NYIT hosted the Brett Kaufman Memorial Alumni Scholarship Awards Dinner on Feb. 2 in Carle Place, N.Y. In addition to raising funds for student scholarships, the event honored several NYIT alumni. Pictured are (top row, from left): Gustavo Penengo (B.A.R. ’96), winner of the Rising Star Award; Dianne Baumert-Moyik (M.A. ’92), winner of the Kaufman Volunteerism Award; and Phil Rossillo (B.A.R. ’97), Rising Star Award recipient; (bottom row, from left) Dinner Chair Rory Cutaia (B.S. ’82); Michael Rikon (B.S. ’66), winner of the Business Leadership Award; President Edward Guiliano; Adrienne O’Brien and David Salten, NYIT Heritage Award recipients; Thomas Scandalis (D.O. ’87), winner of the Excellence in Medicine Award; and Alumni Federation President Carol Hasenstab (B.S. ’93).