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BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL 85TH ANNIVERSARY GALA 85 YEARS OCTOBER 22, 2008 THE NEW YORK HILTON 4.75" 4.75" TABLE OF CONTENts GALA PROGRAM MESSAGE FROM THE GALA CHAIR THE 21/21 CAMPAIGN THE BROOKLYN TECH ALUMNI FOUNDATION: 25 YEARS Brooklyn Tech GALA HONOREE HERBERT HENKEL Brooklyn Tech Engineers now PETER YARROW Engineers now JEANINE (AGUIRRE) RAMIREZ in all walks of life FROM THE ALUMNI FOUNDATION in all walks of life making the world FROM THE PRINCIPAL making the world FROM THE STUDENts a better place. FROM THE FACULTY a better place. 7" FROM THE PARENts 7" GALA VICE CHAIRS & COMMIttEE, FOUNDATION STAFF UNDERWRITERS & MAJOR SPONSORS congratulations BROOKLYN TECH: A HISTORY congratulationsto all BROOKLYN TECH: THE WAR YEARS to all WNYE WOMEN TEACHING MEN HISTORY OF THE SOS DR. COLSTON MR. PABST HALL OF FAME ALMA MATER CAMPAIGN THEME SONG 4.75" SPONSORS THE SONGWRITER BN JOB: DNA MEDALLION #: 24212 FILE NAME: 24212.BROOKLYN TECH AD.V1R7 CLOSE DATE: 10/08/08 RUN DATE: ASAP SIZE: 4.75x11” BN JOB: DNA MEDALLION #: 24212 FILE NAME: 24212.BROOKLYN TECH AD.V1R7 TODAY’S DATE: 10/07/08 CHARACTER COUNT: DNA TOTAL NUMBER OF AUTHORS: DNA Project Manager CLOSE DATE: 10/08/08 RUN DATE: ASAP SIZE: 4.75x11” PUBLICATION: NA Rosa Almodovar TODAY’S DATE: 10/07/08 CHARACTER COUNT: DNA TOTAL NUMBER OF AUTHORS: DNA (212)Project 929-9130 Manager ext: 1123 Rosa Almodovar PUBLICATION: NA REG LAYOUT VER.: 1 RND.: 7 C M Y K Brooklyn Tech (212) 929-9130 ext: 1123 C M Y K REG EngineersLAYOUT VER.: 1 RND.: now 7 in all walks of life making the world a better place. 7" congratulations to all BN JOB: DNA MEDALLION #: 24212 FILE NAME: 24212.BROOKLYN TECH AD.V1R7 CLOSE DATE: 10/08/08 RUN DATE: ASAP SIZE: 4.75x11” TODAY’S DATE: 10/07/08 CHARACTER COUNT: DNA TOTAL NUMBER OF AUTHORS: DNA Project Manager PUBLICATION: NA Rosa Almodovar (212) 929-9130 ext: 1123 C M Y K REG LAYOUT VER.: 1 RND.: 7 The 85th Anniversary Gala for Brooklyn Tech: A Celebration in Three Acts Featuring: ALA Jeanine (Aguirre) Ramirez ’88, Emcee G Peter Yarrow NNIVERSARY The Brooklyn Tech Chorus A TH Norman Keller ’54, Gala Chair 85 Michael A. Weiss ’57, Chairman CHOOL ©2008 Brooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation Achilles Perry ’58, President S Robert Horansky Mathew M. Mandery ’61, CEO IGH John M Lyons ROOKLYN ECH LUMNI OUNDATION All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced B T A F H in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, with- out permission in writing from the publisher, except by a Randy J. Asher, Principal reviewer who may quote brief passages in review. BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ECHNICAL T Cover Design: Robert Horansky Cover Photography: John M Lyons Len Riggio ’58, Chairman Printed in the United States of America BARNES & NOBLE, INC. ROOKLYN B Publisher: Brooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation Herbert L. Henkel ’66, Chairman { } October 2008 President and CEO ISBN-13; 978-0-9815398-9-8 INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 1. High School Anniversary Journal 2. Brooklyn Technical High School 3. Brooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation Floyd Warkol ’65 and Josh Weston ’46 Co-Chairs, “Sustaining Excellence, The 21/21 Campaign For Brooklyn Tech.” The Faculty of Brooklyn Tech { B ROOKLYN T ECHNICAL H IGH S CHOOL 85 T H A NNIVER S ARY G ALA } { B ROOKLYN T ECHNICAL H IGH S CHOOL 85 T H A NNIVER S ARY G ALA } A Message from the Gala Chairman The 21/21 Campaign Floyd Warkol ’65 & Josh Weston ’46, Co-chairs Dear Alumni and Friends of Brooklyn ing E x c n E l Technical High School: i l a E t n S c u E S Welcome to the Brooklyn Technical that spirit. He assumed leadership of a 21/21 High School 85th Anniversary Gala. prominent company built upon a 19th century industrial model, and has refo- Please take a moment tonight to cused it on 21st century, technology- look around you. You share a special driven innovation. He has been excep- bond with every person in this grand tionally committed, along the way, to Reach with me... room. We have all benefited, directly giving back to his community. or indirectly, from a great gift given ustaining Excellence: the 21/21 Brooklyn Tech must also enable them to con- to only a fortunate few: an education Albert Colston’s vision was enhanced CampaignS for Brooklyn Tech is a bold and innovative tinually improve skills and keep pace with ad- at Brooklyn Tech. over the years by William Pabst and a succession five-year initiative, launched in 2008, to ensure that vances in industry. The Campaign will enhance of leaders, through to Tech’s superb present-day Tech continues to transform young lives by provid- professional growth and Tech’s educational lead- From the early 20th century vision of Tech principal Randy Asher. But on the front lines, ing