Annual Scholarship Benefit
We did it!
Thank you to all who supported our Annual Scholarship Benefit. Because of donors like you, we were able to raise $1,025,619 to support the next generation of Griffins.
Nearly 150 alumni, parents, and friends joined us on Thursday, April 29, 2021 as we honored Lucille Zanghi and Jim Dow, proud Marymount Manhattan parents and steadfast benefactors to the College. In addition to heartfelt remarks by members of the MMC community and a sneak peek of the Judith Mara Carson Center for Visual Arts, guests were treated to a moving performance of “You Will Be Found” by MMC’s Musical Theatre students.
The evening was a smashing success, and we couldn’t have done it without you!
If you missed the chance to contribute, you can still support student scholarships by making a donation today. Every gift matters and every dollar makes a difference in the lives of our students.
Again, we thank you for your support of this important event and all the ways that you support Marymount Manhattan College.
About Our Honorees
Lucille Zanghi and James Dow are proud Marymount Manhattan parents and longtime benefactors of the College.
Ms. Zanghi has been a member of the Board of Trustees since 2008. She is a retired stockbroker and financial planner who worked for two industry leaders, EF Hutton and Co. and Dean Witter Reynolds, from which she retired as Vice President in 1996. Mr. Dow is a retired angel investor and high technology entrepreneur. He was the Founder and CEO of Microcom Corporation from 1980 to 1994 and Chairman of the Board from 1994 to 1997.
Since her retirement, Ms. Zanghi has served on numerous nonprofit boards, including the Wang Center for the Performing Arts in Boston and the Brookline Education Foundation. She is currently a trustee of Marymount Manhattan College and the Adrianne Arsht Performing Arts Center in Miami, and she volunteers at a dog shelter, the Born Free Pet Shelter, where she acts as their primary fundraiser. Mr. Dow has also served on numerous charitable boards, including The Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston and Barnard College of Columbia University.
Ms. Zanghi and Mr. Dow were presented with the Innovative Philanthropist Award by the Dana Farber Cancer Institute for their significant contributions to the High Technology Multidisciplinary Research Fund. Started with a three million dollar donation, the Fund now totals over $35 million, mostly raised from high technology entrepreneurs.
Ms. Zanghi graduated magna cum laude from Northeastern University with a degree in History. Mr. Dow earned his B.S. in Applied Mathematics from Northeastern University. They are residents of Florida and have two grown daughters, Lindsey and Jacqueline. Lindsey is a proud 2011 graduate of Marymount Manhattan College.