4 Selected for White Plains HS Hall of Fame

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Four White Plains High School graduates have been selected for induction into the school's Hall of Fame this fall.

The Hall of Fame pays tribute to the White Plains High School alumni/ae who have distinguished themselves in their chosen careers and/or have significantly and positively impacted the lives of others.

The 2012 inductees are: Oscar Moore, ’56, 1964 US Olympic team distance runner and honored college track and field coach; Robert J. Benziger, ’71, founding partner of Benziger Family Winery in Sonoma County, California; Dr. Steven J. Corwin, ’73, CEO of New York-Presbyterian Hospital; Jody Cohan Prysock, ’75, Director of Language, Cultural & Disability Services at NYU Langone Medical Center.

The honorees will visit the High School on Thursday, October 18 and will spend time with students. The Induction Ceremony will take place in the Media Center at 3 p.m. and will be followed by a reception.

The public is invited.

This is the sixteenth class of distinguished alumni/ae selected since the Hall of Fame was established in 1996, bringing the total number of inductees to 70. It is estimated that more than 30,000 students have graduated from White Plains High School in its 116 years of continuous operation.

The inductees were selected by a committee of representatives of civic and school groups from nominations submitted by the public. New nominations are welcomed each year.

Meet this year's inductees:

OSCAR MOORE, Class of 1956 – Mr. Moore, a title-winning track coach for more than 20 years at Rowan University (formerly Glassboro State College), was a member of the 1964 U.S. Olympic track team.

ROBERT J. BENZIGER, Class of 1971 – For the past 30 years Mr. Benziger,along with his 6 brothers and sisters, all with roots in White Plains, has built the Benziger Family Winery in Napa Valley, California, widely respected for its wines as well as its organic, Biodynamic and sustainable farming practices.

DR. STEVEN J. CORWIN, Class of 1973 – Dr. Corwin began his medical career as an internist and cardiologist in 1979 at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and in September, 2011 was appointed CEO of the same institution, now called NY-Presbyterian Hospital.

JODY COHAN PRYSOCK, Class of 1975 – A sign language interpreter for 25 years, Mrs. Prysock is now Director of Language, Cultural & Disability Services at NYU Langone Medical Center.