Named Presidential Scholarships - Brooklyn College - CUNY

2006–2007
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Contents
CUNY Honors Scholars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Presidential Scholars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Names Presidential Scholars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Permanently Restricted Scholarships, Awards, and Prizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Temporarily Restricted Scholarships, Awards, and Prizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Endowed Chairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Internships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Student and Faculty Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Professorships and Research Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Travel funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Additional Scholarships, Awards, and Prizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Departmental Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

CUNY Honors College Scholarship
The CUNY Honors Scholarship is given to exceptional, high achievers who are
students of the City University of New York. The curriculum consists of a
common suite of interdisciplinary courses specially designed to stimulate interest
in and deepen understanding of the institutions and people of New York City.
CUNY Honors Scholarship recipients have tuition and fees paid for four years
of full-time study.
Tania Abadi
Tehila Abramowitz
Stephanie Acciarito
William R. Aibinder
Jesse J. Astwood
Jennifer Baker
Abigail Bar
Ariela Baranov
Zev Baranov
Regina Belokovskaya
Beatrice Benders
Katherine Bernal
Etta Bernstein
Sylvia Betesh
Ayomide A. Bomide
Jennifer Caruana
Dorca Casseus
Penny Chak
Henri Chalouh
Cheuk Man Chan
Ying Y. Chan
Tiffany N. Charbonier
Karishma Chawla
Nathan Chaya
Talal Choudhury
Erez Cohen
Sheri Dabbah
Ghulam Dastgir
Sharon Davidov
Jessica Davilmar
Judy Dayan
Mariya Deykute
Joyce Dweck
Morris Dweck
Miriam Eichenbaum
Solly Elmann
Christina Emeh
Francesca Eramo
Joseph Essrog
Jesus Estrada
Natasha S. Fable
Ariella Falack
Sameen Farooq
Stella Ferker
Kristoffer Flores
Alice Franco
Khaleifa Freeman
Jonathan Garces
Cheryl Geliebter
Liliya Gershengoren
Leon Glaser
Yelena Glikman
Leah Golubchick
Divya Goyal
Bracha Goykadosh
Adele Greenberg
Francesca Guerriero
Shira Gulkowitz
Margalit Haber
Simone Herbin
Donna Herzog
Alicia Hinkson
Winnie Huang
Syed Iqbal
Maryana Isakova
Jaisy Jacob
Jessen Jacob
Stacey Johnson
Jonathan Judge
Amit Kapoor
Farah A. Khan
Maksim Khasin
Esther Klein
Jordana Klein
Henry Kleiner
Alisa Kolenovic
Leo Kreizman
Diana Kuruvilla
Theodore D. Lachmann
May Lai
Nicole A. Lebenson
Eleonor Leger
Joshua Leinwand
Jewel Liao
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Gabriel Lutz
Joseph Mancino
Tania Marin
Tony Mathews
Xavier Matos
Chan-Nyein Maung
Alina Maystrovskaya
Ryan Merola
Leonardo Meza
George Mitra
Michele Mizrachi
Mike Mizrahi
Dariya Momot
Patricia Multari
Rudi Munroe
William Nava
Astra Noel
Asher Orkaby
Kristina O’Shea
Peter Park
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Jasmine Patel
Francesco C. Peluso
Mary Pennisi
Natalie M. Raffaele
Diane Rhoden
Maribel C. Rodriguez
Sarah R. Roller
Jackie Rosenthal
Juliana Rosentsveyg
Melissa S. Sanders
Maria Sasso
Yecheskel Schneider
Nalini Seenath
Lennese Semple
Gloria Serure
Yuriy Shepelyak
Sam Shlivko
Aimee Sidavi
Anamaria Sierra
Boris Sinayuk
Jacqueline Srour
Golda Steier
William Sudry
Sarah Sultan
Krishna Sury
Meir Sutton
Amina H.Tajbhai
Punam Thakkar
Sharon E.Theil
Leah Traube
Roman Trimba
Jenny Varughese
Clint V. Walker
Monica Wat
Rivka Weinstock
Pnina Wellerstein
Vivian Xie
Charmaine Young

Brooklyn College Foundation
Presidential Scholarship
The Brooklyn College Foundation Presidential Scholarship program offers
entering freshman students with outstanding records $4,000 toward the cost of
tuition for up to four years of undergraduate study, or until completion of the
bachelor’s degree. Recipients are selected based on merit demonstrated by SAT
scores and high school performance. In order to be considered, a student
generally must have a combined score of at least 1,200 on the SAT and a 90
percent high school average. New transfer students are also considered based on
the availability of funds.
Mariyam S. Abbasi
Mohammed M. Abbasi
Farrah Abuzahria
Temilyao E. Adeyeye
Kenny Advocat
Sonia Afroz
Monica A. Agrest
Fae Hermielle Aguda
Farhana Ahmed
Ireen Ahmed
Lusana Ahsan
Laura Albanese
Nadine Alexander
Raziel Amar
Anthony Ambrosini
Anika K. Anam
Philippe Anselme
Ugochukwu Anyanwu
Milton Augustine
Sumit Baral
Nezry Bastien
Erica Beauplan
Rachel Benun
Alan Berenberg
Lauren Betesh
Morris I. Betesh
Lucie Bezdickova
Pooja M. Bhatt
Malika Bishop
Erick D. Blasco
Nina Bohmstein
Funmilayo Bomide
Shannon Boodhoo
Alex W. Bordino
Gabriel Bouskila
Noelle-Mari Bowen
Mordechai Braun
Amanda J. Brick
Dwayne O. Brown
Jay Brown
Charles D. Buchen
Adele Calvo
Rebecca Calvo
Gabrielle M.
Campanella
Shonnette Campbell
Shamik Chakraborty
Liana Chiew
Lucas Chu
Sheung Chu
Angela F. Chung
Alison Cichowski
Khadine L. Clarke
David A. Cohen
Irving D. Cohen
Moshe Cohen
Kerry E. Connors
Elanor Crawford
Kiev O. Davis
Jack Delorenzo
Yocheved Derdik
Rachel M. Didia
Louis Di Meglio
Naomi Dobrowolski
Winifred Dolce
Aisha Douglas
Sancha L. Doxilly
Leif Droms
Peirs Droms
Prachi Dua
Andrew A. Dym
Deena Eis
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Amanda N. Elbassiouny
Shira Elbaz
Benelita Elie
Rodion Erenburg
Frieda Esses
Lillian M. Esses
Michael Esses
Georges Eyenga
David C. Faham
Chana Francis
Rondell Frank
Rachelle Freedman
Jonathan Fruhman
Marc P. Gamss
Abraham J. Ganz
Xuan Gao
Marcella Garcia
Steven Garcia
Hilary K. Gardner
Aaron Gavin
Lauren Genuth
Kristina Giannotta
Ann D. Glassman
Cheryl L. Gold
Gittel Gold
Neil Gold
William Goldman
Maksim Gorelik
Chantelle M. Grant
Jamie S. Grazi
Esther D. Greenbaum
Leah Greenstein
Ariel E. Haan
John M. Hanna
Joshua Hans
Marcus Hanson
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Abie Harari
Mohammed M. Hasan
Lisa A. Helfgott
Elimelech Hellmann
Michael Henderson
Lillian Hernandez
Taryn Hershkowitz
Luke Heywood
Joel H. Hillelsohn
Jessica Holt
Robert Hom
Jack Husni
Sophia Husni
Byron Hyttenrauch
Laura A. Jimenez
Jhonelle A. Johnson
Kristin Juhrs
Lisa Kabariti
Jacob Kassin
Maurice Kassin
Sarah Kassin
Jason Katz
Rebecca Khan
Irum Kidwai
Renata L. Kliger
Eli Knoll
Bryan E. Ko
Aviva Koslowsky
Hinda L. Krinsky
Deepak Kukade
Ashish Kumar
Shilpi Kumar
Audrey Lackman
Eric J. Leb
Andrew Y. Lee
Hyunjoo Lee
Chaya Levine
Jack Lew
Karen Q. Li
Virginia Li
Kristen Lipman
Casandera M. Lollar
Caryn Lubin
Tien-Der Luo
Melissa A. Macaraeg
Philip D. Madnick
Ahson Mahfooz
Marina Malomud
David Mantell
Mina Marsow
Christina McDonnell
Patrick A. McGrath
Kiesia Messado
Ahava S. Miller
Raphael Miranda
Jonah Mishaan
Frieda Mosseri
Rena S. Newman
Alinea S. Noronha
Sarah R. Odes
Luda E. Ostrovsky
Samet Ozcan
Simone Park
Gregory J. Parnes
Rafael J. Perez
Alexander Perkins
Alan Pernikoff
Gregory E. Perrin
David Pham
Robert E. Pimentel
Batsheva Pollak
Mosheh Poltorak

