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THE ELLIS ISLAND FAMILY HERITAGE AWARDS
April 17, 2007 marks the Centennial of the busiest day in Ellis Island’s
storied immigrant processing history, when 11,747 newcomers entered America
through that gateway. A usual day saw some 5,000 immigrants processed.
In celebration of this historic day The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island
Foundation presented its
6th Annual Ellis Island Family Heritage Awards at 11 A.M. in the Great
Hall at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum. The awards celebrate the Golden
Door to America for the 17 million immigrants who came to this country through
the Port of New York and Ellis Island. Forty percent of Americans today can
trace their roots to an ancestor who was among those brave and determined
individuals. In addition, the Peopling of America Award is given to an
immigrant who came after the Ellis Era or through another port of entry.
Annually, the Foundation honors a select number of these immigrants or their
descendants who have made a major contribution to the American experience. By
presenting a copy of the original ship's passenger manifest documenting their
or their ancestors' arrival, we reflect on their journey, their courage and
determination, and honor the unique contribution they have made to this "Nation
of Immigrants."
Each year, honorees are selected through a process that is guided by an Awards
Committee of the Foundation’s Board of Directors.
The 2007 Ellis Island Family Heritage Awards Honorees:
SPORTS
Mike Krzyzewski — Recently appointed United States
National Basketball Head Coach for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he is a Hall of
Famer who is known by fans worldwide as "Coach K" of the three-time National
Champion Duke University Blue Devils. The winningest coach in NCAA Tournament
history, Coach K is a man who sets the bar high as a humanitarian of sport and
an ambassador of education. His players regard him as a father figure, and his
coaching staff and close friends consider him the ideal mentor. Coach K's
Polish grandfather arrived in America by way of Ellis Island in 1906.
BUSINESS
John J. Mack — Mr. Mack was elected Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Stanley in June 2005, having spent nearly
30 years at the firm in various positions. Previously, he served as Chairman of
Pequot Capital Management, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Group
and Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse First Boston. He is a graduate of
Duke University, where he is a member of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Mack is
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of New York-Presbyterian Hospital (The
University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell), and serves as a Trustee of the
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. His Lebanese father and grandfather both
immigrated to the U.S., the latter passing through Ellis Island in 1903.
PUBLIC SERVICE
William D. Novelli — A recognized leader in the
international practice of social marketing, Bill Novelli is CEO of AARP, a
membership organization of 38 million people age 50 and older. Co-Founder and
President of Porter Novelli, one of the world's largest marketing/public
relations agencies, Mr. Novelli departed after nearly two decades in 1990 to
pursue a second career in public service. He was President of the Campaign for
Tobacco-Free Kids — he remains chairman of the board — and served
as Executive Vice President of CARE, the world's largest private relief and
development organization. He has written extensively on marketing management,
communications and social marketing and is the author of 50+:Igniting a
Revolution to Reinvent America. Mr. Novelli's grandfather arrived at
Ellis Island from Italy in 1897.
PEOPLING OF AMERICA AWARD
This award honors an immigrant who does not trace roots to Ellis Island but
arrived at another time and/or through another port of entry. The 2007 award
honors Josie Natori — Born in the Philippines, Josie Natori left
Manila in 1964 to study economics at Manhattanville College. After graduating,
she rose rapidly to become the first female vice president of investment
banking at Merrill Lynch. But in 1976, Natori left banking and entered the
field of fashion, ultimately reconfiguring the lingerie industry as CEO of
Natori Company. She sits on many corporate and non-profit boards and devotes
significant amounts of time to charitable efforts on behalf of women and
fashion both in the U.S. and in the Philippines.
Photos from the Ellis Island Heritage Awards
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