a profile of The Hon. Richard C. Wesley, B.A.’71 and his law clerks, Emil Bove, B.A.’03; William Trunk, B.A.’05; and Matt Laroche, B.A.’05, M.A.’07. The Spring 2011 UAlbany’s cover story highlighted the work of photographer Teru Kuwayama, B.A.’93. Other features included stories about artist Judith Brust, M.A.’94, M.F.A.’98; New York City tour guide Jane Marx, B.A.’65; and track & field/cross country coach Roberto Vives.

• RedesignoftheonlineUAlbany to make it more easily accessible to those who enjoy viewing it on new media.

• Postingofthe2009-10 University at Albany Foundation Annual Report online. In addition to detailing Foundation fundraising activity and events during the year, the report included profiles of several students – among them Fei Liu, Julia Prusik and Khadijah Onanuga-Islam – and their respective benefactors, Susan Van Horn Shipherd ’64; Evan Michael Zahn ’82; and Elizabeth Sipe, who estab-lished a scholarship in the name of her late husband, former UAlbany faculty member Dr. H. Craig Sipe.

More than 4,500 guests crowded SEFCU Arena March 2 for the WorldWithinReachSpeakerSeries, “A Conversation With President Bill Clinton: Embracing Our Common Humanity.” The former chief executive spoke about politics, poverty and other current issues. Student Association Director of Pro-gramming Joseph M. Bonilla Jr. served as moderator for the question-and-answer session that followed the talk.

Held April 13 at the George Education Center on the East Campus, the 2011HogartyFamilyFoundationLecture focused on the topic “Aging, Calories and Cancer: Con-nections for Healthy Living.” Steven N. Austad, Ph.D., a professor at the Barshop In-stitute for Longevity & Aging Research and the Department of Cellular & Structural Biol-ogy at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, was the featured speaker.

The University at Albany alumni family welcomed more than 3,000 graduates from the Class of 2011 to its ranks during CommencementWeekend. Four-time Emmy-winner and New York Times columnist

Randy Cohen, B.A.’71, delivered the keynote address at the May 14 graduate ceremony. The following day, novelist Gregory Maguire, B.A.’76, whose works include Wicked, was the featured speaker at the under-graduate ceremony. Both Maguire and Cohen were awarded honorary doctor of humane letters degrees at the respective ceremonies.

At the June 7 President’sBreakfast, panelists Beth Coco, Michael Hoffman, Hamdi Ulukaya and Donald Siegel dis-cussed entrepreneurship. Carolyn Jones was moderator.

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Total Assets

Private Support by Source

40% Academics

2% Athletics

2% Libraries

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1% Capital

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8% Unrestricted

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ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $7,360,500 Rental receivable 122,198 Pledges receivable 3,688,558 Other receivables and prepaid expenses 345,285 Long-term investments 37,456,758 Assets limited as to use 10,836,077 Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation 57,483,249 Artwork and literary collections 2,145,300 Total assets $119,437,925

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Accounts payable & accrued expenses $1,013,736 Discount for future interest 66,473 Construction costs payable 98,747 Long-term debt 9,838,478 Asset retirement obligation 905,500 Net assets 107,514,991 Total liabilities and net assets $119,437,925

Balance Sheet As of June 30, 2011

Statement of Activities As of June 30, 2011

Temporarily Permanently Unrestricted Restricted Restricted TotalSUPPORT AND REVENUE Contributions, gifts and grants $2,778,107 $594,860 $1,625,642 $4,998,609 Rental income 7,760,721 7,760,721 Contributed services and support 624,388 624,388 Program activites and other revenue 502,535 450 502,985 Investment income 1,407,421 2,135,567 2,608,994 6,151,982 Transfers of permanently restricted net assets (127,455) (11,934) 139,389 Net assets released from restrictions 989,487 (989,487) - - Total support and revenue 13,935,204 1,729,456 4,374,025 20,038,685 EXPENSES AND EQUITY TRANSFERS Program services 2,742,638 2,742,638 Real estate 9,473,353 9,473,353 Fund raising activities 434,118 434,118 General and administrative 523,469 523,469 Equipment transfers 94,397 94,397 Provision for uncollectible pledges 429 110 539 Property conveyed to municipality 741,532 741,532 Total expenses and equity transfers 14,009,507 429 110 14,010,046 Change in net assets (74,303) 1,729,027 4,373,915 6,028,639 Net asset reclassification (382,986) 880,437 (497,451) - Net assets, beginning of year 56,329,542 18,254,982 26,901,828 101,486,352 Net assets, end of year $55,872,253 $20,864,446 $30,778,292 $107,514,991

