When Determination Meets Challenge

Winter 2008 Vol. 35 No. 2
The Alumni Magazine of Polytechnic University
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s Chief Architect and Chief
Technology Officer for the New
York City Finance Department,
Campaña is responsible for the
technology for over $22 billion in
revenue collections—a third of the city’s overall
earnings. With experience in implementing
domestic and international multi-portal projects
in North and South America, and several
European countries, Campaña is charged with
setting technology standards for the department
and modernizing many of the 125 financialbased systems.
Stewart is the director and chief patent
counsel for the Americas for UBS AG, one of
the world’s largest highly integrated, global
organizations focusing on wealth management
and investment banking. An expert in
intellectual property litigation, prosecution,
licensing and contracts, he chaired the Financial
Services Roundtable Intellectual Property
Working Group that was at the forefront in the
debate over patent reform in the United States
from 2004-2007. Stewart lectures extensively on
intellectual property issues within the financial
services industry and has given testimony before
the United States House of Representatives
regarding proposed legislation that would enact
sweeping reform measures for U.S. patent laws.
Patrick Xantus is co-founder and vice
president and COO of General Infomatics, Inc.
(GI), a systems engineering, research and analysis
consulting firm based in Alexandria, VA. Xantus
oversees GI’s operations related to marketing and
branding, the go-to-market business units and
associated support functions. GI’s clients include
the Department of Defense, the Federal Aviation
Administration and the Department of Housing
and Urban Development.
Dele Oladapo is a vice president in Corporate
Technology Management for Prudential Financial
overseeing enterprise systems technology for the
corporate data centers. He also is responsible for
the implementation and support of enterprise
software that impacts Prudential’s mission-critical
platforms in trading and call center applications.
Polytechnic University, where Oladapo,
Xantus, Stewart and Campaña met, was one of the
bright beacons in their journey to now, a journey
along a path that had some dark moments.
Campaña was born in Harlem and grew up
in Washington Heights, where he says “hurdles
and obstacles were all over the place”—from
unmotivated friends, crime, drugs and teenage
pregnancy to complacency. He stayed “within”
himself, always listened and grew confident as
he achieved small successes along the way—
particularly in high school where he took advanced
math and computer science classes. “I wanted to
get out of the environment and that determination
was a powerful motivator.”
Twenty years ago, the 47th precinct in the
Bronx where Stewart grew up in a single-parent
home was one of the worst crime-ridden areas
of New York City. Despite the daily 90-minute
subway trek to and from Poly, Stewart focused on
overcoming the odds. He worked 25-30 hours
weekly to make ends meet. He also managed
to find time to make friends with like-minded
individuals and developed a core support team that
included Oladapo, Xantus and Campaña.
“When I arrived at Poly, I had no family,
no friends,” recalls Campaña, adding that he
quickly found a family at the University and
developed other key relationships. He joined the
National Society of Black Engineers, and found
encouragement in his talks with Beverly Johnson,
currently associate dean of admissions and
executive director of the YES Center. “You have to
have a crew, a network, a family. We made a pact
that if we ever get to the top, we would bring as
many people with us as we can.”
While at Poly, Xantus learned what he did not
know and the “intangibles” he needed to possess if
he wanted to be successful in the corporate sector.
“I thought having great ideas was enough. There
are a lot of bright people out there and you have
to set yourself apart,” he said. To do that he a took
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as money management and became involved in
student initiatives to ensure he was amply qualified
for a professional career.
The “crew” members went their separate ways
after graduating, but retained the same goals.
They learned that the competitive job market
was a learning experience all its own. Early in his
career, Campaña was overlooked for a management
position because of what his supervisor felt was
an “intimidating hair style.” A year later, with his
head completely shaven and “not an ounce more of
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According to Campaña, diversity both in
the public and private sectors is a challenge that
is being addressed. “There are challenges in
both finding the opportunities and the qualified
applicants to fill those positions. This is where, as
executives, we can help by setting the examples and
being the mentors to those who aspire for more.”
After a total of 13 years working for companies
such as SENTEL Corporation, Litton TASC,
PriceWaterhouseCoopers and OPTIMUS
Corporation, Xantus still had to get over the
hurdle of taking a risk, and leaving a lucrative
position. He eventually took a “leap of faith” and
started his own company with his partner.
