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start here. go far.The Darlene L. Pfeiffer Centerfor Entrepreneurial Studies Goes Live!A decidedly entrepreneurial spirit issweeping across the SUNY Ulstercampus since the opening of the DarleneL. Pfeiffer Center for EntrepreneurialStudies in late 2011. The Center wasfunded through a gift from Ms. Pfeiffer,who serves on the Ulster CommunityCollege Foundation Board of Directors.SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher, Darlene L. Pfeiffer, Mindy Kole,According to Darlene Pfeiffer, anand SUNY Ulster President, Dr. Donald C. Kattentrepreneur extraordinaire, the Centerhas exceeded even her highest hopes. Open less than a year, the Center offers a wide variety ofprograms designed for students to bring their entrepreneurial dreams to fruition. There are speakerprograms, events, seminars, networking, and mentoring by local business leaders all aimed at the nearly50% of students who say that someday they want to own their own businesses. The Center also offersprograms in support of local small businesses, as well as working with the College’s Small BusinessDevelopment Center, which offers sessions for students on topics like writing a professional business plan.The impetus for creating the Center was Darlene Pfeiffer’s recognition of a need in local communities tohelp young people create their own businesses as a way of stopping what she terms, “the brain drain outof Ulster County.” She reasoned that if students fresh out of the College were properly prepared to setup small businesses, they would not have to leave the area in order to make a viable living. She met withMarianne Collins of the College Foundation and Anita Bleffert-Schmidt, Chair of the Business Departmentto begin planning. Ultimately, Darlene got together with Mindy Kole, a member of the adjunct faculty of theBusiness and Professional Studies Department at SUNY Ulster, and also a member of the faculty at EmpireState College. Their shared interest and commitment to assist young people with a bent for business ledto the creation of the Entrepreneurial Center. The Center, in fact, is part of a movement among communitycolleges nationwide, in line with the direction of the National Association of Community Colleges.One reason for the Center’s rapid success is attributed to its interdisciplinary approach. Ms. Kole, nowthe Center’s Director, is working with colleagues across campus to demonstrate how entrepreneurialskills can benefit students from other disciplines as well as those in the Business Department. She citestwo popular seminars from a series recently held at the Center aimed at the small business community,Supercharging Your Facebook Marketing and The Power of Email Marketing, that were made available forthe entire campus. Kole says, “Entrepreneurship is not just for business students – a graphic arts studentwho hopes to have a design company, a vet tech student who dreams of a business helping animals andpet owners, or an English major who aspires to offer an online magazine are all entrepreneurs.”COME VISIT OURSTUDENT CLOTHINGBOUTIQUE!The concept of a student boutique was bornout of a request for Foundation funds fromfaculty advisor, Kathy Keyser on behalf of astudent in need of proper attire to attend anacknowledgement luncheon as a recipientof the Kentucky Fried Chicken Scholarship,sponsored by Darlene L. Pfeiffer.When Darlene learned about this, she gottogether with Kathy and Linda Farina, CollegeCounselor, to discuss the broader clothingneeds students may have. The Start Here GoFar Boutique was established, and articles ofclothing started flowing in. It was decided thatthere would be no “means test” to determinewho needed clothing. As Kathy said, “TheBoutique is for the students and their families,and creates a good feeling. We want studentsto have clothes for whatever they need.”To date, the Boutique has served severalhundred students. In the aftermath ofHurricane Irene last year, the Boutiquesupplied students who had lost all theirbelongings a fresh start on their wardrobe.The store is located inRoom 154,VanderlynHall on theStone RidgeCampus.To date the program has brought to the campus accomplished, successful business leaders like DerrikWynkoop, the President of Walden Savings Bank, Brian Amthor, the owner of the largest tank truckcompany in the United States, Amthor International, and Lynn Tonelli, owner of Joia Foods, a start-upcompany. Mindy Kole refers to the series as, “expanding the real world classroom.”“Community Creations,” another creative initiative in the works, is a student run business, showcasinghand-crafted goods made by students, faculty, and community members.When asked why the Entrepreneurial Center was such a rousing success, Darlene Pfeiffer said, “It isbecause Mindy Kole is a dynamic, enthusiastic person working in a receptive college environment wherean immediate success could be created. At least 250 people have been served by the Center to date.And, it has only just begun.” If youwould liketo donate items tothe Boutique, please call LynnCorcoran-Johnston at: 845-687-5260 tomake arrangements for delivery or pick-up. Ulster Community College Foundation, Inc. 3

