District Two Diversity Achievement Award Categories

Industry Career Achiever – an individual demonstrating a high level of accomplishment in his or her career.
Role Model – an individual demonstrating a high degree of success in his or her career and motivating others to do the same.
Educator –an individual or company who has increased awareness of the aspirations, obstacles and performance of minority groups among the general population.
Trendsetter –one who provides enhanced perception of diversity group personae and establishes new routes to convey the same to the general public.
Corporate leader –a leader who creates senior management commitment and implements successful organizational diversity programs for the company.

Past Recipients

2012
Industry Career Achiever – Hikmet Ersek, President, Western Union
Trendsetter – Jeff Sautter, EVP, Director of Human Resources, BBDO
Role Model – Pawan J. Mehra, Founder, Améredia
Educator – Young & Rubicam & The United Negro College Fund
Pioneers of Diversity – Advertising Women of New York (AWNY), Omnicom Group, Kang & Lee Advertising
Corporate Leader – General Electric

2011
Corporate Leader – Procter & Gamble
Industry Influential – John B. Osborn, President and Chief Executive Officer, BBDO New York
Industry Career Achiever – Mary Baglivo, CEO New York and CEO/Chair of the Americas, Saatchi & Saatchi
Trendsetter – Josie Thomas, Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, CBS
Role Model – Michele Thornton, Senior Director Emerging Partnerships, Turner Broadcasting – CNN
Educator – Felicia Geiger, Vice President and Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Deutsch Inc.
Pioneers of Diversity – The TORCH Program; BET; Allstate

2010
Corporate Leader – Michael I. Roth, Chairman & CEO, Interpublic Group
Industry Influential – Tim Love, Vice Chairman, Omnicom Group, Inc.
Industry Career Achiever – Carol Sagers, Director of Strategy, McDonald's USA
Trendsetter – Saul Gitlin, Executive Vice President of Strategic Marketing Services/New Business, Kang & Lee Advertising
Role Model – Michael Gray, President & Owner, G+G Advertising
Educator – Minerva Garcia, Director of Diversity, DDB New York
Pioneers – Johnson & Johnson; The New York Times; Roy Eaton, Former VP, Music Director, Benton & Bowles

2009
Trendsetter – BBDO Diversity Council
Educator – Singleton Beato, Director, Human Resources, JWT
Industry Career Achiever – Heide Gardner, SVP, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Interpublic Group
Industry Influential – Tom Bernardin, Chairman & CEO, Leo Burnett Worldwide
Role Model – Rudy Rodriguez, Director, Multicultural Marketing, General Mills, Inc.
Trendsetter – Cynthia Park, president, Kang & Lee Advertising
Pioneer of Diversity – Louis Carr, President, Broadcast Media Sales, BET
Pioneer of Diversity – Helen Lavelle, Creative Director, Lavelle Murray Advertising
Pioneer of Diversity – Hector and Norma Orci, Co-Founders, Orci
Pioneer of Diversity - PepsiCo, Inc.

2008
Corporate Leader – Interpublic Group
Educator – DDB Worldwide
Industry Career Achiever – Frank Cooper, vice president, portfolio brands, Pepsi-Cola North America
Industry Influential – Gilbert Davila, VP, multicultural marketing, The Walt Disney Company
Role Model – Tiffany R. Warren, VP, multicultural programs & community outreach, Arnold
Trendsetter – Cynthia Park, president, Kang & Lee Advertising
Pioneer of Diversity – Wally Snyder, president & CEO, American Advertising Federation
Pioneer of Diversity – Byron Lewis, chairman & CEO, UniWorld Group, Inc.
Pioneer of Diversity – Ron Owens, president, Ron Owens & Associates

2007
Corporate Leader – DDB Worldwide
Educator - Baruch College
Industry Career Achiever - Beatriz R. Perez, senior vice president, integrated marketing, Coca-Cola Company North America
Industry Influential - Diego Scotti, vice president, global advertising, American Express
Role Model - Madhu Malhan, minister of culture, Ogilvy & Mather
Trendsetter - Julius Pryor III, vice president, global diversity, consumer and personal care group, Johnson & Johnson
Pioneer - Tom Burrell, founder, Burrell Communications
Pioneer - Earl G. Graves Sr., founder, chairman, CEO, Black Enterprise Magazine
Pioneer - John H. Johnson, founder, Johnson Publishing Company

