Ta, Ta Tum`!!!! a New Queens College President

Félix Matos Rodríguez QCRAnews Flash: named Queens College President Queens College Retirees Association

Annual Meeting The QCRA Annual Meeting was held in the Agora, Student Union on Friday, May 16, 2014. Queens College Interim President (and QCRA Member) Evangelos Gizis brought greetings. The speaker was Gisele Warshawsky (see page 2). The event was attended by over forty members and guests. Lunch was a Brazilian theme to match with the Year of Brazil at Queens College with lots of roasted vegetables, grilled chicken, and brownies and blondies for dessert. Four of the student scholarship winners (Nowbahar, Yu, Finer, and Weiser) were able to join us for lunch and spoke about their backgrounds and future plans. President Speidel reported that the Internal Revenue Service had reinstated our 501(c)(3) status as a charitable organization. The IRS Reviewer requested, and the QCRA Executive Committee endorsed, that the Constitution be amended to add the following as Section Xaa. “This organization is organized exclusively for charitable purpose within the meaning of section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code” The motion passed without dissent. It was also approved by 47 Proxy Votes. continued on page 2

Ta Ta`, Ta Ta` Ta, Ta Tum`!!!! A New Queens College President On June 30th, 2014, the 1948 (Arcadia Publishers, 2001) and co-editor of CUNY Board of Trustees con- several other publications. He is a member of the firmed the Gittleson Network Council on Foreign Relations and is currently news from the week before a board member of the Hispanic Association of by naming Félix Matos Colleges and Universities. Rodríguez as President of Dr. Matos Rodríguez graduated cum laude from Queens College. The following Yale in Latin American Studies and did a PhD additional information about in history at Columbia. He has taught at Yale, our new President is taken Northeastern, Boston College, and the Universidad from the CUNY press release. Interamericana-Recinto Metro, Puerto Rico as President Matos Rodríguez is well as at Hunter and the Graduate Center. While a scholar and authority on the status of women in President of Hostos, he is on leave from his ten- Puerto Rico. He is the author of Women and Urban ured position as professor of Black and Puerto Life in Nineteenth-century Puerto Rico, 1820- Rican/Latino Studies at Hunter. 1862 (Univ. Presses of Florida, 1999); editor of A It is not clear where the new president will live. Nation of Women, an Early Feminist Speaks Out CUNY is selling the Douglaston property, first (Arte Publico Press, 2005); and co-editor of Puerto occupied by President McMurray, and moving Rican Women’s History: New York Perspectives toward rentals for all its executives. But where- (M.E. Sharpe Publishers, 1998). He is co-author ever he puts his head, QCRA welcomes our new of Pioneros: Puerto Ricans in New York City, 1986- President, Dr. Félix Matos Rodríguez.

QCRAnews Several years ago, a friend asked me if I thought his desire for some qcra.wordpress.com • No. 34 - July 2014 cosmetic surgery was vain.I said “Of course” and then went on to say Editor: David Speidel that if looking better made him feel better, my opinion was that good mental health was more important than a minor display of vanity. Assistant Editor/Graphic Designer: Stephanie Goldson Well, I feel pretty good about how this issue looks. Welcome, Steph. Annual Meeting continued on page 2 (Josee Dubois) and posed as a Catholic child for three years. We were forbidden to reveal our The finances for our scholarship are in decent shape true identities. Many hidden children became with 4% interest from our endowment (supplemented confused about their culture and faith created by this year by the Nancy Meltzer legacy) and generous this dual childhood. We suffered from separation, yearly giving from our members. abandonment, fear of being betrayed and never knowing whether our parents would ever find us if they remained alive. The following is taken from the Gisele Warshawsky page on adoptasurvivior.com and matches closely After the Allied troops drove the Germans out of Gisele’s talk. Belgium in 1945, I was finally united with my mother. In order to have a better life, my mother was born in Leipzig, Germany in 1934 after once more was separated from me when she sent me Hitler came to power. The youngest of three to the U.S. to live with my father’s sister at the end siblings, our family was a very close knit one of 1947. and of fairly comfortable means, since my Iparents were linen merchants. My mother finally arrived in the U.S. in 1950 and we shared a tiny apartment. At fourteen I started high On November 9, 1938, the Nazis attacked Jewish school and graduated three and a half years later. neighborhoods throughout Germany, burning books, synagogues and smashing windows of I proceeded to build a life in America, met my Jewish-owned stores. My father left for Belgium wonderful husband, Joe and spent forty-three early 1939, where he was caught and thrown into idyllic years raising two great children. I went prison. In March 1939, he died of pneumonia. back to school where I earned Bachelor and Shortly after, my mother sent for my sister and Masters degrees. I retired as Assistant Director of I. My brother had joined my mother earlier. The Admissions of Queens College and now devote part Germans invaded Belgium in May, 1940. We tried of my life to teaching and lecturing students on the to escape to England but all routes were barred to evils of the Shoah, prejudice and bigotry. Every us. The family managed to remain together until time I bear witness and testify before a group I pay July, 1942, when my sister and brother were put tribute to my family and to all those who perished on a death train to Auschwitz and never returned. in the Holocaust. Shortly after, I was hidden by the Belgium Resistance in a convent under an assumed name Thank you, Gisele.