Events in RetrospectHoward C. St. John Distinguished Lecture2012 GalaHonoring Advocates for EducationJules AlbertiniSUNY Ulster MathematicsProfessor and MathTeam AdvisorMarystephanie CorsonesKingston City School DistrictAssistant Superintendent,and Director, Ulster CommunityCollege Foundation BoardGary and Janaki PatrikContributorsScholarship and AcademicProgram SupportUlster SavingsCharitable FoundationSupport for Education,Housing, and HumanServices. Represented by: Executive Director,MaryRose Warcholak; President, CEO, andUSB Trustee, Lisa M. Cathie; Foundation BoardPresident and USB Trustee, Ann Marrott Education isnot the fillingof a pail,but the lightingof a fire.William Butler Yeats4 Access and Opportunity · Fall 2012Diversifying The Economy:The Importance of Industry Cluster Development in the Hudson ValleyAt a breakfast lecture this past Spring, Michael Oates addressed an audience comprisedMichael Oatesof business and civic leaders, and other members of the community who were interestedto learn the impact that industry cluster development has upon the economy of the Hudson Valley region.As President and CEO of the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation (HVDEC), and previouslyas Vice President and Mid-Hudson Regional Director of the Empire State Development Corporation,Mr. Oates was responsible for managing New York’s economic development programs. His initiativeshelped to promote the Hudson Valley Region as a premiere location for business partnerships, creating1,107 new jobs through the attraction, expansion, and retention of companies. Mr. Oates was theseventeenth St. John lecturer in this speaker series endowed by the Ulster Savings Bank in honor of itschairman and tireless community leader, Mr. Howard C. St. John.The Elizabeth Gross Lecture SeriesSponsored by The Ulster Garden Club New York City’s High Line ParkOn April 17 in the College Lounge, celebrated horticulturalist, lecturer, and photographerPatrick Cullina shared a slide show on the creation of NYC’s unique elevated landscape,Patrick CullinaHigh Line Park. Mr. Cullina’s concepts of design and plant selection for the High Lineand other public works provide new perspectives on public horticulture, especially in urban society.The High Line is a one mile, linear public park built on an historic freight rail line elevated aboveManhattan’s West Side. This lecture series was made possible through a bequest received by theUlster Garden Club from long-standing garden club member and Kingston resident, Mrs. ElizabethGross. The gift was facilitated by Ulster Community College Foundation director, and garden clubmember, Kathleen Cloonan. The series presents expert lecturers from the fields of horticulture,floriculture, landscape design, forestry, city planning, land management, botany, conservation, andenvironmental studies.Manhattan’s West Side High Line ParkAnita Williams Peck Public Speaking CompetitionFor Kingston High School StudentsTen Kingston High School seniors competed for 4,500 in scholarship awards for thebest public speaking presentations this past June as they participated in the thirdAnitaannual Anita Williams Peck Public Speaking Competition. Students present five-minuteWilliams Peckspeeches on current event topics of their choice before a panel of noted judges thatinclude Kingston High School and SUNY Ulster English Faculty, and noted proponents of public speakingthat have included broadcast journalist, Rolland G. Smith and Ward Todd. The 2012 winner of thefirst place Stentorian Award of 3,500 was Cody James Naccarato for his topic on Internet Piracy,and second place winner of The Top Lecturer award of 1,000, Ricki Jeanne Maggiore who spoke onCheerleading as a Sport. The scholarships are made possible through charitable gifts received by theUlster Community College Foundation, Inc. from Anita Williams Peck and, upon high school graduation,are to be directed to the students’ college of choice. Ms. Williams Peck is a former owner of WilliamsLake Resort, an alumna of Kingston High School and secretary of the Ulster Community CollegeFoundation Board. She is currently Co-owner and Group Tour Specialist with Hudson River Valley Tours, LLC.

