Robert I. Townsend Member of the Year Award
2011 - Sanjeev Dhawan, Hydro OneNetworks Inc.
2010 - William Davis Harn, Southern California Edison Company
2009 - John Tanner, McGriff, Seibels & Williams, Inc.
2008 - Maureen R. Dry-Wasson, Allegis Group, Inc.
2007 - Vincent Gonzales, Sempra Energy
2006 - Joe Catalano, Union Bank of California, N.A.
2005 - Dawn Haghighi, Charter One Bank
2004 - Andrea Bridgeman, Freddie Mac
2003 - Philip R. Strauss, Brio Software, Inc.
2002 - James W. Patton, New England Tech
2001 - Eric M. Lee, Becton Dickson & Company
2000 - Charles A.B. Moore, Federated Department Stores, Inc.
1999 - Susan Flook, Body Shop International
Corporate Pro Bono Award
To recognize outstanding achievement by a corporate counsel, a group of corporate counsel, a pro bono project, or a corporation in providing pro bono legal services. ACC defines pro bono service as legal services provided to the indigent or a charitable non-profit.
2011 - Randy Milch and the Verizon Communications Legal Department
2010 - Laura Stein and The Clorox Company Legal Department
2009 - James B. Buda and the Legal Department of Caterpillar Inc.
2008 - Bruce Sewell, Senior Vice President & General Counsel and the Legal & Corporate Affairs Group, Intel Corporation
2007 - Bill Van Hoene and the Legal Department of Exelon
2006 - Ken Handal, Computer Associates
2005 - Anastasia D. Kelly, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, MCI
2004 - Brad Smith and the Legal Department of Microsoft
2003 - Tom Gottshalk, General Motors Corporation
2002 - Philip Morris Legal Department
2001 - Dennis Stryker, General Counsel, Rick Engineering
2000 - Co-Winners: Greg Landis, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, AT&T Wireless and Rick Hobish and The Pro Bono Partnership; WESFACCA Chapter
1999 - Exxon Corporation
1998 - Aetna Inc. and Merck & Co., Inc.
1996 - PPG Industries
1995 - Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)
1994 - Ford Motor Company
1993 - Motorola, Inc.
1992 - Conoco, Inc.
1991 - PSI Energy, Inc.
Individual Pro Bono Award
1993 - Ken Podell, Aid Association for Lutherans
1992 - Stephen Hellrung, Bausch & Lomb and Rochelle White, Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.
1988 - Harry Mazadoorian, CIGNA and James Martemucci, Consolidated Edison
1986 - Richard Groothuis, Aetna Life & Casualty and James Evans, Shell Oil Company
Corporate Legal Diversity Award
(as of 2004/5 the Matthew J. Whitehead II Diversity Award)
This award honors the memory of Matthew J. Whitehead II, former ACC Board member from 1992 through 2002, who passed away in April 2002. Through ACC this award celebrates the life and legacy of a visionary CLO who made diversity a truly core value of ACC in our membership, throughout our activities, and in our leadership.
2011 - Laurie N. Robinson, CBS Corporation
2010 - Bruce N. Kuhlik and the Merck & Co. Legal Department
2009 - Michele Coleman Mayes and the Legal Department of The Allstate Corporation
2008 - The Law Department of Macy's, Inc.
2007 - MCCA (their anniversary)
2006 - Joe Ryan, Marriott
2005 - Rick Palmore, Sara Lee
2004 - ACC’s Central Pennsylvania Chapter/Street Law Pipeline Project
2003 - Maddie Kleiner, Hilton Hotels Legal Department
2002 - Catherine Lamboley, General Counsel, Shell Oil
2001 - Dupont Legal: Tom Sager and Stacey Mobley
2000 - Co-winners: Charting Your Own Course Foundation: Marcia Goffney, Werten Bellamy, and Greg Winfree BellSouth Legal Department, Charles Morgan, General Counsel
1999 - Minority Corporate Counsel Association
1998 - Georgia Lottery Corporation
1997 - Eastman Kodak Company
Individual Diversity Award
1998 - Guy Rounsaville, former General Counsel, Wells Fargo Bank
1997 - Jess Womack, Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO)
