Fashion Designer Joseph Abboud to Serve as Master of Ceremonies

Sacred Heart University's William H. Pitt Health & Recreation Center will be transformed into a starry, starry night for its 16th Annual Discovery Awards and Scholarship Dinner on Saturday, April 23.

More than 400 people are expected to attend this black-tie affair, which will raise funds for student scholarships. Discovery Awards will be presented to People's Bank Chairman, President & CEO John A. Klein (Easton, Conn.) and Mario Gabelli (Greenwich, Conn.), Chairman, CEO & CIO of Gabelli Asset Management. Bridgeport's Kolbe-Cathedral High School Principal Jo-Anne Jakab (Bridgeport, Conn.) will receive the Curtis Medal of Honor.

Fashion Designer Joseph Abboud (Bedford, N.Y.) will be Master of Ceremonies for the evening. Event chairs are Bill Mitchell, vice chairman of Mitchells of Westport and Richards of Greenwich; Linda McMahon, CEO of World Wresting Entertainment; and Mark E. Freitas, President & CEO of Frank Crystal & Company.

The gala event begins with a reception and silent auction at 5:45 p.m. Guests will dine on fine hors d'oeuvres while mingling and perusing silent auction items including jewelry & furs from Harpers of Fairfield, a Harley Davidson motorcycle, and a wide assortment of other gifts including weekend get-aways, art, theatre tickets and restaurant gift certificates. Festivities will continue with the awards ceremony, gourmet dinner, and dancing to the music of The Cartells.

The event will take place on the University's main campus, 5151 Park Avenue, Fairfield. Sponsorships begin at $1,500, and individual tickets are $250. All proceeds will benefit the University's Scholarship Fund.
For more information and reservations, call 203-365-4802.

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Sacred Heart University's Discovery Award
In its annual Discovery Award, Sacred Heart University is privileged to invite the community to recognize and celebrate the gifts of caring and accomplished people. These exceptional men and women embody the exalted tradition of this University in their lives. They represent a wide diversity of professions but hold in common a passion for excellence and a tireless devotion to their fellow citizens. Each is truly an educator showing by example the inestimable value of learning, leadership, and service.

The Bishop Walter W. Curtis Medal of Honor
The second Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport, the Most Reverend Walter W. Curtis, founded Sacred Heart University in 1963. The University first presented this singular honor, to its founding father, in 1967. The Medal of Honor identifies exemplary members of the community who are living models of the Bishop's own clarity of vision and generosity of spirit.

Contact: Funda Alp (alpf@sacredheart.edu)

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