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Alumni Spotlight is an electronic newsletter produced by the Alfred University Office of Marketing and Communications and published periodically throughout the year. It aims to highlight news and accomplishments of our amazing alumni. Alumni news is included in the Class Notes section of the Alfred alumni magazine, which is published twice a year. The Alumni Spotlight newsletter serves to provide alumni news in the interim. To submit an item for Alumni Spotlight, please email Mark Whitehouse.
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Leon Sobon ’58 and his wife, Shirley, founded Shenandoah Vineyards in 1977, helping to pioneer sustainable practices in the California wine industry. Shenandoah, based in Plymouth, CA, is one of the first environmentally friendly producers to distribute local wines widely outside the region.
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Alumna Victoria Bradbury M.F.A. ’09 earned a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award for 2026 and will serve as an instructor at the School of Innovation and Technology at the Glasgow School of Art in Glasgow, Scotland.
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A plaque installed along Route 21 in Alfred Station honors late Alfred University alumnus Wallace “Wally” Higgins ’52, who taught at his alma mater for nearly 30 years and famously trained with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II.
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Bryan Hill ’90, a member of the Alfred University Board of Trustees who serves as Fairfax County executive, has been named one of the 50 most influential people in Northern Virginia.
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Eliza Au M.F.A. ’09, has been commissioned by the Crow Museum of Asian Art, at the University of Texas, Dallas.
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A chandelier Em Sexsmith ’25 made for her B.F.A. senior show was selected as a finalist for the Stanislav Libenský Award, a prestigious international glass art competition for emerging artists.
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Artist Erin Berry, MFA ’25 was selected among 24 artists worldwide for the upcoming 15-Year Anniversary Edition of Ceramics Now magazine.
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Alfred University is calling on its community to help recognize alumni who are making a difference, breaking boundaries, and giving back. The deadline to submit nominations is January 31, 2026.
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