Marilyn Simons: Legion of Honor! ​(#215)

Dr. Marilyn Hawrys Simons received a B.A. and Ph.D. in Economics
from SUNY, Stony Brook and has volunteered in the non‑profit sector
for the last thirty years. In 1994, she co‑founded the Simons
Foundation together with her husband, Jim Simons, and served as its
President until June 2021. Asteroid 10701 Marilynsimons is named
after her! The Simons Foundation is a charitable organization that
was founded to fund basic research and educational programs in
mathematics, physical and life sciences. The Foundation’s vision
and generosity in also underwriting symposia, visiting lectureships
and initiating programs at underserved institutions in the United
States and abroad has helped to advance knowledge in a diverse
spectrum of fields. She recently retired as President of the Simons
Foundation and received the Legion d'Honaire, the highest French
order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by
Napoleon Bonaparte, it has been retained by all later French
governments and régimes. Her primary focus being education, Marilyn
has served for the past eight years as the President of the Board
of Learning Spring Elementary School, a school for children with
autistic spectrum disorders. She also sits on the board of the East
Harlem Tutorial Program, an after-school teaching program in East
Harlem. In 2008, Dr. Simons joined the Cold Spring Harbor Board of
Trustees. At a personal level, Marilyn Simons has supported
programs promoting an increased diversity and improved equity in
science and economics. In 2013, she was awarded the Carnegie Medal
for Philanthropy, for her extraordinary and pre‑eminent role in
philanthropy. Marilyn is involved in various education initiatives
and serves as a board member for many prestigious scientific
institutions, including the American National Museum of
Mathematics. Through the Simons Foundation, Marilyn Simons has
played an essential role in supporting the Institut des Hautes
Études Scientifiques's (IHÉS) ambition to develop greater financial
independence. Over the course of two decades, the Simons Foundation
has given more than $25 million to both specific projects, such as
the building of the conference center that carries the names of
Marilyn and Jim Simons, and to the Institute’s endowment, for
example for the creation of the Simons Foundation Biology Fund at
IHES. The Simons recently pledged an additional €25 million to
support the institute over the next ten years. In 2021, in
recognition of her contributions and achievements, the French
Ambassador to the U.S. Philippe Etienne awarded Marilyn Simons the
French Legion of Honor during a special ceremony Watch this
fireside chat with Marilyn Simons held at the Institut des Hautes
Études Scientifiques (IHÉS)
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