NEW YORK STATE FEDERATION OF HOME BUREAUS, INC.
2017 Scholarships
Scholarship Year Honoree Title
# Presented College Field of Study /Alternate Field of Study
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
1 1928 Carrie Brigden 1st State President 1919-1923
Cornell University Home Ecology
2 1936 Martha VanRensselaer Director College of Home Economics at Cornell
Cornell University Home Ecology
3 1939 Ruby Green Smith Past State Secretary
Cornell University Home Ecology
4 1940 Flora Rose Director of Home Economics at Cornell
Cornell University Home Ecology
5 1942 Ann Phillips Duncan One of first Home Demonstrator Agents
Cornell University Home Ecology
6 1943 Nettie M. Roods Past State Treasurer for 17 years
Cornell University Home Ecology
7 1944 Anna G. Putnam Past State Secretary 7 years
Cornell University Home Ecology
8 1946 Martha Eddy 5th State President 1932-1933
Cornell University Home Ecology
9 1947 Elizabeth MacDonald 4th State President 1930-1931
Cornell University Home Ecology
10 1948 Eliza Keats Young 3rd State President 1926-1929
Cornell University Home Ecology
11 1950 Cora L. Tyler 6th State President 1934
Cornell University Home Ecology
12 1951 Evalyn Gatchell 7th State President 1936
Cornell University Home Ecology
13 1952 Edith P. Wagenblass 8th State President 1939-1941
Cornell University Home Ecology
14 1952 Frances K. Todd Past State Treasurer 1942-1956
Oneonta College General Home Ecology – Apparel/Textiles – Child/Family Studies –
Dietetics – Food Service – Restaurant Administration
15 1953 Grace A. Powell 2nd State President 1942-1945
S.U.C. Buffalo Dietetics – Nutrition – Hospitality- Tourism - Fashion
16 1954 Ethel C. Fay 10th State President 1945-1947
SUNY Plattsburgh Food - Nutrition - Human Development - Family Relations
17 1955 Florence Potter 9th State President 1942-1944
Syracuse University Home Economics
18 1956 Cecile Perkins 11th State President 1948-1949
SUNY Plattsburgh Food – Nutrition - Human Development - Family Relations
19 1959 Betty Reid 12th State President 1950-1951
Syracuse University Home Economics
20 1960 Frances C. Ladd State Secretary 1944-1956
SUNY Delhi Hotel – Restaurant - Food Service Management – Travel - Tourism
21 1965 Blanche Kelsey 14th State President 1954-1955
S.U.C .Buffalo Dietetics - Nutrition - Hospitality – Tourism - Fashion
22 1967 Ruth Day 13th State President 1952-1953
SUNY Delhi Hotel - Restaurant - Food Management – Travel - Tourism
23 1969 Vertrees Ackerly 17th State President 1959-1960
Orange Community Nursing
24 1970 Esther Alden 18th State President 1961-1962
Elmira College Nursing
` 25 1971 Florence Huson 16th State President 1957-1958
Morrisville College Nursing – Dietetics – Massage Therapy – Health Related Studies
26 1972 Anna Dickerson 15th State President 1956
CW Post Campus of Marine Biology - Environment Science - Biology
Long Island University
27 1971 Margaret Johnson Past State Treasurer 1962-1979
SUNY Delhi Hotel – Restaurant - Food Management Services – Travel - Tourism
28 1973 Dorothy Voorhees 20th State President 1965-1966
SUNY Adirondack Nursing – Liberal Arts - Science Humanities - Social Science
Liberal Arts and Science Math – Science
29 1973 Jeraldine Platt 19th State President 1963-1964
Alfred University Special Education - Elementary Education
30 1973 Eleanor Jenks Past State Office Manager 1966-1977
Schenectady County Community Hotel Technology
31 1974 Gladys Perras 22nd State President 1969-1970
SUNY Plattsburgh Nutrition - Human Development and Family Relations
32 1974 Winnie Craddock 21st State President 1967-1968
Brockport College Recreation & Leisure Studies - Health and Science
33 1975 Sextilla Dunker 23rd State President 1971-1972
Oneonta College General Human Ecology
34 1975 Bertha Canuteson Past International Relations Chairman 1966-1971
Keuka College Criminology/Criminal Justice -Unified Early Childhood Special Ed.
