Leonore Annenberg: 1918 – 2009

Mrs. Annenberg Leonore Annenberg, former Chief of Protocol for the United States of America, Trustee of the Annenberg Foundation, wife of the late Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg, and a major benefactor to the Annenberg School for Communication and the University of Pennsylvania, has died. She was 91-years-old.

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Philadelphia Inquirer coverage
A Message from James Riepe and Amy Gutmann
About the Annenberg Foundation
Mrs. Annenberg recalled as generous
Annenberg largesse has spread far
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3/16/2009
Klaus Krippendorff
I met Leonore Annenberg in 1964, when Walter Annenberg gave a Christmas party, perhaps the first, for students, faculty, staff, and trustees of the Annenberg School of Communication. Walter's world was then much smaller than it came to be. I saw Leonore grow into the active role she ended up playing in supporting the School and greater causes. She certainly will be missed.
3/17/2009
Kate Coyer
As a postdoctoral research fellow at the Annenberg School, working also with Central European University in Budapest where I write from today, I have benefited tremendously both intellectually, professional and personally from the generosity of Leonore Annenberg. I am indebted to her continued support that makes possible these kind of opportunities for scholars at early stages in their academic careers like myself. Her generosity has touched so many of us who may never have met her but for whom her legacy has had a major impact on our lives. It is a great honor to have had this time to be a small part of the institution that bears her name.
3/17/2009
Kas Kalba   ASC graduation year 1967
It was Lenore and Walter's generosity that helped me through ASC financially and allowed me to benefit from the School and its special network of faculty, alumni, staff and students. With the passing of time I've come to appreciate more and more Lenore's contribution to the School's vision, excellence, continuity and inclusiveness. May we remember her often as she often remembered us.
3/18/2009
Hassen Zriba
As an international student of media and communication and since I work on cultivation theory of Prof George Gerbner, I got acquainted with The Annenberg School for Communication. I benefited a lot from the Institute's web site. As all the academics of the Institute are so sad fro the Death of Honorable Leonore Annenberg, I do also express my deepest grief and sorrow for her death as she was a valuable assistance to the Institute. May she rest in her grave remembered by all those who loved her and loved them.
3/21/2009
Chris Koepke   ASC graduation year 95
I did not know the Annenbergs, but they touched my life tremendously and positively with their creation and support of the Annenberg School. For this, I will always be thankful.
3/21/2009
Mary Bock
I remember seeing Mrs. Annenberg at a lecture some years ago and wanting so much to tell her how she changed my life. It seemed a bit abrupt at the time, after all she'd never met me. Yet her generosity and belief in the power of scholarship to do good in the world have indeed changed my life for the better. I will always be grateful.
3/23/2009
Alex Slater   ASC graduation year 02
I only met Mrs Annenberg once, but she impacted - and will continue to affect - my life every single day. Her steadfast commitment to the promotion of the informed and educated study of political communications was admirable. I am honored to have studied at the school that bears Mrs Annenberg's name, and will remember her legacy as I, and so many other Annenberg graduates, are honored to carry it forward in our professional lives.
3/23/2009
Joelle Meszler Reizes   ASC graduation year 92
I never met the Annenbergs personally but their generosity sent me to school and gave me my education. I worked on an educational telecourse funded by the Annenberg/CPB foundation while in college, which helped pay my tuition. I then attended the Anneberg School for masters degree. It is no understatement to say that my education and future were defined by the generosity of the Annenbergs. I cannot thank them enough.
3/23/2009
Idil Cakim   ASC graduation year 98
I saw Mr. and Mrs. Annenberg at a school function once, but I was too shy to go up to them and thank them personally. I spent two of my happiest years at Annenberg. My classmates and I received a remarkable education. It changed the course of my life. It set me on a path that I still follow. I will be forever indebted to the Annenbergs for their generous gift.
3/23/2009
Jordan Grossman
Mrs. Annenberg had an extraordinary impact on my life. The breadth and quality of opportunities she made available to students at the Annenberg School who she would never meet, like me, were truly remarkable and demonstrate her profound generosity.
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