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Alumni April Newsletter Dear Milne Alumni and Supporters, In this issue: * This and That... * Sad News THIS AND THAT... * Jonathan SOFFER, '74, Professor of History and Chair of the Department of Technology, Culture & Society at New York University Tandon School of Engineering, has been awarded a highly competitive $260,000 grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities to lead a project to digitize the New York City Record. Digitization of the 1,723 volume City Record – one million pages – from 1873-1998 will make this rich resource about the politics, infrastructure, and many other aspects of the city’s history freely available to the public on nyc.gov. Jonathan is the son of Miriam STEINHARDT Soffer, '43, and the late Sanford Soffer; he is also the nephew of Frank STEINHARDT, '38. Congratulations, Jonathan! * I'm mentioning this again, because each time I post it, I receive more new-member requests. If you are a member of Facebook and haven't yet discovered the Milne School Alumni Facebook page, click this link and request membership: https://www.facebook.com/groups/26020993636/. We now have 345 Facebook-group members! * Please continue to send news, especially happy updates! SAD NEWS Please note that I rely upon the Albany Times Union 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. Mary BAKER Lempke, '41, passed away on March 16, 2014. Jane PHINNEY Keith, '39, passed away Thursday, March 17th. She was the sister of Arthur PHINNEY, '41, and Robert PHINNEY, '45. Redford "Sandy" SANDERSON, '53, passed away on March 19, 2016. Marjorie WRIGHT Smith, '43, passed away on March 21, 2016. She was the wife of the late Richard Smith, also a member of the Class of '43. Sandra MYERS Stumbaugh, '57, passed away on March 30, 2016. She was predeceased by her sister, Judith MYERS Wilson, '52, and her twin sister Shirley MYERS Steinhoff, '57. 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/ |