2025 Legacy Celebration

The SUNY Geneseo Legacy Celebration highlights and honors our legacy families with two or more family members who graduated from or are currently attending Geneseo. The families on this page took part in our 2025 celebration (in-person and virtual).

Legacy Celebration Photo Gallery

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2025 First-Year Legacy Celebration Families
📷 = Photo(s) in gallery

Payton Abbott '29 📷

Father: Chris Abbott '95

Submitted by Payton Abbott '29 (student): "I’m so excited to be attending the same school as my dad. We really enjoyed touring the campus during visits and Admitted Student Days, and I enjoyed hearing about his experience here. We were thrilled to learn I am assigned to the same freshman residence hall (Onondaga) as my father." 

Nora Anderson '29 📷

Mother: Suzanne Dooley '98

Submitted by Nora Anderson '29 (student): "I decided to follow in my mom's footsteps by going to Geneseo and becoming a teacher. This is a special connection between by mom and me!"

Eden Barrett '29 📷

Mother: Danielle Charland Barrett '95

Logan Bosco '29 📷

Mother: Jen Howlett Bosco '98
Father: David Bosco '98
Aunt: Kristen Bosco Castner '94

Submitted by Jen Howlett Bosco '98 (mother): "Attending Geneseo has been life-changing for our family in many ways. My husband continued his own family’s Geneseo tradition by following in his older sister's footsteps. From there, the connection became stronger as we met one another and fell in love at Geneseo. We also both met lifelong family and friends through each of our Greek organizations (David-Phi Sigma Xi and Jen-Alpha Omega Pi). As we now look forward to having our child attend our beloved alma mater that brought us together as a couple, this is a full circle moment, indeed!"

Lauren Brown '29

Brother: Evan Brown '26
Sister: Allyson Brown '21
Mother: Erica Vanderwall Brown '94

*No photo available

Submitted by Lauren Brown '29 (student): "Attending SUNY Geneseo has become a family tradition at this point! My mom and my siblings both valued their time at Geneseo greatly and definitely encouraged me to attend!"

Landon Brunken '29 📷

Brother: Caden Brunken '25
Father: Jim Brunken '95
Kristen Grammatico Brunken '95
Uncle: Mike Brunken '90

Submitted by Jim Brunken '95 (father): "Geneseo is the place where it really all began for our immediate family. I followed my brother's tenure there and wound up meeting Kristen. I played soccer for four years and Kristen was a part of Greek Life: we have held on to great friends over the past 30 years. Seeing those friendships and constantly hearing of all the good times, Caden chose Geneseo, and he also chose soccer.  He is walking out with the same experience and friendships, making it an easy decision for his brother Landon, who will be playing basketball at Geneseo. Landon is looking for the same experience his family members have had."

Gracie Budd '29 📷

Mother: Tricia Dinardo Budd '99
Father: Mike Budd '99

Eoin Burke '29

Mother: Heather Putnam Burke '92

*No photo available

Leah Carberry '29 📷

Mother: Jennifer Mugno Carberry '94

Submitted by Leah Carberry '29 (student): "I wanted to attend Geneseo because my mom went here. ...she really liked the campus when she came to visit her senior year of high school. My mom received her BS in Special Education certified in K - 12th grade and I’m currently pursuing a degree in Early Childhood Education."

Cara Cerame '29 📷

 Mother: Nisha Ferry Cerame '92

Daniel Cerone '29 📷

Mother: Karen Torpey Cerone '90

Submitted by Karen Cerone '90 (mother): "I remember my time at Geneseo very fondly. I hoped one of my kids would follow in my footsteps. I am thrilled Danny decided to continue his education at Geneseo." 

Sam Chaucer '29 📷

Uncle: Andrew Smith '01
Mother: Kathleen Smith Chaucer '99
Great Aunt: Constance Bowen '73
Great Aunt: Nancy Bowen '67
Great-Great Aunt: Virginia Saunders '42

*Grandmother: Linda McClory (summer classes 1969)

Submitted by Sam Chaucer '29 (student): "I am the fourth generation to attend Geneseo. My mom and uncle attended Geneseo together and they are both school principals. We live near a lot of my mom's and uncle's friends who also attended Geneseo with them (ex. my middle school guidance counselor swam with my uncle at Geneseo). My roommate is also a Geneseo legacy student, and his parents attended with my mom and uncle and his dad swam on the swim team with my uncle!  Although education is not the major I am pursuing, I grew up surrounded by people who were positive role models who graduated from Geneseo and spoke highly of the education they received there. I am excited to start my own journey at Geneseo!"

