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The Class of 1971
Who’s Who and
Where

The Class of 1971
The following description in the 1970-71 Microcosm captures the scene of the
campus at that time: “Ever walk across the campus on a nice spring day and
just look around? There’s a frisby game in progress, and there’s football on
the lawn. There’s handholding, tennis and a rally at Cohen Plaza. There’s a friend or
two passing by, there’s Raymond, City’s own roundtable ambassador of good will,
friendly conversation and often times slightly soggy pretzels.”
As a result of the Spring takeover in ’69, in 1970 the College began an open
admissions policy that allowed any graduate of a New York City high school to
attend CCNY. The policy enabled a great number of students who would not
otherwise have been able to attend college to earn a degree. Open admission,
however, came at a cost. As Microcosm explains, over-crowding was a problem: “The
lounges are crowded, the lawns are covered with bodies, registration is a greater
hassle than usual because the temporary classrooms in the Great Hall turned out to
be permanent. But you manage. You smile and you make do because you realize
that this reality is the only way to equal educational opportunities.”
Tuition, at that time, was free, but there was a $58 Bursar’s fee and loads of books
and supplies to buy. CCNY’s free tuition status was endangered by State cuts to the
budget. In response to the threat of abolishing free tuition, students gathered in
protest.
The class of 1971 participated in many other demonstrations. Student-aides working
in Cohen Library and Finley Center took part in a peaceful, symbolic one-day strike
demanding that they be paid the New York State minimum hourly wage of $1.85.
The students triumphed. Also, the Puerto Rican Student Union (PRSU) occupied
the offices of the Romance Language Department for alleged discrimination of the
department. CCNY students also participated with students and others around the
world in the Mayday anti-war protests.

The class of 1971 experienced a renewal in political activity on campus. Candidates
running for student government launched vigorous campaigns, covering the entire
campus with posters and leaflets. The New World Coalition, headed by James Small,
swept the executive committee in the October student senate elections and also won
a commending majority in the senate, carrying off 22 of the 29 senatorial seats.
Most of the student government’s position on the College campus centered around
three issues—drugs, ROTC and the Day Care Center. In one of the rare moments of
unity, the student senate unanimously approved a resolution calling for the removal
of ROTC from campus. This vote was approved by the faculty senate. The resolution
urged that the program be moved to an off-campus center to provide services for
interested students throughout the metropolitan area. ROTC enrollment had
decreased drastically both nationally and at the College, as a result of widespread
anti-war sentiment.
The members of the class of 1971 enjoyed a great number of cultural activities on
campus. Four thousand Aretha Franklin fans attended her concert in the open air
of Lewisohn Stadium. The first big name concert at the College, the “Queen of Soul”
headlined with bandleader King Curtis and his Kingpins, and the renowned poet,
Muhammed Ali. A five hour rock concert with the Youngbloods, Jeff Cain and the
Allman Brothers performing was the second big name concert of the season.
Class notes are excerpted from the 1970-71 Microcosm, Editor-in-Chief C. N. Lee.

The 2011 anniversary
reunion committee
William Betancourt
Hilda Chazanovitz
Carlos Cuprill
Jon DeLise
Joseph Falbo
Alan Freedman
Ed Jackson
Steve Karafiol
Ira Levy
Linda Mullenix
Philip O’Keefe
Juanita Shell Peterson
Roslyn Press
Dennis Rosenthal
Joseph Salzillo
Mel Schneiderman
E. James Stergiou
Bradley S.Telias
Robert B. Welner

contents
ADELMAN Karen Adelman-Mandel p. 1
ADLER Frances Adler-Zamcheck p. 2
AGNELLO Anthony Agnello p. 3
ALTSCHULER Bruce E. Altschuler p. 5
APPLEBAUM Wayne Richard Applebaum p. 7
ARNIM John Arnim p. 7
BENNETT Roger Bennett p. 8
BESSI Kenneth H. Bessi p. 9
BETANCOURT William Betancourt p. 10
BLANK Denise Blank-Landman p. 10
BLECHER Ellen Blecher-Lazer p. 13
BUONOMO Laura Fay Buonomo-Koestler p. 14
BURSTEIN Ronald Burstein p. 16
CLINGIAN Ben (Bernard) Clingian p. 17
COHEN Arthur Michael Cohen p. 18
CUPRILL Carlos J. Cuprill p. 19
CUTLER Leslie Cutler p. 20
CZANDER Geraldine Czander-Miller p. 22

contents
DAVIS Russell Davis p. 23
DELISE Jon DeLise p. 24
EISENBERG Arlene Eisenberg-Schwartz p. 25
EPSTEIN, A Alfred Epstein p. 26
EPSTEIN, D Dina Epstein-Heisler p. 27
FIFE Camille B. Fife p. 27
FIORE Louis Fiore p. 28
GARRETT Barbara Garrett-Holder p. 29
GEORGE Phoebe George-Spetsieris p. 30
GOLDFARB Howard Goldfarb p. 32
GORDON, H Helen Gordon p. 33
GORDON, Lawrence I. Gordon p. 33
HELLMANN Johny Hellmann p. 34
HENKIN Stephen M. Henkin p. 34
HERMALYN Gary Hermalyn p. 35
HOFFMAN Sharon Hoffman-Buder-Simon p. 36
JACKSON Ed Jackson p. 40
KARAFIOL Stephen Karafiol p. 42

contents
KOESTLER Anthony Koestler p. 44
KRILOV Sheila Krilov-Sasmor p. 45
LATIMORE James A. Latimore p. 47
LEE John W. Lee p. 48
LOERINC Beatrice Loerinc-Helft p. 50
MARACO Linda S. Marasco-Mullenix p. 51
MARGOLIES Norman Margolies p. 53
MAURER Henry S. Maurer p. 54
MCRAE Mary B. McRae p. 55
MORGANOFF Abraham Morganoff p. 56
MORROW Elsie Bernadette Morrow p. 56
PALLAS Tom Pallas p. 57
PLOTKIN Diane Plotkin-Boehr p. 59
PLUTNO Sasha Sheldon Plutno p. 61
PRESS Roslyn M. Press p. 61
PRINCE Joseph Prince p. 62
RABUNSKI Alan E. Rabunski p. 62
REILLY Laurence Reilly p. 63

contents
ROBINSON Patricia Robinson p. 65
ROSENTHAL Dennis Rosenthal p. 66
ROSNER Irene Rosner-David p. 66
RUDIN Alicia Rudin-Goldfarb p. 67
SANDBERG Joel E. Sandberg p. 67
SHELL Juanita Shell-Peterson p. 68
SHUSHAN Stephen M. Shushan p. 71
SIEGEL Susan M. Siegel p. 72
SILVERSTEIN Irwin Silverstein p. 72
SPECTOR, A Arthur J. Spector p. 76
SPECTOR, D Deanna Spector-Feder p. 77
STEIN Rona B. Stein p. 77
STERGIOU Emanuel James Stergiou p. 78
STERLING Debra G. Sterling p. 81
TARIGO Gloria Tarigo p. 81
TISCHLER Judith B. Tischler p. 82
TRESS Madeleine Tress p. 84
VELTRI Fred J. Veltri p. 85

contents
WALTZER Milt Waltzer p. 86
WEISENBERG Jeffrey Weisenberg p. 86
WEBB Annette Webb p. 86
WELNER Robert B. Welner p. 87
WEST Cynthia S’thembile West p. 89
WESTON Raymond Weston p. 91
WILDER Jay Scott Wilder p. 94
WIRTENBERG Jeanna Wirtenberg p. 95

Karen ADELMAN-MANDEL
Ms. Karen Mandel
Karen@WellnessWorksTherapy.com
Karen Mandel, formerly Karen Adelman, majored in speech
pathology with a minor in education. She was the president of
the sorority Sigma Tau Delta, was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa,
and graduated magna cum laude.
Karen earned her master’s degree in speech pathology, summa
cum laude, from Penn State University and has had a career as a speech, language
and voice pathologist. Since 2008, she has been the Speech Program Manager at
Wellness Works Therapy in North Hollywood, California. She has also held positions
as a professional development director at a major Los Angeles law firm and as a
supervisor to teachers of the blind at the Braille Institute, among others. She is a
member of the American Speech and Hearing Association and the California Speech
and Hearing Association and is training new young speech pathologists.
MEMORIES OF CCNY: “The Bagelman on the corner! Greek parades each yeardressing
our floats. Foreign films on Friday nights.”
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Mrs. Frances Adler Zamcheck
247 W 254th St
Bronx, NY 10471-2624
718-548-7887 (home)
917-887-9811 (office)
franadler@gmail.com
Frances ADLER-ZAMCHECK
Frances Adler Zamcheck majored in sociology at City. She
later attended the Columbia University School of Social Work
(master’s degree 1973) and Fordham University Graduate School of Social Work,
majoring in administration and supervision, 1994.
Since retiring in 2009 as a school social worker, Frances has been an independent
health care professional. She is currently a military family life consultant and a
member of NASW. She and her husband Norman, a school administrator and
musician, have 3 children, boy/girl twins aged 26 and a son age 22.
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Anthony M. Agnello
407 Prospect Ave
Princeton, NJ 08540
tagnello@verizon.net
Nearly forty years of experience as an engineer, entrepreneur, inventor and executive.
Brooklyn Technical HS 1966. BSEE 1971/MSEE 1973 from CCNY/ CUNY.
“From 1972 to 1982 at Eventide Inc where I developed pioneering products in
the field of digital audio. While at Eventide I invented the world’s first practical
audio pitch change device, the Harmonizer and also digital audio algorithms
and products for artificial reverberation, digital filtering, flanging, phasing, chorus
effects and a host of other novel audio effects.
My products have been used by audio professionals in film (from Star Wars to Iron
Man), music and broadcast
production and are installed in
most major recording, film and
broadcast studios worldwide.
In 2008, my invention, the
Harmonizer was inducted into the
TEC Hall of Fame.
In 1982, co-founded Ariel Corp,
serving as CEO & COB, where I
led development of digital signal
processing products for a wide
range of applications from medical
imaging to speech processing to
defense. Ariel’s products were used
by developers world-wide to
advance the state of the art of
Digital Signal Processing.
Anthony M. agnello
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In August 2001, I founded Princeton Digital. Co-founder and Chairman of mh
acoustics (www.mhacoustics.com). Co-founder of Manifold Labs. President and Vice
Chairman of Eventide, Inc (www.eventide.com).
I hold several patents, have published numerous articles and technical papers, and
I’ve served on boards of public and private companies.
Patents
US 7,756,110 “Network-based control of audio/video stream processing”
US. 5,228,093 "Method for mixing source audio signals and an audio signal mixing
system"
US. 5,051,799 "Digital output transducer"
US. 4,950,999 "Self-contained, real-time spectrum analyzer"
US. 4,464,784 "Pitch changer with glitch minimizer"
US. 4,369,336 "Method and apparatus for producing two complementary pitch
signals without glitch"
Hobbies: Cello, guitar and ukulele.
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Mr. Bruce E. Altschuler, PhD
29 East Fifth Street
Oswego, NY 1312
315-342-2408
bealtschuler@verizon.net
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Dept. of Political Science, SUNY Oswego
Oswego, NY 13126
315-312-3451
bruce.altschuler@oswego.edu
Bruce E. Altschuler is a U.S. Army veteran, 1966-69 including one year’s service
inVietnam. He has three degrees from CUNY; in addition to his BA from City
College(1971), he holds an MPh (1978) and a PhD (1980).
In 1976, Bruce joined the faculty of SUNY Oswego, Department of Political
Science.Now a tenured full professor, he was department chair for twelve years and
has alsoserved as chair of the Dept. of Public Justice. Since 1984, he has been a
politicalanalyst for WRVO-FM broadcast from SUNY Oswego. He has also been
acommentator for BBC World Service, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation,
EveningEdition (Kingston, Jamaica), Newsradio 93.8 (Singapore), Wisconsin Public
Radio,Minnesota Public Radio, and WCNY-TV (Syracuse).
In addition to many book reviews and articles for journals and encyclopedias,
Bruce’sbooks include "LBJ and the Polls," University of Florida Press, 1990; and
"Keepinga Finger on the Public Pulse: Private Polling and Presidential Elections,"
GreenwoodPress, 1982 and "Understanding Law in a Changing Society," Prentice-
Hall 1991, co-authors Celia Sgroi and Margaret Ryniker (second edition 1996, third
editionParadigm Publishing 2005, revised third edition 2009). His most recent book,
"ActingPresidents: 100 Years of Plays About the Presidency," Palgrave Macmillan
will bepublished December 2010.
Among his awards and honors are:
Bruce E. altschuler
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• SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research, Scholarly and Creative
Activity, 2007
• SUNY Research Foundation Award “in recognition of your exemplary
contributions to research and scholarship,” presented by SUNY Chancellor Robert
King, May 4, 2005
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award, Alpha Phi Alpha, 2004
• Faculty Enhancement Grant, SUNY Oswego 1997
• Syracuse Press Club Award, Best Radio Public Affairs Program, “Constittional
Convention,” 1997
• NY State Associated Press Award, Best Local Radio Documentary, “Election
Project,” 1996
• CUNY Ph.D. Alumni Association 1993 Achievement Award
• SUNY Oswego President’s Award for Creative and Scholarly Activity or
Research 1992
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Dr. Wayne Richard Applebaum
1312 Shamrock Ln
Plano, TX 75093-5032
972 380 1030 (home) 214 532 2835 (office)
WAYNE.APPLEBAUM@SBCGLOBAL.NET
Wayne Richard Applebaum majored in psychology and was
a member of Beta Delta Mu Fraternity and the Inter-fraternity
Council. He earned honors in education. After City College,
he received a master of arts (1972) and a doctorate degree (1976) in statistics and
research methods at University of Pittsburgh.
Wayne has been in the business intelligence profession for thirty years and worked
as an educational researcher for ten. From 1975 to 2008, he worked for Dallas
Independent School District, EDS, Business Objects, The Hive Group, Headstrong,
and as a principal consultant for Oracle. Since 2008, he has been a principal business
consultant for SAP. He is a former member of Southwest Education Research
Association (president and program chair) and American Educational Research
Association.
In the community, Wayne has served on the board of directors of Dancers Unlimited,
Voices of Change, Plano Rep Theatre, and Plano West Lacrosse (2008-present).
MEMORIES OF CCNY: “The Beta Delta Mu fraternity table in the north cafeteria
was always a place to meet friends. It was home at a commuter school.”
Mr. John Arnim
arnimj@cox.net
Wayne Richard applebaum
John arnim
John Arnim has a BA in speech from the College.
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Mr. Roger R. Bennett
rohanben@cox.net
Roger R. bennett
Roger R. Bennett was an electrical engineering major. In
1972, he studied as a communications engineer at the
University of Delft, Netherlands. He is now a satellite
systems communications engineer and a senior scientist at
the Boeing Co. His published work includes:
• AFSCN Augmentation Satellite System, 1991, 27th
Annual ITC Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Satellite Relay for Unmanned Air Vehicle Data, MILCOM '92 IEEE Military
Communications Conference, San Diego, CA
• A Space-Based Communications Network for BMDO-NMD, MILCOM '93 IEEE
Military Communications Conference, Boston, MA
• Innovative UAV Global Relay Concept, MILCOM '93 IEEE Military
Communications Conference, Boston, MA
• Space-Based Concepts to Support the Tactical Weather Users, ITC/USA '93, Las
Vegas, Nevada
For twenty-five years, he has been photographing landscapes. His work can be seen
on his website, www.lensimages.com.
FOND MEMORIES OF CCNY: “Spring afternoons in front of Shepard Hall. Getting
my desired classes in the chaos of registration day. Playing Ping-Pong in South
Campus.”
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Kenneth H. Bessi
Kenneth H. Bessi
315 rue Leandre-Beausoleil
Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada
J6W 4B2
Rolls-Royce Canada
Montreal, Quebec
(514) 828-1644 (office)
Ken.Bessi@Rolls-Royce.com
Ken came to City College from Brooklyn Technical High School. After earning his
bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, he attended Bernard M. Baruch College
for his MBA, 1974.
Ken’s professional career has been in engineering in the field of gas turbine power
generation.
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William Betancourt, PhD
wbetan@optimum.net
William Betancourt majored in mechanical engineering and earned his bachelor’s
degree in 1971 and his master’s in 1976. He took education courses at St. Peter’s
College and PhD courses at Walden University. In 1984, he received an MBA in
finance from Fairleigh Dickinson University and, in 2003, a PhD in management
from Trinity Southern University.
Recently retired, William was a teacher of mathematics, an engineer and an
engineering management consultant. From 1976 to 2010, he was the head of Bilbi
Associates. He was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers,
American Management Association, and National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics. Currently enjoying membership in the Brookview Commons Leisure
Club, he is looking forward to joining other community organizations.
