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W elcome We are honored to welcome you to New York Medical College’s (NYMC) 2019 Founder’s Dinner. Thank you for your generous support of this evening and your dedication to NYMC. It is because of you that we can continue in our tradition to educate outstanding healthcare professionals. This has been an exciting year for NYMC. We welcomed the incoming Class of 2023, celebrated the start of our Master of Science in Clinical Laboratory Sciences (CLS) Program, and began the expansion and improvement of BioInc@NYMC, the mid-Hudson Valley’s only fully-equipped biotechnology incubator on a health sciences college campus, as well as the Center for Disaster Medicine, which has served as a training center for emergency medical responders for the past 13 years. Tonight, we celebrate NYMC’s rich history and promising future, honor distinguished leaders in our community who embody the College’s mission, vision and values and, most importantly, raise critical funds to support student scholarships and other vital initiatives. Spanning more than 30 years, we celebrate our friends, Drs. Schleifer and Yancopolous and our relationship with Regeneron, a distinguished neighbor with whom NYMC has shared a uniquely collaborative relationship since its founding in 1988. Our close proximity and synergistic missions have resulted in numerous research collaborations. Regeneron has afforded NYMC students and faculty invaluable access to their real-world efforts in human genetics, animal model development and drug discovery and development. In turn, New York Medical College has afforded Regeneron access to its full breadth of resources including some of the brightest minds in academic biomedical sciences. Regeneron and New York Medical College have both been leading forces in propelling the biotech industry forward locally, highlighted in our shared involvement in the Westchester Biotech Project and BioInc@NYMC. It is our honor to celebrate this important relationship with Regeneron tonight and we would like to congratulate: • Leonard S. Schleifer, M.D., Ph.D. – Honorary Doctor of Science Degree • George D. Yancopoulos, M.D., Ph.D. – Honorary Doctor of Science Degree Among our distinguished honorees this evening, we have a chancellor of a health system that oversees one of the largest medical schools in the country; a prominent public health leader who drew national recognition for her work on the diagnosis and public health intervention for the first case of intentional anthrax in the country; and a notable clinician and educator who has transformed the field of psychiatry with his innovative treatment approaches to schizophrenia. We applaud these individuals for their commitment to excellence. • Robert A. Barish, M.D. ’79, M.B.A. – The William Cullen Bryant Award • Jean Marie Malecki, M.D. ’79, M.P.H., FACPM – The Alfred B. DelBello Distinguished Service Award • Ira D. Glick, M.D. ’61 – The Jackson E. Spears Community Service Award Once again, thank you for your unwavering support of NYMC. Together, we can enjoy a new era of growth, diversity and opportunity. Sincerely,
Alan Kadish, M.D. President
Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A. Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer THE FOUNDER’S DINNER 2019
Where Knowledge and Values Meet
LEADERSHIP Alan Kadish, M.D. President
Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A. Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Dr. Mark Hasten Chairman
Joseph Mark Vice Chairman
Alan Kadish, M.D. Robert Alter, M.D. Gary Barnett Howard Baruch, M.D. Ben Chouake, M.D. Dee DelBello Rabbi Menachem Genack Gary Gettenberg, M.D. ’83 Munr Kazmir, M.D. Moshe Lichtenstein Alina Moran, M.P.A. Stephen Nicholas, M.D. ’86
Martin Oliner, Esq. Eliot Peyser Ronald F. Poe Joseph Popack Avi Retter, M.D. Stephen Rosenberg Alan B. Rosenthal, D.M.D. Henry Saphier, M.D. ’61 Joseph Schwartz, M.D. Rosalyn Esther Stahl, M.D. Kenneth R. Theobalds
HONORARY COMMITTEE Howard A. Blanchette, M.D. Dee DelBello Charles W. Episalla, M.D. ’88, M.S. ’87 Kathleen Franklin, Ph.D.
