2011 CUNY Kingsborough Community College Annual Report

KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE

ANNUAL REPORT 2011

The Kingsborough Community College Foundation’s Board of Directors draws its members from a wide range of professional and academic backgrounds. These men and women have guided some of America’s most important organizations, and they bring their expertise, their drive, and their wholehearted commitment to helping the college realize its vision of the future.

Mr. Michael Courtien, Chair VP, Customer Meter Services, National Grid

Mr. William Keller VP, Administration & Finance, Kingsborough Community College

Dr. Regina S. Peruggi, President (Ex-Officio) President, Kingsborough Community College

Professor John Manbeck Professor Emeritus, Kingsborough Community College

Mr. Robert V. Edgar, Vice Chair VP, Donor Relations, The New York Community Trust Mr. William Correnti, (Alumnus), Secretary-Treasurer Executive Director of Budget and Financial Planning, Kingsborough Community College Dr. Elizabeth Basile, Executive Director (Ex-Officio) Associate Dean for College Advancement, Kingsborough Community College Ms. Joan Bartolomeo President, Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation Mr. Rodney O. Bolden VP, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. Mr. Scott C. Cantone (Alumnus) Senior VP, Government and Public Affairs, Forest City Ratner Companies Mr. Michael Correra (Alumnus) Michael-Towne Wines & Spirits Mr. Tom Early Executive Director, Health Plus

Mr. Paul Moore Eastern Executive Director, Motion Picture Editors Guild Ms. Michel Orban Partner, RRE Ventures Mr. William Rapfogel CEO, Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty Mr. Will Schwalbe Founder/CEO, Cookstr.com Mr. Mark F. Seruya (Alumnus) Senior VP, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Ms. Joanna L. Silver Partner, Cullen and Dykman, LLP Mr. James Slattery Senior Partner, Cullen and Dykman, LLP Ms. Kelly Sullivan Senior Managing Director, Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

DEAR FRIENDS: Knowledge is a perishable commodity. It must be passed on to stay alive. Fortunately, at its academic core Kingsborough Community College possesses faculty members who are dedicated to that concept. These talented individuals believe that generations are connected to one another. As they inherited both knowledge and responsibilities from the generation that preceded them, they are committed to passing on what they have learned to the next generation.

You will read in this year’s annual report about Kingsborough professors who are not only accomplished teachers but who are also seriously engaged, either through research or through professional activities , in their fields of study. The relationship between their teaching on campus and their work beyond the classroom is symbiotic – each one benefits the other. Their work allows them to continually infuse our college with new ideas and new energy.

In addition to increasing the prestige of our college as a place where distinguished scholarship thrives, an active faculty is a distinct advantage to our students. On a daily basis, our students have direct access to their energetic professors in classroom lectures and discussions, on collaborative research projects, and in co- and extra-curricular activities. From fine arts to culinary arts, from surgical technology to maritime technology, from politics to poetry, from the heavenly bodies of physical science to the human bodies of nursing science, from the stages of our theatres to the stages of human development, the Kingsborough faculty offers our students the opportunity to study our world in all of its rich variety. Although many student support services must function cohesively to achieve student success, the major ingredient will continue to be the performance of our faculty in delivering instruction in a modern, efficient, effective, and positive manner.

As you read this report, I am sure that you will get a sense of an attitude that permeates all we do at our college. It is a belief that each student who comes to us has potential. We believe that we as dedicated faculty, administrators, and staff have the ability – or will develop the ability – to unlock that potential. The Kingsborough story is one of thousands of men and women of every age, sex, race, and nationality who come to us because they believe that education is the means to a better life. We believe that our job is to give them something more than they ever imagined. With your continued support, we hope to continue to do that work with renewed purpose in the years ahead.

Dr. Regina S. Peruggi President

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MICHAEL ROGAK

GEORGE CONTRERAS

MICHAEL WEISBERG

CHRISTINA COLON

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Even if they never ventured beyond the classroom, Christina Colon, George Contreras and Michael Weisberg would be excellent teachers. But these professors believe in doing more. They believe in getting their students’ hands dirty with the messy business of the real world.

In 2011, Colon’s biology students dug for horseshoe crabs on Plumb Beach—conducting important research on why this 500 million-yearold species is dwindling. Over the same summer, Contreras’ nursing students traveled to Ecuador, where they dealt with stressful medical emergencies in a foreign culture, skills that will serve them well in New York’s Spanish-speaking communities. Year in and year out, Weisberg’s planetary-science students get to touch some of the oldest and dustiest matter in the solar system, meteorites.

From the hyper-local to the cosmic, Kingsborough’s faculty share their unique experiences as ceramicists and photographers, psychologists and substance-abuse counselors, philosophers and musicians, cake decorators and kitchen designers to the college environment. For students eager to drink from the fountain of knowledge, these professors bring a cup that is full and overflowing. They provide a taste of what it means to be researchers, published authors, and professional practitioners.

Michael Rogak, a third-generation Brooklyn chocolatier, sprinkles his classroom banter with morsels about running a business, making deadlines, and satisfying customers. Bass-playing music professor Marvin Williams packs tales of jamming with hepcats like Miles Davis and touring with divas like Patti LaBelle and Chaka Khan. Anthropologist Suzanne LaFont can fill you in on Jamaica’s “romantic tourism” and the heartbreak of HIV-plagued Namibia.

“When you are teaching something that you actually do – and something you actually love, it’s a big plus for the students,” says Weisberg, a geologist, NASA scientist and researcher at the American Museum of Natural History. “Partly what they enjoy about the course is that they are getting it right from somebody who is currently involved in the cutting-edge science.”

At Kingsborough, we believe an education amounts to more than textbooks and tests, lectures and letter grades. We believe it’s tales from the trenches as well as hands-on experience. We believe it’s Weisberg’s expensive electron microprobes as well as Colon’s cheap plastic buckets and shovels. “It certainly is a win-win situation,” Colon says of her practice of using student assistants in her horseshoe-crab research. “For me, the students, and the crabs.”

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CAREER

CHOICES Students needing a tutorial on how to earn a living wage as a visual artist should meet Valerie Sokolova. With her magical portraits of preening ducks and sleeping beauties, the children’s book illustrator has published more than 50 titles in the United States and Russia. In her Kingsborough classroom, she not only shares her ongoing commercial projects with students, but also gives them real-world advice on how to prepare a portfolio, how to approach clients and publishers, and how to schedule interviews.

“We only have real artists in the art department,” says Janice Farley, a ceramist who pioneered the Tribeca arts scene of the ’70s. “Everybody is a working artist.”

Stimulating intellectual curiosity is a primary goal of the art faculty. “Enthusiasm generates curiosity, and curiosity is what keeps people always growing in terms of an education,” says Farley, who has conducted workshops with esteemed North Carolina potter Jane Peiser and ventured abroad to study the mosaics of Ravenna and the porcelain of Messein.

Yet even purists say you need more than pencils and paints to survive today’s economy.

When John Descarfino was in college, “there was not much discussion about how you support yourself and what your options were.” Descarfino, a painter who exhibits regularly in galleries, now takes care to tell his students about alternative exhibition spaces (generally more approachable than high-end galleries), artist registries on the Internet, and potential jobs in museums, corporate collections and artists’ studios.

Janice Mehlman, a photography professor with an international reputation, gets excited about the magic of the medium, the vanishing art of developing film and pulling prints. Every semester, she takes her students on a Chelsea art jaunt, to check out contemporary photo galleries. Most of them will not become fine artists, but that’s not the point. Mehlman recalls a Kingsborough grad who took a job as a restaurantchain manager and used his photography skills to take pictures for the company website. “It can enhance any career,” Mehlman says. “The idea is to try to light a spark and to give them tools they can use throughout their life in any field they go into.”

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A specialist in 19-century European and American sculpture, art history professor Caterina Y. Pierre advises her students about art-related careers, such as museum curators, lecturers, and educators. "Arts and culture generate over $166 billion dollars per year in the United States, and courses in art history are a first step towards an understanding of the industry and possible careers within it," notes Pierre. She wants all students to have a familiarity with art, its history, its impact, and give students, at the very least, "a desire to want to make art a part of their lives."

“We only have real a working artist.”

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VALERIE SOKOLOVA

JOHN DESCARFINO

JANICE MEHLMAN

JANICE FARLEY

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INTIMACY outside passions inspire dialogue Psychology professor Juann Watson uses HBO’s psychotherapy drama “In Treatment” as a teaching tool. Anthropology professor Beth King speaks in a breathy voice that makes students want to lean forward to catch her stories about living with the Navajos. Psychology professor Lourdes Follins sometimes wears her Yoruban beads to class—a fashion choice that allows her to weave spirituality into her bristling discussions on sexuality, depression, drug use and HIV awareness.

It’s clear that the Behavorial Sciences faculty brings much more to the table than textbooks and tests. Here, the discourse is infused with a depth and richness born of their accumulated experiences as researchers, authors, practitioners and well-informed human beings.

Take the topic of sex. Though we live in a culture oozing with erotic material, many people clam up when trying to share intimate information in a public forum. That dynamic changes, however, when students hear anthropology professor Suzanne LaFont’s passion for her research (she has chronicled the sex trade of Namibia and the sexual tourism of Jamaica) or Follins’ commitment to HIV prevention and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues. “My most precious moments,” Follins says, “are when students have that a-ha moment and I see the light bulb going on.”

Moved by the courage and tenacity of the remedial students he encountered early in his career, Professor Jason VanOra made developmental issues the focus of his research and his forthcoming book, Desperate to Achieve: Understanding the Lives, Struggles, and Identities of Community College Students Assigned to Developmental Classes.

Now, his scholarship informs his mentoring and his work as co-coordinator of the Opening Doors Learning Communities program.

In her home state of Mississippi, sociology professor Jennifer Mitchell helped bring public transportation to the rural Delta. In Brooklyn, her community work has shifted to food justice — who eats what and why. Her students diarize their eating habits and map food-distribution in their neighborhoods—data that will be added to the Brooklyn Food Coalition website.

King shares her documentary footage of Utah’s Navajos. (“I go out there every year and do field work and talk to elderly people.”) Watson relates her experiences as a therapist and counselor. (“I tell them I hold so many secrets on my little back,” jokes the petite professor.) LaFont adds global sex and culture to the stew.

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“It helps validate the students’ experience to know that their professors are actively doing research and publishing,” LaFont says. “I think it helps them to feel proud of Kingsborough.

A lot of students come up to me and say it’s so exciting to hear about this first hand.”

SUZANNE LA FONT

LOURDES FOLLINS

JASON VAN ORA

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well-tested recipe

TASTING THE WORLD Meltdowns are not unusual in Professor Naxielly Dominguez’s classes on specialty-cake decorating. Cakes fall. Ice cream drips. Sugar roses get smashed. Dominguez, a professional cake decorator with years of experience, tells her students to slow down, take their time, put their hearts into it. Soon they are constructing opulent towers with fancy designs. “I have been doing cakes forever,” says the native of Oaxaca, Mexico. “They understand my passion.”

Dominguez is just the sort of teacher Jonathan Deutsch seeks out for the Culinary Arts program he runs at Kingsborough.