Besides the challenges that come with starting
a new business, Xantus had to face his business
deficiencies—gaps in knowledge that were not
apparent to him previously. To overcome fear,
he approached other small minority-owned
engineering business owners who took him
under their wings, and were willing to coach and
instruct. But he had to dig deep within to find
the determination and self-motivation he needed
to succeed.
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In 1995, Stewart was accepted at Georgetown
University and became a new father. He needed an
income, so he worked 30 hours a week part-time
while enrolled in a full-time curriculum.
“The hardest part is taking the plunge, starting
the walk down the path,” he advises young people,
“but once you start …you have to have the will to
see it through to the end—despite the risks and
the detours. No risks make life mundane. There’s
no reward without it. What’s important is taking
educated risks.”
Campaña banks his success on sound decision
making. “I used my childhood as my drive,” he
says. “I decided to get an after school job and not
do drugs or vandalize. I decided to go to class
while my friends and the ‘cool kids’ were cutting.”
A first generation American whose parents
immigrated from Nigeria, Oladapo recalls his
difficulty in finding a way to fit in with the other
children in his Staten Island neighborhood. “It was
not as common as it is today to have an African
name,” he recalls. “The other children made
painful remarks about my name and questioned
me about why my parents – whose native language
is Yoruba – spoke differently. Looking back, I
realize that moments like those are an important
factor in defining who you are.”
He says he eventually learned positive
self-acceptance in the diverse atmosphere of
Polytechnic University where people with cultural
differences are embraced. Oladapo’s new selfconfidence gave him the assurance he needed
to assume leadership roles such as president of
Polytechnic University’s Chapter of the National
Society of Black Engineers.
“Everything about my undergraduate career
experience at Polytechnic University made me into
the success I am today,” Campaña agrees. “Back
in the early 1990s when Brooklyn was starting
its magical rejuvenation, I was beginning my
transformation and Polytechnic was at the core of
it all.”
Campaña, Oladapo, Stewart and Xantus agree
that the Poly experience taught them to learn, to
formulate ideas, to break down complex problems
and come to a solution. “This was a very tough
school for us to get into. The faculty constantly
challenged us,” said Campaña. However, these
alums all stand firm on one point— “Graduating
from Polytechnic was the best motivation to
succeed, and our first crowning achievement.”
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whip is a ringmaster’s passionate bellow that corners everyone
within listening range, and draws us into a description of the
latest high (tech) adventure … in Rogers Hall.
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The treasure Bruce Niswander raves about is
the latest seismic ideas mined from the minds
of entrepreneurial faculty and students, and
small business associates. Imagine a device that
can detect how many people are trapped in the
corner of a room in a building on fire. Or a cyber
crimefighter that can stop professional hackervillains in their tracks and record who they are, and
how they infiltrated your computer hard drive.
Niswander’s “ark” is Brooklyn Enterprise on
Science and Technology (BEST) and Technology
Transfer, the underground IT incubator he directs
where dreams, notions, and concepts ebb, flow and
eventually evolve into state-of-the-art cyber tools
and exciting, enterprising initiatives designed with
a global perspective. Sounds like something out of,
say, “Star Wars”? Actually, it’s more than that, and
it gets better.
Headquartered in the main academic building
of Poly’s MetroTech campus, BEST incubator
businesses have embarked on real and serious
adventures. They are discovering innovative
ways to combat cyber crimes, through new cyber
forensic systems, and information technology—
and, in the process, spurring Brooklyn’s economic
development and entrepreneurial efforts in the
tech field.
Under one roof—and the spirited direction
of Niswander—BEST grows new and emerging
science and technology firms including faculty
entrepreneurial projects and outside companies
during the critical start-up period when they are
the most vulnerable. The center provides lowcost facilities, educational opportunities, and an
array of technological and business services, from
access to financing, equipment, flexible leases and
shared services. In this gift that keeps on giving,
the program utilizes Poly students as employees.
Eleven companies have a physical presence in the
incubator, and 25 jobs have been created.
“The desire is to grow the company so
that it becomes too big for the incubator. That
business in turn helps to expand Brooklyn’s
existing industry base in the borough through
the creation of jobs and the enhanced economic
development,” says Niswander.
