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NYU Langone Medical Center
2011 Violet Ball |
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NYU Neuroscience Institute director Dr. Richard Tsien, honorees Fiona Druckenmiller and Stanley Druckenmiller, Diana Taylor, Mayor Michael Bloomberg , Dr. Elisabeth Cohen, NYU Langone Dean and CEO Robert I. Grossman, MD, Elaine Langone and NYU Langone chairman Ken Langone.
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NYU Langone Medical Center raised over $9.7 million at its annual Violet Ball held on Wednesday evening May 4, 2011 at Cipriani on 42nd Street in New York City. Fiona and Stanley Druckenmiller were this year’s honorees in recognition for their longstanding support of the Medical Center.
Each year the Violet Ball celebrates the Medical Center's continuing tradition of excellence in education, research and patient care. Funds raised are used to advance the institution’s bold vision and strengthen its role as a rich resource for the diverse communities of New York and beyond. This year, the proceeds raised will go to support the new Neuroscience Institute at the Medical Center, established last year by a $100 million gift from the Druckenmiller Foundation. NYU Langone believes the $9.7 million raised for the gala is the second largest amount raised this year in New York City by a non-profit organization.
Addressing a standing room only crowd of over 850 guests, Robert I. Grossman, MD, dean and CEO of NYU Langone Medical Center said, “I am so happy to be here this evening to celebrate the support and generosity of Fiona and Stanley Druckenmiller. This is an incredible and almost indescribable time as we envision what the Neuroscience Institute will mean for so many. The Neuroscience Institute seems to have unleashed a degree of passion and exhilaration that apparently can make even seasoned experts giddy with joy. It’s my hope that their enthusiasm will be contagious and inspire you to become part of this extraordinary and potentially world-changing effort.”
Guests in attendance included: Alice and Tom Tisch, Billie Tisch, Helen Kimmel, Sylvia Hassenfeld, Patricia Clarkson, Lady Va and Sir Deryck Maughan, Lori and Larry Fink, Elaine and Kenneth G. Langone, Susan and Martin Lipton, Dr. Elisabeth Cohen, Dalia and Laurence Leeds, Norma and Gordon Smith, Robin L. Smith, Sandy and Ed Meyer, Denise Benmosche, Dr. Max Gomez, Nancy Shevell, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Diana Taylor, Gary D. Cohn and Lisa Pevaroff, William and Margaret Constantine, Alvin H. and Joan Einbender, Lola Finkelstein, Irma and Andrew Hilton, Thomas S. Murphy Jr., Debra Perelman and Gideon Gil, Carla Solomon and Nino Magliocco, Sam and Nancy Sutton, Marica and Jan T. Vilcek, Lori and Zachary Schreiber, Roberto Mignone, John Sexton, and Robert and Trudy Gottesman.
NYU Langone Medical Center’s Neuroscience Institute builds on the Medical Center’s leadership in the field and will bring together more than 250 basic, translational scientists with clinicians to tackle some of the most challenging health care issues of the day, from Alzheimer’s disease to epilepsy, to multiple sclerosis and malignant brain tumors. Internationally renowned scientist and leader Richard W. Tsien, DPhil, the Druckenmiller Professor of Neuroscience, will serve as director of the Neuroscience Institute.
Dr. Tsien commended the support of the Druckenmillers by saying, “I would like to thank Fiona and Stanley for their amazing vision, energy, dedication and willingness to take on this challenge. It’s their generosity that has made the Neuroscience Institute possible. Working together, we have an extraordinary opportunity to decipher the brain’s network codes and understand its role in specific diseases.”
Fiona Druckenmiller, a former portfolio manager at the Dreyfus Corporation, has been a trustee and strong advocate of the Medical Center since 2006. Stanley Druckenmiller, founder of Duquesne Capital Management, is also an active volunteer and is chairman of Harlem Children's Zone. Together, they have already given over $146 million to support various services and initiatives vital to NYU Langone Medical Center. Understanding the realities of executing visionary plans, the Druckenmillers have been actively fundraising and advising on institutional long-term planning.
Co-chairs for the event included Kenneth Langone, chairman of the Boards of Trustees at NYU Langone, as the gala chair and Dr. Robert I. Grossman, Dean and CEO, as the physician chair.
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Trustee Lori Fink, NYU Langone co-chair Larry Fink, Lisa Pevaroff and Trustee Gary D. Cohn.
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Trustee Helen Kimmel.
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Sandra Meyer and Trustee Edward H. Meyer.
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Trustees Alice Tisch and Debra Perelman.
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NYU Langone Dean and CEO Robert I. Grossman MD, Patricia Clarkson and NYU Langone Chief Medical Officer Dr. Robert Press.
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Trustee Thomas Murphy Jr. and New York University President John Sexton.
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| Photos: Jay Brady |
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