Future to the Forward Fast Report 2013 President’s

PB 1 Fast Forward to the Future

President’s Report 2013

From the Chairman 4 From the President 5 BGU by the Numbers 6 Senior Administration 10 10 Ways 12 The Future is Here 14 Preparing for the Future 16 Giant Steps in the Nano World 18 Changing Our Perceptions 20 Making Solar Energy Accessible 22 Training the Brain to Improve Walking 24 Taking a Positive Approach to Depression 26 Investing in Social Leadership 28 The Science of Being Prepared 30 A Global Approach 32 Community Outreach 34 Student Life 38 New and Noteworthy 42 Recognizing our Friends 49 Board of Governors 75 Associates Organizations 78

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 Associates Organizations78 Board ofGovernors75 Recognizing ourFriends49 New andNoteworthy42 Student Life38 Community Outreach34 A GlobalApproach32 The ScienceofBeingPrepared30 Investing inSocialLeadership28 Taking a PositiveApproachtoDepression26 Training theBraintoImproveWalking 24 Making SolarEnergyAccessible22 Changing OurPerceptions20 Giant StepsintheNanoWorld 18 Preparing fortheFuture16 The FutureisHere14 10 Ways 12 Senior Administration10 BGU bytheNumbers6 From thePresident5 From theChairman4 CONTENTS leadership inavarietyofways. integrate intothecountry’s social conscience,who thinkers withadeveloped Israel andabroad,original students andresearchersfrom The Universityattractsexcellent Negev, Israelandtheworld. and isworkingtodevelopthe environmental responsibility It iscommittedtosocialand – allofwhichimpactdailylife. research andappliedsciences innovation, interdisciplinary world, aleaderinscientific research universitiesinthe the bestinterdisciplinary Negev aspirestobeamongst Ben-Gurion Universityofthe A UniversitywithaVision

2 3 this, it is imperative that we add to our Board new international donors with the ability and willingness From the to help meet this as well as our other needs. I am delighted to bring to your attention this year’s new Board members featured in a separate publication. Chairman Please join me in welcoming them warmly. I am singularly proud of the University’s continued close cooperation with the Municipality of Beer-Sheva Alexander M. Goren to improve children’s education, quality of life in the city and development of the Negev. This relationship As I complete my first year as Chairman of the Board, between community and the University is unique it is inevitable that I reflect on what this has meant in Israel and an outstanding example of how an for me personally. I believe in being actively involved academic institution can produce great minds and in in anything I take up and previously, as President of the process, make a real difference to people who the American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of live nearby. the Negev, I was very involved locally, in the United States. Today I enjoy the challenges of being actively Roy Zuckerberg, my predecessor, always emphasized involved with the larger issues facing the University. the importance of developing a healthy alumni association. This has not been an easy task, but we Throughout the year, I have had to deal at length have had some initial success and we will continue with a number of issues, including governance and a his good work to this end. I am happy that he has recently resolved problem with the Council for Higher agreed to continue to be part of a senior Board forum Education. I have been privileged through all of this – the Chairman’s Council – which he initiated and to collaborate with our President, Prof. Rivka Carmi, which we have now strengthened with several new and I want to take this opportunity to thank her for international participants, all of whom bring additional her partnership and for her inspiring leadership of this individual experience and wisdom. I thank these outstanding University, especially in such challenging members, who make great efforts to travel, often times. considerable distances, to attend our meetings twice each year and whose counsel is greatly valued. The subject of the role of the Board of Governors has been raised on several occasions, as it seems that Finally I thank all of our Governors, in Israel and there is some times confusion on this. For me, our overseas, for all that you do now and I urge you to role is quite clear: outreach, development, promotion reflect individually on what more you can do next year of the University and its successes in our respective and in the years to come to ensure the continued countries and, above all, corralling international success of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. financial support. We do this in order to make it possible for BGU to engage in research and support students beyond the narrow confines of the regular budget.

Noteworthy this year are the installation of the new MRI unit, the dedication of the Swiss Institute, French support for the Solar Energy Research Building and the first phase of the AABGU village at Sede Boqer. In spite of the side effects of Operation Pillar of Defense, 2012/2013 has been a very good year for BGU. Student accommodation however, remains a serious problem and the work of the Board must now concentrate on the urgent need to find financing for the first new dormitory building to be erected on the Northern campus. To help us achieve

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 lifetime achievementsinLadino studies,solarenergy A numberofourfacultywere honoredfortheir teaching andstudentservices. – whileworkingtomaintain thehigheststandardsof cognitive research,JewishthoughtandIsraelStudies robotics andregenerative-stemcell,brain water technologies,informationandnano-technology, BGU advantage–inrenewableenergies,advanced hiring instrategicareaswherewehaveidentifieda they areourhopeforthefuture.We arefocusingour recruit thebestandbrightestyoungresearchersas Appointments forExcellence.We continuetotryand were createdundertheauspicesofPresidential our futureaspirations.Twenty newfacultypositions us toassessourcurrentneedsinthecontextof These developmentsopenupnewhorizons,allowing Work onthesecondbuildingisnowunderway. in theNegev. Thedemandhasbeenunprecedented. who havealsorealizedthatIsrael’s futurelieshere will soonbehometomanyinternationalcompanies Advanced Technology Parkisnearingcompletionand of studentsandfaculty. Thefirstbuildingofthe the Negevandanticipatedgrowthinnumbers key communicationsunitsandbasictrainingbasesto due totheIsraelDefenseForces’moveofmanyits housing opportunitiesareinprogress.Muchofthisis classroom andlaboratoryspace.Expandedstudent wide buildingprogramthatwillsignificantlyincrease Campus aspartofanearly$100millionUniversity- Cranes currentlycrisscrosstheMarcusFamily future forBGUthatislimitedonlybyourimagination. opened ourhorizons,encouragingustoenvisiona area adjacenttotheMarcusFamilyCampus.Thishas develop awholenewNortherncampusonthe59acre with theIsraelLandsAuthoritytoallowBGU figuratively. Thehighlightwassigninganagreement University oftheNegevbothphysicallyand This hasbeenabuildingyearforBen-Gurion Prof. RivkaCarmi President From the your support.Thankyoufor yourfriendship. justice andequalopportunityforall.Thankyou vision forastrongandsafeIsrael,focusedonsocial support ofourworldwidefriends,whoshare And noneofthiswouldbepossiblewithoutthe together tohelpusthroughthoseverydifficultdays. BGU community–students,facultyandstaffcame during thesedifficultperiods.Iamproudtosaythatthe community resilienceiswhatmakesthedifference on civilianareas.Ourresearchershaveproventhat neighbors enduretheimpossiblerealityofmissilefire fall, whenBGUstudentscamethroughtohelptheir never truerthanduringOperationPillarofDefenselast and reachingouttoimprovepeople’s lives.Thiswas involved inthecommunity, workingwithlocalfamilies that includesourexceptionalstudentbody, whichis These accomplishmentsarepartofagreaterpicture leader inthiscriticalfield. the day, onceagainreinforcingBGU’s roleasaglobal Boqer toconfronttheburningenvironmentalissuesof community leadersfromover50countriestoSede Desertification broughtsome500scientistsand International ConferenceonDrylands,Desertsand of Israel,theregionandaroundworld.The4th contributions tothecommunitiesandeconomies BGU isproudtobemakingadifference,lasting students intoalltheirprograms. initiative oftheStudentUniontointegrateforeign opportunities andservicesofferedinEnglishtoan to internationalization–fromexpandingeducational courses. TheentireUniversityfamilyhascommitted well asentrepreneurialtrainingandexperience in hopesofdevelopingjoint-degreeprogramsas strategically focusingonChina’s leadinguniversities (DARPA), andNSUofSingapore.We arealso Children’s Hospital,theUSDepartmentofDefense Chicago, theUniversityofMichigan,Cincinnati over thepastyear, includingtheUniversityof of researchcollaborationswithprestigiousinstitutions Going globalmeansthatwehavecreatedanumber the lifesciences. for theirfuturepotential,particularlyinchemistryand and Hebrewliterature,whileotherswererecognized

4 5 BGUby the Numbers

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev continues to develop its research and teaching capacity, with funding from a number of prestigious funding agencies. In the academic year 2011-2012, funding from new research grants decreased slightly, from $66.7 million in 2010-2011 to $61.1 million, resulting in an overall decrease in research funding. This year’s budget was $81.3 million, with $30.5 million coming from competitive research grants.

Distribution of Students by Faculty and Degrees 2011−2013

Humanities & Natural Engineering Health Business & Social Sciences Sciences Sciences Sciences Management * AKIS 2010/11 Bachelors 3,883 1,641 5,251 1,339 1,027 - Masters 1,647 234 751 1,008 1,635 97 19,405 Ph.D. 324 268 226 190 33 75 Others 128 22 167 18 16 5 Total 5,916 2,162 6,162 2,533 2,711 178

2011/12 Bachelors 3,884 1,678 5,113 1,592 1,011 - Masters 1,426 231 706 798 1,423 86 19,342 Ph.D. 311 260 225 181 31 93 Others 153 28 143 22 13 6 Total 5,901 2,183 6,148 2,572 2,475 183

2012/13 Bachelors 3,868 1,708 4,875 1,565 959 - Masters 1,278 241 746 849 1,224 85 18,478 Ph.D. 397 259 262 197 46 111 Others 88 18 124 3 - 1 Total 5,799 2,221 5,943 2,614 2,229 197

Not all totals add up because there are students enrolled in multiple faculties or pursuing multiple degrees. (e.g., 197 interdisciplinary Masters students and Ph.D. candidates at the Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies and 128 interdisciplinary Ph.D. candidates of the Kreitman School of Advanced Graduate Studies, who are included in the total figures) | The above figures relate to the first semester only | First- to third-year medical students are included in the Health Sciences – Bachelors category | Students of the Medical School for International Health, in collaboration with Columbia University Medical Center, receive their M.D. degrees from the Faculty of Health Sciences | An additional 674 students are studying for their Bachelors, Masters and Ph.D. degrees at the BGU campus in Eilat | Some 271 students are studying for their Teaching Certificates | "Other": Preparation for graduate and doctoral studies | Total University figure does not include an additional 415 special students | * AKIS - Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies.

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 2011/12 Grants byFaculty Percentage of Funding Total ExternalResearch 2006/07 50.0 9.2 Other sources Grants andcontracts

2007/08 55.2 ($US m) 7.1

2008/09 54.3 9.9

Social Sciences Humanities and Sapir Facultyof 11% Pinchas 2009/10 63.8 8.1

2010/11 75.4 8.9

Health Sciences 17% Facultyof 2011/12 Sciences of Engineering 34% Faculty 67.9 13.4 Research Total Investmentin 2006/07 59.2 13.6 BGU ResearchFunding Total ExternalResearchFunding Natural Sciences 26% Facultyof

2007/08 62.3 21.6 Business andManagement 1% GuilfordGlazerFacultyof ($US m) Institutes forDesertResearch 10% JacobBlaustein

2008/09 64.2 18.3

2009/10 72.0 16.1

2010/11 84.3 14.8

2011/12 81.3 15.7

6 7 BGUby the Numbers

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Operating Budget

2010/11 2011/2012 2012/2013 NIS m $ m % NIS m $ m % NIS m $ m % INCOME Planning & Budgeting Committee 740.1 198.4 71.2% 774.1 215.0 72.0% 827.6 206.9 72.4% Tuition and Dorms 203.0 54.4 19.5% 204.3 56.8 19.0% 198.8 49.7 17.4% Contributions 9.8 2.6 0.9% 11.0 3.1 1.0% 12.2 3.1 1.1% Endowment Funds 35.0 9.4 3.4% 35.0 9.7 3.3% 39.0 9.8 3.4% Other Income 48.7 13.1 4.7% 47.2 13.1 4.4% 51.7 12.9 4.5% Transfer from Funds 3.4 0.9 0.3% 3.4 0.9 0.3% 13.7 3.4 1.2% TOTAL 1040.0 278.8 100.0% 1075.0 298.6 100.0% 1,143.0 285.8 100.0%

EXPENDITURE Salaries 749.0 200.8 72.0% 774.0 215.0 72.0% 833.0 208.3 72.9% Fellowships & Student Assistance 58.9 15.8 5.7% 62.5 17.4 5.8% 63.2 15.8 5.5% Teaching & Research Expenses 42.0 11.3 4.0% 44.3 12.3 4.1% 45.8 11.4 4.0% Institutes & Research Centers 30.5 8.2 2.9% 35.5 9.9 3.3% 37.6 9.4 3.3% Computer Expenses 10.7 2.9 1.0% 10.6 2.9 1.0% 11.6 2.9 1.0% Library Expenses 23.5 6.3 2.3% 23.3 6.5 2.2% 26.8 6.7 2.3% Administration 33.1 8.9 3.2% 31.6 8.8 2.9% 30.4 7.6 2.7% Maintenance 82.7 22.2 8.0% 84.0 23.3 7.8% 85.7 21.4 7.5% Financing 9.7 2.6 0.9% 9.2 2.6 0.9% 8.9 2.2 0.8% TOTAL 1040.0 278.8 100.0% 1075.0 298.6 100.0% 1,143.0 285.8 100.0%

NIS/$ Exchange Rate 3.73 3.60 4.00 Higher Education Expenses Index 111.7 112.5 119.1

Our Worldwide Family of Associates at Work 2011/12 Year-End Figures

Total Contributions Received $35,235,350 Interest Income from Endowments $7,903,021 Endowment Fund Balance (as of 30/9/12) $216,425,958

Notes: Contribution figures are gross and do not reflect local fundraising charges I All figures are approximate due to fluctuating exchange and interest rates I 2011/12 interest income was calculated at approximately 3.0% I Figures do not reflect approximately $29.8 million in endowment and trust funds held in the U.S. by and on behalf of AABGU (including outside managed trusts).

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 NIS/$ ExchangeRate TOTAL Financing Salaries EXPENDITURE TOTAL Maintenance Transfer fromFunds Administration Library Expenses Other Income Computer Expenses Endowment Funds Institutes &ResearchCenters Contributions Tuition andDorms Teaching &ResearchExpenses INCOME Higher EducationExpensesIndex Fellowships &StudentAssistance Planning &BudgetingCommittee 1040.0 1040.0 NIS m 749.0 203.0 111.7 740.1 3.73 82.7 33.1 23.5 48.7 10.7 35.0 30.5 42.0 58.9 9.7 3.4 9.8 2010/11 278.8 200.8 278.8 198.4 22.2 13.1 54.4 11.3 15.8 $ m 2.6 0.9 8.9 6.3 2.9 9.4 8.2 2.6 100.0% 100.0% 72.0% 19.5% 71.2% 0.9% 8.0% 0.3% 3.2% 4.7% 2.3% 1.0% 3.4% 2.9% 0.9% 4.0% 5.7% % 1075.0 1075.0 NIS m 774.0 204.3 774.1 112.5 3.60 84.0 31.6 47.2 23.3 10.6 35.0 35.5 11.0 44.3 62.5 9.2 3.4 2011/2012 298.6 215.0 298.6 215.0 23.3 13.1 56.8 12.3 17.4 $ m 2.6 0.9 8.8 6.5 2.9 9.7 9.9 3.1 100.0% 100.0% 72.0% 19.0% 72.0% 0.9% 7.8% 0.3% 2.9% 4.4% 2.2% 1.0% 3.3% 3.3% 1.0% 4.1% 5.8% % 1,143.0 1,143.0 NIS m 833.0 198.8 827.6 119.1 4.00 85.7 13.7 30.4 51.7 26.8 11.6 39.0 37.6 12.2 45.8 63.2 8.9 2012/2013 285.8 208.3 285.8 206.9 21.4 12.9 11.4 49.7 15.8 $ m 2.2 3.4 7.6 6.7 2.9 9.8 9.4 3.1 100.0% 100.0% 72.9% 17.4% 72.4% 0.8% 7.5% 1.2% 2.7% 4.5% 2.3% 1.0% 3.4% 3.3% 1.1% 4.0% 5.5% % 2012/13 OverallUniversity Budget(NISThousandsinCurrent Prices) Oracle. Deutsche Telekom, EMCand there thissummerinclude Companies thatwillbeopening (ATP) adjacenttotheUniversity. Advanced Technologies Park opening researchcentersatthe to interestkeycorporationsin BGN hasworkedintensively economic growthoftheregion, Committed tothegreater facing surgeonsandphysicians. based onunaddressedchallenges pediatric-specific medicaldevices the researchanddevelopmentof Medical CenterandBGUtofund Cincinnati Children’s Hospital collaboration waslaunchedby A particularlyexcitinglong-term off companies. centers andestablishmentofspin- agreements, creationofresearch and sponsoredresearch,license including collaborativeprograms business-academic partnerships, BGN focusesonforgingunique collaboration agreementsthisyear. signed about100newlicenseand technology transfercompany– Technologies –theUniversity’s entities ofsome$15million,BGN With revenuefrombusiness BGN Technologies Expenditures Income Operating Budget 1,143,000 1,143,000 Research Budget 200,000 200,000 arena. the University’s majorroleinthat and aroundtheworld,aswell on criticalinfrastructureinIsrael of risingcyber-threats andattacks The initiativecomesinthewake next sixyears. least 25startupcompaniesinthe group hascommittedtocreateat and Labor’s incubatorprogram,the Israeli MinistryofIndustry, Trade cyber-security incubator. Partofthe create thecountry’s firstever leading venturecapitalfirms,to Venture Partners,oneofIsrael’s BGN hasjoinedwithJerusalem Development Budget 89,723 27,102 University andtoitsresearchers. technological marketplace,tothe ways thatBGNbringsvaluetothe These arejustsomeofthemany in Baltimore. a privateU.S.biotechfundbased developed byBGUresearchersto for neurodegenerativediseases a patentedbreakthroughtreatment Also noteworthyisthelicensingof developed byBGUresearchers. delivery technology, whichwas York fortheV-Smart™ drug biotechnology companyinNew agreement withaprivatelyheld BGN signedalicensing Special Programs 110,951 116,204 BGU hoststhedelegation from CincinnatiChildren’s Hospital onarecentvisit Total Budget 1,543,674 1,486,306

8 9 Senior Administration

Alexander M. Goren Roy J. Zuckerberg Lord Weidenfeld of Chelsea Robert H. Arnow Chairman of the Chairman Emeritus Chairman Emeritus Chairman Emeritus Board of Governors of the Board of Governors of the Board of Governors of the Board of Governors

Adv. Yair Green Prof. Rivka Carmi Prof. Zvi HaCohen Chairman of the President Rector Executive Committee

Prof. Moti Herskowitz David Bareket Prof. Amos Drory Vice-President and Dean Vice-President Vice-President for Research & Development and Director-General for External Affairs

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 Deputy-Rector Prof. SteveRosen Negev for Biotechnologyinthe Director -NationalInstitute Prof. VardaShoshan-Barmatz Management Faculty ofBusinessand Dean -GuilfordGlazer Prof. OdedLowengart Health Sciences Dean -Facultyof Prof. GabrielSchreiber Deputy-Rector Prof. AvishayGoldberg Technology for NanoscaleScienceand Director -IlseKatzInstitute Prof. YuvalGolan Research Institutes forDesert Director -JacobBlaustein Prof. PedroBerliner Natural Sciences Dean -Facultyof Prof. ShlomiDolev and DeanforR&D Deputy Vice-President Prof. DanBlumberg Dean -EilatCampus Prof. MiriamAmit Study ofIsraelandZionism Research Instituteforthe Director -Ben-Gurion Prof. AvigadVonshak Engineering Sciences Dean -Facultyof Prof. JosephKost Dean ofStudents Yaakov Affek Studies Advanced Graduate Dean -KreitmanSchoolof Prof. MichalShapira Social Sciences Faculty ofHumanitiesand Dean -PinchasSapir Prof. DavidNewman Management. Glazer FacultyofBusinessand M. Pines,DeanoftheGuilford untimely passingofProf.Ayala Negev deeplymournsthe Ben-Gurion Universityofthe

10 11 10 ways that BGU research is reinventing the future* *in the past year!

