Join Junior Achievement
as we honor
19th Annual Thompson S. Baker Award Recipient
Lawrence “Laurie” DuBow
2017 JA Hall of Fame Inductees
Bill Koch
Northwestern Mutual
Wells Fargo Bank
Monday, March 13, 2017
Noon – 1:30 PM
Adam W. Herbert University Center
University of North Florida
12000 Alumni Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224
19th Annual
2017 Baker Award Recipient
Lawrence “Laurie” DuBow
Laurie is involved with many community nonprofit agencies having served as a Board
member of the Super Bowl XXXIX Host
Committee; Board member of Habijax; and on
the Board of Trustees of WJCT.
He is a member of the Advisory Council at the
University of Florida College of Pharmacy and
a former member of the UF Health Jacksonville
Board of Directors. He is a founding member
of the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida
and a former Chairman of The Community
Foundation for Northeast Florida. He served
on the Jacksonville Housing Authority for eight
years, the last year as Chairman.
He is a former partner in the Jacksonville
Jaguars, Ltd. Laurie and his family, through the DuBow Family Foundation,
continue to support and encourage charity and philanthropy in our community.
The Thompson S. Baker Award celebrates the accomplishments of
individuals who have shown outstanding leadership through civic
and philanthropic deeds that have positively influenced business and
education in the Jacksonville community.
2017 Hall of Fame Inductees
Bill Koch
Northwestern Mutual
2017 Keynote Speaker
Wells Fargo Bank
Dr. Nikolai Vitti
Superintendent, Duval County Public Schools
The Thompson S. Baker Award
Junior Achievement of North Florida marks its 18th year of presenting
the Thompson S. Baker “Solid As A Rock” Award, recognizing
individuals who have dedicated themselves to bettering our community
through leadership, hands-on involvement and philanthropic deeds.
The annual award celebrates our local heroes who have positively
influenced business and education in Jacksonville.
Since 1997, this prestigious annual award has been named for
Thompson S. Baker, the founder of Florida Rock Industries who
unselfishly contributed to the betterment of our community. We are
honored to be able to recognize his life with the annual presentation of
the Thompson S. Baker “Solid As A Rock” Award.
About Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement is celebrating its 54th year of bringing financial
literacy, workforce preparation and entrepreneurship programs to
young people in North Florida. Since 1963, 26,000 volunteers have
taught Junior Achievement programs to 582,640 young people. This
year, we are poised to reach over 55,000 students in grades K-12.
Junior Achievement is an integral partner in K-12 education of young
people in our community. Financial literacy, workforce preparation
and entrepreneurship are the three pillars of Junior Achievement that
contribute to the future wellbeing of local students. The 2016 opening
of the Bank of America/JA Financial Literacy Center in New Town and
the creation of the Economics of Healthy Eating program sponsored
by The Jim Moran Foundation marked another milestone in Junior
Achievement’s local impact.
In the 2015-2016 school year, JA of North Florida:
- reached 56,489 students in North Florida (verified and audited)
- programs were in 124 local schools
- programs were welcomed into their classroom by 980 teachers
Empowering young people to own their economic success®
2017 Sponsorship Levels
Included with all sponsorships:
• Company logo in event PowerPoint presentation
• Listing of company on JA website
$25,000 Managing Partner Level
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100% of funds raised by the JA Hall of Fame
remain in North Florida and are used to
provide financial literacy programs to
North Florida’s students.
Exclusive Title Sponsor
Two (2) podium proximate table seating for twenty (20) guests at luncheon
Tickets for twenty (20) to Private Reception with Lawrence DuBow
Company logo prominent on all printed materials
Company logo prominent on event signage and event program
Company logo prominent on two (2) event PowerPoint presentations
Company and Title Sponsorship acknowledged from podium during event
$15,000 Senior Partner Level
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One (1) podium proximate table seating for ten (10) guests at luncheon
Tickets for ten (10) to Private Reception with Lawrence DuBow
Company logo on all printed materials
Company logo on event signage and event program
Company logo on two (2) event PowerPoint presentations
Company sponsorship acknowledged from podium during event
$10,000 Event Sponsor
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Exclusive Event Sponsor
One (1) podium proximate table seating for ten (10) guests at luncheon
Tickets for ten (10) to Private Reception with Lawrence DuBow
Company logo on all printed materials
Company logo on event signage and event program
Company logo on two (2) event PowerPoint presentations
Company and Event Sponsorship acknowledged from podium during event
$10,000 Luncheon Sponsor
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Exclusive Luncheon Sponsor
One (1) podium proximate table seating for ten (10) guests at luncheon
Tickets for ten (10) to Private Reception with Lawrence DuBow
Company logo on all printed materials
Company logo on event signage and event program
Company logo on two (2) event PowerPoint presentations
Company and Luncheon Sponsorship acknowledged from podium during event
$7,500 Solid as a Rock Level
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Premium table seating for ten (10) guests at luncheon
Tickets for ten (10) to Private Reception with Lawrence DuBow
Company logo on event signage and event program
Company logo on two (2) event PowerPoint presentations
$5,000 Chairman’s Circle Level
• Premium table seating for ten (10) guests at luncheon
• Tickets for ten (10) to Private Reception with Lawrence DuBow
• Company logo on event signage and event program
$2,500 Executive Level
• Table for ten (10) guests at luncheon
• Company logo on event signage and event program
For further information, sponsorships or to make reservations please contact
Steve St. Amand, 904-398-9944 ext.228 or go to www.JAjax.com.
Thompson S. Baker Award - Past Recipients
Thompson S. Baker
Pete Carpenter
O’Neal Douglas
Preston Haskell
Tillie Fowler
Jim Winston
John C. Fryer, Jr.
Delores Kesler
Bill and Eloise Gay
Luther and
Blanche Coggin
David A. Stein
J. Wayne and
Delores Barr Weaver
Gary Chartrand
Shahid Khan
Blake Wilson
Hugh Greene
Harry Frisch
Dr. Nathaniel Glover
JA Board of Directors 2016 - 2018
Executive Committee
Bob Wall, Chair, GuideWell Health
Lisa O’Neill, Chair-Elect, DTCC
Scott Sauer, Treasurer - Deloitte & Touche LLP
Steve Kelley, Secretary - EverBank
Jeff Edwards*, Committee Chair - Beaver Street
Fisheries
Charlie Kauffman*, Committee Chair - Wells Fargo
Members
Jane Badger, Fifth Third Bank
Wesley-Ann Barton, CSX Transportation
Vickie Behan, Citi
Jody Brothers, PGA TOUR
Scott Brubaker, Publix Super Markets
Lauren Butler, SunTrust Bank
Mary Ann Callahan, PNC Bank
Don Cameron*, PwC
Mike Clements, Clements Publishing Company
Kelly DeGance, Alexander DeGance Barnett
William Dow, Fidelity Investments
Scott Finnegan, Baptist Health
Tiffany Green, Ernst & Young
Meredith Guess, BBVA Compass
Holley Hunter, Coca-Cola
Treve Kinsey, Transworld Business Advisors
William Koch*, Northwestern Mutual
Kash Krishnarao, Xorail
Robert Marino, Deutsche Bank
Fred McGinnis*
Mike Mountan, J&J Vision Care
Gil Pomar, III*, CenterState Bank
Rob Sandlin*, Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc.
David Sillick*, Jacksonville Business Journal
Gary Thrash, KPMG
Chassidy Wendell, Bank of America/Merrill
Lynch
Denise Williams, FIS
Steve St. Amand, President, Junior
Achievement of North Florida
*Past Board Chair