Park Place CEO receives ADL award

Wednesday, May 3, 2000 | 11 a.m.

The Las Vegas office of the Anti-Defamation League will present its annual Special Achievement Award to Park Place Entertainment Corp. Chief Executive Arthur Goldberg this Saturday.

The ADL is presenting the award to Goldberg "in recognition of his distinguished career, visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to philanthropy." The league cited his financial support of Johns Hopkins and Columbia Presbyterian hospitals, the founding of a scholarship fund at alma mater Villanova University and contributions to the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous.

The award will be presented at a dinner Saturday night at Caesars Palace. The keynote speaker is former New York Mayor Ed Koch and the master of ceremonies will be actor Joe Piscopo.

The local ADL office presents its "Community Service Award" to a local resident annually, but decided to present Goldberg with a Special Achievement Award due to his national stature. Former recipients of the Community Service Award include Boyd Gaming Chairman Bill Boyd and Claudine Williams of Harrah's Las Vegas.