The Albany Academy
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The Albany Academy | |
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College-prep, Day | |
Motto | Honor Integritas Officium (Honor, Integrity, Service) |
Established | 1813 |
Sister school | Albany Academy for Girls |
CEEB code | 330035 |
Head of school | Christopher J. Lauricella |
Faculty | 50+ teachers |
Grades | P–12 |
Gender | Boys |
Enrollment | 315 (AAG), 323 (AA) 638 (Combined Boys & Girls) |
Average class size | 16 students |
Student to teacher ratio | 9:1 |
Campus size | 25 acres (100,000 m2) |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) | Red and Black |
Athletics | 13 interscholastic sports teams |
Athletics conference | Colonial Council; NEPSAC |
Mascot | Cadets |
Tuition | $13,500-$23,100 |
Affiliation | The Albany Academies NYSAIS |
Website | www |
The Albany Academy is an independent
History
The Albany Academy is the oldest day school for boys in
Classes began within months after the charter was granted, offering a college preparatory track (including intensive study of Ancient Greek, and Latin) and an arithmetic-based track to prepare young men for Albany's role as a center of commerce. Two years later, in 1815, a purpose-built building was completed in present-day Academy Park, adjacent to the New York State Capitol. The Federal-style building, now known as the Old Academy and headquarters of the City School District of Albany, was designed by renowned Albany architect Philip Hooker. The building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.[1][2]
In 1870, in response to a lack of military preparation institutions in the north during the
In 1931, the school moved from its original downtown building in present-day Academy Park to its current location on the corner of Hackett Boulevard and Academy Road, in the University Heights section of Albany. Designed by Marcus T. Reynolds in the neo-Georgian style, the building incorporates many elements of the Old Academy building, namely the main entryway and cupola. The school stands approximately two miles from the city center. The red-brick Academy building's marble cornerstone was laid by the then-governor of New York and future president Franklin D. Roosevelt.
In 2005, The Albany Academy ended its longstanding Army
In July 2007, the board of trustees announced that The Albany Academy and Albany Academy for Girls would merge into The Albany Academies.
Accreditation and memberships
The Albany Academies are accredited by the New York State Association of Independent Schools and recognized by the Regents of the State of New York.
Alumni
Government, law, business, and public policy
- William Barnes Jr., chairman of the New York Republican State Committee and member of the Republican National Committee
- T. Garry Buckley, 72nd Lieutenant Governor of Vermont.
- United States Representative from Delaware
- Norton Chase, New York State Assemblyman and New York State Senator
- New York
- New York State Senator
- Edwin Corning, businessman, Lieutenant Governor of New York
- Edwin Corning Jr., member of the New York State Assembly
- Mayor of Albanyfrom 1942 to 1983
- New York
- New York
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Francis Hendricks, Mayor of Syracuse and president of the State Bank of Syracuse.
- New York State Senator
- James Campbell Matthews, attorney and judge, New York's first African-American law school graduate
- Silver Lake Partners
- Peter P. Murphy, physician and politician
- Stephen P. Nash, lawyer, president of the New York City Bar Association
- Frederic P. Olcott, banker, stock broker, and New York State Comptroller
- U.S. Supreme Courtnominee
- New York
- William Gorham Rice, New York state government official, U.S. Civil Service Commissioner
- Henry M. Sage, New York State Assemblyman and New York State Senator
- U.S. Postmaster General(1898–1902)
- Phillip Steck, Democratic member of the New York State Assembly
- New York
- Mayor of Albanyfrom 1926 to 1941
- Ralph W. Thomas, New York State Senator
- New York
- New York
- U.S. Representative from Michigan
- Charles W. van Rensselaer first officer and paymaster aboard the SS Central Americawhen it was lost during a hurricane in September 1857
Medicine and academia
- John Seiler Brubacher, author, educational philosopher, Yale University professor
- University of Illinois
- William Durden, president of Dickinson College
- Julian Gibbs, president of Amherst College
- nervous diseases at the Albany Medical College
- psychiatric ward within the organization of a general hospital
- real option
- head of school of The Albany Academies
