S. Jeffery Bastable, 1969 (Football)
A 1968 letterwinner, S. Jeffery Bastable served as a football manager from 1965 to 1969, including as the head manager in '68. He was part of the 1966 squad that competed against Tennessee in the Gator Bowl. He also participated in the University's Goon Squad (1967-69) and the social fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Bastable earned two degrees from Syracuse University, including a bachelor's degree in geography in 1969 and a master's degree in general science/chemistry in 1973. From 1969 to 1972, Bastable was a chemistry teacher and golf coach at Most Holy Rosary High School in Syracuse. After earning his MBA from the Sloan Program in Hospital and Health Services Management of the now Johnson School at Cornell University, he launched his career in health care management at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. He held increasingly responsible administrative positions at the Memorial Hospital of Cancer and Allied Diseases Division, a 565-bed specialty teaching hospital affiliated with the then New York Hospital-Cornell Medical College, as well as in the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center service corporation from 1973 to 1982. He worked closely with Laurence S. Rockefeller and was also the first ever to hold positions as manager of insurance, director of personnel, and administrator of the Department of Surgery.
In 1982, Bastable joined the Westerly Hospital in Rhode Island as the executive vice president and chief executive officer. Six years later, he was appointed the first chief executive officer of its parent corporation, Community Health of Westerly, Inc., which he was instrumental in creating.
He returned to Central New York in 1989 and joined Health Services Association of CNY (PHP) as the Chief Operating Officer of its medical group practice, the largest such group in Central New York. During his tenure the group practice sites more than doubled and in 1996 he took over management of the network development and contracting functions for the PHP health insurance company until its merger to create Univera in 1999. When Univera later merged with Excellus BlueCross BlueShield of the Central New York region in 2001, Bastable became the director of network contracting and relationships, a position he held until 2005. In his most recent role he has served as the first major gifts/gift planning officer at St Joseph's Hospital Health Center Foundation and now works as a health care management and fund development consultant.
For eight years he was an instructor in Medical Humanities at SUNY Upstate Medical University, College of Medicine and on faculty at the Institute of Ethics in Health Care. For years he has been a lecturer and instructor at the Cornell Sloan Program, where for the past three years he has served as an Executive-in-Residence. He also was on the faculty of the Ethics Institute.
Bastable has always been very engaged in his community, serving on boards and committees for many organizations. His United Way service spans 31 years, most recently as board member in CNY for 13 years. He chaired the Nominating and Individual Giving committees as well as the Leadership Giving Campaign an unprecedented four years. From 2002 to 2007 he served the American Heart Association and chaired the Annual Heart Ball with a net increase of $100,000. In addition he has served on the Boards of the Loretto Foundation as an officer, on the Organizing Committee for a new YMCA in Fayetteville, and represented CNY at the 1997 President's Summit on America's Future in Philadelphia. He currently serves on the U.S. Selective Service Board, an appointment by the Governor.
He has been a Varsity Club member since 1969, served on the Board since 1991, has been an officer since 1998, chaired the Letterwinner of Distinction dinner since 2000 and served as the Club's president from 2004 to 2007. During his tenure as president he led the Club through its first ever strategic planning process redefining its future.
Bastable has made significant contributions to Syracuse University, including annual giving to the College of Arts and Sciences, being a capital contributor to the football locker room, a member of the SU Alumni Association and since 1998 has served on the College of Arts and Sciences Board of Visitors.
Bastable has made significant contributions to Syracuse University, including annual giving to the College of Arts and Sciences, being a capital contributor to the football locker room, a member of the SU Alumni Association and since 1998 has served on the College of Arts and Sciences Board of Visitors.
