Iona College in New Rochelle raised $1 million to help support deserving students at its recent annual Trustees Scholarship Award Gala. Attendees gathered at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City, to celebrate distinguished business and community leaders who have contributed to the success of Iona.
The Legacy Award was presented to Peter G. Riguardi ”˜83, ”˜16H, chairman and president, New York Tri-state Region, Jones Lang LaSalle Brokerage Inc.; and Karen D. Seitz ”˜84, founder and managing director, Fusion Partners Global LLC.
The Blessed Edmund Rice Humanitarian Award, bestowed upon those who, by their activities and service to others, have reinforced Iona”™s identity as a college founded in the tradition of the Congregation of Christian Brothers and American Catholic higher education, was presented to Dr. William and Kathleen Magee, co-founders of Operation Smile, a nonprofit medical organization providing safe and free surgeries for those born with cleft lips and palates around the world.
Seamus Carey, Ph.D., president of Iona, said of the event, “”¦The funds raised will change lives and families for generations, as students are afforded the opportunity to benefit from a transformational Iona education”¦.”
