Two years ago, the distinguished Professor Eliot SOREL has sent us on Fri, Jul 5, 2024 at 2:22 PM a significant message (transmitted from Washington, D.C.): “Esteemed and Dear Friend, Warm greetings from Washington, D.C.! Thank you very much for this faithful documentation of our historic and unprecedented achievement, the celebration of Romania at the Smithsonian 1999-2024 with: a memorable concert at the Romanian Athenaeum, a high-profile academic program at the Romanian Academy, and a festive celebration at UMFCD with professors, students and the ceremony of the donated gift of the complete scientific works of Prof. Dr. Sigmund Freud. With appreciation, Prof Eliot SOREL.” In June 2023, the Romanian-American University Rector Costel NEGRICEA, Member of the Board and Head of Hall of Fame Council of the Romanian Distribution Committee (RDC), was very honored to have been given an invitation by the distinguished Professor Eliot SOREL at Cosmos Club, Washington, D.C., the reputed private social club, incorporated in Washington, D.C. in 1878 by men distinguished in science, literature and the arts. Honorary President of the SANABUNA International Congress (“Health, Nutrition, Fitness and Wellbeing”), and Honorary Member of RDC, Professor Eliot SOREL was recognized as an internationally global health leader, educator, health systems policy expert and practicing physician, being also well-known as a catalyzer in promoting Romania’s culture in the United States of America, initiating and leading the so-called „Opening the Gates to Romania” project at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, in 1999. Allow us to also remember that on July 1, 2024 the distinguished UMFCD Rector Viorel JINGA (currently a Member of the Romanian Academy), delivered a speech of high academic standing dedicated to Professor Eliot SOREL as an international leader, a visionary, an innovator. The Academician Constantin POPA stated on the very date of Sun, Jul 7, 2024 (at 9:37 AM) as follows: << The axiology of the Smithsonian phenomenon (as I called it) includes my great friend Augustin BUZURA (Writer and Physician) with whom I went through not only his biological suffering [ed. in his relationship with the mind] …, Professor Eliot SOREL, a vector of beauty and humanism and – “natural” intelligence and no other… >> Yesterday (November 4, 2026) brought again a gentle reminder of the profound impact the distinguished Professor Eliot SOREL left on our valuable collaboration.

On November 4, 2026, at the prestigious “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest (UMFCD), in the majestic historic Hall of Honor of the Faculty of Medicine Palace (https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18BqKVV36E/?mibextid=wwXIfr), took place the Awards Ceremony of Diplomas of Honorary Member of the Romanian Distribution Committee. The Diplomas of Honorary Member were awarded to the following personalities from the prestigious “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest (UMFCD): Professor Viorel JINGA (a Member of the Romanian Academy), UMFCD Rector; Professor Dragoș VINEREANU (a Member of the Romanian Academy), President of UMFCD Senate; Professor Constantin POPA (Academician).

Theodor Valentin Purcărea

President of the Romanian Distribution Committee (Board of Directors – Comitetul Roman al Distributiei)

Editor-in-Chief “Romanian Distribution Committee Magazine”

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Professor at Romanian-American University

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Editor-in-Chief “Holistic Marketing Management”

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Member of the Advisory Board of the Romanian Competition Council

Editorial Consultant and Co-author of the Volume “Pages from the Romanian Economic Higher Education History, 1843-2013”, ASE Publishing House, launched by the Association of Faculties of Economics in Romania (AFER) on November 22, 2013, at the Aula Magna of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE)

Associate Scientific Researcher (I), National Institute for Economic Research “Costin C. Kiriţescu” (INCE), Romanian Academy. The “Virgil Madgearu” Prize awarded by the Romanian Academy on 19th December 2003. The “Victor Babeş” Prize awarded by the Romanian Academy, December 2009 (co-author). The “Victor Slăvescu” Prize awarded by the Romanian Academy, December 2009 (co-author)

Brussels Diplomatic Gazette, no. 45/December 2004, introduced him as a „personality of the associative International World, enjoying a great reputation”. Rene Boissin, President of the Belgian Diplomatic Club, made in 2004 an “Introduction” to the book „Diplomatic and protocol customs” (presented in Brussels Diplomatic Gazette)