Honoree-
Arthur I. Goldberg

Arthur Goldberg received his B.S. from Long Island University’s Brooklyn College of Pharmacy in 1953, embarking on a long and varied career encompassing both the humanities and the sciences. Upongraduation, Mr. Goldberg spent three years in the U.S. Navy, graduating from U.S. Navy Officers Candidate School, and serving as CIC officer on the battleship New Jersey and as a cryptographer on the staff of the commander in chief of the Atlantic Fleet. After being discharged from the military, he pursued additional study at New York University’s School of Law, earning his LL.B. in 1959 and his LL.M. in 1962.

A founding partner in the Garden City law firm, Jacobson and Goldberg, LLP, Mr. Goldberg is a member of the American Society of Law and Medicine, and the American, New York and Nassau County Bar Associations. He also is a member and former president of the Nassau County Magistrate’s Association.

Amidst his myriad professional commitments, Mr. Goldberg remains connected to his undergraduate alma mater. He joined the University’s board of trustees in 1993 and now serves on the Academic Affairs and Buildings and Grounds committees. In addition, he is a member and former chairman of the Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Science’s Council of Overseers. Mr. Goldberg also is an author, lecturer and moderator for continuing education programs in health care law for the University. In recognition of his professional success, as well as his devotion to the institution, the College presented him with a Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1990.

Mr. Goldberg is a past president of Temple Beth Shalom in Roslyn Heights, NY and a former trustee of the Nassau County Science Museum. He and his wife, Judith, reside in East Hills, New York, where he has served as village justice since 1969. The Goldbergs have three grown sons, Jacob, Daniel and Adam.

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