The Board of Directors of the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee-NY, Inc. (IHCC-NY, Inc.), founded in 1976, proudly announces the selection of Prof. Laura Sanguineti White, PhD, as the recipient of its highest recognition, the 2023-24 Leonardo da Vinci Award.Presented annually to an individual with a record of sustained and exceptional achievement in his or her field of endeavor, Prof. Sanguineti White is our exemplar of its 2023 theme, “The Joys of Learning Italian.”Dr. Sanguineti White, Professor of Italian at Rutgers University (New

Brunswick, NJ), received her Laurea degree in Letters and Philosophy from the University of Trieste along with a Diploma as Translator, and a Diploma from the Acting School of the Piccolo Teatro of Trieste. She was granted her PhD in Italian Literature from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).