In Memoriam: Maria Bentel

Maria Azzarone Bentel grew up in Queens, New York City and attended Hunter College High School. She went on to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and completed the Bachelor of Architecture program in 1951 as one of four females in her class. After graduation, she received a Fulbright-Hays Scholarship for 1952-1953 and studied at the […]
The Fulbright “Black Sheep”

“Bobby, meet Bill Fulbright,” I extended my hand. “Oh hello Senator…is it still Senator?” “Well you can be a son of a bitch your whole life why not a Senator?,” he replied with a chuckle. I remember this encounter with the Great Man at a local golf course as clear as day. What a guy! […]