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Posted on: December 10th, 2007
Filed Under: [ Hispanic News ] [ Higher Education ] [ Style ] [ New York ]
Fashion designer Oscar de la Renta received a special award at a dinner on Saturday, in The Great Hall of The City College of New York to celebrate the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute’s (CUNY-DSI) 15th Anniversary. Approximately 500 CUNY graduates of Dominican descent attended the event, which is also a salute to CUNY’s Dominican alumni, whose numbers exceed 35,000.
Dominican-born Mr. de la Renta was honored for his extraordinary achievements and contributions to the Dominican people and the world at large. The famed designer, who designs and licenses products ranging from men and women’s apparel to fragrances to furniture and other home furnishings, has given back to his native land, building two schools that incorporate orphanages and day care centers. He also serves on the boards of The Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, Thirteen/WNET, UNICEF, The Americas Society and The Spanish Institute.”*
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