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Diversity conference draws top executives from Fortune 500 companies
Recently, more than 500 corporate executives and diversity experts from Fortune 500 companies around the nation attended the fifth annual Leadership Forum and Awards Gala sponsored by Diversity MBA Magazine. This event provided a full day of intellectual dialogue, leadership training, one-on-one mentoring and networking.
During this event many honors were presented. Kaiser Permanente was honored as the No. 1 ranked company for its long-standing commitment to diversity for the third consecutive year. George C. Halvorson, Chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente received the newly established Eagle award for a company achieving the number one spot three years running.
This year’s top 100 honorees in the individual category were a diverse group of professionals, both executives management and emerging leaders, with a common goal of excellence. Each received a custom award to commemorate the occasion.
The conference highlighted up-and-coming leaders, such as Felicia L. Townsend, MBA, M. Ed., Assistant Dean of Recruitment, Admissions & Marketing/Director of the Center for Professional Excellence at the Dominican University Graduate School of Social Work. Townsend was recognized as one of the Top 100 under 50 Executive & Emerging leaders.
Other top companies that were in attendance included Walmart, Accenture, Verizon, Bank of America, Jones Lang LaSalle, and Kraft Foods. A drawing for Sony Tech Toys capped off the evening. The give-a-ways were provided courtesy of Sony Electronics.
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