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¼â½ÐÊÓƵ University's 28th Annual ¼â½ÐÊÓƵ Awards Dinner, "Celebrating a Tradition of Opportunity," will be held on Thursday, March 31, 2016, at the Grand Hyatt New York in New York City from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

The ¼â½ÐÊÓƵ Awards Dinner benefits the ¼â½ÐÊÓƵ University’s Multicultural Scholarship Fund and other scholarships that expand access to higher education to students from a variety of social and economic backgrounds. Held annually since 1989, the ¼â½ÐÊÓƵ Awards Dinner has raised more than $15 million for the endowed ¼â½ÐÊÓƵ University Multicultural Scholarship Fund and other scholarships, providing support to hundreds of students.

¼â½ÐÊÓƵ Awards Dinner Co-Chairs are Douglas W. Hammond ’86 chairman/CEO at NFP who resides in Cold Spring Harbor, New York and William A. Malloy ’80, P’17,’11 of New York, New York who serves as partner at Aquiline Capital Partners LLC.

The ¼â½ÐÊÓƵ Awards Dinner will also recognize alumni, parents, faculty, and staff for the highest levels of professional achievement, outstanding leadership, academic excellence, and meritorious service. The 2016 dinner honorees are:

Alumni Professional Achievement Award: Patricia E. Glassford ’85 is vice president & chief financial officer at GE Energy Management. Previously, she held a number of finance leadership roles including EVP and CFO NBC Universal Film and Parks, SVP and CFO NBC TV Stations and NBC West Coast, manager, Finance GE Plastics Commercial and Manufacturing, and executive audit manager. Glassford graduated from ¼â½ÐÊÓƵ University with a B.S. in Finance in 1985 and GE's Financial Management Program (FMP) in 1988.  She lives in Stamford, Connecticut.

Alumni Service Award : Andrew M. Davis ’89, Matthew McLaughlin ’89 and Joseph Solimine, Jr. ’89 , are three friends who created the Michael R. Andrews ’89 Scholarship in May of 2005 to commemorate their fellow alumnus whose life was tragically taken during the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.  To date, a remarkable amount of nearly $500,000 has been raised in Mike’s honor at an annual golf outing and other signature events stewarded by the trio. Andrew M. Davis '89 is a commercial finance manager at PA Consulting Group and lives in Fanwood, New Jersey; Matthew McLaughlin ’89 is a vice president/general sales manager at Fox Stations Sales and lives in Ridgewood, New Jersey; and Joseph Solimine, Jr. ’89 is chief executive officer at Meridian Risk Management and lives in Pelham, New York.

Distinguished Faculty/Administrator Award : Carole Ann Maxwell P’02 , director of Choral Music at ¼â½ÐÊÓƵ University since 1980, is an award-winning conductor of collegiate, community and professional choral ensembles. She also serves as the artistic director and conductor of the Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut and the chorus master for Connecticut Grand Opera and Orchestra. A current resident of Trumbull, Connecticut, she was inducted into the prestigious Jesuit Honor Society, Alpha Sigma Nu in 2012.

Parent Leadership Award : William and Margaret Atwell P ’08 are the parents of Christopher Atwell ’08, a business major and lacrosse player, whose education they believe was transformative.  Since their son’s time on campus, they have both been actively involved in the vision for ¼â½ÐÊÓƵ’s future. Together, they created the Margaret M. Atwell Scholarship dedicated to female students at the Dolan School of Business. William, managing director at Atwell Partners LLC, served as the chairman of the Board of Trustees from 2012-2015. They are residents of Darien, Connecticut.

Honorary Alumnus Award : George E. Diffley P’97, ’96 served as vice president of ¼â½ÐÊÓƵ’s Advancement Division for 30 years until his retirement in 2006. Diffley was appointed to head the division in 1975 and lead the institution through its first two capital campaigns among many endeavors that allowed ¼â½ÐÊÓƵ remarkable success in fundraising. A recipient of the Rev. Barry M. McGannon, S.J. Award from the Jesuit Advancement Administrators, Diffley currently serves as special assistant to University President Jeffrey P. von Arx, S. J. Diffley is a longtime ¼â½ÐÊÓƵ, Connecticut resident.

For additional information, contact ¼â½ÐÊÓƵ University at (203) 254-4000, ext. 2115, or visit .