Kenneth Pugh
President and director of research at Haskins Laboratories

Class Of: 1982

Campus: Old Westbury
Major: Bachelor of Science

From NYIT Magazine, Fall 2008:

Master of the Mind
Kenneth has authored dozens of scientific articles on neurobiology as it relates to language. In the past 15 years, he has spoken at more than 100 conferences around the world. Kenneth is also a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the International Dyslexia Association, a corresponding member of the Rodin Remediation Academy in Stockholm, and a member of the Language and Communications Study Section at the National Institutes of Health.

And the Award Goes To ...
As an NYIT student, Kenneth received the Psychology Award for the highest four-year GPA; the Professor Carl Atkins Award for English proficiency; the Jules Singer Award for outstanding contribution to the intellectual and cultural climate of the college; and the Harry Schure Award for outstanding service and academic achievement. He was also a member of the Nu Epsilon Tau Honor Society.

Favorite NYIT Memory
“Meeting my future wife, Jayshree (B.S. ’82), in the library of NYIT’s Manhattan campus.” (Jayshree is a senior architect at Yale School of Medicine.)

Favorite Flick
West Side Story

Last Book Read
The Number Sense: How the Mind Creates Mathematics by Stanislas Dehaene.

Noble Pursuit
Since childhood, Kenneth has been fascinated by the human mind. “I have always believed that through research we might make a positive impact on the lives of children who struggle with cognitive development.”