Meritorious Service Award
This award is given to a member of the NYU alumni community of significant renown and who has provided exemplary service to volunteer programs.
The Volunteer & Service Awards recognize respected and distinguished graduates whose personal achievement and/or service in professional, vocational, social, or cultural endeavors brings pride to the University.
Award recipients can be recognized in seven distinct categories to celebrate and recognize their exemplary commitment. Alumni clubs, groups and individuals are reviewed and selected by fellow alumni volunteers and celebrated at the NYU Alumni Association’s annual alumni volunteer recognition event.
This award is given to a member of the NYU alumni community of significant renown and who has provided exemplary service to volunteer programs.
This award is given to any officially-recognized NYU-affiliated club or group, who has developed and executed an original and creative academic, social, cultural, career, or community service event during the past year, which has effectively engaged their alumni constituency and fulfilled or furthered the mission of the NYU Alumni Association.
This award is given to any officially-recognized NYU-affiliated club or group, or individual volunteer, who has developed and executed a unique and innovative community-building idea or strategy during the past year, which has effectively engaged their alumni constituency and fulfilled or furthered the mission of the NYU Alumni Association.
This award is given to a volunteer from any officially-recognized NYU-affiliated club or group, who has demonstrated sustained exemplary service and leadership in engaging alumni, exhibited success in developing and executing meaningful alumni programming, and cultivated the spirit of NYU pride within their constituency of the alumni community.
This award is given to a volunteer from any officially recognized NYU-affiliated club or group, who has assumed a volunteer role within the past year, and has demonstrated creativity and passion in fulfilling the NYUAA’s mission to engage alumni, exhibited initiative in becoming an effective alumni leader, and cultivated the spirit of NYU pride within their constituency of the alumni community.
This award is given to an officially-recognized NYU-affiliated club or group that has continuously and consistently developed significant programming to engage the NYU alumni community throughout the previous five years. This award recognizes the alumni club or group’s legacy of hard work and commitment to their NYU alumni community. This award recognizes long standing exemplary service and is not given every year. Clubs can only receive this award once.
The most recent NYUAA Alumni Volunteer Recognition and Service Awards took place on September 16, 2025. Alumni from across the globe joined us in celebrating the many alumni volunteers who support the NYU community. Learn more about the honorees below:
2026 Event of the Year
Milk Tea Happy Hour
Launched in May 2025 during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Milk Tea Happy Hour series was conceived by the NYU Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi (APIDA) Alumni Network to build an inclusive, light-hearted space for alumni to connect.
2026 Innovation of the Year
NYU Alumni Reception in Cannes
On May 17, 2025, NYU Alumni Relations hosted an alumni gathering during the Cannes Film Festival, welcoming 76 alumni from 10 NYU schools and 10 countries, two professors, and an alumnus whose film was featured during the festival.
2026 Volunteer of the Year
STEINHARDT ’96
NYU Alumni Club in South Florida
Rebecca Alva is a dedicated pillar of the NYU Alumni community in South Florida. Recently celebrating a major milestone: Rebecca surpassed ten years of service to the NYU Alumni Association through the NYU Alumni Club in South Florida. During that time, she has organized, hosted, and promoted more than 50 NYU events.
2026 New Volunteer of the Year
TANDON ’18
NYU Alumni in Tech
From the moment he stepped into his role with the NYU Alumni in Tech club, Ife didn’t just volunteer, he transformed. As a brand-new volunteer, he immediately recognized the potential of the club and took on the challenge of revitalizing its presence and impact.
2026 Club of Distinction
For over a decade, the NYU Alumni Club in Los Angeles has stood out as a leader in the alumni community through the sheer quantity and exceptional quality of its programming, having hosted over 300 events that have brought together more than 7,000 attendees. The club maintains a steady, active presence year after year, hosting creative and varied gatherings tailored to its diverse audience—even pivoting seamlessly to virtual programming during the height of the pandemic.
2026 Meritorious Service Award
LAW ’85
NYUAA Past President
Elio F. Martinez, Jr., a proud NYU Law graduate, is the immediate Past President of the NYU Alumni Association, leading the Board of Directors with consistency and humility from 2024-2026. His wife, Patricia, obtained her undergraduate degree from the NYU College of Arts & Science, as did his daughter, Katrina. Thus, the color violet runs strong in the Martinez household.
