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Friend of CUNY - Belle Zeller Scholarship Trust Fund

Friend of CUNY

Belle Zeller Scholarship Trust Fund

FRIEND OF CUNY AWARD

The Friend of CUNY Award is presented to an individual or organization that has provided unwavering support for the students, faculty and staff of the City University of New York.

1980

Stanley Fink

Speaker, New York State Assembly

1981

John Marchi

New York State Senate

1983

Robert F. Wagner

Former Mayor of New York City

1984

Mark Alan Siegel

Chair of the New York State Assembly Higher Education Committee

1985

Kenneth P. LaValle

Chair, New York State Senate Committee on Higher Education

1986

Mario M. Cuomo

Governor, State of New York

1987

Manfred Ohrenstein

Majority Leader, New York State Senate

1988

Herbert Berman

Education Committee, New York City Council

1989

Basil A. Paterson

Vice Chair, Friends of the City University of New York

1990

Mel Miller

Speaker, New York State Assembly

1991

Edward C. Sullivan

Chair, Higher Education Committee, New York State Assembly

1992

Jose E. Serrano

United States House of Representatives

1993

Herb Magidson

Former Executive Vice President, New York State United Teachers

1993

Miles and Shirley Fiterman

1995

Peter Vallone

Speaker, New York City Council

1996

Carl McCall

Comptroller, State of New York

1997

Guy J. Velella

Senior Assistant Majority Leader, New York State Senate

1998

Roy M. Goodman
New York State Senate

1999

Brian McLaughlin

New York State Assembly and President, New York City Central Labor Council

2000

Helen Marshall

Council member, 21st District, Queens, New York City Council

2020

Toby Ann Stavisky

New York State Senator, Chair, Higher Education Committee

2020

Barbara Bowen

President, Professional Staff Congress

2020

Deborah J. Glick

New York State Assembly, Chair, Committee on Higher Education

2021

Letitia James

New York State Attorney General

2021

Andrew Gounardes

New York State Senator

2021

Karines Reyes

New York State Assembly Member

2023

Andrea Stewart Cousins

Majority Leader, New York State Senate

2023

Carl E. Heastie

Speaker, New York State Assembly

2024

Thomas P. DiNapoli

New York State Comptroller

2024

Robert Jackson

New York State Senator