

Honorees
Faithful to the Mission
Our honorees are united by pride, purpose, and passion.
2025 Spirit of Service Honorees
- Steven J. Gartner ’84L
- Maspeth Federal Savings
- Pamela G. Shea-Byrnes, D.Min. ’86SVC, ’90G (posthumously)
- Final honoree TBA
Past Spirit of Service Recipients
- Christopher R. Concannon '92MBA
- Donna ’82CBA and Robert Drummond ’82CBA
- Frank DellaFera '81P
- Daniel J. Finnegan '84CBA
John R. Bender ’87CBA
Mary Jane Helenek ’82P, ’84GP, ’87MBA
Solly Walker ’57CBA, ’94HON
Nickolas Davatzes ’62C, ’64G, ’95HON (posthumously), President and Chief Executive Officer of Arts and Entertainment Networks
Robert E. Evanson ’58CBA, retired President of McGraw Hill Education and former Chairman and CEO of SeaWorld Entertainment
Anita Gomez-Palacio ’65Ed, ’89PD, Retired Executive Director of Operations, Council of School Supervisors and Administrators
Member, St. John’s University Board of Trustees
Rev. Bernard M. Tracey, C.M. ’70C, Executive Vice President for Mission, St. John’s University
Thomas J. Cox ’82CBA, Chief Executive Officer, OnPoint Group, LLC
Thomas J. Donohue ’63C, ’85HON, Advisor and Former Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Michael Roemer ’84CBA, Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer, Discover Financial Services
Paul C. Wirth ’79CBA, Retired Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Morgan Stanley
**Held a virtual dinner due to COVID-19
Gregory S. Hendrick ’87C
Susan Hendrick ’87C
Mark Kritzman ’73CBA
Joan Lacagnina ’88CBA
Richard C. Vetter, Sr. (posthumously)
Virginia Nash Vetter ’90SVC (posthumously)
Yvette E. DeGannes '86CBA
Pascal Desroches, M.B.A., C.P.A. '86CBA
GLOBE
Anmarie C. Galowski
James E. Galowski '85CBA
Robert A. Mangione '77P, '79GP, '93PD, '99Ed.D.
Rev. Michael J. Carroll, C.M. ’09HON
Sharon F. Hajjar ’79SVC, ’86P
John H. Hajjar, M.D., FACS ’77C
Francesca M. Kurre
Frank L. Kurre ’84CBA
Synchrony Financial
Brother Alfred J. Smith, C.M.
Valerie L. Sodano, Ph.D. ’49CBA (posthumously)
Gerard A. Sodano ’49CBA (posthumously)
Eileen A. Tarantino ’80CBA
Joseph A. Tarantino ’80CBA
UnitedHealthcare, Inc.
Lesley H. Collins ’83SVC
William L. Collins ’76C, ’12HON
Rev. Pedro Pablo Opeka, C.M.
Anissa Mitrano Shannon ’89SVC, ’91Ed
James J. Shannon ’87CBA
Anthony Butler
Kevin F. Reed ’75C
James P. Riley, Jr. ’74CBA, ’75MBA, ’03HON
John P. Clarke, Esq. ’55CBA, ’57L
Robert Kalenka ’84CBA, ’91MBA
William J. Montgoris ’67CBA, ’88HON
Margaret A. Montgoris ’68Ed
Robert B. Catell
Christie de Nicola
Anthony J. de Nicola
Lewis S. Ranieri ’86C, ’87HON
Margaret LaRosa D’Angelo ’70Ed
Peter P. D’Angelo ’78MBA, ’06HON
William J. Janetschek ’84CBA, ’17HON
James P. Pellow, Ed.D.
Paul J. Evanson ’63CBA, ’10HON
Hon. Raymond W. Kelly ’71L, ’98HON
Mary Ann Mattone
Carol A. Kelleher
Denis P. Kelleher ’65CBA, ’91HON
Frank J. Sciame
Mary Carnesecca
Lou Carnesecca ’50C, ’60GEd, ’00HON
George T. McDonald
Maria C. Schwartz
Joseph H. Schwartz ’70C, ’72MBA, ’09HON
Elizabeth Mirante
Arthur J. Mirante II, Esq. ’68L, ’98HON
Patricia M. Shea ’83C
Brian T. Shea ’83CBA, ’16HON
Eleanor B. Taffner ’94HON†
Donald L. Taffner ’53C, ’89HON†
†Deceased
Kathleen M. Foley, M.D. ’65UC, ’92HON
Jeffrey R. Holzschuh
Salvatore J. Zizza ’67UC, ’72MBA, ’07HON
Richard DeZego ’06HON
Paula C. McInerney
Thomas E. McInerney ’64UC, ’01HON
Mary P. Tobin ’00HON†
†Deceased
Richard F. Chapdelaine ’84HON
Sr. Judy Garson, R.S.C.J. ’07HON
Joseph M. Mattone, Sr., Esq. ’53C, ’55L, ’94HON
Bernard D. Kennedy, Esq. ’54CBA, ’58L, ’99HON
Sr. Mary Rose McGeady, D.C. ’82HON†
Linda S. Sanford ’74Ed, ’98HON
†Deceased
Hon. Joseph W. Bellacosa ’59C, ’61L, ’87HON
Raymond F. Kennedy, Esq. ’63CBA†
Frederic V. Salerno ’95HON
James J. Schiro ’67CBA, ’95HON†
†Deceased
*Did not host dinner due to the tragic events on 9/11.
Nina Aversano ’66Ed
Hon. Hugh L. Carey ’42C, ’51L, ’67HON†
John F. McGillicuddy ’79HON†
†Deceased
Edward D. Miller
Charles R. Walsh ’66MBA, ’85HON
Jayson S. Williams ’90SVC
Peter J. Tobin ’65CBA, ’96HON