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Passing the Torch! Prof. Rivka Carmi takes over the presidency from Prof. Avishay Braverman BGU Deans gather before the Honorary Doctorate ceremony. From left: Prof. Avigad Vonshak, Director of the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research; Prof. Arie Reichel, Dean of the School of Management; Prof. Avishai Henik, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; Prof. Shaul Sofer, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences; Rector Prof. Jimmy Weinblatt; President Prof. Rivka Carmi; Prof. Moti Herskowitz, Vice-President and Dean for Research and Development; Prof. Yigal Ronen, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Sciences; Prof. Abraham Parola, Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences; Prof. Zvi Priel, Dean of the Kreitman School of Advanced Graduate Studies At the "Writers Read" tribute. Seated: Prof. Yigal Schwarts, Chair of the Department of Hebrew Literature (left), Prof. Avishay Braverman. Standing (l-r): Prof. Haim Be'er, Motti Perry, Dr. Tal Frenkel Alroy, Nidaa Khoury, Orit Meital, Prof. Tamar Alexander, Prof. Amos Oz, Prof. Nissim Calderon, Etgar Keret BGU NOW 7
8 BGU NOW The preeminent Israeli actress Orna Porat left her native Germany after World War II to tie her fate with that of the Jewish people and immigrate to Israel. She was recognized for her role as one of the first members of the Cameri Theater Ensemble who has garnered accolades both in Israel and abroad and numerous prizes, including the Israel Prize for Theater in 1979. She was commended for her efforts to bring theater to Israeli children through the establishment of the Orna Porat Theater for Children and Youth, which has helped cultivate a young audience of theater lovers. Prof. A. Michael Spence of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate in Economic Sciences for 2001, was acknowledged as a theoretician whose innovative ideas and contribution to general equilibrium theory revolutionized the way of thinking of his colleagues and enabled an understanding of economic processes. He is a dedicated, awardwinning academician who has filled key roles in the academic world, leading the Graduate Business Schools at Harvard and Stanford to new heights. The Spitzer-Salant Building for the Department of Social Work was dedicated in the presence of Kathleen Spitzer and her daughter Samara Spitzer, respectively daughter-in-law and granddaughter of Charlotte and the late Jack Spitzer of Seattle, together with Rubin Salant and his daughter Robin from Florida. On the same occasion, the Spitzer Prize for Excellence and Innovation in Social Welfare in the Negev was awarded to the staff of the Department of Social Services of the Gaza Coast Area Local Council. The Prize in Memory of Franny Ackerman – who as one of its founding members introduced the elder Spitzers to the Department – was presented to third-year student Orli Katzir From right: Samara Spitzer, Prof. Avishay Braverman, Prof. Alean Al-Krenawi, Chairman of the Charlotte B. and Jack J. Spitzer Department of Social Work, and Kathleen Spitzer at the dedication ceremony of the Spitzer-Salant Building for the Department of Social Work for excellence in her studies in the presence of the Ackerman family. Zvi and Ricki Alon, Eric and Illeana Benhamou, Dr. Harry and Carol Saal and Arlene and Steve Krieger, all of the Northwest Region of the USA, were present to dedicate the Alon Building for Hi- Tech, which incorporates the Benhamou Technology Hall, the Benhamou Incubation Center, the Harry and Carol Saal Auditorium, the Henry and Anita Weiss Family Floor, the Rubenstein Family Laboratory and the Arlene and Steve Krieger Laboratory. The impressive state-of-the-art building will facilitate research in hi-tech and enable Ben-Gurion University to spearhead innovations in this field.
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