Mahatma GandhiHumanitarian Awards

Honoring

IOAN C. BAEZSHIRLEY TEMPLE BLACK

MANIBFIAIDESAIWERNERERHARDDAVIDPACKARD

DAFIYABHAI R. PAfiLRICHARD L. SWIG

Mo d.ay, October 3,7988

Fairnont HotelGrand Ballroom

Program

Master of CenmoniesHugh OBrian

Enteft.innr€ntNancy and Michael Robbint MusicAditi Mondle and Compan, Vocals

Kalpa Mehta Ens€mbte, tndian Folk Dance

Ac&nowledtementrMohan Muiani

PreaentrtionsChan DesaigoudarL€s Hogan, Ph.D.James C. Hormel

Romesh lapra, M.D.Antoinette Maiuiard

Pat MontandonJitu Somaya

Clo8intYogesh K. Candhi,

Gendhi Memorial Intenutional FoundationDon Cotueaux, Gong

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Joan C, BaezOne of hd qendation's most .elebratd musi'al

anjsts. IoariBaez is ale one oi mod€rn hiltory's

m6t v;tant chanpions DI human nghts and 'ivil

libcrties. Aominl94l instaten Island, New Yort,

5heattended hrRh{h@l In Pnlu Allo Califomia'

hhd. ehe rrbi .nountcred the t€'!hin8s ol

Mahatna Candhi TlD$ t€achings shaPed and

.olor.d her sub'.quent 2&tear.ar{r' Hdiirst

.on.err rour, tn lqb2, \rsrtd Soulh'm ('llesc

camDu*! whse the Amm(Jn clvrl tuthts'am_pa'; wa5 beins led by Dr Marhn Luther KinS

i'.-;th whom sh€ m.r.h.d and an8 thc wer'

i<noM.nlhtm, 'w. shall ov{'om€ ln 1a7q

she tounded a nonviolencc.du.ational organla

tion, Hunanitas tnrerational, based in Palo Alto

Cnentlv on tour wth Ann.stv Interationafs

tundraisine.on e.t *ris, len Eacz is still at th'

forcfront ;f political and sial r€Iom molc

mcnts worldwide H.r memo n, And A Void t o SiiS With was Plblishcd this yca' by Summit

Shirley TemPle BlackBom in Santa Moni.a. Califodia, in 1928, Shirlcy

Tcmplc was ador.d by hillions lhn)ughort the

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*us *".n ycds old. as oncol

Holl'rydd's m6t fanous child a'tres*s 5ne

danrd in morc than 50 major rcltesion Produ'_irons and , vcr'{r ma)i q m"lr"n P''trr€s winninx

a'Nial G.ar In lal5 Whtn sh" mamd ChaF

lcs 81..k and r.tircd frcm thc ent'rlainmcnt

businr$, $h. launch.d hct sond .ans ns a U 5

diDlomat. Sin.. r 969, with hcr tist aPPo'nh'nr

r'thcU S t!|lsatth'th.Unrt(d Niddn' 5h(has

{r!Ld In numrtuur Srart Po5rtitrnt includ'nA

Amba5*dUt ro Chana ind Chiuf uf ft'rltrrl

Mrs. Black h.s rePrentcd tho Unitrd Slat'$ at

soN of intcmational confcrers cnvtronmcntal qualily Ahkan rc'uARt an'l

hdman hcalth H.rcurrnt Philanrhh'Ptr acl'vF

ti.s includ€ Board ncmbctshiPs wnh numdous

ldiland resronal ho.pilals thr Nahonal Wrldhl' q\w{dh'tn dnd lh lnl'mJh"nal F{'d' rd

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Manibhai B. Desai, Ph.D.Bom in 1920 to a faming family in a village ofGui@t,6e of lndiat wetemost stat6, Ma-nibhai Desi Srew to adole*s.e durinS India'spolitiol renaissno mdq the leader6hip of Ma-hatma Gandhi. D€si i€fi olleg€ to work wilhCandhi duinA the "Quit India" €ampaign, andwas arcted in 1943. He spent hG pti$n temstudlng varioE $h@l! of political tholght, and.oncluded that the Candhian apPl@ch was best.Upon his r.l.a*, D€i finish.d his unddS.adu-ate work in @thematics and physic ar thc Unj-vssity of aombay, .nd in 1945, wenr b Candhi'sashram al S€va8ram and tF.ame a di$iple. Hewas sn Put to worl( in the impovensh€d villageof Urulilan han. It was thde that ManibhaiD6ai lttsed the vow that defined hio destiny: hcmadc a sl.mn pl.dEc to MalEtma Candhi lhathc would dcvote his. nc [fc ro upliftin8 the

