NYU Alumni Magazine Spring 2008

about us

NYU Alumni Magazine is a general interest publication covering the university’s array of alumni, faculty, and student newsmakers in politics, arts & letters, academia, entertainment, sports, and more. It is produced each semester with a team of freelance writers, editors, and designers, and distributed to nearly 300,000 alumni, faculty, and parents across the country.

The magazine is published by the offices of University Development and Alumni Relations and University Relations and Public Affairs.

For more information or to submit an idea for a story, please send an email to: alumni.magazine@nyu.edu.


NYU Alumni Magazine

Jason Hollander (GAL ’07)
Editor-in-Chief

Nicole Pezold (GSAS ’04)
Associate Editor

Renée Alfuso (CAS ’06)
Editorial Assistant

John Klotnia / Opto Design
Creative Director

Andrea Crawford
Contributing Editor

ARTICLES

Joseph Manghise
Copy Chief

David Cohen (chief)
Michael Matassa
Researchers

Suzanne Krause (Gsas ’08)
Editorial Intern

ART/OPTO DESIGN

Ron Louie
Art Director

Neal Bantens
Brian Magner
Associate Art Directors

Sue Park
Designer

Margaret Lanzoni
Photo Research Director

ADVERTISING

Deborah Broderick
Associate Vice President of Marketing Communications, NYU

ALUMNI NEWS EDITOR

Jennifer Boscia Smith (SCPS ’04)
Director of Development and Alumni Communications, NYU

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

Martin Lipton (LAW ’55)
Board of Trustees, Chairman

John Sexton
President

Lynne P. Brown
Senior Vice President for University Relations and Public Affairs

Debra A. LaMorte
Senior Vice President for University Development and Alumni Relations

Regina L. Syquia (WAG ’01)
Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Jonathan Herman (ARTS ’69, LAW ’73)
President
Steven S. Miller (LAW ’70)
John Calvo (STERN ’91, LAW ’95)
Michael Denkensohn (STERN ’73)
Beverly Hyman (STEINHARDT ’80)
Gerald Klaczany (DEN ’86)
Vice Presidents
Melanie Smith (WAG ’99)
Secretary