George A. Weiss, W’65, HON’14

In 2010, George A. Weiss, W’65, HON’14, together with his wife, Lydia, endowed four Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professorships, adding to his extensive philanthropic legacy of support for Penn’s highest priorities. George Weiss is a University of Pennsylvania Trustee Emeritus and an Emeritus Member of the Penn Medicine Board. He is a 1985 recipient of the Alumni Award of Merit, the University’s highest alumni honor. In 2014, he was awarded an honorary doctorate of laws from the University of Pennsylvania.

Named Professors

Edward Mansfield, Hum Rosen Professor of Political Science

Aviv Nevo, George A. Weiss and Lydia Bravo Weiss University Professor

Dorothy Roberts, George A. Weiss University Professor

Dirk Trauner, George A. Weiss University Professor

Rakesh Vohra, George A. Weiss and Lydia Bravo Weiss University Professor

Anna Weesner, Dr. Robert Weiss Professor of Music