special events
Ed Schuler ʼ81, Dr. DeAnna R. Burt-Nanna, Gavin Brownlie, Gretchen Wood
SCHOLARSHIP OPEN GOLFERS RAISE OVER $123,000 FOR MCC STUDENTS
It was perfect golf weather for most of the day — and even when the rain came, spirits remained high! Special thanks to Committee Chairs Gavin Brownlie and Ed Schuler ʼ81, our generous underwriters and our Scholarship Open committee for their dedication and resourcefulness in making this yearʼs golf tournament one to remember.
2023 Gold Star Gala Invitation
Gretchen Wood, Dr. DeAnna R. Burt-Nanna, Joseph Nanna, Lauren Dixon, Mike Schwabl
GOLD STAR GALA GUESTS RAISE $300,000 FOR MCC STUDENTS
The Monroe Community College Foundationʼs 25th Annual Gold Star Gala presented by M&T Bank was held April 29 at The Country Club of Rochester. Wonkaʼs Garden was filled with fun, but the mission was quite serious: to raise funds in support of Monroe Community College and to provide scholarships for deserving students. Thanks to our communityʼs generosity, just over $300,000 (net) was raised in support of MCC students to fund public higher education for Greater Rochester.
MCC student speaker Rebecca Kay Wilkoff ʼ23, an optical systems technology major and scholarship recipient, shone during our scholarship call that evening. Honorary Chairs John and Barbara Bruning and Elizabeth and Jim ʼ71 Sydor; Committee Chairs Deborah C. Stamps, Ed.D., RN, ʼ97 and Abby Reinhard; Auction Advocates Robin ʼ80 and Tim ʼ80 Wentworth; our eveningʼs emcee Doug Emblidge; and our gala committee made this yearʼs gala one to remember!
Salute to Excellence: Flor Colón, Dr. DeAnna R. Burt-Nanna, Gretchen Wood, Daniel Goldstein
SALUTE TO EXCELLENCE
What a celebration! On Thursday, November 10, 2022, the Monroe Community College Foundation hosted the 31st Annual Salute to Excellence at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center. Honorary Chairs R. Thomas Flynn and Dr. Peter A. Spina, along with Committee Chairs and MCC Foundation Board Directors Flor Colón and Daniel Goldstein, set the stage for an incredible evening that celebrated the 60th anniversary of Monroe Community College opening its doors.
In addition to celebrating the talents of the newest class of MCC Alumni Hall of Fame inductees — Dr. Myra P. Henry ʼ09, Douglas E. Parker ʼ92, Joseph L. Searles Jr. ʼ89 and Erin L. Waller ʼ98 — we were honored to recognize the remarkable leadership and generosity of the ESL Charitable Foundation with the Salute to Excellence Award and Dr. Alice Holloway Young with the Salute to Volunteerism Award.
We also heard from Kris Henderickson ʼ22, an MCC alumnus and current Cornell University student. When Kris attended MCC, the scholarships he received kept him enrolled. The nearly 800 scholarships available each year to MCC students are possible because of your support. Thank you for empowering hardworking students like Kris.