Fall Meeting The Fall Meeting is scheduled for Friday, October 17, 2014.

The speaker will be Kevin Birth, Professor of Anthropology, who will speak on aspects of time.

All of us, at one point or another, have commented that time seems to go faster once we retired; that we never seem to have enough time to do all the things we’re involved with. Maybe there is a physical reality.

2 ACSM. She was a winner of the C Mu Epsilon, the Mathematics Honor Scholarship & R Hochman Scholarship and the Society. She is Music Director of the R. Taylor Scholars Endowment. First Baptist Church of Freeport, Winners At Commencement, JX sang in the volunteered as an English teacher in quartet presenting the QC Alma Bangkok, as HIV/AIDS prevention Mater and was hooded as the repre- teacher in Tanzania, and as an in- The following information was main- sentative of the B Mus majors, run- tern at Empire State Development ly provided by Jim O’Hara, Chair of ning back and forth across the Quad Corporation. She has been accepted the Scholarship Committee. It was several times. She came to Queens as a NYC Teaching Fellow to teach supplemented by information in the on a volleyball scholarship but suf- math in Brooklyn. Baccalaureate and Commencement fered a knee injury that cut short Programs and by conversations with her athletic career. She then moved The Lucile Lindberg Scholarship the students themselves. to the stage, having main roles in went to Chloe Skye Breitel Weiser, a Two Gentlemen of Verona, South February 2014 Summa Cum Laude The Lila Wiener (QCRA) Pacific, and Dialog of the Carmelites. Anthropology major with a minor in Scholarship went to Nicole She will attend the Yale School of English. She was elected to Phi Beta Nowbahar, graduating Summa Cum Music for a masters in opera on full Kappa and received Thesis Honors Laude, elected to Phi Beta Kappa, scholarship with fellowship stipend, and Honors in Anthropology, She with Honors in Classics, Honors one of the rare non-conservatory stu- also won a Fulbright Scholarship for in Latin, and Highest Honors in dents so admitted. JX also presented the Czech Republic. Chloe received the Humanities. She also won the her linguistics research on Chinese the Office of Global Education Ben Leo J. Walsh Memorial Prize in and English syntax ambiguity at a Gurion Fellowship Award, served Humanities. She was a winner of recent conference. In her words: “I as an English Language Institute the new Brownstein McDermott wish to study the music of language Volunteer Conversational Partner Scholarship and a Mellon Mays and the language of music”. and as a tutor in the Writing Center Undergraduate Fellowship. Nicole for four years. She volunteered at was elected to Golden Key Honor The Mardel Ogilvie Scholarship Planned Parenthood Nassau County Society, served as a College Now went to Joshua Finer, an Applied and the NY Asian Women’s Center mentor and a facilitator for the Mathematics major with a minor where she’s an Art Therapy Mentor Center for Ethnic, Racial, & in Computer Science. He graduated for teens affected by domestic vio- Religious Understanding. She is Summa Cum Laude with Honors in lence. also president of the QC Volunteer Mathematics. Josh also received the Corps. She spent much time out of Eva and Jacob Paulson Memorial The inaugural Nancy Meltzer the classroom volunteering as crafts Prize and was a winner of the Scholarship went to Elizabeth instructor and mentor to children in Brownstein McDermott Scholarship. Fruchter, also a February 2014 homeless shelters and as a summer He will go to graduate school for Summa Cum Laude graduate with camp counselor and literacy tutor. Electrical Engineering. a major in Biology and minors in She will pursue a PhD in Classics at Chemistry and Spanish. She was Rutgers. The Charlotte & Howard Knag elected to Phi Beta Kappa and re- Scholarship went to Grace ceived High Honors in Biology, The Wilbur Gilman Scholarship Prestamo, a Macaulay Honors Honors in Mathematics and the went to Jin-Xiang Yu a dual major College student with majors in Natural Sciences, the Charles in Music (voice) and Linguistics. Music (piano performance) and Darwin Prize in Biology, and the Dr. She graduated Summa Cum Mathematics. She graduated Magna Jeffrey Hollander Memorial Award Laude, received Highest Honors in Cum Laude with High Honors in from the Committee on Health General Linguistics, the Edward Music, Honors in Mathematics, and Professions. She was also a mem- M. Greenberg Musical Theater the Aaron Copland School of Music ber of the Biology Honor Society. A Award, the Discimus ut Serviamus Senior Award. Grace was also a win- Macaulay Honor College Graduate, music award having served as peer ner of the Brownstein McDermott Ms. Fruchter is attending the Albert tutor in theory and ear-training, Scholarship and was elected to Pi Einstein College of Medicine. and the Karol Rathaus Award from

