Brooklyn College Foundation Trustee Carol L. Zicklin ’61 will be bestowed the Presidential Medal of Honor. A long-standing Brooklyn College Foundation trustee, Zicklin and her husband, Larry, are among the largest donors to Brooklyn College and the CUNY system. Possessing a lifelong commitment to lifting people up through the power of education, Zicklin trained as a teacher and went on to teach elementary school students in Brooklyn. Carol L. Zicklin ’61 After she and her husband moved to New Jersey and raised their two children, Zicklin went on to earn an M.S. in Ed. in 1976 from Rutgers University and then a learning disabilities teacher certification from Montclair State University. After supervising a resource room for special education students, Zicklin became a learning disability teacher consultant for the Child Study Team in East Brunswick, New Jersey, and later worked at Middlesex County College as a learning disability specialist, assessing college students and instructing them in advocating for themselves with their professors. Zicklin and her husband have never forgotten what they gained from their CUNY educations, and they have been generous in their support over the years. At Brooklyn College, the Zicklins established two endowed chairs and supported the Sandi Salum Memorial Award for students in biology. They also provided endowed support for the Zicklin Scholars Degree Completion Program for Brooklyn College students nearing graduation to take classes in the summer or winter that help keep them on track toward graduation.
