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Interview with Steve Otrembiak
Former Skidmore College media technician, Saratoga Native, and second generation Skidmore employee, Steve Otrembiak, recalls his extensive, over 30-year career working in a growing and changing community. As someone who has witnessed the college’s…
Interview with Louise B. Wise
Louise Beinetti Wise, a 1940 Skidmore graduate, served as president of the then-College Government Association while a student and was active in the Alumni Association after earning a degree in theater. She joined the Admissions staff in 1970,…
Interview with Mary Ellen Fischer
Mary Ellen Fischer came to Skidmore in 1975 as a professor of Soviet politics in what was then the Government department, now Political Science. She would later head the department and chair numerous college committees, leaving behind a legacy of…
Interview with John Cunningham
John Cunningham grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut. In this interview he discusses how he combined his interest in physical chemistry and math with the art influence that surrounded him since childhood. After receiving a BA and MFA from Yale, he…
Interview with Ken Hapeman
Ken Hapeman was born in 1944 and grew up in Hudson New York. He went to Hudson High school and RPI College where he graduated with a degree in psychology. At Skidmore College Hapemen was the director of computer services, the first IT position the…
Interview with Chris McGill Joseph
Chris McGill-Joseph joined the Skidmore workforce in 1987. She has been a Skidmore wife, UWW student, Administrative Assistant, Skidmore parent, and Special Projects Manager, and she has long had a radio show on Sunday mornings on WSPN. In this…
Interview with Tom Davis
Tom Davis, was Sidmore’s Chaplain from 1966-1996. In this interview he discusses his role in responding to student needs created by broad sociopolitical changes in the U.S., including religion, abortion rights, and alcohol education. In addition, he…
Interview with Lynne Gelber
Lynne Gelber, was at the college from 1966-2002 as a faculty and later chair of the Foreign Languages and Literatures Department (now World Languages and Literatures). In this interview she discusses establishing the first Skidmore-run study abroad…
Interview with Robert (Bob) Mahoney
Robert P. Mahoney was a professor of biology at Skidmore from 1964 to 1994, with interests centering on microbiology, electron microscopy, and bioethics. He also was instrumental starting Skidmore’s tradition of support for the Red Cross, launching…
Interview with Anne Palamountain
Anne Palamountain, wife of Skidmore’s fourth President, Joseph Palamountain, was a vital presence at the College during his 22-year presidency (1965-1986) and beyond. In this interview, she reflects on some her first impressions of Saratoga Springs,…