BSAA announces 2010 BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame honorees
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The BSAA is proud to announce that the 2010 members of the BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame are:
Henry "Hank" Appelbaum, '58
Irene Taylor Brodsky, '88
- Laura Carstensen, PhD, '71
- Tom Richards, '61
Thomas Scalea, MD, '69
Students, faculty and the community met and learned from three of this year's BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame members at this year's Symposium, held on June 3 at Brighton High School. The students had great questions to ask and everyone enjoyed the opportunity to meet and learn from each other. We had a wonderful time celebrating the achievements of the 2010 BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame at this year's Recognition Dinner, on June 4 at Oak Hill Country Club. Photos to come shortly!
- Nominations open year-round for
BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame
If you know of a BHS alum who has made important contributions to society, business, the arts, medicine, sports or any other area, now is the time to nominate them for the BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame! Nominations are closed for the 2010 selections, but will be accepted all yeard-roudn. Click here to download a copy of the nomination form in Word; here for a PDF version. You also can pick up a form at our Alumni Resource Center in the 12 Corners Elementary School building, 2035 Monroe Avenue, or have forms sent to you by calling (585) 442-6055. You can send them back by mail (BSAA, 2035 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618); by fax (585-248-3638) or via e-mail (HallofFame@brightonalumni.org).
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2009 BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame
The 2009 members of the BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame represent the arts, philanthropy, medicine and international relations:
James (Jim) D. Gollin, '76, founder, Social Ventures Network; co-founder, Pacific Partners in New York; director, Angelica Foundation; board member, Rainforest Action Network
Christine A. Gleason, MD, '71, Hodson Endowed Chair in Pediatrics and head, Division of Neonatology, University of Washington School of Medicine
Sanford (Sandy) Gradinger, '54, founder and chair, Centra Financial Group; Andrei Sakharov International Committee; secretary, Sakharov Institute
Alan Shestack, '56, deputy director and chief curator, National Gallery of Art, 1993-2003; director, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1987-1993
   
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2009 honorees, then (above) and now (below): Jim Gollin, Chris Gleason, Sandy Gradinger and Alan Shestack.
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The 2009 Symposium with BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame honorees was an opportunity for students not only to hear from and interact with the new members of the BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame, but even receive academic credit for participating in the program. Here are a couple scenes from the evening.
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Alan Shestack and Sandy Gradinger exchange reminiscences of BHS; Alan Ziegler, chair of the BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame Committee, congratulates Christine Gleason, MD, on her new memoir, Almost Home (available from Barnes & Noble bookstores or online from Amazon.com).
This year's annual recognition dinner at Oak Hill Country Club on June 5, 2009, was a lovely event, with inspiring comments from the 2009 honorees. Here are a few scenes from the evening; more details to come. Christine Gleason, MD (center) with her parents. Jim Gollin and his dad, Richard Gollin, review the program for the evening. Brighton Town Supervisor Sandra Frankel and BSAA co-chair Pete Heinrich. 2009 honoree Christine Gleason, MD (right) with old friend and BHS'71 classmate Peter Lovenheim. (Photos by Ruth E. Thaler-Carter, BHS'71.)
2008 honoree Robert Weisbuch, PhD, BHS '64, president of Drew University, also joined us at 2009 recognition dinner; he was unable to attend last year.
For a PDF of the Symposium program, with details about the honorees, click here.
We were delighted to receive coverage of this year's recognition activities in the Brighton-Pittsford Post. To see the BPP story, use this link:
http://www.mpnnow.com/homepage/x313681300/Four-inducted-into-Brighton-s-Alumni-Hall-of-Fame
If you couldn’t attend this year's recognition dinner, you may still support the BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame in general, in honor of a classmate who has been inducted into this prestigious program or to support the BSAA Scholarship. Contributions are tax-deductible and may be sent to the BSAA, 2035 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618. Please indicate whether you would like your contribution to be in recognition of a BSAA/BHS Alumni "Hall of Famer" or to benefit the BSAA Scholarship.
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Nominations ongoing for
BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame
If you know of a Brighton High School (BHS) classmate or other alumnus who has made important contributions in his or her profession, or to a community in some worthwhile way, you can nominate them for the BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame at any time. You may nominate fellow alumni all year round; the nomination process remains open or rolling continually. For a nomination form in Word, click here; as a PDF, click here.
Criteria
• Nominees must have graduated from Brighton High School in Rochester, NY.