MEMORIES OF CCNY: “Discussions with other students; Dr. Levitski’s classes;
cultural evenings at Lewisohn Stadium.
Ms. Denise Blank-Landman
djcomp2000@aol.com
William BETANCOURT
Denise BLANK-LANDMAN
“I was born in The Bronx and I grew up living in a
brownstone rather than in an apartment. PS 79 and
JHS115 were the schools I attended.
My father Paul, a Holocaust survivor and the sole survivor of
his family, owned a dry cleaning business on the Grand
Concourse throughout my childhood. My mother Mildred worked with him daily.
They decided to sell the house when I was 13 and we moved in the summer of 1964
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to Lindsay Park, a new condominium development in Williamsburg, Brooklyn,
where I attended Eastern District HS, graduating in 1967 at the age of 16.
I always wanted to go to CCNY because of its excellent reputation. The campus
made a favorable impression when I was there for my uncle’s graduation at the old
Lewisohn Stadium as a young girl. I was able to reconnect with a few of my
childhood friends from The Bronx who also attended the college. I liked the fact
that CCNY attracted students from all
over New York City, more than any of the
other colleges comprising CUNY.
Attending CCNY from 1967-1971 was a
very unique time to be in college. We were
at the tail end of the “hippie” lifestyle as
well as the zenith of student activism
against the Vietnam War. This affected
nearly all of us to varying degrees.
A turning point in my life came when I
was 18 in1969. I spent my summer in
Israel as a volunteer, living and working
in Kibbutz Gazit. I returned home to
begin my junior year at CCNY, but I’d
fallen in love with Israel and intended to
return. I registered for Hebrew language
classes and decided to minor in Judaic
studies as well as in education. My major
was English Literature, with a focus on
20th century American literature. While I enjoyed music, fashion, etc. of the day, I
never became involved with the psychedelic drug culture that some students got
sucked into during those years. I joined Hillel and the Israeli Student Club.
After graduation, I taught English and remedial reading to grades 6-9 in Brooklyn
for several years & had acquired tenure in District 17, at IS 61 on Empire Boulevard
in Crown Heights. I took a leave of absence in the summer of 1978 and returned to
Israel. I taught English that summer at Tel Aviv University which was the best
teaching experience I’d ever had! However, I needed a full time job and was hired
by the Iranian Consulate to be the English secretary until the shah fell in early 1979
and all contact with Israel was broken. I lived in Ramat Aviv and suburban Jerusalem
before returning to New York City in 1980.
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I was living and working in Manhattan (had rented apartments on the UWS and
UES-both wonderful neighborhoods) when I met the man who would become my
husband in 1981. It was amazing, we were just “meant to be”! Jeff and I were married
in 1982 and I moved to Suffolk County, Long Island. We bought a home in
Commack where we would live in for the next 20 years. It was a great place to raise
a family! Sarah Liora was born in 1983 and Talia Eliana was born in 1990.
I became very involved in the PTA as VP
and was on the Board of Education at
Sarah’s school, the Solomon Schechter
Day School of Suffolk County. We were
sorry to hear it closed recently.
Shortly after Talia was born Jeff and I
started DJ Computers, Inc. We saw the
handwriting on the wall and had closed
our clothing manufacturing business,
which Jeff started before we ever met.
American made clothing, once New
York’s #1 industry, was dying…killed by
cheaper imports.
When we relocated to Wellington, in
Palm Beach County, Florida in July
2003 we started our business again too.
Wellington is the winter equestrian
capital of the world with internationally
ranked competitions in dressage, jumping and polo. South Florida definitely has
the best winter weather. It’s hard to believe my family and I will be living in Florida
8 years in July.
I am so proud of my daughters! Sarah will be 28 in June, a graduate of University
of Miami with a degree in Film, is post production VP at Dolphin Entertainment in
Miami. Talia will be 21 in May and is a junior at the University of South Florida in
Tampa, majoring in mass communications. We also have 2 Weimaraner dogs again:
a 13 year old long haired female we rescued in NY and a 17month old male we
rescued last month.”
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Mrs. Ellen Blecher Lazer
973-535-9502
elazer@comcast.net
Ellen Blecher Lazer was an economics major, a member of Sis
Bing’71, a harmonica player with the Musical Comedy
Society, and a reviewer for the school newspaper. She was
awarded an NIMH Fellowship for graduate school and earned
her MS in social administration from Case Western Reserve
University in 1973. She has had a career in publishing, public
relations and education.
Semi retired, Ellen is currently working as a freelance public relations and web
designer. Her prior positions include public information officer for the Livingston
Board of Education; senior editor at Knowledge Industry Publications; editor at
Praeger Publishers; and research associate for Catalyst. She has been a member of
the National School Public Relations Association and VP of the New Jersey School
Public Relations Association. She has published articles in local media and websites
and contributed crossword puzzles
in Games magazine and the New
York Times.
In the community, Ellen has served
on the Budget Task Force of the
Intergenerational Prom and, since
2003, has been the chair of
Livingston Township Technology
Committee.
MEMORIES OF CITY COLLEGE:
“Walking from North Campus to
South Campus and back as I
frequently crossed the line between
liberal arts and mathematics
courses.”
Ellen BLECHER-LAZER
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Laura Fay (Buonomo) Koestler
cell: 917-903-8709
laurafkoestler@gmail.com
bUONOMO - KOESTLER
Laura Fay Koestler, nee Buonomo, was born in the Bronx and raised in Stuyvesant
Town in Manhattan. She attended public schools and graduated from Seward Park
High School as an Arista Honor Society member, 1967.
Laura graduated cum laude from City College with a BA in English and minors in
Education and Spanish. She was a member of the Dean’s List and was inducted into
the Sigma Alpha honor society. She was social director of Sis Wittes’71 House Plan.
Since 1971, she has worked in various claims departments at full service,
commercial and personal lines insurance brokerages; starting at Johnson & Higgins,
NYC. A highlight of her career occurred early on when, in 1975 at the age of 24,
she was hired as manager of the claims department by Conrad Foa, president of Foa
& Son Corp. insurance brokerage, NYC; then a few years later was promoted to
assistant VP. Most recently she has worked for Mogil Org., NYC.
Beginning with the birth of her sons Larry and Craig, Laura became active in
community groups such as the Stuy Town babysitting playgroup, Cub Scouts
Division of the Boy Scouts of America (den leader for both sons), PS11 Chelsea, NY
PTA. She is interested in local politics and tenant activism and is currently a member
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of the executive board of the Samuel J. Tilden Democratic Club for whom she has
also served as VP. She is a long time active member and building captain for the
Stuy Town/Peter Cooper Village Tenants Association and a supporter of the
Stuyvesant Cove Park Association.
Laura enjoys dance classes, reading, concerts, theatre, being a Yankee fan, and family
summer vacations on Cape Cod, MA. She has been happily married to CCNY
classmate Tony Koestler '71 for 38 years and enjoyed being a stay-at-home mom
when her children were young. She has lived in Stuyvesant Town all of her life; her
93 year old mother Clara lives in the same building.
“Son Larry and daughter-in-law Lyndsay gave us our first grandchild, Henry Lawrence
Koestler at 2:35 AM on April 20, 2011. We spent the day at Mt. Sinai Hospital, holding
him in our arms for hours on end; what an unbelievable experience!”
FOND MEMORIES: “I chose to attend City College over NYU and SUNY Albany, as
my older sister Annette (Class of 1969) loved being a “City” college student, and I
was eager to follow in her footsteps. I was thrilled to begin freshman year at CCNY,
a renowned public, higher learning institution with an excellent academic
reputation!! And it certainly didn’t hurt that there was a student ratio of three males
to every female at “City!”
“I fondly remember sunny days, hanging out
with friends between classes, and flirting with
the boys along the Convent Avenue wall
(nerdy, quiet, and conservative, north
campus). Also, socializing with fellow
students in Finley Student Center (cool, hip,
and anti-war, south campus) snack bar;
bopping to the great 1960’s top 40 on the
jukebox, while eating a lunch of burger with
fries and a Coke. The daily snack bar
experience at “City” was great fun, especially
in freshman year, as that’s where I met many
new friends, including tall, blond, and
handsome Tony Koestler. We became really
good friends, then started dating in June
1968. It was a relationship that was meant to
be; we’ll be celebrating our 38th wedding
anniversary this July!”
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Mr. Ronald Burstein, PE, BCEE, CHMM
5 Daniel Drive
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
908-685-5162 (office)
Ron.Burstein@us.henkel.com
Ronald BURSTEIN
Ronald Burstein holds a BChE, 1971, and a MCE (Environment
Engineer), 1974, from City College. He was a member of the
varsity swimming team, played inter-mural paddleball, football,
soccer and softball, served as president of House Plan in Brooklyn and was the VP
of Omega Chi Epsilon.
For more than thirty-nine years, Ron has been an environmental expert on pollution
prevention and regulatory compliance. He has been Global Director for SHE-
Environment, a global adhesive technologies business of Henkel, since 1988. He
has also been a director of National Starch & Chemical, a staff environmental
engineer for Union Carbide Corp., and an AP engineer for the NYC Department of
Air Resources.
Ron is a member of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers, Air
Pollution Control Association, Worldwide Pollution Control Assoc. (WPCA) and
the Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals. He was awarded the WPCA
Heukelelian for industrial waste water. He is the editor of the 1995 2nd edition of
“The Reporter’s Environmental Handbook,” Rutgers Press.
MEMORIES OF CCNY: “Playing 2-hand touch football on Convent Avenue during
Thursday 2-hour break.”
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Ben (Bernard) clingain
Ben Clingain
216-906-3439
Ben634@hotmail.com
Ben Clingain grew up in Derry, N. Ireland (the city of the notorious Bloody Sunday
shootings in 1972), living in the Bogside and the vacated U.S. army camp at
Springtown. He attended St. Columb’s College in the city, then graduated from
Queen’s University in 1964 with a BA in political science and Latin. While at
Queen’s, he played soccer and won his University Blue and also played for the
combined Irish Universities against the Scottish Universities. He formed the first
band while there, singing Irish ballads.
He emigrated with his family to New York City in 1965 where he taught in the NYC
schools system at PS 304 in Brooklyn and became a U.S. citizen in 1971, the same
year he graduated from CCNY with a master’s degree in education.
Later that year, he was offered a job with Lord Thomson of Fleet’s newspaper group
in London, England, so he went back across the Atlantic again.
In 1975 he founded his own newspaper group in Northampton, England, where he
remained as chairman and marketing director until the group was acquired by
Thompson. He left the giant group in 1991 to pursue his interests in writing.
His books include:
“The Ryder Cup History” in paperback (co-authored)
“Tales of Whortle Manor” (golf)
“Hunting Tales” (a history of fox-hunting in the British Isles)
“The International Golf Almanack” (Blandford Press 1995)
His interest in music continues and he plays in the Irish Blues Band in Cleveland,
Ohio. His original songs include “Goodbye Tillie’s Factory,” “No Irish Need Apply,”
“Tiger’s Bad Hair Day,” and "The Ballad of Paddy Macken.”
FOND MEMORIES OF CCNY: “The bright professors, especially Jim Stimson and
Prof. Hansen and the whole aura on the campus, even though I was only attending
part-time.”
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Mr. Arthur Michael Cohen
48 Seminole Way
Short Hills, NJ 07078-1264
212-820-9359 (office)
acohen@hawkins.com
Arthur Michael cohen
Arthur Michael Cohen was a pre-law major at City and was
elected to Phi Beta Kappa. In 1975, he earned a juris doctorate
from Brooklyn University Law School and joined the firm of Hawkins, Delafield &
Wood, LLP of whom he is now a partner. In service to the community, he is vice
president of Congregation Oheb Shalom in South Orange, New Jersey.
“I grew up in the Bronx near Yankee Stadium on Gerard Avenue (famous for its
army recruitment center) and lived in a one-bedroom apartment with my
mother and older brother (my father died when I was 3). I fortunately attended
the Bronx High School of Science since my local high school (Taft High School)
would have likely resulted in my early demise. I was thrilled to attend City College
as my family could not have afforded my attending either a distant or tuition-based
college, and I was a Pre-Law major – which meant that I was able to take classes for
almost any subject of interest. I remember fondly Professor Hillman Bishop in
Constitutional Law (who accepted my “brilliant” answer that the “spirit” of the
Constitution is that which remains when you erase all of the text), Professor Jeffrey
Morris who was my career advisor (who told me to get over the fact that the only
Law School that I was accepted into was Brooklyn Law School and to just do my
best to excel), Raymond the Bagel man, french fries drenched in ketchup in a paper
cup from the local luncheonette, student demonstrations, and being tested to see if
I could swim; and I remember not so fondly the difficulty in dating girls 2 years my
senior as I had skipped 3rd and 8th grades, rushing to classes between the North
and South campuses to not arrive late, getting a “C” in golf and archery (neither of
which I pursued in later life), and being asked on campus for a “dime” or more at
lunchtime by persons who clearly wanted a “dime or more.” I graduated Phi Beta
Kappa and magna cum laude from CCNY. After CCNY, I spent a year working at
Smith Barney in their back office counting stocks and bonds to earn money to go
on to law school. And then it was on to Brooklyn Law School where I got to sing
and dance in the annual school show (and realized that it was fun to be on stage),
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was an Articles Editor for the school’s Law Review, and graduated magna cum laude.
From Law School I was accepted at the NYC law firm of Hawkins Delafield & Wood
LLP (having originally being rejected by that firm but later re-submitting my resume
by accident and having it favorably reviewed by a different partner from the one
who rejected my initial submission), at which I have spent my entire career as a
public finance lawyer (and having been honored as among the best in that field in
the NYC area for each of the past 5 years by Super Lawyers Magazine). Having
worked far too many hours as a young lawyer, I did not marry until age 40 (to the
former Susan Horowitz, also a lawyer).I met Susan on a UJA mission to Israel after
having put a note into the Western Wall from my mother asking for divine assistance
in finding her son a wife (a/k/a a nice Jewish girl). I now have a 13 year old daughter,
a 10 year old son, a 4 year old dog, and a likelihood of retiring not at all.”
MEMORIES OF CCNY: “Having skipped both 3rd and 8th grade, and striking up a
conversation with a girl whom I thought to be of like age and finding out that she
was married.”
Carlos J. CUPRILL
Mr. Carlos J. Cuprill
43 Brook Street
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Carlos J. Cuprill majored in sociology at City and earned an MSEd in counseling
from Queens College in 1972. He retired in 2003 as a counselor and educator. He
is a former director of affirmative action for the NYS Division of Alcoholism and
Alcohol Abuse, and had been a coordinator of driver education for the NY State
Department of Education since 1983.
MEMORIES OF CCNY: “The demonstrations. The student strikes. The takeover of
campus by Black/Latino students.”
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Lesli CUTLER
Lesli Cutler
375 E 205th St. Apt. 6A
Bronx, NY 10467-4411
718-655-4766
bronxmetsmusic@aol.com
“I am a Bronx girl through and through, 60 years and
counting. My family moved often, starting on Nelson
Avenue in Highbridge, then jumping back and forth from
one side of the Bronx River to the other. .. Bronxdale Housing Projects, Hoe Avenue
in Hunts Point, Lafayette-Morrison Houses, then 6 years just off Tremont and the
Concourse. In 1967 I graduated from James Monroe High School 3 months after
my 17th birthday, 3 of the best years of my life.
My freshman year of College was spent at George Washington University in D.C.
Too lonely and too young, a friend of mine from JMHS who was attending CCNY
helped me apply and I was accepted for my sophomore year. There were too many
things in NY that I missed, from knishes and hot dogs to all of my friends, to my 2
year old brother, and my baseball team. The Mets, NOT the Yankees! A friend of
mine since 3rd grade was in Sis Wittes ’70 of the Wittes Dynasty and she was able
to get me into the House. That was a portent of great things to come, not only
because of the House and Dynasty but because I made friends with two amazing
women who became, and still are, two of the most important people in my life.
Most of my time was spent on South Campus where my classes were held as a
Sociology major. The Chamber Choir in which I sang also had rehearsals on South
Campus, in what used to be the Chapel. The rest of my most important time was
spent on North Campus in Shepard Hall in chorus rehearsals, For a few days we
weren’t allowed in…the movie “Love Story” was using Shepard Hall as a stand-in
for Yale University.
Professor Jahoda, chair of the Music Department and the director of the Chorus,
was a taskmaster who coaxed and encouraged beautiful music from us. A teacher
of German whose name I do not remember enthralled us with teaching us to read
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Goethe’s “Die Erl Konig” in the old German typeface. What a challenge, what
satisfaction!
