On April 8, the Metropolitan Campus inducted 35 distinguished individuals into its Heritage Hall. The ceremony and reception was an opportunity to say thank you for the contributions made by this distinguished group.

President J. Michael Adams reminded the audience of the profound impact the honorees have had on Fairleigh Dickinson University. “Throughout its history, it has been the people who defined and evolved FDU. In creating Heritage Hall the institution wishes to recognize, acknowledge and remember special individuals who played special roles in defining the present and defining the future of Fairleigh Dickinson University. … To say thank you! We acknowledge our debt to you. We commit to not forget you.”

Adams called Interim Metropolitan Campus Provost Richard Bronson to the podium to formally induct the honorees, identifying Bronson as “the lead architect of Heritage Hall.” Bronson characterized the honorees as “…our giants, our history, our legacy.”

Family representatives, including Tracy Dickinson, the daughter of Fairleigh (Dick) Dickinson, Jr. and granddaughter of Col. Fairleigh S. Dickinson, and Jennifer Becton Panepinto, granddaughter of Henry P. Becton and great-granddaughter of Maxwell W. Becton, accepted citations.

Left photo: David Steele, left, dean, Silberman College (Metro/Flo), spoke with Lois Silberman, widow of Samuel J. Silberman (trustee, 1958–1988), for whom the college was named and who was inducted. Second from left photo: Walter Savage, emeritus, English (Flor), (professor of English; acting president; director of Wroxton College, 1957–1988). Second from right photo: Jennifer Becton Panepinto, left, represented the Becton family (her grandfather, Henry P. Becton, trustee, 1952–1995, and her great grandfather Maxwell W. Becton, founding trustee, 1942–1951) and received the citations from President J. Michael Adams. Right photo: Interim Provost Richard Bronson (Metro), and Tracy Dickinson posed outside of Dickinson Hall named for her father, Fairleigh S. (Dick) Dickinson, Jr. Both her father, Fairleigh (Dick) Dickinson, Jr. (chairman of the board of trustees, trustee, 1948–1984), and her grandfather, Col. Fairleigh S. Dickinson (namesake and benefactor, 1942–1948), were inducted into the hall.

Inauguration into Heritage Hall is limited to exceptional individuals who had a major impact on shaping Fairleigh Dickinson University’s campuses located in Teaneck and Rutherford, N.J. Election to the Hall is by current University employees who have been with the University for at least 25 years. Each year, names will be added.

The new Heritage Hall, where each inductee has a plaque installed in his or her honor, is located on the first floor of Dickinson Hall.

Inductees, Titles and Years of Service

Wallace Arthur; professor and chair of physics, dean of science and engineering; 1962–1998; now professor emeritus of electrical engineering and physics

Alfred Aversa; professor and chair of sociology, founder, criminal justice program; 1964–1998; now professor emeritus of sociology

Gene Barnett*; professor of English, founder of The Literary Society Lecture Series; 1957–1999

Henry P. Becton; trustee; 1952–1995; now trustee emeritus

Maxwell W. Becton*; founding trustee; 1942–1951

John Cerepak; professor and chair of accounting and taxation; 1963–1994

Fairleigh (Dick) Dickinson, Jr.*; chairman of the board of trustees, trustee; 1948–1984

Col. Fairleigh S. Dickinson*, namesake and benefactor, 1942–1948

Gladys Eickmeyer; scheduling officer; 1967–1987

Nasrollah S. Fatemi*; distinguished professor of international affairs, dean of the graduate school, founder of the Graduate Institute of International Studies; 1955–1989

Left photo: Jessica Schick, center, the widow of William Schick (professor and chair of electrical engineering; associate dean of science and engineering, 1957–1990), speaks with Gloria Reinish, right, electrical engineering (Metro), and Howard Silver, electrical engineering and coordinator, electrical engineering (Metro). Center photo: Govindasami Naadimuthu, associate dean, Silberman College (Metro), presented Helen Warren, professor emerita of statistics (professor of business statistics; founder of Sigma Honor Society, 1955–1993), with congratulatory flowers. Right photo: Saul Fenster (professor of mechanical engineering; associate dean of science and engineering; provost of the Rutherford Campus, 1962–1978) left, speaks with Albert Schielke, associate dean, University College (Metro), next to the Fenster plaque.

Saul Fenster; professor of mechanical engineering, associate dean of science and engineering, provost of the Rutherford Campus; 1962–1978

Marinus (Gary) Galanti*; dean of the Teaneck Campus, first director of Wroxton College; 1959–1973

Salvatore Gimelli; professor and chair of chemistry; 1956–1989

Joseph Green; professor of accounting, dean of business, vice president for academic affairs; 1954–1985

Guy L. Hilleboe*; founding trustee; 1942–1957

Richard Holub; professor of English and American literature, first head coach of men’s basketball, director of the MA in Teaching Program; 1949–1983

Lewis Jacobs; professor and chair of biology, acting dean of education, director of the University Honors Program; 1961–1988; now professor emeritus of biological sciences

Vartkis Kinoian*; professor of English; 1959–1992

Shirley Leeds*; director of admissions; 1957–1985

Heinz Mackensen*; professor of history and political science; 1954–1989

Robert Naylor; professor of history; 1966–1992; now professor emeritus of history

Left photo: Robert Naylor, right, professor emeritus, history (professor of history, 1966–1992), and Francis Ingledew, English (Metro). Center photo: Alfred Aversa, emeritus, sociology (professor and chair of sociology; founder, criminal justice program, 1964–1998). Right photo: Christina Mackensen, widow of Heinz Mackensen (professor of history and political science, 1954–1989), stands with Faramarz Fatemi, director, history/political/international studies (Metro), son of Nasrollah S. Fatemi (distinguished professor of international affairs; dean of the Graduate School; founder, Graduate Institute of International Studies, 1955–1989).

Jean Parkinson*; administrative assistant to the Teaneck provost; 1970–1989

Samuel Pleasants*; professor of history and political science, founding faculty member of the Teaneck Campus; 1954–1989

Paul Rosenzweig; professor and chair of foreign languages and literature; 1963–1992; now professor emeritus of foreign languages and literature

Peter Sammartino*; founder, first president, first chancellor; 1942–1992

Sally Sammartino*; co-founder, first director of admissions; 1942–1970

Walter Savage; professor of English, acting president, director of Wroxton College; 1957–1988; now professor emeritus of English

Louis J. Scaramelli*; founding trustee; 1942–1957

William Schick*; professor and chair of electrical engineering, associate dean of science and engineering; 1957–1990

Amedeo (Adam) Sferra*; professor of psychology, dean of liberal arts; 1955–1977

Samuel J. Silberman*; trustee; 1958–1988

Harriet Spagnoli; professor and chair of biology, dean of liberal arts; 1958–1983; now professor emerita of biological sciences

Helen L. Warren; professor of business statistics, founder of Sigma Honor Society; 1955–1993; now professor emerita of statistics

Edward T.T. Williams*; founding trustee, first chairman of the board of trustees; 1942–1968

Marc Zagoren*; professor of theater; 1966–1996

For additional photos on the Heritage Hall event go to http://inside.fdu.edu/pt2/otw0304/photo7.html.

*Deceased.

April/May 2003

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College at Florham, Madison, N.J.

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