PRESTIGIOUS PRIZE; ALPERT HONORED WITH FERNANDO AWARD.Byline: Barbara De Witt De Witt, uninc. town (1990 pop. 8,244), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse. Society Editor Encino attorney Lee Kanon Alpert was named the recipient of the 41st annual Fernando Award on Friday night at a black tie gala at the Warner Center Marriott. Alpert was chosen from five finalists, including community activist Rose Goldwater, Winnetka businesswoman Ruth Richter, Woodland Hills attorney Bob Scott and Woodland Hills developer Robert D. Voit, for the Valley's most important civic award. All are regarded as outstanding Valley philanthropists, organizers said. ``All of the candidates have helped us get ready for the new century,'' said Irwin Rosenberg, president of the Fernando organization. ``Between the five of them are 200 years of volunteer efforts.'' The nearly 400 guests at the annual gala included state U.S. Rep. Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon, R-Santa Clarita; state Sen. Cathie Wright, R-Simi Valley; City Attorney James Hahn; District Attorney Gil Garcetti; Supervisors Michael Antonovich and Zev Yaroslavsky; and council members Laura Chick, Cindy Miscikowski, Hal Bernson and Richard Alarcon. Businessman Steve Soboroff stood in for Mayor Richard Riordan. Former state Sen. Ed Davis also attended. Alpert was accompanied by his wife, Arlene, and sons Scott, 21, and Brett, 24. Alpert, 53, is founding shareholder of the Encino firm Alpert, Barr and Gross. He is working on the framework for Los Angeles neighborhood councils, chairs the board of the Encino-Tarzana Medical Center, is a member of the city Building and Safety Commission, and is outgoing president of the advisory board at California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an . He is known for his work with the Boys & Girls Club and the March of Dimes
The Fernando Award is a statue of a young Indian brave sculpted sculpt v. sculpt·ed, sculpt·ing, sculpts v.tr. 1. To sculpture (an object). 2. To shape, mold, or fashion especially with artistry or precision: by Henry Van Wolff in 1968 to symbolize the qualities of strength, courage, dedication and leadership. It is inscribed in·scribe tr.v. in·scribed, in·scrib·ing, in·scribes 1. a. To write, print, carve, or engrave (words or letters) on or in a surface. b. To mark or engrave (a surface) with words or letters. with all Fernando recipients' names on its base and is located in the Van Nuys Civic Center Mall  should be added to this article, to conform with Wikipedia's Manual of Style.Please discuss this issue on the talk page. . There is an additional commemorative obelisk obelisk (ŏb`əlĭsk), slender four-sided tapering monument, usually hewn of a single great piece of stone, terminating in a pointed or pyramidal top. in the Warner Center Park in Woodland Hills. Each year, nominations are narrowed to five finalists by the Fernando Award committee, which includes board members, past recipients, chambers of commerce representatives and others. The final selection is made in a secret ballot vote by patrons and benefactors of the Fernando Award Foundation Inc. Past Fernando Award winners include Walter Mosher A mosher is a person who is crossed between goth/punk/skater they have long hair and listen to music like slipknot and metal music. Some people call them headbangers. At certain music shows they have something called a mosh pit, basically its a fight pit with loads of people bashing each other. , Philip Smith, Nancy Schmidt, Bud Brown, Clyde Porter, David Fleming, Bert and Jane Boeckmann, Robert Selleck, Kenneth Worthen and Robert Neiman. Among the many benefactors for the awards are the Daily News, Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Coldwell Banker, Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center, Southern California Gas This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Company, Galpin Motors, Hamer Toyota, Herman Berman Co., Keyes Motors, Lakeside Healthcare Inc., Laidlaw Transit Services, Latham & Watkins, Lorenzen Mortuary, P.L. Porter Co., Pacific Bell, Precision Dynamics Corp., Sheraton Universal Hotel, Warner Center Marriott and West Hills Hospital and Medical Center. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Fernando Award nominees, from left, Ruth Richter, Bob Scott, Rose Goldwater, Lee Kanon Alpert and Robert Voit, gather Friday night at the Warner Center Marriott, where Alpert was named winner. Eric Grigorian/Special to the Daily News |
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