For the third straight year, Miami Dade College Foundation raised more than $1 million at its sold out 2019 Alumni Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Tuesday, April 9th. More than 1,000 guests attended the celebration at the Hilton Miami Downtown and nearly 90 corporations and individuals sponsored the event.
The event raised a total of $1,051,395, which will support scholarships for current and future MDC students. Read more about MDC Hall of Fame and see photos.
The Miami Dade College Alumni Hall of Fame celebrates the achievements of outstanding MDC alumni who are the civic and business leaders of our community, while raising essential funds to support student scholarships for the next generation of Miami's leaders. Honorees are recognized for their career accomplishments and positive impact on the community and the College. MDC has inducted 376 alumni to the Hall of Fame since the program was created in 2003.
Joseph "Pepe" Badia President Badía Spices Inc.Watch Video
Desmond Meade Executive Director Florida Rights Restoration Coalition Watch Video
Claudio L. Miro, D.D.S. Dentist/President Miro Dental CentersWatch Video
David K. Moore, Ed.D.Assistant SuperintendentMiami-Dade County Public SchoolsWatch Video
Maximo "Max" Fajardo Vice President, Aviation T.Y. Lin International GroupWatch Video
Esteban E. Formoso Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Morgan StanleyWatch Video
Lori A. Hadley Davis CEO/Founder Hadley Davis Funeral HomeWatch Video
Boris SanchezWhite House Correspondent CNNWatch Video
James Jackson Hutson, Jr., M.D. Professor Orthopedic Trauma SurgeryUniversity of Miami Miller School of MedicineWatch Video
Angie McAllister, Ph.D. SVP ResearchACTWatch Video
Frances Civilette Downs, Ph.D., R.N. Chair Preventive EthicsMiami VA Healthcare SystemWatch Video
JennyLee MolinaPrincipal/FounderJLPR/305 Cafecito/305 DayWatch Video
Alexander E. Rolle, Jr. Chief of PoliceHomestead Police DepartmentWatch Video
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FeaturingBankMobileCity National BankLennar FoundationLeon Medical CentersNorwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
Supporting Aetna Inc. AVI - SPLHilton Bentley Hotel Johnson ControlsKI Koning Restaurants International LC Miami Herald/ el Nuevo Herald Perry Ellis International Inc.
Honoring Bilzin SumbergGEICO Greenberg Traurig John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Maxiforce Diesel Engine Parts Medina Family Foundation Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra (MBAF)Padrón Family FoundationTD BankUnited Faculty of Miami Dade College
PatronArthur J. FuriaBacardi U.S.A. Inc. Bank of AmericaCanteenCommercial Interior Contractors Corp. Deloitte LLPErnst & Young LLPGreater Miami Convention & Visitors BureauHaskell Humana JP Morgan Chase MagicWaste Youth FoundationMasTec Inc.Nelnet Business Solutions Pacific National Bank Pirtle Construction Company Shutts & Bowen LLP South Florida Educational Federal Credit UnionStarQuix Advertising SpecialtiesTeresa Rodriguez Vme Media Inc.
AdvocateAkerman LLPAllen Norton & Blue P.A.Aria Development GroupAurelio & Dina MitjansB & I ContractorsBaptist Health South FloridaBeatrice Louissaint Benworth Capital Partners LLCBill and Toby RohrerBMO Fixed IncomeBrickell Motors LLC C.A.P. Government Inc.Cengage LearningCenter for Financial Training Cloud9WorldDCI Systems Group Inc. HighBrook InvestorsHogan LovellsHomestead HospitalLEO A DALYMiami Downtown Development AuthorityMiami World Center HoldingsMiro Dental CentersMorgan Stanley Nicklaus Children's Health System Northern Trust OneWorld PropertiesPerkins + WillPopular Community BankPradere Office ProductsPro Sound and Video Professional Bank República LLC Rodriguez Architects Inc. Security Alliance LLCStaplesState Contracting & Engineering Corp.Stobs Bros. Construction Co. / MC Harry & AssociatesT&G ConstructorsThornton Construction Company Inc.Travel By Bus!T.Y. Lin International GroupVIA Design Studio