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Rita Hayworth GalaAMBASSADORS

PRINCESS YASMIN AGA KHAN AND THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION would like to thank

our Gala Ambassadors for their help in the quest to end Alzheimer’s. The Ambassadors reach out

to new audiences in the US and Canada on behalf of the Association to help us raise awareness of

our cause. We are grateful to them for the outreach and assistance in sharing our vision of a world

without Alzheimer’s disease.

DEBORAH A. TYMONSenior Vice President of MarketingNew York Yankees

BRENDAN SHANAHANPresident & Alternate GovernorToronto Maple Leafs

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The role of the Alzheimer’s Association as

a catalyst for breakthrough dementia research

is exemplified by our commitment to

funding world-class research and providing

knowledge-sharing forums for leading

dementia researchers around the globe.

Since 1982, the Alzheimer’s Association has invested over

$350 million in more than 2,300 scientific investigations.

Through the International Research Grant Program, the

Alzheimer’s Association is the world’s largest nonprofit funder

of Alzheimer’s research. Currently, the Association’s active

investments of over $80 million are enabling more than 350

investigations in twenty-one countries. The Alzheimer’s

Association was recently recognized as global leader in

Alzheimer’s research. Thomson Reuters Web of Science

measures the Association as having the highest Alzheimer’s

research impact of all nonprofits globally and the third-

highest impact overall, behind only the United States and

Chinese governments.

Research on Alzheimer’s disease prevention and prevalence

took center stage at the Alzheimer’s Association International

Conference‰ (AAIC‰), held July 19-23, 2015 in Washington,

D.C. The world’s largest gathering of Alzheimer’s and dementia

professionals, AAIC drew more than 4,500 researchers, physi-

cians, and other health care professionals from 68 countries.

Participants had hundreds of sessions from which to choose

over the five-day conference, including nearly 500 oral presen-

tations and more than 1,200 poster presentations, plus two full

days of pre-conference sessions and educational workshops.

AAIC shined a spotlight on many new research findings during

its five days of presentations, meetings and informal discus-

sion. Topics included the latest results from clinical trials of

potential new therapeutic agents, gender-based differences

in Alzheimer’s risk and prevalence, the effects of education

on dementia risk and multi-pronged approaches to treatment

including medications as well as lifestyle changes.

The 2016 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference‰

(AAIC‰) will be held July 24-28, 2016 in Toronto, Canada.

The latest Alzheimer’s Association Research Roundtable

(AARR) meeting took place in Washington, D.C. in April 2015.

The AARR is unique in that it brings together scientists from

the pharmaceutical industry, academia, the National Institutes

of Health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the European

Medicines Agency and the Alzheimer’s Association to discuss

the latest topics in Alzheimer’s research. The Spring 2015

meeting focused on neuroinflammation as a central player

in the development of Alzheimer’s disease and as a potential

target for therapy. Although neuroinflammation has been

recognized as a characteristic feature of Alzheimer’s disease,

it is still debated as to whether interventions that increase

versus decrease the brain’s immune response may be most

effective in treating the disease. The AARR provided an

opportunity for experts to examine what is currently known,

where research gaps need to be filled, potential opportunities

for novel therapeutics, and barriers and challenges to the

clinical development of Alzheimer’s treatments. The next

AARR meeting is set to take place in October 2015.

The Alzheimer‘s Association leads the World-Wide

Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (WW-ADNI),

which unites international investigators in a common effort

to help predict and monitor the onset and progression of

Alzheimer’s disease; establish globally recognized standards to

identify and diagnose Alzheimer’s disease; document changes

in thinking, reasoning and memory linked to physical changes

in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s; and share data across

the international Alzheimer’s research community. The overall

goals of WW-ADNI are to help define the rate of progression

of Alzheimer’s disease from the earliest stages, possibly even

before an individual is experiencing the clinical symptoms of

Alzheimer’s, and to develop improved methods for identifying

the appropriate individuals to participate in clinical trials.

WW-ADNI also aims to standardize the methods used for

brain imaging (including PET and MRI) and gathering and

testing biological fluid samples (such as cerebrospinal fluid,

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blood, and plasma) so data can be compared globally. ADNI is

unique in that most of the clinical, neuropsychological, imaging

and biological data is quickly made freely available to the

scientific community so researchers can use the information

in designing and evaluating their own research. Over the past

decade, ADNI data have been used in over 600 publications

that have spanned numerous scientific areas and have influ-

enced the field in dramatic ways. Participants in WW-ADNI

include sites in North America, Europe, Australia, Japan,

Taiwan, Korea, China, and Argentina. Efforts are also under

way in Brazil and India.

Alzheimer’s & Dementia‰: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s

Association draws readers from around the globe. The peer-

reviewed, monthly journal ranks third of nearly 200 journals

in its category of clinical neurology, according to Thomson

Reuters, a recognized authority in journal evaluation.

Addressing challenges facing researchers, clinicians and

health policymakers alike, the journal offers a forum for

new ideas across diverse areas of Alzheimer’s and dementia

research. Building upon the success of the flagship journal,

two companion open-access journals were recently launched.

In March 2015, Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment

& Monitoring was released, followed by Alzheimer’s &

Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions in

June 2015. The online-only, open-access format allows for

faster publication of articles and the articles are available with-

out a subscription, allowing everyone, world-wide to access.

