John Tognino of NASDAQ

This year’s event raised $2.2 million for the Fordham Founder’s Presidential Scholarship Fund, tying last year’s total, the second-highest in Fordham’s history. The heart of the annual gala, the scholarship fund awards young women and men who demonstrate a desire for excellence in all aspects of life and whose characteristics reflect the qualities shared by Fordham’s founding members. Two distinguished alumni were presented with the 2012 Fordham Founder’s Award: Darlene Luccio Jordan, Esq., FCRH ’89, the executive director of the Gerald R. Jordan Foundation, and John N. Tognino, PCS ’75, CEO of Pepper Financial Group.

JOHN, YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION TO ALL AMERICANS!! 🙂

Founder’s 2012 – John Tognino, PCS ’75, Co-recipient of the 2012 Founder’s Award

John Tognino is a prime example of what Newt Gingrich is talking about when he says that HARD WORK, FOCUS and DISCIPLINE MOLD GREAT CHARACTER WHICH OVER TIME EVENTUALLY SCULPTS the ARTWORK of a GREAT AMERICAN! Marisa Sung