General Colin Powell, Robert Mondavi, Nobel Winner Murray Gell-Mann, Astronaut Scott Parazynski, and Christo and Jeanne-Claude Honored With 2005 Ellis Island Family Heritage Award.

PR Newswire | April 19, 2005 | Copyright

NEW YORK, April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Today in the historic Great Hall, six esteemed individuals were honored by The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. for their contributions to the American Experience.

The Ellis Island Family Heritage Awards, given annually to a select number of Ellis Island immigrants or their descendants, were presented by the Foundation's Founding Chairman Lee Iacocca in a noon ceremony. The 2005 honorees are:

 
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