During their four decades at Clarkson, President Tony Collins and Karen Collins have touched the lives of countless students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members. Read some of their favorite memories and messages of gratitude here in this digital memory book. (Some submissions have been edited for length.)
Friendship
Paul '73 and Pat StenbergPosted on July 19, 2022
Karen and Tony: You have contributed so much to the development and recognition of Clarkson. Beyond that, Pat and I will always cherish the friendship we developed over the years. Hopefully you will find your way to the West Coast where we might be able to meet and share some memories. Please st
THANK YOU!!!
Matt and Shannon DesrosiersPosted on July 1, 2022
Tony and Karen, Thanks for the unwavering support of Matt, his team, and our family through some of the best moments of our lives. Success has been a total team effort and you have made Clarkson feel like family to us. We will miss you cheering behind the bench, going to your house for Halloween or
Thank You Tony & Karen
William Thomsen '78Posted on July 1, 2022
As an alumnus who has had our entire family involved in Clarkson life during the “The Tony Collins” era, the impact has been immeasurable. From life on the Hill, to theme housing, to the future of the University, Tony has positively impacted us all by strategically innovating and challenging the Cla
Congratulations and Thank You!!
Mary Kay Woods '82Posted on June 30, 2022
If the measurement of a leader is the legacy they leave, Tony and Karen have done an extraordinary job and have set the bar high by their example!! Between them, teams have been created and strengthened, disciplines have been introduced and broadened, campuses added and expanded, and infrastructure
Amazing
Amy Van Kirk '90Posted on June 30, 2022
Tony- I can’t believe you are retiring! What an amazing career you have had at Clarkson. I remember being there to recruit Clarkson students and being so impressed with how you and Karen knew so much about all the students. I also am sharing this photo from a Clarkson event in Syracuse years ago- I
Greetings
Ranjit Advani '70Posted on June 30, 2022
Dear President and Mrs. Collins: What a remarkable career! You truly have earned our admiration and respect. Thank you for all you have done for Clarkson University and the Clarkson Community. Now, as you embark on the next chapter of your career and life, we wish you both Good Health, Continued Su
“Goodbye”
Richard Simmons '62Posted on June 30, 2022
It is time to say “goodbye.” We have enjoyed our time with you and Karen while at Clarkson. Both you and Karen displayed caring, compassion, enthusiasm, willingness to be silly, openness to sharing, and gracious hospitality which we enjoyed and very much appreciated. We value the time spent one-o
Thank You
Jack & Noreen Levitt '68Posted on June 29, 2022
Dear Tony and Karen, We are so pleased to have been able to share time with you over the course of your Presidency. We knew the future of Tech was in good hands. Your leadership has validated that belief many times over. You have shown hard work and dedication, as well as lighthearted comradery. I
Congratulations to the Best President a University Could Ask For
Matthew Turcotte '14Posted on June 29, 2022
Tony & Karen, You both have made Clarkson what it is today. You’ve impacted thousands of lives for the better. You should feel so proud and have a feeling of tremendous accomplishment. It has been an honor
to get to know both of you. You’ve worked tirelessly to make Clarkson the best it can be and i
Best of Luck and Congratulations!
Todd TravisPosted on June 28, 2022
I wanted to wish you and your family the best of luck! It’s been a pleasure serving with you at Clarkson over the last 30-plus years and I’m more than happy to raise a pint of Fosters’ with you to wish you a very happy journey on to your next adventures! One of the highlights for me was definitely
A legacy of which to be proud!
Amy (Taber) Villeneuve '86Posted on June 27, 2022
Dear Tony and Karen, As you embark on your next big adventure, it is important to take a minute to reflect and take a measure of pride in the impact you have had over your decades at Clarkson. The most obvious is the direct impact on the Clarkson students, many of whom have been “first in the family
Congrats on your retirement!
Michelle (Pregent) Wright, CEE '89Posted on June 27, 2022
Tony, I have many fond memories of your classes, working in Rowley Labs, meeting your family over dinner and enjoyed your mentoring and advising. Clarkson has become such an amazing University under your time as President. I don’t know if you realize how many students you’ve impacted in a positive
Thank you!
