Honorary Members
Jack Babcock, CDF
State Association President, 1991
Retired from Cornwall CSD
Brian Bentley, CDF
State Association President, 2012
Retired from GST BOCES
William Blosser, CDF
State Association President, 2011
Retired from Monroe Woodbury CSD
Gary DeLellis, CDF
State Association President, 2002
Retired from SmartEdge USA
Robert Eisenberg
State Association President, 1971
Past State Secretary
Retired from Rush Henrietta CSD
Joseph Hammond, CDF
State Association President, 2009
Retired from Liverpool Central School District
Carl Hutchinson
Former State Association Secretary
Retired from Brainbridge CSD
Alfred Jones
State Association President, 1984
Retired from Chautauqua CSD
Thomas Keenan, CDF
State Association President, 2001
Retired from Binghamton City School District
Joseph Kral, CDF
State Association Second Vice President, 2006;
Third Vice President, 2005
Warsaw CSD
William Kukoleca
Former State Director
Retired from Lackawanna CSD
Vito Nicotera
State Association President, 1970
Retired from Utica CSD
James O'Beirne, CDF
Executive Director, Nassau NYSSFA
State Association Third Vice President, 2004
Former State Director
Retired from Malverne UFSD
Chris Ouderkirk, CDF
State Association President, 2010
Retired from Sandy Creek CSD
Everett Quinn
State Association President, 1962
Retired from Katonah-Lewisboro CSD
Stanley Polmateer
State Association President, 2004
Retired from Rush-Henrietta CSD
Peter Riggi, CDF
State Association President, 2005
Retired from Lansingburgh CSD
Michael Sheehan, CDF
State Association President, 1996
Retired from Baldwin UFSD
Dennis Sheridan
Nassau County Chapter Director, 2008 and 2009
Retired from Hewlett-Woodmere UFSD
Claude "Tink" Wright, Jr.
State Association President, 2013
Retired from Hadley-Luzerne CSD
The following members are recognized posthumously for their contributions to our Association:
C. Stanton Baltzel
Bureau Chief, Facilities Planning Department
NYS Education Department
Patrick Cochrane
State President, 2000
Former State Director
Charles Courtney
State President, 1990
Retired from Vestal CSD
William B. Haessig
Director of Facilities Planning
NYS Education Department
Victor 'Ted' Mauro
State President, 1971
Former State Secretary
Retired from East Rochester CSD
President's Award Recipients
2022 Matt Erwin, North Syracuse CSD
2021 Perry Sheldon, Retired, Red Hook CSD
2020 Mike Sheehan, Retired, Baldwin UFSD, Past President 1996
2019 Tony Dario, E.A. Morse
2018 Brian Bentley, CDF, GST BOCES
2017 David Martin, CDF, Eden CSD
2016 Mike Cocca, SFMI Program Director, Association Development Group, Inc.
2015 Chris Ouderkirk, CDF, Sandy Creek CSD
2015 William Price, CDF, Fulton City SD
2014 Claude "Tink" Wright, Hadley-Luzerne CSD
2014 Vincent Sicignano, Skaneateles CSD
2013 Brian Bentley, CDF, Greater Southern Tier BOCES
2012 David Brooks, Malone CSD
2011 Peter Riggi, CDF, Schuylerville CSD
2010 Fred Koelbel, Port Jefferson UFSD
2010 Joe Hammond, CDF, Liverpool CSD
2009 Carl Thurnau, P.E., NYSED Office of Facilities Planning
2008 Andrew Jackson, CDF, Walton CSD
2008 Gary DeLellis, CDF, Jamestown CSD
2007 Joseph Kral, CDF, Warsaw CSD
2006 Stanley Polmateer, Rush-Henrietta CSD
2005 John Ness, Somers CSD
2005 Richard Roberts, CDF, Monroe-Woodbury CSD
2004 Patrick Cochrane, Pearl River CSD
2004 Paul Gaffney, Watertown CSD
2003 Joseph Kral, CDF, Warsaw CSD
2002 Carl Thurnau, P.E., NYSED
2001 Allan Wakefield, CDF, East Williston UFSD
2000 Stanley Polmateer, Rush-Henrietta CSD
1999 Michael Sheehan, CDF, Baldwin CSD
1998 John T. Babcock, CDF, Cornwall CSD
1997 Charles Szuberla, NYSED
1996 Richard Monaco, CDF