Heartfelt Thanks“A blessing.” “A gift.” “An honor.” “A help.” Whatever words this year’s UAlbany scholarship recipients use to describe their awards, they speak from the heart in expressing their gratitude. And they intend to give back to the University one day so others following in their footsteps years from now may enjoy the same high-quality educational opportunities that were available to them.

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Alpha Phi Omega member EwaAdamek has plenty of projects to keep her busy. Through her work with the service fraternity, she visits area nursing homes “to play games with the people there or have a girls’ night, where we do the ladies’ nails. We cleaned part of downtown Albany, and we write letters to veterans and soldiers. Last weekend, we went to the Boy Scouts’ Camp Boyhaven to help with an event. I’m getting involved in Middle Earth peer counseling, and next year, I’ll do more off-campus volunteering.” When she isn’t busy lending a hand to her neighbors in the Capital Region, Adamek, 21, is working toward a degree in psychology and preparing for graduate school. The junior from Staten Island, N.Y., likes UAlbany; “I’ve met a lot of great friends, and the professors are re-ally helpful.” She has done research for Associate Professor of Psychology Elana Gordis, “looking at the effects of maltreatment and family violence on children’s adjustment.” The Scott McGovern ’87 Memorial Scholarship, which Adamek received this year, “helps a lot” financially, while allowing her to focus on her studies.

Upon learning in early October that she’d received a $750 award from the Howard and Rosalie Lefkowitz Memorial Fund, Bronx, N.Y., resident ShawndeleAnastasiaLutchman had two reactions: “shock” and “surprise.” The 19-year-old School of Business direct-admit freshman acknowledges, “I come from a low-income family, and my family is as thankful as I am to the donors who established the fund.” For Lutchman, whose family moved from Trinidad and Tobago to New York City nine years ago, the United States is “the Land of Opportunity,” and the award is making it possible for her to avail herself of “the opportunity to attend college. It’s a great feeling that someone wants to help me with my education. I love the business school. It’s so prestigious – so well known.” Someday, says Lutchman, “I want to help others with their college expenses.”

After teaching high school English for 13 years, MarcNachowitz decided that he “wanted to teach future teachers.” To that end, “I quit my job, sold the house, packed up the family and moved to Albany. I wanted to come to the University at Albany’s School of Education to study with Drs. [Judith] Langer and [Arthur] Applebee.” Four years after relocating from the Boston area, Nachowitz, a Ph.D. candidate in curriculum and instruction, finds that studying with Langer and Applebee “has been a real gift. It has opened pathways that I never imagined. They invited me to conduct a five-year national research project with them; they’re also helping me to find a faculty position at a university.” Another gift – the Mauritz Johnson Scholarship – is supporting Nachowitz’s dissertation needs, enabling him to “purchase hardware and software and pay research participants.”

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Heartfelt Thanks

JustinSacks, 21, is one of the best advertisements ever for UAlbany’s School of Business. “The school has a great faculty and offers great opportunities,” notes the senior accounting major from Queens, N.Y. “Many firms come here to recruit. I have an internship with Ernst & Young, one of the Big Four, and possibly a job offer, assuming I do well [with the internship].” For Sacks, who arrived on campus three years ago as a freshman Project Renaissance participant, the Margaret Yager Middleton ’29 Scholarship he received also represents opportunity: “It means I can do better in my classes and pursue my dreams. I don’t have to worry about the financial problems.” Sacks’ post-graduate plans include studying for a master’s in forensic accounting.

