Alumni Notes

1958: Spring ended eventfully for ceramic artist Susan Duhan Felix, now based in Berkeley, CA. On June 14 a show of her art opened at the Hebrew Union College Museum. Two days later, she and Morton Felix (’56), who met at QC, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. And on June 21, the couple read their poetry at Cornelia Street Cafe. “I fell in love with Morton’s poetry in Counterpoint before I met him,” says Susan, noting that her husband has had four books of poems and a novel published and several plays produced. For more information about her work, visit www.SusanDuhanFelix.com

1961: Judith Goldberg Berger was inducted into the Dade County Music Educators Hall of Fame in recognition of her service to the Miami-Dade Public School System as a keyboard educator and keyboard supervisor. Judie retired in 2004, but continues to teach music in other venues in Miami ..... 1963: Barbara J. Goldstein, formerly Barbara Joan Mintz (MA ’69), co-authored Beyond Tears: Living After the Death of A Child (St. Martin’s Press, 2005). Barbara and her nine collaborators all lost a child who was in his or her teens or 20s. In this volume, they share what they’ve learned for other parents experiencing a similar tragedy. “It is my desire to bring this book to the attention of bereaved parents and all who care about them, as well as professional counselors, clergy, etc.” says Barbara, now married to Bruce Goldstein (’64). “Please call me if you have any questions: 860-677-5904”..... Patricia M. Hynes, senior counsel in the litigation practice of the New York office of Allen & Overy, was named to the National Law Journal’s annual list of the 50 most influential women lawyers in America. The Journal cited Patricia, who spent three years as chair of New York’s Legal Aid Society, for averting bankruptcy at the nation’s oldest and largest provider of free legal services to the poor ..... Luis E. Navia has published his twenty-first book, Socrates: A Life Examined ..... 1965: Anita Haney, college librarian for the humanities for University Libraries at Virginia Tech, was named assistant professor emerita by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1969, Haney worked closely with faculty in English, history, philosophy, religion, theatre arts, and in French, German, and Spanish languages and literature to build and maintain strong library collections. She also led many general information skills sessions, helping hundreds of students to remain information literate ..... Ron Pollack is executive director of Families USA, an organization that lobbies for national health care. Before joining the group in 1982, he ran the Food Research and Action Center, which urged the government to provide food stamp coverage and school meals for needy children ..... 1967: Marion Meyers (MLS) went to Queretaro, Mexico, for two weeks in February as part of a Global Volunteers team that taught conversational English to students at the Technological University of Queretaro. Global Volunteers, a nonprofit organization based in St. Paul, has offered short-term service programs throughout the world since 1984 ..... 1968: Noel Hankin has been elected chairman of the New York chapter of the Urban League. A long-term board member of the organization, Noel is senior vice president of multicultural relations for Moët Hennessy USA ..... 1969: An article by Abe Macher, “Historical Lassa Fever Reports and 30-Year Clinical Update,” was published in the May 2006 issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases. The piece is posted online at www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no05/05-0052.htm

