Richard Stengel (SHS 1973)
Pres. of National Constitution Center & former Times Magazine Editor
It is a measure of Rick Stengel that it was almost impossible to characterize him in listing his areas of high ability noted herein. Presently he is President and CEO of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. His remarkable talents were evident at Princeton University, from which he graduated magna cum laude, and in his selection as a Rhodes Scholar in 1977.
Read moreLaura Garwin (SHS 1973)
Dir. of Research at Bauer Center for Genomics at Harvard
Laura Garwin always seems to be knocking down walls. Whether ending three quarters of a century of all-male Rhodes Scholars in 1977 or serving as Director of Research Affairs at Harvard University's Bauer Center for Genomics Research, Professor Garwin lives to end the artificial barriers that divide student from student and scientist from scientist.
Read moreGish Jen (SHS 1973)
Short Story Writer, Novelist
Gish Jen’s parents immigrated from Shanghai to New York in the 1940’s. Jen was born in the U.S.A., grew up in Scarsdale, graduated from Harvard and spent a year at Stanford’s Business School. Those experiences, particularly her years in Scarsdale, led her to reflect on the immigrant experience, ethnic identity and the American Dream. Jen remembers the struggle of her family to fit in to the culture of Scarsdale.
Read moreMara Liasson (SHS 1973)
Journalist
“You tell me whar a man gits his corn pone, en I’ll tell you what his ‘pinions is.” Mara Liasson’s quote in the 1973 Bandersnatch was prophetic. Her career in journalism suggests she has been tracking down that “corn pone” ever since.
Read moreKaren Sloan (SHS 1973)
Journalist, War Correspondent
Karen Sloan began her journalism carrier earning a AB at Middlebury College and a masters degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Her first job with Associated Press (AP) was in Washington, D.C. where she served as a news editor and later as a newscaster.
Read moreTom Ricks (SHS 1973)
JOURNALIST
Tom Ricks couldn’t be with us this morning. He’s just back from Iraq. He promised me that he would visit Scarsdale in the spring. I can’t wait to meet him. He has a delicious sense of humor. Our first exchange is a case in point. My e-mail first. “Tom, you have been nominated and then elected as one of this year’s Distinguished Alumni of Scarsdale High School. As a former teacher and student at SHS I couldn’t be more delighted.” This is what came back ten seconds later, “This is great. Maybe I can petition to get my GPA retroactively raised!”
Read moreRoss Greenburg (SHS 1973)
SPORTS EXECUTIVE
Ross Greenburg’s quote in the 1973 Bandersnatch says, “If ever you need a friend, don’t try to impress or be someone you are not. Either be yourself, or buy a dog.” Greenburg has taken his own advise. It worked.
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