I am very pleased to share with you the announcement of this year’s recipients of the Service and JA Worldwide Board Awards.  The four awards are:

1.  The President’s Volunteer Service Award

Recognition by the President of the United States to individuals or organizations that contribute a significant amount of time to volunteer service.  I am proud to share with you that we have 16 partners who will receive this prestigious National award for service to Junior Achievement.

Gold – 15,000 volunteer hours or more

• AT&T
• Capital One
• General Electric
• HSBC
• University of Central Florida

Silver – 10,000 volunteer hours or more

• Citi
• Deloitte
• Wells Fargo

Bronze – 5,000 volunteer hours or more

• Accenture
• Bank of America
• Best Buy
• Ernst & Young
• JPMorgan Chase
• MassMutual Insurance
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• State Farm

2.  JA Worldwide Door Opener Award

Recognition given to board members for opening new doors for support of JA Worldwide.  I am pleased to recognize the two recipients of this year’s award.

• Dr. Graham B. Spanier - The Pennsylvania State University
• Richard A. Woods - Capital One

3.      JA Worldwide Extreme Partnership Award

Recognition to one board firm annually that has made a significant, strategic, global impact on all levels of JA Worldwide for at least three consecutive years.  Congratulations to this year’s recipient:

• Accenture

4. Board Excellence Awards

Presented to board members who play a crucial role in the fundraising efforts of the organization.  Congratulations to the 20 board members and their organizations for their contributions.

Platinum Board Excellence Awards - $1,000,000 and above

• Catherine Brune - Allstate
• Susan Bulkeley Butler (Retired) - Accenture Foundation
• Ralph de la Vega – AT&T
• Michael Ducker - FedEx Express
• Yvonne Hunt - Hewlett Packard Company Foundation
• Simon Martin - HSBC Holdings
• Lisa Sodeika - HSBC North America
• Edmundo Vallejo - GE Money – Latin America
• Francesco Vanni d’Archirafi - Citi
• Richard Woods - Capital One

Silver Board Excellence Awards - $100,000 and above

• Ainar D. Aijala Jr. - Deloitte
• Samuel DiPiazza - PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Donald Humphreys - ExxonMobil Corporation
• Bill Mathis - MasterCard International
• Teri McClure - UPS
• David Palenchar -  El Pomar Foundation
• Jonas Prising - Manpower, Inc.
• John Scheid - PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Valerie Sorrano-Keating - American Express
• Gus Stavros - PELAM Investments