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Haub School of Business
2023 Hall of Fame Award

Honoring Doneene Keemer Damon ’89

April 26, 2023

The Barnes Foundation

For over 30 years, the Erivan K. Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph’s University has honored corporate citizens for their excellence in business management, entrepreneurship and ingenuity. These award recipients are extraordinary performers in their field who have not only achieved success in business, but have also had a positive and tangible impact on those they have led. Moreover, this select group of honorees embodies the integrity, steadfastness and self-reflection that the Haub School instills in our students.

 

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2023 Haub Hall of Fame Award Recipient Doneene K. Damon ’89

Doneene Keemer Damon ’89 

Doneene Keemer Damon '89 is the Chief Diversity Director for Richards, Layton & Finger. Doneene's extraordinary leadership includes her roles as the immediate past president of Richards Layton and chair of the Corporate Trust and Agency Services Group.

Doneene focuses her practice on formation and operational issues relating to Delaware statutory trusts and Delaware and New York common law trusts in all types of commercial and business transactions, representing issuers, underwriters, investors and trustees. Doneene advises clients on the use of common law trusts, statutory trusts, owner trusts, master trusts, series trusts and titling trusts in connection with capital markets transactions.

Considered “terrific” and praised as “experienced, careful, smart and very personable” (Chambers USA), in 2021 alone Doneene was named among the Philadelphia Business Journal’s Diversity Leaders in Business, the News Journal’s Most Influential Delawareans, Savoy Magazine’s Most Influential Black Lawyers, and Managing Partner of the Year in Corporate Counsel's Women, Influence and Power in Law Awards.

Her practice includes representing banks and trust companies in connection with their trust and agency services under Delaware and New York law in various commercial transactions. This includes Richards, Layton & Finger's roles as trustee, collateral agent, verification agent, custodian, master servicer, depository agent, securities intermediary, paying agent, registrar and transfer agent, and exchange agent.

She also served as primary Delaware counsel in a series of first-to-market structured finance transactions employing the use of blockchain distributed ledger technology.

Doneene holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Saint Joseph’s University and a Juris Doctor degree from Temple University School of Law.

 

 

Past Award Recipients

  • 2022
    Joseph J. Wolk ’88
    EVP & CFO, Johnson & Johnson

    2021
    Timothy J. Maguire ’88
    Chairman, Karr Barth Associates
     

  • 2019
    Adele Cirone Oliva ’87
    Partner/Co-Founder, 1315 Capital Management LLC

    2018
    Albert G. Pastino ’64
    Partner, Laud Collier Capital LLC

    2017
    Christopher D. Furman ’81
    President and Chief Executive Officer, Ventura Foods

    2016
    Mark A. Casale ’86
    Chairman, CEO and President, Essent Group LTD.

    2015
    Mike Jackson ’71
    Chairman, President and CEO, AutoNation

    2014
    A. Bruce Crawley ’67
    President and Principal Owner, Millennium3Management

    2013
    Joseph J. McLaughlin, Jr. ’81
    Chairman and CEO, The Haverford Trust Company

    2012
    James J. Maguire, Jr. ’84
    Chairman and CEO, Philadelphia Insurance Company

    2011
    Gerianne Tringali DiPiano, MBA ’92
    President and CEO, FemmePharma Global Healthcare, Inc.

    2010
    The Erivan K. Haub Family
    Helga Haub
    Erivan K. Haub+
    Karl-Erivan W. Haub+
    Georg R. O. Haub
    Christian W.E. Haub

    Note: Recipients are listed with titles held at time award was received; + Deceased

  • 2009
    Thomas P. Nerney, MBA ’96
    Chairman, President and CEO, United States Liability Insurance Group

    2008
    Daniel J. Hilferty III ’78
    President and CEO, The AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies

    2007
    Robert D. Falese, Jr. ’69
    President, Commercial and Investment Banking Commerce Bancorp

    2006
    Joseph J. Oakes, III ’64
    President, Acorn Financial Services

    2005
    Anthony A. Nichols, Sr. ’67
    Chairman Emeritus, Brandywine Realty Trust

    2004
    James J. Maguire ’58
    Chairman & Founder, Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corporation

    2003
    Nicholas S. Rashford, S.J.
    President, Saint Joseph’s University

    2002
    Brian C. Duperreault ’69
    Chairman & CEO, ACE Limited

    2001
    Michael J. Hagan ’85
    President / CEO & Co-Founder, VerticalNet

    2001
    Michael P. McNulty ’85
    Senior Vice President & Co-Founder, VerticalNet

    2000
    David M. Brennan ’67+
    President, Brennan Financial Services

    2000
    Michael J. Emmi
    President, Systems & Computer Technology Corporation

    Note: Recipients are listed with titles held at time award was received; + Deceased

  • 1999
    James E. Ksansnak ’62
    Vice Chairman, ARAMARK Corporation

    1997
    Thomas E. Bullock ’68
    President & CEO, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.

    1996
    John R. Belfi ’56+
    Retired Partner, Arthur Andersen & Co.

    1996
    William F. Leahy+
    Executive Lecturer, Haub School of Business Saint Joseph’s University

    1995
    Joel M. Ziff ’56+
    Retired Partner, Arthur Andersen & Co.

    1995
    Brian M. McAdams ’66
    Chairman, Stratvis Private Investments

    1994
    Thomas J. McParland ’56
    Retired Partner, KPMG Peat Marwick

    1993
    Francis J. Erbrick ’61
    Senior Vice President, United Parcel Service

    1992
    John P. Gallagher, Jr. ’63+
    President, Gallagher Tire, Inc.

    1991
    Edward F. McCauley ’61
    Partner, Deloitte & Touche

    1990
    Henry A. Quinn ’56+
    President, H.A. Quinn

    Note: Recipients are listed with titles held at time award was received; + Deceased

Our Benefactors

 

President's Benefactors

Maguire Foundation Logo

Chairman's Benefactors

Essent Logo

Dean's Benefactors

Jim '86 & Diane Brecker

 

Johnson & Johnson Logo

PHLY Logo

Ventura Foods Logo

PwC Logo

BENEFACTOR OPPORTUNITIES

Net proceeds benefit Dean's Excellence Endowment Fund

For questions regarding these opportunities or to confirm seating, contact Lauren Spergel at rsvp@sju.edu or 610-660-2314.

*The full amount is tax-deductible if seats are donated back to SJU before April 10, 2023. 

 

  • $44,700 is tax-deductible*

    • Invitation to private reception with Doneene Keemer Damon '89 and University Leadership
    • Name or company logo featured on Haub Hall of Fame website for one year
    • Name or company logo prominently displayed in digital presentation
    • Premier seating for 20

  • $22,350 is tax-deductible*

    • Invitation to private reception with Doneene Keemer Damon '89 and University leadership
    • Name or company logo featured on the Haub Hall of Fame website for six months
    • Name or company logo included in digital presentation
    • Premium seating for 10

  • $7,500 is tax-deductible*

    • Name or company logo featured on the Haub Hall of Fame website for six months
    • Name or company logo included in digital presentation
    • Preferred seating for 10

  • $3,750 is tax-deductible

    • Name or company logo included in digital presentation
    • Seating for 5

  • $5,000 is tax-deductible

    • Name or company logo included in digital presentation

  • $250 is tax-deductible

  • Class years (2013-2022)

  • Please reach out to Lauren Spergel at rsvp@sju.edu.

Contact Us

For any questions, please reach out to:

Lauren Spergel
610-660-2314

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