The Alzheimer’s Association International Society to

Advance Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment (ISTAART) is

a scientific society for researchers and practitioners interested

in research on Alzheimer’s and other dementias. The mission

of ISTAART is to bring together scientists and clinicians from

a broad range of fields to accelerate scientific progress and

bring us closer to our vision of a world without Alzheimer’s.

As of September 2015, ISTAART had more than 3,000 members

representing 68 countries. ISTAART provides a forum for

the sharing of cutting edge research advances from diverse

disciplines. The society welcomes members from fields

including biochemistry, genetics, geriatrics, molecular and cell

biology, neurology, neuroscience, pathology, pharmacology,

psychiatry, psychology, radiology and the social sciences. This

unique professional society offers networking opportunities

that facilitate interdisciplinary collaborations that are laying

the groundwork for accelerating advances in the field.

Alzheimer’s Association TrialMatch‰ is a free, easy-to-use

clinical studies matching service that increases the number

of people participating in clinical research. The Alzheimer’s

Association created TrialMatch because recruiting and

retaining participants for clinical studies is one of the

greatest obstacles to developing Alzheimer’s diagnostics and

treatments. The immediate need for advances in diagnosis,

treatment and prevention has led to an unprecedented call

for clinical study participants.

TrialMatch aims to accelerate the recruitment of study partici-

pants by pairing volunteers with clinical studies in their area.

This increases the speed with which new diagnostics and

treatments can be tested and validated as safe and effective,

which in turn speeds the rate with which they are brought to

market and can help those who need them most. Currently,

TrialMatch houses over 260 studies occurring at over 1000

sites across the country. With the help of our volunteer

study participants, TrialMatch is accelerating the pace of

clinical research into the causes and possible treatments of

Alzheimer’s and other dementias.


TREVOR ALBERT Producer, “I’ll Be Me,” “Groundhog Day,” “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen”

JASON ALEXANDERActor, NBC’s “Seinfeld,” “Pretty Woman,” “Shallow Hal”

ANTHONY ANDERSON Actor, comedian, ABC’s “Black-ish,” NBC’s “Law & Order,” NBC’s “Guys with Kids,” “Scream 4,” “Transformers”

JUDD APATOWDirector, producer, writer, HBO’s “Girls,” “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues,” “This Is 40,” “Bridesmaids,” “Knocked Up”

KATIE ARMIGERCountry music artist

VALERIE AZLYNNActress, TBS’ “Sullivan & Son”

SCOTT BAKULAActor, NBC’s “Quantum Leap,” HBO’s “Behind the Candelabra,” TNT’s “Men of a Certain Age,” UPN’s “Star Trek: Enterprise”

LESLIE BIBBActress, “Iron Man,” “Iron Man 2,” “Law Abiding Citizen,” ABC’s “GCB”

WAYNE BRADYComedian, actor, host, ABC’s “Whose Line is it Anyway,” CBS’ “Let’s Make a Deal”

COACH FRANK BROYLESFormer football coach and athletic director, University of Arkansas

KATE BURTONActress, ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC’s “Scandal,” “127 Hours”

CANDACE BUSHNELLAuthor, columnist, “Sex and the City,” “Lipstick Jungle,” “The Carrie Diaries”

KYLE CHANDLER Actor, NBC’s “Friday Night Lights,” CBS’ “Early Edition,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “Argo,” “Zero Dark Thirty”

ALEXANDRA CHANDOActress, ABC Family’s “The Lying Game”

BRADLEY COOPERActor, “American Hustle,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” “The Hangover,”“The Hangover Part II,” “The Hangover Part III”

DEAR ABBY Advice columnist

DIAMOND JIM2007 Westminster, Best in Show

DOMINIC CHIANESEActor, HBO’s “Sopranos,” HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire”

AUTUMN CHIKLIS Actress, FX’s “The Shield”

MICHAEL CHIKLISActor, “Fantastic Four,” FX’s “The Shield,” CBS’ “Vegas”

DWIGHT CLARKFormer NFL wide receiver, San Francisco 49ers

THOMAS DEKKERActor, The CW’s “The Secret Circle,” FOX’s “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street”

ANOOP DESAIMusic artist, FOX’s “American Idol” season eight

KAITLYN DEVERActress, ABC’s “Last Man Standing,” FX’s “Justified”

TORREY DEVITTOActress, ABC Family’s “Pretty Little Liars,” The CW’s “The Vampire Diaries,” Lifetime’s “Army Wives”

COLIN DONNELLActor, The CW’s “Arrow”

TREVOR DONOVANActor, The CW’s “90210,” NBC’s “Days of our Lives”

EMERSON DRIVE Country music band

OLYMPIA DUKAKIS Actress, “Away From Her,” “Steel Magnolias,” “Moonstruck”

CHRISTINE EBERSOLEActress, TBS’ “Sullivan & Son,” “The Wolf of Wall Street”

HÉCTOR ELIZONDO Actor, “Pretty Woman,” “New Year’s Eve,” ABC’s “Last Man Standing”

SHELLEY FABARES Actress, ABC’s “Donna Reed,” ABC’s “Coach”

BARRETT FOAActor, CBS’ “NCIS: Los Angeles”

JACK FORD Journalist, legal analyst

VIVICA A. FOX Actress, HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars,” “Two Can Play That Game”

DWIGHT FREENEY NFL defensive end, San Diego Chargers

SOLEIL MOON FRYE Actress, author, entrepreneur, NBC’s “Punky Brewster,” The WB Television Network’s “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch”

EMMA FUHRMANNActress, “The Magic of Belle Isle”

NICHOLE GALICIAActress, model, “Django Unchained”

JOHNNY GALECKIActor, CBS’ “The Big Bang Theory,” “Hancock”

PETER GALLAGHER Actor, “Burlesque,” USA Network’s “Covert Affairs,” FOX’s “The O.C.”

