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Spirit of Edison Previous Honorees
2022
Community Leader Award
Dave Carroll
Head of Total Rewards, UPS
Community Leader Award
Dr. Walt MacDonald
Retired President and CEO, ETS
(left to right: Dr. Walt MacDonald, Dr. Merodie A. Hancock,
Dave Carroll)
2021
Community Leader Award
Kemi Alli, M.D.
Chief Executive Officer, Henry J. Austin Health Center
Community Leader Award
Candice Long
President, Janssen Infectious Diseases and Vaccines
(left to right: Dr. Kemi Alli, Dr. Merodie A. Hancock,
Candice Long)
2020
Community Leader Award
Dr. Deborah Mican
Vice President of Patient Care Services/Chief Nursing Officer, Capital Health
2019
Community Leader Award
Dr. Ralph Izzo
Chairman, President and CEO, PSEG
Distinguished Alumnus Award
Jeffrey Stokes, BSAST ’15
Senior Director Power Generation, PSEG
(left to right: Dr. Merodie A. Hancock, Dr. Michael Toscani,
Jeffrey Stokes, Dr. Ralph Izzo, John Thurber)
2018
Community Leader Award
Merodie A. Hancock, PhD
President, Thomas Edison State University
(left to right: Dr. Merodie A. Hancock, Frank Clyburn)
2017
Community Leader Award
George A. Pruitt, PhD
President, Thomas Edison State University (1982-2017)
Dr. George Pruitt
2016
Community Leader Award
Kevin Cummings
President and CEO, Investors Bank
(left to right: Dr. George Pruitt, Kevin Cummings)
2015
Community Leader Award
Michele Brown
President and Chief Executive Officer, Choose New Jersey, Inc.
Family Award
Brian T. Maloney
Corporate Consultant, Foundation Board Chair (2008-2014)
(left to right: Michele Brown, Dr. George Pruitt,
Brian Maloney)
2014
Community Leader Award
Bernard M. Flynn, Esq.
President and Chief Executive Officer, NJM Insurance Group
Family Award
Eileen M. Horton, MSM ’00
Vice President, Patient Services & Chief Nursing Officer, Capital Health
(left to right: Eileen Horton, Dr. George Pruitt, Bernard Flynn)
2013
Community Leader Award
Eileen Martinson
CEO, Sparta Systems
Community Leader Award
John Martinson
General Partner and Founder, Edison Venture Fund
Family Award
Ernest Wooden, Jr., BSBA ’06, MSM ’07
President and CEO, Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board
(left to right: John Martinson, Eileen Martinson, Dr. George
Pruitt, Lauren Wooden, who accepted the award on
behalf of her father, Ernest.)
2012
Community Leader Award
Karen L. Clark
Vice President, Medicaid, HBCBSNJ
President, Horizon NJ Health
Family Award
John J. McCann ’90
Retired, CEO/Chairman, Bridge Trading, a Reuters Company
(left to right: Karen Clark, Dr. George Pruitt, John McCann)
2011
Community Leader Award
Kevin Tylus
Regional President, PNC Bank
Alumni Award
Madeleine Yates ’91
Director of Marketing, Dow Jones
Family of Edison Award
Richard J. Gillespie
Retired President, Gillespie, Inc.
(left to right: Madeleine Yates, Richard Gillespie, Dr. George
Pruitt, Kevin Tylus)
2010
Community Leader Award
Thomas X. Geisel
President & CEO, Sun National Bank
Family of Edison Award
Michael R. Toscani, Pharm.D.
President, Clinical Solutionz
(left to right: Michael Toscani, Dr. George Pruitt,
Thomas Geisel)
2009
Community Leader Award
Amy B. Mansue
President & CEO, Children’s Specialized Hospital
Family of Edison Award
Greg Milzcik ’94
President & Chief Executing Officer, Barnes Group, Inc.
(left to right: Greg Milzcik, Amy Mansue, Dr. George Pruitt)
2008
Community Leader Award
Joan Verplanck
President, New Jersey Chamber of Commerce
Family of Edison Award
Eric Robert Lear
Managing Partner, Lear & Pannepacker CPAs, LLP
Alumni Award
Troy Vincent ’07
Pro-Defensive Back, National Football League (Ret.)
Founder, Love Thy Neighbor Community Development and Opportunity Corp.