He wants cooks with energy and enthusiasm, not burnouts with knee problems. “We have people who are educators by choice,” says Deutsch, who has created an on-campus vegetable farm and a student-run mock restaurant.

Just look at James Feustel. During the week, the former chef is a commercial kitchen designer who works with celebrity clients like Bobby Flay and Daniel Humm of Eleven Madison Park. On Saturdays, he brings his uniquely honed set of skills to Kingsborough’s culinary classes. “I get to share that, hanging out with all these chefs and being around guys at the top of their field,” says Feustel, who is creating Humm’s kitchen at the new NoMad Hotel.

JONATHAN DEUTSCH

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NAXIELLY DOMINGUEZ

“We have people who are educators by choice.”

JAMES FEUTSEL

And then there’s Michael Rogak, a third-generation Brooklyn chocolatier who started out as a special-education teacher. A lively and opinionated candy-maker, Rogak doesn’t sugarcoat the profession. “The reality is not everyone can cook. Not everyone who wants to go into the food business is good at it.” So before the ganache and truffles, he tells his students they are in for long hours and minimum wages, not “Top Chef.”

In Culinary Arts, no professor follows the same recipe; each adds his own flavor to the stew. In her classes on regional Mexican cuisine, Dominguez waxes poetical on tacos, tamales and from-scratch molé—and uses chocolate she buys on her trips back home. Feustel, who trained as an engineer before he found cooking, practices a methodical approach, what he calls “the mental mise en place.” Everything in its place. Rogak drills his students on running a business fraught with health inspections, equipment failures and cranky customers.

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FACULTY AND STUDENT PROJECTS

ENGAGING STUDENTS IN RESEARCH Biology professor Christina Colon did her doctoral research on civets.

Since the small carnivore is only found in Africa and Asia, “I wanted to switch my research to a local species so I could involve students.”

That’s how she found the horseshoe crab, which lays its eggs on Plumb Beach, across the bay from the college. Because the crab’s blood is used to determine biomedical contamination, it’s an important “blood donor,” Colon says. Scientists are troubled that its numbers have been declining. Over the summer, Colon and her students, including alumnus Syed Nawaz, counted crab eggs and hatchlings along the beach. Nawaz, a biology major who wants to attend medical school, saw the fieldwork as a chance to get some research experience on his resume. He determined that human activity affected the number of hatchlings, but not eggs. His poster took first prize at a biology conference. “It was such a great experience,” he said, “I am going to do it again next year.”

CHRISTINA COLON

SYED NAWAZ

FROM FILMMAKING HOBBY TO CAREER JOHN ACOSTA

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JOSEPHUS TUDTUD

Josephus Tudtud, a former Marine in the New Start Program, considered his interest in photography and film more of a hobby than a way to earn a living. But with Professor John Acosta’s encouragement, Tudtud decided to change his major from business to media technology and management. “I was kind of struggling on my own,” says the Kingsborough student. “Professor Acosta is the one who really motivated me.” In one course with Acosta, Tudtud helped created videos to publicize three college-related programs: EcoFestival; an Autism Speaks fund-raiser; and the Kingsborough Child Development Center. “Josephus is very disciplined and very focused,” says the Communications & Performing Arts professor, who tries to give his students as much real-world experience as possible.

“It gives them a taste of what it’s going to be like when they work in the industry once they graduate.”

PRESIDENT’S FACULTY INNOVATION AWARDS 2011-2012 Recipients The President’s Faculty Innovation Award encourages projects that make use of innovative pedagogies and/or instructional technology in the classroom and for development of hybrid and/ or online courses; research projects that involved faculty and students in a mentoring relationship; interdisciplinary collaborations; or projects that integrate civic engagement curriculum and/or activities into existing and/or new courses.

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Professor George W. Contreras Nursing A Trans-cultural Nursing Experience

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Professor Nancy Leggio Behavioral Sciences and Human Services Creating a Children’s Garden: Making Connections between the KCC Urban Farm, Pre-Service Early Childhood Teachers, and Community Schools

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Professors Ann DelPrincipe and Rachel Ihara English The Kingsborough Study of Community College Literacy

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Professor Michael Spear History, Philosophy, and Political Science “The Right to the City”: Expanding the Civic Engagement Component to the History of New York City Course (History 62)

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Professor Edgar E. Troudt Tourism and Hospitality “Poking” Tourism: Facebook as College and Discipline Information Clearinghouse

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Professor Christoph Winkler Kingsborough Center for Economic and Workforce Development &CUNY Institute for Virtual Enterprise Fostering Student Leadership and Civic Engagement through Social Networking and Online Mentorship

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Professor Juan Morales-Flores Behavioral Sciences and Human Services The Effects of Electronic Portfolios in the Teacher Training Programs: Early Childhood/Childcare and Education Studies

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Professor Bailin Song English An Assessment Study on the Effectiveness of a Supplemental Language Course

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Professor Jason Leggett History, Philosophy, and Political Science Hybrid American Government Course and Linked Criminal Justice Course

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Professor Rachel Sturm-Beiss Mathematics and Computer Science A Hybrid Math 9, College Algebra, Course

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Professor Mary Lynn Navarro English From Self to Social Action: A Hybrid Action Research Class Explores Civility in the Global Community

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FACULTY INNOVATION AWARD

CARLENE BARNABY Criminal Justice

ECUADOR BECOMES TEACHING HOSPITAL FOR STUDENTS GEORGE CONTRERAS

When professors George Contreras and Coleen Kumar took eight Kingsborough nursing students to work in Ecuador for a week, their charges had no idea how extreme the conditions would be. Student Alicia Nugent says the first patient she encountered was a lovelorn woman who had swallowed pesticide in a suicide attempt. “Every single person was a trauma,” Nugent said. If patients needed drugs, syringes, even cotton swabs, their family had to buy supplies at a pharmacy and take them to the hospital. “The goal of the trip was to emphasize the importance of culture in the field of health care. To see their profession in another setting was very, very meaningful for them,” says Contreras, the Allied Health Services director who is in the process of creating a new EMT degree for the college. Contreras would like to return to Ecuador in 2012 with more Kingsborough students. Nugent, who works at Lutheran Medical Center, applauds the idea, calling her experience life-changing.

“It was such a gift to be there to help those people.”

Her students tell her America is corrupt and biased. She tells them it’s all relative. “I am from an environment that is plagued with high crime,” says the Jamaica native who uses her background in theater to stage mock trials in class.

“Some might call me overly dramatic, but I find students learn a little better.” Ultimately, she just wants her students to learn to think critically.

BOB BLAISDELL English As a reviewer, essayist and editor of over 30 anthologies, including the recently released New York: The Big Apple Quote Book, the English professor is familiar with the rejection slip. “I have been rejected so many times that the surprise is the yes,” says the former journalist.

He tries to get his students, many of whom are immigrants, to tap into their rich personal material as they write. “I am all for using everything you’ve got.”

THERESA MASTRIANNI Business ALICIA NUGENT (center)

Fashion is fun—and fickle. Just ask this professor, who brings years of retail and fashion experience to the classroom. As a fabric buyer for a children’s-wear manufacturer, Mastrianni dealt with bleeding red corduroy and turtlenecks no kid could get his head through. As a department-store manager, she had to reckon with serial returners— customers who wore clothes, then brought them back repeatedly.

Never get too comfortable in the design world, she tells her students.

“You are only as good as you are this season.”

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JOSE NANIN Community Health When Nanin’s students do textbook readings on HIV prevention and other health topics, they are often fascinated to discover that their professor actually collected the data or researched the topic himself. Currently the principal investigator of a federal Center for Disease Control-funded study of HIV issues among black and Latino men, Nanin believes his first-hand perspective informs his teaching, often inspiring students to pursue careers in the field.

RICK REPETTI Philosophy Students are often so knotted up with stress that they can’t process new ideas.

A professor who teaches meditation and yoga in the community, Repetti uses such“contemplative practices” to get students “in touch with a part of themselves that’s naturally curious or reflective or analytical.” Meditation creates a natural environment for a philosophy class, “or any kind of class,” Repetti says. “Instead of no child left behind, it’s no Buddha left behind.”

MARVIN WILLIAMS Music When teaching Mozart and Bach, this music professor can talk about working with Miles Davis, Patti LaBelle and Chaka Khan. “You can actually see their interest meter move right away,” says the bassist, composer and recording artist, who brings in outside projects so students can “see the process of making an original recording.”

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HIGHLIGHTS • In 2011, the prestigious Aspen Institute College Excellence Program ranked Kingsborough Community College as one of the nation’s 120 best community colleges. The only CUNY College listed in the ranking, Kingsborough met the Aspen Institute’s criteria by demonstrating strong outcomes in three pillars of student success: students’ persistence and completion of degree programs; consistently improving retention and graduation rates; and equity in outcomes for students of diverse racial/ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds.

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A unique educational partnership, the CUNY Justice Academy offers dual admission into one of the six participating CUNY community colleges and John Jay College of Criminal Justice to students pursuing careers in criminal justice, forensic science, and forensic financial analysis. Kingsborough’s new A.S. in Science for Forensics joined the Justice Academy this year, providing students seeking jobs in forensics science laboratories with a strong foundation in general and organic chemistry, general biology, physics, and calculus. Graduates with a G.P.A. of 2.5 or higher will be able to transfer seamlessly to John Jay College of Criminal Justice to complete their bachelor’s degree in Forensic Science.

Kingsborough’s new A.S. in Earth and Planetary Sciences allows students to explore the geological wonders of Earth and the greater cosmos beyond. Students can study side by side with professors like NASA-funded Dr. Harold C, Connelly, Jr. and Dr. Michael Weisberg, cosmochemists specializing in the study of meteorites, using cutting-edge laboratory instruments.

Upon completing the two-year degree, students can then transfer to Brooklyn College to complete a four-year degree in geology.

MICHAEL WEISBERG & HAROLD C. CONNOLLY JR. Physical sciences Talk about expanding your universe. Students in Michael Weisberg’s popular Planetary Science course get access to some of the oldest objects in the solar system: meteorites. Students who take an independent study with the professor are assigned a baseball-size meteorite from a collection he purchased for the college. They slice it, analyze it, and write a report on it. “Their meteorite gets a name, and it gets published in a meteorite database that is the global source for all meteorites,” says Weisberg, who gives students access to his lab at the American Museum of Natural History, where he is a research associate. Harold Connolly allows his astronomy classes a peak into his work for NASA. “I am a mission-sample scientist for an $800 million mission called OSIRIS-REx,” Connolly says. The mission will visit an asteroid, collect samples and return them to earth for him to analyze. “I have 14 years of a long stimulating ride on an exciting mission.”

MICHAEL WEISBERG

HAROLD C. CONNOLLY JR.

• Kingsborough Community College became the first highereducation institution in New York City to launch an urban farm tilled by students. Planted on what was an asphalt lot between the T1 and T2 buildings, the learning laboratory and sustainable source of organic produce functions as an outdoor classroom where students gain hands-on urban farming and entrepreneurial experience. The vegetables, fruits and herbs grown are harvested, processed, and used primarily by our rapidly growing Culinary Arts program.

