Teacher Union Day may have been postponed, but a record crowd of more than 1,200 attended.

Charles Cogen Award
Honoree Michael Mendel (right) with UFT President Michael Mulgrew.


Jules Kolodny Award
Honoree Anthony Harmon with a scrapbook of his union activity put together by one of his middle school teachers.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew addresses the packed house at the Waldorf Astoria.

Vice President Catalina Fortino welcomes everyone to Teacher Union Day.

Vice President Janella Hinds sings the praises of David Wittes Award winner Anthony Sclafani.

Sean Blanks of IS 392 in Brooklyn kicks off the event by singing the national anthem.

Family and friends snap pictures of the award winners.

Anthony Harmon, flanked by his middle school teachers Arnetta Fischer (left) and Diane Browser.

Backer/Scheintaub Awards
Anthony Klug and Wilma Velazquez

David Wittes Award
Anthony Sclafani

Sidney Harris Award
Rosemary Parker

Audrey Chasen Award
David Kazansky

Marsh/Raimo Awards
Winners are (front row, from left) Debra Penny, Myrna Connolly, Doreen Crinigan and John Franzese, representing the Retired Teachers Chapter campaign activists; and (back row, holding plaques, from left) Dennis Gault and Isabella Calisi-Wagner. Also pictured are UFT Director of Legislation and Political Action Paul Egan (back row, left) and RTC Leader Tom Murphy.

Albert Lee Smallheiser Awards
Winners are (front row, from left) Irma Rodriguez, Patricia Atia, Susan Perez-Gonzales, Margaret Borrelli, Patricia Crispino and James Vasquez; and (back row, holding plaques, from left) John Capuano, Alfred Gonzales, Greer Hansen-Velazquez and Bruce Zihal. Also pictured are Bronx Borough Representative Jose Vargas (back, left), Manhattan Borough Representative Evelyn DeJesus (back, fourth from left), Queens Borough Representative Rona Freiser (back, third from right) and Brooklyn Borough Representative Howard Schoor (back, right).

UFT School Partnership Awards
Winners (not in photo order) are Chapter Leader Richard Bernstein and Principal Philip Santos of Leadership and Public Service HS, Manhattan; Chapter Leader Tamera M. Musiowsky and Principal Susan M. Green of PS 208, Manhattan; Chapter Leader Richard Waltzer and Principal Benjamin Basile of MS 301, the Bronx; Chapter Leader Jay Wiprovnick and Principal Gill Cornell of Williamsburg HS for Architecture and Design, Brooklyn; Chapter Leader Lorraine Donlon and Principal Ruth Quiles of PS 131, Brooklyn; Chapter Leader Joan Doctor and Principal Rafael Morales of PS 65, Queens; Chapter Leader Eric Olsen and Principal Vincent Maniscalco of Staten Island Technical HS; Chapter Leader Ilyana G. Frias and Principal Antoinette Rose of PS 811, Brooklyn.

10-Year Chapter Leaders
Honorees are (front, from left) Dalia Gonzalez, Wayne Greenberg, Mary E. Orlando, Joan S. Rodeschin and Mavis V. Yon; and (back, from left) Glen Perlroth, Greer Hansen-Velazquez and Vulius Anthony Thompson. Honorees not pictured: Jeffrey D. Bernstein, Oral W. Brady, Darylle Brent, Stevie Burrell, Fern Carriero, Jonathan Halabi, Theodore Murray, Jan L. Scott, Penina Steinberg, Alphonse Vota and Milton Williams.

Longtime Chapter Leaders
Ken Achiron (30 years), Stuart Rothstein (25 years) and Richard Waltzer (20 years). Not pictured: 20-year chapter leaders Vincent F. Davi and Veronica Klein.

50-Year Members
Honorees are (front, from left) Grace Metivier, Jeannette Mayleas, Myrna K. Jacobs, Anne L. Gaither and Jene Nickford; and (back, from left, holding plaques) Coleman Kushner, Despina Fassuliotis, John Benedetto and Melvin Bernstein. Not pictured: Nicholas H. Accetta, Kenneth A. Aronofsky, Eileen Brenner, Michael Brier, Martin F. Charney, Howard Chustek, Norman Cohen, Alice Conroy, Michael T. Conroy, Gail I. David, Joan Frierson, Frederic M. Gang, Harriette L. Goldberg, Jordan Goldstein, Thomas A. Hennessy, Norman Hershkowitz, Irving L. Horowitz, John F. Jones, Dorothy Kahn, Harriette Kaufman, Jane T. Kelly, Celia Kushner, Martin Lokomowitz, Leon R. Meyer, Madeline V. Nardone, Bernard D. Natow, Martin Rabinowitz, Phillip Reinstein, James A. Rohde, Sylvia Rothberger, Miriam Russ, Simon Schlager, Herbert Schneider, Cynthia Schwartz, Elaine Shapiro, Carole L. Silverstein, Ceclia Stanton, Shirley P. Taub, Harriet A. Taylor, Sandra Weisfeld and Pauline Zonon. Also pictured are Assistant Treasurer Mona Romain (back left) and RTC Liaison to the UFT Sandra March (back right).