• Nominees may have served, inspired or achieved at local, regional, national or international levels in academia, the arts, business, civics, education, the humanities, human services, literature, medicine, the military, philanthropy, public service, science, sports, etc.
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• Anyone may nominate a BHS alumnus for the Alumni Hall of Fame except the nominee; no self-nominations. You need not have attended BHS to nominate someone.
• Alumni may be nominated posthumously.
• Incomplete nominations will not be considered.
• You may nominate BHS alumni throughout the year. Selections are made in January.
• If you nominated someone previously who has not been selected, you do not need to re-nominate that person, although you may provide new or additional information about your nominee.
2008 BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame members honored at recognition dinner
Friends, classmates and members of the community honored the 2008 members of the Brighton Schools Alumni Association (BSAA) Brighton High School (BHS) BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame at BSAA's annual recognition dinner on Friday, June 6, at the Country Club of Rochester.
This year's new BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame members are:
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Daan Braveman (BHS ’65), president of Nazareth College, Rochester, NY;
Karen Noble Hanson (BHS ’61), chief financial officer (CFO) and canon for Finance, Resource and Community Development, Episcopal Diocese of Rochester; and
Dr. Robert Weisbuch (BHS ’64), president of Drew University, Madison, NJ
The new members of the BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame were introduced to the BHS student body during award ceremonies on the morning of June 6 and inducted at the annual Alumni Hall of Fame Recognition Dinner that evening, at the Country Club of Rochester. For further details of this year's events, use the Alumni Hall of Fame button at left.
2008 BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame members present first public symposium
The first-ever symposium of the Brighton Schools Alumni Association (BSAA) Brighton High School (BHS) featured two of this year's new BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame members, discussing topics of interest and importance to young people today. The June 5 event was free and open to the public.
Daan Braveman (BHS '65), president of Nazareth College in Rochester, discussed “Civic Engagement; the integration of community service into your lifelong learning and living” at the symposium. Karen Noble Hanson, chief financial officer (CFO) and canon for Finance, Resource and Community Development for the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, discussed “The Ethics of Making Money.” Plans were to break into two small groups after the 2008 BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame members presented overviews of their topics, for in-depth consideration of their topics and an opportunity for participants to have direct interaction with the Hall of Famers, but there was so much synchronicity between them that the group remained together.
"This was an exciting opportunity to hear insights from community leaders at the top of their fields," said Alan Ziegler, chair of the BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame Committee. "Their topics appealed to middle- and high-school students who are expected to incorporate community service into their Brighton educations and have an interest in the practicalities of their future careers, as well as their families and Brighton alumni from all years."
BSAA members served light refreshments after the program in the Alumni Hall of Fame hallway at BHS.
This year's BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame members, including Robert Weisbuch, president of Drew University, Braveman and Hanson, were honored at a dinner on Friday, June 6, at the Country Club of Rochester.
The 2008 honorees today ...
Braveman Hanson Weisbuch
and yesterday ...
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About this year's honorees
• Daan Braveman “has had a distinguished career in law and higher education. He is recognized nationally as a leader in both fields. He has an impressive list of published works and is, or has been, involved in a wide variety of advisory boards and task forces focused on both law and education,” according to his nomination to the BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame.
Braveman is a Rochester, NY, native who graduated from Brighton High School in 1965 and earned an AB from the University of Rochester in 1969 and a JD from the University of Pennsylvania law school in 1972. Before being named as the ninth president of Nazareth College in 2005, he was dean and professor of law at the Syracuse University College of Law from 1994-2002 and a professor of law there from 1982-2005, as well as serving as associate dean for administration and associate dean for academic affairs in previous years. Among his other positions have been visiting professor of law at Yeshiva University’s Cardozo School of Law, New York City; staff attorney, Greater Upstate Law Project, Rochester, NY; and law clerk to Justice Samuel J. Roberts, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Braveman has published five books on aspects of constitutional law. He also has published dozens of articles on constitutional law, civil rights, child poverty and legal education. He has taught topics such as civil procedure, civil rights, constitutional law, and federal courts, law firm and federal Indian law at Syracuse, Cornell Law School and the Summer Program of the University of New Mexico Law School, as well as introduction to law and constitutional law for Syracuse University’s International Programs Abroad. He also participated in the formation, and has served as director, of the Law College’s Public Interest Law Firm, a clinical program in which law students works for course credit on civil rights and other public-interest cases in federal and state courts.