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Martin. S. Katzenstein, M.D. ’78 Dana G. Mordue, Ph.D. Vincent J. Vigorita, M.D. ’76
Faculty Leaders SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Jerry L. Nadler, M.D., MACP, FAHA, FACE Dean Renee Garrick, M.D. Vice Dean for Westchester Medical Center Richard G. McCarrick, M.D., M.H.A. Vice Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Continuing Medical Education and Interim Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs Karen M. Murray, M.D. ‘99 Associate Dean for Admissions Jennifer L. Koestler, M.D. Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education Kathryn A. Spanknebel, M.D. Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs Michael Delisi, M.D. Associate Dean for Medical Education for St. Joseph’s Healthcare System Camille A. Clare, M.D., M.P.H. ’11 Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion Leonard J. Newman, M.D. ’70 Associate Dean for Clinical Practice Christos Paras, D.O. Associate Dean for Education, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center John Pellicone, M.D. Associate Dean for Medical Education; Medical Director and CMO, NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan Susan Rachlin, M.D. Associate Dean for Student Affairs Anthony M. Sozzo, M.Ed., M.A. Associate Dean for Student Affairs; Director of Student Activities and Financial Planning Matthew A. Pravetz, Ph.D. ’88, M.S. ’86 Assistant Dean for Basic Sciences Gary Stallings II, M.D., M.P.H. Assistant Dean for Clinical Sciences Padraic B. Reynolds, M.P.H.’14 Associate Dean for Academic Administration Peter Panzica, M.D. Chair, Anesthesiology (Acting) Ernest Y.C. Lee, Ph.D. Chair, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Joseph D. Etlinger, Ph.D. Chair, Cell Biology and Anatomy Joseph F. Morales, D.D.S. Chair, Dental Medicine Bijan Safai, M.D., D.S.C. Chair, Dermatology Gregory L. Almond, M.D., M.P.H., ’00, M.S. ’00 Chair, Emergency Medicine Lori Weir Solomon, M.D. ’99, M.P.H. ’09. Chair, Family and Community Medicine Edward Lebovics, M.D. Interim Chair, Medicine Raj K. Tiwari, Ph.D. Interim Chair, Microbiology and Immunology Brij Singh Ahluwalia, M.D. Chair, Neurology Meic H. Schmidt, M.D., M.B.A. Chair, Neurosurgery Kelly A. Hutcheson, M.D., M.B.A. Chair, Ophthalmology David E. Asprinio, M.D. Chair, Orthopedic Surgery Augustine Moscatello, M.D. Chair, Otolaryngology Humayun Islam, M.D. Chair, Pathology Leonard J. Newman, M.D. ’70 Chair, Pediatrics Michal Laniado Schwartzman, Ph.D. Chair, Pharmacology Christopher S. Leonard, Ph.D. Interim Chair, Physiology Stephen J. Ferrando, M.D. Chair, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Chitti R. Moorthy, M.D. Chair, Radiation Medicine Zvi Lefkovitz, M.D. Chair, Radiology Rifat Latifi, M.D., FACS, FICS Chair, Surgery Muhammad Choudhury, M.D., FACS Chair, Urology THE FOUNDER’S DINNER 2019
Faculty Leaders
SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND PRACTICE ADMINISTRATION Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A. Dean Ben F. Johnson, Ed.D. Vice Dean Amy Ansehl, D.N.P., F.N.P.B.C. Associate Dean for Student Experience Diane E. Heck, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Research Michelle Novotny, M.A. Associate Dean for Admissions and Enrollment Management Denton C. Brosius, M.A., Ph.D Assistant Dean for E-Learning and Director, Educational Technology (SHSP) Verne R. Smith, J.D. Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration Michael J. Majsak, Ed.D., P.T. Department Chair, Physical Therapy Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D. Department Chair, Public Health Kathleen Franklin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Department Chair, Speech-Language Pathology Kenneth Knapp, Ph.D. Acting Program Director Penny Liberatos, M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D. Division Director Hae-Young Kim, M.A., M.S., Dr.P.H. Division Director
Michael Shakarjian, Ph.D. Division Director Maureen Kennedy, M.S., Dr.P.H. Division Director Denise Tahara, M.B.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Division Director Diane E. Heck, Ph.D. Director Jenean A. Castillo, Ph.D. Director Padmini Murthy, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., M.Phil., CHES Director Chia-Ching Chen, M.A., M.S., Ed.D., CHES Director Luis F. Riquelme, Ph.D.,CCC-SLP,BCS-S Director Allen J. Dozor, M.D. Center Director, Center for Children’s Environnemental Health Susan W. Fox, Ph.D. Center Director, Center on Disability and Health David Markenson, M.D., M.B.A. Medical Director and Center Director, Center for Disaster Medicine Hasanat Alamgir, M.B.A., Ph.D. Center Co-Director, Center for Long Term Care Kenneth A. Knapp, Ph.D. Center Co-Director, Center for Long Term Care
