The Kyoto Prize Symposium Gala honored the 26th annual Kyoto Prize Laureates — Shinya Yamanaka, MD, PhD, Laszlo Lovasz, and William Kentridge. It also introduced the recipients of the 2011-2012 Kyoto Prize Scholarships, awarded to three students from San Diego County and three from greater the Tijuana area, who each received a college scholarship valued at up to $10,000.