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THE SAMUEL AND CECILIA NEAMAN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

In honor of the memory of Samuel and Cecilia Neaman, and in the spirit which led to the creation of the S. Neaman Institute, the Samuel and Cecilia Neaman Scholarship Program was established. The program, which was inaugurated at the 2004 Board of Governor’s Ceremony, provides support each year for outstanding students doing their doctoral and post-doctoral research at the Technion, who show potential to become leaders in their fields.

Scholarship recipients for the 2007-2008 academic year are:
Matthew S. Lippert – Faculty of Physics
Daniel Orenstein – Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning
Hagai Shorer – Faculty of Biology
Arieh Nachnini – Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Sajeev Jotovsky – Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Natalia Silverstein – Faculty of Computer Sciences

Lecture Series in Honor of Samuel Neaman
An annual lecture series was established in commemoration of Samuel Neaman, featuring national leaders distinguished for their depth of knowledge and vision regarding the challenges faced by the State of Israel.  In 2007, the fifth lecture was presented by Prof. Oz Almog on the topic of "The New Israelis – The State of Israel in a Global Era". 
The first lecture was delivered by former MK Dan Meridor on the subject of “Zionism – An Interim Accounting at a Critical Junction”.  The second lecture, by Israel Prize Laureate Professor Avi Ravitzki, was entitled “The Jewish People in our Times: Between Determinism and Independence”. The third annual lecture was delivered by Professor Moshe Halbertal on the subject of “On Sanctity and Violence – From Political Conflict to Religious War”.  The fourth lecture was delivered by Prof. Ruth Gavison, entitled Consensus on the Identity of State of Israel as a Precondition for its Success and Prosperity.

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