Kelsey Hamilton '25Posted on June 27, 2022
President Collins and Mrs. Collins– Thank you so much for all that you’ve done for Clarkson staff, Clarkson students, and the Potsdam community. I couldn’t have asked for a better first year! Kelsey Hamilton ’25
Thank You For Your Service and Support
Tony Brancato '88Posted on June 24, 2022
Tony, you have easily been the most supportive and the most approachable Clarkson President I have known since I first arrived on campus in the summer of 1984. I am happy to have had the pleasure of knowing you on a personal level for many years. Your leadership during the University’s most remark
The People’s President
Devin Perkins '10Posted on June 22, 2022
Words cannot describe the impact you have both had on the Clarkson community. I will always remember just how present you both were in all aspects of life at Clarkson. It was never out of the ordinary to see you around campus, and it was always a happy thing. I don’t think in my four years you ever
Well Wishes
Joseph (Joe) Pulicare '78Posted on June 22, 2022
Congratulations Tony on an outstanding career. I want to thank you for your years of dedication to Clarkson and it’s students, always putting them and the University first. Good luck to you and Karen going forward in everything you do. Joseph (Joe) Pulicare ’78
ENJOY your Retirement!
Tess CaslerPosted on June 22, 2022
Tony – many thanks for the memories. Don’t forget to stop by ‘Therapy Thursday’ if you are ever in town…we can always zoom you in! LOL Wishing you and Karen all the BEST in Retirement! Tess Casler
Many thanks, Tony!
John MilnePosted on June 22, 2022
Many thanks, Tony, for your outstanding support to me these past 12 years and for leading all of us at the university! During my on-site job interview visit in December 2009, you gave me the helpful advice that you typically took domestic plane flights from Syracuse and international flights from Mo
Wish you all the best
Dan Nieser '86Posted on June 20, 2022
Dr. Collins – I wish you and Karen all the best. We both arrived in 1982 and you were my advisor. I so appreciated your time, coaching, and kindness. After my sophomore year, you helped partner me with a graduate student for a summer internship that was an invaluable experience. Thank you for al
The very best retirement wishes and a big thank you!
Mario & Anja WriedtPosted on June 20, 2022
Dear Tony, I still very much remember the welcome dinner with you and Karen when I joined the Clarkson Family in 2013. What a great evening. Many more dinners at your house followed which I have always enjoyed. You have been always an inspiration in any regard. Clarkson is what it is because of you.
No colored mulch
Alex FrenchPosted on June 20, 2022
I fondly remember being in President Collins’ office toward the end of my graduate degree program. I told him that as a former landscaper I did not like colored mulch and putting all of those paints on the ground. I requested just a natural mulch for the campus. President Collins stepped over to his
Accepted Students Day: Impersonating Tony
Angelina Spielman '24Posted on June 20, 2022
I still can’t believe you called me up on stage to perform my (quite accurate if I do say so myself) impersonation of your weekly covid videos! We will miss you and “the office.” Just remember, when in doubt, find a good hockey analogy! #DoNotLetCovidGetTheWinOverUs Angelina Spielman ’24
Best of luck in your next life chapter
Edward Murphy '65Posted on June 20, 2022
Thank you for your service to Clarkson and your help in maintaining the fraternity system at Clarkson, especially your help in allowing the reinstatement of Sigma Delta. It was/is an important part of my Clarkson experience! Again GOOD LUCK in your next life endeavor. Edward Murphy ’65
Appreciation
Ian Lang '04Posted on June 17, 2022
I, Ian Lang, appreciate how you welcomed me into the community. I had no clue what college would be like since prominent ivy league opponents were heavily recruiting me. And, thanks for inviting me to watch hockey games from your perspective. Ian Lang ’04
Best Wishes On Your Retirement
Don Hall '73Posted on June 17, 2022
Tony and Karen, We wish a happy and healthy retirement. It is well deserved! While I had graduated and left Clarkson before you arrived on campus, I have tried to stay connected with what was happening in Potsdam. I had the pleasure of meeting you twice in Houston and once in Colorado Springs. Y
Thank you from CAMP and it’s Affiliates
Devon ShippPosted on June 17, 2022
Dear Tony and Karen, Thank you for everything you have done for Clarkson and especially CAMP. I hope it was clear at the 2022 CAMP meeting in Clayton that your efforts and energy are greatly appreciated by faculty, students, NY state, and our industrial partners. Here is what I was given by Corning
Compassion
Skip & Ginny DenekaPosted on June 16, 2022
One of Tony’s great strengths is his compassion and focus on people. A prime example of this is when he and Karen came to Corning for the Memorial Service for our son Tom, Clarkson MS ’98. Skip & Ginny Deneka
For support
Nicholas Theurich '23Posted on June 16, 2022
Thank you Tony for supporting Clarkson University Rocketry Club when it seemed like no one else would. Nicholas Theurich ’23
You are amazing
Jide OyerindePosted on June 16, 2022
You make people feel very comfortable with you. The day I saw you honoring the launching of a new student club with your presence, you won my heart completely. Though I have not had reasons to meet you, every time I see you, I see in you a notable role model for the Clarkson community, even when you
Thanks, TC!