Kaila Pooler
Sergei Pouchiline
Victoriya Pronina
Elizabeth Quagliano
Samuil D. Rafailov
Khatera Rahmani
Anna Rawska
Rosette R. Reisman
Veronika Reizin
Shana Ridiker
Natali Rivers
Christina Rizzo
Alexander Romanitan
Adina Rosenfeld
Laura Rosenthal
Miriam Rosner
Yevgeniya Rubinova
Sam Safdieh
Darin Salloum
Jennifer S. Sarhis
Jeffrey Schachar
Miriam M. Schacter
Thea Schlieben
Brian Schulman
Joseph J. Schwartz
Vetana D. Seit-Khalil
Amanda J. Semel
Rozana Shahidullah
Harmanpreet Sidhu
Sean Singh
Arindam Singha
Renee Spigel
Ted Spitzer
Cheryl Srour
Leianne Stafford
Rachel N. Stern
Benjamin Stirewalt
Tamar L. Stok
David Stulman
Shoshana Sturm
Arthur Sumpter
Olga Tandilashvili
Rosemary Taveras
Yewgenia Temnogorod
Anila Thomas
Karen J.Traube
Eugenia Tsui
Alaina A.Vadala
Sonia Valentin
Marcus E.Velelis
Alevtina Verbovetskaya
Nancy Vuong
Danielle Wahba
Bina Walkenfeld
Ornesha A. Watson
Gus C. Weinstein
Tenielle Williams
David Wolbrom
Mitchell J. Woletz
Karen A. Wong
Leron Zaggy
Rebecca Zelmanovitz
Fay R. Zimmerman
Helen Zimmerman
Sara Zimmerman
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Named Presidential Scholarships
Select alumni and supporters have bestowed named Presidential Scholarships
upon the Brooklyn College Foundation by permanently restricting funds at
$100,000 or more to ensure the continuation of the Presidential Scholarship
program
Barry R. Feirstein, ’74, Presidential
Scholarship
Farhana Ahmed
Frieda Esses
Ann D. Glassman
Ariel E. Haan
Taryn Hershkowitz
Tien-Der Luo
Gregory E. Perrin
Samuil D. Rafailov
Sean Singh
Arindam Singha
Clifford J. Friedman, ’48, Presidential
Scholarship
Lucas Chu
Frances F. Friedman Presidential
Scholarship
Kristin Juhrs
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Ilene Gold, ’62, and Stanley Gold
Presidential Scholarship
Shira Elbaz
Murray Koppelman, ’57, Presidential
Scholarship
Emmanuel Elpenord
Rivka C. Schwarcz
Rose Landweber Presidential
Scholarship
Fae Hermielle Aguda
Alexander Tanger, ’01, Presidential
Scholarship
Tenielle Williams
Carole and Marcus Weinstein
Presidential Scholarship
Adina Rosenfeld

Permanently Restricted Scholarships,
Awards, and Prizes
Alumni and supporters have donated funds that will remain in the Brooklyn
College Foundation in perpetuity. The principals are invested and the interest
payout earned is used for the following funds:
Samuel Abrahamsen Scholarship
Arkadiy A. Edlin
Alfred W.Alberts Award in
Biochemistry
Yasemin Kopkalli
George M.Alexis Memorial
Scholarship
Jason C. Davis
Pearl Altman Memorial Scholarship in
Judaic Studies
Rosy Mandil
George Andreadis Endowed
Scholarship
Sandra Pillard
Antony Arcadi Memorial Scholarship
Marco D. Rossetti
Ayshes Chayil Award
Helen L. Grazi
Libby Kohl Banks, ’41, Memorial
Scholarship
Nohum Mandil
Rita Orleans Barrish Memorial
Scholarship
Lisandra Jimenez
Suzanne Sullivan Battaglia Memorial
Scholarship
Isabel A. Espinal
Brooklyn College Alumni Association
Scholarship Fund
Igor Epshteyn
David M. Ginsburg
Simeon Iheagwam
BC Faculty Circle Honors
Scholarship
Frantz Louis
Ilya Zindman
BC Institute for Retirees in Pursuit
of Education (IRPE)
Amanda J. Brick
BC Managers for the Arts
Scholarship
Jennie E. Greer
Frank Beckman Award
Phillip A. Dreizen
Ilya Zindman
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Walter S. Berman Scholarship
Esther D. Greenbaum
T. Bruce Birkenhead Graduate
Scholarship
Ladan Hamidi-Toosi
T. Bruce Birkenhead Prize in
Economics or Finance
Orly Seidman
Frances Black Memorial Prize
in Drama
Andrea R. Stover
Carol and Milton Blander, ’50,
Scholarship
Alison Cichowski
Mazyar Ghanaat
Becky Naoulou
Dr. Helen S. Brell Award for
Excellence in English
Keith E. Zackowitz
Pearl Gross Brickner, ’40, Scholarship
in Nutrition
Hadassa E. Kimmel
Donald Buchwald, ’59, Scholarship in
Television and Radio
Irving D. Cohen
Thomas S. Buechner Prize in Fine Arts
Ian M. Schwartz
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Sojourner Truth Bush
Memorial Award
Charles D. Ware
Josephine Bustamante Memorial
Scholarship
Doreen Colon
Mary Margaret Catalano Scholarship
Tonia Passwater
Mathilda “Dee” Catarina Award
Suzette Mohammed
Walter Cerf Award in Art
Tamara Codor
Paul T. Frattini
Agnieszka M. Golasik
Peter F. Greenwald
Jean Patrick Icart-Pierre
Hakan Z. Kerisli
Renata L. Kliger
Marissa McArdle
Matthew M. Poindexter
Devin O. Powers
Sandra A. Rodriguez Riera
David L. Rozenblyum
Lauren L. Russell
Cynthia Simpson
Emet D. Sosna
Alison Walsh
Walter Cerf Award in Music
Charles Seidner
Todd M. Swavey
Michael Vassallo

Walter Cerf Scholarship in Art
Hye-Rim Kim
Lauren L. Russell
Walter Cerf Scholarship in Music
Elena V. Antimova
Antonio Arosemena
Jessica Billitteri
Leselle M. Hatcher
Silvan Hilaire
Ji Eun Moon
Tonia Passwater
Cesar R. Reyes
Angelo Rondello
Adelquis E. Salomon
Fabienne Seveillac
Inbal Sharett
Brian L.Thompson
Verica Vranic
Neil Walker
John G. Challener Scholarship in Piano
Wing N. Ho
Chancy Memorial Foundation
Scholarship
Yotam Ginzburg
Darrell Chaplin Scholarship in Music
Eric W. Hanrehan
Morris Charney Award
Chandima Rajapakse
Nettie Dragiff Charney, ’33,
Memorial Award
Kristen DeJoseph
Chase Manhattan Bank Scholarship
Benjamin Daniel
William Ip
Yekaterina Snitkovskai
Joseph G. Cohen Memorial
Scholarship
Debra-Lee C. Gray
Derry S. Parler
Bernard Cole Memorial Scholarship
in Photography
Matthia Y. Baptiste
Alice Coleman Memorial Award
in English
Elina Bloch
Conservatory of Music Minorities
Scholarship
Yonatan I. Niv
Conservatory of Music
Orchestra Award
Brian L.Thompson
Conservatory of Music
Performance Award
Keith P. Waage
Mayda Cortiella Memorial Award in
Bilingual Education
Lisa Rodriguez
Creative Writing Scholarship
Robert C. Erickson
Helen C. Phillips
Joseph D. Robitaille
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Martin T. Dalton Award
Sandy Hoffman
Alice and Joseph Davidson
Scholarship
Jessica R. Langer
Samuel Dawson Memorial
Scholarship
Terri L. Bennett
Frances DeMarco Scholarship
Giuliana Reitzfeld
Morris Dorsky Memorial Art Award
Hye Rim Kim
Max and Edith Eilenberg Award in
Comparative Literature
Serena E. Burdick
English Award in Poetry Exegesis
Elina Bloch
Florence S. English Scholarship
in Music
Raphael Miles
Dr. Franklin H. Epstein Scholarship
Sergey Kochkine
Essel Foundation Scholarship
Oleg Urman
Stanley Yakubov
Faculty Hillel Associates in Judaic
Studies Award
Jessica D. Bod
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John W. Faison—Brooklyn Bureau of
Community Service Scholarship
Malika Bishop
Sheila Federman, ’58, Memorial
Scholarship
Patria M. Marquez
Tatiana Rodriguez
Arlene Fromchuck Feili Award
Elizabeth R. Fodde-Reguer
Angela Ferretti Scholarship in
Romance Language
Eleni Athanasiadi
Cristina M. Santiago
Bertram Fields, ’42, Scholarship
Nina Kholodenko
Nancy Sardella
James ATPAM Fiore Memorial Award
in Performing Arts Management
Kristen E. Miles
Harry and Norma Fishbein
Scholarship
Danielle Wahba
The Sister Michael Marie
Fitzpatrick Prize
Elena Kroupnik
Lorraine Foner Memorial Scholarship
for Women
Saundra N. Ayala

