Dr. Vicki Wacksman of Dix Hills to Be Honored by C.W. Post

March 12, 2002 — On Sunday, October 19, Dix Hills resident M. Vicki Wacksman, Ph.D., a management consultant and co-founder of the National Association of Women Business Owners, will be honored at the Fifth Annual Fundraiser of the College of Management Alumni Chapter at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University.

The event, which is designed to recognize outstanding contributors to the C.W. Post and Long Island communities, will also support scholarships for students pursuing degrees in accounting, business, criminal justice, health care and public administration, and social work in the College of Management.

For decades, Dr. M. Vicki Wacksman — founder and president of Wacksman Associate's Ltd., a management-consulting and training firm based in Dix Hills — has used her business acumen to help further other women's careers. She is a co-founder of the Long Island chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners, the Suffolk County Women Business Enterprise Coalition, and the New York State Association of Black Women Owned Enterprises, Inc. She is the recipient of more than 90 awards, citations and proclamations for her work, including the National Organization of Women's "Women of Power and Influence Award" and the U.S. Small Business Administration's "Small Business Minority Advocate Award." Dr. Wacksman has truly established herself as an economic reformer. Her supportive endeavors include the design of a grant program to help micro business enterprises compete for corporate contracts as well as establishing the innovative "Mind Over Matter" academic scholarship which has opened the doors to numerous job opportunities for persons with disabilities. Dr. Wacksman earned an M.P.A. from C.W. Post and holds a bachelor's degree in sociology from SUNY's Empire State College. Her doctorate is in public administration from Nova University. She and her husband, Dr. Sheldon M. Wacksman, live in Dix Hills. They have six children and five grandchildren.

Also to be honored at the C.W. Post College of Management Alumni Chapter fundraiser are Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi and Dr. Vincent Henry, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Sociology, retired Sergeant, Special Assignment, New York City Police Department.

The event will be held at the Harrison Conference Center in Glen Cove. Entertainment will be provided by Eric Johnson, renowned jazz guitarist, and his group. For additional information about tickets and reservations, contact Carol Picarello in the College of Management Alumni Chapter at (516) 299-2420; fax 299-2640, or email muraskin@liu.edu.