3 Day weekend in Hawks Cay Resort ber, the snows and frigid weath- Bold Face in Florida. In attendance: son Bill, er came, locking Lois and Janet in wife Ann, Lindsay (11), Will (9), and their house. Thanks to friends like Alex (7) in from South Pasadena, Madeline, they did not starve and Bold Face in the QCRA news is totally dependent on information California; daughter Catherine, hus- are now out-and-about --- gingerly. supplied to the Editor. band Russell, Lilly (5) and Luke (1) Drop a note to QCRA, from Westchester. The celebration Robert White, currently on the voice Queens College, Flushing, NY, 11367 was PERFECT !!! and they are look- faculty of Juilliard, will join the or email [email protected]. ing forward to their 75th. After a long voice faculty of Opera Viva, an opera career at INCO, Harold recently re- training program in Verona, Italy Bernie Leibman says that after 65 tired from the Copper Development this summer. I’m really sorry Bob years as a Clinical Psychologist, he Association where he had been did not have a chance to work with is taking down his shingle. Actually, working on the use of copper alloy our scholarship winner, Jin Xiang those are the editor’s words. Bernie components reducing infections in Yu. But JX should do ok at Yale. said he was closing his practice. It hospitals. Check out http://antimi- must be that time. crobialcopper.com/us/aspx. Keep Lannie Fields is splitting his time your bracelet. between San Miguel de Allende, MX Bob Sherman closed his practice in for the winter and summers in South June of 2013. Bob says he is enjoying Elaine & Allan Ludman visited Peru, Egremont, MA in the Berkshires. wife, children, and grandchildren flew over the Nazca lines and spent (although he had a different order) time in Machu Piccho. When they I received an email from Maria and is taking a study group in con- arrived home they found a grave- Elena Rossi (who?) and received a versational Hebrew. stone had been dropped over the cultural lesson. In Italy, a woman’s fence into their backyard. It was name is her birth name, unmodified Fred Kaplan continues to write in his of Wilson Rantus, a middle class by marriage. “It is very difficult here little corner of Maine. John Quincy African American who died in 1861 to know who is married and who Adams: American Visionary has re- and had been buried in what old the husband is, since women never cently been published by Harper. We maps called “a colored cemetery” on change their last name”. This is how know of JQA as sixth President, son land probably owned by the Rantus M. Elena Peters-Spencer checked of the second President, who spent family. Old maps show that the cem- back in with us. She visits the states several decades in Congress after his etery was at the top of the hill off of periodically but totally enjoys being term. We don’t often know of him as Vleigh Place which connected Union back in Italy. the lawyer who took the case of the Turnpike in Kew Gardens with Amistad passengers to the Supreme Jamaica Turnpike (now Kissena) Peter Mattson reports that wife Court – and won. A recent review which was the road from Flushing to Leila has written a book Great Neck in Newsday writes “(Kaplan’s) ac- Jamaica. Where exactly? How about in the Arkadia series about locations, counts of a world before the trans- under the co-ops built right across available on Amazon. Pete is doing portation and communication rev- Melbourne Ave from the Ludmans. geneology (not geology) and family olutions of the mid-19th century, The land was sold in the 1950s and history. He has 7 grandchildren, dis- his rich descriptions of European the bodies moved to a different cem- tributed ~ equally among three chil- culture seen through the eyes of a etery. Maybe Rantus wanted to come dren. Andrew is chair of American young American, his astute analysis home. Studies at SUNY Old Westbury and and deft explication of complicated married to a quaker lawyer. Sarah is political and diplomatic issues be- Lois Afflerbach got smacked by a professor of psychology at San Diego fore the Civil War — these are the hit-and-run driver in May of 2013. State married to a marine biologist marks of a master historian and bi- After 6 weeks of rehab, she and twin (whales). Julia (the classics major) ographer.” Whew! Janet were able to take a cruise with is a lawyer for Bronx Legal Aid and Madeline Hurster up the northeast is married to a colleague. “Our best Corinne Michels and husband coast. In September, Lois fell on the accomplishments!” th Harold celebrated their 50 wed- front steps and broke her hip. Back ding anniversary by treating their to Parker Rehab until just before Evelyn Berg has moved back to family to a vacation over Presidents’ Christmas. And then, you remem- the northeast after 25 years in

