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AROUND THE QUADS

DDC Celebrates 40 Years of Service

Double Discovery Center celebrated its 40th anniversary on June 11 on South Lawn with a barbecue and carnival games. Bill Perkins, deputy majority leader, New York City Council, presented DDC with a proclamation honoring its outstanding contributions to the City of New York.

Celebrating at DDC’s 40th anniversary party in June were (from left) Olger C. Twyner III, DDC executive director; City Councilman Bill Perkins; Gerald Sherwin ’55, chairman, DDC Board of Friends; and Roger Lehecka ’67. PHOTO: MICHAEL DAMES

DDC was founded in 1965 by a group of Columbia undergraduates led by Roger Lehecka ’67, Steven Weinberg ’66, Arnold Saltzman ’36 and history professor Jim Shenton ’49. It offers academic, career, college, financial aid and personal development services year-round to low-income, first-generation college-bound youth in New York City with the goal of increasing their rate of high school graduation, college entrance and college completion. On average, 96 percent of DDC students finish high school and enroll in college. For more information, visit the Double Discovery Center Web site.

Adlar García ’95

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