Tribute event to honor Dr. Bornstein
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March 4, 2022
Dr. Rita Bornstein
The Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center will honor Dr. Rita Bornstein with the Tess Wise White Rose Award at its annual event on April 13, from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., at the Rollins Museum of Art, Back Lawn.
The White Rose Award commemorates the actions of a group of courageous students in Germany during World War II. Calling for non-violent resistance against Hitler and the Nazis, the group consisted of five students in their early 20s led by Hans and Sophie Scholl. They worked day and night to create flyers criticizing Germans who did nothing to combat the tyranny of the Third Reich. The individuals honored with this award by the Holocaust Center are active and vocal members of the Jewish community.
As the 13th president and the first woman to hold that title, Dr. Bornstein came to Rollins College in 1990. For the next 14 years, President Bornstein was also an author, teacher and accomplished fundraiser. Under her leadership, Rollins focused on strengthening its commitment to excellence, innovation and community. Dr. Bornstein oversaw Rollins' most ambitious fundraising effort, widely considered to have transformed the college. As a true upstander in the community, Dr. Bornstein has served over the years as a board member of both local and national for-profit and nonprofit boards.
Dr. Bornstein serves on the capital campaign committee for the future Holocaust Museum for Hope and Humanity.
Established in 1989, some of the 33 past recipients of the Tess Wise White Rose include Judy Albertson (2003), Gov. Bob Graham (2010) and Helen Greenspun (2013).
The White Rose event is co-chaired by Grant Cornwell, Peg Cornwell and Linda Chapin.
Rollins Museum of Art is located at 1000 Holt Ave, Winter Park. To register, go to https://secure.qgiv.com/for/wrte2/event/843840.
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