[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15613]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING MR. JOSEPH SCIAME, RECIPIENT OF THE SONS OF ITALY'S 2015 
                        GUGLIELMO MARCONI AWARD

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                         HON. KATHLEEN M. RICE

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 1, 2015

  Miss RICE of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of 
Mr. Joseph Sciame, a resident of New Hyde Park, New York and life-long 
public servant who recently received the Sons of Italy's 2015 Guglielmo 
Marconi Award, which is presented biennially to an Italian American who 
has made significant contributions to the United States.
  Mr. Sciame is truly deserving of this honor, as he has worked 
tirelessly throughout his life to serve others and strengthen the 
communities in which he lives and works. Mr. Sciame currently serves as 
Vice President of Community Relations at St. John's University, the 
largest Catholic university in the United States. As a St. John's 
alumnus and university administrator for three decades, Mr. Sciame has 
truly dedicated his life to serving the school and its surrounding 
community. He also serves as a board member of the Jamaica and Staten 
Island Chambers of Commerce, the Kupferberg Holocaust Center, and the 
Boy Scouts of America, and chairs the Board of Ethics of the Town of 
North Hempstead. Mr. Sciame is the former Chairman of the National 
Association of Student Aid Administrators, and has long been active in 
the field of financial aid and higher education, both in New York and 
nationwide.
  As a proud and active Italian American, Mr. Sciame's commitment to 
public service extends beyond St. John's University. He currently 
serves as Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major Italian 
American Organizations and was the former National and State President 
and Foundation Trustee of the Sons of Italy, the largest and oldest 
Italian American fraternal organization.
  I would like to congratulate Mr. Sciame on receiving the 2015 
Guglielmo Marconi Award, the Sons of Italy's highest honor, and thank 
him for his service to our district and country. Mr. Sciame is a 
testament to the valuable contributions that Italian Americans have 
made to the United States throughout our history, and it is a 
tremendous honor to count him among my constituents.

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