Public Recognition Initiative
The Annual Recognition Gala
The Executive Leadership Council, the nation’s premier business leadership organization representing the most senior African American executives in Fortune 500 corporations returns to New York City for its 2010 Annual Recognition Gala! The Gala, hosted by The Executive Leadership Council & The Executive Leadership Foundation, is being supported by our 2010 Lead Gala Sponsor The Coca-Cola Company.
This year’s Gala will be held at the Hilton New York, located at 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, on Thursday, October 14, 2010. Our Gala theme, Celebrating Our past, Focusing on Our Future, will celebrate the contributions of African-American leaders in business and kick-off our 25th Anniversary for 2011. We will celebrate African- American leadership and corporations that champion diversity in business, education and government. This year’s Achievement Award will go to Don Thompson, president and Chief Operating Officer of McDonald’s. The Alvaro L. Martins Award will be presented to Reatha Clark King, former president and Chairman, Board of Trustees, General Mills Foundation. McDonald’s Corporation will be presented the Corporate Award.
Purchasing your tables for this year’s Gala is easy. Simply click on the link below and fill out your table commitment invoice/pledge form online along with your payment. Once you have done that, you will have the ability to select your table of choice in real-time. You can also purchase your table by downloading the invoice/pledge form, completing it and mailing or faxing it along with your payment or credit card information to the following address:
The Executive Leadership Foundation
RE: 2010 Annual Recognition Gala Table Purchase
1001 North Fairfax Street
Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
Fax # (703) 535-6830
(All checks and pledge forms must be made payable to The Executive Leadership Foundation)
You may also showcase your company’s commitment to ELC, diversity leadership, and the next generation by placing an ad in this year’s 2010 Annual Recognition Gala Program Book. Just click on the links below to find out more information on how you can be part of this wonderful event! More exciting news surrounding the Gala will be available soon!
Alvaro L. Martins Heritage Award Celebrates the African-American Business Legacy. A. G. Gaston (1989); F. Naylor Fitzhu A. G. Gaston (1989); F. Naylor Fitzhugh (1990); Dean Sybil Mobley (1991); John H. Johnson (1992); Reverend Leon Sullivan (1993); Harvey C. Russell (1994); Bert N. Mitchell (1995); The Nineteen ELC Founders (1996); Ernesta G. Procope (1997); Alvaro L. Martins (1998); Dr. Dorothy I. Height (1999); William H. Gray, III (2000); Dr. John Brooks Slaughter (2001); Vernon Jordan, Jr. (2002); Harriet Michel (2003); Darwin N. Davis (2004); Dr. Price Cobbs (2005); Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole(2006); Robert J. Brown (2007); Ernest Green (2008); General Colin L. Powell (2009).
Achievement Award Applauds African-American Business Achievement J. Bruce Llewellyn (1989); Joshua Smith (1990); Earl G. Graves (1991); Robert L. Johnson (1992); Suzanne de Passe (1993); A. Barry Rand (1994); Kenneth I. Chenault (1995); Robert Holland, Jr. (1996); Edward T. Howard (1997); Virgis W. Colbert (1998); Lloyd D. Ward (1999); Ann M. Fudge (2000); Lloyd Trotter (2001); Stan O’Neal (2002); Mannie Jackson (2003); Franklin Raines (2004); Catherine Hughes (2005); Clarence Otis (2006); Susan L. Taylor (2007); Ingrid Saunders Jones (2008); Earvin "Magic" Johnson (2009).
Corporate Award Recognizes Achievement on Behalf of African Americans Xerox Corporation (1989); Anheuser Busch Company (1990); Miller Brewing Company (1991); General Motors Corporation (1992); Corning Incorporated (1993); PepsiCo, Inc. (1994); The Coca-Cola Company (1995); Henry Ford Health System (1996); Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (1997); General Mills, Inc. (1998); Ford Motor Company (1999); American Express (2000); Fannie Mae (2001); Verizon (2002); Darden Restaurants (2003);General Electric Company (2004); Pitney Bowes (2005); The Altria Group (2006);IBM (2007); ExxonMobile Corporation (2008); Johnson & Johnson (2009).
The Executive Leadership Council “Diamond Leadership” Award , Recognizes companies that provide $1 million dollars or more, within a calendar year, to support either an existing initiative of The Executive Leadership Council or to establish a new program. BP (2004); IBM (2005).
