On September 10, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) proudly celebrated the centennial anniversary of the CSHL Association Board at a wine and cheese reception held on the Beckman Laboratory patio. The current Association Board, including Association President Mark Hamer, several Past Presidents and Honorary Association Directors, joined CSHL Trustee and Board Chair Marilyn Simons, Dr. Bruce Stillman and many of CSHL’s scientists to mark this very special occasion.
Originally named the Long Island Biological Association, the CSHL Association was formed in 1924 when a group of prominent local citizens banded together to save the Laboratory, which was experiencing financial stress. They succeeded in raising the necessary funds to continue the Lab’s operation and assumed responsibility for the fledgling research institution. Counting Louis Comfort Tiffany, JP Morgan, Marshall Field III, and Cornelius Vanderbilt among its inaugural members, this Board’s unparalleled support has continued and grown over the decades. Today’s Association Directors carry forward this remarkable legacy of guidance, ambassadorship, and support of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.