A dinner conversation with Robert E. Simon '35, founder of Reston

Mr. Simon will speak on "Education in America". $45. for HCW and MIT Club Members and their guests. $70. for nonmembers. The evening's program will begin with drinks and full buffet dinner prepared by Chef Chris of Hogan Lovells

After graduating from Harvard University, Simon took over the family real estate management and development business. In 1961, with the proceeds from the sale of a family property, Carnegie Hall, Simon purchased 6,750 acres (27 km²) of land in Fairfax County, Virgnia and hired Conklin + Rossant to develop a master plan for the new town of Reston, Virginia, a planned copmmunity well known on the national level. (The town's name was derived from Simon's initials and the word "town".) Simon's new town concept emphasized quality of life for the individual and provided a community where people could live, work, and play without driving long distances.

Simon returned to live in Reston in 1993 and helped celebrate Reston's 40th birthday in 2004. In that same year a bronze statue of Simon was placed on a park bench in Washington Plaza on Lake Anne, the original heart of the community he built.

Menu created for the evening by Chef Chris Fournier

Wine/Beer and Assorted Soft drinks, Coffee and Tea
SALAD: Roasted Butternut Squash & Spiced Poached Pear salad, candied Pecans, Dried Cranberry’s & a White Balsamic Vinaigrette

ENTRÉE: Baked Cod with a Seafood Newburg sauce
Garlic and Herb Roasted Sirloin, Red Wine demi-glace
Kamut Wild Rice blend
Roasted Brussels Sprouts tossed with Apricots and Almonds

DESSERT: Carrot Cake with Cinnamon Cream


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Here is a recent article about Robert Simon in the Washington Post:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/as-reston-turns-50-founder-robert-simon-looks-ahead-celebrates-his-own-milestone/2014/03/29/38cd441a-b5c9-11e3-b899-20667de76985_story.html