@nditios of rural viUags in India. Since that da, h. h.s ben a pion@ in brid8ing lhelEhholoti.al advanc$ of po6tlnduoiri.l W6rr civiliarion with rhc basic sudval ne€dsof udddcv€loFd rual areas. AmonS his norablc achicvcmcnts are: a sh@l which tE8anin 1950 with 30 village child.en in a fam hou*, and now educates 3200 pupils, a cNprativ.sugar factory that @sh6 450,000 metrc tons ot sugarcane ench ye.!; a nctworl of watc!di6kibution systemo, io8€th6 iriEating ovn I0,lX)0 ad6 ot par.hcd, Iormcrly unproductivclands; and thc Gtablishmcnt of Bharatiya A8ro-lndusrrics Foundation (BAIn, which hasrcvolutionized rural dcvclopmcnl. BAIPS t(hnoloEical proFts havc introdu.cd biohassgasifi.ation for gensating .lean elRtnc power and borcwells which .apture and lnliz.every drop of rainfall in the dnetreglonr amonS *vaal othds. ft Dsi has reeivednmdous awards and honorary degres, in.luding the prestigious Ramon Magay$y Awardin 1982, for "Publi. S€Ni.e in reognition of hb practjcal fllfillhst oi a vow m.dc to Ma-hatma Candhi 30 ycars a8o to uplift, wially and Nonomically, lhc poorcst villaEers "

Wemer Erhardw.mq Erhard was bom ,n Philadelphia in 1e35,bd has ben a rsidst of Califohia since 1 1.Whilcbuildinga caraf inb6insmanagmdt,Weme. Erhard has.ontinucd his lifeldg pmlilof knowldEc in phn(Mphy, physical simc,lilqaturc and .onparative eliEion. Inl9l,hisstudy and ,ork olrnitut \d in thc ceation oI apr'€r.m for achievinS pemnal effectivens thathas since Saincd wideprcad a(eptan<e into th.lan8ua8e.nd thotrght oI progrsive contemp-rary sirty. ThC prcgram, and the *ri6 otworkshops and smimE which grew otrt ot it,ha$ b€€n prenl€d Io ov€r 5O0,UD tf,-ple in 90citi6 worldwide In 1984, lhis wort b€.am€ th.fiFr du.arbnal pr tam to bc lonally deliv-€red by U.5. citiz.s to ricntists, man.B€6 atulsholars oI rhc Soviet Union. Wcmer Erhard isale ihe n)undc of live non-pnrfit .h..itabl.

entcrpri*s whoe activitie havo I(uFd upon such hsu6 as world hungE, di$biliry,€ducation, rcliFon, intmdl dovclopment, and iuvdile violen e and cnhc. Ot thF, thcWdq Erhard Foundation alonc has distribrt.d morc lhln $2 5 hilln'n b ovcr 250 Droi.rts'an9.8 from laminr rctiet n Mozmb'qu. ro ducrrr'ru1 ,nd ${nr'r'. '(adkh

David PackardBorninPu.blo,Colorado, in I912, David Pa.lardaitcnd(d 9tanlord Univ6ity, r.rcjving his ba.hr-lor oi ans d.Er.! in 1934. llis tirst stcp in thrb6iRs world w.s as ,n enginlv wnh G.nlralElR1nc, bur in 1938 h. rctuhtrt b Calitomi.,mari.\l Lu.ilc Salt€r, and n{eivGl his master'sd.trN in .l.rtncal cngine.ing tron Stanfdd.Thc fdlowinS yL€r, r 9:19, hc co-Ioundrd Hewlctl-Packard corpralion wilh hisShnford cl.ssmrt.,Willian lkwl.tt whrn th( tlcwlcu Packard(onpany incorF ald in 1947, l)avid Paclnrdbeam{ 't5 prGidcnr In l9('4 h( w.s clcd.n.hai6an o( lh(b()ard ani chnf q.utive olficcr,a F t tu has hlld since. with th( cxcLptun o( itwo ycar F)sl as U S. D.puly S(udnry oi Dr-tcn$ (1969 7l). ln 19i{1, thcUS. nwardd itshighrs( yiontitic honor 1., l)avid I'ackn.d lh.Natidnil Mdlal dl Tehndl(Ey ll.has*tu.don

