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A4 Ambassador Charles A. Gargano Endowed Scholarship Outreach Program Ambassador Charles Gargano ’79 was the featured speaker at the 2005 Endowed Scholarship Outreach Program reception, an event that bears his name. Now celebrating its 10th year, the Ambassador Charles A. Gargano Endowed Scholarship Outreach Program continues to provide opportunities for deserving young New Yorkers, so they can enjoy the benefits of a Lasallian education at Manhattan. Throughout the decade, these annual receptions have raised more than half a million dollars for student financial aid. The event brought together benefactors and recipients of the scholarship outreach program. Held at the Mutual of America building, the guests were surrounded by the glittering skyline of the city in winter. Approximately 90 people attended, and more than $100,000 was raised for scholarships. DMJM+Harris, the highly regarded engineering firm, and Mutual of America, the insurance giant, co-sponsored the event. Fred Werner ’75, executive vice president and chief operating officer of DMJM+Harris, welcomed guests and thanked Thomas Moran ’74, president and CEO of Mutual of America Life Insurance, former trustee of Manhattan College and his co-organizer of the reception. Werner congratulated the College on its regular contributions of talented personnel to DMJM+Harris, which employs a significant number of alumni. He recalled highlights of Gargano’s extraordinary career: his two terms as ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago under the Reagan and first Bush administrations; his tenures as chairman and commissioner of Empire State Development; and vice chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Gargano presided over some of New York State’s largest construction and engineering projects, such as the J.F.K. air train, Queens West and the Hudson River Expansion. Brother Thomas Scanlan with scholarship recipients Lisa Martusciello ’06, Danielle Rispoli ’07 and Danielle Nicols ’06 and Thomas Moran ’74, president and CEO of Mutual of America Life Insurance, at the Ambassador Charles A. Gargano Endowed Scholarship Outreach Program reception. Advancing Manhattan Ambassador Charles Gargano ’79 addresses the crowd at the scholarship event that bears his name. In return, Gargano spoke of his affection for the College. “There is a warmth and comfort that comes from being part of Manhattan, as well as an immense pride,” he said. “What a special place it is! Located in the greatest, most vibrant, most important city in the world, the breathtakingly beautiful Riverdale campus is one of those places where you can take a deep breath, think and appreciate what it means to be part of such an extraordinary institution.” Three scholarship recipients were on hand to greet their benefactors: Lisa Martusciello ’06, a civil engineering student from Brooklyn; Danielle Rispoli ’07, a math major from Brooklyn; and Danielle Nicols ’06, an accounting major from Staten Island. John Jude Cuccurullo ’06, a business major from Brooklyn, was unable to attend. The Ambassador Charles A. Gargano Endowed Scholarship has become one of Manhattan’s most prestigious awards. The College always is pleased to award a scholarship to a Brooklyn student in honor of Gargano’s “home” borough, but all New York City students are eligible.
New York Life Insurance Luncheon Hosted It is axiomatic that the personal approach works best in development and fund-raising work. Alumnus and trustee Patrick Boyle ’75, who is also executive vice president, New York Life Investment Management, decided to apply this approach with his colleagues in a corporate environment. On October 18, he hosted a luncheon for his fellow executives at the New York Life Insurance Company home office in New York City. In attendance were: Michael Gallo ’76, senior vice president and chief of staff; Andrew Hajducek ’75, first vice president, corporate information department; Robert Hynes ’75, vice president, agency; Charles Lynch ’76, first vice president, corporate Internet; James McNicholas ’70, director, guaranteed products; Mark Pfaff ’80, senior vice president, Northeastern agencies; and Denise Spillane ’84, director, MacKay Shields. Representing the College were Michael McMorrow ’64, executive director, Sesquicentennial Capital Campaign, and Stephen Laruccia ’67, director of major gifts. As Boyle stated from the outset, the purpose of the luncheon was to provide an update on Manhattan College’s Sesquicentennial Capital Campaign and to discuss a special project of the Financial Services Advisory Council (FSAC) — an endowed chair in the school of business. “The FSAC’s goal to raise funds for an endowed chair in business is something I feel strongly about, and I wanted my colleagues to hear about it firsthand,” Boyle said. During the luncheon, the group received a recap of capital campaign progress. McMorrow announced that gifts and pledges now total in excess of $103 million (at press time, the total was $120 million) toward the objective of $150 million. He went on to speak about the FSAC and its work in securing funding for an endowed chair for the school of business, which so far has raised $1.3 million toward the needed $1.5 million. He asked the alumni guests to consider supporting this vital project. New York Life Insurance luncheon attendees, from left to right: Mark Pfaff ’80, Andrew Hajducek ’75, Robert Hynes ’75, Charles Lynch ’76, Michael Gallo ’76, Denise Spillane ’84, James McNicholas ’70 and Patrick Boyle ’75. Laruccia spoke about the campaign’s focus on endowment: half of the overall objective, $75 million, has been earmarked for endowed chairs and endowed student scholarships. Endowment is the most fundamental need of all because it supports so many aspects of the Manhattan College educational experience and provides a steady stream of income to meet those needs. McMorrow expressed a hope that this luncheon would serve as a prototype encouraging more involvement on the part of senior executives in gathering their colleagues in a corporate environment. “Patrick has hit upon a very effective means of getting the word out about our campaign,” McMorrow said. At the Financial Services Advisory Council Board meeting in January, members gathered to discuss the Sesquicentennial Capital Campaign challenge. Pictured here, from left to right, are: (standing) William Marshall ’67, James Kosch ’77, Peter Musumeci ’72, Kenneth Rathgeber ’70, Stephen Laruccia ’67, Michael Passarella ’63 and Robert Cappiello ’58; (seated) Patrick Boyle ’75, Kathleen Kearns ’79, William Dooley ’75, Michael McMorrow ’64 and Brother Robert Berger. A5
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