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ALUmNi AwArD wiNNerS Alumni Awards & Nominations each year the BLSA Board of Trustees solicits the nomination of individuals to recognize and reward for their outstanding accomplishment and service to their community and/or Alma Mater. Those names are reviewed by the Awards Committee and are considered for a Graduate Award, given out during the Alumni Dinner each November. The Distinguished Graduate of the Year Award Boston Latin School’s highest honor, the award (formerly the Graduate of the Year Award) is given each year to an individual exemplifying the motto sumus primi. Nominees are evaluated based on several criteria, including: • Significant contribution to the community in which he or she lives • Substantial life achievement in career or community • Engagement in activities engendering pride on the part of alumni of BLS The Outstanding Recent Graduate of the Year Award Created in 1995, the outstanding Recent Graduate Award recognizes achievement by alumni of the past 20 years, highlighting one individual whose actions have served as an inspiration and motivation to others. Candidates for this award should meet the following criteria: • Contributed selflessly to the local, national, international community and/or Boston Latin School • Served as a positive role model for alumni and students of the Boston Latin School • Inspired action on the part of others Volunteer Awards & Nominations Nominations are also encouraged for BLSA’s volunteer awards, given each fall. The Joseph Desmond ’44 Award recognizes outstanding volunteerism, while the edward Lambert ’39 Class Leadership Award focuses on class committee members. For more information about the nomination process or to view a list of past recipients, please visit www.blsa.org. 24 Bulletin fall 2007 distinguished graduate of the year award Daniel G. Yankelovich ’42 Like the 52 Distinguished Graduate awardees that came before him, Daniel G. Yankelovich ’42 has brought honor and pride to Alma Mater with his contributions to society. If you’ve ever wondered what other people are really thinking, then you’ve got something in common with this year’s recipient. Yankelovich has made a long and influential career based on people’s opinions. His more than 40 years as a leading social science researcher has meant that countless people across the country and the world have read and relied upon the results of his polls and analysis. After his time at Alma Mater, Yankelovich went to Harvard, for both undergraduate and graduate studies. He followed that up with post-graduate work at the Sorbonne. He went on to teach at prominent schools, such as Harvard’s kennedy School of Government, Tufts, nYu, the new School for Social Research, uC Irvine and uC San Diego, where he is currently a visiting scholar in the social sciences. The roster of companies that he has founded or directed is just as impressive. In 1958, Yankelovich founded the research firm Yankelovich, Skelly and White. It was his creation of the new York Times/ Yankelovich Poll in the 1970s, a regular staple in the newspaper which ultimately became the new York Times/CBS Poll, that brought national name recognition. He also founded Public Agenda in 1975, a public policy think tank in new York that recently introduced the “Anxiety Index,” which reflects the public’s comfort level with the u.S. position in the rest of the world. Yankelovich founded his most recent firm, Viewpoint Learning, in 1999. It focuses on business and public policy and conducts dialogues on corporate trust equity, health care, environmental sustainability, federal budget priorities and more. He currently contributes as a member of the advisory board to the Blackstone Group/Toyota and as a trustee of the uCSD Foundation and the Concord Coalition. He is a long-standing member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and many people the world over have read his byline on a number of articles in Foreign Affairs. named by PR Week as one of the 10 most influential people of the past century in the arena of public affairs, communications and public relations, Yankelovich is the director emeritus of CBS, uSWEST, the Meredith Corporation, Loral Space and Communications, Diversified Energies and ARkLA, and trustee emeritus of Brown university, the kettering Foundation and the Educational Testing Service (ETS), where he also served as chairman. He has credited his BLS education with providing him the solid foundation for rigorous study that he has relied on through so many achievements. This Dorchester/Mattapan native has made a noticeable mark by reflecting and
interpreting the voice of the populace— and figuring out how that intersects with business and government policy. “Digging into everybody’s business is the best and the worst part at the same time,” Yankelovich has said of his more than 40 years spent as one of the country’s top social science researchers. “You find that you develop a point of view that is different from everyone else’s. Most policy makers think in terms of money and power and status…. If you look at things like a social scientist, you just look at them, and you see different things, such as the importance of social norms, and the way institutions function.” His eleven books delve into opinion and policy and how they connect, and how dialogue and practices affect the relationship. His most recent book Profit with honor: The New Stage of Market capitalism came out in 2006 and joins other titles such as New Rules, coming to Public Judgment and The Magic of dialogue. outstanding recent graduate of the year award John Fitzgerald ’91 & Ailbe Glynn ’91 ALUmNi AwArD wiNNerS The legacy of a Boston Latin School education includes top-notch academics, demanding studies and realized potential—on the stage for declamation, in the athletic arenas or in the orchestra pit. John Fitzgerald ’91 and Ailbe Glynn ’91, co-recipients of this year’s Outstanding Recent Graduate Award, remind us there’s something extra that shouldn’t be overlooked: lifelong friendships and connections to Alma Mater. Going back to the “look to your left” speech that all students hear, it is the forging of bonds within the Latin community that ushers in a lifetime of reliable and valued relationships. Fitzgerald, a Boston police officer, reflects that “not everyone graduates at the top of their class. Ailbe and I are perfect examples.” However, he notes, it’s the alliances formed that continue to help them make a difference in the lives of so many. In 2001, Fitzgerald and Glynn, who owns the restaurant An Tain in Boston, decided to create a golf tournament for a bit of good food and good fun. While everyone enjoyed the sport and the company, they would also raise a bit of money to help others. That was the birth of the An Tain charity, named for Glynn’s restaurant. These two young friends, who spent a fair share of their time on Avenue Louis Pasteur socializing, knew that the event could be much more than “just a social event.” Raising money for worthy causes, many of them for the extended BLS family, was paramount. That first year, when they were still learning the details involved in a charity golf tournament, they raised an impressive $20,000. That first tournament honored John Yessayan ’04, who died suddenly on the practice fields at BLS in 2001. Since then, the charity has raised more than $250,000— already exceeding their own expectations. Recent BLSA benefactors include the Imette Saint Guillen ’99 Scholarship and Julius Babbitt ’87 Memorial Fund. They are both quick to say that this isn’t the work of one, rather the work of many. Each year, the participant list is heavy with eager Boston Latin alumni, who feel the bonds created back at Alma Mater and strengthened through the years. Also represented well is the Boston Police—Fitzgerald and five of his fellow ’91 graduates are members of the force. These two dedicated alumni have created a festive event that honors the memories of those held dear and lost too soon. Their behind-the-scenes support of BLSA’s Young Alumni programs and networking night, as well as philanthropic work in the community as a whole, serve as an inspiration to us all. fall 2007 Bulletin 25
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