Melissa Lindell Posted on June 16, 2022
Tony, It has been an honor to have my office located right next to yours for the past five years! Thanks for guiding me when I was new in my role, and for being patient when I began drafting quotes for you. I will miss you stopping by and looking for a little afternoon snack from my treat bowl! 🙂 A
What a great ride it’s been!
Lorraine HarperPosted on June 16, 2022
Hi Tony and Karen, What a great ride it’s been! I wish you and your family all the best. Please take it easy and enjoy slowing down, you deserve to sit back and relax! I’ll miss seeing your friendly smiles on campus. HUGS to both of you! Lorraine Harper
Kiss and Beans
Elizabeth Fessenden '77Posted on June 16, 2022
Tony and Karen, There are so many memories…..I’ll pick just two. The Search Committee conducted interviews with candidates off Wolf Rd in Albany. I was positioned such that I could see Tony drive up to the front of the hotel, hop out of the driver’s seat as Karen exited the passenger seat. As Ka
Thank you Mr. President!
Sri Siva Rama Krishna Hanup VegiPosted on June 16, 2022
Tony, Thank you for all the vision you had throughout your tenure that paved an everlasting impression be it infrastructure, curriculum, people. A better idea may pop up in future but all that matters is the effort that went in to give rise to and execute it. I admire your efforts and passion for yo
Many Thanks
Jackson Foster '81Posted on June 16, 2022
Dear President Collins: Congratulations on your upcoming retirement. I wish you and your wife many happy years of good health as you begin the next chapter of your lives. You provided exceptional service to Clarkson through your years of service. I was so proud of your videos to us addressing th
Thank you
Brian HelenbrookPosted on June 16, 2022
I just wanted to say how much I appreciate all that you and Karen did for the students. I am thinking in particular of the MAE student who was in Iraq and ended up needing emergency heart surgery in a hospital in Syracuse. (Chris U… ?). In any case, you guys visited him in the hospital and he e
Parent of a triple legacy and Alum!!
Michelle Mattick '89Posted on June 16, 2022
Tony, thanks for all you’ve done for the University! It’s grown so much since we graduated in ‘89, and your leadership so appreciated as I saw the evolution as a parent! We’ll miss you both!!! Cheers!!! ❤️ Michelle Mattick ’89
Thank you
Peter Ricciardi '64Posted on June 16, 2022
Thank you for the tireless effort you have contributed to the benefit of Clarkson`s past, present and future. Peter Ricciardi ’64
Yankee game memories
Lisa Napolione '87Posted on June 16, 2022
What a wonderful evening to celebrate you Tony!! With so much gratitude, Lisa Napolione ’87
Great Reign
Lawrence Kingsley '85Posted on June 16, 2022
Tony (and Karen), You leave Clarkson a far better place because of you both. Many memories from fun evenings spent together in Potsdam and a few on the river. Your imprint will be indelible and your reputation very long lasting. The Clarkson community will miss your enthusiastic and inviting styl
C-o-l-l-I-n-s spells relief
Karen SpierdowisPosted on June 16, 2022
Dear President Collins, Sending my daughter off for the first time during a pandemic spelled panic. I cannot tell you how much I appreciated all of your announcements and talks throughout the years. I always felt comfortable with my daughter at Clarkson, knowing you were steering the ship. Thank you
All the very best
Doug '74 and Roberta DahlerPosted on June 16, 2022
Tony and Karen: Thanks for all you have done for Clarkson. Enjoy your retirement!! Doug ’74 and Roberta Dahler
Best Wishes For Your Next Adventure!
