members of the Binghamton University community have asked the Binghamton University Alumni Association to provide information about alumni who were directly affected by the tragic events of that day.

Many alumni have emailed us information about themselves and their friends and fellow alumni, and you can read the full text of their messages on the September 11 Message Board. Here, we have consolidated the information we have regarding the status of our alumni who happened to be in the path of danger on September 11. It is with great sorrow that we inform you of those members of the Binghamton University community who were lost as a result of the events of September 11.

If any of you have additional information regarding fellow alumni, please let us know so that we can update these lists and make them as complete as possible. We also invite you to post your thoughts and memories about them on the September 11 Message Board.

Paul Battaglia '00, a graduate of the School of Management, worked for Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. on the 100th floor of 1 World Trade Center.

Battaglia was a former general manager of WHRW, the campus radio station, which has posted a moving tribute to him on its website at http://www.whrwfm.org/. In addition, Battaglia's friends and fellow alumni have set up a scholarship fund in his name. "Paul was one of those guys who could walk into a room of 50 strangers and walk out with 50 new friends," said his friend and former WHRW sports director Seth Mates '00. "His positivity, his charm, his charisma, his personality and his heart just made you glad to be around him, and glad to be alive. He made the most of his short time on this earth, making everyone and everything around him better. I think from now on, whenever I smile, I will think of Paul." The fact that Battaglia's life touched many people is clear from the number who have posted messages to the guestbook at his website at www.paulbattaglia.com.

Bruce Douglas Boehm '74, 49, worked for Cantor Fitzgerald at the World Trade Center. He is survived by his wife, Irene, daughters, Brittany and Stacey, his mother and brother. Bruce loved the beach and was a lifeguard at Nassau Beach for 15 years, where he formed many lasting friendships, notes his obituary in Newsday. "His greatest pleasure was boogie boarding with his daughters and friends at Jones Beach West End 2," the obituary reads.

Joseph Dermot Dickey, Jr., MBA '76, was a managing director in the interest rate swaps department of Cantor Fitzgerald. He worked on the 105th floor of Tower 1 at the World Trade Center, directly above where the first plane hit. He is survived by his wife, Irene, children, Joseph and Elizabeth, and brothers, William and Walter. "Joe always measured his own success on how good he was to his family," reads his obituary in the New York Times. ". . . He taught them to embrace life, take on new challenges and to love the outdoors as much as he did."

Marina Gertsberg '97 of Brooklyn worked for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 101st floor at 1 World Trade Center. "It was a new job for her, and she was only with the company one week," wrote Lauren Kaufman Õ96. "Her effervescent, true New Yorker spirit, outgoing personality and striking crystal clear blue eyes emblaze our thoughts as family and friends grieve for her and wish for a happy ending. Our prayers are with Marina and all others who were innocently caught in this indescribable ordeal." Marina's parents live in Howard Beach, New York.

Jeffrey G. Goldflam '75, 48, was senior vice president & chief financial officer of eSpeed, Inc., the electronic bond trading arm of Cantor Fitzgerald. He worked at 1 World Trade Center. "Jeff's presence and the way he conducted himself always had a way of making people smile, particularly me," said Howard Lutnick, chairman and CEO of eSpeed, Inc, in a Business Wire report. "His facility with numbers and figures made each quarter a pleasure, as we were always able to focus on the business and vision of the company, because we knew Jeff was commanding and protecting the finances. His wife Risa and their two children can always look to eSpeed as a symbol of their husband and father's caring ways." Goldflam's memorial was held on September 20.

Geoffrey Guja '76, 47, a lieutenant with the New York City Fire Department and a registered nurse at Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre, responded to the alarm for the World Trade Center even though he was on light duty at the Brooklyn headquarters of the Fire Department following an injury. He died when the towers collapsed. He is survived by his wife, Debbie, and stepdaughters, Kelly and Jamie. '"'He didn't have to go, but there was no stopping him,'" said his wife in a Newsday article. "'He died doing what he loved to do.'" The article also notes that "Guja's passion was his 43-foot houseboat, which he kept at Gilgo Beach. Every July 4, he would take . . . a cruise to the Statue of Liberty."

Michael Horn '96, worked for Cantor Fitzgerald at 1 World Trade Center. He is survived by both parents, one brother and two sisters. Horn's high school classmate and fellow alumnus, Jon Acquafredda '95, remembers him as "a great guy who always had a smile on his face. I met Mike just last week in NYC for drinks and that's all we did was laugh," wrote Acquafredda on Sept. 16. Horn was originally from Lynbrook, Long Island. A memorial service for him is scheduled for Oct. 28 at St. Raymond's church in East Rockaway on Atlantic Ave. 

Stephen James Lauria, MBA '87, 39, worked on the 97th floor of 1 World Trade Center as project manager in the information and technology department of Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. He is survived by his mother and his sister. In 1997, after working in computer programming in Owego for 14 years, Lauria was transferred to Brooklyn and took the opportunity to move back to Staten Island, where he had grown up. There, Lauria reconnected with many old friends, including his high school running coach and many former teammates. An avid runner and active member of the Staten Island Athletic Club, Lauria went running every night after work in Clove Lakes Park. Two days after undergoing heart surgery in December 2000, Lauria was on hand during a blizzard to time fellow runners at the club's weekly fun run. In an obituary in the Staten Island Advance, Lauria's mother, Ann, described her son as "a happy person who loved what he was doing."

