Google vice president Sabrina Farmer will receive the 2023 University of New Orleans Homer L. Hitt Distinguished Alumni Award. Additionally, Avril Habetz, managing partner for Northwestern Mutual of Louisiana and Mississippi, has been named the 2023 Norma Jane Sabiston Distinguished Young Alumna of the Year.
The University of New Orleans has announced the public phase of a $50 million comprehensive fundraising campaign, the first in the institution’s 64-year history.
CBS News journalist Michelle Miller will receive the 2022 University of New Orleans Homer L. Hitt Distinguished Alumni Award. Additionally, Lauren Gibbs, owner and CEO of Gibbs Construction, has been named the 2022 Norma Jane Sabiston Distinguished Young Alumna of the Year. Both will be celebrated at a gala at the National WWII Museum on November 9, 2022.
David Gallo, CEO of Gallo Mechanical, a New Orleans-based mechanical construction firm, will receive the 2021 University of New Orleans Homer L. Hitt Distinguished Alumni Award. Additionally, Lacey Merrick Conway, president and CEO of Latter & Blum, has been named the 2021 Norma Jane Sabiston Distinguished Young Alumna of the Year. Both will be celebrated at a gala at the National WWII Museum on November 4, 2021.
“David truly embodies the spirit of the Distinguished Alumni Award,” said UNO President John Nicklow. “He generously and humbly gives of his time, abilities and resources to improve our university, city and state. David is an inspiration to Privateers everywhere, and I cannot think of a more deserving person for this honor.”