Chris Wightman '86Posted on June 16, 2022
Dear Tony, All the best to you and Karen from an old alumnus and past Corning Incorporated representative on the CAMP BoD. May you both love the next set of adventures ahead of you! Cheers! Chris Wightman ’86
Thanks for Everything!
Nicholas Liotta '17Posted on June 16, 2022
In a time of much change in higher education, you steered Clarkson in a direction where it has a very strong position and bright outlook for the future. Your support for the university, including the pep band, has been outstanding. It is hard to imagine somebody who would have served Clarkson better
With gratitude for your service
James Inskeep '94Posted on June 16, 2022
Greetings Mrs. & Mr. Collins, As a transfer student to Clarkson in 1992, I had only two years to absorb it. And yet, it left a very positive lasting experience on me. Some of it circumstantial such as great roommates and proximity to Adirondacks… however I did get a job that I eventually came to
Farewell Tony and Karen. I wish you and your family the very best.
Catherine Fuller Avadikian ’97Posted on June 16, 2022
Catherine Avadikian ’97 – Tony, You were by far, the longest CU President that I have had the pleasure of working with during my tenure at Clarkson; and there have been five! Having said that, working with you began long before you became President. I remember very well one of our first meetings,
THANKS FOR INCLUDING US.
Neil Fisher '69Posted on June 15, 2022
Tony and Karen, If might be so bold. We want to thank you for bringing us back into the fold. We had participated in many alumni events prior to your arrival and never really felt included. Your warm greeting on alumni weekend was nice but when we met a second time and you genuinely seemed to rememb
My First Day at Clarkson
Nolan Hogle '23Posted on June 15, 2022
When I arrived on campus for my first day of class, I had absolutely no idea where I was going. My class was in the science center, and I was in CAMP looking around for the classroom. I finally found someone that helped me and showed me how to get to the science center from where I was. I didn’t rea
Friends
Bob Mann '69Posted on June 15, 2022
I remember just what good friends Tony and Karen were to my wife (JoAnne) and I when we visited Tech periodically to recruit for Exxon Mobil Corp! They couldn’t have been nicer. Last Christmas, they sent a selfie of themselves in front of their Christmas tree toasting JoAnne (now passed) and me w
Enjoy your life!
Meichan Luo '22Posted on June 15, 2022
As a newcomer, I would say thank you for each message you sent out when an emergency happened. Enjoy your life ahead, there’s more wonder to explore! Meichan Luo ’22
My dog, the “Pace-Setter”
Kelly NormanPosted on June 15, 2022
On weekends I would often come into my office before we opened Deneka Fitness Center to check emails and get an early morning workout in. I would bring my beloved, GoldenDoodle, Hadley, every chance I got. Although according to campus policy, pets were not permitted in the workplace. (Formal apology
A Heartfelt Thank You
Daniel Horn '15Posted on June 15, 2022
Dear Tony and Karen, Congratulations on your extremely well-deserved retirement! Clarkson is a better institution in countless ways all thanks to the love, dedication, and vision you both gave to the students, faculty, and staff over the years. I cannot express my gratitude to you enough for the mar
The Ultimate Academic Power Couple
Ed Robinson '74Posted on June 15, 2022
As I mentioned in our last meeting, your departure from Clarkson and Potsdam will leave a massive hole for the folks who replace you. It would be hard to imagine two finer people who could make more significant contributions to students, to alumni, to the university, to the community, and to the en
Congratulations!
Mike Boudway '93Posted on June 15, 2022
Congratulations on a job well done! Wishing you success in your future endeavors! Mike Boudway ’93
Recognition from a distant in space and time
James Joseph '62Posted on June 15, 2022
I do not have any close memories of President Collins. That is my fault and loss. I have heard a lot about President Collins; especially when he was working with the guys at DU/ Lambda (my fraternity) a few years ago. All I can say, is that anybody who can put up with being president of a universit
Thank You!
