Peter C. Thorp Corporate Leadership Award
Innovation, financial leadership in addressing equal employment
Peter C. Thorp
Established April 2001
The Peter C. Thorp Corporate Leadership Award was established to honor the longest serving Corporate Advisory Board chairman and Board member. He has been a staunch supporter and long-time champion for The Consortium as it works to fulfill its mission of providing the best education possible to underrepresented minorities in pursuit of their MBAs.
Thorp Award recipients must demonstrate the following:
- Evidence of generous financial support of MBA fellowships
- Evidence of leadership as a corporate champion of ethnic diversity
- Evidence of support of innovative approaches to solving problems related to equal employment opportunities
- Evidence of being recognized by peers as a leader and champion of diversity
Other Considerations:
- Evidence of demonstrated leadership and achievement in his/her occupation or industry
- Evidence of long-term corporate partnership with The Consortium
- Evidence of the largest number of Consortium hires
- Evidence of respect for diversity – embrace and foster an inclusive business climate of mutual respect for all people regardless of national origin, race, religion, gender, marital status, age, sexual orientation or mental impairment
- Evidence of active pursuit of educational growth through training, sharing of knowledge, expertise and skills to advance diversity
Past Recipients of the Peter C. Thorp Corporate Leadership Award:
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Courtney Schroeder Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging General Mills |
| 2022 | Nicole A. Wormley Sr. Manager D+I Attraction and University Recruiting Danaher |
| 2021 | Demian Caponi Program Manager, MBA Outreach |
| 2020 | Melissa Davis Strategy Campus Inclusion and Diversity Lead Accenture |
| 2019 | James Fripp Sr. Director of Global Diversity & Inclusion Yum! Brands, Inc. |
| 2018 | Christy Del Regno Director, Diversity and University Recruiting CVS Health |
| 2017 | Ernest Adams Vice President, Global Diversity and Inclusion Danaher |
| 2016 | Natalie Brown Senior Vice President, Enterprise Campus Diversity Manager Bank of America |
| 2015 | Kathryn Johnson Coleman Global Leader, Talent Acquisition and Onboarding 3M |
| 2014 | Kusawn D. Carr Director, Campus and Diversity Relationships Management TIAA – CREF |
| 2013 | Bill Lawrence Senior Diversity Staffing Program Manager IBM |
| 2012 | Tim Curoe Vice President of Talent Acquisition and HR Operations Target Corporation |
| 2011 | Lisa Rubens Chief of Staff National Diversity and Inclusion Deloitte |
| 2010 | Gene Washington Manager of Workforce Diversity 3M |
| 2009 | Linda Hassan Corporate Vice President, Diversity New York Life Insurance Company |
| 2008 | Geraldine Gallashaw Managing Director, Global Diversity Strategies The Bank of New York Mellon |
| 2007 | Kim Harris-Jones Vice President – Product Finance Chrysler LLC |
| 2006 | S. Ed Torres Managing Director, Lilly Ventures Eli Lilly and Company University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Class of 1989 |
| 2005 | Kenneth Charles Director, Staffing & University Relations General Mills |
| 2004 | Dr. Reatha Clark King Chairperson – Board of Trustees General Mills Foundation |
| 2003 | Manny Martinez Head of Marketing, Structuring & Risk Management Citigroup |
| 2003 | Mary Beth Stone West Executive Vice President Kraft Foods |
| 2002 | Glenna Anderson Manager – Diversity Recruiting The Procter & Gamble Company |
| 2002 | Tracy Williams Managing Director – Global Investment Banking JPMorgan Chase |
| 2002 | Bennie Fowler Lead Director – Car Manufacturing Ford Motor |
| 2002 | Jack Manning Director of Finance General Motors |
| 2002 | Paul Watson Head – Commercial Banking Group Wells Fargo |
| 2001 | Peter C. Thorp Citicorp (Retired) |