Thomas and Elizabeth Franklin
Scholarship
Joshua Carr
Devery Freeman, ’35, Memorial
Award in Screenwriting
Catherine Rhinehart
Clifford J. Friedman Scholarship
Yocheved Derdik
Alex Gabay, ’66, Scholarship
Jennifer Sarhis
Dr. Mordecai Gabriel Scholarship
in Biology
Olga M. Avrutin
Gaccione Columbus Citizens
Foundation Scholarship
Jared Desalvo
Dorothy Geddes Memorial
Scholarship
Ruth V. Andrade
Lauren S. Strimber
Barbara Gerber Award
Elina Bloch
Walter Gerboth Scholarship in Music
Neil Walker
Alfred A. Giardino, ’34, Memorial
Award for Outstanding Service
Anawim Avila
Louis Gibofsky Memorial Award
in Chemistry
Zev S. Brejt
Marie Giuriceo Award in
Comparative Literature
Zipporah G. Wielgus
Jules Glaser, ’45, and Barbara Glaser
Scholarship
Kara R. Brick
Ida F. Gold Memorial Scholarship in
Political Science
Marwa A. Amer
Laurence Ian Gold Memorial
Scholarship in Film
Alyssa A. Hastrich
Laurence Ian Gold Memorial
Scholarship in Human Relationships
Ming Wai Chan
Laurence Ian Gold Memorial
Scholarship in Television and Radio
David Tarver
Rita Weinstein Gold, ’38, Scholarship
Philip D. Madnick
Sol Goldman Scholarship
Yevgeniya Drobitskaya
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Rose Goldstein Memorial
Scholarship
Anna S. Abraham
Shira R. Abraham
Miguel Almanzar
Raziel Amar
Charlene J. Andrews
Christi J. Arce
Konstantin V. Astafurov
Krystal S. Ballard
Shlomo Bareli
Rochel Berzin
Asimida S. Besler
Kara R. Brick
Daphne Brunet
Priscilla A. Bruno
Jordan Buschur
Genrong Cao
Lawrence E. Chuah
Manuel J. Ciordia
Elka C. Cohen
Chad J. Corbitt
Tahela Davidov
Deniese R. Davis
Nicole C. Dawkins
Fernando Delgado
Desiree D. Denton
Elizabeth A. DePasquale
Owen Donovan
Yevgeniya Drobitskaya
Leif Droms
Milana Efraimov
Vladimir Efros
Vivian Elbaz
Rebeccan Elghandour
Tatyana Esterkina
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Lenore G. Ezra
Veronica Feliciano
Jerome A. Fender
Ebony S. Francis
Rondell Frank
Jose A. Gomez
Dalery Grullon
Eldica M. Hall
Barry Halpern
Leslie M. Holden
Anastasia Isakov
Ruslan Ivanov
Ava Jackson
James W. Jennings
Janelle A. John
Igor Kantor
Tatiana V. Kharina
Marc N. King
Igor Kovalyov
Daniel O. Levenson
Goldy Levy
Lynchy Lezeau
Chana S. Lieberman
Ashley Long
Ahson Mahfooz
Alfredo J. Marin
Maria A. Mercedes
Kristin Miller
Dinorah J. Moran
Su Yon Y Mui
Tara Mulqueen
Susanna Musayeva
Eran Netkin
Dwayne Ocasio
Jessy M. Paul
Helen C. Phillips

Tal Plushnick
Kaila Pooler
Galina Povolotskaya
Alexander E. Pyronneau
Rosette R. Reisman
Giuliana Reitzfeld
Nahshon Y. Rison
Natali Rivers
Christina Rizzo
Sean James Rogan
Nicole L. Romeo
Liam T. Sabini
Rasha A. Shamoon
Saodat Shamuratova
Randi Siegfried
Iana Sonts
Bryan J. Spoto
Heather E. Squire
Alona Stiman
Irina G. Strogach
Irina Takhalova
Yewgenia Temnogorod
Allyana H.Thomas
Garfield K.Thomas
Taralee C.Thompson
Kamila Ticha
Jessica D.Valdez
Victoria Vilensky
Katsiaryna Vishneva
Paul S. Wallace
Ann M. Weinberger
Rebecca Weisfogel
Roderic D. Williams
Shauna L. Winslow
David Wolbrom
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Abraham S. Goodhartz Memorial
Scholarship in Judaic Studies
Shulamith S. Lifshitz
Bertha and Philip Goodman Short
Story Award
Christine Choi
Yevgeniya Drobitskaya
Carole Vereecke
Frances Goodman Memorial
Scholarship in Education
Christina Di Giovanni
Louis Goodman Creative Writing
Scholarship
Elizabeth A. DePasquale
Randolph Goodman Shakespeare
Essay Award
Christine Choi
Carlee Grant Memorial Award
Lloyd Orji
Jay E. Greene Memorial Scholarship
Nadia A. Ansari
Sylvia Molberger Hamermesh
Memorial Scholarship
Su Xia Qiu
David and Jessica Hammer, ’38,
Memorial Scholarship
Sarah Afzaal
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William Randolph Hearst B.A.–M.D.
Scholarship
Prachi Dua
Anila Thomas
Holocaust Studies Memorial Award
Mordechai S. Posner
Bernard Horlick Memorial
Scholarship in Visual Arts and
Art History
Jana Mihailuka
Tasha L. Parker
Joan R. Imperiale Memorial
Scholarship
Michelle A. Baillie
Institute for Studies American Music
Award
Anawim Avila
Leon Jacobs Memorial Scholarship
Taqdees Afreen
Tosin S. Ogunsile
Dean Myrtle Saxe Jacobson Award in
Expository Prose
Angela F. Chung
Robert Jefferson Accounting Award
Richard Rodriguez
Helen Hall Jennings Scholarship
Hinda Krinsky

Louis and Jean Johnson Memorial
Scholarship
Jesse Bayker
Harry and Lily Karansky Scholarship
in English
Shavone S. Haddo
Iris J. and Saul B. Katz, ’60,
Scholarship
Marie Christine Bastien
Vadim Kurbatov
Vladimir Ornshteyn
Deep Parikh
Stephane Salnave
Samantha Raquel Small
Gregory Soybelman
Mark Zhuravsky
Arthur M. Keller Award in
Mathematics and Computer Science
Sarah Salb
Ida and Philip Klein Scholarship
David W. Adams
Zhuoyi Cai
Philip D. Madnick
Tal Plushnick
Violet Klein Memorial Scholarship
Miriam P. Shatzkes
Ruth Kleinman Award
Devon K. Miller
Abram Klotzman Memorial
Scholarship in Music
Antonio Arosemena
Abraham Koblin Scholarship
Wang Chan
Sheldon J. Korchin Memorial
Scholarship
Lai Wan Chau
Bernard R. Kornhaber, ’49, Memorial
Award in Economics
Horace M. Greene
Mereese Ladson Memorial
Scholarship
Ebony S. Francis
Lainoff Master of Fine Arts Program
in Creative Writing Prize
Thomas R. Grattan
Jacob Landers, ’33, and Lucille
Landers, ’35, Scholarship
Shannon Boodhoo
Dr. Stephen Langley Scholarship
Radoslava A. Angelova
Latino Award
Christian Negron
Latino Faculty and Staff Association
Award for Service and Leadership
Vanessa Santiago
Irving and Dorothy Lazar Scholarship
in Biology
Etta Bernstein
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Philip J. and Margaret D. Leddy
Memorial Scholarship in English
Maryana Isakova
Iwalani Wall
Wilson Lehr Memorial Scholarship
Elizabeth M. Coen
Bret Jaspers
Freda Len, ’75, Memorial Award
Angelica Kontoroff
Siegmund Levarie Scholarship in
Music
Cesar R. Reyes
Harvey Lichtenstein Prize in
Performing Arts
Elena V. Antimova
Professor Maurice Lieberman
Scholarship in Music
Catherine Exarhoulias
Hilda, Daniel, and Marti Liftin
Scholarship
Hope Weil
Carole Rose Livingston Memorial
Scholarship
Ingrid E. Feeney
J. Robert Loy Memorial Scholarship
Raziel Amar
Sharon Baum
Mohan S. Bell
Milushka M. Charcape-Ovalle
Aisha Collins
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Jalloh Dalanda
Sancha L. Doxilly
Gaelle A. Edouard
Fritz L. Edwards
Shelby Fontilus
Michael Furleiter
Luke A. Heywood
Khalina Houston
Michelle J. Inciarrano
Dalanda Jalloh
Vanetta D. John
Lisa Kabariti
Meghan E. Keane
Earl Leon
Tien-Der Luo
Mina Marsow
Juan S. Ovalle
Gregory E. Perrin
Giuliana Reitzfeld
Malene Schjonning
Alena Sportiello
Dianne S. Stone
Ornesha A. Watson
Dan Wever
Anna Wilga
Edward Lutz Scholarship
Christina M. Klapper
Daniel M. Lyons, ’39, History of the
United States Prizes
Matthew T. Gherman
Tanyakka J. Philip