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES Marina K. Holz, Ph.D. Dean Tetyana Kobets, M.D., MSPH Assistant Dean, Ph.D. Programs Kenneth M. Lerea, Ph.D. Assistant Dean, M.S. Programs Ernest Y.C. Lee, Ph.D. Chair, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Joseph M. Wu, Ph.D. M.S. Graduate Program Director, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Zhongtao Zhang, Ph.D. Ph.D. Graduate Program Director, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Joseph D. Etlinger, Ph.D. Chair, Cell Biology and Anatomy Victor A. Fried, Ph.D. Graduate Program Director, Cell Biology and Anatomy Raj Tiwari, Ph.D. Interim Chair, Microbiology and Immunology and Ph.D. Graduate Program Director Chandra Shekhar Bakshi, DVM, Ph.D. M.S. Graduate Program Director, Microbiology and Immunology Humayun Islam, M.D., Ph.D. Interim Chair, Pathology NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE
Tetyana Kobets, M.D., MSPH Graduate Program Director, Pathology Michal L. Schwartzman, Ph.D. Chair, Pharmacology Charles T. Stier, Ph.D. M.S. Graduate Program Director, Pharmacology Sachin Gupte, M.D., Ph.D. Ph.D. Graduate Program Director, Pharmacology Christopher Leonard, Ph.D. Interim Chair, Physiology Carl I. Thompson, Ph.D. Graduate Program Director, Physiology Kenneth M. Lerea, Ph.D. M.S. Graduate Program Director, Basic Medical Sciences Program Brian Ratliff, Ph.D. M.S. Graduate Program Director, Accelerated Master’s Program Libor Velíšek, M.D., Ph.D. M.D./Ph.D. Graduate Program Director Dana Mordue, Ph.D. M.S. Graduate Program Director, Biomedical Science & Management Program Carol A. Carbonaro, Ph.D. M.S. Graduate Program Director, Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program
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HONORARY DEGREES
Leonard S. Schleifer, M.D., Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Regeneron
George D. Yancopoulos, M.D., Ph.D. President and Chief Scientific Officer, Regeneron
THE WILLIAM CULLEN ƁRYANT AWARD
Robert A. Barish, M.D. ’79, M.B.A.
THE ALFRED Ɓ. ƊELBELLO ƊISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Jean Marie Malecki, M.D. ’79, M.P.H., FACPM
THE JACKSON E. SPEARS COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Ira D. Glick, M.D. ’61
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Honor ary Degree Leonard S. Schleifer, M.D., Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer, Regeneron Leonard S. Schleifer, M.D., Ph.D., founded Regeneron in 1988, and has served as president, and chief executive officer since its inception. Dr. Schleifer, together with Regeneron’s president and chief scientific officer, George Yancopoulos, M.D., Ph.D., has built the company from a small startup into one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, with a unique science-driven culture. Regeneron’s ability to consistently translate science into medicine has led to seven FDA-approved treatments and twenty product candidates, all of which were homegrown in its laboratories. Regeneron’s medicines and pipeline are designed to help patients with eye disease, heart disease, allergic and inflammatory diseases, pain, cancer, infectious diseases and rare diseases The company is accelerating and improving the traditional drug development process through its proprietary technologies to yield optimized, fully-human antibodies, and ambitious initiatives such as the Regeneron Genetics Center, one of the largest genetics sequencing efforts in the world Dr. Schleifer has been recognized as one of Barron’s Best CEOs, a Yale School of Management Legend in Leadership and as Ernst & Young’s’ Life Sciences Entrepreneur of the Year. Under his leadership, Regeneron has been repeatedly voted the number one company to work for in the biopharmaceutical industry by Science magazine and has been consistently ranked a top ten most innovative company by Forbes. Dr. Schleifer graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude from Cornell University and earned his M.D. and Ph.D. in pharmacology from the University of Virginia. He is a licensed physician, certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