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Volunteer of the Year
STEINHARDT ’96
2026
NYU Volunteer
Event of the Year
2026
NYU Volunteer
Innovation of the Year
2026
NYU Volunteer
New Volunteer of the Year
TANDON ’18
2026
NYU Volunteer
Club of Distinction
2026
NYU Volunteer
Meritorious Service Award
LAW ’85
2026
NYU Volunteer
Volunteer of the Year
CAS ’06, WAG ’07
2024
NYU Volunteer
New Volunteer of the Year
STERN ’19
2024
NYU Volunteer
Innovation of the Year
2024
NYU Volunteer
Club of Distinction
2024
NYU Volunteer
Event of the Year
2024
NYU Volunteer
Meritorious Service Award
TANDON ’09, ’11
2024
NYU Volunteer
Volunteer of the Year
CAS ’00
2023
NYU Volunteer
Volunteer of the Year
CAS ’06
2023
NYU Volunteer
New Volunteer of the Year
TSOA ’15
2023
NYU Volunteer
Event of the Year
2023
NYU Volunteer
Innovation of the Year
2023
NYU Volunteer
Meritorious Service Award
STERN ’02
2023
NYU Volunteer
Event of the Year
2022
NYU Volunteer
Volunteer of the Year
2022
NYU Volunteer
Lifetime Service Award
WSC ’50, LAW ’52
2022
Law
New Volunteer of the Year
2022
NYU Volunteer
Lifetime Service Award
STERN ’42, ’51
2022
Non-Profit
Meritorious Service Award
GAL ’14
2022
NYU Volunteer
Meritorious Service Award
STERN ’94
2022
NYU Volunteer
Club of Distinction
2022
NYU Volunteer
Innovation of the Year
2022
NYU Volunteer
Event of the Year
2021
NYU Volunteer
New Volunteers of the Year
2021
NYU Volunteer
Alumni Meritorious Service
STERN ’84
2021
NYU Volunteer
Innovation of the Year
2021
NYU Volunteer
New Volunteer of the Year
MEYERS ’15
2021
NYU Volunteer
Volunteer of the Year
STERN ’01
2020
Finance
New Volunteer of the Year
SSSW ’10
2020
NYU Volunteer
Event of the Year
2020
NYU Volunteer
Alumni Meritorious Service
GSAS ’03, GSM ’08
2020
Healthcare
New Volunteer of the Year
CAS ’11
2020
NYU Volunteer
Club of Distinction
2020
NYU Volunteer
Volunteer of the Year
2020
NYU Volunteer
Alumni Meritorious Service
STEINHARDT ’74
2019
Healthcare
Alumni Meritorious Service
CAS ’04
2018
Law
Alumni Meritorious Service
GSM ’83
2017
Healthcare
Alumni Meritorious Service
STERN ’94
2017
Finance
Alumni Meritorious Service
TANDON ’70, ’72
2016
STEM
Alumni Meritorious Service
STERN ’81
2016
Education
Alumni Meritorious Service
STERN ’73
2015
Law
Alumni Meritorious Service
SPS ’93, STERN ’94
2015
Finance
Alumni Meritorious Service
STERN ’96
2014
NYU Volunteer
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| Name | School | Award year | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| NYU Nursing Administration Alumni Advisory Council | N/A | 2020 | Event of the Year |
| NYU Tisch West | N/A | 2020 | Innovation of the Year |
| NYU Alumni Club in Singapore | N/A | 2020 | Club of Distinction |
| Antonio Miceli | CAS ’11 | 2020 | New Volunteer of the Year |
| Alice Cheng | SSSW ’10 | 2020 | New Volunteer of the Year |
| Oded Agam | STERN ’01 | 2020 | Volunteer of the Year |
| NYU LGBTQ+ Alumni Network | N/A | 2019 | Event of the Year |
| NYU LatinX Alumni Club | N/A | 2019 | Innovation of the Year |
| Renee Sanchez | MEYERS ’13 | 2019 | New Volunteer of the Year |
| Jessica Bynoe | CAS ’04, WAG, ’05 | 2019 | Volunteer of the Year |
| NYU LGBTQ+ Alumni Network | N/A | 2018 | Event of the Year |
| NYU Alumni Club in Shanghai | N/A | 2018 | Innovation of the Year |
| Kevin Ortiz | STERN ’13 | 2018 | New Volunteer of the Year |
| William Wang | CAS ’17 | 2018 | New Volunteer of the Year |
| Daniel Esquivel | STEINHARDT ’11 | 2018 | Volunteer of the Year |
| NYU Alumni Club in South China | N/A | 2017 | Innovation of the Year |
| Jennifer Kitson | WAG ’15 | 2017 | New Volunteer of the Year |
| Ashley Putnam | WAG ’15 | 2017 | New Volunteer of the Year |
| Gerry Dawes | TANDON ’84, ’89 | 2017 | Volunteer of the Year |
| Pujan Amin | STERN ’06 | 2016 | New Volunteer of the Year |
| Mark Yang | CIMS ’00 | 2016 | New Volunteer of the Year |
| Nick Jensen | CAS ’11 | 2016 | Volunteer of the Year |
| Caleb Hodes | GAL ’13 | 2016 | Volunteer of the Year |
