March 13, 2006
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COMMUNITY LEADERS AND WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY ALUMNI TO BE HONORED DURING 16TH ANNUAL LEGACY AWARD GALA ON APRIL 8
The Legacy Award Gala and Silent/Live Auction, the William Paterson University Foundation’s annual event to raise scholarship funds for William Paterson students, will be held on Saturday, April 8 at The Villa at Mountain Lakes.
“Funds raised by the Legacy Award Gala provide vital scholarship support for the University’s most talented students, and are an investment in student success,” says Sandra S. Deller, vice president for institutional advancement and president of the William Paterson University Foundation. “The dividends on this investment are over the lifetime of our students.”
The Legacy Award is presented to individuals and corporations who, through their acts and deeds, epitomize the spirit of William Paterson, the University’s namesake and the New Jersey patriot and statesman whose visionary leadership was critical in the development of the state and the nation. Recipients of the 2006 Legacy Award are Joseph and Marcia Bograd of Pompton Lakes, owners of Bograd’s Fine Furniture located in Riverdale; The Reverend Louis J. Scurti, director of Catholic Campus Ministry, the Bishop Rodimer Catholic Campus Ministry Center, and the Jesus Christ Prince of Peace Chapel in Haledon; and The Pharmaceutical and Medical Technology Industry of New Jersey.
During a ceremony prior to the Legacy Gala, the Distinguished Alumni Award will be presented to Edna Cadmus ’76 of Rutherford, senior vice president of patient care services, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center; Marjorie Falck Heller ’62 of Little Silver, superintendent of schools, Little Silver, N.J.; Susan Lisovicz ’78 of Hoboken, correspondent for CNN and co-host of “In the Money;” Vincent Mazzola ’73 of Mendham, vice president, emerging markets, business development, Lucent Technologies; and Eileen Scott ’76 of Basking Ridge, prominent retail executive.
The Alumni Association Faculty Service Award is given to faculty members nominated by William Paterson alumni in recognition of demonstrated career achievement and commitment to the University. This year's recipient is Marion P. Turkish of Summit, professor of elementary and early childhood education.
Tickets for the dinner are $350. The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. with presentation of the Distinguished Alumni Award and the Faculty Service Award. The event continues with cocktails at 7 p.m., dinner and dancing at 8 p.m., and presentation of the Legacy Awards, and includes a silent and live auction. For reservations, call Mary Pospisil, William Paterson University Office of Institutional Advancement, at 973-720-2934.
William Paterson University, one of the nine state colleges and universities in New Jersey, offers 32 undergraduate and 19 graduate programs through five colleges: Arts and Communication, the Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business, Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Science and Health. Located on 370 hilltop acres in Wayne, the University enrolls approximately nearly 11,000 students and provides housing for nearly 2,300 students. The institution’s 375 full-time faculty are highly distinguished and diverse scholars and teachers, many of whom are recipients of prestigious awards and grants from the Fulbright Program (28 scholars), the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and the American Philosophical Society.
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