Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120AROUND THE WORLD THE AMERICAN IRELAND FUND PITTSBURGH 84 connect 2016 | MARCH, 2016 Pittsburgh welcomed home native son Robert J. McCann, Chairman of UBS Americas, as the Pittsburgh Chapter honored him with The American Ireland Fund Chairman’s Award. The award recognized Mr. McCann’s exceptional leadership in education, community and charitable activities. This year’s record-breaking gala also marked the 40th Anniversary of The American Ireland Fund. Gala Co-Chairs Gateway Financial President & CEO David Malone and Sy Holzer, President of PNC Bank Pittsburgh, assisted by Honorary Co-Chairs PNC Financial Services Group CEO James Rohr, Pittsburgh Steelers President Arthur J. Rooney, II and former United States Ambassador to Ireland and Co-Founder of The Ireland Funds, Daniel M. Rooney. More than a few of the crowd of 700 were family and friends of Mr. McCann, who grew up in Pittsburgh and attended nearby Bethany College, where he serves on the college’s Board of Trustees. The Kate Rooney Miller Scholarship in American and Irish Literature was launched at the 2016 dinner. The Scholarship at Bethany College, celebrates Kate’s love and passion for Ireland and provides an opportunity for students to study abroad in Ireland with a focus on American and Irish literature and experiential learning activities. Guests enjoyed performances by the Burke Conroy School Irish Dancers, and the band Red Hand Paddy during cocktails and dancing to the band Wild Geese after dinner. Also attending the event were Kieran McLoughlin, President and CEO of The Worldwide Ireland Funds and Gala Committee Members Charles Bogosta, UPMC Cancer Centers; Mike Denove of Ernst & Young; Mic Lundon of UBS; Tom Miller of Regency Transportation; David Morehouse of the Pittsburgh Penguins; Michael Mullen of Kraft Heinz; Patricia Rooney; Rob Sechan of UBS and Brian Tarqunio of UBS. Pittsburgh Dinner Gala 1 4 7 8 2 5 3 6 1 Meredith McCann, Bob & Cindy McCann, Madeline McCann 2 Art Rooney 3 David Malone 4 Robert McCann Snr. 5 Standing L to R: Matt & Lisa Lizanich, Dana & Mike Denove Sitting L to R: Colette & Jim Steen, Lynette & Jeff Horrell, Ang Pickels 6 Kieran McLoughlin, Amb. Dan Rooney 7 Amb. Dan Rooney, Bob McCann, David Malone 8 Patricia Rooney, Amb. Dan Rooney, Dr. Tamara Nichols, Bob McCann