2009 Campaign Award Winners

The Million Dollar Circle

Bestowed to companies and their employees that have raised more than $1 million during an annual United Way campaign.

• HCA
• Ingram Industries Inc.
• Nissan North America Inc.
• Vanderbilt University

The Circle of Honor Award

The Circle of Honor is designed to not only recognize dollar contributions, but also the quality of the campaign, the support specifically to United Way of Metropolitan Nashville, participation and non-financial contributions and support (such as volunteering and in-kind donations). Recipients have at least 51% participation, 65% or $100,000 of employee giving donated to United Way of Metropolitan Nashville, an average gift of $150 and a corporate gift.

Circle of Honor winners are our star supporters!

• Avondale Partners, LLC
• Brasfield & Gorrie
• Caterpillar Financial Services, Inc.
• Central Parking Corporation
• Cummins, Inc.
• CWA Local Union 3808
• Dixie Graphics
• Elan-Polo, Inc.
• Ernst & Young, LLP
• Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Nashville Branch
• Genesco Inc.
• I.A.M. District Lodge 711
• I.B.E.W. Local Union 429
• Ingram Barge Company
• Ingram Content Group
• Ingram Industries Inc.
• Ingram Materials Company
• Nashville Bank and Trust
• Nissan North America Inc.
• Northwestern Mutual Financial Network - The Pruett Financial Group
• Oasis Center, Inc.
• OHL
• Paradigm Group
• Regions Bank
• Tennessee AFL-CIO
• Tennessee Bankers Association
• The Bank of Nashville
• United Way of Metropolitan Nashville
• US Bank
• Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP
• White Thompson LLC
• XMi Holdings, Inc.

Ingram Award

Outstanding support from organizations with more than 500 employees. The Ingram Award is named in honor of Mrs. Hortense B. Ingram who was greatly respected throughout her life for her generosity and community service. It honors not only outstanding campaign organization and success, but also volunteer commitment, communications efforts and employee involvement.

• AT&T/CWA
• Caterpillar Financial Services, Inc.
• Comcast
• Genesco
• Ingram Industries Inc.
• Publix
• SunTrust

Advocate Award

Outstanding all-around support by organizations with 100 to 499 employees. The Advocate Award honors not only outstanding campaign organization and success, but also volunteer commitment, communications efforts and employee involvement.

• Central Parking Corporation
• CCA
• Deloitte
• Ernst & Young, LLP
• Mental Health Cooperative
• Northwestern Mutual Financial Network - The Pruett Financial Group
• Symcor, Inc.

Cumberland Award

Outstanding support organizations with less than 100 employees. The Cumberland Award honors not only outstanding campaign organization and success, but also volunteer commitment, communications efforts and employee involvement.

• Avondale Partners, LLC
• BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
• Brasfield & Gorrie
• Delta Dental of Tennessee
• Ross Bryan Associates, Inc.
• RR Donnelley
• State Auto Mutual Insurance Company - Nashville Center

Werthan Award

Most outstanding performance by a business professional firm. The Werthan Award honors outstanding charitable support and volunteer involvement by the Werthan family on behalf of United Way of Metropolitan Nashville. Recognizes a business professional firm (accounting, legal, brokerage or architecture/engineering) for its exemplary performance throughout their United Way of Metropolitan Nashville campaign.

• Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP

Pillar Award

All-around consistency and campaign excellence, including employee giving, corporate support, in-kind support and implementing campaign “best practices.”

• Bank of America
• Bridgestone Americas
• Cummins, Inc.
• Dollar General Corporation
• Gresham, Smith and Partners
• HCA
• Ingram Entertainment Inc. and DBI Beverage Inc.
• Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
• Nashville Electric Service
• Nissan North America Inc.
• OHL
• Regions Bank
• Rogers Group, Inc.
• The Southwestern Company
• The Tennessean
• UPS
• Vanderbilt University

The Community Impact Award honors a company’s support of United Way of Metropolitan Nashville’s community impact mission through its focus on prevention and commitment to addressing the root causes of problems. AT&T/CWA has displayed extraordinary support of United Way of Metropolitan Nashville’s initiatives and focus on Education, Income, Health and Neighborhoods.

2009 Recipient
AT&T/CWA

Day of Action Volunteer of the Year

Recognizes outstanding support of and participation in United Way’s Day of Action volunteer activities.

Day of Action Corporate Volunteer of the Year

• Target

Day of Action Individual Volunteer of the Year

• Marcy Pruett, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network - The Pruett Financial Group

Volunteer Review Team Volunteer of the Year

Recognizes outstanding service to United Way of Metropolitan Nashville’s funded program review process. The volunteers’ commitment to United Way of Metropolitan Nashville’s integrity in how we invest dollars in the community is invaluable.

• Don Moody, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP

OSCAR, for Outstanding Successful Coordinator Award & Recognition

Campaign coordinators (employees who coordinate a United Way fundraising campaign within their own company) are eligible in one of three categories, based on the number of employees within their company. Recognizes the hardest-working people in any campaign, our campaign coordinators!

Oscar Award winners for companies with less than 100 employees

• Karen Peek, Avondale Partners, LLC

Oscar Award winner for companies with 100 to 499 employees

• Gail Richie, Ernst & Young

Oscar Award winners for companies with 500 or more employees

• Joel Greener and Chatty Bialeschki, Caterpillar Financial Services, Inc.

Agency Ace Award

Honoring individuals from United Way partner agencies for their passionate commitment to United Way. The Agency Ace Award is given to outstanding agency speakers who help donors understand how United Way of Metropolitan Nashville support makes a difference in their funded programs and the community at large.

• Lynn Stuart, United Neighborhood Health Services

Sennet Laurel Award

Honors commitment to promoting employee membership in the Sennet Society, United Way of Metropolitan Nashville’s young professionals’ group. It was established at the 10th anniversary celebration of the society.

• Northwestern Mutual Financial Network - The Pruett Financial Group