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Award-winning actress Sharon Stone was among a group of
distinguished women honored for their extraordinary
achievements in fields ranging from health care activism to
child advocacy to journalism and philanthropy, at the 53rd
Annual Spirit of Achievement Luncheon, sponsor ed by the
National Women’s Division of the Albert Einstein College of
Medicine. The event took place on Thursday, April 26, 2007,
from 11:45 a.m. to 2:00p.m., at The Pierre Hotel in Manhattan,
and raised money in support of clinical research focusing on
autism and other serious developmental disorders in children.
The Honorees:
* Sharon Stone, actress and chair of amFAR’s Campaign for AIDS
Research;
* Alma Johnson Powell, chair of America’s Promise – The
Alliance for Youth, and wife of former U.S. Secretary of State
Colin Powell;
* Margaret Russell, trailblazing editor and co-founder of ELLE
DÉCOR magazine, and a trustee of DIFFA (Design Industries
Foundation Fighting AIDS);
* Lynn Sherr, pioneering ABC-TV news correspondent and author;
* Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, founder of the Rita Hayworth Galas
and a leading advocate for Alzheimer’s disease research;
* Lois Pope, a noted philanthropist and founder of the Lois
Pope LIFE Foundation, specializing in neurological research,
who received the Lizette H. Sarnoff Award for Volunteer
Service.
Felicia Taylor, a five-time Emmy Award nominee, freelance
journalist and former anchor for NBC News, served as mistress
of ceremonies.
According to Bambi Felberbaum, president of Einstein’s
National Women’s Division, proceeds from the luncheon will be
used to help establish a clinical r esearch program at
Einstein’s Childr en’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center,
one of the nation’s leading centers serving children with a
severe neurodevelopmental problems including autism and
autistic spectrum disorders, mental retardation, cerebral
palsy, spina bifida, hearing loss and language and learning
disabilities, among others.
Established in 1955, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine
of Yeshiva University is one of the premier centers for
biomedical research and education in the United States. A
pioneer in the practice of socially conscious medicine, The
College has earned “Center of Excellence” status from the
National Institutes of Health in six major biomedical fields:
brain, cancer, diabetes, AIDS, liver disease and sicklecell
disease. Einstein is one of the nation’s most selective
medical schools. Since 1953, the National Women’s Division, a
major volunteer fundraising arm of the College, has raised
over $110 million in support of research and education
programs at Einstein. The annual Spirit of Achievement
Luncheon is their flagship fundraising event. |