Three companies created by Poly faculty
include: VIVIC (formerly TriNetra) founded by
Nasir Memon, professor of computer science;
Mobile Matrix founded by Dr. Binay Sugla, and
Memon’s Digital Assembly. BEST companies from
outside of the University, include Sypherlink,
Inc., NovaWave Technologies (through Poly’s Dr.
Steve Holler), X1.0, Dione Systems, Timemight
Corporation, Transcendent Enterprise and KLAD
Creative. “They are all providing cutting-edge
technology applications that have attracted major
interest from corporate and government entities,”
says Niswander.
Memon’s VIVIC computer security company’s
technology surveillance product is one example.
“The technology we developed records who is
breaking into a computer and analyzes how it’s
done,” says Memon. In addition to the network
forensics, the system also will specialize in infection
detection by analyzing a computer’s behavior to
discover viral symptoms before they damage the
system. Memon has partnered with Anandabrata
“Pasha” Pal, a Poly computer science doctoral
student, to create Digital Assembly, a company
specializing in identifying and reconstructing files
from shattered pieces of information.
The incubator’s Dione Systems run by Diegane
Dione of Senegal, has developed technology for
the private sector that will save lives. Its Safety
Gateway product, says Dione, “is a wireless
application which enables individualized two-way
communication between security and emergency
personnel and building occupants during
an emergency event.” The product may find
application in places like hospitals, offices, schools
and universities and residential high rises as well
as detect the location of a trapped person and how
many people are nearby.
“The BEST incubator is at Poly!” notes
Niswander. And with Niswander at the helm, it no
longer will be Brooklyn’s BEST-kept secret!
For more information on BEST and its current
companies, visit: www.poly.edu/incubator/.
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a stranger can access every aspect of our lives
at any time and from any place—with the
touch of a keystroke.
The Internet is a global neighborhood
where the biggest commodity is information,
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and the biggest problem is how to keep it safe
and secure from intrusion, according to Nasir
Memon, professor of computer and information
science and director of Poly’s Information and
Security Lab at the 2007 Cyberspace Security
Awareness Week (CSAW) awards in December.
“Cyber crime losses cost millions of dollars with
the majority due to the theft of proprietary
information, unauthorized entry to computer
systems, and viruses.”
Memon, one of the nation’s top computer
engineers, is developing the technological resources
and tools to help empower and protect the cyber
neighborhood and its critical infrastructures from
worms, viruses, phishing scams, epidemics, botnet,
infections, and the malevolent hacker or the
mischievous whiz kid.
He created CSAW as a challenging and fun way
to bolster interest and awareness, among students
and professionals, about cyber crime and the cyber
careers in marketing, technology, education, law
enforcement, and business. “This was the first year
we had submissions from across the nation, increasing
the number of participating universities from last
year’s 28 to 75,” said Memon. “Students submitted
more than 300 entries in the eight categories.”
Participants prepared their submissions, which
were reviewed by a panel of industry judges and
announced at Poly’s December 4 awards ceremony.
In addition to Poly, sponsors included Assured
Information Security, Inc., BAE Systems, Citibank,
Cyber Diligence, Inc., igxgllobal, Microsoft,
MITRE, NIKSUN, OWASP, and Pitney Bowes.
The winners received cash prizes, iPod touches,
iPod nanos and exposure to potential employers.
CSAW, now in its fourth year, was more than
the awards. “It is also about increasing awareness
of the technology problems we face, inspiring
young people to prepare for future careers and
brainstorming technology research issues and cyber
challenges of today,” says Memon. “A recent cyber
security study noted that more than 80 percent of
consumers put their personal information online.
Less than 12 percent believe their information is
safe from hackers. We pay dearly on many fronts
for our lack of knowledge about cyber security.”
Keynote presentations featuring top cyber
security experts, Edward G. Amoroso, senior
vice president and chief security officer, AT&T
Service, Inc., and Brian Lopez, computer scientist
for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,
highlighted the event.
With the announcement earlier in the fall that
Poly is moving towards a paperless system, Poly
President Jerry Hultin’s opening remarks at CSAW
framed the cyber security issue in a way that’s
specific to the University.
