Alumni Awards Dinner Honors LaRosa, Alumni President, and More
March 27, 2017
Joe Egan ’70
FSC’s annual Alumni Awards Dinner has been scheduled for Thursday, March 30, at 6:30 p.m. at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. Highlights of the event include the presentation of the Judith M. McEvoy Alumnus of the Year Award to Joe Egan ’70, President of the Alumni Association; and a Lifetime Achievement Award to retiring Senior Vice President/CFO George LaRosa.
The inauguration of President Nader – scheduled for the next day – will also be celebrated.
The event begins with a cocktail hour at 6:30 p.m. The Crest Hollow is located at 8325 Jericho Turnpike, Woodbury.
Egan, a leading food industry consultant, graduated from Farmingdale in 1970 with a degree in Food Processing Technology. Since that time he has held numerous positions in the food industry. Egan Consulting Co. is a leader in food distribution technology.
Senior VP/CFO George LaRosa
LaRosa has worked in the State University of New York system for 43 years, including 40 at Farmingdale. He joined the College when it was still a two-year institution, and quickly advanced to hold multiple leadership positions.
He has been a recipient of many awards, including the Institute of Management Accountants’ Financial Executive of the Year Award in 1998, the State University of New York Business Officer of the Year Award
in 2012, and the Long Island Business News Outstanding CFO of the Year in 2013.
Other members of the College community to be honored include:
- Distinguished Faculty Award: Dr. Richard Iversen, Department of Urban Horticulture & Design, taught at Farmingdale from 1981 to 2016. He lovingly curated the campus gardens.
- Outstanding Student Award: Cal Jiminez ’17, president of Tau Kappa Epsilon and the Student Government Association.
- Alumni Association Centurion Club: Benjamin Vecchio ’50 joins a group of the Top 100 alumni in Farmingdale’s first 100 years.
