October 12, 2010
At St. John’s University, playing golf is usually more than simply
engaging in friendly competition while trying to make that elusive
hole-in-one.
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And so when more than 100 alumni and friends gathered on
Thursday, October 7, 2010 at the beautiful Nassau Country Club in
Glen Cove, they doing something that went well beyond a relaxing
day of golf with friends. They were taking part in the annual
Alumni Golf Outing, a traditional and highly popular event
organized to generate funds to support the Long Island Alumni Golf
Outing Scholarship Fund for St. John’s most deserving students.
“It’s
wonderful to see so many St. John’s alumni and friends coming
together to enjoy a great day of golf,” noted William G. Schaeffer
’73CBA, Director, Office of Alumni Relations. “When you realize
that they’re here to support scholarships in a very real way, it’s
just another indication of how our alumni have always responded to
the call to help out the University’s current students.”
This year’s honoree was
John J. Desmond ’74CBA, Partner-in-Charge of the Long Island
office of Grant Thornton and a member of their Partnership Board.
For this loyal alumnus, being honored by St. John’s was “…better
than I could have imagined. It was a spectacular day, and the
camaraderie between friends was wonderful.”
“It was a beautiful day to be out with so many friends and other
alumni,” agreed Dominick Vicari ’80CBA. “There really is no better
way to spend a Thursday afternoon, and especially for such an
important cause. This is one of the events I most look forward to
every year.”
The opportunity to put their Vincentian values into action in a
way that would directly impact current and future St. John’s
students made participation in the Golf Outing even more enjoyable
for the alumni, many of whom have been actively involved with the
planning and implementation of the event for many years.
Former
honoree John Adamovich ’75CBA, ’88HON believes that the alumni have
a personal commitment to supporting the University that means so
much to them. He is aware that many alumni came from families
that didn’t have a great deal of money, a reality that continues to
be a factor for today’s students. He is happy to do what he can to
ensure that St. John’s current students have the same opportunity
for a good education as he did.
“We’re truly blessed to be able to support such an important
cause,” he said. “Today was a wonderful day with great weather,
great golf and a great honoree. The event was very successful.”
For Richard Ziezig ’76C, his participation was a chance to share
in the Vincentian mission that has served as the foundation of the
University for more than 140 years. “It was a perfect day to come
out and support a wonderful cause,” he said. “St. John’s has such a
great mission, and being able to help raise money for scholarships
that are so important to help young men and women advance
themselves is just great.”
For information about events of interest to alumni, please call
Mark Andrews, Associate Director, Office of Alumni Relations at
(718) 990-5897 or e-mail andrewsm@stjohns.edu