The Pirandello Lyceum has announced the recipients of the 2025 I Migliori Awards – Mens et Gesta:The Best In Mind and Deed. This year will mark the 40th anniversary of the Pirandello Lyceum’s I Migliori Awards which recognizes outstanding Americans of Italian descent who have made important contributions to their profession, to society and to the Italian American community.

Boston Magazine has called the I Migliori Award the most prestigious honor a person of Italian American descent may receive. The 2025 Honorees are: Brigadier General Richard Cipro, Trooper Carlo Mastromattei, Author Marianne Leone, Dr. Joy Cavagnaro, Hon. Judge Peter DiGangi (Ret), Author Nino Ricci. 

The Honorees will receive the I Migliori Award at the Annual Awards Dinner, Saturday Afternoon, April 12 from 1:00 P.M. – 5:00 PM at Spinelli’s Banquet Hall in Peabody, MA. Special Guest: Professor Ivana Marroncelli of the Italian Consulate in Boston. The Master of Ceremonies will be Cheryl Fiandaca, the Chief Investigative Reporter for the I-Team at WBZ-TV. Fiandaca is an award-winning broadcast journalist who joined WBZ-TV from the former NB affiliate in Boston.

Family and friends of the Honorees are encouraged to attend. The dinner tickets are $ 100 per person. Proceeds from the event benefit the Pirandello Scholarship Fund. Reservations for the I Migliori Awards Dinner may be made by sending checks made out to the Pirandello Lyceum and sent to James Pinzino, Treasurer, Pirandello Lyceum, PO BOX. 227, Marlborough, MA 01752. For additional information contact Pirandello Lyceum President Dr. Domenic Amara @ 617-913-6842 / domamara@aol.com