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Foundation asks faculty and staff to join community of donors

Christine Davis Mantai

It is the time of year that faculty and staff at SUNY Fredonia will begin receiving information in their campus mail on how to contribute to scholarships, or to endowments that benefit their favorite departments and programs. Through the annual All-Campus Appeal, the Fredonia College Foundation makes a special effort to draw in needed support from faculty and staff to help maintain and expand SUNY Fredonia's excellence.

Golden Key International Honour Society to induct more than 100 SUNY Fredonia students and five faculty, staff

Lisa Eikenburg

More than 100 SUNY Fredonia juniors, seniors and graduate students will be inducted into the 2012 class of the Golden Key International Honour Society. The SUNY Fredonia chapter also is inducting five honorary members. Membership into Golden Key is by invitation only; students being recognized are in the top 15 percent of their class at SUNY Fredonia, based on academic achievement.

Brenda Eaton and Robyn Reger receive top secretary awards

Christine Davis Mantai

Brenda Eaton and Robyn Reger, secretaries whose collective tenures at SUNY Fredonia span three decades, received coveted awards at the SUNY Fredonia Secretarial/Clerical Professional Development Group’s annual Fall Conference held Oct. 12 at the College Lodge.

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DFT Communications continues run as pops series sponsor in Rockefeller Arts Center

Christine Davis Mantai

The DFT Communications Pops Series features a mix of popular musical styles including everything from light classics, jazz and Dixieland to show tunes and big band. Artists who have appeared in the series include Roger Williams, Dave Brubeck, the Four Freshmen and The Three Irish Tenors. DFT Communications has returned for its sixth season as the sponsor of the flagship entertainment series.

Music Business program head Armand Petri inducted into Buffalo Music Hall of Fame

Christine Davis Mantai

Producer, engineer, composer and musician Armand Petri, head of the SUNY Fredonia's Music Business program, was one of 12 people into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame on Oct. 4. Working with artists such as the Goo Goo Dolls, 10,000 Maniacs, and Sixpence None the Richer, Petri’s accolades include several gold and platinum records, a Dove Award, and song placement in television and film.