Strigl to Be Honored at Charter Day, PINNACLE Society to Induct Five Alumni
Charter Day and PINNACLE Awards — two prestigious University awards — will presented in one evening, on Friday, June 2.
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Dennis Strigl |
Dennis F. Strigl, president and CEO of Verizon Wireless and an FDU alumnus [MBA’79 (Ruth)], will be honored at the 17th Annual Charter Day at the College at Florham. The event honors individuals who have distinguished themselves as outstanding leaders in their professions and their communities. Proceeds support Charter Day academic scholarships.
Chairman of the Charter Day Executive Dinner Committee is Robert Hallenbeck, vice president, business development and strategic investments, BD, and a member of the FDU Board of Trustees. The honorary chairman of the event is Fred Hassan, chairman of the board and CEO, Schering-Plough Corporation, who was last year’s honoree.
For information on, support for and participation in the event, contact Laura Reynolds, director of donor relations and special events (Metro), at 201-692-7036 or laura_reynolds@fdu.edu or go to http://www.fducharterday.com.
That same evening, five alumni will be inducted into the exclusive PINNACLE Society at a ceremony at the College at Florham. The PINNACLE was introduced by the University in 1989 to formally recognize and acknowledge the contributions and achievements of its most distinguished alumni.
The PINNACLE inductees will be Jeong-Eun Hyun, MA’83 (Metro), chairwoman, Hyundai Group; William McGarry, BS’69, MBA’77 (Metro), president, Anna Maria College, Paxton, Mass.; Joseph Murphy, Jr., BS’64 (Metro), semiretired real-estate executive; Gregory Olsen, BS’66, BSEE’68, MS’68 (Metro), president, GHO Ventures, Princeton, N.J., and a member of FDU’s Board of Trustees; and Emil Solimine, BS’75 (Metro), president, EMAR Group, Inc., Livingston, N.J.
From left, Jeong-Eun Hyun, William McGarry, Joseph Murphy, Gregory Olsen and Emil Solimine.
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April/May 2006
| · | Commencement Scheduled for May 16 |
| · | Gregory Olsen’s Generosity to Be Honored, Gildart/Haase School of Computer Sciences and Engineering to Be Dedicated |
| · | Middle States Re-accreditation Process Approaches Final Steps |
| · | Grant Seekers to Be Recognized |
| · | Strigl to Be Honored at Charter Day, PINNACLE Society to Induct Five Alumni |
| · | Faculty Authors Featured |
| · | Knights Win 2006 NCAA Women’s Bowling Championship |
| · | Summer Study Travels Abroad |
| · | Global Learning Priorities Announced |
| · | Antoinette Petrocelli Named to Board of Trustees |
| · | Emergency Response Teams Prepare for Potential Crisis |
| · | Faculty/Staff — Update, In Memoriam, Announcing, Welcome |
| · | College Happenings |
| · | Spotlight — Boroszvich, Coan, Kenny, Steiner |
| · | This & That |
| · | Photo Stories — Graduation Salute, Communication Career Day, Wellness Week. |
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College at Florham, Madison, N.J.
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Metropolitan Campus, Teaneck, N.J.
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