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Honor ary Degree George D.Yancopoulos, M.D., Ph.D. President and Chief Scientific Officer, Regeneron George D. Yancopoulos, M.D., Ph.D., cofounder, president and chief scientific officer of Regeneron, has worked to build Regeneron into a leader in science-driven biotechnology. Under Dr. Yancopoulos’ direction, Regeneron’s accomplishments include the invention and development of seven FDA-approved medicines for cancer, vision-threatening eye diseases, heart disease, atopic dermatitis, asthma and rheumatoid arthritis. Dr. Yancopoulos, along with his team, coinvented Regeneron’s foundational technologies for target and drug discovery. He continues to be a force in biotech innovation and led the creation of the Regeneron Genetics Center which has sequenced the exomes of more than 700,000 people. Regeneron routinely appears on Forbes list of the Most Innovative Companies in the World. Dr. Yancopulos graduated valedictorian from the Bronx High School of Science (where he was a Westinghouse Science Talent Search winner) and Columbia University where he received his M.D. and Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biophysics. He was the first graduate student of the renowned molecular immunologist, Fred Alt, Ph.D. He was pursuing a career in academia when he met and joined his Regeneron co-founder Leonard S. Schleifer, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Yancopulos has authored more than 300 papers, holds more than 100 patents and was among the ten most highly cited scientific authors in the world during the 1990s. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2004, was inducted into the Biotech Hall of Fame in 2014 and was named Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year in 2016, along with Dr. Schleifer. He is passionate about inspiring young talent to pursue scientific careers through numerous STEM and internship programs. Under his leadership, Regeneron has taken on sponsorship of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious high school science competition, formerly sponsored by Westinghouse and Intel, and now known as the Regeneron Science Talent Search.
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The William Cullen Bryant Award New York Medical College established the William Cullen Bryant Award in 1983 to recognize those remarkable individuals who, in the tradition of the College’s founder, William Cullen Bryant, demonstrate seminal leadership in health care, science, education, business or the arts. Bryant, the son of a physician, was an editor, philosopher, poet, lawyer, and dynamic civic leader who substantively influenced the issues of his day through the power of his pen. During the second half of the 19th century, he led a select group of influential individuals in creating New York Medical College, which today has become one of the nation’s largest private health sciences colleges. Bryant subsequently served as president of the College’s Board of Trustees for more than a decade and was the medical school’s first president. The qualities of distinguished and broad leadership that Bryant demonstrated have been characteristic of all William Cullen Bryant medal awardees.
Past William Cullen Bryant Award Recipients William C. Campbell, Ph.D.
Brenda and John Fareri
Robert J. Lifton, M.D. ’48
Kenneth E. Raske
John C. Duffy, M.D. ’60
Gerald W. Cunningham
Joanne Kurtzberg M.D. ’76
George K. Cooney
Nicholas F. LaRusso, M.D. ’69
George J. Ames
Karl P. Adler, M.D.
John K. Castle
Ralph A. O’Connell, M.D.
Michel David-Weill
Saverio S. Bentivegna, M.D. ’50
Delbert Staley
Thomas E. Hales
Patricia Mosbacher
Edward Cardinal Egan
Rawleigh Warner
Albert Willner, M.D. ’43
William E. Ellinghaus
Richard J. Bellucci, M.D.
Jackson E. Spears
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Robert A. Barish, M.D. ’79, M.B.A. Dr. Robert A. Barish, a distinguished physician and academic leader, is vice chancellor for health affairs of the University of Illinois at Chicago. He oversees the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health), which provides comprehensive care, education and research to train healthcare leaders and foster healthy communities in Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a 465-bed tertiary care hospital, 21 outpatient clinics, and 11 Mile Square Health Center facilities, which are Federally Qualified Health Centers. With campuses in Chicago, Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana, the health system includes the academic and research activities of the seven UIC health sciences colleges: Applied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, the School of Public Health, and the Jane Addams College of Social Work. Previously, Dr. Barish served as chancellor of the LSU Health Sciences Center at Shreveport from 2009 to 2015, where he