Thursday, 09 May 2013 14:38

Susan Law Dake to Address Graduates at SUNY Empire State College

By Staff Report | Education

ALBANY — The Northeast Center of SUNY Empire State College today announced that Susan Dake, president of the Stewart’s Foundation, will deliver the commencement address for the center’s 2013 graduation. The ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. on June 8 at The Egg, Empire State Plaza, Albany. 

Last year, Stewart’s Foundation renewed its commitment to the college and pledged $60,000 for scholarships to be distributed during the subsequent three years. The Empire State College foundation matches this gift, which provides $40,000 annually to SUNY community college graduates in Stewart’s Shops service area. 

About Susan Law Dake 

As president of the Stewart’s Foundation, Dake oversees the allocation of funds to hundreds of nonprofit organizations in communities in which Stewart’s Shops are located. 

In addition, she serves on the nonprofit boards of St. Peter’s Health Partners, Siena College, The Saratoga Foundation, The Arnold Cogswell Fund of the Community Foundation and the Philly and Charlie Dake Foundation and has raised funds for the YMCA of Saratoga, Skidmore College, the Community Hospice, Saratoga Hospital, St. Peter’s Hospital, Emma Willard School, the National Museum of Dance, Home Made Theater and the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. 

Previously, Dake was responsible for communications and public affairs for Stewart’s Shops, an employee- and family-owned convenience store chain, based in Saratoga Springs and founded in 1945. 

She began her professional career as a teacher. Dake first served as an assistant for the Katrina Trask Nursery School and then taught at Greenfield Elementary School and other schools within the Saratoga Springs City School District. Dake earned a Master’s in Reading from the State University of New York at Albany and a B.S. in theater from Skidmore College. Dake resides in Saratoga Springs with her husband Bill; together they have six children and 12 grandchildren.

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