1970: Rick Gentile, an Emmy-award-winning sports broadcaster and former CBS Sports executive producer, has been appointed to the sports advisory board of Lonestar Group Holdings ..... 1971: Kenn Gartner reports that he enjoyed a long career after earning his master’s at QC. He became the first New York City teacher to play in Town Hall, got more students into the All State Choruses than any other teacher in the state, and helped his schools’ ensembles win the highest possible ratings in annual adjudication festivals held by the New York State School Music Association. Now he lives in California, where he continues to teach and perform ..... 1972: Abraham B. Krieger has become a member of the Long Island law firm of Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C. A Hofstra University Law School graduate, Abraham is active in the New York State Bar Association and the Nassau County Bar Association. Since 1995, he has also served as counsel for the American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors ..... 1973: Philip A. Berry has been appointed vice chair of the City University of New York’s Board of Trustees. A vice president and corporate officer at Colgate-Palmolive, Philip has been a CUNY trustee since June 2006 . . . Patricia M. Cannon has just completed E-Mails from Home, a nonfiction book based on emails she and her eldest son wrote to each other while he attended college. Patricia and husband Christopher L. Cannon ’68 have three children. E-Mails from Home is simultaneously the story of an 18-year-old boy entering life on his own, and the story of a mom coping with illness, aging parents, and the empty-nest syndrome. For more information, contact Patricia at pmcannon@aol.com.....1974: Felix Aquino has just begun his new job as Oklahoma City Community College’s vice president for academic affairs. Previously, he was vice chancellor for educational services and planning of the State Center Community College District in Fresno, California ..... 1975: Steven L. Rosenhaus (MA ’80) has been commissioned to compose The Etude Project, a series of graded performance studies for various chamber music ensembles, for the U.S. Navy School of Music (SOM). The multivolume series will be published commercially. Writing Musical Theater, a book Steven co-wrote with Allen Cohen, was published in 2006 by Palgrave Macmillan. Steven is an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions at New York University, where he teaches composition ..... Caroline Steif Werth has been named president and chief executive officer of the Fort Mason Center, a cultural and educational complex in San Francisco. For the last six years, Caroline led her own arts consulting firm. Before that, she served as president and CEO of the Shubert Performing Arts Center in New Haven, CT, and was director of QC’s Colden Center for the Performing Arts ..... 1976: Marc Gamsin was honored by Bet Tzedek at its nineteenth annual dinner gala. Marc, executive vice president of AIG Retirement Services, is a longtime board member of Bet Tzedek, which provides free legal services to low-income Los Angeles county residents . . . Leonard Gomella, Bernard Godwin Professor of Prostate Cancer and Chair of Urology at Thomas Jefferson University and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, was named to Men’s Health magazine’s list “America’s Top Doctors for Men.” In a special annual report that debuted in April 2007, the magazine cited Leonard as one of the nation’s top 20 urologists, based on surveys from physicians and medical leadership of top hospitals. He is the author of Recovering from Prostate Cancer, the first book for the public dedicated to this topic ..... 1978: Leslie Beth Baskin, chair of the bankruptcy and creditors’ rights group of the Philadelphia law firm of Spector Gadon & Rosen, P.C., has been named vice chairman of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference for 2007. The EDPBC is an association of lawyers, other professionals, and paraprofessionals who specialize in the practice of bankruptcy and creditors’ rights law. Leslie received a J.D. from Temple University School of Law ..... Edmund M. Dane was appointed judge of the Nassau County District Court ..... Eugene J. Flynn has been appointed general counsel to the British American Business Council of Dallas-Fort Worth. An immigration attorney, Eugene served for 12 years on the board of the council, which helps Dallas-area executives and companies network with their counterparts in the United Kingdom

1981: Jed C. Albert, a partner at Farrell Fritz, P.C., Attorneys at Law, has joined the board of trustees of the Heckscher Museum of Art, a Huntington, Long Island, institution founded in 1920. At Farrell Fritz, Jed concentrates in wills, trusts, charitable planning, estate planning, and estate administration. A Melville, NY resident, Albert received his Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers University School of Law in 1984 ..... The trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art have elected Suzanne E. Brenner to the post of chief investment officer. A certified public accountant, she joined the Met in 1999 after working at the Rockefeller Foundation ..... 1982: Sidney Gottesman has been appointed executive vice president and chief operating officer of Bank Leumi USA ..... 1985: Nancy Adler has been appointed publisher of Financial Week ..... 1986: Last November Michael Wildes was re-elected mayor of Englewood, NJ; he first won the office in 2003, after serving two terms on the city council. Hizzoner is a leading fund-raiser for Democratic congressional and senatorial candidates throughout the United States, including Senators Hillary Clinton, Edward Kennedy, and many others. A partner in the immigration law firm of Wildes & Weinberg, and a former federal prosecutor in the United States Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn (1989–1993), Michael has testified on Capitol Hill in connection with antiterrorism legislation. He and his wife, Amy, are the parents of four children

1990: After 14 years in the private practice of law, Alicia A. Weissmeier has left her position as managing partner of Lapatin Lewis Kaplan & Weissmeier, PLLC, and accepted an appointment as chief of the Miscellaneous Department at the New York County Surrogate’s Court ..... 1997: Gregory Marino has been appointed principal of the Essex town school district in Vermont

2006: Eric Englander has joined Metropolitan Realty Associates LLC, where he will analyze potential acquisition and redevelopment opportunities. A certified scuba diver who is fluent in Hebrew, Eric lives in Hollis Hills, NY.

WE REMEMBER

Dr. Wilbur Bullock ’42
Norma Jean Ackerman Ament ’43
Herbert Singer ’43
George Heller ’47
Jerome A. Bauman ’53
Vincent Coletta ’53
Josette P. Larre Lyon, ’57
Gloria Bou Massolo ’59
Mimi Lipczer Lerner ’67
Marc J. Schogol, ’69
Radcliffe A. David ’70
Paul S. Teitelbaum ’71
Rosario Scarfeo ’73
Laurie J. Lewis ’75
Celia Reitman Klein ’81
Eleanor J. McKaigney Hawkins ’86
Lisa Irving Halprin ’92