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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
5-7 p.m. EDT
Main Dining Area, Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center
(Please note this is an invite only event.)
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 Senior Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs Alan Kelly. Contributions made to the Scholarship Fund will be awarded in the next academic year.
Honorees
2025 Anniversary Awards Recipients
55 Years
Herman Berliner
45 Years
Margaret Burke
Robert Bush
Joseph Levine
Steven Moran
40 Years
Mark Edwards
James Kolb
Laurie Lopatin
Silvia Montemurro
Carol Ruppieko
Marc Silver
Rosetta Urgo
Paula Uruburu
Robert Vestigo
Kathleen Wallace
35 Years
Margaret Abraham
Safwan Akbik
Sergio Alarcon
Yvonne Atkinson
Meral Binbasioglu
Roberto Caban
Brian Collins
Brian Cox
Carolyn Eisenberg
Anita Ellis
Leslie Feldman
Joseph Fichtelberg
Frank Globuschutz
Gerald Hanley
Randal Hillebrand
Robert Leonard
Gabrielle McCartin
Benjamin Nieves
Jorge Pacheco
Sina Rabbany
Theodore Robinson
Alan Singer
Gayl Teller
Thomas Vogel
Judith Weeks
30 Years
Richard Apollo
Barbara Barron
Richard Castle
Daniel Devine
Gillian Elston
Joseph Entrono
Marisol Gonzalez
Nancy Halliday
Carrie Healy
Diane Herbert
Andrew Hrynyshyn
Barbara Kessler
Nancy Lufrano
Robert Mallgren
Frank Meystrik
Jacques Myron
Vincent Pellegrino
Fausto Pica
Krishnan Pillaipakkamnatt
Frank Rayzak
William Shuart
Leonard Skoros
Sergei Tsytsarev
Doris Urbach
Nanette Wachter-Jurcsak
David Walsh
Miriam Wanderman
25 Years
Maria Anastasio
Matthew Barbarello
Annmarie Boyle
Hipolito Burgos
Marjorie Butler
Claudia Cafarelli
Brian Caligiure
Michael Dalto
Kevin Driscoll
Carolyn Dudek
Jean Edouard
Kelvin Fonville
John Friday
Edson Georges
David Green
Stephen Gorchov
Glenn Harvey
David Henderson
Colm Kennedy
Thomas Klinkowstein
Chuck Liang
Joshua Liebman
Mary Milana
Patricia Navarra
William Nirode
Richard Odell
Marc Oppenheim
Scott Phillips
Suzanne Pike
Novia Ramsay
Modesto Rivera
Rommel Robles
Alexander Smiros
Marc Spagnoli
Lisa Spar
Amy Stein
Margaret Stein
Christopher Wahl
Paul Zimmerman
20 Years
Mark Adolphus
Enzo Agostino
Alejandro Aviles
Alan Bailin
Suzanne Berman
Kenneth Biazzo
Marilyn Buono
Linda Casbon
Janice Chopyk
Rodolfo Cruz
Timothy Daniels
Matthew Del Valle
Susan Dickes
Deborah Elkis-Abuhoff
Fernando Espinoza
Jacqueline Faithfull
Karen Forman
Dennis Friedman
Frank Gallo
Tricia Garvey
Nathan Gold
Tammy Hensrud
Alan Kelly
Gary Knobel
Evan Koegl
Aashish Kumar
Jonathan Lightfoot
Vicente Lledó-Guillem
Behailu Mammo
William Mangino
Gregory Mercer
Daisy Miller
John Mullen
John Munz
Mirson Padilla
Robert Pellegrino
Debra Pollack
Sharon Poulson
Thomas Re
David Renz
Jeannine Rinaldi
Francis Rizzo
Mario Ruiz
Denise Ruscio
Zeina Sayegh
William Schaefer
Michael Scholnick
Victoria Semple
Kevin Shelton
Nora Sirianni
Steven Smith
Barbara Stark
Howard Stockert
Colette Sumner
Korinne Suter
Richard Torrani
Angela Visco
David Woolwine
15 Years
John Adomavicius
Adonza Anderson
Berthold Binder
Terrence Black
Laurie Bloom
Devon Brady
Jane Burstein
R Cozzens
David Elkowitz
Annalise Ellis
Thomas Frye
Stephanie Hricko-Gauss
Alan Jakimo
Irit Katash
