2022: NJCU Leadership Awards Gala

The NJCU Foundation is pleased to honor recipients for their tremendous impact and ongoing drive to advance their areas of expertise within communities. The NJCU Foundation honor’s leaders in the following areas:

Service
The Leadership Service Award celebrates the highest level of dedication and commitment to elevating the Jersey City community. The award recognizes significant and positive impact on advancing the community through demonstrated and consistent leadership through service.

The Arts
The Leadership Arts Award recognizes an outstanding contribution to the arts in Jersey City by exemplifies extraordinary leadership qualities in advancing the Jersey City arts community.

Innovation
The Leadership Innovation Award honors innovative and creative contributions to Jersey City. The award recognizes innovation that results in positive impact or achievement for the benefit of Jersey City.

Legacy
The Leadership Legacy Award honors transformational impact that has made a measurable and lasting difference in the area of positive growth within the Jersey City community.

Service Award: Assembly Deputy Majority Leader and New Jersey Assemblywoman Angela V. McKnight
Arts Award: Paul Silverman, co-founder of the Jersey City-based real estate company, SILVERMAN;
Legacy Award: John J. Moore, L.L.M.,‘56, the former Chair of the Board of Trustees (awarded posthumously)
Innovation Award: Bank of America, accepted by Alberto Garofalo, President, Bank of America New Jersey.