2006
Corporate Leader – Advertiser – AOL
Corporate Leader – Agency – BBDO
Educator – Stephen J. Sweeny, Ph.D. – The College of New Rochelle School of New Resources
Industry Influential – Advertiser – Marlene V. Coulis, VP – brand management, Anheuser-Busch
Industry Influential – Agency – Dolores Kunda, president & CEO, Lapiz Agency

2005
Industry Career Achiever – Dr. Henry McKinnell, Chairman, Pfizer
Industry Influential – Darryl B. Hazel, VP, North America Marketing
Role Model – Jerri DeVard, SVP, Brand Management and Marketing Communications, Verizon Communications
Educator – Douglass Alligood, Senior VP, Special Markets, BBDO
Trendsetter – Esther Lee, SVP, Chief Creative Officer, The Coca-Cola Company
Corporate Leader – FedEx

2004
Industry Career Achiever – Carlos M. Gutierrez, Kellogg Company
Industry Influential – Viacom
Role Model – Eartha Kitt
Educator – Family Friendly Programming Forum
Trendsetter – Frank C. Ginsberg, Avrett Free & Ginsberg Advertising
Corporate Leader – The Coca-Cola Company

2003
Industry Career Achiever – Emilio Alvarez-Recio, Colgate
Industry Influential – David Bell, The Interpublic Group of Companies
Role Model – Judy Hu, General Electric
Educator – Rance Crain, Ad Age
Trendsetter – Louis Carr, Black Entertainment Television
Corporate Leader – Johnson & Johnson

2002
Industry Career Achiever – Earl Graves Sr. Black Enterprise Magazine
Industry Influential – The Unanue Family, Goya Foods Inc.
Role Model – Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo.
Educator – The Torch Organization
Trendsetter – Eliot Kang, Kang & Lee Advertising
Corporate Leader – Pfizer Inc.
Diversity Lifetime Achievement – Caroline Jones (posthumous)

2001
Industry Career Achiever – Catherine Liggins Hughes, Radio One Inc.
Industry Influential – Byron Lewis, UniWorld Group Inc.
Role Model – Jose Cubas, Siboney USA
Educator – Constance Cannon Frazier, Howard University
Trendsetter – Russell Simmons, Rush Communications & Phat Farm
Corporate Leader – Verizon

2000
Industry Career Achiever – Frederick W. Hill, Chase Manhattan Bank
Industry Influential – Stedman Graham, Al Schreiber, Charles D. Peebler, Jr., New America Strategies Group
Role Model – Chan Suh, Agency.Com
Educator – Isabel Carter Stewart, Girls, Inc.
Trendsetter – Edward James Olmos
Corporate Leader – AT&T

1999
Industry Career Achiever – Henry McGee, HBO Home Video
Industry Influential – Keith Reinhard, DDB/Worldwide
Role Model – Daisy Exposito, The Bravo Group
Educator – Judith Griffin, A Better Chance Inc
Trendsetter – Spike Lee, Spike/DDB
Corporate Leader – The McDonald's Corporation

1998
Industry Career Achiever – Andrea Jung, Avon Products, Inc.
Industry Influential – Roy S. Roberts, Pontiac, GMC Division
Role Model – Lionel Sosa, KJS Marketing Communications
Educator – James Ireland Cash Jr., Harvard Graduate School of Business
Trendsetter – Keith Clinkscales, Vibe Magazine
Corporate Leader – Lois D. Juliber, Colgate-Palmolive Company

1997
Industry Career Achiever – Edward Lewis, Essence Magazine
Industry Influential – Donald Richards, Leo Burnett
Role Model – Hector & Norma Orci, La Agencia de Orci
Educator – The Advertising Club of New York
Trendsetter – Rabbi Marc Schneier
Corporate Leader – Robert L. Wehling - Procter & Gamble

1996
Industry Career Achiever – O. Milton Gossett - Saatchi &Saatchi
Industry Influential – Jay Chiat, Chiat/Day
Role Model – Ann Fudge, Kraft General Foods
Educator – Harold Levine
Trendsetter – Brandon Tartikoff, NBC
Corporate Leader – Mark Rodriguez, Evian

For more information on the District Two Diversity Achievement Awards, please contact:
Pat Martin
Diversity Consultant
District Two
(212) 644-0790
patjmartin@aol.com