- Ron Brown Award
The Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership is a U.S. presidential honor to recognize companies "for the exemplary quality of their relationships with employees and communities". It is presented to companies that "have demonstrated a deep commitment to innovative initiatives that not only empower employees and communities but also advance strategic business interests".
Establishment
President
Bill Clinton , along with prominent business leaders, established the award in 1997 following Ron Brown's death.The Conference Board , a non-profit organization, was chosen to manage the award's administration. Ron Brown was theU.S. Secretary of Commerce from 1993-1996; he was the first African-American to hold that position. This award and theMalcolm Baldrige National Quality Award are the two presidential awards to corporations.Ceremony
The award is presented in an annual White House ceremony, either by the President or by the Secretary of Commerce.
Recipients
2006-2007
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Exelon
*Northrop Grumman Corporation
*Procter & Gamble 2005-2006
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Sallie Mae
*Weyerhaeuser Company 2004-2005
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S. C. Johnson & Son
*Bayer Corporation
*Johnson & Johnson 2003-2004
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JPMorgan Chase
*KeySpan Corporation
*Luxottica 2002-2003
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Cisco Systems
*Fannie Mae 2001-2002
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SBC Communications
*Timberland
*Wal-Mart Stores 2000-2001
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Alcoa
* Merck
*United Parcel Service 1999-2000
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General Mills
*GTE
*Hewlett-Packard
*IBM Corporation
*US WEST 1998-1999
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Anheuser-Busch Companies
*BankBoston
*Cascade Engineering
*Seafirst Bank 1997-1998
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IBM Corporation
*Levi Strauss & Co. External links
* [http://www.ron-brown-award.org/index.cfm The Ron Brown Award]
* [http://www.conference-board.org/publications/describe.cfm?id=430 Conference Board report on the recipients]
* [http://www.levistrauss.com/Citizenship/Recognition.aspx Levi Strauss award mention]
* [http://www.commerce.gov/opa/press/Secretary_Evans/2002_Releases/May_07_Evans_corp_citizenship.html 2002 award]
* [http://www.cityyear.org/sites/clipp.cfm?Site=skc&CatID=2&Clipp=CorporateCitizenship 2002 award]
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