Michaele-Lynne Beckstein '09Posted on June 15, 2022
Tony and Karen, all the best wishes from the Jacot/Beckstein family. Your phone call to my mother after my dad passed away is the epitome of the Clarkson Experience. It meant so much to us. Thank you for all the wonderful pep band memories and for your support throughout the years. You will not soon
Best Chimichurri!
Jo Ann RobertsPosted on June 15, 2022
Although I had more interactions with you, Tony, while working at the St. Lawrence County Chamber as their Events & Promotions Manager, I’m very excited to now work in Clarkson’s Career Center. Helping our students achieve their future employment goals has been very rewarding. Favorite memory, how
Farewell and good luck
Leila BoyeaPosted on June 15, 2022
Dear Tony & Karen: Thank you for all the support and leadership you have shown Clarkson over the years. You will be missed. Good luck in future endeavors and enjoy your time. Leila Boyea
Fond memories
John PatersonPosted on June 15, 2022
Hope you and your family are enjoying your retirement. I Remember meeting you at alumni hockey and COGO get togethers chatting with you and Mrs Collins :times and memories of Clarkson I never forget . Hope you feel the love from Clarkson as well. John Paterson
Thank you!
Cathy McNamara and Chad TessierPosted on June 15, 2022
Tony and Karen; Thank you for your years of service and leadership to Clarkson and the north country. Wishing you all the best as you begin your next chapter. Fondly, Cathy McNamara and Chad Tessier
Happy Retirement!
Traci GiffinPosted on June 15, 2022
I wish you both nothing but happiness in this next life chapter. Relax & enjoy time with your family and each other. You will be missed but never forgotten. Let’s Go Tech!
well wishes
Dawn AllenPosted on June 15, 2022
I wish you well and I hope you enjoy your next chapter of life. We will all miss you. Dawn Allen
Congratulations!
Bose IyiolaPosted on June 15, 2022
Happy Retirement, President Collins! You have been an amazing leader to us all, and we wish you and your family all the best on this next chapter in your life as you celebrate your retirement. Thanks so much for all your hard work at Clarkson University.
Bose Iyiola
Many thanks and best wishes
Kate KruegerPosted on June 15, 2022
Dear Tony and Karen, Thank you for making my introduction to Clarkson University this past year a welcoming one! I feel privileged to have gotten to meet you and to see the positive impact you’ve both had on Clarkson. Though my first year was your last, it gave me an opportunity to see how much peop
Thank You!
Ben GaebelPosted on June 15, 2022
Thank you both so much for all of the support over the years. You will be greatly missed by everyone at Clarkson. I surely hope our paths cross again someday. Thank you! Ben Gaebel
Wish you a Happy healthy retirement!
Diana RichardsonPosted on June 15, 2022
The best to you both. Enjoy your retirement! Do all the things you have always wanted to do and enjoy. We are only here one time and have to Live, Laugh, Love, and enjoy our lives. Thank you for being a great president of Clarkson. You have helped Clarkson in many ways. You are a great speaker
Thank you
Seema RiveraPosted on June 15, 2022
Thank you, Tony, for always making me feel welcome and appreciated at Clarkson. In addition, I appreciated your insight and candor when we served on the ReImagine committee together. I greatly appreciate your leadership and you will be missed. Have a very well-deserved break! Thank you! Seema Ri
Thank you
Craig WoodworthPosted on June 15, 2022
Thank you for your many years of leadership and service. Clarkson is a better place due in part to your hard work. I hope that you and Karen have continued happiness and good health in the future. Craig Woodworth
Thank You & Best Wishes!
