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at Hofstra thanks to the dedication andhard work of the University’s Trustees,administrators and faculty. As President Iworked closely with my Hofstra col-leagues on projects such as the stadium. Hofstra’s marvelous stadium provides students, alumni, visitors and friends with a first-classvenue. It is one of the top on- campus

intercollegiate sports facilities, indoor oroutdoor, in the New York metropolitanarea. I am truly honored that the HofstraBoard of Trustees has decided to name itsstadium the Hofstra University James M.Shuart Stadium," said President EmeritusDr. James M. Shuart.

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TRUSTEE’S EFFORTS HAVE GLOBAL IMPACT

HHofstra University Trustee MarkBroxmeyer ’72 is considered a pio-neer in the field of property man-

agement. Since co-founding FairfieldProperties in 1973, Mr. Broxmeyer hasbeen involved in virtually every aspect ofthe management and financing of success-ful property ventures. He has helped trans-form the industry into a sophisticated andcomplex enterprise, an undertaking thatrequired negotiating skills, financial acu-men, creative ability, and a vast network ofcontacts in the fields of real estate, bankingand government, among others.

However, the intensity of Mr. Broxmeyer’sinvolvement has not distracted him fromhis commitment to the community. Acivic and industry leader, Mr. Broxmeyerwas appointed by former President GeorgeH. Bush to the board of directors of theFederal Home Loan Bank of New York.He also serves on the board of directors ofthe Long Island Builders Institute and theUnited Nations Development Corporation,and as chairman of the board of directorsof the Suffolk County Apartment HouseCouncil. Mr. Broxmeyer is active on theTouro Law Center Advisory Council andhas been honored as “Man of the Year” bythe United Cerebral Palsy Association. Hehas also been honored by the NassauCounty Holocaust Memorial andEducational Center with its CommunityService Award, and by the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, wherehe is also a member of its board of trustees.

Mr. Broxmeyer’s role as the recently elect-ed national chairman of the JewishInstitute for National Security Affairs(JINSA) has been occupying an increasingamount of his time. “As chairman,” Mr.Broxmeyer recently stated, “it is my goalto create a JINSA Long Island Council.And with the support of my friends, Ihope to be able to bring JINSA’s message– security for our country and security forour trustworthy allies around the globe –to concerned citizens in our area.”

As part of his efforts to accomplish thisgoal, Mr. Broxmeyer recently hosted aninformational breakfast on campus thatincluded a keynote address from MajorGeneral Robert B. Patterson, USAF (Ret.)that focused on the Middle East and thewar on terrorism. General Patterson rec-ognized that JINSA has become the pri-

mary organization working with the U.S.Defense Department in support of astrong and safe Israel and continues towork deliberately to educate communi-ties about the importance of a prudentU.S. defense capability, both for oursecurity as Americans and for our alliesaround the globe.

Mark Broxmeyer has served as a memberof Hofstra’s Board of Trustees since Juneof 1993. He sits on the Audit,Development and Physical PlantCommittees and is Co-Chair of theUniversity Alumni Relations Committee.Herman Berliner, Hofstra Provost andSenior Vice President for AcademicAffairs, said, “It is always a pleasure for afaculty member to see his or her studentsbecome highly successful. MarkBroxmeyer was one of my students, and Iremember him as an undergraduate.Already at that time, his motivation andintelligence made it clear that he hadwhat it takes, and I am so proud to nowsee all the good work that he has doneand is doing.”

Trustee Broxmeyer resides in UpperBrookville, New York, with his wife,Tracy. He has five children; Michael,Evan, Daniel, Rebecca and Marissa.

Editor’s note: Excerpts from this articleappeared in the Winter 2002 issue of theHofstra Update and have been reprinted toinclude corrected information.

Hofstra University Trustee Mark Broxmeyer ’72 (r)and Major General Robert B. Patterson.

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY NAMES JAMES M. SHUART STADIUM

AUGUST 29 DEDICATION AT FOOTBALL HOME OPENER

OOn February 1, President StuartRabinowitz announced that theUniversity’s 15,000-seat stadium

has been named the James M. ShuartStadium at Hofstra University.

"During Dr. James M. Shuart’s 25 remark-able years as President of Hofstra Universitywe grew from a fine regional institution to aninternationally recognized university.Although every aspect of this University hasbenefited immeasurably from Jim Shuart’sleadership, we believe that his roots as a stu-dent-athlete and his support of our fine ath-letic program make the naming of the stadi-um particularly appropriate. By doing thiswe convey our admiration and respect forJames Shuart to the thousands of individualswho use the James M. Shuart Stadium atHofstra University each year," said PresidentRabinowitz.

"When President Emeritus James M.Shuart retired last spring, the Board ofTrustees unanimously agreed that futuregenerations of Hofstra students, faculty,alumni and visitors to our campus shouldbe reminded of Jim’s good work. Hofstrahas achieved recognition for the successfulintegration of its outstanding academic andathletic programs. By naming the James M.Shuart Stadium at Hofstra University weprovide an ongoing testamentary to Dr.Shuart’s contribution to Hofstra, LongIsland and the entire higher education com-munity," said John J. Conefry, Jr.,Chairman of the Hofstra University Boardof Trustees.

InAugust1994HofstraUniversityannouncedplans for amajor reno-vation andexpansionof Hofstra

Stadium, the University’s 39-year-oldmultipurpose outdoor sports facility.The $9-million project, completedin the fall of 1996, has made HofstraStadium, home of Hofstra’s FieldHockey (NCAA I), Football (NCAA I-AA) and Lacrosse (NCAA I) teams, oneof the premier facilities in the nation.

The project included the expansionof the seating capacity from 7,000 to15,000; the installation of a network-quality lighting system for television broad-casts; Athletic Department offices; a press leveland a club suite level; entrance plazas onthe south and west sides of the Stadium;new facade around the outside of theStadium; additional parking and landscap-ing; Howdy Myers Pavilion; concessionand souvenir areas; two new locker rooms;the installation of a state-of-the-art score-board on the south end; and the reinstalla-tion of a scoreboard on the north end.Hofstra Stadium is now the largest out-door sports and entertainment complex onLong Island.

Opened in 1963, Hofstra Stadium hasserved as the site for NCAA championships,Nassau County and New York State highschool championships in football andlacrosse, world championships in men’sand women’s lacrosse, professional soccer,commencement exercises and culturalevents. In 1968 Hofstra Stadium becamethe third college facility in the nation toinstall an artificial playing surface.

Hofstra’s James M. Shuart Stadium has become a focal point of Long Island,serving as the home of the NCAA DivisionI Men’s Lacrosse Championship Quarter-finals, the Outback Steakhouse LongIsland All-Star Football Game, the Long Island Lizards of major leaguelacrosse, various Long Island high schoolchampionships, America East champi-onships and the 1999 Empire StateGames. The Stadium also served as a homefor the Long Island Rough Riders of pro-fessional soccer’s A-league.

Within the past decade, the Stadium hasreceived a new balsam turf playing surface,several sections of chair-back seating, anew sound system and the $3.8-millionJoseph M. Margiotta Field House on thesouth end.

Originally the University had planned tocreate a public performing arts center thatwould be named in honor of Dr. James M.Shuart. Upon the Board’s substitution ofan alternative plan for expansion of aca-demic facilities, they decided that it would

be mostappropri-

ate toname the

stadium inDr. Shuart’s

honor.

"Manyremarkabledreamsbecome reality

Dedication of the

James M. Shuart Stadium at Hofstra University

Thursday, August 29, 2002

Hofstra Pridevs.

University of MontanaGame time: 6 p.m.

(Ceremony will take place at halftime.)