Dr. William J. Fritz, president of the College of Staten Island, is joined by fellow honoree John Catsimatidis at the Annual Golden Age Awards Banquet held by the Latino Center on Aging.

Dr. William J. Fritz, president of the College of Staten Island (CSI), received the Effective Leadership Award on behalf of CSI at the 22nd Annual Golden Age Awards Banquet held by the Latino Center on Aging (LCA).

According to Mario E. Tapia, president and chief executive officer of the LCA,  Dr. Fritz and the college received the award for significant contributions and exemplary commitment to the betterment of the Latino/Hispanic communities throughout the world.

The June 2014 event took place at the Inter-Continental, The Barclay, in New York City, with Rafael Pi Roman, a producer and host with WNET’s Channel13 and Giovanna Drpic, host and producer of the Emmy-nominated “Money & Main$treet” on Verizon Fios1 News, acting as the masters of ceremony. The 2013 commemorative journal co-chairs included Rita DiMartino and Jean Fuentes.

Dr. Fritz was joined by fellow Golden Age Award honorees: Dr. Félix Eudardo Nallim, Humanitarian; Dr. Antonio Pérez, Community Leadership; Rafael Pi Roman, Community Service; John Catsimatidis, Corporate; and Mr. Saul Greenberger, Corporate.