theLAKER | 5 All eight children of the Andrew family, shown with their parents, have attended FLCC. Back row, from left: Kathryn Smith, Hannah Smith, Abigail Copenhaver, Sarah Walton, Rebeccah Andrew, and Emma Swarthout. Front row, from left: George Andrew Jr., Colleen Andrew, George Andrew and William Andrew Q and A with father and daughter Tim ’88 and Rachel Montondo ’19 Why did you choose FLCC? Tim: I wasn’t ready to go away to college, and FLCC – Community College of the Finger Lakes at the time – seemed really cool to me. Rachel: Community college offered a great option for me with the Excelsior Scholarship. I was able to get a great education with no debt. It was also cool that my dad and aunts went there. It was kind of a legacy thing. Tim: We went and looked at some bigger schools and Monroe Community College with Rachel. I let her know that FLCC would be a great school but left the choice up to her. I did do a very happy dance when she picked FLCC. How did you select your program? Rachel: I took an accounting class in high school and really liked it. I knew that an accounting degree could be used in lots of careers. Tim: I was a science nerd and really liked biology. I wasn’t sure what I would do with it when I started but ended up going for my degree in education at SUNY Oswego and have worked in the science education industry for 30 years. What were the highlights of your experience? Rachel: I enjoy musical theater and was in the cast of the musical “Little Shop of Horrors.” I also took a music theory class with all music majors – that was a pretty cool experience. The chocolate chip cookies in the cafeteria were a daily treat I got for myself. Tim: I got a job as a work study in the biology department working for Kathy Riesenberger, setting up labs. That was probably my favorite part of school. Kathy taught me a lot about working with people. I was also on the champion intramural floor hockey team. I don’t think I ever touched the puck, but we had four really good hockey players that did! Storefront to present Kathleen (Montondo) Nolan ’73 attended BOCES in high school to study licensed practical nursing. Her mother suggested she enroll at FLCC to become a registered nurse. “My mom knew I wouldn’t be happy with the limits of being an LPN. She was so right,” said Kathy. “My favorite professor was Dr. (David) Prull. His biology classes were so interesting and informative. He made learning fun, and you didn’t want his class to end.” Kathy was among the Storefront Pioneers, the nickname for all who started before the main campus opened in fall 1975. Pioneers attended classes in downtown Canandaigua storefronts and trailers parked in empty lots. Her sister, Alice Sharp ’89, studied word processing and is the senior clerk for the Newark Village Police Department. Alice’s daughter, Lindsey, decided to follow her Aunt Kathy’s lead. “She chose FLCC because it was close to home, which enabled her to commute. With the rigors of nursing school, it was nice to have the family support,” Alice said. Lindsey attended through the pandemic, grateful for nursing tutor Sarah Parshall and the library staff, who reserved study rooms for the nursing students. Lindsey ’22 is now a labor and delivery nurse at Rochester General Hospital. Lindsey ’22 and Alice ’89 Sharp
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