apartment in New York City. Shimkin and his wife Rebecca had two children: Emily Shimkin Gindin Michael W. Shimkin Honors and awards In 1960, the Alumni Association of New York University's School of Commerce presented Leon Shimkin with its Madden Memorial Award for outstanding achievement in business. In 1966, Shimkin pledged $2 million to New York University's capital fund in part to renovate and modernize the school of Commerce building. The building (which Shimkin had studied in) was then renamed as the Leon Shimkin Hall. References 1907 births 1988 deaths American book publishers (people) American people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent New York University alumni Simon & Schuster books