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The 27 ^th Fairfield Awards Dinner was held last night, Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at the Grand Hyatt New York in New York City. The annual dinner honors alumni, faculty, administrators, parents, and friends of the University and raises need-based financial aid funds to support students from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. Since 1988, the Fairfield Awards Dinner has raised more than $14 million specifically for the endowed Alumni Multicultural Scholarship Fund, providing scholarships to 435 students of color.

The event, which raised $605,000 in new funds in support of this scholarship effort, also celebrated all scholarship contributions since the last Fairfield Awards Dinner, totaling over $4.2 million.

The featured keynote speaker, Juju Chang, an anchor on ABC News Nightline, gave an inspiring address about the importance of supporting access to a good education . “Places like Fairfield help people live lives of purpose and meaning,” she noted.

University alumni and faculty were also recognized for the highest levels of professional achievement, outstanding leadership, academic excellence, and meritorious service. Honorees included: Joyce M. Phillips ’74 , a member of Fairfield’s first class of women graduates and executive vice president and global head of human resources at Cushman & Wakefield, who received the Alumni Professional Achievement Award ; Nancy A. Altobello ’80, vice chair of talent at Ernst & Young, who received the Alumni Service Award; and Shelley A. Phelan, PhD, Professor of Biology, who received the Distinguished Faculty / Administrator Award .

The Dinner Committee of 44 alumni and parents was chaired by Joellin Comerford ’74, Sheila Kearney Davidson ’83, and Jack L. Kelly ’67, P’96.

Read more about the 2014 Fairfield Awards Dinner in the upcoming summer issue of ������ý��Ƶ�����ƹۿ� Magazine.

Pictured above (l-r): Maureen Errity Bujno ’90 , President of the Alumni Association; Joellin Comerford ’74 , Event Co-Chair; William Atwell, P’08 , Chairman of the Board of Trustees; Joyce Phillips ’74 , recipient of the Alumni Professional Achievement Award ; Rev. Jeffrey P. von Arx, S.J ., President of ������ý��Ƶ�����ƹۿ�; Jack Kelly ’67, P’96 , Event Co-Chair; Shelley Phelan, PhD , professor of biology and recipient of the Distinguished Faculty/Administrator Award; Nancy Altobello ’80 , recipient of the Alumni Service Award ; and Sheila Kearney Davidson ’83 , Event Co-Chair