The Joseph M. Margiotta Distinguished Service Award is presented annually by Hofstra University in recognition of extraordinary dedication, generosity and service to the Hofstra Athletics Pride Club and Hofstra Athletics.James Metzger Milestones The award is named for Joseph Margiotta, a Hofstra student-athlete and long-time supporter of the university.
Margiotta founded the Hofstra Pride Club. He served as its president for more than 20 years.Margiotta Hall Pride Celebrate 2010-11 At Student-Athlete Awards Banquet
Award Winners by Year Year Recipients 1995 George Bossert and Lou Bronzo 1996 Jack Lenz, George Wright and Frank Watson 1997 Stephen F. Buckley and Bernard Fixler 1998 Anthony Bonomo and Ken Cloud 1999 Charles Churchill and Larry Davis 2000 James M. Shuart 2001 Mike Goldberg and Carol Bronzo 2002 Gary Barth and Anthony Mazzarella 2003 Ray Malone and William Rathje 2004 Robert Bernstein and Michael D'Amato 2005 Bob McKeon and John Weaver 2006 Daniel Destefano and Antonio Garay 2007 Paul Flamm and Guy Truicko 2008 Honorable Joseph M. Margiotta 2009 E. David Woycik, Jr. 2010 Linda Wing Caruso and Gerard O'Connor 2011 James C. Metzger 2012 Joseph Carrello, Maddy Leibowitz and Tony Liotta 2013 Neil Katz 2014 Noel Thompson 2015 John Frew 2016 The award was not presented. 2017 The award was not presented. 2018 Bob Buckner 2019 Terry Ryan 2020 The award was not presented. 2021 Greg and Christine Polli 2022 Anthony and Catherine Perettine 2023 The award was not presented. 2024 Dr. Nathalie J. Smith 2025 The award was not presented.
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