25TH ANNUAL DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS DINNER
HONOR ROLL OF DONORS 2007 CIT Performing Arts Dinner Series
In its seventh season, the CIT Performing Arts Series raised over $32,500 for student scholarships, capital projects, and student and faculty research.Under the leadership of Robert Tillsley and Joe Leone, the series continues to attract new friendships and opportunities for the College. We wish to thank the following sponsors, benefactors, patrons, and friends for supporting the series. Series Sponsor CIT Group, Inc., Series Beverage Sponsor Inserra ShopRite Supermarkets, and Performance Sponsors CR Bard, Huron Consulting, Sharp Electronics, and Liberty Hyundai and Subaru. Series Sponsor CIT Group
Series Reception Sponsor Inserra Supermarkets, Inc.
Performance Sponsor Huron Consulting Liberty Hyundai / Subaru Sharp Electronics Corporation
Benefactor Mr. & Mrs. David Alai Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Anisfield Mr. & Mrs. David Bonifacic Mr. & Mrs. Rich DeSilva Mr. & Mrs. Gary V. Gerardi Mr. & Mrs. Mark W. Grannon International Aromatics, Inc Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Mastrangelo Mr. Hans H. Maunz Mr & Mrs W. Peter McBride Mr. & Mrs. Thomas O. McGurn Mr. Bernard J. Milano & Ms. Sharon G. Pierson Ms. Moira M. Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Mark O’Connell Mr. & Mrs. Amos Saunders SEIKO Corporation of America Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Srednicki Stryker Orthopaedics Mr. & Mrs. Robert Tillsley Mr. & Mrs. George M. Webster Patron Mr. & Mrs. Myron Adler Ms. Anne B. Alford Ms. Linda Allen Mrs. Teresa J. Battaglia Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Battista
Ms. Gloria S. Bederka 1981 Ms. June C. Boswick Dr. & Mrs. Jay Buchholz Ms. Mary J. Cella Mr. & Mrs. Richard Conti Ms. Cynthia J. Crean Mr. Daniel A. Decando Mr. & Mrs. John D. Del Colle 1975 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Doktorski, Sr. Mr. & Mrs Dennis Dwyer Ms. Joy Edelman Mr. & Mrs. Cort Engelken 1974 Mr. & Mrs. Alan Epstein 1979 Dr. Timothy J. Eustace 1978 Dr. Robert Galorenzo Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Galto Mr. & Mrs. Marc S. Goldstein Mr. Shelley M. Gray 1977 Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Guerrasio Mr. David R. & Mrs. Frances K. Hackett 1980 Mr. & Mrs. Stan Heimberger Ms. Nancy A. Hughes Mr. & Mrs. William F. Kohlman Mrs. Rebecca H. Kraus Ms. June Linz Mr & Mrs Frank Livelli Mr. Donald J. Mahoney 1973 Mr. Douglas R. Malcolm Ms. Katherine Marshall 1978 Ms. Connie M. Mattera Mr. & Mrs. Frederick F. McCarthy Dr. & Mrs. James McKiernan Mr. John Niedziejko Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Palmer Ms. Carol Parascandola Ms. Jane Pullaro Mr. & Mrs. Francis Rodriguez Mr. Daniel Rosen
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Student scholarships, capital projects, and faculty and student research opportunities will benefit from this event. Over 350 guests attended the dinner held at the Rockleigh Country Club. Our honorees are recognized for their personal and professional commitment to advance higher education, and for their significant service to the community. They include: John McMahon, president and CEO of Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., A. J. Sabath ’93, who is chief of staff to New Jersey Senate President and a College trustee, and Lawrence and Theresa Salameno, parents to Ramapo graduate, Francesca Salameno ’06, and benefactors of the Salameno Spiritual Center. The College is grateful for the support of the honorees, vice chairs, corporate sponsors, and benefactors. Vice Chair
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Dr. & Mrs. Roy Ruymen Ms. Ellen M. Saranovic Ms. Ann Swist Ms. Marie Turi Ms. Alexandra Vitale-Spizziri
On four Thursday evenings each July, families from across the region come to Ramapo to listen to great music and enjoy a picnic with friends on the Bandshell lawn. Sponsors Commerce Bank Firefly Products Friends of Ramapo McBride Agency Realtors Ramapo College Alumni Association Rita's Ices Rockland Electric Company
1. Series Benefactor and CIT Committee member Joyce Srednicki with President Peter Mercer and Tom and Joanne Doktorski during intermission of the Mantovani Orchestra and Chorus. 2. President Peter Mercer and Series Committee co-chair Robert Tillsley recognize series sponsor, Joe Leone and CIT for their generosity. 3. Joe Leone, Vice chairman and CFO of CIT, which sponsors the yearlong Performing Arts Series, with CIT Scholar Ijeoma Nwosu. 4. Series Benefactor Valerie Gerardi (center) with friends enjoys the CIT Holiday Performance of the Mantovani Orchestra and Chorus. 5. Series Benefactor and CIT Committee member Judy Webster (seated fourth from left) hosts family and friends at the CIT Performing Arts Series event held December 2.
The Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Distinguished Citizens Dinner raised over $220,000 of unrestricted revenue for the College.
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Mr. & Mrs. Myron Adler BMW of North America, Inc. Century 21 Construction Corporation Commerce Bank Con Edison Inserra ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc. McCarter & English, LLP O'Connor Davies Munns & Dobbins, LLP Orange & Rockland Permal Group, Inc. Prestige Family of Fine Cars Prudential Financial Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti LLP Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Salameno Sharp Electronics Corporation Stryker Orthopaedics The Hertz Corporation The Valley Hospital United Parcel Service
Corporate Sponsors
Jaguar Land Rover North America MWW Group NJ Regional Council of Carpenters SEIKO Corporation of America Sodexho, Inc.
Benefactors
Ms. Karen D. Alexander Anheuser Busch Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Anisfield Appolo Security, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Azzara Dr. Beth E. Barnett Ms. Alada Bartolucci Beattie Padovano Counselors at Law Bergen Jaguar Bergen Performing Arts Center Bergen Raiders Soccer Club Beverly Hills Hand Car Wash & Detailing Beyond Day Spa Drs. Pamela & Henry Bischoff Mr. Steven M. Bloom
College trustees, officers and Foundation board members and honorees celebrated the 25th Annual Distinguished Citizens Dinner held in March. Pictured: (L-R seated): Cathleen Davey, executive director, Ramapo College Foundation and vice president, Institutional Advancement; Jacqueline Ehlert-Mercer, wife of President Peter Mercer; and Theresa Salameno, honoree. (L-R standing): Thomas McGurn, then chair, Ramapo College Foundation; Frank Shapiro, chair, Distinguished Citizens Dinner; Peter P. Mercer, president, Ramapo College of New Jersey; A.J. Sabath ’93, honoree; Lawrence Salameno, honoree; John D. McMahon, honoree; and Thomas Zelante, then chair, Board of Trustees. Blue Moon Mexican Cafe Ms. Lisa K. Bogert Mr. Keith Bradley Mr. Tom Brizzolara Mr. George K. Butson Ms. Catherine Callagee Mr & Mrs Robert T. Caruso Mr. Alberto Chailosky Dr. Pat Chang & Mrs. Anne Chang Ms. Joeen M. Ciannella Citizens Watch Company of Ameriaca Ms. Mary Jane Clark Mr. Neil Cohen Congress Hall Mr. Howard Conkling Mr. & Mrs. Richard Conti Dr. Angela Cristini & Mr. Robert Lazell Cross Sound Ferry Company Mr. Stephen T. Cucchiara Mr. Michael Damiani Damon G. Douglas Company, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. William Dator Ms. Cathleen Davey & Mr. Raymond Corbett, Jr. Hon. Dickinson R. DeBevoise Ms. Sonia Delgado Ms. Donna Delitto Mr. & Mrs. Richard DeSilva Devon Fine Jewlery Mr. Gene Donnelly Mr. Anthony A. Dovi 2005 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Dunn Mr. Gary Dworkowiz Dr. Dorothy Echols Tobe & Mr. Walter Tobe Flyte Tyme Limousine Ms. Terry Foxe Mr. John C. Garde Mr. Kenneth O. Gavlick 1989 Mr. & Mrs. Gary V. Gerardi Ms. Frances A. Giammanelli Mr. Joseph Giammarella GIBBONS P. C.
