James Madison High School
Brooklyn, NY
Alumni Association

The Wall Of Distinction


The “Wall” represents the opportunity to recognize the extraordinary achievements of our alumni and honor the school that prepared them. These distinguished graduates have been recognized and honored by the High School and Alumni Association by induction into the “Wall of Distinction” which is proudly displayed in the Main Lobby of James Madison High School. Of equal importance the “Wall” will serve as a Beacon of Inspiration to the hundreds of thousands of students who will view it during this millennium. Each year we will Induct several New Members so that within the decade, the “Wall” will be filled with an impressive array of alumni.

WALL OF DISTINCTION ELECTEES


2001
 
Barry Commoner '33
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Environmentalist
Ruth Bader Ginsburg '50
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Supreme Court Justice
Sandra Feldman* '56
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Teachers Union President
Martin Glickman* '35
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Olympian, Broadcaster
Garson Kanin* '27
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Writer, Producer, Director
Stanley H. Kaplan '35
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Educator
Charles Schumer '67
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U.S. Senator
Robert Solow '40
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Nobel Prize-Economics
 
2002
 
Jane Brody '58
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Health Journalist
Stanley Cohen '39
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Nobel Prize-Medicine
Bruce Morrow '53
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Radio Personality - "Cousin Brucie"
Sylvia Feldman Porter* '30
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Financial Journalist
Stephen Schwebel '46
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President- World Court
Sam Thier '54
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College President, Medical Executive
Frank Torre '50
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Professional Baseball Player
 
2004
 
Esther (Rudomin) Hautzig '51
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Author / Humanist
Stanley Karnow '41
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Journalist-Pulitzer Prize
Carol (Klein) King '58
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Writer/Singer/ Producer
Andrew "Fuzzy" Levane '40
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Professional Basketball Player/Coach
Marvin Miller '33
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Baseball Labor Executive
Martin Perl '41
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Noble Prize-Physics
Claire (Kantoff) Schulman '42
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Queens Borough President
Irwin (Shamforoff)Shaw* '29
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Playwright/Author
Daniel Suhr* '82
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Madison Athlete, Firefighter
     
2006
 
Dr. Gary Becker '48
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Nobel Prize - Economics
Norman Coleman '66
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U.S. Senator (Minn.)
William M. Gaines* '39
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Publisher - Mad Magazine
Lawrence Kasha* '50
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Sing / Broadway / T.V. Producer
Rudy LaRusso* '55
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Professional Basketball
Elaine Malbin '48
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Broadway / Opera Star
Barry Mann '56
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Songwriter
Dr. John Robbins '50
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Molecular Biologist
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg '55
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College President
Lawrence Zicklin '53
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Financial Executive / Philanthropist
     
2008
 
Harry Eisenstat '34
 
Professional Baseball Player
Beverly Stoll Pepper '39
 
Sculptor
Paul L. Krinsky '46
 
Rear Admiral (Ret), Superintendent of U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Robert Haselkorn '52
 
Distinguished Professor – Molecular Genetics/Cell Biology
Alfred Kasha '54
 
Song Writer/Producer/Two-Time Academy Award Winner
Sidney Ganis '57
 
Motion Picture Executive, President of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
Bernie Sanders '59
 
U.S. Senator – Vermont
Harry Boatswain '87
 
Professional Football Player
*Deceased
   

 

 

Contacts: Co-Pres. Dick Kossoff ~ Co-Pres. Sandra Goldberg Roche ~ John Rice