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Humanitarian Award Bobbi BrownFounder and Chief Creative Officer Bobbi Brown Cosmetics

Lifetime Achievement Award Ambassador Dan RooneyChairman Pittsburgh Steelers

Industry Award Robert F. SmithFounder, Chairman and CEO Vista Equity Partners

2016

Industry Award Alex GorskyChairman and Chief Executive OfficerJohnson & Johnson

Pioneer Award Claire SmithPioneering Sports Journalist Coordinating News Editor, ESPN

2017

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Industry Award Gerald L. HassellChairman and CEOBNY Mellon

Humanitarian Award Tyler PerryFilmmaker and Philanthropist Tyler Perry Studios

Industry Award Don ThompsonRetired Chairman and CEOMcDonald’s Corporation

2015

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Lifetime Achievement AwardBruce C. Ratner Chairman and CEO Forest City Ratner Companies

Humanitarian AwardHenry Louis Gates, Jr. Director, W.E.B. Du Bois Institute, Harvard University

Humanitarian AwardCarole Simpson Pioneering Network News Anchor; Senior Leader in Residence, Emerson College

Industry AwardThomas Tull Chairman and CEO Legendary Pictures, Inc.

2013

Industry Award Wes BushChairman, President and CEONorthrop Grumman Corporation

Humanitarian Award Mariano Rivera Major League Baseball Player

Lifetime Achievement Award Sanford I. WeillChairman Emeritus Citigroup

2014

Industry AwardJohn D. Finnegan Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer The Chubb Corporation

Lifetime Achievement AwardRita Moreno Legendary Performing Artist

Humanitarian AwardPaul Tagliabue Former Commissioner, NFL & Chairman, Board of Directors Georgetown University

2012

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Lifetime Achievement AwardAllan H. (Bud) SeligCommissioner Major League Baseball

Industry AwardJoseph J. PlumeriChairman and Chief Executive Officer Willis Group

Industry AwardPaul B. PolmanChief Executive Officer Unilever

Humanitarian AwardJessye Norman Legendary Performing Artist

2010

Humanitarian AwardIngrid Saunders Jones Senior VP of Global Community Connections The Coca-Cola Foundation

Industry AwardJoseph R. Perella Founding PartnerChairman and Chief Executive Officer Perella Weinberg Partners

Industry AwardSean “Diddy” Combs Founder and Chief Executive Officer Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group

2011

Lifetime Achievement AwardDr. Benjamin Carson, Sr.Professor and Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery, John Hopkins University

Humanitarian AwardRobert RedfordAcademy Award winning producer,director, actor and philanthropist

Industry AwardRobin RobertsCo-Anchor ABC’s Good Morning America

2009

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Stan O’NealChairman & CEO Merrill Lynch

Sheila C. JohnsonPresident & CEO, Salamander Hospitality President, Washington Mystics

Spike LeeCEO 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

2007

Industry AwardGeorge LucasChairman Lucasfilm Ltd.

Humanitarian Award Dr. Johnnetta B. ColePresident Emerita, Bennett College for Women and Spelman College

Lifetime Achievement Award Clive DavisChairman BMG Label Group

2008

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Charles R. RangelU.S. House of Representatives 15th District, New York

John A. ThainChief Executive Officer New York Stock Exchange

2005

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Industry AwardDonald R. KnaussPresident & Chief Operating Officer Coca-Cola, NA

Humanitarian AwardHillary Rodham ClintonUnited States Senate New York

Lifetime Achievement AwardLee ArcherGeneral Foods

Lifetime Achievement AwardJames AveryExxon

Lifetime Achievement AwardDarwin DavisEquitable

Lifetime Achievement AwardGeorge LewisPhilip Morris

Lifetime Achievement AwardJames “Bud” WardMarriott

Lifetime Achievement AwardDr. Clifton R. Wharton, Jr.TIAA-CREF

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Maurice GreenbergChairman & CEO AIG

Earvin “Magic” JohnsonHall of Fame NBA Star, Philantropist

Gordon ParksPhotographer, Filmmaker

2002

Industry AwardLinda Johnson RicePublisher Ebony Magazine

Humanitarian Award Henry L. “Hank“ AaronHall of Fame MLB Player

Lifetime Achievement Award Tom BrokawAnchor NBC Evening News

2003

Lifetime Achievement AwardRuby Dee & Ossie DavisActors, Artists, Philanthropists

Humanitarian AwardDr. Ruth J. SimmonsPresident Brown University

Industry AwardJ.W. Marriott, Jr.Chairman & CEO Marriott International, Inc.

