Charter Day and PINNACLE Awards — two prestigious University awards — will be presented in one evening.

Fred Hassan

Fred Hassan, chairman of the board and chief executive officer, Schering-Plough Corporation, will be honored at the 16th Annual Charter Day on Friday, June 10, at the College at Florham. The evening honors individuals who have distinguished themselves as outstanding leaders in their professions and their communities. Proceeds support Charter Day academic scholarships.

Co-chairs for the event are Anthony Cuti, MBA’70 (Metro), chairman, president and chief executive officer, Duane Reade, Inc.; and Robert Hallenbeck, vice president, business development and strategic investments, BD.

For information on, support for and participation in the event, contact Laura Reynolds, director of donor relations and special events, at 201-692-7036 or laura_reynolds@fdu.edu or go to http://www.fducharterday.com.

That same evening, seven 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 John Monninger, BA’65 (Flor), president, Bergen County Dodge, Inc.; Gregory Olsen, BS’66, BS’68, MS’68 (Metro), chairman, Sensors Unlimited, Inc.; Anthony J. Petrocelli, BS’69 (Flor), entrepreneur and FDU trustee; Donna Rienzi, AA’79 (Metro), special education teacher, New Beginnings Preschool; Vincent Rienzi, BS’78 (Metro), president, Rienzi & Rienzi Communications, Inc.; Steven Rudnitsky, MBA’85 (Metro), chairman and chief executive officer, Cendant Hotel Group; and Joseph Tort, BS’80 (Metro), partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

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College at Florham, Madison, N.J.

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Metropolitan Campus, Teaneck, N.J.

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