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
- 2008 - Anne M. Burke, Illinois Supreme Court Justice
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
- 2008 - Sherre Z. Hirsch,
Rabbi and Author, Los Angeles, California
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
- 2008 - Opening Prayer & Blessing of Food: Lewis A. Jordan (Protestant)
Opening of Program: Alejandro Silva (Roman Catholic)
Prayer for Those in Public Service: Tariq Malhance (Muslim)
Closing Prayer: Julie Hamos (Jewish)
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
- 2008 - Rachel Barton Pine (Violinist)
- William Buchholtz (Native American Flute)
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