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Kyoto Laureate Symposium Benefit Gala 2009
The Kyoto Prize: Celebrating Outstanding Human Achievement

The Eighth Kyoto Laureate Symposium will take place in San Diego, California, U.S.A., March 18-20, 2009, with events at San Diego State University; University of California, San Diego; and University of San Diego. During a special Opening Ceremony and Benefit Gala on the evening of March 18, the Kyoto Symposium Organization will announce the recipients of the 2009-2010 Kyoto Scholarships-awarded to three students from San Diego County and three from greater Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. These Kyoto Scholarship recipients will be given the special privilege of meeting the 2008 Kyoto Prize Laureates in person, and each will receive a college scholarship valued at up to $10,000 for the 2009-2010 academic year.


Honorary Gala Chair: Dr. Irwin Jacobs, QUALCOMM


Gala Co-chairs:

Robert Horsman
President & CEO
San Diego National Bank
Masaaki Tanaka
President & CEO
Union Bank of California
Dana Gibson, Ph.D.
President
National University

2009 Gala Sponsors


Title Sponsors

Union Bank of California National University Qualcomm
 

Platinum Sponsor(s)

   
 

Gold Sponsors

Kyocera Point Loma Nazarene University County Grant by Supervisor Pam Slater-Price
 

Emerald Sponsor(s)

COX
 

Ruby Sponsors

AT&T Bank of America Larrabee, Mehlman, Albi and Coker, LLP
ONA    
 

Contributing Sponsors

AeroMexico San Diego County Supervisor Ron Roberts
 

Media Sponsor(s)

San Diego Business Journal KUSI News San Diego XEWT Channel 12
17 Contigo Telemudo T33 Univision Telemundo Telefutura

2009 Host Committee

Bob Adkins
Ventana National Bank of California.

Mark J. Adler, M.D.
San Diego Cancer Research Institute

Patricia Alvarez
XEWT12-Televisa

Sean Barr
Consulate of Canada

David Bejarano
Presidential Security Services

Rick Bergstrom
Morrison & Foerster, LLP

Kaneko O. Bishop
San Diego-Yokohama Sister City Society

Rick Bregman
Bank of America

Robert Brower, Ph.D.
Point Loma Nazarene University

Julia R. Brown
Julia Richardson Brown Foundation

Malin Burnham
Cushman-Wakefield of San Diego

Reo Carr
San Diego Business Journal

Chancellor Constance Carroll
San Diego Community College District

Marsha Chandler
The Salk Institute

Derry Connolly
John Paul the Great Catholic University

Geoffrey Cox, Ph.D.
Alliant International University

Chairman Greg Cox
San Diego County Board of Supervisors

Ignacio De La Torre
AT&T

Monsignor Daniel J. Dillabough
USD Mission and Ministry

Luis Eternod
San Diego District Export Council

Sharmane Estolano
California Bank and Trust

Jim Fitzpatrick
San Diego Magazine

Marye Anne Fox, Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego

Joy Frieman
La Jolla Music Society

Kenji Funahashi
Japan Society of San Diego and Tijuana

Councilmember Donna Frye
City of San Diego

Michael Hager, Ph.D.
San Diego Natural History Museum

Karen S. Haynes, Ph.D.
California State University, San Marcos

Eric Hornsten
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Assemblywoman Shirley Horton
California State Assembly

Richard A. Hougthen, Ph.D
Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies

Patricia Hsieh, Ed.D.
San Diego Miramar College

Margaret Iwanaga-Penrose
Union of Pan Asian Communities

Michael Inoue, Ph.D.
Honorary Consul General of Japan in San Diego

Linda Keller
Willis HRH

Azim Khamisa
Tariq Khamisa Foundation

Jessie J. Knight, Jr.
Sempra Energy

Rodney Lanthorne
Kyocera International, Inc.

Mary E. Lyons, Ph.D.
University of San Diego

Carlos D. Malamud
I.C. Malamud & Sons

John Malashock
Malashock Dance

Dan McAllister
San Diego County Treasurer/Tax Collector

Julie Meier-Wright
San Diego Regional Economic
Development Corporation

Edward J. G. Mracek
Willis Allen Real Estate

Robert G. Nadalin
The Law Offices of Robert Nadalin


As of 10.16.08

Katherine Nakamura
San Diego Unified School District
Board of Education, Trustee

Bob Noble
Envision Solar International, Inc.

Dennis Otsuji
ONA, Inc.

Joanne M. Pastula
Junior Achievement of San Diego
and Imperial Counties, Inc.

John G. Rebelo, Jr.
U.S. Bank

John C. Reed
Burnham Institute for Medical Research

Supervisor Ron Roberts
San Diego County Board of Supervisors

Duane J. Roth
Connect

Mayor Jerry Sanders
City of San Diego

Jan E. Schnitzer, M.D.
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

Rob Sidner
Mingei International Museum

Supervisor Pam Slater-Price
San Diego County Board of Supervisors

Carmen Spurling
Consultant

Tom Sudberry
Sudberry Properties

Deborah Szekely
Rancho La Puerta

Wendy Urushima-Simmons
Center for Community Solutions

Diana Vellos Coker
Larrabee, Mehlman, Albi & Coker LLP

Daniel Vicario, M.D.
San Diego Cancer Research Institute

Ray Warren
San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina

Stephen L. Weber
San Diego State University

Alan Ziter
NTC Foundation

Inamori Foundation KYOTO Prizes