Lewis Rudin Awards Dinner
2008 Lewis Rudin Awards for Civic Leadership
Congratulations to the 2008 recipients of the Lewis Rudin Medal for Civic Leadership! On May 21, 2008, Coro New York presented the award to to these four outstanding New Yorkers, who have focused on tackling the City's and the Nation's most pressing challenges:
Carla A. Harris, Managing Director, Global Capital Markets at Morgan Stanley
Bill T. Jones, Co-Founder and Artistic Director, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company
Danny Meyer, President, Union Square Hospitality Group
Marcy Syms, CEO, SYMS Corporation
Thank you to the 450 Coro alumni and friends who joined us and to the all who helped make this a special and memorable night. And thanks to our generous sponsors and supporters (pdf) and Benefit Committee:
BENEFIT COMMITTEE
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Benefit Co-Chairs |
Alumni Co-Chairs |
Alumni Dinner Committee Stephen Beninati Daniel McSweeney
Gregory Berman
Michael Bivens
Richard Caccappolo
Caroline Chambre
Teresa Coaxum
Daniel Marks Cohen
Matthew Fassler
Reginald B. Foster
Wayne Ho
Steve Kastenbaum
Andrew Kimball
Elizabeth Vega Lebron
William Malpica
Carlos Menchaca
Cordelia Persen
Kathleen Quirk
Cherington Shucker
Joy Sinderbrand
Marisa Suescun
Maxeme Tuchman
Odile Weissenborn
Joe Wilbeck
Jo-Ann Yoo
Nancy Youman
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Presenters Special Thanks |
Video Participants Event Production |
To donate, please contact Joy Shigaki at (212) 248-2935 ext. 309.
About the Lewis Rudin Awards for Civic Leadership
Lewis Rudin was one of New York's great leaders. His passion for civic life, his extraordinary talents and generosity, and his deep commitment to helping build a brighter future for this city have been an inspiration to New Yorkers of all ages.
Since 2002, the Coro New York Leadership Center has bestowed the Lewis Rudin Medal for Civic Leadership on individuals who share Coro's commitment to promoting civic participation and who have made outstanding contributions to civic life in the five boroughs.
The awards are presented at an annual gala in New York. Proceeds support Coro's civic-leadership training programs.
Past honorees include: Majora Carter, Robert Catell, Rev. Dr. Floyd H. Flake, Walt Frazier, Gael Greene, Richard C. Holbrooke, Eugene Lang, Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Pete Peterson, Gabe Pressman, Elizabeth Barlow Rogers, Joe Rose, Sy Sternberg, Robert W. Walsh, John Whitehead. and Deborah Wright.
Past presenters include: Adrian Benepe, Beth Rudin DeWoody, Ruben Diaz Jr., Alan Fishman, Jay Ireland, Bob Kerrey, Danny Meyer, Ira M. Millstein, Earl Monroe, Richard D. Parsons, Samantha Power, William C. Rudin, John Sexton, Liz Smith, Preston Robert Tisch, and Carl Weisbrod.