- Martin Seligman, psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania known for his work on learned helplessness and positive psychology
- Horace Silliman, businessman, philanthropist, namesake of Silliman University
- Howard Townsend, physician and medical professor
- New York Institute for the Education of the Blind who invented New York Point, a writing for the blind before Braille
Literature and journalism
- Luke Rhinehart (George Powers Cockcroft), author of The Dice Man
- Gordon Ackerman, journalist, writer, and photographer
- Stephen Vincent Benét, poet laureate, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize (1929, 1944)
- William Rose Benét, poet laureate, winner of the Pulitzer Prize (1942)
- Christopher Cuomo, Emmy Award-winning television journalist for CNN
- Herman Melville, author of Moby-Dick
- Andy Rooney, author, journalist, and commentator for 60 Minutes
- Erik Wemple, journalist for The Washington Post
- New York Tribune
Science and technology
- John Bogart, civil engineer and New York State Engineer and Surveyor
- Verplanck Colvin, lawyer, author, illustrator, and topographical engineer involved in the creation of the Adirondack Park
- Astronomical Journal
- Joseph Henry, natural philosopher, telegraphy pioneer, first Curator of the Smithsonian Institution
- Henry Ramsay, civil engineer and New York State Engineer and Surveyor
Arts, sports, and entertainment
- Raymond Castellani, actor, Los Angeles philanthropist
- James Carpinello, American film, television, and Broadway actor
- Marc Cavosie, professional ice hockey player
- Craig Darby, retired NHL ice hockey player
- Joseph R. Grismer, Albany-born actor, playwright and theatrical producer
- Stephen Hannock, landscape painter
- Tribeca Film Festivaland Tribeca Film Institute
- A History of Violence
- David Holloway, American football linebacker formerly of the Arizona Cardinals
- Andre Jackson Jr., professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks
- MTV's The State
- Chicago Machine and the Chicago Shamrox
- Chicago Machine
- Dion Lewis, professional football player for the New York Giants
- Marcus T. Reynolds, architect and author
- Toronto Nationals and the Philadelphia Wings
- Steve Wulf, executive editor at ESPN The Magazine
- John Wyman, magician and ventriloquist
Military
- Jacob Downing, Union Army officer during the American Civil War, early developer of the city of Denver.
- U.S. Army brigadier general and Medal of Honorrecipient
- Vietnam Veteran, leader of the GI resistance movement during the Vietnam War
- U.S. Navy, captain of the USS Maine when it exploded, igniting the Spanish–American War
- Frederick Townsend, Union officer in the American Civil War, Adjutant General of the State of New York
- Robert Townsend, Civil War-era U.S. Navy captain commanding the ironclad USS Essex
- New York
Theology
- President of Georgetown University
- Angus Dun, 4th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington in Washington, DC
- John Loughlin, 1st Bishop of Brooklyn, New York (1853–1891)
- Clarence A. Walworth, attorney, writer, Roman Catholic priest, and missionary
Faculty/administration
Noted former faculty and administration include inventors, politicians, and seven college presidents, including four presidents of Amherst College:
- George W. Atherton, president of the Pennsylvania State University
- U.S. Representative, justice on the Superior Court of Connecticut
- Theodric Romeyn Beck, forensic medicine pioneer
- William Henry Campbell, president of Rutgers University
- John Chester, the second president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- George Hammell Cook, chemistry, geology professor, vice president of Rutgers University, director New Jersey Geological Survey
- Merrill Edwards Gates, president of Amherst College and Rutgers University
- Peter Gansevoort, member of the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate
- Julian Gibbs, president of Amherst College
- Joseph Henry, natural philosopher, telegraphy pioneer, first curator of the Smithsonian Institution
- magnetron and dynatron
- Alexander Meiklejohn, president of Amherst College, Dean of Brown University, winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Meiji period Japan, professor, Rutgers University
- George Olds, president of Amherst College
- U.S. Postmaster General(1898–1902)
- Frederick Townsend, Union officer in the American Civil War, Adjutant General of the State of New York (1857–1861, 1880)
See also
References
- ^ "NPGallery Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov.
- ^ Waite, Diana S. (January 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Joseph Henry Memorial (Albany Academy)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-31.