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July/August 2008

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Alumni Reunion Weekend 2008

More than 1,900 alumni and guests celebrated their reunion from May 29-June 1 on campus and in venues across New York City

By Lisa Palladino and Alex Sachare ’71

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Alumni Reconnect

Alumni Reunion Weekend 2008 kicked off on May 29 with welcome receptions and cocktail parties, many hosted by alumni. Attendees visited Morningside Heights favorite Havana Central at The West End and also journeyed downtown to Lincoln Center, Times Square, the Columbia Club and beyond to join classmates in getting the party started. Dean Austin Quigley was a welcome guest at many of these receptions.

Meet and Mingle on Campus

The best part of reunion may be the thrill of seeing long-lost friends. Or perhaps it’s seeing Alma Mater in all her glory on Low Steps. Or maybe it’s bringing your family to the place you spent four important, happy years. Whatever the case may be, reunion was a wonderful time to be on campus and to enjoy the beautiful grounds, visit with classmates and hang out on Low Plaza.

Wining and Dining

Lunches and dinners were some of the busiest events during reunion, as alumni and guests took advantage of the opportunity to eat and drink with old friends while making new ones. All classes were offered class-specific meals, with many at elegant campus locations such as Casa Italiana and Low Rotunda, as well as an old stomping ground, John Jay Dining Hall, and a new favorite, Alfred Lerner Hall. Two classes also got to eat in Butler Library, a no-no in their student days. Some classes invited guest speakers such as a beloved professor, while others invited classmates to share undergraduate memories.

Family Fun

Alumni Reunion Weekend was fun for the entire family. Many of the weekend events were family-friendly, especially the barbecues under the big tents on South Field. And while alumni, spouses and guests were attending panel discussions, lectures, a wine-tasting or formal class dinners on Saturday, Camp Columbia kept children entertained with activities, clowns, face-painting, movies, treats and more.

Back to the Classroom

A trip to campus wouldn’t be complete without reliving the days of being in a Hamilton or Schermerhorn classroom. This time around, however, alumni enjoyed Mini-Core Course lectures, led by current College professors, or listened to, learned from and sometimes challenged classmates (just like the old days!) at class-specific panels. Some panels included members of the newest group of alumni, the Class of 2008, who gave a feel for what the College is like today. Meanwhile, at an all-class convocation, Joe Cabrera ’82 received the President’s Cup for service to a reunion class from last year’s recipient, Brian C. Krisberg ’81.

Party into the Night

Two of reunion’s highlights each year are the Young Alumni Casino Royale and the Starlight Reception. On Friday, about 1,000 young alumni gathered at the Nokia Theatre in Times Square for gaming to win Columbia-themed prizes and dancing into the wee hours of the morning. On Saturday, after a full day of panels, lunches, classes, a wine-tasting and dinners, hundreds of alumni, spouses and guests converged for desserts and dancing under the tent on Low Steps.

For more pictures of Reunion 2008, click here!

2008 Dean's Pin Recipients

Dean’s Pins are given to members of each class’ reunion committee who have demonstrated particular dedication to and involvement in their reunion.

Class of 1943

Joseph Kelly

Class of 1948

Bob Clayton
George Dermksian
Sears Edwards
Robert Mellins
Jim Nugent
Bernard Polak
Seth Rubenstein
Robert Silbert

Class of 1953

Joel Danzinger
Jay Kane
George Lowry
Stas “Pete” Pellet
Lew Robins
Jules Ross
Jim Steiner

Class of 1958

James L. Bast
Ernest Brod
Peter F. Cohn
Barry Dickman
Joseph Dorinson
Charles R. Feuer
Harvey S. Feuerstein
Marshall B. Front
Paul A. Gomperz
Peter Gruenberger
Laurence E. Harris
Joseph M. Klein
Theodore S. Lynn *
David J. Londoner
Bernard W. Nussbaum
Howard J. Orlin
Sheldon Raab
Stanley A. Rabin
Arthur J. Radin
Sidney S. Rosdeitcher
Allan M. Shine
Leo E. Zickler

Class of 1963

David Alpern
Douglas Anderson
Stephen Barcan
Henry Black
Peter Broido
Harvey Cantor
Stephen Clineburg
Gerald Dwyer
Doron Gopstein
Elliot Greher
Robert Heller
Sidney Kadish
Bruce Kaplan
Robert Kraft
Michael Lubell
Donald Margolis
Charles Miller
Paul Neshamkin
Lawrence Neuman
Thomas O’Connor
Frank Partel
Gary Rachelefsky
Barry Jay Reiss
Phillip Satow
Harvey Schneier
Walter Stein