Gianna Cucchiara '29 📷

Sister: Regina Cucchiara '26
Cousin: Anna Ferrero '29
Mother: Joahn Ferrero Cucchiara '93
Uncle: Joesph Ferrero '96
Aunt: Heather Hogarty Ferrero '96

*Grandfather: Joseph Ferrero - worked as the SUNY Geneseo locksmith from 1981-2010
*Great Grandmother: Anna Cicero Maniscalco - worked at CAS for 25+ years

Submitted by Gianna Cucchiara '29 (student): "Our family has developed an unintentional tradition that was sparked by our love for our hometown and the knowledge of SUNY Geneseo’s great education."

Joseph Dedona '29

Father: Thomas Dedona '98
Mother: Andrea Vavala '97

*No photo available

Jane DeLucia '29 📷

Father: Steven DeLucia '95
Mother: Brooke Koelmel DeLucia '95

Submitted by Brooke DeLucia '95 (mother): "We're so excited that the youngest of our three kids finally selected Geneseo! Steve and I met through Greek life at Geneseo and eventually married. Geneseo prepared us for careers that we've maintained with the same employers for almost 30 years. Even better, we have maintained close friendships with so many of our Geneseo friends. In 2019, we had the opportunity to travel with our family to California for two weeks, driving up and down the state, visiting four of our Geneseo friends along the way. Our family has vacationed at the Jersey shore with other Geneseo friends for many years. We love that our kids are making memories with the kids of our Geneseo friends. They are amazed by these longstanding friendships and recognize how unique this is -- we just chalk it up to something in the water at Geneseo. Jane picked up on that special Geneseo vibe her first time visiting the campus. She is so excited to start this chapter where she hopes to also meet her "friends for life"."

Zoe Dye '29 📷

Mother: Nicole Dye '94
Aunt: April Dye McClurd '97
Uncle: Joe Lenhard '05

Anna Ferrero '29 📷

Cousin: Gianna Cucchiara '29 
Cousin: Regina Cucchiara '26 
Mother: Heather Hogarty Ferrero '96
Father: Joseph Ferrero '96
Aunt: Joahn Ferrero Cucchiara '93 - Aunt

*Grandfather: Joseph Ferrero - worked as the SUNY Geneseo locksmith from 1981-2010
*Great Grandmother: Anna Cicero Maniscalco - worked at CAS for 25+ years

Submitted by Anna Ferrero '29 (student): "Being a member of SUNY Geneseo's student body or staff is basically a family tradition for us. From my great-grandmother all the way down to me and my cousins, SUNY Geneseo is like a part of the family now."

Izzy Fingerman '29 📷

Father: Jason Fingerman '95

Gavin Granger '29 📷

Mother: Noelle Sickler Granger '00

Submitted by Noelle Granger '00 (mother): "My son, Gavin was exploring several different college options, and I was more than thrilled when he told me that Geneseo was on his list for one of his top schools to visit. Wanting him to pave his own way, I avoided pushing my love for Geneseo on him and wanted to allow him to make the decision for himself. When we visited Geneseo his appreciation of the campus and the town was very evident. I was so happy that what had drawn me to the Geneseo community so many years ago were amongst his top reasons for wanting to attend. I’m very excited for him to attend and find a “home” in the Geneseo community that I knew and loved."

Quinn Halsdorfer '29 📷

Mother: Stacie Bump Halsdorfer '98

Submitted by Stacie Halsdorfer '98 (mother): "I am so grateful for the education I received at Geneseo, as well as the opportunities that followed as a result of being a SUNY Geneseo graduate. We are so happy that Quinn will have the same experience! His future is bright, and Geneseo is a huge step in an amazing direction!"

Nate Healy '29 📷

Mother: Michelle Dempsey Healy '96

Lucas Howie '29 📷

Mother: Rebecca Henderson Howie '99

Owen Karlson '29 📷

Mother: Sarah Gilmore Karlson '99

Avery Keller '29

Aunt: Ashley Broska '06

*No photo available

Submitted by Avery Keller '29 (student): "My Aunt had an excellent experience at Geneseo, so I am very excited to attend. I will be living in the same residence hall that she did!"

Erin Kinney '29 📷

Grandmother: Marilyn O'Connor Kinney '68
Grandfather: C. Micheal Kinney '69

Submitted by Erin Kinney '29 (student): "Geneseo is where my grandparents met for the first time, and they are happily married. They live in town and still have connections with their friends, sorority sisters and fraternity brothers from college. Geneseo is a beautiful campus with great programs, and their story really inspired me to go here!"

Max Krokowski '29 📷

Father: David Krakowski '97

Submitted by Max Krokowski '29 (student): "My dad encouraged me to attend Geneseo due to its strong biology program and fantastic professors.  I can't wait to start this fall!"

Patrick Krough '29 📷

Mother: Nicole DeLong Krough '00
Father: Dr. Patrick W. Krough '00

Submitted by Nicole Krough '00 (mother): "My husband and I met in Ontario Hall in August 1996. We spent four of the most memorable years of our lives at SUNY Geneseo. It is such an honor that our son was recruited for the Geneseo Men’s Soccer team and will be stepping foot on campus exactly 25 years after his father and I graduated. Geneseo is where our life began. It holds such a special place in our hearts. We can’t wait for our son to enjoy everything Geneseo has to offer and make special memories of his own to treasure forever."

