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1940s Alumni Class News & Notes

Spring 2023

1983

Mitchel Levy received a master’s degree in Mathematical Statistics from the University of Maryland in College Park in 1988. Since then, he has been teaching mathematics at Broward College in Davie, Fla. He will retire in June.

1986

Howard Krooks was elected chair of the Elder Law Section of the Florida Bar. He is partner at Cozen O’Connor in Boca Raton.

Howard Krooks, UAlbany Class of 1986
Howard Krooks ’86

Keith Brennan joined Barclay Damon’s Health & Human Services Providers and Health Care Controversies Teams in the firm’s Albany office.

1988

The U.S.Department of Transportation named Gloria Shepherd the executive director of the Federal Highway Administration.

Gloria Shepherd, UAlbany Class of 1988
Gloria Shepherd ’88

1989

George Serrano was elected town supervisor of the Town of Wallkill in 2021.

Spring 2023

1970

Reba Architzel shared that her friend and former UAlbany roommate Christine Kirby ’69 passed away in Jan.

1971

Ellen Datlow received a Shirley Jackson Award in recognition of the anthology When Things Get Dark: Stories inspired by Shirley Jackson (Titan Books, 2021).

Onnolee Weatherup Smith was inducted into the Albany City School District Class of 2020 Hall of Fame. She was honored for her active involvement in the school district as board member of the Albany Fund for Education from 2002, and as its president from 2008-2018. Onnolee remains a strong and tireless advocate of public education.

Onnolee Weatherup Smith ’71 (right)

1972

Judicate West welcomed retired Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Judy Hersher to its exclusive roster of neutrals.

1973

Steven Chase was recognized in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for Commercial Litigation. He is partner, Special Counsel in the Sarasota office of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP.

Steven Chase, UAlbany Class of 1973

1978

Deanna Sirlin’s artwork was featured in three exhibitions in the fall. “Borders of Light and Water” was on display in Venice, Italy, as part of the prestigious 59th Venice Biennale, the largest art fair in the world. Watermark was featured in the Crosland Library at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. “Wavelength” was on display at Chastain Gallery by the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, City of Atlanta.

Deanna Sirlin's "Borders of Light and Water"
Deanna Sirlin’s Borders of Light and Water on display at the European Cultural Centre, Venice, Italy, 2022.


Lucien Lombardo
focused on prisons early in his career, but his work gravitated to studying and teaching about violence and children. He recently published a blog post for the Global Initiative to End Violence Against Children/Corporal Punishment. Read: https://endcorporalpunishment.org/no-hit-zones/