27TH ANNUAL DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS DINNER The Foundation's 27th Annual Distinguished Citizens Dinner raised a record $265,000 of unrestricted revenue for the College. Student scholarships, capital projects, and faculty and student research opportunities will benefit from the event. This dinner honored four distinguished citizens for their leadership and commitment to higher education: Anthony J. Marino, CEO and Founder of Century 21 Construction, David Alai, Corporate Vice President of Sharp Electronics, Marion Dugan '80, Founder of Charity Navigator, and John E. Smith, Director of Corporate Responsibility, PSE&G & President of PSEG Foundation.
(L-R): President Peter P. Mercer, Honoree John R. Smith and Chairman of Board of Governors Robert Tillsley at the 27th Annual Distinguished Citizens Dinner. President Mercer and Robert Tillsley presented Honoree John R. Smith, Director of Corporate Responsibility, PSE&G and President, PSEG Foundation, with a framed watercolor of the Ramapo Arch as a token of appreciation from the Foundation. Vice Chairs
Mr. & Mrs. Myron Adler BMW of North America, LLC. Century 21 Construction Corporation Inserra Supermarkets, Inc. McCarter & English, LLP O’Connor Davies Munns & Dobbins, LLP Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc. Prudential Financial Public Service Electric & Gas Company Mr. & Mrs Lawrence Salameno Sharp Electronics Corporation Stryker Orthopaedics TD Bank Valley National Bank
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(L-R): Ramapo College Trustee A.J. Sabath '93, Lynn Haynes, Dr. Jackie Ehlert-Mercer and President Peter P. Mercer enjoying the evening at the 27th Annual Distinguished Citizens Dinner.
Alliance Telecommunications BD County Concrete Corp Daniell Family Foundation, Inc. Edgewood Properties, Inc. Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C. ISS Larkin Services Mechanical Associates of New Jersey
Ramapo College Trustees Sharon K. McGahee Trustee W. Peter McBride, Susan Tillsley and Chairman of the Ramapo and W. Peter McBride attended the 27th Annual College Foundation Board of Governors Robert Tillsley at the Founda- Distinguished Citizens Dinner. tion's Annual Distinguished Citizens Dinner.
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Smith-Sondy Asphalt Construction Company Sodexho Inc. United Parcel Service Walder, Hayden & Brogan, P.A. Wealth Preservation Solutions, LLC
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A 1 International Advance Management Corporation Mr. & Mrs. David Alai Mr. William Albanese Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Alessi Allied Barton Security Services American Recycling AON Mr. & Mrs. Donald Aronson Mr. & Mrs. Todd Austin Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Azzara Mr. & Mrs. Angelo Badalamenti Beattie Padovano Counselors at Law Bender Enterprises, Inc. Mr. Justin A. Bentley 2006 Bergen Catholic High School Birch Lumber Company Drs. Pamela & Henry Bischoff Mr. Steven M. Bloom 2008 Mr. Joseph J. Blumeri Mr. Richard Bonanno Mr. Richard L. Boosma Mr. & Mrs. Wally Brady Mr. Robert Brewer Mr. Anthony Calandra Calandra Development Cambridge Corporate Services, Inc. Campbell Foundry Company Mr. & Mrs. Philip Caprio Mr. Lawrence P. Carlson Mr. David Carreras Mr. Robert Cerasia Dr. & Mrs. Lewis M. Chakrin Dr. Pat Chang & Mrs. Anne Chang CIGNA Foundation CMGRP, Inc. CMYK Printing Mr. Howard Conkling Mr. & Mrs. Richard Conti Cosmos Soccer Mr. Gerald R. Covello Dr. Angela Cristini & Mr. Robert Lazell Cross Sound Ferry Company Mr. Jose R. Cruz Cushman & Wakefield Dassault Fallon Jet Corp Ms. Cathleen Davey & Mr. Raymond Corbett, Jr. Hon. Dickinson R. DeBevoise Mr. Paul DelCorso
Delta Dental Plan of New Jersey, Inc. Mr. Rick DeSilva Ms. Bonnie DiDio Ms. Maria Dinolfo Mr. & Mrs. Gene Donnelly Double Tree Hotel DTM Consulting Mr. & Mrs. Michael Dudas Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dugan 1980 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Dunn Dr. Dorothy Echols Tobe & Mr. Walter Tobe Faraldi Group, Inc. Mr. John M. Ferolito Ms. Sue Flynn Mr. Brian M. Flynn Flyte Tyme Worldwide Fountain European Day Spa, Inc. Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc. Mr. H. Gary Gabriel Mr. John Galandak Mr. Joseph Gamberale Mr. Nick Genchi Genova, Burns & Vernoia Mr. & Mrs. Gary V. Gerardi Mr. Gregg Gerken Ms. Mollie Giamonco Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis, LLP Hackensack University Medical Center Mr. David R. & Mrs. Frances K. Hackett 1980 Ms. Karyn D. Hawkenberry 1999 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hiden, Jr. Ms. Dana Higginbotham Hy-Line Cruise International Aromatics, Inc. Mr. Lawrence Inserra, Jr. Investors Savings Bank Mr. & Mrs. Greg Johnson Drs. Ellen & Jeffrey Kaiden Mr. Gary Kallenbach Mr. & Mrs. Ira Kaltman Mr. Hitoshi Kamura Dr. & Mrs. Ronald J. Kase Mr. Matthew T. Kaulius 2005 Klem’s Iron Works Mr. & Mrs. George Kloak Kramer Portraits Mrs. Rebecca H. Kraus Mr. Brian Krauss Mr. Andrew Kritzer Lakeland Bancorp Let It Grow, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Lester Lieberman Life Quality Motor Sales Mr. & Mrs. Ned Lipes, Jr. Mrs. Darren Lilley
