Saadatu Mamah-Trawill graciously accepted
her citation of merit from Diaz.
Photo courtesy of Borough President Ruben Diaz,
Jr.’s Offi ce
Alhassan Susso (l) proudly accepted his citation
of merit from Diaz.
Photo courtesy of Borough President Ruben Diaz,
Jr.’s Offi ce
LEHMAN COLLEGE HOSTS 51ST COMMENCEMENT
ELECTEDS ATTEND CEC 8
LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST Lehman College Class of 2019 graduates celebrated receiving their degrees at Lehman’s 51st commencement ceremony
Councilman Andy King joined senators Luis Sepulveda and Alessandra
Biaggi; assembly members Nathalia Fernandez, Michael
Benedetto and Karines Reyes on Friday, May 31 for the Community
Educational Council 8 Legislative Breakfast at Tosca Marquee.
BRONX TIMES R 36 EPORTER, JUNE 7-13, 2019 BTR
Yahay Obeid (l) was honored by the borough
president for his dedicated community service.
Photo courtesy of Borough President Ruben Diaz,
Jr.’s Offi ce
DIAZ HOSTS
RAMADAN
IFTAR DINNER
In partnership with the Bronx’s Muslim community,
Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.
hosted the borough’s annual Ramadan Iftar
Dinner on Thursday, May 23 at the Bronx
County Building’s Veterans’ Memorial Hall.
This year’s honorees were Alhassan Susso,
2019 NYS Teacher of the Year; Saadatu Mamah
Trawill, community activist and leader
of African Communities Together and Yahay
Obeid, Community Board 11 Public Safety
Committee chairman. The event was cosponsored
by United Health Care Management
and the Council of Peoples Organizations.
Sean Turner (r) proudly accepted his certifi cate of recognition
from Councilman King. Photo courtesy of Councilman Andy King’s Offi ce
(l-r) Fernandez, King and Reyes had a great time at the legislative
breakfast gala. Photo courtesy of Councilman Andy King’s Offi ce
on Thursday, May 30. This year’s class was the largest in the school’s history with 3,676 graduates.
Lehman College president José Luis Cruz (r) and School of Arts and Humanities dean James Mahon conferred an
honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree on commencement speaker Mildred García, American Association of State
Colleges and Universities president. Photo courtesy of Lehman College
Lehman College Class of 2019 graduates were excited to start the next chapter in their lives.
Photo courtesy of Lehman College