Thelma "Terry" R. Goldstein (Zucker)

My decision to apply to CCNY in 1949 was based on three primary things: the campus was close to the ladies apparel store where I worked after school, it was free, and the students' caliber was exceptional. The quality of the professors was also outstanding. My acceptance was based on the results of an eight-hour exam and a review of my high school record. I completed a five-year program and received a master's in education. During my years at CCNY, I also was married to Ira Goldstein, president of the class of 1952, for 62 and a half wonderful years! Ira went from CCNY to New York Law School, and spent his career as an entertainment attorney and then as an adjunct professor of law at the Zicklin Business School at Baruch College. I used the education I received at CCNY throughout my career, briefly as a classroom teacher, then as a special education evaluator, ensuring that children with special needs got appropriate attention. Recognizing the need to test children in their native language, I was one of the first evaluators to test children in Spanish, beginning what became a multilingual testing protocol for New York City schools. Later I became chairperson of special education for District 26 in Queens, New York, and completed a master's in supervision and administration at Saint Johns University. When I retired I served as membership chairperson of retired supervisors and administrators in Manhattan, which now has about 500 members. I have two children, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren by whom I am truly blessed!