The ceremony ended with a warmly received performance by Lopez, who sang the song “I Wish I Could Go Back to College” from the hit Broadway show he co-wrote, “Avenue Q.” Honoree: Carol Britton “Your humor, your dramatic talents, your integrity and your generosity make you outstanding honorees and exemplary role models,” President Pérez said, referring to both Robert and Kristin.

The third Award of Excellence was accepted by Robert Lopez, who due to a family emergency, attended the Gala without his wife and co-Honoree Kristin Anderson-Lopez. In presenting the Award of Excellence to Jeffrey Gural, the President recognized Gural’s impact as a New York City real estate leader, and for improving the lives of young people through mentoring and education. Reading the award inscription to Carol Britton, he spoke of her dedication to women’s initiatives, her commitment to mentoring young professionals and her role as a global business leader at BNY Mellon. President Pérez presented each 2017 Honoree with the BMCC Award of Excellence. CBS2 News Anchor Cindy Hsu took the stage, and introduced the evening’s Honorees, Carol Britton, Jeffrey Gural and Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. In the second part of the program, BMCC Foundation Board Member Aniko DeLaney recognized past Gala Honorees Kurt Woetzel, Elizabeth Butson, Tim Tynan, Ray O’Keefe and Phillip Berry, who were in attendance at the event. You will be amazed by their inspiring stories and determination to overcome challenges and move forward in their lives.” The Scholars, he said, “are bright and ambitious and proud of their achievements.

“Research shows that the BMCC Foundation Scholarship recipients are nearly four times more likely to graduate within three years than comparable non-recipients, and three times more likely to go on to earn second and third academic degrees.”īMCC President Antonio Pérez next took the stage, introducing three Foundation Scholars Chandi Samlall, Tesfamichael Demeke and Jihad Gadsden. “The scholarship dollars we raise tonight are an investment that speeds the time to graduation for some of the hardest-working students in our city,” said Portannese. The evening’s Honorees were Carol Britton, Chief Operating Officer for Corporate Services at BNY Mellon, and Jeffrey Gural, Chairman of Newmark Knight Frank. Special Guest Star Honorees were Oscar®- and Grammy®-winning songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.īMCC Foundation Board Member David Steingard - who served as Gala Co-Chair along with BMCC Foundation Board member Bill Fisse - opened the event and introduced BMCC Foundation Chair Anthony J.

Borough of Manhattan Community College ( BMCC/CUNY) and the BMCC Foundation hosted the 2017 Gala, “ Invest in a Future,” on May 18 at Cipriani, 25 Broadway, raising more than $1.12 million to benefit the BMCC Scholarship Fund.

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