AIAC CHAIRMAN APPOINTED TO ELLIS ISLAND HONOR SOCIETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2025 – New York, NY L. M. Levie, Chairman of American Industrial Acquisition Corporation (AIAC), an Ellis Island Honor Society Medalist of 2024, has been invited to join the Ellis Island Honor Society Advisory Committee. The Ellis Island Honor Society presents one of America's most distinguished national honors, memorialized in the Congressional Record of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Members of the Ellis Island Honor Society Advisory Committee hold the responsibility for identifying and recommending exceptional American citizens who reflect the award's core values of integrity, humanitarian service, and dedication to both their ethnic heritage and American ideals.
"Leonard's amazing career and philanthropic support of organizations, along with his significant positive impacts on the environment and humanity, make him an excellent fit for our Advisory Committee," noted Ellis Island Honors Society Chairman Nasser Kaziminy, in extending the invitation.
In accepting the honor, Mr. Levie issued the following statement, “I am deeply honored by Chairman Kaziminy and the Board of Trustees of the Ellis Island Honors Society for this distinguished appointment to the Advisory Committee. It is a privilege to serve alongside esteemed colleagues in identifying and advancing exceptional candidates who embody the highest ideals of American achievement and service. I look forward to contributing to the continued legacy of this most prestigious recognition, ensuring that the Ellis Island Medal of Honor continues to celebrate those whose extraordinary contributions strengthen our nation, our world, and inspire future generations.”
The Ellis Island Honor Society has previously recognized distinguished individuals including eight U.S. Presidents, four Nobel Laureates, three Supreme Court Justices, and multiple foreign world leaders. Candidates for the Medal are introduced to the organization through recommendations from Advisory Committee members and past honorees. Advisory Committee members participate in biannual meetings and are invited as honored guests to the annual Chairman's Dinner and to the Awards Ceremony. The next Ellis Island Medal of Honor Awards Ceremony is scheduled for May 15-16, 2026.
The Ellis Island Honor Society was established to recognize individuals who exemplify the values of the American immigrant experience while making significant contributions to their communities and the nation.
About the Ellis Island Honors Society
The Ellis Island Honors Society (EIHS) is dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the vital role of immigration in American prosperity and culture. Established in 1986, the Society commemorates the enduring spirit of those who immigrated to the United States during the Ellis Island era. The Society’s annual award, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, acknowledges individuals who have demonstrated a profound commitment to enhancing the nation, be it through professional, cultural, or civic contributions.
U.S. Presidents
Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden.
Nobel Laureates
Elie Wiesel, Malala Yousafzai, Steven Chu, Henry Kissinger
Supreme Court Justices
Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin Scalia, and William Rehnquist
Military Leaders
Generals Norman Schwarzkopf, Colin Powell, Martin Dempsey, and George Joulwan.
Secretaries of State
Madeleine Albright, Condoleezza Rice, and Hillary Clinton
Entertainment and Sports Icons
Muhammad Ali, Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Joe DiMaggio, Rita Moreno, Mike Wallace, Yogi Berra, and Mickey Mantle
Business Leaders
Apple CEO John Sculley, former Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, IBM CEO Ginni Rometty, former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga, Chrysler Chairman Lee Iacocca, Yankees Chairman George Steinbrenner III, and Disney Chairman Michael Eisner.
World Leaders and Royalty
HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, President Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia, and King Mohammed VI of Morocco, Queen Silvia of Sweden.
Recent Notable Recipients (2024-2025)
Award winner Adrien Brody, Whoopi Goldberg, Christiane Amanpour, Pfizer CEO Dr. Albert Bourla, Moderna co-founder Robert Langer, Michael Milken, Priscilla Presley, David Rockefeller Jr. and Susan Rockefeller.
For further information, please see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellis_Island_Medal_of_Honor
About American Industrial Acquisition Corporation
American Industrial Acquisition Corporation (AIAC) is a diversified industrial group with manufacturing and distribution sites in 24 countries in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia-New Zealand. AIAC has acquired and grown non-core subsidiaries and divisions of Boeing, Siemens, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Johnson Controls, Merck, Pfizer, Astellas, Visteon, Carlyle, Ahlstrom, Tolko, Groupe Suez, Groupe Rexel, and many other leading multinational corporations.
AIAC companies serve companies and governmental entities worldwide in all major sectors, including aviation, space, defense, automotive, truck, rail, marine, petrochemical, solar, nuclear, food, confectionary, beverage, civil engineering and infrastructure, commercial construction, mining, dredging, disaster relief, education, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals. In addition, AIAC companies are exclusive, authorized distributors of leading branded industrial and consumer products and serve as critical suppliers for the construction of major airports, schools, hospitals, performing arts and sports centers, offices and hotels throughout Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. AIAC is a leading manufacturer of building, street, and highway signage in Europe, signage and illumination structures in North America, and a distributor of electrical products throughout France.
Of note, AIAC purchased Boeing Canada in 2005 and has produced over 10,000 unique components for every Boeing jet plane ever since, reliably serving Boeing from manufacturing facilities in North America. A leader in ultra-high precision jet engine component manufacturing, AIAC companies produce 2,200 fan blades for each jet engine produced by GE, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls Royce, and Honeywell.
AIAC companies actively support exploration into outer space, manufacturing critical components for launching and propelling spacecraft and satellites. AIAC customers in this sector include NASA, the European Space Agency, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Boeing. AIAC companies also lead in the design and manufacture of undersea umbilical cables for worldwide oceanographic research.
AIAC companies produce the critical automotive wire and cable for Tesla, GM, Ford, Chrysler-Fiat, Toyota, and Nissan. In connection with its kraft paper manufacturing interests in Canada and the US, AIAC controls and sustainably manages 22 million acres of Manitoba, Canada forestland, an area equivalent in size to the nation of Hungary. AIAC affiliate, Metallwarenfabrik Gemmingen GmbH, located in Germany, designs, manufactures and distributes high performance, emergency portable power generators utilized in global conflict zones and during natural disasters.
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About AIAC Philanthropy
AIAC and the AIAC Foundation support a wide range of nonprofit, nonsectarian, bipartisan organizations which promote international conflict resolution, disaster relief, economic development, environmental sustainability, exploration, and the performing arts. The exploration-focused nonprofit organizations which they actively support include the Explorers Club, the National Geographic Society, the Royal Geographical Society, the American Museum of Natural History and the Hayden Planetarium, the Victoria & Albert Museum, the National Air and Space Museum, the National Space Society, and the United States Space Foundation.
AIAC’s other beneficiaries include the Appeal of the Nobel Peace Laureates Foundation Inc., the Asia Society, the Atlantic Council, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation - Gates Philanthropy Partners, the Bretton Woods Committee, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Carter Center, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Economic Club of New York, the Foreign Policy Association, the Institut Française des Relations Internationales, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Crisis Group, the International Rescue Committee, the Japan Society, the JFK School of Government of Harvard University, the Peterson Institute for International Economics, the Richardson Center for Global Engagement, the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), the Sierra Club, the Trilateral Commission, and the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute.
For further information, please see:
https://www.aiac.com/our-values
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American Industrial Acquisition Corporation
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