Bulletin Board

Welcome to the Reunion and Conference Bulletin Board!  Messages to alumni and their families are posted here.  If you would like to post a message on the bulletin board, please send it to hungary56@bard.edu.

From Kathy Nyikos on behalf of father Julius:

Unfortunately, Julius Nyikos has suffered a stroke and cannot make the reunion.  He is trending better in his recovery and is regaining strength. Kathy Nyikos, his daughter, is bravely planning to come on his behalf.    If you would like to contact Julius via mail (to send cards or flowers, for example), his address is:

Julius Nyikos

Canonsburg General Hospital

In Patient Rehabilitation Unit

Room 2212

100 Medical Blvd.

Canonsburg, PA 15317

Let's all wish Julius a speedy recovery and our best wishes.

From Judit Csejtey:

50 years! - yet, vivid memories come to my mind! Snow covered gruonds, tall trees, beautiful buildings - but most of all: the kindness of the American people!  Our teacher, Mrs. Blackburn, a gracious and infinitely patient lady, slowly enunciating: "repeat after me".  And we tried, tried very hard. eager to learn, to tackle the opportunities that our new country offered.

I am forever grateful for the generosity that Bard College extended to me that time, sent me on the road to become a proud, productive American citizen.

From Chaszar Ede to Laszlo Bito (and for all alumni/ae of Bard program):

Kedves Laszlo!

Sajnolom, hogy a tavolsag miatt nem tudok megjelenni a talalkozon es konferencian.  Kerlek, add at udvozletemet a resztvevoknek es koznonetem a Bard Colleg-nek az 50 evvel ezelotti kivalo szolgaltatasukert!  Udvozlettel: Chaszar Ede

From Dr. Andrew Felkay:

For the record, following the Bard/Orientation program, after some initial work, I graduated from Brooklyn College, B.A., City University of NY (Hunter) M.A., Temple U., PhD.  After 40 years of teaching at Kutztown University, in 2005 I retired.

From Laszlo Ravasz:

I was one of the lucky Hungarians who stayed at Bard College fifty years ago.  I really appreciate this opportunity that was given to me, and will be forever grateful to those who made it possible.  From Bard, I went to the University of Colorado, and later, to the University of Hawaii, where I had received a BBA in Travel Industry Management.  After working for several hotel companies in a variety of management positions, I have retired in Hawaii in 2001.

From Charlotte Remenyik:

Charlotte Remenyik of 56' is attending Hungary 56' conference at Bard and would like to share transportation with someone from the Midwest. Please email her at cremenyik@cox.net for details.

From Maryll Telegdy:

I will never forget Malcolm Bilson our local counselor with whom I later connected in Hungary where he gave a concert.  The world is so small that I had known his later than Bard days wife from childhood.

From Dr. Stephen Hegedus:

Ferenc Kacsinta, Alexander Hegedus, my brother, and I gave many haircuts to our fellow classmates at Bard College.  You may have suspected, but now I will confirm, that I never held a hair cutting scissors in my hands before that day.  Even I was embarrassed by the results my brother created in his attempt to be a barber.

From Dr. Ferenc Holly:

Dear Former School Mates at Bard,  Ex-Hungarian Students:

Unfortunately, I studied English at Bard only for about a month in January of 1957.  Even at 50 new English words per day, that was not quite enough to communicate fluently in English but it did give me a solid linguistic foundation (sufficient so I had to take no more formal English courses) .   In February, I bravely(?)  set out on a bus heading for Cornell for the Spring Semester where Watermargin fraternity provided me with a home, then in June a summer camp counselor job in Vermont. This latter position, being in charge of 3 lively 10 year old boys, finally enabled me to start to speak fluent English by the time the Fall Semester started.  I also managed to pass my qualifying exams at the end of August and was allowed to work for my doctorate in physical chemistry.

I am looking forward to be with you all at the Celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary.

From Marianne Schweitzer (Marika Barnett):

Unfortunately I will not be able to attend, though I have such fond memories of the one month I spent there. I arrived there exactly 50 years ago* and stayed to the end of the program.