2024
Shawn Levy, Filmmaker
Marilee Talkington, Actor & Activist
2023
Charter Communications
Honorable Anthony (‘Tony’) Coelho
2020
APH
P&G
Chieko Asakawa, Ph.D.
2019
Amazon
Northrop Grumman
Lt. Governor Cyrus Habib
2018
Haben Girma, disability rights advocate
Microsoft
2017
Chris Downey, AIA, architect, planner, consultant
Netflix
2016
Comcast NBCUniversal
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Rebecca Alexander, LCSW-R, MPH, psychotherapist, author, extreme athlete
2015
Apple Inc.
Charlie Cox, actor/star of "Marvel's Daredevil" on Netflix
Ward Marston, musician/recording engineer
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
2014
AT&T
Genentech
Christine Ha, chef/author, winner of "MasterChef U.S." Season 3
2012
CBS Television Network
Delta Gamma Foundation
Rocco Fiorentino, musician and humanitarian
Donald A. Goldsmith, Sr. Partner, Private Wealth Services, Holland & Knight
Vornado Realty Trust
2010
Hewlett-Packard Company
HSBC North America
Lions Clubs International Foundation
Rachael Scdoris, professional sled dog racer
2008
IBM Corporation
L'OCCITANE en Provence
Stephen G. Marriott, Executive Vice President, Culture, Marriott International, Inc.
2007
The Honorable David A. Paterson, Lieutenant Governor of New York
Wells Fargo & Company
Whirlpool Corporation
2006
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Bernard A. Newcomb, Co-founder, E*Trade Financial Corporation
Standard Chartered Bank
The Honorable John E. Sununu, United States Senator, New Hampshire
2005
The Blind Boys of Alabama, Grammy-winning gospel music artists
Merrill Lynch
National Financial Partners
2004
José Feliciano, Grammy-winning musical artist
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
Time Warner Book Group
2003
Jermane Mayberry, athlete, Philadelphia Eagles
Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Inc.
Verizon Communications
Erik Weihenmayer, mountaineer and author
2002
American International Group, Inc.
General Motors Corporation
Ronnie Milsap, Grammy-winning country music artist
Sun Microsystems
2001
Citigroup Inc.
Patty Duke, Oscar-winning actress
The Honorable John Lewis, U.S. Representative Fifth District-Georgia
Pitney Bowes Inc.
Marla Runyan, Olympic athlete
2000
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Mitsubishi Electronics America, Inc.
Diane Schuur, Grammy-winning jazz artist
1999
BellSouth Corporation
Barbara Bush, Founder, Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy
Merck & Co.
Theater By The Blind, New York City-based repertory theater company
1998
Marcus Roberts, Grammy-nominated jazz pianist
3M Company
Time-Warner, Inc.
Toy Manufacturers of America
1997
AT&T
Tom Sullivan, singer, actor, author, humanitarian
United Parcel Service
1996
McDonald's Corporation
Stevie Wonder, Grammy-winning musical artist
Xerox Corporation
1995
Bank of America
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
George Shearing, OBE, Grammy-winning jazz pianist
1994
Ray Charles, Grammy-winning musical artist
The General Electric Company
Marriott International, Inc.
The New York Times Company
