Barnard Spring Party & Auction 2006
Barnard gathered its best and brightest on Monday evening, May 8, for the annual Spring Party & Auction to aid the student scholarship fund. This successful event at the Puck Building in downtown Manhattan drew 520 guests who raised $854,000 toward scholarships for students with need. The event honored alumna and Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Dasha Epstein (Ain't Misbehavin, Children of a Lesser God) and director of Barnard's visual arts program Joan Snitzer. Highlights of the evening included silent and live auctions and a performance by country
singer Louise Mandrell. Throughout the evening, models wearing designs from LUCA LUCA mingled with guests. Pulitzer prize-winning author Anna Quindlen, chair of the board, was master of ceremonies. The benefit committee was co-chaired by Trustees Jolyne Caruso-FitzGerald, Cheryl Glicker Milstein and Diana Touliatou Vagelos.
Country singer Louise Mandrell and Tony Award-winning honoree Dasha Epstein |
Honoree Joan Snitzer, director of Barnard's visual arts program, with benefit committee member and alumna Jenny Lauren |
Singer and alumna Suzanne Vega with benefit co-chair, trustee and alumna Cheryl Milstein |
Pulitzer Prize-winning event MC, chair of trustees, and alumna Anna Quindlen with literary agent Joni Evans
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President Judith Shapiro with trustee and alumna Karen Fleiss
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Roy Vagelos, retired chairman and CEO of Merck, with benefit co-chair, trustee and alumna Diana Vagelos
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Benefit committee member, trustee, and alumna Cyndi Stivers
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Benefit co-chair, trustee and alumna Jolyne Caruso-FitzGerald
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Alumna Merryl Tisch
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Alumna authors Sigred Nunez and Galaxy Craze |
Alumna Alex Chantecaille and benefit committee member and alumna Jazz Johnson |
New York Post theater critic Michael Riedel and Tony-winning actor Jim Dale |
Photos by Diane Bondareff (except Cyndi Stivers © Patrick McMullan, All Rights Reserved)
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