Alumni & Giving Stories

Not a day goes by that John “Jay” Jonas ’97 doesn’t think about the events of 9/11. The harrowing ascent up the North Tower stairwell. The agonizing descent. The deafening whoosh of steel, concrete, and dust, as the tower came crashing down,...

When the U.S. was attacked on 9/11, Rachna Korhonen ’90 was inspired to rise to her country’s defense. She knew she was too old to join the military, so she set her sights on the Foreign Service, an arm of the U.S. Department of State. In 2004,...

One morning last August, New York Public Library conservators visited Pamela Yoder’s Manhattan apartment to collect hundreds of video cassettes. Shopkeepers, office workers, and EMTs had all shared what happened when terrorists attacked the World...

For many Americans, September 11 is a day to remember those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks. For Barbara Horn ‘75, it’s also an occasion to pay tribute to another group: the first responders and volunteers who aided in the 9-month...

A mobile exhibit that has visited 43 states and two Canadian provinces. Over 1,700 mortgage-free homes for catastrophically injured veterans and first responders, and Gold Star and fallen first responder families with young children. Housing assistance...

Marcy McGinnis ’09: A View from the Control Room

When Seth Morgan ’23 talks about 9/11, he prefers to focus on the humanity, whether it’s the stranger who walked someone to safety or the business that opened its doors to the public.

Photojournalist Ricky Flores was home in Westchester County when he saw the first plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. He jumped in his car, wearing sneakers, no socks, raced there, and shot scores of images of the carnage.