Past Chair of the Ramapo College Foundation Board of Governors, Bernie Milano, Sharon Pierson-Milano, President Peter P. Mercer, Inez Gioffre, past DCD honoree Larry Inserra, Cathleen Davey, Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Ron Kase, Associate Vice President of Grants Administration attended the Annual Distinguished Citizens Dinner. Ms. Cindy Loa Ms. Kathleen E. Lombardo Mr. Stephen R. Long Macedos Construction, LLC Ms. Nancy Mackin & Mr. Timothy Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Donald Maddi Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Mainardi, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Carlo Mainardi Mr. Daniel Makoski 2005 Mandelbaum, Salsburg, Gold, Lazris, Discenza & Steinberg Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Mann Marsh & McLennan Companies Ms. Sara Martinson Mr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Marino Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Mastrangelo Mr. & Mrs. Carl Mazzo Mr. & Mrs. John McMahon Mr. & Mrs. W. Peter McBride McBride Corporate Real Estate, Inc. Ms. Sharon McGahee Ms. Shelia McMuntry Meadowland Castle, Inc. Ms. Joyce Menegus Mr. Andrew Merin Dr. Carolyn M. Merkel 1978 MG Forge Construction Mr. Bernard J. Milano & Ms. Sharon G. Pierson Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Miller Mr. Craig MIller MISI Company Modern Electric Company Mr. Richard Montier Ms. Margaret Mullen & Mr. Al Gensch Mr. & Mrs. William Mulryan, Jr. MWW Group Myriad Hospitality Corp Namaste Foundation New Jersey Basketball, LLC New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Jets, LLC New York Red Bulls Mr. Kevin P. Norton Ms. Karen L. Norton Mr. Michael S. Oakes 1980 Mr. Jose L. Ocasio Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Orchowski Mr. Michael R. Olszak Dr. James M. Orsini
Mr. Ricardo R. Ortegon Mr. Edwin J. Ortiz Ms. Deborah Palmeri Mr. Dominic Palmeri Mr. Anthony Patire Payton Elevator Company, Inc. Dr. Judith Peck Pella Windows & Doors Mr. Christopher Pompeo Mr. Thomas A. Portanova Ms. Eugenie Portanova Mr. Bob Postlethwaite Ms. Gail Price Price, Meese, Shulman & D’Arminio Ms. Joni Primas Mr. Joseph Priolo Prudential Real Estate Investors Mr. & Mrs. John Pugliese Ms. Lauren Putrino Mr. Rory J. Quinn Mr. & Mrs. Richard Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Francis Rodriguez Mr. Christopher D. Romano Roseland Property Company, Inc. Ms. Anita Roselle Mr. Rocco Ruggiero Ms. Lisa Ann Ryan 1984 S & C Products Dr. & Mrs. Murray Sabrin Dr. Murray & Mrs. Florence M. Sabrin Dr. & Mrs. Edward Saiff Mr. Thomas C. Salkowsky Ms. Enilda Sansone Sanzari Companies, Inc. Savini Restaurant, LLC Mr. Gregory Schiano Mr. David G. Schlussel Mr. Daniel Schwartz Sealant Technology Services, Inc. Mr. Warren P. Seifer SEIKO Corporation of America Mr. R. Edwin Selover Mr. & Mrs. Frank M. Shapiro Mr. Thomas J. Shara Shepherd Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Drew Shrader Silbert Realty & Management Co.,Inc. Sills Cummis Zuckerman Radin Tischman Mr. Alan Silverman Mr. & Mrs. Brian Smith
Ms. Catherine A. Smith Smith Glass & Metal Company, LLC Sony Electronics, Inc. Mr. James J. Sorace 1984 Mr. John A. Spanedda Stanton Crenshaw Communications Statewide Property Management Sterling Mets, L.P. Sterling Properties Stolte Painting Ms. Esther Suarez The Forum Group The Hertz Corporation The Valley Hospital Mr. John J. Tomasulo Mr. & Mrs. Michael Troetti United Crane Rentals, Inc. Wagner College Mr. Ed Wallace Hon. Douglas K. Wolfson Woodcliff Lake Hilton Ms. Alice M. Wright Mr. David S. Yanagisawa YCS Youth Consultation Services Mr. Adam Zellner
Anthony Marino, CEO of Century 21 Construction, 27th Annual Distinguished Citizens Dinner honoree enjoying the evening with his two granddaughters (L) Ava Marino and (R) Olivia Marino.
Dana, Brian and Diane Flynn enjoy a family moment at the Annual Distinguished Citizens Dinner held at the Rockleigh Country Club.
Pat Dugan, honoree Marion Dugan '80, and Joan and Tom Dunn enjoy the evening at the Annual Distinguished Citizens Dinner.
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