Champagne definitely was in order as members and friends of the Department of Philosophy gathered on June 5 to honor SUNY Distinguished Professor Barry Smith on his 65th birthday.

Gloria Zúñiga y Postigo and Gerald J. Erion, former students of Barry Smith, organized the celebration for Smith's 65th birthday. Zúñiga y Postigo holds "Barry Smith: an sich" (Barry Smith, in himself), a Festschrift volume that she says "celebrates the man behind the successes that he has enjoyed in philosophy."

Alumna Gloria Zúñiga y Postigo serves champagne to Barry Smith at a reception celebrating Smith's 65th birthday.

Alumni and members of the Department of Philosophy gather to celebrate Barry Smith's 65th birthday.

Barry Smith reviews "Barry Smith: an sich" (Barry Smith, in himself), a Festschrift volume prepared in honor of Smith's 65th birthday. Smith's former PhD student, Gloria Zúñiga y Postigo, says the volume presents personal stories about Smith intertwined with descriptions of his groundbreaking scholarship. Smith is a pioneer in the field of applied ontology.

The Festscrift volume "Barry Smith: an sich."

The volume's biography of Smith was prepared by his wife, Sandra.

Barry Smith lifts a glass to his former students, Festschrift volume co-editors and reception organizers Gloria Zúñiga y Postigo and Gerald Erion.