GOLDEN BATON 2017

THE MISO GOLDEN BATON RECOGNITION AWARD

The MISO Golden Baton Recognition Award is given annually by the board of directors of the Miami Symphony Orchestra to an outstanding member of our community in recognition for his/ her invaluable contribution for the arts and culture in South Florida. Initiated in 2014 the award has been given to Judit Drucker, Mark Rosenberg, Michael Spring, Eduardo Padrón and now Emilio Estefan in 2018.

The Miami Symphony Orchestra honors our fourth recipient of the “MISO GOLDEN BATON RECOGNITION AWARD” to Eduardo J. Padrón

For 2017 we can not think of a more appropriate person than Dr. Padrón to be the 4th recipient of the award.

An American by choice, Eduardo J. Padrón arrived in the United States as a teenage refugee in 1961.

Since 1995, he has served as President of Miami Dade College (MDC), the largest institution of higher education in America with more than 165,000 students.

He is credited with elevating MDC into a position of national prominence among the best and most recognized U.S. colleges and universities.

An economist by training, Dr. Padrón earned his Ph.D. from the University of Florida.

In 2016, President Barack Obama bestowed upon him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States.

Emilio Estefan

Golden Baton 2018

Michael Spring

Golden Baton 2016

Mark Rosenberg

Golden Baton 2015

Judy Drucker

Golden Baton 2014