IIE's 2010 Gala Celebrates
International Education
Awards Presented to Artist and Fulbright Alumnus Chuck Close; India’s Minister of Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal; Women Leaders Denise Benmosche and Amy Brandt
Photos by: © 2010 Lyn Hughes
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Allan
Goodman and
Ann Stock
with
Fulbright
Grantees and
Alumni |
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Amy Brandt,
Doris
Schechter,
Bob
Benmosche,
Denise
Benmosche,
Ruth Gruber
and Patti
Askwitt |
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Ann Stock
and Chuck
Close |
NEW
YORK—At
the
Institute
of
International
Education's
awards
gala
in
New
York
City
on
September
21,
nearly
600
business,
education,
government,
foundation
and
policy
leaders
celebrated
the
award
winners’
commitment
to
international
education
and
the
empowerment
of
women
through
education.
IIE
presented Microsoft with
the Opening
Minds
Corporate
Leadership
Award in
recognition
of
the
company's
global
philanthropy
and
outstanding
commitment
to
corporate
social
responsibility
and
education
in
communities
around
the
world.
The
event highlighted
Microsoft's
support
for
the Women
in
Technology (WIT)
Program,
a
partnership
among
Microsoft,
IIE
and
the
U.S.
Department
of
State
to
provide
women
throughout
the
Middle
East
and
North
Africa
with
vital
business
and
technology
skills.
Pamela
Passman,
Corporate
Vice
President
and
Deputy
General
Counsel
for
Global
Corporate
Affairs, accepted
the
award
on
Microsoft’s
behalf.
Outstanding
women
from
Lebanon,
Morocco
and
Iraq
who
participated
in
the
WIT
program
were
special
guests
at
the
gala.
IIE
Trustee
Ruth
Hinerfeld
joined
IIE
Chairman
of
the
Board
Thomas
S.
Johnson
in
presenting
the
award.
Chuck
Close received
IIE’s Fritz
Redlich
Alumni
Award in
recognition
of
his
distinguished
career
as a
world-renowned
artist
whose
life
and
works
have
increased
mutual
understanding,
and
his
status
as
an
alumnus
of
the
Fulbright
program,
which
is
sponsored
by
the
U.S.
Department
of
State.
Special
guest
Ann
Stock,
Assistant
Secretary
of
State
for
Educational
and
Cultural
Affairs,
presented
the
award.
After
receiving
his
MFA
from
Yale,
Close
had
a Fulbright
Fellowship to
Austria
in
1964-65,
which
enabled
him
to
study
art
and
visit
artists
who
were
working
in
Europe,
gaining
valuable
international
insight
at
the
outset
of
his
career.
His
highly
innovative
and
creative
works
have
made
him
one
of
the
most
important
artists
of
our
time,
and
his
remarkable
career
is
the
subject
of
this
year’s
acclaimed
biography,
"Chuck
Close:
Life."
The
Institute
also
honored
outstanding
individuals
who
further
the
goals
of
IIE's
work
in
international
educational
exchange. Kapil
Sibal,
Minister
of
Human
Resource
Development
in
India,
received
IIE’s
Stephen
P.
Duggan
Award
for
Mutual
Understanding,
named
for
the
Institute’s
founder.
Minister
Sibal’s
vision
of
global
education
and
commitment
to
internationalizing
Indian
higher
education,
especially
through
partnerships
with
U.S.
institutions,
promises
to
provide
greater
higher
education
access
across
India
and
open
India’s
doors
to
increased
global
collaboration.
IIE’s
Center
for
International
Partnerships
is
working
to
help
colleges
and
universities
in
the
United
States
and
India
form
strategic
partnerships.
Sam
Pitroda,
Advisor
to
the
Prime
Minister
of
India,
joined
IIE
Trustee
S.A.
Ibrahim
in
presenting
the
award.
Denise
V.
Benmosche and Amy
C.
Brandt received
IIE’s Women’s
Global
Leadership
Award in
recognition
of
their
exceptional
commitment
to
advancing
IIE’s Scholar
Rescue
Fund (SRF).
Both
women
have
played
a
seminal
role
in
enabling
SRF
to
rescue
persecuted
scholars
from
around
the
globe
and
advance
academic
freedom
worldwide.
