Hughes Center Honors 2019

The Hughes Center Honors recognizes outstanding New Jerseyans for excellence in their field and for a commitment to public service, civility and bipartisanship that reflects the life and career of Ambassador William J. Hughes. Learn more

 

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2019 Hughes Center Honorees

Governor Jim Florio

Governor Jim Florio

Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award

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Governor Christie Whitman

Governor Christie Whitman

Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award

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Mark Giannantonio

Mark Giannantonio 鈥87

Excellence in Civic Engagement Award

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Sharon Schulman

Sharon Schulman 鈥80

Distinctive Alumni Leadership Award

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Ike Ejikeme

Ike Ejikeme

Distinctive Student Leadership Award

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Host Committee

Co-Chairs
Hon. Frank D. Formica

Hon. Dr. Edward H. Salmon

Hon. Diane B. Allen

Michael Angulo

Kenneth S. Antos

Hon. Nick Asselta

Hon. Susan Atkinson Delanzo

Steve Ayscue

Michael B. Azeez

Jerry Ballarotto

Lawrence E. Bathgate II

Hon. Raymond A. Batten

Steven Batzer

Hon. Jim Beach

Hon. Colin Bell

James E. Benton

Dave Beyel

Hon. Frank Blee

Hon. Roger A. Bodman

Dennis M. Bone

Brian Broadley

Charlene Brown

Hon. Chris A. Brown

Scott J. Burnley

Dominick Burzichelli

Hon. Stephanie Bush-Baskette

Hon. Emma N. Byrne

Kenneth Calemmo Jr.

June J. Campbell

Keith Campbell

Hon. Robert G. Campbell

Hon. Lou Cappelli

Dr. David Carr

Thomas Cirignano

Vicki T. Clark

Hon. Michael J. Clark

Hon. Chris Connors

Hon. Alisa Cooper

Gerald N. Covella

Dennis Culnan

Vincent D鈥橝lessandro

Hon. Dan Dalton

Paul D鈥橝mato

Hon. Robert M. Damminger

Patrick D鈥橝rcy

Hon. David M. DelVecchio

Steve DeMicco

Hon. Joseph J. Derella

Hon. Len Desiderio

Ulises E. Diaz

Samuel L. Donelson

John G. Donnadio

Hon. Joseph V. Doria

Richard Dovey

Kim S. Downes

Rev. Douglas Eberly

Hon. Patricia Egan Jones

William Elliot

Hon. Anthony Fanucci

Hon. Mike Fedorko

Hon. Samuel Fiocchi

Hon. Joe Fiordaliso

Roy Foster

Hon. Jeanne M. Fox

Dr. John Froonjian

Hon. Rich Gannon

Jay Gerken

Thomas Gill

Michele B. Gillian

Hon. Bob Gordon

Henry Gorelick

Hon. William Gormley

Hon. Louis D. Greenwald

Gayle Gross

Scott Halliday

Dr. Anne Harlan

Lori Herndon

John Hildabrandt

Hon. James N. Hogan

Hon. Mary-Anna Holden

David Hughes

Amb. William J. Hughes

William J. Hughes, Jr.

Dawn S. Hunter

Hon. Lisa Jiampetti

Harvey C. Johnson

Ron Johnson

Jennifer A. Jones

Dr. Walter Kappeler, Jr.

Hon. Michael S. Keating

Joe Kelly

Dr. & Mrs. Harvey Kesselman

Alan Kligerman

Jessica A. Kowal

Hon. Joe Kyrillos

Hon. Kenneth LeFevre

Lloyd D. Levenson

Hon. Dennis Levinson

Major General (ret.) Mark L. Loeben

Hon. James Maley

Hon. David Mayer

Hon. Frank McCall

Hon. Carlos Mercado

Frank N. Messina

Hon. Frank Minor

Hon. Richard S. Mroz

Hon. Robert Mullock

Hon. Jeffrey L. Nash

Hon. Marty Pagliughi

Christopher Paladino

Robert A. Penza

Hon. Steven P. Perskie

Richard M. Pescatore

Le Phan

Hon. James Plousis

Hon. Vincent J. Polistina

Hon. James F. Quinn

Tahreem Rajput

Hon. Elizabeth Lisa Randall

Michael Renna

Hon. Joseph J. Roberts

Dr. Michael Rodriguez

Philip P. Rowan

Dr. Mukesh Roy

Hon. Michael Santiago

John Scarpa

Hon. Fred Scerni

Hon. Eric Scheffler

Leo Schoffer

Hon. Dianne Solomon

Hon. Jose Sosa

William Sproule

Paul J. St. Onge

Hon. Anthony Stanzione

Candy Straight

Hon. Steve Sweeney

Tom Sykes

Hon. Jack Tarditi

Richard Tolson

Michael R. Tuosto

Les Vail

Dr. Lori Vermeulen

Hon. John R. Villapiano

Douglas Walker

Hon. Scott A. Weiner

Hon. William F. Whelan

Stephen Williams

Meghan E. Wren

Jennifer Young

Hon. Raymond J. Zane

Dr. Tina Zappile

Hon. James Zazzali

Hon. George R. Zoffinger

Michael L. Zumpino

Past Hughes Center Honorees