 Prof. Esther Priel of the Shraga a nano-carrier that will deliver  Prof. Moti Herskowitz, Segal Department of Microbiology medicines directly to the diseased incumbent of the Israel Cohen and Immunology in the Faculty cell while Prof. Gabby Sarusi, Chair in Chemical Engineering, of Health Sciences and her a member of the Ilse Katz and Prof. Miron Landau, both colleagues from the International Institute for Nanoscale Science from the Department of Chemical Center for Cell Therapy & Cancer and Technology and the Unit for Engineering and the Blechner Immunotherapy in Tel Aviv have Electro-Optics, is developing a Center for Industrial Catalysis patented a breakthrough treatment thin coating that will turn invisible and Process Development, were for neurodegenerative diseases infrared light into visible light for awarded a highly competitive that has proven to slow the night vision glasses. Israel Strategic Alternative Energy progression of ALS in laboratory Foundation (I-SAEF) grant to mice.  Prof. Alon Tal from the Swiss further their groundbreaking Institute for Dryland Environmental research in liquid fuels that  Clinical trials of revolutionary and Energy Research received a facilitates commercially viable heart scaffolding biomaterials three-year grant from the USAID’s applications of carbon dioxide developed by Prof. Smadar Middle East Regional Cooperation hydrogenation for Cohen from the Avram and Stella (MERC) Program to work with the production of jet fuel. Goldstein-Goren Department of Palestinian counterparts and test Biotechnology Engineering and the area’s shared water supply  The Israel Science Foundation’s incumbent of the Claire & Harold for potentially health-altering Klein Prize for Outstanding Cancer Oshry Chair in Biotechnology, are endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Research was awarded to being successfully carried out by Prof. Angel Porgador, incumbent Ikaria, Inc. in some 15 sites in  Prof. Amir Aharoni and of the Albert Katz Chair in Cell- Australia, Belgium, Canada, Israel Dr. Marianna Zaretsky from Differentiation and Malignant and Spain, with hopes that the the Department of Life Sciences Diseases, Dr. Eitan Rubin of results will be available in 2014. and the National Institute for the Shraga Segal Department of Biotechnology in the Negev Microbiology and Immunology and  BGU received two grants from together with researchers from the NIBN and Dr. Eyal Sheiner of the Israel National Nanotechnology Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Soroka University Medical Center Initiative for groundbreaking Ltd. have engineered a natural for their pioneering work in the research. Dean of the Faculty of immune system receptor into a field. Engineering Sciences promising drug candidate for the Prof. Joseph Kost is developing treatment of psoriasis.

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 around theworld. reference booksavailablefor users Hebrew-language digitallibrary of subscribers, makingitthelargest to theInstitute’s siteforuseby being progressivelyuploaded Zionism PublishingUnitare for theStudyofIsraeland Ben-Gurion ResearchInstitute  Bookspublishedbythe expressions innaturallanguage. and analysisofmetaphoric methods forautomateddetection develop artificialintelligence Research ProjectsActivity)to IARPA (IntelligenceAdvanced in theUSA,receivedfundingfrom the IllinoisInstituteofTechnology and Prof.ShlomoArgamonfrom Koppel fromBar-Ilan University collaboration withProf.Moshe Systems Engineering,in Department ofInformation Prof. MarkLastfromthe Department ofEducationand  Prof.Yair Neumanfromthe security incubator. capitalists JVPtoopenacyber- first tocollaboratewithventure national interestsonlineandthe protection ofinformationand field andtoensurethelong-term graduates toworkinthiscritical tracks incyber-security toprepare university offeringgraduatestudy Science, BGUisthefirstIsraeli Engineering andComputer of InformationSystems between theDepartments  Thankstoajointinitiative

12 13 The Future is Here Construction progresses across the Marcus Family Campus and in Sede Boqer as the University invests in its long-term growth. Begun last year, the $100 million building boom will significantly increase classroom, laboratory and dormitory space over the next three years. At the same time, older facilities are being refurbished to suit the needs of the 21st century. To be completed this year

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 Fanny’s House - WIZO-BGU Daycare Center  Ben-Gurion National Solar Energy Center on the Sede Boqer Campus  University Computation Center  Renovated lobby for the Zalman Aranne Central Library  Academic Faculty Lounge

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013       construction Currently under  A newbuilding fortheDepartmentofInformation SystemsEngineering isintheplanningstage. Biotechnology Engineering, the FieldMedicalSimulationCenter, andtheJusidmanScienceCenterforYouth. Construction willbeginsoon onthebuildingforAvram andStellaGoldstein-GorenDepartmentof the Negev National InstituteforBiotechnologyin Interdisciplinary LaboratoryBuilding Classroom andComputerLabBuilding Ruth andHeinz-HorstDeichmann Boqer –Phase1nowunderway American AssociatesVillage atSede   

14 15 Preparing BGU officially leased the 59-acre tract of land adjacent to the Marcus Family Campus this for the year from the Israel Lands Administration allowing it to double in physical size. Work is now underway to design a master plan that Future will be the basis for all future development.

Aerial shot of the area designated for the new northern campus

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 EMC VicePresidentandIsraelihi-techpioneer Dr. OrnaBerry the visionofmakingNegevbloom.” “The Negevisclosetomyheart.Ibelievein to work. Information Systemsareexpected as theCenterofComputing and and soldiersfromeliteunits such – wheresome5,000career staff Defence Forces’technologyunits industry, academiaandtheIsrael to encouragesynergybetween and provideavarietyofservices The ATP willhavebicycletrails the region. attracted manyindustrygiantsto company, theATP hasalready Gav-Yam realestatemanagement Japanese companyKUDandthe Sheva Municipality, theAmerican- University oftheNegev, theBeer- initiative betweenBen-Gurion Built aspartofthecollaborative the Negev. a vibrantnewhubofcommercein physical expressiontothehopefor Marcus FamilyCampusgiving over thehorizonacrossfrom Technologies Park(ATP) rises The firstbuildingoftheAdvanced the Negev An Inspirationfor a centralenergycenter. buildings andwillbeconnected to to theLEEDstandardforgreen second building.Bothadhere Work hasalreadybegunonthe slated tomoveinthisJuly. company DALETandmoreare development centeroftheFrench NESS Technologies, Oracle,the including EMC,DeutscheTelekom, A range of international companies, square meters)isnearlycomplete. Work onthefirstbuilding(20,000 biomedical research. potential tobecomeacenterfor Medical Center, theATP hasthe access totheSorokaUniversity and theNegev. Withitsclose employment mapinBeer-Sheva to significantlychangethe fields andtheprojectisexpected to cooperateinawiderangeof different bodiesinthecomplex from allthecompaniesand Proximity willallowresearchers NESS IsraelPresident, EffiKotek powerhouse.” metropolis andhi-tech Beer-Sheva intoa and willhelptransform vision ofBen-Gurion “NESS willrealizethe The firstbuildinginthe Park nearscompletion Advanced Technology

16 17 Giant Steps in “While equipment is necessary, it is the people who do science” Nano World

The Ilse Katz Institute for The significance is staggering Nanoscale Science and Technology – the team is focusing on (IKI) was the only one of the six treating cancer, diabetes and nano centers in Israel to receive obesity. These nano-carriers approval for two multi-million dollar would, theoretically, carry the five year project proposals from chemotherapy straight to the the Israel National Nano Initiative tumor, thus eliminating the (INNI) this year. debilitating side effects of such treatments. With an increased operating budget from INNI and these Prof. Gabby Sarusi, a new BGU two major grants, IKI’s star is recruit from the electro-optics continuing to rise. “The two industry, and his team will build projects will harness BGU’s talent a nano-layer, less than a single with those of other experts in hair thick, that will turn any pair of Israeli academia to build cutting glasses into night vision goggles. edge technology,” says IKI Director The layer will replace cumbersome Prof. Yuval Golan, noting that and expensive systems. “It will the Institute was made possible be like walking around under a full through the magnanimous vision moon,” Sarusi explains. of the late Ilse Katz and the Negev Foundation, both of Switzerland. In addition to the two new projects, IKI’s relationship with Dean of the Faculty of Engineering industry continues to grow. Sciences Prof. Joseph Kost The Weiss Family Laboratory leads the first project. His team for Nanoscale Systems and IKI hopes to develop nano-carriers laboratories work closely with that would identify and deliver industry on projects such as chip medicine molecules directly to the development and more. infected cells. The carrier is like a train, which can be loaded with “While equipment is necessary, whatever types of cars are needed. it is people who do science. We The train has GPS to find the right have some of the leading experts cell. Once inside the cell, the in the country as researchers carrier would hook up to cellular and staff here. The work model motors which would tow it straight that we have developed here has to the desired part of the cell. other parties extremely interested – particularly our services to industry,” notes Golan.

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 Laboratory X-Ray Scattering(SAXS) from theIKI’s SmallAngle Dr. SharonHazan(Vanounou)

18 19 Changing Research can help improve relations Our between police and minorities Perceptions

Sometimes perception is just as and the victims of profiling,” he change,” he explains, “when important as reality. Relations reveals. the police are willing and able to between the police and minorities initiate reforms, like the LAPD is one such area where statistics By contrast, “the perceptions of experience demonstrates.” often take a back seat. Dr. Guy Russians are exactly the same Ben-Porat and Dr. Fany Yuval, both as ‘mainstream’ Israelis. They’re The research is still ongoing and from the Department of Public not visible and they don’t have when it is completed, Ben-Porat, Policy and Management at the any particular feelings about the who acts as an academic advisor Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business police.” and facilitator to the Abraham Fund and Management, are conducting Initiatives community policing a major study of minority groups’ Haredim tend to view the police project, will share the data and perceptions of the police. through the prism of political use it to develop implementable issues, he continues, “since procedures. He already knows “We started with a pilot looking at they most often clash on more what his ideal next research Arab citizens’ perceptions of the substantive issues. While a visible project is upon conclusion of the police, funded by the Abraham minority, they are not suspected current study pending funding. “I Fund Initiatives via USAID. With by police of delinquent behavior want to study how post-conflict a grant from the Israel Science and singled out like Ethiopians,” states rebuild their police forces,” Foundation, we have expanded according to Ben-Porat. he says. to look at other minority groups – Ethiopians, haredim and Perhaps the most interesting Russians, and Israeli-Arabs again,” data to emerge from the focus explains Ben-Porat. Previously, he groups and the pilot study conducted research in Northern concerns Israel’s Arab citizens, Ireland and Canada, studying who perceive themselves as being relations of minorities with the “under-policed.” “Internal checks police and has visited the LAPD to on criminal behavior, such as learn from the lessons it drew from respect for elders, are crumbling its troubled histories with minority and crime is on the rise in Arab communities. communities. Consequently, I heard the head of the Union of “In any interaction between an Arab Municipalities declare at a Ethiopian and a police officer, conference with the police that perception is a significant player. what he wanted and deserved According to our focus groups, as a citizen was more policing, a Ethiopians’ feelings about the more active, visible and effective police resemble sometimes what presence in the community.” This, African-Americans feel about the according to Ben-Porat, suggests Dr. Guy Ben-Porat police in the USA. Being a visible that police could make a difference on the streets of minority, they believe they are by approaching communities Beer-Sheva being singled out, are over-policed and being active. “Perceptions

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 20 21 Making Solar Energy Accessible Everyone is talking about solar Katz’ team is the only Israeli energy and renewable fuels. team participating in the EU- The push to make clean energy consortium LARGECELLS, which accessible has now moved to the focuses on the development of realm of organic photovoltaics organic photovoltaic cells based (OPV), a whole new arena focused on conjugated polymer materials, on the development of low-cost polymer-inorganic hybrid systems solar cells. Using a novel technique, and their usage in large area stable researchers hope to create far devices fabricated using printing more pliable materials for flexible techniques. The hope is that the photovoltaic surfaces. international team will be able to create an affordable technology that Prof. Eugene Katz, a member of revolutionizes the field. the Swiss Institute for Dryland Environmental and Energy Research A member of the Ben-Gurion and the Ilse Katz Institute for National Solar Energy Center at the Nanoscale Science and Technology Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert at BGU, is at the forefront of this Research, Katz is able to utilize the field. He and his research team natural advantage of the sunlight in are among the world leaders in Sede Boqer and the accumulated photovoltaic characterization and knowledge of the researchers there have been invited to participate in as he moves forward with this a number of inter-laboratory tests innovative technology. comparing the characterization of OPV efficiency and operational stability.

Organic photovoltaics have been suggested as a low-cost, lightweight, flexible alternative to inorganic photovoltaics. While the cost of inorganic photovoltaic panels is dropping, a low-cost, easily produced carpet-like material which would be easy to install would be a major improvement in solar technology. The most challenging problem in OPV technology yet to be solved is the development Prof. Eugene Katz of devices that combine high holds a prototype of a efficiency, stability and process- promising new solar ability. technology

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 heat toelectricity. thermoelectric materialsthat convert vehicle fuels,solarenergyand challenges intheareasofadvanced progress towardsolvingmajor University ofMichigan,USA—to are scarce. regions wherefreshwaterresources purification technologiesforusein create newwaterproductionand University ofChicago,USA—to nanotechnology. as hydrology, earthsciencesand faculty exchangesinfieldssuch — toencouragecollaborationand University ofCalifornia,Irvine,USA management anddesertstudies. by bothcountries,suchaswater advance researchinareasshared Monash University, Australia—to university inthatcountry. assist inthebuildingofaworld-class technology anddesertstudies for cooperationinareassuchas Botswana —toexplorethepotential of ScienceandTechnology, Botswana InternationalUniversity Highlights areasfollows: in anumberofemergingfields. for truecollaborativealliances this yearthatholdthepotential Memorandums ofUnderstanding research agreementsand BGU signedanumberofnew Collaboration The Synergyof

22 23 Training the Brain to Improve Walking fast and slow Walking simultaneously out who and why and whether it correlates with the location of the brain damage.”

The hi-tech method that Bar-Haim uses could supplant the more traditional methods of gymnastics and physical therapy. Ever the scientist, she has set up control groups to compare treatment successes, hi-tech versus low- tech. There’s an interesting twist – her control groups are in the Arab Dr. Simona Bar-Haim and her Physical disabilities with world. student with the split-tread brain involvement are often treadmill at the new Laboratory asymmetrical. Stroke, for instance, “I formed a coalition about eight for Rehabilitation and Motor can paralyze one side of the body, years ago to encourage treatment Control of Walking while cerebral palsy can affect one in the Arab world and to encourage side of the body more severely women – both as patients and than the other. practitioners. We have groups in Jordan, the PA, and Morocco. Dr. Simona Bar-Haim of the They use the low-tech methods Department of Physiotherapy is and I use the hi-tech one and we pioneering a physiotherapeutic compare results,” she explains. walking treatment that separates each leg and trains them Working together with Prof. Amir separately. In her new Laboratory Karniel, chair of the Department for Rehabilitation and Motor of Biomedical Engineering, Bar- Control of Walking, she has a split- Haim’s latest project focuses on tread treadmill that can calibrate teenagers with cerebral palsy in each belt to a different pace and the Middle East (CP-PALS). Funded monitor the brain activity of people by USAID, the research is just with cerebral palsy to observe how getting started. they respond while walking. Bar-Haim is also the founder of “There is a plasticity to the brain a start-up called Step of Mind, – we can treat each leg separately where she developed a unique and after the treatment there is a rehabilitative tool – a pair of shoes lasting ‘after effect.’ Some patients based on chaos theory – that is respond very well, while others helping people around the world don’t. We are trying to figure walk again.

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 24 25 Taking a “Showing that we care” Positive Approach to Depression “BGU’s Center for the community involvement,” he says. Advancement of Research on “Capitalizing on ties with Soroka Stress and Related Disorders University Medical Center and the (CARES) will be dedicated to the Mental Health Center in Beer- promotion of awareness and Sheva, the CARES Center also understanding of depression, seeks to form bridges between anxiety and stress-related clinical teams and basic scientists,” disorders,” says Prof. Golan Shahar, says Shahar who, prior to his the founding director of the Center arrival at BGU, served as Assistant and a member of the Department Professor of Psychiatry and of Psychology. Psychology at Yale University.

“The prevalence of stress “First, we have the interdisciplinary related disorders is extremely brainpower exemplified by the high and their consequences presence of a team of top-notch are formidable,” he emphasizes. investigators, including Prof. Hagit “For instance, The World Health Cohen, Faculty of Health Sciences Organization has labeled depression and the Mental Health Center in one of the world’s most alarming Beer-Sheva; Prof. Alon Friedman, epidemics. Depression kills by Head of the Zlotowski Center suicide, by increasing mortality for Neuroscience; Prof. Haim through physical illness and by Belmaker, M.D., Faculty of Health increasing violent behavior.” Sciences and the Mental Health Center in Beer-Sheva; Prof. Joshua Currently under formation, the Lipsitz, Department of Psychology; CARES Center will focus on anxiety, Prof. Gary Diamond, Department of stress and depression. “Anxiety Psychology; Dr. Hadar Shalev, M.D., disorders usually go along with Soroka, and many others.” depression, and they are both partly caused by stress,” Shahar explains. BGU’S CARES Center will be “In fact, external stress -- ranging two pronged. First, it will lay the from daily hassles to calamitous foundation for groundbreaking, events – appears to be the number cross-disciplinary research into one psychosocial risk factor for any these conditions “forming bridges kind of mental and physical illness.” between seemingly unrelated disciplines.” Second, “it will seek Taken together, he notes, it is a to increase public awareness as major societal and medical problem to the prevalence, consequences, globally. He believes that the assessment, treatment and University is uniquely situated to prevention of depression and contribute. “BGU is committed anxiety as well as to inform policy to both scientific excellence and makers.

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 CARES Center will directthenew Prof. GolanShahar

26 27 Investing in Non-profit leaders benefit from Social professional training Leadership “When you talk to the heads of for our second cohort out of 150 some non-profit organizations and applicants. For the first year, we ask them about their past social did a lot of publicity. The second initiatives, they don’t have any. time we did barely any – it was all Their qualifications for the top word of mouth,” Kletz continues. job are based on their business background and their MBA. Then A third of the program’s faculty you look at their deputies – they members are from abroad, “to Prof. Pierre Kletz, were involved in volunteer projects offer different perspectives. director of the Social in high school, created an initiative “Here in Israel no one talks about Leadership MBA as an undergraduate and have performance in the third sector. been active ever since. In the US, they talk about it all the Photos: Shlomi Amsalem time, very easily. So we have a “So why aren’t they heading the professor from Harvard University organization? Because they don’t who comes and teaches about have an MBA,” Prof. Pierre Kletz, performance in the non-profit director of the Social Leadership sector,” Kletz elaborates. MBA at the Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management, Students have all the requirements offers as the rationale behind of a regular MBA but also take 50 the creation of the new degree percent more classes, focusing on program. the big issues in the third sector and bridging between the private “They need the business and public sectors. A course in the management approach and basics in marketing is followed by management tools to augment the marketing for the third sector, for impact of their actions as heads of instance. nonprofit organizations.” The Mandel Foundation views this The program is a joint initiative program as a powerful response with the Mandel Foundation. to its mission to produce agents Students pay only half of the of social and organizational change tuition and receive a living stipend. in the world. The partnership between the GGFBM and the The first cohort of 22 students Mandel Foundation also offers graduated in January after an continuing assistance and intensive 15 months. The students networking opportunities for the came from all backgrounds and SLMBA graduates. According to all walks of life, but they do have Kletz: “It’s like a 20-year career one thing in common. “They are shortcut.” all excellent students. We took 25

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 solid groundinginbusiness a passionforsocialjustice the worldandgivethosewith Faculty comefromaround

28 29 The Science “He who saves a single life, of Being saves the world” Prepared BGU’s Department of Emergency the flexibility and adaptability of of BGU’s team that includes Medicine and the PREPARED a community and its continuous Aharonson-Daniel and Drs. Bruria Center for Emergency Response ability to function under Adini and Dagan Schwartz. Research are exploring ways to unexpected crises. This past year, save lives during disasters while the Center launched a standard for Dedicated to ensuring a defining standards for health and measuring community resilience coordinated response to any emergency professionals. that has already been adopted possible disaster scenario, the by Israel and some European Forum is comprised of key officials This spring, BGU signed a formal countries and has elicited interest from Jordan and Israel, and agreement with the Israeli Health in the United States. maintained with the support of Ministry to conduct research on Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs its behalf. Over the past year The resulting CCRAM (conjoint (MASHAV program), the European the World Health Organization community resiliency assessment Union and private donors. On the worked with the Department to measure) was recently published agenda – developing standard write the report about the Israeli after a large pilot study and operating procedures for the use health system’s emergency was immediately translated into of social networks to communicate preparedness, and the global English, Arabic and German. during cross border disasters. organization sent a delegation It has been presented to the of senior health officials from representative of the Secretary This past October, the first European countries to be trained General of the UN for disaster risk ever briefing on emergency by BGU’s specialists. reduction and is currently being preparedness adapted for deaf used to support local leaders citizens was held in Beer-Sheva BGU offers the only academic in Israel in their community to help them cope with missile degree program in emergency preparedness planning as well as attacks on the city and to enhance preparedness in the country for building a national resiliency their knowledge on preparedness and has developed a scientific database that will be situated at for earthquakes. approach to assessing BGU. preparedness in different Joint research has been conducted emergency scenarios. Establishing Also this year, fourteen Jordanian with partners from the Robert standards and measures that students graduated from a special Koch Institute in Germany aimed at facilitate comparisons and creating three-year program in Emergency building preparedness for biological model operating procedures Medicine Management. The result threats. A similar partnership has are the Department’s bread of a unique collaboration between begun with partners from the and butter, explains Dr. Limor the Jordanian Red Crescent, Israeli Public Health Services (ISS) of Italy. Aharonson-Daniel, who is currently Magen David Adom and BGU, head of the Department and the the cooperation continues under PREPARED Center. the auspices of the Development Strategic Forum. The regional Community resiliency refers to forum was created at the initiative

