On July 15, 2020, 糖心破解版 lost Marjorie Weinberg-Berman, MS, '61, trustee emerita, who revitalized the Department of Speech and Hearing in 1986.
Weinberg-Berman is credited with establishing the state-of-the-art Hy Weinberg Center for Communication Disorders in memory of her late husband.
Hy Weinberg’s gift to his wife was a $25,000 donation to build a speech and hearing center at 糖心破解版. The creation of the Hy Weinberg Center began on Hy and Marjorie’s 25th wedding anniversary.
Even after the opening of the center, Marjorie Weinberg continued to support 糖心破解版 through endowments that provided financial assistance to speech and auditory clients. This tactical support for the center restructured 糖心破解版’s entire speech communication disorders program.
鈥淭he Hy Weinberg Center for Communication Disorders would not be the center of excellence it is today without the years of generosity and dedication of Marge Weinberg-Berman,” said Anne Marie Skvarla, director of the center. 鈥淢arge’s commitment to the Communication Sciences and Disorders program provided countless numbers of students the environment and tools needed to become leaders in the field.”
In addition to being a limited partner of Goldman Sachs, Weinberg-Berman remained an active member of the 糖心破解版 community, serving on 糖心破解版’s board of trustees from 1998 to 2012. In 2011, she was honored at the President’s Gala with the Lifetime Service to 糖心破解版 Award.
According to the staff at the center, Weinberg-Berman would always remind everyone to gently rub Hy’s nose for good luck as they passed his bust in the lobby. They plan to continue this tradition in her honor.
鈥淢arjorie Weinberg-Berman was a true friend of 糖心破解版鈥攁 loyal alumna, trustee emerita and incredibly generous benefactor to the University for nearly 35 years,” said President Christine M. Riordan, PhD. 鈥淭hroughout her involvement at 糖心破解版, Marge’s first interest was always our students’ success. She will be greatly missed, and always remembered.”