Justice Sonia Sotomayor Receives CCNY’s 2025 Colin L. Powell Distinguished Leadership Award (ccny.cuny.edu)

🧠 Overview & Context

On May 29, 2025, the City College of New York honored Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor with the Colin L. Powell Distinguished Leadership Award. The award celebrates leaders who embody the values of service, integrity, and transformative leadership, and Justice Sotomayor was recognized for her enduring commitment to public service and the pursuit of justice.

🏛️ Highlights

• Justice Sotomayor was the keynote speaker at the CCNY 2025 Commencement Ceremony, addressing a graduating class of over 3,000 students.
• She emphasized themes of civic duty, equality, and resilience—encouraging graduates to uphold democratic values.
• The Colin L. Powell Distinguished Leadership Award honors the legacy of General Colin Powell, a CCNY alumnus who exemplified leadership and service.
• CCNY President Vincent Boudreau praised Sotomayor for her “unwavering integrity and intellectual rigor.”
• This marks the first time a sitting Supreme Court Justice has received the Powell Award.

“Justice Sotomayor’s story is one of rising through the ranks of society’s most elite institutions while never forgetting where she came from.” — Vincent Boudreau

📎 Citation

City College of New York. (2025, May 29). Justice Sonia Sotomayor Receives CCNY’s 2025 Colin L. Powell Distinguished Leadership Award. Retrieved from https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/news/justice-sonia-sotomayor-receives-ccnys-2025-colin-l-powell-distinguished-leadership-award
Summary generated by ChatGPT (GPT-4).