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Calvin O. Butts became the President of SUNY College at Old
Westbury in September of 1999. Along with his Presidency at the College
at Old Westbury, Dr. Butts continues as Pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist
Church in the City of New York More[…]
Candida DeLuise was the first member of her family to go to college
when she was admitted to the State University of New York College at
Old Westbury in 1968. More[…]
Elizabeth Ewen, awarded SUNY’s Distinguished Teaching Professorship,
taught at the State University of New York College at Old Westbury for
More[…]
Francis Koster was born and raised in Lakewood, Ohio. The son of a
fireman, Koster was the first in his family to attend college. More[…]
Deborah Leavy was attending Baldwin High School when she was called
upon by State University of New York College at Old Westbury President
Harris Wofford to help plan the new college that first opened in Planting
Fields. More[…]
John D. Maguire was the president of State University of New York
College at Old Westbury from 1970 to 1981. Maguire, a Fulbright Scholar
at the University of Edinburgh, graduated More[…]
Ghebre Selassie Mehreteab immigrated to New York from Eritrea in
order to pursue an undergraduate degree at State University of New York
College at Old Westbury. More[…]
Frank Miata was brought up on the South Shore of Long Island. He was
the first in his family to go to college when he attended State University of
New York at New Paltz. More[…]
Carlos Russell was born in Panama’s Canal Zone. In 1955, Russell
immigrated to the United States on a student visa to attend De Paul
University in Chicago. More[…]
Samuel Von Winbush is a celebrated African-American chemist, originally
from Henderson, North Carolina. His grandmother was among the first
generation out of slavery More[…]
Harris Wofford, former United States Senator (D-PA) and president of
State University of New York College at Old Westbury from 1966-1970, has
a lifetime of More[…]
