Brill of New Freedom Honored with Clarkson University's Most Prestigious Alumni Award

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Gerow Brill recently received the Golden Knight Award from his alma mater, Clarkson University. Left to right: Clarkson President Tony Collins, Brill, and Robert Wright '47.

POTSDAM, NY (07/25/2012)(readMedia)-- Gerow D. Brill of New Freedom, Pa., a sole practitioner attorney in New Freedom, has been honored with the Golden Knight Award by his alma mater, Clarkson University.

Presented each year during Reunion Weekend, Clarkson's most prestigious alumni award is given to alumni who have distinguished themselves either by service to Clarkson through Alumni Association activities or have demonstrated outstanding career achievement, bringing distinction to themselves and to Clarkson.

Brill received his bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Clarkson University in 1957 and was a member of the Alpha Chi Rho fraternity. After graduation, Brill continued his education and received an MBA in finance from New York University Graduate School of Business. He received his juris doctorate from Franklin Pierce Law Center and his LLM in taxation from the University of Baltimore Law School.

Today, Brill is a sole practitioner attorney in New Freedom, Pa. He provides patent prosecution and general corporate practices for a limited number of clients, primarily prior corporate employers and universities. Prior to his sole practitioner activities, Brill was director of intellectual property for Macrovision Corporation and vice president of IP for Reveo Inc.

Prior to law school, Brill held positions in marketing and sales for television camera equipment and videotape, within the television industry. In his early career, he spent several years as an engineer and engineering manager at CBS Television Network and Philips Broadcast Equipment. Brill was instrumental to the support system and camera equipment design for television broadcast equipment at CBS.

Brill is an active member of his fraternity and his alma mater, serving as chairman of the Greek Alumni Council, president of the Zeta Phi Building Corporation - AXP Chapter at Clarkson and holding numerous senior positions with the Alpha Chi Rho Education Foundation, as well as president of the fraternity. He is also a member of the Annie Clarkson Society.

In his community, Brill was an elected member of the Shrewsbury Township, Pa., Planning and Zoning Commission, appointed member and chairman of the Southern York County Regional Planning Commission and a member of the Southern York County Rotary Club.

Brill and his wife, Elaine, live in New Freedom, Pa.

Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.

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Photo caption: Gerow Brill recently received the Golden Knight Award from his alma mater, Clarkson University. Left to right: Clarkson President Tony Collins, Brill, and Robert Wright '47.