FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
Florida Atlantic University Libraries hosted a sold-out Veterans Day event with speaker Jay Stout, a retired Marine Corps pilot, alongside the exhibition "Bombing the Nazis: The Wartime Service of Harold L. Glasser."
Over 120 attendees, including students, faculty, veterans, and community members, gathered to honor the legacy of Harold L. Glasser.
Among the guests were FAU President Emeritus John Kelly, Dean of College of Arts and Letters Michael Horswell, Florida Atlantic Vice President of Financial Affairs & Chief Financial Officer Jayson Iroff, Director of University Military and Veterans Affairs Donald Gabriel, Chair of History Department Douglas Kanter, and library benefactor Howard Weiner.
The event was sponsored by Mrs. Marny Glasser-Goldman in honor of her late husband. Dr. Kollander introduced the speaker and moderated the after-lecture discussion.
Jay Stout shared an informative and engaging presentation of the history of American bombardier pilots during the Second World War and their role in defeating the Nazi Germany.
After serving in the Marine Corps for 20 years, accumulating over 4,500 flight hours, and completing 37 combat missions during Operation Desert Storm, Stout wrote multiple books about American aviation. The guests shared it was a great pleasure to hear his lecture on the subject.
University Libraries Special Collections Department created an exhibition of Harold L. Glasser memorabilia to complement the lecture and provide the guests of the event with a deeper understanding of the legacy of the late businessman and veteran.
Included in the exhibition are personal documents and photographs of Harold L. Glasser and his bombardier jacket which was recently restored. The exhibit is available until December 7 and open Tuesday to Thursday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Accomplished in both business and law, Harold L. Glasser was a native New Yorker born in 1918. He received his B.A., J.D., and L.L.M. degrees from New York University and Columbia Law School respectively.
Glasser had a distinguished military career serving overseas in World War II as a bombardier, achieving the rank of 1st Lieutenant. At the end of his service in 1945, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Presidential Unit Citation, among many other decorations and distinctions.
In 1959, Mr. Glasser began an exciting career as the president of the Miss Universe Pageant, and by the late 1970s, he was president of the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA Pageants. In 1981, after being divorced for nearly a decade, Harold Glasser met Marny Goodman at a Valentine’s Day party in Manhattan. The two were married on September 25, 1983. They shared over 25 wonderful years. On July 11, 2010, at the age of 91, Harold L. Glasser passed away. Today his legacy lives on in the hearts and minds of those who once knew him.
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