Trustees Scholarship Award Gala
The Iona University Trustees Scholarship Award Gala celebrates Iona’s devotion to service and scholarship and pays tribute to those who embody our mission of transforming lives through the power of education. Proceeds provide scholarship support to deserving students.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Cipriani 42nd Street | 110 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017 (Between Lexington & Park Avenues)
6 p.m. Cocktails | 7 p.m. Dinner
Cocktail/Business Attire
2025 Legacy Award Recipient
Steven J. Corwin, m.d.
President and Chief Executive Officer
NewYork-Presbyterian
Steven J. Corwin, M.D., is President & CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian, one of the nation’s largest, most comprehensive healthcare systems, and the only one affiliated with two top-ranked medical schools − Columbia University and Weill Cornell. Under his leadership, NYP has nearly doubled in size and now comprises 48,000 employees/affiliated physicians, 10 hospitals, and 200 community-based clinics/medical practices.
Dr. Corwin champions an organizational culture based on respect, where every team member’s role is valued and considered integral to the delivery of quality care and excellent patient experience. Another major tenet of his leadership is addressing the root causes of health inequity. In 2022 he oversaw the establishment of NewYork-Presbyterian’s Dalio Center for Health Justice, which is committed to improving the health of all patients through research, community investment, advocacy, dialogue, and education.
At Dr. Corwin’s direction, NYP is embracing the transformative power of technology to reduce the burden of human disease, alleviate the administrative load on caregivers, and unlock the potential of Artificial Intelligence to detect diseases in their infancy and identify health issues before they escalate. NYP is deploying AI models to uncover cardiovascular diseases and acute inpatient conditions, and extending it across various other medical specialties.
A cardiologist and internist, Dr. Corwin is a past chair and current board member of the Healthcare Association of New York State and the Greater New York Hospital Association, and he has been elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Gala Support Opportunities
Registration opens on January 1, 2025. For further information, contact the Events Office at (914) 633-2093 or events@iona.edu.
The fair market value per ticket is $350. Gifts are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.
- Legacy Table • $50,000
Table for twelve (12) guests, priority seating, distinctive recognition from podium, Gold e-journal ad, listing in the printed program, and scholarship support for fifteen students. - Presidential Table • $25,000
Table for ten (10) guests, priority seating, distinctive recognition from podium, Gold e-journal ad, listing in the printed program, and scholarship support for ten students. - Ambassador Table • $15,000
Table for ten (10) guests, Maroon e-journal ad, listing in printed program and scholarship support for eight students. - Leadership Ticket Package • $10,000
Tickets for eight (8) guests, a Maroon e-journal ad, a listing in the printed program, and scholarship support for four students. - Gael Ticket Package • $5,000
Two (2) tickets, a Maroon e-journal ad, a listing in the printed program, and scholarship support for one student. - Premium Ticket • $1,000
Seating for one (1) guest. - G.O.L.D. Ticket • $500
Seating for one (1) guest, available to graduates of the last decade (2014–2024).
- Dinner Sponsor • $100,000
Help underwrite the cost of the event; receive prominent signage during the dinner, distinctive recognition from podium, Gold e-journal ad, recognition in the printed program, and Legacy Sponsor table. - Cocktail Hour Sponsor • $25,000
Underwrite the cost of the cocktail reception; receive prominent signage during the cocktail hour, recognition from the podium, Gold e-journal ad, and recognition in the printed program. - Entertainment Sponsor • $10,000
Underwrite the cost of entertainment; receive recognition from the podium, Gold e-journal ad, and recognition in the printed program. - Floral Sponsor • $10,000
Underwrite the cost of the floral arrangements; receive Gold e-journal ad and recognition in the printed program. - Student/Young Alumni Table Sponsor • $5,000 (Limited Number)
Underwrite the cost of Iona students or young alumni table; receive Gold e-journal ad and recognition in the printed program. - Pipe Band Sponsor • $2,500
Underwrite the cost of the Iona University Pipe Band table; receive Gold e-journal ad and recognition in the printed program.
Show your support through e-journal ad options displayed throughout the event.
- Gold Ad • $5,000
High-exposure full-screen ad with gold border and name listed in the printed program. - Maroon Ad • $2,500
Full-screen ad with maroon border and name printed in the program. - Gael Ad • $1,000
Half-screen ad. Contributor Ad • $500 Business card size ad on the group page.
Ad Specifications:
• Full-screen ad (Gold & Maroon): 6"(W) × 4"(H)
• Half-screen Ad (Gael): 3"(W) × 4"(H)
• Business card sized Ad (Contributor): 3"(W) × 2"(H)
Note: All ads must be high-res (300 dpi or greater; Font: 8pt min.) Image-ready PDF files are preferred. Please send journal ad information to events@iona.edu by April 1, 2025.