• Kingsborough’s A.S. in Chemical Dependency Counseling

JOAN STANDORA Substance-abuse counseling Early in her career, Joan Standora planned to be a painter. Working as an art therapist in a drug program, she “just fell in love” with substanceabuse work. “I just found those clients to be fascinating, and I think I also found them to be by and large people who were very bright and creative.” Today, she paints a bigger canvas. At Kingsborough, she runs the City University of New York’s only two-year degree in Chemical Dependency Counseling — and the only such nationally accredited program in the state. Her passion for therapy and healing, and her years of experience in the field, shine through in her teaching. Students in the program get 4 1/2 months of internships with partnering agencies— learning the ropes of intervention, group therapy, taking case notes, and so on. “They are really seen as part of the team.” Just as important, Standora requires her professors to practice what they teach. “Everyone is out in the field.

Everyone is working. You have to bring that passion you have into the classroom.” When you do, she says, students pick up on it.

became the first college degree program in New York State to be accredited by the National Addiction Studies Accreditation Commission. The program prepares students for a career in alcohol and substance abuse counseling. By the time they graduate, students will have earned up to one year of the required three years of clinical work experience needed for CASAC (Certified Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counseling) credentials and are eligible to apply for the CASAC-Trainee Certificate from the NYC Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services.

• Both Kingsborough Community College and 2009 KCC graduate, Shereece Blake, were recipients of the 2010 Robin Hood Heroes Award, which included a $50,000 donation to the college. The award is given annually to outstanding organizations and special New Yorkers who have overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles and have shown the resiliency of the human spirit. Blake grew up in Kingston, Jamaica, where she witnessed children being abused and saw her aunt immediately after she was killed -- experiences which led her to decide to become a lawyer. The 21-year-old graduate recently took the LSAT and hopes to study family law.

• The Department of History, Philosophy, and Political Science and the Men’s Resource Center co-sponsored a forum entitled “Legal or Illegal?: Perceptions and Realities of the Criminal Justice System,” featuring a panel of judges, attorneys, law enforcement officials and other experts engaged in a lively and informative discussion relating to theory and realities of criminal justice. Participants included Justice John H. Wilson; Justice Deborah Dowling; Justice Evelyn LaPorte; De Lacy Davis of Black Cops Against Police Brutality; Michael A. Ortiz, senior special agent, U. S. Department of Homeland Security, New York Office; Shannon Taylor of Not Just Black and Jews in Conversation; and NYPD Detective Carl Calderone. | 17

GRANT SUMMARIES Grants are vital to the mission of Kingsborough. Support from governmental agencies, foundations, and corporations helps us to further the work of students and faculty. Recent grants to Kingsborough include: $19,860,087 from the United States Department of Labor: Employment and Training Administration in support of CUNY Career PATH (Preparation for Adults through Training and Higher Education), a project that offers out-of-work adult New Yorkers who are changing careers a new way to retool for today’s job market.

The grant, the only one awarded in New York State, was awarded to an eight-campus CUNY consortium, of which Kingsborough is the lead institution. In addition to providing basic academic and English language skills instruction, the program will create new opportunities to earn college credit in conjunction with short-term occupational training and industry-recognized credentials.

Center. The 4-year grant will allow the Center to serve children as young as 18 months through school-age, and provide care in the evenings and on Saturday. As a result, student-parents will be able to choose from a broader range of course offerings, encouraging semesterto-semester persistence and degree completion.

$1,874,606 from the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City for the Kingsborough Center for Economic and Workforce Development to implement Access to Success, a program that trains disconnected youth for careers in the food service industry. Students earn their GED’s, participate in contextualized training, and have the unique opportunity to work on Kingsborough’s on-campus Urban Farm.

$130,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for continued support of research by Dr. Jose Nanin (Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Department) on HIV-prevention strategies among high-risk men of color.

$1,225,593 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in support of the OSIRIS REx (Spectral Interpretation-Resource IdentificationSecurity-Regolith Explorer), the first U.S. mission to collect material from an asteroid and bring it to Earth for study. Part of a multi-institution, inter-disciplinary, international team, Physical Sciences Professor Harold C. Connolly, Jr. will be responsible for recommending locations most suitable for sampling and oversee sample analysis. $681,552 from the United States Department of Education for Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) to support an expansion of hours and ages served at Kingsborough’s on-campus Child Development 18 |

$414,000 from Robin Hood Foundation for continued support for Opening Doors Learning Communities, which encourage more sophisticated, integrative learning through linked courses and student support. This grant also provides support for a new program that engages students during the summer, with the goal of improving their academic outcomes.

$95,223 from the New York State Education Department for implementation of the Biological Sciences Department’s College Science and Technology Entry Program (C-STEP). Through this program, historically under- represented and economically disadvantaged undergraduates explore careers in biological sciences through participation in mentored research or internships, seminars and field trips; enhanced academic support; and opportunities to attend and present their research at national, statewide and local conferences. $50,000 from Barclays-Nets Community Alliance to fund fifty $1,000 scholarships to Brooklyn residents enrolled at Kingsborough and who are in good academic standing, enabling them to fill the gap between their financial aid package and their tuition and related expenses, reducing their dependence on student loans, and ensuring they can stay in school andmeet their educational goals.

$40,000 from the JP Morgan Chase Foundation to provide inter-generational financial literacy training to Coney Island residents via a partnership between Kingsborough and two community organizations. Students from Kingsborough’s Black Male Initiative, trained by Junior Achievement, present age-appropriate financial literacy training to children while their parents receive training from a faculty member in our Business Department. Astella Development Corporation provides additional support around entrepreneurship, planning for home ownership, and other special interest topics. $40,000 from New York Community Trust in support of the work of Kingsborough’s Performing Arts Center as it brings artistically and culturally diverse, multi-disciplinary performances from masters of the form to the varied communities around the college.

$25,000 from the Nathan and Margaret Y. Thorne Fund to support the Center for Civic Engagement. At Kingsborough, civic engagement is defined as acting on our mutual responsibility to care for each other in the college, in our communities, and on our planet. The Center for Civic Engagement provides a link between what students learn in the classroom and student participation in civil society. $15,000 from the Richmond County Savings Foundation to provide funding for thirty $500 scholarships for students in need living on Staten Island, ensuring they can stay in school and achieve their educational goals. $5,000 from the New York Community Bank Foundation towards the creation of a toddler playground for the Kingsborough Child Development Center, which provides on-campus childcare to students with children. The playground will improve the opportunities for the Center’s youngest children to develop gross motor skills.

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KINGSBOROUGH SUPPORTERS The Kingsborough community extends beyond our campus borders. We have a responsibility to the borough of Brooklyn, and we are proud of the role we are playing in its revitalization. A gift to the Kingsborough Community College Foundation, Inc., — a charitable 501(c)(3) organization that exists solely to benefit Kingsborough — will fund scholarships and support faculty and curriculum development. But it supports more than an institution. It supports a community.

BENEFACTOR'S CIRCLE $25,000 + Ambrose Monell Foundation Barclays Nets Community Alliance Consortium for Worker Education CUNY Community College Collaborative Awards CUNY Workforce Development Initiative Heckscher Foundation/ Single Stop USA JPMorgan Chase Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City Nathan C. and Margaret Y. Thorne Fund National Grid Robin Hood Foundation Tortora Sillcox Family Foundation SPONSOR'S CIRCLE $24,999 - $10,000 Anonymous (2) CUNY GreenWorks!

Prof. Ellen S. Fine Follett Higher Education Group Forest City Ratner Companies The New York Community Trust Northfield Bank Foundation Richmond County Savings Foundation Southpole Foundation The Walter Kann Foundation PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE $9,999 - $5,000 Anonymous ASMBS Foundation Berkeley College Bradford Portraits CENGAGE Learning City University of New York Cullen and Dykman LLP Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Ms. M. Michel Orban Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of New York, Inc. Dr. Regina S. Peruggi and Mr. Gerard A. McCallion The Post New York Alliance Public Health Solutions Mr. Baldomero Roman Ms. Kelly Sullivan Switzer Foundation TD Charitable Foundation

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PLATINUM CIRCLE $4,999 - $1,000 Anonymous (4) The Arun I. & Asmita Bhatia Family Foundation Assurant Foundation Mr. Allen and Dr. Elizabeth Basile Mr. Andrew H. Brimmer and Mr. Thomas Molner Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation Captain Vincent F. Atene Post No. 3230 Mr. Richard Cockrell Con Edison, Inc. Connecticut Maritime Association Inc. Mr. and Mrs. William Correnti Mr. Michael A. Correra Mr. Michael Courtien Dean Paulette Dalpes and Dr. Kathryn Obear Davis/Weyman Community Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Prof. Donald Donin and Mr. Dante Orsini Eugene M. Lang Foundation Mr. Edward and Dr. Susan Farrell Dean and Mrs. Thomas G. Friebel The Honorable and Mrs. Rudolph W. Giuliani The Glickenhaus Foundation Ms. Betty Goetz Mr. and Mrs. Carl Goldstein Drs. David and Diane Gomez Dr. and Mrs. Sidney Helfant Hostos Community College/CUNY The Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Saul W. Katz Mr. William Keller and Ms. Lynn Steinberg Dr. and Mrs. Oliver Klapper Ms. Sheila C. Labrecque Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong Lim Manhattan Beach Neighborhood Association The March of Dimes The Marine Society of the City of New York Mertz Gilmore Foundation Mr. George F. Meyers Ms. JoAnne Meyers Mill Basin/Bergen Beach Lions Club

“As a student, I received a couple of scholarships that I knew came from donations. Now I give back to the college so that future students like myself, who are in need of scholarships or eligible for scholarships, can get them.”

