Bravo to Professor of Chemistry Ray Giguere

Excerpted from the editorial "Boos and Bravos," Glens Falls Post- Star , February 26, 2007 

Bravos to Skidmore College chemistry professor Raymond Giguere and the late Mike DeJoseph, a longtime Corinth chemistry teacher, who will never get their names on a Nobel Prize for curing cancer?but who nonetheless may have played a significant role should a cure be found. That's because they are credited by cancer researcher Patrick Harran for inspiring him to enter and excel in this field of study.

Harran, of Corinth, is a biochemistry professor in Texas who is working in developing a compound that shows promise as a cancer treatment. DeJoseph, who died in 2002, was Harran's teacher in high school who got him interested in chemistry. Giguere was Harran's chemistry professor at Skidmore College. There, he saw Harran's promise and encouraged him to participate in research projects and to pursue a graduate degree. Had these inspirational teachers not recognized this student's potential and volunteered their time and effort to help him, he might not be where he is today?and the cure for cancer might be a bit further out of reach. To all teachers like DeJoseph and Giguere, who inspire and encourage students every day, Bravos to you all.

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2007 the Post-Star