Special
guest
HRH
Princess
Ghida
Talal
of
Jordan joined
IIE
Trustee
Henry
Jarecki in
presenting
this
award.
IIE
created
the Women’s
Global
Leadership
Award to
mark
the
90th
anniversary
of
its
founding
in
2009
and
presented
the
inaugural
award
to
the
three
women
founders
of
the
Iran
Opportunities
Fund,
a
unique
public-private
partnership
dedicated
to
fostering
mutual
understanding
between
the
U.S.
and
Iran
through
international
exchange.
According
to
IIE
President
and
CEO
Allan
E.
Goodman,
"The
individuals
and
organizations
that
the
Institute
is
honoring
realize
the
potential
impact
of
education
on
people’s
lives
across
the
world
and
represent
the
diversity
of
the
community
that
champions
international
education.
They
are
leaders
in
business,
government,
philanthropy
and
the
arts,
and
they
embody
IIE’s
mission.
They
are
a
reminder
of
what
is
possible
when
people
exchange
ideas
across
cultures,
learn
from
one
another
and
cooperate
globally.
IIE
is
proud
to
celebrate
their
many
achievements."
News
anchor
and
Fulbright
alumna
Linda
Vester
was
the
Mistress
of
Ceremonies
for
the
event,
which
was
generously
underwritten
by
the
Angelson
Family
Foundation.
Funds
raised
at
the
event
will
be
used
for
IIE’s
emergency
assistance
for
students
and
scholars.
The
Gala
co-chairs
were:
Mark
A.
Angelson
–
Chairman,
World
Color
Press
Inc.;
Maryam
Panahy
Ansary
–
Trustee,
IIE;
Judy
&
George
Beraka;
Marianne
Boesky
–
Owner,
Marianne
Boesky
Gallery;
Nieca
Goldberg,
MD;
Peter
M.
Gottsegen
–
Senior
Partner,
CAI
Partners;
Jack
M.
Greenberg
–
Chairman,
Western
Union
Company;
Ruth
Hinerfeld
–
Trustee,
Institute
of
International
Education;
Ali
Hirji
–
Vice
President,
Citi
Commercial
Banking;
S.A.
Ibrahim
–
CEO,
Radian
Group
Inc.;
Henry
G.
Jarecki
–
Chairman,
The
Falconwood
Corporation;
Thomas
S.
Johnson
–
Retired
Chairman
&
CEO,
GreenPoint
Bank;
Helene
L.
Kaplan
and
Mark
N.
Kaplan
–
Trustee,
IIE;
Henry
Kaufman
–
President,
Henry
Kaufman
&
Company,
Inc.;
Laya
Khadjavi
–
Managing
Director/Head
of
Global
Markets,
Morgan
Stanley/Smith
Barney;
Linda
R.
Meier
–
IIE
Trustee;
Sam
Pitroda
–
Advisor
to
the
Prime
Minister
of
India;
Thomas
A.
Russo
–
EVP
and
General
Counsel,
AIG;
Tom
Sandell
–
Founder
and
CEO,
Sandell
Asset
Management.
About
the
Institute
of
International
Education
The
Institute
of
International
Education
(IIE),
a
private
not-for-profit
organization
founded
in
1919,
is a
world
leader
in
the
international
exchange
of
people
and
ideas.
IIE
designs
and
implements
over
200
programs
of
study
and
training
for
students,
educators,
young
professionals
and
trainees
from
all
sectors
with
funding
from
government
and
private
sources.
These
programs
include
the
Fulbright
Student
and
Scholar
programs,
the
Gilman
International
Scholarship
Program,
and
the
Humphrey
Fellowships,
administered
for
the
Department
of
State,
as
well
as
corporate
and
foundation
training
and
scholarship
programs.
IIE
also
conducts
policy
research,
provides
advice
and
counseling
on
international
educational
opportunities
abroad,
and
provides
emergency
support
to
students
and
scholars
in
danger.
The
Institute
of
International
Education
has
a
network
of
18
international
offices
worldwide
and
more
than
1,000
college
and
university
members.
Since
IIE
was
founded,
a
total
of
62
IIE
alumni
or
Trustees
have
won
the
Nobel
Prize.
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