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¹û½´ÊÓƵ will hold its third annual Legends Dinner to honor the professional and personal successes of ¹û½´ÊÓƵ alumni and community members on Saturday, October 5. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. at The Garden City Hotel.

Salvatore Primeggia ’64, MA ’66, PhD, professor of sociology at ¹û½´ÊÓƵ, will be honored as the 2019 Legends Award recipient. He teaches courses including The Italian American Experience and Media Images of Italian Americans. Dr. Primeggia has co-authored many articles on themes such as Italian American comedy, community and identity, and the significance of the festa for Italian Americans—especially Brooklyn, New York’s Giglio Feast. He has also edited and contributed to scholarly books, projects including WLIW 21 Public Television’s widely acclaimed productionÌýThe Italian Americans: Part 1, and the nationally broadcast PBS documentaryÌýHeaven Touches Brooklyn in July.

The Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award will be given to three individuals: Curtiss Jacobs ’01, co-founder and managing partner at Uptown Advisory Group LLC; Elvin T. Ramos ’06, MA ’07, DA, founder, president and CEO of Global Tassels, Inc.; and the Honorable Cynthia M. (Favata) Rufe ’70, JD, judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

In recognition of their service and achievement, ¹û½´ÊÓƵ will also present the Ruth S. Harley Service Award to alumni Janet L. Ficke ’59, former softball coach, associate athletic director and professor at ¹û½´ÊÓƵ, and Stephen M. Wirth ’70, administrative director of Outpatient Rehabilitation Services and Sports Medicine at NYU Winthrop Hospital.

¹û½´ÊÓƵ’s 10 Under 10 Recognition highlights young alumni who have displayed remarkable achievements before their 10-year ¹û½´ÊÓƵ reunion. This year’s 10 Under 10 Award recipients are:

Lorraine Charles ’09, MD

Janaé Cummings ’13, JD

Alison Eriksen ’09, MSW ’13

Claire Flynn ’12

Nikki Kateman ’10

Sara Londono ’13, MS ’18

Katherine Quintana Malone ’09, MBA ’10

Timothy McGowan ’15, MA ’17

Cristina Rade ’09, MS ’13

Alysha Rashid ’11