Playing first base and centerfield for the Women’s Varsity Softball Team was a chance
to be as closely involved as possible with baseball, a game I always have, and still,
love.
My best memories at City, other than singing and playing ball, all revolve around
the Finley Student Center. No matter what entrance you used, you were on another
floor! It had so many nooks, crannies and window ledges where a young, stressed
student experiencing much emotional turmoil could hide, think and cry. Dynasty
and House activities took up a lot of time. (No key for the door to the House room?
Just slide in a credit card!) Many important, life-changing events happened within
those walls.
Immediately after graduating in May of 1971, one of the last classes to do so at
Lewisohn Stadium, I began two years of graduated work at Fordham University’s
Lincoln Center campus for my Masters in Social Work. My professional life has
ranged from working with abused and neglected children to the opposite end of the
life spectrum, as a social worker in nursing homes. Since January of 2004 I’ve been
working for the New York State Department of Health investigating nursing home
complaints!
A brief 9 month stint as a wife in 1977-78 did not, unfortunately, produce any
children but I am blessed with nieces, nephews and a godson who have been the
joys of my life. Singing has always sustained me and motivated me and I’ve
experienced that many times in Carnegie Hall and other venues with the New York
Choral Society, in Israel and New York with the ZAMIR Chorale as well as in many
performances with the New Yiddish Chorale. There is nothing better!
For the past 21 years I’ve been a member of a wonderful Conservative egalitarian
synagogue in Manhattan that has provided a great deal of nurturing and spiritual
satisfaction. Singing, baseball, my Mets, and reading also take up my non-working
life as does my family and very close friends. A 21 year long term relationship has
brought much happiness and love into my life.
Will it really be 40 years??”
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Geraldine Czander-Miller
Dr. Geraldine Miller
MillerGeraldine@yahoo.com
Geraldine Miller, nee Czander, was a psychology major and
was involved with many of the activities of the Psychology
Department. She was awarded social science graduation
honors in psychology, the Bernard R. Ackerman Foundation
Award in Psychology, and the Louis Shapiro Friendship
Award. She was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and graduated
magna cum laude.
In 1980, Geraldine received a PhD in clinical psychology from The Graduate School
and University Center of the City of New York, whose program was based at City
College. She began her career that year with the New York State Office of Mental
Health Pilgrim Psychiatric Center where she worked until December of 2010. Since
then, she has been an adjunct lecturer at Suffolk County Community College. She
is a member of American Psychological Association, New York State Psychological
Association, and Society for Personality Assessment.
Geraldine presented a poster at the 8th Annual New York State Office of Mental
Health Research Conference. Her dissertation research won an honorable mention
award from New York State Psychological Association. She holds the New York State
Office of Mental Health Management Performance Award and recognitions awards
from the Psychology Department, Acute Care Department and Community Services
Division. She is listed in Who’s Who in the East and Who’s Who of American
Women.
FOND MEMORIES OF CCNY: “The interesting and stimulating friends and
professors. I enjoyed college.”
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Russell Davis
Mr. Russell Davis, Esq.
29 Lakewood Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94127-2719
415-409-5627 (office)
davislaw@sbcglobal.net
Russell Davis majored in economics and political science at City College, and was
inducted into the Gamma chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. He graduated summa cum
laude.
In 1995, he earned a juris doctorate from Golden Gate University Law School. He
is a member of the California Bar Association, San Francisco Bar Association,
National Association of Realtors, Caifornia Association of Realtors and the
Washington D.C. Bar. As an attorney and real estate expert, he has been a principal
of Law Offices of Russell Davis since January 2001, and Attorneys Diversified since
January, 2000.
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John delise
Mr. Jon DeLise
1793 Seminole Ave
Bronx, NY 10461-1830
718 -824-0877
delisejp@aol.com
Jon DeLise majored in mathematics and was captain of the
varsity lacrosse team in 1970. He has a master’s in math education from Yeshiva
University (1976) and a P.D. in school administration from Queen’s College (1981).
Partially retired from a career in education, as both a teacher and administrator, Jon
is currently a consultant for Math for America and City College: professional
development in math education. He is a past president of the CCNY Alumni
Association (2000-01) and the CCNY
Alumni Varsity Association (1998-2000).
Recently re-elected as president of the
Alumni Association, he will be serving
from 2010-2011.
Jon is a member of NCTM, ATMNYC and
NCMTA. He holds the Alumni
Association Service Award, AVA Klauber
Award and AVA Abbott Award from the
City College.
FOND MEMORIES OF CCNY: “Lacrosse
games and lacrosse team camaraderie;
“Surviving” the campus takeovers in the
late 60’s; Going from building to building
in the tunnels on the north campus;
Bumping into my dad, Armand DeLise,
who was going for his Master's degree
when I was an undergrad.”
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Arlene EISENBERG-SCHWARTZ
Ms. Arlene R. Schwartz, Ed.S.
7800 NW 1st Street
Margate, FL 33063-4710
arschwartz@aol.com
Arlene R. Schwartz (nee Eisenberg) was a history major. She
was a member of House Plan and the literary editor of
“Microcosm.” She was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Alpha
Theta and graduated magna cum laude. She has a master’s
degree in American history from SUNY Binghamton (1973)
and an Ed.S. from Florida Atlantic University (1988).
Arlene’s career has been primarily in the field of adult education. Since 1998, she
has been Community School Director of Broward County Public Schools. She has
also served as city commissioner and holds the distinction of being the first female
mayor of the City of Margate, FL. She was awarded the 2004 Broward County
Florida Public Schools Adult and Community School Administrator of the Year
Award and is listed in “Who’s Who in American Education” and “Who’s Who in
Women.”
Active with a variety of community and professional organizations, Arlene is a former
member of the Florida Council on Aging and has served the Margate Planning and
Zoning Board, Board of Adjustment of the City of Margate, Retired Seniors Voluntary
Advisory Council, American Cancer Society Board of Directors-West Broward Unit,
Central Examining Board-Broward League of Cities, Broward League of Cities
Children’s Issues Committee, and Replant Broward. She is currently a member of
Phi Delta Kappa, Adult and Community Educators of Florida, Florida Adult
Education Society, and Broward Principals and Assistants Association.
Arlene has one son, Steven, who is a computer web systems consultant.
MEMORIES OF CCNY: “Playing tennis in the middle of winter, studying by the
statue of the beaver.”
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Alfred epstein
Mr. Alfred Epstein
aepstein@msn.com
Alfred Epstein was a member of the Industrial Arts Club and
earned a BSEd in industrial arts education. He earned his
MA in safety education from New York University in 1974.
Alfred has been an educator since 1971, first with the NYC
Board of Education and later, from 1982 to 2004, with the
NY State Education Department. He is currently at Fort Lee
High School in New Jersey, teaching, graphic design, power mechanics and
woodworking. He is a member of the New Jersey Technology Education Association.
A former fire fighter in Spring Valley, NY, Alfred belongs to organizations that assist
family members of deceased fire fighters from the Fire Departments of the City of
New York. He is a member of the Livingston First Aid Squad and the Honor Legion
of the Fire Department of the City of New York and he volunteers his time as an
EMT. He was named Honorary Assistant Chief of the Department, FDNY and has
been awarded the Livingston Republican Club Robert W. Kean Memorial Award and
the United States House of Representatives Citation.
FOND MEMORIES OF CCNY: "This may not be the fondest, but I still remember
the way registration was held in Shepard Hall."
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dINA ESPSTEIN-HEISLER
Dina Epstein Heisler
Dshayn@earthlink.net
Dina Epstein Heisler (nee Alice) was a history major and a member of DuBois Club.
She has a master’s degree in TESL from Hunter College and a master’s in supervision
from Bank Street College.
Since formally retiring in 2008 from her career as an educator, Dina has been an
instructor at Bank Street College’s BETLA Program-Leadership Institute. She has
been a member of the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators since 2003.
Camille B. FIFE
Ms. Camille B. Fife, MA
The Westerly Group, Inc.
225 East Main Street
Madison, IN 47250
812- 273-8826 (office)
wgimadison@aol.com
Camille Fife has more than twenty five years of experience in the field of historic
preservation. She has dozens of successful National Register nominations to her
credit, including 20 districts, five courthouses, eight individual properties (one of
which was less than fifty years old), as well as Multiple Property Documents and
one of the largest National Historic Landmark District nominations in the country
(in terms of number of resources.) Indiana presently has only four Rural Historic
Districts, Camille has been responsible for completing two of them, including over
1,500 acres and she has contributed to a third. At the present time, she is
completing work on a massive district nomination for the entire Park and Boulevard
System in Fort Wayne, including over 1800 acres and over 250 resources.
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She is the author or co-author of a number of publications, including the recently
published history, “Madison on the Ohio: Remembering 200 Years, 1809-2009”, as
well as four Cultural Landscape Reports, Interim Reports in Indiana and South
Dakota, as well as numerous feasibility studies and Historic Structures/Properties
Reports. Section 106 consultations include large and small projects throughout
Indiana. She has been a presenter for several dozen conferences and meetings,
including the National Trust for Historic Preservation Conference, ICOMOS
International Scientific Symposium and the Alliance for Historic Landscape
Preservation.
Ms. Fife completed her undergraduate work at the City College of New York and
earned the Master of Arts Degree in History/Geography at Indiana State University
where she received the Charles Roll Award for History.
She is currently the President of the Westerly Group, Inc., a firm specializing in
Historic Preservation consultation.
Mr. Louis Fiore
212 884-2812 (office)
lpff501@yahoo.com
Louis FIORE
Louis Fiore grew up in Brooklyn and graduated from Nazareth High School. At City,
he was a psychology major and a member of Webb Patrol. He was married in
October 1972 and had a son named Peter in 1980. His wife Ellen died in July 2010.
Louis has been an information analyst at New York & Company since January,
1993. He is a former senior business analyst at Alexander's Department Stores
(1973 to 1992).
MEMORIES OF CCNY: “Hanging out at the Webb Patrol table in Shepard Hall
cafeteria. Sociology classes I had with Prof. Wayne Cotton
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Barbara garrett-holder
Dr. Barbara Garrett-Holder
finnie@therock.bm
Barbara Garrett-Holder was an education major and a member of the Theatre of
Black Experience at City. She received the Harry Ritcher Award for financial
assistance.
Barbara has an MAT in Education from Fordham University, 1973; a PhD in
education from Southeastern University, 1976; and a master’s degree in school
psychology from Long Island University, 1991. She has been a member of Delta
Sigma Theatre, Inc. since 1991, National Association of School Psychologists since
1991, and International Association of School Psychologists since 1995. She retired
from her career in education and psychology in 2006.
MEMORIES OF CCNY: “Participating in the drama program; participating in the
campus strike when Dr. Gallagher was president.”
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Dr.Pheobe George Spetsieris
pspetsie@nshs.edu
Pheobe gEORGE-speTSIERIS
“I was born in Athens, Greece and became a naturalized US citizen at the young
age of four in Lexington, Kentucky where my father practiced as a neurologist.
For a few years, I lived on the small island of Leros, Greece. My family settled
in New York where I graduated from Julia Richman H.S. with a Regents scholarship.
My dream was to someday do research in brain function but I believed I would first
have to obtain a thorough education in scientific principles. Following my family
back to Greece, I obtained my BS degree in Physics from the National University of
Athens before returning again to the U.S. While taking the GRE exam at City
College, I was impressed with the grandeur of the architecture and the atmosphere
of the campus and decided to enroll as a CUNY PhD graduate student. I completed
my MA degree assisted by a teaching position as a P/T adjunct lecturer and married
a CCNY/Columbia graduate in Electrical Engineering. At CCNY, I received a solid
education provided by a host of distinguished physics professors, and was surprised
to pass the first PhD qualifying exam in 1971 with the highest grade among students
from all the CUNY college graduate programs in physics for which I received a City
University scholarship. Further supported by a research fellowship and adjunct
teaching positions in physics and mathematics, I concentrated my research and
education in the general area of the acquisition and analysis of data from biomedical
systems under the guidance of my thesis advisor Dr. Hiram E. Hart. I obtained
specialized doctoral training in biomedical physics at City College, Downstate
medical center and at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. At City College, I
remember fondly my discussions with fellow graduate students and especially the
advice and inspiration of Dr. Hart who oversaw research on a proposed nuclear
detection tomographic scanner. I contributed in computer simulation of
performance studies and the computerized control of an experimental setup using
a primitive PDP8 computer. Under Dr. Hart’s guidance and encouragement I
completed a thesis in theoretical compartmental tracer analysis involving the
derivation of topological criteria for complete measurement sets.
In the years that followed I held a variety of positions including computer systems
analyst/consultant at American Electric Power Service Corp where I designed and
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developed software for computer assisted power plant design and as senior scientific
programmer/analyst at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center where I developed
software for brain research including applications in AIDS dementia complex using
Positron Emission Tomography (PET). For the last twenty years, I have been a
research associate and systems analyst at North Shore University Hospital and am
currently an Associate Investigator at the Center for Neurosciences, Biophysics
Division of the Feinstein Institute for
Medical Research of the North Shore-LIJ
Health System in Manhasset, New York. In
collaboration with colleagues, I developed
a multimodality brain imaging analysis
toolbox, scanvp, that is available on the
web (www.feinsteinneuroscience.org) and
is used at various research centers
worldwide. Over the years I have
contributed to numerous research studies
and publications on neurological
movement disorders as a member of the
PET functional brain imaging laboratory
headed by Dr. David Eidelberg which is
now also a government supported UDALL
Center of Excellence for research in
parkinsonism. From 2001 to 2010, I held
P/T academic appointments as a research
associate professor of neurology and
medicine at NYU Medical College in New York. My research contributions have
concentrated on the development of methodologies for computational neuroscience
that have been applied in the derivation of brain network disease biomarkers and
in the analysis and differential diagnosis of parkinsonism. In 2005 I was awarded a
Special Achievement Award from the CUNY Ph.D. Alumni Association. I have
participated in numerous IEEE and SPIE conferences, have been a member of
various professional societies including the American Physics Society, the NY
Academy of Sciences, ACM and IEEE Engineering and Medicine in Biology and have
served as an ad-hoc reviewer. My latest publication “Scaled subprofile modeling of
resting state imaging data in Parkinson's disease: Methodological issues” appears in
Neuroimage, vol. 54, Feb. 14, 2011.
My hobbies include travel, photography and art and I have a lovely daughter who
aspires to be a writer.”
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Howard Goldfarb
ahfarb@yahoo.com
626-441-9687
Howard Goldfarb
Howard Goldfarb was a political science major at City. He
holds a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling from New
York University, 1978, and is now a vocational rehabilitation
consultant. He is a former manager and national director of
rehabilitation services at CRS Corp. Since 1989, he has been
the owner of Goldfarb and Associates.
Howard is a member of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals
and the National Rehabilitation Counseling Associates. He is a past vice president
of California Association of Rehabilitation Professionals. He has published a number
of articles on vocational rehabilitation counseling and was named a Vocational
Expert by the Social Security Administration. In the community, he serves as a
member of the advisory board of California State University in Los Angeles.
MEMORIES OF CCNY: “Time spent on the south lawn and at Café Finley.”
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Ms. Helen Gordon
914-245-4642
Helenfay1@yahoo.com
Helen Gordon majored in math education and was a
member of House Plan Sis Abbe 70.5. She has a master’s
degree from Yeshiva University. She retired from her career
as a mathematics teacher at A.E. Stevenson High School in
2004.
Mr. Lawrence I. Gordon, CLU
516-327-2901 (office)
larrygordon@ft.newyorklife.com
Lawrence I. Gordon majored in mathematics at City.
He has worked with New York Life Insurance Company since 1974, and is now
Managing Partner.
He is a member of NAIFA and GAMA.
Helen GORDON
Lawrence I. GORDOn
Lawrence is married to Cynthia and has two children, Meghan and Craig. He enjoys
traveling, theatre, movies and table tennis.
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StePhen M. HENKIN
Stephen M. Henkin
mansei@verizon.net
Stephen Henkin was an English major. In 1980, he earned a diploma in religious
education from the Unification Theological Seminary. He retired in 2007 as a
writer/editor and teacher. From 1986 to 2004 he was the arts editor for The World
& I magazine. A wife and five children (3 boys, 2 girls), one of each married and
the youngest son still in the nest. Weekend vacations to AmishLand, Delaware Shore,
and West Virginia.
MEMORIES OF CCNY: “Poetry class. Free tuition. Buying an Orange Julius, with
raw egg, on the way to class.”
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Gary hermalyn
Dr. Gary Hermalyn was a history major at City College. He
received his doctorate from Columbia University in 1985.
