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Annual event raises funds to support scholarships
The Legacy Award Dinner and Silent Auction, the William Paterson University Foundation’s annual event to raise scholarship funds for William Paterson students with the potential to achieve great success, will be held on Saturday, May 1 at The Hilton at Short Hills.
"I encourage members of the campus community to support this annual gala, where we honor the achievements of faculty, alumni, and community leaders," says Sandra S. Deller, vice president for institutional advancement and president of the Foundation. "The scholarship funds we generate through this event are critical in helping our students realize their dreams."
Orlando Saa, a professor of languages and cultures and a 30-year member of the University faculty, will receive the Alumni Association’s Faculty Service Award. The Distinguished Alumni Award will be presented to Regina Bonanno ’80, deputy site operations manager, National Ignition Facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Joseph A. Farah ’77, founder, editor and chief executive officer, WorldNetDaily.com; Irene S. McDermott ’73, retired elementary school teacher, Garfield, and former editor, "Mother and Child Section," Good Housekeeping Magazine; Francis R. Murphy ’74, president and consultant, Murphy Associates, and Aaron Van Duyne III ’75, president, Van Duyne, Behrens & Company, P.A.
The Legacy Award is given to individuals and corporations who, through their acts and deeds, epitomize the spirit of William Paterson, the statesman and patriot. This year’s honorees are Rafael Cuellar, president and chief executive officer, ECO & Sons, Inc.; Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC; and William J. Pesce ’73, M.A. ’75, president and chief executive officer, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Tickets are $225. The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. with presentation of
the Distinguished Alumni Awards and the Faculty Service Award. The event
continues with cocktails at 7:00 p.m., dinner and dancing at 8:00 p.m.,
and presentation of the Legacy Awards, and includes a silent auction.
For reservations, call Meredith McCarthy, Institutional Advancement, at
x3847.
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