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1940's

Seymour Gruber (ARTS 1941, MED 1944) of Coconut Creek, FL passed away on July 13, 2009, at the age of 89.

Winifred Strong (Steinhardt 1948) celebrated the graduation of her grandson, Benjamin Bush (DEN 2009) on May 26, 2009, at Madison Square Garden. Dr. Bush will continue a four year special training program in oral surgery as a resident at Lincoln Medical Center in Bronx, New York.

Robert Brodsky (ENG 1948) wrote a new book entitled, A Pilgrim Muddles Through. The "Pilgrim" is a reference to John Wayne’s Pilgrim--a wanderer on the earth wondering what it’s all about. The stories, rants, letters, and essays in A Pilgrim Muddles Through represent a sometimes serious, as in "Credo of a God- Fearing Atheist", sometimes ridiculous, as in "The Hard Life Of a Poet", and sometimes instructive, as in "Brigs I Have Known", but always interesting glimpse of modern day trials and tribulations.

1960's

Hugh Overcash (LAW 1963) , 83, of Knoxville, TN, and a resident of Hillcrest West Nursing Home, passed away on May 2, 2009. He served in the United States Navy and earned a BS, MS, and JD from the University of Tennessee in addition to the LLM he later received from NYU.

Robert Piluso (GSAS 1965) was honored by the French government with a Knighthood in the Ordre des Palmes Académiques for his successful endeavors in disseminating the French language and culture. The presentation was made on May 20, 2009, at the Cultural Services Headquarters of the French Embassy in New York

David Liebman (ARTS 1968) has been awarded me the Order of Arts and Letters-Officer level by the French government. He was also appointed Artist in Residence at the Manhattan School of Music.

1980's

Sharon Abreu (Steinhardt 1985) sang for 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai in Berkeley, California in October 2006. A video of her performance is available here: http://fora.tv/2006/10/30/Wangari_Maathai.

1990's

Kristyn Burtt (TSOA 1994) created a new web series, "The Web.Files," that launched its inaugural episode on July 8, 2009, from multiple platforms across the web. "The Web Files" was planned as a weekly talk/interview show featuring 5- to 7-minute episodes.

Lisa Farmer (CAS 1995) exhibited her "Studio" series in Lines, a group show curated by internationally known artist and NYU Professor, Maurizio Pellegrin. After 10 years producing on art books and magazines, she is now working on her Ed.M. in Art and Art Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.

David Becker (TSOA 1999) recently produced a feature-length documentary entitled Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie, that premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival and will make its New York theatrical premiere in August 2009.

Reed Levine (CAS 1999, MED 2004) founded votenooneverything.org. Vote NO On Everything promotes an educated electorate, reform of the proposition/initiative process, and a default "no" vote on California propositions. The mission of the organization is to educate people about the proposition system to encourage more intelligent voting choices. The ultimate goal is to revise the broken California proposition system.

Pete Chatmon (TSOA 1999) created Double 7 Film—a Film Production + Marketing Boutique with several feature films to its credit including PREMIUM (Showtime Networks, starring Zoe Saldana) and a documentary on the first black tank battalion in WWII, the 761st Tank Battalion. Their marketing and branding division, Double 7 Boutique, was recently profiled on the "Young Guns" segment of Fox Business for entrepreneurs under 35 making their mark in business.

2000's

Deirdre Wheatley-Liss (LAW 2000) , shareholder of the Parsippany, New Jersey law firm of Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C., was recently named one of New Jersey Super Lawyers’ Rising Stars for 2009 for the areas of Business Law, Estate Planning, and Elder Law. The award recognizes attorneys who are "up and coming." Super Lawyers Rising Stars is a peer reviewed award granted to less than 2.5% Attorneys in the state of New Jersey.

Patrick McGinley (TSOA 2001, Film and Television) has written his first novel, Das Bootshaus (The Boathouse), to be published in Germany in September 2009. The book is a supernatural thriller about a girl who must solve a murder before the ghost of the victim drives her mad. For more information, please visit www.patrick-mcginley.com.

