Glenn Sapir, past president of the New York State Outdoor Writers Association, received the 2023 Hans Peller Memorial Award which honors an individual who has contributed distinguished and long-time service to the organization. Sapir is a regular contributor to NYSOWA and has received awards from other writers’ organizations.
Warren Winslow received the 2023 Northeastern New York PGA Doug Evans Distinguished Service Award. A member of the Western Turnpike Golf Course, Warren is a NYSGA committee member and past president. He started helping out in the mid-1990s and has been a volunteer team leader in the Capital Region over the past decade. He is also a senior rules official for the NYSGA and attends many state amateur championships to help officiate, provide rulings to players and help monitor pace of play around the golf course.
Reba Architzel shared that her friend and former UAlbany roommate Christine Kirby ’69 passed away in Jan.
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.
Judicate West welcomed retired Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Judy Hersher to its exclusive roster of neutrals.
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.
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.
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/
Last updated July 18, 2022.
The Class of 1973 will celebrate its 50-Year Reunion in October 2023! Our planning committee is now organizing the event. To participate, receive reunion info and/or update your contact info, send email to: alumniassociation@albany.edu or skantor@alumni.albany.edu or call (518) 442-3080. Join the official Class of 1973 Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/ualbany73.
Alan Lefor received a PhD in Engineering from The University of Tokyo in March. He was named professor of Surgery, Emeritus at Jichi Medical University in April. Alan also lectures at several hospitals in the greater Tokyo area.
Attention Class of 1973! Conversations about our 50th reunion in Fall 2023 have begun. If you’d like to share your current contact information including email address, mailing address and/or phone number, please send an email to albanyclassof73@gmail.com.
A ’70s decade reunion including the Class of ’74 is being considered. If you are interested in planning the event or have suggestions or questions, please notify Carole Harnoff, class councilor, at caroleharnoff@gmail.com. Volunteers are always welcome!
Richard Louis Tastor passed away Aug. 5, 2021 at St. Peter’s Hospice. Rick earned a master’s degree in Public Policy from UAlbany. His first job after college was as an aide to New York State Senator James H. Donovan. He later went to work at the University at Albany as Senior Associate Director of Financial Aid. Rick loved helping students achieve an education and realize their dreams. He was passionate about his career, and also loved UAlbany athletics.
Seth Ruderman retired after serving 36 years as an Emergency Medicine physician. He volunteers for the Air Force at McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey.
Samuel Moskowitz, a shareholder with Boston law firm Davis Malm, was named a 2021 Massachusetts Super Lawyer.
School of Business alumnus Nolan Altman received the 2021 International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) Lifetime Achievement Award. His local society, the Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island, was recognized as the IAJGS Member of the Year. The Jewish Gen’s Online Worldwide Burial Registry, of which Nolan serves as coordinator, was recognized as Outstanding Resource.
Paul Feldman, a shareholder with Boston law firm Davis Malm, was named a 2021 Massachusetts Super Lawyer.
Carla Palumbo has served as CEO of The Legal Aid Society of Rochester, N.Y. since 2014. Legal Aid celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2021. Carla has been an attorney with the agency since she started her legal career in 1982.
Michael Blum invented the Earthquake Emergency Pod for school children in developing countries using component material developed by SUNY Polytechnic Institute. Funds raised through Michael’s Kickstarter campaign will go toward product development and testing.
Kim Chatani serves on the Association of Certified Fruad Examiners (ACFE) board of directors, and is the audit committee chair. He is an assistant professor of accounting at Concordia University Irvine.