The Excellent CS Students Program (SAMBA)
Followships Award Ceremony was held on Monday, July 4, 2011, at the Taub
Computer Science Building and was attended by an
unprecedented multitude of guests, family
members of the awardees and representatives of the fellowships granting families
and foundation companies. Prof.
Eli Biham,
CS Dean and Prof.
Eli Ben Sasson,
SAMBA Program supervisor, congratulated
the excellent students on their achievements and the donating families and
company representatives - Mrs. Nurit Lavi, Mr. Michael Kagan and Ms. Brigitte
Bigar - spoke in honor and memory of the donors. On the part of the receiving
students Ms. Inbal Livni spoke and thanked the donating families and companies.
This year fellowships
were generously granted as follows:
The Yosefa Abramovitch Foundation, founded by
Elbit Systems, bestowed Inbal Livni. in memory of Mrs. Yosefa
Abramovich. The prize was presented by Mr. Israel Abramovich and his children -
Talor and Hilli.
Pascal-Louis Perez who bestowed Shani Lesser. The prize was
presented by his mother, Ms. Briggite Bigar. Additionally, Mr. Perez bestowed
Anat Etzion with a scholarship within the
Lapidim Program for excelling in enterprise
and industry.
The Check
Point Technologies Assaf Lavi Foundation who bestowed
Omri Amarilio, Gal Lalush, Hadar Sivan, Anna Livshits, Shmuel Keter and Avigail
Pagi. The prize was presented by Mrs. Nurit Lavi and Mr. Gadi Lavi.
The Mellanox
Technologies Guy Shevet Foundation who bestowed Guy
Hefetz, Lioran Neeman and Eran Zimmerman. The prize was presented by Mrs. Yonit,
Anat, and Mr. Eitan Shevet and by Mr. Michael Kagan.
The American Technion Society (ATS) who bestowed the 2010/11 Ernest Freudman
Special Fellowship to Liora Neeman.
Thanks to all participants and granting families and companies and
congratulations to all 2010/11 fellowships winners!