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2002 GIA League of Honor Inductees
Back row, left to right: Peter K. Gross, ABN AMRO Bank; Ralph Destino, Cartier, Inc.; Matt Stuller, Stuller, Inc.; Martin Klein, Julius Klein Diamonds Inc. Front row, left to right: Dr. Andrea Turcato, Vicenza Trade Fair; Dr. Giovanni Lasagna, Vicenza Trade Fair; Hedda T. Schupak, the JCK Shows and JCK Magazine; Norbert Steinmetz, E. Schreiber Inc.; Lee Michael Berg, Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry. Photo by Dominick Fiorille. © GIA 2002.
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GIA recognized and honored 10 individuals in front of their peers at the 2002 League of Honor Founders Dinner, Oct. 21 in New York City.
Dinner Co-Chairs Ed Bridge, president and co-chief executive officer of Ben Bridge Jeweler Inc., and Elliot Tannenbaum, partner of Schachter & Namdar Polishing Works Ltd., were among the first to congratulate the honorees for their vision and foresight in supporting GIA's Endowment Campaign.
The honorees, Richard T. Liddicoat (in memoriam), Matt Stuller, Hedda T. Schupak, Dr. Giovanni Lasagna, Dr. Andrea Turcato, Peter K. Gross, Martin Klein, Norbert Steinmetz, Ralph Destino and Lee Michael Berg, all contributed $100,000 or more on behalf of themselves or their organization to further GIA's critical programs and services. For their support, each received the coveted League of Honor medallion at the dinner among hundreds of their peers and industry leaders.
Richard T. Liddicoat, who passed away in July, was remembered and honored for his contributions to the entire industry at the dinner. All proceeds from the dinner will benefit the Richard T. Liddicoat Memorial Fund, which as part of GIA's Endowment Fund, will assist the Institute in carrying on Liddicoat's vision and life's work on behalf of the industry.
“The GIA Endowment will create a solid financial foundation that will secure and support GIA and enable it to grow for years to come,” said GIA President William E. Boyajian, G.G. “The industry has helped us in the past and now we're off to a good start to continue building for the future. I challenge everyone to join those of us who have contributed to the Endowment Fund. It's crucial in our efforts to safeguard the public's confidence in our precious products and our wonderful industry.”
The campaign to grow the Endowment Fund, a permanent fund that is invested to grow and whose interest will sustain GIA long into the future, was officially launched at the dinner.
To learn more about the GIA Endowment Fund or the Richard T. Liddicoat Memorial Fund, see the latest issue of the Fall 2002 The Loupe: GIA World News. The issue also includes a special, keepsake supplement that honors and remembers the late Mr. Liddicoat.
To subscribe to The Loupe: GIA World News, a free, quarterly publication, contact Mark Saffell at (760) 603-4140 or E-mail msaffell@gia.edu.
2002 League of Honor Inductees
Richard T. Liddicoat, former GIA Chairman of the Board (In Memoriam)
Matt Stuller, Stuller, Inc.
Hedda T. Schupak, The JCK Shows and JCK Magazine
Dr. Giovanni Lasagna, Vicenza Trade Fair
Dr. Andrea Turcato, Vicenza Trade Fair
Peter K. Gross, ABN AMRO Bank
Martin Klein, Julius Klein Diamonds Inc.
Norbert Steinmetz, E. Schreiber Inc.
Ralph Destino, Cartier, Inc.
Lee Michael Berg, Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry
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