Truman Scholarship for Gregg Hymowitz

In 1985 there were five representatives who were chosen from the New York to be honored as a scholars at the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation. One of of the five individuals chosen was Gregg Hymowitz of Entrust Capital where he serves as managing partner.

The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation aims to locate and recognize undergraduates in their junior year of college who display extraordinary leadership potential and who are committed to public service careers. These public service careers include office in in government, non-profit organizations and education among other fields.

Once the young leaders are identified they receive financial support from the foundation toward graduate level studies. Furthermore, they receive leadership training and the support and assistance of other scholars who have committed themselves to social involvement.

Top 150 Slammers Attend Exclusive Poetry Workshop Sessions

Knicks Poetry Slam contestants are given 5 exclusive poetry workshops in order to improve their writing and performance skills so that their chances of winning improve. Sponsored by the Hymowitz Children’s Education Foundation, Gregg Hymowitz Trustee, the Knicks poetry slam is a wonderful way to stimulate interest in high school kids of the arts, communication, higher education, performance expression and creativity.

After attending a College Fair and Open Audition, the 150 best participants are invited to attend 5 exclusive poetry workshops held throughout the NYC area. Preliminary Slam contests will be held for three days. Those that pass through this phase will be invited to participate in the Semi-finals. Each contestant will have 3 minutes to perform their own original poem, and perhaps advance to the finals.

The best 10 participants from all of the three semi-final contests will then get their last chance to perform and compete for scholarships, grants and other prizes.

Poetry Slam Grand with Gregg Hymowitz

Gregg Hymowitz is a Trustee in the Children’s Education Foundation which is one of the several sponsors of the Knicks Poetry Slam, an annual contest designed to encourage and excite inner city youth about art, communication, expression, creativity and higher education. Getting involved in the competition requires following the registration guidelines:

1. In order to participate in the Spoken Word competition participants must not pass the age of 20 by the date of the Final Show. The minimum age is 13 years old before the beginning of the program.

2. Register on-line, receive and fill out required waiver form.

3. Come to the Open Audition and College Fair which is held in the Manhattan Center’s Hammerstein Ballroom with your filled out waiver.

4. At this event you will be asked to perform your poem in front of the judges. Your poem should be one minute long.

5. One hundred and fifty contestants will be chosen. Upon notification you will then go on to the free poetry workshop sessions.

Hymowitz Education Foundation Supports Poetry Slam

Supported with generosity by the Hymowitz Children’s Education Foundation, the annual Knicks Poetry Slam brings together inner city kids who otherwise might not have aspired to higher education. Using the contemporary sound of hip-hop and the authentic voices of inner New York City kids, the Knicks Poetry Slam awards over 350,000 dollars worth of scholarships, grants and prizes to its winners each year.

The Slam is made up of two components, the spoken word competition and the written word competition. Each participant is allowed to participate in either division or both, if he chooses. Competitors must also attend the Open Audition and College Fair to be eligible to win.

Uncommon Discussion with Gregg Hymowitz on the Common Good

In pre-United States election news broadcast on Cavuto on Business Gregg Hymowitz along with other commentators express their opinion on how democrats versus republicans view what is “the common good.”

Democratic candidates defined themselves and their party as “the party representing the ‘common good.’” What this means is explained in this informative, interesting video.

According to former president Bill Clinton, the democratic position on the common good is characterized by equal opportunity and empowerment for everyone, the republicans believe the common good is best served by the highest concentration of wealth in the hands of ‘right people.’

Hymowitz Home Designed to a Tee

It’s not easy designing a home to please a high-finance analyst like Gregg Hymowitz while simultaneously accommodating the needs and tastes of a trio of pre-teen girls like his daughters, ages 8, 11, and 13, but Julie Hillman, designer, rose to the task.
As a for instance, take the living room. A deal was cut with the girls that they would not watch television in the living room while eating. I’m sure this will be a difficult promise to keep, considering the living room is furnished with a jazzy Rat Pack-era glass-cylinder chandelier which only just barely avoids obstructing the view from the sofa to the plasma screen T.V. situated over the fireplace. To make it up to the Hymowitz girls Hillman installed another T.V. in the dining room, cleverly hidden in the French steel cabinet circa 1970.
To top off the T.V. spaces Hillman included one more T.V. on the top-floor landing, between the girl’s rooms opposite a pair of Marco Zanuso wing chairs, of course upholstered in white and pink.

Designed to Please: Hymowitz Girls Share Pad with Dad

Julie Hillman, designer of the 4900 square foot house for the Hymowitz Family, Gregg and three daughters, ages 13, 11, and 8, is the mother of a daughter who is friends with one of the Hymowitz girls. She therefore has her finger on the pulse of what girls like, and she designed wonderful bedrooms for them.

Each bedroom begins with an exciting rug with a pop-art graphic. Add to that an exquisite vintage Verner Panton chandelier for a great lighting effect. Then each room has at least one amazing piece of furniture: whether it was an aluminum folding desk from the 1940’s; Panton’s Living Tower; or an Eero Aarnio suspended Bubble chair, the rooms were perfect for the girls.

Dad’s room is quite another matter altogether. From the luxurious bed upholstered in dark brown patent leather covered with a splendid fox blanket, to the white goatskin rug, Hillman designed a bedroom to make the most dedicated bachelor blush.