JUNE 8, 2023
Welcome
Gabriela Hernandez ’24 BFA Musical Theater
Marvin Krislov President
Lubin Alumni Achievement Award
Award Presentation
Pace Performing Arts Performance
Music Director
Dinner Intermission
Remarks
Impact Award Award Presentation
Lawrence Singleton
Dean, Lubin School of Business
Shant Mardirossian ’89, MBA ’00
Partner, Chief Operating Officer Kohlberg & Company
Marianna Ban ’24
Georgios Kalogeropoulos ’24
Swetha Vissapragada ’25
Sean Pallatroni
Robert S. Sands, JD ’84 Chairman
Patricia Weisenfeld Managing Director
MJS Foundation
Marilyn Hawrys Simons, Ph.D.
Co-Founder
Simons Foundation
Leaders in Management Award
Award Presentation
Sherone Smith-Sanchez, EDD
Shaun's sister CEO, Talawah Turf International
Smith ’96, JD ’02
Group SVP and Chief People and Culture Officer
NewYork-Presbyterian
Lifetime Achievement Award
Award Presentation Marvin Krislov President
Robert Robotti, MBA ’78, and Suzanne Robotti
Philanthropists
June 8, 2023
On behalf of the Pace University Board of Trustees, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2023 Spirit of Pace Awards at such a special time.
I’m excited for this moment in Pace’s history, and I am inspired by the vision for the University’s future. In fact, I am so confident about what lies ahead for Pace and our remarkable students that last month my wife, Pamela, and I unveiled a $25 million gift to the University in support of that strategic vision. As a result, the new College of Performing Arts will be named in our honor, and we’re deeply gratified that we’ll be so closely identified with this proud tradition of ambition and student success.
We’ve had a wonderful year at Pace, and we have a lot of great things ahead of us.
But right now is a moment to come together, celebrate our community, and honor a group of remarkable leaders who set an example for all of us—and especially our hard-working, ambitious students.
Tonight we recognize Shant Mardirossian ’89, MBA ’00, partner and chief operating officer at Kohlberg & Company, with our Lubin Alumni Achievement Award; Trustee Robert Robotti, MBA ’78, president of Robotti & Company, and his wife, Suzanne, with our Lifetime Achievement Award; Marilyn Simons, co-founder of the Simons Foundation, with our Impact Award; and Trustee Shaun Smith ’96, JD ’02, group SVP and chief people and culture officer at NewYork-Presbyterian, with our Leaders in Management Award.
I am happy that we are able to assemble and recognize such an extraordinary group. We remain grateful to them—and to all of you—for the friendship, support, and commitment that allow this University to thrive. Proceeds from tonight’s event support scholarships and other investments in student success. Together, we’re ensuring that we can continue to create opportunities for the next generation of Pace students.
Thank you all for helping us honor our Spirit of Pace Award winners, thank you for helping us celebrate Pace, and thank you for supporting our students.
Sincerely,
Robert S. Sands, JD ’84 Chairman, Board of Trustees
June 8, 2023
Welcome to the 2023 Spirit of Pace Awards.
Each year, this night is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our special community— and this year we’re thrilled to be back at Cipriani 42nd Street for another in-person evening of connection, recognition, and Opportunitas.
On a beautifully sunny day in Queens just a few weeks ago, we wrapped up an extraordinary year for Pace University at Commencement 2023. Our students are doing amazing things, our placement rates remain astronomical, and earlier this spring we announced the creation of a brand-new standalone school within our University: the Sands College of Performing Arts.
And we have even bigger things lined up for next year, including the opening of our brand-new residence hall and academic space at 15 Beekman Street and the start of work on the transformation of the east side of One Pace Plaza, including a renovated Maria’s Tower and a state-of-the-art Performing Arts Center to serve Sands College, the broader Pace Community, and our downtown neighbors.
We are able to accomplish so much thanks to the generosity and leadership of amazing people like Shant Mardirossian ’89, MBA ’00, Bob MBA ’78 and Su Robotti, Marilyn Simons, and Shaun Smith ’96, JD ’02—and, of course, all of you.
