Class Notes

1994 Laura Gelina (MS) (see ’87 College).

1995 Joseph Morgan (MS), ’07 (EdD) has been named superintendent of the Rondout Valley Central School District in Ulster County, New York. One of seven finalists, he was approved unanimously by the district’s board of education. Joseph began his teaching career in Webster, outside Rochester, where he taught Advanced Placement economics and later became principal of Willink Middle School. He was most recently the superintendent of the Spencer–Van Etten Central School District in Tioga County, New York.

2013 Marybeth Yerdon (MS), a social studies content specialist and curriculum writer, accepted a position as educational product developer at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in April 2017. This spring, she wrote a blog post for the Smithsonian Magazine blog, Smithsonian Voices, about the museum’s Native Knowledge 360° initiative. Marybeth is helping to develop the collection of digital resources, aiming to provide “new perspectives on Native American history, cultures, and contemporary lives.” The post, called “Teachers, Do You Need Better Resources? You’re Not Alone: Native Knowledge 360° Is Here to Help,” can be found at Smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-american-indian/.