“At Poly, we are proud of the teams we’ve got
that are building the future,” said Hultin. “We are
turning ideas into companies and bringing those
ideas to the marketplace where innovative ideas,
particularly in the area of cyber security, will make
the world a better place to live, to work and dream.”
Poly’s CSAW finalists scored wins in six of
the eight categories, and won both first and
second place honors in three.
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imperative for the nation’s defense,
Lt. General Robert J. Elder Jr., set
the tone for the 10th Annual Lynford
Lecture stating: “Imagine that agents of a hostile
power, working in conjunction with organized
crime, could paralyze business, the media,
government and public services, and cut you off
from the world. That would be seen as a grave risk
to national security, surely.” Elder, commander,
8th Air Force and Joint Functional Component
Commander for Global Strike and Integration
U.S. Strategic Command, spoke before a standingroom only audience on Poly’s MetroTech campus
on November 30.
President Jerry M. Hultin welcomed the
audience and observed that throughout the last
decade the Lynford Lectures have influenced
the intellectual life of Poly students, faculty
and scholars throughout the country. “General
Elder continues in that grand tradition,” he said.
New York University President Dr. John Sexton
introduced General Elder and noted how in our
increasingly networked world, “we need our best
minds, minds like General Elder’s, working to
protect against cyber attacks.”
Elder, who was recently named by the Secretary
of the Air Force to head the new Air Force Cyber
Space Command, outlined the national strategy
to secure cyber space—the development of
tactical and strategic analysis of cyber attacks and
vulnerability assessments; expansion of the Cyber
Warning and Information Network to support the
Department of Homeland Security’s cyber space
crisis management; establishment of a publicprivate architecture for national response; and
improve and enhance public-private information
sharing involving cyber attacks, threats and
vulnerabilities. “Global cyber dominance requires
new competencies,” he said, “cyber weapon
systems and cyber operators, and partnerships with
academia, industry and government.”
The Lynford Lecture is sponsored by Poly
Trustee Jeffrey H. Lynford, chairman, Reis Inc.,
and his wife, Tondra, to present the insights of
outstanding scientists and mathematicians to
a wide audience. Lynford noted that Poly has
hosted leading theorists and practitioners in
various fields including computing, engineering
and the applied sciences. “In 1999, Dr. J. Craig
Venter spoke to us less than six months before he
announced to the world his successful decoding
of the human genome,” he said. “In 2002,
Professor Robert Mundell, Nobel Laureate in
Economics and ‘father’ of the European Monetary
Unit, appeared here just as the Euro began
to attain its current importance in the world
currency markets.”
Polytechnic’s Institute for Mathematics and
Advanced Supercomputing (IMAS), led by
the brother mathematicians and Distinguished
Industry Professors David and Gregory
Chudnovsky, cosponsor the lecture, and presented
General Elder with the IMAS Award.
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are already involved in a number of rich collaborations, which will benefit both institutions,
and New York City's academic community at large.
One of the most promising projects is a long-term study of brain models. Richard
Gross ’86Chem, professor and Herman F. Mark Chair, director, NSF Center for Biocatalysis and
Bioprocessing of Macromolecules, and program director, MS in Biomedical Engineering in the
Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences met NYU's Dr. Charles Nicholson through a
series of exchanges facilitated by Poly’s Associate Provost Kurt Becker. Nicholson, a professor in the
Department of Physiology and Neuroscience, has been studying the diffusion of molecules in the
brain for the last 25 years, explained, “We look at how substances move through the narrow spaces
that separate brain cells, collectively called the extracellular space (ECS). The ECS is a crucial channel
for drug delivery to the brain.” Gross is designing a water-soluble polymer that will be attached to a
small fluorescent molecule, which will be used by Nicholson's team to follow the diffusion in tissue,
and eventually be used for more effective drug delivery.
Another exciting partnership is that between chemistry professors Avi Ulman and Michael
D. Ward (NYU) for a high-profile seminar series to be hosted by leading scientists from around
the world. The first lecture, scheduled for March, will feature Dr. Helmut Schwarz, president of
Germany's Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The two professors, who have worked together for
many years, are also in the beginning stages of developing a state-of-the-art lab that will serve not just
Poly and NYU, but the entire academic community in New York City.
