Friends of ISAW
Friends of the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World form a vibrant community of individuals who share a passion forthe cultures, histories, and discoveries of the ancient world.
Through their generosity, Friends help sustain ISAW’s research, exhibitions, fellowships, excavations, and public programs. Their support enables new scholarship on the ancient world to reach audiences in New York and around the globe while advancing ISAW’s mission to foster the study of ancient civilizations across the broad horizons of antiquity.
Friends are an important part of the intellectual life of ISAW. Members enjoy opportunities to engage directly with scholars, curators, fellows, and visiting researchers through a variety of special programs and events throughout the year.
Membership
Friends of ISAW support the Institute through an annual membership contribution of $500 or more. Membership provides meaningful opportunities to connect with ISAW’s scholarly community while helping sustain its groundbreaking research and public engagement initiatives.
Membership Benefits
Friends may enjoy a range of benefits, including:
- Invitations to exclusive Fireside Chats with ISAW faculty and scholars
- Preferred seating at public lectures and events
- Invitations to annual Friends gatherings and Exhibitions private opening receptions
- Opportunities to meet visiting scholars, fellows, and curators
- Access to the ISAW Library
- Recognition as a member of the Friends of ISAW community
To learn more about membership opportunities or to join, please contact the ISAW Development Office.
Our Friends
The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World gratefully acknowledges the individuals listed below for their generous support as Friends of ISAW. Their commitment sustains the Institute’s work and advances the study of the ancient world across cultures, regions, and disciplines.
Friends of ISAW
A–D
Kay Allaire
Jeffrey Benjamin and Brenda Cotsen
Elizabeth Bartman
Diane and Dennis Bennett
Josephine Berger-Nadler
Anne Carpenter Bienstock
Mary Sharp Cronson
E–K
Geraldine Fabrikant and Tim Metz
Susan and Arthur Fleischer
Vartan and Clare Gregorian
Ogden Goelet
Robert Goldrich
Gemma S. Hall
Gordana Jelisavcic
Vladimir and Betsy Jelisavcic
Peter Kendall
Elbrun and Peter Kimmelman
Alan Kornberg and Harold Koda
Yvonne Korshak and Robert Ruben
L–R
James and Helen Lally
Dale and Ed Mathias
Joyce Menschel
Deborah Miller and William Zabel
Andrew Moelis
Alexandra Munroe
Helen Nash
James Ottaway
Liliane Peck
Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon Polsky
Linda and Philip Pomper
Nicholas Potter
James Boniface Ramsey
Frederick Resnick
Tyler Rollins
Charles Ruas and Robert Wynne
S–Z
Frederick Schultz
Anne Sidamon-Eristoff
Agnes Hsu-Tang and Oscar Tang (The Tang Fund)
Ellen and Bill Taubman
Susan Weber (Iris Foundation)
Phillip M. Winegar
Henry Zemel
Gilles Bransbourg
Additional Supporters
ISAW is also grateful to the foundations, organizations, and individuals whose generosity supports exhibitions, excavations, lectures, collections, and other initiatives that enrich the Institute’s mission.
Exhibition Supporters
Selz Foundation
The David Berg Foundation
Anne H. Bass
Robert and Nellie Gipson (The Tianaderrah Foundation)
The Evelyn Sharp Foundation
The Achelis and Bodman Foundation
Bernard Osher
The Persepolis Foundation
Frances Marzio
Frederick W. Beinecke and Candace Krugman Beinecke
Stuart H. Coleman and Meryl Rosofsky
Samuel H. Kress Foundation
Sophie Coumantaros
Caroline Hyman
Ann and Gilbert Kinney
Caroline Bacon
Reem Z. Renno
Lawrence S. Schechter
Dennis and Diane Bennett Charitable Trust
Elizabeth Bartman
Karen S. Rubinson
Excavation Supporters
Adam and Mary E. Shepard
Vladimir and Betsy Jelisavcic
Supporters of the Leon Levy Lecture
The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation
The Evelyn Sharp Foundation
Norman Peck
Supporters of the Rostovtzeff Lecture Series
Roger and Whitney Bagnall
Director’s Council
Elizabeth Bartman
Edward Cohen
Nellie Gipson
Agnes Hsu-Tang
Alexandra Munroe
Holly Pittman
Bernard Selz
Susan Weber
Gilles Bransbourg
Founder
Leon Levy Foundation and Shelby White
Become a Friend
By becoming a Friend, you help sustain the work of the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World and support new research, exhibitions, fellowships, excavations, and public programs that illuminate the ancient world for audiences today and for future generations.
Join the Friends of ISAW and become part of a community dedicated to advancing the understanding of the ancient world!