Dr. Cornelius R. (Bud) Lyle II M’61

Keene State College is saddened to announce that Cornelius Railey (Bud) Lyle II M’61 died Sunday, January 25, at the Special Care Unit at Rivermead in Peterborough, N.H. Dr. Lyle, who worked for several newspapers around the country after his discharge from the U.S. Army in 1946, taught English and journalism at the College from 1961–1986 and founded the journalism program and major. He was awarded the KSC Alumni Association’s Distinguished Teacher Award in 1978.

If you click on the “More information” link, below, you’ll read a nice remembrance of Dr. Lyle from one of his former students. We’d love to hear from other alums who remember this great professor! Please use the “Comments” feature on this page.

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Adirondack Chair by Leonard Ragouzeos, honorable mention

Eight of the regional artists selected to participate in the Thorne’s Biennial Regional Juror’s Choice Exhibition received awards at a Jan. 23, reception opening the exhibit.

Nicole Caulfield of Keene won the Jurors’ Best of Show Award for Zen, a colored pencil work. The $500 prize for this award is sponsored by the Friends of the Thorne.

Patricia Shappler of Bedford, N.H., was awarded second place of $300 for Heading Downtown, an acrylic painting.

Ronnie McClure of Canterbury, N.H., received third place of $200 for Crossing, an ink and colored pencil work on rag paper.

In addition to the top three winners, the following artists received honorable mentions, which include a $25 cash award:

• Jim Coates of Lyndeborough, N.H., for In the Woods, a sculpture made of handmade paper and wood;
• Christine Neill of New Ipswich, N.H., for Three Days, a watercolor painting;
• Leonard Ragouzeos of Newfane, Vt., for Adirondack Chair, a drawing in India ink on paper;
• Carol Lightfoot Ross of Rindge, N.H., for Faces of the Iraq War, a fabric art quilt; and
• Susan von Glahn Calibria of Mount Hermon, Mass, for Black and White, an acrylic and gouache work on paper.

Come to campus and see this impressive exhibit, and cast your vote for a People’s Choice Commendation. The artist winning this $100 prize will be announced February 12.

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Alumni and Students of Keene State College who are seeking career or job placement opportunities are welcome to attend the New Hampshire College and University Council Job Fair, Wednesday, February 18th, from 1:00 pm–6:00 pm at the Center of NH Radisson Hotel (700 Elm Street, Manchester, NH 03101).

The NHCUC, a consortium of Colleges and Universities annually hosts this job fair which is the largest academically sponsored job fair north of Boston.

Click here for more information about the job fair or to link to the NHCUC job directory.

Congratulations are in order for two members of the College and Media Relations staff. Robin Dutcher, who continues as media relations coordinator, has also been appointed campus spokesperson. Susan Peery, who had been serving as the office’s interim director, has been named director of College and Media Relations.

Susan Peery and Robin Dutcher. Mark Corliss photo.

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The hot sounds of New Orleans street music will rock the Redfern when the Hot 8 Brass Band performs Wednesday, February 11, at 7:30 p.m. The Hot 8 plays the traditional Second Line parades, hosted each Sunday afternoon in the Big Easy by the Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs.

The Hot 8 Brass Band. Courtesy photo.

The Hot 8 will also lead a free and public lecture/demonstration in the Redfern on the music of the Second Line bands on February 11 at 2 p.m.

In addition, there will be a free showing of the Spike Lee documentary, When the Levees Broke, in which the band figures prominently in the relief work on behalf of the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The film will be shown at the Redfern’s Putnam Art Lecture Hall in two parts (each is two hours long). Part one will be seen Monday, February 9, at 7 p.m., and part two will be seen Tuesday, February 10, at 7 p.m. Donations for the St. Bernard Project, a relief program to support the residents of New Orleans’s Lower Ninth Ward, are encouraged and will be collected at the door.

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The Keene State College Music Department welcomes guest artist Astrid Schween (cello), who will join KSC faculty member Maura Glennon (piano) for an evening of music by twentieth century composers on Friday, January 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the Alumni Recital Hall of the Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond. Admission is $10 for the general public and $5 for KSC students, senior citizens, and youth ages 17 and under. For tickets, call the box office at 603-358-2168.

The recital will include two sonatas for cello and piano by Dmitri Shostakovich and Elliott Carter, “Four Pieces for Cello and Piano” by Amy Beach, and “Le Grand Tango for Cello and Piano” by Astor Piazzolla. Schween and Glennon have previously performed together in venues across New England and at Carnegie Hall in New York.

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Do you eat meat? Where does it come from? Where does it really come from? You’d be surprised. Michael Pollan made some amazing discoveries about the real ingredients and costs of our food in his book The Omnivore’s Dilemma.

Join KSC professors William Stroup and Mark Timney in the Mountain View Room, Student Center, at 4 p.m. on Monday, February 2, for a panel presentation and discussion on the use of animal flesh as food, and other ideas raised in Pollan’s book. The event is free and open to the public — and there will be refreshments. Just make sure you eat them before you find out what’s in them.

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Come on in to the Thorne-Sagendorph Gallery to see the best local art. From Jan. 24–Feb. 26, the gallery will host its biennial juried exhibition of works in a variety of media by artists living within a 30-mile radius of Keene or who are members of the Friends of the Thorne. Selections from the Robert Hubbard Collection will also be on display. You can also cast your vote for People’s Choice Commendation through February 12 and attend a public reception on Friday, Jan. 23, from 5:30–7:30 at the Thorne.

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If you’re in the area on Tuesday, the Campus Commission for Diversity and Multiculturalism, the Office of Diversity and Multiculturalism, Common Ground, and the KSC Democrats will be sponsoring events starting at 10 a.m. and going into the afternoon around the presidential inauguration.

The schedule is available here; all events will be in the Student Center.

We got this spectacular photo, taken by Carol Kaufman, as a submission to Keene State Today for its “Where in the World” feature.

Here’s where you come in: Write us a caption. Leave it in the comments with your name for proper attribution, and we’ll run our favorite in an upcoming issue of Keene State Today. Submit as many clever captions as you like; anyone can play.