nummus h{rds, includina lhc Slantord Univehily &rrd ol Trustds, ot which h. waspr6idol from 195&19@ Sin(c its foundinS in I9\64, thr David & LD.ilc I'n.tird Foundatn)nhas lunddt hund(ds of pn)tt<ts in rtu ans, an i.nt studis and .!cht{lo8y, communityproE ams, m.tu8cm.nt a$istan.e, .onsvatn'n, ducnlion, hralth, film prcsrvation, F)pu-latio. mrn.Semont and prblic Fnicy.

tttroughout India, and was lirst on th. iene wirh aid who China invaded hj. hom€land in1 2. ReoEntin6 all nw immiErants' ditfi@lri6 in obtaininS tinancial .rdit, hc helpc!o.gani4 the Firsl IndcAmencan Bank of San Fr.nciso in 1986, tho tirst Indian bank outsid.India, .nlvherc in rhe worl<t. A n6tq of nume.ous cultural and .ommunity or8anizationr Dahyabhai and Shanraben Patel hrve two childM and aive grand<hildren, and *reas "Sodpardts" to many Indians rhrouEhout th. Un €d 5rai6.

Dahyabhai R. PatelDahyabhai Patel was bom in 1923, in Bajiptrra,India, a vnbae in the state of Gultrat. Hewas19wh€n Mahatna Candhi isued a mand.h ro thcBndsh govmndt to "qrit India," .alin6 uponall lndians to support the nationwide .ampaign.Dahyabhai PaFi rok a lcav. ot ab.ence tion his.ole8e studies lo take part in marches and rallics,and later re€ived his ba.helor of ricncc dcSr@nom the Univesity of Bombay. In 1950, hcmaried Shantaben Patel. He left lndia w h hisbrothd in 1951, and $iled to the U.S. ketinged!.atiotul and {onohic opportuity. In 1956.Shant bcn join.d him in San RanciK), whereDahyabhai and his brothcr wcrcqui.Uy bnildinSwhat was to b€ome a maFr hotel entdpri*. Thcproblehs of India were not lefr b€hind, how€vcr;over the past 35 years, Dahyabhai Paicl has helpedraie money tor &hels, collcges and hospitals

Richard L. SwigBom in 1925, in tuston, Ri.hard Swig was du.at.d in Ma$e.hu*tt$/ New Jer*y, and at rhLUniwBirydf S Fr.n.iro. Aft.rsFing 1ntheU.S. Navy trom 194',16, hr rcturn.d toSan tnn-dhtol.a.n thc busincss whi.h his fathc!, Bcnjamin, hnd pir.h.*l ln I9,15: thr worldjinousFairmont llotrl. llis fnst .xpfti.n.L* al thcFairmonl w.rc humblc, ind.rd -€rning$100 p.rmonth,plusrx'm ind lr)ird, Ri.lar.tSwigstnrlLrlhis holel mana8cmcnl c.r.rr in thc sl(f,knr)nrHr hov.{ up k, purchasin8 agent, c(r)k, dishwashcr, waitcr, and tho b thc public rohtn)nsand catfrinS dr?.'hrnts. 9ince 1983, tu h.sben the pr.sident and CF-o of the mu.h+rpandLS Frairnont I{olol ManaBem6l Q,mpnny,with maFr horols in D^llas, New Orlens, Chi.ngo and San Jo*. Fi.hi.d Swig is nl$ known inSan Franciso as a palronoi numercus .hnritabl.

