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

A moment at City stands out in Bernie’s memory—the morning after the basketball team scandalsurfaced, sociology professor Dr. Warren Brown walked into class, put his books on the desk, andwith copious tears streaming from his eyes, said, “Let he who may cast the first stone,” and left theclassroom to a stunned silence.***Ivan Samuels: I grew up in the Borough Park section ofBrooklyn, New York and graduated from Stuyvesant HighSchool in February, 1949. I chose CCNY for its outstandingreputation for engineering programs, and for the free tuition.As a City College student, I was President of the national servicefraternity Alpha Phi Omega.I have served as National Vice President and a National Directorof the Navy League; President of the Newton Council ofP.T.A.s; President of Massachusetts Professional PlacementCounselors, Inc. (a trade association); President of the MassachusettsBay Council, NLUS; Assistant Scoutmaster in Norfolk, Virginia; Advisor of Squadron 77,Boy Scouts of America in Cambridge, Massachusetts; and Chairman of Maritime Services CharitableFoundation.I was Director of Personnel for three high-tech organizations. I later became an employee, then anowner of an executive search firm. I have retired, but remain President of a corporation parent ofmy wife’s interior design business.I have received the Secretary of the Navy Meritorious Public Service Citation, and many otherawards from the Navy, the Navy League, and the U.S. Naval Academy. I enlisted in the Navy Reservein 1951, and was commissioned in 1953 for active duty. From 1953-56, I served in USSAltair (AKS 32) and also in Norfolk, Virginia. I was an inactive member of the reserve from 1956-1984. I held two commands, and was promoted to the rank of Captain (0-6) before retirement.Turning points in my life: attending Stuyvesant High School and CCNY; joining the Navy andstaying in the Reserve; moving to Cambridge to work for M.I.T.; meeting and marrying my wife;having children; owning a house; joining Navy League and participating at the National Level;and, more recently, having a heart attack.We have one son, three daughters, and eight grandchildren. I support our Sea Services as beingimportant to our political and economic well-being, and maintain our 143 year old house.My fondest CCNY memories include graduating; the friends I made and kept; the basketball teamwinning both NCAA and NIT titles; and the CCNY Boat Ride. One faculty member who standsout in my memory is Dean James S. Peace.