Saul Lyons Memorial Scholarship
Allison M. Berger
Miriam Cohen
Renee C. Didia
Stefani M. Dipietro
Linda Dwyer
Phillip D. Elliott
Rondell Frank
Joshua Frenkel
Natasha A. Frija
Elana Ganopolsky
Krystal Garcia
David M. Ginsburg
Caterina M. Gironda
Mitzu E. Handy
Emma Holmgren
Min Hye Jee
Burcu Karsligil
Shikshya Khatiwada
Gerald Kleiman
Chiho Nonaka
Peter C. Onyebuchi
Elena Paul
Zvia Ratz
Sarah Roberts
Raisy A. Strum
Leora R.Tessler
Neil Walker
Marc Wegh
Nina Zito
Myrtle Mandiberg Trust Scholarship
Christina C. Emeh
Pearl Olitsky Marcus, ’38, Prize in
English Education
Hinda L. Krinsky
Mark McAuley and Vernon Lattin
Scholarship
Katherine E. Maslow
Jesse R. Meer Memorial Scholarship
Maryana Isakova
Punam G.Thakkar
Marianne Miccolis Memorial
Scholarship
Miri Mineh
Britt Srour
Claire and Leo Mitchell Award
Saundra N. Ayala
Molière Award
Zebo Pirmukhamedova
Stewart M. Monchik Scholarship
Shira R. Abraham
Samuel A. Moore Memorial Award
Billy Wong
Music Composers Award
Ji Eun Moon
Lynnette Williams
Robert Naimoli Scholarship
Sarit Gans
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National Black Science Students
Organization Award
Charles Sirmans
New Latino Visions Award
Tatiana Rodriguez
Charlotte Newcombe Foundation
Award
Giovanni Benavides
Dov Fried
Kristin M. Miller
Madeline Schwartz
Sandra Walker
Charlotte Newcombe Foundation
Scholarship
Verona V. Barrett
Dean V. Bartley
Giovanni Benavides
Sion Borukhov
Irene Brodsky
Frankie J. Caiati
Myles Chandler
Joseph S. Ezon
Gary R. Flanagan
Edward A. Fletcher
Dov Fried
Stanislav Ganzburg
Emma Gorbatorsky
Lisa M. Groener
John N. James
Tulip L. King
Elena L. Leston
Leonid Y. Libin
Wafaa Othman
Avihu Shoval
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Shawn A. Simpson-Smith
Christopher J. Slovak
Anthony Thompson
Moniece C.Tyndale
Karen Vassel
Lyle J. Walford
Adam T. Warmin
Christopher M. Wilker
Anne and Herbert Newman
Scholarship
Shaina M. Rosenfeld
Hector Shaw
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Nicolai
Scholarship
Jason Katz
Barbara Norville Scholarship
in English
Dan Wever
Victor Ockey AIDS Memorial
Scholarship
Renata L. Kliger
Balambal Palaniyandi Memorial
Scholarship
Marissa McArdle
Kantilal C. Patel Award
Peretz A. Ridiker
Alfred M. Peiser Memorial
Scholarship
John R. Cummins

Christopher and Serena Petrelli
Memorial Scholarship
Kirsten Mimberg
John Philip Petrelli, ’40, Memorial
Scholarship
Leianne Stafford
Mary Petrelli Memorial Scholarship
Renee Spigel
Philippine Medical Association in
America Scholarship
Geraldine D. Dagatan
Melba Phillips Prize in Physics
Alison Cichowski
Rhoda Pitkowsky Memorial
Scholarship
Charles D. Buchen
Morris and Helen Pollchik
Scholarship
Margaret E. Stenglein
Quinque Award
Tania C. Maldonado
Estelle and Jack Rapaport Scholarship
Tosin Ogunsile
Elizabeth Herman Raskin and Emma
McDonald Dawson Memorial Award
Elisheva Esther Rison
David Paul Rasmussen Memorial
Scholarship in Chemistry
Daniel Shtraykher
Arthur, ’46, and Milton Richman
Journalism Scholarship
Roni T. Radcliffe
Seymour Richman Memorial
Scholarship
Malka Rabinowitz
Mae and Jack Rimmer, ’46,
Scholarship
Genrong Cao
Hui P. Chen
Nkechia J. Ngaqui
Jessy M. Paul
Jules Ritholz Memorial Award
Steven Keslowitz
Gerald and May Ellen Ritter
Memorial Scholarship
Shavone Haddo
Beatrice Dubin Rose, ’33,Award
Lawrence F. Hopper
Glenn McGuire
Nadine D. McSween
Kelly M. Sylvester
Thomas Ragle
Dr. Henry Rosenberg, ’63, and
Dr. Henrietta Kotlus Rosenberg,
M.D., ’64, Scholarship
Alexander E. Pyronneau
Martin L. Rosenthal Memorial
Scholarship in Political Science
Elliott Fink
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Vivian Stein Rothenberg Memorial
Scholarship in English
Jade Zirino
Vivian Stein Rothenberg Memorial
Scholarship in Theater
Ava M. Jackson
Blanche H. Rudolph Memorial
Scholarship in History
Nathan J.Wilson
Stanley Russell Scholarship
Danielle M. Jeffrey
Ronald H. Robertson
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Soren L. Sanchez Memorial
Scholarship
Olabode A. Akinyemi
Terri L. Bennett
Professor Nathan Schmukler
Scholarship
Lori Mittelman
Vivian Schroeder Memorial
Scholarship in Accounting
John Hanna
Gussie Federbush Schwebel
Memorial Scholarship in Science or
Mathematics
Rena Dymersky
Muriel R. J. Matzkin Shapp, ’41,
Memorial Scholarship
Lesly M. Brito
David M. Sharefkin Memorial
Scholarship in Chemistry
Ghulam Dastgir
Charles G. Shaw Art Department
Award
Patricia A. Ayres
Phillip D Elliott
Paul T. Frattini
Peter F. Greenwald
Clarity Haynes
Jean Patrick Icart-Pierre
Boris Jairala
Meghan E. Keane
Joel Molina