Doc is a historian, publisher, educator and public speaker;
CEO of The Bronx County Historical Society, and president
of the History of New York City Project. He is an
editor/author of 156 publications and more than 100
exhibitions, commemorations, conferences on urban history,
geography, education, natural history and exploration. He
is the project editor of a ten volume series, “The United States
Supreme Court,” the 4 volume “Life in The Bronx” series, the eight volume “Research
Library and Archives” series, and the six volume “Roots of The Republic.” He is the
author of “Morris High School & the Creation of the New York City Public High
School System”; “The Study and Writing of History”; “The Earth, The Poles & NYC”;
“Postcards of the Bronx”; and “The Bronx Zoo Helped Save the American Bison.”
He is co-author of “The Bronx in the Innocent Years”; “Birth of the Bronx”; “The
Bronx It Was Only Yesterday”; “Time & the Calendar, Yankee Stadium”; and “The
Bronx Cookbook”; and editor of “American Metropolis: A History of NYC”;
“Centennial of Greater New York”; “Hudson River: Inspiration and Challenge”;
“New York City at the Turn of the Century”; and “Tunneling to the Future”.
Doc is an associate editor of the Encyclopedia of New York City, and a Centennial
Historian of New York City. He also leads study expeditions in tri-state regions'
waterways and pathways producing monographs, exhibitions and videos.
As CEO of the Bronx County Historical Society, which was founded in 1955 to
preserve the heritage of this thriving community, he oversees the Society’s
administration of the colonial era Valentine-Varian House, which serves as the
Museum of Bronx History, The Bronx County Archives, an extensive research library,
and Poe Cottage, the final home of America's great 19th century poet and author,
Edgar Allan Poe. Both historic houses are listed in the National Register of Historic
Places.
Doc has also produced and directed scores of fundraising events and dinners. He
sits on the board of directors of the Explorers Club and is a part of their Legacy
Society. The Explorers Club is an international multidisciplinary professional society
dedicated to the advancement of field research and the ideal that it is vital to preserve
the instinct to explore.”
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sharon hoffman-buder-simon
“I grew up in the Bronx and was known as Sharon Lynne
Hoffman until I married, following graduation from CCNY
in June, 1971. I attended William Howard Taft High School
where I received numerous academic honors and was an active
participant in all available female sports (which in those days
were very limited). As a 16 year old high school graduate from
the South Bronx my choices for college were CCNY (uptown),
Lehman College, or Bronx Community. I chose City because
my favorite cousin was attending City and she suggested that
not only was it a good school, but I could pledge her sorority.
The years I attended college, 1967-1971, were pretty tumultuous in this Country
and campus life reflected that. I was exposed to police actions and campus strife, as
well as just good fun hanging out on south campus and just being… I pledged and
was a member of Alpha Sigma Rho Sorority. I also went out for and made the JV
Basketball team which was wonderful. But learning I couldn’t do it all and get
passing grades, I gave up my short basketball career. I ultimately made dean’s list
and graduated on time in June, 1971. Frankly, what I remember most was how
difficult calculus and biology were (for me the supposed genius nothing was ever
difficult), so much for my ambition to be a doctor! Eventually, I majored in Sociology
and minored in Education. What I also remember fondly was the freedom for me
personally. But again, those were pretty tumultuous years and I felt very fortunate
to be there.
Upon graduation I married my childhood sweetheart, Jeffrey Buder. We
honeymooned in Europe for 45 days, which was almost as long as our marriage
lasted. We had the last rent controlled apartment in the Bronx, which we eventually
left as we went our separate ways and moved to the City (Manhattan) where I have
remained).
Those were hard times for college grads, much like today and no one wanted to hire
some young college grad with no relevant job experience. Eventually, I got lucky
and landed a job at the NYC Department of Correction. I had hoped to be a social
worker, and my initial position was as a very entry level member of a Planning and
Monitoring Task Force. The Task Force was funded by the Federal Government as
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a result of the numerous riots in the prisons and jails. Life working in the jails was
amazing and it was after spending numerous days, night and weekends in every jail
in NYC that I decided I could make a bigger difference in the lives of the inmates as
an administrator or planner responsible for overseeing change, on a larger scale than
just one on one basis as a social worker.
Being naturally curious and recognizing the need for an advanced degree, I applied
to and was accepted at Bernard Baruch where I attended in the evenings receiving
a Masters of Public Administration. My Master Thesis was on the courts and the
process that led to incarceration. This research eventually led me to apply for and
get hired by the NYS Office of Court Administration for the NYC courts. I was the
Deputy Director for Planning from 1978-1981.
I never saw myself as a career government employee/civil servant, so before my 10th
anniversary, I started actively looking to make a move to the private sector. After
much rejection and not being willing to take a salary cut, because of my inferior
public sector experience, I finally had the good fortune to be interviewed by a former
employee of the Police Department. The position was as a manager in the Trust &
Custody Services Division as a first level officer (Assistant Treasurer) at the Irving
Trust Company at One Wall Street. My career at One Wall included numerous staff
and line positions in Operations and Client Services and ultimately led to
promotions up the corporate ladder to Assistant Vice President, Vice President and
ultimately Managing Director at the Irving Trust Company, the Bank of New York,
and finally the Bank of New York Mellon. I retired in 2009.
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During the intervening years, I married in September, 1985 my wonderful husband
William Simon who passed away in April, 2002 following the explosive return of
his cancer post 9/11. In 1989 we adopted our son Brett Ian Simon, who is now 22
and a student at Kingsborough Community College. I have a step daughter, two
grandchildren (one younger then my son) and the other the father of my three great
grandchildren.
My son and I live in Battery Park City and I own a townhouse in Litchfield County
Connecticut (near the grand and great grand kids).
I actively fundraise for the American Heart Association. I enjoy all aspects of city
and country life, visiting museums, attending theatre, concerts, restaurants, playing
golf, enjoying the great grand kids and puttering in my garden. I have travelled
extensively and hope to continue to, as I work/play through my “bucket list” for
many years to come.
I consider myself to be very blessed and I am delighted to be attending our 40th
Anniversary Reunion.
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Edward l. Jackson
Ed Jackson
celasy@aol.com
Ed was born and raised in the Bronx and attended Evander Childs High School
which was located in the Williamsburg section of the Bronx. While attending high
school, he excelled in Math courses such as Geometry, Trigonometry, and Advanced
Algebra, and was recognized for achieving exceptionally high scores on the related
Regents’ exams. The academic rigor of high school provided the preparation for his
next challenge: the prestigious halls of the City College of New York (CCNY).
Although in 1966 CCNY was a commuter college, it provided an opportunity to
interact with individuals from every part of the City who represented diverse cultural
backgrounds. During his first semester at CCNY, Ed joined an intramural basketball
team, which was named the “Eights”. During the next two years, this team won 23
straight games and two championships to become one of the most legendary
intramural teams in the history of the school. Several of the “Eights” went on to
play for and lead the CCNY Varsity Basketball Team. To this day, Ed remains close
to his former team mates (his life-long best friend was a member of the team) and
they usually celebrate their friendship and the “good old days at City” every Super
Bowl Sunday. While at CCNY, Ed also joined and later became president of Phi
Beta Sigma Fraternity. This fraternity is one of four Black, Greek-lettered fraternities
with chapters throughout the world. Needless to say, some of his fondest memories
relate to the fun times spent with his “frat” brothers on South Campus. After
transferring to CCNY-Downtown (which is now Baruch College), Ed graduated with
a BBA in accounting.
Armed with a degree in accounting and a desire to work in the public sector, Ed
accepted a position with the NYC Human Resources Administration (HRA). HRA
was the funding conduit that disbursed funds to hundreds of community-based
organizations that administered anti-poverty programs such as Headstart, Day Care,
Employment Training, Youth Services, and Senior Citizen agencies. Ed played a
critical role in the development of disbursement strategies and expenditure reporting
that provided a framework for the success of those programs. Over a period of
thirteen years, he became one of the most knowledgeable and respected financial
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administrators in the area of funding community-based organizations through
Federal and NYS grants. In one of his hallmark achievements, Ed worked with
senior staff from the NYC Comptroller’s Office in the development and
implementation of the Integrated Financial Management System, a citywide
accounting system that was considered the best in class for many years to come.
For his many accomplishments and successful career, Ed was awarded a Mayor’s
Scholarship in 1978, and in that same year, was admitted to NYU’s Graduate School
of Business. Four years later, Ed graduated with MBA in Finance. During his stellar
tenure with HRA, Ed was promoted six
times and had risen to the rank of
Assistant Commissioner.
In 1985, Ed joined the Comptroller’s
Department of the Port Authority of New
York and New Jersey. During his twentyone
years at the Port Authority, Ed held
several key positions including Manager,
Revenue Accounting Division, Assistant
Comptroller for Operations, and Director
of the Financial Services Department
(Budget Director was the informal title).
As the Budget Director for the Bi-State
Agency, Ed oversaw the development of
the agency’s annual budget that was
approximately $5 billion in 2006 and
provided managerial leadership to a staff
of seventy professionals. Among his many accomplishments as Budget Director, Ed
provided policy and strategic guidance for the implementation of a new budget
system in 2004. Ed retired from the Port Authority in 2006.
For his outstanding career in public service and commitment to helping others, Ed
was honored by the Harlem YMCA as one of its “Black Achievers in Industry” in
2002. In June of 2002, Ed was the recipient of the Port Authority’s Civilian
Commendation Medal for the heroism that he displayed in helping to evacuate the
World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. In 2004, Governor George E. Pataki
honored Ed in a tribute to “African American Leaders in State Service” for his
outstanding contributions to the State of New York and the Port Authority. In May
of 2004, Ed received the Port Authority’s prestigious Robert F. Wagner Distinguished
Public Service Medal. During his career, Ed also received several awards and
citations for his work with the National Association of Black Accountants.
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Mr. Stephen Karafiol
87 Sands Court
Lido Beach, NY 11561-4929
212-739-6099 (office)
skarafiol@tishman.com
Steve Karafiol, a Bachelor of Science
(Mechanical Engineering) Major at City
College, 1971, also holds a Master of
Science (Management Engineering)
degree from Long Island University’s
C.W. Post College, 1977 and his NYS
Professional Engineer’s License since
1976.
Steve was born in Brooklyn, raised in
Queens, schooled in Manhattan, and
lives on the south shore of Long Island,
NY since 1974. A true New Yorker, who
is glad he ‘never got out’! He is married
to his wife, Karen for almost 39 years, has
a 34 year old daughter, Melissa & 31 year
old son, Adam.
Steve Karafiol
Since graduating the City College School
of Engineering, Steve has always worked
in the construction industry. Employed
by several mechanical contracting companies early in his career, he then worked for
major construction managers and real estate developers here in the ‘Big Apple’.
Currently, since November, 2004, he is an SVP at Tishman Construction Corp. of
NY. Prior to joining Tishman Construction, he was an SVP with Lehrer McGovern
Bovis, Director of Construction at Jack Resnick & Sons, and Construction Manager
at Bloomberg LP.
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Steve has also kept himself busy ‘giving back’, by being active with several charitable
and philanthropic organizations. From 1996 to 2010, he served as the Construction
Industry Division Chairman for the Greater NY State of Israel Bonds. He has been
a member of the Board of Directors of the Men’s Division of Albert Einstein College
of Medicine since 1995, and their past President from 1997-1999. He is also a
member of the National Society of Professional Engineers and the American Society
of Mechanical Engineers.
Active with the affairs of the College, including projects with the Grove School of
Engineering, Steve is currently serving as the President of the Board of Directors of
The City College Fund and as Chairman of the ‘Class of 1971 40th Anniversary
Reunion’ Committee.
MEMORIES OF CCNY: “Being a ‘commuter from Queens,’ and also working during
my ‘spare time’ selling shoes at Tom McCann’s in Queens, I remember being on
campus with the debates of ‘open enrollment,’ ‘the Vietnam conflict’, ‘ROTC on
campus,’ and the large crowds of students enjoying the beautiful City College
environment. And, of course, the many events, concerts, etc. that took place in the
former classic Lewisohn Stadium! Although it was over 40 years ago, I will never
forget and appreciate my ‘stepping stone’ into my adult life from The City College.”
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Anthony W. Koestler
917-903-8439 (cell)
Awkoes30@aol.com
Anthony Koestler
Anthony W. Koestler was born in Quincy, MA and raised in
Yorkville on the upper east side. He attended public schools,
graduating from Brandeis High in 1967 and then enrolling
in the School of Education at CCNY where he earned a BS
in Ed and later an MS in Ed. He was a member of Wittes
’71 House Plan.
In the early 1970s, Anthony taught elementary school, but his career path took him
from education to positions as a retail manager, civilian procurement specialist for
the Department of the Navy, contract manager for NYC Transit and finally, to MTA
Bridges and Tunnels where he has been manager of service contracts, deputy chief
procurement officer and, currently, chief procurement officer for the Procurement
Department. He is a member of the All-Agency Procurement Council at MTA Bridges
and Tunnels, and has been a member of the National Institute of Governmental
Purchasing – CPPO, CPPB - since 1991.
Anthony is married to fellow CCNY alumnus Laura Buonomo Koestler and has two
sons, Larry (married to Lyndsay) and Craig. He has been a coach for his sons’
basketball, soccer and baseball teams. In the 1990s, he was a soccer coach of the
Manhattan Kickers and a baseball coach for the Peter Stuyvesant Little League. He’s
a lifelong Yankees fan, and also follows pro football, hockey, and college basketball.
Anthony and Laura live in Stuyvesant Town and are members of the Stuyvesant
Town/Peter Cooper Village Tenant Association, as well as the Stuyvesant Cove Park
Association. They vacation in Cape Cod. Their first grandchild was born this April,
and they are both looking forward to celebrating their 38th wedding anniversary in
July.
MEMORIES OF CCNY: “Friendships developed at both the north and south
campuses; I met my future wife Laura in the south campus snack bar. In 1967, I
considered "City" to be a great school and was proud to be accepted!”
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Sheila Krilov-Sasmor
Sheila Krilov Sasmor
64-11 99th Street Apt. 207
Rego Park, NY 11374
718-275-1168
ks.sasmor@gmail.com
“Greetings from Sheila Krilov. I grew up in the Bronx
near the Grand Concourse and Tremont Avenue.
Remember “The Bronx?/ No thonx!” by Ogden Nash (in
Hard-Lines (1931))? I was lucky enough to go to the Bronx High School of Science
and then to City College. At that time so many Sciencites went on to CCNY that it
seemed a natural choice. I was the first in my family to complete a college education.
My parents would have loved the opportunity but their family responsibilities
precluded higher education. My dad served in World War II and then, as the only
son in a family of seven, assumed responsibility for his aging parents. He tried going
to CCNY at night but found himself sleeping through too many classes so he focused
on his job in the garment center. My mom, herself an immigrant, was tracked into
a vocational high school program. She worked as a bookkeeper until she married
and then became a 1950’s housewife.
At CCNY, I majored in math and minored in education. My father always chuckled
that calculus was the class that drove him out of CCNY and I went so far beyond in
math. I graduated with the Silver Belden Medal in Mathematics and I went on to
graduate school in mathematics at the University of Pennsylvania. By the beginning
of my second year I realized that I was enjoying the teaching component of my
fellowship more than my coursework. I opted to leave Penn’s PhD program with a
Master’s degree. I was glad I had minored in education and completed my student
teaching as an undergraduate. I returned to New York where I started my career,
teaching math at Hunter College High School. At that time Hunter was an all-girls
grade 7 – 12 school. For me it was a perfect match. The girls were bright and
motivated and eager to learn. I started coaching the school’s math teams and got to
work with the students who were most eager to further their problem solving skills.
After a few years and a lawsuit Hunter became coed. The culture changed somewhat
but it was still my dream job.
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In 1983 I married Ken Sasmor (CCNY ’70). Though we had gone to the same high
school and the same college we didn’t meet until years later. When our sons were
born (Jonathan in 1985 and Steven in 1988) I opted to take a leave of absence to be
home with my sons. I had waited a long time to have children and I wanted to be
the primary caretaker. Each semester I thought I would return to Hunter but then
I realized that, if I went back to work, I would be neither the teacher nor the parent
that I wanted to be. I resigned from my job at Hunter and stayed home until my
younger son was entering fifth grade. At that time two veteran teachers were retiring
and a tenure line was opening up. I returned to Hunter in 1999 and have been
happily teaching and coaching math team there ever since. My new project is the
middle school MATHCOUNTS program and I’ve been able to get some of my
students to the national competition over
the years.
