UW Foster School Business Leadership Celebration THROUGH THE YEARS 2012
2008
Alan Mulally President, Chairman and CEO, Ford Motor Company
Reggie Fils-Aime President & COO, Nintendo of America, Inc.
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Award Recipients: Howard Behar, Dorrit Bern (BA 1972), Don Root (BA 1961)
2015
Keynote Speaker: John W. Thompson CEO, Virtual Instruments; Chairman of the Board, Microsoft
2011
Keynote Speaker: Jamie Dimon President, Chairman and CEO, JPMorgan Chase
Award Recipients:
Award Recipients: Gary Furukawa (BA 1981), John Jacobi (UW 1962), Steve Singh
L. Patrick Hughes (BA 1957), Bruce A. Nordstrom (BA 1955), John N. Nordstrom (BA 1959)
2014
2010
Robert A. Iger Chairman & CEO, The Walt Disney Company
Mark Parker President & Chief Executive Officer, Nike, Inc.
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Award Recipients: Dan Baty (BA 1965), Kemper Freeman (UW 1963), Nancy Jacob (BA 1967)
2013
Keynote Speaker: Richard Kovacevich Chairman Emeritus, Wells Fargo & Company
Award Recipients: David Bonderman (UW 1963), Tom Crowley (BA 1989), Dan Fulton (MBA 1976), Kate Kingen (BA 2009)
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Award Recipients: Charles K. Barbo (BA 1963), Mark A. Emmert (BA 1975), Jon F. Hemingway (BA 1979)
2009
Keynote Speaker: Marilyn Carlson Nelson Chairman of Carlson
Award Recipients: Phyllis Campbell (MBA 1987), Chris DeWolfe (BA 1988), Don Nielsen (BA 1960)
“Great leaders display the ability to connect with people; the ability make them think they can do better than they thought they could do; the ability to inspire.” — John Connors
Award Recipients: Gerald Grinstein, Eileen O’Neill Odum (BA 1977), Mark Pigott
2007
Keynote Speaker: Jim McNerney CEO, The Boeing Company
Award Recipients: William S. Ayer (MBA 1978), Leslie Koo (BA 1977), Ray Williams (BA 1959)
2006
Keynote Speaker: Clayton I. Bennett Owner of the Seattle SuperSonics and Storm
Award Recipients: Lex N. Gamble (BA 1959), Sally Jewell (UW 1978), Leonard H. Lavin
2005
Keynote Speaker: John Connors Partner at Ignition; Former CFO, Microsoft
Award Recipients: Budd Gould (BA 1962), Gary Shansby (BA 1959)
2004
Keynote Speaker: Mike McGavick CEO, Safeco Corporation
Award Recipients: Stanley B. McDonald (BA 1943), Yoshihiko Miyauchi (MBA 1960)
“You can’t stop change, so it’s important to embrace it as an opportunity—not a threat—and make it work for you. We believe there is far more value in being a disruptor rather than being disrupted.” — Robert A. Iger
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