NAVILA ABBAS, A.A., LIBERAL ARTS, 2011

Motion Picture Editors Guild Local 700 IATSE New York City College of Technology/CUNY New York Life Foundation Palm Bay Imports Panda House at Manhattan Beach LLC Paris Gourmet of New York Inc. Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour Mr. and Mrs. Richard Perry Pilo Arts Day Spa & Salon Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Pobat Ms. Jennie Raffa Resources for Educational and Employment Opportunities Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Sachs Drs. Stuart and Madelyn Schulman Mr. William Schwalbe Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Schwarz Mr. and Mrs. James P. Slattery Societe Culinaire Philanthropique Dr. and Mrs. Stuart A. Suss TD Bank The United Way GOLD CIRCLE $999 - $500 Anonymous (3) AHRC New York City The Alana and Lewis Frumkes Foundation, Inc. Dean Peter H. Baker Bassett Catering Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Linda Biancorosso Prof. Carol Biermann, Ph.D. Mr. Rodney O. Bolden Bronx Community College/CUNY Cablevision Carousel Industries Dr. Marilyn Chernin Concept Elite Salon

Mr. Anthony Corazza Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Dachtera Ms. Joan De Freitas-Gellman Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Deutsch DJJ Technologies Ms. Micheline Driscoll Mr. and Mrs. Edward Eisenberg Ms. Lauren Ellis Dr. Richard N. Fox Greater New York Society for Public Health Education, Inc. Health Plus Mr. Craig Hinkley Klearview Appliance Ms. Frances Koch Dr. Frances Kraljic-Curran Mr. and Mrs. Zeco Krcic Lehman College/CUNY Dr. Melvin Levine Ms. Juanita Linares Maimonides Medical Center Dean Thelma L. Malle Prof. Peter Malone Mr. James E. Marsh Medgar Evers College/CUNY Metropolitan Jewish Health System Michael Towne Wine and Spirits Mr. Frank Milano New York Daily News New York University Mr. and Mrs. Frank N. Newman

Ms. Mary E. O’Shea Queensborough Community College/CUNY Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Romano Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Scavo Siemens Building Technologies Ms. Rachel E. Singer Verizon Foundation Dr. Barbara R. Walters Washington Computer Services Prof. William Winter and Ms. Deborah D. Tangen York College/CUNY SILVER CIRCLE $499 - $250 Anonymous (3) Mr. John L. Aaron Atlantic Wines and Spirits Dr. Marcia Babbitt The Baddish Group Bamboomoves Forest Hills Mr. Matthew and Dr. Maria Bartolomeo-Maida Mr. Brandon Beckner and Mrs. Christine M. Buite-Beckner Ms. Catherine Behrend Dr. and Mrs. Wasyl Bilyk Prof. Loretta Brancaccio-Taras Ms. Natalia Bredikhina Brooklyn College/CUNY Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation Capelli D’Oro Ms. Christine Carlucci

KING SBOROUG H SUPPORTERS Mr. Edward Caulfield Prof. Christopher Chapman Chelsea Piers Sports & Entertainment Complex Ms. Mary Ann Chiacchiaro Mrs. Margaret Christopher Dean Peter M. Cohen D. Coluccio & Sons Inc. Dean Loretta S. DiLorenzo District Council 37 Mr. and Mrs. Tom Early Prof. Susan Ednie Expedite VCS Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Fabrizio Dr. Reza Fakhari Ms. Elena I. Foronda Prof. and Mrs. David E. Frankel Mr. Jim Freund and Mrs. Barbara Fox Ms. Camille Gallo Ms. Toni Gifford Mr. and Mrs. Hyman Goldsmith Dr. Rachelle Goldsmith Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Goldstein Mrs. Dasha Gorinshteyn and Mr. Vladimir Yeutman Mrs. Irmatrude Grant Prof. Janine Graziano-King Ms. Laura Gutiérrez and Mr. Alexander Campbell Mr. Wayne R. Harewood Heights Chateau Ms. Linda Hellow Dr. and Mrs. Cliff Hesse Prof. Donald Hume Hunter College/CUNY Mr. Asif Hussain Iannelli Construction Company Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ingenito Island Photography Ms. Dorothy Isola J & R Primiano Jack Loconsolo & Co. Inc. Mr. Reise Jacobs Kauff McGuire & Margolis LLP Kings Highway Democratic Club Kingsborough Community College Auxiliary Enterprise Kingsborough Musical Society Chorus Dr. and Mrs. Baroukh E. Kodsi The Honorable Seymour Lachman and Prof. Susan Lachman Ms. Barbara T. Ladman Prof. and Mrs. Mohamed Lakrim Le Cirque Prof. Georgia Lind Macro Digital Technology Corporation Prof. and Mrs. John Manbeck Manhattan Beer Distributor Marine Park Seaside Links, LLC McDonald’s - P. Hendel Products Prof. Maxine D. McGarvey Prof. and Mrs. Michael V. Miranda Dean John Mogulescu and Bonne August Mr. and Mrs. Pasquale Morena Mutual of America

Namaste Yoga of Kensington N.F. Gozo Corporation New York Giants New York Mets Drs. Norbert and Leslee Oppenheim Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow Dr. Mary T. Ortiz Mr. Randy Peers Prof. Peter Pilchman popchips!

Professional Staff Congress/CUNY Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rasa Reed Elsevier Dr. Barbara Ritchin Drs. Herman and Pola Rosen Mr. Martin G. Rosenthal Mr. and Mrs. Sergio Rossi Mr. Richard T. Ryan and Prof.

Denise Giachetta-Ryan Ms. Ruby L. Ryles Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Sachs Prof. Samuel Scherek Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schleifer Ms. Leslie Schultz Ms. Barbara Shovlin Ms. Joanna L. Silver Dr. Nicholas Skirka Prof. Franceska B. Smith Ms. Bonnie C. Stone Ms. Anne Alexis Cote’ Taylor Prof. August A. Tuosto Mr. and Mrs. Greg Warnock Ms. Kathryn L. Wayler West End Jewelers Ms. Tara Yarczower Prof. and Mrs. Arthur N. Zeitlin BRONZE CIRCLE $249 - $100 Ms. Rita Akselrud Dr. Angela Alvarado-Coleman Mr. and Mrs. Edward Antonio Mr. Fred Ardolino Asian American/Asian Research Institute/CUNY Mr. D. Elliot Baker Ms. Isabel K. Balson Ms. Rhonda Barnat Ms. Anna Becker Drs. Jerry and Carla Beeber Mr. and Mrs. Carlo Bergonzo Best Buy Mr. Anthony Blake Prof. and Mrs. John Blunt, Sr. Ms. Andrea V. Bobrow Ms. Marie Bongiorno Dr. Gerald Borell Mr. and Mrs. Arnezo Bracco Mr. and Mrs. Eugene V. Bradley Dr. Rosa Bradley Ms. Makeela Brathwaite Brighton Ballet Theater Co. Inc. Ms. Czarina Brusas Mr. Thomas Brzozowski Buffalo Wild Wings® Grill & Bar Ms. Kathleen Burke and Ms. Lois McDonnell Mrs. Florence Burrus Ms. Anita Burstein Mr. Robert Cabat

Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Cabrera Mr. Christian M. Calienes Canarsie Courier Mr. Joseph S. Castro Dr. and Mrs. Hwai-Yin Chang Dr. Roberta Chapey Mr. and Mrs. Feliks Chernov Ms. Ping Su Cheung Mr. Steve Clancy Ms. Marie R. Cohen Cold Stone Creamery Prof. Diego L. Colon Mr. Frank Coppola Mr. Thomas Corichi Mr. Donald Coy Ms. Rosemarie Cozza Mr. Gearlen Crump Mr. Paul Curiale Mrs. Patricia D’Agosta Ms. Maureen C. Daly Dangerfield’s Prof. Aleksandr Davydov Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DeBella Ms. Nicole DeCapua Ms. Erika DelaCruz-Cabrera Mr. Craig Diesslin Ms. Vickie DiMartino Mr. and Mrs. John Drucker Dyker Heights Florist Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Israel Egenburg Ms. Randi S. Farber Prof. Janice C. Farley Ms. Francine Feinstein Mr. Gary Fiedel Mr. David Fishman Mr. Melvin J. Fontana Mr. and Mrs. Michael Forte Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frubell Ms. Theresa Gaglia Gargiulo’s Restaurant Ms. Kate Garretson Mr. and Mrs. Michael Geller Prof. Ronald Gerwin Mr. Aston G. Gillies

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Greenberg Ms. Monica Grier Ms. Eileen Haber Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Haber Harbor Fitness Center Ms. Frankie Lynn Healy Mr. Peter Hermida Ms. Doris K. Hiller Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hirsch Ms. Ellie Hofherr Prof. Susan Hom Mrs. Florence Houser Prof. Deborah Hyland Il Fornetto Restaurant Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Imperato Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ivry Mr. Gerald Jay Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jeynes Jimmy’s Famous Heroes Ms. Florence John Ms. Bettye Jones Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Josephs Ms. Larisa Kabbaj Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kalipetes Ms. Arlene Kessler Dr. Beth E. King Prof. Miriam Kittrell Mr. Yevgeny Kolyakov Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelm Krapf RDr. Holly A. Krech-Thomas and Reverend Benjamin Thomas Ms. Sabina Krivenko Mr. and Mrs. Brian Ladman Ms. Frances Lehman Dr. Gail R. Levine Mrs. Phyllis Levine Mr. Henry Lieberman Ms. Antonia Lieggi Ms. Marion A. Lipton Prof. Consolacion Magdangal Dr. Fred B. Malamet Maria’s Ristorante

Prof. and Mrs. Theodore C. Markus Dr. and Mrs. Edward Martin Mr. Julio Martinez Mary’s Gone Crackers Prof. Theresa Mastrianni Dr. and Mrs. Ivan Mauer Dr. and Mrs. Fredric Mayerson Ms. Lavita J. McMath-Turner Meats Supreme Mrs. Maria T. Mejias Mr. and Mrs. David Miller The Honorable Melvin Miller and Dr. Elizabeth Miller Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Mittleman Mr. Daniel Moinester Ms. Wanda Morales M.S.D. Enterprises Mr. and Dr. William J. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Lovett D. Murray Prof. and Mrs. Joseph N. Muzio My Turn Club National Baseball Hall of Fame Mr. Colville Nelson New Jersey Nets New York Aquarium Mr. and Mrs. Robert Newmark Mr. Philip and Dr. Gloria Nicosia Mr. Ron and Mrs. Irene Olson Ms. Judith E. Palmer Ms. Susan Paul Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Pero Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pero Ms. Linda C. Pierce Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Plotkin Prof. Kristin Polizzotto Or Ms. Arline Pollinger Ms. Kristie Prezioso Dr. Sandra E. Ramos Mr. William Rapfogel Ms. Angela Rappa Ms. Martha Richards Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Mr. Angel Rivera

“National Grid has been involved with the college for many years now. We see the good work it does, and how it really does give a lot of people a second chance, students that a lot of other places have given up on. As a former KCC student, I also have a personal connection. My life would have been very, very different if I had not attended Kingsborough.”

MICHAEL P. COURTIEN, KCC FOUNDATION BOARD CHAIR VP, CUSTOMER METER SERVICES, NATIONAL GRID

Mrs. Laura Glazier-Smith and Mr. George D. Smith Mr. Howard Goldberg Dr. Mary R. Goldstein Mr. Carlos A. Gomariz Mr. Harry K. Good III, Ph.D. Mr. George Gozo Ms. Aida C. Gramieri Graphic Image Inc. Prof. and Mrs. Richard Graziano

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KINGSBOROUGH SUPPORTERS Mr. Carmine Riviello Ms. Linda D. Rizzotto Mr. Michael P. Rodriguez Ms. Zuleika Rodriguez Mrs. Gila E. Rohr Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Rothbard Roundabout Theatre Company Mr. and Mrs. George J. Russ Mr. Peter M. Russo Mr. William J. Russo Mr. Joseph Sacks Prof. and Mrs. Gary B. Sarinsky Mr. Mary Scarpa Mr. Howard Schain Prof. Marissa Schlesinger Mr. Douglas Schwalbe Ms. Alisa J. Sher Ms. Cheryl A. Shiber Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Sicular Prof. Dale Siegel Ms. Pearl Siegelman Dr. Anne Silver Mrs. Barbara A. Simmons Mr. Martin Solomon Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Solow Mr. Levi E. Springer Ms. Regina Strachan Ms. Kirstin Swanson Mr. Robert Tarallo Prof. Jack Taub Testa Wines of the World, Ltd. Dr. Silvea Thomas Mr. Steven Tomarch Ms. Hilda Townsend Prof. Edgar Troudt Ms. Marie Tucker Uptown Cigars Ms. Sonia Valentin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wan Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Weaver Mrs. Monica Wieboldt Mr. Gordon Young Prof. Nikola Zlatar