Some of my fondest memories of CCNY
center around Friday nights and House
Plans. I was a member of Sis Wittes ’71
and enjoyed the philosophy and nature
of House Plan. I sometimes hung out at
the Hillel House. And I usually went
Israeli folk dancing several times a week,
at Columbia or the 92nd Street Y. I
remember the majesty of the Great Hall
and Lewisohn Stadium. I remember the
challenge of course registration and
hoping you got the courses you most
wanted. I remember faculty members
who gently guided me on my path to graduate school, a math professor named
Jeannette Keston and an education professor named Al Weiss. I also remember the
years of political unrest and demonstrations and showing up at CCNY every day to
see for myself what was going on. It was unnerving to realize that the New York
Times’ descriptions were not always accurate. And I remember Coretta Scott King
speaking at our graduation.
I still keep in touch with some of my CCNY classmates – Lillian Fluek Finkler, Gail
Rotberg Kleinman, Ruth Heger Shuster, Ellen Blecher Lazar, and Joan Fuld Sapir.
As I tell my current students, college is the experience you make of it. Going away
gives you one kind of independence. Staying in New York, even while living at
home, gives you another kind. And New York is a great city in which to become
independent.”
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Dr. James A. Latimore
8 Revonda DR
Asheville, NC 28804-3013
828-252-1967
jameslatimore@charter.net
James A. LATIMORE
James Latimore was a sociology major and a recipient of the
Herbert Lehman Award from NY State. He earned his PhD
in sociology from CUNY in 1976. He retired from a career
in academia in 1996.
James is a political activist and a member of Veterans for Peace. He enjoys
playwriting and is the published author of several books including “Bookwoman,”
a memoir of his wife who died of lung cancer in 2000, and “Children of Light,” a
study of a small religious group in South Carolina. He is currently working on a
new book, “Socialism for the Clueless.”
MEMORIES OF CCNY: “Attending faculty meetings as a teaching assistant. Professor
Joseph Bensman. Years of turmoil. Graduation ceremony with Coretta Scott King as
a speaker.”
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Dr. John W. Lee
180 Park Row Apt 23B
New York, NY 10038-1132
212-732-2397
212-636-6424 (office)
JOHNWL126@AOL.COM
John W. lEE
Dr. John W. Lee is currently Professor and Associate Chair
in the Division of Educational Leadership, Administration
and Policy at the Graduate School of Education, Fordham
University. In addition, he serves as a coordinator for both the Division’s doctoral
program in urban school leadership and master’s degree program in educational
administration and supervision, and he oversees the Graduate School of Education’s
NYSED Wallace Foundation Enhanced Leadership Preparation Program. He teaches
and advises in both the doctoral program and master’s degree program in educational
leadership, teaching courses in leadership, qualitative research, organizational
culture, supervision and critical issues in educational administration.
Prior to being invited to Fordham University in 2005, John served for more than
thirty years with the New York City Department of Education. He began his career
with the NYC Board of Education as a high school English teacher and then served
successfully as assistant principal and then principal at Lower East Side Preparatory
School, one of the oldest alternative high schools serving recent Chinese high schoolaged
immigrants as well as dropouts and potential dropouts.
As schools superintendent for the Queens High School District with the NYCDOE
from 1997-2003, John was the first Asian American field-based superintendent with
the NYC Department of Education and led the largest district at that time with 35
high schools serving more than 75,000 students. During his tenure, he opened
several new small high schools, was a key witness at the Campaign for Fiscal Equity
trials and led a small delegation of high school principals to China in a “sister school”
program. He was a member of the Joint Math Commission created by City University
Chancellor Matthew Goldstein and then NYCDOE Schools Chancellor Harold Levy.
John also held the positions of executive director at the Office of Student Enrolment
Planning and Operations (OSEPO) at Tweed Headquarters.
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John has taught English as a second language to immigrant adults at a new English
language center founded by the Chinese American Planning Council. He was the
founding director for the Oliver Street School Age Day Care Center in lower
Manhattan, co-sponsored by the Chinese American Planning Council and Hamilton
Madison House, two of the city’s oldest social service agencies in NYC’s Lower East
Side funded by the NYC Agency for Child Development.
Over the years, John has served as an adjunct instructor at Baruch College, Pace
University and St. John’s University, teaching courses both in educational leadership
and in teaching and learning. He has served as an education consultant and program
evaluator for the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum’s Educational Department,
worked as a consultant for Victor Schools and consulted as a leadership coach for
two new schools created under the aegis of New Visions for Public Schools in New
York City.
Dr. Lee earned his doctorate from New York
University. His dissertation was on
superintendent-principal partnerships. He holds
a master’s degree in education and a bachelor’s
degree in English from the City College of New
York and completed work for his New York State
certification in school administration and
supervision, and school district administration at
Fordham University, City College of New York
and Bank Street College. He is a proud product
of the New York City public school system
having attended public school in New York’s
Chinatown and the former High School for Music
and Art, now LaGuardia High School for the Arts.
John has been recognized with numerous awards
including Supervisor of the Year, CCNY
Education Alumni Outstanding Administrator
Award, leadership awards from the New York State Arts Council, various Chinese
American and Asian American business, community, civic and parent organizations,
and the Humanitarian Award from Marymount Manhattan College. He is serving in
his second year as president of the CCNY Education Alumni Group.
Dr. Lee continues to reside in Manhattan’s historic Lower East Side.
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Dr. B. Loerinc Helft
bea.helft@gmail.com
Beatrice Loerinc-helft
Beatrice Loerinc Helft majored in math at City and received
the Isidore Dressler Award for excellence in mathematics. She
graduated summa cum laude.
After earning a master’s degree, 1973, and doctorate, 1979,
in computer science from the Courant Institute of
Mathematical Sciences at New York University, Beatrice joined
the faculty of the Baruch School of Business. In 2001, she left Baruch to become the
Academic Director of CUNY Online Business Programs (BS and MS) at the School
of Professional Studies. She is also the founder of Bea…Organized!, professional
organizing services for home and office since 2003.
Beatrice is married and has a daughter, two step-children and four grandchildren.
MEMORIES OF CCNY: “Hanging out in Shepard cafeteria with people different
from those I grew up with. The great professors and the awesomeness of the Great
Hall (running from end to end during registration time, picking up punched cards
for the courses I wanted to take.); the very bright students who were part of the
Selected Students Program, as I was.”
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Linda S. marasco-mullenix
“I attended CCNY as Linda S. Marasco and graduated with the class of 1971. I
grew up in Far Rockaway, New York and attended Far Rockaway High School.
I rode the “A” train from the Far Rockaway station to the Convent Avenue/125th
street station every day – a four-hour round trip. I attended CCNY because of the
school’s remarkable reputation as the flagship college of City University, with a
storied and glorious past that included many distinguished graduates. CCNY then
was a tuition-free university which afforded students from poor and blue color
families the opportunity of an outstanding college education with distinguished,
dedicated faculty. A New York State Regents scholarship paid for our books and
subway fare. We paid $38 a semester in student fees.
After being an undeclared major for several semesters, I finally majored in political
science. My favorite and most inspirational professors in the political science
department were Jeffrey Morris, Randolph Braham, Joyce Gelb, Ned Lebow, and
Marshall Berman. Jeffrey Morris’s classes in American government and constitutional
law inspired me to become a political science major. Professor Morris had all his
students invested in the 1968 presidential election, with each student tracking the
election in a particular state (mine was Washington State, which I predicted
incorrectly). In constitutional law, Professor Morris sent us down to the 42nd street
public library to read case law reports relating to prisoner rights. We briefed and
argued cases (I was the only woman in that class). Marshall Berman memorably
taught political theory outside, under the trees, invoking Jean Jacques Rousseau and
the theory of nature (“Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains.”). Randolph
Braham taught us the Russian revolution and Soviet oppression in Eastern Europe,
while looking forlornly out the window at rioting students. Joyce Gelb taught us
about local precinct politics, and sent us there to do our class projects. Ned Lebow
introduced us to erudite theories of international relations.
My most distinct memories of attending CCNY during the late 1960s were of the
political turmoil and riots during this period as a consequence of American
involvement in the Viet Nam War and the mandatory draft. CCNY cancelled classes
every spring after the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Robert Kennedy, the
Cambodian invasion, and the shootings at Kent State. I remember seriously believing
that the entire country was on the verge of revolution. My courses at CCNY
expanded my knowledge, vision, and comprehension of world and current events.
I graduated CCNY Phi Beta Kappa. Our class graduated from Lewisohn Stadium in
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June 1971, and our commencement speaker was Coretta Scott King, whom I
believed spoke for nearly an hour. Due to Marshall Berman’s inspiration (political
theory under the trees) -- and with the aid and support of Professors Morris,
Braham, and Gelb -- I attended Columbia Graduate School where I earned an M.
Phil and Ph.D degrees in political theory. After earning my graduate degrees, I taught
political science at Fordham University for three years. However, the lingering
influence of Jeffrey Morris, from his undergraduate constitutional law course, finally
propelled me to attend Georgetown Law Center in Washington D.C. After graduating
Georgetown law school, I worked as an
appellate attorney at a large
Washington D.C. law firm. I married a
law school classmate, Jim Mullenix,
from whom I have been divorced for
over 15 years.
In 1981 I began a new career as a law
professor. I have been a law professor
for the past thirty years. In 1991 I
moved to Austin, Texas and currently
I am on the faculty at the University of
Texas School of Law where I teach the
first year course in civil procedure and
upper level courses in complex
litigation. I have published several
books and numerous articles relating
to federal courts, civil procedure, class
actions, and mass tort litigation. By
strange coincidence, there are three
CCNY graduates on the University of Texas School of Law faculty – myself, Professor
Jack Getman, and Professor Lino Graglia. We three believe this is the largest
concentration of CCNY graduates on any law faculty in the country.
During the course of my academic career, I have had the great opportunity to be a
scholar-in-residence at the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Study and Conference
Center in Bellagio, Italy. During spring 2007 I held the Fulbright Senior
Distinguished Chair in Law, in Trento, Italy. Currently, I serve on the Board of
Directors of the Fulbright Association of Austin, Texas. My academic career has
afforded me the chance to travel throughout the United States and abroad to deliver
talks at academic conferences.
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I have three grown sons; my oldest son is married and lives in northern California,
and my other two sons live in Austin. I have travelled extensively both professionally
and for fun. I am an avid tourist and nothing is too trivial, mundane, or ridiculous
to escape my attention. I continue to read the New York Times and the New Yorker,
even down here in Texas. I spend as much time as I can hiking, canoeing, kayaking,
and in the great outdoors. I continue to love books, movies, theatre, and the opera.
Improbably, I became a golfer. I return to visit New York several times a year, but
have not been back to campus since graduation.
I am part of an extended CCNY family, mostly north campus folks. My younger
sister Diane Marasco Stelling graduated from the CCNY School of Engineering in
1973, two years after me. She married a CCNY engineering classmate, Douglas
Stelling. His sister, Susan Stelling also attended the CCNY School of Engineering,
and she married her classmate Paul Loheide. The Stelling and Marasco families count
many CCNY graduates among them.
I am very grateful for my CCNY education, including all those turbulent political
years. My CCNY education has served me very well in the forty-plus years since I
began trudging uphill from the 125th street subway station to south campus.”
Dr. Norman Margolies
8 Chelsea Ct.
Tintin Falls, NJ 07724
732-380-7025
732-842-6370 (office)
nsmdmd@aol.com
Norman MARGOLIES
Norman Margolies was a biology major. He earned a DMD at
the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in
1975.
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Henry S. MAURER
Mr. Henry S. Maurer
219 Drake Rd
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034-2005
HENRY.MAURER1@VERIZON.NET
Henry S. Maurer majored in psychology and was chairman
of the CCNY chapter of Young People’s Socialist League, an
upper class advisor for the Freshman Orientation Program,
and a member of Young Democrats, Jewish Student Union,
and the Freshman Honors Program. He has a master’s degree in political science from
the University of Pennsylvania, 1972, and a juris doctorate from Temple University
School of Law, 1980. Between 1972 and 1979, he was the editor of The PFT Reporter
(Philadelphia Federation of Teachers).
Following admission to the New Jersey Bar, Henry was an associate attorney with
law firms in Southern New Jersey. Since 1984, Henry has worked with the New
Jersey Civil Service Commission. He is currently a division director, in charge of
appeals and regulations. He is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association,
Labor and Employment Law Section, executive committee. His community service
includes an appointment to the Planning Board of Cherry Hill Township, 1984 to
1996. He has been a member of the board of directors of the Jewish Community
Relations Council of Southern New Jersey since 1982 and was president from 2005
to 2007.
Henry is married to the former Linda Rosen and is the father of David and
grandfather of Emily Madeline, born 09/11/2009.
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Mary B. mcrae
Dr. Mary B. McRae
212-998-5552 (office)
mm13@nyu.edu
Mary B. McRae majored in history and education. She holds a master’s degree in
guidance and counseling from Brooklyn College, 1976 and an Ed.D in counseling
psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University, 1987.
Mary has been a professor of applied psychology in the Department of Applied
Psychology at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human
Development, New York University since 1990. She was recently awarded the 2009-
2010 NYU Challenge Fund. She is a member of the American Psychological
Association and the A. K. Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems. She has
written numerous articles and book chapters and is the author of the book, “Racial
and Cultural Dynamics in Group and Organizational Life: Crossing Boundaries,”
2010, Sage.
FOND MEMORIES OF CCNY: “I had a number of great professors at City, who
took a real interest in my learning. I was also a part of the group that took over the
college in 1969. This was a historic event that taught me that I could take stand
and make a difference in the world.”
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Abraham MORGANOFF
Abraham Morganoff, MD
admneuro@aol.com
Abraham Morganoff is a neurologist in private practice in
New Jersey and a member of the attending staff at Saint
Barnabas Medical Center. He is former chief of neurology for
Union Hospital. He and his wife Fern have three children,
Jessica, Gregory and Michelle.
Elsie Bernadette morrow
Ms. Elsie Bernadette Morrow
914-562-5380
Elsie Morrow grew up in Inwood Heights. At City, she was a history major and a
member of the History Club. She lives in New York and has two grown children.
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Tom pallas
Tom Pallas
PO Box 2906
Edgartown, MA 02539
508-627-9201 x32 (office)
tom@mvinfo.com
“As a night school graduate of CCNY, I can't say that I was deeply enmeshed in
the fabric of student life. But I am proud to be an alumnus, and a bit stunned
that it all took place so long ago.
I was born in Buffalo, boarding schooled in Niagara Falls, and pink-slipped from
Ohio Wesleyan in 1966. I ended up at City College a year later, right around the
time LBJ was amping up the ground war in Vietnam. CCNY became my refuge. I
retained my student deferment, and found myself surrounded by fascinating
professors and serious, hardworking students. At $3.00 per credit hour it was the
bargain of a lifetime.
Jim Hatch and Maryann Cowan were my favorite professors. And Marvin Cohen -
a zany English instructor. My proudest college moment came in Dr. Cowan's
philosophy class. She was explaining some concept of the German words "ur" and
"teil", when I asked if they might be the derivatives of "ordeal". At the start of our
next class Dr. Cowan announced that she had looked up ordeal, found that I was
right, and for that reason she would always remember me.
That happened in 1970, also the year of my most self-destructive, brash and stupid
college stunt. I wrote a paper for one English class, and handed it in to a second
class I was taking the same semester. While other students may have tried this, it's
pretty certain that I'm the only one to do it in classes taught by the same professor.
I got an A in the first class, an F in the second, and squandered any respect I had
earned to that point from Professor Hatch.
Anti-war unrest on campus spared us from taking finals one year - hooray! But we
all had tears in our eyes the day somebody set fire to Shepard Hall. The fire went
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out, student life went on, and I managed to earn a diploma.
For the next year I thumbed through Europe. When I returned to NY, heroin had
made the city unlivable, so I headed back home to Buffalo. I bought an old bicycle
shop and for 20 years had a good livelihood.
Now I'm a Real Estate Broker on Martha's Vineyard. I can't fish worth a damn, but
there's great cycling, good clamming & stuff that needs fixing. And Carolyn, a fine
woman who enjoys my company.
My daughter starts college in the fall, so retirement isn't on my horizon. Wherever
she enrolls, Naomi is sure to become a distinguished alumnus, unlike her old man.
But like I said, I am proud to be a graduate of CCNY. I didn't need a college degree
for any of the jobs I've held, but having one has made all the difference.”
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Diane Plotkin-BOEHR
Ms. Diane Plotkin Boehr
301-435-7059 (office)
dboehr@comcast.net
“I was born and raised in the Bronx. I attended the Bronx H.S. of Science, which
was in walking distance of my house on the Grand Concourse. I truly believe
that my parents, from the time I was in a crib, stood over me and repeated “You
will go to City College, you will go to City College,” so when the time came to apply
to college, it seemed the only logical choice.
