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2009 Selig Distinguished Service Award

 

 

Selig Distinguished Service Award Dinner of Honor
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Grand Hyatt Atlanta

 
Atlanta Chapter Awards Dinner
honoring
Cathy Selig Kuranoff

Honorary Dinner Co-Chairpersons
Mayor Shirley Franklin
Elliott Goldstein
Erwin Zaban

Dinner Co-Chairpersons
Barbara and Richard Kaufman
Andrea and Mike Leven
Linda and Steve Selig

About the Selig Distinguished Service Award

The Selig Award was established by American Jewish Committee's Atlanta Chapter, in 1986, in memory of Caroline Massell Seig and Simon S. Selig, Jr. This award is presented each spring at the Atlanta Chapter's Awards Dinner.  Recipients of this prestigious award reflect the Seligs' dedication, commitment, and generosity to the enhacement of the Atlanta community.

A Caring Affair
(
An Event for AJC Major Donors)

Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Atlanta Community Food Bank

A Caring Affair Co-Chairpersons
Staci and Matt Brill
Debbie and David Dermer
Nancy and Ron Eichel
Lynne M. and Howard I. Halpern

About Cathy Selig Kuranoff

Cathy Selig is co-owner and Senior Vice President of Selig Enterprises. She is the third generation of the Selig family to be involved in the business founded by her grandfather Ben Massell.

Cathy is actively involved in many aspects of the community in Jewish and civic affairs and the arts. She most recently chaired the very successful capital campaign for the Ben Massell dental clinic, and serves on many boards throughout Atlanta, including American Jewish Committee.  In 2007 she honored by Atlanta Women's Magazine as one of the top five Women of Impact for her philanthropy and legacy building and in 1996 by The Davis Academy at their Annual Awards Dinner.

Cathy is married to Steve Kuranoff.  She is the mother of Bryan & Amy and Greg & Erica and is proud of her four grandchildren.

Past Recipients:

Selig Distinguished Service Award Recipients
1987    Elliott Goldstein
1988    Erwin Zaban
1989    Betty Ann Jacobson
1990    Rabbi Alvin M. Sugarman
1991    Gerald Cohen*
1992    S. Stephen Selig, III
1993    Rabbi Arnold Goodman
1994    Sherry Z. Frank
1995    Congressman John Lewis
1996    Arthur M. Blank
1997    Arnold B. Rubenstein, M.D.
1998    Chuck Wolf
1999    Lois Frank
2000    Tobyanne and Arnold Sidman
2001    Lisa Brill
2002    Lila and Doug Hertz
2003    Candy A. and Stephen M. Berman
2004    Jack Halpern
2005    Mike Leven
2006    Linda Selig
2007    Carol Cooper, Laura Dinerman, Sara Franco & Judy Zaban
2008    David Kuniansky

Atlanta Chapter Honorees
1968        AR Abrams* and Donald Oberdorfer*
1969        Louis Regenstein*
1970        Sam Massell
1971        Dejongh Franklin*
1972        Simon S. Selig, Jr.*
1973        William B. Schwartz, Jr.
1974        Pheobe Franklin*
1975        Susie & Edward Elson
1976        David Goldwasser*
1978        Sidney Feldman*
1979        Dan Garson
1980        Jean* and Herbert Cohen
1981        M. William Breman*
1982        Cecil A. Alexander
1983        Burton M. Gold
1984        Joan and Nate* Lipson
1985        Clyde Rodbell
1986        Barbara Asher* and Richard A. Guthman, Jr.

 

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