A. Cody, 31st Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army. Honorary degree recipients Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief and publisher of business magazine Forbes Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft Gail Wilensky, headed Medicare under the first president Bush Patricia Horoho, 43rd U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command. Frank Bisignano, Chairman and CEO of First Data Graham Nash, two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee William Bratton, New York City Police Commissioner Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. Stanford R. Ovshinsky, prolific American inventor and scientist who had been granted well over 400 patents. Christine K. Cassel, member of United States President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Commencement speakers Notable commencement speakers include George Pataki, the 53rd governor of New York, and Sanjay Kumar, chairman and CEO of CA Technologies. In popular culture NYIT's campuses have been the backdrop for movies such as Arthur and Three Days of the Condor and TV shows including Gossip Girl and Four Weddings. See also Tubby the Tuba (1975 film), an animated feature film produced by NYIT. The Works (film), a shelved film which was under development by NYIT. It would have been the first entirely 3D CGI film in history had it been finished. References External links History of computing Engineering universities and colleges in New York (state) Technological universities in the United States Private universities and colleges in New York City Universities and colleges on Long Island Universities and colleges in Manhattan Schools in Nassau County, New York Educational institutions established in 1910 1910 establishments in New York (state) Science and technology in New York (state) Universities and colleges in British Columbia