Arrigoni Hall of Fame
JoAnn Mazzella Murphy enters the Iona College Goal Club Hall of Fame as an extraordinary contributor and friend of the College and its athletics department. Her generosity has proved to be vital in the athletic program’s success as well as the college as a whole.
JoAnn is a Legal Trustee of Iona College and a Vice Chair of Country Bank. She has generously given her time and resources towards the enrichment of the institution and its athletic programs.
JoAnn and husband Joseph M. Murphy have worked hard to ensure that their kindness is bestowed upon Iona College and other educational institutions.
Serving as a focal point of campus life at Iona College, Mazzella Field was made possible through the extreme generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph and JoAnn Murphy. Named in honor of her parents Concetta and John M. Mazzella, the field serves as a home for men’s and women’s soccer, women’s lacrosse, club rugby, and conditioning for Iona’s student-athletes and Hynes Athletics Center patrons.
Originally the Mayflower Elementary School, JoAnn and Joe had the Murphy Science and Technology Center built and named for Mr. Murphy’s parents. This building houses the Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium (2007), named in honor of the Murphy’s late son, Christopher.
On top of their generous contributions to Iona College, the Murphy family played an integral part in the creation of the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City several years ago.