provided leadership for the schools of medicine, allied health, and graduate programs, a major academic medical center and two affiliated hospitals. Dr. Barish spent 24 years at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He served as chief of emergency medicine from 1985 to 1996 and built a nationally recognized program. There he was named associate dean for clinical affairs in 1998 and eventually became vice dean for clinical affairs in 2005. That same year, following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast, Dr. Barish helped lead a medical regiment dispatched by the state of Maryland to deliver emergency care to more than 6,000 hurricane victims in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. In addition to his medical duties at Maryland, Dr. Barish earned an M.B.A. from Loyola College in 1995. From 1996 to 1998, he served as the chief executive officer of UniversityCARE, a University of Maryland physician-hospital network of family-oriented health centers located in neighborhoods throughout the Baltimore metropolitan area. A former lieutenant colonel and flight surgeon in the Maryland Air National Guard, Dr. Barish was among a select group invited to become a NASA astronaut candidate in the early 1990s. After earning his medical degree from New York Medical College in 1979, Dr. Barish interrupted his residency training for one year to provide medical treatment to refugees at camps along the Thai-Cambodian border and in Somalia. He completed an internal medicine residency at New York’s Saint Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center in 1983 and an emergency medicine residency at Georgetown University Medical Center in 1985. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, and is on the Board of Directors for the Association of Academic Health Centers. THE FOUNDER’S DINNER 2019
The Alfred B. DelBello
Distinguished Service Award New York Medical College proudly bestows the Alfred B. DelBello Distinguished Service Award upon those members of its faculty, staff, administration and volunteer leadership who have helped advance the College’s mission of education and research through their service, commitment, and expert ability. The newly-renamed award honors the late Alfred B. DelBello whose life as a public servant epitomizes the qualities which NYMC honors with this award. The Alfred B. DelBello Distinguished Service Award honors individuals whose careers and contributions to health care, science, and our communities have profoundly impacted the practice of medicine and have added immeasurable prestige to the College.
Past Distinguished Service Award Recipients Felix Wimpfheimer, M.D. ’45
William S. Rosenthal, M.D.
Dr. Mark Hasten
Louis R. M. Del Guercio, M.D.
David E. Asprinio, M.D.
Charles E. Ford, Ed.D.
Bijan Safai, M.D., D.Sc.
Jackson E. Spears
Richard Stone, M.D. ’68
Isidore Danishefsky, Ph.D.
Norman Levine, Ph.D.
Carmel Magner, R.N.
The Alumni Association of New York Medical College and its Past and Present Presidents
Joseph F. Goeller-Giattini, M.D.
Susan A. Kline, M.D.
James H. Keller
Gabor Kaley, Ph.D. Saverio S. Bentivegna, M.D. ’50, F.A.C.S. Gerard D. Robilotti Joseph T. English, M.D. Louis E. Fierro, M.D. ’60 James T. Mazzara, M.D. ’63 Felicien M. Steichen, M.D. Alvin I. Goodman, M.D. NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE
Victor Tchertkoff, M.D. ’43 Edward Wasserman, M.D. ’46 Rita Girolamo, M.D. ’51 Joseph G. Robbins Dante V. Bizzarri, M.D. ’42 Joseph F. Dursi, M.D. ’59 Samuel H. Rubin, M.D. Robert Goldstein, M.D. Eileen Halsey Pike, Ph.D.
Jean Marie Malecki, M.D. ’79, M.P.H., FACPM Dr. Jean M. Malecki began her work as director of the Palm Beach County Health Department with a vision of making Palm Beach County the healthiest community in the nation, and over the course of her 19 year career, went on to initiate a local public health system dedicated to serving the entire community by utilizing partnerships from every entity. A South Florida native, Dr. Malecki’s training began at Fairfield University in Connecticut where she obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree with pre-medical honors, and a medical degree from New York Medical College where she graduated with honors including membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Cor Et Manus Service Society and American Women’s Citation for Scholastic Achievement in Medicine. She earned a Master of Public Health Degree from the University of Miami. Dr. Malecki is board certified in general preventive medicine and public health, and is a fellow of the American Board