Anniversary Awards Dinner

The annual Anniversary Awards Dinner recognizes and celebrates Hofstra University's administrators, faculty, and staff for their milestone years of service. Honorees qualify for recognition after serving at least 10 years at the University. After the 10-year mark, milestones are celebrated every five years.

Award recipients can elect to have a contribution made to the Anniversary Awards Scholarship Fund or select a gift.

The Anniversary Awards Scholarship Fund was established in honor of the recipients who have chosen to recognize their years of service by having a contribution made in their honor, based upon their years of service. Award recipients who elect to have a contribution made to the Scholarship Fund are acknowledged at the dinner by Provost and Sr. Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Charles Riordan. Contributions made to the Scholarship Fund will be awarded in the next academic year.

Wednesday, March 27, 2024
5-7 p.m. EDT
Main Dining Area, Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center

(Please note this is an invite only event.)

Honorees

2024 Anniversary Awards Recipients

55 Years

Patricia Clark

Rachel Plimack

Rose Wilson

50 Years

Nathan Slavin

45 Years

Ronald Strothkamp

40 Years

Joan Atwood
John Beekman
Vincent Butler
Ann Combes-Baller

Janet Dolgin
Melanie Freese
Robert Guttmann
James Hickey

Richard Leddy
Barbara Lekatsas
Steven O’Neill
Virginia Shoureas

35 Years

Robin Charlow
Anjanette Cooper-Mitchell
Joseph Dalto
Mauricio Daza
John Decarlo
Neil Donahue
Susan Drucker
Nelson Dumeng Sr.
Sidney Eng
Carol Fletcher

Jerome Floyd
Eric Freedman
Li-Lian Gao
Patricia Houston
Roberta Howe
Roger Hudak
Laurie Johnson
Eric Kubinyak
Janet Lenaghan
Robert Leonard

Richard Nuttall
Anoop Rai
Comila Shahani-Denning
James Shuart
Norman Silber
Beatrice Thompson
K Viswanathan
Debra Willett
Edward Zychowicz

30 Years

Anna Camacho
Vincenzo Campagna
Ronald D’Amelia
Gary Filadelfo
Douglas Gomez
Martha Hollander

Sofia Kakoulidis
William Kemp
Victoriano Lazo
Benito Martinez
Douglas Morrow
Stanislao Pugliese

Michael Salzman
Diane Schwartz
Fred Sganga
Gloria Sinkler
Yong Zhang

25 Years

Ralph Acampora
Helen Akulich
Lisa Alexander
Peter Amoruoso
Jay Artinian
Joanne Bellissimo
Brett Bochner
Sally Charnow
Michael Cole
Cornelius Collins
Gary Cramer
Linda DiSanti
Irene Fizer

Tatiana Gordon
David Hennessy
Diane Herbert
David Hymowitz
Gerda Kamberova
Ahmet Karagozoglu
Freya Kaufman
Steven Kussin
Theodor Liebmann
Rachel List
Robert Lombardi
Roberto Mazzoleni
Douglas Melgar

Aleksandr Naymark
Gretchen Ostheimer
Robert Plath
Jean-Paul Rodrigue
Joseph Romano
Micah Terry
Mary Anne Trasciatti
Lori Ultsch
David Wayne
Patricia Welch
Elaine Winston

20 Years

John Andersen
Stacey Becker
Dennis Brock
Susan Castelluccio
Jolene Collazo
Lorenza Colletti
Robert Costello
Michael Devlin
Margaret Donohue
Christopher Eliot
Jayne Ellinger
James Esposito
Emma Farmer
Cathy Ferrara
Kimberly Gilbert

Liena Gurevich
Barbara Guzowski
Bryan Horz
Stephanie Infante
Roberto Joseph
Songpol Kulviwat
Corinne Kyriacou
Ethna Lay
Miriam Lyman
Peter Markey
Amy Marshall
Sarah McCleskey
Mary McDonald
Barbara Mendoza
Sandra Mervius

Stefanie Nanes
Ronald Nardo
George Nicholas
Neal Platt
Daniel Ramirez
Patricia Reilly
Eudofina Rivera
Jennifer Roberts
Carol Ann Saletto
Caroline Schreiner
Francesca Stufano
Robert Sullivan
Joseph Zona

15 Years

Armand Abulencia
Annette Adomavicius
Marjorie Bass
Lawrence Braunstein
Steve Campolo
Andrea Collins
Vincent Conte
Christopher Dippel
John Dishman
David Friedkin
Yesenia Garcia-Kappel
Carlo Gennarelli
Yanique Griffin-Woodall

Dean Guarnaschelli
Robert Harper
Barbara Hartford
Ling Huang
Tiffany Jordan
Sharon Keller
Donald Kelly
Gerard Kerins
Jacklyn Kuehn
Jodi Langsfeld
Christine Lettieri
Veronica Lippencott
Carina Loscalzo

