Robert Brand – 1979 Norwich Native Son
1979 Norwich Native Son Robert Brand served as an officer in the U.S. Army First Infantry Division in World War II during the North Africa and Sicily campaigns. Mr. Brand graduated from … Read more
1979 Norwich Native Son Robert Brand served as an officer in the U.S. Army First Infantry Division in World War II during the North Africa and Sicily campaigns. Mr. Brand graduated from … Read more
1980 Norwich Native Son Gerson Merton “Budd” Friedman founded the Improv Comedy Club, and has helped launch the careers of many successful comedians. 1980 Honoree Budd Freidman was instrumental in launching … Read more
1981 Norwich Native Son Dr. Frank Pedace was a medical doctor and vintner. Frank Pedace attended the University of Notre Dame, and later settled in San Diego, California. Joseph Francis Pedace was … Read more
1982 Norwich Native Son Dr. Eric Meyers is one of the leading archaeologists of the early Jewish and Christian period of Israel’s history. Meyers has degrees from Dartmouth College, Brandeis University and … Read more
1983 Norwich Native Daughter Deborah Sinay was a television producer and executive. She was the chief sales officer of WCVB, channel 5 in Boston. If you have further information about her, … Read more
1984 Norwich Native Son Lewis Randall was educated in the Norwich School system graduating from Norwich Free Academy in 1955. Lew excelled at an early age as a scholar and athlete as well … Read more
1985 Norwich Native Daughter author Dr. Nellie Beetham attended Norwich Free Academy, and later earned a Bachelor of Arts from Connecticut College and a Master of Arts and a Ph.D. from Duke … Read more
1986 Norwich Native Son Frederick Mandell, a pediatrician in Brookline, MA., was a research pioneer for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and founded one of the first SID Centers in the United … Read more
1987 Norwich Native Son Nick Macarchuk was the first basketball coach at St. Thomas Moore from 1964 to 1972. He went on to coach Division 1 College Basketball at Canisius, Fordham, … Read more
1988 Norwich Native Daughter Peggy Roberts is a Pulitzer Prize winning writer. Roberts is a University of Connecticut graduate and former senior director of communications and media for the Altria Group. Spending … Read more