For more than 100 years, we have created opportunities for the hard-working, ambitious go-getters who come to Pace. Your friendship and support directly fund scholarships and other student success initiatives that enable us to continue our long tradition of providing access to the transformative power of higher education. Together, we make a real difference in countless lives.
We’re proud of the work we do, proud of our students, and proud to have your support. Thank you—for your partnership, your generosity, and your commitment to our students and our future.
Sincerely,
Marvin Krislov President
Robert S. Sands, JD ’84 Chairman
Executive Chair, Constellation Brands, Inc.
Shaun E. Smith, ‘96, ’02
Vice Chairman
Senior VP and Chief HR Officer, NewYork-Presbyterian
Richard F. Zannino,'84
Vice Chairman
Managing Director, CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC
Photeine Anagnostopoulos
Former Deputy Chancellor New York City Department of Education
Lana Bailey-Tamaro ’06 Chief Executive Officer CASO Document Management
Mark M. Besca ’81
Chairman Emeritus, Pace University Board of Trustees Retired Partner Ernst & Young, LLP
Peta-Gay Clarke ’15 Program Lead, Code Next Google
Michael A. Clinton ’83 Senior Media Advisor to the CEO Hearst C
Michael A. DiSimone ’92 President and CEO Payflex
Christopher A. Edwards ’95 Counsel to the Attorney General Office of the Attorney General N.J. Department of Law and Public Safety Division of Law
Joseph R. Ficalora ’78, ’79 President and CEO (Retired) New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
Marki Flannery President and CEO (Retired) Visiting Nurse Service of New York
John A. Gerson ’69 President KII Telecommunications, LLC
Thomas P. Gibbons ‘86 Chief Executive Officer BNY Mellon
Cynthia Greer Goldstein ’77, ’81 Tax Attorney, CPA Law Offices of Cynthia Greer Goldstein
Barry M. Gosin
Chief Executive Officer Newmark Group Inc.
Liliane A. Haub
David Z. Hirsh ’84 Managing Director, Real Estate (Retired) Blackstone
Joseph R. Ianniello ’90 Chief Operating Officer CBS Corporation
Hemant Khemka, P’22 Managing Director Stesalit
Marvin Krislov President Pace University
Charles Mak ’77, ’80 Senior Advisor Morgan Stanley Asia Limited
Martin McElroy ’88 Partner Deloitte LLP
Audrey C. Murphy ’82, ’87, ‘92
Donna Murphy ’82 Global Chief Executive Officer Havas Health & You
John T. O’Connor, Esq. ’86 Partner Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Thomas J. Quinlan III ’85
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer LSC Communications
Robert E. Robotti ’78 President and Chief Investment Officer Robotti & Company
Christopher Roker, ’07 Chief Executive Officer NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln Chief Growth Officer NYC Health + Hospitals
Ivan G. Seidenberg ’81
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Retired)
Verizon Communications, Inc. Advisory Partner Perella Weinberg Partners
Zubeen Shroff Managing Director Galen Partners
Sonia Suchday
Professor and Chair, Psychology Department Pace University
Eugene M. Tobin
Senior Program Officer (Retired)
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Former President, Hamilton College
Marie J. Toulantis ’81
Robert S. Tucker, Esq. ’96
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer T&M Protection Resources
Susan S. Wallach
Special Counsel (Retired) Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
Aniello A. Bianco ’61
Philip F. Bleser ’84, ’94
Donald L. Boudreau ’70
Charles F. Jacey Jr. ’57
Ian McDougall ’54
Michael O’Reilly ’71
Carl H. Pforzheimer III
J. Fred Weintz Jr.
Ivor A. Whitson ’68
Robert (“Bob”) Robotti is the President and CIO of Robotti & Company, an investment advisor focused on identifying small cap, public companies substantially mispriced by the public markets, a traditional value investing approach. Prior to founding the firm in 1983, Bob was CFO and shareholder of Gabelli & Co. working extensively with its namesake, the legendary investor Mario Gabelli. Bob started out in public accounting with Pustorino & Puglisi, working for Tony Pustorino and on the audits of many investment managers, including yet other legendary Value Investors at Tweedy, Browne. Bob is currently an inactive CPA.
