Alumni Spotlight
Tanya R. Kennedy '85 Associate Justice, Appellate Division, First Department
Lifelong ties: "I developed relationships with faculty and fellow students at Tech that I still have today. It gives me a sense of joy and fulfillment."
Konrad Hayashi '73 Preventive Medicine Physician, Medical Director, at U.S. Department of the Army
Fighting COVID: Throughout the pandemic Dr. Hayashi served on Covid duty, screening arriving civilian air passengers in Seattle and later overseeing mass vaccinations of soldiers in Georgia.
Rebecca Ramnauth '17 Ph.D. student, Yale University Social Robotics Lab
It started at Tech: “My introduction to robotics and mechatronics was through the robotics team.”
Maurice Ashley '83
Maurice is not only the first African-American Chess Grandmaster, he is also a three-time national championship coach, author, ESPN commentator, iPhone app designer, puzzle inventor and motivational speaker.
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Sarah Natochenny ’05
Sarah Natochenny is a Voice Arts Award-winning actor best known for voicing the role of Ash Ketchum and other characters on hit animated show Pokémon.
moreHoward Falick ’50
The Brooklyn Tech community deeply mourns the loss of Howard Falick ’50 who passed away January 6th at age 89 from complications of COVID-19.
moreEileen Cuhaj
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.
moreKai Martinez ’05 at the Academy Awards
Kai Martinez ’05 dances at the 94th Academy Awards to “Dos Oruguitas” from the animated film Encanto, where she served as Animation Reference Consultant.
moreLeonard Riggio ’58
Over the years, Leonard Riggio, Founder and former Chairman of Barnes & Noble, has been as active in pursuing his interests in social justice and human rights as he has been in building one of the largest retail organizations in America.
moreKarlene Hoo ’77
Tech taught her: I entered college a disciplined learner. My roommate did not know how to compete or study. I had already learned that. Tech put me a year ahead of my college peers.
moreRecognition Awards
The Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes alumni who have achieved high levels of excellence in their career fields or academic area and have in some way given back to the community (either the Tech community or other aspects of society).
- Anthony S. Bartolomeo , P.E. '70 - President and CEO, Pennoni Associates Inc. and Chairman of the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia, who has more than 30 years experience in environmental engineering
- John di Domenico ’69– noted architect responsible for numerous high profile city projects
- Kimberley “Kim” Coles '80 – American actress, comedian and author who has starred in an impressive catalogue of television shows, written a book and started a national empowerment program, G.I.F.T.S. where she uses comedy and inspiration to help people learn about their own unique qualities.
- Ken Daly ’84 – President, National Grid
- Arlene Isaacs ’76 –Senior Vice President at Moody’s Investors Service
- Tanya Kennedy ’85 – Associate Justice, Appellate Division, First Department
- Lionel Marks '49 - An accomplished attorney who was one of the founders of the Brooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation and served as it legal counsel for over a decade
- Sam Schwartz ’65– leading transportation engineer; NYC’s authority on urban infrastructure, traffic safety and transportation systems
- George L. Van Amson ’70 –Managing Director in the Institutional Equity Division - Sales and Trading, Management, Morgan Stanley