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Prof. Cioffi’s Lifetime Achievement Dinner
The surprise event for Anthony Cioffi, P.E.
was held at New York City College of
Technology’s new Academic Building on
December 21, 2018. Students of the
Construction Management and Civil
Engineering Technology Department
organized the Lifetime Achievement
Dinner to thank Cioffi for his 27 years of
passion and dedication as both the CMCE
Department Chairperson, until 2017, and
as faculty to present time.
His efforts have changed many lives as he encouraged students to excel in their studies, to
produce professional work, and to exceed beyond their expectations. He promoted collegiate
involvement in the American Society of Civil Engineers through the ASCE Student Chapter and
the ASCE sponsored National Student Steel Bridge Competitions. Many recent graduates and
young professionals are members of ASCE due to his leadership and example. He has Raised the
Bar in the civil engineering profession through his volunteerism at various levels of ASCE.
At the dinner, colleagues from academia, the construction industry and engineering field, as
well as students, stood to recount the tales of Cioffi’s influence on their lives and careers.
Albert Pozotrigo acknowledged how Cioffi propelled him to lead as a former Met Section
president, while current president, Tim Ward nodded in agreement. Pozotrigo recalled Cioffi
pushing him into a packed classroom with students waiting for their new professor. Cioffi,
allegedly said “you’ll do fine” and held the door, trapping Pozotrigo in the classroom... an
educator was born.
Everyone enjoyed the relaxed, off‐the‐cuff evening. The memories shared brought about
laughter, smiles and a few tears. Cioffi stood to hug each person whom spoke and take a
photograph. As his wife, Nanette watched with tears of joy in her eyes, their daughter, Gianna
presented the etched glass Lifetime Achievement Award sculpture. Immediately after, the
engraved Bulova desk clock was presented. Cioffi claimed to be at a loss of words, a rare
occurrence indeed. He expressed his gratitude to everyone with his customary grand smile.
All of Anthony Cioffi’s hard work, the crazy schedules
and sacrifice did not go unnoticed. The attendees,
although significant, was a mere fraction of the people
whom wanted to express appreciation. On behalf of
everyone … thank you professor … thank you colleague
… thank you friend.
Photo 1: Prof. Michael Boulis attributes his P.E. license to Cioffi's homework assignments and stack of textbooks.
Photo 2: Florina Pupla describes how when she was new to the country and to City Tech, she mistook Cioffi’s baseball talk for a confusing lesson.
Photo 3: Prof. Boulis knows how to make them laugh.
Photo 4: Prof. Boulis is still making them laugh.
Photo 5: (Left to right) Liana Tan, Sandra Medina, Timothy Medina, Anthony Cioffi, Kyaw (John) Htun
Photo 6: Joseph Riina, Gianna Cioffi, Gregory Paterno, Nanette Cioffi, Anthony Cioffi, Victor Paterno, Anthony Primiani
Photo 7: Craig Ruyle, Gerarda Shields, Anthony Cioffi
Photo 8: Albert Pozotrigo, Anthony Cioffi, Toni Pozotrigo
Photo 9: Gianna Cioffi presents the etched glass Lifetime Achievement Award sculpture.
Photo 10 : Sandra M. Torres presents the engraved Bulova desk clock.
Photo 21: Sandra M. Torres presents the engraved Bulova desk clock.
Photo 3: New York City College of Technology students and professors. 1st row: Kelly Huang, Bin Jin Zheng, Carolina Mata. 2nd row: Gabriel Bampoe (seated),
Manuele S. Ruvolo, Sophie Akbar, Prof. Gerarda Shields, Sandra M. Torres. 3rd row: Prof. Anne‐Marie Sowder (seated), Francisco Contreras, Elizabeth Beltran,
Prof. Anthony Cioffi. 3rd row: Eric Elliston Jr., Dorwin Emanuel, Prof. Navid Allahverdi‐Pur,Denise (Pebbles) Calungsod, Khalil Rouchdy, Deirdra Williams, Marlon
Bess, Kyaw Htun, Sithu Hein, Brandow Rojas, Timothy Medina, Liana Tan, Annette Cannizzaro, Brendan Smith, Henry Wong 4th row: Abubakkar Jalloh and
Harold Sacquicela
Photo 13: Tiago Destefani, Fernando Rodriguez, Maria Becerra, Jahilin Parada, Briken Vukaj
Photo 14: Vincent Volastro, Jeffery Cajamarca, Elena Malysheva, Prof. Cioffi, Kyaw Htun, Prof. Michael Boulis, Brandow Rojas, Antony Frias
Photo 15: Anthony Cioffi and Alvaro Jimenez
Photo 16: Anice Rochelin, Ebenezer Idowu, Anthony Cioffi, Dorwin Emanuel
Photo 17: Debbie Wallace and Anthony Cioffi
Photo 18: Bin Jing Zheng, Carolina Mata, Gerarda Shields, Florina Pupla, Kelly Huang
Photo 19: Anthony Cioffi and Niurka Valera
Photo 20: Anthony Cioffi and Gina Mena
Photo 21: Azzall Monasser, Anthony Cioffi and Effie Iliopoulos
Photo 22: Todd Mayo and Anthony Cioffi
Photo 24: Ed Iacayo and Anthony Cioffi Photo 25: Sophie Akbar and Anthony Cioffi
Photo 26: Abdoulaye Bah and Anthony Cioffi Photo 27: Anthony Cioffi and Ghenadie Covaliov
Photo 28: Alex Ladias and Anthony Cioffi
Photo 29: Anthony Cioffi and Manuele S. Ruvolo
Photo 30: Prof. Anthony Cioffi and Prof. Anne‐Marie Sowder