CLASS OF 1953 WHO'S WHO & WHERE - The City College Fund

Dolores S. Hodesblatt, B.A., M.A.: was a sociology majorat CCNY, while participating in a number of on-campus organizations.She was treasurer of Student Council; Vice Chancellor/Chancellorof Pick and Shovel; Chancellor of Lock and Key; SeniorClass Council Chairman of the Senior Tea; a member of the Microcosmstaff; a recipient of the Student Council Major Award; Chairmanof the Student-Faculty Relations Committee; a member of theStudent-Faculty Advisory Group; President of the House Plan ExecutiveCommittee; a member of Sis Park ’53; and Publicity Directorof Dramsoc. Dolores was also featured in Who’s Who, and aparticipant in the All-College Conference. In 1957, she received her Master’s degree from theTeacher’s College of Columbia University. At the time of her retirement, she was a guidance counselorat Hunter College. She had also served as a rape crisis counselor during her career.Dolores has been very active in bridge tournaments, and has been a Life Master since 1981. Sheand her husband travel extensively. By June of 2013, they will have visited 77 countries, includingUzbekistan and Turkmenistan, along the Silk Road. She is committed to local community theater,helping out with everything from acting, costumes, props, and more. She is a former member ofthe Town of Ramapo Recreation Commission, which helped to establish the Spook Rock GolfCourse as one of the top municipal courses in the USA.***Ira S. Holder: I am a native of Brooklyn, New York. I attended the original Boy’s High School.I graduated from Boy’s High School with an academic diploma in 1949. In 1950, I enrolled atBaruch as an evening session student. After one term, I changed my major to Political Science andtransferred Uptown. In 1951, I enlisted in the United States Air Force, and served in Korea. I washonorably discharged in 1955.I obtained a job with the U.S. Government, and resumed my studies at CCNY as an evening sessionstudent. After my last class, and the subway ride home to Queens, I arrived home close to midnight.The highlight of my professional career was promotion to Executive Sales status in a Fortune 500company. I retired in 1994.Logic and Geology classes were very enjoyable. In 1957, I married Gladys McCullough, also a