Jonathan Engel ’06 (History) graduated cum laude from Pace University School of Law in White Plains, N.Y., in May. At Pace Law School, Engel participated in the National Trial Competition, and served as an honors prosecution intern with the Westchester County District Attorney and the Mount Vernon City Court Bureau. In September, he will begin a career as a civil litigator, focusing on medical malpractice and surrogate’s court matters, with McCarthy Fingar LLP, also in White Plains, and a joint venture with a Brazilian law firm. Engel was the recipient of the History Department’s 2006 Outstanding Graduate Award. E....
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- SUNY New Paltz picked as site for Governor Cuomo’s NYS Master Teacher Program
- Dr. Hamilton Stapell Named 2012-13 Teacher of the Year for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
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- New Paltz names Nicolette Glebatis as class of 2013 valedictorian
- SUNY New Paltz to celebrate commencement
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Amy Benjamin ’73 (English), ’92g (English, 7-12) published a book, “Vocabulary at the Center,” with John Crow. The resource book provides concrete strategies that encourage students to go beyond rote memorization to expand their vocabulary. Co-authors Benjamin and Crow have decades of experience teaching English and Language Arts. Benjamin is a specialist in literacy education and a consultant for the National Council of Teachers of English. Crow has taught ESL, English composition and applied linguistics in his over thirty years of teaching.
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Philip Berkowitz ’75 (Journalism) is among 46 attorneys recognized as leaders in their fields by Chambers and Partners in the 2009 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Berkowitz, from New York, was recognized as a leader in the labor and employment field.
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Alumni in the News Dan Einschlag ’07 (Music) and his wife, Emily, hosted the largest seder in America and the largest seder on any university campus in the world at the University of Florida -Gainesville, April 8-9. Dan prepared the food at his Rockland, N.Y. restaurant and traveled to Florida to help Rabbi Berl Goldman with the spiritual and ritual aspects of the meal, which had 600 students in attendance. Andy Eisenberg ’81 (Chinese Studies Contract Major), who received a Ph.D. from the University of Washington – Seattle in Chinese History in 1991, was recently promoted to the rank...
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Alumni in the News Mike Rispoli ’08 (Geography) and Sean Rodriguez ’07 (Geography) published an article in the International Journal of Soil, Sediment and Water: Vol. 2, 2008. The article is titled “Ambient and Landfill-Impacted Groundwater Quality in the Hudson Valley of Southeastern New York State.” Rodriguez and Rispoli interned at the Department of Environmental Conservation in New Paltz, where they were also able to contribute research for this article. The other co-authors were Steven J. Parisio and Jeremy Giordano of the Department of Environmental Conservation. The article can be seen at http://scholarworks.umass.edu/intljssw/vol2/iss1/2/.
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Awards, Honors, Appointments and Recognition Gerald Benjamin, associate vice president for regional engagement and director of the Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO), has been awarded a $5,000 grant by the Netherlands-America Foundation for his project, “The Worlds of Henry Hudson: Teaching and Understanding New Netherlands from a Transatlantic Perspective.” This intellectual event will be held in connection with the quadricentennial celebration of Henry Hudson’s exploration of the Hudson River and will explore the four “worlds” related to Hudson and his voyage: early modern overseas empires; the contacts between European and non-European people; colonial societies; and transatlantic...
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ALUMNI IN THE NEWS Tamara Flanders ’98 (Women’s Studies), a holistic health counselor, has a new book out, “Farm Fed: Healthy and Hearty Feasts from the winter Farmers Market,” which includes healthy whole food recipes, including vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free recipes. Also included in the volume are stories about some of the farmers who participate in farmers’ markets and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) groups. For more information, contact tamaraflanders@yourbodyawake.com. Denis Fred Simon ’74 (Asian Studies, Political Science), who now teaches at Penn State University’s School of International Affairs, was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Dalian (Rongyu Gongmin),...
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ALUMNI IN THE NEWS Doug Genzer ’93 (Geography) worked at the Democratic National Convention in Denver in the Office of Emergency Management’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC). There he provided support for the convention and supplied the EOC with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analysis and maps. Genzer is a senior GIS analyst for the city and county of Denver. He is also a national award winner for a map he produced of the city of Denver.
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ALUMNI IN THE NEWS Chris Barons ’76 (Communication and Media) had his first novel, “In The Midst Of,” published this spring by New Age World Publishing. The story is set in the 1970s at an upstate college, which some readers will quickly realize is New Paltz. The book is dedicated to Professor Francis Paz (English, Emeritus). For more information and some reviews of the book, visit www.inthemidstof.info.