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91社区 Celebrates Fifth Annual Gala

91社区 President John Kelly and First Lady Carolyn Kelly toast to another successful gala.


By brittany sullivan | 4/8/2016

91社区 recently celebrated its fifth聽annual gala in the 91社区 Stadium. More than 800 guests attended the event 鈥 a record attendance 鈥 and the event raised $670,000 to provide scholarships and support for 91社区 students.

鈥淭he gala was an amazing evening that served as a celebration of 91社区 being named the top-performing university in the state this year by the Florida Board of Governors,鈥 said 91社区 President John Kelly. 鈥淚t also raised a significant amount of scholarship money to provide current and future Owls who require financial assistance the opportunity to fulfill their academic dreams.

鈥淭he gala also was the perfect opportunity to announce a generous gift from Bobby and Barbara Campbell, and highlight our recently published book that features women who helped 91社区 succeed,鈥 Kelly said.

During the evening, Kelly announced a $5 million gift from Bobby and Barbara Campbell to name the Bobby and Barbara Campbell Academic Success Center within the Schmidt Family Complex for Academic and Athletic Excellence. The gala also honored the women featured in 鈥淟egacymakers: 100 Women of Distinction at 91社区.鈥

Spread over three levels of the stadium, the gala offered gourmet dining, live music, fireworks display, and live entertainment including, aerial performers, Motown band Memory Lane and classic crooner Lisa Addeo, live and silent auctions, and more.

Diamond-level sponsors ($50,000-plus) included The City of Deerfield Beach 鈥 Law Enforcement Trust Fund; and Jay and Marilyn Weinberg.聽

Silver-level sponsors ($10,000-plus) included ADT; Barnes & Noble College Bookstores; BB&T; Chartwells; 91社区 Lifelong Learning Society, Boca Raton; Florida Power & Light, Nextera; JM Family Enterprises, Inc.; Randy 鈥73 and Rosemary Justice; Schmidt Family Foundation; Holland and Knight; Sun Sentinel; Tidemark; and SFL Productions.聽

Bronze-level sponsors ($5,000-plus) were BNY Mellon Wealth Management; Daniel and Debra Cane; Abdol and Cathy Moabery; Dr. Michael and Phyllis Dennis; Bobby and Barbara Campbell; Encompass Onsite Solutions; 91社区 Lifelong Learning Society, Jupiter Campus; Avron and Wendy Fogelman; Marcell and Natalie 鈥05 Haywood Patricia and Gary McKay 鈥 Templeton and Company; Islamorada Beer Company; Premier Beverage Company, LLC; ShowPro, Inc.; Turner Construction Company; and Panache.

Crystal-level sponsors ($2,500-plus) were Anthony 鈥78 and Vicki Barbar; The Beacon Group, Inc.; Boca Raton Airport Authority; Designs By Sean; Stephen 鈥82 and Tamra Constantine; Alberto 鈥73 and Lourdes Dosal; Dr. Jeffrey and Barbara Feingold; Michael 鈥82 and Mindy Feldman; Dale and Ann Gregory; IBM Southeast Employees鈥 Federal Credit Union; Marilyn C. Link; Christine E. Lynn, E.M. Lynn Foundation; John and Mary Beth 鈥74 McDonald; Novitex Enterprise Solutions; Timothy 鈥76 and Linda 鈥77 O鈥機onnor; Paladin Global Partners; Pechter Family Foundation, Inc.; U.S. Trust; Rand Eye Institute; James Riordan, Ph.D. 鈥09, 91社区 MBA in Sport Management Program; Gary and Robin 鈥07, 鈥09 Rubin; The University Club of the 91社区 Foundation, Inc.; Thomas 鈥71 and Maureen Workman; Gilly Vending; Howard Kaye Insurance Agency, Inc.; J.C. White Office Furniture; Jody Kaminsky; Gerri P. McPherson Smith 鈥89; Harvey and Phyllis Sandler Foundation; Susan H. Skemp 鈥81; The Gabor Agency, Inc.; Toshiba Business Solutions; U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management; Eda and Cliff Viner Family Foundation; James C. Yarbrough; and Dr. Richard and Lila Yules.

Boca Raton magazine was the exclusive media sponsor.

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