2025 Columbia Alumni Leaders Luncheon
Saturday, September 27
Roone Arledge Auditorium, Alfred Lerner Hall
HONOREES
2025 Regional Club Award of Excellence Recipients
Columbia University Alumni Club of Hong Kong
Accepted by Adrian Aw ’11BUS and Anita Ma ’99BUS
CAA Houston
Accepted by Elizabeth Fallon ’92BUS
2025 Alumni Medalists
Albert Berger ’83SOA
Ariel Milo ’03GS
Courtney Nicole Cesari ’04CC
Eric H. Holder, Jr. ’73CC, ’76LAW
James A. Lipton, DDS, PhD ’71DM, ’80GSAS
John M. Mullervy ’00SEAS
Lena Papalexopoulou ’89SIPA
Mary A. Kuo ’92CC
Reed D. Auerbach ’81SIPA, ’82SIPA, ’85LAW
Rich Richman ’72LAW, ’73BUS
PROGRAM
Welcome
Donna MacPhee ’89CC, P: ’17CC
Susan Feagin ’74GS
Presentation of the Regional Club Award of Excellence
Carlos Cuevas ’05CC, ’12PH, ’12SIPA
Maryam Hassan ’20CC
Honoring the 2025 Alumni Medalists
Rumaasha Maasha ’94SEAS
Roger Baumann ’84SIPA, ’85SIPA
Keynote Introduction
Donna MacPhee ’89CC, P: ’17CC
Conversation
Lanny Breuer ’80CC, ’84SIPA, ’85LAW
Claire Shipman ’86CC, ’94SIPA
Music Provided by Student Musicians from the Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program
at Columbia University under the direction of Ole Mathisen
MENU
Entrée
French Slow Cooked Chicken Breast
Cilantro pesto, sautéed haricot vert , black trumpet mushroom, roasted beets, baked tomato and pepper coulis (H, GF, DF)
Dessert
A selection of:
- Chocolate Mousse (GF, V, D)
- Chocolate Tartlets (GF, V)
- Columbia-Branded Pralines (GF, N)
- Seasonal Fruit Mason Jars (GF, VN)
- Lemon and Mango Raw Cakes (GF, VN)
- Raspberry and Passion Fruit Raw Cakes (GF, VN)
Kosher and Vegan meals available upon request
Dietary Guide
V – Vegetarian | VN – Vegan | GF – Gluten Free | N – Contains Nuts | D – Contains Dairy | H – Halal