President’s Dinner Raises Scholarship Dollars, Honors Glynn, Demler And Bennett
More than 520 Niagara University alumni, students and friends came together in the name of educational access and affordability during the institution’s 2014 President’s Dinner, held Nov. 1, 2014, at the Seneca Niagara Casino Hotel and Event Center.
The purpose of the President’s Dinner is to generate funds for scholarship assistance for qualified Niagara University students. During the 2013-2014 academic year, 98 percent of undergraduate students received scholarship assistance from the university that totaled nearly $40 million.
Father Maher has made access and affordability to excellent education hallmarks of his second year as president of Niagara University.
Raising critical scholarship dollars – the impetus behind NU’s President’s Dinner – will allow even more students to afford the comprehensive education, founded in the Catholic, Vincentian tradition, offered at Niagara.
James V. Glynn, ’57, and Maryalice Demler, ’86, received the university’s St. Vincent de Paul Award. The honor is conferred upon individuals “whose vision, accomplishments and good works reflect the life and ministry of St. Vincent de Paul.”
Additionally, Robert M. Bennett, Chancellor Emeritus of the New York State Board of Regents, became the inaugural recipient of NU’s Legacy of Service Award, recognizing his exemplary commitment to the community.