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 BGU graduate in theIsraeliAirForceanda Oren Ben-Shitrit,afireman disaster managementwith way countriesapproach (left) isrevolutionizingthe Dr. LimorAharonson-Daniel particularly the deaf. populations withspecialneeds – ambulance crewsandoutreach to the ranksofMagenDavidAdom volunteers includingaugmenting The PREPARED Centercoordinated of differentvolunteeringinitiatives. residents copethroughanumber BGU activelyhelpedBeer-Sheva necessary protectiveequipment. and theimmediatepurchaseof weeklong cessationofclasses the MarcusFamilyCampus,a a completetwo-dayclosureof Beer-Sheva lastfall.Thisincluded were launchedfromGazaon students andstaffwhenmissiles of immediatestepstoprotect The Universitytookanumber Protecting thePopulace were neededmost. volunteers tohelpoutwhere they issues –andcoordinatedgroups of for thosedealingwithemotional mental disabilities,andhostels shelters, homesforthosewith populations –batteredwomen’s Students identifiedvulnerable neighborhood children. organized programsforthe cleaned upbombsheltersand from theStudentUnion,they public shelters.Withvolunteers organizing programsinthecity’s Open ApartmentsProgram the LillianandLarryGoodman their activities,withFellowsfrom Action Departmentsteppedup Students fromtheCommunity

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A fellowship abroad is always good “I’m happy to see that more and discovered that his International for personal development, but more people ask me questions Hotel and Tourism Marketing sometimes it becomes about more about Israel and its culture – not program truly did change other than the academic experience. about its politics or religion – but students’ and faculty members’ Two students are currently in rather about Israeli music, TV attitudes towards Israel. the United Kingdom with new series, architecture, education, groundbreaking scholarships. climate and many more. I believe Thanks to his presence they made The Rivka Carmi Scholarship at that my answers and my attitude Israel one of the research topics Oxford’s Exeter College marks the towards my colleagues play a role within the framework of the first such partnership between in determining Israel’s image in the marketing across cultures module the University of Oxford and an eyes of tomorrow’s leaders.” last fall. This is the first time in 25 Israeli university and was made years that they studied Israel, after possible through the vision of The Oxford Brookes Scholarship is researching some 85 countries Prof. Raymond Dwek of Oxford. the brainchild of members of the from around the world. Named for BGU President Prof. Oxford Jewish Congregation, in Rivka Carmi, it is open to women, particular Isaac Garson and Sandra “I believe that I have managed minorities and those from Dwek of the United Kingdom. to influence and even change disadvantaged backgrounds. They are both active members of to some extent the perceived the Oxford Jewish Congregation, image of Israel from that of an Liza Futerman is now studying for which endorses this initiative. embattled third world country to her MSt in History of Art and Visual Sandra Dwek heads the Working the more appropriate image of a Culture at Exeter College, where Group, which is actively seeking startup nation, with Tel Aviv being she is the only Israeli student. “I’ve funds to make the scholarship a a very popular destination for noticed that people don’t know permanent annual commitment. colorful individuals and a hotbed of much about Israel and at times Western values,” Almog explained. consider it to be a militaristic third Elad Almog is doing his MSc at “I consider this change in my world country. However, once they the Oxford School of Hospitality colleagues’ perception of Israel put a face to this ‘exotic’ place Management after graduating as my greatest achievement at they seem to change their mind from the Guilford Glazer Faculty Oxford Brookes so far. “ about Israel,” she says. of Business and Management. He

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 Photo: Yakir Zur Oxford Church College, Futerman atChrist Elad AlmogandLiza established withuniversities in agreements havealsobeen at BGU.Anumberofcollaborative home universitiesandtwoyears would studytwoyearsattheir where outstandingcandidates international doctoralprograms, initiative topromotejoint The Rectorhaslaunchedan exchange programs. agreements andeducation possibility oflong-termresearch universities toexaminethe The groupvisitedeightleading opportunities forcollaboration. the People’s Republictoexplore senior administrationtravelledto a delegationoftheUniversity’s of theIsraelScienceFoundation, Research Fundundertheauspices to launchanewIsrael-China of theIsraeliForeignMinistry In accordancewiththedecision for HigherEducation. program supportedbytheCouncil BGU aspartofanewfellowship and Indiawhoarestudyingat post-doctoral studentsfromChina year wasthewelcomingof21 level. Oneofthemilestonesthis on thegraduateandpost-graduate entire BGUcommunity, particularly educational programstoenrichthe to developitsinternational The Universitycontinues Approach A Global and IsraelStudies. are inGlobalHealth,Sustainability most successfultrackprograms Overseas StudentPrograms.The in theGinsburg-Ingerman students toseamlesslyparticipate academic institutions,allowing partnerships withNorthAmerican Currently therearemorethan100 in thespringsemester. grow. Sixstudentsareparticipating immersion programcontinuesto The Brandeis-MiddleburyHebrew international consortiums. to encouragethecreationof educational developmentprogram from Europe,andtheTempus – for exchangestudentstoand the ErasmusMundiprogram Israeli universitiesandadvances between IsraelandEuropeforall scientific andeducationallinks Center promotesthecreationof Training CenterinIsrael.The BGU launchedtheBologna Adenauer-Stiftung inIsrael, cooperation withtheKonrad- Politics andSociety(CSEPS),in Centre fortheStudyofEuropean Under theauspicesof already studyingatBGU. Students fromSingaporeare China, EuropeandNorthAmerica.

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of some 100 apartments before and computer skills. This year 140 Community Action Passover for the elderly and “students” began the program. Department disabled. There were a number of heart- warming success stories of The Community Action This year a multidisciplinary graduates who continue on to earn Department has operated a variety community theater was launched high school diploma certificates. of programs for the past forty years by social activist and artist Zmira with the aim of creating a living Ron. She works with 10 students Work on the Rothschild Cube is bridge between the University who have created five different now actively underway. Made and the Negev population. The theater groups around the city, possible through the vision programs are designed to enhance each of which develops original and generosity of the Caesarea the lives of the local population, material to be performed at an end Edmond de Rothschild Foundation, while involving students in acts of the year event. Israel, the project is focused of social entrepenurship and civic on increasing the effectiveness engagement. Another flagship program is the of civic involvement. The Keren Moshe Leadership Program, unique multi-media center will The year’s activities opened made possible through the be housed in the Deichmann unfortunately with rocket attacks generous and on-going support of Building for Community Action and the ensuing Pillar of Defense the Halpérin family of Switzerland. and will include exhibits that Operation. A number of students Each year 120 students are emphasize experiential learning volunteered to help residents of selected to receive a generous for different audiences, ranging Beer-Sheva who were forced to scholarship and conduct extensive from youth, university students, deal with the anxiety inherent in activities for the community in community leaders and public the situation. After the ceasefire, approximately 50 locations around officials. Until the completion of the Department returned to its the city. the project, the Rothschild Cube normal activities. operates an academic course on The students receive theoretical entrepreneurship and an in-depth The Lillian and Larry Goodman training in subjects relevant course on social entrepreneurship. Open Apartments Program to Israeli society and initiate marked its 35th year in operation original projects that benefit the Students in the Ted Arison with the rental of an additional community. Of particular note this Scholarship Program focused 10 apartments thanks to the year was a project to “renew” on helping one family during the generosity of Larry Goodman, an old commercial center by annual national Good Deeds Day USA, bringing the total number organizing community events there in March. They created a dramatic of units to 73. Goodman Fellows in order to help local businesses, change by renovating their home live in the local neighborhoods, and the establishment of a and providing basic furniture and organizing a range of social and neighborhood cooperative. appliances. holiday activities. They “adopt” some 100 families and take the Many of the Keren Moshe The HaBarvaz high school theater initiative to improve the general students participate in the Kidma group performed their show, quality of life through different program, teaching adults aged 18- “Mystery in the Laboratory,” at the projects, including the painting 60 Hebrew, English, mathematics Holon Theater Festival. They also

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 Open ApartmentsProgram Goodman the LillianandLarry Chanukah Partyorganizedby Children playattheannual

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performed “We are the Palmach” largest and most diverse in Israel. This year Perach expanded at the Community Festival South. its activities for the public and Children benefit from a wide range initiated a Scientific Story Time for Four issues a year of the magazine of daily activities and enrichment kindergarten children there. “Ben-Gurion Involved” are courses in areas such as art and published and widely distributed. computers and include a toy and Perach has also implemented a book lending library, most of which new program designed to reduce take place at the enrichment center escalating youth violence. Titled Perach on the Marcus Family Campus. Children of the Night, the project connects youth-at-risk with The Perach Big Brother/Sister Perach also operates the students trained to communicate mentoring program provides impressive Havayeda Teva Science with them, ultimately helping them scholarships for students who Center in Beer-Sheva. Established find their way out of a cycle of serve as mentors to local children. in partnership with Teva alcohol, drug abuse and violence. This year the scholarships were Pharmaceuticals, the experiential increased by 14 percent to reflect science center offers children a In this collaboration between the increasing cost of living. The chance to “touch” science in an Keshev L’Noar in the Beer-Sheva Southern Unit continues to be the informal and fun environment. Municipality, the Student Union

Perach Purim Party Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 newsletter Alef,Bet,Gimmel, of theUniversity’s Hebrew For thefirsttime,aspecialedition Alumni Associationandgraduates. themselves, andbetweenthe between thegraduates departments andtheiralumni, networking betweenacademic is workingtostrengthenthe mater. PresentlytheAssociation their affiliationwithalma e-mail addressforlife,indicating opportunity ofmaintainingaBGU Graduates nowhavethe [email protected]. the AssociationCoordinatorat experience difficultiescancontact wishing toupdatetheirdetailsand have notyetregistered.Those to identifyandinvolvethosewho alumni database.Effortscontinue system tomanagetheexisting The Associationpurchasedanew outreach. University’s approachtoalumni Unit, reflectingtheshiftin to theUniversityMarketing from thePublicAffairsDepartment The AlumniAssociationhasmoved Alumni Association through themunicipality. and hopefullyfindthemsupport working toapproachtheyouth contact. Theyserveasthebridge, in themiddleofnighttomake and Perach,thestudentsgoout seen atwww.bgu.ac.il/alumni. Association’s newwebsitecanbe a difference,”waspublished.The the title,“Thepeoplewhomake dedicated toBGUalumniunder There arecurrentlysevenstudents potential. help weakerstudentsrealize their and outsidefinancialsupport to offers personalmentoring,tutoring of academiclife.TheCenteralso prepare studentsfortherigors specially-designed programsthat Studies Centeroffersavarietyof education, thePre-Academic not haveaccesstohigher students whomayotherwise Focused onstrengthening Preparatory Courses Academic her children. that shewouldbeanexampleto program. Shewantedtostudyso celebrates completionoftheKidma had fouryearsofschooling, Sasa, amotheroffive,whoonly Education andMarmanet. support oftheCouncilHigher a varietyofprogramsthrough the students whoareintegrated into There arealsosome15Arab Soldiers andMarmanet. Unit forGuidanceDischarged includes theRashiFoundation, is fundedbyaconsortiumthat cohort willbegin.Theproject periphery. InMay2013,thesixth socioeconomic andgeographic studies amongstudentsfromthe designed topromoteacademic in the“HorizonstoHi-tech”project This year113studentsparticipated Projects ManagementInt.Ltd. and MarmanetOrganization& Soldiers oftheMinistryDefense for GuidanceDischarged thanks tothesupportofUnit in theregularpreparatorytracks, of Ethiopianoriginparticipating

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Anti-Drug Authority, an information The BGU Debate Club organized Office of the Dean campaign was launched with a the Red Sea Open on the Eilat of Students number of anti-drug activities Campus last fall and placed held on campus. Two student in a number of events at the The Office of the Dean of Students coordinators were recruited. European Debate Championship. A works to advance student welfare representative of the Club won the in all aspects of their university The Zlotowski Student Activities Open Championship of Israel. The experience. Area has been refurbished. New Zlotowski Dance Troupe prepared furniture, including tables with a new show that they are now A great amount of effort and built-in computer charging stations, performing at campus events and resources have been invested has been purchased. A number of for local communities. in upgrading the dormitory courses have been uploaded and experience. Double rooms have can now be viewed online. The During Operation Pillar of Defense been converted into singles. public photocopiers and printers the Dean’s Office took a proactive Renovations of the west wing of were upgraded. role helping students cope with the Zlotowski Dormitory Complex their anxiety and stress, including have started. The furniture and The University offered expanded focused intervention when deemed appliances have been replaced support to students whose appropriate. Extra support staff was in the rooms that are not being spouses were doing military engaged at the Sylvia A. Brodsky renovated. A social meeting room reserve duty. Rooms for Psychological Walk-In Service was refurbished. The laundry breastfeeding and diapering areas (Crisis Intervention Program). facilities are also being upgraded. were increased on campus and seating solutions for pregnant Working with the National students were placed in Student Union Insurance Institute, the University classrooms. The Student Union is committed has created a number of new to advancing student life on all services for students with A number of specially tailored levels – from helping the individual disabilities. New technologies short-term courses were student academically to creating a and computer laboratories have created, such as a “Treatment strong community spirit. A number been designed for special needs of Procrastination and Stress of new initiatives were launched students. A Student Support during Studies” workshop and this year to provide targeted Coordinator was recruited to an English Language course for support for specific audiences to accompany and assist students Arabic-speaking students. A pilot complement the Union’s ongoing with medical disabilities, and a program was created in the spring activities. special Academic Preparation semester to reduce attrition rates Week was held for students with among Arab students studying The Union opened a dedicated learning and medical disabilities to in the Faculty of Humanities and office to provide administrative, acquaint them with the available Social Sciences. Activities and academic and material support for resources and offer additional services were expanded in the students who do military reserve support. learning disability diagnostic center, to include high school students and duty, the first of its kind in Israel. The office brings together services In collaboration with the Israel psychometric exam candidates. and information for all students,

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 translating intoArabicinformation the coordinatorsareengaged in Union. Aspartoftheirwork, general andspecificallywith the students andtheUniversity in relationship betweenArab Their roleistostrengthenthe for Arabic-speakingstudents. new employeesascoordinators In addition,theUnionhiredtwo cellular modemsatanominalcost. available. Theofficealsorentsout Counseling andtutorialsupportare reducing bureaucraticobstacles. thus simplifyingtheprocesswhile Campus the MarcusFamily informal activitieson Students enjoy coverage. that receivedsignificantpress more than5,000students“voting” a large-scalemockelection with major parties.Inaddition,itheld including lecturesbyleadersofthe a numberofpoliticalevents, this January, theUnionorganized Before thenationalelectionsheld sector. suitable forstudentsfromtheArab community involvementevents are initiatingculturaleventsand distributed bytheUnionand groups. Israel totheinternationalstudent perspective onhowtointroduce in tripswithauniqueapproachand students arechosentoparticipate was launched,inwhichIsraeli students. ATaglit-Birthright project between internationalandIsraeli encourages socialinteractions The BuddySystemprogram Israeli andinternationalstudents. to strengthenthebondbetween number ofnewprogramsdesigned Division continuestogrow, witha The Union`sInternationalAffairs

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Union that range from protecting students’ academic interests to organizing a wide range of social events, including the annual delegation “To Remember and Never Forget” to Poland, the hugely-successful Purim Carnival and “Negative,” the University movie theater.

The Union offers a wide range of orientation activities for new students – both about BGU and the region – and a wide range of services for all students, including a textbook lending library, assistance for IDF reservists and their spouses and an “Exam Bank” that provides an online pool of final exams from all departments to help students studying for finals.

Students celebrate at the Following the successful model annual Purim Carnival, of the nationwide StandWithUs Computation organized by the Student program, the Public Diplomacy Union program of the Ambassador`s Club The Division of Computing and was expanded to include both Information Systems continues international and Israeli students. to implement new applications A new group was formed to and technologies to improve user participate in the International services and functionality for the Model UN program, with hope that entire University community. a delegation will already participate in their first meetings this summer. Establishment of a new central The program includes participation computer hall has been completed, in national and international Model including modernized infrastructure UN competitions, serving as a technologies intended to improve platform for future cooperation and the stability of the computing Student Union exchanges between infrastructure and to reduce other participating universities, operational costs. The moving of particularly in Europe. the servers from the old hall to the new has already begun and is All of this is in addition to the expected to be completed during traditional activities of the Student the year.

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 Zalman Aranne electricity costsforcomputers. have beenintroducedtoreduce of greentechnologyinnovations website (Sharepoint2013).Anumber (SalesForce) andtheUniversity’s staff basedontheCRMprogram the recruitmentofadministrative University backup(DataDomain), implemented toaugmentthe New technologieswere including theEnglishinterface. has beensignificantlyimproved, online courseregistrationsystem and followtuitionpayments.The exam locations,accessgrades of smartphoneapplicationstosee benefitted fromthedevelopment environment. Studentshavealso already beingmovedtothenew Hundreds ofcoursesare (an open-sourceplatform). e-learning platform)withMoodle replace HighLearn(thecurrent A decisionhasbeenmadeto Central Library Aranne collections canbestrengthened. in identifyingareaswhereits with academicdepartments The librarycontinuestowork assistance isavailableallday. of librarymaterials.Technical for theprintingandscanning A separateareawasbuilttoallow the library’s historywasalsoadded. Gallery. Anexhibitionfocusingon exhibitions attheAvraham Baron wireless internetandchangingart comfortable armchairsandtables, new lobbyincludesaCafé-Gallery, of activityforthecommunity. The and transformeditintoacenter – itreconceivedthepublicspace improving thephysicalconditions the librarylobbywentbeyond A comprehensiverenovationof was developed. format forhandlingreaders’ files Department, anew, moreefficient databases. IntheCirculation for theidentificationofappropriate development ofasearchengine was created,includingthein-house customized tothelibrary’s needs Loan procedure.Anewhomepage computerization oftheInterlibrary management, includingthe to students,researchersand introduced toimproveservice Technological changeswere and SocialSciences. additional booksintheHumanities made possiblethepurchaseof from theRector’s Office,which The libraryreceivedaspecialgrant East Studieswerealsopurchased. with differentaspectsofMiddle e-documents inArabicthatdeal and acollectionofe-books thousands ofe-booksinHebrew, statistics. “Kotar,” acollectionof science, mathematicsand books inthefieldsofcomputer of thebestandmostimportant provides fullaccesstothousands Mathematics.” Thisacquisition Science” and“LectureNotesin “Lecture NotesinComputer important Springer-Verlag series: of twothemostprestigiousand languages, includingthepurchase books inallfieldsandvarious on thepurchaseofelectronic Emphasis wasplacedin2012 journals anddatabases. accordingly, withnewbooks, The collectionhasbeenenriched

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Milestones

 The Joyce and Irving Goldman Medical School, which was revolutionary at the time because of its emphasis on community- based multi-cultural healthcare, is marking its 40th anniversary.

 Fourteen Jordanian students graduated from a unique three-year program in Emergency Medicine at the Faculty of Health Sciences.

 BGU’s unique Academic Program -- operated with the Pilot Training Course of the Israeli Air Force -- marked its tenth anniversary. For the past ten years, Air Force cadets have received a Bachelor’s degree as part of their training course in one of four tracks: Mathematics and Computer Science (BSc), Information Systems Management (BA), Economics and Management (BA), and Politics, Government and Management (BA).

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 from thesurroundingregion. Master’s degreeareincreasingly locales, whilethosestudying fora studying inEilatarefromother majority ofundergraduatestudents first post-graduatefellows.The infrastructure andacceptedits offerings, investedinitsresearch has expandeditsacademic the Aravaregion.TheCampus Israel’s mostsoutherncityand leadership roleindeveloping the EilatCampushastakena Now markingits10thanniversary, Realizing thePotentialofRegion Photo: OmerPolek the RedSea exploring thedepthsof in MarineBiology, of theMaster’s Program Keren Levy, agraduate Working withthenearbyArava marine biology. and tourismmanagement particularly insocialwork,hotel on toanadvanceddegree, number ofstudentswhocontinue has alsobeenanincreaseinthe research workbeingdone.There offered, enhancingtheadvanced scholarships basedonmeritwere year forthefirsttime16Master’s students continuestorise.This Both thequantityandqualityof region. realize theuniquepotential of the green technologies,helping to renewable energiesandother tech industryinfieldssuchas role indevelopingthelocalhi- University istakingaleadership the Eilat-ElotRegionalCouncil, with theMunicipalityofEilatand campus. Similarly, incoordination itself intoatrulyinternational English withthehopetotransform expanding itscourseofferingsin Institute, theUniversityis

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The Adelis Garden was dedicated in acknowledgement of the Fondation Adelis’ support of renewable energy research and solar energy.

New Academic Programs, Centers and Research Activities With the generous support of Daniel Guggenheim, President of the Bona Terra Foundation, Switzerland, two departments in the Swiss Institute for Dryland Environmental and Energy Research have been named: the Bona Terra Department of Man in the Desert and the Alexandre Yersin Department of Solar Energy and Environmental Physics.

The Jordan Baruch Stem Cell Research Fund was dedicated in memory of a renowned scientist and inventor, with the support of his wife Rhoda Baruch, USA, and the extended Baruch family.