In the realm of music technology, Myles W. Jackson, Dibner Family Chair Professor of the History
of Science and Technology and Carl Skelton, founding director of the Integrated Digital Media Institute,
are working with NYU's Steinhardt School to offer joint undergraduate and graduate courses next fall.
A related series of workshops on topics such as architectural acoustics, the Moog synthesizer, and the
history of sound itself are scheduled for next year. “We hope that bringing together music and music
technology students from NYU with digital media and social science and humanities students from Poly,
will result in new and exciting projects for students and faculty members alike,” says Jackson.
Cable will continue to report on the important associations between these two great institutions as
the merger process continues.
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Jean Gallagher, associate professor of English,
Humanities and Social Sciences, has a sequence of
poems, “Year in Eleusis”, in the fall issue of FIELD:
Contemporary Poems and Poetics, published by Oberlin
College Press.
Fletcher “Bud” Griffis, professor, Civil Engineering
was appointed as a member of the ASCE’s National
Infrastructure and Research Policy Committee.
Nikhil Gupta and Maurizio
Porfiri, assistant professors,
Mechanical, Aerospace and
Manufacturing Engineering
received a $236,256 grant from
the Office of Naval Research for
the project, “Modeling Design
and Testing of Syntactic Foam
Core Sandwich Structures for
Marine Applications.” The
project will develop novel sciencebased mathematical models for
advanced composites. Porfiri’s
research group, Dynamical
Systems Laboratory will lead the modeling and
theoretical analysis and Gupta’s group, Composite
Materials and Mechanics Laboratory will lead work of
fabrication and characterization of these Lightweight
composite materials for naval applications.
Five members of the Polytechnic community
attended the Portland International Center for
Management of Engineering and Technology
’07 (PICMET) conference, from last summer.
Representing the University at PICMET ‘07 were
Dean and Associate Provost of the Westchester
Campus Andres Fortino, Professor of Management
Mel Horwitch and Associate Professor of
Management Bharat Rao. The theme of this
year’s conference, “Management of Converging
Technologies,” was addressed in papers presented by
each faculty member. Professor Rao presented with
technology management doctoral students Bojan
Angelov and Bala Mulloth.
Zhong-Ping Jiang, professor,
Electrical and Computer
Engineering,was elected
a fellow of the IEEE for
his contributions to nonlinear control theory and
underactuated mechanical
systems.
Ming Leung, professor, Computer and Information
Science, Theodor Tamir, professor, Electrical and
Computer Engineering and Frank Falco, program
director, Riverside Research coauthored an article
titled “Anomalous Spatial Modifications of Beams
Diffracted by Two-Dimensional Period Media” in the
Journal of the Optical Society of America.
Jovan Mijovic, professor and
chairman of the Othmer-Jacobs
Department of Chemical and
Biological Engineering, presented
an invited lecture in September
to the Institute of Physics at
Cranfield University in England
on the theme of “Molecular Motions in Organic
Molecules in Electric and Mechanical Fields.”
Mijovic and collaborators from the University
of Perugia, the University of the Basque Country
and the University of Belgrade published two
articles, “Dynamics of Multifunctional Polyhedral
Oligomeric Silsesquioxane/Poly(propylene
oxide) Nanocomposites as Studied by Dielectric
Relaxation Spectroscopy and Dynamic Mechanical
Spectroscopy” in Macromolecules 2007 and the
“Dynamics of Single-walled Carbon Nanotube
(SWNT)/Polyisoprene (PI) Nanocomposites in
Electric and Mechanical Fields” in Polymer 2007.
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The first George Bugliarello Prize was awarded to
F. Gould, K. Magori and Yunxin Huang for their
article, “Genetic Strategies for Controlling MosquitoBorne Diseases” during the annual Meeting of the
Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society. The goal
of the Bugliarello Prize is to encourage thoughtful
discourse on how life can be enhanced through a
closer interaction of science and technology, biology
and society. The prize is awarded to the author of a
superior essay, review of research or analytical article
published in American Scientist, the bimonthly
magazine of Sigma Xi. The Bugliarello Prize is
endowed primarily from gifts from the Teagle and
Greenwall foundations honoring George Bugliarello.
