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
Photos: Gabriella Győrffy

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
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Mrs. Simonyi
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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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