NEW YORK-OCTOBER 26: The Presentation of the 2009 JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS MEDAL Benefiting the MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY of New YorK on Monday, October 26, 2009 at the New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018. The Onassis Medal, the Municipal Art Society’s highest honor, is presented each year to individuals whose work and deeds have made an outstanding contribution to the City of New York. It is named for former MAS board member Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in honor of her tireless efforts to preserve and protect New York’s great architecture. In the late 1970s, Mrs. Onassis led the Municipal Art Society’s successful fight to uphold the New York City Landmarks Law and save one of New York’s most magnificent public spaces:Grand Central Terminal. MAS presented its 2009 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Medal to two exceptional New Yorkers: Peter L. Malkin and Robert A.M. Stern. The medals were presented by Rocco Landesman Honorary Chairs: Caroline Kennedy, Vincent Scully Co-Chairs: David M. Childs, Philip K. Howard, Frederick Iseman, Tony Kiser, Janet C. Ross, Stephen M. Ross, Jerry I. Speyer, Wade F.B. Thompson. PHOTO CREDIT: ©Manhattan Society.com 2009 by Gregory Partanio | tel: 718.614.7740 |e-mail: GregPartanio@aol.com