Sham Bahgat and Louann Laurito-Bahgat, of Bahgat & Laurito-Bahgat, Certified Public Accountants, will be honored by the Fredonia Business Club as the recipient of its Business Person of the Year award at a dinner to be held on Friday, March 23, 6:30 p.m., at the Clarion Hotel, 30 Lake Shore Drive East, Dunkirk.
The award, now in its 40th year, recognizes local business professionals for their hard work and dedication to the community. The husband-and-wife team are 1988 graduates of Fredonia and operate Bahgat & Laurito-Bahgat, an accounting firm in Fredonia that provides financial services to individuals, small and large businesses and other agencies.
Ms. Laurito-Bahgat is a lecturer in its School of Business and a board member of the Fredonia College Foundation Board of Directors.
The program will feature guest speaker Wilfred Rosas, mayor of the City of Dunkirk, as well as Fredonia faculty and staff, members of the student-run Fredonia Business Club and local business owners.
The awards program is open to the public and also counts towards speaker points for business students. Business-formal attire is expected.