an unparalleled educational experience. ership position by supporting: founding father Albert Colston, who foresaw day in and day out for 85 years, it is the faculty • Faculty grants for research and innovative the need for a new kind of high school decades of Brooklyn Tech who have carried out that vision The campaign’s goal: raise $21 million from the teaching before the word “tech” entered the popular ver- – one young mind at a time. The teachers of Tech Brooklyn Tech community of alumni and partners • Professional workshops and conferences, ad- nacular, to the present, Brooklyn Tech has pro- shaped us into the adults we became. We salute by 2013; $21 million to build for the 21st century. vanced training and college courses vided a transformational education experience. them. We are here because they were there. • Opportunities for industry- and research- To this day, I encounter Tech alumni who say The 21/21 Campaign is a partnership to enhance based externships unhesitatingly that their high school years were Our responsibility is to ensure that future genera- public high school education on a scale that is the most meaningful of their entire education. tions of Technites receive the same educational ex- unprecedented. The 21/21 Campaign will focus Transformational Learning Experience These people generally attended some fairly im- perience we did, so they too can go on to change on three goals: To best prepare for tomorrow’s world, students pressive colleges, I should note. their world in ways we cannot yet imagine. need exposure to the settings where it is being Curriculum and Facilities Enhancement forged – the workplaces and higher education I think I understand why they say this. Yes, Tech On behalf of the Brooklyn Tech Alumni Founda- Ongoing curriculum innovation, to be imple- institutions of today. The Campaign will open a has always embodied and imparted a passion for tion, which for 25 years has supported Tech’s ed- mented effectively, needs matching, first-rate, wide range of opportunities by once again em- excellence. But there is more. ucational mission and has now launched Sustain- modern laboratories and equipment. The 21/21 bracing the apprenticeship model: ing Excellence: The 21/21 Campaign For Brooklyn Campaign will enable: • Research and field-based internships to pro- Many traditional high school programs define Tech, I thank you for your participation. • Modernization of 80 classrooms and 12 labo- vide real-world learning experiences excellence as mastery of the whats and the hows ratories • Advanced coursework at the college level of knowledge. Brooklyn Tech has always pressed This evening is the result of hard work by many. • Creation of new labs, such as an Advanced Bi- • Enhanced co-curricular activities including students to explore the whys and, significantly, I especially want to thank the Gala Committee ology DNA/Genetics Research Center, a Com- publications, competitions and academic teams the why nots. It taught us to look at the world a and Vice Chairs for their unwavering enthusi- puter Integrated Manufacturing and Prototyp- • In-school enhancements such as career days, little differently. In doing so, we began a lifetime asm and dedication. ing Laboratory and an Advanced Aerospace college fairs, expert guest lectures and incoming of reacting and relating to that world differently. Engineering Laboratory student orientation Thank you for joining us. I hope you enjoy and • Cutting-edge equipment and technology to teach That, I believe, is why so many Brooklyn Tech savor every moment of this festive evening. students in the new and renovated laboratories To ensure that Brooklyn Tech can excel continu- alumni have changed the world in so many ways. ally, a portion of The 21/21 Campaign’s resources Norman Keller ’54 Faculty Support and Development will be allocated to the permanent endowment Tonight’s honoree, Herb Henkel ’66, embodies Gala Chair Recruiting top-caliber teachers is essential, but created by the Alumni Foundation in 1998. 4 5 { B ROOKLYN T ECHNICAL H IGH S CHOOL 85 T H A NNIVER S ARY G ALA } Brooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation The Brooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation is the largest orga- nization of its kind in the nation. Now marking its 25th anniversary, the Foundation has energized and marshaled alumni support as never before. It has become a national model for building a strategic partnership be- tween a public high school and its graduates – one that can raise the bar for excellence and help sustain the truly transformational education experience that is Brooklyn Tech. In recent years, the Alumni Foundation has mobilized the funding for such projects as: · The Denise Sobel and Norman Keller Instructional Technology Teacher Center and Academy · The Fred De Matteis ’41 Architecture Studio · 21st century science rooms · The Charles B.