Bob holds a BSBA from Bucknell University and an MBA in Accounting from Pace University. In the hunt for mispriced public companies, Bob spends much of his time focused on businesses and industries experiencing distressing economic conditions. Over the decades his experiences have been extensive in energy industries, real estate and particularly homebuilding, and many cyclical, industrial businesses. Bob’s investments tend to be multidecade relationships, including joining the boards of a number of investments. Currently he is a board member at AMREP, Tidewater and chairs the board of Pulse Seismic. Bob is also a member of the Pace University Board of Trustees since 2017, a Trustee of Xavier High School as well as Trustee of John Cabot University, in Rome.
Suzanne (“Su”) Robotti is the Founder and President of MedShadow Foundation, the Executive Director of membership organization DES (Diethylstilbestrol) Action USA and the Consuer Rep on the FDA Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee.
MedShadow, an internet platform, educates the general public on how to balance the anticipated benefits and risks of medicines. As a leading health consumer and patient rep, Su advocates for targeted use of medicines, a consideration of alternative therapies, and a focus on healthy diet, exercise and lifestyle choices. Prior to founding MedShadow Foundation, she had a successful publishing industry career as founder of Cradle Publishing and, later, Baby Publishing LLC which was acquired by Bertelsmann in 1999.
Su is a trustee of Springfield College, former Board President of Variety Boys & Girls Club, and is an advisor to Pace University’s Master of Science degree in Publishing Program, providing professional insight and guidance ensuring curriculum was in alignment with rapidly changing publishing industry needs and digital technology for the past 15 years.
The Lifetime Achievement Award celebrates those trailblazers, trendsetters, and visionaries who have reached the apex of professional success, and who have advanced Pace’s mission of student success and empowerment through their distinguished philanthropy and service.
Donna Murphy ’82 Havas Health & You (2022)
Joseph R. Ianniello ’90 INLO Ventures LLC (2021)
Mark M. Besca ’81 EY (2019)
Frank J. Sciame, Jr. Sciame Construction (2018)
Stephen J. Friedman Pace University (2017)
William D. Zabel Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP (2016)
Thomas (Todd) P. Gibbons ’86 BNY Mellon (2015)
Joseph R. Ficalora ’79 New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (2014)
Andrew Mathias SL Green Realty Corporation (2013)
Nina and Tim Zagat Zagat Survey (2012)
Duncan L. Niederauer NYSE Euronext (2012)
F. Daniel Gabel Hagedorn & Co. (2011)
Robert S. Sands ’84 Constellation Brands, Inc. (2011)
David J. Pecker ’72 American Media, Inc. (2010)
Thomas J. Quinlan III ’85 RR Donnelley (2009)
James Lipton
The Actors Studio Drama School (2008)
Michael O’Reilly ’71 The Chubb Corporation (2007)
Barry M. Gosin Newmark Knight Frank (2006)
Aniello A. Bianco ’61 Hildebrandt International (2005)
Herbert L. Henkel ’79 Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited (2004)
Hal J. Upbin ’61 Kellwood Company (2003)
Dean R. O’Hare ’69 The Chubb Corporation (2001)
Ivan G. Seidenberg ’81 Verizon Communications (2000)
Thomas C. Hays Fortune Brands, Inc. (1999)
Edward D. Miller ’68 AXA Financial Inc. (1998)
Eugene R. McGrath Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (1997)
Thomas G. Labrecque The Chase Manhattan Bank (1996)
William C. Ferguson NYNEX Corporation (1995)
Robert E. Allen AT&T (1994)
George A.W. Bundschuh ’55 NY Life Insurance Co. (1993)
Lydia Essrog Kess ’54 Davis Polk & Wardwell (1992)
Vincent Tese ’66 Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. (1991)
