Community of Excellence

"A Community of Excellence"

You are invited to join us at a luncheon honoring our community partners Daniel J. Hogarty, Jr., John J. Nigro,
and Sister Rose Regina Smith, CSJ ’50, G’90.

Together, sharing the Saint Rose vision and values that strengthen our urban community.

Thursday, May 15, 2008
11 am to 1:30 pm
Wolfert's Roost Country Club
Van Rensselaer Boulevard
Albany, New York

$60 per person
$40 of which is tax deductible

Please respond early as space is limited.
To RSVP email SpecialEvents@strose.edu
or call (518) 458-5391

All proceeds benefit the Saint Rose scholarship program.

ABOUT OUR HONOREES
Daniel J. Hogarty, Jr.
Daniel J. Hogarty Jr., retired president and CEO of The Troy Savings Bank, is a director of the board for First Niagara Financial Group and president of The Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation. In addition to his banking experience, he currently serves on a number of boards, including the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, University at Albany Foundation, New York State Teachers’ Retirement System, and the Harriman Research & Technology Development Corporation. Mr. Hogarty has also been the recipient of awards from the Rensselaer County Chamber of Commerce, the Hudson Mohawk Association, The Business Review Executive of the Year, the Jewish National Fund, Christian Brothers Academy Distinguished Alumni Award, and the University at Albany Alumni Foundation; he and his wife Ellen have shared honors from the LaSalle School, Catholic Central High School, and the Rensselaer County Historical Society. Both he and John Nigro have been past recipients of the Distinguished Citizen Award from the Boy Scouts of America Twin Rivers Council—a distinction they share with 2007 “A Community of Excellence” honoree Morris Massry.

John J. Nigro
John J. Nigro is President of the Nigro Companies, a commercial real estate development company that owns and manages commercial properties throughout northeastern New York, specializing in retail shopping centers. Mr. Nigro is a board member and past chair of the Strategic Initiatives Committee at the Center for Economic Growth. He serves as a member of the Board of Trustees at Siena College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a board member of Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Capital Region Youth Tennis Foundation, Albany Symphony Orchestra, New York State Legislative Ethics Commission, and the Boy Scouts of America Twin Rivers Council. He is also a board director and past president of the St. Anne Institute Foundation, and founding member of the Building Owners and Managers Association.0

Sister Rose Regina Smith, CSJ ’50, G’99
Sister Rose Regina Smith, CSJ has been a member of the Saint Rose family her entire life. Her mother was a member of the College’s inaugural graduating class in 1924 and her aunt Sister Rita Agnes Casey, CSJ was one of the College’s founding sisters. Sister Rose herself is a 1950 graduate of The College of Saint Rose, also receiving a graduate degree in 1990. She has been a member of the president’s office staff for 34 years. Sister Rose epitomizes the mission of Saint Rose, having made an indelible mark on countless students, parents, faculty, and friends of the College. A Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet for 55 years, her
ministries have also included high school teaching positions, a high school vice principal position, and membership on the Provincial Council of the Albany Province of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.