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Dr. William Ashbaugh, Associate Professor and Chair of the History Department at the SUNY College at Oneonta, has been awarded an international Fulbright Scholar grant to teach and conduct research in Kyoto, Japan.
As part of his assignment, Ashbaugh will teach courses on U.S. Foreign Relations and the Cold War through film to graduate students in the new Global Studies program at Doshisha University in Kyoto.
A recipient of the 2008 SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, William Ashbaugh joined the SUNY Oneonta faculty in 2001.  He holds a doctorate in history from Temple University and a master's in Asian history from San Diego State University. 


Otsego County Chamber board officers for 2010 will include Mark Grygiel, of NYCM Insurance, as chair, Roxana Hulburt, ISD, as 1st vice-chair and Tanya Shalor, Publisher of The Daily Star, as 2nd vice-chair. Chamber President and CEO Rob Robinson will continue as secretary/treasurer.
New Directors for the Chamber include Carolyn Lewis, economic developer for Otsego County Economic Development, Nick Savin, district superintendent of ONC BOCES in Stamford, Steve Sinniger, Otsego County Farm Bureau, and Eric Jervis, Harlem and Jervis Law Office.
The chamber also thanks Peter Livshin, past chair and Rich Harlem for their two terms of service to the Board.