The History Makers
The History Makers
The History Makers
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Hilton Hotels<br />
Renews its Third Year of Sponsorship<br />
On September 8,<br />
2003, Hilton Hotels<br />
Corporation<br />
announced that it<br />
would renew its<br />
third year of<br />
sponsorship of <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>History</strong><strong>Makers</strong>.<br />
Hilton’s support was<br />
officially recognized at <strong>The</strong> <strong>History</strong><strong>Makers</strong> celebrity event, An<br />
Evening With B.B. King, where Gerhard Seibert, area vice<br />
president, Midwest and general manager of the Palmer House<br />
Hilton in Chicago served as an honorary co-chair.<br />
Floyd Pitts, Hilton Hotels Corporation’s Senior Director of<br />
Diversity Programs noted,“<strong>The</strong> <strong>History</strong><strong>Makers</strong> archive<br />
demonstrates the rich and wonderful past, present and future<br />
of African Americans in the United States. Hilton Hotels is<br />
proud to support an initiative that incorporates new<br />
technologies for education.”<br />
In years past, Hilton Hotels has offered in-kind support<br />
providing lodging for production crews and talent during<br />
celebrity interviews. In 2004, Hilton will host Salutes to the<br />
<strong>History</strong><strong>Makers</strong> in four markets across the nation. On March<br />
13, 2004, the Palmer House Hilton will kick off its national<br />
initiative with a Salute to the Chicago <strong>History</strong><strong>Makers</strong> and on<br />
April 30th, the Washington Hilton will host a Salute for the<br />
Washington, D.C. area <strong>History</strong><strong>Makers</strong>.<strong>The</strong>se will be followed<br />
up in the fall by Salutes to the New York <strong>History</strong><strong>Makers</strong> at the<br />
New York Hilton and the Los Angeles-area <strong>History</strong><strong>Makers</strong> at a<br />
Hilton Hotels Corporation location.<br />
“We are extremely pleased that Hilton Hotels has chosen to<br />
support <strong>The</strong> <strong>History</strong><strong>Makers</strong> in this way,” says Executive<br />
Director Julieanna Richardson,“Because of supporters like<br />
Hilton, <strong>The</strong> <strong>History</strong><strong>Makers</strong> has become the largest archive of<br />
its kind in the country.”<br />
Special thanks to the following<br />
individuals and companies who are<br />
providing much-needed in-kind<br />
support:<br />
Aly’s Posey Patch<br />
American Airlines<br />
Amy Billingsley<br />
Freddie Bertucci & Freddie’s<br />
Bob Callahan<br />
Carmen Corbett<br />
Chicago Tribune<br />
Coca Cola Bottlers<br />
Coca Cola Company<br />
Comcast<br />
Howard Ellman<br />
Audrey Epps<br />
Beth Gallagher<br />
Rev. M. Coleman Gilchrist<br />
Harris Bank & Trust<br />
Walter Hill<br />
Donation<strong>Makers</strong><br />
Hilton Hotel Corporation<br />
Candace Hollis<br />
Sanford Horwitz<br />
House of Blues Hotel<br />
Jewel Osco<br />
Jenner & Block, LLC<br />
Nancy John<br />
Mekeda Johnson<br />
Fernando Jones<br />
Larry Levy<br />
Servelure McMath<br />
Sharon Morrow<br />
Cynthia Moreland<br />
Doris Odem<br />
Katrina Paleski<br />
<strong>The</strong>ma Peters<br />
Floyd Pitts<br />
Ken Price<br />
Phyllis Ray<br />
Roscor<br />
John & Sharon Fairley Rogers<br />
Gwendolyn Rutledge<br />
Belkis M. Santos<br />
Gary Siebert<br />
Second Presbyterian Church<br />
Susan Sharpe<br />
Ray Shepard<br />
Deborah Thomas<br />
Janet Thomas<br />
Schiele Graphics<br />
Thrifty Car Rental<br />
UIC Library<br />
Dorothy Williams<br />
16 <strong>The</strong> <strong>History</strong><strong>Makers</strong> Winter 2004