COMMUNICATION
AND LEADERSHIP AWARD
Presented to a local
non-Toastmaster who has shown outstanding leadership
in the area of communication
| 2005 |
Max and Donna Daniels |
Abraham & Mary
Lincoln professional presenters |
| 2004 |
Eric
Soderholm |
Player
for Chicago White Sox (Retired) |
| 2003 |
Terry
Hillard |
Chicago
Superintendent of Police (Retired) |
| 2002 |
Maggie
Brown and Oscar Brown, Jr. |
Music
and theater writers, composers and performers |
| 2001 |
Felicia
Middlebrooks |
Co-anchor,
WBBM Newsradio 780's morning drive program |
| 2000 |
Jim May |
Founder
and Executive Director, Illinois Storytelling Festival |
| 1999 |
Hon.
S. Louis Rathje |
Justice,
Supreme Court of Illinois |
| 1998 |
Hon.
Mary Maxwell Thomas |
Circuit
Judge, Cook County |
| 1997 |
Claire
Dixon-Lee, PhD, RRA |
President,
American Health Information Management Association ("AHIMA") |
| 1996 |
Lonnie
Tyler |
Voice
of Shadow Traffic |
| 1995 |
Rick
Jakle |
Pres.,
Professional Speakers of IL |
| 1994 |
Gene
McNish |
IL
District President, IL Assoc. Barbershop Chapters |
| 1993 |
Brig.
General Walter J. Whitfield |
IL
Army National Guard |
| 1992 |
Chuck
Swirski |
WGN
Radio Sportscaster |
| 1991 |
Hon.
Jacqueline P. Cox |
Assoc.
Judge, Cook County |
| 1990 |
Hon.
Loleta A. Didrickson |
IL
House of Representatives |
| 1989 |
Thomas
Nathaniel Todd |
Attorney
and Community Leader |
| 1988 |
The Reverend
Bob Murfin |
WMBI
Radio Personality |
| 1987 |
Carl
Huffman, DTM |
Professional
Speaker |
| 1986 |
Hon.
Abraham Lincoln Marovitz |
Federal
Judge |
| 1985 |
Nick
Carter |
VP,
Nightingale Conant Company |
| 1984 |
William
Smithburg |
Chairman/CEO,
Quaker Oats |
| 1983 |
W. Clement
Stone |
President/CEO,
Combined Ins. Co. |
| 1982 |
Bob Collins |
WGN
Radio Personaiity |
| 1981 |
Robert
A. Schoellhorn |
President/CEO,
Abbott Labs |
| 1980 |
Irv Kupcinet |
Author
and Talk Show Host |
| 1979 |
Bill
Kurtis |
WBBM
Newscaster |
| 1978 |
George
Johnson |
President,
Johnson Products |
| 1977 |
Carol
Fox |
Lyric
Opera of Chicago |
| 1976 |
Addie
L. Wyatt |
Time
Woman of the Year |
| 1975 |
Jack
Mabley |
Columnist,
Chicago Tribune |
| 1974 |
Hon.
James Thompson |
U.S.
Attorney |
| 1973 |
Dr. Preston
Bradley |
Minister,
Peoples Church of Chicago |
| 1972 |
Floyd
Kalber |
WMAQ
Newscaster |