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Morgan of the law school.
Also saluted with an Emerald
award for "Corporate Leadership"
UCL/(s lnstitute of
Environment
&
the
Sustainability,
dedicated to generating knowledge and solving environmental
problems, presented'An Evening
of
Excellence" at the Beverly
Hills home of Jeanne and Tony
Pritzker. (Tony co-chaired the
event with Tina Quinn.)
Receiving an Emerald award
for "Visionary Leadership" was
Dan A. Emmett, chairman of
Douglas Emmett, a real-estate
investment trust and one of the
largest owners and operators of UCLA FUNDRAISER-Tony and Jean Pritzker (left photo) hosted the
quality office and multifamily inaugural fundraiser for UCLA's Institute of lhe Environment at their
properties
in
L.A. This was pre- Beverly Hills home. Tony Pritzker co-chaired the event along with Tina
Quinn shown with her husband, John (couple on the right).
was Southern California Edison.
SCE President Ronald Litzinger
accepted on behalf of the company.
"our
is
Inc. Songman Quincy
Jones and singer Lana
Owen Wilson, Christine
and
director/professor of geography, Jordan Kaplan, ex-Cov. Gray and
ecology and evolutionary biolo- Sharon Davis, Dean Ornish, MD,
gv.
Luanne Wells, and Andrew
Singer Vicci Martinez enter- Sapin.
tained while Emmy-winning
The mission of the institute
actor and Extra correspondent includes educating the next gen-
supporters
who
have
demonstrated
a long-stand-
commit-
to the
environment
said
man of Douglas Emmett,
Bucci
such
dedicated
ment,"
School (right) presented
an Emerald award .for
Dan A. Emmett, chair-
Del Rey (left photo) were
fortunate to
ing
Chancellor Gene Block
(left) and Dean Rachel
Moran of the UCLA Law
among celebrities on
hand. Photos by Vince
organization
have
AWARDEE-UCLA
OwenWilson
Jerry Penacoli emceed this inau- eration of professional and sciengural fundraiser which brought in tific leadership committed to the
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health of the planet and advising
Among the many supporters business and policymakers on
on hand were Lawrence Bendet sustainability and the environAnn and Lee Cooper, Morton La ment, informing and encouraging
Kretz, Daniel Weiss, Quincy communitv discussion about critJones, Jared Leto, Lana Del Rey, ical environmental issues.