| Gale Drukier | STEINHARDT ’72 | 2013 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Judith Haber | MEYERS ’67, ’84 | 2013 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| David M. Costabile | TSOA ’95 | 2012 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| E. O’Brien Murray | SPS ’01 | 2012 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| John A. Calvo | STERN ’91, LAW ’95 | 2011 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Steven S. Miller | LAW ’70 | 2011 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Craig Behrenfeld | LAW ’91 | 2010 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Evelyn Berezin | WSC ’46 | 2010 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Beverly Hyman | STEINHARDT ’80 | 2008 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Jeffrey S. Gould | WSC ’79 | 2008 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Karen Siff-Exkorn | GAL ’96 | 2007 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Norma Z. Paige | WSC ’44, LAW ’46 | 2007 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Daniel J. Brodsky | WAG ’70 | 2006 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| H. Dale Hemmerdinger | WSC ’67 | 2006 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Melvin A. Stein | STERN ’53 | 2005 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Stanley N. Turetzky | DEN ’62 | 2005 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Evan R. Chesler | ARTS ’70, LAW ’75 | 2004 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Joan Martens | STERN ’75 | 2004 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Andre De Shields | GAL ’91 | 2003 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Florence A. Davis | LAW ’79 | 2003 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Mary Tanaskovic Bitting | STERN ’68, ’71 | 2002 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Gloria Samuels-Flood | SSW ’89 | 2002 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Joseph A. Rice | TANDON ’52, GSAS ’68 | 2002 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Jane Dresner Sadaka | STERN ’80 | 2000 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Seymour Evans | WSC ’49, DEN ’53 | 2000 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Kevin R. Brine | STERN ’81 | 1999 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Susan Goren | ARTS ’75 | 1999 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Stephen Golden | GAL ’90 | 1998 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| William A. Cook | SSW ’71 | 1998 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Lawrence I. Konstan | WSC ’63, GSAS ’70 | 1997 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Mary Farrell | STERN ’76 | 1997 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| E. Jon de Revere | ARTS ’60 | 1996 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Jonathan M. Herman | ARTS ’69, LAW ’73 | 1996 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Robert Kavesh | STERN ’49 | 1996 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Leonard N. Stern | STERN ’57, ’59 | 1995 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Martin D. Payson | LAW ’61 | 1995 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Anthony A. Ginsberg | GSAS ’73 | 1994 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Betty W. Ellerin | WSC ’50, LAW ’52 | 1994 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Carl W. Greene | STERN ’60 | 1994 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Marvin Barasch | STERN ’47 | 1994 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Bruce Berger | STERN ’66 | 1993 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Kathleen M. Kelly | STERN ’62 | 1993 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Laurence M. Lerner | ARTS ’61 | 1993 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Arnold L. Goren | STEINHARDT ’47, ’48 | 1992 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Jane Eisner Bram | WSC ’58, SSW ’79 | 1992 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Meryl R. Grayer | STEINHARDT ’48, ’49 | 1991 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Myron Kove | ARTS ’56, LAW ’67 | 1991 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Thomas H. Wysmuller | ARTS ’66 | 1991 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Jack I. Appel | WSC ’51 | 1990 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Jeffrey G. Leeds | ARTS ’68, DEN ’72 | 1990 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Lena Rettig | LAW ’60 | 1990 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| A. Milton Bell | WSC ’47, DEN ’51 | 1989 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Anne L. Martin | STEINHARDT ’71 | 1989 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Ira A. Laufer | WSC ’48, MED ’53 | 1989 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Norman Goodman | ARTS ’47, LAW ’50 | 1989 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Susan Tabor Wahman | ARTS ’61 | 1989 