STEVEN M. PODOS ’58  Steven, an internationally recognized authority on glaucoma who dedicated his life to giving the gift of sight, died on October 10, 2009.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, Steven attended Midwood High School before coming to Princeton where a Classmate described him, "He had the reputation of being bright and, at the same time, fun-loving.”  As a Chemistry major, studying under E. C. "Ted” Taylor, he spent countless hours at Frick but also found time to win the interclub billiards championship on behalf of his eating club, Prospect, and  play the saxophone in the Princeton Band.

After graduating with honors including Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi, Steven received his M. D. from Harvard Medical School.  Among high points in his impressive professional trajectory:  from 1975 to 2005, Professor/Chairman/Director, Department of Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine/Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY ; Executive Vice President and C.O.O. of the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology; many prestigious awards and the Alcon Research Institute establishment of the annual Steven Podos Keynote Lecture.  Steven took great pride in his academic progeny and trained a generation of vision researchers and ophthalmologists.

He was even more proud of his children, Richard, Lisa ’86, Marnie ’03, Samantha ’05 and his grandson Maitland.  The Class extends it deepest sympathy to them and his wife, Wendy.