All of this year’s diversity winners were listed in the July/August 2012 print issue of the publication and will be profiled online Aug. 30, 2012. Corp! not only considered race and ethnicity, but also gender, religion and handicapping conditions as worthy of recognition. Honorees demonstrated a commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion, and contributions to diversity issues in business and the community.
The diversity winners were selected in three categories and include: Diversity Focused Company, defined as a company that clearly defines and monitors diversity success and demonstrates how diversity efforts add value to the company; Diversity Business Leader, an individual who is a diversity role model or top officer of a minority-owned business; and Diversity Champion, a nonprofit or community organization that creates or promotes special programming, education or other initiatives that focus on diversity.
The Salute to Diversity event will feature networking, breakfast, and awards presentation. The event will feature a keynote address by Alejandro Quiroz, vice president of Global Advanced Manufacturing for Whirlpool Corporation who will present “Leveraging Diversity for Value Creation in Global Business.” Tickets for the event are $50 and can be purchased online at www.corpmagazine.com or by calling 586-393-8815.
This program is sponsored by MGM Grand Detroit, DTE Energy, Rehmann, BlueCross BlueShield of Michigan, Compuware, Fresh Start Express, Thai Feast, St. John Providence, Mystique Boutiques, Keep the Money in the Mitt, Michigan Diversity Council, Leadership Oakland and APACC.
The mission of Corp! magazine, founded in 1998, is to inform, intrigue and entertain business owners and top level executives by providing business features, news and profiles with a Michigan emphasis. Visit www.corpmagazine.com to learn more.
See following list of winners.
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CORP! Magazine’s Salute to Diversity 2012 Award Winners
Company Winners
BAE Industries Inc.
Auburn Hills
Big Tent Jobs LLC
Southfield
CNI Inc.
Madison Heights
Delta Staffing
Clarkston
GraphiColor Exhibitors
Livonia
ISC Solutions
Detroit
Three Star Trucking Co. Inc.
Wayne
Individual Winners
Bridgewater Interiors
Ronald Hall Sr. President & CEO
Detroit
Comcast Cable Communications Inc.
Dale Kirk, Vice President of Engineering
Plymouth
Comerica Bank
Caroline Chambers, Vice President, National
Manager of Diversity Initiatives,
Detroit
Eastern Floral
Bing Goei, President
Grand Rapids
Harvey Industries
Jerome Harvey, President & CEO
Livonia
Henry Ford Health System
Rose M. Glenn, Senior Vice President
Communications & CMO
Detroit
Hercules & Hercules Inc.
Belinda Jefferson, President
Detroit
Kyyba Inc.
Tel Ganesan, President and CEO
Farmington Hills
Marvel Technologies Inc.
Bala Rajaraman, President & CEO
Novi
The Pink Fund
Molly MacDonald, President & Founder
Bloomfield Hills
The Sam Bernstein Law Firm
Richard Bernstein, Senior Partner,
Public Service Litigator
Farmington Hills
The Skillman Foundation
Carol Goss, President & CEO
Detroit
The Taubman Company LLC
William Taubman, COO
Bloomfield Hills
University of Michigan - Dept. of Health
Management & Policy
Dr. Valerie Myers, Professor of Management
& Organizations
Ann Arbor
VisionIT
David Segura, CEO
Detroit
Whirlpool Corp.
Alejandro Quiroz, Vice President for Global
Advanced Manufacturing
Benton Harbor
Organization Winners
ACCESS
Dearborn
Ann Arbor Area Business
Leadership Network
Ann Arbor
Black Family Development Inc.
Detroit
Grand Rapids Bar Association
Grand Rapids
Jewish Community Relations Council of
Metropolitan Detroit
Bloomfield Hills
Michigan Black
Chamber of Commerce
Detroit
Northeast Guidance Center
Detroit
Philippine Chamber of Commerce
Rochester Hills
SAFE
Detroit
We Build Character
Troy