Hak Kim
Lori Ann Labalsamo
Jamie-Marie Lawlor
Mark L’Eplattenier
Rachel List
Pei Chao Liu
Edward Locklin
Shawn Lovato
Dhanya Manu
Jeffrey Morosoff
Santos Orellana
Amy Reich
Shannan Ricoy
Maria Roberts
Nicole Serpico
Grant Shehigian
Denise Shirreffs
Stacy Zalewski
10 Years
Michael Ambort
Karina Baez
Emily Barkley-Levenson
Christina Bertsch
Jeffrey Bird
John Cafarella
Jennifer Calautti
Joseph Campisi
Joanne Capuano-Sgambati
Courtney Charles
Ryan Cherry
Evangeline Christodoulou
Yao Chu
Russell Chun
Philip Coniglio
Robyn Crosby
Craig Dalton
Aniruddha Deshpande
Lian Duan
Lisa Ellenbogen
Johanna Farrell
Craig Gee
Bibin George
Lior Gideon
Adam Gonzalez
Vanessa Gonzalez
Adina Hakimian
Michael Heiss
Robert Hill
Sayeedul Islam
Patricia Janson
Yi-Chin Lin
Raul Lopez
Kristopher Lotier
Kristina Maddaluno
Kristy Mangino
Antonios Marsellos
Jennifer Marx
Kelly McMasters
Bettyanne Morelli
Elvira Morse
Lauren Moy
Joseph Muscarella
Shawn O’Keefe
Cassandra Olivos
Bradley Phillippi
Susan Radin
Kevin Reilly
Michele Roberts
Yolinda Rodriguez
Alexander Rosenberg
Lauren Roseman
Monica Schauss
Helmut Schleith
Edward Segal
Douglas Segan
Brian Sheerin
Michael Sikorski
Santiago Slabodsky
Russell Smith
Richard Spagnola
Donald Sparks
Whitney Steller
Hilary Topper
John Tsiforas
Meredith VanScoy
Gustavo Vargas
Anne Wishart
Meet Some Contributors to the Scholarship Fund
Devon Brady
Senior Associate Director of Financial Aid Information Systems
“As a proud alumna and employee, I am more than happy to contribute to the Anniversary Awards Scholarship Fund so that deserving students may pursue a world-class education here at Hofstra. Hofstra has given me long-lasting relationships, professional connections, and experiences beyond the scope what I could have imagined as a freshman all those years ago. Hofstra is home, and through this gift, I hope another student may discover that as well.”
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Diane Herbert
Dean for the Center for Academic Excellence
“I have countless, positive memories of time spent with colleagues and students here at Hofstra. It is an honor and privilege to give back to students by making a contribution to Hofstra’s Scholarship Fund. I was extremely grateful for scholarship money that I received as a college student, and it had a tremendous impact on my ability to further pursue my education. I am so happy to pay it forward.”
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Kelly McMasters
Assistant Professor, English, and Director, Publishing Studies
“I am grateful for the chance to give back to the Anniversary Awards Scholarship Fund. Hofstra is where I teach, but this has been so much more than just a job. Hofstra was the first university campus I ever stepped foot on as a kid growing up on Long Island, and I'm glad my children are having a similar experience. My kids attend summer camp here, have stargazed from the roof of Berliner with the Physics department, and know the halls of Mason well (and which secretary had the best candy stash). I am proud to be a part of the Hofstra family and, as a first-generation college student, I know first-hand what a difference it can make when someone invests in your future.”
