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November 11, 2003. - Waldorf Astoria, NYC

AMERICAN HUNGARIAN FOUNDATION

GEORGE WASHINGTON AWARDS

Laureates 2003
Laszlo Ispanky, Dr. Adam Makkai, Dr. Thomas S. Szasz

AWARDS CEREMONY

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Photos: Gabriella Gyõrffy

Welcoming remarks by Dr. Zsolt Harsanyi,
Co-Chairman Awards Dinner Committee
and Chairman of the Board, American Hungarian Foundation

Standing salute to Prof. August J. Molnar,
President of the American Hungarian Foundation

Invocation: Rev. Barnabas Roczey,
Dean, Hungarian Reformed Church in America

Greetings by
H.E. Dr. András Simonyi, Ambassador, Republic of Hungary,
Honorary Co-Chairperson, Awards Dinner Committee

Dr. András Simonyi

Mrs. Simonyi

Robert E. Fuisz, M.D., Master of Ceremonies,
George Washington Laureate, 1986

Approaching the Fiftieth Year of the Foundation:
Prof. August J. Molnar, President, American Hungarian Foundation

Tribute honoring Laszlo Ispanky by Patricia L. Fazekas,
Museum Curator, American Hungarian Foundation

Prof. August J. Molnar, Patricia L. Fazekas and Laszlo Ispanky
George Washington Laureate, 2003

Laszlo Ispanky

Master sculptor and painter, creator of figurines for Lenox, Boehm and Goebel, also created for his own porcelan company

Tribute honoring Dr. Adam Makkai by Laszlo Papp,
architect, co-chairperson, Awards Dinner Committee,
George Washington Laurate 1998

Laszlo Papp and Dr. Adam Makkai,
George Washington Laureate, 2003

Dr. Adam Makkai

Professor of linguistics, University of Illinois, Chicago,
editor "In Quest of the 'Miracle Stag'" the poetry of Hungary from the 13th century to the present

Dr. Zsolt Harsanyi, Robert E. Fuisz, M.D. and Prof. August J. Molnar

Tribute honoring Dr. Thomas S. Szasz by Dr. Jeffrey A. Schaler,
Department of Justice, Law and Society American University,
School of Public Affairs, co-chairperson, Awards Dinner Committee

Dr. Thomas S. Szasz

Professor of psychiatry emeritus, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, author of "The Myth of Mental Illness" and some 25 books

Dr. Thomas S. Szasz, George Washington Laureate, 2003

H.E. Dr. András Simonyi, Republic of Hungary,
Dr. Thomas S. Szasz, Laszlo Ispanky,
Dr. Adam Makkai, George Washington Laureates, 2003
and Prof. August J. Molnar

Maria Oldal, Pierpont Morgan Library,
Mariann Olah, The City College of New York
and Vivian Soren, Director, MHN

Dr. Thomas S. Szasz with friends from Canada

Music: Zoltan Zorandy Orchestra...
...dance by the guests

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