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Braveman’s professional activities include being nominated by the New York State Commission on Judicial Nomination as associate judge of the New York Court of Appeals and serving as a member of the Syracuse Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee, Mayor’s Intervention Task Force on Youth Violence, Task Force of the Citizens for Independent Courts, Greater Upstate Law Project board of directors, and Success by Six Task Force. He is a member of the American, New York State and Onondaga County bar associations and served on the American Bar Association Law School Site Evaluation Team. Braveman drafted the report of the Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group, Northern District of New York, which assesses reasons for excessive cost and delay in civil litigation and recommends proposals to address those problems.
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- As Nazareth President, Braveman led the development of the school's first strategic plan in nearly two decades. That plan builds on the institution ’s distinctive role as a comprehensive college that integrates a strong liberal arts education with professional programs in business, education, and health and human services. The plan also expands and strengthens the college’s longstanding commitment to civic engagement.
Since returning to Rochester, Braveman has become active in a variety of local and state organizations. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the New York State Interest on Lawyer’s Account (IOLA); is on the board of directors and executive committee of the Council of Independent Colleges and Universities; and is a member of the board of directors and executive committee of the Rochester Business Alliance and board of directors of the Rochester Arts and Cultural Council.
Braveman’s wife, Lorraine Braveman, is also a Rochester native. She has a master's in Social Work and is currently practicing at Via Health. Their son, Adam, is a law student at George Washington University School of Law.
• In line with the BSAA/BHS Alumni Hall of Fame criteria, Karen Noble Hanson “epitomizes an individual who has ‘served, inspired and achieved at the local, regional and national … levels,’” according to her nomination. “In each part of her career, she has not only excelled in her work, but has been recognized for distinct service to that institution and to the community at large.” She exemplifies the guidelines calling for nominees who have “made a difference” by serving as role models and adding value to society.
Hanson has often indicated that she loved the Brighton school system, which she attended from kindergarten through high school. She has said that the leadership of Marion Handel, Austin Truitt and many other Brighton teachers and staff helped her develop broad areas of interest and curiosity that continue to serve her well today. A love of music, the arts, drama and reading, and a sensitivity to diversity were hallmarks of her Brighton education.
After graduating from BHS in 1961, Hanson attended Syracuse University before marrying and starting a family. Her career outside the home began in 1969 with Program Funding, Inc., an organization serving farm workers through New York state, where she worked until 1977, rising to the position of state director. During that time, she also completed her undergraduate degree in sociology cum laude at the University of Rochester in 1973.
From 1977-81, Hanson was New York state director for the Federal Farmers Home Administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) – the first woman to be appointed by the president as a director of a major USDA department. In 1981, she moved to the private sector as president of Genesee Management/CORH Associates and senior vice president of Wilmorite, Inc., a nationwide developer of real estate. Since 1999, she has served in her current position with the Diocese. Hanson is the only administrator in this role to carry over between bishops. As CFO, her responsibilities include managing maintenance and improvements at Diocesan House; supervising budget and granting processes; and developing a Diocesan gift planning program. She provides congregations with education and consultation related to benefits, property and liability insurance, financial planning and systems development, grant writing, and parochial reporting, and serves as contact person for the trustees and all committees of the trustees.
Hanson has been inducted into the National Farm Worker Hall of Fame for her work with farm workers for more than 20 years. She also has been named Businessperson of the Year by the Rochester Chamber of Commerce and received the Athena Award as Businesswoman of the Year. She also has received two honorary doctorates, from St. Augustine’s College and the General Theological Seminary, in recognition of both her nonprofit and corporate work.
Hanson is currently a member of the New York State Job Development Authority; Endowment Committee, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church; officer, Rochester Downtown Development Corp.; honorary board member and life trustee, University of Rochester (UofR); board of trustees, Cultural Commission of Monroe County. She is the founder of Rural Opportunities, Inc., and has served as president of the board, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra; president, Bishop Sheen Ecumenical Housing Foundation; chair, honorary board, Eastman School of Music; and member of the board, GEVA Theater and Rochester Riverside Convention Center.
• Bob Weisbuch is a graduate of Wesleyan University and holds a Ph.D. in English from Yale University. He was appointed as the 11th president of Drew University in July 2005. A distinguished scholar of American literature, he brought a deep commitment to teaching, research and public service to the university, including a lifelong belief in the importance of outreach to underserved groups.