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Jeffrey Morosoff
Chair, Department of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations
"My guiding philosophy as a teacher and a department chair is always 'students first!' I deeply believe every large and small decision at Hofstra must be made with our students in mind, so I'm happy to revert my gift to the Anniversary Awards Scholarship Fund. They benefit from all the academic, financial, and emotional support we can give."
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Suzanne Pike
Associate Provost for Academic Support and Global Initiatives
“It is important to give back when you can. Working with students and supporting them is central to my role at Hofstra, and I know how impactful even the smallest of scholarships can be on a student’s success.”
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Novia Ramsay
Interim Executive Director, Office of Residence Life
“My mother always said, “being an educator is the most rewarding profession,” and she was right! Having the ability to contribute to Hofstra’s Scholarship Fund is truly a privilege. As a former international student whose family sometimes struggled to pay for my education, I often reflect on the support I received from the administration here at Hofstra that allowed me to overcome those challenges and achieve my educational goals. Giving back to this institution that has given me my career, and the ability to influence the lives of our future leaders is the honor of my life!”
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Francis Rizzo III
Assistant Vice President for Creative Services
“My wife and I are part of the Hofstra family, both having earned degrees from Hofstra. Now, our daughter is pursuing a degree here as well. Making this donation allows us to help others receive the same education and experience that we've enjoyed.”
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Alan Singer
Director, Secondary Education Social Studies
“I am pleased to support continued academic excellence at Hofstra University.”
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Russ Smith
Director of 1st Generation Student Support and Engagement
“I have chosen to give to the Anniversary Awards Scholarship Fund because I know the difference such a scholarship can make in the life of a student. As a first-generation college student who works with other first-generation students, our education would not be possible without the generosity of others.”
Why Giving Matters
All gifts and contributions to Hofstra University allows for additional scholarships and fellowships, enhanced academic programs, and helps us focus on our students' success.
Your investment will ensure that Hofstra students have the resources they need to continue to be difference-makers!
Every gift counts!
2025 Anniversary Awards Dinner
Previous 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
2023 Anniversary Awards Recipients
55 Years
David Weissman*
50 Years
Enid Friedman*
Philip Mark*
45 Years
Mitchell Gans
Richard Neumann
40 Years
James Annese
M. David Burghardt
Athelene Collins
Warren Infield
David Mack**
Evelyn Mackenzie
Lisa Merrill
Robert Paskus*
Yihren Wu
35 Years
Safwan Akbik*
Lance Aquilino
Samuel Caban
Efrain Carballo
Alfonso Garcia-Osuna*
Lawrence Giaccone
Wilfredo Gonzalez
Nelson Jimenez
Peter Kalikow**
Ramses Robles
Wilfredo Rodriguez
Ronald Savona
30 Years
