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Milne
Alumni January Newsletter Dear
Milne Alumni and Supporters,
In this issue: * Dr. Robert Langer, '66, to Receive the 2023 Dr. Paul Janssen Award. * Ginnah (Huntington) Howard, '57, Poem Collection * Sad News DR. ROBERT LANGER, '66, TO RECEIVE THE 2023 DR. PAUL JANSSEN AWARD I received the following email from Bradley Jobling of the New York Academy of Sciences: I am pleased to share that Dr. Robert Langer, the David H. Koch Institute Professor at Massachusetts Insitute of Technology, who is also a graduate of the Milne School, has been awarded the 2023 Dr. Paul Janssen Award. Dr. Langer is being honored for his pioneering research into biomedical compounds for drug delivery and tissue engineering, which has impacted a wide range of medical technologies. He will accept this award in a virtual symposium on February 8, 2024. Many Janssen Award winners go on to be highly honored by other highly esteemed awards, including Nobel Prizes. I am telling you about this as you may want to share this news so they can also learn about the highly innovative work being done by Dr. Langer and his relationship with the Milne School. The details are as follows: Date: February 8, 2024, 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET Title of Event: Pioneering Novel Drug Delivery Systems: The 2023 Dr. Paul Janssen Award Symposium Location: Virtual Cost to Attend: FREE Event Link: https://events.nyas.org/dpja Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3Rlemuo Flyer: https://bit.ly/3NYwMQY Dr. Langer's award acceptance will be followed by insightful lectures from Dr. Kristi Anseth from the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado Boulder, Dr. Cato T. Laurencin from the Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering and Dr. Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic from Columbia University Biomedical Engineering. In addition to telling you about this event, may I kindly request your assistance? As a producer of scientific conferences, word of mouth is an important way for the Academy to let others know about ceremonies like this one. Please feel free to share this news on your social media networks, newsletters and websites. You may use the flyer and media kit. The media kit includes sample social posts with graphics. If I can answer any questions or send you anything else, ask. I hope that many within the Milne School are pleased to learn about this news and can also attend the virtual ceremony. Thank you, Bradley Jobling [email protected] 212-298-8631 New York Academy of Sciences 115 Broadway, 8th Floor New York, NY 10006 GINNAH (HUNTINGTON) HOWARD, '57, POEM COLLECTION From Ginnah (Huntington) Howard, '57: A few days ago, I had the pleasure of receiving an acceptance of my 60-poem-collection "An Opera of Hankering" by https://wordtechcommunications.com Though I always loved to read, my Milne teachers would be surprised that I ended up becoming an English teacher for 27 years. I was a delinquent student at best—never doing my algebra homework and not showing up until late in the morning with a forged excuse. Mr. Cowley, the head of the art department, described me as a "fly-by-night" and many of you in the class of '57 surely remember that you almost didn’t get your yearbook due to my procrastination as the editor. I had never done any creative writing until my early 40s when the New York State English Bureau recommended that English teachers write poetry, memoir, creative non-fiction,short stories with their students. They began to have published writers do workshops in our classes. On the first day, the visiting poet said to me, "You’ll be writing poems with the class. Please sit in the back and plan to share your work." Scary indeed. I wrote my first poem, the poet wrote a positive comment on the top of my paper, and I’ve been writing ever since. If you’re interested to learn what that experience led to, please check my author webpage: www.GinnahHoward.com SAD
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John William FENTON, '57, passed away in 2014. André R. DONIKIAN, '61, passed away on December 3, 2019. He was predeceased by his sister, Janine N. DONIKIAN, '63. Brian McCABE, '69, passed away on September 12, 2023. Dr. Donald Frank MAPES, '48, passed away on December 20, 2023. He was predeceased by his siblings Robert MAPES, '36, Lawrence MAPES, '41, Elizabeth MAPES Zaccaro, '43, and Mary MAPES Phillips, '46. Please note that I rely upon legacy.com and input from other alumni for this information, so if you become aware of someone who has passed away, please let me know. If a name is underlined, it represents a link to the obituary. Many obituaries are available free for a limited time only. ________________ Thanks to all of you for your interest in Milne Alumni activities. Judy (Koblintz) Madnick, '61 For contact information, see the Milne Alumni homepage: www.albany.edu/~milne/ |