Dana Myagkova
Keegan J. O’Connell-Lilly
Omar F. Olivera
Matthew M. Poindexter
Devin O. Powers
Sandra A. Rodriguez Riera
Cynthia R. Simpson
Elissa Swanger
Rosemary Taylor
Alison Walsh
Joshua C. Willis
Nettie Wengrover Silver, ’40,
Memorial Scholarship in English
Randi Vegh
James Singer Mathematics Award
John R. Cummins
David A. Leyow
Sheldon L. Smith Scholarship in Music
Elizaveta Y. Podonina
Susan and Zachary Solomon, ’57,
Scholarship in Economics or
Performing Arts
Leya E.Topodas
Dean Emeritus Edwin H. Spengler
Scholarship
Lawrence F. Hopper
Edward Alan Spielman Scholarship
Lucy Medina
Spikol-Luskin Scholarship in
Education
Rafael J. Perez
Robert Starer Performance Award
Elizabeth A. Brown
Tonia Passwater
STARR Foundation Scholarship
Wang Chan
Corinne Steel Award
Elina Bloch
Serena E. Burdick
Christine Choi
Nirvani I. Persaud
Alexander M.Tanger, ’01, Scholarship
in Broadcast Communications
Jeremy D. Bettis
Corey K. Roberts
Tanya St. Louis
Reva Tarnow Memorial Scholarship
Elizabeth M. Bach
Irene Downing Taylor
Memorial Award
Robert Jones
Morton and Angela Topfer
Scholarship
Pooja M. Bhatt
Sheila D. Flaum
Stefanie La Porta
Ravi Parikh
Francesco Priamo
Benjamin Wilbur
Anne Touger Memorial Scholarship
Emma Holmgren
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Leonard, ’50, and Claire, ’52,Tow
Scholarship
Beth A. Keyes
Eric J. Leb
Shulamith S. Lifshitz
Ayah Rifai
Susana Scheiner
Adina M. Shulman
David Wolbrom
Theresa E.Trifari, ’35, Scholarship
Shira Abraham
Pamela Jagust
Michael Tuch Foundation Scholarship
Ryan C. Everitt
Vanguard Prize in Journalism
Laura Albanese
Jerome Viola Memorial Scholarship
Matthia Y. Baptiste
Anna and Joseph Weisinger
Scholarship
Ava M. Jackson
Franc Wertheimer, ’50, Memorial
Award
Anna Abraham
Geraldine Williams Memorial Award
Tracy S. Altifois
David G.Wells
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Willig Memorial Scholarship in
Theater or Political Science
Jennifer McArdle
Jack Wolfe Award in Computer and
Information Science
Jarett Chaiken
Waseem Ilahi
Yelizaveta Rudnitsky
Justin L.Tojeira
Harvey L.Young, ’59, Family
Scholarship in Accounting
Arthur Y. Khaimov
Elise Zimmering Prize in Elementary
Education
Carolina Herdia
Jonathan Marc Zimmering Prize in
Pre-Engineering
Amir Sadovnik
Stanley Zimmering Prize in Biology
Moses M. Feaster
Susan Zisselman, ’60, Memorial
Scholarship
Karina Chaikhoutdinov
Kristin Miller
Joel Zwick, ’62, Scholarship in
Directing
Michael Flanagan
Jimena A. Duca Ramon
Christopher L.Thomasson

Temporarily Restricted Scholarships,
Awards, and Prizes
Alumni and supporters have donated funds that remain in the Brooklyn College
Foundation for a period of time. The following funds are temporarily restricted
and do not receive an interest payout:
50th Anniversary Special
Baccalaureate Scholarship
Shirley Francis
Tondelayo Alfred-Hunter
Memorial Award
Shiek E. Piggott
Carl Altman Scholarship in
Chemistry
Miriam B. Eichenbaum
Iris and Bonifacio Alvarez Award
Maria A. Mercedes
BCAA Broward-Dade Chapter
Scholarship
Michael Henderson
Tammy Seow
BCAA Campus Alumni Chapter,
Jesse R. Meer, ’53, Memorial
Scholarship
Jason M. Friedman-Mendez
Catherine N. Hickey
BCAA Fabulous Fifties Scholarship
Andrea S. Andrew
Xiuyi Liu
Anna Petrovicheva
Sara Said
Azael A.Vigil
BCAA Long Island Chapter
Scholarship
Laura Albanese
Marina Babayeva
BCAA Los Angeles/Southern
California Alumni Chapter
Scholarship in Memory of Dorothy
Boris Liff, ’50, and Si Liff, ’48
Christopher M. Wilker
BCAA Manhattan Chapter Rochelle
Leventhal Moss, ’59, Memorial
Scholarship
Erin L. Morley
BCAA Northern Metropolitan NY
Chapter Scholarship
Amber Bayker
BCAA Palm Beach Chapter
Scholarship
Michal Apfeldorf
Valerie R. Bull
Sadaf Raminfar
BCAA San Diego Chapter Scholarship
Kristin Miller
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BCAA Southwest Brooklyn Chapter
Scholarship
Yvonne Harari
BCAA Tucson Chapter Scholarship
Lucie Bezdickova
Dr. Helen A. Biren Geology
Scholarship
Erin Morley
Martha Black Memorial Scholarship
Judy M. Foster
Maurice Bleifeld, ’33, Memorial
Scholarship in Biology
Valerie Bobr
Brooklyn College Foundation
General Scholarship
Athalie Alexander
Michelle A. Altamura
Marie Christine Bastien
Patrice S. Bridgewater-Daniel
Romel Brumley-Kerr
Viktorya Bukhman
Danielle M. Cartolano
Ana Chavchavadze
Khadine L. Clarke
Geraldine D. Dagatan
Deon Gibson
Abraham A. Harari
Igor Kantor
Ju Eun Kim
Frederick Kountz
Jan Kuschel
Janise Loreto
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Sarah Loveland
Dimple Masih
Mako Morimura
Denise M. Moses
Ronnie Nissinboim
Adriana Paladi
Amanda Perez
Stacey D. Ramnarase
Tracey D. Ramnarase
Samani L. Sergeant
Nirmala Singh
Jinnell L.Trotman
Anna Veslopolova
Nichola Waldeen
Himan Brown Creative Writing Award
Philip S. Angel
Marie-Helene Bertino
Leah Carroll
Robert C. Erickson
Jeanie E. Gosline
Patricia Harnetiaux
Louise E. Holt
Adrianne Hopes
Karinne M. Keithley
Sybil Kempston
Teresa Kwon
Scott J. Lindenbaum
Matthew D. Maggio
Lindsay M. Merbaum
Brian E. Parks
Amber L. Reed
Joseph D. Rogers
Mohan Sikka
Joanne L. Steglitz
Vincent W. Zompa

Dr. James A. Brown Memorial Award
Tia Jackson
Taniesha S.Valentine
Mary Agatha Butler Memorial Award
Allyson M. Reala
Geraldine Resnick Charner, ’42,
Memorial Award
Angella E. Cephas
Jacynth Montague
Chemistry Alumni Society
Junior Award
Yuriy Shepelyak
William Chisolm Memorial Award
Tracy S. Altifois
Antoinette Ciolli, ’37,Award
Matthew Galati
City Year Corps Scholarship
Caroline Dorn
Jason Jones
Cynthia Contreras Student Award
in Film
Andre L. Morton
Corporate Cash Managers
Association of New York Scholarship
David Wolbrom
Chrysie Mamalakis Costantakos
Award in Health and Nutrition
Sciences
Nadia Ebeid
Richard Costantino Memorial Award
Stephanie A. Leu
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Court Trinity Award
Patrick Alfarano
Alice Crow Award in Guidance and
Counseling
Annie Callender
Lester D. Crow Award in Education
Ronald J. Bath
De’Antonio L. Mitchell
Michael Bruce Duchin Memorial
Scholarship in Geology
Michelle S. Warganz O’Dea
Rhoda Ellis Award in Foods and
Nutrition
Jennifer K. Stavrach
Excellence in Statistics Award
in Psychology
Michael Gaerman
Feirstein Talent Scholarship
Olga Karminsky
Film Department Faculty Award
Andre L. Morton
Friars Foundation Scholarship in the
Performing Arts
Hasret E. Cizmeci
Aimee R. Davis
Lynn A. Hyde
Casandera M. Lollar
Emily C. Zempel
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Vojtech and Kate Fried Award in
Chemistry
Bola G. Aladegbami
Sonny Alboucai
Aaron T. Frank
Xiuyi Liu
Geology Training Scholarship
Michelle T. Carter
Michelle T. Koffler
Fanny Gerber Memorial Scholarship
Evan A. Brathwaite
Harry D. Gideonse Scholarship
Miguel Almanzar
Charlene J. Andrews
Robert Ginell Memorial Award
Leonid G. Metlitsky
Nahed Sawwan
Joseph L. Goodman Memorial Award
Jonathan J. Judge
Albert Gorvine Graduate Scholarship
Devi Khaindrava
Jeanette Trum Granoff, ’35, Graduate
Award for Applied Sciences
Nuenyan Lam
Earl and Barbara Graves, ’57,
Scholarship
Joanna King