J Bret Bennington
Terry Brack
Rafael Chong
Denward Collins
Royston Coppenger
Teri Cox
Mary Delzotto
Peter Hague
Richard Himelfarb
Craig Johnson
Robert Lazow
Gregory Levine
Paul Meller
Janis Meyer**
Alan Pittman
Joanne Willey
25 Years
Gregory Bazzey
Steven Claxton
Jennifer Davis
Simon Doubleday
Ginny Ehrlich-Greenberg
Brian Ferris
Laura Fetter
Myrna Fischbach*
Cristian Florea
Alan Flurkey
Angel Henriquez
Conrad Herold
Mohammad Joudah
Michael Ludwig*
Eileen Mare
Dawn Marzella
Henry Meyer
Kathleen Montalbano
Douglas Morrow
Mario Murillo
Andrea Nadler
Sheryl Neubauer
Rae Packard*
Joyce Pizaro
Brian Potts
Igor Pustovoit*
Simon Riddiough
Evelyn Rivera-Nieves
Cindy Rosenthal
Sylvia Silberger
John Teehan
Frank Trubiano*
Michael Wagner
Barbara Warren
Joan Zaleski*
20 Years
Frances Avnet
Amy Baehr
Suzanne Bandiero
Mark Blake
Jeanne Byrnes*
Lori Castoria
Keith Dallas
Michael Ferruzzi
Josef Fioretta*
Manuel Galofaro*
Frank Gaughan
George Giuliani
Shari Greenberg
John Iadevaia
Marsha Iverson*
Gregory Kershner*
Helen Latimer
Evan Malings
Douglas Mann
Amy Marshall*
Amy Masnick
Laura Mason
Mark McEvoy
Jamie Mitus
Marilyn Monter**
Terrence Moore
Enrique Murcia
Colleen Niemczyk
Stacey O’Donnell
Rachel Peel-Macandrew
Gregory Pell
Emilia Romeo
Kendra Rudolph
Johanna Shih
Deb Sledgianowski
Anthony Tedesco*
Eustace Thompson
Edwin Tiedmann*
Kristina Wolfert*
Michael Woythaler
Lauris Wren
Michael Zwiebel*
15 Years
Constantine Alexandrakis
Laura Ansell
Sheri Anselmo
Augustin Antwi*
Alejandra Arce-Espinal
Carol Arent
William Bailey
Carole Bates
James Bednar
Cindy Bell
John Bembenek
Patricia Brick
Jessica Burgos-Herrera
Ann Burlein
Cathy Callis*
William Caniano
Laura Caputo*
Carol Carter
Margaret Celano
Catherine Cianfrone
J. Scott Colesanti
David Dale
Ianthe Dunn-Murad
Lisa Flanders
Xiang Fu
Jamie Ghigiarelli
Sarah Glasser
Anthony Golia
John Hermann
Stephen Hernandez
Jennifer Kamph
Nezamuddin Khan
Jeanne Kimpel*
Robert Kolonkowski*
Christina Lacey
Elizabeth LaFaye
Sandra Lakotta
Nectarios Limnatis*
William Lloyd
Kimberly Luckey*
Stephen LuShing
Amrita Madray
Joan Mahan
Christine Maniscalco
Joseph Marafino
Joseph Marino*
Malika Martin
Thomas Masciale
Joseph McCabe*
Wilmer Mejia
Patricia Newberg
Christopher Niedt
Ashira Ostrow
Anne Pagliuca
Markey Pappalardo
Clifford Pincus*
Antoinette Pizarro
David Preputnik
Nancy Radecker
Debra Sandler**
John Seery
Jeanna-Michelle Shelley
Maria Simon
MaryRose Sinacori
Philip Stoecker
Pei-Chi Su
Vikki Wright
Leo Zuppani
10 Years
Deysi Aguilar
Frank Angelone
Amy Angrisani
Louis Baldino
Kevin Bisceglia
Christopher Caruso
Michelle Cheung
Joseph Chilman*
Craig Claxton
Jeffrey Collie
Caroline Copeland*
Lorena Cotto
Colin Curtin
Steven Dean
Yosef Dlugacz*
Thomas Duchak*
Sean Fanelli
Alex Fertmann
Terence Foster
Arno Fried**
Adam Glaser
Michael Goldberg*
Mario Gonzalez
Jane Greenko*
Kristen Hartnett-McCann*
Sophie Hawkins*
Christina Hawkins
Saori Herman
Martin Kenny
Diana Lake**
Cristina Leek*
Danyang Li
Michele LoFaso
Eugene Lubliner*
Kathleen Lynch
Deanna Malloy
Emily Mansur-Dunse
Peter Manton
Joseph Marriott*
Harold McDonald*
Nancy Metro
Donna Migdol*
Elizabeth Nevins
Nilton Ortiz
Steven Oswiecimski
Dominique Outlaw
Jennifer Piren
Anthony Porcelli
Tyler Rapp
Nathan Rigel
Jessica Santangelo
Nicholas Santangelo
Leonard Shapiro**
Simone Stabile
Joel Stern
Daphne Telfeyan
Nicolle Tumminelli
Ramon Viera
Heather Waldon*
* Denotes all or some part-time service
** Hofstra Trustee