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New Rochelle, N.Y., April 8 - Iona College will honor Edward A. Riguardi, Chairman of Colliers ABR, Inc., at its 38th annual Trustee Award Dinner Dance on Friday, April 30 at 7 pm in the Grand Ballroom of The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Tickets for the Trustee Award Dinner Dance cost $500 each and all net proceeds will benefit the Iona College Scholarship Fund.

A veteran of over 35 years in the New York real estate industry, Riguardi has been called the . Dean of Property Management in New York.. Presently he is Chairman of Colliers ABR, Inc., which manages eight of Manhattan. s leading high-rise office buildings. Previously, Riguardi was President and Founder of Koeppel Tener Riguardi where he created the Property Management Group, which grew to oversee six million square feet of institutional property. He also managed the growth of the firm. s brokerage, consulting and appraisal businesses.

Riguardi also spent 29 years at Williams Real Estate, rising from the Operations and Engineering Department to one of the firm. s three Senior Executive Vice Presidents and one of six members of the firm. s executive committee which directed the operations of the company. At its peak during Riguardi. s role in senior management, Williams consisted of nearly 30 million square feet of office space in 200 Manhattan office buildings servicing over 5,000 tenants.

With degrees in engineering, real estate and insurance, Riguardi is a licensed real estate and insurance broker. He has earned the RPA designation from BOMA International, the CPM designation from IREM, and CRE from the American Society of Real Estate Counselors. In 1982, Riguardi was honored by the Real Estate Board of New York as its . Management Man of the Year,. and he has won countless accolades for his work in safety regulations, city codes, rehabilitation of properties and adding value to a client. s property.

Riguardi. s son, Peter, is an 1983 graduate of Iona College and currently serves as a Vice President at Colliers, ABR, Inc.

Iona College, founded by the Christian Brothers in 1940, is a private, co-educational institution of learning in the tradition of American Catholic higher education.

For reservations or further information about the Trustee Award Dinner Dance, call (914) 637-7738.

For questions or more information please contact:
Meghan Finn
Public Relations Office
Iona College, 715 North Avenue, New Rochelle, N.Y. 10801
tel: 914 633-2005 fax: 914 637-2711

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