organiations in support of the arrt medi.ine and €ducation. Hc hns *rvcd on thc boardsof Boys' Towns of Italt Stanfo.d Univssity Mcdical C.nter's Fricnds ot Cnrdbva$ularM€di.in€, th.lcwbh Natioel Fun.t, and the $n Franci{o Ballel. In1987,h€ wasawardeda Distinguished Public Setri.e Award lor his 'leadershlp and dcdi.anon in support of mcnand womcn of the US Ccst Cuard." He and Ro*lyne (',cisic') Chroman Swig havc b..nmari€d sin e 1950; ihey havc folr.hild.m and five Arand.hildren.

nnd Amold S<hwarzeneage.. is {Bn to be

Hugh O'Brian

HuAh OBnan actinacar&r began by "ac.idcnt "Seeki.g a carer i. law, h( had compl.l.rl a*frster at th. Unrv.rs(y oi Ci.dnnatj and astint i^ th€ Mann€ Corps b{fDrc movin8 b L$AnE€16, wh€re he hoFd b rrrn luid)n h) Yilclnw s.hml. Fal€inkNod who Ruth Ronan

tE6uad€d him io takeovq i(rlh..ilin8 staroiastaa€ play Within . yoar, he had cnrollcd atUCLA to stu{iy achng numbLr ot kl.visionshows and filhslxh l{nn,w(!,hlt it wns'wyatlEarp" that..tapultll O8nrn ft' rl.lrdoh Hisnam. .nd L.c bt{am. synonyhous with lh.kind but deadly acorafu m.Fh.l ot thr WildWst ' . l vya t tEarp" wns.h i l ( r {voyo i rsonABC-TV, and is snll d li vonto in synd,..hon t{ismost r(€nt film,'Twins," slnn,nt l)inny Orvik)

Whih nctir\g is his.rr&r, HuBh O Brian hrs.ho$n phnnnlhiol,)' ns. wrl ollin ln less,.lthe hd8hl oi his "Wy.tl larp" {rics, OBrinn lcw to Airic. r(i m{ willr l)r AltlrtS.hwcitzer Ttu m($r8 ch.ng&l his lilc. I{. acquir&1 i pronnrnd t{ U i nr vrvi.c to onL s.ommunily, ond wh.n h! roturned t(, thc St.rres, h. nrn{l.d lhr llu8h l)'lki,,n YouthIirundntn)n In its 30 yrnis oI oluitn)n, HOIIY h.s brorghl l,,,jflh.r e lr.lLrl hisn v h,xne)phdmorrs on .h)y .nd .n .8 i r l f tom.a .hr l r l r r id2 l . ( rn t r iL* l ( ' nx \ ,1 w i lh l , ) f n , rd . rsnr b$int{s, .r]!..tn)n, gdv.mnmt ind pn)i.ssbns lhn'ugh i ldrSh ind rhrll{n8in8cx.hnn8. ot vn ws, lh. slud.nls lum h.{ l,)think,ind lr.tu Ih.rn \in8olltn(l.rsl+,. (t.r2(Xr,0d) youths llom mor. thnn ll,mo hjah a_h(ins h.ve pirti.ip.l(\l ir lh. 8il {$inirs.onductd (..hyer Tlis yen!, O'8rian has liunchdl lho.ln)n l().i1,\i I l()BY's.nlivilie\

Mahatma Gandhi(1869-1948)Mohandas Karafrchand Candhi, lhe fathe ornonviolfle and one ol the Ereatet men of Pea..in this .entury, d.vot.d his entire lite to ihc*rece ol htrmanily. He tEgan his carer as asu.c€sstul, L,ndon-trained banister, who.ouldhave easily eryoyed a llrurious life of status in.olonial India Instead, hc chotr to d€vote his lifeto th€ *ryice of humanity That took on a poljti-.al m€anin& as he workcd for hom€ rule in hisnativ€ .ountty. And ir tmk on a Frenal m.an'in& as he talght his F{ple *it sut6d.n.y $ thatthey could build b€lte.liv€s for th.mslvcs and althc smc tim€ fcus on the Ptrity ol the sPint

To th€ world, he was th. vcry incamation otcompassion, a beacon of rcligious toleran.e and achampion ot thc hclpl.s mas*s,

In the history of humaniry, few men have been hcld in such hiSh 6tem and with such.fietion by rhe p€ople oI th€ world. His asssination brouSht snow to millions ot P.oPl.

