New
York Academy of Finance Honors
Zicklin Associate Dean Phyllis Zadra
--Praised for Consistency and Commitment to Excellence--
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| President
Kathleen Waldron, center, with Associate Dean Phyllis
Zadra and Enrique Lopez-Balboa, regional VP of Neuberger
Berman. |
January
10, 2005--Phyllis Zadra, associate dean of
the Zicklin School of Business, has spent much of her career
helping exceptional students to make the transition from high
school to college through the Academy of Finance and Virtual
Enterprise programs. On Friday January 7, the New
York City Academy of Finance—a business education
program that prepares gifted high school students for careers
in finance— honored both Zadra and Enrique Lopez-Balboa,
regional vice president of investment firm Neuberger Berman,
for their continued activism and support of the institution.
The Academy of Finance, started in 1982, is part of the National
Academy Foundation, which runs career-oriented programs in
more than 275 schools throughout the country.
“I was thrilled and surprised when I heard that I was
selected for this award. I think the academy does important
work with the students—they have achieved phenomenal
rates of attendance and graduation from college,” said
Zadra. “Baruch College has partnered with the Academy
of Finance for over 20 years and it has been an outstanding
relationship throughout.”
Zadra, a CUNY graduate, has worked within the university for
22 years and joined the Baruch faculty in 1996. She immediately
began working with the Department of Education’s Virtual
Enterprise program, which provides students with an opportunity
to run their own model businesses. In 1999, she also assumed
responsibility for maintaining the scholastic standards of
the Academy of Finance at Baruch.
The ventures have been so popular that CUNY modeled much of
its expanded high school preparatory program, College Now,
on the success of these programs at Baruch. “It’s
very gratifying to be part of a program that’s thriving,
and I wish them continued success,” she said.
Mr. Lopez-Balboa, Zadra’s co-honoree, is a longtime
member of the Academy of Finance advisory board and an enthusiastic
supporter of the academy’s mission. “He was instrumental
in forming our Speakers Committee,” said Regina Flannery,
Director of the Academy of Finance. “He's done a tremendous
amount to increase our profile in the New York financial community,
and has inspired many other particpants to come and address
our students.”
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