Eli Pearce ’58Chem, university
research professor, Chemical and
Biological Engineering, formed
a delegation of Poly members
who played a pivotal role in
having Pfizer’s 158-year-old
Brooklyn plant named to the
National Historic Chemical Landmarks registry for
its contribution to the use of deep-tank fermentation,
a process that increased penicillin production during
World War II, saving countless lives.
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“I have contributed to Poly
for several decades for two
very simple reasons. One
is that the undergraduate
education I received there
provided a firm intellectual
foundation that was later
amplified by varied work
experiences and subsequent
academic study. The second and equally
important reason is that each of us must ‘give
back’ to those institutions that prepared us for
entry into a satisfying and rewarding professional
career and equipped us with fundamental skills
that enabled a broad range of future career
choices both in and outside engineering. For me,
Poly is that institution.”
“Receiving these
scholarships afforded me
the opportunity to attend
Polytechnic University. I
would be unable to attend
this University without
the generous support of
the donors that establish
scholarships here at Poly.
Their philanthropy will never be forgotten. I look
forward to the day when I will be able to do for
other students what these generous benefactors
did for me through their financial and personal
support. Faculty, staff, and the administrators, I
thank you.”
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AlumniNews
LETTER from the ALUMNI PRESIDENT
“NYU Has A Lot To Gain But Nothing
To Lose; Poly Has A Lot To Gain But
Everything To Lose.”
This statement was e-mailed to me in midOctober by a recent Polytechnic alumnus.
This statement describes the basic tenet of the
Definitive Agreement (DA); it is clearly and
overwhelmingly one-sided in favor of NYU as
I discuss below.
The Alumni Association leadership issued
a statement on December 3rd containing six
items which should be included in the DA.
The statement is posted on our website, www.
polytechalumni.com. One item provides that
NYU commit specific dollar investments, in
the form of unencumbered funds, to transform
Polytechnic into a first tier engineering
institution and proportionate to the value Poly
brings to NYU. There is no language in the
DA that NYU will provide unencumbered
funds to Polytechnic University to be used
for renovating Polytechnic’s infrastructure
and facilities, establishing research centers,
increasing the endowment for awarding
scholarships to deserving students, and giving
the Poly faculty a much-deserved raise.
Another item stipulates that NYU shall
agree to keep the name POLYTECHNIC
in the official name of the school. The DA
includes provisions which would allow NYU
to change the name of the school in return
for a major contribution. The Alumni
Association has stated that the manner in
which the acquisition is structured (i.e., Poly
receives no funds in return for handing over its
assets to NYU) can be viewed as a major gift
contribution from Poly to NYU. Therefore,
NYU should send a thank you note to Poly
and agree to keep the name POLYTECHNIC
in the official name.
Another one of the Alumni Association’s
items requires Poly’s assets and endowment
to be segregated and used for the sole benefit
of Polytechnic and the “new Poly.” The DA
is deficient by not providing for the control
of Poly’s assets by an independent corporate
entity (a model strongly recommended by
the Alumni Association). In the contrary,
provisions in the DA give both control
and ownership of Poly’s assets, including
Poly’s valuable real estate and substantial
endowment, to NYU. Even more disturbing
and unfair is that the DA does not provide for
Poly to maintain ownership and control of its
assets during at least the transition period (the
time period prior to Polytechnic becoming a
school of NYU).
According to the framework set forth by
the DA, NYU will become the sole owner of
Polytechnic with full ownership of its assets.
However, Poly will not become a school of
NYU until it meets criteria approved by NYU.
By some accounts, this transition period will
last anywhere between 5-10 years, while by
other accounts, it will last indefinitely.
The DA provides no mechanism for
Polytechnic to undo the acquisition (i.e., an
escape or bail out clause). A bail out clause
is required for undoing the acquisition in
the event the NYS Board of Regents and/
or the NYS legislature do not permit NYU
to reenter the engineering field; Polytechnic
is not substantially operated by NYU as an
engineering institution; Polytechnic’s campus
ceases to be used to substantially operate an
engineering school or Poly’s assets are sold or
otherwise disposed of by NYU.
These scenarios are realistic and highly
probable, especially the first scenario. In
1973, NYU was experiencing a financial
crisis and independently decided to merge its
engineering school with the Polytechnic
Institute of Brooklyn (PIB).
