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

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Industry AwardThomas Tull Chairman and CEO Legendary Pictures, Inc.

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

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Industry AwardRobin RobertsCo-Anchor ABC’s Good Morning America

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

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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

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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

Stan O’NealChairman & CEO Merrill Lynch

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

Spike LeeCEO 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

2007

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Humanitarian AwardDr. Ruth J. SimmonsPresident Brown University

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

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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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Lifetime Achievement Award Dick GregoryFamed Civil Rights Activist

Industry AwardKatherine 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

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Maurice GreenbergChairman & CEO AIG

Earvin “Magic” JohnsonHall of Fame NBA Star, Philantropist

Gordon ParksPhotographer, Filmmaker

2002

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Humanitarian Award Chi Chi RodriguezWorld Golf Hall of Famer

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19951996

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 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

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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

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 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

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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

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

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Humanitarian Award Arthur Ash Grand Slam Title Tennis Player

Humanitarian Award Leon SullivanCivil Rights Leader and Social Activist

19791980

Industry AwardGeorge WeismanChairman & 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