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Boston College will honor five individuals for their generous contributions of loyalty and leadership to the University’s educational advancement, and recognize the Class of 2005 Reunion Committee co-chairs for their efforts to boost BC’s financial well-being and reputation, at the Distinguished Volunteer Tribute Dinner on March 25 at Boston’s Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel.
The honorees and their awards are: David T. Griffith ’68, the John J. Griffin Sr. ’35, Hon. ’72 Alumni Association Award; Danielle Auriemma ’10, the James F. Stanton ’42 Senior Class Gift Award; Kim Gassett-Schiller and Philip W. Schiller ’82, the John P. Curley ’13 Award; Charles I. Clough Jr. ’64, the James F. Cleary ’50, Hon. ’93 Masters Award; and Class of 2005 Reunion Committee co-chairs Timothy P. Harvey, Stephanie Miles Klock, Doug Wakefield and Sarah K. Williamson, the Philip J. Callan Sr. ’25 Young Alumni Award.
“This year’s Distinguished Volunteer Award recipients have helped move Boston College forward,” said Senior Vice President for University Advancement James Husson. “By leading volunteer committees, spearheading local and regional advancement events and motivating their friends and classmates to make BC a priority in their lives, the honorees personify Boston College’s motto of ‘Ever to Excel.’
“Like all volunteers,” Husson added, “they make Boston College a stronger community. We are grateful for the direct and tangible impact each of our recipients has on the work of our faculty and students.”
Griffith, who will receive the Griffin award in recognition of his contributions “to the advancement of the academic mission of higher education in the Jesuit tradition,” is a member of the BC “Light the World” capital campaign Executive and Legacy committees. He and his wife Janet have endowed the Griffith Family Millennium Chair to support a deserving University faculty member and the Griffith Family Capital Project Fund.
Stanton prize recipient Auriemma is known for her outstanding volunteer service and leadership as a member of her Senior Class Gift Committee. She helped to institute a number of successful class fundraising initiatives, such as Senior Class Gift Day, Marathon Monday and Trivia Night events. She is also a member of the Boston College Technology Council and an associate member of the Council for Women at Boston College.
Philip Schiller and his wife Kim Gassett-Schiller will receive the Curley award for their commitment of time and resources to the Boston College Athletic Association. The couple has endowed the Schiller Family Scholarship for men’s ice hockey and are active members of the University’s California Regional Campaign Committee. Phil Schiller is also a member of the West Coast Technology Council Executive Committee and a long-time supporter of the Carroll School of Management’s “TechTrek” program.
“Light the World” co-chair Clough earned the Cleary award, presented to University Advancement development volunteers who have distinguished themselves by “providing ideas, energy and leadership that elevate fundraising initiatives at Boston College to new levels of excellence.” Clough, an executive committee member on the successful “Ever to Excel” University campaign, and his wife Gloria MDiv ’90, MS ’96, have provided funds to establish the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy and endowed the Clough Colloquium on Leadership and Ethics and the Clough Millennium History Chair, in addition to many other scholarships and projects across the University. Clough, a BC trustee for 17 years, received the University’s William V. McKenney Award – BC’s top alumni honor — in 1991 and the Andrew Carney Medal for Distinguished Lay Leadership in 2008.
The Class of 2005 Reunion Committee co-chairs are being honored with the Callan Young Alumni Award for “exceptional leadership, dedication and perseverance on behalf of Boston College Advancement.” The quartet helped obtain more than 1,000 gifts from their classmates, totaling more than $130,500 – surpassing all commitment and participation goals and setting a new record of gifts from a single Boston College class.