Arielle Nobile (TSOA 2001) has interviewed over 40 family members, collected 1,500 photographs, home movies, cassette recordings, and family history to create a feature-length movie about the Wiklanski family. The movie focuses on the lives of Mark Balasa's grandparents, Paul and Aniela Wiklanski, who immigrated to the U.S. From Poland in the early 20th century and started a farm and raised their 11 children in the Larks Lake area. Some of their children and their families live in the Petoskey area, and many now live in Detroit and Chicago and around the country. At least 150 family members are expected at the screening to watch their family's American story on the silver screen.

Jason Stone (LAW 2001) has been recognized by Chambers USA 2009 Ranked Up and Coming in Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions. Jason is a shareholder of the Davis Brown Law Firm in Des Moines, Iowa, practicing in the Business Division.

Joseph Discepola (STERN 2003) has joined Marc A. Kaufman & Associates, a personal injury law firm with offices located in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and Boca Raton. He also holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law, and a Masters in Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Miami School of Business, in addition to his degree from NYU.

Sarah Garland (GSAS 2004) has written a new book titled Gangs in Garden City: How Immigration, Segregation, and Youth Violence are Changing America’s Suburbs (July 2009 Nation Books).

Simran Sachdev (Steinhardt 2005) is currently pursuing her masters degree at NYU SCPS and is spending the summer in Belgrade, Serbia, working with an organization called Women in Black.

Jesse Ash (TSOA 2007) took home a Webby Award on June 8th for his animated short titled Magical Cure in the Best Public Service & Activism Video category. Jesse is currently directing and producing projects with fellow Tisch Alum and founder of Greener Media, Phil Buccellato (TSOA - UGFTV '05). They have a short documentary "Icebox Blues" playing at the Movies With A View series this summer in Brooklyn Bridge Park on July 30th. You can check out the webby award winning short here: http://www.greenermedia.com/standup.html

Kerry Allison (Steinhardt 2008) was just announced as the latest winner of a national contest to identify socially responsible "It Girls" of the millennial generation. The "It Girl Essentials" contest, now in its second year, was designed to recognize exceptional young women that embody the confidence, reliability and poise of their generation.

Alison Devenny (WAG 2009, Management) recently joined GFT Technologies as an Associate. GFT is a leading European IT service provider for investment banks.

Julia Hand (SSW 2009) has accepted a position with a nonprofit as a multisystems therapist working with juvenile offenders and their families.

The following abbreviations are used to represent NYU schools and colleges, past and present: ARTS University College of Arts and Science (Heights) | BPA College of Business and Public Administration (formerly School of Commerce, now the Stern School of Business Undergraduate College) | CAS College of Arts and Science (formerly Washington Square and University College of Arts of Science) | DEN College of Dentistry | ED Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development (formerly Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, Health, Nursing, and Arts Professions) | ENG School of Engineering and Science (Heights) | ESSW Ehrenkranz School of Social Work (formerly School of Social Work) | GAL Gallatin School of Individualized Study (formerly Gallatin Division) | GPA Graduate School of Public Administration (now Wagner Graduate School of Public Service) | GSAS Graduate School of Arts and Science | HON Honorary Degree | IFA Institute of Fine Arts | LAW School of Law | MED School of Medicine (formerly College of Medicine) | RET School of Retailing | SCPS School of Continuing and Professional Studies | SCE School of Continuing Education | SEHNAP Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, Health, Nursing, and Arts Professions (now Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development) | SG Stern School of Business Graduate Division (formerly Graduate School of Business Administration) | SSW School of Social Work (now Ehrenkranz School of Social Work) | SU Stern School of Business Undergraduate College (formerly College of Business and Public Administration) | TSOA Tisch School of the Arts (formerly School of the Arts) | WAG Wagner Graduate School of Public Service (formerly Graduate School of Public Administration) | WSC Washington Square College of Arts and Science (now College of Arts and Science) | WSUC Washington Square and University College of Arts and Science (formerly Washington Square College of Arts and Science; now College of Arts and Science)