ALUMNI 

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The Department of Political Science proudly recognizes its Distinguished Alumni Award winners. Please send your nominations for the Political Science Distinguished Alumni Award to PoliSci@stonybrook.edu.

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD WINNERS

1996–Present

• 2015: Latoya Joyner, New York State Assemblywoman
• 2014: Barry Devolin, Member of the Canadian House of Commons
• 2013: Lynda Nicolino, Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Corporate General Counsel
• 2012: John T. (JT) Mastranadi, Political Director for Citizens United.
• 2011: Aylin Karamehmetoglu, Chief of Staff, Cordoba Initiative
• 2010: Ron Nehring, Chair, California Republican Party
• 2009: R. Stephanie Good, Attorney at Law & Bestselling Author
• 2008: Kabando-wa-Kabando, Member of the National Assembly, Kenya
• 2007: Scott Middleton, Mayor and Justice, Lake Grove, NY
• 2006: Jonathan Salant, President, National Press Club
• 2005: Marlene Budd, Suffolk County Family Court Judge
• 2004: Kevin Law, President, Long Island Power Authority
• 2003: Steve Levy, Suffolk County Executive
• 2002: Colleen Murphy Ommundsen, NYC Police Officer and 9-11 Responder
• 2001: Osita Iroku, Businessman; Chair, Delta Acquisitions Group
• 2000: James F. Gesualdi, Attorney at Law
• 1999: Gerald Rokoff, Partner, White & Case
• 1998: Michael Manoussos, Founder, Manoussos & Associates; Chairman and CEO, Manhole Barrier Security Systems, Inc.
• 1997: David Rokoff, Attorney and Entrepreneur
• 1996: Sheldon Cohen, Senior Managing Director, CB Richard Ellis

Prior to 1995

• Hamad A. Al-Kawari, Information and Cultural Minister, Qatar
• Denise Coleman, Author; Founder, Chronic Pain Awareness Project
• Robert Gallucci, Ambassador, Assistant Secretary of State, United Nations Weapons Inspector; Dean, Georgetown School of Foreign Service; President of the John D. and Catherine T. Mac Arthur Foundation
• Richard Gelfond, Co-Chairman and Co-Ceo, Imax Corporation; Chair, Stony Brook Foundation
• Babak Movahedi, Real-estate developer
• Len Spivak, Partner, Cahill Gordon & Reindell
• Carole Weidman Nussbaum, Founder, Weidman & Siegel Baum; President, Cabrillo Music Theater 

Please send your nominations for the Political Science Distinguished Alumni Award to PoliSci@stonybrook.edu.

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