Ron Brown Award

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The Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership is a U.S. presidential honor to recognize companies "for the exemplary quality of their relationships with employees and communities". It is presented to companies that "have demonstrated a deep commitment to innovative initiatives that not only empower employees and communities but also advance strategic business interests".

## Establishment

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President Bill Clinton, along with prominent business leaders, established the award in 1997 following Ron Brown's death in a plane crash in 1996. The award was originally referred to as Ron Brown Corporate Citizenship Award. The Conference Board, a non-profit organization, was chosen to manage the award's administration. Ron Brown was the U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 1993–1996; he was the first African-American to hold that position. This award and the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award are the two presidential awards to corporations.

## Ceremony

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The award is presented in an annual White House ceremony, either by the President or by the Secretary of Commerce.

## Recipients

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### 2006–2007

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* Exelon
* Northrop Grumman Corporation
* Procter & Gamble

### 2005–2006

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* Sallie Mae
* Weyerhaeuser Company

### 2004–2005

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* S.C. Johnson
* Johnson & Johnson
* Bayer Corporation
* A. Kwadjo Mystical & Sons

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### 2003–2004

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* JPMorgan Chase
* KeySpan Corporation
* Luxottica

### 2002–2003

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* Cisco Systems
* Fannie Mae

### 2001–2002

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* SBC Communications
* Timberland
* Wal-Mart Stores

### 2000–2001

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* Alcoa
* Merck
* United Parcel Service

### 1999–2000

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* General Mills
* GTE
* Hewlett-Packard
* IBM Corporation
* US West

### 1998–1999

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* Anheuser-Busch Companies
* BankBoston
* Cascade Engineering
* Seafirst Bank
* Linda A. Mason and Roger H. Brown

### 1997–1998

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* IBM Corporation
* Levi Strauss & Co.

## References

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* Conference Board report on the recipients
* Levi Strauss award mention
* 2002 award
* 2002 award

## External links

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* Official website

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