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Alfred H. Horowitz | STERN ’51 | 1988 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Alonzo H. Shockley, Jr. | STEINHARDT ’56 | 1988 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Edward E. Blakeslee | LAW ’47 | 1988 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Herman L. Bosboom | DEN ’44 | 1988 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Cathy Goldsmith | STEINHARDT ’68, ’71, ’74 | 1987 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Herbert M. Paul | STERN ’56, LAW ’61 | 1987 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| David S. Slater | STEINHARDT ’51 | 1986 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Frances H. Lee | GSAS ’62 | 1986 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Arthur H. Rubin | STEINHARDT ’50 | 1985 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Arthur W. Harrigan | STERN ’42, ’48 | 1985 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Frederick C. Schult, Jr. | ARTS ’50, GSAS ’51 | 1985 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Joseph H. Press | WSC ’37, MED ’41 | 1985 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Vincent V. LaBruna | DEN ’58 | 1985 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| John J. Creedon | STERN ’52, LAW ’55 | 1984 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Philip M. Hahn | STERN ’59 | 1984 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Audrey Schmidt Rubin | STEINHARDT ’54, GSAS ’61 | 1983 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Frances K. Barasch | GSAS ’64 | 1983 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Thomas J. Kraner | WSC ’53, STERN ’56 | 1983 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Daniel D. Robinson | STERN ’50 | 1981 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Gerald S. Wank | WSC ’45, DEN ’49 | 1981 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Roger K. Baumberger | STERN ’64 | 1981 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Martin Tucker | GSAS ’49, ’63 | 1980 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Robert H. Stovall | STERN ’57 | 1980 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Lester Pollack | LAW ’57 | 1979 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Norman Rogoff | DEN ’41 | 1979 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Donald T. Fox | LAW ’56 | 1978 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Joseph W. Handelman | STERN ’64 | 1978 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Elizabeth Iannizzi | STEINHARDT ’52, ’67 | 1977 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Howard L. Greenberger | LAW ’54 | 1977 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Martin Lipton | LAW ’55 | 1976 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Thomas J. Kane | ARTS ’42 | 1975 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Robert F. Wright | STERN ’51 | 1974 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Eugene J. T. Flanagan | STERN ’57, LAW ’60 | 1973 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| I. Stanley Kriegel | STERN ’29 | 1973 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Alan A. Scheer | MED ’46 | 1972 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Henry A. Trow | DEN ’37 | 1972 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Larry A. Silverstein | ARTS ’52 | 1970 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Marvin Leffler | STERN ’42, ’51 | 1970 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| John H. Leonard | STERN ’42, ’51 | 1969 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Robert Rubinger | ARTS ’45 | 1969 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Gloria Hirsch Soloff | STERN ’49 | 1968 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Ignatius N. Quartararo | DEN ’52 | 1967 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Leonard J. Greenthal | STERN ’32, ’35 | 1967 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Leo Botwinick | DEN ’43 | 1966 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Martin G. Waldman | WSC ’48, STEINHARDT ’51 | 1965 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Madeline H. McWhinney | STERN ’47 | 1962 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Nathan P. Tanners | DEN ’30 | 1960 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
| Martha K. Bosshart | STEINHARDT ’28, ’31 | 1941 | Alumni Meritorious Service |
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