Calvin Synod Herald, 1973 (73. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1973-05-01 / 5. szám
4 CALVIN SYNOD HERALD then they experienced REBIRTH and became honest, reliable, full of love, unselfish and offering their lives to bring others to this wonderful experience, the experience of REBIRTH, THE EXPERIENCE OF PENTECOST. Don’t you long for such an experience? Amen. Victor Orth-------------«> ^ ------------George Washington Award 1973 Hungarian-born Nobel Laureate, Dr. Dennis Gabor, received the George Washington Award of the American Hungarian Studies Foundation on May 9, 1973. The Thirteenth annual awards dinner at the New York Hilton Hotel was a tribute to American Nobel Laureates. Dr. Gabor is staff scientist of CBS Laboratories in Stamford, Connecticut, and professor emeritus and senior research fellow of the Imperial College, University of London. He received the Nobel Prize in 1971 for his invention of the technique of holography, a method of three dimensional lensless photography. He was the third Hungarian-born scientist to be so honored in the last ten years. Holography, since its invention by Dr. Gabor twenty-five years ago, has become a tool for use in industry, science and government, and it has found practical applications in such areas as color television and medicine. In name and symbolism, the George Washington Award was inspired by the statue of Washington erected in the City Park of Budapest in 1906 through contributions raised by Hungarian immigrants living in America. It is the only statue of George Washington in Eastern Europe today. Other Nobel Laurates attending the awards dinner were Dr. Willis E. Lamb (Physics, 1955), Dr. Servoa Ochoa (Medicine, 1959), Dr. Isidor I. Rabi (Physics, 1944), Dr. Selmán A. Waksman (Medicine 1952) and Dr. Eugene P. Wigner (Physics, 1963). The co-chairman of the George Washington Awards Dinner were Elmer Bobst, honorary chairman of Warner-Lambert Pharmaceutical Company, and Dr. Peter C. Goldmark, president of Goldmark Communications Corporation and recently elected president of the American Hungarian Studies Foundation. Among those serving as vice chairmen of the dinner were Charles Allen, Jr., of Allen & Co.; Robert B. Clark, president of Hoffman-LaRoehe, Inc.; General Lucius D. Clay of Lehman Brothers; Gardner Cowles, chairman of Cowles Communications, Inc.; Nathan Cummings; Antal Dorati; Dr. Gerald G. Dorman, president of the World Medical Association; Hon. James A. Farley, chairman of Coca-Cola Export Corp.; Dr. Morris Fishbein; Philip B. Hofmann, chairman of Johnson & Johnson; Dr. Paul E. Hollos, president of American Swiss Credit Ltd. and chairman of the American Hungarian Studies Foundation; Walter Hoving; Andre Meyer of Lazard Freres & Co.; Renville H. McMann, Jr., president of CBS Laboratories; Lewis Mumford; C. Jay Parkinson, president and chairman of the Anaconda Company, Mrs. Mary Roebling; and Admiral Lewis L. Strauss. Honorary chairman of the dinner were Governors Nelson A. Rockefeller and William T. Cahill. At the dinner program, Dr. David D. Denker, past president of New York Medical College and a former officer of Rutgers University, served as Master of Ceremonies. The colors were presented by the Colonial Guard of Rutgers University. George Washington Awards have been presented annually by the Foundation since 1961 and among the recipients are Nobel Laureates Dr. Eugene P. Wigner, Dr. George de Hevesy and Dr. Georg von Bekesy, all bom in Hungary. Other recipients of the George Washington award are James A. Michener; Chet Huntley; Dr. Peter C. Goldmark; Dr. Edward Teller; Dr. Theodore von Karman; the late Miklós Sperling of Indianapolis; Ambassador Angier Biddle Duke; the late Honorable Marion Mill Preminger; Dr. Fritz Reiner; General Robert Wood Johnson; Dr. Francis F. Földes; Dr. Frederick Reiss; Janos Starker; Joseph Szigeti; Dr. John C. Kemeny; and Stevan Dohanos. The Foundation, a non-profit organization devoted to furthering the understanding and appreciation of the Hungarian culture and historical heritage in the United States, was established in 1954. It maintains its national offices in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Through grants the foundation supports publications and academic programs in Hungarian studies, fellowships and research at American universities and colleges. Over $250,000 has been provided in grants and direct support to aid Hungarian studies in the United States. The foundation plans to erect “Hungarian Heritage Center” with a museum and library. The center will aid the study of Hungarian culture as well as serve in researching the contributions made by persons of Hungarian origin to American life since 1776. A Hungarian library and museum collection including rare books and manuscripts is maintained by the foundation. August J. Molnár HUNGARIAN COOK BOOK Faith United Church of Christ 3030 — 175th Street Hammond, Indiana 46323 Price: $2-50 postpaid