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FRIENDS Ms. Navila K. Abbas Abigail Cafe and Wine Bar Ms. Roslyn Abner Mr. and Mrs. Martin Abrams Mr. Stephen Abramson and Mrs. Elyse Abramson Ms. Annery S. Abreu Ms. Luz C. Acevedo Ms. Pearl Achs Ms. Cindy Adelstein Mr. Benjamin Adinolfi Mr. and Mrs. James Adinolfi Mr. Norman Adise Ms. Rebecca Adjei Ms. Sandy Adler Mr. Mikeljan Agolli Mr. Adekunle Ahmed Mrs. Rita L. Albergo Ms. Samantha Albergo Mrs. Theresa Alessi Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Alex Ms. Janice Allen Mrs. Sharon Allen Mr. Bernard Alpert Mr. and Mrs. Vincent D. Alphonso

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Alson Mr. Angel Alvarado Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Alwais Prof. Steve Amarnick Ms. Phyllis M. Amoroso Ms. Helen Anagnostakos Ms. Sofia Y. Anastasi Mr. Claude Andre Ms. Sandra Antoniello Dr. Adeline Apena Applebee’s Ms. Diane Appuzo Ms. Susan Aranoff Mrs. Vivette Archer Prof. Carlos Arguelles Mr. Sadakhmad Arislanov Prof. Rebecca Arliss Ms. Jo Ann Armetta Ms. Laura Armour Mr. and Mrs. Matthew D. Arnold Ms. Sharon Arthur-Emmanuel Ms. Joan Asher Ms. Iris Atiles Prof. Jane Atlas Ms. Anna Aubes Prof. Babette Audant Ms. Alice Augenbaum Ms. Ruby Awtry Mr. and Mrs. Davi Z. Axelrod Ms. Esther Axelrod Mr. Vazgen V. Ayrapetyan Ms. Alla Babakhina Ms. Elaine Bader Mr. Nick Badolato Mr. Mehmet Bagriyanik Mr. Darnel Bain Mr. Abideen A. Bakare Ms. Annettel Balbos Mr. Alex B. Ball Mr. and Mrs. Saul Balter Mr. Kevin Bardwell Ms. Rosemary Bargisen Mrs. Marina Barinova Mr. Bruce Barland Ms. Julie Barnett Prof. Elinor Barr Ms. Elizabeth Barreras Ms. Wanda A. Bartolotta Mr. Peter Bartomeo Mr. Morris Bashkin Ms. Sydell Basile Ms. Barbara Bass Ms. Diane Batri Ms. Laura Battaglia Ms. Sylviane S. Baumflek Ms. Susan Baxt Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Bayroff Beachtowels4u.com Ms. Gayle Becker Mr. Norman Beeber Ms. Ismatara Begum Ms. Margaret Belizaire Ms. Tammy Bellomo Mr. John Benincasa Ms. Diane Bennett Ms. Judy Berger Ms. Rhoda Berger Ms. Rita Berger Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Berger Prof. Boran Beric Dr. and Mrs. Brian Berliner Ms. Danielle Bernard

Ms. Maxine Bernardo Mr. Jean Bernieri Ms. Aline M. Bernstein Mr. Jay Bernstein Mr. Jay Bernstein Ms. Paulette Berry-Benjamin Mrs. Anna Betancourt Ms. Tsylya Bezelyanskaya Mr. Tony Biancoviso Mrs. Janet M. Birnkrant White Ms. Jane Birzin Ms. Alison Blachut Mr. Howard Blady Mr. Michael Blady Mr. Anthony Blake Mr. James Blakeley Mrs. Eileen M. Blau Ms. M.J. Blauvelt Ms. Julie Block Mr. and Mrs. Zachariah Bloomfield Ms. Anita Blumenson Mr. and Mrs. Edward Blutstein Ms. Irene Bodenmiller Ms. Jean Boggs Ms. Helen Bogolubov Mr. Alexander Bogomolnik Ms. Rosalie L. Boosin Ms. Toni Borell Prof. Anthony Borgese Ms. Heather Bowles Mr. Clinton Bowman Ms. Patricia Boyle Dr. Uda Bradford Ms. Mary Brady Ms. Paulette Braha Mr. and Mrs. Max Braksmajer Mrs. Frances D. Breen Brenman’s Prime Meat Market Ms. Toby Bressler Dr. Judith J. Brilliant Ms. Doreen Brittingham Mr. Wendell Brock Mrs. Pauline Brodsky Brooklyn Brewery Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Brosterman Ms. Theresa A. Brotons

Ms. Pearlene Butler Ms. Marcia Byam Mr. Jhordan Caballero Ms. Anita Cabrera Mr. Mario Cabrera Ms. Yolanda Cacciolo Ms. Donna M. Cafiero Ms. Elizabeth Cahill Ms. Tina Caiati Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Calafiore Mr. Richard P. Calcaterra Prof. Scott Cally Ms. Kim Camardesi Mr. and Mrs. Steven E. Camardi Mrs. Estelle Cande Ms. Robbyn Candela Ms. Josephine Candiano Ms. Barbara Cannizzaro Ms. Cassie Cantalino Ms. Sydelle Cantor Ms. Jamie Cao Mr. Johnny Cao Ms. Erica Capece Mrs. Angela D. Capriola Mr. and Mrs. Julius Caputo Ms. Theresa Caraballo Mr. William P. Carey Ms. Sandra A. Carlson Ms. Suzanne C. Carothers Mr. Michael Carroll Ms. Madalena Carrozzo Mr. Nuncio Carrozzo Ms. Seanna Carter Ms. Christine Cartolano Ms. Lisa Case Mr. Albert Castro Mr. Robert Catalano Ms. Fran Catanzaro Ms. Michele J. Catanzaro Mr. and Mrs. Oscar L. Cauci Ms. Mickey Cavallaro Mr. Brian Caverly Mrs. Linda Cavicchio Mr. Mitchell Ceasar Ms. Lydia Cella Ms. Evelyn Cendan

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Cennamo Ms. Anna Ceselka Ms. Raffaela Cestaro Mr. Joseph A. Chaiken Mr. Michael Chan Ms. Maurisa Charest Mr. Matthew N. Chase Mr. Mark Chatman Mr. Kam Cheng Mr. Sang Cheng Ms. Klavdiya Chernyak Ms. Frances Cheung Mr. Peter Chiarchiaro Mrs. Patricia Chicas Chicken Masters Mrs. Angela Chowayou Ms. Valeriya Chulskaya Ms. Margaret Ciccolella Prof. Lucille Cichminski Mr. Robert Cincinnati Ms. Angela Cipriano Ms. Alexis Clemenents Mr. Ethan Clyde Dr. Audrey J. Cohen Ms. Judith Cohen Dr. Ken Cohen Mr. Milton L. Cohen Mr. Stanley M. Cohen and Ms. Suzanne B. Ducat Ms. Mary A. Cole Ms. Beverly Collier Ms. Thelma Collins Ms. Christina Colon Mr. Daniel Colonna Mr. Lee Coltun Coney Island Beach Shop Mrs. Anna Connolly Ms. Bernadette Connolly Ms. Kathleen Connor Mr. Joseph P. Consolo Ms. Cynthia Constant Mr. George W. Contreras Ms. Anne M. Cooney Mr. Barry Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cooper Ms. Reva Cooper Mrs. Lisa M. Cordero

“As a donor and one of the administrators of the funds, it's especially rewarding to distribute scholarships to students after hearing their stories first hand. Whether they need money for books, tuition, food, or rent, I get a glimpse of how our donations make a difference.”

THOMAS FRIEBEL, KCC DEAN OF ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT

Ms. Heather A. Brown Ms. Irina Broydo Mr. Frederick Bryant Ms. Florence Buck Ms. Gail Ann Bucolo Mr. Isaak Budanitsky Mr. and Mrs. Armand Bueno Prof. Rosemary Bufano Ms. Lauren Bui Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Buoneto Dr. William R. Burger Ms. Mildred Burke Mrs. Lucy Bursztyn

Mr. Frank J. Corn Ms. Lorraine Cornelius Ms. Melissa Corpus Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore R. Corrado Mr. Anthony Corraza Mr. Wilson Cortes Ms. Svetlana Cozmit Ms. Toneeka Crawford Ms. Donna M. Cribari Mrs. Anna Cromas Ms. Tyrae Crosby Ms. Marianne Cuddy Mr. Carmine Cumbo Ms. Eileen Cunningham Ms. Ann Cutrone Ms. Virginia Daidone Ms. Stephaine D’Amico Ms. Alexis Daniel Mr. Peter D’Antonio Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dashman Mr. and Mrs. Allen Dauber Dave and Buster’s Ms. Sonia Davila Ms. Mahalia Davis Ms. Nicole M. Davis Ms. Anastasia Dean Ms. Susan Dear Ms. Jennifer DeBonis Mr. Guy DeFonzo Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Dellavecchia Mr. George Demarest Ms. Dianne DeMaria Mrs. Jacqueline DeMaria Mr. and Mrs. Peter DeNicola Ms. Danabelle Eve Denis Ms. Maria DePaola Mr. John DePaolo Prof. John Descarfino Ms. Collette Desiderio Dueling Pianos Ms. Nicole DeVincenzo Mrs. Beatrice DeVito Mr. Lawrence N. Devore, Sr. Mr. Karl Diamond Peaches L. Diamond J.D. Ms. Alexis Diaz Mr. Michael DiBuauo Mr. Gerald Die Ms. Linda Diesso Mr. Len Dietz Mr. and Mrs. Charles DiGiovanna Prof. Anthony DiLernia Ms. Beatrice Diligent Ms. Elizabeth Dinas Ms. Gloria DiPietro Mr. Salvatore DiSalvo DiSara Restaurant Mr. Joshua Dobbs Ms. Marilyn Dobrin Mr. Edward A. Dolan Mrs. Brenda N. Doldron Mr. John Donahue Mr. Lawrence G. Donnelly Ms. Nicole Donovan Dr. and Mrs. Harvey Dosik Mr. Stephen Douglin Ms. Nicole Dove Ms. Susan Dowd Mr. John Driscoll Mr. John R. Driscoll Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Drucker

Damali K. Dublin Mr. and Mrs. Elliot DuBowski Mr. Abraham Edelhert Prof. Mary Ann Edelman Mrs. Shranda Edmeade Edmund G. Seergy Republican Club, Inc. Mr. Ricardo Edwards Mrs. Sonia Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Isidore Eisen El Greco Diner Ms. Hanane Elabid Elegance Pastry Shop Ms. Johanna Elias Mr. and Mrs. James Ellis Prof. and Mrs. Sidney L. Emerman Ms. Gilmanova Endzhe Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Eng Mr. Gerard Enright Ms. Frances S. Epstein Ms. Jacqueline Epstein Mr. Artem Ermolovich Mr. Robert J. Esposito Mr. Yves Etienne Fair Promotions Ms. Barbara Fairweather Ms. Anita Falco Ms. Libby Falcon Ms. Danielle Falloon Mr. Han-Lin Fan Ms. Gloria Faraino Mr. Richard J. Faraino Ms. Rosalie Fayad Mrs. Elaine Fazio-Mercado and Mr. Matthew R. Mercado Mr. Sergey Fedorets Mr. and Mrs. Sam Feiler Mr. David Feinman Mr. Joseph Feit Ms. Elsie A. Felder Ms. Nakia Felder Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Feldman Mr. Joe Felser Ms. Anjeza Ferati Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fernandez Prof. Eileen Ferretti Prof. Chris Fey Prof. Carmel Ficorelli Ms. Jane E. Fieberts Ms. Melissa Figueroa Mr. and Mrs. Al Fine Ms. Selma Fine Ms. Toniann Fine Mr. Alvin Finkelstein Ms. Amy Finkelstein Ms. Phyllis Fintz Ms. Rae-Ann Fischer Mrs. Mildred Fishman Ms. Roslyn Fishman Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Fitzgerald Dr. Peter F. Fiume Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Fleit Ms. Barbara Flisser Ms. Myrna Flissler Ms. Margaret T. Flood Ms. Patricia Flood Focus Brands Ms. Faith Fogelman Ms. Karen J. Fogler Ms. Mary Foglia Ms. Sybil Follett Ms. Gloria Fonte

“I established The Professor Ellen S. Fine Endowed Scholarship Award for Excellence in the Field of Research in Nazi Holocaust Studies to encourage students to examine testimonies, memoirs, diaries, novels and historical documents, so they will be aware of the Holocaust and its relevance in the twenty-first century.”

