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Wall Street Council Tribute Dinner

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Thursday, April 23, 2009
The Waldorf=Astoria, Grand Ballroom
Reception 6:30 p.m. 
Dinner 7:30 p.m. 
Honoree: Alfred F. Kelly, Jr.
President
American Express Company

Alfred F. Kelly, Jr.
Click here to read
the biography of
Alfred F. Kelly, Jr.

 

 

This year the Council will honor Alfred F. Kelly, Jr., BC Parent '09, '11, President, American Express Company.  Mr. Kelly will be awarded the President's Medal for Excellence in recognition of his exceptional career, as well as the personal and professional contributions he has made to society. 

Over the past 20 years, the Tribute Dinner has raised $12 million dollars for the Presidential Scholars Program endowment at Boston College.  Through the Presidential Scholars Program, Boston College is able to attract the best and brightest students from around the world.  Your generosity helps more than 250 students participate in extraordinary service programs and continue to carry Jesuit ideal of "men and women for others" into their post-graduate careers.  Many of our scholars have won the nation's most prestigious academic awards, including two Rhodes Scholarships, numerous Fulbrights, Marshalls, Winston Churchills, Trumans, Goldwaters, and Jacob Javits Fellowships. 

To view a transcript of Presidential Scholar Nate Keegan's speech, click here.
To view a transcript of Honoree Alfred F. Kelly, Jr.'s speech, click here.
Click here to view the Presidential Scholars ringing opening bell at NYSE.

Click on the image below to view a short video highlighting the Presidential Scholars Alumni Reflections.

 

View photos from the 2008 Tribute Dinner 
View photos from the 2009 Tribute Dinner

Wall Street Council Tribute Dinner 2009
Dinner Package Descriptions/Souvenir Journal

Presidential Platinum Benefactor $75,000
Includes three tables of ten with premier seating, VIP reception and a presidential platinum page in the Souvenir Journal.
($63,000 is tax-deductible, $12,000 non-tax-deductible)

Platinum Benefactor $50,000
Includes two tables of ten with premier seating, VIP reception and a platinum page in the Souvenir Journal.
($42,000 is tax-deductible, $8,000 non-tax-deductible)

ballroom
Wall Street Council Tribute Dinner 2009 at the Waldorf=Astoria Grand Ballroom


Gold Benefactor $25,000
Includes a table of ten with preferred seating, VIP reception and a gold page in the Souvenir Journal.
($21,000 is tax-deductible, $4,000 non-tax-deductible)

Silver Benefactor $15,000
Includes a table of ten with preferred seating and a silver page in the Souvenir Journal.
($11,000 is tax-deductible, $4,000 non-tax-deductible)

Maroon Benefactor $10,000
Includes a table of ten with recognition as a Maroon Benefactor in the Souvenir Journal. ($6,000 is tax-deductible, $4,000 non-tax-deductible) 


WSC Tribute Dinner
Honoree Alfred F. Kelly, Jr with Wall Street Council Co-Chairs Kathleen A. Corbet '82  and John V. Murphy '71, and William P. Leahy, SJ, President, Boston College

Table Sponsor $5,000
Includes a table of ten.
($1,000 is tax-deductible, $4,000 non-tax-deductible)

$1,000 Individual Ticket/Preferred Ballroom Floor Seating
($600 is tax-deductible, $400 non-tax-deductible)

$500 Individual Ticket/Balcony Seating
($100 is tax-deductible, $400 non-tax-deductible)


$450 GOLD Young Alumni Ticket/Balcony Seating
Alumni with graduation years 1998-2008.
($50 is tax-deductible, $400 non-tax-deductible)


All contributions are tax-deductible as provided by law ($400 of each ticket is non tax-deductible as it represents the fair market value of the evening)

 

Wall Street Dinner Co-Chairs
Wall Street Dinner Co-Chairs Peter S. Lynch, Mario J. Gabelli, and Robert M. Devlin with William P. Leahy, S.J., President, Boston College

Souvenir Journal 
 
Back Cover…………………………$10,000
Platinum Page……………………$10,000
Inside Front Cover………………$7,500
Inside Back Cover………………$7,500
Gold Page…………………………… $5,000

Ads are not tax-deductible as charitable gifts.

 If you have any questions regarding the Wall Street Tribute Dinner please contact Renee LeBlanc at 617-552-2234 or email wsc@bc.edu.


If interested in making a contribution to benefit the Presidential Scholars Program please make check payable to Boston College Tribute Dinner and mail to:                                       

 

Renee LeBlanc                                                          

Presidential Scholars
Alfred F. Kelly, Jr. , the recipient of the President's Medal for Excellence 2009 with William P. Leahy, S.J. and the Presidential Scholars Senior Class 2009.

Boston College Alumni House
Wall Street Council Tribute Dinner
825 Centre Street
Newton, MA 02458