FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SYSKA HENNESSY GROUP CEO JOHN V. MAGLIANO JOINS MANHATTAN COLLEGE’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – John V. Magliano, chief executive officer of Syska Hennessy Group and a Manhattan College alumnus, has recently been elected to the College’s Board of Trustees.

Mr. Magliano, a resident of Bronxville, N.Y., oversees one of the nation’s leading consulting, engineering, technology and construction firms. After completing an electrical engineering degree from the College in 1966 and serving a four-year tour in the United States Air Force, Mr. Magliano joined Syska, overseeing major projects for key clients such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and the United Nations. Mr. Magliano, who joined the company in 1970, is a licensed Professional Engineer in 12 states. He also serves as Syska’s chief engineer, heading the firm’s Technical Leadership Committee, a group that provides guidance and sets policy for all technical work.

Aiming to foster future engineers, Mr. Magliano established Syska’s unique Engineer in Training (EIT) program, which offers intensive training for new engineers and recent college graduates. He is also a founding member of the ACE Mentor Program, a nonprofit group that provides mentoring for high school students in the fields of architecture, construction and engineering. He currently serves as chair of the ACE Mentor Program’s New York board of directors.

Mr. Magliano is active in the American Consulting Engineering Council and is a member of numerous technical and professional organizations. He has authored several articles in technical journals and has taught as an adjunct professor at the New York University School of Continuing Education. In addition, he advises the Tuckahoe School District’s Board of Education and sits on the Preston High School Board of Trustees.

Mr. Magliano joins Mr. Patrick G. Boyle, senior vice president of New York Life Investment Management, as the newest members of the College’s board of trustees. Both members were designated in October.

Manhattan College was founded in 1853 upon the Lasallian heritage of excellence in teaching inspired by St. John Baptist de La Salle.  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.

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