from the president 2 | theLAKER President Robert K. Nye Chief Advancement Officer Brie Chupalio Director of Development Michelle M. Robbins Editor/Chief Writer Lenore Friend Director of Public Relations and Communications Contributors Laura Alishauskas Nicholas Julien Margaret Lorenzetti Design and Layout Sarah R. Butler Photography Kris Dreessen Rikki Van Camp The Laker is produced by the Advancement and Communications offices at Finger Lakes Community College. Views and opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editor or official College policies. Finger Lakes Community College does not discriminate based on an individual’s race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, or criminal conviction. Connect with us Finger Lakes Community College 3325 Marvin Sands Drive Canandaigua, NY 14424 Email: alumni@flcc.edu (585) 785-1454 www.facebook.com/fingerlakescommunitycollege @flcc_connects @flcc_connects President Robert Nye poses at the FLCC Alumni and Foundation Awards Celebration with Debi Jones ’91, recipient of the 2023 Foundation Award. See more on page 16. Dear Fellow Lakers, This edition of the Laker celebrates FLCC families. Since the College’s founding more than five decades ago, a growing number of families have had multiple members, often over generations, start their educational journeys here. We know how important family relationships are in helping us find our path in the world. Betty Jean McAnn ’73, who attended FLCC to become a registered nurse in the 1970s, encouraged her daughter-in-law, Lisa McAnn ’93, to follow suit because she saw in Lisa the makings of a first-rate nurse. Today, Lisa is among our faculty honored for excellence in teaching. Among Lisa’s students was her own daughter and Betty Jean’s granddaughter, Alicia McBride ’14. Such nursing family legacies are not uncommon. As you’ll note in the feature on our Alumni Award recipients, Kimberlie Noyes ’00, honored for her commitment to nursing and nursing education, watched proudly as her daughter, Alexis Rippey, graduated from the program in 2023. The Alumni Spotlight features Angela Krezmer ’05, who followed her mother’s example in pursuing an accounting degree. Today, Angela is the first woman to lead Generations Bank, a longtime Seneca Falls institution. Our families also provide us with moral support and practical guidance. As the eight homeschooled children in the Andrew family made their way through FLCC, the older siblings offered advice on classes, professors, and how to make the best use of their time here. Emma Andrew Swarthout ’11 is grateful that her older sisters told her to use academic support centers, even when she wasn’t struggling, to deepen her understanding of course material. It’s good advice we give all students, but we’ll acknowledge that it may help to hear it from family. We hope you are charmed and inspired by the family stories in this edition. To our older alumni, we are proud and humbled to have taught your children and grandchildren. To all the other FLCC families out there, we look forward to sharing more of your stories in the future. Use our Class Notes form to send us news and look for invitations on social media to talk about your FLCC family connections. Respectfully, Robert Nye President, Finger Lakes Community College
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