ELLEN S. FINE, KCC PROFESSOR EMERITUS Food Should Taste Good Mr. Zoltan Forkosh Prof. and Mrs. Ronald L. Forman Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Fox Ms. Shirley Fox Mr. William Fox Ms. Lusya Foygel Mr. Nick Frangoulis Mr. and Mrs. David Frank Ms. Susan Frank Ms. Barbara Frawley Mr. Kevin Freeman Dr. Kelly Freidenfelds Mr. Yitzcitok Freund Prof. Lea Fridman Ms. Ilona Fridson Ms. Marilyn Fried Mrs. Nettie Friedberg Prof. and Mrs. Sheldon Friedland Prof. Delores Friedman Ms. Edna Friedman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frubell Prof. Rich Fruscione Mr. William Fuchs Ms. Susan G. Fudim Ms. Wai Sum Fung Mrs. Sofya Furman Ms. Zoya Furmanov Mr. and Mrs. Fred Futterman G. Steve Jordan, Inc. Ms. Susan Gabai Mrs. Dorothy Gale Mrs. Lucrezia L. Gallelli Ms. Amabella Gambinicio Mr. Isaac Gandelman Mr. Martin Gangursky Ms. Denise Garrett Garry Prof. Barbara Gattullo Ms. Sandy Gaynor Ms. Susan Gellerman Ms. Marilyn Gelman Ms. Freida Gerowin Mr. Robert Gertner Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gevertzman Ms. Lisa Giallombardo-Cavalieri Ms. Marie Giardina-Walsh Mr. Bert Gilman Mr. Gerald Gilman Mr. and Mrs. Abe Ginsberg Ms. Pearl Glaser Ms. Sherrye Glaser Mr. Jeffrey Glass Mrs. Gail Glass-Malley Prof. Arline Glassman Prof. Ilsa Glazer Mr. and Mrs. Mel Glenn Mr. Allen Glick Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Glickman Ms. Teresa Gochal Mr. and Mrs. Steven David Goldenkranz

Ms. Frances Goldman-Levy Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Goldsmith Mr. and Mrs. Israel Goldstein Ms. Mildred Goldstein Ms. Susan Goldstein Ms. Nelsy Gonzalez Ms. Betty Goodman Ms. Rosemarie Goodridge Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Gordon Mr. Lyubov Gorfin Ms. Selma Gortler Mr. and Mrs. Max Gottlieb Ms. Natalia Goz Ms. Janis J. Graham Mr. and Mrs. Allen Gralitzer Ms. Donna Grancio Ms. Mary Grande Ms. Elba Grau Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Gravitch Ms. Caroline Greco Mrs. Caterina M. Greco Mrs. Sharon Green Prof. Cindy A. Greenberg Prof. Howard Greene Mr. Kenneth Greene Greenhouse Cafe Prof. Matthew Gregory Ms. Fay D. Grey Ms. Sonia Grey Mr. Les Gribben and Prof. Carolyn Gribben Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Gridi Ms. Rosemarie Grimaldi-Velez Prof. Louise Grinstein Ms. Nancyann M. Grippo Mr. and Mrs. Jack Grodinsky Ms. Kristine Grosch Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Grossman Ms. Shereen Grossman Mr. and Mrs. Julian B. Grow Ms. Dorothy Gruen Ms. Teresa Guarnieri Ms. Diane Guido Mr. Joe Guinta Mr. Jerome Guliner Mr. and Mrs. Isidore Guller Mr. Seymour Gurwitz Ms. Nurkhavo Gutkovskaya Ms. Yuliya Gutkovskaya

Ms. Lois Guttman Mr. and Mrs. Steven Haas Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Haber Prof. Brian Hack Mr. Mazin Haddad Mr. Jonathan Hagler Ms. Millie Halstead Ms. Leila Hammer Mr. John F. Hanley Jr. Ms. Georgia Hanson Ms. Tiffany Harding Mr. Kelvin Harris Mr. and Mrs. Rick Harris Prof. Sherry Harris Ms. Aurelia Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Brian Hart Ms. Elayne Hassen Sunny Hau Ms. Dongling He Ms. Mary J. Healy Ms. Myra Hecker Mr. Clement Hemmings Ms. Ann V. Hennessy Mr. Luke Henrikson Mrs. Patricia Henry Mr. Kevaun Hentley Mr. Robert Herklotz Ms. Delia Hernandez Mr. Nelson Hernandez Mr. Keith Heron Ms. Shelly Herrington Mr. Arnon Hetsrony Mr. William R. Hickerson and Ms. Arlene Fuchs Mr. Raheem Hicks-Pope Mr. Rommel Hidalgo and Mrs. Nicole D’Agosta-Hidalgo Mr. George Hill Ms. Maggie Hill Ms. Dominique Hines Mrs. Gertrude Hirsch Mr. Warren Hirsch Mr. Sidney Hirschfeld Mr. Ivan Ho Ms. Marilyn Hodes Ms. Lanelle Hodnett Ms. Irene Hoffman Mrs. Lorraine Hofmeister Mrs. Anne Holderness

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“I came out of the civil war in Yugoslavia and had to re-start my education. But I needed financial aid. I needed help. I needed mentorship. All that was given to me at Kingsborough by people who understood the importance of serving and giving and being kind to others. Now it’s my turn to continue that tradition. Also, I want my two children to see, through my example, that they should be giving, too.”

ZECO KRCIC, KCC ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERINTENDENT, OFFICE OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS Mr. Darryl W. Hollon Ms. Linda D. Holman Mr. and Mrs. Sol Holtzman Ms. Wendy Holuboff Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Holzman Home Savings of America Ms. Joanne Honigman Ms. Betty Horn Ms. Shontel Houston Prof. and Mrs. Stephen R. Howard Ms. Drusette Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Hughes Ms. Susue Huie Ms. Latisha Hutchinson Ms. Ellen Hymowitz Mr. and Mrs. Milton Hymowitz Ms. Ekaterina I. Ice Cream - U - Scream IGIVE.COM, Inc. Dr. Despoina S. Ikaris Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Imperato Mr. and Mrs. Neil Intrator Mr. Leonid Ioffe Ms. Margaret Irizary Mr. Joseph Irving Ms. Frances Irwin Mr. Reynold Jackson Mr. and Mrs. William Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jacoby Mr. Michael Jacowsky and Ms. Donna Mostel Ms. Milaina Jacques Ms. Phyllis Jagust Prof. and Mrs. Z.M.G. S. Jahangir Mr. Sam Jarrett Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Jawitz Mr. Stephan Jean Ms. Sandra Jean Baptiste Mr. Lorenzo Jefferson Mr. Alexei Jelannikov Mr. Josef Jeremijan Ms. Emilia Jerez Ms. Doris Jerome Ms. Rosa Iris Jimenez Ms. Judith C. Jobity Ms. Melika Johnney Mr. Dwight Johnson Ms. Joanne Johnson Ms. Keisha M. Johnson Ms. Nanette Johnson JoMart Chocolate Ms. Mildred Jonas Mr. Dorn Jordan Ms. Marisa Joseph Ms. Volha K. Ms. Diana Kalechman Ms. Phyllis Kaley Ms. Amanda Kalin Georgianis Kallinikos

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Mr. Lev Kanevskiy Ms. Tobe Kanon Ms. Michael Kanter Ms. Asya Kantor Ms. Joyce K. Kantrowitz Ms. Harriet Kaplan Mr. Leonard Kaplan Ms. Maria Karfitsas Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Kargman Mr. Keith Karon Ms. Karen Karopkin Ms. Beatrice Karp Ms. Fran H. Kastin Ms. Laura Kates Mr. Gary Katz Mr. and Mrs. Alan Katz Ms. Sandra R. Katz Mr. Gary Katzman Ms. Ensi Kaufman Prof. Charles E. Kee Ms. Kathryn Kelly Mr. William M. Keniry Mr. Andrew Kent Mr. Kevin J. Kerrigan Mr. Erwin Kessler Ms. Renata Kheyson Mrs. Janine King Ms. Pamela King Prof. Reabeka King Mr. and Mrs. Martin M. Kirschenbaum Mr. Richard Klauber Ms. Lisa Klebanov Mr. Frank Klein Mr. and Mrs. Melvyn Klein Ms. Kathleen Klemm Ms. Rita Knecht Mr. and Mrs. Alex Kolotkin Ms. Alisa Komisarenko Ms. Bonnie Konigsberg Ms. Irene Konstantinou Ms. Jackie Kontaris Mr. Aleksandr Kopach Ms. Yulia Kopchak Ms. Tina Kopel Ms. Sara Koprak Mrs. Miriam Korfine

Ms. Marilyn Kostroff Mr. Sergey Kostromin Mr. Nabil Kouhi Kouros Bay Diner Ms. Olga Kozlova Ms. Gina Kranwinkel Mr. Milton Krasne Ms. Susan Krasnoff Mr. and Mrs. Perry Kravit Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kubasky Mr. Michael Kugler Dr. Sampath Kumar and Prof. Coleen Kumar Ms. Svetlana Kutyrcheva Mr. Pyi Kyaw Mr. and Mrs. Vincent LaBarbara Mr. Stephen LaBarbara Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ladner Dr. Suzanne LaFont Ms. Paule LaFortune Mr. Richard Lam Ms. Jennifer Lamberty Mr. Willy Lamur Ms. Tatyana Lamzina Mr. Steven E. Lang Ms. Maxine Langsam Mr. Aleksandr Laputsko