I majored in chemistry, but in the end, the only work I did in chemistry was one
very interesting summer job between my junior and senior year of college that I
found through CCNY, working for the NY State Racing Commission testing horses
urine and saliva for drugs.
That same summer, I married Danny Boehr, whom I had met at Bronx Science. He
attended CCNY downtown (as Baruch College was then known). By my graduation
in June 1971, I was 4 months pregnant and I stayed at home raising my children
for the next 10 years. My daughter Michelle was born in Oct. 1971 and my son
Joshua was born in April 1975. In June 1973, Danny accepted a job with Amtrak
and we moved to the Washington DC suburbs in Maryland. Once my son was ready
to begin kindergarten, I was ready to start a career. I felt that I had been out of the
chemistry field too long to go back. I had volunteered in the elementary school
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library and enjoyed that, so I applied to library school at the University of Maryland
and was accepted. I received my MLS from Maryland in spring of 1983 and began
working for Costabile Associates, a library consulting firm that specialized in
cataloging services. In 1998, Danny and I did a career shift. He took a buyout from
Amtrak and became a transportation consultant and I took a government job,
working in the cataloging section of the National Library of Medicine (NLM).
Our daughter married in 1996, and in 2001 our granddaughter, Lexi Thieman was
born. Very soon after that my life took a very unexpected turn when Danny was
diagnosed with cancer and died 6 weeks later in April of 2002. With the help of
my very supportive family and friends, I have been able to put the pieces of my life
back together. I still do a lot of traveling, attend a lot a theater, and have taken up
contra dancing. CCNY has an active alumni chapter in Washington, DC and I enjoy
attending some of their events—and being the baby of the group!
I was promoted to the Head of Cataloging position at NLM in 2005 and have become
very active in national and international standards development for cataloging. I
am a member of the Beta Phi Mu Library Science Honor Society, the American
Library Association, the Medical Library Association, North American Serials Interest
Group. I was a member of the Library of Congress Working Group on the Future
of Bibliographic Control, and am currently serving on the US RDA Test Coordinating
Committee which is evaluating if the US community should adopt a newly published
new set of cataloging rules.
During my days at CCNY, I was an active member of the Sis Wittes ’71 houseplan,
although I have lost touch with most of my housemates. The years from 1967-71
were a tumultuous period at CCNY. I remember being on campus planning a
houseplan event the night Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and being told to go
home immediately. There were strikes and shutdowns which occasionally canceled
final exams, so that we had the option of taking pas/fail grades in some classes. And
Danny and I were part of the group that arranged the protest and bus transportation
to Albany in 1970, where along with about 12,000 of our classmates we fought
against the imposition of tuition fees. I am very grateful to CCNY for the excellent
education I received. Despite the fact that I had some 8 hour chemistry labs that
limited some of my course choices, I was still able to take a wide variety of classes
and meet some wonderful people. And to do all that for just a $35 fee, while having
a Regents scholarship to pay for books was extraordinary.”
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Mr. Sasha Sheldon Plutno
splutno@yahoo.com
Sasha sheldOn plutno
Sasha Sheldon Plutno majored in sociology.
Roslyn M. Press
Ms. Roslyn M. Press
914-271-0938
718-918-3682 (office)
NYCGIRL651@aol.com
Roslyn M. Press was a sociology major.
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Joseph Prince
Joseph Prince
30 Cathedral Ave
Florham Park, NJ 07932-2521
973-377-9153
908-730-5610 office
Joseph Prince was a chemical engineering major and a member of ROTC. He
graduated summa cum laude.
A professional engineer in the State of New Jersey and a member of the AIChE,
Joseph works in chemical and environmental engineering. With the exception of
the years between 2001 and 2004 when he worked as a manager of environmental
engineering for Teltra Tech, he has been a member of the staff of Foster Wheeler
Corp. since 1972. He is now a chief engineer for the company.
MEMORIES OF CCNY: “South Campus activities.”
Alan E. rabunski
Mr. Alan E. Rabunski
630 Third Avenue - 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10017
212-682-1133 office
Alan E. Rabunski majored in political science at City College. He holds a JD from
John Marshall Law School, 1975 and an LLM in taxation from New York University
School of Law, Graduate Division, 1978. He is a practicing attorney.
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Mr. Laurence Reilly
370 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10025-2107
larrybike@gmail.com
lAURENCE reilly
“Born and raised in Manhattan, I followed a long family
tradition in attending both Stuyvesant High School and
City College where my father, uncle, and older brother preceded me. I entered
City College planning to be a “shop” teacher and left without once straying from
that career path. While at City, I was on the freshman fencing team – loved running
up the stands at Lewisohn Stadium (where incidentally my parents met many years
before). I held leadership positions in the Outdoor Club; Bicycle Club; and Industrial
Arts Education Society.
One of my best experiences at City College was a cross country road trip with
members of the Outdoor Club and our faculty advisor, Geology Professor Jack Fagan
in his VW bus. He knew the wilderness areas of Wyoming and the other western
states like the back of his hand and would drive down barely discernable fire roads
to magnificent camping spots. During this trip, we were in Jackson Hole, and under
a full moon, watched the first moonwalk on a television set through the window of
a restaurant. Priceless memories! As a result of this adventure, I became a Ranger
with the National Park Service, working at the Statue of Liberty weekends and
summers for the duration of my college years.
I attended graduate school and received a M.A. degree from New York University
and set off on my short lived teaching career. I become active in several bicycle
advocacy groups and as President of Transportation Alternatives in the late 1970s,
drafted a bicycle safety plan that received the support of major federal funding for
the City of New York. During the 1980 transit strike, I worked with organized bike
groups based in NYC to implement temporary bike lanes. The subway strike segued
my professional life into a position as New York City’s first full-time Bicycle
Coordinator. During the 1980s, we developed a comprehensive city-wide plan for
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education and enforcement. I was then appointed to the Governor’s Statewide
Bicycle Advisory Council (1985-1991) and the Transportation Research Board’s
Committee on Bicycling and Bicycle Facilities (1982-1987). An avid life-long cyclist,
he and his wife, Winifred Zubin, were members of the first bicycle tour of mainland
China in 1981.
I continued my career with the NYC Department of Transportation, through a
number of senior level positions including Special Events Director and Chief of Staff
for both the Traffic Intelligence and Enforcement Divisions. He also directed the
deployment of Department resources for special NYC events and VIP visits, and
developed contingency plans for emergency road and bridge closings, weather
emergencies, strike threats, and building collapses.
Prior to my retirement in 2002, I served as Executive Director of Authorized Parking
& Permits, which at the time, issued over 75,000 permits annually to people with
disabilities, oversize trucks, clergy, government and not for profit agencies. We
developed and implemented on -street parking policies for press, diplomatic, and
government vehicles. A career highlight was the development and implementation
of a web based permit issuance system to replace a clunky, inefficient paper based
one. I also re-engineered the disability permit unit and cut waiting time for city
permits from 6 months to 6 weeks. As a contrast to my bicycle planning days, the
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unit permitted and routed all oversize and overweight vehicles travelling within the
city.
I’ve been involved with many civic organizations over the years, including the City
College Education Alumni Association, where I served on Board of Directors from
1984 to 1988. I‘ve been a life member of the Sierra Club and many other
environmental and bicycle-centric groups for decades.
The transit strike not only affected my professional life, but my personal life as well.
I met Winifred Zubin, who is still my spouse, while on bikes during the strike. We’ve
raised two wonderful children, who unfortunately chose not to attend City College.
Timothy, another Stuyvesant graduate and a computer geek, received his degree in
computer science posthumously from Binghamton University in 2008. Rebecca, is
presently a senior at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. She
certainly has inherited her fathers’ love of the outdoors.
Since my retirement, I’ve continued my outdoor pursuits as Manhattan Coordinator
for the East Coast Greenway, the nation's first long-distance urban trail system for
cyclists, hikers, and other non-motorized users (Maine to Florida).
I serve as the Chairman of the Planning Board in Fleischmanns, NY, where I was
instrumental in the development and adoption of a comprehensive plan and
subsequent zoning revisions for the small Catskill Mountain community where I
spend an increasing amount of his time.”
Patricia J. Robinson was a science major.
Patricia J. ROBINSON
Patricia J. Robinson
ptrobin@verizon.net
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Mr. Dennis Rosenthal
212-509-5522 (office)
drosenthal@jonkeith.net
Dennis Rosenthal majored in biology. He was a member of
Alpha Epsilon Pi National Fraternity and made the Dean’s
List in his junior year.
In 1977, Dennis earned an MBA in management from
Fairleigh Dickenson University. He has been the owner and CEO of a computer
consulting firm, Jonkeith Communications Consultants, Inc., since 1992.
Dr. Irene Rosner David
212-562-3671 office
Dennis ROSENTHAL
Irene ROSNER-DAVID
Irene Rosner David majored in art and was a member of Sis
Schiff ’71. She has a master’s degree in art therapy from New
York University, 1981, and a doctorate in psychology from
the Union Institute, 1999.
Irene is an art therapist and has been the director of
Therapeutic Arts at Bellevue Hospital Center since 1973.
Since 2004, she has been a member of the faculty of the
Graduate Art Therapy Department at the School of Visual Arts. She is a long-standing
member of the American Art Therapy Association (former member of the board of
directors) and of the New York Art Therapy Association for whom she has served as
president. She has been a member of the Society for the Arts in Healthcare since
2005. She has published in professional art therapy journals including Journal of the
American Art Therapy Association, Medical Art Therapy with Adults, and American
Journal of Art Therapy. Her awards and honors include the Honorary Life Member
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Award and the Distinguished Service Award from the New York Art Therapy
Association, and the Clinician Award from the American Art Therapy Association.
MEMORIES OF CCNY: “Loved the cupcakes in the cafeteria! Great, creative
atmosphere of the art department.”
Alicia Rudin-Goldfarb
Alicia Goldfarb
agoldie49@yahoo.com
Alicia Goldfarb, nee Rudin, was a sociology major at City.
She has a master’s in library science from Queens College and
a teaching credential from Cal Poly, Pomona.
Alicia currently teaches first and second grade. She has also
been a childrens’ librarian and the owner of two Gymboree
centers. She is a member of the National Education Society.
MEMORIES OF CCNY: “Café Finley, South Lawn, Raymond the Pretzel Man, House
Plan parties. I married a CCNY man on 9/71- 2 children and handsome grandson.”
Joel E. SANDBERG
Mr. Joel E. Sandberg
10 Lincoln Ave.
Dix Hills, NY 11746-6448
718-472-6364 (office)
JSANDBERG@DWNY.COM
Joel Sandberg has a BBA in accounting from City College. He is the chief financial
officer of Davis & Warshow, Inc. in New York, 1994-present, and a member of the
AICPA and NYSSCPAs.
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Dr. Juanita Shell Peterson
906 Gerard Avenue Apt. 2A
Bronx, NY 10452-9400
7186817562
juanita.shell@att.net
Juanita shell-peterson
“Societal unrest and turbulence characterized my entry
as a student into City College in 1967. Students were
sitting in; classes were disrupted, dismissed or cancelled
due to demonstrations and demands for open admissions. Every Thursday there
was a two hour break on campus. Often speakers were invited to speak. Sometimes
it was done outdoors in front of the library and other times in Finley Hall; both no
longer exist. The discussions were usually centered around the pros and cons of
open admissions at the City Colleges in the city. Amidst the turmoil, my compass
was always pointing north. I grew up in the south of the United States and arrived
in New York in my senior year of high school. I attended Wadleigh High School and
graduated the same year. Following my graduation I applied for a clerk position in
the Brooklyn Public Library. After a few years passed I moved from Brooklyn to
Manhattan and wanting a job closer to home. I was interviewed for a secretarial
position at Haryou-Act, an antipoverty program/ The Arts and Culture Division. It
was a place where I learned about what was current and significant in the
community. It was there that I learned about public colleges and an opportunity
arose to attend one, City College. People in the African American Community
referred to it as the Citadel on the Hill. I recall canvassing the campus after I learned
about it and being struck by its architectural beauty. After submitting my application
I waited and waited before I finally received a letter to report to the campus for an
interview and registration. By this time I was married and the mother of a two year
old daughter. I became a member of the Psychology Club and considered becoming
a member of a Greek Organization but did not continue due to family commitments.
Upon graduation from City College,the Black and Puerto Rican Faculty gave me a
scroll which read “Without struggle there is no Progress ……” by Frederick
Douglass--- along with a monetary gift. I also received the Sirovich Award, also a
monetary gift. Two professors are stand outs in my mind, Professors Toni Cade and
John Antrobus. Professor Toni Cade taught English grammar and literature. She
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emphasized that one should be able to throw away his or her notebook near the
end of a semester-meaning that the information must be committed to memory and
Professor Antrobus taught Statistics; he suggested that one must practice Statistics
daily in order to learn it and to perform well. Both ideas have held me in good stead
and I draw on them often.
Following graduation, from City College of New York I attended the Graduate
Center of City University of New York and received a PhD degree in 1977. I did not
stop there. In 1981 I enrolled in the New York University Post Doctoral Program
in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy as a part time student. I earned a Certification
Certificate in 1991 from New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science.
I became a member of various Professional and Community Organizations such as:
American Academy of Science, American Psychological Association, Bellevue
Hospital and New York University School of Medicine Society, N Y U Post-doctoral
Psychoanalytic Society, Community Board #4 in the Bronx , Hale House Board of
Directors and New York City Mayor’s Subcommittee on Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities, Metropolitan Jack and Jill of America and Women’s
Auxillary of North General Hospital, and St. Philip’s Church. I am currently a
member of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Society and Board
Member of Schomburg Corporation
My Dissertation was “Patent: Determinants of Sharing Behavior in African American
Children,” 1977
My Publications are as follows: “A Study of Three Brothers with Infantile Autism,”
Journal of American Academy of Child Psychiatry, 1984
“The Reactions of African American Children to the Atlanta Child Murders:
International Year Book: The Child and His Family,” edited by Anthony, James, 8th
edition. New York: John Wiley, 1988
“Values of Postpartum Women from the Inner City: An Exploratory Study,” Journal
of Child and Family Studies, Vol. 6 No.1, 1997
“A Comparative Study of Values and Attitudes of Inner City and Middle Class
Postpartum Women,” Psychological Reports 2004, 95, 235-249
“Values Fathers Have for Themselves and Their Newborns,” Psychological Reports,
2005
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I am the recipient of the following Awards and Honors: Recipient of the Richard
Parish Award for Education, 1986 Recipient of the Wendell Foster Award for
Community Service, 1999; Psychologist of the Year in 1997 by Governor Paataki. I
have also been listed in Marquis Who's Who in American Women in Science 1985
to 2009.
Some of highlights of my life are: I am the wife of a loving husband, Alonzo Peterson;
the mother of two wonderful adult children,
Lisa Mitchell and Jason Peterson and the
grandmother of four gorgeous
grandchildren Marcus age 9, Alexander age
8, Jasmine age 7 and Andrew age 6. My
greatest joy is spending time with them. I
recently retired from my position as
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
and Staff Psychologist at NYU- Bellevue
Medical Centers. I plan to continue working
in my profession as a lecturer and
psychoanalyst as well as to continue
involvement in the community endeavors.
For the first time beginning this year I will
be able to spend more time with family and
friends. I plan to go out to dinner, take in
concerts and plays and travel to far- away
places.
I have a special interest: writing a book
about my experiences growing up in the
segregated south and its impact on my
thinking and the direction my life has taken.
My fondest memory of City College was
realizing that I had acquired the tools to do
anything I set my mind to. Along with
numerous other positive factors in my life,
I say thank you, City College.
Yes, my compass is still pointing upwardwith
an honest, single-eyed purpose to lift
as I climb.'
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Mr. Stephen M. Shushan
smshushan@sbcglobal.net
San Diego, CA
Stephen M. Shushan
“I grew up in Brooklyn and attended Brooklyn Technical High School. I chose
CCNY because of the engineering curriculum. At CCNY I was a member of the
TKE fraternity. My fondest memories of CCNY were the beautiful buildings,
great teachers and friendly students.
I retired in December, 2004 from the City of
San Diego. I worked 30 years at the City in
the finance department and 18 years as the
Assistant Manager at Qualcomm Stadium
(home of the San Diego Chargers and San
Diego Padres). In my final year of work, I
helped open up the new baseball ballpark
for the San Diego Padres. While at
Qualcomm Stadium, I coordinated: 3 Super
Bowls; 1 World Series; 1 baseball All-Star
game; 10 major concerts and numerous
other events.
Prior to joining the City of San Diego in 1974, I worked a year for the VISTA
Program (Domestic Peace Corps) in San Diego assisting minority businesses in
obtaining loans and providing them with technical assistance.
