Real estate industry leaders raise $2.4 million at winter's Eve Gala annual event benefits National Jewish Medical and Research Center.Michael E. Pralle, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of GE Real Estate, was the evening's honoree as he received National Jewish Medical and Research Center's 2003 Humanitarian Award on December 13 during the Real Estate and Construction Industries Winter's Eve Gala at the Grand Hyatt New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Proceeds from the dinner established The Wayne Pralle Memorial Fund for Emphysema emphysema (ĕmfĭsē`mə), pathological or physiological enlargement or overdistention of the air sacs of the lungs. A major cause of pulmonary insufficiency in chronic cigarette smokers, emphysema is a progressive disease that commonly and Other Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases chronic obstructive pulmonary disease n. Abbr. COPD A chronic lung disease, such as asthma or emphysema, in which breathing becomes slowed or forced. . At the event, which first took place in 1969, Conrad D. Stephenson was given the 35th Anniversary Award for Outstanding Achievement for establishing the well-received party format for the Winter's Eve Gala in 1981. Stephenson served as the Dinner Chairman for many years as the event became one of the premier charity gatherings for leading figures in the real estate community. Thomas M. Flexner, James D. Kuhn and Wendy M. Siegel were also acknowledged with the President's Award; each earned the award for their exceptional leadership, which has continued to make the Winter's Eve Gala the event to attend for movers and shakers. This year's dinner leadership reflected the broad support that National Jewish has enjoyed for decades from the real estate community. Mr. Flexner, with Bear Stearns; and Owen D. Thomas, Morgan Stanley, served as the dinner chairmen, assisted by Mr. Kuhn, Newmark & Company Real Estate; Bruce E. Mosler, Cushman and Wakefield; and Stephen B. Siegel, CB Richard Ellis CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. NYSE: CBG is a multinational real estate corporation currently based in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.. On December 20, 2006, the corporation, also known as CBRE, completed acquisition of Trammell Crow Co. in a transaction valued at $2. . Honorary chairmen were Milton Cooper, Kimco; Michael D. Fascitelli, Vornado; William L. Mack, Apollo; and Larry A. Silverstein, Silverstein Properties. Treasurer was Stewart B. Koenigsberg, GE Real Estate, and Journal Chairmen were Hank Celestino, Newmark, and Robert E. Pfeiffer, GE Real Estate. The Western theme of this year's Gala delighted the 1,200 capacity audience with skits and musical entertainment. As she has for many years, Wendy Siegel used her magic touch to turn the elegant hotel into a dusty saloon, replete with whimsical Western touches. The dinner raised a record-breaking $2,405,448 for National Jewish, which is the only medical and research center in the United States devoted entirely to respiratory, allergic and immune system immune system Cells, cell products, organs, and structures of the body involved in the detection and destruction of foreign invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells. Immunity is based on the system's ability to launch a defense against such invaders. diseases, including asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, severe allergies, AIDS, cancer, and autoimmune diseases Autoimmune diseases A group of diseases, like rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, in which immune cells turn on the body, attacking various tissues and organs. Mentioned in: Complement Deficiencies, Premature Menopause such as lupus lupus (l  `pəs), noninfectious chronic disease in which antibodies in an individual's immune system attack the body's own substances. . Founded in 1899, National Jewish is a nonprofit and nonsectarian institution dedicated to enhancing prevention, treatment and cures through research, and to developing and providing innovative clinical programs for treating patients regardless of age, religion, race or ability to pay. For the past six years in a row, National Jewish has had the distinction of being ranked the best respiratory hospital by U.S. News & WorldReport.
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