The Adelis Garden Physical Development A major research plan for the was dedicated Fanny’s House – the WIZO Day ABC Robotics Center, focusing on this year Care Center at Ben-Gurion agricultural, biological and cognitive University is being dedicated this robotics, was made possible Photo: Yoav Galai May in the presence of Mrs. Fanny through the generous support of Cohen Kohn of Caracas, Venezuela the Helmsley Charitable Trust and the WIZO administration. Fund, USA.

The Ben-Gurion National Solar Prof. Riad Agbaria, Director of Energy Center on the Sede Boqer BGU’s School of Pharmacy in the Campus will be completed this Faculty of Health Sciences, has year with the support of the French been appointed advisor to the Associates of BGU. Rector for Arab Student Affairs.

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The Jusidman Science Center for Youth

The Kahanoff Foundation Department of Hebrew Literature, Established in collaboration of Canada provided generous was granted the Order of Civil between the University, the support to fund the Desert Buds Merit at the direction of His Jusidman family of Mexico, the project that will significantly Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain Rashi Foundation, Beer-Sheva increase the number of Bedouin for her contribution to research Municipality and the Ministry students enrolling and completing about Sephardic Jewry and the of Education, the Jusidman their studies at the University, heritage of Spain in the Middle Science Center for Youth is in particularly in the Natural Sciences, Ages and her role in promoting the advanced planning stage. Humanities and Social Sciences. Spanish-Israeli relations. The Center will bring together Honors Bestowed Prof. (Emeritus) Aharon all the University’s existing of the Department activities for science-oriented André Deloro, founder of the Appelfeld youth, while also developing Adelis Foundation, was awarded of Hebrew Literature has been a variety of new programs, all the Ben-Gurion Leadership Award awarded the 2012 Independent aimed at promoting excellence in recognition of his visionary work Foreign Fiction Prize for his in education and encouraging to promote research in renewable Holocaust survival story, Blooms young people’s interest in energies and sustainable of Darkness. science and technology development shortly before he subjects. passed away. Prof. Ashraf Brik, a member of the Department of Chemistry Knowing that the future of the CEO of Deutsche Telekom AG and the Edmond J. Safra Center for the Design and Engineering Negev depends primarily on René Obermann was awarded its human assets, JSCY will the Ben-Gurion Leadership of Functional Biopolymers, offer ongoing programs for Award in recognition of his received the Tetrahedron Young junior high and high school ability to recognize growth and Investigator Award - Bioorganic students as well as one-time development in ideas that are only & Medicinal Chemistry for visits that will expose them to just emerging. 2013 in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the these programs, in an effort field of bioorganic and medicinal to nurture the talents of local Excellence Recognized chemistry. youth and motivate them to Shimon Adaf, a lecturer in the choose a career in science and Department of Hebrew Literature BGU’s Academic Secretary technology fields. and head of the Literary Writing Prof. Ariel Feldestein received the track, received the prestigious President’s and Prime Minister’s Dr. Rachel Knoll, a graduate of Sapir Prize for 2012, for his book Memorial Council’s Lifetime BGU’s Department of Physics, Mox Nox. Achievement Award for his efforts was appointed as Director of to commemorate the memory JSCY. She is currently writing Prof. Tamar Alexander, Director and heritage of Israel’s first Prime a design brief program that will of the Moshe David Gaon Center Minister David Ben-Gurion. serve as the basis for detailed for Ladino Culture and incumbent architectural planning. The of the Estelle S. Frankfurter The Eilat-Eilot International construction of the building, to Chair in Sephardic Studies in the Renewable Energy Conference be located near the University’s Gate of Aliyah, is expected to be completed within three years. New and

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More than 500 people from bestowed a Lifetime Achievement foundation, for his work designing around the world participated Award upon Prof. (Emeritus) “intelligent agents” – algorithms in the international conference David Faiman on behalf of the that let computers, robots and Drylands, Deserts and Eilat-Eilot Regional Council, the smart phones interact with other Desertification Energy and Water Ministry and people or computers. the Bryan Medwed family for Photo: Wolfgang Motzafi-Haller his groundbreaking work as the Prof. Hugo Guterman from founding director of the Ben-Gurion the Department of Electrical National Solar Energy Center at and Computer Engineering was the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for recognized by the Association Desert Research. for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), Israel Dr. Ya’akov (Kobi) Gal from Chapter for his work advancing the the Department of Information development of unmanned vehicles. Systems Engineering received the Krill Prize for academic excellence Prof. Amir Karniel, Chair of among young Israeli scientists, the Department of Biomedical granted annually by the Wolf Engineering, was awarded the

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Managing our Conflicts prestigious Juludan Prize from Geneticist Prof. Ohad Birk The Conflict Management and the Technion for his research that from the National Institute for Resolution Program is flourishing. “enhances man’s welfare and Biotechnology in the Negev and Now in its seventh year, it prolongs the human life span.” head of the Morris Kahn Laboratory recently opened two new unique of Human Genetics at BGU academic programs in addition ​Dr. Taleb Mokari from the appeared on the widely successful to the Master’s program on Department of Chemistry and a BBC’s Doha Debates, filmed in the Marcus Family Campus in member of the Ilse Katz Institute Qatar, as an expert on genetic Beer-Sheva. One in Eilat caters for Nanoscale Science and diseases in Arabs. to senior officials in the city and Technology has been appointed a the area, while another is being member of the “Young Academia” Prof. Hugo Guterman from the taught at the Haredi College of of the Israel Academy of Sciences Department of Electrical and Jerusalem. and Humanities. Computer Engineering is leading the only foreign team accepted to “We have always been Prof. Haviva Pedaya from the participate in the US Department connected to fieldwork. It’s very Department of Jewish History has of Defense’s DARPHA Robotics important not to barricade oneself been awarded the Yehuda Amichai Challenge, focused on designing in an ivory tower,” says director Prize for Hebrew poetry for her control software for a designated Prof. Shifra Sagy, incumbent book, Blood’s Ink. robot. of the Shane Family Chair in Education and head of the Martin- Dr. Raz Zarivach of the Prof. Sharon Pardo of the Springer Center for the Study Department of Life Sciences Department of Politics and of Conflict Management and and a member of the National Government and Director of Resolution. Institute for Biotechnology the University’s Centre for the in the Negev was named an Study of European Politics & Sagy’s background is in EMBO Young Investigator by the Society was the only Israeli psychology so she has always prestigious European life sciences academic to take part in the recent insisted on studying conflict on organization. Information and Training Seminar multiple levels. One unexpected for Euro-Med Diplomats held at twist of the program is that all Regional and the Mediterranean Academy of five faculty positions are filled by Diplomatic Studies in Malta. women. “It just worked out that International Impact way, but it does have its uses,” Dr. Sigal Abramovich from More than 500 people from says Sagy. “They say women the Department of Geological over 50 countries participated are more open to compromise, and Environmental Sciences is in the 4th Biannual International so maybe we are the case spearheading BGU’s involvement Conference on Drylands, Deserts that proves the point.” Faculty in the new National Scientific and Desertification organized by members include psychologist Consortium that has been created Prof. Alon Tal from the Swiss Dr. Sarah Abu-Kaf, Dr. Orna Braun to launch the Israel Center for Institute for Dryland Environmental Lewensohn, poet Nidaa Khoury, Mediterranean Sea Research and Energy Research at the Jacob and Dr. Ayelet Shalev-Harel, focused on research into gas Blaustein Institutes for Desert currently on sabbatical at UCLA, extraction, marine infrastructure, Research. who is supported by the Ernst desalination and related topics. Fund. New and

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The Business of Peace

The winners and the organizers Guided by the principle that that provide financial benefit to of the Business for Peace working together builds long- both sides. Generously supported Competition with MK Prof. Avishay term relationships, the Guilford by Guilford Glazer of Los Angeles, Braverman; Prof. Rivka Carmi; Glazer Faculty of Business and who has actively supported people- one of the initiators of the project Management organized a Business to-people encounters as a way to Vice-President for External Affairs for Peace Competition. The year- build coexistence in the region, Prof. Amos Drory; and Faculty long process involved fielding the winning project was submitted Dean Prof. Oded Lowengart proposals from tens of projects. by two undergraduate students The final three winners were culled from the Department of Software from the 19 projects that made it Engineering and involved creating to the final round. an online system for hi-tech employment and job outsourcing Contestants had to come up with between Israel and the Palestinian innovative ideas to bridge the gap Authority. between Israelis and Palestinians

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 reflects thewishes oftheindividualdonors. information includedhereisaccurate and Every effortwasmadetoensurethat the Starts With Thanks to your support andinvolvement, Thanks toyoursupport changing needsofthe21stCentury BGU isabletogrowandmeetthe The Future You

48 49 Ing. Pedro Dondisch, Mexico Doron Foundation for Education and Welfare Ben-Gurion Harry T. and Shirley W. Dozor, Philadelphia, PA Tamara and Ariel Elia M. Ernst, Paris Society Evens Family (Oliwenstein, Olivennes), Worldwide George Evens Family, Antwerpen Dr. and Mrs. Paul Feher, Paris, France Amy and Marc Feldstein, Washington, DC Ruth Elaine and Stan Flinkman, Santa Monica, CA New Members 2013 Fondation Flamme, Geneve, Suisse Fanny Cohen Kohn, Caracas, Venezuela Albert and Patricia Frank, Chicago, IL The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Estelle S. Frankfurter, New York, NY Frances Herbolsheimer, LaSalle, IL Edy and Sol Freedman and Family, New York Lorry I. Lokey, Atherton, CA Rachel “Peggy” Freeman, Brooklyn, NY Eric de Rothschild, in memory of Dr. Tamar Golan Lis Gaines, New York, NY Nathan Galston, Los Angeles, California Ben-Gurion Society Members Dr. Carl Gans, Austin, Texas S. Daniel Abraham Stan and Arlene Ginsburg, Philadelphia, PA Chinita and Conrad Abrahams-Curiel, London Diane and Guilford Glazer, Beverly Hills, CA Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Germany The Irving Goldman Foundation Inc., USA Dr. and Mrs. Sam L. Agron, Montville, NJ Richard and Rhoda Goldman, San Francisco, CA The Alon Family Foundation, Saratoga, CA Stella and A. Goldstein-Goren I/m/o Rita H. Altura, Altura Family, Los Angeles, CA Leslie and Susan Gonda (Goldschmied) Fdn., CA Robert and Joan Arnow, United States Lawrence and Lillian Goodman, Chicago, IL Isaac and Carol Auerbach Family Foundation, PA Ned and Anita Goodman, Toronto, Canada Milada Ayrton, Lausanne The Fraida Greenhill Fdn., United States Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M. Ruth and Maurice Grosman Dr. Beryl Bearint, Port St. Lucie, FL Monroe Guttmann Charitable Foundations, Pittsburgh, PA Bengis Family, Cape Town/New York In memory of Parents Fira & Efim by Nahum Guzik, CA Eric and Illeana Benhamou, Saratoga, CA Bella and Yosef Guzick Dresner, Beer-Sheva Yoda Léon and Luna Benoziyo Ivan and Vilma Halaj, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Hilda and Manasche Ben Shlomo Foundation The Thomas O. Hecht Family Famille Danièle et Maurice Bidermann, Paris, France Rosalind Henwood, Boca Raton, FL Martin and Rena Blackman, New York In Memory of Benzion Sundel Hersch, Anne & Harry The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation Zfira and Efraim Ilin, Israel Hannah and Norbert Blechner, New York, NY Eileen and Ira Ingerman Family Foundation, Penna. Fondation Bona Terra, Geneve, Suisse Intel Israel The Camelia E. Botnar Foundation, Switzerland ISEF - International Sephardic Education Fdn. Rhoda Boyko, New York City, USA The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee The Brink Family, Belgium The Kahanoff Foundation, Calgary/Tel Aviv I/m/o Naftali & Anni Bronicki, Mordechai & Miriam Wander Kahn Family Fund for Humanitarian Support Dr. Hubert Burda, Munich, Germany Richard and Edythe Kane, Sarasota, FL Rothermel L. Caplan, Lebanon, PA Ilse Katz Liebholz, Geneva The Chais Family Foundation, Los Angeles, CA Keren Moshe, Geneva, Switzerland Aron Chilewich Family, USA Koret Foundation, San Francisco, CA Sir John and Lady Cohen, Great Britain Harold Irving Korn, M.D. and May Elting Korn, NY The Sam Cohen (Windhoek) Scholarships Trust Prof. Daniel E. Koshland, Jr., UC Berkeley, CA Elizabeth and Sidney Corob, London, England Irene and Hyman Kreitman, Great Britain Crown Family, Chicago, Illinois Douglas and Judith Krupp, United States Dr. and Mrs. Heinz-Horst Deichmann George and Lisbeth Krupp, United States Helen Diller Family, California Philip and Bernice Krupp, United States

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 Eric andSheilaSamson Milton E.andFriedaSalen,Brooklyn, NY Rubin Salant,Renee,Camille, Robin,andGrandchildren Edmond andLilySafra Harry andCarolSaalFamily Foundation, PaloAlto,CA In memoryofIrmaandWilliam Rulf,London,UK Lisa andMichaelRubenstein,SanFrancisco,CA The CaesareaEdmondBenjamindeRothschildFoundation Eric F. andLore Ross,PalmBeach,FL Claire andEmanuelG.Rosenblatt,PalmBeach,FL Herbert Rosen,NewYork, NY Raphael RecanatiFamilyFoundation,NewYork/Israel In memoryofHowardRauberger, NewYork Rashi Foundation-RachiFondation Richard andJeannePratt,Melbourne,Australia Ferdinand andUrsulaPiëch Edgar D.dePicciotto,Geneva Jack PearlstoneCharitableTrust, Baltimore,MD Mary andMarvinPaul,Toronto, Canada Markus andSaraPajewskiJosephParker, USA Harold andClaireOshry, UnitedStates Bernard OsherJewishPhilanthropies,SanFrancisco,CA Helga and Walter Oppenheimer, LosAngeles,CA Abraham BenDavidOhayon,Geneva,Switzerland Dr. andMrs.RonaldOelbaum,Toronto, Canada State ofNorthRhine-Westphalia, Germany Negev Foundation Belle andMurrayNathan,NewYork, NY Michel etBalbinaNaftali David andInezMyersFoundation,Cleveland,Ohio Dr. MortonandToby MowerandchildrenRobinMark Alberto NissimMoscona,Mexico The MoriahFund Louise andMarcoMitrani/Fdn.,USA Famille Minkoff,Geneva Joseph andRebeccaMeyerhoff,Baltimore,MD Evelyn MetzEstate,NewYork, NY The MauerbergerFoundationFund,SolmYach, z”l Ralph S.Martin,DorisSpringerMartinandAllenB.Rabin Dr. HowardW. &LottieR.Marcus,RanchoBernardo,CA Mayer ManiandFamily, France Barbara andMortonMandel,Cleveland,Ohio In memory of Samuel, Bertha, Louis and Henry Malakoff Jill andPeterLuck-Hille,London Bertie andHilaryLubnerFamily, SouthAfrica Leonard Litwin,GreatNeck,NY Regina andSimonLiebermann,NewYork, NY Eng. MaxandDr. GabrieleLichtenberg,Israel/FL Sophie andStephenLewar, Toronto, Canada Velva G.andH.FredLevine,Houston,TX Marjorie andGustaveLevey, Houston,TX,USA Bernice andMortonLerner, Salisbury, NC Roy andBarbaraZuckerberg Suzanne M.Zlotowski,Geneva Adelene Zlotowski,London Ruta andDr. FelixZandman,Phila.andTel Aviv Solly Yellin andFamily, SouthAfricaandIsrael Yad Hanadiv, Jerusalem Martin andElsWyler, Clarens,Switzerland The Wolfson FamilyCharitableTrust Charles Wolfson CharitableTrust, London Aileen EpsteinWhitman,ChesterCounty, PA, USA Richard Weiss, DaytonaBeach,FL Henry andAnitaWeiss andFamily, LosAngeles,CA Elsa Weinberg, GabyAvron andHillelCherni,Israel The Weiler Family, NewYork, USA Stanley D.andNikkiWaxberg, NewYork Bernat andIlonaWachs, Singapore Ed andMiriamVickar, Winnipeg,Canada Gerda KnopfTworoger andJohnTworoger, NY, USA Kenneth andMarshaTucker, IL Zoltan andMariaToman Herbert A.andVivian B.Thaler, Baltimore,MD Laszlo N.Tauber FamilyFoundation Joey andToby Tanenbaum, Toronto, Canada Dr. AnneTanenbaum, Toronto, Canada Harry SternFamilyFoundation,Philadelphia Ruth andRobertSt.John,Washington, D.C. Jack J.andCharlotteSpitzer, UnitedStates Soref-Breslauer Texas Foundation Samuel andHeleneSoref Katja B.Goldman&MichaelSonnenfeldt,USA Rudolf andInger-Ma Sonneborn Eta andSassSomekh,LosAltosHills,CA Frances FohsSohnandFred Elaine, IrvingandSarahSklar, NewYork Skirball Foundation Caroline andArnoldSimon,Omer, Israel Judith andMurrayH.Shusterman,Abington,PA George Shrut,Lausanne/Boston Jacob Shochat,Mahwah,NJ The HarryandAbeShermanFoundation,London David andFelaShapellFamily, BeverlyHills, Calif. Alvin and LeanorSegal,Montreal,Canada Roberta and ErnestScheller, Jr., Villanova, PA Brian andAvrona Schachter, Toronto, Canada Ryoichi Sasakawa,SasakawaFoundation,Japan

50 51 Arava NEGEV New Members 2013 Jacob Aron, Tel-Aviv Barcza Family, Toronto, Canada SOCIETY Gladys M. Burger, Royal Oak, MI Mabel Danenberg, Coronado, CA Sandra and Daniel Feldman, Palo Alto, CA Benjamin and Elizabeth Goldstein, Sarasota, FL Tamar David and Melodie Graber, Alameda, CA Sonny and Steve Hurst, Foster City, CA New Members 2013 Josefowitz Family Rhoda and Jordan Baruch, Washington, D.C. Marlene and Fred Levinson, San Francisco, CA Edward Fein, Incline Village, NV Louis Sheinman, Montreal, Canada Jane Greenberg, New York, NY Odette et Salomon Warszawski, Paris-Jerusalem Fay and Bert Harbour Rachel and Max Javit, Boca Raton, FL Arava Members Moshal Scholarship Program Ted Arison Family Foundation Nahid and Mansour Parsi, Los Angeles, CA The Louis Berkowitz Family Foundation Manfred Weiss, Brooklyn, NY Helen and Jack Bershad, Philadelphia, PA Elaine S. & Alvin W. Wene, Elkins Park, PA Sylvia A. Brodsky & Family, Blue Bell, PA Frances Brody, Los Angeles, CA Tamar Members Hannah and Benjamin Cantor, Harrisburg, PA Martin and Rena Blackman, New York Charina Endowment Fund Neri J. Bloomfield, Montreal, Canada Jacqueline and Eric Charles, London Sarah Boniovka, Newton Lower Falls, MA Milda B. Cohen, Coral Springs, FL Sandy and Stephen Breslauer, Houston, TX Coby and Riki Dayan Family, Los Altos Hills, CA Dr. Monroe and Mrs. Marjorie F. Burk, Columbia, MD Janet and Jake Farber, Los Angeles, CA Charina Endowment Fund Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA Jerry J. Cohen, Walnut Creek, CA Patrick Getreide, Paris, France The EKARD Foundation Barbara and Joseph Goldenberg, Los Angeles, CA Max Ludwig Ephraimson, Jerusalem Diane and Mark Goldman, Weston, MA Aaron and Wally Fish, Montreal, Canada Manuel Grossman, Boca Raton, FL Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA Arline and Ben Guefen, Houston, Texas Gillian & Ellis Goodman & Family, Chicago, IL John Hagee Ministries, San Antonio, TX Ned and Anita Goodman, Toronto, Canada Fay and Bert Harbour David and Barbara B. Hirschhorn Foundation Israel Chemicals (ICL) Sophie and Michael Kalina, NY, USA Bernard and Audrey Jaffe Family, Bellingham, WA D. E. Koshland Jr. Family Fund, San Francisco, CA Miriam Jaffe, NY, USA Laura and Robert Lench, Culver City, CA The Sam and Babette Kabak Charity Fund Famille Jacques Lewiner, Paris, France Sophie and Michael Kalina, NY, USA Suzanne & Sheldon W. Nash, New York, NY The Leir Charitable Foundations & Trusts Dr. Philip and Sima Needleman, St. Louis, Missouri Sol A. Leshin, Lancaster, CA Elizabeth and Arthur Roswell, Bridgewater, NJ, USA Mary Liss and Sidney Sysskind Liss, Tarzana, CA Milton (Mickey) and Frimette Snow, Toronto, Canada Lorry I. Lokey, Atherton, CA Harriet Soffa, In memory of Albert Soffa, PA Sara Luhby Family, Bronx, NY Dr. Gisela and Edward Stein Gross Bernard Mohr, Weston, FL Flory and Felix Van Beek, Newport Beach, CA Helen Nichunsky, Los Angeles, CA Zehava and Yeheskel Vered, Tel-Aviv, Israel Vera and Walter Obermeyer, San Francisco, CA Sumner T. White, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Nahid and Mansour Parsi, Los Angeles, California Gerard and Michele Worms, Paris, France Mitchell Shewchun, Farmington Hills, MI Edith & Robert Zinn, Houston, TX Gerald B. Shreiber – Mullica Hill, New Jersey