Steven Lillianthal '86, 38, worked as a bond broker for Cantor Fitzgerald in 1 World Trade Center. He is survived by his wife, Adina Klein '87, 4 year-old-twins, Emma and Gabriel, and a three-month-old boy, Sam. A memorial service was held for Lillianthal on September 30 at Temple Bnai Abraham in Livingston, N.J.

Andrew I. Rosenblum '78, 45, of Rockville Centre, worked for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 104th floor of 1 World Trade Center. He is survived by his wife, Jill Small Rosenblum '79 and their two young children. More than 1,200 people attended a memorial service held for Andrew Sept. 16 in Temple Bna'i Shalom in Rockville Centre. " I am shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Andrew Rosenblum in the horrible tragedy," wrote Neil Marantz. "Andy was my suitemate in 1976. Although we lost touch after college, I knew him to be a really good soul, a kind person with a sunny disposition; a mensch."

Jon S. Schlissel '72, 51, worked for the New York State Department of Taxation at 2 World Trade Center. He held a BA in accounting.

Jon S. Schlissel '72, 51, was an accountant and supervisor for the New York State Department of Taxation on the 87th floor of 2 World Trade Center. He is survived by his mother, Ruth, and brother, Laurence. "Jon was spry and small; he could have run down those stairs in no time," said Laurence. "But he was a supervisor, and he had a friend and coworker who was heavyset and another who was wheelchair-bound. Together, they were the only three people who were lost from Jon's office. It's most likely that he stayed to help them." A collector and connoisseur of antiques, Jon served over a period of many years as president, vice president and chair for a historical society in Jersey City, where he lived. Many friends at his memorial service spoke eloquently about how deeply he had touched each of their lives, said Laurence.

Ken A. Simon '89, 34, worked as an equities trader for Cantor Fitzgerald at 1 World Trade Center and lived in Secaucus, N.J. He is survived by his wife, Karen, and the infant daughter they adopted last spring. "Everybody loved Kenny; he was absolutely amazing," said Karen, and, as an article in the New York Times noted, "He could cook chocolate chip pancakes for a crowd and thrill a small cousin by juggling balls, beanbags and finally, flaming sticks. . . . But his fondest moments were those spent with his baby daughter, Maya. He napped on the couch, cradling her on his chest, Mrs. Simon said, and they took her on walks nearly every night, their dog Bailey close behind." "Kenny loved his family, his friends, our dog," Karen said. "He had a lot of hobbies: he was a big Yankees fan, belonged to a book club and most recently started piano lessons. But he focused mostly on our family. He loved being a dad." KennyÕs father, Arthur Simon, who worked on the 93rd floor of 1 World Trade Center (a few flights down from Kenny) for Fred Alger Management, was also lost Sept. 11. "We never did hear from Arthur, and we believe that the plane flew right into his floor," said Karen. "When Kenny called me at 8:48 a.m. the morning of the 11th, he told me that he was going to try and find his dad. I know that he was unsuccessful, because from what I understand the stairway was unattainable."

Jennifer Wong '97, 26, worked in client services for the risk management division of Marsh & McLennan on the 96th floor of 1 World Trade Center. She lived with her parents in Queens, and is survived by them, a brother, and a sister. " She had a contagious laugh ," said her friend Sandra Mark in a profile of Wong in the New York Times. " She was a Christian, and . . . very active in the church. She was always helpful. She didn't have a bad bone in her body. She thought of other people before she thought of herself."

Julie Zipper '79, 44, of Paramus, N.J., was at a monthly training session on the 102nd floor of 2 World Trade Center and called to tell her husband that she was on her way to evacuating the building just before the second plane hit. She normally worked in software support for a brokerage software company in Ridgefield. Zipper and her husband, Rick Klein, who both grew up on Long Island, met at Binghamton University 24 years ago. She is survived by Klein and their two children, a daughter, 12, and a son, 4. In an interview in the New York Times, Klein characterized Zipper as a stylish and outgoing woman who enjoyed French restaurants and who talked with everybody when she went to parties. 

Andrew Zucker '95, 27, a lawyer, worked for Harris Beach LLP on the 86th floor of 2 World Trade Center. He is survived by his wife, Erica, his parents, a brother and two sisters. Zucker phoned his wife after the first plane struck to tell her he was okay; that was the last time she heard from him. Later, Zucker's co-workers told his family that he was organizing the evacuation of the building, a Newsday article reported. The article also quotes Zucker's brother, Stuart Zucker: "'Anybody that ever met Andrew never forgot him,' Stuart Zucker said. 'He was loud and outgoing. He got on everyone's nerves four times a day, but did something five times a day to make up for it.'" A memorial service for Zucker is scheduled Oct. 14, 2001 at the Riverdale Jewish Center, in Riverdale, the Bronx. For more information about Andrew, visit the website set up by his brother. [Eulogy by Mike Vermut '96 at http://www.jabonline.org/communication/attack/az-eulogy.html ]

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Mike Adler '95
Steve Assael '70
Malcolm Brown '00
Rainier Calingasan '96
Jessica R. Cekala '97
Frank Cifarelli '87
Clarence Cudanes '95
Alessandro DeLuca '99
Maria Ermogenous '95
Andrew Ghezzi '93
John T. Haller '96

Patricia Jackson '78
Aparna Khera '98
Jeff Kissel '77
Keith LaScalea '94
Michael Marks '92
Ralph Mendoza '96
Sammy Miyakawa '95
Pam Nadler '93
Bob Okin '77
Marcello Pak '93
Scott Pecullan '96