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Letters
HAPPY READER
I was very pleased to read in the Winter 2004/2005 issue of NYIT Magazine about NYIT awarding Dr. Raymond Damadian (inventor of the MRI) an honorary degree.
In 2001, I was incapacitated due to a spinal/back problem. I was in constant pain and unable to walk for close to a year. Several doctors were unable to identify the cause and said I would be in this state for the rest of my life.
However, Damadian’s company, Fonar, had developed the Stand-Up MRI, and after checking with my healthcare company, I was able to get an examination at Fonar’s research lab in Melville, N.Y. Soon after, it was discovered that the disk between my two lowest vertebrae was gone and both of my sciatic nerves were pinched.
The results of this test led to spinal surgery followed by several months of recovery, but today I can walk and live my life normally, and without pain. It was Damadian’s research and his company that effectively saved my life. Thank you, NYIT, for recognizing his efforts.
David Dobrowner
(M.S. ’83)
A GLOBAL EXPERIENCE
I just finished reading the Winter 2004/2005 issue of NYIT Magazine and wanted to make a few observations.
Angela Marshall’s “Global Appeal” feature really made me reflect on my NYIT experience and the way it opened my eyes to cultural diversity. I graduated NYIT with a communications degree, but through interaction with students from abroad I also gained a better understanding of how people live around the world. As such, it’s great to witness NYIT’s expansion as it crosses both global and cultural boundaries.
It’s also nice to see that my former English professor, Dr. Edward Guiliano, is taking the school to new horizons as president of NYIT. In addition to attending his classes, I had the opportunity to work with him when he was faculty adviser at the Campus Slate. Put simply, my experiences with Dr. Guiliano and many other NYIT professors proved invaluable in shaping my career and expanding my horizons.
Eric C. Peck
(B.A. ’96)
FOND MEMORIES
I just wanted to say “Well done!” to the editorial staff that worked on the recent Winter 2004/2005 edition of NYIT Magazine.
As I read the Alumni Notes section, I was fascinated by NYIT graduates’ most memorable moments. In the early 1970s, I was enrolled in the Law Enforcement Education Assistance Program, which provided funding for state and local law enforcement officers to pursue higher education. NYIT did a terrific job of “out of the box” thinking in arranging classes in satellite locations and in offering class schedules to accommodate police personnel who worked rotating shifts.
As a result, the first mental picture I conjure up when I think of my own NYIT experiences is sitting in a philosophy class taught by a new professor, Steve Wasserman, who had just earned his Ph.D. from Yale. My class consisted of police officers who had worked midnight to 8 a.m. shifts and then came straight to class, tired and sleepy. Talk about a challenge for any professor!
Bill Kiley
(B.S. ’76)
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