NEW YORK, NY---Houston-based
philanthropist and recognized leader in a variety of businesses,
Donna Chapman, was honored at The American Hospital of
Paris Foundation’s Award Gala on November 15 at New York’s Plaza
Hotel. In addition to an enthusiastic contingent from Houston,
guests and supporters of the 2016 Award Gala were luminaries
from Paris, Palm Beach, Jackson Hole and the New York Tristate
area.
Guests included the Foundation’s
Co-Chairmen Barbara Cirkva Schumacher and Henry P.
Davison, II as well as distinguished Board members and
Dinner Committee Members including former U.S. Ambassador to
France Howard H. Leach and Mrs. Gretchen Leach; Marshall Wais
and his wife Deborah; Laura and Mark Yockey; Claude Wasserstein;
HRH Princess Firyal al-Muhammad of Jordan; John Tozzi; Diane
Lokey Farb; Linda Barrett; Sharon Jacquet; Dr. Gerard Khayat,
Medical Director of the American Hospital of Paris as well as
representatives from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital the AHP and
AHPF’s international affiliate hospital.
The dazzling evening with a French flair,
featured a strolling accordionist and jazz trio. The Gala
supports the American Hospital of Paris, a unique institution
that has grown and thrived for over 100 years. More than
100,000 patients from 100 countries come through the Hospital’s
doors in Neuilly-sur-Seine each year.
Mrs. Chapman, a confirmed Francophile with
an apartment in Paris, joined The American Hospital of Paris
Foundation Board of Directors in 1994 and served as the
Foundation’s Chairman of the Board from 2007 to 2012. She is
President of Josey Oil, a Houston-based oil exploration company
founded in 1926, and is involved philanthropically with numerous
charitable and community organizations including The House Grand
Opera, The Houston Symphony (Trustee), The Houston Ballet, The
Frick Museum and several other charities, schools and special
programs throughout the Houston area.
About The
American Hospital of Paris Foundation
Since 1976,
The American Hospital of Paris Foundation has been the vital
link between the United States and the American Hospital of
Paris. The mission of the Foundation is to raise funds and
awareness in the United States for the Hospital. The
Foundation, celebrating its 40th anniversary this
year, is based in New York and provides major philanthropic
support in order to improve technology and facilities and to
maintain and enhance the quality of medical and patient care at
the American Hospital of Paris. It also aims to further
partnerships that leverage the Franco-American spirit of
cooperation at the American Hospital of Paris. For more
information on the AHPF please visit
www.ahpf.org or contact (646) 722-2640,
mhammer@ahpf.org .