Spirit of Edison Previous Honorees

2020–Present Day

  • 2024
    2024 winners
    (left to right: Bonny Simi, Sean Murray)

     

    Community Leader Award
    Sean Murray
    Market Executive, Fulton Bank

    Distinguished Alumna Award
    Bonny Simi ’19
    President of Operations, Joby Aviation

  • 2023
    2023 winners
    (left to right: Jeannine Frisby LaRue, Dr. Ahmed A. Azmy, Dr. Merodie A. Hancock)
    2023 winners
    (left to right: Frank Clyburn, Dr. Merodie A. Hancock)

     

    Family Award
    Dr. Ahmed A. Azmy
    President, Azmy Architects

    Community Leader Award
    Frank Clyburn
    Chief Executive Officer, IFF

    Community Leader Award
    Jeannine Frisby LaRue
    Senior Vice President, The Zita Group

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  • 2022
    2022 winners
    (left to right: Dr. Walt MacDonald, Dr. Merodie A. Hancock, Dave Carroll)

     

    Community Leader Award
    Dave Carroll
    Head of Total Rewards, UPS

    Community Leader Award
    Dr. Walt MacDonald
    Retired President and CEO, ETS

  • 2021
    2021 winners
    (left to right: Dr. Kemi Alli, Dr. Merodie A. Hancock, Candice Long)

     

    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

  • 2020
    2020 winner
    Dr. Deborah Mican

    Community Leader Award
    Dr. Deborah Mican
    Vice President of Patient Care Services/Chief Nursing Officer, Capital Health

2010–2019

  • 2019
    2019 winners
    (left to right: Dr. Merodie A. Hancock, Dr. Michael Toscani, Jeffrey Stokes, Dr. Ralph Izzo, John Thurber)

     

    Community Leader Award
    Dr. Ralph Izzo
    Chairman, President and CEO, PSEG

    Distinguished Alumnus Award
    Jeffrey Stokes, BSAST ’15
    Senior Director Power Generation, PSEG

  • 2018
    2018 winners
    (left to right: Dr. Merodie A. Hancock, Frank Clyburn)

     

    Community Leader Award
    Merodie A. Hancock, Ph.D.
    President, Thomas Edison State University

  • 2017
    2017 winner
    Dr. George Pruitt

    Community Leader Award
    George A. Pruitt, Ph.D.
    President, Thomas Edison State University (1982-2017)

  • 2016
    2016 winners
    (left to right: Dr. George A. Pruitt, Kevin Cummings)

     

    Community Leader Award
    Kevin Cummings
    President and CEO, Investors Bank

  • 2015
    2015 winners
    (left to right: Michele Brown, Dr. George A. Pruitt, Brian Maloney)

    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)

  • 2014
    2014 winners
    (left to right: Eileen Horton, Dr. George A. Pruitt, Bernard Flynn)

    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

  • 2013
    2013 winners
    (left to right: John Martinson, Eileen Martinson, Dr. George A. Pruitt, Lauren Wooden, who accepted the award on behalf of her father, Ernest.)

    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

  • 2012
    2012 winners
    (left to right: Karen Clark, Dr. George A. Pruitt, John McCann)

    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

  • 2011
    2011 winners
    (left to right: Madeleine Yates, Richard Gillespie, Dr. George A. Pruitt, Kevin Tylus)

    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.

  • 2010
    2010 winners
    (left to right: Michael Toscani, Dr. George A. Pruitt, Thomas Geisel)

    Community Leader Award
    Thomas X. Geisel
    President & CEO, Sun National Bank

    Family of Edison Award
    Michael R. Toscani, Pharm.D.
    President, Clinical Solutionz

2000–2009

  • 2009
    2009 winners
    (left to right: Greg Milzcik, Amy Mansue, Dr. George A. Pruitt)

    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.

  • 2008
    2008 winners
    (left to right: Dr. George A. Pruitt, Troy Vincent, Joan Verplanck, Eric Robert Lear)

    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.

  • 2007
    2007 winners
    (left to right: Peter Inverso, Dr. George A. Pruitt, Ida B. Hammond)

    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)

  • 2006
    2006 winners
    (left to right: Anthony Dickson, Dr. George A. Pruitt, Lt. Eric Petrevich)

    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.

  • 2005
    2005 winners
    (left to right: Helene Garcia, Dr. George A. Pruitt, Frieda Applegate)

    Community Leader Award
    Helene M. Garcia
    VP - Community & Strategic Initiatives (retired), Merrill Lynch

    Alumni Award
    Frieda M. Applegate ’85
    Founder, Project Freedom, Inc.

  • 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

1994–1999

  • 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, Texas

  • 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 New Jersey

    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.