Currently, I am a board member for 2 non-profit organizations, a member of the
Holiday Bowl Football Game Committee, and active in my neighborhood
community association. I also help organize a major community event in which
300,000 people attend over two days.
Two major awards that I have received are: on December 7, 2004, the San Diego
City Council declared it Stephen Shushan Day; and on May 13, 2010 I received the
Golden Triangle of Distinguished Service from the YMCA for my 10 years of being
on the board.”
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Susan M. siegel
Susan M. Siegel
415-602-1120
Smsiegel1@aol.com
Susan M. Siegel was a psychology major. She is currently the communications
manager at Agilent Technologies.
Irwin silverstein
Dr. Irwin Silverstein
44 Reservoir Avenue
Needham, MA 02494
Irwin Silverstein was a mechanical engineering major at City College and the vice
president of Kappa Phi Omega. He holds a master’s degree in environmental
engineering (1976) and a PhD in environmental engineering (1986) from
Northeastern University. He is a registered professional engineer in Massachusetts
and Maryland and a licensed site professional in Massachusetts.
Irwin has been a chief environmental engineer at Gale Associates, Inc.; director of
environmental engineering at META Environmental, Inc.; environmental insurance
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specialist and technical manager at Environmental Underwriters Insurance; and,
more recently, a senior environmental engineer at HydroEnvironmental
Technologies, Inc. In 2004-2006, he was awarded a AAAS Fellowship to work on
water security at the USEPA. Since 2007, he has been teaching high school chemistry
at Taunton High School in the City of Taunton, Massachusetts.
Irwin’s professional and community memberships include:
Permanent Public Building Committee - Needham, MA 2008 to present
Solid Waste Disposal Advisory Committee - Needham, MA 2007 to present
American Association for the Advancement of Science 2004-2006
National Society of Professional Engineers 1986 to 1995
Licensed Site Professional Association 1995 to present
Massachusetts Association of School Committees 1996 to 2004
Needham School Committee - 1996 to 2004
Massachusetts Department of Education Advisory Committee on Science and
Technology/Engineering
The following publications are science/engineering related articles:
“Investigation of the Capability of Point-of-Use/Point-of-Entry Treatment Devices as
a Means of Providing Water Security,” I. Silverstein, American Water Works
Association Water Security Congress, Washington, D.C., September 12, 2006.
“The Role of Online Water Quality Event Detection in Contamination Warning
Systems”, I. Silverstein, D. Shalvi, and E. Luczak, American Water Works Association
Water Security Congress, Washington, D.C., September 11, 2006.
“Backflow Prevention Strategies and Water Security,” I. Silverstein, Cross-Connection
Control Program Annual Workshop, Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Protection – Drinking Water Program, Haverhill, Worcester, and North Dartmouth,
MA, May 24, 25, and 31, 2006.
“Cross-Connection and Backflow Vulnerability: Monitoring and Detection”,
participant, Technical Workshop, Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and
Hydraulic Research, Los Angeles, CA, March 13, 2006.
“Evaluating Backflow Prevention as a Potential Water Security Strategy,” I. Silverstein,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Publication, EPA/817/R-06-001, March 2006,
available on Water ISAC website, www.WaterISAC.org.
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“Investigation of the Capability of Point-of-Use/Point-of-Entry Treatment Devices as
a Means of Providing Water Security,” I. Silverstein, U.S. EPA publication,
EPA/600/R-06/012, February 2006, www.epa.gov/nhsrc/news/news022406.htm.
“Event Detection for Drinking Water Contamination Warning Systems,” I.
Silverstein, Presentation before the Science Advisory Board, Washington, D.C.,
January 30, 2006.
“Overview of Event Detection Systems for WaterSentinel, Draft, Version 1.0 for
Science Advisory Board Consultation,” I. Silverstein, U.S. EPA publication, Dec.,
2005, http://cfpub.epa.gov/safewater/watersecurity/publications.cfm?view=all.
“WaterSentinel-Continuous Water Quality Monitoring and Event Detection
Algorithms,” I. Silverstein, Wireless Sensor Networks Workshop, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, December 1, 2005.
“Designing and Implementing a Cross-Connection Control Program,” I. Silverstein,
L. O”Brien, R. Coates, R. Werley, K. Goergen, and B. Walter, Technical Workshop,
American Water Works Association DSS Conference and Exposition, Tampa, FL,
September 18, 2005.
“From Confrontation to Collaboration, a Case Study at the Dow Chemical Hazardous
Waste Site in Wayland Massachusetts,” I. Silverstein and A. M. Desmarais, January
2004, www.jsi.com/resources/pubs/pubs-envhealth.htm.
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“The Use of a Medical Oxygen Generator for Remediation of a Petroleum Spill Site,”
I. Silverstein and Brian Connaughton, poster presented at the Nineteenth Annual
Conference on Contaminated Soils, Water, and Sediment, an Amherst Scientific
Conference held at UMASS Amherst, October 21, 2003.
“Lecture Series: Remedial Option for a Dissolved Phase Plume at an MGP Tar
Disposal Site, In-situ Stabilization at a Former MGP Site, and Rendering MGP Tarcontaining
Soil Non-hazardous,” I. Silverstein, presented at the School of
Environmental Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, June 1998.
“Literature Review: Asphalt Batching of MGP Tar-containing Soil,” B. B. Taylor, I.
Silverstein, META, I. Murarka, EPRI, and R. Bozek, EEI, EPRI Report TR-108597,
December, 1997.
“Characterization and Remediation Alternatives Evaluation at a Historic Diesel Spill
Site,” B. B. Taylor, I. Silverstein, and L. F. von Oldenburg, presented at the Tenth
Annual Conference on Contaminated Soils, an Amherst Scientific Conference held
at UMASS Amherst, October 23-26, 1995.
“Expedited Site Characterization at a Capacitor Substation Using Manually Driven
Sampling Devices,” I. Silverstein, B. B. Taylor, L. F. von Oldenburg, META, and I.
Murarka, EPRI, presented at the EPRI: 1995 PCB Seminar, Boston, MA on August
30, 1995.
“The Role of Specifications and Construction Period Services in Underground
Storage Tank Replacement,” I. Silverstein, presented at the New England
Environmental Expo, 1993.
“Closure of Underground Storage Tanks,” I. Silverstein, presented at the Ninth
Annual Hazardous Materials Management Conference/International, Atlantic City,
NJ, 1991.
“Cyclic Heat Treatment to Inhibit Bacterial Growth in Activated Point-of-Use
Treatment Devices,” I. Silverstein, CSCE-ASCE National Conference on
Environmental Engineering, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1988.
FOND MEMORIES OF CCNY: “Participating in Greek Day; discussing college life
with my fraternity brothers at our table in the North Campus cafeteria; relaxing
between classes in the South Campus Lounge.”
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Arthur J. spector
Mr. Arthur J. Spector
Ruhtra @comcast.net
Arthur J. Spector majored in political science at City and
graduated from Boston University School of Law with a JD,
cum laude, in 1974. He was a member of the U.S. Army
Reserves from 1970 to 1976.
From 1984 to 2002, Arthur was a U.S. bankruptcy judge in
the Eastern District of Michigan, where he was Chief Judge
the last three years. He authored 170 published judicial
opinions, including 25 in the Dow Corning case, and many law review and
newsletter articles. He was an adjunct professor of law and an instructor at numerous
professional and judicial seminars. Before taking the bench, he was engaged in the
general practice of law in Bay City, Michigan, with an emphasis on bankruptcy and
litigation. From 1974 through 1976, he was an assistant district attorney in New
York County, New York. His memberships include the National Conference of
Bankruptcy Judges (Sixth Circuit Governor, 2000-2002), and the American
Bankruptcy Institute.
He is currently a shareholder in Berger Singerman, a Florida based business law
firm..
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Ms. Deanna Spector Feder
39 Rumson Road
Staten Island, NY 10314
(718) 698-4617
dfeder19@aol.com
Deanna SPECTOR-FEDER
“My degree from CCNY was a BS in Education in 1971. I
also received an MS in Education from Queens College in
1975. I retired in 2010 after 36 years with the City of New
York.”
Rona B. sTEIN
Ms. Rona B. Stein
Rona.stein@frbny.org
Rona B. Stein was an economics major. She holds an MBA
from Fordham University, 1977. Now a bank officer, she is a
vice president and assistant corporate secretary.
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Emanuel James Stergiou
9 Yeoman Drive
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
201-723-3174 (cell)
201-935-3434 #11 (office)
thesterg@aol.com
Emanuel James sTErgiou
“Like many CCNY graduates and attendees, I am a life long New Yorker. I grew
up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, born 8/24/49 at Polyclinic Hospital,
just across the streets of the old Madison Square Garden, which was located on
50th St and 8th Ave. The hospital has long since ceased "operations" ( tongue in
cheek ) and is now a co-op apartment complex.
I attended PS 93 elementary school ( now demolished, replaced by a housing
project) which was located on 93rd st, between Broadway and Amsterdam Ave, and
Joan of Arc Jr High School 118, which has been renamed Manhattan School For
Children.I went to Stuyvesant HS in 1964 and graduated in 1967.
There was NEVER any doubt that CCNY would be my first college choice. The price
was right, and the school had a stellar reputation. I was the first in my family to ever
go to college, and, even graduate high school. My parents were Greek immigrants.
My Dad served in WW II and fought in D-Day and worked as a Marine machinist
at the old Brooklyn Navy yard. My Mom was a seamstress, sewing linings on mink
coats, and was a union shop steward, in the garment center.
At CCNY, I was involved with House Plan, Wittes '71 and we rented some old
campaign space near the Grand Concourse used by Rep. Jim Sheuer, for about
$100/month. Our monthly dues for Wittes totaled about $5 to $6. Food and beer
for parties was extra. What a deal!
I was on the Dean's List every year while at CCNY, graduating Cum Laude in 1971
( I missed Magna Cum Laude by .03, as I recall ). Dr Poss, Dr Billimoria, Prof
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Schwartz, Prof Applegate, and Prof Chuckrow were my most influential professors
at CCNY.
After college, while working as an actuarial trainee, I attended the Courant School
for Math Sciences at NYU, receiving an assistantship, while trying for for my Ph D.
I became a full time actuary, and rose to become a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial
Society and a Member of The American Academy of Actuaries.
I started my own casualty actuarial consulting firm in 1980 and am currently Chair
and CEO of it. I published numerous articles in actuarial journals and served on
Education and Exam committees within the industry.
I was married to Roseanne in 1973, and we have two sons, Bill, age 36, Andy, 32,
my daughter in law Jessie, 32 and our grand daughter, Molly, born 9/30/10.
I collect sports memorabilia and have a wide collection in our homes in NYC and
in NJ.
While raising our family in Ridgewood, NJ, I coached 32 kids baseball, basketball
and soccer teams, and Chaired the Insurance committee in Ridgewood. I was named
Volunteer of The Year in 2007.
My fondest CCNY memories include:
a) my Dad going to the Admin building while I was in HS and getting me an
application.
b) my first time at Shepard Hall ( what a sight ! ), and all the other Gothic sights at
CCNY and The Great Hall. So imposing !
c) playing touch football on the South Campus
d) seeing Lewisohn Stadium and graduating from there, hearing Coretta Scott King's
speech.
e) Most of all, seeing CCNY become the American Dream for countless kids like me,
whose parents had dreams of a better life for them and their generation. CCNY was
my way to success. I shall never forget it and will always be grateful !”
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Debra G. Sterling
Dgsesq2@yahoo.com
Debra G. Sterling
Debra Gail Sterling majored in speech pathology and
audiology. She was a member of Sigma Alpha Eta and Dean’s
List. She earned a master’s degree in audiology from University
of Connecticut in 1973 and worked as a clinical audiologist at
the New York League for the Hard of Hearing from 1973 to
1975.
Debra earned a juris doctorate from University of Baltimore
Law School in 1993. She was a member of the Maryland State Bar from 1993 to
2009 and is currently a member of the Arizona State Bar. She is a former senior
counsel at Housing Authority of Baltimore and has served as an attorney for the Law
Department of the City of Baltimore and in several administrative positions at the
Baltimore City Health Department. Since 2005, she has been Assistant Attorney
General at the Arizona Attorney General’s Office.
MEMORIES OF CCNY: “My friends and the diverse campus.”
gLORIA tARIGO
Ms. Gloria Tarigo
37 King St
New York, NY 10014
917-865-5352 (office)
Cakesmith@aol.com
Gloria Tarigo was a French major. She is the president of Let
Them Eat Cake, Ltd., 1979 – present,
www.letthemeatcakenyc.com. Since 2008, she has been a
member of the Benefit Committee of New Alternatives for
Children.
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Judith B. tISCHLER
Dr. Judith B. Tischler
POB 339
Moshav Olesh Israel 42855
“Born on the lower East Side of Manhattan to immigrant
parents, I moved to the Bronx at the age of 4 and spent
all my school years at the same address. During those
years, I returned to the lower East Side weekly to study
piano at the Music School Settlement where I was
introduced to the wonderful world of music. This world
was enriched further when I was admitted to the High
School of Music and Art. Traveling on two trolley cars or
two trains, I made my way to that wonderful school for four years. French Horn
was my chosen instrument and I eventually became a professional French Hornist.
I was inducted into the Arista honor society.
I graduated early (age 16) and went directly to Brooklyn College where I became
very active in the performing groups of the music department. During my second
semester, however, I developed “infectious mononucleosis” and was not able to finish
the year. Since I had lost so much time, I did not return to college. Instead, I fulfilled
a dream and went to Israel to live in a kibbutz. This kibbutz recognized my musical
abilities and sent me to a chamber music seminar conducted by members of the
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. I won a scholarship from the IPO and continued
studies at the Tel Aviv Academy of Music. Studies ended for me when I was invited
to play with the Voice of Israel Radio Orchestra.
I married. My husband died of viral pneumonia soon after our marriage. I gave
birth to twin girls in the U.S. and then returned to Israel to support myself. I played
with the Opera orchestra for four years, during which time I remarried. It was at
this time that I felt the need to continue formal studies and we decided to return to
the United States. My son was born soon after our arrival and I returned to college
when he was two years old. That college was CCNY – evening division. It took me
seven years to complete my B.A., four years at night and three during the day.
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Honors: Lado Award. Suma cum laude
Honor Societies: Magna Sigma Lambda: Phi Beta Kappa
I completed my MA at CCNY (1974) with the help of a teaching assistantship.
I remember with great respect and affection my teachers at CCNY – all of them, but
in particular, Fritz Jahoda, Jack Shapiro and Miriam Gideon. They had a profound
influence on my life and career. Miriam Gideon recommended me for a position at
the Jewish Theological Seminary of America where I taught until June, 2009 and
where I completed my doctorate (after taking most of my courses at Columbia
University). She was a member of my thesis review committee. My dissertation, “The
Life and Work of Lazar Weiner: Master of the Yiddish Art Song (1897-1982),”
was published by University Microfilms in 1989. I did not attempt to prepare it for
commercial publication but copies exist in major university libraries such as
Brandeis and Harvard.
In 1981, I was engaged by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC),
now Union of Reform Judaism (URJ) to become Editor in Chief of their music
publishing division, Transcontinental Music Publications. My name appears as
Editor on the title pages of many of their major publications. I retired from that
position in 2000 but continued to teach.
We moved back to Israel in 2000 where our twins live. We had decided to live
where at least two out of our three children were located. From 2000-2009, I taught
for JTSA in two countries – one semester in the U.S. and one semester in Jerusalem.
It was the best of both worlds. We could be with one part of our family in the Fall
and the other part in the Spring. In Israel I became a member of the Israel
Musicological Society and participate in many of its forums.
If I were to be nostalgic and say what I liked most about my years as a musician and
musicologist, I would say that I felt most fulfilled during the period of my life when
I was a performing musician. That does not detract from the immense fulfillment
and satisfaction that comes from teaching. I have enjoyed my many years of
teaching, beginning with those as a teaching assistant at CCNY where I received
basic training and ending with the years as a Professor at JTSA.
Currently, I am studying Hebrew literature and volunteer with an NGO that works
with ecological co-existence projects (between Palestinians and Israelis), hike, go to
lectures, attend theater and concerts, and all those wonderful things that healthy
retirees do.”
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Dr. Madeleine Tress
madeleine.tress@earthlink.net
Madeleine Tress majored in classical civilizations at City. She
has a master’s degree in comparative literature from
Washington University in St. Louis, MO, and an MA, MPhil
and Ph.D. in politics from New York University.
Madeleine has been a Senior Policy Analyst with the
Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany
since 2002. She is a member of SHARE Self-Help for
Women with Breast and Ovarian Cancer, and the National Breast Cancer Coalition.
Since 2008, she has been a peer reviewer with the Congressionally Directed Medical
Research Programs in Breast Cancer/U.S. Department of Defense.
