Twenty-Seventh Annual President's Dinner
Thursday, October 30, 2025
New York Hilton Midtown
1335 Avenue of the Americas | Directions
6 p.m. Cocktail Reception | 7 p.m. Dinner
Black Tie Optional
About The President's Dinner
Since its inception in 1998, the Annual President’s Dinner has been a celebration of what makes St. John’s University unique – the vibrant combination of scholarship and service. For more than 150 years, the University has been “faithful to the mission,” committed to extending the opportunity for a superior academic education to deserving students regardless of their socioeconomic backgrounds. Funds raised from the President’s Dinner are used to support scholarship assistance for students who, because of economic burdens, might otherwise be unable to realize their dream of a St. John’s education. In the past 27 years, the President’s Dinner has raised more than $59 million in scholarship support for St. John’s students.
More Information
James Hogan '14CPS, '16MBA
St. John’s University, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, NY 11439
Tel 718-990-3352 | Fax 718-990-2008
[email protected]
2024 Spirit of Service Honorees
- Christopher R. Concannon '92MBA
- Frank DellaFera '81P
- Donna ('82CBA) and Robert Drummond '82CBA
- Daniel J. Finnegan '84CBA
Your Impact, Their College Success
A College Utopia in the Heart of the City: How St. John’s Became Home for Hailey Brizuela
St. John’s University is “a small utopia within a big city,” according to senior Hailey Brizuela.
Hailey Brizuela, Class of 2025 St. John's College of Liberal Arts and SciencesHighlight
“St. John’s also has an amazing reputation. I knew that if I came here, I could reach the potential I wanted to in my college career. Three years after making my decision, I can confidently say that I made the right choice.”
Study Abroad Program Helps St. John’s Student Achieve a Global Education
Steiner Williams’s parents inspired a deep passion for travel that moved the Kansas native to apply to St. John’s for his undergraduate degree to participate in the University’s Study Abroad programs.
Steiner Williams, Class of 2025 The Peter J. Tobin College of BusinessHighlight
“When I was researching colleges to attend, I discovered that St. John’s had incredible study abroad opportunities. Finding out that I could potentially study in Ireland, France, and Italy sounded amazing to me, and it was a major reason why I chose St. John’s,” recalled Steiner, who was born and raised in Topeka, and will graduate in May 2025 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Management and a minor in Business Analytics from The Peter J. Tobin College of Business.
of St. John’s students come from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds
Fall 2023
ranked among all national universities in the U.S. News and World Report's 2025 list of Top Performers on Social Mobility
exceeded by only one other private institution in New York and one other Catholic institution in the United States in this measure.
of the more than 15,000 degree-seeking undergraduates attending St. John's are Pell Grant recipients
Fall 2023
Twenty-Seventh Annual President’s Dinner
The 27th Annual President’s Dinner, St. John’s University’s premier fundraising event, raised a staggering four million dollars in aid for student scholarships—an increase of over $500,000 more than any prior year’s total.
