Events
Class Notes
Summer 2007
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1970
Judy Kinberg (B.A.) of New York, NY, received her sixth primetime Emmy Award, all of which are in recognition for programs about dance, theater, or musical theater...Cas Skrzypczak (M.B.A.) of Rockville Centre, NY, was recently appointed to the board of Argent Networks, which provides real-time mediation, rating, billing and customer care solutions for prepaid and postpaid voice, data and content...Louis Stans (B.S.) of Setauket, NY, was recently appointed vice president of research and development of Park Electrochemical Corp., a global advanced materials company that develops and manufactures high-technology digital and RF/microwave printed circuit materials...
1971
Jerry Landau (B.A.) of Scottsdale, AZ, was appointed a judge pro-tempore for the Maricopa County Superior Court... Elaine Reckner Sammon, Esq. (B.A., J.D. ’98) of Bellmore, NY, was recently made counsel to the firm of Farrell Fritz, P.C. ...Judy Schwartz (B.A.) of Douglaston, NY, was elected to the board of the Long Island chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council. She is an architectural specifier for Task Floors and specifies commercial flooring for education, retail, and other large facilities...
1972
Dr. Michael Greenberg (B.A.) of Wayne, PA, received the 2006 William S. Knudsen Award for his contributions to the field of occupational and environmental medicine. This award is the highest honor bestowed by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine...
1973
Merik Aaron (C.A.S.) of Hewlett Harbor, NY, has been appointed judge of Nassau County Family Court...Joel Kislin (B.A.) of Kingston, PA, has been teaching special education in the Wilkes-Barre area school district for 29 years. He recently retired from coaching after 34 years, and has been married for 26 years with two daughters, Aimee and Rachel. He is looking forward to retiring in another year...Ira Kolko (B.B.A.) of Merrick, NY, joined Hofstra University as associate director of human resources in December...Michael Krolick (C.A.S.) of Roslyn, NY, has a son Robert, who recently began M.B.A. studies at Hofstra University...Beth Levinthal (B.A., M.S.Ed. ’75) of Huntington, NY, is director of the Hofstra University Museum. She was previously the executive director of the Heckscher Museum of Art...Constantine Millas (B.A.) of Marshall’s Creek, PA, is releasing his sixth CD titled Constantine. This CD is a collection of original songs recorded at Little City Recording Studios in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. “Dino” Millas has penned more than 75 songs, and his publishing firm, Millas Music, recently negotiated extensive licensing agreements with MTV...Dr. Laurie Rozakis (B.A., M.A. ’75) of Farmingdale, NY, and daughter Samantha (Class of 2007) enjoyed a Baltic cruise last summer. They visited seven countries, including England, Germany, Estonia, Russia and Denmark. Laurie is professor of English and humanities at SUNY Farmingdale. Samantha is a senior at Hofstra and served as editor-in-chief of the 2006 Nexus yearbook...
1974
Howard Balzer (B.A.) of Maryland Heights, MO, was recently named to the selection committee for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He is one of only 39 members of the committee that elects the Hall of Fame class each year the day before the Super Bowl. Howard writes for numerous publications and is the sports talk show host at 1380 ESPN radio in St. Louis...Thomas Colwell (B.A.) of Honolulu, HI, retired after 26 years of military service on June 30, 2006. At the time of his retirement, he was training and evaluating military vessels in anti-terrorism/force protection defensive tactics. Thomas has been hired by the state of Hawaii Department of Defense to perform threat specialist duties as a threat warning officer...Dan Henry (M.B.A.) of Rockville Centre, NY, was recently named executive vice president and acting chief financial officer of American Express... John Pessala (M.A.) of Westbury, NY, was featured in an edition of Newsday that documented his role in the legal adoption proceedings of 31 children in Nassau County and his own adoption story. Judge Pessala will be retiring after 35 years of governmental service and 13 years as a judge. He will resume the private practice of law with a firm in his community and will teach at the college level...Roberta Salomon (M.S.Ed.) of Massapequa Park, NY, is a member of the writing club at the Massapequa Public Library and will have her artwork displayed there in November. She also had her paintings displayed as a part of the Town of Oyster Bay Rotation Art Program in Syosset and Massapequa town halls...
