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President's Dinner
Twenty-Seventh Annual President's Dinner
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
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 26 years, the President’s Dinner has raised more than $55 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
of St. John’s students come from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds
Fall 2022
ranked among all national universities in the U.S. News and World Report’s 2022 list of Top Performers on Social Mobility
Tied for first among national Catholic universities and colleges; Second among national private institutions in New York; Tied for ninth among national private institutions.
of the more than 15,000 degree-seeking undergraduates attending St. John’s are Pell Grant recipients
Fall 2022
Twenty-Sixth Annual President’s Dinner
The 26th Annual St. John’s University President’s Dinner was a record-breaking event that raised $3,450,467—the most in its history—and the spirit of giving did not end when it concluded as in the 24 hours following the event an additional $133,113 in donations were received. The funds raised will directly benefit the University’s most deserving students.
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