Mr. and Mrs. Owen Lederhandler Ms. Naomi Lehrer Mr. Scott Leisner Ms. Robin Leitman Ms. Patrice M. Lenihan Mr. Raymond Lenihan Mr. Michael Lentini Ms. Martina Leonard and Dr. Karl Fossum Ms. Ann M. Leonetti Mr. Arthur Leong Mr. Yefim Lerman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lerner Ms. Constance Leslie Mrs. Lorraine Lester Mrs. Marilyn D. Levin-Cuff Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Levine Ms. Sheila Levine Ms. Liberty Levinowitz Mr. and Mrs. Eyal Levinshtein Mr. Allen D. Levitt Mr. and Mrs. Marc Levy Ms. Ronna Levy Mr. Victor G. Levy Ms. Karen Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Warren Lewis Feon Li Mrs. Adrienne Liana Prof. Rachel B. Lieff Ms. Sara Lillianfeld Liman Restaurant Ms. Dina Marie LiMandri Ms. Patricia Linekin Mr. and Mrs. Monty Linn Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Lipnick Ms. Sharon Lipnicki Mr. and Mrs. Efraim Lipnik Mr. and Mrs. George M. Liss Prof. Rose Litvak Ms. Shing Liu Ms. Tiffany Liu Mr. and Mrs. Peter Liveris Prof. Manuel Lledos Ms. Aba Lleshi Mr. Donald C. Loeb Ms. Heidi Lopez Ms. Joan Lorber Ms. Kathleen Loughran Mr. David J. Louie Mr. Jonathan Louie Ms. Deborah Lovett Ms. Helen Lowy

Mr. Herold Lucas Ms. Marise Lucien Ms. Cindy Lui Ms. Sandra Lujan Ms. Barbara Luksa Ms. Sarah Lynch Ms. Becky Ma Mrs. Gloria Mack Macy’s Ms. Linda L. Magee Mrs. Shirley Maggin Mr. Gregory Maggio Ms. Kaitlin Maggiore Ms. Rita Maida Mr. Louis Maione Mr. Steve Majewski Mr. Efren Maldonado Mr. and Mrs. Norman Mandel Mr. Michael Manipahone Mr. Steve Manowitz Ms. Caroline M. Mansuetto Mr. and Mrs. Patrick L. Marano, Sr. Ms. Carol Marburger Mr. and Mrs. Paul Marcus Ms. Denise Marino Ms. Mary Marino Ms. Georgia Mark Ms. Mary Ann Markowitz Ms. Kathleen Marquino Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mars Prof. Laurel Marshall Ms. Rebecca Marston Ms. Arelis Martinez Prof. Inez Martinez Ms. Barbara Martinsons Ms. Patricia Martucci Mrs. Lori Maslow Ms. Gloria Mason Mr. Louis Mastandrea Ms. Kristine Matarese Mr. Bobin Mathew Ms. Magdalena Matlak Ms. Valerie Matta Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Matteo Mr. Martin Matthew Mr. and Mrs. Tom Matthews Mr. and Mrs. Steven Mauceri Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Mazin Ms. Diane McDevitt Ms. Mary Lou McGivney Ms. Alade McKen

“My dad was also a professor at CUNY, and he always told me if I considered what was best for the students, I could never go wrong. I had the support of family. A lot of these students don’t.”

MARY ORTIZ, KCC PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY

Mr. Walter Lasky Ms. Keroll Ann Latayan The Late Show with David Letterman Ms. Constance A. Lauria Mr. Jeffrey Lax Lt. Richard Lazarini Mr. Allan Lazaroff

KINGSBOROUGH SUPPORTERS Prof. Ryan McKinney Ms. Carol Ann McLinden Ms. Jennifer M. McLinden Mr. and Mrs. Brian McMains Prof. Thomas McManus Ms. Detrice McPhatter MCU Ballpark Ms. Patti Mead Prof. Janice Mehlman Mr. and Mrs. Luis Mejias Ms. Sara Lee Melendi Mr. Dimitry Mellos Ms. Diana Mendelowitz Ms. Antoinette Meringolo Ms. Josephine Messina Ms. Nancy Messina Mr. Paul Metzger Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Meyers Mr. Joseph Meyers Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Meyers Mr. Lou Meyers Ms. Marguerite Michaelson Mr. Irwin A. Mignott Mrs. Carol Milberg Mr. Timothy Miles II Mill Basin Kosher Deli Ms. Dina Miller Mr. and Mrs. Morris Miller Dr. Maureen Minielli Mr. Herman Minor Ms. Barbara Minsky Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mintzes Mr. Yan Mishiyev Ms. Kate Missett Ms. Linda Mizhquire Ms. Renee Mizrahi Prof. Rebecca K. Mlynarczyk Mr. Stephen Modell Modell’s Sporting Goods Mr. Ibrahim Mohammed Ali Medina Mohammed Ms. Mary E. Mokris Geri Moksesian Mr. Glenn Moller Mr. Hans Momplaisir Dr. Veronica Mondrinos Ms. Loretta Montagnino Prof. Andre S. Montero Mr. Levy Moore Mrs. Rhonda Moore Ms. Carol Moragas Mr. Juan Morales-Flores Mr. Patrice R. Morgan Ms. Valentina Morgan Ms. Diane Morgante Mr. and Mrs. Jack Morhaim Mr. Junichi Mori Ms. Maxine Morris Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Moss Mr. David Munoz Ms. Diane Murphy Ms. Valetia Murray Mr. Ruslan Mykhalchuk Mr. and Mrs. Boris Myshalov Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Nadel Mr. Rich Najjar Dr. Jose Nanin Ms. Phyllis Napoli Ms. Terrilee Narine Ms. Helen-Margaret Nasser Mr. Leonid Naydorf Ms. Helen Neiger

Ms. Robin Nelson Mr. Boris Nemchyonok New Jersey Devils New York City Fire Museum Newman’s Own New York Jets Mr. Warren Ng Mr. George Nicolaidis Ms. Nicole Nicolas Ms. Elissa Nieves Ms. Rita Nines Ms. Christine Nolfo Ms. Maria Norako Ms. Liza Normandia Ms. Ticia Norwood Nory Make-Up Studio Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Noya Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nunziato Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Nurkin NY Skyride Ms. Irene O’Brien Ms. Josephine M. Oddo Mr. Leon Ofman Ms. Emiola Ogbodo Mr. Foluke Ogbodo Ms. Joan Oliver Mr. Ralph Olsen Ms. Elaina P. Olynciw Ms. Kathleen O’Malley Mrs. Lois Oppenheimer Ms. Marian Orkin Ms. Elaine Orlando Ms. Kathleen Orloff Ms. Veronika Orlova Ms. Maylina Orr Outside New York, LLC Mr. Angel M. Pabon III Ms. Kathy Pacilio Ms. Debra Packer Mr. Joseph Packer Mr. Anthony J. Padovano Mr. and Mrs. Larry Paduano Ms. Angela Pagnotta Mr. Michael Palladino Ms. Janine Palludan Mr. Frank Palmeri Ms. JoAnne Palmieri Mr. and Mrs. Carmine Palumbo Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Paolillo Ms. Annice Paolino Mr. Vincent Paolino Papa Leone Restaurant Ms. Julie Pape Mr. Matthew Papier Ms. Madeline Paredo Ms. Deborah Paris Mr. Gianluca Parise Navneet Parmar Ms. Susan Pascarella Ms. Maria Patestas Mr. Nicholas Patsis Mr. Alan Paul Ms. Hallory Paul Mr. Barry C. Pearce Ms. Marilyn Pearce Mr. Seth J. Pearlman Peggy O’Neill’s Restaurant Ms. Dora Pekar Ms. Svitlana Pelekhach Ms. Frances Pellicione Ms. Nerina Penzhorn Prof. Frank Percaccio

Ms. Madeline Peredo Mr. Eric Perez Mr. Carl Perrera Mrs. Marianne Perrone Mrs. Patricia A. Peterkin Ms. Bonnie Peterman Mr. Ken Peters

Ms. Margaret Reddan Mr. Anthony Regina Mr. Ahmed Rehan Mr. John Reilly Mr. John Reilly Mr. Koba Rekhviashvili and Ms. Liana Otey

Mr. Allen Rosen Dr. and Mrs. Herman Rosenberg Mr. William Rosenblum Mrs. Anne Rossman Ms. Crystal Roswell Mr. Mark H. Rothberg Mr. Eric Rothenberg

“I remember when I went to college – it wasn’t that easy.

With the economic downturn, it’s very difficult, and it’s expensive. I give so students can continue. It gives them a charge. ‘Oh, wow, I got a scholarship from this person, because I am doing well in school.”

BALDOMERO ROMAN, MY TURN STUDENT

Ms. Nya Petitnoel Ms. Olya Petrovich Mr. James Phillips Ms. Michelle B. Phillips Ms. Laura Piascik Ms. Francie Piechowiak Prof. Caterina Y. Pierre Ms. Claudine Pierre Mr. Exlandre Pierre Ms. Nympha Pierre Mr. and Mrs. Sam Pikus Mr. Dominick Pinto Pinto Novelty Company Ms. Rosalie F. Pinto Pirate Brands Prof. Naomi Platt Mr. Jacob Cohen and Ms. Anna Pomerantz Mrs. Ann Poore Mr. Matthew Porcaro Mr. John Powers Mr. Louis Powsner Ms. KumKum Prabhakar Mrs. Ruth E. Prager Prof. Beth Preminger Ms. Reina Prestia Mr. Boris Primakov Ms. Sharon Prince Ms. Anna Procyk Mr. Bruce Profsky Mr. Michael Puder Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Puma Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Puma Ms. Dana Pylayeva Ms. Lin Qinghi Ms. Virginia Quilli Mr. Joel Quintalino Ms. Melainie Quiros Mr. Danyal Qureshi Ms. Susan Raboy Ms. Rusha Rahman Mr. Emil Rakhmilov Ms. Enid Ramirez Mrs. Mali Ramos Ms. Marlena Ranjitsingh Mr. and Mrs. David Rapaport Mr. and Mrs. Larry Rapaport Mr. Andrew Rathbun Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ratinetz Ms. Lee Ravine Mr. Amar Raziel

Ms. Jennifer Relay Ms. Lynn Relay Mr. John Rende Prof. Rick Repetti Mr. Benjamin Resnick Ms. Judy Resnick Ms. Brenda Reyes Rhea Nichols Ms. Adele Riccio Ms. Olga Rice Mr. Carlton Richards Mr. and Mrs. Hy Richards Ms. Susan Richards Ms. Sara Richmond Mrs. Sally Ricottone Ms. Sheila Ridge Ms. Sevara Rikhsieva Ms. Zarina Robertson Ms. Dawn Robinson Mrs. Frances Robinson Ms. Tammie Robinson Mr. Jorge Rocha-Lopez Ms. Juliet Rock Listiel A. Rock Dr. Carmen D. Rodriguez Mr. Dave Rodriguez Ms. Kirsy Rodriguez Ms. Oneika Rodriguez Mr. Steven Rodriguez Ms. Crystal Rodwell Mrs. Tina Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Stan Roher Ms. Trina Roldan Ms. Enid Roman Mr. Darry Romano Ms. Donna Romano Mrs. Elaine Rosales-Friedman and Mr. Irving Friedman Ms. Honey L. Rose

