Breaking News #10! Dr. John O'Keefe Class of '63, Wins Nobel Prize and becomes CCNY's 10th Nobel Laureate Dr. John O'Keefe, a 1963 alumnus, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology of Medicine October, 2014 The award, by the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, is for Professor O'Keefe's co-discovery of cells "that constitute a positioning system in the brain." The Guardian newspaper dubbed it an "inner GPS" in the brain. The New York native is Director of the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre in Neural Circuits and Behaviour at University College London (UCL) in England. He will share the Nobel Prize with the Norwegian husband-and-wife team May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser. After earning a bachelor's degree in psychology from City College, Professor O'Keefe received his doctorate in physiological psychology from McGill University, Canada, in 1967. He later moved to England for postdoctoral training at UCL and was appointed Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience there in 1987. Alumni can feel very proud in knowing that CCNY has more Nobel Laureates than any other public college in the nation. CCNY's nine previous Nobel Laureates are: Dr. Julius Axelrod, '33 (medicine 1970); Dr. Robert Hofstadter, '35 (physics 1961); Dr. Jerome Karle, '37 (chemistry 1985); Dr. Herbert A. Hauptman, '37 (chemistry 1985); Dr. Arthur Kornberg, '37 (medicine 1959); Dr. Kenneth Arrow, '40 (economics 1972); Dr. Leon M. Lederman, '43 (physics 1988) Dr. Arno A. Penzias, '54 (physics 1978); Dr. Robert J. Aumann, '50 (economics 2005) THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK Cordially Invites You To A Gala Event The 134th Annual Alumni Dinner Thursday, November 6, 2014 The 67th John H. Finley Award In recognition of exemplary dedicated service to the City of New York, while enhancing the quality of life of its people. The Hon. C Virginia Fields The Friars Club The former Manhattan Borough President has Farmed for its fabulous celebrity been praised as a pioneer and consensus roasts, the club is also renowned for builder around important policy issues during its work for the underprivileged nearly two decades of distinguished public handicapped, children, wounded service. She was instrumental in allocating warriors and senior citizens, sending millions to community organizations and comedians, clowns and other educational institutions, and has been President and CEO of the entertainers to nursing homes and group home for National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, Inc. since 2008. children to brighten the lives of the less fortunate. The 2014 Townsend Harris Medalists Established in 1933 by a gift from the class of 1906 for outstanding postgraduate achievements in their chosen fields: Stanley Plesent ’48 A distinguished Stanley Wolpert '53 Acclaimed lawyer who was a member of the US historian and educator who helped Delegation to the UN Human Rights popularize the study of South Asian History Commission, served as general counsel in the U.S, publishing 18 books on the and congressional liaison of the U.S. subject, including the New Oxford History Information Agency, and heads the of India, and biographies of Mahatma domestic relations group of Hogan Lovells. Gandhi, Jinnah of Pakistan, Zulfi Bhutto of Pakistan, and Jawaharlal Nehru.. Irwin Kahn, Esq. ’55 Renowned civil Joel Engel ‘57EE At Bell litigator, arbitrator and mediator, he is Laboratories he led the team that Chairman of the Arbitration Committee of developed the design for the first the General Practice Section of the N.Y. cellular telephone system, and has State Bar Association and Past Chair of the been awarded the National Medal of Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee Technology by President Clinton and of The N.Y. County Lawyers' Association. the Charles Stark Draper Prize by the National Academy of Engineering. Laura Barbanel ’62 Distinguished Phil Coltoff ’62 National leader and psychologist and professor of psychology at innovator in the non-profit world, Brooklyn College, she developed an educator at Hunter College and NYU, innovative training program for bilingual author of several books and numerous school psychologists and provided articles, he worked tirelessly for children exemplary leadership post 9-11 in as CEO of the Children’s Aid Society counseling firefighters and others suffering from 1980 to 2005. trauma after having responded to that catastrophic event. Stanley Nelson ’76 Award winning documentary filmmaker, writer, director, producer and winner of a MacArthur Foundation "Genius Grant," his film “The Murder of Emmett Till” received Emmy and Peabody Awards and led the U.S. Justice Department to reopen the case. ✷ Special Receptions and Reunions ◆ Diamond (60th) Anniversary Class of 1954 Golden (50th) Anniversary Class of 1964 ◆ Silver (25th) Anniversary Class of 1989 ✷ Five Year Class