Freshman Christopher Sorrentino thanked his family, Wagner College and the Da Vinci Society in accepting a four-year scholarship to complete his nursing degree at the school.
The scholarship award, and his remarks, came before a packed ballroom at the Hilton Garden Inn during the Da Vinci Society’s 21st Scholarship Awards Gala on Sept. 24.
Wagner President Jeffrey Doggett greeted guests, thanking the community for making Wagner’s growth and momentum possible.
Sorrentino, a graduate of Tottenville High School on Staten Island, was an honors student who played basketball and worked while battling celiac disease, said Robert Scamardella, president of the Da Vinci Society who served as emcee for the evening.
Nearly 500 people attended this year’s gala, which gathers Staten Island’s social and political leaders to celebrate Italian-American heritage and honor local community leaders.
This year’s Community Service Award recipients were retired Judges Joseph Maltese ’70 and Judith McMahon, Dr. Thomas Petrone ’79, a medical physicist and business leader, and Anthony Navarino, a longtime Staten Island community organization leader and youth coach.
Dr. Henry Thompson, head of the Community Health Center of Richmond, was presented the Ralph Lamberti Renaissance Award. John Santora, CEO of WeWork and retired global COO of Cushman and Wakefield, was the recipient of the Louis DeLuca Lifetime Achievement Award.
The evening was accented with vocal performances by Wagner theatre students.
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- President Jeffrey Doggett , thanking the community for Wagner’s growth and continued momentum.
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- Freshman Christopher Sorrentino accepting his four-year scholarship.
