8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) OF The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):			March 16, 2011
CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION  (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
New York (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		0-13888 (Commission file number)	16-123703-8 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Chemung Canal Plaza, P.O. Box 1522, Elmira, NY 14901  (Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code) (607) 737-3711 (Registrant's telephone number including area code) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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ITEM 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Effective March 16, 2011, the board of directors of Chemung Financial Corporation (the “Company”) unanimously elected Bruce W. Boyea as a director of the Company. Mr. Boyea’s initial term as a director will expire at the 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, at which meeting he has been nominated to serve for a term expiring in 2014. Mr. Boyea will also serve as a director of Chemung Canal Trust Company (the “Bank”) and has been appointed to serve on the Trust and Employee Benefits Committee and the Asset Liability Committee of the Bank. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Boyea and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director of the Company. A copy of the press release, dated March 21, 2011, announcing the appointment of Mr. Boyea to the Board is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d)	Exhibits

Exhibit No.
99.1	Press Release of Chemung Financial Corporation dated March 21, 2011

SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
	CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORPORATION
March 21, 2011	By:  Ronald M. Bentley
	Ronald M. Bentley
	President & Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

	Chemung Financial Corporation One Chemung Canal Plaza P.O. Box 1522 Elmira, New York 14902 (607) 737-3711
For Immediate Release:
March 21, 2011
		Contact:
		Michael J. Wayne Senior Vice President (607) 737-3762 mwayne@chemungcanal.com

New Director Appointed to Chemung Financial Board

Chemung Financial Corporation today announced that Bruce W. Boyea, of Binghamton, NY, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Chemung Financial Corporation and Chemung Canal Trust Company.

Mr. Boyea is the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Security Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, which is headquartered in downtown Binghamton.  Boyea joined Security Mutual in 1995 and in 1997 was named President & Chief Executive Officer.  In 1999 he was elected Chairman of the Board.

Boyea currently serves on the Boards of the Business Council of New York State and the New York State Business Development Council.  He serves on several committees for the Life Insurance Council of New York, Inc. and is a past chairman of that organization.  In 2000 he served as the Chairman of the Empire State Games.

Mr. Boyea, who is a native of Malone, NY and a graduate of Siena College, has received the prestigious Jefferson Award for community service, and is a recipient of the Boy Scouts of America Citizenship Award and the Israeli Bonds Achievement Award.

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This press release may include forward-looking statements with respect to revenue sources, growth, market risk, corporate objectives and possible losses due to asset quality.  These statements constitute “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Chemung Financial Corporation assumes no duty, and specifically disclaims any obligation to update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, and cautions that these statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the Corporation’s actual operating results to differ materially.