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2006 Benefit Gala and Opening Ceremony – The Kyoto Prize: Celebrating Outstanding Human Achievement  The betterment of society set the tone for the Third Annual Gala The Kyoto Prize: Celebrating Outstanding Human Achievement, as the 2005 Kyoto Prize Laureates were honored amid an audience of dignitaries, community leaders and academia. The benefit gala served as the opening ceremony for the Fifth Annual Kyoto Laureate Symposium, and assisted in funding the Kyoto Scholarships, which are available to San Diego and Tijuana-area high school students, administered through The San Diego Foundation. Six Kyoto Scholarship recipients were recognized at the gala — three from San Diego and three from Tijuana — reflecting the three annual Kyoto Prize categories of Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences, and Arts and Philosophy. Dr. Irwin Jacobs, chairman of QUALCOMM, served as the gala's honorary chair; co-chairs included Malin Burnham of the Burnham Companies and Tom Fat of Fat City, Inc. |
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