William Gronim and George W.
Stidstone Graduate Prize in History
Daniel Sadok
Helen K. Hafner Memorial Award in
Psychology
Rebecca Horn
Hebrew Technical Institute
Scholarship
Malki Miller
Janet Horowitz Hecht Memorial
Award in Biology
Stacieann R. Newell
Marietta Homayonpour, ’67,
Journalism Award
Lucky Ngamwajasat
Human Rights Award
Ashanti N. Myke
Kalberman Award in Chemistry
Lee J. Cartagena-Negron
Florence Gerber Kartt Memorial
Scholarship
Farhana Ahmed
Mike Keitel Memorial Scholarship
Doreen Colon
Béla K. Király Award in History
Asher A. Orkaby
Samuel J. Konefsky Memorial Award
in Political Science
Steven Keslowitz
Margaret Ann Kneller Scholarship
Alexander Elegudin
Derek W. Pollitt
Charles Lawrence Memorial Award
Dmitri Chitov
Dorothy Day Lawson Scholarship
Vanetta D. John
Lee’s Laboratory Award
Doris Chan
Sabrina Islam
Florence R. Leyble Memorial Award
in Classics, Latin, or Greek
Kristen DeJoseph
Scot Lichtenthal Memorial Award
Christian A. Brink
Mildred L. Lipkin Memorial Award
Chalanda I.Walker
David Lipson Memorial Award in
Mathematics
Kira A. Roytburg
Lyka Award
Verona V. Barrett
Giovanni Benavides
Dean Archie MacGregor Award
Daniel M.Tauber
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Gloria M.Yodowitz Malkin Award in
Library Science
Tatyana Lotarevich
Bernice Suphal
James Mantinband Memorial
Scholarship
Caterina M. Gironda
Joseph Marquis Memorial Award
Carl Magnan
Yudelki Morel
Gana Suliman
Charles A. Mastronardi Scholarship
Nicole I. Humphrey
Bridget Leavens
Deanna C. McMahon
Kristen Morrone
Randi M. Rappaport
Daniel E. Mayers Memorial Award in
Africana Studies
Guirdex Masse
Margaret McCarthy Award
Natalia S. Rowe
Al Minton Memorial Award
Charles M. Mandracchia
Sheila O’Donnell Memorial
Service Award
Tzivia R. Eisenberg
Jaclyn A. Giordano
Sarita Gober
Lina Percaccio
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Constance Forte Pigozzi, ’71,
Scholarship
Linda Noble
Arlene Mondschein Pillar, ’60,
Memorial Scholarship
Lunisol Adames
Political Science Department Award
Aaron Balken
Sylvia Levy
Sam and Dorothy Rabinoff Award
Kenneth A. Swaby
Frank S. Rathbone Award in
Health Science
Randi G. Levy
Harry Rosenfeld-Berle Reade and Ida
Fischer Reade Prize in Mathematics
Lisa Walkenfeld
Rich Relative Scholarship
Daphne Brunet
James and Gloria Riordan
Scholarship
James P. Lubin
Estelle T. Ritchin Memorial Award
Teresa Kwon
Paul Ronder Memorial Film Award
Mark Grenier
Louis E. Rosenzweig Memorial Award
in Education
Rosemarie E. Costa

Dave Ross Memorial Scholarship
Rachael K. David
The Professor Arline M. Rubin Prize
Tahnee J. Bent
Patricia Ruffin-Kitaw
Memorial Award
Ebieten J. Elmsox-Ogu
George Schoenberg Speech Award
Tessa Ishmael-Samuel
Martin Schoenberg Speech Award
Laura M. Canty-Samuel
Janet A. Schwartz Memorial Award
for Excellence in Nutrition
Research
Andy S. Chu
Ethel Lipson Seigal Memorial
Award in Biology
Anna Petrovicheva
Milton S. Shapiro, ’42, Memorial
Award
Alpa R. Shah
Howard A. Shavel D.D.S. Memorial
Award
Dominique Brodie
Max Siegel Memorial Award in
School Psychology
Jadwiga E. Filipowicz
Maxine Perchuk
Dena Riccardi
Fanny Singer Memorial Scholarship
in Education
Vanessa J. Mamo
Archie Singham Scholarship for
Caribbean Student Union
Participation
David G. Wells
Helene Sloan Award in Health
and Nutrition
Amira Bolton
Julian Smith Memorial Award
Diann G. Gill
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Sylvia Smolensky Chemistry Award
Szabina A. Stice
Alvin, ’69, and Stanley Snadowsky
Award in Psychology
Michael Gaerman
Speech and Hearing Center New
Project Award
Gloria A. Karimian
Elizabeth A. Schinazi
Speech and Hearing Center
Project Award
Shlomit M. Azimov
Jacqueline R. Levine
Maxine Judi Susseles Award
James G. Ogilvie
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Wilbur Valentine Geology
Scholarship
Michael Ramsaroop
Roberta Wallach Award
Elena L. Leston
Nina Wasserman Arts in
Education Award
Rosemarie E. Costa
Magdalene Ross
Weis Scholarship in Film
Jose D. Figueroa
Mark Grenier
Donald D.Wright Memorial Award
in Chemistry
Zelig S. Brejt
Henry Yuska Award in Chemistry
Karen Koser

Endowed Chair
Generous supporters have provided funds to endow a chair for the following
departments:
Women’s Studies Endowed Chair
Premilla Nadasen
Internships
Don Buchwald, ’59, Internship
Awarded to students in the
Department of Theater and the
Department of Television and Radio who
have secured work that is relevant to
their area of study.
Eric Bornemann
Bianca Carragher
Khadine Clarke
Jimena Duca
Lynn Hyde
Jennifer Leeson
Kristen Miles
Jennifer Provenza Wallace
Lande Yoosuf
Citigroup Career Makers Internship
Awarded to students interested in a
career in the banking industry.
Omer Bybkoglu
Elisheva Gelbfish
Shira Gulkowitz
Maryna Imberg
Tatiana Kharina
Carol L. Zicklin Honors Academy
Chair
Lee Quinby
The following internships were provided by alumni and supporters who wish to
give Brooklyn College students the opportunity to gain experience in the workforce:
Abraham Knoll
Amanda Lowe
Katsiaryna Mikulich
Chiho Nonaka
Clifford and Frances Friedman
Summer Internship Awarded to
Journalism or English majors who have
obtained low or unpaid summer
internships.
Tova Stulman
Jewish Foundation for the Education
of Women Awarded to female students
in good academic standing who need
financial assistance during a summer
internship.
Mariyam Abbasi
Atifa Alieva
Siham Balsam
Dorca Casseus
Meylyn Cherry
Mirlanie Doriscar
Ogechi Egbuchulam
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Azadeh Hadims
Jennifer Marie Hickson
Cindy M. Lara
Juliet Manragh
Ana Rodriguez
Rebeca Rodriguez
Farjana Rohman
Marie-Michelle Samedy
Jasmine Thimothe
Ayodeile Walters
Alice Wong
Cuiliu Zhou
Magner Center Interns Awarded to
qualified students who have an
internship at a business, corporation, or
organization whose work is related to
the student’s prospective career.
Nadine Alexander
Tahnee Bent
Penny Chak
Shamik Chakraborty
Michael Gutman
Yusuf Ransome
Megan Schumacher
Rivkah Tzivin
Maureen and Robert O’Hara
Summer Internship Awarded to
students training in computer and
information science or related fields.
Preference is given to women who are
seniors or are pursuing a master’s
degree in computer and
information science.
Amara Diggs
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Alex Preminger Internship in
Curatorial Studies Awarded to
graduate students who are in archival
management programs or are pursuing
library degrees with an archival
specialization.
Roland Clark
Tomasz A. Kalata
Pamela K. Kerns
Leonard, ’50, and Claire, ’52,Tow
Internship Awarded to students who
have low-paying or unpaid internships.
Vanessa Bateau
Shi Wu (Arielle) Hui
Miriam Loksen
Mina Marsow
Alinea Noronha
Gregory E. Perrin
Joshua Sky
Turing’s Craft Internship Awarded to
computer science students who wish to
work in a cutting-edge software
development environment.
Faisal Chaudhry
Joshua J. Goldsmith
Mark Velez
Joan and Sanford Weill Internship
Program Awarded to undergraduates
with internships at corporations or
organizations related to the student’s
prospective career.
Aaron Gavin
Julia Kunelsky

