BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ical@bgc.bard.edu//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.16.12// METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Bard Graduate Center X-WR-CALDESC: X-WR-RELCALID:f X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event_1575@www.bgc.bard.edu DTSTAMP:20260412T134715Z DESCRIPTION:28th Annual Iris Foundation Awards Luncheon Wednesday\, April 2 3\, 202512–2:30 pm ESTCosmopolitan Club122 East 66th Street\, New York Cit yHonoring:Irene Roosevelt Aitken—Outstanding PatronDr. Julius Bryant—Outst anding Lifetime AchievementDr. Meredith Martin—Outstanding Mid-Career Scho larKatherine Purcell—Outstanding DealerThe Iris Foundation Awards were cre ated in 1997 to recognize scholars\, patrons\, and professionals who have made outstanding contributions to the study and appreciation of the decora tive arts and thereby help to sustain the cultural heritage of our world.H ostDr. Susan Weber\, Founder and Director of Bard Graduate CenterEvent Co- ChairsDeborah Miller Zabel – David MannSponsorsJan and Warren Adelson – Ir ene Roosevelt Aitken – Michele Beiny Harkins – The David Berg Foundation – Nancy and Michael Druckman – Elizabeth English – Agnes Gund – Barbara Nes sim and Jules Demchick – Liliane Peck – A. Alfred Taubman Foundation – She lby White – The Hon. Kimba Wood and Frank E. Richardson – Helene David Wei llHost CommitteeEdward Lee Cave – Brandy S. Culp\, MA ’04 – Christian Ayne Crouch – Hélène David-Weill – Gus N. Davis – Benoist Drut – Helen W. Dr utt English – Marilyn Friedland – Cristina Grajales – Carol Grossman – An a Horta Osório – Holly Hotchner – Fernanda Kellogg – Wolfram Koeppe – Sar ah E. Lawrence – Arnold L. Lehman – Martin P. Levy – Caryl McFarlane – Ger aldine Fabrikant Metz – Philippe de Montebello – Steven Nelson – Jennifer Olshin\, MA ’98 – Janet Ozarchuk – Lisa Beth Podos – Ann Pyne\, MA ’06 – L inda Roth – Sir Paul Ruddock – Emma Scully\, MA ’14 – Gregory Soros – Char lotte Vignon – Philip L. Yang Jr. – Barbara and Benjamin ZuckerProceeds fr om the Iris Foundation Awards Luncheon benefit the Bard Graduate Center Sc holarship Fund.For further event information\, please contact Molly Fagan at molly.fagan@bgc.bard.edu. If you’re unable to attend\, please consider a donation to support scholarships.[grid] 2025 Iris Award Honoreeshttps:// www.bgc.bard.edu/people/504/irene-roosevelt-aikenhttps://www.bgc.bard.edu/ people/505/dr-julius-bryanthttps://www.bgc.bard.edu/people/506/dr-meredith -martinhttps://www.bgc.bard.edu/people/503/katherine-purcell DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T143000 SUMMARY:Bard Graduate Center: 28th Annual Iris Foundation Awards END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR