Information For

E-mail this page to a friendE-mail this page

Stand Out Alumni at Plattsburgh

Ashley Gambino '04: Student-Faculty Relationships Made It Easy to Succeed

Photo of Ashleigh GambinoCommunication disorders & sciences grad comes home. Read more.

Jason Vasco '05: From Guarding the Goal to Guarding the Nation

Photo of jason Vasco in Iraq As the Plattsburgh State men's hockey team fought for a third national championship, Sgt. Jason Vasco watched from northern Iraq. What do Cardinal Hockey and Vasco have to do with each other, you may ask? Read more.

SUNY Plattsburgh Grad Named Vice President of U.S. Green Building Council

Photo of Rebecca Flora at the water Rebecca Flora has been passionate about environmental stewardship long before "being green" and "global warming" became buzz words of a new millennium. Read more.

Progressive Classes Led to a Career in Writing

Photo of Jennifer Sturr in Paris "When I attended Plattsburgh State in the mid to late 80's, the computer graphics design and desktop publishing industry was in its infancy. The English department at the time offered a desktop publishing class on a weird little computer called an Apple. The class taught the basics of page layout and design, as well as how to use this foreign piece of equipment. This experience alone helped me to secure my first job in a printing and publishing company in Syracuse, NY. The rest, they say, is history." Read more.

There Is No Faking It In Math

Photo of Chris Pavone sitting on a motorcycle "Without tutoring, being a teaching assistant, and giving presentations while I was at Plattsburgh State, I don't think I would have been able to do those things as easily during my first year of grad school. I have also taught my own class twice. For me, being able to stand up in front of an audience was a major accomplishment. Read more.

Wintering With the Yup'ik Eskimos of Alaska

Photo of Grant Jackson in Alaska Grant Jackson (Class of 2003) gets a taste of life (and Walrus skin!) in Dillingham, Alaska. Grant took the time to send us some from the field, in the hope that he can share his experiences with fellow students and would-be anthropologists. Read more.

Nancy Kress: Award-Winning Sci-Fi Author

Photo of Nancy Kress holding her award Kress graduated from Plattsburgh State in 1969 with a degree in education. She taught until 1973 when she got married and started a family. While pregnant with her second child, Kress began to write science fiction stories. Her first story, "The Earth Dwellers," appeared in Galaxy in 1976. Her first novel, The Prince of Morning Bells, was published by Pocket Books in 1981. Read more.

Inspirational Plattsburgh Professor More Than Just A Teacher

Photo of Jack Weinstein surrounded by shelves of books Long after graduating in 1991, Dr. Jack Weinstein hasn't forgotten about his favorite professor at Plattsburgh State. Matter of fact, he dedicated his latest book to that professor - Dr. David Mowry, director of the Honors Center and distinguished teaching professor of philosophy. Read more.

 

Contact Information

If you would like to learn more about the SUNY Plattsburgh Alumni Association, please contact:

Office of Alumni Affairs
Room 113 Hawkins Hall
101 Broad Street
Plattsburgh, N.Y. 12901-2681

Phone: (518) 564-2090
Toll-Free: (800) 964-1889
Fax: (518) 564-2094
E-mail: alumni@plattsburgh.edu
Website: www.plattsburgh.edu/alumni/

Was this page helpful?

This is an official publication of SUNY Plattsburgh

Copyright © 1996-2009 SUNY Plattsburgh 101 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 Phone: (518) 564-2000