BOCA RATON—Jan. 7, 2008—The Palm Beach Region of the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science will hold its annual dinner at the Four Seasons Resort in Palm Beach on Tuesday, February 26, 2008.
The benefit will honor Michael Lewitt, President and Managing Member of Hegemony Capital Management, LLC, a boutique investment advisory firm which he co-founded. The dinner will celebrate Mr. Lewitt’s individual accomplishments, as well as the innovative spirit the Weizmann Institute of Science brings to the Palm Beach community.
Dinner Co-Chairs are Cindy and Dr. Jeffrey Braun, Suzy Garfinkle, Karen Stein, and Rick Stone. Dr. Harlan Waksal, a member of the American Committee’s Executive Committee and President’s Circle and Secretary of the Board of Directors, will serve as master of ceremonies. Dr. Waksal will highlight some of the most recent breakthroughs at the Institute, and will discuss Weizmann’s philosophy of multidisciplinary, collaborative, curiosity-driven basic science research.
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist George Will, whose column for The Washington Post is syndicated in almost 500 newspapers in the United States and Europe, will be the keynote speaker. Mr. Will is a contributing editor of Newsweek magazine, a founding panelist on ABC television’s This Week, and an author of several books about political theory and baseball.
As the evening’s honoree, Mr. Lewitt will receive the first Dr. Albert Willner Leadership Award. Named for Dr. Albert Willner, President Emeritus of the American Committee, the award honors outstanding individuals for their critical contributions to the community on behalf of the Weizmann Institute of Science.
The Weizmann Institute of Science, located in Rehovot, Israel, is one of the world’s leading centers of science and technology research. The Institute’s 2,600-strong scientific community addresses crucial problems in health and medicine, energy, technology, agriculture, and the environment. The Institute also plays a key role in the economic development of Israel, and in fostering scientific cooperation with other countries. For over 60 years, the American Committee has been a major source of its support.
More information about the Palm Beach Region Dinner can be obtained by calling the Palm Beach regional office at 561.210.8440.
The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (ACWIS), founded in 1944, develops philanthropic support for the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, one of the world's premier scientific research institutions. The Weizmann Institute is a center of multidisciplinary scientific research and graduate study, addressing crucial problems in medicine and health, technology, energy, agriculture, and the environment. For additional information, please visit www.weizmann-usa.org.
