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Thank you for all your years of dedication to teaching and our OT department. It wouldn't be what it is today without your vision and commitment. 

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I had the privilege to learn from you in OT school 20 years ago and then have you as a colleague and mentor! Thank you for your endless lessons in teaching, learning, service and scholarship. I wish you the best in your next chapter! What an honor to have learned and worked with a legend in the OT field and at IC.

Aly Pasquale

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Carole has a significant passion for and commitment to study abroad experiences for students. She worked tirelessly to advise and support OT students in preparing to study abroad and led many trips over the years. One of our alums shared “She made me feel comfortable in a new country I’ve never been to before and was such a great presence to be around with her great humor, stories, and support!” Carole’s legacy includes the endowed Carole White Dennis Study Abroad scholarship which further exemplifies her leadership and service in this area.

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Carole is also a staunch advocate for occupational justice and environmental sustainability. She brought these important perspectives into the classroom and into her research to help students understand the bigger picture in the profession. One of our alums shared “She made learning exciting for me. I am so thankful for her guidance. Each day as an OT I carry with me the skills I learned from Carole Dennis at Ithaca College.” One of our current faculty members shared “I had the privilege to have Carole as a professor and as a colleague. I was able to learn so much from her at both stages of our interaction. She is a kindhearted and devoted educator, researcher and has contributed so much of her life to OT and the ICOT program.”

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Carole is well known for her commitment to engaging undergraduate and graduate students in significant research work, most recently, the NSF funded project Tots on Bots. This interdisciplinary project involved countless students over the years and fully engaged them in the research process. Carole’s passion for scholarly work resulted in numerous publications and presentations, many of which included students. To honor Carole’s work, the department named a student award on her behalf the Carole Dennis White Research Award. This award is given to a student who exhibits exceptional research skills during their undergraduate career. The student contributes to the evidence base in occupational therapy through dissemination of scholarly works. The student demonstrates strong skills in research collaboration and embodies the scholarly attitude of a future clinical scholar.

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After 22 years of dedicated service to the Department of Occupational Therapy Department, Professor Carole Dennis is retiring from Ithaca College.  Carole joined IC when the OT program was in its infancy and was instrumental in ensuring its early and ongoing success. Carole served in important leadership roles in the department including Chair and Graduate Chair. During her tenure at IC, Carole was highly engaged in service and leadership across campus and served as a research mentor for many faculty and students.

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“Thank you for teaching me how to become the occupational therapist I am today. Your guidance through school and life within my years at IC will always be cherished. All the best on your new journey of retirement!

Love, Eileen P. Sheridan

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Carole, you are such a special person in my life. You have been my unconditional support system and have always been there for me when I needed it. I am so grateful for all you have taught me and you have shaped me into the practitioner I am today.
-Shari D. Kaplan, Donor of the Carole White Dennis Study Abroad Scholarship

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I wouldn’t be an OT or have my master’s at all without Carole. She supported me both professionally and personally through a very difficult time and I will forever be thankful she believed I could succeed.
Alice B. Hiller

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Carole.
Thank you for bringing me into the world of higher education! When I relocated to Ithaca in 2006, you were the first OT I had contact with. I contacted you wondering where pediatric therapists worked in Ithaca. You said that I should come help with the OT program at Ithaca College. Never in a million years had I seen myself in the academic setting. Fourteen years later, I’m still here and love it every day! Thank you for serving as a mentor, encouraging me to pursue scholarly activities, and always receiving my ideas with a warm smile. I send you heartfelt congratulations on your retirement. You have touched so many lives through your career. Enjoy your next chapter!

Best, Amie Germain

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Carol, I feel so blessed to have been led by you into the world of academia! I thank you for your passion, understanding, high expectations and commitment to IC and OT.  After 13 years at IC, I will reflect fondly on our time together and the many shared dreams, giggles,  and tears.  Thank you for believing in me and helping me to blend my love for being in the clinic with my new found love of teaching...truly an amazing experience!  Enjoy your retirement and I hope to get a postcard every once in a while from a far away land!
Besos, Jessica Valdez Taves

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Carole Supporting OT Alpha Eta Inductees 2010

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Carole, Congratulations on your retirement from Ithaca College. Thanks for being a mentor to so many of our students. I’ve enjoyed our time working together, and will miss your friendly smile!
Xoxo Anne Carlineo

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Carole,
I have always been impressed with your passion and motivation for student-centeredness and the  way you make others feel that you are truly attending and listening to them. I thank you so much for how welcoming you were when I first came to the department and how you helped me "learn the ropes". I am very grateful for your mentorship and friendship throughout my time at IC. I will miss our informal office and hallway chats and the multiple times I "startled" you in your office when I meant to walk into my own.

You have left a great legacy at IC and your caring and commitment to our students is something to aspire to. You are not really retiring, but merely changing your context as you continue to develop and work towards bringing your TotBot out of the lab and into peoples' lives and homes. Your on-going work towards improving the lives of the clients you have dedicated your scholarship to will be a crowning glory of your vast contributions to occupational justice. I am thankful that you have been a part of my journey.