4 Clearwarter. She now lives in Connie Copobianco has bought Guido Foglia, Chair of Health and Foxboro, MA near her oldest daugh- a place in Boise, Idaho so she can Physical Education, is living on the ter. spend lots of time with her grand- family farm in South Huntington. sons: Sabastian (4) and Henry (2). She is coping with being 90 but en- Gisele Warshawsky recently The area is desert with very little joying being surrounded by family celebrated the graduations of rain or snow and is hot, hot, hot and nature. grandson Armand Brescia from in summer and cold, cold, cold in Syracuse Univ. and granddaugh- winter. She’s keeping her place in Elizabeth Lowe has been volunteer- ter Emily Warshawsky from SUNY Queens for now. ing one day a week for Habitat for Binghamton. She avoided the last Humanity, re-building houses dam- snow storm in early February by Elie Hayon checks in from Israel aged by Hurricane Sandy in New taking a Celebrity/Silhouette cruise to urge the Editor to keep mushing Jersey, mostly painting. Her fellow through the western Caribbean. The along. volunteers include an oral surgeon, ship was luxurious and magnificent. lawyer, nurse, and school teacher When they returned to NYC, the Deena and Sandy Feldman took a among others. cold was waiting for them. three week cruise out of Florida with Joyce and Norman Menkes. While Marcia Miller and Lila Wiener find Virgil Blake says Antarctica is in Florida, they had dinner with time to take a Monday morning walk lovely. His book, Do you Have a Roberta Raff and hubby. They man- around Century Village in Boca Good Western is newly published in aged to escape the snow, but missed Raton. Collection Management, 39, 18 Jan, their family. 2014. Harry Greenfield reports that Helen Cairns is an editor and proof- his wife Gladys passed away this Dorothy Weinman reports that one reader for LOCALadk; Adirondack past December. Harry and Gladys of the organizations she belongs to Mountains, a quarterly magazine were driven out in October, 2012 in Florida is a Nature Club. They on all things Adirondack – Chuck of their Long Beach residence by go to many interesting places such and Helen’s now permanent home. Superstorm Sandy and ended up liv- as Flamingo Gardens, the Flagler Check the website: LOCALadk.com. ing on Palisade Ave in the Bronx. Museum, and the Nature Center in Boca Raton. Rae Finander and husband Sidney Jacqueline Newman celebrates celebrated their 65th wedding anni- twenty years editing Flavor and Sol Bresnick checks in with what versary in Delray Beach, their win- Fortune, the only Chinese food mag- do they call a snowman in summer ter residence. Rae managed to make azine in English published in the time? A puddle. Thanks, Sol. the QCRA May meeting. United States. For her consider- able efforts, the Chinese Hangzhou Leah Greenberg reports that grand- Ruth Hollander reports that the lat- Cuisine Museum in that city has daughter Annie, an accomplished est version of the Queens College honored her. When in that city, do and sought-after artist, got married Gala was an exciting meeting with see her picture and much informa- in San Francisco. The Baltimore side old friends. Two of the honorees: tion in that regard. She’ll be easy to of the family produced Leah’s second former President Jim Muyskens spot – she’s the only non-Chinese. great grandchild, a girl. The first is a and Donald Brownstein - he of the very funny and verbal little boy who Brownstein McDermott Awards. David Cohen turned 105 on May will soon be five and produced giggles 24. One good thing, he’s not subject in his little sister. “I really appreciate Dianh Foglia, former director of space to much peer pressure. David lives my iPad – I can watch them grow.” management and wife of the late at Flushing House, 38-20 Bowne

Q. Why does a retiree often say she doesn’t miss work, but misses the people she use to work with? A. She is too polite to tell the whole truth

