Personal Stories of Retirement
These personal accounts of retirement are meant to give a personal perspective to retirement. If you have a unique retirement experience that you feel would help fellow retirees and are interested in sharing, please go to the personal retirement experience submission form .
Tom Bowes
SUNY Cobleskill - Mohawk Valley
Tom has spent his retirement helping volunteering in various organizations, traveling, and visiting friends and relatives.
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Grayce Susan Burian and Jarka Burian
SUNY Albany - Capital District
Grayce Susan and Jarka traveled to Czechoslovakia to work on Eastern European theater research. At home, they were engaged in community service and theater.
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Ram Chugh
Distinguished Service Professor (Emeritus)
Potsdam- North Country
Ram worked as a professor of economics at SUNY Potsdam for 32 years. After retiring he moved to Albany, where he became involved with RSC and is the current executive director.
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Anne Donnelly
Professor of Biology (Emeritus)
Cobleskill - Mohawk Valley
Ann worked in the biology department at SUNY Cobleskill for 28 years and has actively engaged retirement as a volunteer, traveler, and adventurer.
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Peter Herron
Professor of Mathematics (Emeritus)
Suffolk County Community College
Peter retired in 1995 and kept active volunteering at a children's camp, as a gardener, and also starting a retiree organization at his campus.
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Jim Kalas
Associate Provost, Academic Affairs (Ret.)
System Administration - Capital Region
Jim worked in university administration for 32 years, and even in retirement has found the opportunities to continue working in his field.
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Susan McDermott
Professor of English (Ret.)
HVCC- Community Colleges
Susan retired to care for family, but has continued teaching and community service. Retirement has allowed her to continue activities she enjoys doing, but with much more freedom.
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Ray Ortali
Professor of French (Emeritus)
SUNY Albany - Capital District
Ray pursued his interests of studying opera and film, while also staying active in the emeritus center at The University at Albany.
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Bill Reese
Professor of Philosophy (Emeritus)
SUNY Albany - Capital District
Bill has been involved in planning the emeritus center for many years, and is active as the president of the organization.
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Iliana Semmler
Professor of English (Emeritus)
SUNY Albany - Capital District
Iliana was a professor English, but used retirement to pursue her passion of music and writing a memoir of her father's life.
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Joe Sprague
Professor of Chemistry (Semi-Emeritus)
SUNY Cobleskill
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Judy Wishnia
Professor of History (Emeritus)
Stony Brook - Long Island
Chair of Committee of Active Retirees of UUP
Judy has continued her studies of French history, but has largely been involved in university and retiree unions.
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Thomas Wolff
Distinguished Teaching Professor (Emeritus)
SUNY Upstate Medical College - Central NY
Thomas retired after teaching for almost 40 years. He has continued work in his field, both academically and in service to the community.
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