Class of 1968

Ross David Ain
Paul de Bary
Ira Goldberg
Peter Janovsky
William Joseph
Kenneth Kaufman
Ira McCown
Paul Migliore
Bohdan Oryshkevich
Nigel Paneth
John Roy
Arthur Spector
James Shorter Jr.
Masahiko Taketomo
Kenneth Tomecki
Seth Weinstein
Henry Welt
Gregory Winn
Alan Zucker

Class of 1973

Alan Bell
Erik Bergman
Mike Byowitz
Richard Canzonetti
John Donelan
Barry Etra
Steve Flanagan
Eric Holder
Donald Jensen
Barry Kelner
Nick Lubar
Alfred Medioli
Bob Musicant
James Perez
Bob Pruznick
Stewart Sterk
James Thomashower
Ray Vastola

Class of 1978

Thomas Bisdale
Chuck Callan
Joseph Cirnigliaro
Ted Faraone
John Flores
Chuck Geneslaw
Joseph Giovannelli
Mitch Halpern
Peter Kovalenko
John Ohman
Joel Levinson
Tom Mariam
Matthew Nemerson
Mark Silverschotz

Class of 1983

Andrew Barth
Gerrard Bushell
Kevin Chapman
Nathaniel H. Christian III
Steven Coleman
Robert Davis Jr.
Andrew Gershon
Edward B. Harris
Stephen N. Greenfield
Edward Joyce
Thomas Francis Marano
Mark Momjian
Roy Pomerantz
Elliot Sloane

Class of 1988

Sam Bloom
Mónica Byrne-Jiménez
Ahmet Can
Alexandra Wallace Creed
Jeremy Dickstein
Leon Friedfeld
Leslie Gittess
Dan Goldberger
Patrick Killackey
Ayame Konishi
Jonathan Lavine
Patrick McMorrow
Melissa Mirkin
Stanley Nachamie
Roger Neustadt
Michael Satow
Carl Schaerf
Steven Silverstein
Ravi Singh
Steve Statsny
Mark Timoney
Claire Theobald
Doug Wolf
Patrick Yu

Class of 1993

Shira Boss
Paul Bua
Alan Cohn
Deborah Cook
Matt DeFilippis
David Febus
Judith Francois
Alan Freeman
Christine Raker Garcia
Addison Golladay
Aileen Torres Martin
Rachel Mintz
Stephen Morfesis
Rita Pietropinto-Kitt
Jackie Quan
Benjamin Sacks
Paul Sangillo
Don Shillingburg
Neil Turitz
Ellen Weinstein
Chris Wiggins

Class of 1998

Adria Armbrister
Sandra Angulo Chen
Jason DeLuca
Yelena Dudochkin
Julie Feldman
Justin Garrett
Thomas Gommes
Timothy Harrington
Amy Kristina Herbert
Joo Suck Hong
Edline Jacquet
Jeannette Jakus
Daniel Jean-Baptiste
Suehyun Kim
Benjamin Kornfeind
Ronald Lehman II
Kevin Liau
Jeffrey Margolin
Zubin Mehta
Dean Mutovic
Americo Nardis
Daniello Natoli
Christopher Paldino
Chaya Slain
Liora Spiess
Andrew Topkins
Julie Yufe

Class of 2003

Kwamena Aidoo
Samir Arora
Nicholas Bender
Ruby Bola
Mayra Cabrera
John Church
Monica Conley
Eleanor L. Coufos
Colleen Cusick
Charlotte Evans
Michael Foss
Tailisha Gonzalez
Kimberly Grant
Elizabeth Greene
Bari Handwerger
Lauren Harrison
Joseph Hoepp
Dana Hopp
Claudia Huerta
Jonathan Klein
Eric Kriegstein
James Maclean
Anna Maria Mannino
Daniel Moss
Erik Moss
Christopher Motley
Nathania Nisonson
Michael J. Novielli
Jeffrey Peate
Johanna Quinn
Carter Reum
Andrew Shannahan
Tamar Simon
Jessica Slutsky
Nicole Tartak Warner
Kendra Webb
Geoffrey Williams
Preslaysa Williams
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