Reunions 1949, 1959, 1969, 1974, 1974, 1984, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009 NEW YORK HILTON • 1335 SIXTH AVENUE at 53RD STREET • NEW YORK CITY RECEPTION 6 PM ◆ DINNER 7 PM $180 per person includes full open bar cocktail hour, dinner choice: chicken or fish w/wine. For information or to make a reservation with your MasterCard or Visa call: 212-234-3000. .Message from CCNY President Lisa S. Coico Dear Alumni and Friends – Fall semester is underway at City College, and as you can imagine, the campus is full of engagement, excitement, and celebration. City College continues to be recognized as one of the best higher education institutions in the nation. We are featured in the Princeton Review’s 2015 edition of The Best 379 Colleges. Forbes has named City College one of America’s top 100 colleges in the Northeast for 2014, and U.S. News & World Report ranks us #1 in racial and ethnic diversity. The City College incoming freshmen class has the highest mean GPA among those of all the CUNY senior colleges. Additionally, nine high- achieving students from upper Manhattan and the Bronx are the latest recipients of the President's Community Scholars program, which I started in 2010, to study free at CCNY. To date, 44 students have received scholarships from the program. Recent research by City College faculty shows why we continue to attract the best scholars. Their work ranges from using brainwaves to predict audience reaction to using the mammalian nose to detect chemicals known as aldehydes. Associate Professor of English Emily Raboteau has won the 2014 American Book Award for “Searching for Zion” (Grove Press, 2014), and Division of Humanities and Arts Dean Eric Weiz has been named Distinguished Professor. Upcoming events include a once-in-a-lifetime exhibit on American soil, Antoni Gaudi’s famous “La Sagrada Familia” on display now through May 8, 2015 in the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture. We also celebrate the100th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Jonas Salk, one of our most distinguished alumni, through a one-day symposium on October 23 in the Great Hall. I encourage you to visit the campus and take part in all of the great things happening at City College. Sincerely, Lisa S. Coico President th Family Day 2014 – Saturday, October 18 2014 (10:00-6:00pm) Sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs at CCNY- Family Day is a fun, day-long event for all ages where the college showcases its very best in games, art, dance, music, academics and services to the parents and families of all students, faculty, staff, and alumni. For children, highlights include face painting, storytelling, games, and art workshops. For adults and teens, highlights include a basketball game, rock climbing, dance workshops, a DJ contest and dance party. For questions or to reserve ($5.00), call student affairs at 212-650-5426 or email [email protected]. Second Annual Career Conversation with Alumni Tuesday, October 21, 2014 in the Great Hall 5:30pm-7:30pm We have already reached the required number of alumni registered. The purpose of Career Conversations with Alumni is to give our students a better opportunity to understand what they can do with their mayor, and to explore career opportunities and skills needed to enter into a particular field. They will be interested in your experiences and expertise. Five to ten students will pre-registering for each of the four 30-minute time slots, and their choices on whom to meet will base on the information provided when they registered. 15th Outing for the Northern New Jersey Alumni Chapter – Autumn Day Above the Hudson River in Yonkers, NY Saturday, November 2, 2014 New Jersey Alumni and friends are all welcome to meet for lunch 12 noon at La Bella Havana, a Cuban restaurant in downtown Yonkers. Then at 2:00 pm the group will visit the Hudson River Museum, the largest museum in Westchester County, featuring exhibits on art of the Hudson River School and history, science, heritage of the region. At this time the museum will showcase an exhibition, “The Peacock and Beauty in Art”, which explores our fascination with these most glamorous of birds, the darling of designers and parties from the 19th century’s Gilded Age, 1920’s Art Nouveau and Art Deco. The exhibit includes works from more than three dozen museums, galleries, and private collections. Parking at the museum is free and there is a $3.00 admission fee for seniors. Interested? Contact Stuart Lane ’61 at 201-836-1092 or [email protected]. Greater Hudson Alumni Chapter – Saturday, October 18, 2014 -- 11:30 am – 2:30 pm. Alumni, family and friends are all welcome to the fall membership event with a fascinating talk on Market Trends- What Lies Ahead by Mike Robertson, host of Straight Talk Money. Mike will discuss how to become a better investor, where to look for investing opportunities and what you’ll need to know to navigate what lies ahead in 2015.