Happening Here! Alumni Association Board of Governors Officers Henry I. Saphier, M.D. ’61 President Charles W. Episalla, M.D. ’88 President Elect Joseph L. Giamelli, M.D. ’02 Vice President Jay Y. Lee, M.D. ’86 Treasurer Robert J. Furey, M.D. ’62 Secretary Jay D. Tartell, M.D. ’62 Archivist Eileen M. Dieck, M.D. ’86 Immediate Past President
Elected Governors Class of 2016 Jay Y. Lee, M.D. ’86 Jay D. Tartell, M.D. ’82 Class of 2015 Patricia A. Barry, M.D. ’83 George C. Shapiro, M.D. ’88 Class of 2014 Thomas D. Cerabona, M.D. ’82 John M. Cosgrove, M.D. ’83
Faculty Governor Leonard J. Newman, M.D. ’70
Past Presidents Photos on this page by John Vecchiola and Susan Wagner.
M oments before leading the Commencement processional into Carnegie Hall, mace bearer Joseph F. Dursi, M.D. ’59, chatted with Sgt. Rosalba Chambers, while Ph.D. candidate and flag bearer Victor Garcia waited for his cue. D r. Halperin introduced Commencement speaker Adewale Troutman, M.D., M.P.H., M.A., while Dr. Kadish and Dr. Hasten waited to present the honorary citation. A waiting the start of the Commencement processional were (from left): Alan Kadish, M.D., David Raab, Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., Dr. Mark Hasten, Adewale Troutman, M.D., M.P.H., M.A., and Rabbi Moshe D. Krupka.
G raduating with his M.D. degree was Jeffrey Stern, flanked by his parents Joan Poll, M.D. ’76, and Leonard Stern, M.D. ’75. A t the Alumni Reunion, Dr. Saphier congratulated Arnold I. Turtz, M.D. ’48, celebrating his 65 years as an alumnus. Dr. Turtz held up a framed photograph of Flower Hospital that the Alumni Association had presented to him as a gift. M embers of the Class of 1988 really cut loose at the Alumni Reunion.
Dennis J. Allendorf, M.D. ’70 Michael A. Antonelle, M.D. ’62 Saverio S. Bentivegna, M.D. ’50 Joseph F. Dursi, M.D. ’59 Louis E. Fierro, M.D. ’60 Rita F. Girolamo, M.D. ’51* Cyrille R. Halkin, M.D. ’45* Henry P. Leis Jr., M.D. ’41* David T. Mininberg, M.D. ’61 E. Edward Napp, M.D. ’33* Christopher F. X. Riegler, M.D. ’88 Seymour Schlussel, M.D. ’51* Lawrence B. Slobody, M.D. ’36* Martin L. Stone, M.D. ’44* Paul Tartell, M.D. ’52*
Member Emeritus Phillip A. Marraccini, M.D. ’50 *Deceased