VICTOR GARBER Actor, FOX’s “Sleepy Hollow,” NBC’s “Deception,” Showtime’s “Web Therapy,” ABC’s “Eli Stone,” “Argo,” “Titanic”

NINA GARCIACreative Director, Marie Claire, Judge on Lifetime’s “Project Runway”

PHYLLIS GEORGE Miss America 1971, Former First Lady of Kentucky, journalist, entrepreneur, author

LEEZA GIBBONS Radio host, entrepreneur, Westwood One’s “Leeza Live,” “Hollywood Confidential”

JOHN GLOVERActor, The CW’s “Smallville”

BOB GOEN Host, GSN.com’s “Marianne and Bob,” “Entertainment Tonight”

ALLIE GONINOActress, ABC Family’s “The Lying Game”

YVETTE GONZALEZ-NACERActress, Nick Jr.’s “Fresh Beat Band”

BETH GRANTActress, FOX’s “The Mindy Project,” “Crazy Heart,” “Little Miss Sunshine,” “Donnie Darko”

BRYANT GUMBEL Journalist, host, HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel”

SAMANTHA HARRISHost, “Entertainment Tonight,” ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars,” NBC’s “Stars Earn Stripes”

JACKÉE HARRYActress, NBC’s “227,” The WB’s “Sister, Sister,” The CW’s “Everybody Hates Chris”

LINDA HARTActress, CBS’ “Gypsy,” “Tin Cup”

ELISABETH HASSELBECKCo-Host, Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” ABC’s “The View”

SIMON HELBERGActor, CBS’ “The Big Bang Theory”

ELAINE HENDRIXActress, “The Parent Trap,” “Inspector Gadget 2”

MARILU HENNERActress, author, NBC’s “All-Star Apprentice,” ABC’s “Taxi,” CBS’ “Evening Shade”

KEN HOWARD Actor, NBC’s “30 Rock,” “J Edgar,” “In Her Shoes,” “Michael Clayton,” CBS’ “The White Shadow,” “A.C.O.D.”

EMMA MAE JACOB Country music artist

MATT JENKINS Country music artist

RAFER JOHNSON USA Olympic Team,Gold & Silver Medalist, Decathlon

MELINA KANAKAREDES Actress, CBS’ “CSI: NY,” NBC’s “Providence,” “Snitch”

TIM KANGActor, CBS’ “The Mentalist”

LAINIE KAZAN Actress, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” ABC’s “Desperate Housewives”

Alzheimer’s AssociationCHAMPIONS


JAMES KEACHProducer, actor, director, “I’ll Be Me,” “Walk the Line,” “Waiting for Forever”

PRINCESS YASMIN AGA KHANPhilanthropist

JEAN LOUISA KELLYActress, CBS’ “Yes, Dear,” “Mr. Holland’s Opus”

NAEEM & RANJANA KHANFashion and jewelry designers

GEORGIA KINGActress, NBC’s “The New Normal,” “Austenland”

RICKI LAKE Actress, host, “The Ricki Lake Show,” VH1’s “Charm School,” ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars”

MATT LANTERActor, The CW’s “90210,” The CW’s “Star-Crossed,” Cartoon Network’s “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” “The Roommate”

SHARON LAWRENCE Actress, ABC’s “NYPD Blue,” The WB’s “One Tree Hill”

NORM LEWISActor, ABC’s “Scandal,” “Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary”

VICKI LEWISActress, NBC’s “NewsRadio,” Disney Channel’s “Sonny with a Chance,” “Finding Nemo”

LUKE MACFARLANEActor, ABC’s “Brothers & Sisters”

LESLIE MANNActress, “The Bling Ring,” “This Is 40,” “The Change-Up,” “Funny People,” “Knocked Up”

GILLES MARINIActor, ABC Family’s “Switched at Birth,” ABC’s “Brothers & Sisters,” CBS’ “2 Broke Girls,” “Sex and the City”

GARRY MARSHALL Actor, director, producer, “Happy Days,” “Pretty Woman,” “New Year’s Eve”

RONNY MARSHALL TV Producer, NBC’s “Valerie,” ABC and CBS’ “Step by Step”

PENNY MARSHALL Actress, director, producer, ABC’s “Laverne and Shirley,” “A League of Their Own,” “Big”

KATHY MATTEA Country music artist

DAVID MAZOUZActor, FOX’s “Touch”

CALLAN MCAULIFFEActor, “The Great Gatsby,” “I Am Number Four”

KEVIN MCKIDDActor, ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Rome,” “Brave”

JOEY MCINTYRE Singer, songwriter, actor, “New Kids on the Block”

LAUREN MILLERActress, producer, “Superbad,” “Observe and Report,” “For a Good Time, Call...”

