ALUMNI AND FRIENDS
ANNUAL GALA
The 30th Annual Hofstra Gala
honoring
Hofstra Athletics
May 7, 2026
About Hofstra Athletics
The Hofstra Department of Athletics sponsors 21 athletic teams that compete in the Coastal Athletic Association and the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association. Men’s teams include baseball, men’s basketball, men’s cross country and track, men’s golf, men’s lacrosse, men’s soccer, men’s tennis, and wrestling. Women’s teams include women’s basketball, women’s cross country and track, field hockey, women’s golf, women’s lacrosse, women’s soccer, softball, women’s tennis, and volleyball.
Photos and Videos
Past Honorees
- 2025: Donald M. Schaeffer, JD, CPA
- 2024: David S. Mack
- 2023: Kathleen Gallo, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN
- 2022: Lawrence G. Smith, MD, MACP
- 2021: Stuart Rabinowitz
- 2020: The Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies
- 2019: Robert D. Rosenthal, JD, ’74
- 2018: Steven Witkoff, BA, ’80; JD, ’83
- 2017: Alan J. Bernon ’76
- 2016: Toni ’63 and Martin Sosnoff
- 2015: James D’Addario ’71
- 2014: Marking the Establishment of the School of Engineering and Applied Science/School of Health Sciences and Human Services
- 2013: Dr. Lawrence Herbert
- 2012: Robert & Florence Kaufman
- 2011: Leo A. Guthart & Roy J. Zuckerberg
- 2010: Joseph G. Shapiro ’54
- 2009: Peter S. Kalikow
- 2008: Scott Rechler
- 2007: Frank G. and Patricia K. Zarb
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