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LEAD San Diego is now accepting nominations for the 2005
Visionary Awards. This will be the third year for this
impressive—and growing—awards program that pays
tribute to those who have demonstrated visionary leadership
in our region. Do you know of someone who should be recognized
with the popular Morgan Award? Who’s your favorite for
categories such as Diversity, Quality of Life, or Economic
Opportunity? Nominations are being accepted via an online
form on the website through February 17—make sure your
suggestions are considered!
LEAD celebrated the second annual Visionary Awards at
its twenty-second annual meeting on the evening of June 7,
2004. Over 600 LEAD graduates, elected officials, community
leaders and their guests were in attendance.
Presented by Sempra Energy and Wells Fargo in partnership
with San Diego National Bank, KPBS, and Union Bank of California,
the 2004 awards honored area community, business and public
leaders who have demonstrated visionary leadership in a variety
of categories. Support also came from The San Diego Union-Tribune,
Washington Mutual, Qualcomm, San Diego Magazine,
Burnham Real Estate and the San Diego Workforce Partnership.
The evening began with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and
networking on the second floor of the new Omni Hotel at the
Ballpark. Guests later moved inside the ballroom for dinner
and the awards presentation followed by coffee and dessert.
The 2004 winners:
Regional Stewardship: Mel Katz, CEO, Manpower. Katz was honored
for his efforts to balance individual community interests
with the needs of our greater region.
Diversity: Jerry C. Lee, Chancellor, National University
System. Lee was honored for demonstrating a continuous commitment
to leverage diverse interests, talents, knowledge and perspectives
towards a common goal.
Quality of Life: Ken Druck, Founding Executive Director,
Jenna Druck Foundation. Druck was recognized for his work
to improve the quality of life in our region.
Economic Opportunity: Constance Carroll, Chancellor, San
Diego Community College District. Carroll was honored for
creating economic opportunities in our region that might not
otherwise exist.
Community Collaboration: Casey Gwinn, City Attorney, City
of San Diego. Gwinn was honored for his work with others to
create synergy and momentum, using creative collaborative
approaches to problem-solving on complex regional issues.
LEAD Graduate of the Year: Edwin Guiles, Chairman &
CEO of San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California
Gas. Guiles was honored for helping to create a corporate
culture that recognizes the value of community involvement.
2004 Morgan Award: First awarded in 1993, this award is named
in recognition of retired newspaper columnist, editor and
columnist Neil Morgan. This year it was presented to Tom Carter,
President, Carter Reese & Associates for a lifetime of
achievement in community leadership.
2004 Nathanson Award for Cross-Border Region Building: This
new award was added for 2004. Named in memory of Charles E.
Nathanson, a pioneer in modern San Diego thinking about our
cross-border region, the award honors visionary leadership
that recognizes and embraces a joint future between San Diego
and Baja California. This year’s recipient was presented
to Baja California Governor Eugenio Elorduy Walther.
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