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On Wednesday, March 7, five accomplished alumni will be presented with 2012 John Jay Awards for distinguished professional achievement at the annual John Jay Awards Dinner at Ciprani 42nd Street in New York City. This year’s honorees are Dede Gardner ’90, Ellen Gustafson ’02, Ben Horowitz ’88, Daniel Loeb ’83 and Li Lu ’96, ’96L, ’96 Business. Proceeds from the dinner benefit the John Jay Scholarship Program, which aims to enhance academic and extracurricular experiences for outstanding first-year College students. John Jay Scholars are invited to participate in panels, discussions and outings. A John Jay Scholar will speak at the dinner, along with President Lee C. Bollinger, Interim Dean James J. Valentini and the honorees. As president and producer of Plan B Entertainment, Gardner oversees a wide range of the studio’s films. Her recent productions include The Tree of Life; The Time Traveler’s Wife; and the Academy Awardnominated drama The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Previously, Gardner was e.v.p. of production at Paramount Pictures. Dedicated to fighting hunger and malnutrition, Gustafson is founder and executive director of the 30 Project (30project.org), which addresses the current crisis in the global food system that has led to both hunger and obesity. She also is co-founder and a board member of FEED Projects and the FEED Foundation, a nonprofit that raises money to benefit the United Nations’ World Food WINTER 2011–12 8 COLUMBIA COLLEGE TODAY AROUND QUADS THE Five Accomplished Alumni To Receive 2012 John Jay Awards B y Karen IorIo Leeza Mangaldas ’11 spoke on behalf of John Jay Scholars at the 2011 dinner. A current John Jay Scholar will speak at the 2012 dinner. PHOTO: EILEEN BARROSO Programme’s School Feeding Program through the sale of its iconic “FEED” burlap bag and other products. Gustafson’s work has provided more than 65 million meals to children around the world. Horowitz is co-founder and general partner of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. He began his career as a software engineer after earning a master’s in computer science from UCLA. Horowitz quickly rose to v.p. and general manager of Netscape and is credited for the company’s revenues of more than $100 million. He founded the software company Opsware, which he sold in 2007 to Hewlett-Packard. In June 2009, Horowitz co-founded Andreessen Horowitz, which holds stock in high-valued tech companies including Facebook and Twitter. Loeb is CEO of Third Point Management Co., an employee-owned hedge fund managing more than $7.5 billion in assets. Also an activist, Loeb is known for his public letters to other financial executives — and government leaders — denouncing their financial misconduct. Before founding Third Point, he worked at Citicorp. Prior to simultaneously receiving three Columbia degrees, Lu was a leader of the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations, organizing protestors to encourage political reform in the People’s Republic of China. He is chairman and founder of Himalaya Capital, a fund focused on publicly traded securities and venture capital. Lu was named a global leader for tomorrow by the World Economic Forum in 2001. For more information on the dinner, contact Robin Vanderputten, associate director, events and programs: robinv@ columbia.edu or 212-851-7399, or go to college.columbia.edu/alumni/events.
COLUMBIA COLLEGE TODAY AROUND THE QUADS Gergiev Speaks at Core Music Event Renowned Russian conductor Valery Gergiev spoke to a group of Music Humanities students and other members of the College and University community at Miller Theatre on October 7. The World Leaders Forum event was sponsored by the Center for the Core Curriculum, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Miller Theatre. Gergiev is the director of the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, home to the Kirov Opera and Ballet. Under his leadership, the Kirov Opera has come to be recognized as one of today’s great opera companies. Gergiev is also principal conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic and principal guest conductor of the Metropolitan Opera. He was in New York to conduct the Mariinsky Orchestra at Carnegie Hall’s Opening Night Gala. Gergiev participated in an hour-long discussion with Elaine Sisman, the Anne Parsons Bender Professor of Music and chair of Music Humanities, followed by a question-and-answer session and a reception at Faculty House. Students from Saint Petersberg State University also took part in the discussion via video conference. Gergiev spoke of the emotional qualities that draw audiences all over the world to the music of Tchaikovsky and of the emotional connections and happiness people feel when they hear the powerful voices and moving performances of opera singers. He also answered questions about getting along with opera directors, conducting different genres such as symphony and ballet, and pursuing a career as a conductor. He said he did not understand the concept of a “career” before he had one, but that he knew he wanted to be a conductor when he first heard a great orchestra as a teenager. “For me, being 18 years old, 19 years old, it was a total shock to hear great orchestra, great conductor for the first time in a great hall … to hear great opera and ballet performances,” he said. “So my destiny was clear. I knew even then, in 1972, that I will never change course. I will go and become a conductor. “You learn and learn, and suddenly you have a career,” he added. “Because I learned something, my destiny helped me. At some point I was standing in front of the Vienna Philharmonic saying good morning.” At Miller Theatre, Sisman said, Gergiev was “in his element” surrounded by at- Elaine Sisman, the Anne Parsons Bender Professor of Music and chair of Music Humanities, hosted a one-hour discussion with noted Russian conductor Valery Gergiev for Music Humanities students and others at Miller Theatre on October 7. PHOTO: EILEEN BARROSO tentive students. He asked many students their names and interests when they asked him a question. “He packed the house, with many hundreds in the audience, and it is clear that music excites him to his core,” she said. “He is genuinely interested in communicating with and encouraging young people.” The event was geared toward students in Music Humanities, which has been a required part of the Core since 1947. “Concert and opera attendance is a rich part of the Music Humanities experience,” said Sisman, “so for students to hear such a vivid musician and personality and to be able to ask him questions is an exceptional opportunity. He told wonderful stories and revealed details about the ‘miracles’ that can happen in a concert hall.” Sydney Schwartz Gross ’05J We’ve got you covered. Through Columbia Alumni Association, life insurance is available in amounts up to $1,000,000, underwritten by New York Life Insurance Company (NY, NY 10010). For details about eligibility, coverage amounts, rates, exclusions and renewal provisions, please visit alumni.columbia.edu/insurance or call the plan administrator at 800-223-1147
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