I am very pleased to report that the Hudson Valley Community College Foundation has purchased 11 Whitman Court in Troy as the future Gordon N. ’62 and Linda S. Zuckerman Alumni House and president’s residence for Hudson Valley Community College. The Foundation Board approved the naming of the Alumni House during its Nov. 17 meeting and closed on the sale of the property Nov. 22.
The college Foundation, an independent, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation, identified real estate ventures as a core priority during long-range strategic planning activities held in 2020. The Alumni House is the Foundation’s first investment property, and it will serve as an ideal venue for Foundation and Alumni Association cultivation activities. It will also be the official residence of the college president and a space to host guests of the Foundation and college.
I am proud to share that this historic house – designed by local renowned architect Marcus Cummings with his son Frederick – was purchased with unrestricted Foundation funds and a leadership gift from class of 1962 alumnus Gordon Zuckerman. Future donations to the house and naming opportunities will be announced in the new year.
Gordon has served on the Foundation board since 2004, as chairperson from 2013 to 2015, and as executive committee member from 2015 to present. In 2007, he established a scholarship fund that honors his late wife, a business professor for 45 years at SUNY Adirondack. And, he was instrumental in fundraising activities for the college’s Promise of our Region and Science Center capital campaigns.
After beginning his higher education at Hudson Valley, Gordon graduated from Union College with a B.S. in Chemistry and Mathematics. He served in the Army in Vietnam, and entered the insurance industry in 1970, eventually serving as president of Murray and Zuckerman, Inc. a nationally recognized life, health, group and annuity brokerage firm located in Schenectady.
We were proud to present Gordon with the Foundation’s Outstanding Philanthropist award in 2015 and the inaugural Distinguished Alumnus honor in 2018. He remains a highly engaged member of our campus community, recently serving on committees such as the Strategic Planning Steering Committee and Interfaith Community Forum Planning Committee.
In 2000, the college sold the former college president’s residence located in the Town of Brunswick, a gift from the estate of Margarit Amstuz. Now, our Foundation, in partnership with donors like Gordon, is proud to invest in the college’s future with the creation of a new Alumni House and a formal residence for the college president.
The college community will be invited to tour the new house during an opening event planned for the spring.
Regina LaGatta
Executive Director, External and Government Affairs
Hudson Valley Community College Foundation
Published: Tue, 23 Nov 2021 13:00:33 +0000 by r.lagatta