Awards Ceremony

2009 Franklin Institute Awards Ceremony and Dinner
Thursday, April 23, 2009
5:45pm to 10:00pm

Co-Chairs
Toni Garrison
John G. Drosdick

Vice Chair
Sandra Baldino

Schedule of Events:
5:45pm
Cocktail Reception, Bartol Atrium

7:00pm
Awards Ceremony, Benjamin Franklin National Memorial
Hosted by NBC News' Chief Science and Health Correspondent Robert Bazell

8:00pm
Dinner, Museum Galleries

9:15pm
Dessert Reception, Bartol Atrium

As one of the oldest and most prestigious comprehensive science and technology awards programs in the world, The Franklin Institute Awards Program has honored thousands of scientists, engineers, inventors and entrepreneurs since its inception in 1824. Previous Franklin Institute Laureates include luminaries such as Marie and Pierre Curie, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Enrico Fermi, Jane Goodall, Stephen Hawking, Benoit Mandelbrot, Gordon Moore, Steven Squyres, and Frank Lloyd Wright. The 2009 program includes the Benjamin Franklin Medals in six fields of science and engineering, supported by 20 endowed funds, and The Bower Awards for Achievement in Science and Business Leadership, made possible by a bequest by the late Philadelphia chemical manufacturer Henry Bower. The Bower Award for Achievement in Science includes a $250,000 prize, one of the most significant prizes in America.

The Franklin Institute Awards Program is a fundamental part of the Institute's mission to inspire a passion for learning about science and technology. By celebrating outstanding achievements, the Awards Program highlights the remarkable promise of science and technology. Moreover, every dollar raised through the Awards Ceremony and Dinner underwrites the Institute's efforts to make science and technology accessible and fun.

Please visit www.fi.edu/franklinawards to learn about this year's Laureates.

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