2004

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Industry AwardM. Anthony BurnChairman, President & CEO Ryder Systems

Humanitarian Award Andrew Young Politician, Diplomat, Activist

Industry AwardGerald LevinChairman & CEO Time Warner

Humanitarian Award Desmond TutuSocial rights activist and Retired Anglican Bishop

19971998

Industry AwardKatharine GrahamPublisher The Washington Post Company

Humanitarian Award Michael JordanNBA Hall of Fame Star, Philanthropist

Industry AwardThomas LabrecquePresident & COO Chase Manhattan Bank

Humanitarian Award Maxine Waters Congresswoman, Philantropist

19992000

Industry AwardHenry SilvermanPresident & CEO Cendant Corporation

Humanitarian Award Danny Glover Actor, Philantropist

Lifetime Achievement Award Dick GregoryFamed Civil Rights Activist

2001

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Industry AwardAugust Busch, IIIPresident & CEO Anhueser Busch

Humanitarian AwardDionne WarwickSinger, United Nations Global Ambassador

Industry AwardR.E.(Ted) TurnerChairman & President Turner Broadcasting Corp.

Humanitarian Award Marian Wright EdelmanAmerican Activist

19911992

Industry AwardJohn Welch, Jr.Chairman & CEO General Electric

Humanitarian Award Jackie Joyner-KerseeOlympic Gold Medalist

Industry AwardReginald F. LewisCEO TLC Beatrice International

Humanitarian Award Camille Cosby Television Producer, Author, Philanthropist

19931994

Industry AwardKenneth ChenaultVice Chairman, Senior VP American Express

Humanitarian Award Chi Chi RodriguezWorld Golf Hall of Famer

Industry AwardMichael QuinlanChairman & CEO McDonald’s Corporation

Humanitarian AwardRandall RobinsonLawyer, Author and Activist

19951996

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Industry AwardEdward FrantelPresident & CEO The Seven Up Company

Humanitarian Award Tom Bradley Mayor of Los Angeles, CA

Industry AwardJohn H. JohnsonPublisher Johnson Publishing Company

Humanitarian Award Pete RozelleNFL Commissioner

19851986

Industry AwardLeonard GoldensonPresident Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.

Humanitarian Award Stevie WonderEntertainer, Philantropist

Industry AwardRed AuerbachPresident and Vice Chairman Boston Celtics

Humanitarian Award Ella Fitzgerald Entertainer, Philantropist

19871988

Industry AwardEugene M. LangFounder & President, REFAC Technology Development Corporation

Humanitarian Award Percy SuttonCivil-rights Activist and Lawyer

Industry AwardDonald KeoughChairman & CEO The Coca-Cola Company

Humanitarian Award Rev. Jesse Jackson Civil Rights Activist

19891990

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Industry AwardRalph WardChairman, President & CEO Chesebrough Pond’s

Humanitarian Award Arthur Ash Grand Slam Title Tennis Player

Humanitarian Award Leon SullivanCivil Rights Leader and Social Activist

19791980

Industry AwardGeorge WeissmanChairman & CEO Philip Morris Companies

Humanitarian Award Kenneth & Mamie ClarkPsychologists & Civil Rights Activists

Industry AwardGerald TrautmanChairman, President & CEO Greyhound Corporation

Humanitarian Award Bill Cosby Comedian, Actor & Author

19811982

Industry AwardArthur HauspurgChairman & CEO Consolidated Edison of New York

Humanitarian Award Lena Horn Singer, Dancer, Actress, & Civil Rights Activist

Industry AwardHicks WaldronPresident Heublein Wine Spirits

Humanitarian Award Ray Leonard Professional Boxer, Motivational Speaker

19831984