LIST OF PAST PARTICIPANTS

 

Chairpersons


  • 1964 -  C. Virgil Martin, President, Carson Pirie Scott & Company
  • 1965 -  Herbert V. Prochnow, President, First National Bank of Chicago
  • 1966 -  John D. DeButts, President, Illinois Bell Telephone Company
  • 1967 -  C. Virgil Martin, President, Carson Pirie Scott & Company
  • 1968 -  John H. Johnson, Chairman, Johnson Publishing Company
  • 1969 -  Philip D. Block, Jr., Chairman, Inland Steel Company
  • 1970 -  William J. Quinn, Chairman, Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
  • 1971 -  Robert W. Reneker, President, Swift & Company
  • 1972 -  E. Stanley Enlund, Chairman, First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Chicago
  • 1973 -  James F. Beré, President & Chief Executive Officer, Borg Warner Corporation
  • 1974 -  Kenneth L. Block, President, A. T. Kearney, Inc.
  • 1975 -  James S. Kemper, Jr., President, Kemper Insurance Company
  • 1976 -  William H. Avery, Partner, Sidley & Austin
  • 1977 -  Roger E. Anderson, Chairman, Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co.
  • 1978 -  Robert Stuart, Chairman, National Can Corporation
  • 1979 -  Grover J. Hansen, President, First Federal of Chicago
  • 1980 -  Cecil A. Partee, City of Chicago, City Treasurer
  • 1981 -  David K. Hardin, Chairman, Market Facts, Inc.
  • 1982 -  Robert D. Stuart, Jr., Chairman, The Quaker Oats Company
  • 1983 -  James J. O'Connor, Chairman, Commonwealth Edison Company
  • 1984 -  Barry F. Sullivan, Chairman, The First National Bank of Chicago
  • 1985 -  Ormard J. Wade, President, Illinois Bell Telephone Company
  • 1986 -  William D. Smithburg, Chairman, The Quaker Oats Company
  • 1987 -  Weston R. Christopherson, Chairman, Northern Trust Corporation
  • 1988 -  John H. Bryan, Jr., Chairman, Sara Lee Corporation
  • 1989 -  Kenneth B. Smith, President Chicago Theological Seminary
  • 1990 -  Richard M. Morrow, Chairman, Amoco Corporation
  • 1991 -  Bide L. Thomas, President, Commonwealth Edison Company
  • 1992 -  David W. Fox, Chairman, President and CEO, The Northern Trust Company
  • 1993 -  Richard H. Brown, Vice Chairman, Ameritech
  • 1994 -  Ardis Krainik, General Director, Lyric Opera of Chicago
  • 1995 -  Richard L. Thomas, Chairman of Board, The First National Bank of Chicago
  • 1996 -  James W. Compton, President & CEO, Chicago Urban League
  • 1997 -  Patrick G. Ryan, Chairman & CEO, Aon Corporation
  • 1998 -  H. Laurance Fuller, Chairman & CEO, Amoco
  • 1999 -  John McCarter, President & CEO, The Field Museum of Chicago
  • 2000 -  Elmer W. Johnson, President, The Aspen Institute
  • 2001 -  William A. Osborn, Chairman & CEO, The Northern Trust Company
  • 2002 -  Edward A Brennan, Retired Chairman and CEO, Sears Roebuck and Company
  • 2003 -  Donald M. Stewart, President & CEO, Chicago Community Trust
  • 2004 -  Pamela Strobel, Executive V. P. / Chief Administrative Officer, Excelon Corp.
  • 2005 -  Charles Tribbett III, Managing Partner, Russell Reynolds and Associates
  • 2006 -  Cameron S. Avery, Bell Boyd & Lloyd
  • 2007 -  H. Hill Hammock, Chief Administrative Officer, Chicago Public Schools

 

 

Keynote Speakers

 