“Community service is my life,” observes AngelaRazzano, a senior in UAlbany’s accounting program. It’s fitting, then, that she received the Milton & Mary M. Danko Golden Rule Award for 2011: The award, established by Professor Emeritus of Marketing William D. Danko in memory of his parents, encompasses a service component. Razzano, who hails from Slate Hill, N.Y., volunteers at the Regional Food Bank and participates in such activities as the Relay for Life, which benefits Capital Region cancer charities. She is also secretary of the UAlbany chapter of Circle K, a collegiate service orga-nization that “fosters compassion and goodwill toward others through service and leadership. We support any cause we can and also do some fundraising.” The Danko Award, she reflects, “has meant a lot to me. Half of the award money went to the charity of my choice: the Capital City Rescue Mission.” After completing UAlbany’s one-year master’s program in account-ing, Razzano plans to go into public accounting.

MichaelParenti is fascinated by “how the human body works,” so he chose the right major: pre-med. While the freshman from Staten Island, N.Y., says chemistry lab is his favorite class, he’s also making time for recreation; the 18-year-old hits the gym “a lot” and will begin playing rugby in the spring. Parenti is grateful for the Scott M. McGovern ’87 Memorial Scholarship he received this fall. “It means a lot to me. I have a sister in college already, and the scholarship made it possible for me to come here. It makes me grateful to attend a SUNY school.” Parenti isn’t yet certain about his career plans, but “I’m leaning toward physical therapy.” As an alumnus himself one day, he “definitely” would like to make a gift to the University and remain involved with the school.

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Heartfelt Thanks

For most of her life, EmilyColeman “wanted to be a veterinarian.” In high school, however, she “got interested in Japanese culture,” and now the freshman from Syracuse, N.Y., “would like to become an interpreter and travel a lot.” The 18-year-old Japanese major is grateful to have received the Barnes & Noble Achievers Scholarship; “without it, I probably wouldn’t be able to attend the University.” This semester, she’s taking a course in Japanese; she’s also looking forward to studying abroad, “probably junior year, so I could learn the language a bit better.” Coleman already has forged a bond with the Japanese people: When the earthquake and tsunami struck last winter, she and a friend from high school participated in the international humanitarian relief effort by “making inarizushi, pouches of fried tofu filled with rice. We sold them, then sent the money to Japan.”

When junior UmaruBarrie first visited the University at Albany, “I saw a lot of different opportunities.” One of those opportunities coincided with his academic plans: to study human biology and chemistry in preparation for a career as a physician, possibly in the field of neurosurgery. Barrie, 21, emigrated from Guinea to New York City with his family nine years ago. After completing medical school, he hopes to work at a hospital, then possibly return to his native land. The recipient of the Citizen Laureate Scholarship says the award is “a chance to advance myself toward my goals.” It’s also a way of recognizing Barrie’s academic accomplish-ments “and helping my family as it helps me.”

Bronx, N.Y., native BrittanyFrederick, 18, a sophomore majoring in history, plans to become a museum curator. The recipient of the Kristin Dolan ’88 Scholarship is “honored” to receive the award, which will “drive me to keep up the hard work.” Frederick’s minor is English.

“It is very special to receive the Brooke David and Peter Julian Rosenbaum Scholarship,” says AlexandraAckles of Hamlin, N.Y. The freshman criminal justice and psychology major adds: “It means a lot to my family and me to have this enormous amount of extra help with my tuition. Thank you!” The 18-year-old Ackles plans to attend graduate school with the goal of going into the forensic psychology or criminology field.

Heartfelt Thanks

For junior ElizabethAina, the Mark R. Hunt ’82 Scholarship she received is not just a financial assist. Rather, it’s an incentive “to stay in school and do well.” Aina, 19, a political science major minoring in criminal justice and business, looks forward to attend-ing law school after completing her studies at UAlbany. The New York City native would like to be a judge one day.

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University at Albany Foundation Board Director TheodoreC.AndersonIII,Esq.,B.A.’82, realizes how vital scholarship support is. “Approximately 80 percent of undergraduate students apply for financial aid, and about 48 percent of in-state UAlbany undergraduates receive assistance,” notes the managing director of Kilgore & Kilgore PLLC, one of the oldest law firms in Dallas, Texas. To help to alleviate the need, he and his

family established the Elena Rodrigues Anderson ’82 Presidential Scholarship in his wife’s name to sup-port an undergraduate who has achieved academic excellence. He also initiated the Ted Anderson Law Fund to provide support for law conferences, pan-els and discussions at UAlbany. Anderson recently told scholarship recipients: “The University has chosen you to receive scholarships because you’re the best and the brightest, and you are clearly the future of UAlbany. We are proud of you. We look forward to following your careers – not only here, but after you graduate – and we hope they will blossom to the point where you can give back to the University. Scholarships have to be an option to students. They create opportunities and recognize talent.”

