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EVENT: A gala celebration to mark Thomas Jefferson University Hospital’s 126 years of service to the Greater Philadelphia community. 

DATE:

Monday, November 8

TIME: 

6:15 to 9:30 p.m.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Awards presented to:

• Orthopaedic Surgeon Richard Rothman, M.D., Ph.D. (Achievement Award in Medicine)
• Vickie and Jack Farber (Award of Merit)

PLACE: 

Philadelphia Marriott Downtown Hotel
Grand Ballroom 
1201 Market Street, Philadelphia

Pictured from left, honorees Jack and Vickie Farber acknowledge the applause of  guests at the gala for Thomas Jefferson University Hospital’s 126th anniversary celebration at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown Hotel. The Farbers, in recognition of their service to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and the greater Philadelphia community, received the hospital’s Award of Merit at the event.

BACKGROUND: Richard Rothman, M.D., Ph.D., is director of the Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and James Edwards Professor and chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University .

The Award of Merit, being presented to Vickie and Jack Farber, recognizes accomplished Philadelphians who have enhanced the medical experience through leadership, contribution and innovation.

In December 2001, the Farber Family Foundation, Inc., announced a gift of $10 million to Thomas Jefferson University to establish the Farber Institute for Neurosciences, one of the largest gifts the university has ever received. The Farber Institute for Neurosciences is a multidisciplinary center focusing its efforts on basic and clinical research in Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurodegenerative disorders. 

Jack Farber, president of the Farber Family Foundation, Inc., and Chairman of the Board of CSS Industries Inc., of Philadelphia, and his wife Vickie have been touched personally by neurodegenerative diseases. Mrs. Farber's father died from ALS; her mother died with Alzheimer's disease. 

The Achievement Award in Medicine, being presented to Richard Rothman, M.D., Ph.D., was created to honor an individual who has attained excellence in their profession and who has actively contributed to the growth and development of their field.

For more than a quarter of a century, Dr. Rothman has dedicated his career toward research, teaching and surgery. The Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital provides world-class expertise in virtually every orthopaedic procedure. The staff of the Rothman Institute includes some of the world’s finest orthopaedic specialists.

One hundred twenty-sixth anniversary dinner honorary chair is Mrs. Walter H. Annenberg. The dinner co-chairs are: Barbara and Dr. Todd Albert, Ira Brind and Suzanne and Jim Ksansnak.