Advocates for EducationGary and Janaki PatrikA Team Approach to PhilanthropyIndian classical dance form. During her careershe has been awarded a Fulbright FoundationSenior Research Fellowship for Kathak dance, aswell as an American Institute of Indian StudiesLanguage Fellowship to study Hindi in India.An overriding belief in the importance ofeducation comes naturally to Gary and JanakiPatrik. The Patriks are enthusiastic supportersof scholarships and as such are committeddonors to SUNY Ulster’s Mathematics and MusicDepartments. The Patriks both readily disclosethat they grew up in homes where obtaining aneducation was not something to be taken forgranted. Their own experiences as scholarship,fellowship, and grant recipients have fostered astrong desire to give back.Gary, a FCAS (Fellow of the Casualty ActuarialSociety), has worked for various insurancecompanies, ultimately retiring as Chief Actuaryof Swiss Reinsurance of America. He earnedmathematics degrees from the University ofChicago and Northwestern University, supportedby scholarships and fellowships. He later earnedanother MS, this time in quantitative analysis andfinance from New York University, paid for by thecompanies where he worked.Janaki related that her mother attended Barnard,and her father went to both college and graduateschool at Columbia University, earning a PhD inphysics. She grew up with the idea that educationwas the “key to the kingdom and a life of themind.” Swarthmore College was Janaki’s choicefor undergraduate studies, where she earneda BA in Russian languages. She later receivedan MA in East Asian languages from ColumbiaUniversity. Then she elected to pursue a path inthe arts, namely dance. She studied at MerceCunningham’s studio in New York and alsotraveled to India to study Kathak dance, a NorthBoth Gary and Janaki grew up with a love ofmusic and dance, Gary in Chicago and Janaki inthe deep South. Gary clearly remembers receivinga trumpet for his ninth birthday and the musiclessons to go with it. He also recalls listening tothe Metropolitan Opera broadcasts on radio andwatching his parents head out to dance duringthe Big Band era of the 1940s. It then comes asno surprise that Gary would enjoy playing in SUNYUlster’s concert and jazz bands.Janaki attended middle school in the Southwhere she witnessed segregation and the harmit caused, as well as the lack of educationalopportunities for both women and minorities.These influences during her formative years, botheducationally and socially, are the foundation forher firmly held belief that funding scholarshipsfor SUNY Ulster students is not only important,but critical.When asked why they both have been sosupportive of a community college, consideringthat they both attended very prestigious colleges,they responded individually with logical andpassionate reasons for their philanthropic effortsat Ulster. Gary said, “It’s the biggest bang for thebuck. I am an actuary. I understand statistics andthe fact is that the biggest effect in changinglives comes from an associate’s degree froma community college. There is a better returnon investment from both financial and socialstandpoints.”graduation ceremonies he has witnessedPresident Katt ask the approximately 400graduating students, “Would those who are thefirst to graduate in their family, please stand?”Half of the students rose. “Would those who planto go on to a four-year college please stand?”One third of the students got up again. Hethought that was very impressive.In terms of the satisfaction they receive from theirdonations to the Music and Mathematics andScience Departments at SUNY Ulster, Gary said,“We know a drummer, Paul Chambers, who wasa scholarship student at Ulster. He went on fromUlster to study music at Fredonia. He was backthis summer to play in both the concert and jazzbands; it is nice to see his successful growth asa musician. There are many more students thatChris Earley, Chair of the Music Department, hasalso shepherded to very good music schools.And, Jules Albertini is a mathematics teacherwith passion. Under his leadership, the UlsterMath Club came in 1st this Spring in a state widecompetition. We want to help in that process.While most of our scholarship money goesdirectly to the students, some is allocated to thedepartments to use for restringing a piano orbuying a computer or tables and chairs for themath center.”Gary went on to say that it was their joint beliefthat their support helps students locally, but alsoin a larger arena. “The nation as a whole needswell-educated young people as good citizens,and also in order to stay competitive on the worldstage.” The Patriks clearly are a team when itcomes to advancing educational opportunities forstudents at SUNY Ulster. Both agreed that theyhope their donations will encourage others tocome forward and give where it counts most. Janaki’s viewpoint is, “It’s not just the financialeffect. It is about giving opportunities to studentswho might not otherwise have a chance atgetting an education. Small schools need donorclout more than the big ones, and I believe theydo a better job of educating the underserved.”In support of that, Gary related that at Ulster’sUlster Community College Foundation, Inc. 5