of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, and an alumnus of the Public Health Leadership Institute. In 1982, when HIV/AIDS was an emerging disease in Palm Beach County, Dr. Malecki diagnosed one of the first children with AIDS and helped form the Comprehensive AIDS Program, a 501c3, initially started with one of the first Robert Wood Johnson Grants Foundation for this disease. This program now serves more than 7,000 people living with HIV/AIDS in the County. In the mid-1990s, Dr. Malecki formed the Maternal Child Health Alliance and became its first president. Soon after, she helped create the Healthy Start, an off-shoot of the Maternal Child Health Allicance, which provides in-home counseling to pregnant women and follow-up care for mother and baby. Today, Palm Beach County maintains one of the lowest infant mortality rates in the United States. In 2001, Dr. Malecki received international attention for her assistance in the diagnosis and public health intervention of the first case of intentional Anthrax, successfully leading the investigation for the state of Florida. In 2002, when citizens of Palm Beach County voted to create the Health Care District of Palm Beach County to guarantee funding for health care and trauma services, Dr. Malecki served on the Board of Directors and helped initiate the Palm Beach County-Wide Trauma System. In addition, with funding through the District’s insurance programs, Dr. Malecki expand the primary care clinics within the Health Department—adding four new clinic buildings, an administrative complex, a hospital and county nursing home. Many of the programs instituted under Dr. Malecki’s leadership have become models for local public health systems throughout the nation, including: the Hospital Emergency Response Coalition, formed to unify the private hospitals in the event of a disaster; Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in Environmental Health, to provide environmental support to communities in need of better water, air and land systems; and Community Health Division to forge public/private partnerships. Much of this has been accomplished through Dr. Malecki’s foresight in making the Palm Beach County Health Department an Academic Health Department that is constantly learning, teaching, and creating innovative ways to better serve the public’s health. Dr. Malecki has been identified as “Changing the Face of Medicine” and a Local Legend by the National Library of Medicine. She has been named one of the top 25 Faces of Public Health by the American Public Health Association and a Woman of Distinction by the Women’s Chamber of Commerce. She is a recipient of a Presidential Citation for her leadership in curtailing the risk from bioterrorism. THE FOUNDER’S DINNER 2019
The Jackson E. Spears
Community Service Award The Jackson E. Spears Community Service Award is bestowed upon those individuals and organizations that have demonstrated exceptional service and commitment to our communities. It was created in 2000 to honor Jackson E. Spears, who served as a member of New York Medical College’s Board of Trustees for 60 years, from 1943 to 2003. Loyal, steadfast, sharp-witted, selfless, practical, wise and relentless in his promotion of the College and its mission, Mr. Spears was a member of virtually every Board committee during his tenure, frequently serving as chairman. He served as vice chairman of the Board from 1956 to 1964 and chairman from 1965 to 1972, and he was appointed acting president of the College twice. He also provided pivotal leadership in the decision to relocate the College from New York City to Valhalla in the early 1970s. A native of Dallas, Texas, Mr. Spears was a corporate executive in the textile industry until his retirement from Burlington Industries as a vice president in 1961. Throughout his career, he was also active in civic and community service. New York Medical College awarded Mr. Spears the first William Cullen Bryant medal and the Distinguished Service Award as well as honorary Doctor of Humane Letters and Doctor of Science degrees. The College continues to honor this valuable member of our community who passed away in 2003.
Past Jackson E. Spears Community Service award Recipients Judith M. Watson, R.N., B.S.N., M.P.H. ’07
Michael C. Caldwell, M.D., M.P.H.
Ira Schwartz, Ph.D.
Sister Virginia Hanrahan, O.P.
Ronald F. Poe, M.D.
Eugene F. Conroy
Ansley Bacon, Ph.D.
The Journal News
Andrew Ordon, M.D., G.M.E. ’85
American Heart Association
Dan K. Morhaim M.D. ’75
Sister Mary Linehan, S.C., F.A.C.H.E.
Michael D. Israel
Max Gomez, Ph.D.