(left to right: Dr. George Pruitt, Troy Vincent, Joan Verplanck,
Eric Robert Lear)
2007
Community Leader Award
The Honorable Peter A. Inverso
Former Senator, 14th District New Jersey Legislature
President & CEO Roma Bank/Roma Financial Corporation
Alumni Award
Ida B. Hammond ’77, ’79
New Jersey Department of Education (retired)
(left to right: Peter Inverso, Dr. George Pruitt, Ida B.
Hammond)
2006
Community Leader Award
Anthony G. Dickson
President and CEO (retired), New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company
Alumni Award
Lieutenant Eric J. Petrevich ’05
Executive Officer, U.S. Army Second Battalion 102nd Cavalry
Senior Notes Administrator, TetraTech, Inc.
(left to right: Anthony Dickson, Dr. George Pruitt,
Lt. Eric Petrevich)
2005
Community Leader Award
Helene M. Garcia
VP - Community & Strategic Initiatives (retired), Merrill Lynch
Alumni Award
Frieda M. Applegate ’85
Founder, Project Freedom, Inc.
(left to right: Helene Garcia, Dr. George Pruitt,
Frieda Applegate)
2004
Community Leader Award
Reginald E. Davis
Northern Banking Group Executive, Wachovia
Alumni Award
The Honorable Brian Hughes ’92, ’00
County Executive, Mercer County, New Jersey
2003
Community Leader Award
Dr. Al Maghazehe
President & CEO, Capital Health
Family of Edison Award
Maria P. Imbalzano, Esq.
Partner, Stark & Stark
Alumni Award
Barbara Armand ’93
Founder, President & CEO, Armand Corporation
2002
Community Leader Award
Thomas A. Bracken
President & CEO (retired), Sun Bancorp, Inc.
Alumni Award
Bonnie Watson Coleman ’85
Assemblywoman, New Jersey Legislature
2001
Community Leader Award
Dennis Bone
President, Verizon New Jersey, Inc.
Family of Edison Award
S. John Quattrone
Founder & President, S. John Quattrone Associates
Alumni Award
Antonia “Toni” Marotta-Brinton ’83
Co-Founder & Former Co-Director, Lean Line, Inc. (Ret.)
2000
Community Leader Award
Albert M. Stark, Esq.
Shareholder, Stark & Stark
Family of Edison Award
Maurice T. Perilli
Chairman of the Board, Roma Federal Savings Bank
Alumni Award
Eric S. Pennington, Esq. ’87
Partner, Eric Pennington, P.C.
Vice Chairperson, UMDNJ
1999
Community Leader Award
Alfred E. Mann
Founder, MiniMed, Inc.
CEO and Chairman, MannKind Corporation
Family of Edison Award
Nicholas L. Carnevale
Chairman, Walter B. Howe, Inc. (Ret.)
Vice President, Carnevale Consulting Corp.
Alumni Award
John J. McCann ’90
CEO and Chairman (retired), Bridge Trading, A Reuters Company
1998
Community Leader Award
Dr. Suren N. Sehgal
Distinguished Research Fellow, Wyeth & Ayerst Research
Family of Edison Award
Rita A. Novitt
Executive, Johnson & Johnson (Ret.)
Consultant, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Alumni Award
Dr. Marc Jordan Ben-Meir ’84
Owner & Operator Springhaven Clinic, Fort Worth, TX
1997
Community Leader Award
John J. Heldrich
Corporate Vice President of Administration (Ret.), Johnson & Johnson
Founding Chairman, New Brunswick Tomorrow
Community Leader Award
The Honorable Joseph H. Rodriguez
Senior District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of NJ
Alumni Award
Captain Howard E. Butt ’95
Chief, Narcotics & Organized Crime (retired), New Jersey State Police
1996
Community Leader Award
Richard J. Gillespie
Chairman of the Board, Gillespie, Inc.
Alumni Award
Paula Vaughan ’91
Vice President for Change Management, Prudential, Inc.
1995
Community Leader Award
James Kilgore
President & Publisher, The Princeton Packet, Inc.
Alumni Award
Steven E. de Souza ’76
Screenwriter, Director, & Producer
1994
Community Leader Award
John P. Neary
Executive Vice President (retired), CoreStates Financial Corp.
Executive Vice President for Retail Banking, Sun National Bank
Alumni Award
Frank Z. Hawrylo ’79
Project Engineer Leader, Laser Diode Products, Inc.
Toni M. Terry, BA
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