The following is a letter from NYU President John Sexton to our own Craig Behrenfeld. If you are going to be in Manhattan on May 12th, please make sure you attend this event to witness Craig receiving this wonderful award. Congratulations Craig!!

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
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John Sexton
President

March 9, 2010

Craig Behrenfeld
Partner
Barnett, Bolt, Kirkwood, Long & McBride
601 Bayshore Boulevard, Suite 700
Tampa, FL 33606

Dear Craig:

I am delighted to inform you that you have been chosen to receive the New York University Alumni Association's Meritorious Service Award. Acting on behalf of our sixteen schools, colleges, and divisions, the Alumni Association annually confers this honor upon a respected and distinguished New York University graduate who demonstrates extraordinary service and continuing devotion to the University, and who embodies our University motto: Persevere and Excel.

This award is being conferred in recognition of your unwavering dedication to both the NYU Alumni Club West Coast of Florida Chapter and the University. Your generous support, as well as your wise leadership as past president and current corporate treasurer and secretary of the alumni club, serves as a beaming example of the University's vast national and international network. Your ongoing devotion is an inspiration to all of us and will have a lasting impact on the future of the University and its students.

Therefore, it is with great pleasure that I invite you to accept this award in the presence of your fellow NYU alumni. The presentation will take place during the Alumni Association's Year End Board Meeting and Award Reception, being held on May 12,2010 beginning at 6:30 PM at Filomen D'Agostino Hall, 108 West 3rd Street (between MacDougal and Sullivan Streets) in Manhattan. I will ask Angie Hyman, Assistant Director of Alumni Affinity Programs, to contact you shortly and confirm your attendance.

It will be a great privilege to present the award to you in the company of your fellow alumni and members of the New York University community. I look forward to conferring this honor.

Best wishes and congratulations.

Sincerely,
John Sexton