BGU & YOU | Spring 2025

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43 Zin Fellows Program Bonds with the Negev 44 The Ben-Gurion Awards 2024 46 Seen on Campus: Notable Visitors to BGU this Year 53 In Memoriam 54 BGU Associates Organizations

12 Leading the Way Forward 14 Notable Contributions 18 A Legacy of Impact: The Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation 20 For the Negev, From the World: News from our Friends Worldwide 39 The Halutz Initiative and the Power of Connection

4 From the President 5 From the Chair of the Global Development Committee 6 From the Vice President for Public Affairs and Resource Development 8 With a Little Help from Our Friends