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MANHATTAN COLLEGE TO HONOR TECHNOLOGY GIANT COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL WITH DE LA SALLE MEDAL

RIVERDALE, N.Y.  – Manhattan College will present Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) with the De La Salle Medal at the College’s annual fund-raising dinner on Thursday, January 15, at New York City’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.  CA, one of the world’s largest software companies, will be represented at the dinner by Sanjay Kumar, the company’s chairman and chief executive officer.

The De La Salle Medal was established in honor of John Baptist de La Salle, founder of the Institute of Brothers of the Christian Schools, whose mission was to provide a value-centered education.  The mission provided the inspiration upon which the College was founded in 1853.  CA is the 28th recipient of the Medal, which is conferred annually to a company or an executive who exemplifies the principles of excellence and corporate leadership.  Lewis S. Ranieri, founder of investment banking firm Hyperion Partners, will serve as the dinner chairman for the evening.

 CA, founded in New York City and headquartered on Long Island, has been at the forefront of information technology and the New York metropolitan business landscape for 27 years.  CA has grown into a multibillion-dollar company while contributing to the economic health and social well-being of the region.

More than 95 percent of Fortune 500 companies and thousands of other organizations worldwide rely on CA software technology to manage business-critical systems.  Nearly 16,000 employees–including more than 2,600 in the metro New York area–thrive in CA’s progressive workplace, which has received numerous awards for its family-friendly facilities, programs and benefits, including on-site child development and fitness centers.  CA has been included in Working Mother magazine’s “100 Best Companies for Working Mothers” list four times in the past six years.

Giving back to the communities in which CA employees work and live is key in the company’s philosophy.  CA’s strong philanthropic spirit focuses on empowering children to succeed.  The company directs much of its support through matching gifts, grants, nonprofit partnerships and employee volunteer programs.  CA and its employees have donated millions of dollars and thousands of hours to more than 4,000 organizations globally.  The company matches employee donations to qualified charities by 200 percent.

As CEO, Mr. Kumar, a resident of Long Island, New York, has reaffirmed CA’s commitment to programs that benefit children and is a keen proponent of volunteerism and corporate philanthropy.  After joining CA in 1987, Mr. Kumar held senior positions in development, strategic planning and operations.  He was promoted to president and chief operating officer in January 1994 and chief executive in August 2000.  In November 2002, he also was named chairman.

CA joins a distinguished list of past Medal recipients including former New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani ’65, ConEdison Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Eugene R. McGrath ’63 and technology giant IBM.

Proceeds from the $750-per-plate fund-raiser support Manhattan College’s academic programs and also provide scholarship assistance to students. The event begins with a cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m. followed by dinner and dancing at 7:30 p.m.  For further information regarding the De La Salle Medal Dinner, please call (718) 862-7837 or email dlsdinner@manhattan.edu.

About Manhattan College

Manhattan College was founded in 1853 upon the Lasallian tradition of excellence in teaching, inspired by St. John Baptist de La Salle.  Located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, Manhattan College is an independent, Catholic, coeducational institution of higher learning offering more than 40 major programs of study in the areas of arts, business, education, engineering and science.  For more information about Manhattan College, visit our Web site, http://www.manhattan.edu.

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