Michael Macri
Caryn Margolin
Claudia McGivney
Jennifer Mone
Christopher Morrongiello
Jeffrey Pers
Gia Raponi
Mary Ruggilo
Lindsay Salvucci
James Sample
Robin Ann Sandas
Gina Sandoval
Samuel Sandowski

10 Years

Isabella Aloysius
Mary Banahan
Benjamin Burrington
Lynda Callahan
Jennifer Cline Sargent
Joe Coffield
Frances Colucci
William Cooke
Kevin Craig
Adriana Criscuolo
Mischa Cuthbert
Eric Davis
Roche Rey De Guzman
Lisa DeTora
Steven Dragone
Adam Durst
Deniz Enon
John Farley
Kaitlyn Flynn
Alice Fornari
Johanna Franklin
Eric Freidman
Mehri Fryzel
Lawrence Galinkin

Sam Germana
Vincent Giambanco
Daniel Graves
Rebecca Grossman
Susan Gubing
Christopher Guglielmi
Neil Hansen
Jennifer Hart
Robert Hoell
Stacey Hoffman
Peter Houck
Javier Izquierdo
Susan Jolles
Susan Kappel
Thomas Kwiatkowski
Ruel Laluces
James Lee
Claude Louis
Chad Lupinacci
Frank Melaccio, III
Patrick Milano
Manuel Miranda
Douglas Moody
Alyssa Morales Kelly

Christopher Napoli
Ryan Ner
Richard Omar
Michele Pandolfi
Dionisios Papadatos
Melissa Pawelczak
Krista Paxton
Ruth Ellen Pearlman
Jean Peden-Christodoulou
Steve Raciti
Victoria Rivas
Tomeka Robinson
Tracy Robinson-Chu
Nely Romero
Michael Salatti
Paul Savage
Frank Scotti
Kimberly Sloan-Montalvo
Aye Soe
Lisa Teemsma
Curtis Walwyn
Teresa Whitfield

Meet Some Contributors to the Scholarship Fund

Athelene A. Collins*

Executive Director, Hofstra Cultural Center

“One of my favorite quotes is Mary McLeod Bethune’s “Enter to Learn, Depart to Serve.” What a wonderful way for one to serve than giving my award to be a contribution towards the Anniversary Awards Scholarship Fund. Someone invested in me, therefore I want to pay it forward to create a pathway for future Hofstra students to craft their career goals and become contributing members of society, offering similar opportunities for others.”

Cornelius F. Collins

Director of Event Management

“I have chosen for my gift to be a contribution made towards the Anniversary Awards Scholarship Fund because supporting the student population is important.”

Ginny Greenberg*

Senior Director of Communications

“As an alum and a longtime employee, I chose to give to the Anniversary Scholarship Fund, because I cannot overstate the impact Hofstra has had on my life. I had a terrific education here and have had a rewarding work experience. Some of my closest friends I met as a student and administrator are on this campus. My daughter thrived in the campus daycare, summer camp, and currently as an undergraduate. Helping future students have their own life-changing Hofstra experiences was a deeply meaningful way for me to celebrate a milestone year of being affiliated with the University.”

Ling Huang

Professor of Chemistry

“I chose to contribute towards the Anniversary Awards Scholarship because giving back is more rewarding than receiving the award as a member of the Hofstra family.”

Sarah E. McCleskey

Head of Access Services, Library Operations

“I value experiences and am happy that my contribution to the Anniversary Awards Scholarship Fund will enhance the college experience for a Hofstra student.”

Jennifer M. Mone, Esq.

Senior Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel

“My contribution to the Anniversary Awards Scholarship Fund towards Hofstra student scholarships is reflective of my belief of the importance of giving back when we are able to do so.”

Michele G. Pandolfi

Payroll Supervisor

“Two of my children received their Master Degrees from Hofstra University. Both of them had a terrific experience here. Hoping that donating my gift will help some other students have such a rewarding time at Hofstra."

Anthony J. Porcelli*

Senior Assistant Dean for Communication, Advancement and Engagement, Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies

“I chose to give to the Anniversary Awards Scholarship Fund because as a first-generation college student, I benefited from the generosity of donors who believed in providing students the opportunity of a higher education. I believe in Hofstra's community effort to do the same for our students and am proud to have contributed to a great cause as a part of celebrating my 10 years of being a member of the Pride.”

David S. Wayne

Director, Math Learning Lab

“It has been my pleasure and privilege to teach and work with students at Hofstra for these past 35 years. I have seen how scholarships have benefited students by enabling them to fully pursue their interests and be a little less distracted by financial burdens. Reverting my gift towards the scholarship fund makes that gift meaningful to me in knowing that some student will be benefiting from it in some way.”

* 2023 Anniversary

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