The merger was arranged after both
parties agreed to binding arbitration under
the direct supervision of the NYS legislature’s
and the Board of Regent’s appointed mediator.
The participation by a state legislature in the
passage of law for merging two private entities,
and the appointment of a public official
to supervise the merger transaction under
binding arbitration was unprecedented. By
agreeing to participate in binding arbitration,
NYU “would not be authorized to offer
engineering instruction at Washington Square
or elsewhere.” NYU’s charter was thereafter
amended, as well as its master plan, to remove
engineering as a major mission of the school.
As long as NYU is precluded from
reentering the engineering field, Poly would not
become a school of NYU. It is advisable that
the DA contain a bail out clause for undoing
the acquisition, if NYU is not granted authority
to confer engineering degrees. Anything
less does not protect Poly and the present
transaction is nothing other than a divesture of
Poly’s assets for the sole benefit of NYU.
“Why is Poly not safeguarding itself from
losing everything?” The Alumni Association
made this and other inquiries to governmental
officials and they responded. An investigation
is currently underway by NYS Senator
Kenneth P. LaValle, chairman of the Higher
Education Committee.
George Likourezos, Esq.’92’92
President
Polytechnic University Alumni Association, Inc.
www.polytechalumni.com
glikourezos@cdfslaw.com
MERGER UPDATE
POLY BOARD TAKES THE NEXT STEP TOWARDS NYU PARTNERSHIP
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Richard S. Stein Hon’45Chem, wrote
Cable to express his appreciation to Poly for
inspiring him to his highest achievements
while studying in the world-renowned
laboratories of Herman Mark. He was one
of the founders of the polymer program
at the University of Massachusetts before
retiring in 1992.
Marvin Sleven ’47EE and his wife,
Selma celebrated their 60th anniversary.
Robert Wolke ’49Chem, the acclaimed
author of What Einstein Didn’t Know:
Scientific Answers to Everyday Questions
and other books, is now writing a regular
column, Science Friction, for Chemical &
Engineering News magazine.
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Haven at the firm of DeLio & Peterson, LLC.
Clifton J. Callahan ’54AE ’62AM
’71MG is active in the financial services
industry as a personal financial planner,
broker and agent.
Mario W. Cardullo ’57 ’59ME was
inducted into the Engineering Hall of Fame
of George Washington University.
Gerald H. Kiel ’58EE is a patent
attorney at Reed Smith LLP in New York.
Frederick Sindel ’59ME has been
elected president of the Kiwanis of Wilton,
CT. He is also active with the board of
assessment appeals and the board of the
Wilton YMCA.
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Anthony Annunziato ’52 ’58EE is a
licensed New York State Home Inspector
and is approaching his 2000th home
inspection since 1995.
Byron Arison ’52 ’67Chem joined the
board of directors of the Westfield Symphony
Orchestra and is enjoying retirement.
Anthony P. DeLio ’52PH is still
practicing patent and trademark law in New
Major Codes
Refers to the academic discipline listed
next to alumni’s class year. A full key to
major abbreviations is available at www.
poly.edu/alumni/cable.
AE
AM
CE
Chem
ChemE
EE
HON
IE
MA
ME
MG
MM
MN
MOT
OR
PH
TIM
TP
SE
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Aerospace Engineering
Applied Mechanics
Civil Engineering
Chemistry
Chemical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Honoary Degree
Industrial Engineering
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Management
Metallurgy and Materials Science
Manufacturing Engineering
Management of Technology
Operations Research
Physics
Telecommunications and Information
Managment
Transportation Planning and Engineering
Systems Engineering
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Eleanor Baum ’61 ’64EE was named
one of New York City’s 100 Most Influential
Women by Crain’s New York Business. She is
dean of Cooper Union’s engineering school
and executive director of the Cooper Union
Research Foundation.
Stanley J. Silverberg ’61EE is a
Florida Supreme Court certified mediator
and practices intellectual property law.
Vincent A. Calarco ’63ChemE has
been elected chairman of the board of
Newmont Mining Corp. and also serves on
the board of Consolidated Edison Inc.
Anthony J. Cavanna ’66ChemE
retired as president of Trex Company Inc.,
but will continue as chairman of the board.
The company manufactures decking,
railing and fencing.
