OUTSTANDING CORPORATE CITIZEN AWARD

This award honors a non-public relations professional or organization whose use of public relations techniques and concepts made a significant contribution to society.

Past winners include:

DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN

2009    Father Greg Boyle, Homeboy Industries

2005    Paul Rodriguez

2004    LA Times Reading By 9

2003    Jack Shakely, Calif. Community Foundation

2001    Rocky Delgadillo, LA City Attorney

2000    Sally Thompson, Children’s Museum of LA

1999    Consuelo Diaz, Rancho Los Amigos Nat’l. Rehab Ctr.

1998    Joe Hicks, Exec. Director, LA Human Relations Comm.

1997    Peter Case, Dist. VP, Merrill Lynch & Co.

1997    Gail Abaranel, Founder, Director, Rape Treatment Center – UCLA Medical Center

1996    California Hospital Medical Center

1994    Edward James Olmos

1993    Mark A. Kroeker, Deputy Chief, LAPD

1992    Rev. Cecil Murray, First AME Church

1990    The Academy of TV Arts & Sciences and McDonald’s Corp. “Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue”

1989    Robert R. Dockson, Cal Fed, Inc.

1988    Ester Wachtel

1987    Richard Frankk

1986    Don Manning

1985    John Argue – LAOCC

1984    Charles Luckman

1983    Dickenson Ross

1982    Glen Dumke, Chancellor – Cal. State Univ. & Colleges

1980    Harry Letton, SoCal Gas Co.

1979    David Wolper, Rodney Rood, henry Reiger, Rene Henry – SCOOC