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Joseph E. Verderber, Sr. to Receive Honorary Degree of Doctor of Commercial Science At Dowling College Commencement
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| Joseph E. Verderber, Sr. community leader, respected businessman and President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Astro Moving & Storage and three other Astro-affiliated companies, will receive the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Commercial Science at Dowling College's 44th Commencement ceremony. |
Joseph E. Verderber, Sr., community leader, respected businessman and President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Astro Moving & Storage, will receive the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Commercial Science at Dowling College's 44th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 21, 2006 at the Nassau Veteran's Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY.
Having overcome a childhood filled with challenges and hardship, Mr. Verderber is commended for creating a life of commitment, strength and triumph. During the early part of his adult life, Mr. Verderber was a member of the U.S. Marine Corps. and later worked for several companies, including Allied Truck, Paragon Oil and Metropolitan Life Insurance. At the age of twenty-four, Mr. Verderber purchased a bankrupt moving company and took another step toward becoming a successful businessman. At one point, he purchased a dilapidated 58-unit apartment complex for $15,000 and turned it into a successful multi-family housing complex. The $1 million proceeds from this real estate investment enabled him to start a new trucking company. Today, Mr. Verderber is President and CEO of Astro Moving & Storage and three other Astro-affiliated companies.
A community activist, Mr. Verderber has served as a member of the Knights of Columbus, gaining the stature of 3rd Degree Knight, Vice President and Coach for the Dix Hills Little League, and President of the Huntington Boy's Club. He was honored for outstanding devotion to the youth of Long Island as recipient of The Lee Farber Award.
Mr. Verderber is actively involved in the Bishop's Annual Appeal and as a member of St. Matthew's Roman Catholic Church in Dix Hills. He was inducted by Cardinal O'Connor into the Knights and Ladies of the Holy Sepulchre at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, as a culmination of his lifelong commitment to serving others. Mr. Verderber is a resident of Dix Hills, NY.
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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