Harry Chapin ’60
Entertainer and Humanitarian
A seasoned performer while still at Tech, Mr. Chapin’s career included gold album records, his famous number one hit, “Cat’s in the Cradle,” an Oscar-nominated documentary film, a Tony-nominated stage show and an Emmy-winning children’s television program. He was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011. In 1975, he founded World Hunger Year, a charity to fight international famine. His social-justice efforts were posthumously recognized with a Congressional Gold Medal in 1987. In 1981, at the height of his popularity and influence, Mr. Chapin was killed in an automobile accident.
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Richard S. Abramson ’63
Richard S. Abramson ’63 Richard S. Abramson ’63 was Senior Vice President and Senior Managing Director of AllianceBernstein for 37 years. He passed away in 2016 after a battle with multiple myeloma. He was President of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy and served on the investment committees of…
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The Brooklyn Tech community deeply mourns the loss of Eileen Cuhaj, the Foundation's office manager for 16 years and mother of two Technites. She passed away April 28th at age 89.
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Robert W. Mann '42, 1924-2006 engineer, was inducted into the Brooklyn Tech Alumni Hall of Fame in 2018.
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