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 Dorothy andHaroldGreenwald Foundation, Carol Green,Truro, MA,USA In memoryofDr. HarryGrabstald,Herta&family, NY Benjamin andElizabethGoldstein, Sarasota,FL Jean andJulianGoldberg,Houston,Texas Dodi andMurrayFromson,LosAngeles,CA Gertrude K.FranzlEstate,RI,USA The SidneyE.FrankFoundation Dvora EzralowandFamily, LosAngeles,CA Drexel University, Philadelphia,PA Jacob andRikiDayanFamily, LosAltosHills,California Milda B.Cohen,CoralSprings,FL Sandy andSteveBreslauer, Houston,Texas Vera Barcza,Toronto, Canada Jacob Aron,Tel-Aviv, Israel The AllianceForGlobalGood,Greensboro,NC Eshkol Members Lisa andHowardWenger, Walnut Creek,CA Carole andMarcusWeinstein, Richmond,VA Family E.Stibbe,Israel In memoryofSoliShaio,Beirut,Lebanon Seymour Schulich,Toronto, Canada Agudat Sabah,Netanya,Israel Gabriel andDianaRubanenko,LosAngeles,CA Raphael andShelleyRothstein,PalmBeach,FL Microsoft Marianne Lockman&Terre White,MarinaDelRay, CA Alan Kohn,NewYork, NY In memoryofHertaHoffman,Tel-Aviv, Israel Goldinger Trust, JewishFederationofDE/Fundfor Dr. Tamar Golan,founderofAfricaCentre,Kibbutz Arline andMortonDoblin,Winnetka,IL AABGU ZinFellows–CohortI New Members2013 Eshkol Nan ZinnHaar, Cambridge,MA The ZantkerCharitableFoundation,Lexington,KY Elaine S.andAlvinW. Wene, ElkinsPark,PA Manfred Weiss, Brooklyn, NY Wartski Family, NewYork, NY Holly andJeffreyUllman,Stanford,CA Dr. IngridTauber, CAandDr. AlfredTauber, MA Milton (Mickey)andFrimetteSnow, Toronto, Canada Robert SillinsFamilyFoundation,NewYork Howard Shrut,Boston,MA New York, NY the Future Lahav, Israel Edith andRobertZinn,Houston,TX Wayne Woodman andLisaScheller, Allentown,PA Alexander Wincberg&Family, NewYork, USA Famille Warszawski, ParisandJerusalem Dan andReginaBublilWaldman Family, Tiburon, CA Haskell andJaniceTitchell, SanFrancisco,CA Allan Tauber, M.D.,LosAngeles,CA Louis Sheinman,Montreal,Canada Ruth Schultz-Rudof,PaumaValley, CA Elizabeth andBenjaminSchoenfeld Goldyne Savad,LosAngeles,CA Ilse Roth,LosAngeles,CA Adam (Abrashke)andSaraRogowski,Tel-Aviv, Israel Jeremy andSaraReitman,Montreal,Canada Project JacobbyInternationalJudeaFoundation,CA Moshal ScholarshipProgram Takeji OtsukiMizraAssociation,BeitShalom,Japan David MerageFoundation,Denver, COandIsrael Joseph Melton,BocaRaton,FL Ronn &CatherineMarvin,Bern,Switzerland Margit Meissner, inmemoryofFrankMeissner Makhteshim AganIndustries,LtdGroup Sheldon andMargeryLondon,Bethesda,MD,USA Claire (Geller)Lenoir, Montreal,Canada Joseph Lazard,Hallandale,FL Yvonne CyrKoshland,Berkeley, CA PA Koshland,Sydney, AustraliaandParis,France Koor IndustriesLtd.ofIDBGroup Evelyn &EdmondKlauber, Flossmoor, IL Mildred Kirsh,Chicago,IL O. BenKaplan,SanClemente,CA David andRaquelKaplan,Santiago/LosAngeles Josefowitz Family Hon. BillyJoelandSandraJoel,Aventura, FL Bernard andAudreyJaffeFamily, Bellingham, WA Israel Chemicals(ICL) Isracard Group Dr. JacobIslerFoundation,Tel-Aviv Naomi andEhudHouminerinmemoryof Alvin A.&SylviaB.HoffmanEstate,DelrayBeach,FL Fay andBertHarbour Marlene andSamuelHalperin,Washington, DC John HageeMinistries,SanAntonio,Texas Thomas Guggenheim,Geneva,Switzerland Sharon Houminer

52 53 FOUNDERS

New Members 2013 AABGU Zin Fellows – Cohort I Rachel and Max Javit, Boca Raton, FL Ann Berger, Daniel Falkner Charitable Trust, UK Foundation in Memory of Jacob Levinson Gladys M. Burger, Royal Oak, MI Yuval Levy, Kiryat Tivon, Israel Paul and Pearl Caslow Foundation, Chicago, IL Marianne Lockman & Terre White, Marina Del Ray, CA Fanny Cohen Kohn, Caracas, Venezuela Lewis & Joan Lowenstein Foundation, Louis Colen, Los Angeles, CA Houston, Texas General Motors Marjorie and Sassoon Peress, Harrison, NY Dr. Tamar Golan, founder of Africa Centre, Kibbutz Eric de Rothschild, in memory of Dr. Tamar Golan Lahav, Israel Raphael and Shelley Rothstein, Palm Beach, FL Goldinger Trust, Jewish Federation of DE/Fund for In memory of Gerda Schechter the Future Seymour Schulich, Toronto, Canada The Isadore and Bertha Gudelsky Family Foundation Family E. Stibbe, Israel Ellen and Ellis Harris, San Francisco, CA Carole and Marcus Weinstein, Richmond, VA The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Sylvia and Maurice Young, Evanston, IL Frances Herbolsheimer, LaSalle, IL

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 Kelly Bernard,Lantana,FL Dava Berkman,Washington, DC Bea Berkman,LosAngeles, CA Howard &DorothyBerger, Denver, CO Selma &StanleyBatkin,New York, NY Ellen Barnett,SanDiego,CA Rose &PaulC.Astor, BalaCynwyd,PA Robert H.Arnow, Scarsdale,NY Sylvia Arker, NewYork, NY Joel &BarbaraAlpert,Wayland, MA Mathilde Albers,Oakland,CA Rita &SamL.Agron,Montville,NJ Roberta Abrams,NewYork, NY Living LegacySocietyMembers Catherine &HarrySugarman,BocaRaton,FL Marilyn &JeromeSenter, Hartsdale,NY Stanley Schmerken,Pensacola,FL Rubin Salant,Aventura, FL Raphael andShelleyRothstein,PalmBeach,FL Darlene DvoraMcGuire,Davis,CA Judith Marks,Chicago,IL Marianne Lockman&Terre White,MarinaDelRay, CA Allen Lapporte,Skokie,IL Pauline SnyderKabcenell,Sarasota,FL Marion R.House,Riverdale,NY Lillian &IrvingHochberg,PembrokePines,FL Harry Hecht,PompanoBeach,FL Leslie andSusanGonda(Goldschmied)Fdn.,CA Marvin Glyder, BaySt.Louis,MS Andre LouisFraysee,Ft.Walton Beach,FL Larry E.Fink,Hollywood,FL Janet &JakeFarber, LosAngeles,CA Ahuva andFrankDye,Potomac,MD Franklin Cohen,BocaRaton,FL Helen Chiang&Family, NewYork, USA Audrey &AlanCarlan,RanchoPalosVerdes, CA Susan Buckler, NewYork, NY Eric Benhamou,Atherton,CA Inga Behr, LagunaWoods, CA Ruth andCharlesBartfeld,Bethesda,MD New Members2013 Society Living Legacy Peggy Freeman,Brooklyn,NY David Freeman,Vancouver, Canada Edy &SolomonFreedman, Fort Lee,NJ Paul Fogelman,LosAngeles,CA Esther &BertFoer, Washington, DC Mildred andIrvingFlyer, SilverSpring,MD Ruth Flinkman-Marandy&BenMarandy, California Shirley &WilliamFleischer, NewYork, NY Carol &HermanFleischer, Oceanside,CA Norma &HarryFishbein,Tamarac, FL Sandra &StevenFinkelman,Houston,TX Field FamilyFoundation,BeverlyHills,CA Matis Fermaglich,Tenafly, NJ Amy Feldstein,Manassas,VA Jack Feiner, Brooklyn,NY Shimon Erem,LosAngeles,CA Mimi Enzel,HallandaleBeach,FL Albert Engleman,Prescott,AZ Robert N.&LaurelEisner, West Hartford,CT Harold Eisenberg,Chicago,IL The EdelsteinFamily, SanFrancisco,CA Harriett M.Eckstein,Lexington,MA Peter Dirnbach,Fullerton,CA Charles A.Dinarello,Boulder, CO David Dickson,Skillman,NJ Ignatz Deutsch,Chinchilla,PA Marvin &MildredDemchick,LafayetteHill,PA Harvey Daniels,NewYork, NY Bruce J.Cutler, DrexelHill,PA Ellen Graff&FredCowan,LosAngeles,CA Mannie Corman&FrancesM.Bell,Brooklyn,NY Elaine Cooper, West Bloomfield,MI Miriam &HaroldCommings,Aventura, FL Rhoda &SeymourCole,West PalmBeach,FL Ruth Cohen,Montreal,Canada Hyman Cohen,RegoPark,NY Sidney andBrendaChelsky, Toronto, Canada Monroe Burk,Columbia,MD Winnie &BernardBrownstein,Philadelphia,PA Sylvia A.Brodsky, BlueBell,PA Stephen Breslauer, Houston,Texas Joseph &DorothyBreskman,BalaCynwyd,PA Marjorie &IrwinBreitman,LakeWorth, FL Eric H.Boehm,SantaBarbara,CA Hal Bloomberg,BoyntonBeach,FL Bertha &ReubenBlauner, Aventura, FL Sandra Blank,Dallas,TX Percy &Virginia Black,Barre, VT Miriam &LeonardBisk,NewYork, NY Joan &PhilipBirnbaum,Bethesda,MD Jack R.Bershad,Philadelphia,PA Dr. AronBernstein,NewYork, NY

54 55 Jeanne Kaskey, Ventnor City, NJ Richard Kastner, Montreal, Canada Living Legacy Ray Kathren, Southgate, CA Estelle & Joseph Katz, New York, NY Sylvia Katzman, Delray Beach, FL Society (Cont.) Carole & Barry Kaye, Boca Raton, FL Hazel & Robert Keimowitz, Chevy Chase, MD Anne Kelemen, New York, NY Evelyn & Edmond Klauber, Flossmoor, IL Alan M. Kohn, New York, NY Gerda Frieberg, Toronto, Canada Janina Korall, Aventura, FL Jane & Stephen Friedman, Sugar Land, TX Judith Krinsky, Mineola, NY Dodi & Murray Fromson, Los Angeles, CA Joseph Koreen, Greenlawn, NY Lis Gaines, New York, NY Elizabeth & Monte Kromberg, Palm Coast, FL Stanley Ganer, Mount Vernon, NY Bernice Kruger, Hallandale, FL Stan & Arlene Ginsburg, Bala Cynwyd, PA Bernard Lee, Bel Air, CA Sidi & Peter Gluck, Tarzana, CA Rita & Richard Lehr, Baltimore, MD Sheryl Gold, Miami Beach, FL/East Hampton, NY Claire (Geller) Lenoir, Montreal, Canada George Goldberg, Santa Monica, CA Gloria Lester, Delray Beach, FL Jean Goldberg, Houston, TX Marjorie & Gustave Levey, Houston, TX Ruth Goldberg, Auburndale, MA Donald Levin, Hicksville, NY Dr. Estelle Gold-Kossman, Melrose Park, PA Velva G. & H. Fred Levine, Houston, TX Anne E. Goldman, New York, NY Robert & Shirley Levitt, NY & Greensboro Melvin S. & Lolita E. Goldstein, New York, NY Dorothy Levy, West Palm Beach, FL Beverly Goodman, Northbrook, IL Ethel Lena Levy, Los Angeles, CA Alex & Brooke Goren, New York, NY Jill & Nat Levy, Bellaire, TX Ruth & Isaac Green, Laguna Hills, CA Jan Abby Liff, Nashville, TN Sylvia Greenberg, Boca Raton, FL Samuel H. Lipton, Boulder City, NV Allen Greenberger, Chicago, IL Edith Litwin, Aventura, FL Jodi & Samuel Greenblatt, Philadelphia, PA Lorry I. Lokey, Atherton, CA Leena & Erwin Groner, Potomac, MD Margery & Sheldon London, Bethesda, MD Sylvia Grossman, Great Neck, NY Emanuel Luck, Roslindale, MA Arline & Ben Guefen, Houston, TX Sara Luhby, Bronx, NY Lee & William Hahn, Los Angeles, CA Betty Malakoff, Brooklyn, NY Marlene & Samuel Halperin, Washington, DC Ellen S. Marcus, Austin, TX Harold Hamer, New York, NY Lottie & Howard Marcus, San Diego, CA Edwin F. Hantman, New York, NY Frances & Elias Margolin, San Diego, CA Ray Hardy, Jacksonville, FL Elaine Marks, Chicago, IL Ellis & Ellen Harris, San Francisco, CA Doris & Ralph Martin, Escondido, CA Muriel Hartz, Salt Lake City, UT Dan Maydan, Los Altos Hills, CA Helen & Edson Hayes, Oak Ridge, TN Ruth Merns, Delray Beach, FL Frances Herbolsheimer, La Salle, IL Janice & Owen Miller, Beverly Hills, CA Anne Hildreth, Aiken, SC Linda B. Miller, South Wellfleet, MA Audrey & Victor Hirsch, Boynton Beach, FL Estella & James Millicovsky, Brownsville, TX Steve & Sonny Hurst, Foster City, CA Retta Mills, Salisbury, MD Miriam Jacobs, White Plains, NY Carol & Gerard Moss, Aventura, FL Evelyn Jacobsen, Lantana, FL Dr. Alfred Munzer, Washington, DC Miriam & William Jencks, Lexington, MA Joseph & Ann Nadel, Mill Valley, CA Hon. Billy & Sandra Joel, Aventura, FL Rose Nagler, Sunny Isles Beach, FL Lillian Josephs, Wyncote, PA Suzanne & Sheldon W. Nash, New York, NY Dr. Barry & Marsha Kahan, Houston, TX Belle C. & Murray L. Nathan, New York, NY Leon S. Kaplan, Los Angeles, CA Vera & Walter Obermeyer, San Francisco, CA

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 Drs. Alton&MonaSutnick, Philadelphia, PA Faye Sundell,West PalmBeach,FL Arthur Strick,NewportBeach, CA Evelyne Steward,LosAngeles,CA Sally Stern,Winnipeg,Canada David &EstelleSteinberg,LafayetteHill,PA Natalie &LeonardStein,Evanston,IL Sam D.&InaR.Starobin,Brookline,MA Ruth &RobertSt.John,Durham,NC Sylvia Sprecker, DelrayBeach,FL Sara S.&HerbertSpencer, HighlandPark,NJ Michael W. Sonnenfeldt,NewYork, NY Ethel &DavidSommer, Parkland,FL Harriet Soffa,Wynnewood,PA Robert Snyder, Newtonville,MA Suse Smetana,SanFrancisco,CA Caroline andArnoldSimon,Omer, Israel Lenore &BernardSimmons,Aventura, FL Eugene (Gene)Silver, Rydal,PA Joanne &FrederickSiegmund,NewYork, NY Irene &BernardSiegel,Baltimore,MD Lois Sidney, West Hollywood,CA Murray &JudithShusterman,BalaCynwyd,PA Jacob Shochat,Mahwah,NJ Louis Sheinman,Montreal,Canada Inez &LeonardShechtman,SunnyIslesBeach,FL Lee &MosheShapiro,Carlsbad,CA William Serog,Jamesville,NY Meredith &BradleySegal,Houston,TX Jacob Scovronek,SouthPlainfield,NJ Muriel &SamuelSchwarzman,Voorhees, NJ Roberta &ErnestScheller, Jr., Villanova, PA Lili-Charlotte Sarnoff,Bethesda,MD Edwin A.Salsitz,M.D.,NewYork, NY Arnold L.&LiteSabin,NewYork, NY Carol &HarrySaal,PaloAlto,CA Irwin Rosenman,Orange,CT Adam andSaraRogowski,Tel-Aviv, Israel Ruth &TheodoreE.Rifkin,BocaRaton,FL Geraldine K.Reiter, Aventura, FL Joel Reinstein,BocaRaton,FL Dyann GottesfeldReilly, SanDiego,CA Esther &DavidRedding,Walnut Creek,CA Manouchehr Rasson,Washington, DC Michael Pudlo,NewYork, NY Hanna Posniak,BalHarbour, FL Edwin J.&FriedaPodell,Dresher, PA Lana R.Pinkenson,Feasterville,PA Martin Patt,Malden,MA Madeline &EugenePargh,BocaRaton,FL Milton Orchin,Cincinnati,OH Peter Ofner, Watertown, MA Edith &RobertZinn,Houston,TX Laikee Zelitch,MelrosePark,PA Max Zelikovitz,Ottawa,Canada Rose Zarucki,NewYork, NY Michael Yudin, NewYork, NY Shira &DanielYoshor, Houston,TX Carol &StephenWinig,BocaRaton,FL Joyce L.Winfield,Ridge,NY Alexander Wincberg&Family, NewYork, NY George &MarilynWinard,ShermanOaks,CA Alice &RolfWiklund,Vandoeuvres, Switzerland Aileen Whitman,Malvern,PA Sumner T. White,FortLauderdale,FL Guy M.&EvelineWeyl, Brookline, MA Celia Weiss, PacificGrove, CA Bessie Weintraub, Chicago, IL Lewis H.Weinstein, Canton, MA Dorothy &LeonardWasserman, BalaCynwyd,PA Ann S.Waldman, ElkinsPark, PA Felix &FloryM.Van Beek,NewportBeach,CA Stefani &LorenTwyford, Houston,TX Vera Violeta Turtel, Ashdod,Israel Friedrich Turtel, Ashdod,Israel Kenneth L.Tucker, Northbrook,IL Erving A.Trunk, Plano,TX Hannah Traube, RanchoSantaFe,CA Florence Toledano, NewYork, NY Libby Tobin, NewportBeach,CA Aurelia Thau,Hollywood,CA Ursula &EgonTaus, LosAngeles,CA Shirley R.Tauber, Jenkintown,PA

56 57 Partners in Development

David and Rosa Goldberger Building Named Physical Larry Goodman Family Administration Building for Development Engineering Sciences Ida (Babe) Goodstein Building Sam Gorovoy Building Campuses Grosman Building for Geology Marcus Family Campus Pesla Toman Gutman Building David Bergmann Campus Guzik Family Auditorium Building David Tuviyahu Campus Nahum and Anna Guzik Building Henwood-Oshry Life Sciences Teaching Dormitory Complexes Laboratories Building AABGU Student Dormitory Complex Kreitman Building American Associates Village at Sede Boqer Kreitman-Zlotowski Classroom Building Zlotowski Dormitory Complex Philip and Bernice Krupp Building Herbert H. Lehman Building Buildings Marjorie and Gustave Levey Dormitory Building Alon Building for Hi-Tech Foyer des Etudiants Fondation Simon et Jacqueline Ann Ayrton Sports Hall Jeanne (Hanna) Mani Samuel and Milada Ayrton University Center Minkoff Family Senate Court Boyko Research Building W.A. Minkoff Senate Hall Caroline House – Health Sciences Student Center Abraham Ben David Ohayon Behavioral Gershon Cherni Classroom and Cultural Complex Sciences Complex Sir John and Lady Cohen Building David Posnack Biology Building Cukier, Goldstein-Goren Building Harold H. Poster Building Deichmann Building for Community Action Sacta-Rashi Building for Physics Deichmann Building for Mathematics Spitzer-Salant Building for the Department of Ruth and Heinz-Horst Deichmann Building for Social Work Health Professions Harry and Abe Sherman Building Ruth and Heinz-Horst Deichmann Classroom and George Shrut Dormitories Computer Laboratory Building Forest Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Building for Solar Energy Ruth and Heinz-Horst Deichmann Sciences Building and Environmental Physics Helen Diller Family Center Samuel Soref School of Mechanical Pedro Dondisch Building for the Ben-Gurion Heritage Engineering Building Institute and Research Center Toman Family Department of Life Sciences Building Raquel Dondisch Education Building Oscar and Ray Warschaw Building Edy’s House – Ma’agan Beer-Sheva Community Weiler-Arnow Medical Education Building Center Cancer Care Project Henry and Anita Weiss Family Building for Ariel Elia Medical Building Advanced Research George Evens Family Auditorium Zlotowski Building Fanny’s House – WIZO Day Care Center Zlotowski Classroom Complex Bâtiment de Recherche Clinique, Fondation “Flamme” Zlotowski Student Administration Building Diane and Guilford Glazer Building Zlotowski Student Center

