28th Annual Alumni Convocation

Friday, May 29, 2009
Taffner Field House, Queens campus

The Board of Trustees and President of St. John’s University proudly honor:

Presentation of the Alumni Outstanding Achievement Medal
Robin Bardenhagen Sheehan '94C, '96MLS
President
O Foundation

Bernadette Cannon McDonald '84SVC
Vice President, Broadcast Operations
Major League Baseball

Richard J. Carbone '69Ed, '77MBA
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Prudential Financial

John Coster '84P, Ph.D., R.Ph.
Senior Vice President
National Community Pharmacists Association

Frank Fusaro '69CBA
President
Forum Personnel, Inc.

Hon. Lenora Gerald James '86SVC, '89L
Acting Supreme Court Justice
Integrated Domestic Violence Court, Supreme Court - Queens County

Mary Jane Helenek '82P, '84GP, '87MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer
Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

William J. Janetschek '84CBA
Chief Financial Officer and Partner
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

Robert Kalenka '84CBA, '91MBA
Chief Operating Officer – ICS
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

Anne Yee Fun Lin '84P, '86Pharm.D.
Dean and Professor
School of Pharmacy
College of Notre Dame of Maryland

Lewis Rice '74SVC
Vice President, Global Security and Trademark Protection
Estee Lauder Companies

Joseph M. Scharfenberger, Sr. '69C
Retired Executive Vice President
J.P. Morgan Chase & Company


Induction into the Heritage Circle
Richard Bonadio '59CBA
Retired Agency Manager
AXA Equitable Insurance Company

John Carew '59C, '00HON
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Jack Carew & Associates LLC

William Fitzpatrick '49Ed, '52G
Retired Professor
Seton Hall University
University of Massachusetts, Boston

Carl D. Simoni, Esq. '69CBA, '72L
Managing Director
Homeland Safety

Jeremiah J. Sullivan, Esq. '39C, '42L
Retired Attorney

Presentation of the Pietas Medal
Rev. Msgr. Robert John Brennan '84C
Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia
Diocese of Rockville Centre

Laura J. Cranston '84P, R.Ph.
Executive Director
Pharmacy Quality Alliance, Inc.

Rev. James Maher, C.M. '84C
Vice President of Student Affairs
Executive Director of the Vincentian Institute for Social Action
St. John’s University

John Tutunjian '59UC
Retired Chief Executive Officer
Cornell Computer Corporation

John A. Warren, Jr. '74C, '88HON
Retired Senior Manager
Ernst and Young, LLP
Retired National Basketball Association Player
New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers

Presentation of the President’s Medal
Richard Nerod '59C
Retired Corporate Group Vice President and Regional President
General Motors Corporation

Leo W. Pierce, Sr. '39C, '99HON
Retired Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
Pierce Leahy Corporation

John T. Thornton, Esq. '59CBA, '72L, '02HON
Retired Executive Vice President
Norwest Corporation

Conferral of the Degree of Doctor of Laws
Vincent M. Albanese, Esq. '49L
Senior Partner
Albanese & Albanese LLP