Recently, the General Studies Program community held a retirement party for long-time GSP Dean Stephen Curry at the NYU Torch Club.

Friends, faculty and alumni gathered to honor Steve’s 26 years of tireless work and dedication to the program. According to current GSP Dean Fred Schwarzbach: “under Steve's leadership, a small, ‘second-chance’ program in a nearly-forgotten corner of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies became one of the University's flagship undergraduate programs and a vital  part of Arts and Science.  Steve also played a lead role in establishing both the Florence campus and GSP Florence, the successful models for our new international programs in London and Paris. Our collective debt to him is incalculable.”

Steve’s remarks were brief as he thanked everyone in attendance for what they have done for the program.

Steve left it to others to put his legacy into context. On behalf of the 11,000 GSP alumni around the globe, GSP Alumni Association President Geoffrey Raicht (GSP ’88, CAS ’90, WAG ’92) said: “with the academic foundation provided by GSP to so many students under your stewardship, we are well prepared for the challenges that await us. Thank you Dean Curry.”

A scholarship has been created in Dean Curry’s name and the program hopes to award financial aid to the first “Curry Scholar” in the fall of 2008. To make a contribution to the scholarship fund, or to find out more about the GSP Alumni Association, please contact Brian Zumbano at brian.zumbano@nyu.edu or 212-998-6794.

(left to right) GSP faculty members Elayne Tobin, Ron Rainey, Ned Wilson	Alumni Julie Jacobs (GSP ’03, CAS ’05) and Marc Kutner (WAG '03)
GSP Dean Fred Schwarzbach giving his remarks	Dean Stephen Curry, GSP faculty member Rochelle Almeida
(left to right) GSP faculty member Christopher Rzonca, Mrs. Curry, faculty member Walter Miller and Dean Curry.

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