2010 Orange Circle Award Winners

The Orange Circle Award recognizes SU people who do extraordinary things for others. The 2010 recipients reflect Syracuse University’s long heritage of inclusive education, support for our nation’s veterans, disability rights, social activism, and entertainment and the arts. As philanthropists in the truest sense of the word, they have given in any number of ways—but all with the goal of making the world a better place.

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Fisher House Foundation
SU Trustee Winston C. Fisher ’96 will be accepting the Orange Circle Award on behalf of the Fisher House Foundation, which has donated “Fisher Houses” to major military medical centers across the country, ensuring that veterans and active personnel have loved ones nearby during their times of greatest need.

Marshall M. Gelfand ’50
Thanks in large part to Marshall Gelfand’s vision and tenacity, SU now has a thriving alumni and student presence on the West Coast. As a tireless leader in the Alumni Club of Southern California, an advocate on the Syracuse University Board of Trustees, and generous donor, he laid the groundwork for SU in LA, which has grown to a staff of four, offers multiple events, and supports students living and studying in LA.

Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV)
This successful and now nationwide program helps veterans rebuild their economic potential by giving them the skills needed to launch small businesses. Mike Haynie, Whitman School of Management assistant professor of entrepreneurship and EBV founder, and EBV graduate Brian P. Iglesias, president and CEO of Veterans Inc., will accept the award on behalf of EBV.

Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)
Working with the women weavers of Chumanzana, Guatemala, this Whitman School-based group created a successful thread supply store. The store helps create sustainable incomes for the women by cutting their time and travel expenses, and by empowering them to run the store independently. Accepting the award will be SIFE President Sierra Fogal ’11.

Miriam Loewy Friend Hillel Program (at the Winnick Hillel Center for Jewish Life at Syracuse University), Gift of Life Campaign. Through the Gift of Life campaign, the Mirian Loewy Friend Hillel Program registers potential bone marrow donors and raises awareness for the need to maintain and grow bone marrow donor lists. Since 2004, Hillel’s three drives have registered more than 1,000 students, faculty, and staff. Michael Weiss ’12, president of Hillel at Syracuse University, will accept the award.