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2007 Distinguished Citizen Award and Annual Dinner
February 22, 2007
The Fairmont San Francisco

Co-Chairs
Melinda & Peter Darbee
Nan & Chuck Geschke
Richard N. Goldman
Wendy & Eric Schmidt
Wendy & Mason Willrich

Honorary Chairs
Ed Begley, Jr.
Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau
Chancellor J. Michael Bishop, M.D.
William K. Bowes, Jr.
Senator Barbara Boxer
William K. Coblentz
Bill & Phyllis Draper
Senator Dianne Feinstein
Chris & Warren Hellman
President John L. Hennessy
Cecilia & Jim Herbert
Ambassador James C. Hormel &
Timothy Wu
Mary Huss
Vinod Khosla
Ambassador Bill & Jean Lane
Melvin & Joan Lane
Carol S. Larson
Don J. McGrath
Gordon E. Moore
Mayor Gavin Newsom
Patrick & Lori O'Keefe
Lynn & Susan Packard Orr
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi
James R. Pouliot
Amy Rao & Harry Plant
Toni Rembe & Arthur Rock
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
The Honorable George P. Shultz and Charlotte Mailliard Shultz
Steve Silvestri
Dianne & Tad Taube
Robin Williams

Each year, The Club honors individuals who have made significant and enduring contributions to the Bay Area and California community, and who embody the principles and values of The Commonwealth Club.

The Annual Dinner is also The Club's most significant fundraising event, raising funds to support its important nonprofit public forum mission throughout the year.

2007 AWARD RECIPIENTS

  • The Energy Foundation
  • Timothy C. Draper, Founder and Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
  • Denis Hayes, co-Founder of Earth Day, and President, The Bullitt Foundation
  • Dr. Daniel Kammen, Professor in the Energy and Resources Group & Co-Director, Berkeley Institute of the Environment
  • Michael R. Peevey, President, California Public Utilities Commission
  • Dr. Arthur Rosenfeld, Commissioner, California Energy Commission

The Annual Dinner featured a panel discussion on the future of green energy moderated by Denis Hayes. The panelists included Peter Darbee, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of PG&E Corporation, and Dr. Richard Swanson, President and Chief Technology Officer of SunPower Corporation.



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Last Updated: 09/19/2007 16:00


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