Ulster Community College Foundation, Inc.Financial ReportStatement of Activities for Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2012 and nentlyUnrestricted Restricted RestrictedTotalUnrestricted Restricted RestrictedREVENUES, GAINS AND OTHER ns 02145,802Contributions In-Kind (College)UnencumbrancesFund Raising ProjectsInvestment ReturnScholarships Refunds and Other (223,343)Net assets released from restrictions:Satisfaction of program 96,181(28,878)1,605,949EXPENDITURESProgram services:Trust for TechnologyScholarship Awards & Other 6,863Publications––2,2982,298Scholarship Expenses34,99134,99132,06632,066Other Programs and 88,72888,72888,82888,828Fund Raising 582488,582Total ExpensesChange in net 1(28,878)1,117,367Net assets, 1,745,5942,223,2364,777,407Net assets, 41,7752,194,3585,894,775Ulster Community College Foundation, Inc.Statement of Financial PositionASSETS20122011Cash and Equivalents 8,191 13,476Accounts otal Assets 6,062,559 6,057,326LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETSCurrent LiabilitiesFY 2011/2012Contributions by Motive 175,550 162,550Unrestricted 929,966 958,641Temporarily restricted2,624,4922,741,776Permanently restricted2,332,5502,194,359Total Net Assets 5,887,008 5,894,776Total Liabilities and Net Assets 6,062,559 arships35%FY 2010/2011Contributions by MotiveOtherGiving28%Net Assets:6 Access and Opportunity · Fall und26%PlannedGiving13%

Editor/Project Manager:Debra T. MarinaccioContributing Writers:Marita Lopez Mena,Marianne Collins,Debra T. MarinaccioPhotos: B. Robert Johnson,Michael Gold, Burnelle RoserDesign: Vittoria SpragueBoard of TrusteesJohn H. Dwyer, Sr., ChairWilliam L. Spearman, Vice ChairTimothy J. Sweeney, SecretaryAnne R. DonovanFrançoise C. DunefskyRod P. FuterfasWilliam A. LeDouxGabriel F. SottileVictoria St. John-GilliganMichaela Weiss, Student TrusteeWilliam J. Ryan, Jr., College AttorneyCelebratingStudent Success!SUNY Ulster CompetesWinning Math TeamUnder the mentorship of Professor Jules Albertini, ProfessorEmeritus, Ed Peifer, the SUNY Ulster Math Department,and with the support of Vice President Ann Marrott, arevitalized Math Club fostered a Math Team that went onto place Number 1 ahead of 24 other teams in statewidecompetition. While Professor Albertini was pleased with theaccomplishment, he stressed that competition is not onlyabout winning — it is also about the learning that takesplace prior to and when competing that is the real prize forhis students.Trustees EmeritiPeter L. BergerHarlow F. DeForestJohn E. FinchGeorge Rusk, Jr.David H. RylanceJohn J. WadlinBoard of DirectorsRichard A. Mantey, ChairRichard A. Anthony, Vice-ChairDennis A. O’Brien, TreasurerAnita Williams Peck, SecretaryDonald C. Katt, PresidentDavid A. BlakelyCheryl BowersRobert T. BrownKathleen K. CloonanBarbara CohenWilliam H. Collier IIIMarystephanie CorsonesRichard C. CroceDaniel J. DevineBeverly FinneganHenry GleichDarlene L. PfeifferRichard V. RothDavid H. RylanceLorraine SalmonWilliam L. SpearmanVictoria St. John-GilliganGlenn B. SutherlandLee TitusMarianne Collins, Executive DirectorDirectors EmeritiSally BergerWilliam CollierAnne R. DonovanPatricia Gould-PeckJohn M. MarkesAnn MarrottArlene NeporentSara T. RabbinoThe Foundation provides supplemental funding forscholarships and for enhancement of the Math tutoringcenter that will be dedicated as the Gary and Janaki PatrikMath Center this Spring, in honor of their on-going support.Personal PrideAcademic AchievementThanks to its many generous contributors, the UlsterCommunity College Foundation, Inc. is pleased to reportreaching a new milestone, awarding more than 3 millionin scholarships to 5,000 students since inception. Twohundred and forty two recipients were awarded a totalof 180 thousand for the 2012–2013 academic year.In addition to providing essential funding for education,scholarships instill a sense of pride and accomplishmentthat can be easily seen in the eyes of the students as theyaccept their awards. Journey of aLifetimeGraphic Arts StudentOn the MoveEveryone takes a different routeto college. Gulnar Babayeva’sjourney has certainly been unique.Professor of VisualArts, Iain Machell,and Gulnar.Four years ago, Gulnar traveled 5,000 miles to the HudsonValley from her home in the Republic of Azerbaijan for asummer camp job. When she was stranded at the busstop in Rosendale after a 17-hour trip, a chance encounterwith a local resident changed her destiny.While considering walking to her new job, luggage inhand, Jo Shuman, RN, stopped to see if she needed help.She accepted a ride and a friendship was forged with Ms.Shuman and her husband, Rosendale Town Judge RobertN. Vosper. After getting a taste of the arts at her camp job,and loving it, the Vosper — Shuman family encouragedher to study art at SUNY Ulster and offered to host her attheir home near the Stone Ridge campus.Gulnar pursued two degrees at SUNY Ulster. She earnedher A.A. in Fine Arts: Visual Arts in the Fall 2011, andis completing an A.S. degree in Advertising Design andGraphic Technologies.Gulnar earned a near perfect 3.9 GPA, all while holding twojobs, an internship,

SUNY Albany. I received my MBA from Marist College. MLM: How did you find your way to Ulster County . Community College? RTB: I accepted a part-time faculty position at Orange at . night and worked days at SUNY New Paltz as Director of Auxiliary Services. Then I received a call from Dr. Dale Lake, Ulster's first president, regarding the CFO .