Fall Festival

Alumni Awards Dinner

President Susan Poser
The Hofstra University Board of Trustees
and the
Hofstra University Alumni Organization
hosted the

2025 Alumni Awards Dinner

Wednesday, October 15, 2025
6 p.m.
The Garden City Hotel, Grand Ballroom
Garden City, New York

For more information, please contact Gabrielle Centrone in the Office for Development and Alumni Affairs at 516-463-5339 or developmentevents@hofstra.edu.

Alumnus of the Year

henry

Shawn Henry ‘87; MS
Executive Advisor
CrowdStrike

Alumni Achievement Award

Charney

Laurence Charney ’69; MBA
Retired Partner, EY
Member, Zarb School of Business Dean’s Advisory Board

Chaudhry

Isma H. Chaudhry, MPH, ’15; MD
Associate Director
Metropolitan Sleep Studies

Hornbuckle

Daphne Jackson Hornbuckle ’86
IT Manager – North Texas Region
Spectrum

Lindsay

Sandra Lindsay, MBA, ’16; DHSc; RN
Vice President, Public Health Advocacy
Northwell Health

Paredes

Lourdes Paredes ’93; JD
Managing Director, Americas Head of Financial Crimes Prevention, and Wealth Management Chief AML Officer
UBS

Sharon

Jo Sharon ’98
Co-CEO
Magical Elves Inc.

Young Alumni

Abrams

Michael Lai ’20
Co-Founder and CEO
Famous Media Group

Abrams

Jo Norris ’16; MA
Co-Founder and CEO
Carbon Reform

Honorary Alumna

Abrams

Jeffrey L. Abrams, Esq.

Past Award Recipients

Alumnus/Alumna of the Year Award Young Alumnus/Alumna Award Alumni Achievement Award Honorary Alumnus/Alumna Award

2024 Awards Video

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2024 Alumni Awards Dinner

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