On April 24, alumnae and friends of Barnard College gathered at New York’s historic Plaza Hotel for the 2012 Annual Gala, a dinner and auction to benefit the College’s financial aid program. The event honored recipients of the Frederick A.P. Barnard Award—Patricia Harrigan Nadosy '68, botanist, former foreign exchange options trader, and trustee emerita, and Elizabeth S. Boylan, professor of biology, provost, and dean of the faculty emerita. Taline Aynilian ’03 served as auctioneer. The event raised $2.3 million for scholarship aid.
“Scholarships are key to the future of Barnard and the lives of our students—students who will always be grateful for the financial aid they received, and who, I’m sure, will ultimately offer their own support to future generations of deserving Barnard women,” said President Debora Spar.
Nanette M. DiLauro, Barnard’s director of financial aid added, “More than $30 million of scholarship support was offered to Barnard students in the 2011–12 school year. The proceeds from the Annual Gala directly underwrite this expense, and help Barnard maintain one of its hallmarks—educating exceptional women regardless of their financial means.”
