Affiliate Groups, Constituent Societies & Chapters

The Asian Alumni held their Annual Lunar New Year celebration - Year of the Rabbit at Jing Star restaurant, 27 Division Street, Chinatown on February 12 at 6:00pm. Honorees included Dr. Eric Poon '76, acclaimed Pediatric Cardiologist at New York Downtown Hospital; Larry Quan '67B, Entrepreneur & Founding Member of the Asian Alumni Group and a Very Special Recognition to Reporter and Anchor at NY 1, Vivian Lee. Ms. Lee was honored as the Asian Role Model of the Year.

The Architecture Alumni Winter Event will be held at the new Spitzer School of Architecture, 135th St and Convent Avenue on March 2, 2011 at 6:30pm. The event will feature a Solar Decathlon presentation and Kathleen Sheridan, who is beloved and has served the School of Education and the Spitzer School of Architecture for almost 30 years, is retiring and will be honored with a Service Recognition Award.

All you lucky Winter birds, who are in Florida can attend the Palm Beach County Chapter Annual Luncheon at Benvenuto on February 18, 2011 at 12:00 noon or the South Florida Chapter Annual Luncheon at the Chart House Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale on February 19, 2011. Dr. Lisa Staiano-Coico, the 12th President of CCNY and Don Jordan, Executive Vice President of the Alumni Association will be the featured speakers at each of the luncheons. If you want additional information or to make a reservation for any of the above events, contact the CCNY Alumni Office at 212-234-3000.

The Division of Worker Education Alumni has been spreading a great deal of good cheer over the holidays. The CWE Alumni Group participated in the Annual Thanksgiving Mission Project at the Canaan Baptist Church, located in Harlem. Our Alumni were among the many volunteers who assembled, distributed, and delivered hundreds of Thanksgiving food bags to needy Harlem residents. The CWE Alumni Group was recognized for its support and volunteer-service by Mr. William Parker, Coordinator of the 2010 Project. A special thank you goes out to Group member Elizabeth Lucas, who not only created the opportunity for us to participate in this worthy project, but who also collected and donated turkeys on our behalf. On Christmas Day 2010 our CWE Alumni volunteers helped to serve over 150 dinners to homeless and needy Harlem residents at the St.Andrew's Episcopal Church. The Church's coordinators of the Christmas Day annual event were very appreciative of our help and support, as were the meal recipients.

The Latino Alumni held their 4th Annual Simon Bolivar Awards Dinner on November 23, 2010.

The Southern California Chapter of the Alumni Association held a brunch On Sunday, January 16, 2011 at the home of Murray Neufeld ’53. After the guests were fed, Chapter President Jack Sachs ’41 gave a talk on why the chapter raises funds with events such as this one. He also read some letters from the students who received the chapter’s scholarship monies. Everyone had a wonderful time reuniting with fellow alumni and friends. The event netted about $500

Mark your Calendar!

Wednesday, May 4 - Education Alumni Awards dinner, The National Arts Club

Wednesday, May 18 - Engineering School Alumni Awards dinner & Alumni Meeting, The National Arts Club

Friday, May 20 - Alumni Varsity Hall of Fame dinner, The National Arts Club

Thursday, May 26 - Communications Alumni Hall of Fame dinner, The National Arts Club

Milestone Anniversaries

The Classes of 1986, 1971, 1961, 1951 and 1941 are celebrating milestone anniversaries this year and The City College Fund is hosting the reunion events. On Friday, June 3, alumni are invited to attend the 2011 Commencement, have lunch, and tour the campus with student guides.
On Sunday, June 5, the alumni will meet again  at the NY Hilton for a cocktail reception and dinner. President Lisa Stainao-Coico will open the program; meteorologist Chris Cimino, Class of 1983, will emcee, and renowned Journalist Marvin Kalb, celebrating his 50th anniversary, will be the keynote speaker. Tickets for both events are $175 per person. In addition to attending the celebration events, each of the classes is raising a special gift for the College in honor of the anniversary.

Spotlighting a Distinguished Alum

Chris Cimino serves as the meteorologist for NBC4's morning show "Today in New York," and as the Saturday weather reporter for NBC's "The Today Show."

A native New Yorker, Cimino joined NBC4 as weekend meteorologist in December 1995. He came to the station from WTXF-TV in Philadelphia where he was the weekend weather anchor for the late news. Cimino was also the weekday weather anchor for the morning and noon newscasts on WLWT-TV, the NBC affiliate in Cincinnati, Ohio, and held similar positions with WNEP-TV, Pennsylvania, and WROC-TV, Rochester, New York.

Prior to that, Cimino was the senior broadcast meteorologist for the Metro Weather Service Inc., forecasting and broadcasting weather reports to more than 25 radio stations nationwide.

In 2000, Cimino was awarded the Townsend Harris Medal from the City College of New York for outstanding postgraduate achievement. He is Honorary Chair for the Mid-Jersey Chapter of the M.S. Association and rides in the annual 50-mile "Coast to Coast" bike tour in New Jersey. Cimino has served as media chairperson and works closely with the United Cerebral Palsy organization in Long Island hosting the "Festival of Trees." He was honored with the organization's "Humanitarian of the Year Award" in 2001.

A recipient of the prestigious American Meteorological Society Seal of Approval, Cimino received his Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology from The City College of New York in 1983. Cimino currently resides with his family in New Jersey.

Former Presidents of the Alumni Association, Joseph Fleischer Arch '65 (with wife, Carolyn '68E) and Pat Black '65E (with husband, Ronald) met with Alumnus Charles Gonzales, Arch '65 who has settled permanently in Puerto Rico and serves on the Executive Council of the AARP Puerto Rico. Charles was eager to hear Alumni news and to show the advances that PR is making in developing the economy. This picture shows the group visiting a microbrewery (and, no, they were not drinking all that beer!).

Mark your Calendar!

159th Annual Alumni Meeting
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 (or) Wednesday, June 8, 2011
(waiting on availability of the Great Hall)
5:45 pm Dinner; 6:45 pm Meeting

"Celebrating Science at CCNY" featuring distinguished Townsend Harris Medalists who majored in Science while at City.  Acting Dean of Science, Dr. Ruth Stark, will talk about plans for the new science buildings on South Campus.  The program will also include: presentation of Faculty, Administrative and Alumni Service Awards, Election of Officers and Members of the Board.  President Lisa Staiano-Coico will talk about her first year as the 12th President of CCNY.
Hot Buffet Dinner $35.00 ; Meeting Free

Have you paid your Alumni membership dues for this academic year? If not, visit our website to pay your membership dues. You can use your credit card and pay online (secure payment service offered through PayPal). Should you have any difficulties paying online, you can pay the membership dues by cash or credit card (Master Card/ Visa only) by calling our office at 212-234-3000. Dues are minimal ($30 / $55) compared to other organizations.

Alternatively, you can fill out the membership form, and make your check payable to the Alumni Association of the CCNY and send it to:

Alumni Association of CCNY
PO Box 177
New York, NY 10027

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Thank you for supporting our efforts.

Don Jordan
Executive Vice President
Alumni Association of CCNY

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