Nancy Bannon was elected Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York in New York County in November 2017.
Matt Kirmayer is partner in the Emerging Companies and Venture Capital (ECVC) practice at Perkins Coie in San Francisco.
Bill Newman was listed among the 2018 Financial Times’ 400 Top Financial Advisers. He received the UAlbany Alumni Association Excellence in Business award in May.
Marc Gronich recently married and relocated to Albany.
WCDB alum Ronald Schildkraut passed away in May at age 58.
Michael Murphy teaches Ethics in Science and Pharmaceuticals at Zhejiang University of Technology in Hangzhou, China. He recently was chosen as a “High End Foreign Expert” and lives and works in China as part of the country’s new Foreign Experts Program, initiated by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs. Previously, Michael taught at SUNY Cobleskill, where he developed the biotechnology bachelor of science program, as well as the ethics curriculum.
Rabbi Jonathan Hecht was appointed dean of the Cincinnati Campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. He was honored with the school’s doctor of divinity degree, honoris causa, for 25 years of distinguished service to the Jewish people. Rabbi Hecht served as a chaplain of the 106th Air Rescue Wing of the New York Air National Guard, where he held the rank of major from 1987-98. He received the Air Force Achievement Medal in 1997 for his dedicated service.
Melinda Miller Hilsenrath and Steven Hilsenrath of Long Island celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary. Melinda is a social worker, and Steven is a lawyer. Their son, Grant, graduated from UAlbany with honors in May 2017.
Andy Jay has been a diplomat with the Department of State for more than 10 years. He is posted in Osaka, Japan.
David Adelson of Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., is counsel to the New Jersey Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Diane Rizzuto Corsello recently was elected township auditor for Durham Township, Penn.
Patricia Salkin received with the Art Koweek Lifetime Achievement Award from the New York Planning Federation in May.
Benjamin Spater was named a 2018 Northern California Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers Magazine and was listed in Corporate Counsel magazine’s Best Lawyers in America. He is director at Trucker Huss, APC, in San Francisco.
Christopher Thomas was recognized in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Litigation: General Commercial, New York (Upstate).
Professor Manuel A. Ossers retired from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater after 27 years of service. He was awarded the State of Wisconsin Certificate of Commendation and the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Certificate of Meritorious Service following his retirement in May.
James N. Mastracchio joined the Eversheds Sutherland LLP Tax Practice Group as a partner in Washington, D.C.
Dori Kranzburg Bailey, a business attorney at Bond, Schoeneck & King, is an adjunct professor at Syracuse University College of Law.
Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation President and CEO Michael Rosenblut was honored at the New York Board of Rabbis (NYBR) Annual Humanitarian Awards in June. NYBR’s Humanitarian Award is the most prestigious award given to individual honorees. Michael lives in Rye Brook, N.Y.
Bond, Schoeneck & King attorney John Bagyi was recognized as the one of the Nation’s Most Powerful Employment Attorneys (Up-and-Comers) in the June 2018 issue of Human Resource Executive.
Marc Wigder earned an M.B.A. from Yale University in 2017. He owns and operates a real-estate portfolio focusing on small and growing businesses in a sustainable environment. Marc lives in Boca Raton, Fla., with his wife and three children.
Candi Griffin-Jenkins joined the Empire State Fellows after serving as assistant dean for Graduate Admissions and Student Services at the University at Albany’s School of Social Welfare.
Sara Lipsky is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Long Island Chapter Board of Directors. She is the executive director of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Long Island Chapter.
Paul Sanders is a member of Barclay Damon’s Professional Liability, Torts & Products Liability Defense, and Commercial Litigation Practice Areas. He is based in the firm’s Rochester office.