Mr. Howard Rothman Ms. Marilyn Rothstein Ms. Suraiya Roy Ms. Anna Rozenboym Mr. Vladimir Rubashkin Mr. Robert J. Rubenstein Mr. Ronald Rubenstein Mr. Ralph Ruberto Ms. Janis Rubinsky Dr. Natalie Rubinton Mr. and Mrs. Pavel Rudnitskiy Mr. Joseph Ruisi Ms. Yesenia Russi Mr. and Mrs. John J. Russo Mr. Richard G. Ryan Mrs. Christine Sabatini Ms. Marion Saccardi Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Saccoccio Ms. Marsha Saintilus Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Saladuchin Ms. Marlene Salazar Mr. Ablemit Salimov Mr. Jonathan Salinas Mr. Charles S. Salup Ms. Margaret Salzano Ms. Peggy Salzano Sam Ash Music Dr. and Mrs. Morris Samuels Ms. Jasmin Sanchez Ms. Kim Sanchez Ms. Vanessa Santaga Ms. Kathleen Santaly Mr. Bernard J. Santangelo Mr. Evelyn Santiago Mr. Peter Santiago Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Sapozhnikov Mrs. Galina Sapozhnikova

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KINGSBOROUGH SUPPORTERS

Mrs. Erika Sarmiento Ms. Deborah Sarria Ms. Ariana Saunders Ms. Rosanne Scalice Ms. Denise Scarabella Ms. Jacqueline S. Scerbinski Mr. Robert A. Schaefer Jr. Mr. Benjamin W. Schaeffer Ms. Mary Schalk Ms. Lillian Schechter Mr. and Mrs. Lester Schenker Ms. Beatrice Scher Mrs. Dory Schinazi Mr. and Mrs. Eli Schindelhelm Mr. Martin Schisslner Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schleifer Prof. Emerita Adele Schneider Ms. Florence Schneider Ms. Christine Schrader Mr. Steven Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Bernd-Ulrich Schwarz Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Schwed Ms. Heather Schweder Ms. Tracy Schwenk Mr. Raymond Scipione Ms. Elizabeth H. Scognamillo Mr. Frank L. Scott Mr. Gennaro Scotto Mr. David J. Screen Mrs. Shavone Sease Ms. Trudy Seber Mrs. Toni A. Seddio Ms. Estelle Segal Ms. Ina Segaloff Mr. Gayart Sethi Prof. Carol Seymour Ms. Colleen Seymour Dr. Fryderyka Shabry Mr. Joseph Shafran Ms. Binnie Shampaner Mr. Joel Shantzer Mrs. Claire Shapiro Dr. and Mrs. Howard Shapiro Ms. Renee R. Shapiro Ms. Susan F. Shapiro Ms. Carol M. Shepperson Ms. Lioudmila Sherman Ms. Lili Shi Prof. Dolores Shrimpton Ms. Maghen Sickler Ms. Sharon Z. Siegel Ms. Sheila R. Siegel Ms. Holly Siegler Ms. Samatha Sierra Mr. Dean Signoretti Mr. and Mrs. Jack C. Silfen Mr. Ron Silver Mr. Abraham Silverberg Ms. Mollie Simons Ms. Shelly Ann Simpson A.M. Sims Mrs. Elzbieta Sims Dr. Beth J. Singer Prof. Robert E. Singer Mrs. Susanne Singer Mr. Barry Small Mr. and Mrs. Harold Small Mrs. Cheryl B. Smith Ms. Mary S. Smith

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Ms. Shannon D. Snead Ms. Blanche Sohn Ms. Valerie Sokolova Mr. Gary Sokolow Prof. Michael Sokolow Prof. Bailin Song Mrs. Madeline Sorel Ms. Ysabel L. Sosa Ms. Catherine Soto Mr. Vadym Spaskykh Ms. Lila Sperber Prof. Susan Spivack The Honorable and Mrs. Jules L. Spodek Mr. Samuel Springle Prof. Joan E. Standora Ms. Cynthia Stanojlovic Mr. and Mrs. Lazar Starobinets Mr. and Mrs. Martin Starr Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stasek Mr. Richard M. Statfield Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stein Mr. and Mrs. Sam Stein Ms. Rosemarie Stender Mr. Daniel Stephenson Ms. Dinah Stephenson Ms. Melanie Stephenson Mr. Milagros Stephenson Ms. Judi Stern Mr. Franchil Stervil Mr. Ben Stewart Mr. Robert Stiglitz Mr. and Mrs. John Stone Mr. Percival Stone Ms. Susan Stonehill Mrs. Toni Storz Mrs. Marilyn Strauss Mr. Nicholas Striga Mr. Kaloyan Strogov Prof. Enid Stubin Ms. Mary Ellen Stucchio Ms. Antonina Sukhanova Aydar Suleymanov Ms. Deborah Sulinski Sun Butter Ms. Liza Sunderlin Ms. Tasheka Sutton-Young Mr. Samuel Taitt Dr. and Mrs. Farshad Tamari Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Tamariz Ms. Teresa C. Tamburlini Mr. Joseph Tammany Ms. Jacqueline Taney Mr. Chee Tang Ms. Nicchollette Tartamella Ms. Ferne Tauman Mr. Kenneth Teaton Ms. Julie Terestman Ms. Stephanie Terry Ms. Stacy Teter Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Thaler Ms. Erina Theodore Mr. Sean A. Thill Mr. Damani Thomas Ms. Mary Thompson Three Star Restaurant Mr. Charles Tierney Top of the Rock Ms. Carole Torrens Mr. Milton Torres

Ms. Angela Toscano Ms. Mary E. Totsch-Fiorentino Mr. Lluis Tozin Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Traugot Mr. Irwin Traugot Mr. and Mrs. George Tringas Prof. Angelo Tripicchio Mr. and Mrs. Joel Tuber Ms. Pamela Turner Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Twomey Ms. Haleigh Twomey Ms. Justine Twomey Mr. Kerim Uddin Ms. Janet M. Unegbu V & S Pizza Inc. Ms. Judith Valdez Mr. Paul Valenti Mr. and Mrs. James Valentino Mr. Richard Valez

Ms. Maggie Weeks Mr. and Mrs. William J. Weeks Ms. Rita Weine Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Weiner Mr. and Mrs. Seymour J. Weiner Ms. Joanna Weingand Ms. Anita Weingarten Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Weininger Mr. Michael Weisenfeld Ms. Barbara Weiserbs Mr. Alfred M. Weiss Mr. and Mrs. Irving K. Weiss Ms. Jane Weiss Mr. Larry Weiss Ms. Tara Weiss Mr. Alan Wendorf Ms. Roxie West Mrs. Gerry Wetter

Ms. Audrey Wolfe Ms. Pamela Wolfe Mr. Eric Wollman Mr. Robert Wong Ms. Stella Woodroffe Mr. Marvin Wortzman Mrs. Ellen Wynn Ms. Leigh Wyshosky Mr. Yu Xie Mr. Feliks Yablonovskiy Mr. Jacob Yahiayan Ms. Abby Yaloff and Mr. Glen Feldman Mr. Jimmy Yao Mr. Hong Xng Ye Ms. Sarah Yomtov Ms. Myung Soo Yoo Mr. Su Yu Mrs. Alla Yusim

“I have such an appreciation for what a lot of our students go through, in terms of the personal sacrifices they have to make.

It's just inspiring, and they are so happy to be there. When you see that, combined with the faculty, which is doing such a great job advocating for them, it's a really powerful combination for me.”

KELLY SULLIVAN, KCC FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBER

Ms. Nathalie Vallejos Mr. and Mrs. George L. Van Cooten Prof. Margaret Vanderbeek Ms. Brenda Vargas Ms. Laura Vates Ms. Christine Vatiqii Ms. Jahira Velasquez Mr. Michael Velga Mr. Frank Vento Mrs. Betzabe Ventrice Mr. Andrew Ventura Ms. Karen Ventura Ms. Marilu Venturino Ms. June Vero Ms. Marie Versaggi Mr. Isaac Vicci Victoria Pizzeria and Restaurant Altone Viera Ms. Nina Vitucci Ms. Elizabeth Vladimirov Ms. Barbara R. Volpe Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Volpe Mr. and Mrs. Semen Voskoboynik Mr. and Mrs. Leonid Vulakh Mr. Hemrajsinh D. Waghela and Ms. Kamaltit Kaur Mrs. Sara G. Wagschal Tzlia Waksman Ms. Patricia R. Wallach Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Wallack Mrs. Mary A. Walsh Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wan Mr. Tristan Watson Mr. James Weaver Ms. Regina Weber

Mr. Harry Wexler Ms. Eileen Wheeler Wheelers Terry Whitehead Ms. Marilyn Whitehorn Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Wiener Mrs. Frances Wiesen Prof. Judith Wilde Ms. Riva Wilhelm Ms. Rose Wilkins-Lightfoot Ms. Jeanne Wilkinson Mr. George Williams Ms. Jacqueline Williams Ms. Marie Williams Prof. Marvin D. Williams Dr. Eric Willner Ms. Karimah Wilson Mr. Paul Winnick

Ms. Christine Zagari Mr. Grigoriy Zaretskiy Mr. David A. Zeller, Jr. Ms. Norma Zelmanovic Ms. Vincina Zero Mr. Henry Zhang Mr. Wei Zhang Ms. Chang Chun Zheng Mr. Huanghuo Zheng Ms. Anna Zhou Mr. Elliott Zichlinsky Mr. Igor Zilberman Ms. Ruby Zilberzweig Ms. Sheila Zimmerman Mrs. Marina Zlobinskaya Mr. and Mrs. Mikhail Zubaty Ms. Maggie Zuroeska

53.08% 2.65% 2.14% 12.22% 10.69% 6.14% 7.23% 0.53% 2.67% 2.66%

FACTS AND FIGURES Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Report

Extention and Public Service 2.65% Instructional Support 53.08%

College Discovery 0.53% Adult and Continuing Education 2.67% General and Institutional Services 7.23%

General Administration 6.14%

Maintenance & Operations 10.69%

Expenditures: * Instructional Support Extension & Public Service Library & Organized Activities Student Services Maintenance & Operations General Administration General Institutional Services College Discovery Adult & Continuing Education ** Technology Fee

$50,502,503 2,518,621 2,032,566 11,626,288 10,166,123 5,840,627 6,880,222 500,730 2,538,213 2,529,629

53.08% 2.65% 2.14% 12.22% 10.69% 6.14% 7.23% 0.53% 2.67% 2.66%

Technology Fee 2.66%

Library and Organized Activities 2.14%

12.22%

$95,135,522 100.00%

StafďŹ ng (Full-Time): *** Teaching Counselors & Librarians Total Faculty Non-Instructional Civil Service Total Full-Time * ** *** #

Fall 2010 Spring 2011# 329 314 12 12 341 326 214 316 871

205 307 838

Excludes fringe benefits and heat, light, and power.

The Adult & Continuing Education Program is self-sustaining based upon tuition and fees collected Staffing Based on 11/26/10 and 5/13/11 Payrolls Net Staffing Reductions due to ERI (Early Retirement Incentive) and Hiring Freeze reflected in Spring 2011

JUANN WATSON

BETH KING

KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2001 ORIENTAL BOULEVARD, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11235 WWW.KBCC.CUNY.EDU

WRITING BY WENDELL BROCK | PHOTOGRAPHY BY G. STEVE JORDAN | DESIGN BY SUSANNE PREINFALK, SPD STUDIO