  • 1964 -  Herbert V. Prochnow, President, First National Bank of Chicago
  • 1965 -  Judge Boyd Leedom, Chairman, National Labor Relations Board
  • 1966 -  General Harold K. Johnson, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
  • 1967 -  Herbert V. Prochnow, President, First National Bank of Chicago
  • 1968 -  James Roche, Chairman, General Motors Corporation
  • 1969 -  Unknown
  • 1970 -  Robert E. Slater, Chairman, John Hancock Insurance Company
  • 1971 -  Charles Gill, Mayor, Grants Pass, Oregon
  • 1972 -  Laurence D. Bolling, L. D. Bolling & Son, Oakland, California
  • 1973 -  Mark O. Hatfield, U. S. Senator, Oregon
  • 1974 -  Harold E. Hughes, U. S. Senator, Iowa
  • 1975 -  John J. Rhodes, Minority Leader, U. S. House of Representatives, Arizona
  • 1976 -  Thomas Phillips, Chairman, Raytheon Corporation
  • 1977 -  Edmund A. Stephan, Partner, Mayer, Brown & Platt
  • 1978 -  J. Irwin Miller, Chairman, Cummins Engine
  • 1979 -  Thomas Landry, Coach, Dallas Cowboys, NFL
  • 1980 -  Dr. Anthony Campolo, Chairman, Department of Sociology, Eastern College
  • 1981 -  Richard C. Halverson, Chaplain, U. S. Senate
  • 1982 -  Casper Weinberger, Secretary of Defense, United States of America
  • 1983 -  James F. Beré, Chairman, Borg Warner Corporation
  • 1984 -  Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, Archbishop of Chicago
  • 1985 -  Albert W. Quie, Former Governor of Minnesota
  • 1986 -  William L. Armstrong, U. S. Senator, Colorado
  • 1987 -  Dr. Armand Nicholi, Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
  • 1988 -  Andrew Young, Mayor, Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1989 -  John Ashcroft, Governor, Missouri
  • 1990 -  Tom Skinner Tom Skinner Associates, New York, N.Y.
  • 1991 -  Howard T. Markey, Dean, The John Marshall Law School
  • 1992 -  Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., President, University of Notre Dame
  • 1993 -  George Gallup, Jr., Chairman, George H. Gallup International Institute
  • 1994 -  Mike Singletary, Former Chicago Bears Linebacker
  • 1995 -  Dave Wannestedt, Head Coach, Chicago Bears
  • 1996 -  Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, Jr., Pastor, Olivet Institutional Baptist Church, Cleveland
  • 1997 -  Gary Barnett, Head Football Coach, Northwestern University
  • 1998 -  Rev. Dr. John M. Buchanan, Senior Pastor, Fourth Presbyterian Church
  • 1999 -  Donald Soderquist, Senior Vice Chairman, Wal-Mart Stores
  • 2000 -  Jack Furst, Partner, Hicks, Muse & Furst, Dallas, Texas
  • 2001 -  The Rev. Daniel Matthews, Rector, Trinity Episcopal Church Wall Street, NYC  
  • 2002 -  The Rev. Susan Thistlethwaite, Ph.D., President, Chicago Theological Serminary
  • 2003 -  The Rev. Gilbert W. Bowen, Senior Minister, Kenilworth Union Church, Kenilworth
  • 2004 -  Krista Tippet, Creator and Host, Speaking of Faith, from American Public Media
  • 2005 -  Mike Ivers, President, Goodcity, Inc.
  • 2006 -  Dennis Bakke, President of Imagine Schools, author of “Joy at Work”
  • 2007 -  Otis Moss III, Pastor, Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago

 

  

Readers of  Prayers (Since 1995)

 

