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ONEONTA, N.Y. -- The SUNY
College
at Oneonta Foundation has received a gift of $2 million from the estate
of Dorothy Anderson Wemple of Johnstown, a 1936 alumna of the College who
passed away in November. The bequest will be used to establish and endow the
Dorothy A. Wemple '36 Scholarship for English and Adolescence
Education--English majors at the College.
Mrs. Wemple had a long career teaching English at Knox Junior High School
in Johnstown, where she also served as chair of the English Department until
her retirement in 1974. In the same year, she received recognition from
Outstanding Educators of America, based on her nomination by the school's
principal.
Mrs. Wemple was an active alumna of SUNY Oneonta, participating in events
on campus and in the Capital District.
Mrs. Wemple's gift is the largest ever made to the College by one of its
alumni. It will support a minimum of 40 scholarships annually in
perpetuity--10 each to students at the freshman, sophomore, junior, and
senior levels. The first scholarships will be awarded in the fall semester
of 2009.
More information about the Dorothy A. Wemple '36 Scholarship and the
College at Oneonta Foundation is available from Paul J. Adamo, SUNY Oneonta
Vice President for College Advancement and Executive Director of the College
Foundation, at (607) 436-2535.
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