Paraprofessionals who became teachers
Recipients (not in photo order; not all in attendance) are Jennifer Calderone, Rosaria G. Cangelosi, Lianna Carnemolla, Marisol A. Cooper, Stacey D’Alessandro, Thimoty Dally, Reed Emmanuel, Nahed Emsak, Lisa Engleman, Genbo Fang, Jaclyn Hernandez, Shameeka Hill, Madeleine Humphreys, Maria Hyland, Carol Kelly, Donna Lake, Thomas Lanza, Elena Leggio, Melissa Lorenzana, Diana McFadden, Joyce Manley-Ryder, Ashraf Melek, Lisa Merle, Alain Metellus, Kathleen Motto, Cheryl Nelms, Isabel Ochoa, Louis Quattrocchi, Tanya Quiñones, Crystal Richberg, Janet Rivera, Sandra Rivera, Natasha Rojas, Marisol Ruiz, Jessie Sanders, Mildred Segarra, Rita Shah, Fatima Shirazi, Freda Simpson, Nicole Stefanski, Corey Watson and Margaret Zavaglia.

SVAs who became teachers
Success Via Apprenticeship Program members who became teachers are (holding plaques, from left) Miguel Sierra, Udesh Persad, Ellen Moskowitz and Homesh Lokenauth. Honorees not pictured: Cordel Blair, Ruby Grimes, Analeah Hendrickson and Elvis Reyes. Also pictured is Vice President for CTE High Schools Sterling Roberson (back).

Ely Trachtenberg Award for Elementary Schools
School and chapter leader, (not in photo order): PS 138 at PS 30, Manhattan, Michelle Arellano; PS 163, Manhattan, Peter M. Cohen; PS 1, Manhattan, Christine M. Wong; PS 10, Brooklyn, Dana Roth; PS 202, Brooklyn, Teresa Mulvey; PS 215, Brooklyn, Michelle K. Grecco; PS 233, Brooklyn, Gail C. Ericson; PS 250, Brooklyn, Raquel Cortez-Grimila; PS 11, Queens, Katherine Kurjakovic; PS 147, Queens, Kris Sieminski; PS 164, Queens, Greer Hansen-Velazquez; PS 165, Queens, Karen Konstan; PS 171, Queens, Carmela Caro; PS 176, Queens, Toni Coleman; PS 223, Queens, Sandra R. Wilks-Duplan; PS 255 at PS 151, Queens, Evelyn Negron; East NY Elementary School of Excellence, Brooklyn, Aracelia Cook; PS 25, Brooklyn, Wendy Walker Wilson; PS 328, Brooklyn, Ann-Marie P. Hurt; PS 631, Brooklyn, Mavis V. Yon; PS 811, Brooklyn, The Connie Lekas School, Ilyana Frias; PS 90, Brooklyn, Vicky Giasemis; PS 99, Brooklyn, Susan Deasy; PS/MS 109, Brooklyn, Martha Murray; PS 33, Queens, Kristian Lisowski; PS 540, Queens, Ellen Diamond-Jones; PS 31, Staten Island, Elaine Arnold; PS 373, Staten Island, Analia Gerard; PS 42, Staten Island, Eleanor Sharpe; PS 552, Staten Island, Courtney Gill; PS 56, Staten Island, Nicole Netzel; PS 16, the Bronx, Vulius Anthony Thompson; PS 37, the Bronx, Jefferey T. Williams; PS 63, the Bronx, Tracie Abrigo; PS 65, the Bronx, Kim Ray. Also pictured is Vice President for Elementary Schools Karen Alford (far right).

Ely Trachtenberg Award for Middle Schools
School and chapter leader (not in photo order): JHS 158, Queens, David Waltzer; IS 126, Queens, Edwin Hernandez; IS 61, Queens, Joseph Natale; IS 93, Queens, John Harrington; IS 27, Staten Island, Meredith Fogelman; IS 142, the Bronx, Tollyne Dickerson; IS 145, the Bronx, Brenda Preisner; IS 219, the Bronx, Joann Sims; MS 135, the Bronx, David M. Kaufman. Also pictured is Vice President for Middle Schools Richard Farkas (back, third from right).

Ely Trachtenberg Award for High Schools
School and chapter leader (not in photo order): Independence HS, Manhattan, Irene M. Parker; LaGuardia HS, Manhattan, Paula Washington; School for Law & Public Service, Manhattan, Stuart D. Kaplan; Sheepshead Bay HS, Brooklyn, Teresa D’Ambrosio; HS for Innovation in Advertising and Media, Brooklyn, Michael Herman; Flushing HS, Queens, Erin M. Flanagan; Richmond Hill HS, Queens, Charles DiBenedetto; HS of American Studies @ Lehman College, the Bronx, Jonathan Halabi; DeWitt Clinton HS, the Bronx, Alan R. Ettman; Health Opportunities HS, the Bronx, Jefferey Piekarsky; Jane Addams HS for Academic Careers, the Bronx, Stephen Tavano. Also pictured are Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella Hinds (far left) and Vice President for CTE High Schools Sterling Roberson (back, right).

Ely Trachtenberg Award for Functional UFT Liaisons
Holding plaques, from left: School Secretaries Chapter, Mona Gonzalez; OTs/PTs, Leslie McDonnell; GED Plus/LYFE, Marjorie Wilson. Also pictured is Vice President for Special Education Carmen Alvarez. Not pictured: MS 301, the Bronx, Richard Waltzer.