35 1975 Martha Perry Past State Scholarship Chairman 1961-1970
Rochester Institute Tech. Student to work with Hearing Impaired Student
36 1976 May Roberts 24th State President 1973-1975
Hudson Valley Community Accounting – Business - Administration
Computer Information Services
37 1976 Oswego County Home Bureau Computer Science - Public Justice SUNY Oswego
38 1976 Helen Sullivan Past State Scholarship Chairman 1971-1972
Syracuse University Past State Parliamentarian
Journalism - Engineering
39 1977 Washington County Home Bureau Nursing – Liberal Arts & Science Humanities/Social Science SUNY Adirondack
40 1977 Jeanne Harris Past State Scholarship Chairman 1972-1976
Siena College Family Counseling - Child Welfare
41 1977 Gladys York 25th State President 1975-1976
Delhi SUNY Hotel/Restaurant/Food Management Services
Travel/Tourism
42 1978 E. Joyce Weaver 26th State President 1977-1978
Corning Community Business - Nursing
43 1978 Chenango County Home Bureau Nursing – Dietetics – Massage Therapy – Health Related Studies
Morrisville College
44 1979 Wyoming County Home Bureau Human Services
Genesee County Community
45 1979 Franklin County Home Bureau Nursing – Radiology - Mental Health
North Country Community
46 1980 Eleanor Roberts Representative to the United Nations
SUNY Delhi Nursing - Nutrition
47 1980 Kathryn Cookinham 27th State President 1979-1980
Herkimer County Community Physical Therapy - Paralegal
48 1981 Albany County Home Bureau Graphic Arts - Interior Design Sage College of Albany
49 1981 Cortland County Home Bureau Communications Disorders & Sciences – Recreation & Health SUNY College at Cortland
50 1982 Monroe County Home Bureau Aging Studies/Speech Communications SUNY at Brockport
51 1983 St. Lawrence County Home Bureau Computer Science - Civil Engineering
Clarkson University
52 1983 Windecker - Sharo - Bray Computer Major - Human Services or Health Services Management Herkimer County Community
53 1983 Louise McMahon 28th State President 1981-1982
Clarkson University Civil Engineering - Electrical Engineering
*54A 1984 Schenectady County Home Bureau Paralegal- Travel - Tourism (54A)
*54B (1998) Schenectady Community Human Services - Early Childhood (54B)
55 1984 Norma Hancock Past State Scholarship Chairman1979-1984
SUNY Delhi Veterinary Science Assistant - Nursing
56 1985 Elizabeth Marsh Past Western District Director
SUNY Fredonia Music Therapy - Early Childhood
57 1985 Alice Southgate 29th State President 1983-1984
Finger Lakes Community Human Services – Nursing - Horticulture
58 1986 Broome County Home Bureau Early Childhood - Childcare - Radiology SUNY Broome Community
59 1986 Allegany County Home Bureau Department of Engineering (consists of 7 majors) Alfred University
60 1987 Saratoga County Home Bureau Early Childhood Curriculum - Human Services Hudson Valley Community
61 1987 Clinton County Home Bureau Elementary Education - Secondary English SUNY Plattsburgh
62 1987 Addie Timber 30th State President 1985-1986
Hudson Valley Community Humanities - Computer Science
63 1988 Cayuga County Home Bureau Humanities - Environment
Cayuga Community College
64 1988 Buffalo City Home Bureau (Endowment returned from ECC and represented 6-14-07)
Hilbert College Computer Security & Information Assurance - Human Service
65 1989 Onondaga County Home Bureau Human Services - Computer Technology Onondaga Community
66 1989 Columbia County Home Bureau Nursing - Computer
Columbia-Greene Community
67 1989 Joan Lyons Romanow 36th State President 1996-1998
Utica College Past State Scholarship Chairman 1976-1978 Psychology - Child Life - Gerontology
68 1990 Phyllis Doe 31st State President 1986-1988
SUNY College at Cortland Therapeutic Recreation - Special Education grades 1-6
69 1990 Chemung County Home Bureau Human Services - Criminal Justice
Corning Community
70 1991 Livingston County Home Bureau Business Administration - Elementary Education SUNY Geneseo
71 1991 Jefferson County Home Bureau Human Services - Nursing
Jefferson Community
