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Congressman Paul D. Tonko delivered the 27th John E. Burton Lecture
Congressman Paul D. Tonko, center, of Amsterdam, N.Y., delivered the 27th John E. Burton Lecture on April 27, 2011. He discussed The Assault on the Great American Middle Class: How We Can Fight Back.
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Recipients of the Distinguished Public Service Award
From left, recipients of the Distinguished Public Service Award: Pete Grannis, first deputy comptroller, Office of the State Comptroller, and Kathleen M. Tanner, ’67, ’71, ’98, executive director of Equinox, Inc., with School of Public Health Dean Philip Nasca, who presented the awards.
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Award Recipients
From left award recipient Pete Grannis; Congressman Paul D. Tonko; Col. Deborah Campbell of the NYS Police accepting the Distinguished Public Service Award for Thomas A. Constantine ’71; and award winners Kathleen M. Tanner, ’67, ’71, ’98; William B. Hedberg ’90; and Michael J. Castellana, ’84, ’92.
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President Philip welcomes guests
University at Albany President George M. Philip, at the podium, welcomes guests to the John E. Burton Lecture held in the Page Hall Auditorium on the downtown campus April 27.
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Congratulatory Handshake
From left, Distinguished Public Service Award recipient William B. Hedberg, ’90, is congratulated by awards presenter Robert Bangert-Drowns, dean of the School of Education.
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Kathleen M. Tanner, Executive Director of Equinox
Award recipient Kathleen M. Tanner ’67, ’71, ’98, is executive director of Equinox, Inc., a community-based organization in downtown Albany that provides care to homeless and at-risk youth, victims of domestic violence and their children, and teens and adults struggling with substance abuse.
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Congressman Paul D. Tonko
Congressman Paul D. Tonko, who is in his second term representing the 21st District of New York. Tonko served in the N.Y.S. Assembly from 1983 to 2007, and was president and CEO of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority from 2007-2008.
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Award recipient Pete Grannis
Distinguished Public Service Award recipient Pete Grannis oversees day-to-day activities at the Office of the State Comptroller. From 2007-2010, he was commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation.
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Preventing Youth Violence
Dean of the School of Social Welfare Katharine Briar-Lawson presenting the award to Michael J. Castellana ’84, ’92, president and CEO of SEFCU. Castellana pledged to donate $5,000 to the School’s SNUG program. SNUG is guns spelled backwards. This successful youth violence prevention program is implemented with Trinity Alliance in Arbor Hill and West Hill. The goal is to prevent youth gang shootings and stabbings.
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Equinox Executive Director Kathleen M. Tanner
At left, award recipient and Equinox Executive Director Kathleen M. Tanner, ’67, ’71, ’98, with friends.
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The 2011 John E. Burton Lecture and Distinguished Public Service Awards Ceremony
This year’s awardees of the Distinguished Public Service Award given during the John E. Burton Lectureat Page Hall include Lawrence E. Brandt, Thomas A. Constantine ’71, William B. Hedberg ’90, Kathleen M.
Tanner ’67,’71,’98, Pete Grannis and Michael J. Castellana ’84, ’92. The annual event featured Congressman
Paul D. Tonko, who gave the keynote address.
