Open University Foundation: Gala Celebration

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IN CELEBRATION
30,000 GRADUATES

GRADUATES
Ahmad Mahagna: Bank Manager in Umm-El-Fahm
Gal Dor: University Student since Grade School
Universities Vied for Karen Lavi
From High School 'Failure' to Medical Student: Dor Bar Oz
From a Street Kid to a Role Model: Golan Biton
Ultra-Orthodox Students at OU
Rivka Ravitz, Mother of 10
A Journey of Self-Discovery: Dr. Rivka Nagar

FROM THE PRESIDENT'S DESK
Maximizing Potential at the Open University

RESEARCH
Cyber-Bullying: A Virtual Plague
Novel Methods for Genetic Testing
Isolating the TOR Gene to Effectively Treat Cancer
Forced Labor During the Holocaust
Research Day: 26 Research Topics

TECHNOLOGY
Virtual Learning: Lectures that Don't Evaporate When the Lecturer Finishes
Mobile Applications that Put the OU in Your Pocket
Tablets In? Kindles Out?

INTERNATIONAL
Entrepreneur's Club Goes International
Moscow in Ra'anana
Open University Foundation: New York Gala

CONFERENCES
Genocide Conference
Google @ 6th Chais Conference

ON THE BOOKSHELF
"Israel's First Ladies"
"The Holocaust and Genocide as Wrought By Human Beings"
"A Man Walks Home"

INTERNATIONAL
Open University Foundation New York Gala Ronnie Heyman A Phi Beta Kappa alumna of Radcliffe College and Yale Law School, Ronnie Heyman has distinguished herself in the business, philanthropic and art worlds. She is the Chairman of GAF Corporation and International Specialty Products, Inc. and the Managing Partner of Heyman Properties. Along with her late husband, Samuel J. Heyman, Ronnie pioneered numerous philanthropic endeavors. A primary focus of the Heyman family has been promoting service in the federal government. In 2001 the Heymans founded the Partnership for Public Service in Washington. They also established an innovative program at Harvard Law School designed to encourage students to enter the federal government upon graduation. This initiative was later replicated at Yale Law School and Seton Hall School of Law. Promoters of excellence in higher education, the Heymans initiated numerous projects at Yeshiva University, Duke University, Yale University, Yale Law School and Harvard Law School. Ronnie’s extensive list of communal service includes leadership roles at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Barnard College, Harvard Law School and the Israel Museum. President Clinton appointed Ronnie to the National Endowment for the Arts, 1996-2001. Ronnie’s distinguished contribution to the arts was also recognized with the coveted award from the Foundation for Jewish Culture in 2001.

INTERNATIONAL

Open University Foundation

New York Gala

Ronnie Heyman

A Phi Beta Kappa alumna of Radcliffe College and Yale Law School, Ronnie Heyman has distinguished herself in the business, philanthropic and art worlds. She is the Chairman of GAF Corporation and International Specialty Products, Inc. and the Managing Partner of Heyman Properties.

Along with her late husband, Samuel J. Heyman, Ronnie pioneered numerous philanthropic endeavors. A primary focus of the Heyman family has been promoting service in the federal government. In 2001 the Heymans founded the Partnership for Public Service in Washington. They also established an innovative program at Harvard Law School designed to encourage students to enter the federal government upon graduation. This initiative was later replicated at Yale Law School and Seton Hall School of Law.

Promoters of excellence in higher education, the Heymans initiated numerous projects at Yeshiva University, Duke University, Yale University, Yale Law School and Harvard Law School. Ronnie’s extensive list of communal service includes leadership roles at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Barnard College, Harvard Law School and the Israel Museum.

President Clinton appointed Ronnie to the National Endowment for the Arts, 1996-2001. Ronnie’s distinguished contribution to the arts was also recognized with the coveted award from the Foundation for Jewish Culture in 2001.