La Salle College will honor Jerry Lezynski, ’82, at its thirty first annual Constitution Dinner—an occasion that celebrates La Salle’s founding in 1863—on Thursday, March 21, 2024.
During the last three many years, the Constitution Dinner has raised greater than $5 million in help of pupil scholarships at La Salle.
The dinner will probably be held at Ballroom on the Ben, situated at 834 Chestnut St. Black tie apparel is non-compulsory. Click on right here to buy tickets. College students, employees, college, alumni, Christian Brothers, and supporters of La Salle College are welcome to attend.
Yearly throughout the Constitution Dinner a person is awarded The Lasallian Management Award for displaying excellent management alongside Lasallian values in company, civic, and governmental communities all through our area.
This yr Lezynski who’s Lincoln Monetary Community’s vp of promoting will obtain this prestigious award. Lincoln Monetary Community is a part of the Lincoln Monetary Group based mostly in Radnor, Pa. Previous to Lincoln Monetary, Lezynski was managing director at SEI Investments in Oaks, Pa., the place he had a number of advertising and marketing and funding product improvement roles.
“To obtain the Lasallian Management Award is a profound honor,” Lezynski stated. “La Salle College, which is a continuing affect in my life, has formed who I’ve change into resulting from sturdy Christian values and enduring connections. From these early Huge 5 video games with my father Jerry Sr., ’57, to my very own life-changing time on campus, I’ve seen how La Salle opens doorways to alternatives I might by no means have imagined. Its impression makes giving again really easy and pure. I deeply thank President Daniel Allen, Ph.D., Board Chair Ellen Reilly, ’83, and your entire La Salle neighborhood— Christian brothers, academics, pals, fraternity brothers and Explorer alumni all over the place— for this recognition and your immeasurable impression on my life.”
Lezynski has been an concerned alumnus since he graduated along with his advertising and marketing and communication arts diploma. He’s been an lively member of the La Salle College Alumni Affiliation for practically a decade and president from 2017-2019 at which period he helped facilitate the dedication of the Alumni Home, the Board’s alumni re-engagement efforts, and the beautification of the Grotto commemorating the a hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the College.
He was a member of La Salle’s Board of Trustees from 2017-2019 on which he served because the conduit with the Alumni Affiliation and on a number of committees designed to extend alumni involvement.
Lezynski additionally chaired the primary alumni-lead fundraising initiative and raised greater than $500,000 in lower than a yr to ascertain the Br. Gerry Molyneaux, F.S.C., Professorship. In 2023, he was on the committee that raised over $100,000 to transform the La Salle TV studio to totally digital.
The alumnus has additionally been concerned with the La Salle College Communication Advisory Board and Presidential Advisory Council. He continues to take part within the Committee of Explorers (COE), the Sigma Phi Lambda fraternity’s alumni group that helps the fraternity by means of mentoring, fundraising and neighborhood service initiatives.
Exterior of La Salle endeavors, Lezynski is actively concerned within the Particular Olympics along with his son Kevin.
Lezynski and his spouse of 37 years, Nancy, reside in Harleysville, Pa., and revel in time in Ocean Metropolis, N.J., with their 4 kids and their spouses.
For extra info on Constitution Dinner and to RSVP, click on right here.