Past Honorees
1961 Francis Cardinal Spellman ’49H
1962 John A. Coleman
1963 The Hon. Owen P. McGivern
1964 Richard Cardinal Cushing
1965 James M. Slattery ’57H
1966 Most Rev. John J. Wright, DD
1967 Myles B. Amend ’56H
1968 His Excellency Frederick H. Boland ’57H
1969 The Hon. Erskine B. Childers, TD
1970 Senator Edward M. Kennedy
1972 Richard V. Guerin ’54
1973 The Hon. Peter J. Brennan
1974 The Hon. Malcolm Wilson ’70H
1975 Arthur J. Rooney
1976 Roy Wilkins ’65H
1977 Joseph P. Donelli
1978 Rear Admiral John J. Bergen, USNR (Ret.)
Arthur A. Loftus, CFC ’69H
1979 The Hon. Robert F. Wagner, Sr.
1980 John R. Torell III
1981 Stephen M. Blacker
Dr. Allen Hammond
Kathy Keeton
Charles Mandel
1982 Patrick Falvey ’48
1983 John G. Driscoll, CFC, PhD ’54, ’95H
1984 John W. Kluge
1985 Williard C. Butcher
1986 Richard Waters
1987 Joseph M. Murphy ’59, ’83H
1988 Edward F. Arrigoni ’56, ’91H
1989 John F. McGillicuddy ’94H
1990 Peter R. Scanlon ’52, ’92H
1991 The Congregation of Christian Brothers
1992 Alan E. Harazin
1993 Fred Lebow
Charles H. McCabe ’68MBA, ’88H
Jack Rudin ’86H
The Hon. Percy Sutton
1994 Edward J. Robinson ’62
1995 Stanley W. Hill ’59
John J. Sweeney ’55
1996 Allen J. Krowe
1997 William J. Flynn
1998 The Hon. Albert Reynolds
Kathryn and Kenneth Chenault
1999 Edward A. Riguardi
2000 Andrew Dolce ’57 & Thomas Hales ’58
The AACSB Accreditation of the School of Business
2001 George R. Lewis ’68MBA
2002 15 Iona Alumni lost in the World Trade Center
Tragedy on 9/11/01 (posthumously)
2003 Vincent D. Farrell, Jr. ’72MBA
2004 Catherine R. Kinney ’74
2005 J. Frank Brown
2006 Ronald M. DeFeo ’74, Philip D. DeFeo ’68
and Neil P. DeFeo
2007 Mr. & Mrs. Alfred F. Kelly, Jr.
(Al ’80, ’81MBA & Margaret ’81, ’84MBA)
2008 Charles W. Schoenherr ’82
2009 Roger Staubach
2010 Julia Considine Greifeld ’79 & Robert Greifeld ’79
2011 Br. James A. Liguori, CFC ’65EdD
2013 Patrick C. Dunican, Jr., Esq. ’88 & Mario J. Gabelli
2014 Robert V. LaPenta ’67, ’00H
2015 James P. Hynes ’69, ’01H
2016 Joseph J. DePaolo ’81
The Catherine H. McCabe ’71MA &
Hugh J. McCabe ’49 Family
2017 Albert J. Mellina ’63, ’68MBA
Eugene P. Conese SR. ’51, ’01H posthumously
2018 Armando C. Rodriguez Jr. ’86
Joseph A. Armentano ’88MBA
2019 Ronald DeCicco ’70
2020 JoAnn Mazella Murphy '98H
2022 Peter G. Riguardi ’83, ’16H
Karen D. Seitz ’84
2023 Jerome C. Cifarelli ’77
Daniel F. Doyle ’93, ’95MBA
2024 Robert J. Deluccia '67, '79MBA
Edward R. McNally Jr. '78
Monica L. '70 & John C. Judge '71
2013 The Honorable Raymond W. Kelly ’08H and the New York City Police Department
2014 Mr. & Mrs. Mariano Rivera P’15
2015 His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan ’14H
2016 Patrick Quinn ’06
2017 Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of New York
2018 David A. Pope ’07H and the Generoso Pope Foundation
2019 Thomas A. Davenport, MD, FACS, ’88
2022 Dr. Bill Magee and Kathy Magee, Operation Smile
2023 The V Foundation for Cancer Research and the Valvano Family
Linda M. Bruno '76, '79MSEd
Cathy L. Cogan-Kelly '81
Theresa A. Gottlieb, Esq., '78
Flory Netsch Hiatrides '83, '86MBA
Anna Filipkowski Houlihan, MD, '77
Eileen Ivers '87, '19H
Rita C. Mabli '74, '76MBA
Catherine A. Vitali Mayus, Esq., P.C. '72
Catherine R. McCabe '85
Amy Torigian Parise '03MST on behalf of Butterflies from Jodie, Jeanne Morris (posthumously) and Jeanne Torigian '74 (posthumously)
Caress A. Penelton '87
Ingrid N. Thompson-Sellers, Ph.D., '95MS
Margaret C. Timoney '89, '92MBA