5 Street, #429, Flushing, NY 11354 in Tokyo, Japan. Both continue as wa- retiree, i.e., a faculty member who case you’d like to send him a card. tercolorists, placing works in local is participating in the CUNY phased shows in Douglaston, Great Neck, retirement plan, I am appreciating Marion Newman reports on four and Manhasset, sometimes winning my ½ time position as a professor as grandchildren in order of age. Sarah awards of merit. well as a bit more leisure time. As Paleg graduated from Washington most of you would likely anticipate, U. in St Louis and is at Michigan Stephanie Goldson has been happi- my contribution to the college far in a PhD program in chemical engi- ly married for two years to her won- exceeds 50% of my efforts, and I am neering (alternative energies). Becca derful husband Stephen and is hap- spending many working hours in fi- Paskiet graduated from SUNY pily retired for one. Now she does nally finishing manuscripts that had Albany and is in the Peace Corps in freelance graphic design, golfs, yoga been set aside.” Nancy joined the the Dominican Rep. Ray Paleg is a and plans trips all over the world QCRA and was promptly appointed sophomore at Georgia who spent for them. This year they have been to the QCRA Executive Committee. last year in Thailand at elephant to Puerto Rico, St. Kitts, California, camp. She is going to Tanzania this and Rhode Island and plan to go to Joel Mandelbaum reports that summer to practice her Swahili. Ben Chicago, China, Vietnam, Singapore two of his shorter compositions for Paskiet is a freshman at Lyndon and Hawaii later on this year. string orchestra were premiered by College in northeastern VT. Donghyun Kim this June. Dan Habib has published a book Larry Gries has had some health through Amazon.com: Dinosaurs in Vivian Kleinman and husband, problems (hospital, rehab, caretak- the Age of Reptiles and is now work- Chemia, recently celebrated the ers , first 24 hr, then 10 hr.) He was ing on a second edition. marriages of two granddaughters able to visit California and saw his here in Israel. She writes: “In spite wonderful, marvelous grandchildren Lila Wiener, husband Joe, daughter of the bad press this country receives Yosef 2 and Yael 4. (And their splen- Barbara, son-in-law Jay are going on in some media, it is a great place to did parents!) a grand Europe trip. Starts in Paris, live and retire, in addition to being then to Rome, then on a Celebrity an excellent tourist attraction.” Brian Percival reports that he is cruise that hits Pisa, Nice, Corsica, glad to have traveled as much as he Florence, and Palma de Mallorca. This spring Anita Podrid and hus- did, when he did. His walking dis- Then to Barcelona for a couple days band Phil and Dave Speidel and ability may limit his new travels to off ship and then back home. Wow! wife Margie, joined the Friends a ship’s deck rather than towers and of Queens College tour to visit great walls. Ed Hansen waves a hand in our di- South Africa. (2014-2015 is the rection from Simsbury CT. Year of South Africa at Queens Sharon Bonk continues to pursue College). The Origins Museum, the hiking and other outdoor activities Dave Speidel and wife Margie took Apartheid Museum, and SOWETO while serving on the boards of local an early June cruise from New in Johannesburg, Pretoria, safari conservation and outdoor groups. In York City to Iceland. They got to for several days in southern Kruger 2013 she visited France, Portugal, Halifax and heard the Captain say National Park, then Capetown with Ecuador, and Central Asia. 2014 is he was changing their route; there visits to Robben Island, the Cape focused on visiting the U.S. National was heavy fog and “floating ice” of Good Hope, and the wine coun- Parks. between St Johns, Newfoundland try made for a good trip. Our guide and Iceland. No one objected to the on Robben Island was a prisoner in Jon Peterson and Janie celebrat- change – which took them over the Block B with Mandela and was in ed their 50th wedding anniversary grave of the Titantic. for being a bomb-builder. Not exact- with garden-tour trips to Portugal ly an innocent. and the Azores and to Kyoto and Nancy Hemmes writes “As a faux