KATY MIXONActress, CBS’ “Mike and Molly,” HBO’s “Eastbound & Down”

NATALIE MORALES Journalist, NBC’s “Today”

TERRY MORAN London-based news anchor and chief foreign correspondent, ABC News

ROB MORROWActor, CBS’ “Northern Ex-posure,” CBS’ “Numb3rs”

ROBERT MORSEActor, AMC’s “Mad Men”

KATE MULGREW Actress, UPN’s “Star Trek: Voyager,” NBC’s “Mercy,” Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black”

KUNAL NAYYARActor, CBS’ “The Big Bang Theory”

LESLIE ODOM JR.Actor, NBC’s “Smash,” CBS’ “Person of Interest,” FOX’s “Vanished”

TERRELL OWENS Former NFL receiver, VH1’s “The T.O. Show”

JIM PARSONSEmmy and Golden Globe winning actor, CBS’ “The Big Bang Theory”

STEVEN PASQUALE Actor, FX’s “Rescue Me,” NBC’s “Do No Harm”

DAVID HYDE PIERCE Emmy and Tony winning actor, NBC’s “Fraiser,” “Curtains,” “The Perfect Host”

TONY PLANA Actor, ABC’s “Ugly Betty”

JESSE PLEMONS Actor, NBC’s “Friday Night Lights,” AMC’s “Breaking Bad,” “The Master”

SARAH POLLEY Actress, director, “Away from Her,” HBO’s “John Adams”

SCOTT PORTER Actor, NBC’s “Friday Night Lights,” The CW’s “Hart of Dixie,” CBS’ “The Good Wife”

GRACE POTTERLead vocalist and multi- instrumentalist for “Grace Potter and the Nocturnals”

CARRIE PRESTONEmmy winning actress, HBO’s “True Blood,” CBS’ “The Good Wife”

JOSH RADNORActor, CBS’ “How I Met Your Mother,” “Afternoon Delight,” “Liberal Arts”

SARAH RAFFERTYActress, USA Network’s “Suits”

AHMAD RASHADSportscaster

RON RIFKIN Actor, NBC’s “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” ABC’s “Brothers & Sisters,” ABC’s “Alias”

NICOLETTE ROBINSONActress, NBC’s “Perfect Couples”

SETH ROGENActor, comedian, writer, producer, director, “This Is The End,” “50/50,” “Funny People,” “Pineapple Express,” “Knocked Up”

ELISABETH RÖHMActress, NBC’s “Law & Order,” “American Hustle,” Lifetime’s “The Client List”

JON RUNYANFormer NFL tackle, Philadelphia Eagles, U.S. Representative

REX RYAN NFL head coach, New York Jets

RAPHAEL SBARGEActor, ABC’s “Once Upon a Time,” CBS’ “The Guardian”

JANE SEYMOURActress, CBS’ “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,” ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars,” “Wedding Crashers”

MOLLY SIMSActress, model, NBC’s “Las Vegas,” “Yes Man”

PATTY SMYTHRock and roll music artist

JEAN SMART Actress, CBS’ “Designing Women,” ABC’s “Samantha Who?,” NBC’s “Harry’s Law”

ABIGAIL SPENCERActress, “Oz the Great and Powerful,” “This Means War,” “Cowboys & Aliens,” AMC’s “Mad Men,” USA Network’s “Suits”

BRENT SPINERActor, “Star Trek: The Next Generation”

APRIL TAYLORCountry music artist

AIMEE TEEGARDENActress, NBC’s “Friday Night Lights,” The CW’s “Star-Crossed,” “Prom,” “Love and Honor”

TRACIE THOMS Actress, “Safe House,” CBS’ “Cold Case,” “Rent” film and Broadway, “The Devil Wears Prada”

LEA THOMPSONActress, “Back to the Future,” NBC’s “Caroline in the City,” ABC Family’s “Switched at Birth”

DICK VAN DYKEActor, “Night at the Museum,” “Mary Poppins,” CBS’ “Diagnosis Murder”

ALLY WALKERActress, NBC’s “Profiler,” FX’s “Sons of Anarchy,” Lifetime’s “The Protector”

STEVEN WEBERActor, NBC’s “Wings,” NBC’s “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,” ABC’s “Brothers & Sisters,” ABC’s “Happy Town”

WHISKEY FALLS Country music band

ANNA WILSONJazz music artist

SAM WITWERActor, Syfy’s “Being Human,” The CW’s “Smallville”

PARKER YOUNGActor, ABC’s “Suburgatory,” FOX’s “Enlisted”


Alzheimer’s AssociationMEDICAL & SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COUNCIL

CHAIR

William E. Klunk, M.D., Ph.D.University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

MEMBERS

Suzanne Craft, Ph.D.Wake Forest University of MedicineWinston-Salem, NC

Todd E. Golde, Ph.D., M.D.University of FloridaGainesville, FL

David Knopman, M.D.Mayo ClinicRochester, MN

Bruce T. Lamb, Ph.D.The Cleveland Clinic FoundationCleveland, OH

Cynthia (“Cindy”) Lemere, Ph.D.Brigham and Women’s HospitalBoston, MA

Jennifer J. Manly, Ph.D.Columbia University Medical CenterNew York, NY

Eliezer Masliah, M.D.University of California, San DiegoLa Jolla, CA

Margaret Pericak-Vance, Ph.D.University of MiamiMiami, FL

Mary Sano, Ph.D.Mount Sinai School of MedicineBronx, NY

Gerard D. Schellenberg, Ph.D.University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