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 Kreitman Plaza Kreitman FellowsCommon Room Prof. DanielE.KoshlandJr. Promenade Israel ChatarandLolaBlum Kohen DormitoryWing Carole andBarryKayeMall Morris KahnLaboratoryofHumanGenetics Guzik FamilyAntiquitiesPathway Greenpark InternationalGreenhouse Leslie andSusanGonda(Goldschmied)Wingfor Melvin GoldsteinLaboratoryfor Joyce GoldmanAuditorium Fanny andLouisGoldmanDiningRoom Dr. CarlGansHerpetologyLibrary Nathan GalstonFloor French HouseDormitories Stan andRuthElaineFlinkmanMicroscopyWing Stan FlinkmanFoyer Shirley andWilliamR.FleischerFoundationNewFruit Regina andCharlesFisherGallery Field FamilyFoundationMedicalSimulationCenter M. ErnstWing Gerson EpsteinPhysiologyWing Harry T. andShirleyDozorMedicalResearchPavilion Raquel DondischAmphitheaterfortheBen-Gurion Michael DillerTeaching Pool Deutsche Telekom LaboratoriesatBGU Department ofMathematicsResearch Deichmann Plaza Maxwell andQueenieCummingsPlaza Corob CenterforMedicalSciences Sir JohnandLadyCohenSwimmingPools Jerry J.CohenRadiobiologyLaboratory Charlotte andEvelynCohenFloor Niusia andAronChilewichSquare Frances BrodyLaboratory Simon BondPhysiologyWing Marcel Bleustein-BlanchetLectureHallsWing Berelson Field Benhamou Technology Hall Benhamou IncubationCenter Avraham BaronArtGallery Samuel Ayrton SportsPavilion Adelis Garden Abrahams-Curiel Auditorium Stanley andJeanneAbensurMolecularCell Facilities Diabetes ResearchandEducation Environmental Hydrology Research Laboratory Heritage InstituteandResearchCenter Laboratories Wing Biology Teaching Laboratory Joya ClaireSonnenfeldtAuditorium Sarah SklarMolecularOpto-Electronics Laboratory Elaine andSarahSklarMolecularCellBiology Sklar FamilyOpticsComplex Francine andAbdallahSimonFoyer Herman SilverandDr. LeeWinstonSilverLaboratory Judith andMurrayH.ShustermanWingofthe Judith andMurrayH.ShustermanWingfor George ShrutConferenceRoom Harry andAbeShermanFoundationGuestHouse David andFelaShapellFamilyDesalination Hirsch andRosaSchneiderAuditorium Tonia andAlvinSchmerbachDormEntrance Roberta andErnestScheller, Jr. FamilySurface Roberta andErnestScheller, Jr. FamilyFoundation Jane SchapiroLibrary Brian andAvrona SchachterFamilyStudentDormitory Barnett N.andAugustaSalenFamilyWing Harry andCarolSaalAuditorium Rubenstein FamilyLaboratory Vlasta LampelRoubickovaVisitors Lounge Eric F. andLoreRossLectureHall Eric F. andLoreRossAtriumforCommunityAction Claire andEmanuelG.RosenblattDormitoryWing Edith andLouisReitmanSportsPark Ilan RamonYouth PhysicsCenter David PosnackBiologyWing Ferdinand PorjesStudentDormitory Markus andSaraPajewskiLaboratoryforPlant Yosef BenDavidOhayonPsychologyandBehavioral Ronald andAnnetteOelbaumLaboratoryin Belle andMurrayNathanLibraryReadingRoom Michel andBalbinaNaftaliResearchLaboratoryWing Mitrani ResidencesforScientists Mexico Bridge David LopatieGeneralReferenceSectionofthe Regina andSimonLiebermannDormEntrance Dr. GabrieleandEng.MaxLichtenbergFloor Lewar CardiologyResearchLaboratory Landau FamilyMicroalgalBiotechnologyLaboratory Teaching Laboratory Medical Library Cancer Research Research Laboratory Analysis Lab Entrance Plaza and Enrichment Tissue Culture Sciences Auditorium Life Sciences Archeological Gallery Central Library

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Harry Stern Family Psychobiology Clinical Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science Research Pavilion and Technology Ruth Sytner Auditorium Dr. Louis Nathanson Radiological Institute Sara Tadmor Auditorium National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev Thaler Undergraduate Laboratory in Life Sciences Swiss Institute for Dryland Environmental and Herbert and Vivian Thaler Laboratory for Stress Energy Research Physiology of Plants Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research Hyman and Fanya Tower Dorm Entrance Gerda and John Tworoger Auditorium Departments Gerda and John Tworoger Garden Bona Terra Department of Man in the Desert Vickar Auditorium Conrad and Chinita Abrahams-Curiel Department of Ed and Marion Vickar Visitors Center Foreign Languages and Linguistics Weiss Family Laboratory for Nanoscale Systems Goldstein-Goren Department of Jewish Thought Henry and Anita Weiss Family Floor Avram and Stella Goldstein-Goren Department of Zlotowski Neurosciences Wing Biotechnology Engineering Zlotowski Student Activities Area Albert Katz Department of Dryland Biotechnologies May Elting Korn Department of Health in the Community Marco and Louise Mitrani Department for Named Academic Desert Ecology Harry and Abe Sherman Oncology Department Development Charlotte B. and Jack J. Spitzer Department of Social Work Alexandre Yersin Department of Solar Energy and Faculties Environmental Physics Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management Els Wyler Department of Dryland Agriculture Pinchas Sapir Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Centers S. Daniel Abraham International Center for Health Schools and Nutrition Joyce and Irving Goldman Medical School Robert H. Arnow Center for Bedouin Studies Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies and Development Kreitman School of Advanced Graduate Studies Bengis Center for Desert Aquaculture Leon and Mathilde Recanati School for Community Bengis Center for Entrepreneurship and Health Professions Hi-Tech Management Doris and Bertie Black Center for Bioenergetics in Institutes Life Sciences Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research Jacob Blaustein International Center for Feher Institute for Public Policy and Management Desert Research French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Blechner Center for Catalysis and Biotechnology of Drylands Process Development Hubert H. Humphrey Institute for Social Ecology M.R. Bloch Center for Research in Coal Technology

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 Newman DesertificationCommunicationCenter Phillippe MonasterCenterforEconomicResearch Martin-Springer CenterforConflictStudies Jacques LoebCentrefortheHistoryandPhilosophy Lord JakobovitsCenterforJewishMedicalEthics Paul IvanierCenterforResearchinRoboticsand Isan CenterforComparativeMedicine Ira CenterforBusiness,Technology andSociety Hurst FamilyCenterforCommunity Chaim HerzogCenterforMiddleEastStudies Benzion SundelHershCenterofCommunityHealth Morris Goldstein–BenefactoroftheDepartment Goldstein-Goren CenterforJewishThought Tamar GolanAfricaCentre Moshe DavidGaonResearchCenterforLadinoCulture Lynne andWilliamFrankelCenterfor J.R. ElyacharCenterforStudiesinSephardiHeritage Corob CenterforMedicalSciences Cashvan EquineCenter Hubert BurdaCenterforInnovativeCommunications and Negotiation of theLifeSciences Production Management Leadership Development and Diplomacy and PrimaryCare of Economics Computer Sciences Marc RichFoundationNon-ProfitManagement Pratt FoundationFellowships Treatment ofAddiction Toby MowerCurriculumforthePreventionand Mandel SocialLeadershipMBAProgram Lillian andLarryGoodmanOpenApartmentsProgram Sol A.LeshinBGU-UCLAJointResearchProgram Ginsburg-Ingerman OverseasStudentProgram Sylvia A.BrodskyPsychologicalWalk-In Service(Crisis Programs Zlotowski CenterforNeuroscience Zandman CenterforMicroelectronicThick Els WylerCenterforthePeacefulUtilizationof Edmond J.SafraCenterfortheDesignand Erna andGeorgR.RothsteinChildDevelopmentCenter Gershon RivlinComputerizedInformationCenter Sidney R.andEstherRabbCenterforHolocaust Moshe PrywesCenterforMedicalEducation Pearlstone CenterforAeronautical Specialization Program Intervention Program) Film Technology Natural Resources Engineering ofFunctionalBiopolymers Redemption Studies Engineering Studies

60 61 Chilewich Family Chair in Studies in Social Integration (in memory of Yonatan Netanyahu - Entebbe) – Chairs Prof. Julie M. Cwikel Dr. Lillian Chutick and Dr. Rebecca Chutick Chair in Pediatric Medicine – Prof. Asher Tal Israel Cohen Chair in Chemical Engineering – Prof. Moti Herskowitz Lady Cohen Chair in Chemical Engineering Processes – Prof. Eli Korin Professorial Chairs Sir John and Lady Cohen Chair in Business and Chinita and Conrad Abrahams-Curiel Chair in Applied Industrial Management – Signal Processing – Prof. Nachum Finger Prof. Stanley R. Rotman Abraham Cutler Chair in Education – S.Y. Agnon Chair in Contemporary Hebrew Literature Prof. Ismael Abu-Saad Established by the German Associates – Lady Davis Chair in Mechanical Engineering – Prof. Amos Oz Prof. Tov Elperin Rita Altura Trust Chair in Computer Sciences – Deichmann-Lerner Chair in Gynecology – Prof. Shlomi Dolev Prof. Moshe Mazor Joan and Robert Arnow Chair in Astrophysics – Dr. Heinz-Horst Deichmann Chair for Distinguished Prof. David Eichler Visiting Professors in Business Ethics Yaakov and Poriah Avnon Chair in Holocaust Studies – Dr. Heinz-Horst Deichmann and Ruth Deichmann Chair Prof. Renée Poznanski in Surgery – Milada Ayrton Chair in Pediatrics – Pending incumbent Prof. Matityahu Lifshitz Dr. James and Ahuva Desnick Chair in Ophthalmology – Samuel Ayrton Chair in Metallurgy – Prof. Tova Lifshitz Prof. Nachum Frage Helen and Sanford Diller Family Chair in Chemical Sir Leon Bagrit Chair in Computer-Based Global Physics – Industry and Scientific Development – Prof. Ehud Pines Prof. Eran Sher Jack Dreyfus Chair in Psychiatry (Unit for Phenytoin Graham Beck Chair in Experimental Physics – Research) – Prof. Grzegorz Jung Prof. Galila Agam David Berg and Family Chair in Eastern European Albert Einstein Chair in Theoretical Physics – History – Prof. Aharon Davidson Prof. Zeev Gries Yosef Erteschick Chair in Nuclear Engineering – Stephen and Edith Berger Chair in Physical Metallurgy – Prof. Zeev B. Alfassi Prof. David Fuks Maks and Rochelle Etingin Chair in Desert Research – Martin and Rena Blackman Chair in Brain Research – Prof. Zvi Hacohen Prof. Edward L. White Irene Evens Chair in Inorganic Chemistry – Blechner Chair in Jewish Tradition and Values – Prof. Ira A. Weinstock Prof. Daniel Lasker Andre Feher Chair for the Prevention of Boyko Chair in Saline Water Irrigation – Cardiovascular Diseases – Prof. Avigad Vonshak Prof. Reuben Ilia Miles and Lillian Cahn Chair in Economic Botany in Reuben and Frances Feinberg Chair in Electro-Optics – Arid Zones – Prof. Natan Kopeika Prof. Sammy Boussiba Lawrence W. and Marie Feldman Chair in Physiology – Canada Chair in Near-Eastern Archeology – Prof. Amos Katz Prof. Steven A. Rosen Aaron Fish Chair in Mechanical Engineering – Fracture Isaac and Elizabeth Carlin Chair in Public Health and Mechanics – Epidemiology – Prof. Mordechai Perl Prof. Ilana Y. Shoham-Vardi Fraida Foundation Chair in Diabetes Research – Prof. Assaf Rudich

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 Dr. Herman KesselChairinEpidemiology– Carole andBarryKayeChair inAppliedScience– Earl KatzFamilyChairinAlgebraic SystemsTheory– Albert KatzChairinCell-DifferentiationandMalignant Paul IvanierChairinManagementEconomics– Dr. Lyonel IsraelsChairinHaematology– Lynn andLloydHurstFamilyChairinLocal Miriam MarthaHubertChairinJewishLaw– Nat HolmanChairinSportResearch– Pending incumbent Hoffer/Vickar ChairinPsychiatry– Benzion SundelHerschChairinCommunityHealth Sidonie HechtChairinGeriatrics– Eugene HechtChairinClinicalPharmacology– Jules HarrisChairinOncology– Samuel andMiriamL.HamburgerChairinthe Werner J.andCharlotteA.GunzburgerChairforthe Hy GreenhillChairinTheoreticalandApplied Dr. MorrieM.GelfandChairinObstetricsand Melvin FusfeldChairinPathology– Pending incumbent Gerda FriebergChairinAgriculturalWater Estelle S.FrankfurterChairinSephardicStudies– Frankel FamilyChairinEnergyandChemical Prof. DroraFraser Prof. AbrahamH.Parola Prof. DanielAlpay Diseases – Prof. Avia Spivak Prof. JosefKapelushnik Government – Prof. GeraldBlidstein Prof. MichaelBar-Eli and PrimaryCare– Prof. A.MarkClarfield Prof. SofiaSchreiber-Avissar Prof. SamuelAriad Integration ofImmigrantCommunities– Study ofInfectiousDiseases– Prof. ReuvenSegev Mechanics – Gynecology – Prof. DanielBenharroch Management – Prof. Tamar Alexander Engineering – Prof. AngelPorgador Prof. OrenYiftachel Prof. Aya Biderman Prof. MosheJustman Prof. RonDagan Prof. EitanLunenfeld Prof. MosheGottlieb Israel andBernardNichunskyChairinDesert Dr. MortonandToby MowerChairinShock-Wave Prof. Mahmoud Abu-Shakra Dr. SamandEdnaLemkinChairinRockMechanics– Kunin-Lunenfeld ChairinMedicalSciences– Rabbi W. GuntherPlautChairinManufacturing Claire andHaroldOshryChair inBiotechnology– Lily andSidneyOelbaumChair inAppliedBiochemistry– Philip S.MorseFamilyChairinClinicalStudies Milken FamilyFoundationChairinMathematics– Mayman ChairinFamilyMedicine– Luck-Hille ChairinElectricalEngineering– Lubner FamilyChairinChildHealthandDevelopment– Anna andSamLopinChairinHistory– David LopatieChairinPsychology– Sidney LiswoodChairinHealthManagement– Harry LevyChairinGeographyandRegionalPlanning– Joseph H.KruppChairinCancerImmunobiology– Gussie KruppChairinInternalMedicine– Solomon andAbrahamKrokChairinEntrepreneurial Hyman KreitmanChairinBio-Energetics– Kreitman FoundationChairinPediatricGenetics– Dr. HaroldKornChairforInternalMedicine– Phyllis andKurtKilstockChairinEnvironmental Agriculture – Studies – Prof. Yossef HodaraHatzor Prof. DoronZahger Engineering – Prof. SmadarCohen Prof. AmirSagi Rheumatology inmemoryoftheMushackiand Prof. VladimirGol’dshtein Prof. PesachShvartzman Prof. DovWulich Pending incumbent Prof. Yitzhak Hen Prof. NachshonMeiran Prof. JosephPliskin Prof. ShaulKrakover Prof. NoahIsakov Prof. FrancisSchlaeffer Management – Prof. Varda Shoshan-Barmatz Prof. RivkaCarmi Prof. DanBuskila Physics ofAridZones– Prof. DudyBar-Zvi Prof. GabiBen-Dor Nochimowski Families– Prof. Yael Edan Prof. EhudMenipaz Prof. IsaakRubinstein

62 63 Myles Thaler Chair in Plant Genetics – Prof. Michal Shapira Chairs (Cont.) Marsha and Kenneth Tucker Chair in Economic Development – Pending incumbent John A. Ungar Chair in Biotechnology – Prof. Shoshana Arad Stanley D. and Nikki Waxberg Chair in Advanced Materials – Prof. Rachel Yerushalmi-Rozen Alain Poher Chair in Hydrogeology and Arid Zones – George and Florence Wise Chair in Medical Education Prof. Eilon Adar Solly Yellin Chair in Lithuanian and East European Dr. Helena Rachmanska-Putzman (née Rancman) Jewry – Chair in Neurology – Prof. Edward Fram Pending incumbent Abraham and Bessie Zacks Chair in Desert Ecology – Edward and Bertha Rose Chair in Desert Meteorology – Prof. Zvika Abramsky Prof. Yosef Ashkenazy Abraham and Bessie Zacks Chair in Biomedical Davide and Irene Sala Chair in Nuclear Engineering – Engineering – Prof. Alexander Galperin Prof. Joseph Kost Eric Samson Chair in Advanced Materials and Processing – Zlotowski Chair in Cognitive Neuropsychology – Prof. Dan Eliezer Prof. Avishai Henik Ernest Scheller, Jr. Chair in Innovative Management – David and Helen Zlotowski Chair in Operator Theory Prof. Amos Drory and Systems – Benjamin Schwartz Chair in Agricultural Biology – Prof. Avraham Feintuch Prof. Pedro Berliner David and Dorothy Schwartzman Chair in Community Research Chairs Development – Norman Bank Research Chair in Desert Architecture – Prof. Vered Slonim-Nevo Pending incumbent Samuel Sebba Chair in Structural Geology – Evelyn Metz Memorial Research Chair in Art – Prof. Shimon Feinstein Prof. Katrin Kogman-Appel Shane Family Chair in Education – Prof. Shifra Sagy Career Development Chairs George Shrut Chair in Human Performance Joan Baker Career Development Chair in Basic Management – Medical Research – Pending incumbent Dr. Ayelet David Anna and Harry Singer Chair in Yiddish Studies – Norbert Blechner and Friends Career Development Prof. Haim Be’er Chair in East European Jewish Culture – Irving Isaac Sklar Chair in Endocrinology and Cancer – Pending incumbent Prof. Ron N. Apte Gerson Epstein Career Development Chair in Hospice Bennie Slome Chair for Applied Research in Animal and Palliative Care – Breeding for Human Nutrition in Arid Lands – Pending incumbent Prof. Allan Degen Ilse Katz Career Development Chair in Health Milton (Mickey) and Frimette Snow Chair in Sciences Research – Nanotechnology – Pending incumbent Prof. Yehuda Band D.E. Koshland Jr. Family Career Development Chair in Robert St. John Chair in Objective Middle East Reporting Advanced Technologies in Electrical & Computer Clara and Alejandro Stransky Chair in Nephrology – Engineering – Prof. Yoram Yagil Dr. Rafi Shikler Benjamin Swig Chair in Optoelectrics – D.E. Koshland Jr. Family Career Development Chair in Prof. Joseph Rosen Desert Studies – Anne Tanenbaum Chair in Engineering Dr. Sarab Abu-Rabia-Queder Thermodynamics – Prof. Eugene B. Zaretsky

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 Harry Walsh, Q.C.CareerDevelopmentChairin Zehava andChezyVered CareerDevelopmentChairin Pending incumbent Helen UngarCareerDevelopmentChairinDesert Sonnenfeldt-Goldman CareerDevelopmentChairfor Herman SilverCareerDevelopmentChairin Murray andJudithShustermanCareerDevelopment Ralph SeligCareerDevelopmentChairinInformation Pending incumbent William andJeanS.SchwartzCareerDevelopment Rosen FamilyCareerDevelopmentChairinJudaic Pending incumbent Alice andSeymourPowersCareerDevelopmentChair Belle andMurrayNathanCareerDevelopmentChairin Franklin NasseryCareerDevelopmentChairin Dr. GabiandEng.MaxLichtenbergCareer Dr. GabiandEng.MaxLichtenbergCareer Dr. GabiandEng.MaxLichtenbergCareer Pending incumbent Dr. SamandEdnaLemkinCareerDevelopmentChair Lapin-Garner CareerDevelopmentChairinClinical Jewish LawandMorality– Alzheimer’s andNeurodegenerativeDiseases– Hydrogeology – Desert Research– Neonatology – Chair inMicrobiology– Theory – Chair inCommunityHealthProfessions– Studies – in BasicandClinicalOncology– Neurobiology – Cardiology – Development ChairinSurgery– Development ChairinPediatricMedicine– in MiddleEastStudies– Surgery – Development Dr. Oded Yisraeli Dr. Anat Ben-Zvi Dr. ShimonRachmilevitch Dr. Kyla-AnnaMarks-Bergman Dr. KhalilKashkush Dr. AndreiSharf Dr. MichalBar-Asher Siegal Dr. RonenSegev Dr. ArikWolak Dr. BorisKirshtein Dr. Aviv Goldbart Dr. LisaSaidel-Odes Dr. EldadSilberstein Chair inInfectiousDiseases– Joseph andMayWinstonCareerDevelopmentChair Elaine S.andAlvinW. Wene CareerDevelopment Mendel Wasserman CareerDevelopmentChairin Toby Mower PresidentialDevelopmentChairin Toby MowerPresidentialDevelopmentChairin Presidential DevelopmentChairs in ChemicalEngineering– Chair inBiotechnologyEngineering– Desert Studies– Addiction PreventionandTreatment – Addiction PreventionandTreatment – Dr. RonitBitton Dr. LitalAlfonta Dr. GolanBel Ms. MiriyamFarkash Dr. OrliGrinstein-Cohen