Mr. & Mrs. Marc S. Goldstein Mr. & Mrs. Mark W. Grannon Ms.Catherine Grant Ms. Ellen Gutenstein Mr. David R. Hackett & Ms. Fran Hackett 1980 Ms. Trudy B. Hardy 1991 Harrahs Atlantic City Ms. Karyn D. Hawkenberry 1999 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Haynes Ms.Carolyn Herring Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hiden Jr. Hy-Line Cruise Mr. Jeff Jeffers Jersey Central Power & Light Joseph Jingoli & Son, Inc. Drs. Ellen & Jeffrey Kaiden Mr. Matthew T. Kaulius 2005 Mrs. Lizabeth M. Kloak Konica Minolta Photo Imaging, USA Mrs. Rebecca H. Kraus Ms. Kelli Lafferty LM Charitable Foundation Ms. Nancy Mackin & Mr. Timothy Robinson Dr. & Mrs. Carlo Mainardi Mr. Daniel Makoski 2005 Mr. Anthony J. Manderano 2005 Manhattan College Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Mann Market Basket Mr. Richard Martin Ms. Tracey N. Martin 1995 Mr. James Martineson Mr. Charles Mason MBI-GluckShaw Mr. & Mrs. W. Peter McBride McBride Agency Ms. Sharon McGahee Mr. & Mrs. Thomas McGurn Mr & Mrs John McMahon Meadowland Castle, Inc. Dr. Peter Mercer & Ms. Jacqueline Ehlert-Mercer
Dr. Carolyn M. Merkel 1978 Mr. Bernard J. Milano & Ms. Sharon G. Pierson Mr. Daniel W. Miller Ms. Michelle Mongro Mr. Richard Montier Myriad Restaurant Group Mr. John J. Nallin Mr James & Dr. Catherine Napolitano National Baseball Hall of Fame New Jersey Business & Industry Association New Jersey Devils New Jersey Food Council New Jersey Utilities Association Mr. Andrew A. Nieporent NJ Hospital Association Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Nothwang Mr. Jose L. Ocasio Mr. Michael R. Olszak Paragon Federal Credit Union Dr. Judith Peck Penn Capital Mr. Stephen Perillo Perillo Tours Foundation Ms. Lisa Peters 1993 Mr. Dominick Piccininni Princeton Public Affairs Group, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Quinn 1980 Ramapo College AFT Local 2274 Ramsey Building Supply Robert G and Ellen S. Gutenstein Family Foundation, Inc. Rockleigh Country Club Mr. & Mrs. Francis Rodriguez Mr. David Roll Ms.Roberta Rosty Ms. Lisa A. Ryan 1984 Mr. & Mrs. Adam Sabath 1993 Dr. & Mrs. Murray Sabrin Dr. & Mrs. Edward Saiff Ms. Theresa A. Salameno Ms. Kathy Santo Mr. James Santomier
Ms. Ellen M. Saranovic Savini Restaurant, LLC Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Schroeder SG Americas Securities, LLC Mr. & Mrs. Frank M. Shapiro Sheraton Crossroads Hotel & Towers Mr. Trevor Shevin Ms. Catherine Smith Smith Pizzutillo LLC SNS Architects & Engineers, PC Somerset Patriots Mr. James J. Sorace 1984 Mr. & Mrs. Scott W. Stahlmann 1979 Starbucks Tea & Park Sterling Stamos Stonehill College Ms. Esther Suarez Ms. Nancy Sweet Ms. Debra Swinney TD Banknorth The Goldie Anna Charitable Trust The Melting Pot Tiffany & Company Ms. Elizabeth Tiger T-Mobile USA Tonio Burgos & Associates, Inc. Treby Spanedda Interiors United Water New Jersey Hon. Valerie Vainieri Huttle Ms. Romana Vitale Wachovia Foundation Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Rev. Vernon C. Walton Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A Warren 1973 Mr. & Mrs. George M. Webster Weldon Materials, Inc. Mr. Michael Willard Wine & Spirit World Woodcliff Lake Hilton Mr. David S. Yanagisawa Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Zelante Ms. Kathryn L. Zeno
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