Alumnus inducted into label Hall of Fame 1/16/13

Jeff Alexander, AU Class of 1982, was the 2012 inductee to the Label Printing Industries of America (LPIA) Hall of Fame.

Alumnus publishes third book of flash fiction 1/16/13

Dan Marvin, AU class of 1989, has published his third book of flash fiction, “Dan Marvin’s Change of Briefs,” a sequel to “Dan Marvin’s Briefs for the Reading Room.”

Alumna guest curates longest-running exhibit of contemporary ceramics; includes work by fellow alumna 1/16/13

“Denaturing Nature,” an exhibition by guest curator Virginia Scotchie, AU class of 1985, at the Scripps College (Claremont, CA) Ceramics Annual, opens Saturday, Jan. 26 and runs through Sunday, April 7, at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Eleventh Street and Columbia Avenue. Included in the exhibit is work by Alexandra Hibbitt, AU class of 2001. Virginia, professor of art and head of ceramics at the University of South Carolina, will give a lecture at 4 p.m. opening day.

Join ‘Circus Museum’ alumni event! 1/16/13

Join Alfred University President Charles Edmondson and his spouse, Dr. Laura Greyson, for an evening of fun at the Circus Museum Backyard, located in the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota, FL, Saturday, March 2, 2013.

Alumnus’ work appears in ‘dirty windows’ 1/16/13

Works by Patrick Brennan, AU class of 1998, along with pieces by Jean-Baptiste Bernadet, appear in “dirty windows” through Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, at toomer labzda, 100a Forsyth St., East Village/Lower East Side, New York.

Alumna to discuss ‘Domesticity in the Art of Women’ 1/16/13

Ceramic engineer-turned artist Bette Blank, AU ’61 will give a talk, “Domesticity in the Art of Women Then and Now,” along with the curators of “Mary Cassatt Prints: In the company of Women,” (at the Zimmerli art Museum, Rutgers University) on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 6:30 p.m., 200 Central Park South, Apt. 7B, New York City. Space is limited. A $20 admission fee will be taken at the door. RSVP by Friday, Jan. 18 at womenart@rci.rutgers.edu.

AU alumna named SUNY associate vice chancellor 1/10/13

Lora Lefebvre, AU class of 1981, is the new State University of New York (SUNY) Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs. Lefebvre is responsible for leading the Office of Academic Health and Hospital Affairs at SUNY system administration. 

Ostrower named ‘SuperProfessor’ of history by FacultyRow.com 1/09/13

Gary Ostrower, professor of history at Alfred University (AU), has been named a “SuperProfessor” by FacultyRow.com

Alumnus book makes 2012 top 25 list 1/09/13

David Perlstein, author of SLICK! and AU class of 1966, won notoriety when Kirkus Review placed his work on its list, 2012’s Top 25 Indy Books.

Alumnus' collection displays 'Light and Dark' 1/09/13

“Light and Dark,” an exhibit of the latest collected works of ceramicist Robert Moore, AU class of 2012, MFA, is on display at the Burbank (CA) Creative Arts Center through Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013.