Q. How many retirees to change a lightbulb? A. Only one, but he might take all day.

6 Joe Brostek’s church, St. Andrew Room in Fall (McGovern Award, other grandkids doing Tulum, swim- Avellino in Flushing, just celebrated Ashland Poetry Press), “The Bodies ming in cenotes, building memories. its 100th anniversary. Joe was a very We Were Loaned” (The Word Works) And this fall, they’re off on safari to active member of the Centennial and the chapbook American Gothic, Tanzania. In addition, Mary Ann is Committee which ran a dozen events Take 2 (Finishing Line Press). Visit on the local library board, communi- (his specialty) over the year. Joe pre- her at www.mariaterrone.com. ty center board, and takes classes at pared the hundred year history of the local community college. the parish which has been published Dave Krinsley reports that he is in the Newsletter of the Queens still doing research and publishing A member from Florida writes “I’ve Historical Society. Joe extolls the while associated with the Dept. of had two bypass surgeries, a hip re- virtues of being a volunteer as an Geological Science at the University placement, new knees, fought pros- activity for retirees: “It can provide of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. Dave’s tate cancer and diabetes. I’m half a lot of human interaction, which wife Ann died several years ago. blind, can’t hear anything quieter keeps you sharp.” than a jet engine, take 40 different Hannes Brueckner and wife Mary medications that make me wind- Maria Terrone continues to write Ann had two weeks this past winter ed, dizzy, and subject to blackouts. and publish poetry. Her 4th book of at Coral Bay in St. John, VI, some of I have bouts with dementia. I have poetry, Eye to Eye will be published which spent with daughter and two poor circulation and can hardly feel by Bordighera Press, founded in grandkids. Hannes is winding down my hands and feet anymore. I can’t 1989 by Anthony Julian Tamburri, his lab at Lamont Doherty Earth remember if I’m 85 or 92. All my dean of the Calandra Institute, QC Observatory as he finds the prepa- friends are dead. But, thank God, I Distinguished Prof. Fred Gardaphe ratory protocols taking longer than still have my driver’s license.” and Professor Paolo Giordano. the actual measurements. This sum- Maria’s previous books are A Secret mer they’re in the Yucatan with two

can change them if we wish”). There seems to have Administrative been some sort of disconnect, for after the Trustees unanimously approved the new person, Kelly re- signed as President of the Graduate School. There Notes is no word on what Bill will be doing. His professor- ship in English was transferred from Queens to the Graduate School when he became Provost there; so The New Chancellor he probably won’t be coming back to Queens where et’s start at the top. he was a valued colleague. As one of Bill’s last offi- A new Chancellor has cial duties, he attended the QC Commencement on Lbeen named to replace May 29, to bring greetings from the University. Interim Chancellor Bill Kelly The new Chancellor, as of June 1, is James who was replacing long-time R. Milliken, 56, President of the University of Chancellor Matt Goldstein Nebraska since 2004. A Nebraskan born and bred, (who lives on as Chancellor J.R. (as he is known) appears to have pushed all of Emeritus – with a salary and the right buttons. He did a law degree at NYU in duties, no less! Shades of Silber 1983 and appears to have a social conscience, work- at BU). It had been rumored ing for the president of ACLU as a research assis- that Kelly had been told that in tant and then as a staffer for the Legal Aid Society. spite of the “interim” title, he was considered favor- He also spent some time making money as a litiga- ably for the permanent position by influential trust- tor specializing in securities and commodities. He ees. (“Interim” means you are not a candidate for returned to Nebraska in 1988 to develop “an insti- the permanent position, whereas “Acting” means tute that addresses the challenges of food security you are eligible for consideration. However, as a and water shortage” and worked on research and Trustee once said, “They are our Bylaws and we educational programs in China, India, and Brazil,

