Dr. I. Joyce Swartney

SWARTNEY-Dr. I. Joyce On Tuesday, September 11, 2007, the life and accomplishments of Dr. I. Joyce Swartney ( "Joyce"), a former faculty member at SUNY College at Buffalo, will be celebrated at a 12:15 mass in the Newman Center at 1219 Elmwood Avenue. A reception will follow. Dr. Swartney passed away on June 3, 2007, at the age of 71, in Sarasota, Fl. Dr. Swartney received her PhD from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and joined the faculty at SUNY College at Buffalo in 1968 where she taught undergraduate and graduate courses in Science Education. When she retired in 1994, she was the Associate Dean of Natural and Social Sciences. Well known for her "hands-on, minds-on" science teaching methods, she was highly sought after as a workshop presenter and speaker locally and internationally. She was an active member of NSTA, AETS and the AAUW. In 2004, she was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the Western Section of the Science Teachers Assoc. of NY State. A science education scholarship fund is being arranged in Dr. Swartney's honor. Memorial donations can be sent to: SUNY College at Buffalo Foundation, (In Memory of Dr. Joyce Swartney), 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Cleveland Hall 319, Buffalo, NY 14222. Parking for the Memorial Mass is available in the Psych Center Lot along the fence on the Elmwood Avenue side in front of the Newman Center. If the gate is closed on Elmwood, use the Forest Avenue gate.