Past Events:
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
2005 Camille O. Cosby World of Children Awards 
Celebration
Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel Boston, Massachusetts
6:00 pm Cocktail Reception
7:00 pm Dinner & Program
The major bi-annual fundraiser for Judge Baker Children's Center, this special evening recognized and honored the achievements of individuals whose exceptional commitment to children is shown by their unstinting support of children’s charities, volunteerism, or academic and professional accomplishment.
2005 Honorees
Bill
Cosby, EdD
Perhaps best known and loved for his portrayal of Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable on The Cosby Show, Bill Cosby has made a name for himself as a family man, a Renaissance man, and an American icon. Over the years, Dr. Cosby’s fame as an actor, comedian, author, and philanthropist has enabled him to address a variety of pressing social issues, particularly those relating to children, education, social service, and civil rights.
Facing
History and Ourselves, and Margot Stern Strom, Executive Director, President
and Co- Founder
Facing History and Ourselves, led by Margot Stern Strom, is an international
non profit organization that provides professional development services
and resources to teachers worldwide so students can explore choices and
recognize the decisions in history, large and small, that led to group hatred
and violence. By confronting the past, students 
understand
their responsibility to each other and the larger community, and learn to
act more ethically and compassionately. From offices in Brookline, MA and
regional offices around the world, the program reaches more than two million
students annually.
**Click the Facing History and Ourselves logo to be redirected to their website.**
Sir
Michael Rutter, MD
Considered the most famous child psychiatrist in the world, Sir Michael Rutter, MD is a professor at the Institute of Psychiatry in London. He has led ground-breaking research in the genetics of autism, the study of both school and environmental influences on children's behaviour, and the interplay between genetic and psychosocial risk factors. He has published dozens of books and over four hundred chapters and journal articles concerning a wide range of children’s health issues.