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AABGU General Fund Dr. Irving & Jeanette Benveniste Scholarship Fund Stanley & Jeanne Abensur Scholarship Fund Patricia Ross & Gayle Leventhal Scholarship Fund in in Engineering Memory of William E. Berelson Carl & Rose Abrams Scholarship Fund for Students at William Berelson Fund for Peace in Memory of the Eilat Campus Yitzhak Rabin AHMSA Scholarship Fund Bessie Berg Engineering Library Fund Alfassa Foundation Scholarship Fund David Berg & Family Chair in Eastern Otto & Miriam Altschuler Scholarship Fund European History Aaron & Fanny Amdursky Memorial Scholarship Fund Louis Berkowitz Scholarship Program Marianne Amir Excellence Award for Research in Martin & Ada Berney Desert Food Production Fund Behavioral Sciences Abraham & Helen Bernstein Scholarship Fund Applied Research Institutes Fund Helen & Jack Bershad Graduate Scholarship Fund Allan Apter Undergraduate Scholarship Fund Marie Bienstock Solar Energy Fund Robert Arnow Scholarship Fund Doris & Bertie Black Center for Bioenergetics Robert Arnow Fund Fund for the Graduate Center for Desert Studies at Robert H. Arnow Fund for Bedouin Students the Blaustein Institutes Robert Arnow Fund (AABGU) Jacob Blaustein Desert Research Institute Fund Auerbach Family Library Development Fund Blaustein International Center for Desert Studies Fund Milada Ayrton Scholarship Fund Graduate Students Program in Desert Studies Richard Ayrton Geology Research Fund Norbert Blechner Postgraduate Fellowships in Milada Ayrton Sports Fund Medical Research Azrieli Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship Fund Blechner Center for Catalysis Fund Dr. Sonia & Berthold Badler Fund Architecture Blechner Chair Activity Fund James Baker Research Fund M.R. Bloch Center for Research in Coal Rachel Bannett-Sofer Memorial Scholarship Fund Technology Fund Ecology Research Fund in Memory of Seldon & Harry & Dorothy Blumenthal Memorial Student Etan Bard Loan Fund Avraham Baron Art Gallery Sandy Breslauer Open Apartments Activity Stuart & Gloria Bart Scholarship Fund Center Fund Naomi Fisher Bartnoff Genetics Counseling Unit Fund Sadie Bronfman Medical Education Center Fund Dr. Jordan J. Baruch Scholarship Fund Judy Feld Carr Scholarship Fund Jordan Baruch Stem Cell Research Fund Caspe Foundation Scholarship Fund Water Resources Fund in Memory of Dr. Meyer L. Irwin Chafetz Graduate Scholarship Fund Rosoff & Rev. Benzion Bauer in Nanotechnology Graham Beck Career Development Chair Dr. Stanley E. & Shirley Charm Doctoral Bedouin, Arab, Jewish Students Scholarship Fund Scholarship Fund Paul Beer Scholarship Fund Dr. Lillian Chutick & Dr. Rebecca Chutick Howard & Lynn Behar Fund for the Social Work Dept. Scholarship Fund Belgium Open Apartments Fund Charles Clore Fund for Bedouin Project Yael Anna Ben-Aharon Fund for Behavioral Sciences Maurice & Ses Cohen Scholarship Fund Udi Ben-Amitai Aeronautical Research Fund Judith Cohen Segal Memorial Scholarship Fund Ben-Gurion Centennial Fund Zane & Joan Cohen Fellowship Fund for Dianne & Aldo Bensadoun Family Fund Gastrointestinal Diseases

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 Julius FohsStudentLoanFund Fohs FoundationUndergraduate &Graduate Prof. MosheFlatoMemorial Mathematics Eric M.FlandersFundinPalliativeMedicine Aaron FishScholarshipFund Isaac &AnnaFensterScholarshipFund Marc &AmyFeldsteinGraduateStudent Sam &FannieFeldScholarshipFund Mimi &SigFeigerPerachProgramFund Feher ChairFund Jake &JanetFarberScholarshipFund Daniel FalknerScholarshipFundforStudentsatthe AABGU EthiopianStudentScholarshipFund Vital &AliceEpelbaumScholarshipFundfor Col J.R.ElyacharCenterforStudiesinSephardi Ada &AlbertElovicMemorialScholarshipFund Prof. ChaimElataLibraryDevelopmentFund Leah &Yitzhak ElamScholarshipFund Julie (Judith)EisnerNeeFrolichMemorialMedical Prof. ShlomoEfrimaMemorialPrizeFund Batsheva &JosephEdenScholarshipFund- Abraham &IdaEchenbergPerpetualScholarship/ Dolfi &LolaEbnerFamilyScholarshipFund Dr. LeonardN.EbinMemorialScholarshipFundfor Anna DunietzMemorialScholarshipFundfor Eileen &LouisDubrovskyDoctoral/Post-Doctoral Dozor MedicalLaboratoryEquipmentFund Richard (Buddy)DinnerScholarshipFund Dickler FamilyGeographyLibraryDevelopmentFund Diabetes ResearchProgramFund Prof. MosheDarielResearchFund Margaret J.&HymanDanowitzScholarshipFund Dr. AndreDaneshScholarshipFund Joan &Ted CutlerScholarshipFund Crown FoundationScholarshipFundforGraduate Fran &ReubenCrollMontrealScholarshipFund Sidney &ElizabethCorobMedicalFellowshipFund David (z”l)&MalkaCohenFund Lady SarahCohenGeneralFund Scholarship Fund Lectures Fund Scholarship Fund Albert KatzIntl.School Graduates inMedicine&Bio-Technology Heritage Fund Scholarship Fund Milgat Eden Fellowship Fund Medical Students Immigrant Students Cancer FellowshipFund Students inScience,Math&Technology Michael M.H.GrossFund Dr. Harry GrabstaldMemorialScholarshipFund Victor H.GraberMemorialFundfor Lisa &DunyaGoodsteinScholarship Fund Goodman FamilyFundforGraduate&Post Robert GoodmanOpenApartmentsFund Jacob A.&SaralieGoodmanScholarshipFund Avram &StellaGoldstein-GorenBiotechnology Goldstein-Goren JewishThoughtDept.Fund Cukier, Goldstein-GorenScholarshipFund John GoldsmithMem.PrizeFundforExcellencein Jean GoldsmithEthiopianJewsIntegrationFund Horace W. GoldsmithFdtn.GraduateScholarship Joyce &IrvingGoldmanFamilyMedicalSchoolFund Irving GoldmanScholarshipFundforDoctoralStudents Sam GoldfarbSocialWork Fund William N.GoldenbergScholarshipFund Guilford GlazerSchoolofBusiness&ManagementFund David &LubaGlattPrizeFundforExcellenceinTeaching David &LubaGlattScholarshipFund Stanley GinsburgFamilyScholarshipFund Sid GillmanCompetitiveSportsFund Dr. Zeev&ShlomitGiladMemorialScholarshipFund Eliahu &RowhaniGhodsianMedicalStudentTuition Lillian &AbrahamGezelterScholarshipFund Lola GerderScholarshipFund Nessim &ReneeGaonSephardiHeritageLiterature Dr. CarlGansHerpetologyLibraryFund Lis GainesScholarshipFund Gaines GraduateScholarshipFundatAKIS Erna H.FurstMemorialScholarshipFund Ernest &AnnaFuchsMemorialScholarshipFund Aron &Yehudit FriedmanScholarshipFund French AssociatesInstituteforAgriculture& Rachel FreemanMemorialOpenApartment Estelle FrankfurterFund Estelle FrankfurterColumbiaProgramFund Lynne &WilliamFrankelCenterforComputer Fox ChaseCancerCenter/BGUCollaborative Samuel JacobFox&GertrudeAlice Ethiopian Students Research atAlbertKatzIntl. School Engineering Dept.Fund Occupational/Environonmental Health Fund inScience,Math&Technology Scholarship Fund Library Fund Biotechnology ofDrylands Endowment Fund Sciences Fund Research Fund Scholarship Fund

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Gisela Stein Gross & Edward Gross Scholarship Fund Lord Jakobovits Center for Jewish Medical Ethics for Life Science Students Kabak Fund for Agricultural Research Miriam & Aaron Gutwirth Scholarship Fund Kaiserman Fund for Ethiopian Student Support Bella Guzick-Dresner Memorial Scholarship Fund Sophie Kalina Scholarship Fund for Bedouin Students Haas Foundation Social Work Fund Richard A. & Edythe Kane Scholarship Fund Yaakov HaCohen Graduate Memorial Fellowship Fund Stanley H. Kaplan Scholarship Fund Jaye Haddad Memorial Scholarship Fund Albert Katz Graduate Desert Study Fund Halaj Family Scholarship Fund Philip & Tagora Katz Student Cultural Fund Dr. Irene Halmos Memorial Library in Sylvia & Morris Katzman Scholarship Fund Behavioral Sciences Dalia Katzman-Prashker Fund Vladimir Halperin Memorial Scholarship Fund Betty Ruth Kavanat Scholarship Fund Shira Hanani Memorial Fund in Carole & Barry Kaye Scholarship Fund Developmental Psychology Kerzner Coal Energy Fund Manya Harwitt Scholarship Fund Aryeh Keshet Heart Disease Research Fund Hecht Community Medicine Program in Yeruham Dr. Herman Kessel Medical Research Fund Rosalind Henwood Scholarship Fund Dr. Herman Kessel Applied Biology Fund Maurice & Herman Herbst Family Scholarship Fund Friedle & Michael Kleiser Memorial Fund for Center for Arab/Bedouin/Jewish Understanding - Diabetes Research Herman Fund Post Doctoral Research Fund for Study of Vitamins & Benzion Zundel Hersch Center in Community Health Hormones i/m/o the Kopech Family & Primary Care May Elting Korn Scholarship Fund Rosel Herzog & Erna Joseph Memorial Prof. Daniel Koshland Fund for Research Fellowships Program Kreith Fund for Biennial Lecture in Solar Energy Herzog Center Fund Neil Kreitman Library Development Fund David Hirschhorn Graduate Studies Fellowship Fund Kreitman Family Foundation Fund Hochman Medical Scholarships Fund Kreitman Comparitive Medicine Chair Fund Leo & Doris Hodroff Scholarship Fund for Kreitman Foundation Fellowship Fund Bedouin Women Kreitman Common Room Periodicals Fund Holman Chair Fund Toni Krieger Intensive Care Nursing Training Fund Hubert Humphrey Social Ecology Center Fund Sonia, Zvi & Dr. Moshe Kroi Memorial US Freedom from Hunger Fund Scholarship Fund Hurst Family Center for Community Ada Kruger Memorial Scholarship Fund for Leadership Development Medical Students Ingerman Family Scholarship Fund Fredrick Krupp Memorial Scholarship Fund for Daniel Insler Memorial Fellowship Fund Soviet Students Iranian Jewish Cultural Organization Scholarship Fund Philip Krupp Memorial Scholarship Fund Iranian Jews Cultural Scholarship Fund Kunin-Lunenfeld Chair Fund Paul Ivanier Center for Robotics Research & Lily S. & Herman M. Kurtz Scholarship Fund Production Management Fund John & Rose Kurtz Memorial Scholarship Fund Goldie D. Ivener (Daughter of Charles & Lillie Ivener) Ira Lahat-Gerzberg Fund Center for Business, Scholarship Fund Technology & Society Charles & Lillie Ivener Mental Health Library Fund Landau Family Microalgal Biotechnology Theodore Jaffe Scholarship Fund Laboratory Fund

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 Minerva CenterFund Prof. DanMeyersteinChemistry ResearchFund Joseph MeyerhoffElectrical Engineering Reuben MenasheMeyerFellowshipsforMedical Evelyn MetzMemorialArtFund Morris MetzLibraryDevelopmentFund David MendellScholarshipFund Prof. MehrezMemorialFundforPrizesofExcellence Middle EastEyeResearchInstitute(MEERI)Fund Joseph &CeilMazerFellowshipExchangeFund Waldo MayoMemorialScholarshipFund Abe MaymanFamilyMedicineResearchFund Carmelo MauroScholarshipFund Morris MauerbergerGraduateFellowshipFund Jean MatlowScholarshipFund Hermine Weinberg &FriedaMaslinSchol.Fundfor Werner MarienthalScholarshipFund Margolin ScholarshipFundinMemoryof Dr. JacobMantheimScholarshipFund Tuba &Yahya ManocherianScholarshipFund Henry MalakoffTuition ScholarshipFund Mackoff ScholarshipFund Dr. PavelLukshonMemorialFundfor Rachel JudithLukinskyMemorialScholarshipFund Luck-Hille ScholarshipFundForInstrumentation Lubner FamilyAnnualPrizeforExcellencein Lipper ScholarshipFund Joseph LinseyFellowshipFund Joseph M.LinseySportsmanshipAward Prof. JacquesLewinerStandingChemistryFund Hans HeinzLevorFundforDoctoralFellowshipsin Charles &RoseLeVita Fund Chaim Michel&ChayaFreydaLevine Stephen O.LesserScholarshipFund John &ClaireLenoirScholarshipFund Adele LehrerMemorialCulturalSeries Sarah LehmanScholarshipFundforSovietStudents Eda EdithLavittScholarshipFund Lauterbach-Landau FamilyScholarshipforStudentsof Eugenia LauterbachMemorialFundin Prof. Ladislaus&NellyLasztFund Scholarship Fund Education Center in Management Education, Teaching &JewishHistory Lisa &DavidTuviyahu Psychiatric Research Design Chair Innovation &ResearchFund Agriculture Research Scholarship Fund Desert Research Desert Research Sidney PressVisiting ScientistsFund Alice &SeymourPowersScholarship Fund Edith PorjesMemorialScholarship Fund Lea Polk&GraceSternFemaleMedicalStudent Ted &Mildred PolandScholarshipFund Alain PoherChairFund Marion Wolcott PlotnickScholarshipsforTraining Plant AdaptationResearchFund Mary MillerPilchScholarshipFund Maurice &EthelPierceMedicalScholarshipFund Pearlstone CenterforAeronauticalEngineering Rabbi JordanPearlsonContinuingEducationFund Rabbi JordanPearlsonScholarshipFund Dr. MiltonM.PaulFundforCardio-Vascular Research Mansour &NahidParsiFund Mansour &NahidParsiFamilyScholarshipFund Markus &SaraPajewskiScholarshipFund Father Takeji OtsukiFundforGraduateFellowshipsin Bernard OsherJewishPhilanthropies Maurice J.OringerAgriculturalResearchFund Prof. E.OrenNegev&SinaiArchaeological Ruth &MiltonOrchinPrizeinChemistry One Vision Fund Ruth &Yuli OferChairForStudyofEgypt&the Ronald OelbaumHighBloodPressureLaboratory Ronald OelbaumFund Ronald OelbaumGraduateScholarshipFund Oberlander FundforResearchatNegevCenter Raquel H.NewmanScholarshipFund Ruth &ArthurNessAppliedResearchFund Jose NemirovskyComputerSciencesLibrary Nathanson FamilyStudentLoanFund David &InezMyersFndt.LifeSciencesRecruitment Toby MowerAddictionPrevention&Treatment Fund Dr. andMrs.MortonMowerScholarshipFund Monaster CenterforEconomicResearchFund Gertrude &BernardMohrScholarshipFund Mitrani /Tekoah Fund Marco &LouiseMitraniScholarshipFund Louise MitraniCenterforDesertEcologyFund Minerva JuniorResearchGroupon Scholarship Fund Family Doctors Studies Fund i/h/o Shia,Mary&MarvinPolitsky Bible Studies Scholarship Fund Research Fund Mediterrranean World Fund Regional Development Development Fund & RetentionFund “Quantum-Atom Optics”

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Prof. D. Priel Research Fund Martha & Solomon Scharf Fund for Prize in Excellence Racquela Prywes Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund in Computer Sciences Prywes Medical Library Fund Rae & Judah Schaverien Scholarship Fund S. Putzman Chair Fund Rita & Joseph B. Scheller Scholarship Fund Sidney R. & Esther V. Rabb Center for Holocaust & Ann Schoenfeld Scholarship Fund Redemption Studies Fund Alexander M. Schoenfeld Scholarship Fund in Botany Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Scholarship Fund David Schreiber & Clara Vinocur Schreiber Rabinovitch Family Scholarship Fund Memorial Trust Raya & Dr. Eliyahu Rabinovitch Memorial Dan Schusterman Geology Research Fund Scholarship Fund Benjamin Schwartz Scholarship Fund Bracha Ramot Memorial Prize in Medicine William & Jean S. Schwartz Scholarship Fund Louis Rasminsky Program for Social & George & Beatrice F. Schwartzman Fund for Cultural Integration Desert Research Howard Rauberger Scholarship Fund Schwartzman/Medvedi Fund for Research in Arid Leon & Mathilde Recanati Fund Zones & Aquatic Biotechnology Dr. Richard Ribner Scholarship Fund Leanor Segal Scholarship Fund Philip & Rose Robinson Scholarship Fund Leonard Shane General Fund Adam & Sarah Rogowsky Scholarship Funds Charles & M. R. Shapiro Scholarship Fund Dr. Samuel I. Roland Memorial Scholarship Fund in Scholarship Fund for Students from Ofakim Family Medicine Harry & Abe Sherman Foundation Education Fund Jacqeline & Sigmund A. Rolat Graduate Harry & Abe Sherman Teaching & Research Fellowships Fund Equipment Fund Merrill S. & Selma R. Rosenberg Memorial Nathan Shreiber Scholarship Fund Scholarship Fund George Shrut Scholarship Fund Martin & Truus Rosenthal Freedom From Dr. Lee Winston Silver Memorial Equipment Fund Hunger Fund Anna & Harry Singer Chair In Yiddish Studies Fund Dr. Leonard & Dora C. Rosenzweig Agricultural Jack H. Skirball Fund for Collaborative M.D. Program Research Fellowship Fund in International Medicine Rotem Foundation Scholarship Fund Harry B. & Bertha A. Sklar Scholarship Fund Erna & Georg R. Rothstein Child Development Sklar Scholarship Fund in Memory of Samuel & Center Fund Golde Sklar William & Irma Rulf Fund - Centre for the Study of Harriet & Stanley L. Sloane Yitzhak HaLevi European Politics & Society Scholarship Fund M. Judith Ruth Scholarship Fund Stanley Laurie Sloane Memorial Graduate Davide & Irene Sala Chair In Nuclear Engineering Fund Scholarship Fund Dr. David Salmon Memorial Scholarship Fund Charles B. Sloane Scholarship Fund Leibush & Felicia Salsitz Scholarship Fund Irene & Joseph Smelkinson Scholarship Fund Eric & Sheila Samson Fellowship Fund Sobkowska (Jadzia Schachter) Scholarship Fund Yoel & Rina Saraf Scholarship Fund Jonathan Sofer Scholarship Fund Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (SYLFF) Albert & Harriet Soffa Graduate Scholarship Fund Maurice Saval Memorial Scholarship Fund Solow Scholarship Fund Saverino Technology Development Fund Eta & Sasson Somekh Scholarship Fund Helene K. Soref Fund

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 Zoltan Toman EquipmentFund Zoltan Toman MaintenanceFund Zoltan Toman LibraryFund Maria &ZoltanToman FundforAcademic Excellence Zoltan Toman MedicalResearchFund Zoltan Toman GeneralResearchFund Center forArab/Bedouin/JewishUnderstanding- Herbert &Vivian ThalerVisiting ScientistsFund Terry Family CancerFellowshipsFund Gate ofAliyaFundinMemoryYosef Tekoah Egon &UrsulaTaus ScholarshipFund Tauber FamilyScholarshipFundinMemoryofDr. Z. Anne Tanenbaum ScholarshipFundinthe Sarah &DovTadmor ScholarshipFund Prof. J.Yannai Tabb MemorialCancerResearch Swig-Pearlstein FundforDesertResearch Yehudit &HermanSwartzScholarshipFundfor Alton &MonaSutnick,StanleyShirleyTauber Fund Karen SundellMemorialScholarshipFund David IsaacStolmackScholarshipFund Sergey &MariaSteuermanScholarshipFund Harry SternSchizophreniaResearchFund Ida &SolomonSternPsychiatricResearchUnit Milton SternMechanicalEngineeringStudent Albert &BerthaSternScholarshipFund Bandy SteinerFamilyCounsellingResearchCenter Lionel SteinbergMemorialScholarshipFundfor Ruth SteinbachScholarshipFund Steg FamilyScholarshipFund Yigal StavyMemorialScholarshipFund Dr. Tom Staple&Mrs.ShirleyScholarshipFund Robert St.JohnNeveShalom/Wahat AlSalamFund Robert St.JohnChairinObjectiveMiddleEast Robert St.JohnScholarshipFund Jack J.&CharlotteSpitzerFundforSocialWork Charlotte B.&JackJ.SpitzerDept.ofSocial Louis &ShirleySperoScholarshipFund President’s FundforExcellenceinMemoryofSamuel Samuel &HeleneSorefGraduateScholarshipFund Samuel &HeleneSorefLibraryDevelopmentFund Tobin Fund Kohn, S.Barna&Dr. J.&S.Pfeiffer Engineering Faculty Grants Fund Medical SchoolinInternationalHealth for PrywesCenterMedicalEduc. Loan Fund Female BedouinStudents for EducationalSupport Reporting Fund Masters Program Work Fund & HeleneSoref Sam ZuckerbergScholarshipFundforthe Zlotowski Fund Zlotnik ScholarshipFundforOutstandingWomen in Max &PaulineZimmerFamilyScholarshipFund Bloom ZeitlinScholarshipFund Michael ZeigerAnnualWineLectureFund David ZeehandelaarMemorialScholarshipFundfor Brian Yule Water ResourcesFund Maurice &SylviaYoung MemorialScholarshipFund Dov Yitzhaky MemorialScholarshipFundfortheStudy Zvi &ZviaYemini GraduateScholarshipFund Wyler FundforExtensiveDrylandAgriculture Martin W. &CarolS.WitteElectricalComputer Florence &GeorgeWiseMedicalEducation Gary WinigOphthalmologyFellowshipFund Sumner WhiteFundforMDPhDProgram Louis &AnnaWerfel MemorialScholarshipFund Rudolph Weiss ScholarshipFund Philip Weiss CancerResearchFund Lee Weinstock MemorialScholarshipFund Josephine &DavidWeinberg ScholarshipFund Elsa Weinberg BuildingMaintenanceFund Jack &DorisWeiler FundforBedouinStudies Jack D.Weiler FellowshipsFund Lorne Webster DesertHydrologyFund David Waxman ScholarshipFundinMemoryof Stanley D.&NikkiWaxberg ScholarshipFund Mendel Wasserman Career DevelopmentChairin Ilona &BernatWachs Fund Irene Walsh &H.Volder ScholarshipsFund Albert &ElaineViton Scholarship Fund Ed Vickar SocialWork LibraryFund Irving UsenLibraryDevelopmentFund Ungar FoundationEducationalCounsellingFund Ullman fortheCenterWomen’s Health Tuviyahu ArchivesFund Marsha &KennethTucker ScholarshipFund Moises &ChanaTrottner ScholarshipFund Drs. Helen&FrankTrager ScholarshipFundinHistory Toronto PrizeforExcellenceinResearch Institute forWater Research the SchoolofManagement the OverseasStudentProgram of Israel&Zionism Engineering ScholarshipFund Chair Fund Nissan, Sara&DavidWaxman Desert StudiesFund Studies &Promotion or Goverment&Politics

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Lifetime Prof. Moshe 1986 Nathan Sharansky Achievement Award Rachmilewitz Justice Simon Agranat Prof. Solomon H. Snyder 1996 President Chaim Herzog Maestro Isaac Stern Milada Ayrton 1980 Joseph Jacobson Suzanne Zlotowski Lane Kirkland Dr. Paul Janssen 1991 Dr. Alec Lerner Dr. Steven A. Rosenberg Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet 1997 Prof. Leo Picard Dr. Abram L. Sachar Uri Lubrani Ilse Katz Prof. Natan Rosen Annemarie Renger George Shrut 1987 Prof. Alexander E. Sheindlin 1981 Lady Sarah Cohen Jack J. Spitzer 1998 Prof. John Beck Prof. Haim Harari Maj. Gen. (res.) Israel Tal Dr. Heinz-Horst Paul Ivanier Deichmann 1982 Abba Kovner 1992 Prof. Sidney Gelber Judge Shlomo Elkayam Bertram Lubner Prof. Kenneth J. Arrow Hyman Kreitman General Alexander M. Prof. Moshe Prywes Abba Eban Haig, Jr. George Shrut Amb. Max Kampelman 1999 Dr. Zoltan Toman Ilse Katz Norbert Blechner David Tuviyahu 1988 President François (posthumous) Conrad Abrahams-Curiel Mitterrand 2000 Milada Ayrton Dr. Davide Sala Robert H. Arnow 1983 Sir Isaiah Berlin Eric Samson Shimon Peres Roberta Abrams Yeshayahu Dan President Ezer Weizman Prof. Michael Evenari Prof. Michael Feldman 2001 Senator Edward M. Prof. Sidney Gelber 1993 Edgar D. de Picciotto Kennedy Moshe Nessim Yitzhak Ben-Aharon Prof. Benjamin Mazar Prof. Elie Wiesel Mendel Kaplan 2003 Prof. Cecil G. Sheps Aharon Yadlin Siegfried Lenz Jack J. Spitzer Naomi Shemer 1984 1989 Anne Tanenbaum 2004 Arnold Forster Norbert Blechner Prof. Pinhas Zusman Col. Ilan Ramon Dr. Thomas O. Hecht Avram Goldstein-Goren (posthumous) Shimon Peres Prof. Zeev Hadari 1994 Lord Weidenfeld of Isaac Bashevis Singer Prof. Roald Hoffmann Robert H. Arnow Chelsea Barbara Tuchman Philip Krupp David Hirschhorn Prof. Ephraim Elimelech Milton Petrie Philip R. Lee 2010 Urbach Prof. Menahem E. Yaari Yitzhak Rabin Prof. Avishay Braverman Lord Weidenfeld of Haim Zadok Edgar D. de Picciotto Chelsea Suzanne Zlotowski Doctor of Philosophy 1995 Honoris Causa 1985 1990 Amb. Mohamed Abdel 1979 Prof. Joshua Jortner Prof. Shimshon Amitsur Aziz Bassiouny Aron Chilewich Teddy Kollek Dr. Heinz-Horst Deichmann Dr. Domingo Cavallo Prof. Haim Hanani Dr. George Wise Ronald Oelbaum Prof. Daniel Cohen Hyman Kreitman Leonard Shane Ariel Elia Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 Zwi Zurr Prof. ZviYavetz Dr. Edward Steinberg Prof. HowardRaiffa Dr. Ferdinand Piëch President Yitzhak Navon Senator DanielPatrick President NelsonMandela Prof. OraKedem Shlomo Hillel Ruth Dayan Harry T. Dozor Amb. AsherBen-Natan S. DanielAbraham 1997 Dr. FelixZandman Simon Wiesenthal Prof. JosephStiglitz Harry Stern Prof. BernardLewis Hubert Leven President Prof.Ephraim Rosalind Henwood Nadine Gordimer Dr. JohannesGerster Dr. PaulFeher Arye LovaEliav Dr. JosephBurg Moshe Arens 1996 Martin Wyler Rabbi AdinSteinsaltz Michael W. Sonnenfeldt Frederick Siegmund Avraham Shohat Justice MeirShamgar Harold Oshry Dr. HelmutKohl Prof. JacobKatz Dr. Wolfgang Hasenclever Moynihan Katzir Dr. Hubert Burda 2001 Solly Yellin Prof. AmnonYariv James D.Wolfensohn Prof. MeirWilchek Prof. MichaelRabin Prof. SadakoOgata Sami Michael Haim Gouri Prof. JacobFrenkel Ing. PedroDondisch Zvi Alon 2000 Barbara Walters Murray H.Shusterman Prof. KlausSchwab Albert Memmi Prof. SirAaronKlug Uzia Galil Yoel DeMalach Prof. Yehudit Birk Roberto Benigni Yehuda Amichai 1999 Stef Wertheimer Ed Vickar Kenneth L.Tucker Prof. Dr. RitaSüssmuth Yitzhak Shamir President Dr. Johannes Mario Vargas Llosa Dr. HenryKissinger President RomanHerzog Prof. StanleyFisher Prof. HaimDoron Eric A.Benhamou Yehiel Admoni 1998 Rau Prof. BrachaRamot Gustave Leven Efraim Kishon Lord FosterofThames Prof. RaymondA.Dwek Abby JosephCohen Eliyahu Navi Dr. Paul A.Marks Dr. Richard A.Lerner Dr. Mathilde Krim Dr. BernardKouchner Prof. DanielKahneman Lawrence Goodman Dorian S.Goldman Prof. HillelFurstenberg Prof. JoelL.Fleishman Jack J.Dreyfus,Jr. Arnold M.Bengis Prof. HaimAviv 2003 Prof. AdaYonath Elsa Weinberg Friede Springer Prof. DanShechtman Prof. GershonShaked Prof. PhilipNeedleman Efraim Ilin Eli Hurvitz Amb. RichardHolbrooke President Vicente Fox Elie Elalouf Prof. BaruchBlumberg 2002 Robert St.John Ariel Sharon Avraham Seroussi Prof. MichaelSela Rabbi Dr. AlexandreSafran Bank Quesada Lottie R.Marcus Dr. HowardW. Marcus Benzion Landa Dr. RichardD.Klausner Prof. AlainFinkielkraut Ida Fink Prof. BenoEckmann Prof. AaronJ.Ciechanover Prof. Alexander Levitzki Morris S.Kahn Adv. Yair Green Prof. Yossi Gorny Stephen K.Breslauer Justice AharonBarak André Azoulay Shulamit Aloni 2006 Justice JacobTürkel Ali Salem(inabsentia) Terry Meyerhoff Prof. JehudaReinharz Richard J.PrattAC Morton L.Mandel Claude Lelouch Prof. DanielE.Koshland,Jr. Dr. LeroyE.Hood Ralph I.Goldman Lucien Y. Bronicki Rear Admiral(ret.) Yossi Banai 2005 The Rt.Hon.DavidTrimble Prof. SassonSomekh Lt. Col.(res.)ArnoldSimon Seymour R.Powers Amb. ThomasR.Pickering Edgar M.Bronfman Nina Brink Eliyahu Amir 2004 Rubenstein Dr. SusanJ.Blumenthal

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Maestro Shlomo Mintz Prof. Alice Shalvi H.E. Matthew Gould MBE Herbert A. Thaler Orna Porat Prof. Anita Shapira Prof. Deborah Lipstadt Prof. A. Michael Spence Prof. Dr. Bernhard Vogel Jean-Pierre Raffarin 2004 Henry A. Weiss Haim Yavin Prof. Jesse Roth Moshe Olenik Roy J. Zuckerberg Meir Shalev Dr. Viola Török 2007 Berta Yampolsky Prof. Aharon Appelfeld 2010 Dr. Debrework Zewdie 2005 Prof. Ruth Arnon Rachel Elboim Dror Eliyahu Levant Robert Equey Prof. Peter Fritz Honorary Fellow Menachem Perlmutter Haim Israeli Yekutiel Gershoni 1972 Ada Karmi-Melamede Gustave S. Levey Prof. Rudolf Bloch 2006 Dr. Marie-Claire King Maj. Gen. (res.) Amram The Dalai Lama of Tibet Galia Maor Mitzna 1974 Kai-Uwe Ricke Channa Marron H.E. Miguel Ángel Prof. Ernst David Prof. Michael I. Posner Moratinos Bergmann 2007 Marc Rich Toby Mower Frederick Durrenmatt Shmuel M. Rifman Leanor Segal Abraham Ben David Prof. Hermona Soreq Ohayon 1980 2008 Eliora Ron Erik Blumenfeld, MdB Brig. Gen. (res.) Yaakov 2008 Eric F. Ross Terner Prof. Yehuda Bauer Dr. Martine Rothblatt 1982 MK Prof. Avishay H.E. Simone Veil Col. J.R. Elyachar 2009 Braverman A.B. Yehoshua Dr. Yoram Singer Prof. Claude Cohen- 1988 Tannoudji 2011 Sueng Yune Yoo 2010 Justice Dalia Dorner Azaria Alon Yehudit Mayer Stanley D. Ginsburg Raya Strauss Bendror Honorary Dr. Ágnes Heller Prof. France A. Córdova Research Fellow 2011 Prof. Amos Oz Bob Geldof KBE 1978 Nissim Alcheh Tzipi Pines Proshan Sir Martin Gilbert Giuseppe Saverino Baron David René James Yehudit Hendel 2012 de Rothschild Rivka Michaeli Ben-Gurion Dr. Orna Berry Carol Saal Prof. Donna E. Shalala Negev Award Rubin Salant Karen Tal 1995 Ben-Gurion Prof. Michal Schwartz Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen Prof. Dr. Rita Suessmuth Leadership Award Prof. Daniel Weihs 2012 2009 2001 André Deloro Dr. Mohammed Al-Hadid 2012 Amb. Martin S. Indyk Rene Obermann Gila Almagor Prof. Yakir Aharonov Prof. Hanoch Gutfreund Adina Bar Shalom 2003 Dani Karavan Justice Dorit Beinisch Prof. Erich Hecker Amb. Ronald S. Lauder Prof. Howard (Haim) Cedar Dr. Chaim Huber Rina Schenfeld The Baroness Deech DBE Sara Tadmor

Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 Prof. Avishay Goldberg,Deputy- Prof. SteveRosen,Deputy-Rector Prof. AmosDrory, Vice-President David Bareket,Vice-President and Prof. MotiHerskowitz,Vice- Prof. ZviHaCohen,Rector Prof. RivkaCarmi,President Ex-Officio Members Aharon Yadlin, Israel Dvora Tomer, Israel Executive Committee Vice-Chairpersons ofthe Adv. Yair Green,Israel Executive Committee Chairman ofthe Suzanne Zlotowski,Switzerland Carol Saal,UnitedStates Ellen Marcus,UnitedStates Bertram Lubner, SouthAfrica Lloyd Goldman,UnitedStates Dame Vivien Duffield,United Dr. Heinz-HorstDeichmann, Sir RonaldCohen,UnitedKingdom Stephen Breslauer, UnitedStates Vice-Chairpersons Roy J.Zuckerberg,UnitedStates Lord Weidenfeld ofChelsea, Robert H.Arnow, UnitedStates Chairmen Emeriti Alexander M.Goren,UnitedStates Chairman GOVERNORS BOARD OF Rector for ExternalAffairs Director-General President andDeanforR&D Kingdom Germany United Kingdom Yehoshua Zimra,Israel Prof. ChaimDoron,Israel Founding Members Prof. DavidWolf, Israel Prof. JimmyWeinblatt, Israel Prof. Avraham Tamir, Israel Caroline Simon,Israel Dr. EricSamson,SouthAfrica Chief RabbiLordJonathanSacks, President ShimonPeres,Israel Maj. Gen.(res.)ShlomoGazit,Israel Nissim Gaon,Switzerland Prof. NachumFinger, Israel Prof. ChaimElata,Israel M.K. Prof.Avishay Braverman, Prof. DovBahat,Israel Honorary Members Prof. MiriamAmit,Dean,Eilat Prof. PedroBerliner, Director, Prof. MichalShapira,Dean, Prof. OdedLowengart,Dean, Prof. GabrielSchreiber, Dean, Prof. ShlomiDolev, Dean,Faculty Prof. DavidNewman,Dean, Prof. JosephKost,Dean,Facultyof United Kingdom Israel Campus Desert Research Jacob BlausteinInstitutesfor Graduate Studies Kreitman SchoolofAdvanced Business andManagement Guilford GlazerFacultyof Faculty ofHealthSciences of NaturalSciences Humanities andSocialSciences Pinchas SapirFacultyof Engineering Sciences Dr. EstherLuzzatto Justice JacobTürkel,Israel Yitzhak Taub, Israel Shay Talmon, Israel Ido Ruzolio Israella Oron Shmulik Rifman Moshe Olenik,Israel Benjamin Machnes,Israel Asher Heled,Israel Moshe Haba,Israel Elie Elalouf,Israel Micha Dapht,Israel Dr. Younis Abu-Rabia,Israel to theExecutiveCommittee Public Representatives Jacob Ben-Ezry, Israel Uri BenNun,Israel Maj. Gen.(res.)Avihu Ben-Nun, Prof. JohnBeck,UnitedStates Prof. HaroldBaum,United Avner Azulay, Israel Danna Azrieli,Israel Prof. HaimAviv, Israel Meir Avital, Israel Amb. ColetteAvital, Israel David Asch,Canada Prof. SamuelAroni,UnitedStates Moshe Arkin,Israel Amb. ShimshonArad,Israel Dr. MichaAngel,Israel Adiel Amorai,Israel Giora Amir, Israel Eliyahu Amir, Israel Zvi Alon,UnitedStates Yehiel Admoni,Israel Nachum Admoni,Israel Brig. Gen.UdiAdam,Israel Alfredo AcharTussie, Mexico Members Israel Kingdom

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Fast Forward to the Future President‘s Report 2013 Lic. OsvaldoSchvartzer, Argentina Zeev Schoenberg,Israel Ernest Scheller, UnitedStates Peter Schechter, UnitedStates Jane KriegerSchapiro,United Maj. Gen.(res.)Dr. Yom-Tov Samia, Rubin Salant,UnitedStates Arnold L.Sabin,UnitedStates Harry Saal,UnitedStates Avi Ruimi,Israel Maj. Gen.(res.)DannyRothschild, Lyon Roth,UnitedStates Amb. Dr. MeirRosenne,Israel Haim Rosen,Israel Barrie D.Rose,Canada Jacob Rovner, Israel Shmuel Rifman,Israel Irith Rappaport,Israel Prof. Yves Quéré,France Dan Propper, Israel Prof. SamuelPohoryles,Israel Judge Yehoshua Pilpel,Israel Prof.Yitzhak Peterburg,Israel Nitza DroriPeremen,Israel Daniel Peremen,Israel Amb. Aviezer Pazner, Israel Michael Pappe,Israel Martin PaisnerOBE,United Judith Paisner, UnitedKingdom Harold Paisner, UnitedKingdom Suzanne Oshry, UnitedStates Yoram Oron,Israel Abraham B.D.Ohayon,Switzerland Leora Ofer, Israel Annette Oelbaum,Canada Meir Nissensohn,Israel Klaus Netter, Switzerland Prof. PhilipNeedleman,United States Israel Israel Kingdom States Aileen Whitman,UnitedStates Elsa Weinberg, Switzerland Alan Warshawsky, Israel Zwi Waldman, Israel Zehava Vered, Israel Benny Vaknin, Israel Andrey Uzan,Israel Kenneth L.Tucker, UnitedStates MK Yoash Tsiddon (Chatto),Israel Yaakov Terner, Israel Ariela Terner, Israel Ruth Tekoah, Israel Yitzhak Taub, Israel Joey Tanenbaum, Canada Omri Talmon, Israel Irona Taic, Israel Dov Tadmor, Israel Eytan M.Stibbe,Israel Prof. Dr. HeinrichStrotmann, Prof. DanielSternheimer, France Michael Sonnenfeld,UnitedStates Amb. Dr. OvadiaSoffer, Israel Harriet Soffa,UnitedStates Dr. JoelSinnreich,Switzerland Frederick Siegmund,UnitedStates Murray H.Shusterman,United Dr. ZviShtauber, Israel Amb. ZalmanShoval,Israel Jacob Shochat,UnitedStates Dan Sheinman,Israel Dr. Yaacov Sheinin,Israel Eli Shefler, Israel Prof. DanShechtman,Israel Dr. NitzaShapira-Libai,Israel Col. (res.)GideonShani,Israel Yair Shamir, Israel Moshe Shalit,Israel Ofer Sela,Israel Shlomo Segev, Israel Leanor Segal,Canada Gaby Sebbag,Israel Germany States Zvi Zurr, Israel Adelene Zlotowski,Israel Rubin Zimmerman,Israel Dr. MinaZemach,Israel Mayer ZagaGalante,Mexico Shlomo G.Yonas, Israel Meir Yitzhak-Halevy, Israel Zvi Yemini, Israel Estelle Yach, SouthAfrica Prof. MenahemYaari, Israel Michael S.Wynston,Canada Michael L.Wyler, TheNetherlands Gérard Worms, France Martin Wolf OBE,UnitedKingdom Dr. ThomasE.J.deWitt,United Prof. MeirWilchek,Israel Dalit Solomon-Kfir Committee Secretary totheExecutive Anne Berkeley Board ofGovernors Liaison Officertothe Anat Ziskind Nati Hasson Nir Elimelech Avi Benalal Representatives oftheStudents Prof. BorisZaltzman Prof. ArieReichel Prof. RenéePoznanski Prof. JosephPliskin Prof. Avishai Henik Prof. JacobGopas Prof. RonFulman Prof. Gerald.J.Blidstein Prof. (Emeritus)AmnonAharony Representatives oftheSenate States

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