President Susan Poser The Hofstra University Board of Trustees and the
Hofstra University Alumni Organization cordially invite you to attend the
Hofstra 2022 Alumni Awards Dinner Thursday, September 29, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. The Garden City Hotel Grand Ballroom, Garden City, New York RSVP card and directions enclosed. Business attire. For more information, please contact the Office for Development and Alumni Affairs at 516-463-5027 or alumni@hofstra.edu. To make a reservation online, please visit
hofstra.edu/alumniawardsdinner.
Presenting the
2022 Honorees:
Ira Birns, BBA, ’83
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, World Fuel Services Corporation
Dawn Parouse Olmstead, BA, ’91 CEO and Partner, Anonymous Content
Marques Colston, BA, ’06
Founder, Separation Playbook™ Strategic Business Advisor Philanthropist, Super Bowl Champion
Ronald Piervincenzi, BE, ’93
Chief Executive Officer, United States Pharmacopeia
Paige Ross, MA, ’90; PhD, ’92 Global Head of Human Resources, Blackstone
Joe Morton, LHD, ’19
Emmy Award-Winning Actor
Elizabeth Velez, BBA, ’89; MBA, ’94 President, Velez Organization
YOUNG ALUMNA Emily (Corzel) McBride, BBA, ’13; MBA, ’14 Senior Vice President, Jefferies
HONORARY ALUMNA Robin Goldberg
Social Worker, Northwell Health, Hospice Care Network, Vice President of The Fay J. Lindner and The Diane Goldberg Foundations
ALUMNA OF THE YEAR Maria Grasso, BBA, ’86 Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Flushing Bank