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GIA President William E. Boyajian and representatives from Institute Development recognized members of the gem and jewelry industry and others, for their non-cash donations to the Institute in 2004 during the Industry Awards Presentation. Below is a list of award recipients and their respective gifts.
Cumulative In-Kind Gifts Valued from $10,000-$100,000
Bill Atkinson
A collection of 30 macro photographs of various gem materials to the GIA Museum for display.
George Brooks
“Saturn,” a unique pendant of 18K gold with a 9.5 mm black cultured pearl and two diamonds.
Helen Buchanan Davis
An extensive mineral collection, including spodumene, aquamarine and others, for education and display.
Teresa A. DeCrescenzo
A fine-quality 6.57 ct. cabochon natural star ruby to the GIA Museum.
Lance Davidson, Inc.
A collection of colored gemstones, including Burmese and Ceylon blue sapphires, and alexandrite from India, to the GIA Collection and Education.
Mark and Debbie Ebert
A wide variety of colored gemstones, including tourmalines, sapphires, diamonds and others, for the Education department.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Flude, III
An assortment of blue and fancy color sapphires totaling 95.88 cts. for the Education department.
John and Patricia Fuhrbach
A suite of rough and cut peridot from many unusual localities. One specimen, described as a peridot “bomb” from Kilbourne Hole, New Mexico, was ejected as molten rock from a volcanic eruption. It’s surfaced solidified as basalt, which insulated the interior and allowed olivine crystals to form.
Eric and Debra Grossbardt
A suite of fine inlay jewelry containing onyx, lapis, coral, malachite, sugilite and diamonds, for display as part of the GIA Signature Collection.
James Hung, MD
A wide variety of cabochon cut gemstones for education.
Dong Keuk Kim
A collection of fancy cut cubic zirconia for use at the Hong Kong education facility.
Stephen A. Lentz
Two gem-quality blue sapphires to be included in the GIA Collection.
Mouawad
Replicas of the Victoria Secret “Very Sexy” and “Star of Victoria” Fantasy bras in sterling silver and synthetic gemstones for display as part of the GIA Collection.
Bernd Munsteiner
A 5,212.5 ct fantasy cut smoky quartz sculpture and his book, Bernd Munsteiner Reflexionen in Stein.
Pearl Exporting Co.
Suites of matching strands and loose Japanese Akoya keshi pearls for all GIA teaching facilities and the permanent Collection.
Dr. Frederick H. Pough
An assortment of gem material for education and literary items for the Richard T. Liddicoat Gemological Library and Information Center.
R. Ed Romack and Dallas R. Hales
A 21,290 ct. faceted rock crystal quartz for display in the GIA Museum. It is the largest loose gemstone in the collection.
Harold and Linda Roper
A pair of rough ruby crystals demonstrating good crystal structure, weighing 3,032 cts. and 2,850 cts., for the GIA Collection.
SAFDICO USA, Inc.
A set of four fine-quality fancy color yellow diamonds to be used for education in New York.
Mrs. John Sinkankas
A total of 680 books on geosciences, including gems, minerals and geology, to the Richard T. Liddicoat Gemological Library and Information Center. The materials were part of John Sinkankas’ private collection.
Derk Strikwerda
A large assortment of colored gemstones, including sapphire, peridot, spinel and others, to be used for education.
Richard and Martin Vainer
An unusual collection of fancy color rough and partially worked diamonds totaling 336.20 cts., to be used for research and education. These stones were gifted to commemorate Milos Vainer’s 80th birthday and his many contributions to the diamond industry.
Bradley D. Weber
“Neptune’s Birth,” an AGTA Spectrum Award-winning ring fashioned from natural conch shell. It incorporates pave-set, light pink diamonds and Akoya pearls set in platinum and 18K gold.
Pamela and William White
A collection of nine beryl gemstones that demonstrate the wide variety of colors in this species, ranging from 9.69-to-42.68 cts, to the GIA Museum.
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