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NEW YORK, June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New York Blood Center (NYBC) announced today that Laurie H. Glimcher, MD, Dean of Weill Cornell Medical College, has been elected to the Board of Trustees. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130613/DC32105 ) Dr. Glimcher is the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, where she is also Professor of Medicine. In addition, she is Provost for Medical Affairs of Cornell University. Previous...
NEW YORK, June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New York Blood Center (NYBC) announced today that Jennifer Jones Austin, CEO and Executive Director of the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, has been elected to the Board of Trustees. Ms. Jones Austin has 20 years of leadership experience working for the advancement of underserved children, individuals and families. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130613/DC32106 ) Ms. Jones Austin also brings a unique patient...
GATINEAU, QC, June 13, 2013 /CNW/ - The Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation is pleased to welcome Robert C. Wilband of Vancouver, B.C., to its Board of Trustees. Mr. Wilband is a business leader and board director with over 40 years of experience in Canada and internationally, most notably in the technology sector. He retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prologic Corporation, Richmond, B.C., in 1999. At the time of his retirement, the provider of banking...
ZURICH, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Olaf von Maydell has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Jacobs Foundation, effective May 1, 2013. A tax consultant who holds a PhD in agricultural economics, Dr. von Maydell is a partner in the Schomerus & Partner tax consulting firm in Berlin. He served as General Manager of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin from 2006 to 2011, and from 2001 to 2006 he was Head of Finance for Doctors Without...
CHEVY CHASE, Md., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National 4-H Council is pleased to name two new members to its Board of Trustees. UnitedHealthcare Community & State Chief Operating Officer Danna Mezin, and AgFirst Farm Credit Bank (FCB) Chief Executive Officer Tim Amerson were both confirmed to National 4-H Council's Board of Trustees at its most recent meeting on Friday, April 19. "We are thrilled to add these incredible leaders to our Board of Trustees," said...
The Denver Foundation announces the election of five new members to its Board of Trustees. Denver, CO (PRWEB) March 14, 2013 The Denver Foundation announces the election of five new members to its Board of Trustees. They are: Denise Burgess, Burgess Services, Inc. Daniel Escalante, Facilitator/Trainer K.C. Gallagher, The Little Pub Company Denise O’Leary, Private Investor and Corporate Director Stephen Seifert, Newman Center for the Performing Arts Denise Burgess’ experience comes...
First woman chairman in school’s history brings decades of leadership in high tech to continue University’s successful momentum. Hoboken, NJ (PRWEB) March 07, 2013 Virginia P. Ruesterholz, a longtime executive at Verizon and a 1983 graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology, has been elected chairman of the Board of Trustees of her alma mater. Ruesterholz will be the first woman to hold the position of chairman at the 143- year old institution. Her term will begin in May....
NEW YORK, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ford Foundation president Luis A. Ubinas today announced his plan to leave the foundation in September of this year, completing a six-year tenure highlighted by operational achievements, financial acumen, and a commitment to serving the poorest and most marginalized people in the world. Mr. Ubinas discussed his departure plans with the Board of Trustees during its February meeting, and a committee of the board has been established to...
NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The City Council of North Kansas City today called on Michael Montgomery, MD, Chair of the North Kansas City Hospital Board of Trustees, Peggy Schmidt, president and CEO of North Kansas City Hospital, and the other members of the Hospital's Board of Trustees to bring to an immediate end their repeated obstruction (through legal and other means) of the City's attempts to protect the future of the North Kansas City Hospital. It is...
THUWAL, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is pleased to announce that, on February 16, 2013, the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to appoint Jean-Lou Chameau as the next President of KAUST. Dr. Chameau, who has served since 2006 as the President of the California Institute of Technology, will become the second President of KAUST later this year. The Chairman of KAUST's Board of...
