The 145th Annual Alumni Gala Fundraiser has taken place on Thursday, November 13th. This year we welcomed keynote speaker Michael Mulgrew, President, United Federation of Teachers(Finley Award recipient) and honored the 2025 Townsend Harris Medalists.

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Finley Award

Awardee	Award Year	Acceptance Speech
Michael Mulgrew, President, United Federation of Teachers	2025	Watch

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Townsend Harris Medalists

Name	Award Year	Profession	Acceptance Speech
Dr. Nichola J. Davis '94	2025	Physician	Watch
Dr. Leon Golub '67	2025	Astrophysicist	Watch
Kirk McDonald '22	2025	Business and Marketing Leader	Watch
Dr. Arien K. Muzacz '09	2025	Mental Health Counselor	Watch
Garri Rivkin '10	2025	Founder, City Tutors	Watch
Emanuel James Stergiou '71	2025	Actuary, Founder SGRisk	Watch
Gary Weiss '75	2025	Investigative Reporter, Writer, Author, Columnist	Watch

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The 144th Annual Alumni Gala Fundraiser took place on Thursday, November 7th. This year we were thrilled to welcome keynote speaker Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ph.D. (Finley Award recipient) and honor the 2024 Townsend Harris Medalists.

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Finley Award

Awardee	Award Year	Acceptance Speech
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ph.D	2024	Watch

Discover the history of the award and explore its distinguished past recipients.

Townsend Harris Medalists

Name	Award Year	Profession	Acceptance Speech
Almanzar, Victor 2012	2024	Actor	Watch
Calnek, Gary 1967	2024	Civic Leader in Labor Management and Human Resources	Watch
Harold, Dr. John Gordon 1977	2024	Physician	Watch
Naegele, Jolyon 1976	2024	Journalist, Analyst, U.N. Political Affairs Officer	Watch
Powell, Charles 1971	2024	Lawyer	Watch
Purchia, Gail Konstantin 1974	2024	Wealth Advisor	Watch
Stevens, Art 1957	2024	Public Relations / Communications Expert	Watch

Discover the history of the award and explore its distinguished past recipients.

Gala Program Journal

145th Alumni Gala Journal

November 2025

144th Alumni Gala Journal

November 2024

143rd Alumni Gala Journal

November 2023

142nd Alumni Gala Journal

November 2022

141st Alumni Gala Journal

November 2021

140 Alumni Gala Journal

November 2020

139th Alumni Gala Journal

November 2019

Mark Your Calendars!

We are thrilled to announce that the 146th Annual Alumni Gala is tentatively scheduled for Friday, November 13th, 2026. (*Date subject to change)
Join us for an unforgettable evening of celebration, connection, and inspiration.

Annual Alumni Gala

Relive the 145th Annual Alumni Gala

Finley Award

Townsend Harris Medalists

Finley Award

Townsend Harris Medalists

Gala Program Journal

145th Alumni Gala Journal

144th Alumni Gala Journal

143rd Alumni Gala Journal

142nd Alumni Gala Journal

141st Alumni Gala Journal

140 Alumni Gala Journal

139th Alumni Gala Journal

Mark Your Calendars!We are thrilled to announce that the 146th Annual Alumni Gala is tentatively scheduled for Friday, November 13th, 2026. (*Date subject to change)Join us for an unforgettable evening of celebration, connection, and inspiration.

Mark Your Calendars!

We are thrilled to announce that the 146th Annual Alumni Gala is tentatively scheduled for Friday, November 13th, 2026. (*Date subject to change)
Join us for an unforgettable evening of celebration, connection, and inspiration.