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Dix Hills Resident Honored by Association of Italian American Educators
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| Michael DeLuise, Vice President of Development at Dowling College, will receive the coveted award for Private Enterprise from the Association of Italian American Educators. |
OAKDALE, NY - Michael DeLuise, Vice President of Development and External Affairs at Dowling College, will receive the coveted award for Private Enterprise from the Association of Italian American Educators (AIAE) at its Annual Awards and Scholarship Celebration. The event will take place on Sunday, April 30, 2006 at the Chateau Briand in Carle Place, NY.
As Vice President of Development and External Affairs, DeLuise is in charge of government relations, development and media relations. Since coming onboard in 2003, DeLuise has spearheaded a substantial increase in fundraising and has forged several partnerships with community and government organizations. Prior to joining Dowling, DeLuise held various positions at Hofstra University, including Director of Public Relations, Assistant Vice President and Vice President.
Prior to his career in higher education, DeLuise founded DeLuise, Hirschman & Holley, an award-winning full-service marketing and advertising firm, which he led as President from 1977 to 1986. With annual billings in excess of $10 million and offices in New York, Washington, D.C. and Boston, the firm managed such clients as the New York Philharmonic, Radio City Music Hall, the American Museum of Natural History, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the KOOL Jazz Festival, WBLS Radio, and numerous theatrical productions including the Broadway productions of Mummenschanz and David Merrick's 42nd Street.
A graduate of New York University and a resident of Dix Hills, NY, DeLuise was presented with the Public Relations Professionals of Long Island Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Long Island Economic Redevelopment Committee and Friends of Long Island Heritage.
Reservations for the awards banquet may be made by contacting AIAE Treasurer and Celebration Co-Chair Leo Cimini via e-mail at: ciminil@prodigy.net or by telephone: (516) 883-3826. A tax-deductible donation of $75.00 per person includes cocktail hour, dinner and dancing.
About Dowling College
Dowling College is an independent, coeducational college that serves more than 6,500 students at
its historic Rudolph Campus on the banks of the Connetquot River in Oakdale, NY, and the 105-acre
Brookhaven Campus in eastern Long Island and a business center located near the Nassau-Suffolk
border in Melville. Dowling offers Bachelor′s, Master′s, and Doctoral degrees in several
disciplines through its four schools: Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Education.
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