Bank Street Celebration
The Bank Street Celebration is the College’s signature benefit that increases awareness of Bank Street’s mission in the greater community and raises funds to support its vital work. Each year, the president and the Board of Trustees invite existing and new friends of the College to come together in celebration of Bank Street’s contributions to the world of education and to honor those who share this passion for progressive education.
2025 Celebration
Tuesday, May 6
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Gotham Hall
1356 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
Sponsorships, Tables, and Tickets
Honoree
William Dodge Reucker
President, Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation
William (Bill) Dodge Rueckert has served as the president of the Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation for 25 years. Bill is the great-grandson of Cleveland H. Dodge, who established the Foundation in 1917 to promote the wellbeing of all people by supporting educational, community, and cultural institutions through its grant-making activities. Bill continues to shepherd the Dodge family legacy of service and philanthropy, both through his leadership of the Foundation and through his deep involvement with many of New York City’s largest and oldest educational and community-based organizations. His board affiliations include serving as chairman emeritus of the Board of Trustees of Teachers College, Columbia University, having chaired the board for 20 years; trustee of the American University of Beirut; chairman of the Board of Trustees of the YMCA Retirement Fund; trustee and former chairman of the executive committee of International House; honorary director of YMCA of Greater New York; honorary director of Wave Hill; and former chairman of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield Country Day School. Bill is also managing member of Oyster Management Group, LLC, a fund that invests in community banks, and serves on the Board of Directors of Fairfield County Bank, a community bank headquartered in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
