Every Department Should Be a History Department

Recently I was asked to sit for an oral history interview covering my years at Hofstra.    Since my years at Hofstra go back more than half the time the University has been in existence, I enjoyed talking about and recounting key happenings.  At the same time, I was asked to suggest names for special 75th anniversary awards to those key individuals who made a major difference in the development of Hofstra from 1935 to the present.  Having been here so many years, I was able to suggest individuals who clearly made a difference but who are also mostly forgotten today.  True, these individuals, if they were faculty members, will likely be remembered by their students.  Or they could be remembered for their scholarship. But what if they were administrators, or faculty who championed or created key programs?  Who would know? Who would remember?