Bernard R. Gifford, Ph.D., ’61
Scientist, Educator, Change Agent
Bernard Gifford, the first person in his family to graduate from high school, received his Ph.D. in biophysics in 1972 from the University of Rochester Medical School. He made significant contributions to education as Deputy Chancellor of the NYC Public Schools (1973-1977), as Dean of the Graduate School of Education at UC Berkeley (1983-1990) and as a lifetime champion of high academic standards for all students. Dr. Gifford was a Kennedy Fellow at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and Vice President of Education at Apple Computer, Inc.
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Dr. David H. Abramson ’61
Dr. David H. Abramson '61, ophthalmic oncology surgeon, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, was inducted into the Brooklyn Tech Alumni Hall of Fame in 2019.
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Arno A. Penzias, Ph.D., '51, Nobel Laureate, was inducted into the Brooklyn Tech Alumni Hall of Fame in 2000.
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The Brooklyn Tech community mourns the loss of Edward A. Feiner '64 who passed away on July 1, 2022 from brain cancer.
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