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Alumni Updates
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Investigative Reporter Curtis Brodner ’19 Covers Critical Issues Behind Affordable Housing
In his new role at The Jersey Vindicator, he exposes the complex policies, culture and economics that determine where residents can afford to live.
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SUNY Purchase Alum Jill Bargonetti-Chavarria ’85 Named Distinguished Professor
SUNY Purchase alum Jill Bargonetti-Chavarria ’85 was named a CUNY Distinguished Professor—the highest academic honor at the City University of New York—for her cancer research.
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Congratulations to Kyle McKenzie ’13 on Emmy Win
A coordinating producer for ABC News Live, McKenzie and team received the Emmy News and Documentary Award for Outstanding Live Breaking News Coverage.
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Lighting Designer Jen Schriever ’04 Adds Tony Award for ‘The Lost Boys’
For illuminating a world of vast, dark spaces and flying vampires for the stage adaptation of the cult classic film, Schriever has already won a Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award.
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Dancer Bianca Calá ’26 Wins SUNY-Wide Arts Awards
Calá’s senior project, To Be a Calá, used choreography and storytelling to explore how personal history, culture, and family influence movement, musicality, and performance.
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Kelley Bui ’26 Earns SUNY’s Highest Undergraduate Achievement
Bui graduated with experience conducting complex research and as a co-author of a scientific journal article.
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Sean Weiner ’05: Producer and Editor on Two Sundance Films
The Cinema Studies alum worked on the feature film Union County and the short The Boys and the Bees.
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Derick Ansah ’17 Named “914 Inc.” Business “Wunderkind”
The magazine recognizes the Economics alum for his wealth management expertise and for his community service.
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Disney’s Matt Conover ’88 Named Head of RWS Global Productions
A skilled creative executive who captured Disney magic for three decades will oversee RWS Global live entertainment.
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SUNY Purchase Faculty and MFA Alumna Win 2026 NYFA Artist Fellowships
SUNY Purchase professors Hakan Topal and Rob Swainston and MFA alumna Kakyoung Lee ’03 won 2026 NYFA Artist Fellowships selected from 3,985 applicants statewide.
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Dan DeGloria ’01 Wins Emmy for Motion Graphics
DeGloria’s team at NBC Sports won the Outstanding Graphic Design award for the NBA on NBC campaign.
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Karen Beltran ’02 Named President of the Westchester County Bar Association
The first woman of color to lead the WCBA in its 130-year history has been a rising star and “raising the bar” for almost two decades.
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Hunter Selby ’18 Joins WWE as Director of Show Production and Design
The three-time Emmy Award-nominated lighting designer will lead the creation of dynamic on-screen visuals for WWE’s live broadcasts and televised events.
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President’s Award for Public Art 2025–2026: Rowan Perkins ’25
This year’s President’s Award for Public Art selection, A River to the Sky, honors the craftsmanship and traditions passed down through the generations in a striking 23-foot-tall, crocheted tapestry.
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Kyle Abraham ’00 Named a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow
Selected for Choreography, the dance alum joins “a fellowship of extraordinary individuals across every field of knowledge and every form of art.”
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“Have A Beer” with Painter Tom Burckhardt ’86
Hyperallergic’s “Beer with a Painter” series features casual conversations on the practices of painters.