7 developing a reputation as an “internationalist”. Dr Nasser Paydar is Executive Vice Chancellor These issues are, of course, key problems associated and Chief Academic Officer of Indiana University- with climate change. Purdue University Indianapolis. In this position, he In 1998, he moved to Univ of North Carolina presides over 22 deans and schools and a budget of where he led a major effort on fund raising for UNC, $1.3 billion. Dr Paydar was also trained as an en- before returning to Nebraska. The faculty senate at gineer; in his case, as an aerospace engineer who Nebraska said they were sorry to see him go as he worked on different aspects of the Concorde. His “spoke plainly and cordially and respectfully to the strengths appear to lie in knowing how a good uni- faculty senate.” versity should operate – and doing so. He said that Chancellor Milliken’s salary will be $670,000. He increasing enrollment would be a prime objective. will be required to live in an apartment rented by CUNY (They found a fixer-upper with 4 bedrooms The third candidate appears to be a candidate of and 5 baths that goes for $18,000/month) that he opportunity. Melody Rose is in her second year will also use to entertain. He will also have the use as Chancellor of the Oregon State System after of a car. Part of the cost is covered by the sale of the a distinguished career as a political scientist at Chancellor’s Residence on 79th St several years ago. Portland State where she served as Vice Provost for It is of interest to note that at the same June 30 Academic Programs and Instruction and was the meeting where the Trustees appointed President founder of The Center for Women, Politics & Policy. Rodríguez, they also appointed Interim President The system is made up of Oregon State University, Chase Robinson president of the Graduate Center University of Oregon, Portland State Univ, and four as replacement for Kelly. To repeat, “They are our other smaller campuses. The Governor recently bylaws and we can change them if we wish”. pushed through legislation that would decentralize the system, take most of the budget and policy out of the Chancellor’s office, and give them to the individ- QC Presidental Search ual presidents, thus eviscerating her position. She The four final candidates for President of Queens needs a job. Her strengths for the Trustees are her College visited the campus in May, met with a vari- firm belief in a central system. She would not ap- ety of groups, and had an open forum, none of which pear to fret over Chancellor Goldstein’s integrated were, unfortunately, well-attended. The follow- university and CUNYFirst. As an aside, her third ing comments are done by order of appearance on book Hillary Clinton’s Race for the White House: campus. As would be expected, all had redeeming Gender Politics and the Media on the Campaign qualities. These comments were prepared before Trail might have some local legs. President Rodríquez was selected. Dr. Rose withdrew after being named president of Marylhurst University, a small Catholic liberal Irma Becerra-Fernandez. Born in Cuba, she arts college just south of Portland, Oregon. received engineering degrees, worked in industry, and then came back for a PhD in information engi- The fourth candidate is already a president in neering (the first granted by Florida International CUNY. Dr. Félix Matos Rodríguez has been U) and then stayed on the staff of FIU where she is president of Eugenio Maria de Hostos Community professor of management information systems. Dr College in the Bronx for the past five years. From Becerra-Fernandez was vice-provost for academic 2006-2008, he served as Secretary of the Department affairs in the College of Business before becoming of the Family for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Vice President for Engagement with responsibility overseeing an annual budget of $2.2 billion and 11, for growing relations between the community and 000 employees. From 2000-2005, Professor Matos the university. When asked if she had any part in Rodriguiz was Director of the Center for Puerto FIU’s abolishment of their geology department, she Rican Studies at Hunter College, one of the largest quickly responded “no” but took it as an opportunity and most important Latino research and Archival to address the constant need to assure that depart- centers in the U.S. His strength is a familiarity ments and programs are held to high standards. with CUNY at the policy making level as well as Her strengths appear to lie in her personality, fund the professorial level. He also has an international raising and dealing with donors, and management reputation as a scholar. issues.

8 Other Administrative Happenings position while a search is made for a permanent ap- pointment. Laurie Dorf, Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement, received a shout-out in the Queens In the last issue it was announced that Doug Courier for the Women in Business section this May. Boettner, the head of the Division of Innovative, International, & Professional Studies (DIIPS), had Naveed Husain, QC’s Chief Information Officer and taken his talent to Hawaii. Interim President Gizis Director of the Office of Converging Technologies, is solved the search problem by dissolving what had been leaving Queens College to become CIO of Teachers referred to as a Fifth Division in the Provost’s sphere. College, Columbia University. During his tenure, we There will be no search as there is no job. The different started CUNYFirst (not his doing), changed OIT to components have been divided up with Special Events OCT (his), moved to Lotus Notes (his), abandoned reporting to VP for Finance and Administration Keller Lotus Notes and moved to a Microsoft Exchange plat- and the rest (Professional & Continuing studies, ACE, form (his), and greatly expanded our wireless service Summer and Winter Sessions, and Weekend College) to throughout the campus (his). Associate Provost Steve Schwarz .

The new Dean of Social Sciences is Dean Savage of The ink was barely dry on the QCRA Newsletter discus- Sociology. He succeeds Len Rodberg who goes back to sion of QC Distinguished Professors before there was a Urban Studies who succeeded Don Scott who went on change. Richard McCoy of English was added. Rich travia leave and plans to retire, who succeeded Dana is an outstanding Shakespeare scholar and “a critical Weinberg, who goes back to Sociology, who succeeded voice in the study of the interrelationship of literature Betsy Hendrey who is Acting Provost anxiously await- and politics in the Elizabethan period.” Rich is active ing a new President. Please do not address Savage as on campus, especially in the Honors in the Humanities Dean Dean. It is already old. program. Carl Riskin said he’d show McCoy the Distinguished Professor secret handshake. A new position has been created. John Dennehy of Biology has been appointed Director of Undergraduate The Employee Recognition Awards Ceremony recog- Research. Working with the Dean of Research and nized Celeste Nieves from Campus Facilities for the Graduate Studies, Rich Bodnar, John will “convene administrative support award and Tsui-fang Shen the Queens Undergraduate Research Committee to from Health Services for the HEO award. Yvette Caro facilitate existing practices across the campus and (Psych), Norka Blackman-Richards (SEEK), and expand opportunities for undergraduate research Margaret Smyth (Art) also received special recogni- across the divisions.” This is part of a CUNY effort tion. The Buildings & Grounds group (many of whom in an NSF-sponsored consortium with the Council on were present and cheered wildly for Celeste) received Undergraduate Research to increase the participation of special recognition. undergraduate research in large state systems. Finally, on PATHWAYS: The judge dismissed the PSC/ Chief Librarian Robert Shaddy, is becoming Benjamin UFS lawsuit contesting the legality of the original Rosenthal Library Archivist managing Special Pathways resolution passed by the Trustees in 2011. Collections when he returns from sabbatical. Rolf There was talk of an appeal but I have no information Swenson, Acting Chief Librarian, will continue in that on the status.

