Glucksman Ireland House NYU

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2020

ANNUAL DINNER GALA

HONORING

&DÓMHNALSLATTERY

COLMTÓIBÍN

Seamus Heaney Award for Arts & Letters

Lewis L. Glucksman Award for Leadership

cordially invite you to the

Tuesday, February 25, 2020Kimmel Center for University Life NYU 60 Washington Square SouthNew York, NY 10012

6:30 pm Reception, Eisner & Lubin Auditorium, 4th Floor7:30 pm Dinner, Rosenthal Pavilion, 10th Floor

Business Attire

For additional information, please contact Miriam Nyhan Grey at (212) 998-3953 or ireland.gala@nyu.edu

ANNUAL DINNER GALA

2020 Honorees

DÓMHNALSLATTERYLewis L. Glucksman Award for Leadership

COLMTÓIBÍNSeamus Heaney Award for Arts & Letters

&

Gala Co-ChairsLoretta Brennan GlucksmanJudith McGuireKieran McLoughlinEmmet MoloneyMary Shanahan

Honoree Dómhnal Slattery Lewis L. Glucksman Award for Leadership Recipient

Dómhnal Slattery is an aircraft leasing pioneer and the founding CEO of Avolon. Established in 2010, in what was one of the world’s largest ever private equity funded start-ups, Avolon has rapidly grown to become a $30 billion company in the US and the world’s third largest aircraft leasing company. Leading SMBC Aviation Capital and Avolon, Dómhnal has now founded and scaled two of the world’s top five aircraft leasing corporations; an industry in which Ireland is the proven global leader. Recognized as one of Ireland’s leading entrepreneurs, Dómhnal is a passionate voice in seeking to position Ireland as a global center of excellence for innovation. He is committed to investing in initiatives both inside and outside of the aviation sector with a proven track record for supporting the arts.

Honoree Colm Tóibín Seamus Heaney Award for Arts & Letters Recipient

Colm Tóibín is the author of nine novels, including The Blackwater Lightship; The Master, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; the Costa Book Award Winner, Brooklyn, which led to a movie of the same name featuring Saoirse Ronan; The Testament of Mary; and Nora Webster, as well as two story collections, and Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know, an examination of the fathers of Wilde, Yeats, and Joyce. He is the Irene and Sidney B. Silverman Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University. Three times shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Tóibín lives in Dublin and New York.

GLUCKSMAN IRELAND HOUSE NYU

Since its founding in 1993, through the

vision, courage and philanthropic bounty

of Loretta Brennan Glucksman and the late

Lewis L. Glucksman, Glucksman Ireland

House NYU has educated several thousand

undergraduate and graduate students and

has hosted hundreds of events with poets,

writers, historians, cultural icons and

performers. Today, Glucksman Ireland

House NYU stands as a beacon of Irish

and Irish-American academic and artistic

achievement. Its global reputation has

evolved through a constant flow of books,

articles, exhibits, podcasts, archival deposits

and extensive public humanities.

Gala Committee*Ambassador Anne AndersonJeremiah CallaghanKate Cooney PiccoGeorge DohertyEileen H. Dowling Terry GolwayStanley GreenwoodPete HamillPatricia HartyChristopher JohnsonAdrian JonesMary KellySeán P. Kelly Sophie Sweetman McConnellEllen O’Brien KellyCormac K. H. O’MalleyJoe Quinlan Peter Quinn Carl Shanahan Ted Smyth

*In formation

ADVISORY BOARDAmbassador Anne AndersonLoretta Brennan GlucksmanJeremiah CallaghanGeorge DohertyEileen H. DowlingTerry GolwayStanley GreenwoodPete HamillPatricia HartyChristopher JohnsonAdrian JonesMary KellySeán P. KellySophie Sweetman McConnellJudith McGuireKieran McLoughlinCormac K. H. O’MalleyKate Cooney PiccoJoe QuinlanPeter QuinnCarl ShanahanJames SmythTed Smyth

Glucksman Ireland HouseNew York University1 Washington MewsNew York, NY 10003

Phone: (212) 998-3953Fax: (212) 995-4373Email: ireland.gala@nyu.eduwww.irelandhouse.fas.nyu.edu

Glucksman Ireland House NYUAnnual Gala Dinner

Rosenthal Pavilion at the Kimmel Center NYU

60 Washington Sq. S. New York City

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 Reception: 6:30 pm Dinner: 7:30 pm

2020 Gala Circles

Great Women of Irish History…A tribute to the tradition of strong-minded, independent Irish mothers, sisters, daughters and wives, who have played – and continue to play – such a crucial role in the preservation, cultivation, and continuation of Irish culture:

Please reserve the following:

The Cathleen Ní Houlihan Circle $75,000 a woman who embodies the indomitable Irish Spirit

– Table of ten with best placement

– Private dinner at Glucksman Ireland House for eight guests with two professors of your choice

– All benefits of The Lady Gregory Circle

The Lady Gregory Circle $50,000 a generous and gracious patron of the arts

– Table of ten with prime placement

– Full page color advertisement in Gala Program

– Permanent recognition on bronze donor plaque posted at the entrance of Glucksman Ireland House

– Honorary Membership to Glucksman Ireland House including invitations to over 35 events per year

– NYU Chairman’s Circle Membership*

– Opportunity to host your private event at Glucksman Ireland House (restrictions apply)

The Queen Maeve Circle $25,000 a fiercely independent woman

– Table of ten with ringside placement

– Full page color advertisement in Gala Program

– Honorary Membership to Glucksman Ireland House

– NYU Chairman’s Circle Membership*

The Molly Bloom Circle $10,000 a woman who never hesitates to speak her mind

– Table of ten

– Listing in Gala Program

– Honorary Membership to Glucksman Ireland House

– NYU Global Circle Membership*

The Annie Moore Circle $1,000 Individual Ticket

a brave and adventurous spirit

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Contribution I am unable to attend the dinner gala but would

like to support the efforts of the Glucksman Ireland House.

I am pleased to enclose my fully tax-deductible contribution in the amount of: $

* For information about the Global Circle and Chairman’s Circle benefits, please go to http://www.nyu.edu/giving/ annual-giving/giving-clubs.

Deadline: February 4, 2020 Please reserve the following: Full Page Color: $3,500 Full Page Two Color: $2,500 Black and White: $2,000 Inside Covers: $4,500 Back Cover: $5,000

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For additional information, please contact Miriam Nyhan Grey at (212) 998-3953 or e-mail ireland.gala@nyu.edu

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