Goodman, Shirley, 1915-1991 (1915-1991)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1915-1991
Biography
Shirley Goodman came to the college in 1949 to help draft the legislation making FIT part of the SUNY system. She was a key figure in the college’s development and served for many years as the executive vice president of FIT as well as the executive director of FIT’s Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries (now the FIT Foundation) until her death in 1991.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Jack Rittenberg interview, circa 1994-1995, circa 1994-1995
Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.24
Scope and Contents
Dean Emeritus at the Department of Business and Technology at the time of this interview, Jack Rittenberg discusses his many roles while at FIT between the years of 1963 and 1992. He talks of the development of degrees within the baccalaureate program such as those in advertising and menswear, the latter being a degree that Rittenberg co-developed with Ted Roberts. He talks extensively about the school’s early existence in the C Building and the growth of the physical campus as FIT became...
Dates:
circa 1994-1995
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