Rickel Foundation founder Dr. Annette Rickel, hosts Harry Kamen and Barbara
Kamen.
Philanthropist,
founder, and president, Dr. Annette Urso Rickel hosted
the first annual Rickel Foundation Scholarship Recipients
Hamptons Event at the home of Barbara and Harry
Kamen in Wainscott, New York on Saturday, June 21. The event
honored the scholarship recipients who have made a commitment to
fill the critical need for math and science teachers in our classrooms.
The evening’s co-chairs were Debra Halpert and Roberta
Wallach. Event Committee members included: Christina
Lang Assael, HenryBuhl, Adele
Finally, Peter Frelinghuysen, Dr.
Charlie Gould, and Dr. RalphLopez.
Cocktails & hors d’oeuvres were served on the patio while
guests were entertained by classical pianist, Noby Ishida.
Guests included: Scholarship recipients Cam Hawkins, Fatima
Flores, Samantha Aiello; Barbara and Harry Kamen,
Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson Wallach, Roberta Wallach, Katherine Wallach,
Debra Halpert, Christina Lang Assael, Ginger and Matthew
Dontzin, Linda and Peter Hoffman, Dr. and Mrs.
Ralph Lopez, Adele Finally and Dr. Charlie Gould,Bob
Marcus and Audrey Flack, Tony and Edna
Cowen, John D’Orazio, Helen Rosenthal and Carmine
Marino.
The U.S. is facing a critical shortage of math and science teachers.
Our economic future depends on having citizens highly trained in
math and science and the technology that is based on these subjects.
Well prepared and dedicated teachers of math and science are the
key to reversing this trend. Encouraging motivated college applicants
to become public school math and science teachers is an important
step. In addition, it is imperative to support students of color
to enter the teaching profession because currently they represent
only 13% of teachers in the public school system. It is estimated
that by the year 2015 more than 40% of the student population will
be of color. Through scholarships and other means the Foundation
is committed to increasing the ranks of math and science teachers
in chronically short supply across the New York metropolitan area.
Scholarship recipients Cam Hawkins, Fatima Flores, Dr. Rickel, Samantha Aiello, Edward Thomas.
Roberta Wallach, Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson Wallach, Katherine Wallach.