Maurice R. Greenberg American International Group, Inc. (1990)
Willard C. Butcher The Chase Manhattan Bank (1989)
John L. Weinberg Goldman, Sachs & Co. (1988)
Delbert C. Staley NYNEX Corporation (1987)
Edward J. Mortola Pace University (1986)
Leonard H. Goldenson Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. (1985)
James E. Burke Johnson & Johnson (1984)
John R. Opel IBM Corporation (1983)
Robert M. Schaeberle ’53 Nabisco Brands, Incorporated (1982)
Thomas M. Macioce Allied Stores Corporation (1981)
John F. McGillicuddy Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. (1980)
Thomas A. Murphy General Motors Corporation (1979)
Joseph F. Cullman III Philip Morris Incorporated (1978)
John D. DeButts AT&T (1977)
Frank T. Cary IBM Corporation (1976)
Rawleigh Warner Jr. Mobil Oil Corporation (1975)
John B. M. Place The Anaconda Company (1974)
Walter B. Wriston First National City Bank (1973)
Donald T. Regan Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith (1972)
David Rockefeller
The Chase Manhattan Bank (1971)
Arthur Levitt New York State Comptroller (1970)
Charles H. Dyson ’30 The Dyson-Kissner-Moran Corp. (1969)
James A. Linen Time, Inc. (1968)
George Champion The Chase Manhattan Bank (1967)
Thomas J. Watson Jr. IBM Corporation (1966)
Frederick R. Kappel AT&T (1965)
Monroe J. Rathbone Standard Oil Company (N.J.) (1964)
Roger M. Blough United States Steel Corporation (1963)
Henry C. Alexander Morgan Guaranty Trust Company (1962)
NewYork-Presbyterian
E. Smith, JD is the Group Senior Vice President & Chief People and Culture Officer for NewYork-Presbyterian. In this role, he is responsible for all aspects of the organization’s people strategy and leadership of human resources operations, including talent acquisition, training and organizational development, total rewards, employee and labor relations, workforce health and safety, and diversity & inclusion. Mr. Smith joined NewYork-Presbyterian in 2012 as Vice President of Human Resources, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell. As NewYork-Presbyterian evolved, he took on the responsibility of providing strategic direction and oversight of human resources across NewYork-Presbyterian for NYP’s 47,000 employees who provide care at 10 hospital campuses and more than 200 primary and specialty care clinics in New York City and the surrounding communities
Mr. Smith has over 25 years of human resources, legal, and health care management experience, including leadership roles at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh, New York, where he served as the Chief Human Resource Officer. Mr. Smith received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration and his law degree from Pace University. He was an adjunct professor of Human Resources Management at the State University of New York in Plattsburgh and currently serves as the Associate Dean for the NewYorkPresbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences. Mr. Smith is a member of the Executive Leadership Council. He is a member of the Boards of Trustees of Pace University, The Center of Community Alternatives, and The Rogosin Institute. Mr. Smith has also served on other health care industry boards, including his past role as Chair of START Treatment and Recovery Centers in New York City.
The Leaders in Management Award is one of the highest honors bestowed by Pace University upon industry leaders whose momentous accomplishments have added to the rich civic and cultural tapestry of New York and the United States as a whole. For half a century, Pace has recognized a wide array of the nation’s top executives, entrepreneurs, and innovators. We hold these men and women up as living symbols of excellence and achievement for our students to follow.
Ashutosh (Ashu) Rathor ’01 EY (2022)
Robert S. Ellin ’91 LiveXLive Media, Inc. and Trinad Capital (2021)
Lynda J. Hullstrung ’89 Deloitte & Touche LLP (2019)
Kelvin Joseph, BBA ’01 Steiner Sports Marketing, Inc. (2018)
Robert Robotti, MBA ’78 Robotti & Company (2016)
Steven Ku, BBA ’91 Visium Asset Management (2015)
Charles Mak, BBA ’77, MBA ’80 Morgan Stanley (2014)
Dermot J. O’Brien, BBA ’89 ADP, Inc. (2013)
Michael Monteleone, BBA ’79 KPMG LLP (2012)
Lynda J. Hullstrung, BBA ’89 Deloitte & Touche LLP (2012)
Kevin Hallinan, BBA ’83 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (2012)
Amelia Caporale, BBA ’88 Ernst & Young LLP (2012)
James B. Duffy, BBA ’75 Financial Executive (2011)
Michael Clinton, MBA ’83 Hearst Magazines (2009)
Paula Summa, BBA ’78, MBA ’84 IBM Corporation (2008)
Jack Ribeiro, BBA ’78 Deloitte & Touche USA LLP (2007)
Marie J. Toulantis, BBA ’81 Barnes&Noble.com (2006)
Daniel E. Davids, BBA ’72, MBA ’74 The History Channel, USA (2005)
James E. Quinn, MBA ’80 Tiffany & Co. (2004)
Michael P. Cangemi, CPA, CISA, BBA ’70 Financial Executives International (2003)
Mark Besca, BBA ’81 Ernst & Young LLP (2002)
Alfred R. Wassler, MBA ’71 Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (2000)
John T. Rossello Jr., BBA ’78 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (1999)
Bridget-Anne Hampden, BBA ’79 JHR & Associates, LLC (1998)
Jack L. Salzman, BBA ’68 Salzman Capital Management, LLC (1997)
James E. Healey, CPA, BBA ’64 (1996)
Michael O’Reilly, MBA ’71 The Chubb Corporation (1995)
Edward F. Murphy, BBA ’74 Federal Reserve Bank of New York (1994)
John A. Gerson, BBA ’69 Paladin Realty Partners, LLC (1993)
ShantMardirossian is a member of Kohlberg’s Investment Committee, overseeing investor relations and the Firm’s financial, compliance and administrative functions. Mr. Mardirossian joined Kohlberg in 1996, was named Chief Financial Officer in 1999, a Partner in 2005 and Chief Operating Officer in 2013. Mr. Mardirossian is on the board of directors of Alacrity Solutions.
Prior to joining the Firm, he managed the accounting and administration of private investment partnerships and several fund of funds for McKinsey & Company and was with Paneth, Haber & Zimmerman, a public accounting firm. Mr. Mardirossian received a B.B.A. and an M.B.A. from Pace University.
The Lubin School of Business is a nationally ranked leader in business education. We prepare students to get to where they want to go—and ensure that students are competent in their chosen fields, multidisciplinary in problem solving, ethically aware, grounded in action, trained in outcomes, and socially responsible. Lubin offers small classes, outstanding faculty, a student-centered environment, convenient locations, and full- and parttime programs in New York City and Westchester County.
The Lubin School of Business has been globally recognized for:
• Preparing every graduate for rewarding employment and upward mobility
• Integrating the New York City business world into the curriculum
• Experiential learning through one of the area's largest internship and co-op programs
• Customized teaching and career guidance
• Prestigious dual AACSB accreditation and national and international rankings
Whether you seek an undergraduate or graduate education, well-prepared professionals to join your ranks, or world-renowned experts to consult, Lubin lives and breathes business, here in the center of the world's media, financial, and communications industries. Studying in the business capital of the world, students experience all that New York City and the surrounding area has to offer.
The Lubin Alumni Achievement Award recognizes an alumna/us for outstanding professional leadership achievements and demonstrated contributions in the areas of community service and social responsibility.
Marilyn Simons is a philanthropist and advocate focused on funding basic science research. A co-founder of the Simons Foundation, Marilyn currently serves as a co-chair of the foundation’s board of trustees.
Since 2019, Marilyn has served as chair of the board of trustees of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory - an outstanding U.S. research facility specializing in molecular biology and genetics; she has been a member of the Lab’s board since 2008. Marilyn is also a member of the boards of trustees of the National Museum of Mathematics and the Turkana Basin Institute, and she serves as an advisory board member of Sandbox Films, a documentary studio dedicated to illuminating the art and beauty of scientific inquiry.
In 2014, Marilyn founded the Stony Brook Women’s Leadership Council, a mentoring program for outstanding undergraduate women at Stony Brook University, where she currently serves as the Council’s chair.
In addition to her work to advance basic science research, Marilyn is active in supporting K–12 education for underserved communities. She is a member of the board of trustees of the LearningSpring School, a New York City-based school for children diagnosed on the autism spectrum as well as the East Harlem Scholars Academies in New York City. With her husband, Jim, Marilyn oversees the philanthropic work of the MJS Foundation, a private family foundation in New York. Marilyn and the MJS Foundation have supported countless Pace students through internship opportunities as well as scholarships for OASIS [Ongoing Academic Social Instructional Support], STEM, and upperclassmen students. Their generosity allows students to take on new challenges and reach higher in pursuit of their dreams.