  • 1995 - Rev. Edward S. Prevost, Rector, Christ Church
                Cyrus Freidheim, Jr., Vice Chair, Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Inc.
                James S. Crown, Henry Crown & Co.
                Lynn St. James, Chief Education Officer, Chicago Public Schools
                Jose F. Lamas, General Manager, WSNS-TV, Channel 44
  • 1996 - H. L. Fuller, Chairman and CEO, Amoco Corporation
                Rev. Christopher Wong, Pastor, St. Therese Chinese Catholic Church
                Sandra P. Guthman, President & CEO, Polk Bros. Foundation
                James J. O'Connor, Chairman & CEO, Unicom Corporation
                Arthur Valesquez, President, Aztec Foods Inc.
  • 1997 - Samuel K. Skinner, President, Unicom Corporation
                Ricky Birdsong, Vice President of Community Affairs, Aon Corporation
                Louis B. Susman, Managing Director, Salomon Bros.
                John F. Sandner, Chairman, Chicago Mercantile Exchange
                Fr. Jack Wall, Pastor, Old St. Patrick's Church
  • 1998 - Lester H. McKeever, Jr. , Managing Partner, Washington, Pitman & McKeever
                Sr. Sheila Lyne, RSM, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Health
                Lester Crown, Chairman, Material Service Corporation
                Nancy S. Chen, Regional Administrator, U.S. Department of Labor
                Rev. Douglas J. Brouwer, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Wheaton, IL
  • 1999 - John Keller, President, Keller Group, Inc.
                Donna Galluzzo, High School Senior, St. Ignatius College Preparatory School
                Sandra P. Guthman, President & CEO, Polk Bros. Foundation
                Azam Nizamuddin, D’Ancona & Pflaum
                Valerie Jarrett, Executive Vice President, The Habitat Co.
                Rev. Howard Kang, Pastor, True Way Presbyterian Church
  • 2000 - The Rev. Cynthia M. Campbell, Ph.D., President, McCormick Theological Sem.
                Nicholas Hill, High School Senior, University of Chicago Lab School
                King Harris, CEO, Pittway Corporation
                Esmail Koushanpour, M.D., Prof. Emeritus, Northwestern University Medical School
                Janet Froetscher, Exec. V.P., The Aspen Institute
                Clare Muñana, Principal, Ancora Associates
  • 2001 - Imam Senad Ajic, Islamic Cultural Center of Greater Chicago
                Fr. Bob McLaughlin, Holy Name Cathedral
                Imam Senad Agic
                Rabbi Karyn Kedar
                Rev. Kenneth Smith
  • 2002 - The Rev. Monsignor Kenneth Velo, DePaul University
                Rev. Delois Brown-Daniels
                Rabbi Ellen Dreyfus
               The Very Rev. Dimitri Kantzavelos
  • 2003 - Jack Guthman, Partner, Shefsky & Froelich, Ltd.
                Ebrahim Patel, Executive Director, Interfaith Youth Core
                Elizabeth Hartigan Connelly, Senior V.P., Bank One Private Client Services
                Interfaith Youth Core
  • 2004 - James J. O’Connor, Retired Chairman, Unicom Corporation
                Kareem Irfan, Chairman, Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago
                Desiree Rogers, Executive Vice President, Peoples Energy Corporation
                Barbara Levy-Kipper, Chairman, Chas. Levy Company
                Interfaith Youth Core
  • 2005 - Rhoda Rosen, Director, Spertus Museum
               John Lahey, Managing Principal, Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz & Associaties
                Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid, Chairman, Council of Islamic Organizations Chicago
                Roger Crockett, Chicago Deputy Bureau Manager, BusinessWeek Magazine
                Interfaith Youth Core
  • 2006 - Richard A. Devine, Cook County State’s Attorney
                Stephanie A. Neely, Chicago City Treasurer
                Azam Nizamuddin, The Law Office of Azam Nizamuddin
                David B. Weinberg, Judd Enterprises
                Interfaith Youth Core
  • 2007 - Opening Prayer & Blessing of Food: David Rudis (Jewish)
                Opening of Program: Shakeela Hassan (Muslim)
                Prayer for Those in Public Service: Maggie Daley (Catholic)
                Closing Prayer: Brenda Russell (Protestant)
                Interfaith Youth Core

 

 

Musicians

 

  • 1997 - Old St. Patrick’s Church Choir
  • 1998 - Wheaton College Women’s Ensemble
  • 1999 - Harlan Academy Choir 
  • 2000 - North Park University Choir 
  • 2001 - Wheaton College Women’s Chorale and the Men’s Glee Club
  • 2002 - Judson College Choir
  • 2003 - Chicago Children’s Choir -  Choir Academy Treble Choir
  • 2004 - Chicago Children’s Choir -  Choir Academy Treble Choir
  • 2005 - Evanston Township High School Choir
  • 2006 - Harmony, Hope and Healing, with Alfreda Burke and Rodrick Dixon
  • 2007 - Harmony, Hope and Healing