William M. Mooney, Jr. NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE
IRA D. GLICK, M.D. ’61 Dr. Ira D. Glick joined the faculty of the Stanford University School of Medicine in July, 1993. Prior to that, he served as professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) from 1968 to 1978 and at the Cornell University Medical College from 1978 to 1993. During his tenure at Cornell, he was also senior science advisor to the director of the National Institutes of Mental Health. Dr. Glick’s research has focused on the effectiveness of psychiatric hospitalization, the current and future treatment of schizophrenia and mood disorders including combining medication and psychotherapy (both individual as well as family therapy) and the diagnosis and treatment of athletes. A 1961 graduate of New York Medical College, Dr. Glick is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, a founding member of the American Family Therapy Academy, the International Society of Sports Psychiatry (ISSP) and founding and long-time member of the Board of Directors of the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP). Dr. Glick has been elected to membership of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) and the American College of Psychiatrists. He has authored or co-authored more than 200 articles published in the scientific literature and wrote or edited ten books on mental/psychiatric illness, psychopharmacology, family therapy, and recently sports psychiatry. He is a long-time editor of the American Society Clinical Psychopharmacology Model Psychopharmacology Curriculums with separate publications for teachers of psychiatric residents and another for both medical students and primary care clinician. Dr. Glick has received numerous national and international awards for his research and teaching including those from the American Psychiatric Association, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) and the Association of Academic Psychiatry. He received the 2014 Kum Po Soo Award from the American Psychiatric Association, as well as an “exemplary psychiatrist” award from the National Alliance for Mental Illnesses (NAMI). In 2017, he received the Dean Award from the American College of Psychiatrists for his research in Schizophrenia. In 2019 he received the Payne Whitney Clinic Award for Extraordinary Public Service for a distinguished researcher, clinician, and educator, “who has transformed the field with his innovative treatment approaches to schizophrenia and his dedication to the dissemination of knowledge.” Dr. Glick was appointed emeritus professor at Stanford in 2010. He serves as visiting professor at three medical schools – Weill Cornell Medical College, New York University and University California San Diego – and has recently rejoined the adjunct faculty at University California San Francisco. In 2018, he served on the International Olympic Consensus Committee focusing on “Mental Health in Elite Athletes.” He was also a commentator in the 20-hour, 2018 ESPN documentary, “Basketball: A Love Story.”
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Thank Y ou
to our generous donors
Presenting Sponsors Regeneron
Gold Sponsors Westchester Medical Center Gary Barnett
Silver S ponsor Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Bronze S ponsor Mitchell Cairo, M.D. Physician Affiliate Group of New York The Jonas Foundation Ronald F. Poe The Kozak Family Foundation Sterling National Bank Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C.
Exclusive Underwriter S ponsors Entergy Corporation Board of Advisors of New York Medical College, Inc.
Pavarini Construction Company, Inc. Lee B. Pressler, M.D. ‘90
Table S ponsors Alumni Association of New York Medical College, Inc.
The Chouake Foundation
Robert Alter, M.D.
KPMG LLP
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Delores DelBello Avi Retter, M.D.
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On behalf of New York Medical College and Touro College and University System, we are proud to honor these individuals at the 2019 Founder’s Dinner. Warm congratulations and sincere best wishes to our Honorees and Award Recipients Dr. Leonard S. Schleifer Dr. George D. Yancopoulos Dr. Robert A. Barish Dr. Jean Marie Malecki Dr. Ira D. Glick Your continued support for New York Medical College is greatly appreciated. Connie and Alan Kadish, M.D. President of Touro College and University System and New York Medical College
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It is with great pride that we recognize the 2019 Founder’s Dinner honorees Robert A. Barish, M.D. ’79, M.B.A. Jean Marie Malecki, M.D. ’79, M.P.H., FACPM Ira D. Glick, M.D. ’61 And salute our friends and partners in care at
REGENERON Leonard S. Schleifer, M.D., Ph.D. George D. Yancopoulos, M.D., Ph.D. We thank you for your significant contributions to the NYMC community and beyond. With appreciation, Sharon and Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A.
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Debbie & Howard Jonas & Family Salute the New York Medical College Honorees and Leadership on the Occasion of the Founder’s Dinner. Proud of our President, Dr. Alan Kadish and his team.
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Leonard S. Schleifer, M.D., Ph.D. George D. Yancopoulos, M.D., Ph.D. Honorary Degrees Robert A. Barish, M.D. ’79, M.B.A. William Cullen Bryant Award Jean Marie Malecki, M.D. ’79, M.B.A., FACPM Alfred B. DelBello Distinguished Service Award Ira D. Glick, M.D. ’61 Jackson E. Spears Community Service Award
Ronald and Peggy Poe
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∑ The Department of Dermatology Congratulates this year’s honorees. We thank you for your outstanding contributions.
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NYMC graciously acknowledges all those individuals who helped to make this year’s Founder’s Dinner a success. Your time and efforts are appreciated!
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2019 ALUMNI REUNION Saturday, November 16, 2019 Cocktail Reception 7:00pm Dinner Program and Dancing 8:00pm Hilton Westchester 699 Westchester Avenue, Rye Brook, NY 10573
Sunday, November 17, 2019 Brunch and Keynote by School of Medicine Leadership 11:30am – 1:00pm Campus Tours 1:00pm – 3:30pm New York Medical College 19 Skyline Drive, Hawthorne, NY 10532
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