Mahatha Gandhi bclicvcd thal application ot for.e to r'elvc conflicl was not only wron8, butwould, in fa.t,lcad to *lHesttuction.

Today, humanity i! fa.ing the most aiti.al statc oI its history with world Povclly, sta.vationand threats of nuclear holftalst.

Ttuth,love,paceandnonviolcnc,asadv(at.dbyMahatmacandhi,archor.rolovantnowthan ever beforc. Thc Candhi Menonal Int.rnottun.l Foundatbn was doatod k) kt{P that

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The Gandhi Memorial Intemational Foundation

Yo86h K. Candhi, P6ldmtC.lcannin. Katan, Exmtivc DKlor

Anib Thomas, Ph D., R@rch Diretor

Board ol Dir(to6:Muhan L Muqdn'. Cha,m,nHon, Hlgh L. Carey, Dir{torWilliam E. lhillips, Dr(tor

Yogesh K. Candhi, Fotrndn & PrcsidentRam M BaE.i, Proidcnl Emcntus

The Gandhi M€monal IntematioMl Foudatun was 6lablish.d in 1983 as an lrlu.ational,non-prcfir or8aniztion deiAnal to 5@c as a livint m.mon.l ro rhc lifr and lca.hin8 otMahatha Candhi. Ic founder, Yo8$h K. Candhi, tt ll-8randneph(w ol th( Mahatma,q€.r€d rhe Foundation to *mind thc world that nonviolm(c is slill ttu mGt.fl.\tiv. Pathto a lasting Face on earlh.

sin.. r9$, the Foundation has b.€n abb to sharc the Mahatma's m{rs8c with millbnsotAmen aN throu8h conferen.6, letu.cs, sfaoal class in nonvblm.c, .nd leSislativ.a<tions, In Septembc. of this yer., lhc Uniled States S.nate and ConBr.{s un.nimouslypassad a Rslution, initiatcd by th. Foundation and sPons..d by Seniktr Moynihan andCongresnan Solarz, Ftablbhing octobcr 2 (he Mahatna's birlhday) 1988 ns GANDHIDAY throughout Amsica

Some of the pro6r.hs odently b€ing devcloF\d by th. Foundaiion includc a (riculum onnonviolmc€ that will tE 6ad. availabL, fre of char8€, lo €very *h@l in lhe Unitdl Stat6(and €v€ntually, thrcuthoul thc world), and a proaram to P.ovidc lwusint fot thc homolGin partndhip wirh Habrlal tor lluhanny.

Special Thanks to:

Food N'navorsThe Mayols Office of San FranciscoVanita PatelKrishna Copy CenterPhyllis KromerRamesh MurarkaJoan Brown, Ph.D.Robert TalbotThe Nair Family childrenUnited Copy CenterThe Advani Family childrenVimal AdvaniChildien as PeacernakersKamal NairDilip Cohil D$ignsPrintexJeanne BonkBina Erasmus, M.D.Bharat BazarOm nowersStevanne Auedach, Ph.D.Shalon SpauldinSJoan Cox

And to all of those uho also helped isuccess, our ileeryst, heartfelt thafiks.

Susan FrankPat JacksonNancy Walk€rAnnette AmorclloInstant SiSns and BannercSan Francisco A.ts Commission

and staffSan Francis,co Poris Commis-

sion and staffl{arish PatelRaju P6telAnu SharrnaAm t l-alTyree LalPEkriti YagnilFairmont Hotel StaffMaria KennedyKGO-TVRaymond S. DiMariaSan Francisco Recreation &

Parks DepartmentFerry Building ManagemcniStar Alliance

fiany tuays to make this eoefit a

rl|9 uimclu Memorlit h$rnattond lbondation

ffiJ:ffi":ffi,n:,H#ff-:ffi"1*phil,oeophy of Maiatrna Candhi through edlcarional IproF-am5 which €n.oursge nonviol€n o, Euth, and ]compasslon for all hurrun beinSs. ]

iGqndhi Memort.l tntem.tlonal Found.tion

1169 Market Street, Suite 437

ptogdiru which €n.ouruge nonviol€n o, Euth, andcompasslon for all hurrun beings.

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