As a transfer student, Donnery Apker played three seasons for Oneonta from 1978-81. She helped the team performance and captured the record for points in a single game (41) that stood until 1990. Still still holds the single game record for field goals with 18 set in her 1980 performance versus Potsdam. She is second in season points prior to the 3-pt. shot with 350. The team went 28-28 during her career and qualified one season for the NYSAIAW tournament.
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In 52 career games played, Donnery Apker scored 835 points and grabbed 463 rebounds. She also blocked 53 shots and recorded 126 steals. Her 16.1 points per-game is still the career record for the program.
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Donnery Apker earned her bachelor of science degree in 1981 majoring in Home Economics – Clinical Dietetics. She received a master of science degree in Nutrition from Case Western Reserve University in 1982 completing an internship with the University Hospitals of Cleveland.
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Donnery Apker stayed on full time at University Hospitals as a Clinical Nutirion Specialist (1983-85) before working full time at Yale New Haven Hospital (1985-87). After leaving the workforce to raise her children, she did some teaching at the University of Pittsburgh-Bradford and has provided sports nutrition seminars at the local YMCA. Donnery Apker has maintained her status as a Registered Dietician for 40 years.
Donnery Apker, along with eight other individuals will be inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday, June 6 at 11am in the Morris Conference Center. The event is free and open to the public.
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