Todd & Patty DeshanePosted on June 15, 2022
To Tony and Karen: Thank you for all of your years of dedication and service to Clarkson and the Potsdam area! Best wishes to you in the future! Todd & Patty Deshane
A huge thank you
Andrew and Raeleen Willard Posted on June 15, 2022
President and Mrs. Collins, We cannot thank you enough for your dedication to Clarkson and making it an international hub for engineering. You have provided top notch education during unprecedented times while keeping safety and health in the forefront the entire time. As a parent of an upcoming
Australia is home because of you
Courtney Green '12Posted on June 15, 2022
Thank you two for your support and encouragement over my 4 years at Clarkson. Australia would not be home if you hadn’t encouraged me to push beyond my comfort zone and do a study abroad. I’ve messaged you to keep you posted because in reflecting I’ve realized the small words and actions that helped
Congratulations
Howard Withey '69Posted on June 15, 2022
Tony, my wife and I met you at my 50 year reunion, Class of 1969. We spent some time with you and your wife at your campus home along with several other friends also attending the reunion. We all thank you very much for what you’ve accomplished at Clarkson. Things were very different when we graduat
Tribute to Paula Cutler Relyea (’85)
Ruth Hartcorn '85Posted on June 15, 2022
Paula Cutler Relyea (’85) so wished to see her son, Sean Relyea, graduate before she lost her battle with cancer. Sadly, her dream was not to be. But when Sean did graduate, President Collins was so gracious as to make a graveside visit that day, in full regalia, with Sean and his father David Rel
Thanks Is Not Enough
Kevin Cunningham ‘90Posted on June 15, 2022
Tony and Karen, Those 3 words by themselves have had so much impact on Clarkson. First, Tony, unlike your predecessors you introduced yourself as Tony and not President Collins. This created an approachability unseen in my years at Clarkson. I watched several graduations and the personal connection
Delta Upsilon
John Baummer '24Posted on June 15, 2022
To a leader, educator, and President, Your time at Clarkson will not be forgotten. As the newest president of the Clarkson Chapter of Delta Upsilon, I can not help but be saddened by your departure. In years past, many great fraternal presidents have looked up to you for guidance and support, and wi
Thank you
Russ Vitallo '06Posted on June 15, 2022
Hi President Collins, I played basketball at Clarkson from 2002-2006. During my Senior year my Dad wrote you a letter about the difficult experience I had with the head coach back then. You wrote back to us a really nice handwritten letter with some great advice. I always appreciated that and never
Tony Collins – the Energizer Bunny of college presidents
Bill Cotter '73Posted on June 15, 2022
Tony, as I look back at the LONG list of the ways you improved the Clarkson experience it makes me tired just reading it. How you managed to do all that and stay so energetic and enthusiastic is amazing. All of us connected with Clarkson are better for having known you – and future students who may
Goodbye from Greta!
Greta Kerwin '23Posted on June 15, 2022
Dear Tony & Karen Collins, I wanted to thank you for all the support you’ve given me these past three years! I remember when I met the two of you in 2019. Back when I was still only considering Clarkson! I remember embarrassing myself in front of Nico Sturm trying to speak german and getting posted
Gratitude and thanks
Michael and Amy BaringerPosted on June 15, 2022
During the pandemic, when our son Luke was searching for schools – you and your wife opened up your home to us along with the Munter family. Your hospitality that day, combined with the lure of Clarkson sealed our students choice. He spent the past year finding a new home and family at Clarkson. We
Givers Never Lack
Agbor Esong Effiom '22Posted on June 15, 2022
I have read how your lives and service have blessed many within and probably without the Clarkson community. It is my prayer for you that Your Source will never run dry and Your living will continuously penetrate the hearts of men and pull them closer to the God in your hearts. God bless you more. A
Best Wishes
Omkar Deo '11Posted on June 15, 2022
Dear Tony and Karen, Wish you all the very best. Have a long and happy retired life! Take care and enjoy every day! Omkar Deo ’11
Best wishes
Janyce Brennan Fadden '77Posted on June 15, 2022
Dear Tony and Karen, Thanks for your leadership, fellowship and friendship to our university and to the region. You made a lasting impact from which generations will prosper. Enjoy thoroughly this next chapter of your lives. Kind regards, Janyce Brennan Fadden ’77
Godspeed
Diane DiFrancesco '77Posted on June 15, 2022
Dear Tony and Karen, Sending love and hugs from a favorite Chicago alum!! Best to you both. What you’ve done for Clarkson is a fabulous legacy. I, for one, will be eternally grateful. Let’s keep in touch. Love you guys, DD CEO and Founder of DLD QUALITY ENGINEERING and DLD CAREER COACHING Diane DiF
Knowing you both
Phil Wesler '48Posted on June 15, 2022
The years have just flown by. I’ll be celebrating my 74th anniversary this summer, and over those years I have been acquainted with several presidents, of the university and the college before. It was a”little college in upstate New York that nobody had heard of” to a well-known university that it i
Tony, you and Karen will be missed!