Among the many awards, grants and
honors she has received, Madeleine
received the Fulbright Grant for field
research in Israel, 1986-1987 and a
DAAD (German Fulbright) Study
Visit Grant to Germany in 1993. She
has declined other awards, including
a 1993-1994 Friedrich Ebert
Foundation Postdoctoral Grant, a
1993 Lucius N. Littauer Foundation
Award, and a DAAD Study Visit Grant
in 1998, all for research in Germany.
Madeleine tRESS
Madeleine has received numerous
awards for conference papers and has
published a number of peer reviewed journal articles on immigration policy, health
care policy and social policy.
FOND MEMORIES OF CCNY: “Jack Rothenberg's art history classes; not getting
arrested; South Campus cafeteria conversations”
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Dr. Fred J. Veltri
4635 N Covey Lane
Tucson, AZ 85750
520-529-6808
hank9@comcast.net
Fred J. veltri
Fred J. Veltri majored in counseling at the City College School of Education and was
a member of the Honor Society, Alumni Association, a Red Cross volunteer, and a
volunteer for political organizations-recruitment and voter registration.
Fred holds a PhD in counseling psychology from Indiana State University, 1984.
Recently retired, he was Outpatient Director of Clinical Services at the Goshen
Community Mental Center from 1978-1994, and Crisis Clinician and Clinical
Supervisor at So. AZ Mental Health Corp. from 1994-2010. He has been a member
of So. AZ Psychological Assoc. since 2009 and is a past member of The American
Psychological Assoc., Red Cross and OFA.
MEMORIES OF CCNY: “Enjoyed many of the classes and professors who inspired
me to pursue a career in Counseling Psychology.”
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Milt Waltzer
Damilt17@aol.com
Milt Waltzer majored in health at City College and earned an MSE here. He has a
bachelor’s degree in physical education,1968, and a master’s in school counseling,
1972, from Kansas State Teachers College. He retired in 2001 as a teacher and
guidance counselor.
MEMORIES OF CCNY: “Professor Leibowitz- a great teacher.”
Mr. Jeffrey Weisenberg
13 Sutton Pl
Hightstown, NJ 08520-1716
609 448 5281
jweisen@comcast.net
Jeffrey Weisenberg has a BA degree in sociology from the City College ’72 and an
MS in urban planning from Florida State University ’74. He is a sales management
professional.
Mrs. Annette S. Webb
162-11 75 Road
Fresh Meadows, NY 11366-1131
Annette Webb was an English major.
Milt Waltzer
Jeffrey Weisenberg
Annette Webb
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Robert B. Welner
Mr. Robert B. Welner
7 Rose Ave
Great Neck, NY 11021-1530
516 829 6912
516-487-0500 (office)
rwelner@jobco.biz
“Like most students of that era, we were products of the
New York City school system and commuted from home
to college classes ona daily basis. My profile was no
exception. Born in Manhattan and initially raised on the upper west side and later
in Middle Village Queens, I attended PS 165 and PF49 respectively and then William
Cooper JHS 73 in Maspeth. Perhaps my first lucky break was being accepted and
graduating from Brooklyn Technical High School which set the stage for pursuing
an engineering education. Upon high school graduation I was not accepted to my
first choice college CCNY but was placed into Queens College - my second choice.
Although disheartened, I knew that I could transfer eventually to CCNY and an
engineering education. So after two years at Queens College I applied for a transfer
and was admitted to the School of Engineering.
The engineering curriculum was rigorous with long days and countless hours of
study, lab and project assignment hours. Because of all the hours spent together, a
camaraderie developed among the civil engineering students. This was particularly
evident during a memorable summer spent at surveying camp in Van Cortland park
and staying until midnight to take star shots - I still have my field book sitting in
my office desk. I also became involved with the student chapter of the American
Society of Civil Engineers nd held the position of chapter president for three years
- running activities on and off campus as well as interacting with other student
chapters. I am still a member to this day. I remember particularly Professor Cheng,
a gifted teacher who taught structures; his free-hand blackboard illustrations were
like artwork. The engineering curriculum was actually a full five year program of
145 credits but because I had transferred and worked ina a highway design firm for
15 to 20 hours a week, it took another semester to finish and this I officially became
a ‘1971’ graduate.
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After graduation I wet to work as an assistant engineer in the Buildings Engineering
Department of the then New York Telephone Company and began studying for an
MBA degree in the areas of management and finance a Baruch College Graduate
School which I completed in 1975. I have worked both in construction and real
estate development firms over the years building both market rate and affordable
housing units with conventional and low income housing tax credit syndications. I
am a Licensed Professional Engineer in New York and New Jersey and a member of
Construction Institute. Currently I hold the position of Executive Vice President for
JobCo Incorporated, a Long Island based construction, real estate, and property
management firm.
My wife Deborah and I have been married for 38 years. Our daughter Marissa is an
attorney and our son Micah works in the Film and Video Department at the School
of Visual Arts.
I am privileged to serve with my fellow classmates on the Class of 1971 Reunion
Committee.”
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Dr. C. S'thembile West, Ph.D.
dreadlockya@yahoo.com
Cynthia S'thembile West
“CCNY overshadowed the valley of Harlem where I grew up and had a stately,
slightly aged presence in Manhattanville, the neighborhood surrounding the
campus. The university's minimum tuition fees, proximity to home and fierce
reputation for academic excellence in the sixties were the major magnets that led
me there.
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Although I was uncertain of my career
plans in 1967, I found a home on the
women's basketball team, and later in
physical education with Dr. Marion
Gilbert, one of the very, very few African
American professors at that time.
Eastern European immigrant and
gymnastics coach, Ms. Szabo, told me I
was going to play basketball. Despite
her lithe, nearly five-feet presence, Ms.
Szabo accepted only affirmative
responses to demonstrative inquiries !
Needless to say, I played varsity
basketball during my first year and for
two years thereafter. By senior year, I
had relinquished my spot on the team to
engage physical science and the creative
arts. Finally, after a year working as one
of the first floor coordinators at Flower
Fifth Avenue Hospital, I abandoned
plans in medicine to pursue teaching.
After five years at William Howard Taft
H.S. in the Bronx, I left to study ballet
and modern dance at American Ballet
Theater and Clark Center for the
Performing Arts respectively. For two

decades I worked professionally with diverse companies and choreographers: The
Cleo Quitman Dance Expedience, The Chuck Davis Dance Company, Sounds in
Motion Dance Company and Crowsfeet Dance Collective. Dance touring ended in
1988, but my love affair with dance - modern, classical African, salsa and hip-hop
- continues to enrich my life.
Writing about dance in diverse venues - magazines, journals, books and newspapers
- provides opportunities to stay in the mix, although teaching in African American
and Women's Studies Departments at Western Illinois University keeps me engaged
with diverse students and varying perspectives.
Since graduation from CCNY, I've been blessed to have earned advance degrees in
education and African American Studies, M.A. and Ph.D. respectively. Colleagues
in the fields of Religious Studies, Dance and Women's Studies have invited me to
write journal articles and chapters in several books. For details, go to google scholar
and insert my name. You couldn't even "white-out" on the typewriter when I was
working on the master's degree! Now, technology is moving to the edge of scary
with respect to privacy.
My, my, how far I've come since 1971! From a rundown tenement on 138th Street
in Central Harlem, to owning a 1963 F85 purchased from a junk yard on Long
Island, to the Marxist materials presented in Dr. Frieda Silvert's sociology class, to
the establishment of the pre-Baccalaureate program with scholars like the late
Addison Gayle, Sonia Sanchez, James Hatch and Charles Russell, to the timely
takeover of the campus by students to insure inclusion of diverse histories in 1968/9,
to the removal of the "dust bowl," the former Lewiston Stadium, the City College of
the City University of New York has weathered the storms of change with dignity
and grace. I am proud to be a part of that legacy.”
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Raymond Weston, Ph.D.
Brooklyn College/CUNY
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11210
718/951-5000 #2743 (office)
rweston@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Raymond Weston
A clinical psychologist, with more than 20 years of research
experience and more than 30 years of clinical experience, Dr. Weston has focused
his career efforts on the mental and public health needs of persons of African
descent.
Born in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, Dr. Weston lived with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Weston; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Burnett, and
his sister, Ms. Patricia Weston. He attended Our Lady of Victory RC Grammar
School and upon graduating, applied and was accepted into Bishop Loughlin
Memorial High School. In 1967, Dr. Weston chose to attend City College/CUNY
because of its excellent academic reputation and affordable tuition. He received his
BA in Psychology from City College/CUNY in 1971, his MS and PH.D in Clinical
Psychology from the Rutgers University Graduate School of ‘Applied and
Professional Psychology in 1976 and 1977 respectively. Additionally, he attended
one year at Boston University, School of Social Work, completing 24 credits towards
the MSW degree.
In the clinical area, Dr. Weston has worked with diverse populations in several
different roles. He has functioned as a direct service provider, supervisor,
coordinator, and director in an assortment of clinical areas including psychiatric
inpatient units, residential treatment programs for the seriously mentally ill, and
outpatient clinics. In 1989, as a member of the Association of Black Psychologists,
Dr. Weston was among the psychologists who received training in the prevention
and treatment of persons living with AIDS, funded by a grant from the National
Institute of Mental Health.
The major thrust of his research has been in the area of racial identity, specifically
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the impact of racial identity on mental and public health outcomes such as Alcohol,
Tobacco, and Other Drug use, serious and persistent mental illness, HIV/AIDS,
cancer, and heart disease. In 1990, he received a Minority Supplemental
Investigators Award from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to identify the
impact of racial identity on health behavior decisions regarding heart disease. Results
indicated that the a racial identity based video was an effective educational
instrument for communicating information regarding the health risks of a high
cholesterol diet, but was less successful in modifying behavioral intentions to
monitor cholesterol.
Dr. Weston has participated in several National Institutes of Health funded
community wide health promotion projects including:
1. A National Institute of Drug Abuse funded project for the
development of HIV/AIDS prevention material targeted toward youth of African and
Latino descent.
2. A National Heart. Lung, and Blood Institute funded cholesterol
awareness and screening projects in a bi-racial community
3. A National Cancer Institute funded tobacco cessation project in the
Harlem community.
In 1993, Dr. Weston was awarded a National Institute of Health Research Fellowship
for training in the area of HIV/AIDS. Working within the Department of Psychiatry
at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, he investigated the impact of reference
group orientation on the behavioral practices of women of African descent who were
at risk for HIV/AIDS. The results have demonstrated the heterogeneity of beliefs,
values and behaviors that exist among women of African descent, and the impact of
these differences on health care utilization practices. In 1994, he was named Chief
Research Fellow, a position that he held for the remainder of his tenure in the
Fellowship Program.
In 1996, Dr. Weston became a member of the faculty of the Department of
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. In
this role he explored the impact racial identity on the behavioral practices of women
of African descent who are at risk for HIV/AIDS and cancer.
In September 0f 2001, Doctor Weston joined the faculty of the Department of Health
and Nutrition Sciences at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. He
continues to focus his professional activities around the health needs of people of
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African descent, as well as share his clinical and research experiences with
undergraduate and graduate level students. Dr. Weston is also a Senior Research
Consultant for EXAXX, Inc., an African American owned research firm.
He has published articles in several refereed journal, edited books, served as a
journal reviewer and presented at professional conferences. A partial list of his
publication includes:
Weston, R. E., Weston, P. J., Futterman, R.F., Lepore, S.J., Carolina, D.S., Pinto, J.T.,
Lang, M.A. , Thomas, R.I., Cardwell, J.J., Gordon, A.P. Effectiveness of A Modified
Computer Assisted Instructional Tool In The Dissemination of Prostate Cancer
Information to Men of African Descent Through Black Churches. Journal of African
American Studies. (R). 11:140-156.
Weston, R.E., Thomas, R.I., Lang, M.A., Weston, P.J., Cardwell, J. & Gordon, A.P.
(2005). Formative Evaluation of a Hepatitis C Virus Computer Assisted Instruction
Tool for Communities of African Descent (R). Californian Journal of Health
Promotion. 3(1):103-116.
Weston, R.E., Ray, K., Landers, C., Vaccaro, D., Futterman, R., Haley, N.J., &
Orlandi, M.A. (1992). Mobilization and Educational Strategies in a Model
Community Cholesterol Education Program (R). Health Values, the Journal of
Health Behavior, Education and Promotions. 16:8-21.
Professor Weston is a member of several professional organizations including:
Association of Black Psychologists, New York State Association of Black
Psychologists, American Psychological Association, Association for the Advancement
of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy. He has also been active in his community,
serving as a member of the Board of Directors of a local high school, Assistant Coach
of a Girls High School Basketball team, and a physical fitness instructor at the
Christian Cultural Life Center in Brooklyn.
Professor Weston’s currently lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Cheryl. His family has
grown to include a daughter, Brandis Ruffin, son-in-law, Willie Ruffin, and two
grandchildren, Azariyah aged 5 and Warren aged 3, with a third on the way.
Professor Weston’s fondest memory of City College/CUNY is the pride that he felt
when he waved to his family at his graduation ceremony.
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Jay Scott WILDER
Dr. Jay Scott Wilder
9521 Sweet Grass Ridge
Columbia, MD 21046
301-498-7317
ljwilder@att.net
Jay Scott Wilder majored in biology and was a member of
Bing’71 House Plan.
“After CCNY I earned my MD degree from the Albert Einstein College of
Medicine in 1975. I did my hospital training at the Washington Hospital Center
in Washington, D.C. I am Board-Certified in Internal Medicine. Since 1986, I
have been a civilian Primary Care Internist at the Walter Reed Army Hospital in
Washington, D.C. I live happily with my wife of 30 yrs, Lora.”
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Jeana WIRTENBERG
Dr. Jeana Wirtenberg
973-335-6299 (office)
jwirtenberg@optonline.net
Jeana Wirtenberg, Ph.D. has a BS in mathematics with a minor
in psychology from City College, magna cum laude, Dean’s List,
Phi Beta Kappa. She has a master’s degree in psychology from
UCLA, 1972 and a doctorate in psychology from University of
California at Los Angeles, 1979.
Jeana is President & CEO of Transitioning to Green, LLC,
www.transitioningtogreen.com and the Transitioning to Green Foundation whose
mission is helping organizations and individuals successfully transform themselves
into the new green economy. Transitioning to Green is committed to giving people
H.O.P.E. which stands for Harvesting Opportunities for People and Enterprises in
the emerging green economy.
She is Co-founder and Senior Advisor, Institute for Sustainable Enterprise (ISE)
www.fdu.edu/ise in the Silberman College of Business at Fairleigh Dickinson
University. Her work at the Institute focuses on bringing people together to learn
how to develop and lead thriving, sustainable enterprises that are “in and for the
world.”
She is editor of “Transitioning to the Green Economy” a Special Issue of People &
Strategy Journal published by the Human Resource Planning Society (HRPS) 1Q
2010. Most recently, she wrote “Unleashing Talent for a Sustainable Future,” Chapter
37 in The Talent Management Handbook (2010).
Her consulting firm focuses on building sustainable enterprises through leadership,
culture change, collaboration, and learning www.whenitallcomestogether.com. She
also writes a weekly newsletter on Sustainability for the Wall St. Journal.
Jeana is lead editor of “When It All Comes Together,” published in 2008 by
Greenleaf Publishing and AMACOM. www.TheSustainableEnterpriseFieldbook.net.
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She serves as articles editor for the organization
effectiveness knowledge area for People and
Strategy and is on the leadership team of the Global
Community for the Future of OD.
Formerly, she was HR director at Public Service
Enterprise Group (PSEG), where she was
responsible for a variety of functions to transform
the firm and build organizational capacity.
Previously she held positions in AT&T and led
research programs in the U.S. federal government
at the National Institute of Education and the U.S.
Commission on Civil Rights.
HONORS AND AWARDS
• New Jersey Association of Women
Business Owners (NJAWBO) “Salute to Women
Leaders” award (one of ten in New Jersey) for 2001
• Distinguished Executive Fellow,
Center for Human Resource Management Studies,
Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1999.
• Tribute to Women and Industry
(TWIN) Award, 1999.
• AT&T Human Resources Excellence
Award, for Global HR Transformation, 1994/95.
• AT&T Human Resources Excellence
Award, for Strategic Assessment Survey, 1993/94.
• AT&T HR Rave Award, for
recruiting of several hundred sales associates,
1990/91.
• Council of Leaders Winner,
Consumer Products, 1988.
• Dissertation Award (first prize) from
Society for Psychological Study of Social Issues,
1979.
• Graduate Woman of the Year,
Association of Academic Women, 1978.
• Outstanding UCLA Graduate
Student Award, 1975.
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