72 1991 Dutchess County Home Bureau Fashion Design - Communications Marist College
73 1992 Steuben County Home Bureau Nursing - Criminal Justice Corning Community
74 1992 Joan Osypiewski 32nd State President 1989-1991
Canisius College Chemistry - Political Science
75 1992 Yates County Home Bureau Occupational Therapy - Hotel Management Keuka College
76 1993 Herkimer County Home Bureau Early Childhood Development - Criminal Justice Herkimer Community
77 1993 Tompkins County Home Bureau Nursing – Humanities - Women’s Studies Tompkins - Cortland Community
78 1993 Niagara County Home Bureau Criminal Justice - Nursing Niagara County Community
79 1994 Sally Bulger 33rd State President 1990-1992
SUNY Fredonia Theater Arts - Elementary Education
80 1994 Warren County Home Bureau Radiology Technician - Criminal Justice
North Country Community
81 1994 Silver Anniv. Commemorative Plant Science Department
SUNY Delhi
82 1995 Schuyler County Home Bureau Criminal Justice - Chemical Technology Corning Community
83 1995 Genesee County Home Bureau Respiratory Care - Nursing
Genesee County Community
84 1996 Betty S. Igler 34th State President 1992-1994
Schenectady Community Computer Science - Computer Information Systems - Business Admin.
85 1996 Carole J. Kotas Past State Treasurer 1980-1996
LeMoyne College Fine Arts - History
86 1997 Rensselaer County Home Bureau Liberal Arts: Humanities & Social Science - Physical Education Hudson Valley Community
87 1998 Tioga County Home Bureau Recreational Therapy - Occupational Therapy Ithaca College
88 1998 Elizabeth E. Carpenter 35th State President 1994-1996 SUNY Delhi Building – Electrical - Mechanical Technologies
Science – Math- Engineering Technologies
89 1998 Cattaraugus County Home Bureau Human Services - Accounting Genesee Community College
90 1999 Ardythe Heiser State Office Manager 1977-2016
Herkimer County Community Current State Treasurer 2000-2016
Business Administration - Computer Support Specialist
Computer Network Technician Majors
91 1999 Helen F. Haws Past State Scholarship Chairman 1983-1998
LeMoyne College History, leading to teaching Certification - Physician’s Assistant
92 2000 Montgomery County Home Bureau Allied Health - Early Childhood Education Fulton-Montgomery Community
93 2000 Orleans County Home Bureau Teacher Education Transfer – Electronics - Engineering
Genesee Community College
94 2001 Chautauqua County Home Bureau Nursing - Computer Science Jamestown Community College
95 2003 Agnes Kazmierczak Past State Treasurer 1996-2000
Niagara Community Criminal Justice - Business Accounting
96 Ontario County Home Bureau (has not been placed as of yet)
97 2002 Irene Weirich 37th State President 1998-2000
Brockport College Recreation and Leisure – Alcohol - Substance Abuse
98 2003 Erie County Home Bureau Computer Security & Information Assurance - Human Services Hilbert College
99 2004 Eleanor VanDerzee 38th State President 2000-2002
Communication - Media Arts - Information Systems
100 2006 Beverly Bennett 39th State President 2002-2004
Davis College Bachelor of Religious Education - Elementary Education
101 2007 Audrey Hall 40th State President 2005-2006
SUNY Canton Early Childhood - Nursing
102 2007 Norma J. Prentice State 2nd Vice 2006
Jefferson Community Liberal Arts Math and Science - Math Science
103 2008 Donna Belling Past State Assistant Scholarship Chairman (until 2014)
Niagara Community Baking and Pastry - Culinary Arts
104 2009 Gay Tidd 41st State President 2006-2008
Genesee Community College Current State Scholarship Chairman 2007-2016
Humanities Services - Accounting
105 2010 Elma Pangburn Past State Parliamentarian 2005-2014
Niagara County Community Criminal Justice - Physical Education
106 2012 Betty DeDominics 43nd State President 2009-2011
Corning Community Early Childhood - Business
107 2013 Dorothy Allen 44rd State President 2011-2013
Hudson Valley Community Nursing - EMT Paramedic
108 2015 Linda Maynard 45th State President 2013-2015
Davis College Elementary Education - Youth Ministry
Revised June 2017 gmt