Background
Sammartino, Sylvia was born on December 5, 1903 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Louis J. and Anna E. (Bianchi) Scaramelli.
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Sylvia Sammartino
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Sylvia Sammartino, American university co-founder. Decorated knight Order of Merit Italy; Commander Order Star of Africa Liberia; officer Order National Ivory Coast; recipient Amita award, 1960; Smith College medal, 1967; President's medal Mercy College, 1980, Humanitarian award William Carlos Williams Center for the Arts, 1988; named Woman of Year, Rutherford Chamber of Commerce.
Education
AB, Smith College, 1925. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1926. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Kyung Hee University, Korea, 1964.
Doctor of Hebrew Literature (honorary), Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1966.
Career
Teacher public high school, New York City, 1927-1928, 33-35; treasurer, Scaramelli & Company, Inc., New York City, 1928-1933; educational editor, Atlantica, 1933-1935; circulation manager, La Voix de France, New York City, 1935-1937; registrar, Fairleigh Dickinson U., Rutherford, New Jersey, 1942-1950; director admissions, Fairleigh Dickinson U., 1950-1959; dean of admissions, Fairleigh Dickinson U., 1959-1967.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman New Jersey Commision on Women, 1971. Member of the Board of Governors New York Cultural Center, 1968-1973. Member Executive Committee Restore Ellis Island Commission, 1974-1979.
President Garden State Ballet Foundation, 1975-1980. Trustee Newark Symphony Hall, 1976-1979, William Carlos Williams Center for Performing Arts, Rutherford, New Jersey, 1980-1992. Trustee, chairman Integrity, Inc., 1980-1989.
Trustee, secretary-treasurer Williams Institute, 1981-1992.
Connections
Married Peter Sammartino, December 5, 1933.
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Born
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Nationality
American
Education
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1925
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1926
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1964
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1966
Career
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1928 - 1933
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1933 - 1935
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1935 - 1937
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1942 - 1950
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1959 - 1967
Awards
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Decorated knight Order of Merit Italy. Commander Order Star of Africa Liberia. Officer Order National Ivory Coast. Recipient Amita award, 1960. Smith College medal, 1967. President's medal Mercy College, 1980, Humanitarian award William Carlos Williams Center for the Arts, 1988. Named Woman of Year, Rutherford Chamber of Commerce.Decorated knight Order of Merit Italy. Commander Order Star of Africa Liberia. Officer Order National Ivory Coast.
Recipient Amita award, 1960. Smith College medal, 1967. President's medal Mercy College, 1980, Humanitarian award William Carlos Williams Center for the Arts, 1988.
Named Woman of Year, Rutherford Chamber of Commerce.