Former Prep President Rev . Christopher Devron , SJ ( far left ), poses with the living members of the 2022 Hall of Honor Class in attendance on November 18th . ( Left to right ): George I . Febles , Jr . P ’ 15 , ’ 22 , Eduardo R . Vilaro ’ 82 , Robert X . Murphy , MD ’ 72 , Brendan Walsh ’ 60 , and former Prep President Rev . Kenneth J . Boller , SJ .
2022
HALL OF HONOR CEREMONY
We look forward to seeing your nominations for the next Hall of Honor class and we hope you ’ ll join us to celebrate them in 2024 .
Special thanks to our Hall of Honor Committee :
Michael Stanton ’ 79 ( Chairman ) Sammy Acebal ’ 82 Thomas Curran ’ 82 Landon Dais ’ 99 Ron DeCastro ’ 83 Louis DiGiorno ’ 88 , P ’ 26 John Freeman ’ 80 Chris Healy ’ 85 , P ’ 18 , ’ 21 Alex Rovira ’ 95
T he Garden Terrace Room at New York Botanical Garden was filled with over 250 people from the Fordham Prep community on Friday , November 18 , 2022 in celebration of our nine new Hall of Honor inductees : Rev . Kenneth J . Boller , SJ , Irene R . Cozzarin , B . L . S ., M . A .†, George I . Febles , Jr . P ’ 15 , P ’ 22 , Col . John J . Fischer ’ 32 †, Hon . William F . Kuntz II , PhD , JD ’ 68 , Robert X . Murphy , MD ’ 72 , Eduardo R . Vilaro ’ 82 , Brendan Walsh ’ 60 , and Paul D . Williams ’ 56 †.
Prior to dinner , the nine newest Hall of Honor class members were inducted via a video tribute acknowledging their extraordinary achievements .
After dinner , the six living honorees were lauded by the crowd as they were called to receive their certificates , many of them extending the honor to their fellow classmates .
Family members accepted certificates of induction for the deceased honorees ( Aileen O ’ Rourke , JD , grandniece of Irene Cozzarin † through marriage ; William Fischer , son of Col . Fischer ’ 32 †; Phyllis Williams , GP ’ 24 , wife of Paul Williams ’ 56 †).
Judge Bill Kuntz ’ 68 was unable to attend . However , fellow Ram George Zambetti ’ 68 received the certificate on his behalf .
I stand on the shoulders of giants ,” said Fr . Boller , SJ . “ I want to first acknowledge the two biggest Fordham Prep fans I ever met : my father , Vincent ’ 36 , and his brother , Raymond ’ 34 . I was so delighted when the Boller Science Center was named in honor of the three of us ( in 2009 ), and want to thank everyone here tonight for this wonderful honor .”
— Rev . Kenneth J . Boller , SJ ( photo left ), the 34th president of Fordham Prep , who served the school for nine years .
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