Student and Faculty Awards
These awards are granted to Brooklyn College students and faculty by generous
alumni and friends for advanced study in a range of disciplines.
Citigroup Entrepreneurship Program
Fellowship Awarded to students for
the development and pursuit of creative
approaches to entrepreneurship in
Brooklyn and collaborative relationships
between the College and local small
businesses.
Fabian Dwayne Heslop
Don Itshaik
Steve Pierre
Michael Roitman
David Davidson Memorial
Undergraduate Chemistry Fellowship
Awarded to junior or senior students for
summer research.
Ghulam Dastgir
Carrie James
Tuan H.Vu
Amanda Dooley Award
Awarded to Women’s Studies Program
faculty or students for research on the
economic life and life histories of
women, sexual prejudice and
discrimination, including the gender gap,
the glass ceiling and job satisfaction.
Terri L. Bennett
Frederic Ewen Conference and
Lecture Grant Awarded to lecturers
who prepare student for careers in
college teaching.
David L. Hudson, Jr.
Robert O’Neil
Marc Rotenberg
Siva Vaidhyanathan
Milton Fisher Second Harvest Award
Awarded to Brooklyn College alumni
who have passed the fiftieth anniversary
of their graduation and have since
demonstrated exceptional achievement
in creative or professional endeavors or
public service.
Myron Kandel
H. Martin Friedman Lecture Awarded
to lecturers who have made outstanding
contributions to the field of chemistry.
Malgorzata Ciszkowska
Terry Dowd
Frances Haidt, ’44, Memorial Lecture
Series Grant Awarded to speakers
selected by the Judaic Studies
Department.
Dr. Ruth Westheimer
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Arnold and Ruth Kaufman Chemistry
Endowment Awarded to students for
chemistry research completed under the
guidance of a departmental mentor.
Neha Shaik
Jacque E. Levy Chemistry Award
Granted to students for outstanding
work in chemistry.
Salome Bhagan
Minfeng Fang
Abdelahad Khajo
Xiuyi Liu
Adaickapillai Mahend
Michal Masiak
Patrick McGarraugh
Chandima Rajapakse
Mellon Mays Undergraduate
Fellowship Awarded to students who
are pursuing careers as professors in the
arts and sciences.
Malika Bishop
Tonya Braddox
Lawrence Buckley
Christina Emeh
Ruth Feliz
Julio R. Mendez
Maria Mercedes
Nadine Mitchell
Tasha Parker
Derry Parler
Anthony Punt
Azael A.Vigil
Tyquane Wright
Wash and Learn Project Stipend
Awarded to students who are a part of
a literacy project that tutors children at
Clean Rite Laundromats.
Marisa Beharry
Roselyn M. Buckmire
Kelceda A. Davis
Amy Dempsey
Monica Eichhorn-Collins
Cheryl M. Foster
Karen Annette Franco
Wayne Reed
Samina A. Sheikh
Georgina H. Smith
Nicole Quero
Marc W. Wallace
Sheila Woods
Jack Wolfe Memorial Fellowship
Awarded to outstanding graduate
students in the Department of
Computer and Information Science for
superior achievement.
Sayeef Bazli
Evgenia Dandurova
Zuckerman Family Assistantship
Awarded to graduate students who are
pursing advanced degrees in physical
education.
Sarita Wahba

Professorships and Research Grants
Professorships are granted to Brooklyn College faculty to honor excellence and
those who have distinguished themselves by significant contributions both on
campus and in the community.
Broeklundian Professorship
Awarded to outstanding professors at
Brooklyn College.
David Berger
Lesley Davenport
Frederick Gardiner
Margaret L. King
Clement Mbom
Viraht Sahni
Robert Viscusi
Sharon Zukin
Matthew J. Fantaci Professorship in
Modern Languages and Literature
Awarded to faculty in the Department
of Modern Languages and Literatures
who excel as outstanding teachers of
Spanish or Italian literature.
Luigi Bonaffini
Donald I. Fine Professorship in
Creative Writing To attract teachers
and scholars with the ability to impart
an appreciation and knowledge of the
creative principals underlying original
works of fiction and/or poetry.
Jeffrey Allen
Maribeth Batcha
Jonathan Baumbach
Erin E. Courtney
Stacey D’Erasmo
Marcella Durand
Joshua Henkin
Linda S. Jackson
Lisa Jarnot
Sheila Kohler
Tan Lin
Ernesto Mestre
Paul Muldoon
Meera Nair
Jennifer Offill
Richard Pearse
Elissa Schappell
Lorna Simpson
Lynne Tillman
Sylvia Fine Kaye Professorship in
Music Theater Awarded to respected
professors of music and/or theater.
Reagan Fletcher
Murray Koppelman Professorship
To recognize and honor professors who
have demonstrated outstanding service
to Brooklyn College and the community.
Hershey Friedman
Tobie Stein
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Lainoff Professors Awarded to
professors in the Master of Fine Arts
Program of the English Department for
distinguished service.
Maribeth Batcha
Stacey D’Erasmo
Merrill Beth Feitell
Myla Goldberg
Francisco Goldman
Thomas Grattan
Joshua Henkin
Ernesto Mestre
Meera Nair
Jennifer Offill
Francine Prose
Martha Southgate
Catherine Texier
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Jacque Edward Levy Professorship in
Analytical Chemistry Awarded to
faculty to enhance teaching and
research in the discipline of analytical
chemistry.
Malgorzata Ciszkowska
Levy-Kosminsky Professorship in
Physical Chemistry Awarded to faculty
to enhance teaching and research in the
discipline of physical chemistry.
Richard Magliozzo
Presidential Professorship
Conferred by the President of Brooklyn
College on members of the faculty in
recognition of exceptional achievement.
Archie Rand
Shlomo Silman

Bernard H. Stern Professorship in
Humor Awarded to faculty who
demonstrate a scholarly interest in
humor as witnessed by supporting
materials, including, but not limited to,
published works on the subject.
Thomas A. Bullard
George Rodman
Claire Tow Teaching Award Awarded
to senior members of the faculty for
their outstanding performance as a
teacher and a role model for their
students and peers.
Judylee Vivier
Leonard, ’50, and Claire, ’52,Tow
Professorship Awarded to faculty to
honor distinction in teaching and
scholarship as well as commitment to
the College and its mission.
Ray H. Gavin
Eleanor Miele
Craig A. Williams
Whiting Foundation Teaching Award
One year or semester of released time
awarded to untenured faculty in the
humanities who have demonstrated
excellence in teaching so that they may
devote themselves to scholarship.
Joseph Entin
Michael Menser
Phillip Thibodeau
Belle Zeller Visiting Professorship in
Public Policy and Administration
Awarded to accomplished professors to
teach courses and offer lectures or
seminars to faculty and students of
Brooklyn College and the College
community at large, and to give a public
lecture each semester under the joint
auspice of the Professional Staff
Congress and the Ethyle R. Wolfe
Institute for the Humanities.
Genna Rae McNeil
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Travel Funds
Alumni and supporters of Brooklyn College have established the following funds
that allow for travel abroad for students and faculty:
Roy L. Furman, ’60, Furman Fellows’
Program A stipend given to students
enrolled in educational opportunities
abroad.
Patricia Ayres
Terri Bennett
Pooja Bhatt
Maryana Isakova
Tien-Der Luo
Alinea Noronha
Yewgenia Temnogorod
Allyana Thomas
Victoria Viscusi
Erin Williams
Alexandra Zotova
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Leonard, ’50, and Claire, ’52,Tow
Student Travel Stipend A stipend
given to students for study and research
abroad.
Terri Bennett
Dalery Grullon
Ravi Parikh
Yuriy Shepelyak
Punam Thakkar
Leonard, ’50, and Claire, ’52,Tow
Faculty Travel Stipend Stipend given to
faculty for study and research abroad.
Jeffrey Dillon Brown
Zhongqi Cheng
Jean Grassman
Immanuel Ness
Irina Patkanian
Alfred Rosenberger
Diane Irene Sosa
Jeanne Theoharis

Additional Funds Managed by the
Brooklyn College Foundation, Inc.
Permanently Restricted Scholarships,
Awards, and Prizes
Barer Family Scholarship
Steven Belasco, ’67, and Frances
Schwartz Belasco, ’73, Scholarship
Sam Beller, ’59, Scholarship
Herb Berman Memorial Scholarship in
Community Service and Creative
Writing
Susan Bloch Memorial Scholarship in
Performing Arts
David and Ruth Buchalter Memorial
Scholarship
Professor Nehru E. Cherukupalli
Scholarship in Geology
Jesse Clarkson Scholarship in History
Class of 1954 Presidential Scholarship
Diana Rogovin Davidow Speech and
Hearing Scholarship
Margo DelGenio English Scholarship
in English
Frances DeMarco Scholarship
Faculty Circle International Student
Scholarship
Arlene Fromchuck Feili Memorial
Lecture
Robert A. Fennell Memorial Scholarship
in Performing Arts Management
Arlene Jagoda Goldberg and Robert
M. Goldberg Endowed Scholarship
Lucille Field Goodman Vocal
Scholarship
Professor Darryl Gilmer Howery
Memorial Scholarship
Dean Jefferson Education Award
Milton S. Kiver, ’39, Presidential
Scholarship
Velma Kahan Memorial Book Award in
Political Science
Lions International District 20-K1
Cornea of Knowledge Presidential
Scholarship
Daniel M. Lyons, ’39, Professorship
in History
Sam and Sarah Marron Presidential
Scholarship
Martin, ’63, and Syma R.,’64,
Mendelsohn Scholarship
Milner’s “Canadian” Scholarship
Stanley Newman, ’73, Scholarship in
Mathematics
Morris and Helen R. Pollchik
Scholarship
Harvey Silverman, ’67, Presidential
Scholarship
Mel Silverman, ’42, Scholarship
Irving and Pauline K. Shaw Chemistry
Scholarship
Arleen Wilentz Wallach Presidential
Scholarship
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Temporarily Restricted Scholarships,
Awards, and Prizes
African Student Scholarship
Sidney Aronson Memorial Award in
Sociology
BCAA Phoenix Chapter Scholarship
BC Black Faculty and Staff Scholarship
Jeanette Braus Bash Memorial
Scholarship
Lillie Berk Memorial Graduate
Scholarship
Sidney Boxer, ’37, Memorial
Scholarship in Political Science
Carl B. Boyer Memorial Award in the
History of Mathematics or Science
Brooklyn Women’s Club Scholarship
in Women’s Studies
Elizabeth P. Casey Theater Award
Abraham Citron, ’90, Memorial
Scholarship in History
Jack Devine Scholarship in Caribbean
Studies
Israel Gerber Memorial Award in
Judaic Studies
Alan L. Goldman Annual Memorial
Award
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Francis Kilcoyne Scholarship in Music
or Dance
Liberace Foundation Scholarship
James Mantiband Memorial
Scholarship
Barbara Meister Award in Art History
Evelyn Zamichow Neuman
Scholarship
Bernard Nussdorf Entreprenuerial
Scholarship
Robert Perlmutter Award in Geology
Tyrek Richey Memorial Award
Kenneth J. Scarlett Memorial
Scholarship
Brian K.Thomas Memorial Prize in
Physics
Sojourner Truth Award in Women’s
Studies
Joseph Waldstricher Memorial
Scholarship
Weinick, Sanders, Leventhal & Co.
Annual Award in Accounting
Teodora Weisner Scholarship in Music

