Sentences with phrase «honorary chairman of»

Newer Golden Rs must contribute at least $ 1,000 to RPAC in each subsequent year to maintain their Golden R status, says Larry Von Feldt, honorary chairman of RPAC's major donors program and 1997 chairman of the national RPAC trustees.

Psion's founder Dr David Potter is Honorary Chairman of the board of Planet Computers and the Gemini's designer is Martin Riddiford, who created the Psion Series 5 keyboard.

Flora Miller Biddle, Honorary Chairman of the Whitney Museum and granddaughter of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, will address Head For Titanic Memorial, 1922 by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875 — 1942).

We are celebrating our Centennial Anniversary with Mayor Marty Walsh as the Honorary Chairman of our Centennial Committee.

Flora Miller Biddle Honorary Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Whitney Museum of American Art and granddaughter of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

«It was just amazing,» said a dazed Christopher Burge, honorary chairman of Christie's in America and the evening's auctioneer.

The mayor is the honorary chairman of our civic committee, which is built of civic business and cultural leaders who have all signed their name to be supporters of the Expo, and I've been working closely with the city department of cultural affairs and special events.

David Rockefeller, a philanthropist who donated significant works to the Museum of Modern Art and who, in his years as chairman and then honorary chairman of its board, dramatically enlarged the museum's endowment, died this morning at his home in Poncatino... Read More

On the issue of how public and private sectors can create synergy between Silk Road tourism and Belt and Road initiative, lead speaker of the Session Dr. Taleb Rifai, Secretary - General of UNWTO and Honorary Chairman of GTEF said, «Culture and tourism public and private sectors should work together towards promoting governance models and initiatives and also promoting culture as a means to add value to the tourism experience.»

The president of Farrar, Straus & Giroux and author of two previous collections of verse, Galassi is honorary chairman of the Academy of American Poets.

«Creativity is the basis of everything in life, from fine arts to innovation, from design to manufacturing,» said Ed Welburn, GM vice president of Global Design and honorary chairman of the MOCAD gala.

He is honorary chairman of Volunteer USA, and serves on the National Civic Leaders Advisory Board of America's Promise Alliance, the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library, the George W. Bush Institute Board and the Bloomberg Family Foundation Board.

Paxton was involved in the early stages of setting up Fort Worth's Lone Star Film Festival as the honorary chairman of its advisory board a decade ago.

The Honorary Chairman of the Foundation, which was established by Hedwig Ehrlich in 1929, is Professor Dr. Peter Strohschneider, president of the German Research Foundation, who also appoints the elected members of the Scientific Council and the Board of Trustees.

H.E. Andan Badran, Jordan's Former Prime Minister & Former Minister of Defense, President of Petra University Hossam Badrawi, physician, President of the Badrawi Foundation for Education and Development, and the founder and the honorary chairman of the Egyptian Council of Competitiveness (ENCC) Yee Cheong Lee, Chairman of Governing Board, International Science, Technology and Innovation Centre for South - South Cooperation under the auspices of UNESCO (ISTIC) Helene de Rode, Professor at the UCL - Mons Dr. Ghaith H. Fariz, Director of UNESCO Regional Bureau for Sciences in the Arab States; Cluster Office for Egypt, Sudan, and Libya; and UNESCO Representative to Egypt Omar Fassi - Fehri, Permanent Secretary of the Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology, Morocco Nazar M. Hassan, UNESCO Senior Specialist for Science and Technology for the Arab States; Director of UNESCONECTAR Network H.E. Prof. Jo Ritzen, Honorary Professor of Maastrich University Chair and Founder of Empower European Universities and Initiator of the Vibrant Europe Forum Mahmoud M. Sakr, President of the Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) Professor Peter Tindemans, Secretary General, EuroScience

While his record on transparency as governor has been less than stellar, Cuomo in 2008 was named the honorary chairman of «Sunshine Week» by the New York Press Association.

Reports from Kenya indicate, his denial is linked to his role as Honorary Chairman of the Democratic Union of Africa, an umbrella body of centre - right parties in Africa which includes some opposition parties in Kenya.

Mr. Mac Manu, the honorary Chairman of the Democratic Union of Africa (DUA), will be joining the Election Observer Mission of the International Democratic Union (IDU).

«I think it's the right thing to do,» he said during a promotional soccer event in Harlem at which the former president announced he would serve as honorary chairman of the United States» bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.

Former Gov. George Pataki announced today he is stepping down from his post as honorary chairman of Revere America, the anti-health care reform PAC he started in lieu of running statewide last fall.

Pataki, the honorary chairman of No America Debt, said in an interview that a deal was possible between President Obama, Senate Democrats and Congressional Republicans on raising the debt ceiling.

To help reach its goal of raising $ 7 million to renovate its Beaux - Arts library, Gloversville has turned to its most famous son, Richard Russo, the Pulitzer Prize - winning writer, to serve as honorary chairman of the drive.

Later, Sanders's supporters jeered the appointment of Cuomo to become the honorary chairman of the New York delegation to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

Pataki is honorary chairman of the group.

Burnham was the honorary chairman of Leigh Centurions for a short time and is now an honorary vice-president.

It has been speculated that the former campaign manager was refused entry into the east African country because he is an honorary chairman of DUA, which is an umbrella body of centre - right parties in Africa.

Among the celebrities who have turned out for this year's tournament are Danny Thomas, founder of the hospital and honorary chairman of the event; former President Gerald Ford; Phil Donahue; Pat Summerall; and Tim McCarver.

«Recently, the board of directors of Crystal Cathedral Ministries voted to change Dr. Schuller's position from that of a voting board member to the honorary Chairman of the Board Emeritus, a non-voting position,» the statement added.

Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. Maurice Hinchey are the honorary chairmen of the event.

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He serves on the board of the following not - for - profit organizations: the American College of Corporate Directors, Massachusetts General Hospital (President's Council), Boston University (Trustee Emeritus), The Boston Foundation (Director Emeritus), The Boston Center for Community and Justice (Honorary director), Wilson Center's Canada Institute (Advisory Board) and Quissett Harbor Preservation Trust (Chairman) and Partners HealthCare System, Inc..

At a press conference held after the board meeting, Mr. Suzuki announced his resignation, citing no confidence from some of the inside directors and the non-director honorary chairman, Masatoshi Itoh, who is also the founding family member and who holds approximately 10 % of the Company's outstanding ordinary shares.

INFACT Canada is deeply concerned that the University of Alberta is planning to award Mr. Peter Brabeck - Latmathlé, the Chairman of Nestlé (pictured), an honorary degree.

After taking a pass on challenging Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand himself, Rep. Peter King is now serving as the honorary chairman for one of the three Republicans who have decided to take a crack at ousting her: Bruce Blakeman.

The governor's top aide at time, Larry Schwartz, called commission members to stop them from subpoenaing the Real Estate Board of New York, of which Litwin is the lifetime «honorary chairman.»

While the Group is primarily associated with the Conservative Party, and, as mentioned above, its Honorary President is Baroness Thatcher and its Chairman is the former Conservative MP for Milton Keynes South West and Conservative Party Chief Executive, Barry Legg, the Bruges Group is independent of the party, and considers itself a cross-party group.

Other candidates are Lorna Johnson, the honorary consul for Jamaica in Los Angeles; Latoia Jones, assistant director of human rights for the American Federation of Teachers and co-founder of Black & Engaged; Rick Palacio, chairman of the Colorado Democratic Party; and Adam Parkhomenko, co-founder of Ready for Hillary and was appointed by DNC Interim Chairwoman Donna Brazile to serve as the DNC's national field director for the general election.

The ex-Saatchi & Saatchi man is honorary treasurer of the Hansard Society, non-executive chairman of airport advertising firm Ad - Air and chairman of management consultancy Sharkey Associates.

Cuomo is the «honorary chairman» of Camp Philos, «a philosopher's camp on education reform» presented by Education Reform Now, a group that has donated $ 65,000 to Cuomo since 2010 through its political action committee.

Glenwood Management President Leonard Litwin, who earlier this year was named the Real Estate Board of New York's first - ever lifetime honorary chairman, has donated more than $ 900,000 to the campaigns of New York State Senate candidates so far this election cycle, the New York World reported.

Others, too, complained about Cox, saying he was «chairman» of the delegation when Trump's campaign has named three others as New York «honorary co-chairs.»

Mr. Litwin was a longtime governor of the Real Estate Board of New York, the industry trade group, and in 2012 was named its lifetime honorary chairman.

Moderated by: Julian Kinderlerer, President, European Group on Ethics in Science & New Technologies Emilio Lora - Tamayo, President of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Vice-President of Science Europe Geoffrey Boulton, Senior Honorary Professorial Fellow, University of Edinburgh; Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) Sir John Burn, Professor of Clinical Genetics, Newcastle University, non-executive director of NHS England Snežana Krstić, Independent researcher and consultant, Chair of Marie Curie Alumni Association Huanming Yang, Professor and Chairman, Beijing Genomics Institute, Shenzhen

Dr Yaniv is a member of the French Academy of Sciences, EMBO (chairman of the council, 1996), foreign honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academia Europea, European Academy of Cancer Sciences etc..

Ted Allen, the top judge of Bravo's «Top Chef» TV program, is this year's honorary chairman for «Spring Flours,» the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center benefit, which will be held Wednesday, April 16, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the University Club's Cathedral Hall, 76 East Monroe St., Chicago.

Membership dues shall be waived for all persons serving on the KREIA Board of Directors, the Immediate Past President, the chairman of the annual KREIA Convention, honorary lifetime members, and such other persons as the Board of Directors may designate from time to time.

Driven by the love, devotion and direction of the amazing Chairmen, Pat and Milton Wallace and Bunny Bastian, and Honorary Chairman, Penny Stamps, this amazing event benefits the Humane Society of Greater Miami in the most unique and exciting way.

To spread the word on the importance of dental health in animals, he created the Foundation For Veterinary Dentistry in 2002, and served as Chairman for its first four years, becoming a lifetime honorary trustee in 2011.

Once again, the show welcomed a number of new initiatives including the launch of the ATM Global Stage, which opened the week's proceedings with a high level panel discussion on the future of tourism in the UAE featuring leading industry leaders including Issam Kazim, CEO, Dubai Corporation Travel and Commerce Marketing; Sultan Al Mutawa Al Dhaheri, Acting Executive Director, Tourism, Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority; H.E Khalid Jassim Al Midfa, Chairman, Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority; Haitham Mattar, CEO, Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority; Marwan bin Jassim Al Sarkal, CEO, Shurooq; Thierry Antinori, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Emirates Airline; Gerald Lawless, Head of Tourism, Dubai Holding and Honorary President, Jumeirah Group and Aligi Gardenghi, VP Marketing EMEA and Commercial Director MEA, Hilton.

He has also served as Deputy Chairman of Federation of Korean Industries, Korean Council on Latin - America & the Caribbean, Board Member of Samsung Cultural Foundation, and currently serves as Honorary Consul General of Solomon Islands.

Houghton was also a vice president of the Pierpont Morgan Library, president of the English - Speaking Union, trustee and chairman of the Cooper Union, honorary trustee and chairman of Parson School of Design, vice chairman of the Fund for the Advancement of Education and chairman of the Institute of International Education.