Parker Lawton '29 📷

Father: Robert Lawton '13

Alexander Lowe '29

Mother: Christina Terrana Lowe '97
Father: Timothy Lowe '97

*No photo available

Submitted by Christina Lowe '97 (mother): "We came to Geneseo during Covid when Alex was in middle school. He was so at peace sitting by the wall looking over the valley. That photo has been on our fridge. Geneseo was the only campus he visited and decided to apply for early acceptance."

Isabella Mallaber '29 📷

Mother: Lorrie Streblow Mallaber '00, '05
Father: Matthew Mallaber '99

Submitted by Lorrie Mallaber '00 (mother): "We are proud that our daughter chose SUNY Geneseo, the college that we both attended."

Kyle Martin '29 📷

Mother: Melissa Edwards Martin '97

Submitted by Kyle Martin '29 (student): "My family is excited to continue the new tradition of attending Geneseo."

NinaMaria Mayer '29

Aunt: Ellen Mayer '92

*No photo available

Leah McIntosh '29 📷

Mother: Jennifer Rice McIntosh '97
Father: Elliott McIntosh '95

Madeline Meyer '29 📷

Mother: Kelly Loomis Meyer '01
Father: Joe Meyer ' 01

Paige Moscicki '29

Father: Craig Moscicki '00

*No photo available

Submitted by Paige Moscicki '29 (student): "Knowing that my dad went to Geneseo and continues to work there even now played a large part in my decision to go here. I spent a lot of time here throughout my childhood, and know the kind of community my dad built by doing the same throughout his adult life. He also participated in DIII track, which convinced me as well to go down that path, albeit a different sport, and I am happy that he helped me make this choice." 

Molly Murty '29 📷

Mother: Laurie Quinn Murty '96

Evelyn Ottaviano '29 📷

Mother: Hilliary Head Ottaviano '02
Father: Thomas Ottaviano '02

Acadia Peirick '29 📷

Aunt: Mary Susan (Maisie) Peirick Hillenbrandt '89
Uncle: Gregory Hillenbrandt '91
Grandmother: Beverly Schmidt Peirick '68
Great-Great Aunt: Erna Hall '68 (MS)

Submitted by Acadia Peirick '29 (student): "Since I was young, I've only heard positive things about the Geneseo experience!  Attending Geneseo has become a family tradition on my dad's side of the family, and it has been extra special getting encouragement from my aunt, uncle and grandma!  It was a lot of fun looking at my grandma's 1968 yearbook! To top it off, I'm staying in the same dorm that she did in her freshman year (Jones Hall)."   

Tyler Potenza '29 📷

Aunt: Alexandria Rozzi '11

Alex Richman '29 📷

Sister: Alanna Richman '20

Angelina Roth '29

Grandfather: John Roth '75
Grandmother: Nancy Kincaid Roth '76

*No photo available

Eliza Torres '29

Aunt: Jennifer Bruns Torres '93
Uncle: Jason Torres '94

*No photo available

Keira VanDerBeck '29 📷

Mother: Tiffany Scriven '08
Aunt: Brittany Scriven '06
Uncle: James Wojnar '05
Aunt: Kelly Abbott '02

Submitted by Keira VanDerBeck '29 (student): "Growing up I was a bit of a rebellious kid. I never wanted to go to Geneseo because so many people in my family had gone there. But after going on a tour I fell in love with the campus, it felt warm and cozy. The following year I applied to Geneseo and a handful of other SUNYs. As I started figuring out where I wanted to spend the next four years of my life Geneseo stood out. I went to a handful of events on campus, and I was always impressed by the care and compassion I was treated with even as a prospective student. I'm super excited to start college. It feels really special to be going to the same college as so many people I love and admire. There are little moments of magic that I couldn't get going anywhere else. Like when I went to campus with my mom and she was able to show me paintings she had been commissioned to paint in her senior year. Or going through the Geneseo subreddit with my uncle and him telling me all the things that had changed since he had gone to college. I've always been close with my family and I'm glad that I have another thing I can relate to them with."

Ashe Wells '29 📷

Mother: Donna Jean (DJ) Wells '94

Gabriel Wittman '29 📷

Mother: Jennifer Boyle Wittman '97

2025 Other Legacy Submissions

Ella Hutt '28

Mother: Renee Szarzynski Hutt '98

*No photo available

Nicole Fregelette Moyer '05

Aunt: Cathy Fregelette '86

*No photo available

Brian Parrett '23

Kelly Parrett '20 - sister

*No photo available

Submitted by Kelly Parrett '20: "We loved our year on campus together!"

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