BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame committee chair Alan Ziegler has insights into what’s happening and why to attend this year’s Symposium and Recognition Gala. See what he has to say in this video:
2012 BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame video
Special thanks to Paul Tracy for recording and editing our first promotional video!
The Brighton Schools Alumni Association (BSAA)/Brighton High School (BHS) Alumni Hall of Fame, which began in 2006, has a stellar array of members whose achievements provide inspiration and admiration to past, present and future classmates, as well as friends, family, colleagues and acquaintances. Honorees to date are:
2011
Richard Appelbaum ’60 education/public policy
Jim Crawford ’54 public service/religion
Hank Greenwald ’53 sports
Alan Hovey ’41 (honored posthumously) government/public service
2010
Hank Appelbaum ’58 government /public service
Irene Taylor Brodsky ’88 arts (film)
Laura L. Carstensen, PhD ’71 education/public service
Tom Richards ’61 public service/law/government
Thomas Scalea, MD ’69 medicine
2009
Sanford A. Gradinger ‘54 business/public service
Christine A. Gleason, MD ‘71 medicine
James D. Gollin ‘76 philanthropy
Alan Shestack ‘56 arts (museum education)/administration
2008
Daan Braveman education
Karen Noble Hanson public service/religion
Robert Weisbuch, PhD education
2007
Bradford Berk, MD medicine
John Shoemaker business
Arthur Lonne Lane, PhD science
2006
Jacksel Broughton ’42 leadership/military service
David Kearns ’48 (deceased) business/education
William Scandling ’40 (honored posthumously) business
Frederick Trost ’53 public service/religion
Pauline Yu ’66 education/literature
The BSAA is deeply saddened to announce the death of Henry “Pete” Pierson French, Jr., EdD, on February 14, 2012. Pete graduated from Brighton High School in 1953 and was the BSAA’s co-chair emeritus – a driving force in the association’s founding, development and many accomplishments. He was also a beloved and respected educator, with a 41-year career at Monroe Community College and a part-time teaching career at the University of Rochester as well.
Pete was known for his dedication to the public library system, his church, the BSAA and other service organizations. We offer our condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.
Nominations may be closed for the 2012 recognition events, but you can nominate a friend, classmate or colleague for the BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame all year round. For details and a nomination form, just click here: BSAA-BHSAlumHallofFameNomntn.
The Brighton Schools Alumni Association (BSAA) will meet on the following dates in 2012. Unless otherwise noted, BSAA meetings are held at 7 p.m. Eastern time in the Alumni Resource Center at the 12 Corners Elementary School building (2035 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY). Anyone who attended a Brighton public school is welcome, especially if you might be interested in serving on the BSAA board or one of our committees!
Monday, April 16
Tuesday, May 1
Tuesday, May 29 (to prepare for BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame events)
Thursday, May 31 2012 BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame events – Thursday, May 31 (Symposium with new honorees) & Friday, June 1 (Scholarship presentation and introduction of new honorees at BHS and honoree recognition gala at Oak Hill Country Club)
Tuesday, September 11
Tuesday, October 2
Tuesday, November 6 (Election Day)
Tuesday, December 4
Welcome to the website of the Brighton Schools Alumni Association (BSAA)! We’re revamping our website, so please bear with us as we get the hang of this new format and roll over all of our info and images for you.
Photo by Ruth E. Thaler-Carter, BHS ’71. Marquee donated to BHS by the BSAA.