RADNOR, Pa. (March 31, 2014) – Cabrini College will honor The Haverford Trust Company and its founder, George W. Connell, at the 25th Annual Cabrini Classic on May 5.
As the College’s largest annual fundraising event, proceeds from the Classic directly benefit Cabrini students. The Classic is presented by USLI and supported by The Haverford Trust Company. The event includes golf, a cocktail reception and dinner, and silent and live auctions at the Waynesborough Country Club in Paoli, Pa.
Serving as lead sponsors of the Cabrini Classic for many years, The Haverford Trust Company and George Connell are befitting honorees for the milestone anniversary. Connell founded The Haverford Trust Company in 1979 as Rittenhouse Financial Services, an investment advisory firm focused on high quality, dividend-paying equity securities.
Based in Radnor, Pa., Haverford has 75 employees and more than $7 billion under management or consultation.
Past Cabrini Classic honorees include Thomas P. Nerney '77; Caswell “Cas” Holloway, III; Edith Robb Dixon HON’80; Sr. Mary Louise Sullivan, MSC, Ph.D. ’63; Margaret Hamilton Duprey ’73 HON’08; Robert Pucci and Robert L. D’Anjolell Sr. HON’08.
For ticket, sponsorship and auction information, visit cabrini.edu/cabriniclassic.
About Cabrini University
Founded in 1957 by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Cabrini University is a Catholic institution that empowers students to become advocates of social change through an Education of the Heart, focusing on academic excellence, community engagement, and leadership development.
Cabrini enrolls approximately 1,300 undergraduates in more than 35 majors, pre-professional programs, concentrations, and minors on its serene 112-acre campus located 30 minutes from Philadelphia. The University also enrolls 900 students in graduate, doctoral, and professional studies programs at its main campus in Radnor, PA, and at five off-campus locations.