The Board of Trustees and Officers of the National Institute of Social Sciences are saddened to inform you of the death of recent Gold Medal Honoree Dr. James H. Simons. Dr. Simons passed away on May 10, 2024 in New York City. He was 86 years old.
In Memoriam: William H. Told, Jr., 1930 – 2023
The Board of Trustees and Officers of the National Institute of Social Sciences are saddened to inform you of the death of former Trustee, Vice President, and later Chairman of the Florida Chapter of the National Institute, William H. Told, Jr. Mr. Told passed away on October 13, 2023 in Vermont.. He was 92 years old.
In Memoriam: Joan Kaplan Davidson, 1927 – 2023
In Memoriam: Paul Edward Farmer, 1959 – 2022
In Memoriam: Chauncey G. Olinger, Jr.
National Institute Mourns Paul Volcker
The National Institute of Social Sciences mourns the passing of Paul A. Volcker, former chair of the Federal Reserve, who died on December 8. Mr. Volcker, whose aggressive policies are credited with subduing the country’s rampant inflation of the 1970s and 1980s, received the National Institute’s Gold Medal in 1988.
National Institute Mourns the Passing of Robert Morgenthau
The National Institute of Social Sciences mourns the passing of former Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau. Mr. Morgenthau, who served as Manhattan’s D.A. for more than 30 years, died on Sunday, July 21. He was 99. The National Institute had honored Mr. Morgenthau with a Gold Medal for Distinguished Service to Humanity in 2008, and he had served as one of the National Institute’s honorary trustees for many years.