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Education. Tufts University ( BA) William Colridge Thompson Jr. (born July 10, 1953) [1] [2] [3] is an American politician who served as the 42nd Comptroller of New York City; sworn into office on January 1, 2002, he was reelected to serve a second term that began on January 1, 2006. He did not seek re-election in 2009.
Thompson was born in New York City on December 18, 1931, to William and Marie Thompson, who had met while attending the University of Arizona. The Thompsons were a wealthy family who had made a large part of their fortune through mining operations in Arizona carried out by Bill's great-uncle, William Boyce Thompson , and grandfather, J. E ...
William O'Dwyer (July 11, 1890 – November 24, 1964) was an Irish-American politician who served as the 100th Mayor of New York City, holding that office from 1946 to 1950. O'Dwyer went on to serve President Harry Truman as Ambassador to Mexico from 1950–1952. O'Dwyer began his political career by serving as the Kings County District ...
Lehman College is a public college in New York City.Founded in 1931 as the Bronx campus of Hunter College, it became an independent college within CUNY in September 1967.The college is named after Herbert H. Lehman, a former New York governor, United States senator, philanthropist, and the son of Lehman Brothers co-founder Mayer Lehman.
Website. www .cuny .edu. The City University of New York ( CUNY, spoken / ˈkjuːni /, KYOO-nee) is the public university system of New York City. It is the largest urban university system in the United States, comprising 25 campuses: eleven senior colleges, seven community colleges, and seven professional institutions.
The Boyce Thompson Institute (previously: Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research) is an independent research institute devoted to using plant sciences to improve agriculture, protect the environment, and enhance human health. The Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) is located on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, United ...
People associated with the City University of New York, either as students, faculty, staff, or in some other capacity. Wikimedia Commons has media related to City University of New York people. Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable. This category may require frequent maintenance to avoid becoming too large.
City College of New York (2 C, 17 P) City University of New York Athletic Conference (4 C, 2 P) City University of New York people (7 C, 6 P) College of Staten Island (1 C, 3 P) CUNY Graduate School of Journalism (2 C, 2 P)