Here’s to the Winners
Recipients of Vanguard Awards through the years
By Staff -- Broadcasting & Cable, 4/4/2005
DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP (Men)
2004 Michael Willner
2003 Nickolas Davatzes
2002 Charles F. Dolan
2001 Gerald M. Levin
2000 John J. Rigas
1999 Leo J. Hindery Jr.
1998 Julian A. Brodsky
1997 Joseph J. Collins
1996 James O. Robbins
1995 Alan Gerry
1994 Richard D. Roberts
1993 Ralph J. Roberts
1992 R.E. “Ted” Turner
1991 Robert Miron
1990 John W. Goddard
1989 Brian P. Lamb
1988 Trygve E. Myhren
1987 Daniel Aaron
1986 William B. Strange Jr.
1985 John V. Saeman
1984 Douglas H. Dittrick
1983 John C. Malone, Ph.D.
1982 Ralph M. Baruch
1981 William J. Bresnan
1980 Robert M. Rosencrans
1979 Burt I. Harris
1978 Edward M. Allen
1977 Sam Haddock
1976 Alfred R. Stern
1975 Amos B. Hostetter Jr.
1974 Frank Thompson
1973 E. Stratford Smith
1972 John Gwin
1971 Milton J. Shapp
1970 Irving B. Kahn
1969 Martin Malarkey
1968 Fred Stevenson
1967 George Barco
1966 Benjamin J. Conroy Jr.
1965 Bill Daniels
DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP (women)
2004 Sheila Mahony
2003 Debra L. Lee
2002 Christie Hefner
2001 Kim D. Kelly
2000 Maggie Wilderotter
1999 Judith A. McHale
1998 Ruth Warren
1997 Ann Carlsen
1996 Char Beales
1995 Bobbi L. Kamil, Ph.D.
1994 Sharan Wilson
1993 Ann L. Burr
1992 Pat Thompson
1991 Ruth L. Otte
1990 Geraldine B. Laybourne
1989 Gayle L. Greer
1988 Lucille E. Larkin
1987 Beverly A. Harms
1986 No Award
1985 Susan C. Greene
1984 Sally M. Davison
1983 Kathryn Hilton Creech
1982 Carolyn S. Chambers
1981 June E. Travis
1980 Gail Sermersheim
1979 Kay Koplovitz
1978 Anna Marie Hutchinson
1977 No Award
1976 Beverly Land
1975 Beverly Murphy
YOUNG LEADERSHIP
2004 Dallas Clement
2003 Lynne Elander
2002 Edward Carroll & Ellen M. East
2001 Sean R.H. Bratches & Tracy Lawrence
2000 William F. Goodwyn
1999 Megan Stevens-Hookey
1998 Lela Cocoros & Eason Jordan
1997 Bradley J. Siegel
1996 Kate McEnroe
1995 Shellie Rosser & Susan Swain
1994 Scott Sassa
1993 Scott P. Kurnit
1992 Tim Robertson
1991 Brian L. Roberts
1990 Kevin H. Rorke
1989 Terence F. McGuirk
1988 Timothy P. Neher
1987 C. Ronald Dorchester
1986 Marc B. Nathanson
1985 James S. Cownie
1984 John D. Evans
1983 James O. Heyworth
1982 Kay Koplovitz
1981 Frank M. Drendel
1980 Brian Lamb
1979 Richard W. Loftus
1978 David Wicks
PROGRAMMERS
2004 Susan Swain & Rob Kennedy
2003 Chris Albrecht
2002 Herb Scannell
2001 Jeffrey L. Bewkes
2000 Betty Cohen
1999 Matthew C. Blank
1998 Daniel E. Davids
1997 John O. Wynne
1996 Steven M. Bornstein
1995 Lee Masters
1994 Nickolas Davatzes
1993 Thomas E. Freston
1992 Winston H. Cox
1991 John S. Hendricks
1990 R. E. “Ted” Turner
1989 Dr. Hal Morse
1988 Michael J. Fuchs
ASSOCIATES AND AFFILIATES
2004 Rouzbeh Yassini
2003 John D. Clark Jr.
2002 William G. McGorry
2001 Norval D. Reece
2000 Paul S. Maxwell
1999 James F. McDonald
1998 Edward Breen
1997 John W. Waller III
1996 William H. Lambert
1995 Brian Deevy
1994 Richard Perry
1993 Gordon E. Halverson
1992 Phillip J. Hogue
1991 Hal M. Krisbergh
1990 John Egan
1989 Maggie Wilderotter
1988 Abe H. Sonnenschein
1987 Robert J. Mathews
1986 Robert J. Wussler
1985 John H. Levergood
1984 Frank M. Drendel
1983 Andrew F. Inglis
1982 John J. Sie
1981 R.E. “Ted” Turner
1980 Sidney Topol
1979 Gerald M. Levin
1978 Bruce Merrill
1977 Richard L. Jackson
1976 Ray V. Schneider
1973 NCTA Associate Members
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
2004 Robert Zitter
2003 Mark Coblitz
2002 David M. Fellows
2001 Michael T. Hayashi
2000 Tony G. Werner
1999 Dr. Richard R. Green
1998 William Schleyer
1997 Brian James
1996 James O. Farmer
1995 William W. Riker
1994 Vito Brugliera
1993 Thomas G. Elliot
1992 Nick Hamilton-Piercy
1991 Dan Pike
1990 Ted E. Hartson
1989 David M. Pangrac
1988 David J. Large
1987 Walter S. Ciciora, Ph.D.
1986 Joseph E. Van Loan
1985 Abe Sonnenschein
1984 Robert A. Luff
CABLE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
2004 Ann Montgomery
2003 Gary T. McCollum
2002 John N. Rigsby
2001 Stephen B. Burke
2000 Leo Brennan & James P. Cottingham
1999 Mary L. Cotter
GOVERNMENT & COMMUNITY RELATIONS
2004 Jennifer Mooney
2003 Richard H. Beahrs
2002 Joseph W. Waz Jr.
2001 William K. Geppert
2000 Bertram W. Carp
1999 Stephen R. Effros
MARKETING
2004 Joseph Rooney
2003 Kevin J. Leddy
2002 Len Fogge
2001 Pamela Euler Halling
2000 Douglas V. Holloway
1999 Whitney Goit II
1998 Curtis Symonds
1997 Joshua Sapan
1996 Chris Moseley
1995 Char Beales
1994 Mark Greenberg
1993 Julia W. Sprunt
1992 Gordon R. Herring
1991 Matthew C. Blank
1990 D. Lowell Hussey
1989 Ajit M. Dalvi
1988 John K. Billock
1987 Doug Wenger
1986 Charles C. Townsend III
1985 Jerry Maglio
1984 Winston H. “Tony” Cox
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