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Founder of a Chain Retail Stores Elected President of American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science
Norman D. Cohen has been elected President of the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science. The election was held during the annual Board of Directors meeting, which took place in Coconut Grove, Florida.
Robert Machinist, Chairman of the American Committee, said, "Norman has been an integral part of this organization for over three decades, and he will bring to this new role the wisdom and enthusiasm for which he is widely known. We are confident that he will be a superb representative of the Weizmann Institute in the U.S. and around the world."
The Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, Israel, is a world-renowned center for science and technology research; for over sixty years, the American Committee has been a major source of its support. Mr. Cohen's involvement began in 1970, when he endowed the Norman D. Cohen Chair in Computer Science. Since then, he has held many key positions, including Chairman of the American Committee and Deputy Chairman of the Institute's Board of Governors. He is a member of the President's Circle, which recognizes the organization's most generous benefactors, and Jubilee Walk on the Institute's campus is dedicated in his honor. In 1990, the Weizmann Institute awarded him an honorary doctorate.
Mr. Cohen is one of the founders of a chain of New England-based retail stores called Lechmere Sales, which was later acquired by Target Stores. He has been on the Board of Directors of several companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, including Circuit City and Claire Stores. His deep sense of responsibility is demonstrated through a wide array of philanthropic and community activities. He has served as a trustee of the Boston Ballet Company, the Cardinal Cushing School for Exceptional Children in Boston, and Camp Young Judea in New Hampshire.
Mr. Cohen succeeds Dr. Albert Willner, who has been named the American Committee's first President Emeritus. During Dr. Willner's eight-year presidency, the organization achieved unprecedented results in its fundraising efforts and in raising awareness of the Weizmann Institute around the country. A member of the President's Circle, he and his family have provided extraordinary gifts that enhance cutting-edge scientific research and help to guarantee the overall vitality of the Institute in the coming decades.
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.
Contact: Gail Goldberg, ACWIS Marketing Communications & Public Affairs, 212-895-7950, GailG@acwis.org
Source: Norman Cohen Elected President of American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science. Ascribe Newswire (15 May 2006) [FullText]
Robert Machinist, Chairman of the American Committee, said, "Norman has been an integral part of this organization for over three decades, and he will bring to this new role the wisdom and enthusiasm for which he is widely known. We are confident that he will be a superb representative of the Weizmann Institute in the U.S. and around the world."
The Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, Israel, is a world-renowned center for science and technology research; for over sixty years, the American Committee has been a major source of its support. Mr. Cohen's involvement began in 1970, when he endowed the Norman D. Cohen Chair in Computer Science. Since then, he has held many key positions, including Chairman of the American Committee and Deputy Chairman of the Institute's Board of Governors. He is a member of the President's Circle, which recognizes the organization's most generous benefactors, and Jubilee Walk on the Institute's campus is dedicated in his honor. In 1990, the Weizmann Institute awarded him an honorary doctorate.
Mr. Cohen is one of the founders of a chain of New England-based retail stores called Lechmere Sales, which was later acquired by Target Stores. He has been on the Board of Directors of several companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, including Circuit City and Claire Stores. His deep sense of responsibility is demonstrated through a wide array of philanthropic and community activities. He has served as a trustee of the Boston Ballet Company, the Cardinal Cushing School for Exceptional Children in Boston, and Camp Young Judea in New Hampshire.
Mr. Cohen succeeds Dr. Albert Willner, who has been named the American Committee's first President Emeritus. During Dr. Willner's eight-year presidency, the organization achieved unprecedented results in its fundraising efforts and in raising awareness of the Weizmann Institute around the country. A member of the President's Circle, he and his family have provided extraordinary gifts that enhance cutting-edge scientific research and help to guarantee the overall vitality of the Institute in the coming decades.
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.
Contact: Gail Goldberg, ACWIS Marketing Communications & Public Affairs, 212-895-7950, GailG@acwis.org
Source: Norman Cohen Elected President of American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science. Ascribe Newswire (15 May 2006) [FullText]
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