Daisy Soros Explained

Daisy Soros
Birth Name:Daisy Margaret Schlenger
Birth Date:September 7, 1929
Birth Place:Bratislava, Slovakia
Citizenship:American
Occupation:Philanthropist
Organization:The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Children:4
Relatives:George Soros (brother-in-law)

Daisy Margaret Soros (née Schlenger; September 7, 1929) is an American philanthropist and supporter of the arts. She is the chairperson of the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, a fellowship program that supports two years of graduate studies for 30 new Americans each year.[1] She was married to the late Paul Soros, founder of Soros Associates and older brother of financier George Soros.[2]

Early life and education

Daisy Margaret Schlenger was born in Bratislava (in modern-day Slovakia) on September 7, 1929, but was raised in Austria and Hungary.[3] Her parents were Paul (in Hungarian, Pál) Schlenger and Piroska Erzsebet "Piri" Schlenger (née Stein).[4] [5]

After graduating from the Lutheran Gymnasium, she received her diploma from École hôtelière de Lausanne in Switzerland.[6] She came to the United States on a student visa as a Hungarian citizen, enrolling at Columbia University School of General Studies. She later attended the New York School of Interior Design, and NYU's School of Social Work, and worked extensively as a counselor to terminally ill patients and their families.

Philanthropy

Soros has been involved with various charitable organizations for decades. In 1993, she became a member of the Board of Overseers of Weill Cornell Medical College.[7] In an effort to promote the mission and ideals of academic medicine, she founded the Information Please luncheon lecture series which continues.[8] She served on the Board of Overseers for the  Discoveries that Make a Difference Campaign which raised $1.3 billion for the Weill Cornell Medical School and is founder of the Dean's Council.[9]

In 1997, she and her husband established the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans in order to provide assistance to young new Americans for graduate studies.[10] Initially with a fifty million dollar trust fund, the Soroses donated an additional $25 million in 2010 and have supported over 700 grantees to date.[11] [12]

Soros serves on the boards of The Society of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, The Foreign Policy Association and The American Austrian Foundation. She is an honorary trustee of the International House in New York.[13] [14] [15]

Involvement in the arts

Daisy Soros serves on the chairman's council of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She is board secretary at the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera, director emeritus of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Vice President of Venetian Heritage, and a former Chairman of the Board of the Friends of the Budapest Festival Orchestra.[16] [17] [18] [19]

Family life

Paul Soros and Daisy Schlenger met in 1950 in New York, where they were both college students living at the International House. They began dating, and married in 1951.[20] They had four children, Peter, Steven Paul, Linda and Jeffrey. Steven Paul and Linda died in separate accidents in early childhood.[21] Their two surviving children, Peter and Jeffrey, both serve on the Board of the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship Program, Jeffrey as its President.[22]

Awards and honors

Soros has received several awards and honors for her philanthropic work, including:[23]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fellowship Background & History . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090327060847/http://www.pdsoros.org/overview/ . 2009-03-27.
  2. Web site: Paul Soros, shipping titan and older brother to George Soros, dies at 87 . June 16, 2013 . Reuters.
  3. Web site: The New American Kitchen . July 16, 2018 . The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans.
  4. Web site: Daisy Schlenger . it . . 2021-10-15.
  5. Web site: Piri Schlenger (born Stein) . My Heritage . 2021-10-15.
  6. Web site: Daisy Soros: Rückkehr nach 76 Jahren . Daisy Soros Returns Home After 76 Years . de . 15 November 2011 . ORF.
  7. Board of Overseers . 5 . December 2013 . Milestones . Weil Cornell Medical College.
  8. Web site: Chronic Pain Discussed at 'Information Please' . April 12, 2004 . Weill Cornell Medicine.
  9. Web site: More than 130 Gifts of $1 Million or More Received by Weill Cornell Since Campaign Launch . April 30, 2013 . Weill Cornell Medicine.
  10. Web site: Background & History . Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans . 2015-02-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090327060847/http://www.pdsoros.org/overview/ . 2009-03-27.
  11. News: Endowment Gets $25 Million Boost . Jenny . Strasburg . June 30, 2010 . April 17, 2024. The Wall Street Journal.
  12. Web site: About . Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans.
  13. Web site: MSK 2021 Annual Report . Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
  14. Web site: Officers and Trustees . The American Austrian Foundation. 19 April 2024.
  15. Web site: Paul Soros '51, Distinguished I-House Alumnus and Longtime Supporter, Dies at 87 . International House New York . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150203204645/http://www.ihouse-nyc.org/s/707/internal.aspx?sid=707&gid=1&pgid=1539&cid=2979&ecid=2979&crid=0&calpgid=1446&calcid=2617 . 2015-02-03.
  16. Web site: The Daisy and Paul Soros Endowment Fund . New York Philharmonic . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130118205514/http://nyphil.org/support/give-in-other-ways/endow-a-program/restricted-purpose . 2013-01-18.
  17. Web site: Board of Directors . Venetian Heritage . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090228122153/http://www.venetianheritage.eu/cms/content/view/56/52/lang,eng/ . 2009-02-28.
  18. Web site: Board of Directors . Lincoln Center . 2015-02-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150214101618/http://www.aboutlincolncenter.org/about/board-of-directors . 2015-02-14.
  19. Web site: Obituary: Paul Soros . June 20, 2013 . Budapest Festival Orchestra . 2015-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150203204035/http://www.bfz.hu/en/obituary/ . 2015-02-03 . dead.
  20. Web site: Giants of Poly: Paul Soros . . 2015-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160208022255/http://archive.poly.edu/alumni/_docs/Giants-soros.pdf . 2016-02-08 . dead.
  21. News: Paul Soros dies at 87; shipping industry titan and prominent philanthropist . Emily . Langer . June 20, 2013 . April 21, 2024. The Washington Post.
  22. Web site: Fellowship Governance & Administration . Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091003024031/http://www.pdsoros.org/overview/governance.shtml . 2009-10-03.
  23. Web site: Founders Biography . Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090327060847/http://www.pdsoros.org/overview/ . 2009-03-27.
  24. Commencement . 46 . December 14, 2016 . Atelier . New York School of Interior Design.

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