Full recount of stories expressed in "Joe Sarnoff remembered"
Issue date: 2/5/10 Section: News
Dear Racquette,
Some memories of Joe Sarnoff.
The first memory that always comes to my mind about Joe was way back when my husband and I were students in 1980-81. My husband, Dave Rourke, was working as a student director in the Union at the time and we were visiting with Joe in the Union lobby. While we were talking he got a call that his wife was in labor. I can remember him running out of the Union to be with her and present for their child's birth. It was the first example of how incredibly devoted Joe was to his children.
I have served on the commencement committee with Joe for many years and have always enjoyed his stories and his institutional memory. He had so many stories and he never tired of telling them. He would tell about the years that he was responsible for pulling people out of the commencement processional line because they had failed a required course and weren't eligible to graduate. He actually had to go up to these people who were wearing their caps and gowns ready to process and tell them they wouldn't be able to graduate. Not too long after that, we created a policy where students could walk in commencement if they had completed a certain number of credits and requirement toward graduation, even if they hadn't quite completed all their requirements. I'm sure Joe had a big hand in creating that policy.
Joe loved this College and the traditions that have been established here. He always spoke about how things were when he worked for Dan Hurley and Tom Barrington. Wonderful memories and wonderful stories that will be lost except for those of us who remember their telling.
Carol Rourke
Executive Assistant
Office of the President
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Racquette,
Joe Sarnoff was one of the most knowledgeable, wise and caring people I have met since I came to Potsdam. Joe has been the SGA Advisor for well over ten years. In this time he has been there whenever there was a question or issue the students needed help with. He was always wiling to go the extra mile for his students and never expected anything in return.
Some memories of Joe Sarnoff.
The first memory that always comes to my mind about Joe was way back when my husband and I were students in 1980-81. My husband, Dave Rourke, was working as a student director in the Union at the time and we were visiting with Joe in the Union lobby. While we were talking he got a call that his wife was in labor. I can remember him running out of the Union to be with her and present for their child's birth. It was the first example of how incredibly devoted Joe was to his children.
I have served on the commencement committee with Joe for many years and have always enjoyed his stories and his institutional memory. He had so many stories and he never tired of telling them. He would tell about the years that he was responsible for pulling people out of the commencement processional line because they had failed a required course and weren't eligible to graduate. He actually had to go up to these people who were wearing their caps and gowns ready to process and tell them they wouldn't be able to graduate. Not too long after that, we created a policy where students could walk in commencement if they had completed a certain number of credits and requirement toward graduation, even if they hadn't quite completed all their requirements. I'm sure Joe had a big hand in creating that policy.
Joe loved this College and the traditions that have been established here. He always spoke about how things were when he worked for Dan Hurley and Tom Barrington. Wonderful memories and wonderful stories that will be lost except for those of us who remember their telling.
Carol Rourke
Executive Assistant
Office of the President
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Racquette,
Joe Sarnoff was one of the most knowledgeable, wise and caring people I have met since I came to Potsdam. Joe has been the SGA Advisor for well over ten years. In this time he has been there whenever there was a question or issue the students needed help with. He was always wiling to go the extra mile for his students and never expected anything in return.
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