Haub School of Business Hall of Fame Award 2023

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Haub School of Business
2023 Hall of Fame Award

Honoring Doneene Keemer Damon ’89

April 26, 2023

For over 30 years, the Erivan K. Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph’s University has honored corporate citizens for their excellence in business management, entrepreneurship and ingenuity. These award recipients are extraordinary performers in their field who have not only achieved success in business, but have also had a positive and tangible impact on those they have led. Moreover, this select group of honorees embodies the integrity, steadfastness and self-reflection that the Haub School instills in our students.

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2023 Haub Hall of Fame Award Recipient Doneene K. Damon ’89

Doneene Keemer Damon ’89

Doneene Keemer Damon '89 is the Chief Diversity Director for Richards, Layton & Finger. Doneene's extraordinary leadership includes her roles as the immediate past president of Richards Layton and chair of the Corporate Trust and Agency Services Group.

Doneene focuses her practice on formation and operational issues relating to Delaware statutory trusts and Delaware and New York common law trusts in all types of commercial and business transactions, representing issuers, underwriters, investors and trustees. Doneene advises clients on the use of common law trusts, statutory trusts, owner trusts, master trusts, series trusts and titling trusts in connection with capital markets transactions.

Considered “terrific” and praised as “experienced, careful, smart and very personable” (Chambers USA), in 2021 alone Doneene was named among the Philadelphia Business Journal’s Diversity Leaders in Business, the News Journal’s Most Influential Delawareans, Savoy Magazine’s Most Influential Black Lawyers, and Managing Partner of the Year in Corporate Counsel's Women, Influence and Power in Law Awards.

Her practice includes representing banks and trust companies in connection with their trust and agency services under Delaware and New York law in various commercial transactions. This includes Richards, Layton & Finger's roles as trustee, collateral agent, verification agent, custodian, master servicer, depository agent, securities intermediary, paying agent, registrar and transfer agent, and exchange agent.

She also served as primary Delaware counsel in a series of first-to-market structured finance transactions employing the use of blockchain distributed ledger technology.

Doneene holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Saint Joseph’s University and a Juris Doctor degree from Temple University School of Law.

Past Award Recipients

2022
Joseph J. Wolk ’88
EVP & CFO, Johnson & Johnson

2021
Timothy J. Maguire ’88
Chairman, Karr Barth Associates
2019
Adele Cirone Oliva ’87
Partner/Co-Founder, 1315 Capital Management LLC

2018
Albert G. Pastino ’64
Partner, Laud Collier Capital LLC

2017
Christopher D. Furman ’81
President and Chief Executive Officer, Ventura Foods

2016
Mark A. Casale ’86
Chairman, CEO and President, Essent Group LTD.

2015
Mike Jackson ’71
Chairman, President and CEO, AutoNation

2014
A. Bruce Crawley ’67
President and Principal Owner, Millennium3Management

2013
Joseph J. McLaughlin, Jr. ’81
Chairman and CEO, The Haverford Trust Company

2012
James J. Maguire, Jr. ’84
Chairman and CEO, Philadelphia Insurance Company

2011
Gerianne Tringali DiPiano, MBA ’92
President and CEO, FemmePharma Global Healthcare, Inc.

2010
The Erivan K. Haub Family
Helga Haub
Erivan K. Haub+
Karl-Erivan W. Haub+
Georg R. O. Haub
Christian W.E. Haub

Note: Recipients are listed with titles held at time award was received; + Deceased
2009
Thomas P. Nerney, MBA ’96
Chairman, President and CEO, United States Liability Insurance Group

2008
Daniel J. Hilferty III ’78
President and CEO, The AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies

2007
Robert D. Falese, Jr. ’69
President, Commercial and Investment Banking Commerce Bancorp

2006
Joseph J. Oakes, III ’64
President, Acorn Financial Services

2005
Anthony A. Nichols, Sr. ’67
Chairman Emeritus, Brandywine Realty Trust

2004
James J. Maguire ’58
Chairman & Founder, Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corporation

2003
Nicholas S. Rashford, S.J.
President, Saint Joseph’s University

2002
Brian C. Duperreault ’69
Chairman & CEO, ACE Limited

2001
Michael J. Hagan ’85
President / CEO & Co-Founder, VerticalNet

2001
Michael P. McNulty ’85
Senior Vice President & Co-Founder, VerticalNet

2000
David M. Brennan ’67+
President, Brennan Financial Services

2000
Michael J. Emmi
President, Systems & Computer Technology Corporation

Note: Recipients are listed with titles held at time award was received; + Deceased
1999
James E. Ksansnak ’62
Vice Chairman, ARAMARK Corporation

1997
Thomas E. Bullock ’68
President & CEO, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.

1996
John R. Belfi ’56+
Retired Partner, Arthur Andersen & Co.

1996
William F. Leahy+
Executive Lecturer, Haub School of Business Saint Joseph’s University

1995
Joel M. Ziff ’56+
Retired Partner, Arthur Andersen & Co.

1995
Brian M. McAdams ’66
Chairman, Stratvis Private Investments

1994
Thomas J. McParland ’56
Retired Partner, KPMG Peat Marwick

1993
Francis J. Erbrick ’61
Senior Vice President, United Parcel Service

1992
John P. Gallagher, Jr. ’63+
President, Gallagher Tire, Inc.

1991
Edward F. McCauley ’61
Partner, Deloitte & Touche

1990
Henry A. Quinn ’56+
President, H.A. Quinn

Note: Recipients are listed with titles held at time award was received; + Deceased

Our Benefactors

President's Benefactors

Chairman's Benefactors

Dean's Benefactors

Jim '86 & Diane Brecker

BENEFACTOR OPPORTUNITIES

Net proceeds benefit Dean's Excellence Endowment Fund

For questions regarding these opportunities or to confirm seating, contact Lauren Spergel at rsvp@sju.edu or 610-660-2314.

*The full amount is tax-deductible if seats are donated back to SJU before April 10, 2023.

$44,700 is tax-deductible*
- Invitation to private reception with Doneene Keemer Damon '89 and University Leadership
- Name or company logo featured on Haub Hall of Fame website for one year
- Name or company logo prominently displayed in digital presentation
- Premier seating for 20
$22,350 is tax-deductible*
- Invitation to private reception with Doneene Keemer Damon '89 and University leadership
- Name or company logo featured on the Haub Hall of Fame website for six months
- Name or company logo included in digital presentation
- Premium seating for 10
$7,500 is tax-deductible*
- Name or company logo featured on the Haub Hall of Fame website for six months
- Name or company logo included in digital presentation
- Preferred seating for 10
$3,750 is tax-deductible
- Name or company logo included in digital presentation
- Seating for 5
$5,000 is tax-deductible
- Name or company logo included in digital presentation
$250 is tax-deductible
Class years (2013-2022)
Please reach out to Lauren Spergel at rsvp@sju.edu.

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