Wishing you only joy, new adventures, and much success.
Shannon Scott

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Hi Carole,
All the best for a wonderful retirement life full of all the challenges and exciting opportunities you desire. Thanks so much for all your dedication to OT - both on campus and through your work in research and on behalf of the profession. You have certainly made a big difference in the lives of so many over your career.
All the best,
Diane

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I hope you are off and running to a fantastic (yet busy I’m sure) retirement!

You have been such a large presence in my success as an OT, starting out as my advisor and thesis advisor as a student. I remember Sunday morning meetings at your house, working through my thesis. Down the road, I ran into you at Cinemopolis and a few days later, you asked me if I would be interested in teaching. After a moment of complete shock, I said yes and the rest is history! And finally, inviting me to be a part of your powered mobility research and trusting that I wouldn’t break the robot. Your kindness  has certainly been greatly appreciated as well.

The OT department will certainly not be the same without you!

All the very best,

Jenn Iglthaler

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Carole,
Since we first met when I was a faculty candidate, you have shown me what genuine care and mentorship looks like-- from offering your house while I searched for my own, to taking the time to check in and truly listen, to always offering that I sit down and chat when I would come to your office with questions (lots and lots of questions). Your mentorship has made me a better educator and researcher and I will be forever grateful for having you in my life and career.

The monstera cutting you gave me my first year at IC has tripled in size and represents how your support and guidance have helped me to grow and flourish. To pay it forward, I have shared a clipping of this maturing monstera with a fellow plant-loving research student of my own.

I am just one example of the thousands of students and colleagues you have touched over your long and illustrious career. Our department and profession are better for having you in them.

Thank you, Carole, for everything.

Best,
Jenna Heffron

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Can’t thank you enough for all the support that you’ve given me over the years and for all the inspiration.  All the best to you and John as you embark on this well deserved and earned transition and find meaning in wonderful new ways.  Let’s stay in touch!
Warm regards,
Amy Gerney

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So glad I had the chance to work with you these last 8 years, Carole. Your commitment to mentoring students, participating in rigorous research in our field, and focusing on issues related to social justice and sustainability, all while maintaining excellence in your teaching has been such an inspiration. Your support in my early years of teaching and trying to find the balance with scholarly productivity was essential and I wouldn't be where I am today without it.  Hope the retirement journey is a beautiful one and you come back and say hello sometimes to those of us following in your footsteps.

Kim Wilkinson

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Wishing you the very best in this next phase of your life. I want to thank you once again for all those guest lectures you did in my Dysphagia class on adaptive equipment...sooo appreciate.
Best,
Mary Pitti

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It was truly a pleasure getting to know you.  I wish you good health and peace in retirement.  Keep on smiling! - Raj

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You've created a wonderful past, now plan to enjoy all the special times ahead. It was always a pleasure when I had an opportunity to work with you - a true professional who always had a smile and good word.  Now the real fun starts!
All the best, --Gary (Sforzo)

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Carole,
Thank you for all of the kindness and support you have shown to me over the years. Sometimes they were just little things - a smile, a quick chat in the hallway - these are the moments that make great colleagues. I wish you all the best in the next chapter. Take great care of yourself.
Skott Jones (SLPA)

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Congratulations, Carole—in an incredible and impactful career! Your bright and energetic smile always made my day and your inquiring and compassionate mind always made our interactions enjoyable and rewarding! Be well, live well and be strong! All my best! PG

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Carole- You have been a mentor for me for over 20 years and I am grateful for everything I learned from you as student, colleague, and friend. I wish you and your family all the very best and look forward to hearing about your gardens and travels and all the other meaningful endeavors you will experience in your retirement. We miss you already! Julie Dorsey

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Carole, I have you to thank for guiding me through OT school from freshman orientation to graduation day. You were always a calm, wise mentor that I looked up to not only for my future as an occupational therapist, but as person transitioning into adulthood. You demonstrate the meaning of grace; you have experienced so much, endured so much, and provide so much valuable insight to life. Wishing you all the best in your new chapter of retirement. I know you will travel well. Thank you for making the OT I am today!

Warm Regards,
Eileen Sheridan '11/'12

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It was great working with you over the years.  Enjoy! - Marilyn

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Congratulations on your retirement!! Your presence on campus but especiallyin the department will be missed! Enjoy retirement !!

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Carole,
I've learned so much from you and in so many ways...connecting on a human level (genuinely asking how things were going), mentoring with
just about everything at work, and helping me expand my thinking in so many areas. I hope you are enjoying every minute and taking in all that you can. We miss you and wish you the very best!  Thank you for everything and take good care!
Hugs,
Michelle Bradshaw

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Hope you enjoy being a time millionaire, and you get to do all the things you've put off until retirement, You will be missed! 

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Hope you enjoy being a time millionaire, and you get to do all the things you've put off until retirement, You will be missed! 

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Thank you for helping to make me the OT I am today!

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Thank you for helping to make me the OT I am today!

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Carole,
Thank you for everything you did to support me on my journey at IC. You always encouraged my creativity and allowed me to think outside the box. Your support and advocacy for my research was truly remarkable, I could not have done it without you. So very proud and honored to share a published paper with you :)
All the very best in your next endeavors. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for everything!

With love,
Rachel Bambrick