Linda Teri, Ph.D.University of WashingtonSeattle, WA

Kristine Yaffe, M.D.University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

Hui Zheng, PhDBaylor College of MedicineHouston, TX

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

Ralph A. Nixon, M.D, Ph.D.NYU School of MedicineOrangeburg, NY

SENIOR SCIENCE ADVISER

Zaven S. Khachaturian, Ph.D.Potomac, MD

ISTAART AD HOC MEMBER

Jeffrey Kaye, M.D.Oregon Health & Science University andPortland Veterans Affairs Medical CenterPortland, Oregon


A Salute toPREVIOUS HONOREES & GALA CHAIR

2014 CELEBRATING A TIMELESS HOLLYWOOD ICON

GALA CHAIR: Princess Yasmin Aga Khan and Nicole Sexton

HONOREES: Mark Locks

The Kornfeld Family

30TH ANNIVERSARY

GALA CHAIR: Nicole Sexton

HONOREES: Rolex, Stewart Wicht President & CEO, Rolex Watch USA

John C. Lechleiter, Ph.D. Chairman, President & CEO, Eli Lilly and Company

2012 TONIGHT AND EVERY NIGHT

GALA CHAIR: Robin Meltzer

HONOREES: Cigna, David Cordani, President & CEO

James Keach, Jane Seymour and Trevor Albert, PCH Films

2011 HOLLYWOOD GLAMOUR

GALA CO-CHAIRS: Anne Hearst McInerney & Jay McInerney

HONOREES: Somers Farkas

HSNi, Mindy Grossman, CEO

2010 EXPERIENCE THE MYSTERY

GALA CHAIR: Michele Herbert

GALA CO-CHAIR: Chele Upton Chiavacci

HONOREES: Naeem & Ranjana Khan

G. Marlyne Sexton

2009 SO NEAR & YET SO FAR

GALA CHAIR: Alexandra Lebenthal

HONOREES: Muffie Potter Aston

The Catsimatidis Family

Lonnie Wollin, Esq.

2008 AFTER 25 YEARS…

A SPARKLING SILVER CELEBRATION

GALA CO-CHAIRS: Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, Allen Brill

HONOREES: Lily Safra

Frank A. Bennack, Jr.

2007 BEWITCHED, BOTHERED & BEWILDERED

GALA CHAIR: Louise Kornfeld

HONOREES: John K. Castle

Nurit Kahane Haase

2006 REACH OUT, I’LL BE THERE

GALA CHAIR: Deborah Grubman

HONOREES: Phyllis George

2005 MEET ME AT THE STORK CLUB

GALA CHAIR: Somers Farkas

HONOREES: Robert H. Benmosche

Dennis Basso

2004 BEAUTY UNDER THE BIG TOP

GALA CHAIR: Nancy Corzine

HONOREES: Princess Yasmin Aga Khan

Maria Shriver

2003 THE MAGIC OF MARDI GRAS

GALA CHAIR: Muffie Potter Aston

HONOREES: Donna Dixon Aykroyd

2002 THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI

GALA CHAIR: Andrea Stark

HONOREES: Margo Catsimatidis

2001 CHAMPAGNE SAFARI

GALA CHAIR: Anne R. Hearst

HONOREES: Lillian Goldman

Dr. Dale Schenk

2000 BENEATH THE HARVEST MOON

GALA CHAIR: Susan Hess

HONOREES: Claudia Cohen

Dr. Martin Citron


1999 DANCING INTO THE 21ST CENTURY

GALA CHAIR: Nurit Kahane Haase

HONOREES: Michele Herbert

Dr. Howard Fillit

1998 AN EVENING IN THE CARIBBEAN

GALA CHAIR: Margo Catsimatidis

HONOREES: Anne R. Hearst

1997 THE GILDED AGE

GALA CHAIR: Judith Resnick

HONOREES: Deborah Norville

Dr. Richard Mayeux

1996 RED, WHITE & BLUE BALL

GALA CHAIR: Claudia Cohen

HONOREES: Nancy Reagan

Dr. Zaven Khachaturian

1995 MUSIC OF HOLLYWOOD

GALA CHAIR: Paola Schulhof

HONOREES: Zachary Fisher

Dr. Dennis J. Selkoe

1994 LOVES OF CARMEN

GALA CHAIR: Diandra Douglas

HONOREES: Burton Resnick

Dr. Allen D. Roses

1993 LADY IN RED

GALA CHAIR: Deborah Grubman

HONOREES: Edgar Bronfman, Jr.