1975
Courtney McAnuff (M.S.Ed.) of Ann Arbor, MI, is the newly appointed vice president for enrollment management at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. He is an accomplished public university administrator and national consultant on college admissions, retention, and financial aid. He is currently working on a doctoral degree, and he and wife Sharon are the parents of three grown children...Dr. Robert Phillips (B.S.Ed.) of Lakeland, FL, is the chair of the Performing Arts Department at All Saints’Academy in Winter Haven, Florida. He has been awarded a scholarship by the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund to spend three weeks visiting Japan...Richard Rozakis (B.A.) of Garden City, NY, has been appointed principal of North Shore High School. He began teaching social studies, and later became the assistant principal at New Hyde Park High School...
1976
Charles King (Ph.D.) of Massapequa, NY, has been elected president-elect of the Nassau County Psychological Association for 2007- 2008...Edward Svitil (M.B.A.) of Alpharetta, GA, recently retired from Mobil Oil Company after 30 years. He is now a consultant in crisis management domestically and overseas...Robert Mauro (B.A.) of Levittown, NY, recently finished his seventh book, titled The Night-Light Zone: Short Stories to Read With the Night Light On, which contains 31 Twilight Zone-like tales of mystery and intrigue with a dash of humor thrown in to keep the reader amused...
1977
John Cassagne (B.B.A.) of Kings Park, NY, has been elected senior vice president in charge of the Group Membership Association Division of the New York Life Insurance Company...Scott Masterson (B.B.A.) of Garden City, NY, who is senior vice president and general manager of Forbes Inc., received the 2006 Hofstra University Award for Alumni Achievement. This award is given to alumni who have distinguished themselves in their chosen fields of endeavor and/or demonstrated outstanding service to the University... Brad Scheler (J.D.) of Larchmont, NY, has been honored as a New York Super Lawyer. Sponsored by the publishers of Law & Politics, Super Lawyers in each state are chosen by a survey of their peers and through the publishers’ independent research...Robert Seery (B.B.A.) of Garden City, NY, has recently been appointed senior vice president in the structured finance group of GSC Group, an alternative asset investment manager that focuses on complex creditdriven strategies...
1978
Ellen Best-Laimit (M.S.Ed.) of Northport, NY, has been appointed superintendent of the Babylon school district. She joined the school district in 1999 and most recently served as the assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction...Anthony Bilello (B.B.A.) of Hauppauge, NY, has retired from the U.S. Army after 28 years of service...Deborah Dugan (B.B.A.) of Bloomington, IN, is the vice president of TLD Resources, Inc., a privately held company that provides title and lease acquisition services for domestic energy exploration throughout the continental United States...Denise Lozano-Healey (B.S.) of Baldwin, NY, taught for the full academic year of 2005-2006 and continues to serve as an adjunct instructor of flute...
1979
Bonita Bishop-Johnson (B.A., M.A. ’86) of Hempstead, NY, has been teaching for 27 years and would like to mentor future teachers. She was also the co-director of a performing arts studio for 12 years and is currently the owner and director of the Aspiring Young Artists Performing Arts Center. Her students have won numerous gold and silver awards in the International Dance Challenge Competition. Additionally, Bonita was recently awarded the Community Woman of the Year award by the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Iota Theta Zeta chapter...Harley Diamond (B.F.A.) of Brooklyn, NY, played Frederick in A Little Night Music at the St. Bart’s Players Theatre in New York. He is currently senior counsel, housing litigation, at the New York City Housing Authority...Steven Freiberg (B.B.A., M.B.A. ’80) of Jericho, NY, has been elected a director of the MasterCard board of directors. He is currently chairman and CEO of Citigroup’s global consumer group, and a member of Citigroup’s operating and management committees...Jim Helfgott (B.A.) of Myrtle Beach, SC, recently left HBO in central Europe and has begun his own business supporting cable TV operators and channel providers from the United States who wish to launch their services in Europe. He is the managing director in Europe for the U.S.-based company Sand Cherry Associates...Craig Stein (J.D.) of Manhattan Beach, CA, was recently selected as a southern California Super Lawyer by the California Lawyer magazine’s annual publication...
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