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2009 marked the 20th Anniversary of Families and Work Institute. We were joined by many premier corporations, not-for-profit organizations, academic leaders, colleagues and friends as we commemorated this important milestone at the 2009 Work Life Legacy Award Dinner on Monday evening, June 15th at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.  The festivities included:

  • a private afternoon immersion learning session;
  • a cocktail reception for sponsoring organizations;
  • a dynamic CEO panel moderated by J. Randall MacDonald, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, IBM Corporation -
    including:
    Douglas R. Conant, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company;
    James S. Turley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ernst & Young;
    Michael I. Roth, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Interpublic Group;
    Willie A. Deese, Executive Vice President and President, Merck Manufacturing Division, Merck & Co., Inc.; and
    Vice Admiral John C. Harvey, Jr., Director, Navy Staff, United States Navy
  • the presentation of this year’s Chris C. Kjeldsen Work Life Legacy Award to Michael J. Carey; and
  • special 20th Anniversary commemorations including honoring our Founding Board Members and Founding Companies.

Sponsors and supporters of the Work Life Legacy Awards help to make it possible for Families and Work Institute to deepen its research capability and continue to deliver cutting-edge trend data to business, government and educational institutions.

Learn more about the Institute’s 20 years of groundbreaking achievement. This year’s dinner was chaired by J.T. (Ted) Childs, Jr., Principal, Ted Childs LLC.

A complete listing of all Work Life Legacy Award Honorees, their thoughts on creating lasting change and their “marching orders” for the future of the Work Life movement, video footage of the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Award ceremonies and a list of Work Life Legacy supporting companies and organizations can be found on our website.

If you are interested in becoming a Sponsor or Supporter of the 2010 Work Life Legacy Award Dinner, we would be happy to discuss this possibility with you. Please contact Carol J. Bryce-Buchanan, Director of Development, at cbryce-buchanan@familiesandwork.org or 212.465.2083.