Dr. Peter Vincent Rabins

1992 COVER GIRL

GALA CHAIR: Deborah Norville

HONOREES: Eunice Shriver

Charles Evans

Dr. Donald Lowell Price

1991 BLACK & WHITE MAGIC

GALA CHAIRS: Anne R. Hearst, Susan Hess

HONOREES: Amalia de Fortabat

Ala Isham

Dr. Kenneth L. Davis

1990 ARABIAN NIGHTS

GALA CHAIRS: Michele Herbert, Della Rounick

HONOREES: Randolph A. Hearst

Rhonie Berlinger

Dr. Peter Davies

1989 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EIFFEL TOWER

GALA CHAIRS: Cornelia Sharpe Bregman,

Kimberly Smith, Sandra Papone

HONOREE: Michael Fuchs

1988

GALA CHAIR: Rhonie Berlinger

HONOREE: Anthony Quinn

1987


HONOREE: Willard Scott

1986


HONOREE: Richard Kiley

1985

GALA CHAIR: Sandra Papone

HONOREE: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

1984 MOET & CHANDON

GENERAL CHAIR: Princess Yasmin Aga Khan*

GALA CHAIRS: Rhonie Berlinger, Mrs. Jerome Stone

HONOREE: Catherine Deneuve

YASMINTHANK YOU FOR YOUR

MENTORSHIP,PASSIONAND ENDLESSCOMMITMENTTO FINDING A CURE FOR

ALZHEIMER’SYOU ARE A TRUEINSPIRATION

XOXOXDARYL AND IRWIN SIMON

FOR THOSE OF US WHO PRAY FOR A CURE EACH AND EVERY DAY

THANK YOU YASMINFOR YOUR STRENGTH AND SPIRIT

THANK YOU MICHELE AND LARRYFOR YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT TO THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION

JOHN, MARGO, ANDREA, AND JOHN JR. CATSIMATIDIS

IN FOND MEMORY OF

JAN DAVIDSONDR. AUSTIN AND LESLIE ABRAMSON

AND FAMILY

WE WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE & COMMEND

M I C H E L E A N D L A R R Y H E R B E R T

FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION

IN SUPPORT OF THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION

WITH LOVE,

RONNIE AND ALVIN TRENK

This is a dedication to a woman of strength, a woman of courage, a woman who lived her life with

compassion. This woman was my mother, Eleanor Maggio Vivona. She fought Alzheimer’s along with

cancer with such dignity until the end, March 17th, 2015. Mom, you are missed every day and heaven

is lucky to have you there. I will continue to support the Alzheimer’s Association to fund research for a

cure to this disease. We love you and Daddy and know that you are both in our hearts always.

Love,Debra, Howard, Jennifer, Mark, Greyson, Aidan, Bennett, Michael, Adam

CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHESTO

MARGO CATSIMATIDISFOR ALL HER GREAT WORK

WITH THE RITA HAYWORTH GALA

LOVE,CHARLENE

In Honor of My Dear Friends Daryl and Irwin Simon

“To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived... this is to have succeeded.”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Dr. Stephen Pernice GulloCenter for Health Sciences

New York, NY 10075

The Art of Dieting Without Deprivation... Strategy is Stronger Than Willpower

Yasmin and DarylThank you

for your years of Gala Leadership

Thank youfor your dedication and never ending work

towards finding a cure for Alzheimer’s

Thank you for having the Michele and Larry Herbert

Younger-Onset Alzheimer’s in Women Fund

under the auspices of the Alzheimer’s Association

Women’s Alzheimer’s Research Fund

Let’s Find A Cure!

Love, Michele & Larry

CONGRATULATIONS TO

DARYL SIMONFOR ALL OF HER HARD WORK

AND DEDICATION TO SUCH AN IMPORTANT CAUSE.

LOVE, HARRIET & STEVEN CROMAN

The G. Marlyne Sexton Family honors

Princess Yasmin Aga Khanfor her tireless dedication to find a cure to eradicate this disease

that has touched so many in our lives

Yasi, we love you!Marlyne, Nicole and Tracy

PROUDLY SUPPORTS

THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATIONRITA HAYWORTH GALA

Dear Mark,

You are a true humanitarian and you have given so much of yourself to help make this world a healthy place for so many.

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Peace and Love,

Nancy Davis & Kenny Rickel

In honor of our mothers

Gloria Hirtz and Billie Meltzer

We continue to fight for a world without Alzheimer’s

With love,

Robin, Roger, Justin, Martin, Lizzie and Paul

Jon, Amy, Alexa and Matthew

Donald, Shelley, Julia, Connie, Ryan, Aiden

CONGRATULATIONS

MICHELE & LARRYON ALL YOUR HARD WORK,

GENEROSITY AND DEDICATION!

TO YASMIN AND THE COMMITTEE:Your ongoing efforts, time and energy

make a difference in the fight for a cure for Alzheimer’s.

We are so proud of all of you!

Love, Andrea & John Stark

Judith & Rudolph W. Giuliani

CHEERS MICHELE AND LARRY!TRUE INSPIRATIONS TO ALL GENERATIONS

LOVE,

CINDY, GINGER, LAUREN & LINDA

A.K.A. “LISA’S GIRLS”

The Board of Directors of The New York Center for Children salutes

MICHELE AND LARRY HERBERT

For your remarkable support and dedication to the Alzheimer’s Association

and to The New York Center for Children for 20 years!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Steven Alden, Christine Boeke, Martin Foont, Heidi Mitchell, Christine Rales,

Kevin Ryan, Linda Schoenthaler, Sophie Ann Terrisse, Lauren Vernon

Our loved oneswho valiantly foughtAlzheimer’s Disease

continue to inspire usto support funding

for a cure.

