clydette holds a doctorate in psychology and organizational development. in addition to an extensive career as director of behavioral sciences and family medicine residency training programs, she had an international consulting business and has served on numerous nonprofit boards. charles and clydette are chairs of the foundation which supports literary, art, education and innovation projects. they divide their time between paris and miami, and on a personal note, there couldn't be two more nice people in the entire world. so, please, welcome charles and clydette degroot. [applause] >> thank you very much, mitchell. when clydette and i and my parents set up the foundation, one of the first projects that we initiated was a prize for an unpublished novella. we picked the novella because it's a genre that's perfect in this fast-paced society. it's a small book, and they translate very well into films. elmore leonard's, just about all of his books have been made into movies. for the last two cycles we partnered with shakespeare and company, the english booksto