1950s
Samuel T. McSeveney ’53 MA, professor of history emeritus at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, received the lifetime achievement award from the Brooklyn College Alumni Association in recognition of his distinguished career and outstanding achievements and contributions to the living history of his alma mater.
Peninnah Manchester Schram ’56 (CLAS), professor at Yeshiva University’s Stern College in New York, N.Y., had the anthology Mitzvah Stories: Seeds for Inspiration and Learning published and edited in her honor by Rabbi Goldie Milgram, the founding director of Reclaiming Judaism Press.
Thomas E. Augustin ’57 (CLAS) is the first person in the state of New Jersey to receive an Edwards SAPIEN percutaneous heart valve transplant, at Cooper University Hospital, in Camden, N.J.
Bernard R. Berson ’57 (ENG) is the author of Career Successes in Engineering: A Guide for Students and New Professionals, which helps young engineers make the transition from an academic environment to the professional world.
Richard Rittenband ’58 JD, superior court judge of South Windsor, Conn., published his novel A Capital Murder.
1960s
Vincent M. Gagliardi ’60 MA received the Charlene Hill Ricciardi Alumni Service Award at Southern Connecticut State University’s 2011 Distinguished and Outstanding Alumni Luncheon in October 2011.
Richard Marinaccio ’61 (ENG), former engineering manager at Westinghouse Electric in Baltimore, is the author of Money Matters and Personal Finance, which explains how to better understand the financial system, appraise financial assets and liabilities, and develop a strategy for saving money. He resides in Arizona with his family.
Philip Nohrr ’64 (BUS), ’67 JD, managing partner of the law firm GrayRobinson P.A. in Melbourne, Fla., is serving as chairman of the 18th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission for a one-year term.
Thomas Bowler ’66 (ED), ’81 6th Year, a sports and recreation injuries expert witness and certified playground safety inspector, is the author of “Inappropriate Buffer Zones May Lead to Litigation,” an article published in the fall 2011 edition of The Trial Lawyer magazine.
Joel Wind ’66 (CLAS), a volunteer at the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington, D.C., and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, serves on the board of directors of the Lillian and Albert Small Jewish Museum. He is retired and resides in Washington, D.C.
Jacqueline Dembar Greene ’67 (ED) is author of The Crystal Ball mystery books, released in February by American Girl Publishing, and a picture book, Speak Up, Tommy!, to be released in September by Kar-Ben Publishing. She is married to Malcolm R. Greene ’65 (CLAS), an optometrist. They reside in Wayland, Mass.
Les Sternberg ’68 (CLAS), ’70 MA, ’73 Ph.D., special advisor to the provost of the University of South Carolina (USC) in Columbia, S.C., and previously dean of the College of Education at USC, was named Outstanding Professional by the Neag School of Education Alumni Society in March.
Perry A. Zirkel ’68 MA, ’72 Ph.D., ’76 JD, professor of education at Lehigh University in Behlehem, Pa., received two awards at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, held in April. He was honored for research excellence as well as for his outstanding contributions toward increasing practitioner and lay understanding of education research.
