Alumni Gala 2023 Honors Mr. Lonardo!

Alumni Gala 2023 Honors Mr. Lonardo!

<p>On Tuesday, May 23, 2023, alumni from Stuy, parents, faculty, and friends of Stuyvesant gathered at Tribeca Rooftop to honor notable Stuy alumni and faculty and celebrate Stuyvesant at the Alumni Association&#x27;s annual <a href="https://www.stuyalumni.org/2023-benefit-for-stuyvesant/"><b>Benefit for Stuyvesant</b></a>.</p><p>Thanks to the generosity of our alumni and supporters, they <b>raised over $275,000 (and still counting)</b> for Stuyvesant.</p><p>This year&#x27;s “The Golden Pegleg” awards went to to <a href="https://www.stuyalumni.org/2023benefit-henk-rogers/"><b>Henk Rogers ’72</b></a> and honored <a href="https://www.stuyalumni.org/2023benefit-nina-uzoigwe/"><b>Nina Uzoigwe ’17</b></a> and <a href="https://www.stuyalumni.org/2023benefit-jim-lonardo/"><b>Mr. James “Jim” Lonardo</b></a><b>. </b></p><p>The Golden Pegleg was created completely at Stuyvesant. <b>Bill Ni ’19</b> designed the award for the first Benefit in 2019 and the school 3D-printed the individual awards in the Irwin Zahn Innovation Lab.</p><p><a href="https://www.stuyalumni.org/news/2023-benefit-for-stuyvesant-recap-photos/">See photos from the Benefit here.</a></p>