State University of New York at Fredonia alumnus Steve “Major” Giammaria, ’06, received two Emmy awards on Jan. 6 at the first of two 75th Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies.

The kudos were for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (half-hour) and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (half-hour), both for “The Bear.”

Giammaria, who majored in Sound Recording Technology at SUNY Fredonia, has worked at Sound Lounge in New York City for 17 years – basically, since he graduated, and credits his classmate, Evan Mangiamele, ’06, for helping him land the position.

He also teaches an online course, Audio Post Production, to current SUNY Fredonia students. Giammaria commented on the experience: “Teaching has been amazing. I love being able to offer a little window into a field that some of the students might not have even known existed. Besides being able to share knowledge with the next generation, teaching is a great way (selfishly) for ME to learn and stay sharp.”

Giammaria met his wife, Greta Boorn, ’06, (childhood ed./art) at SUNY Fredonia, adding, “Fredonia was such a great experience…The professors were fantastic, especially the head of the Sound Recording Technology program, Professor Bernd Gottinger, and I learned how to fix things from Greg Snow, which has been a huge asset in my career. The other great thing is the alumni network of working professionals in the field.”