Board of Directors
HWI recently celebrated its 60th anniversary as an independent research institution- a place where cures begin through investigator initiated projects. It has been 60 years since Helen Woodward Rivas gave her founding gift of $3 million in 1956 to support the leading edge research of Dr. George Koepf (the equivalent of a $26 million gift in today’s economy). I am pleased to see the impact that HWI has had over this time period and how well poised it is to have significant impact in the future. It is my hope she would feel the same. I actively participate in this promising future as a friend to the Institute and it is my hope that you will continue to do the same. The Institute’s scientific team is talented, dedicated and inspires us daily.
Best regards,
John G. Horn, Esq.
HWI Board Chair
HWI Board of Directors 2018-2019
Christina Arthurs, Esq.
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Franca Trincia, CPA
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Emeritus Directors
Stuart H. Angert
Richard Aubrecht, PhD
Thomas R. Beecher, Jr.
Norbert A. Bennett, CPA
James R. Biltekoff
Constance S. Constantine
Judith A. Feldman
Christopher T. Greene, Esq
Jane F. Griffin, PhD
L. Nelson Hopkins, III, MD
James R. Kanski, MD
Charles A. Martin, Jr.
Lewis D. McCauley
Elizabeth S. Mitchell
Peter T. Ostrow, MD, PhD
Joseph A. Voelkl
Pamela Vogt
Albert J. Wright, III