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Frank J. Sciame Jr., regarded by many as the builder of choice for highly designed and technically sophisticated projects, founded Sciame Construction in 1975. For his dedication to the preservation of New York City landmarks, Sciame received the Chairman’s Award from the New York Landmarks Conservancy in 1997 and the Municipal Art Society Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Medal in 2023. In 2006, he was appointed by Governor Pataki and Mayor Bloomberg to lead the effort to ensure a buildable World Trade Center Memorial. 

He is the former president of the CCNY Alumni Association and the City College Fund. In 2024, he became chairman of the Foundation for City College. He is the recipient of the Townsend Harris Medal, the John H. Finley Award, and an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from The City College of New York,
and serves on the Spitzer Dean’s Advisory Council.

“What stuck with me from my time at Spitzer was the opportunity to work with a diverse group of hardworking fellow students — all having the common desire to create success for themselves.”