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A 1977 graduate of Hofstra University and a 1980 Maurice A Deane School of Law at Hofstra University graduate, Woycik, has been a dedicated member of the Hofstra Athletics Pride Club and ardent supporter of Hofstra Athletics. He served many years on the Pride Club board of directors and was president from 2011 to 2016. A former student-athlete, Woycik was a midfielder and faceoff specialist on the Pride lacrosse team as an undergraduate. In 2020, he and his wife, Carolyn Sanchez, partnered with Hofstra athletics to form The Colonel E. David Woycik, Jr. (Ret.) Esq. Pride Leadership Academy, an initiative designed to cultivate an environment where student-athletes have the opportunity to evolve into leaders of impact. A colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves, Woycik was a military police officer and a judge advocate general while serving in the Army. He served overseas in combat during Operation Desert Storm, as well as seven tours in Panama. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the Bronze Star, three Meritorious Service Medals, and other commendations for his outstanding leadership and dedication to his country. He was the 1998 Hofstra Alumnus of the Year, 1999 Veteran of the Year, the Law School Distinguished Lawyer of the Year in 2005, and the 2009 Pride Club Joseph M. Margiotta Distinguished Service Award recipient. In 2022 he was inducted into the Hofstra Law School Hall of Fame. He is an avid community philanthropist involved in many organizations including Vet Dogs of America, Canine Companions for Independence, Warrior Ranch Foundation, as well as Hofstra University. He has served as the president of Hofstra's Veterans Alumni Chapter and the Trial Techniques Program at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law is also named in his honor. Woycik began his legal career as an assistant district attorney in Suffolk County. He was appointed as a special U.S. Attorney for New Jersey in 2003. Woycik is currently a partner in The Sanders Law Firm. He has distinguished himself as a guest lecturer for the New York State Bar Association, Nassau County Bar Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association, and Court TV.