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Weisbuch’s vision for Drew involves redefining what a liberal arts education means and applying learning to the public good. The university’s decision to make the SAT optional for applicants to the College of Liberal Arts was inspired by his belief in a holistic approach to assessing the learning potential of each applicant. The creation of a new “Presidential Initiatives Fund” underscores his desire to support faculty research, develop and strengthen special academic programs, and enhance student life. These efforts are part of an ambitious agenda to build on the successes of the past and bring the university further distinction.
Before his appointment at Drew, Weisbuch spent eight years as president of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. During that time, the foundation was engaged in initiatives such as “The Humanities at Work,” “The Responsive Ph.D.,” “Teachers as Scholars” and “High School Early College.” Weisbuch emphasized the foundation’s role in connecting higher education to the social sectors beyond academia and in connecting the levels of education to each other.
Before going to the foundation, Weisbuch spent 25 years at the University of Michigan, where he served as chair of the Department of English, associate vice president for research, associate dean for faculty programs, and interim dean of the Rackham School of Graduate Studies. He established a fund to improve the mentoring of graduate teaching assistants, created humanities and arts awards for faculty; made diversity an integral criterion in evaluating program quality; and headed a two-year initiative to improve undergraduate education.
Weisbuch received awards for both teaching and scholarship at Michigan, and is the author of books on Emily Dickinson and on the relations between British and American authors in the 19th century. He is married to award-winning journalist Candy Cooper and has four children.
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2007 inductees announced in
Brighton Schools
Alumni Hall of Fame
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Leading figures in medicine, undersea and space exploration, and business are the 2007 inductees in the Brighton Schools Alumni Association (BSAA) Alumni Hall of Fame: Bradford “Brad” C. Berk, MD, Ph.D., BHS class of 1971, senior vice president for Health Sciences and CEO of the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) and Strong Health; Arthur Lonne Lane, Ph.D., BHS 1957, principal investigator, In-Situ Deep Ice & Deep Ocean Organic Molecule Probe, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL); and John Shoemaker, BHS 1960, chairman of the board and director/advisor/investor, Technology/Internet Software & Services at SonicWall, Inc.
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The 2007 inductees now and then ...
Berk Lane Shoemaker
About 100 BHS alumni, friends and family met to honor the new inductees (now and then) at this year's annual recognition dinner, held on May 31, 2007, at Oak Hill Country Club.
 
   
First-ever BSAA scholarship recipients
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Alan Hanford announces scholarship recipients.
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BSAA members, attired in BSAA t-shirts, passed out refreshments after the awards ceremony.
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That morning, Lane (below) and Shoemaker led classes in physics and marketing, respectively.
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- The inaugural (2006) Brighton Schools Alumni Hall of Fame inductees were:
Jacksel Broughton (1942), a highly decorated Air Force pilot, military hero, educator and author; David Kearns (1948), who led Xerox into international prominence and has been an innovative role model in business and education; the late William Scandling (1940), an entrepreneur and philanthropist; Frederick Trost (1953), a renowned pastor and United Church of Christ leader at local, national and international levels; and Pauline Yu (1966), a leader in women's and Asian studies, and president of the American Council of Learned Societies.
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Broughton Kearns Scandling Trost Yu
- We had a wonderful time on June 1, 2006, at Oak Hill Country Club, at the dinner honoring the five Brighton High School graduates who are the first to be inducted into the new Brighton Schools Alumni Hall of Fame, a project of the Brighton Schools Alumni Association (BSAA).
06BSAA HoF Dinner Program
BSAA 06 HoF Inductees
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The BSAA's Brighton Schools Alumni Hall of Fame has been unveiled and the first honorees were introduced during the annual BHS awards ceremony for students, faculty and families, on June 2, 2006, at BHS. Be sure to stop by the BHS lobby to admire the plaques for the honorees.
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Fred Trost visits the Alumni Hall of Fame to see his plaque. Ryan Pacatte, BHS assistant principal (left); Nancy Hackett, principal; and Pete French, BSAA co-chair (right) welcome Fred Trost to his old stomping grounds.
Photos by Ruth E. Thaler-Carter.
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The BSAA's new Brighton Schools Alumni Hall of Fame was featured in the school district's Brighton News newsletter, Brighton-Pittsford Post, "Our Towns" section of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, alumni and district websites, BHS principal's column in the Baronet newsletter, and community section of the D&C website.
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The Brighton Schools Alumni Association was deeply saddened by the untimely death of Charlie Fischer (BHS '64), who was chair of the first-ever BSAA Brighton Schools Alumni Hall of Fame Committee and shepherded this important program into existence. Charlie died on July 4, 2006, while preparing for a local charity run. He will be greatly missed.
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