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Paragon Communicator and Dorothy Thomas Black Awards

Year Paragon Communicator Award Dorothy Thomas Black Award
2009 Rich Meeusen, President & CEO, Badger Meter, Inc. Carolyn Bellin, APR, Chief Public Relations Officer, Froedtert Hospital
2008 Milwaukee Police Chief, Ed Flynn None
2007 Tim Hoeksema, President and CEO, Midwest Airlines None
2006 Carlos E. Santiago, Chancellor - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Steve Johnstone, APR - Director of PR, Blue Horse
2005 Gary Grunau, Senior vice president, regional manager Gilbane None
2004 Beth Nichols, Executive Director of Milwaukee Downtown Harry Cherkinian, APR
2003 Daniel J. Steininger, Catholic Knights President and CEO None
2002 Scott Walker, Executive of Milwaukee County Ray Scroggins, APR
2001 Tim Sheehy, President of Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce Gary Myers, APR
2000 Nancy Zimpher, Chancellor of UW-Milwaukee Alan Gaudynski, APR
1999 James Cameron, Founder of the Black Holocaust Museum Linda Stephenson, APR
1998 Bill Hanbury, President and CEO of Greater Milwaukee Convention and Visitors Bureau None
1997 Sr. Joel Read, President of Alverno College  Tom Towers, APR 
1996* Tommy Thompson, Governor of Wisconsin Bill Spevacek, APR
1995   John Luecke, APR
1994   Archbishop Rembert Weakland

Please note that the year in which the award was given is one year behind the current year, because the Chapter awards individuals for their efforts from the previous year. (i.e., Nancy Zimpher was recognized during the 2001 Award Program, which took place in May of 2002).

*1996 was the first year for the Paragon Communicator Award.


 

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