An Exceptional Past, An Extraordinary Future
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1. Dr. Aramina Vega Ferrer (’73) and Fernando Ferrer, the former Bronx Borough President. 2. Ira D. Cohen (‘73) a Lehman College Foundation Trustee
and 2013 honoree with his family, including his wife Julie, and 2015 honoree Mark Messier. 3. Professor Emeritus Joseph Tusiani (left), a 2015 honoree,
with his brother Michael Tusiani. 4. (From left): Martin Zwiren, director of Lehman’s athletic program; William A. Tramontano, provost and senior vice
president for academic affairs at Brooklyn College; John Holloway, dean of student affairs at Lehman College; José Magdaleno, vice president of student
affairs; and Vincent Clark, vice president of administration and finance at Lehman College. 5. President Fernández with Lehman students. 6. (From left):
Jerold Bernard, director of the Multimedia Center/Lehman Studios; Ron Bergmann, vice president of information technology and chief information officer
at Lehman College; President Fernández; and William A. Tramontano, provost of Brooklyn College. 7. The evening’s honorees: hockey great Mark Messier;
Prof. Tusiani; Robert Sancho, who accepted an award on behalf of Miguel A. Fuentes, Jr., the CEO and President of Bronx Lebanon Hospital; and Kevin
Parker, the founder of the Kingsbridge National Ice Center. 8. The handwritten note by Mark Messier explaining his promise that the Rangers would win
Game Six of their 1994 playoff series against the New Jersey Devils that touched off a bidding war during the gala’s auction. 9. Myrna M. Rivera, Chair of
the Lehman College Board of Trustee and Robert Sancho. 10. Messier with President Fernández, who successfully bid $1,600 for an autographed photo.
11. Bharati S. Kemraj, from the Bronx Borough President’s Office, (center) presents a special proclamation at the gala, with (from left) Myrna M. Rivera,
President Fernández, Sabrina Antoinette HoSang, a Lehman College Trustee, and Robert Sancho. 12. Maurice Mercado served as the gala’s emcee.
13. Vincent Zuchetto, executive assistant to vice president of student affairs, introduced Prof. Tusiani, his former teacher. 14. Tusiani, center, posed with
his family. 15. Emcee Maurice Mercado and Director of Alumni Relations Maria-Cristina Necula. 16. (From left): Dr. William Latimer, the dean of
Lehman School of Health Sciences, Human Services, and Nursing; Chair of the Nursing department, Catherine Alicia Georges, and Dr. Maria Kahn.
17. Nirel Levi, one of the Lehman scholarship students featured in this year’s gala video. 18. Mario DellaPina, vice president of institutional advancement;
Prof. Tusiani; and Dr. Anthony Tamburri, the dean of the John D. Calandra Italian-American