2019 Annual Gala
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On October 17, 2019, the Center for Migration Studies celebrated its 55th year of promoting understanding between immigrants and receiving communities, and advancing public policies that protect the rights and dignity of migrants, refugees, and newcomers.
HONOREES
Lifetime Service Award
Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio
Bishop of Brooklyn
Excellence in International Migration Scholarship Award
T. Alexander Aleinikoff
Director
Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility
Vicky Virgin
Research Associate, Poverty Research Unit
Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity
Robert Warren
Senior Visiting Fellow
Center for Migration Studies
Humanitarian Service Award
Carmen Maquilon
Director of Catholic Charities Immigrant Services
Diocese of Rockville Centre
Immigrant Achievement Award
Dariusz “Darek” Knapik
Victoria Consulting Services
HONORARY HOSTS
Nisha Agarwal
Senior Advisor to Deputy Mayor Phil Thompson
New York City Mayor’s Office
His Excellency, Most Reverend Bernardito Auza
Titular Archbishop of Suacia
Apostolic Nuncio
Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations
Reverend Moacir Balen, c.s.
Provincial Superior
St. Charles Borromeo Province of the Missionaries of St. Charles – Scalabrinians
Anita Botti
Jorge Bustamante
Eugene P. and Helen Conley Professor Emeriti
University of Notre Dame
Marnie Dawson Carr
Rev. Jose Juan Cervantes
Co-Director
Casa Scalabrini – Centro de Pastoral Migratoria
Austin Fragomen
Partner
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
Rev. Jairo Guidini, c.s.
Executive Director
Scalabrini International Migration Network
Karen Grisez
Special Counsel, Public Service Counsel, Litigation
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Linda Hartke
Hiroko Kusuda
Clinic Professor and Director of Immigration Law Section
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
Susan Martin
Donald G. Herzberg Professor Emeritus School of Foreign Service
Georgetown University
Ralph McCloud
Director, Catholic Campaign for Human Development
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Joan Neal
Strategic Advisor and Senior Government Relations Fellow
NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice
British Robinson
President and CEO
The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy
His Eminence Cardinal Joseph William Tobin
Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey
Estela Villagrán Manancero
President
National Catholic Association of Diocesan Directors for Hispanic Ministry
Wendy Young
President
Kids in Need of Defense
Gala Video and Tributes
2019 Center for Migration Studies Gala Video
Oct, 25 2019 Posted in Event VideoCMS’s 2019 Gala commemorated 55 years of the agency’s commitment to promoting understanding between immigrants and receiving communities, and advancing public policies that protect the rights and dignity of migrants, refugees, and newcomers. The gala was held on October 17, 2019 at Battery Gardens Restaurant in New York City. Special thanks to DeSales Media for their help with this year’s videos.
2019 Lifetime Service Award: Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio
Oct, 17 2019 Posted in Event VideoOn October 17, 2019, the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) honored Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn, with the Lifetime Service Award.
2019 Immigrant Achievement Award: Dariusz Knapik
Oct, 17 2019 Posted in Event VideoOn October 17, 2019, the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) honored Dariusz Knapik with its Immigrant Achievement Award.
2019 Humanitarian Service Award: Carmen Maquilon
Oct, 17 2019 Posted in Event VideoOn October 17, 2019, the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) honored Carmen Maquilon with its Humanitarian Service Award.
2019 Excellence in International Migration Scholarship Award: T. Alexander Aleinikoff
Oct, 17 2019 Posted in Event VideoOn October 17, 2019, the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) honored Alexander Aleinikoff with its Excellence in International Migration Scholarship Award.
2019 Excellence in International Migration Scholarship Award: Vicky Virgin
Oct, 17 2019 Posted in Event VideoOn October 17, 2019, the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) honored Vicky Virgin with its Excellence in International Migration Scholarship Award.
2019 Excellence in International Migration Scholarship Award: Robert Warren
Oct, 17 2019 Posted in Event VideoOn October 17, 2019, the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) honored Robert Warren with its Excellence in International Migration Scholarship Award.