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The NYU Office of Alumni Relations welcomes the chance to inform your fellow graduates of the events and activities in your life. Browse here by class to find news of your former classmates and take a moment to submit a note of your own. Our class notes are now entirely online, allowing the information here to be updated more frequently and be displayed for a longer period of time.

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1940's

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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)