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retirement and other assets can become gifts to SUNY Fredonia. Development Director Betty Gossett is your contact person for more information.
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Planting Trees for Tomorrow When my parents passed away, I decided that the best way to honor them would be to endow a scholarship with the Fredonia College Foundation.More
Turning Dreams into Reality Alongside every student's worry of academics, activities and their social life lurks the all too present fear of how to pay for it all.More
Remembering... Whenever we lose someone close to our hearts, our first reaction is to celebrate their life and try to find a way to tell their story. It not only helps us cope with our loss, but it keeps the spirit of that individual alive.More
"Indeed I Was Here..." As I enjoyed my retirement years basking in the Florida sun, I eventually realized I had to sit down and take stock of my life. I had to come to terms with what must be done with my estate and since there were no family members to consider in my will, an alternative plan had to be devised.More
Dedicated to Helping Students It is always important to give your best effort. That was a priority in the successful life of Santa DiPasquale. She lived it, she encouraged others to embrace it, and it's a trait she wanted to see rewarded in students who displayed it.More
Remembering "the People Who Propelled Me" Ralph Serpe, '85, a philanthropic advisor, maintains a strong emotional connection to the people of Fredonia after following his sister Carole-Lynn, '82, to western New York from their family's North Babylon home on Long Island.
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Helping Students Realize Dreams Chances are you will find few individuals more supportive of SUNY Fredonia and the Fredonia/Dunkirk community than Ann and Doug Manly.More
Leaving a Legacy In life, Dorothy (Lockwood) Anderson was a model of all that SUNY Fredonia can be. She made the most of her time on campus, then took the lessons she learned as a student and used them to earn personal fulfillment while delivering joy to countless others in the western New York community.More
Compelled to Share... Olga Cielnicky Leone wanted to be an elementary school teacher. When she began her search for the right college, she sent letters to institutions across New York State, knowing that she came from an immigrant family of modest means and would have to work part time to support her dream.More
Nixon Family Legacy When Samuel F. Nixon of Westfield passed away in 1959, a local newspaperman, quoting the words of Alexander Pope, wrote: "Who builds a church to God, and not to fame, will never mark the marble with his name."More
Our Time to Serve When my husband, Tony, and I retired, we were looking forward to spending time traveling, visiting grandchildren and continuing to enjoy our Fredonia home.More
Creating a Lasting Gift Creating a scholarship endowment fund through a planned gift is one way to provide opportunities for the next generation of SUNY Fredonia students. Lisa G. Eikenburg, '79, wanted to help keep precious memories of her dad alive when she established the Charles C. Eikenburg Scholarship for Opera and Vocal Performance with the Fredonia College Foundation.More
Perpetuating the Gift of Education What I see and hear consistently from SUNY Fredonia alumni is a sense of pride and a feeling of satisfaction when they speak of their alma mater. That stated, some visits with alumni are more memorable than others, such as in the case of Richard and Arlene (West) LoGuidice '65. Exuberant would be a better description of our meeting.More
