Milne School Hall of Fame
The following Milne alumni and supporters
have been included in the Milne School Hall of Fame.
PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately, many of the links in the following listings no longer work.
Tara VanDerveer, '71
Dr. Robert S. Langer, '66
Dr. Theodore H. Fossieck, Principal
John Fulenwider, '46
Robert V. Meghreblian, '40
Judy (Koblintz) Madnick, '61
Geoffrey Williams, UAlbany Archivist
Dr. Jonathan Milton Soffer, '74
Margaret Anne "Peggy" Bulger, Ph.D. '74
Our first Hall of Fame honoree (recommended by
Jack Freele, '71) is Tara
VanDerveer, a member of the Milne Class of
'71. According to Jack,
"Tara . . . has been the Head Coach of the
Women's Basketball program for the Stanford Cardinal since
1985. Setting aside her many substantial accomplishments,
including Olympic Gold in 1996 in Atlanta, her current Stanford
team is in the NCAA Women's Final Four. According to the
April 8th Albany Times Union, Tara was the Milne boys'
basketball team mascot in seventh grade . . . but
preferred to watch the game.
January
2009 Coach Bob Lewis nominated
Dr.
Theodore H. Fossieck to the Milne School Hall of Fame.
Judy Jenkins Young, '56, suggested that I look for Dr.
Fossieck's obituary to find biographical information. As a
result, I am able to provide the following comprehensive
background information regarding Dr. Fossieck's very full
life.Dr. Fossieck was born in
Granite City, IL, where he attended the Community High School. He
received a bachelor of philosophy degree from Shurtleff College
in Alton, IL, in 1936. He was granted a master of arts degree in
education from Washington University, St. Louis, MO, in 1941; a
second master of arts degree in 1947; and a doctorate in
education in 1949 from Teachers College, Columbia University. |
June
2010 Our newest Hall of Fame member is John Fulenwider, Milne Class of 1946. The
following is just a summary of John's many
accomplishments.John Fulenwider was a pioneer in the development and application of fiber optics to CATV, telephones, FM, and data communications. His original ground-breaking paper presented in 1972 gave directions for the growth of fiber-optic technology from its infancy in that era. His publications combined the large system applications of CATV, telephony, and data with foresight as to how fiber optics, then in the laboratory, could be applied to these beneficial uses. Later publications pointed the way, from a techno-economic point of view, for applying optic fibers in interoffice telephone trunks. He wrote on using optic fiber for linking CATV, FM, telephone, and data service from the serving center to the home. John invented a hand-held tool for use by installers for making fiber-optics cable splices. Tools of this design were used in GTE's pioneering interoffice optic-fiber installation in Long Beach, CA, in 1976. He has patented inventions
in the areas of optical transducers, acoustic transducers, and
optical switching, which include, but are not limited
to, the following:
John worked for the firm
of Arthur D. Little, Inc., as Senior Consultant from 1978 until
he retired in 1990. He was the primary investigator in
a series of client cases spanning the gamut from large systems
design to component manufacturing. U.S. domestic clients needed
answers to "How do these various new technologies impact my
business, and how can we get into them?" Client locations
were in the USA, Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Hong Kong,
Venezuela, Colombia, Uruguay, Italy, and Germany. John stated
that he found that his most memorable work was performed in
Egypt. John received Laser Focus World's "Commendation For Excellence in Technical Communications" in December 1990. He was cited in the book City of Light, The Story of Fiber Optics, by Jeff Hecht, Oxford University Press 1999, pages 181, 218-219, and 229. And he was elected to Eta Kappa Nu, Electrical Engineering Honor Society, in 1960, and to Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Society, in 1960. As you can see, John's
contributions have aimed at filling a need where fiber-optic
technology could be used. Return to
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It is with pleasure that we name
Robert V. Meghreblian, Milne Class of 1940, as our newest Hall of
Fame member. Bob is a pioneer in the development of nuclear
reactors, but first a little history:
Mary H. Welch,
'71, nominated Judy (Koblintz)
Madnick, '61, to the Hall of Fame at the Milne
School Alumni Reunion held on September 8, 2012. This Hall of
Fame nomination is a result of Judy's commitment to
initiating and maintaining the Milne School website and enhancing
communication among Milne School alumni and faculty.
Geoff has been University Archivist at
the University at Albany, SUNY, since 1987. He earned his B.A.
from Colby College in 1966, an M.A. in European History in 1968,
and an M.L.S. in 1985, both at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. Since 1996 he has served as chair or co-chair
of the New York State Historical Records Advisory Board and since
2004 has held leadership positions in the New York State Local
Government Records Advisory Council. Both organizations are
advisory to the New York State Archives. He has been very active
in the New York Archives Conference, chairing that organization
five time since the mid-'90s.
Our second 
Our newest inductee to the Milne School Hall of Fame is Margaret Anne “Peggy” Bulger, Ph.D., for her research and work in the field of folklore preservation and education. Thank you to Ellen Manning, '68, for this nomination. Peggy is recognized as pioneer in the field, particularly as it relates to southern states’ culture.