John Crary (left) and Thomas Sobol shaking hands during a United University Professions (UUP) event. This image appeared in the July 1987 edition of The Voice. UUP greetings- John M. Crary, left, UUP vice president for academics, greets new State Education Commissioner Thomas Sobol moments after Sobol's swearing-in ceremony at the State Education Building on July 1. John Crary was on the UUP Executive Board from 1981 to 1986, and Vice President for Academics from 1986 to 1988.