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9 35-Year John Moyne - Comp. Sci George Capel *Brian Percival Service Awards Gloria Newberg - in memory of in memory of Bill Green Frank Franklin - SEEK Financial Aid Carolyn Capel *Elena Peters-Spencer Martin Hanlon - *Martin Pine - History Barbara and Jay Chalson *Jon Peterson Urban Studies in honor of Lila Wiener in memory of Marvin Milich - Contributors *Adele Dahlberg Michael Wreszin Acct & Info Systems The following members in memory of *Stuart Prall Philip Ramsey - Psychology have made contributions to Charles Dahlberg *Gregory Rabassa Alice Sardell - the Scholarship Funds in Thelma Daub in honor of Urban Studies 2014 since the report in the Edith Dressler James Muyskens Thomas Strekas - January QCRA Newsletter. *Peter Eilbott Mary Reuder Chem & Biochem * contributions of $100 to $499. Raymond Erickson Jared Rifkin # contributions of $500 or more. Susan Fleischer *Elizabeth Roistacher Recent Retirements in memory of Tina Moreau in honor of E.Richard Endowment Fund *Dave Fields & Angela Covert Helen Allocca - Library in honor of Frank Warren Gerald Roskes Frederick Buell - English Evelyn Berg Margaret Franco Arthur Salz Cathy Callis - Music *E. Richard & Angela in memory of Louis Secondino Kangwing Chan - Covert in honor Cara Prof Kitty Cox *Myrna Silberman Campus Facilities Grace Furgal, Betsy *Evangelos Gizis in honor of Lila Wiener Anna Johnson - B & G Kaufman’s great Lawrence Gries Glenna Sloan Gerald Koeppl - grand daughter Edward Hansen in memory of Chem & Biochem *Tamara Evans Joan Hayden Mary Wilsberg Gayle Lew - Purchasing in memory of Bill Green, in memory of *Babette Solon Joel Lidov - Classical/ Rolf Kieser, Thomas J Hayden III in memory of Middle East Asian and Jack Reilly George Held William Hollister James Muyskens - Blanche Feinberg Edgar Kann Thomas Surprenant President’s Office Susan Fleischer in memory of Rita Kann Phyllis Tortora Donald Scott - History in memory of Tina Moreau *Shirley Kenny Helen Volkman Blanca Tamburi - B & G *Nancy Hemmes in memory of *Frank Warren E. Gordon Whatley - in memory of her parents Joel Strum Kenny Gisele Warshawsky English Ruth & Morton Shaw #Peter Manicas Michael Kowal in honor of Corinne Michels in memory of Dr Norman Fredman, In Memorium William Green her graduate advisor * indicates QCRA member in memory of Bill Green Frank Rosengarten Gloria Levitas *Robert C. White, Jr. Shirley Deifek - Gayle Lew Jodi Wiener Academic Support Center Scholarship Fund in memory of Anita Flier in honor of Lila Wiener *Roosevelt Drayton - B & G Elizabeth Lowe Mary Jane Wochinger Lois Afflerbach Martin Eisenberg - *Elaine Ludman Andrea Wolfert in memory of Urban Studies in memory of in honor of Lila Wiener Margaret Webb Robert Finks - Env. Sci Marjorie Wasserman *Burton Backner Rosemary Franklin - #John Magel Note: The 2014 QCRA in memory of his wife, Accounts Payable *Peter Mattson Scholarship was named in Sally Backner Judith Fuchel Mahler - Joyce Menkes honor of Lila Wiener. We A. Robert Birmelin SEYS in honor of her thank her friends and fami- Allen Brings *Anne-Marie Hartman - granddaughter ly for adding to the recogni- *Patrick Brock Library Ariella’s Bat Mitzvah tion for Lila. Harold Bruder Angela Hero - Eileen Moran Jeanette Byrne Byzantine Studies Jacqueline Newman in memory of Leo Kraft - Music in memory of Christine Lynch *Ethel Manus - FNES Devin Wolcott

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