PHIL & DIANE BAZELIDES


THE NEW YORK YANKEES support the Alzheimer’s Association during Alzheimer’s Brain & Awareness Month at Yankee Stadium

The New York Yankees continued their support of the Alzheimer’s

Association on June 22, 2015 during Alzheimer’s Brain & Awareness

Month at Yankee Stadium. The campaign was highly successful

this past season in spreading the word of Alzheimer’s Awareness

throughout Major League Baseball with a total of ten teams working

with the national office to run awareness initiatives of their own.

In addition to the efforts of Alzheimer’s Association chapters, a total

of 16 MLB clubs worked with the Association to raise awareness.

The Alzheimer’s Association is so grateful for the support and lead-

ership of the New York Yankees. The June 22nd on-field ceremony

featured a PSA by members of the New York Yankees. New York

Yankees Manager, Joe Girardi, joined Princess Yasmin Aga Khan,

Founder and General Chair of the Alzheimer’s Association Rita

Hayworth Gala, Harry Johns, President and CEO of the Alzheimer’s

Association, Dr. Paul Greengard, Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s

Research, and James L. Nederlander, President of The Nederlander

Organization on the field.

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Rita Hayworth Gala, Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, Manager of The New York Yankees,

Joe Girardi, Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research, Dr. Paul Greengard, and President

of the Nederlander Organization, James. L. Nederlander, Jr. 02 / 03: Yankees ground crew

support Alzheimer’s Association by wearing purple shirts. 04: Senior Vice President,

Marketing New York Yankees, Debbie A. Tymon, Princess Yasmin Aga Khan with Margo

MacNabb Nederlander 05: Harry Johns, with Jennifer Rittmaster and David Moscow

06: New York Yankee fans, Lucas Simon and Harry Littman 07: Princess Yasmin Aga Khan,

2015 Gala Chair, Daryl Simon, with Mike Keenan

2015 Alzheimer’s AssociationRita Hayworth GalaHAMPTONS KICK-OFF

Hosted by Anne & Jay McInerney Ashgrove Farm

Photography by Patrick McMullen


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Yasmin Aga Khan with 2015 Gala Chair, Daryl Simon 03: Lonnie and Jenn Wollin with

Louise and Stephen Kornfeld 04: Loraine and Richard Schwarz 05: Blaise LaBriola,

Robert Zimmerman and Jim Signorelli 06: Nicole Sexton, Richard and Chele Farley

07: Sharon Bush and Milly de Cabrol 08: Robin and Roger Meltzer 09: Sandra Whitney,

Kari Tiedemann, Amanda Haynes-Dale, Somers Farkas and Nancy Silverman

10: Alisa Roever, Tina Storper, Nurit Haase, Katlean de Monchy 11: Daryl and Irwin Simon

with their daughter Nicolette 12: B. Smith and Dan Gasby

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01: Family Philanthropy Award Recipients, The Kornfeld Family 02: Mindy Grossman,

Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, Champion Award Recipient Mark Locks, with Gala Co-Chair,

Nicole Sexton 03: Founder and Gala Chair, Princess Yasmin Aga Khan 04: Special Performer,

the late Lesley Gore 05: John Hess, Bryant Gumbel and John McEnroe 06: Michele Herbert

with Mikey Hoag and Brooke Shields 07: Katharina Otto-Bernstein, Nathan Bernstein and

Daryl Simon 08: Michele and Frank Rella 09: Paul and Joan Rubschlager 10: Rita Hayworth

Gala Ambassador, Brendan Shanahan 11: Cenk and Carla Uzel 12: Somers Farkas,

James Nederlander, Sr. and G. Marlyne Sexton 13: Liliana Cavendish and Diandra Douglas

14: Charlene Haroche, Margo Catsimatidis, Irena Laks, and Ada Demaurier 15: Deborah

Norville and Karl Wellner 16: Dennis Basso with Lisa Rinna 17: Dorianne and David Samuels

with Nazan Joffre

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2015 Alzheimer’s Association