Nineteen-year-old AlexanderGalline, a junior politi-cal science and history major, is preparing for a career as a lawyer. The Huntington Station, N.Y., native will

go on to law school after graduating from UAl-bany in 2013. This year, he received the Curley Scholarship; “it is a true honor to be selected for this award among many other applicants.”

Currently an intern with Ernst & Young, ChennelDean, 20, hopes to work for “a big accounting firm” after earning her ac-counting degree and a master’s in public accounting studies. The

Brooklyn, N.Y., native, a junior, received the Times Union Citizen Laureate Scholarship in 2011. To Dean and her family, the award “means a lot” and “will help me complete my college experience.”

AaronKelley worked hard in high school in his native Rochester, N.Y. Now a freshman political science major and history minor, Kelley regards the Barnes & Noble Achiev-ers Scholarship he was awarded this fall as both a testimonial to his success in secondary school and a reinforcement of his commitment to “my college work.” He plans to become a lawyer.

Theodore C. Anderson III, Esq., B.A.’82, chats with Stephanie Leader, recipient of the scholar-ship named for Anderson’s wife, Elena Rodrigues Anderson, B.S.’82.

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“Marie and I both have a great respect for the role higher education can play in the lives of young people,” observes longtime UAlbany supporter Law-renceShore. In fact, the Shores – College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Fellows – are so convinced that the University is “an asset to our community” that “we wished to support fulfillment of its goals” by establish-ing a scholarship in their names to benefit graduate students in the Life Sciences pro-gram. “We chose the Life Sciences among many options for the scholarship because of the University’s commitment to becom-ing a major leader in research in such an important and emerging study with poten-tial to benefit humanity greatly,” explains Lawrence, who retired from The Univer-sity at Albany Foundation Board in 2008 and currently serves on the CAS Dean’s Advisory Board. YuanYuanLiu, a Ph.D. student in the biology program, is the recipient of the Lawrence and Marie Shore Life Sciences Graduate Student Scholarship.

The 30-year-old China native is looking forward to a teaching career in higher education; after graduating this December, he will go on for post-doctoral train-ing and research. “I am happy to receive this support. My wife just received her master’s degree from UAlbany, and she also appreciates the help,” says Liu.

Heartfelt Thanks

Lawrence and Marie Shore Life Sciences Graduate Student Scholarship recipient Yuan Yuan Liu, center, meets the Shores during Homecoming Weekend.

As a University at Albany undergraduate, RobertPaeglow,M.D.,B.S.’76, played football for four years for Coach Ford. He recalls: “When I came here, I nearly had been the high school dropout. Coach Ford became like a surrogate father to me. He really helped me by modeling [positive] behavior. I had been going through a troubling time in my life; the 1960s

and early ‘70s were very unsettling times for an adolescent trying to figure out who he was and what the world was all about. Coach Ford was very much a stabilizing force in my life. I can’t say enough to thank him for what he has meant to me.” After graduation, Pae-glow worked in the radiology department at Albany Medical Center, but “it was my goal to go into medicine.” In 1990, at age 36, he enrolled at Albany Medical College, gradu-ating at 40 at the top of his class. Initially, Paeglow “did medical missions all over the world,” including Mozambique and Haiti, but he “had a vision to establish a clinic in my old neighborhood, West Hill in Albany, where I grew up. I moved back there 10 years ago and opened a clinic with my wife Liliane, who is my nurse.” At Compassion in Action/Koino-

nia Primary Care, Paeglow still feels Ford’s inspira-tion: “He’s probably responsible for a lot of what I do. If I hadn’t had his influence in my life, I wouldn’t have done what I’ve done. As a physician, healer and educator, I want to do what I can to boost and inspire opportunities for education. To be a party to that is very fulfilling.”

Eddie Delaney, B.A.’11; Head Coach Bob Ford; and Robert Paeglow, M.D., B.S.’76, posed for a photo recently.

Delaney received a scholarship named for the coach; Paeglow played football for Ford in the 1970s.