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Class of 2012 nominations due by Feb. 1
Nominations for the City School District of Albany
Hall of Fame Class of 2012 are welcome through Wednesday, Feb. 1.
You can
download the nomination criteria and form in .pdf format.
Please return completed nomination forms to:
City School District of Albany Hall of
Fame Committee
C/o Kathy Ryan
Albany High School
700 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY 12203
If you have questions,
e-mail
kathy.ryan@albany.k12.ny.us.
The Hall of
Fame was established in 2009 to honor accomplished
graduates and others in the community who have supported our
schools. It serves as a means
of recognizing and honoring those who made significant
contributions in academics, athletics, music, performing arts or
other extracurricular activities, and alumni who have excelled
through their community involvement or in their careers.
Hall members also are selected in two additional categories:
administrators, coaches and teachers who demonstrated
exceptional leadership, character and achievement during their
careers; and contributors who have been loyal and devoted
supporters of the district.
District inducts eight into Hall of Fame Class of 2011
.jpg) The
City School District of Albany Hall of Fame now boasts eight new
members.
A former Olympian, a renowned political cartoonist and a
mechanical engineer who worked on NASA projects were among the
distinguished people inducted into the hall at an Oct. 13
ceremony and dinner at the Polish Community Center.
They were honored again on Oct. 14 when their names were unveiled on the
district Wall of Fame at Albany High School and they were recognized
during halftime at the annual homecoming football game in Bleecker
Stadium.
Pictured in the photo above are, front row, from
left: Chuck Miller, Jennifer Tanzman, Sal Villa, Don Gisotti (nephew of
the late Dick Cassiano). Back row, from left, Tracy Baskin, Dr. Benjamin
Rosen (son of the late Hy Rosen) and Greg Sokaris (son of the late Alex
Sokaris).
Click on a name below to read more each of these
amazing people. You also can
click here to see a photo gallery of the Hall of Fame festivities.
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Tracy Baskin, Albany High School ‘83, track star and former Olympian
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The late
Richard Cassiano,
pro football player, Brooklyn Dodgers
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Robert Higgins,
Albany High School ‘59,
founder, chairman and CEO, Trans
World Entertainment
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Chuck Miller,
Street Academy of Albany ‘81,
freelance writer and
photographer
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The late
Hy Rosen,
Philip Schuyler High School ‘40,
political cartoonist
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The late
Alex Sokaris,
Albany High School ‘58,
Albany High teacher, coach and
football standout
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Jennifer Tanzman,
Albany High School ‘96,
mechanical engineer
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Sal Villa,
Albany High School ‘65,
deputy commissioner, Albany
Department of Youth and Workforce Services
You also can read about
the Hall of Fame Class of 2009
and Class of 2010.
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