RITA HAYWORTHGALA COMMITTEE

GENERAL CHAIR AND FOUNDER

Princess Yasmin Aga Khan

GALA CHAIR

Daryl Simon

UNDERWRITING CHAIR

Stewart WichtPresident & CEO, Rolex Watch USA

SPONSOR CHAIR

Muffie Potter Aston

AUCTION CHAIR

Anne Hearst McInerney

AUCTION CO-CHAIRS

Liliana Cavendish

Somers Farkas

Chele Chiavacci Farley

Susan Hess

GIFT BAG CHAIR

Sharon Bush

JOURNAL CHAIR

Karyn Kornfeld

YOUNG LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE CHAIR

Robin Meltzer

GALA STEERING COMMITTEE

Donna Dixon Aykroyd

Barbara Bancroft

Cornelia Sharpe Bregman

Margo Catsimatidis

Hilary Dick

Diandra Douglas

Nina Garcia

Deborah Grubman

Nurit Kahane Haase

Michele Herbert

Kathy Hilton

Louise Kornfeld

Patty Smyth McEnroe

Margo MacNabb Nederlander

Nicole Sexton

Andrea Stark

Liora Sternberg

Laura Durning Waters

Martha Webster

CORPORATE COMMITTEE

Dennis Basso

Michael Keenan

Mark Locks

YOUNG LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS

Rachel Apfel

Lizzie Meltzer Fine

YOUNG LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE

Raheel Bhai

Andrea Catsimatidis

Shera Kaan-Lilly

Adriana Lebowitz

Noah Samuels

Ryan Taylor

AMBASSADORS

Brendan ShanahanPresident & Alternate GovernorToronto Maple Leafs

Deborah A. TymonSenior Vice President of MarketingNew York Yankees

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION

Stewart PutnamChair, National Board of Directors

Harry JohnsPresident & CEO


GALA CORPORATE UNDERWRITER

Rolex

CHAMPION ASSOCIATE CHAIRS

The Hearst Corporation

Michele & Larry Herbert

The William T. Morris Foundation

BENEFACTOR ASSOCIATE CHAIRS

Mrs. Lily Safra

Lorraine, Richard, Cliff and Laura Schwarz

TRIBUTE ASSOCIATE CHAIRS

Princess Yasmin Aga Khan

American Express

Margo & John Catsimatidis

Deborah & Craig Cogut

Susan Drossman & Adam Sokoloff

EY

Goldman Sachs

Debra Gonzalez

Hain Celestial

Charlene Haroche

IRI WorldwideMr. Andrew Appel

Jefferies, LLC

The Litwin Foundation

Sondra & David Mack

Daryl & Irwin Simon

The Stone FamilyJim Stone, Ellen Stone Belic & Cynthia Raskin

Sun Capital Partners, Inc.

SPONSORS

A.R. Schmeidler & Co., Inc.

Prince Hussain Aga Khan

American Contract Bridge League

Bank of America Merrill Lynch & US Trust

Diane & Phil Bazelides

Seth Bernstein

The Biondo GroupCharles Biondo

CBX, LLC

Coatue Management

Chele & Richard Farley

Holly & Rob Friedsam

Lauren & Martin Geller

Goldman Sachs GivesStacy Bash-Polley

Michael & Violet Gross

Andrew & Mindy Heyer

Huntsman Savile Row

Karyn Kornfeld & Steve Kobre

Martin Franklin

MDC Partners

Robin & Roger Meltzer

Moelis & Company

New York Yankees

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Lisa Schiff

The Sexton Family

Shepard’s Walk Foundation

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Thompson Habib Denison

Tiger JMark Locks

Toronto Maple LeafsBrendan Shanahan

UnitedHealthcare

Wagner Family Foundation

Lisa & Ricardo Winter

The Wollin Family

FRIENDS

Princess Catherine Aleya Aga Khan

Akerman, LLP Tim J. McDermott

Allen Evans Klein International Robert Klein

Mr. & Mrs. Glenn August

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Bancroft

Mr. Dennis Basso

Maria & Larry Baum

Lori & Richard Berke

Michelle & Gary Bettman

Philippe A. Bigar

Toni & John Bloomberg

Bruch Hanna LLP

Sharon Bush

Denise LeFrak Calicchio

John Carroll

Mr. & Mrs. John Castle

C.D. Peacock

Caryn & Rodney Cohen

Crystal & Company

Baron Robert de Rothschild

Peter DiPaola

Suzanne & Jacob Doft

Maynard & Sally Engel

Fairfield Partners Vartan Ibranyan

Anne Flick & Neil Braun

Foster and Foley LLP

Fresh Direct

John Gillivan

Laurie & Jeff Goldberger

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen L. Green

Deborah & Allen Grubman

Mr. & Mrs. Martin D. Gruss

Haddon House Food Products

Berna Huebner

Tracey Jackson & Glenn Horowitz

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Joseloff

JP Morgan

Loryn & Michael Kass

Mr. & Mrs. George Kaufman

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Kelter

Ketchum Public Relations

Dana & Richard Kirshenbaum

Alan Kornberg & Harold Koda

Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin V. Lambert

Linda & Eddie Lampert

Drs. Jody & Elie Levine

Ambassador & Mrs. John L. Loeb

Lynn, Gartner, Dunne & Covello, LLP

Colin McCabe

MetLife

Mid Valley Products

David Mitchell

Dr. Daniel & Mona Morello

Muffie Bancroft Murray

NFI & The Brown Family

Nasdaq

National Hockey LeagueBill Daly

Mr. & Mrs. Charlene & James Nederlander

Deborah Norville Wellner

Robert Osterrieth

Aldo & Sandra Papone

President Container Group II, LLC

The Promotion Pipeline

Dorianne & David Samuels

Ilene & Steven Sands

Jodi & Luke Sarsfield, III

Sheri & Howard Schultz

SCTC LLC

Rich & Mary Shrader

Anna & Norman Silverman

Smith Design

Iris & Michael Smith

SNC Package Co. Ltd

Nancy & David Solomon

Mr. & Mrs. Steven Spinner

Mr. & Mrs. John Stark

Leonard & Allison Stern

Liora & Mencham Sternberg

Steven J. Levinson Medical Research Foundation, Inc.

Steven B. Tanger

Target

Lis & Richard Waterman

*at time of publication

Alzheimer’s Association Rita Hayworth Gala

UNDERWRITER, ASSOCIATE CHAIRS, SPONSORS & FRIENDS*

Hain Celestial is proud to support

The Alzheimer’s Association and the Rita Hayworth Gala,

Daryl Simon, Gala Chair

and

Michele and Larry Herbert, Award Honorees

For your contributions in making sure

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