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'''Alfred Lerner''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[1955|55]] was a wealthy businessman and sports team owner.
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'''Alfred Lerner''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[1955|55]] was a wealthy businessman, sports team owner, and Columbia [[trustee]].
  
He donated the money for [[Alfred Lerner Hall]], which is named after him.
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He donated the money for [[Alfred Lerner Hall]], which is named after him. He was also nearly instrumental in buying land near [[Lincoln Center]] for a new campus, but fell ill and was thwarted by President [[Bollinger]]'s plans for a [[Manhattanville campus|campus in Manhattanville]] before the plans could be completed.
  
 
In [[1986]], he won a [[John Jay Award]], and in [[1997]], he won the [[Alexander Hamilton Medal]].
 
In [[1986]], he won a [[John Jay Award]], and in [[1997]], he won the [[Alexander Hamilton Medal]].
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Latest revision as of 22:15, 7 July 2010

See also Wikipedia's article about "Al Lerner".

Alfred Lerner CC '55 was a wealthy businessman, sports team owner, and Columbia trustee.

He donated the money for Alfred Lerner Hall, which is named after him. He was also nearly instrumental in buying land near Lincoln Center for a new campus, but fell ill and was thwarted by President Bollinger's plans for a campus in Manhattanville before the plans could be completed.

In 1986, he won a John Jay Award, and in 1997, he won the Alexander Hamilton Medal.