Marilyn Simons received a B.A. and Ph.D. in economics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
The Impact Award is given to an individual who has made a lasting impression on the Pace community. It recognizes a person who has gone above and beyond to impact students, faculty, and the entire institution.
BFA Musical Theater program
Gabriela Hernandez ‘24 is a rising senior in the BFA Musical Theater program in the Sands College of Performing Arts and earning a minor in Arts and Entertainment Management from the Lubin School of Business.
Gabriela is a student in the Pforzheimer Honors College and has just presented her Thesis. She has been working with Donor Relations for the past three years through the making of videos and emceeing other events. She worked as a Tour Guide and Student Ambassador at the Pace Welcome Center for three and a half years interacting with prospective students and families. She is going on her third year as a Musical Theater student representative that aids in the recruitment process, converses with the parents and students looking to join the BFA Musical theater program and helps welcome in the freshman class. Outside of Pace she has worked as the Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service Assistant at CUBE USA in Miami, Florida where she is the head proofreader and the official voice of some of their marketing videos. During her time at Pace, Gabriela has played Steven Kodaly in She Loves Me and Kathy (Understudy for Judy and Maria) in 9 to 5 as a part of the Pace Performing Arts Mainstage Production season. She has also had the chance to workshop brand new musicals, has made her 54 Below Debut, and performed at the Don’t Tell Mama Piano Bar.
The Sands College of Performing Arts at Pace is one of the most sought after performing arts schools in the nation. As a center of excellence at Pace, the college offers BA and BFA programs that balance strong academics with intensive pre-professional training. We prepare graduates to enter the workplace as knowledgeable, disciplined artists devoted to the integrity, pursuit, and preservation of their craft. Sands College of Performing Art offers majors in:
• Acting (BFA)
• Acting for Film, TV, Voice-overs & Commercials (BFA)
• Commercial Dance (BFA)
• Musical Theater (BFA)
• Production & Design for Stage & Screen (BFA)
• Acting – International Performance Ensemble (BA)
• Directing – International Performance Ensemble (BA)
• Stage Management (BA)
Robert MBA '78 and Suzanne Robotti
BENEFACTOR
MJS Foundation
Photeine Anagnostopoulos & James Stynes
Chartwells
Collins Building Services Inc.
Newmark
The Ianniello Family Charitable Trust
NewYork-Presbyterian
Sands Family Foundation, Inc.
The Spruce House Partnership
Richard and Anna Zannino
Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
Evensonbest LLC
Ficalora Family Foundation
Gallagher
Gabelli Funds
General Plumbing Corp.
Havas, Health & You
JRM Construction Management
Lyter Group, Inc.
Shant Mardirossian ’89, MBA ’00
Liliane and Christian Haub
KPMG LLP
SL Green Realty Corporation
Turner Construction Company
Trinity Wall Street
Kenneth Wasiak ’72, MBA ’75
Congratulations to the Pace University students for your hard work, passion, creativity and determination to follow your dreams and achieve your goals!
We celebrate Pace University for providing an exemplary education that prepares and propels students for success in their lives and careers.
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Driven by the passionate commitment to the Pace mission of opportunitas, Robert, Su and Shaun’s impact on the success of Pace and its students will be felt for decades to come.
With deep respect and appreciation, we thank Robert and Shaun for their exceptional board leadership and dedicated efforts.
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Congratulations to all of the 2023 Spirit of Pace awardees.
as they host their 2023 Spirit of Pace Awards, honoring Marilyn Hawrys Simons, Shaun Smith, Robert & Suzanne Robotti and Shant Mardirossian
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Shaun Smith, JD Group Senior Vice President & Chief People and Culture Officer
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Thank you for all you have done for the Pace Community.
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Congratulations 2023 Spirit of Pace Honorees
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Shaun Smith '96, JD '02
Robert MBA '78 and Suzanne Robotti
Your vision and generosity are an inspiration to us all.
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on receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award for your dedicated support to Pace University and student success from your fellow Directors and the team at Pulse
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