Tom Walker '67 & '69Posted on June 15, 2022
Hi Tony, That time has come, eh? Well, I hope you and Karen will travel, travel, and travel some more. Provence would be my first trip. I just would like you to know I really value our friendship … from when you agreed to serve the NYS Section AWWA as Student Activities Chair through the present.
How Tony Got Tenure
Joseph VisalliPosted on June 15, 2022
I was working at the NYS Energy R&D Authority as a Program Manager for Environmental Studies when we awarded a contract to Tony and another professor in the Environmental Engineering Department to study the effectiveness of anaerobic pretreatment of municipal wastewater on reducing the energy needed
Slip n’ Slide Soap Raid
Patrick Keller '07Posted on June 15, 2022
Freshman year I was hanging out with a friend from home who was a sophomore and his friends. They had decided to get some plastic sheets from a local hardware store and make a slip n’ slide down the side of Woodstock hill. I’m not sure where the initial supply of soap and water came from, but when w
Congratulations on a job well done.
John Lester '52Posted on June 15, 2022
Tony & Karen, I wish you well in the next stage of your lives. You have left an incredible and indelible imprint on Clarkson University, and its many alumni during your many years of leadership. You have made me very proud of this fine university, and has solidified the decision that I made 74 yea
Congratulations
Tom Brown '75Posted on June 15, 2022
Dear Tony and Karen — Congratulations. Thank you so much for everything you both have done to make Clarkson so much better. It was my pleasure to see you on my (occasional) trips to Clarkson for Advisory council meetings. You have had a lasting impression on Clarkson, its students and faculty.
Good Luck
Bryan Greene '04Posted on June 15, 2022
Tony, Congratulations on your retirement and thank you for everything you did for Clarkson. I still remember speaking at your inauguration. Best of luck and hope to see you in the future. Thanks,Bryan Greene ’04
The Greatest Short Speech
Harry Dunn '66Posted on June 15, 2022
In 2018, near Situate, MA, a small group of Clarkson hockey alumni gathered to honor former coach, Len Ceglarski. President Tony Collins quietly appeared and stayed in the background. After Lenny was presented a glorious picture of himself and perennial Trainer, Pinky Ryan, Tony stepped forward to d
Thanks for inspiring me
Mike BissonettePosted on June 15, 2022
Tony and Karen, It has been such an honor for me to meet you two. I always enjoyed our chats at alumni events in CA and at the CU campus when back to NY visiting relatives in Malone. Tony, I don’t believe you truly understand what it meant to me when you introduced me to the Beacon folks for consid
Thank You from Vansh
Vansh Bataviya '25Posted on June 15, 2022
Thank you Tony for everything you have done for Clarkson. Thank you Tony for making Clarkson a welcoming place for all and any around the world. Thank you Tony for paving a foundation to future generations of Clarkson. Thank you Tony! Vansh Bataviya ’25
Best wishes
Alan ChristianPosted on June 15, 2022
Best wishes on your next adventure(s) Karen and Tony! Sincerely, Alan Christian
Thank You
Gabriela McSwieneyPosted on June 15, 2022
Good evening President Tony Collins and Karen Collins, Though I have only known you both for only one year as it was your final year serving Clarkson and my first year as a college student, I can safely say that you both have touched the hearts and minds of the entire Clarkson community. I remember
Thank you!
Career Center TeamPosted on June 15, 2022
Thank you for all your support and dedication to our department over the years. Wishing you all the best as you embark on the next chapter of your journey. Career Center Team
Brunch with Tony
Victoria Villeneuve '16Posted on June 15, 2022
Our spring semester senior year my roommates and I hosted a brunch every Friday morning. We invited one friend each week with a printed invitation for fun. On our senior week, along with our friend who was an exchange student from Tony’s alma mater in Australia, we thought it would be fun to invite
Best Wishes and Thank You
Jamie Natour '84Posted on June 15, 2022
I would like to express my deep appreciation for the top-tier education I received at Clarkson. Your dedication and hard work has allowed me to achieve my life’s goals. I am very grateful for all your efforts through the years on behalf of the s students to ensure the level of education that contrib