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August 12, 2004 Kanin Re-Elected President of Academy FoundationBeverly Hills, CA —Fay Kanin, a governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences representing the writers branch, has been re-elected president of the Academy Foundation, the educational and cultural arm of the Academy. Officers of the Foundation are elected annually by the organization’s trustees, which are in turn selected by the Board of Governors of the Academy. Kanin previously served three terms as president of the Academy Foundation from 1995 through 1998, and has been a Foundation officer every year for the past decade except for 1998-99. She also served as president of the Academy itself from 1979 to 1983. Music branch governor Charles Bernstein was re-elected a vice president, as was his fellow branch governor Arthur Hamilton. Film editors branch governor Donn Cambern was re-elected secretary and public relations branch governor Sid Ganis was again named treasurer. New Foundation trustees named by the board of governors of the Academy are sound branch governor J. Paul Huntsman and executives branch governor James N. Gianopulos. Trustees of the Foundation re-elected by the Academy's governors are: Bernstein, Cambern, Ganis, Hamilton, Kanin; Dede Allen, film editors; Jon Bloom, short films and feature animation; Gil Cates, directors; Larry Gordon, producers; Cheryl Boone Isaacs, public relations; Bill Mechanic, executives; Frank R. Pierson, writers; Donald C. Rogers, sound; and Tom Sherak, executives. Academy Executive Director Bruce Davis remains executive secretary of the Foundation. The Academy Foundation was established in 1942 to oversee all educational, preservation and cultural activities of the Academy. Its trustees and officers serve one-year terms. A downloadable photo of Fay Kanin is available at http://photos.oscars.org # # # |
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