The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Policy at Syracuse University is honoring a retired Standard & Poor's managing director, a public health pioneer, and an entrepreneur at its 100th anniversary celebration this month.
Wally Bobkiewicz, Anuradha Gupta, Cathy Daicoff, and Ken Pontarelli have "represented the Maxwell School's commitment to engaged citizenship and making the world better for all," the school says in a press release.
Bobkiewicz, a retired city manager in Issaquah, Wash., is "de facto host and connector at annual local and city management conferences and networking events; and he inspires others to invest their time and money to support career development opportunities for students," the school says.
Gupta, president of the Sabin Vaccine Institute, is "a public health pioneer who has improved the lives of millions," the school says.
Her work has "helped to save and improve millions of lives," the school says.
Daicoff, who retired from Standard & Poor's in 2016, "has served as a member of its advisory board for more than 25 years and maintained an increasingly generous level of giving throughout this time," the school says.
She has donated $1.2 million to the school, including a $1.2 million endowment to establish the Marguerite Fisher Faculty Research Fund and a major
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