2018
Edward G. Rendell
Governor of Pennsylvania
2017
Mitchell L. Morgan
Founder and Chairman, Morgan Properties
2016
Gerard “Jerry” H. Sweeney
President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee Brandywine Realty Trust
2015
William A. “Bill” Graham, IV
CEO of the Graham Company
2014
Ira M. Lubert
Co-founder of Independence Capital Partners
Chairman and Co-Founder, Lubert-Adler
2013
Lewis Katz
Philanthropist and Entrepreneur
2012
Steven H. Korman
Founder, Korman Communities
2011
Joan Carter
President, UM Holdings Ltd
President, The Union League of Philadelphia
2010
J. William Mills, III
President, PNC
2009
Daniel H. Polett
President, CEO and Dealer Principal, Lexus of Chester Springs
Immediate Past Chairman, Temple University Board of Trustees
2008
Stephen A. Cozen
Chairman, Cozen O’Connor
and
Patrick J. O’Connor
Vice Chairman, Cozen O’Connor
2007
Richard J. Fox
Chairman, The Fox Companies
and
Robert A. Fox
Chairman and CEO, R.A.F. Industries
2006
Gerry Lenfest
President and CEO, The Lenfest Group
2005
Ralph J. Roberts
Founder, Comcast Corporation
2004
James E. Nevels
Founder and Chairman, The Swarthmore Group
Chairman, School Reform Commission of Philadelphia
2003
Dennis Alter
Chairman and CEO, Advanta
2002
Sidney Kimmel
Founder and Chairman, Jones Apparel Group, Inc.
2001
Willard G. Rouse III
Former Chairman and CEO, Liberty Property Trust
2000
William J. Avery
Chairman and CEO (retired), Crown Cork & Seal Company
1999
Dr. Felix Zandman
Chairman and CEO, Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
1998
John C. Bogle
Founder and Former Chairman, The Vanguard Group
1997
Warren V. (Pete) Musser
Managing Director, The Musser Group
Chairman and CO-CEO, Epitome Systems