Fraternity-Testvériség, 1998 (76. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
1998-10-01 / 3-4. szám
FRATERNITY Page 11 LÁSZLÓ PAPP DISTINGUISHED ARCHITECT, HONORED Each year, the American Hungarian Foundation sponsors the George Washington Award, which recognizes those persons whose eminent contributions are in the broad field of human knowledge, the arts, and understanding among men and nations. In name and symbolism, this award was inspired by the statue of George Washington erected in the City Park of Budapest in 1906 by the Hungarian immigrants living in America. Among the recipients of the George Washington Award are Nobel laureates Elie Wiesel, Dr. George A. Olah, Dr. Dennis Gabor. Dr. Eugene P. Wigner, Dr. George de Hevesy, Dr. Georg von Bekesy and Dr. Albert Szent-Gyorgy, all bom in Hungary. Other Washington Award laureates have included Yehudi Menuhin, James A. Michener, Chet Huntley, Dr. Peter C. Goldmark, Antal Dorati, General Robert Wood Johnson, Michael Korda, Ambassador Nicolas M. Salgo. Andrew S. Grove, Cornell Capa, Tony Curtis, Kati Marton, John C. Whitehead, Paul Kovi, Charles Sigety and Bruce S. Gelb. This year the George Washington Award presentation to László Papp recognized him as an eminent architect and a business and civic leader in local, national and international bodies. He is chairman of Papp Architects, P.C. in White Plains, New York, and he serves as New York chairman of the Board of the Westchester County Chamber of Commerce and Regional President of the World Federation of Hungarians. Currently he is Director and Vice President of Builders Institute of Mid-Hudson and a councilman in New Canaan, Connecticut. Mr. Papp was born in Debrecen, Hungary, and graduated from the Technical University of Budapest with degrees in architectural engineering and civil engineering. He emigrated to the United States in 1956 where he continued his studies at Pratt Institute. His alma mater, the Technical University of Budapest, recently honored him with the degree of Doctor of Letters and Arts. He and his wife, Judith, are residents of New Canaan, Connecticut. Founded in 1954, the American Hungarian Foundation is devoted to furthering the understanding and appreciation of the Hungarian cultural heritage in America. Through grants the Foundation supports student and scholar exchanges, publications, academic programs, fellowships and research at American universities and colleges. In New Brunswick, New Jersey, the Foundation has established a new facility, the Heritage Center, comprised of a museum, library and archives. The building was designed by architect László Papp and opened in 1989. The Foundation’s library collection is an Affiliate Library of Rutgers University Library. Recently, the Bethlen Archives has been deposited with the Archives facility of the Foundation. L. to r.: Honoree László Papp and George Dózsa, President of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America at the 36,h Annual George Washington Awards Dinner.
