Events
More Than $700,000 Raised at
54th Annual Charter Award Dinner
A P R I L 2 9 — An amazing fundraising
‘Be back here Monday — you’re
effort combined with an evening that
working for me here in this office.’
honored two successful St. Francis
He set me on a path those four years,
College alumni resulted in gifts totaling
set me on a trajectory that took me
more than $730,0 0 0 for the College.
a long way.” Pastina has been a
The 5 4th Annual Charter Award
generous supporter of his alma mater
Dinner honored Dave Smith ’64
for many years and now has the
(Chairman, General Atlantic Group
Louis G. Pastina ’79 Scholarship to
Limited) and Lou Pastina ’79 (former
honor his commitment to the College.
Executive Vice President, NYSE).
He was also honored with a Doctorate
The Charter Award Dinner, which
of Humane Letters honoris causa.
was hosted this year by CNBC’s
State Sen. Martin Golden attended
Honorees Dave Smith ’64 and Lou Pastina ’79 with host Bob Pisani.
Bob Pisani, celebrates the college’s
the event and read NYS Senate
success stories and recognizes those
resolutions for both honorees.
same alumni for their generosity in
Another highlight of the evening
“He [Bro. George Larkin, OSF ’60] set me
helping younger St. Francis students
was when Student Government
and graduates as they build their
Association President Elizabeth
on a path those four years, set me on a
own careers.
Peralta ’15 shared her gratitude
trajectory that took me a long way.
Smith was introduced by his wife,
for the support, friendship and
— Lou Pastina ’ 7 9, former Executive Vice President, NYSE
Ann, and awarded a Doctorate of
experiences she had at St. Francis.
Humane Letters honoris causa.
“I never thought in my life that I
He told the audience, “I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to attend
would be able to stand right here in front of all the people who made
a college that allowed me to have expectations beyond those that were
my dreams come true.” Peralta is now in Washington, D.C. working
expected and the opportunity and confidence to follow those.” Smith
at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History
also announced the formation of the General Atlantic Accounting
and Culture, her dream job.
Scholarship and the David D. Smith ’6 4 Scholarship.
Pastina recalled the late Bro. George Larkin, OSF ’60, who took him
Learn more about the Charter Dinner honorees at sfc.edu/news. ●
under his wing when he was a freshman: “He looked at me and said,
Student Government
Association President
Elizabeth Peralta ’15.
Lou Pastina ’79.
Dave Smith ’64.
A College Connection To Bestseller
Matthew
Thomas
being
interviewed
for a story
by SFCTV.
MARCH 9 —
Author Matthew
Thomas, We Are
Not Ourselves
(Simon &
Schuster) came
to St. Francis College to help celebrate St.
Patrick’s Day with a reading and discussion
of his New York Times bestselling book.
The novel, about an Irish family in Queens,
has a strong connection to St. Francis College,
as Matthew’s family member Ronald Thomas
’64 is an alumnus of the College and several
scenes in the book may have been inspired by
Ronald’s time at St. Francis.
6 | ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE TERRIER | FALL 2015
Why Med School Rejections Were Great For Ice Cream Lovers
O C T O B E R 2 7, 2 0 1 4 — St. Francis College welcomed ice cream
icon Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s Homemade,
Inc. as the 2014 Thomas J. Volpe Lecture Series speaker for
An Afternoon of Entrepreneurial Spirit, Social Responsibility
and Radical Business Philosophy.
Born in Brooklyn, Greenfield returned to the borough,
bringing