Jun 2, 2009 -- Yeshiva University (YU) will hold its first-ever Undergraduate Dinner on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers in New York City. The dinner will celebrate the achievements of YU’s three undergraduate schools, Yeshiva College, Stern College for Women and Sy Syms School of Business and will honor distinguished Board members Benjamin S. Chouake, MD, Suzanne and Miles Berger and Philip Friedman. Dr. Benjamin Chouake brings integrity and tenacity to his work as a board member of Yeshiva College, a position he has held since 2003. He joined the board of YU’s Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies in 2008. Dr. Chouake and his wife, Dr. Esther Hershenbaum, established the Esther and Ben Chouake Scholarship at Yeshiva College so that students may have the benefit of a YU education. “It is incumbent upon us—those who have the ability?to build the community,” he said. “And that’s why I am involved.” As President of NORPAC, the nation’s largest pro-Israel political action committee, Dr. Chouake of Englewood, NJ, has become a nationally recognized advocate of U.S.-Israel relations. He sits on the National Council of AIPAC, among other boards, and received its Community Leader Award in 2008. Suzanne Berger’s commitment to Judaism, an understanding of its underlying importance and value in a secular-dominated education system, and her daughter’s attendance at Stern led her to become an involved member of the Stern Board four years ago. “I have witnessed a unique group of Jewish women committed to making a mark in the world through active participation in societal issues as well as in the fields of science, medicine and literature,” she said. “Simultaneously, by embracing their Jewish values, these young women truly epitomize what it means to be women of valor.” Residents of Livingston, NJ, Suzanne and Miles Berger, chairman of the Berger Organization, have been married for 30 years. “We are very proud to be honored by Yeshiva University,” say the Bergers. “We believe in Yeshiva and what it represents.” Philip Friedman of Livingston, NJ, founded Computer Generated Solutions, a technology company specializing in software, systems integration, help desk, consulting and training in 1984 with just five employees. Today, CGS employs 3,000 professionals and maintains a global presence spanning North America, Europe and Asia. In 1996, Mr. Friedman was named Entrepreneur of the Year by The City of New York, Ernst & Young, Inc., Merrill Lynch and Inc. Magazine. A Board member of the Sy Syms School of Business since 2003, Mr. Friedman takes an active role in its growth and future. “Sy Syms will be one of the leading institutions in the field of business,” he predicts. “And I will do what I can to get them there. The mere fact that we can educate thousands of Jewish kids to follow our traditions and give them a great education is deserving of my support.” To make a reservation, to place a message in YU’s Undergraduate Dinner Scroll of Honor, or for more information, visit www.yu.edu/undergraduatedinner, e-mail undergraduatedinner@yu.edu or call 212-960-5468.