June
2010
In This
Issue:
1. John Lyons '66 Elected Chairman
2. Siracusano'60 Mentors Young Entrepreneurs
3. Alumni College Outreach Day
4. Banner Year for Tech Athletes
5. Steppers Draw Attention
6. Alumni News
John Lyons '66 Elected Chairman 
John Lyons
’66 has been elected Chairman of The Brooklyn Tech Alumni
Foundation, succeeding Michael Weiss ’57, the
board’s founding chairman, who will continue as a board
member.
Mr.
Lyons, a board member since 2007 and most recently board secretary, is
Assistant Vice President/Director of Broadcast Communication for The
Durst Organization.
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Siracusano '60 Mentors Young Entrepreneurs
More than 50 Tech
students voluntarily deferred the start of a well deserved weekend
recently to attend a lecture about entrepreneurship by Louis Siracusano
’60, the innovative creator of 49 companies, who
enthusiastically shared the secrets of his success.
Mr.
Siracusano delivered a high energy, humorous and engaging presentation
for more than an hour, as he inspired his young listeners to build
enterprises. He spoke of his joy in creating businesses and mentioned a
sign he proudly displayed on his desk which read
“We’re here to solve problems.” He
emphasized the importance of “mutual trust and
respect,” and noted that his success could not have been
possible without the loyal team of partners and employees he worked
with for many years.
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Alumni College Outreach Day
Young alumni came
out in force recently to offer college advice to several hundred
current Tech sophomores and juniors. Alumni College Outreach Day was
organized by Tech’s Office of College Services with support
from the Alumni Foundation and the Parent Teacher Association of
Brooklyn Tech.
Giancarlo
Malchiodi, Coordinator of College Services/Advisement, cited a
reciprocal benefit of this activity: “Current Technites get
direct, unfiltered feedback from peers about individual colleges and
the college admission process,” he said, “and
alumni become engaged in the life of the school sooner.”
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Banner Year for Tech Athletes
“This has
been an incredible year for Brooklyn Tech athletics,” said
Athletic Director James DiBenedetto before the start of the Class of
2010 Senior Athletic Awards Ceremony on June 1st. DiBenedetto beamed as
he rattled off a list of playoff success stories.
When
asked to summarize the year’s highlights, he mentioned the
boys basketball team’s first Final Four appearance since
1993, the boys wrestling team’s march to the finals in only
its second year of competition and the girls fencing team’s
progression to the finals. He also spoke glowingly of the baseball
team’s upset win over Cardozo and the grit and determination
they showed later in defeat to the powerhouse Grand Street Campus team.
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Steppers Draw
Attention
The
spotlight shone brightly on Tech’s girls’ and
boys’ step-dancing teams this year, with major media
coverage, a documentary film about them nominated for an award, and
success on a national level.
Stepping
or step-dancing combines cheerleading and drill team moves, with
influences from gymnastics and dance. Participants use words, hand
claps and foot stomps to produce complex rhythms.
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article...
Alumni News
Dr.
Steven B. Heymsfield '62, global director for scientific
affairs and obesity at Merck & Co., was named Executive
Director of the Louisiana State University System’s
Pennington Biomedical Research Center.
Richard
Langseder ’59, Curtiss-Wright Executive,
received the 2010 Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Award for exemplary
leadership in the maritime defense industry.
Dr.
Edward T. Maggio '64 is the Chief Executive Officer and
Director of Aegis Theraputics, a drug-delivery and drug-formulation
technologies company.
Read the full
article...
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Calendar
June 2010
26: Track Alumni
vs. varsity
October 2010
24:
LI
Breakfast
November 2010
13: Career Day
April
2011
29 & 30:
Homecoming
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