Eli Lustgarten ’66EE has been a Wall
Street analyst for over 30 years and a speaker
on the industrial economy at economic
outlook forums for a half dozen major U.S.
trade associations.
Bernard P. Monahan ’67CE is co-editor
of ASCE’s practice periodical on structural
design and construction.
Ronald B. Schilling ’67EE has been
named to the strategic advisory board of
Guardian Technologies International Inc.
Mark Ronald ’68EE joined Veritas
Capital as a special adviser where he will
assist in evaluating potential acquisitions
and investments.
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William J. Lawless ’71EE is chairman
of the board of the Bayshore Community
Hospital board of trustees in Holmdel, NJ.
He also serves on the board of Bayshore
Community Health Services.
Paul J. Mirabella ’71AE has been named
president, CEO and director of Naviscan
PET Systems Inc., of San Diego, CA. The
company specializes in the development of
high-resolution PET scanners.
Charles Tinacci ’72EE ’76MG retired
after 28 years with the New York Power
Authority and is working as the manager
of electrical engineering at Gemma Power
Systems in Glastonbury, CT.
Frank Careccia ’77 SE has been named
vice president of Cellfire Inc., based in San
Jose, CA.
Russell Feingold ’77MG is the vice
president of the enterprise management
solutions division of Black & Veatch of
Overland Park, Kansas.
Arye Mayseless ’77 ’79IE is a design
release engineer for components in the
new six- speed, four-wheel drive auto
transmission power train at General Motors
in Michigan.
O’Connell “Ben” Benjamin ’78EE is
president of Authentidate Holding Corp., of
Berkeley Heights, NJ.
Ronald Thomas ’78EE has been elected
to the board of directors of Electronic
Control Security Inc., and is the company’s
vice president for program management.
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Ursula Burns ’80ME Hon’05 was
named to the Wall Street Journal’s list of 50
Women to Watch. Ursula ranked No.15. She
is president and chief operating officer of Xerox.
William J. Wahlig ’81EE is the
executive director of the Long Island Forum
for Technology
Wei-Lee “Willie” Chien ’82ChemE is
the vice president of color and engineered
materials for the Asian market for PolyOne
Corp., a global polymer materials and
services company.
Hans Mark Hon’82 was presented with
the Space Foundation’s highest award, the
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Gen. James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement
Award. Dr. Mark is a former Polytechnic trustee
and son of the late Dr. Herman Mark.
Leonard S. Sorgi ’82ME has joined the law
firm of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
as a partner in the firm’s intellectual property and
China practice groups.
Robert J. Stevens ’85IE has been named
vice chairman of the board of governors of the
Aerospace Industries Association.
Leonard V. Kozlov ’86CE ’97TP is an associate
at Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. in New Jersey and
is a project management professional managing
transportation infrastructure and technology projects.
Thomas G. Kinisky ’87MM has been named
president of the Saint-Gobrain company’s
performance plastics division, based in Aurora, OH.
Paolo Nespoli ’88 ’89AE flew on the space
shuttle Discovery and visited the International
Space Station as part of the crew of STS-120.
Pamela Brown ’89ChemE has been appointed
dean of the school of arts and sciences at the New
York City College of Technology (City Tech).
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Pierre Morita ’91EE is executive manager at
Accenture in London, England.
James G. Bralla ’92MN is the author of
Manufacturing Processes, About How Things Are Made.
Paul Nussbaum ’94EE is the vice president for
marketing at AMC Technologies in Richmond, VA.
Simeao Joao ’96MA started a company,
Makwakwa & Mutsuki, which specializes in business
intelligence, data mining and process excellence.
James Mazarakis ’96MOT is the chief
technology officer at T. Rowe Price.
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Moataz”Mo” Hassan ’00CE is a project manager
with the Florida Department of Transportation.
Cynthia Capozzi ’01MOT is an associate at
Arrow Partnership, a business and information
technology consulting firm, in Colorado.
Douglas Menelly ’01MG is a board member
and general manager of Asian operations for
WIllex Industrial, providing lean manufacturing
solutions to factories throughout Asia. He is based
in Shenzhen, China.
Confindustria, Italy’s leading organization
representing manufacturing and service companies,
has named Marco Pistoia ’05MA as one of Italy’s
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