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Hall of Fame dinner reservation deadline extended
ALBANY, N.Y. (Sept. 21, 2012) – The deadline
has been extended to Sept. 28 for reservations to the 2012 Hall of Fame
Induction Dinner.
The Oct. 12 event now will be held at Crossgates Banquet House, located at
Washington Avenue Extension and Rapp Road. The evening begins with a
social hour at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are $35 if paid by
Sept. 28 or $45 at the door. (Click here for a reservation form.)
A United
States ambassador, an orthopedic surgeon, Albany High School’s only
New York State Miss Basketball recipient and the first
African-American woman elected to the Board of Education are among
the eight people who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at the
dinner.
The Hall of Fame Class of 2012
includes:
Richard A. Alfred, M.D.
Albany High School Class of 1973
Orthopedic surgeon,
training camp physician for the New York Giants, team physician for
Albany High and local colleges
Gene Cretz
Albany High School Class of 1968
Former U.S. ambassador to Libya
(December 2008-May 2012); in process of being confirmed as
ambassador to Ghana
The late
Harriet Gibbons
Teacher
and principal at the former Street Academy, which later become
Harriet Gibbons High School; first African-American woman elected to
the Albany Board of Education
Carolyn Gottstein Gannon
Albany High School Class of 2000
Basketball standout; only
Albany High player ever named New York State's Miss Basketball
Shawn Hamlin
Albany High School Class of 1985
Architect and managing
partner of Hamlin Design Group; designed Philip Schuyler Achievement
Academy and was instrumental in district efforts to renovate or
rebuild district middle and elementary schools
Don M. Prozik
Former math teacher at William S.
Hackett Middle School, assistant principal of Harriet Gibbons High
School, principal of Abrookin Career and Technical Center and
longtime Albany High soccer coach
Edward R. Trant
Former
former English and history teacher at Hackett, housemaster at Albany
High, principal at Opportunity School 21, Street Academy and Harriet
Gibbons High School; former Albany Board of Education member
Ysanne Williams
Albany High School Class of 1998
Track standout at Albany High and
UCLA; educator
The Hall of Fame was established in
2009 to honor accomplished graduates and others in the community who
support Albany’s public schools. Those inducted fall into at least
one of three categories: alumni who excelled in their careers or
through community involvement; administrators, teachers and coaches;
and loyal and devoted supporters of the district.
The Oct. 12 induction dinner kicks
off a weekend of Albany High homecoming activities. The annual Wall of Fame ceremony at
Albany High will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13,
followed by the Homecoming parade and the 1 p.m. Homecoming football
game against Guilderland at Bleecker Stadium. Hall of Fame inductees
will be honored at halftime
The mission of the City School District of
Albany is to educate and nurture all students to be
responsible citizens, critical thinkers and lifelong learners to
successfully compete in the global community by providing an
academically rigorous and safe environment in partnership with parents,
students and the community. The district serves about 8,600
students in 15
elementary, middle and high schools. In addition to neighborhood
schools, the district includes several magnet schools and programs, as
well as other innovative academic opportunities for students,
including four themed academies at Albany High
School.
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