Partners’ Fifth Annual Bridge Builder Awards Program
Saint Regis Hotel
December 4, 2001

Partners’ Host:
The Honorable Jim Rout, Mayor of Shelby County (Memphis), Tennessee and Chair of the Board of Trustees for Partners for Livable Communities

Emcee:
Charles Royer, National Program Director, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Urban Health Initiative

Keynote Speaker:
The Honorable Mel Martinez, Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

THIS YEAR’S BRIDGE BUILDERS ARE:

The Conscience of a Nation
Norman Y. Mineta, U.S. Secretary of Transportation
John Y. Tateishi, Executive National Director of the Japanese American Citizens League
Recognized for their work in establishing civil rights for Japanese American citizens of the United States, particularly the passing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, in which the U.S. Government formally apologized for the internment of 120,000 Japanese-American citizens during World War II.

Celebrating Spirited Youth
Scott H. Peterson, Vice President, Prudential Insurance Company
Gerald Tirrozi, Executive Director, National Association of Secondary Schools
Recognized for their work with the Spirit of Community Initiative. The Initiative is designed to promote and encourage youth to become involved with community activities, and has honored more than 30,000 young volunteers from all different backgrounds across the country.

Changing the Way the World Works
Elsie Y. Cross, Founder and President, Elsie Y. Cross Associates, Inc.
Ken Thompson, President, CEO and Head of Corporate Diversity Council, Wachovia Corporation
Nike Corporation
Recognized for fostering diversity and attacking discrimination in America’s corporations.

Metropolitan Washington, District of Columbia – Setting a Regional Agenda
John R. Tydings, President, Greater Washington Board of Trade
George Vradenburg, Senior Vice President for Global and Strategic Policy, America Online
Recognized for their leadership in creating the Potomac Conference that has strengthened the effectiveness of regional governments in the DC area.

Houston, Texas – The Power of Partnership
Kirbyjon H. Caldwell, Senior Pastor of Windsor Village United Methodist Church
J.P. MorganChase and Co., Texas Region
Recognized for their partnership in the Pyramid Community Development Corporation’s hugely successful Power Center complex in Southwest Houston, Texas.

Memphis, Tennessee – Field of Dreams
Dean and Kristi Jernigan, Founders, Memphis Redbirds Baseball Foundation\First Tennessee Bank
Recognized for their creation of a ballpark that has revitalized Memphis’ downtown. The plan for AutoZone Park was wonderfully envisioned and effectively implemented, and is not only home to the triple-A Redbirds, but also to a number of youth baseball programs.

Washington, District of Columbia – Together We Achieve
Douglas A. Tyson, Teacher, Benjamin Banneker Academic High School
Susan Ikenberry, Teacher, GeorgetownDay High School
Recognized for their partnership in advancing academic quiz teams from the two far ends of the socio-economic spectrum, and joining forces to win the most prestigious competition in the series.

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