Nathan Gould

Nathan Gould, 84, of Roslyn, died on Nov. 10, 1997. A native of Chicago, he was instrumental in the growth of Women's American ORT (Organization for Rehabilitation Through Training) into an organization with a membership of more than 100,000 women.

Mr. Gould began working for ORT, which was founded in Russia in 1880 to provide work skills for Jewish women (1927 in America), in 1950. He was a publicity director and later national executive director and executive vice president, overseeing the establishment of chapters in cities across the country. ORT now supports technical, scientific and vocational schools in 60 countries, NYC, Chicago and Los Angeles and provides computer centers in Jewish day schools in N. Miami Beach, Atlanta and Cleveland.

Mr. Gould redirected ORT's approach to include American children who were unable to find a niche in academic or vocational schools. He led the organization's growth in Russia and its spread into Latin America and North Africa. He produced a film that dramatized the social isolation of Moroccan Jews, which brought many women into ORT and raised finances enabling it to expand its programs in Israel, Western Europe and North Africa.

Mr. Gould was a member of the central board of the World ORT Union and took part in its meetings overseas.

He is survived by his wife Ruth Davidson Gould; his sons Andrew and Jonathan; his sister Rae Chybic; and three grandchildren.

James F. Bender

James F. Bender, innovative professor, university dean and educational benefactor, died Nov. 23, 1997 at his home in Southbury, CT. He was 92. The cause was complications from Parkinson's disease, said Ted Sattler, his stepson.

A trained psychologist and prolific author, Dr. Bender was on three occasions a dean at Adelphi University, including the founding dean of both Adelphi's Business School and its Center for Banking and Money Management.

Dr. Bender was born in Dayton, OH. He received a BS from Columbia University's School of General Studies in 1928 and a Ph.D. in education from Columbia in 1939.

Leaving academia in 1944, Dr. Bender founded the National Institute of Human Relations, which he ran for 10 years until starting James F. Bender Associates, a business cosultancy. At this time he began what would become a 60-year residency in Roslyn.

He returned to teaching in 1960 becoming a professor of business administration at Adelphi and in 1964 the founding dean of its business school. From 1966 to 1973 Dr. Bender taught business at Pace University and at C.W. Post College.

While directing Post's Money Management Institute, Dr. Bender founded the Tapewatchers Club. It introduced students to market principles by managing a portfolio of stocks, bonds and real estate donated to the institute for that purpose. Dr. Bender and student club members tripled the porfolio's worth in the three years that he oversaw it and used the gain to finance the institute.

Dr. Bender successfully repeated the experiment at Adelphi after he returned there in 1973. Until his retirement in 1985. He was Adelphi's acting business dean (1973-74), dean of the Center for Banking and Money Management (1974-77) and dean of special programs (1977-85).

Among numerous community service and philanthropic endeavors were the donation of the first two endowed chairs, in music and psychology, at his undergraduate alma mater, Columbia's School of General Studies.

He received the School of General Studies' Owl Award, its highest alumni prize. Both C.W. Post and Adelphi honored him with endowed chairs in his name.

Dr. Bender authored some 500 articles and 18 books on such topics as the Technique of Executive Leadership, New Dimensions in Interpersonal Communications, and How to Sleep.

A 1925 marriage ended in the death of his first wife, Anne Parsons. His second marriage to Gertrude Moller, in 1966, ended in divorce.

Dr. Bender is survived by his wife, Vera Evangeline Bender of Southbury; a sister Mary Jane Perez of San Antonio, TX; his stepson of Chappaqua, NY; and two grandchildren.

A memorial service was held Nov. 26 in the Arbor Room of East Hill Woods. Arrangements were made by the Carpino Funeral Home, Southbury.