Departmental Funds
The following funds are provided to the departments and programs at
Brooklyn College to support their research, equipment, books, and any other
necessary materials:
Permanently Restricted Funds
BBA-Advisory Council Fund
Biology Small Equipment Fund
Lou Celenza Memorial Physics Fund
Walter Cerf Theatre Fund
Lester D. Crow Professorship
Department of Philosophy
Faculty Circle Library Fund
Glagov Book Fund
Jules Glaser, ’45, and Barbara Glaser
Book Fund
John Harvey Fund
Jenie Heiden Fund
Liora Hendel Memorial Concert Fund
Thelma, ’54, and Myron, ’52, Kandel
Internship
Gilbert N. Kruger Israel Travel Fund
Sheila and Wilbur Liebson Ethics
Program
Marjorie Stern Lucker, ’52, Memorial
Book Fund
Marsh and McLennan Writing Center
McAlpin-Naylor Book Award
Donald E. and Edith Peiser Exhibition
Series
Preparatory Center Performing
Arts Fund
Helen and Will Rausnitz Fund
Esther Shottenfeld Memorial Fund
Florence and John Solomon
Fellowship
Dennis J. Spininger Memorial Library
June Lee Stoppick Memorial Fund
Morton and Angela Topfer
Library Café
Claire, ’52, and Leonard, ’50,Tow
Center for the Performing Arts
Tow Matching Funds
Vogelson Library Fund
Morris and Shirley Weinstein Book
Fund
Charles Everett Whipple Endowment
Ethyle R. Wolfe Institute for the
Humanities
Washkowitz Technology Fund
Morris and Sadie Wertheimer
Memorial Scholarship
Temporarily Restricted Funds
Accounting Program of Economics
AIDS Research Program
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William Alfred Fund
Alumni Affairs Fund
Alumni Chemistry Fund
Applied Sciences Institute Travel Fund
Willard, ’68, and Eleanor, ’67, Archie
Program for Life Skills
Art Department Fund
Art Department Painting Program
Art Gallery/I.A.P.
Art Library—Meier Bernstein Center
Art Resource Construction Fund
Arts of Democracy Program
AT & T Foundation Project
Laura Barbanel School Psychology
Fund
BC Auditory Research Fund
BC Foundation TV and Radio Account
BC Health Clinic
BC History Department Core 4
Book Fund
BC Library Fund
BC Peer Tutoring Center
Sidney Becker Memorial Fund
Berri–Arnhold Grant (NY Community
Trust)
Black Male Initiative Fund
Board Designated Scholarship
Himan Brown Radio Fund
Calypso in New York
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Lynda Tepfer Carlson and George
Carlson Political Science Fund
Capital Campaign Fund
Center for Brooklyn Studies
Center for Computer Music
Center for Health Promotion
Center for Italian American Studies
The Challenge of the Sophomore Year
at BC Grant
Chemistry Alumni Undergraduate
Research Fund
Chemistry Department Graduate
Account
Chemistry Department Resource
Account
Children’s Science Materials at
Brooklyn College
Shirley Chisholm Center
City Garden Club Library Café Fund
Class of 1956 Fund - Library Gift
Class of 1957 50th Reunion Fund
Class of 1951 Fund—Library Gift
Class of 1952 Gift Fund
Classics Department Fund
Helen Cohen Fund
Columbia University Fund
Christopher Columbus Fund
Contemplative Practice Fellowships in
Education and English
Cornell University Medical Center Fund

Procope S. Costas Fund
Diana Rogovin Davidow Fund
Kief Davidson Fund
Department of Anthropology Lott
Project Fund
Department of Biology
Department of Computer and
Information Science
Department of Mathematics
Department of Psychology
Alan M. Dershowitz Project
Disabled Student Services
Dynamitron Accelerator Laboratory
Early Childhood Center
Teresa Edge Book Fund
Eisenstadt Faculty Achievement Award
Electrochemistry Institute
English Department
Discretionary Fund
Jackie Eubanks Liberation Fund
Edith Everett Library Fund
James and Anna Fantaci Fund
Film Department Fund
Ford Colloquium
George Fried Seminar
Friends of the BC Library
Barbara Gerber Book Fund
Barbara Gerber–Dennis
Spininger Room
Barbara Gerber Journals Room

Walter Gerboth Music Library Fund
Jules Glaser, ’45, and Barbara Glaser
Expendable Book Fund
Goldstein Resource Center
Health and Nutrition Sciences Fund
Health Care Internship at Brooklyn
College
Robert L. Hess Memorial Fund
History Department
Honors Academy Equipment Fund
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Grant
Institute for Retirees in Pursuit of
Education
Institute for Studies American Music
Ann B. Jacobs Fund in Aphasia
Judaic Studies Department Fund
Kauffman Foundation Internship
Robert M. Kaufman Immigrant
Population Program
Julian B. Kaye Lecture
Saul, ’41, and Juanita, ’41, Kaye Fund
Kilcoyne Memorial Lecture
Jack Kitch Memorial Fund
Koppelman Capital Campaign Fund
Kornblau Gifts—Women’s Studies
Vera Lachmann Memorial Fund
Landscaping and Facilities Fund
Linda Law B.A.–M.D. Fund
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Learning Center Fund
Library Acquisition Fund
Library Associates of BC Fund
Library Music Fund
Library Special Collection
Edward and Sally Van Lier Fund
Literacy Stipend Grant
Edward O. Lutz Fund
Charles A. Mastronardi Alumni Fund
Egon Mayer Memorial Fund
Merck Foundation Fund
Merck Research Fund
Alice Miller Memorial Fund
Modern Languages and Literatures
Fund
National Black Science Students
Association Chemistry Book Fund
New Library Building Fund
NY Academy of Medicine Grant
Olympic Hopefuls Program: Ballroom
Dancing
Nicholas Papayanis Memorial Fund
Theodore Peterson Fund
Physical Education Fund
Plaques for the Library
Post 50th Euphoria Fund
Preparatory Center General Fund
President’s Fund for Excellence
Raiten Lectureship

Research Fund for the Feeding
Behavior and Nutrition Lab
Returning Women’s Café
Rudin Leadership Program
Nathan Schmukler Investment Library
School of Education Curriculum
Project
School of Education Doctorial Project
George Schwartzman Chemistry
Department Fund
Seymour Shapiro Memorial Fund
Speech Department Fund
STAR Early College High School Fund
Marion Wilson Starling Book Fund
Starr Foundation ESL Learning Project
Student Life Committee Fund
Surface Science Research Institute
Woody Tanger Auditorium
Teacher Education
Morton Topfer Library Fund
Jacques Travers Pacem in Terris
Lecture
Urban Development Grant
Wall of Fame Fund
Erik Widder Memorial Fund
Winthrop University Hospital
Howard and Diane Wohl Juvenile
Collections
Stacey Garil Womack Memorial Fund
for Cancer Research
Women’s Center Career
Development and Leadership
Program
Women’s Center Project Impact
Women’s Speakers Conference
Program
Women’s Studies Program
Women’s Studies Special Project
Woodrow Wilson—Gates Early
College Initiative
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