The International Center to Honor John Lechleiter as 2015 International Citizen of the Year
(INDIANAPOLIS – April 13, 2015) . . . John C. Lechleiter, Ph.D., who serves as Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Indianapolis-based global pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Company, has been selected by the Board of Directors of The International Center as recipient of the 2015 International Citizen of the Year Award. The award will be presented at a tribute dinner and program at the Indiana Roof Ballroom on October 6, 2015.
Honorary Co-Chairs for the event represent a corporate and civic Who’s Who of previous award recipients, former Eli Lilly and Company top executives, global corporate community peer CEOs, and top civic leaders. This year’s Honorary Co-Chairs include:
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.*, President, Purdue University
Tim Hassinger, President and CEO, Dow AgroSciences
Tom Linebarger, Chairman and CEO, Cummins
Anne Nobles, Senior Vice President, Eli Lilly and Company (retired)
Jack Phillips, President and CEO, Roche Diagnostics
Sidney Taurel*, Chairman Emeritus, Eli Lilly and Company
Ambassador Randall L. Tobias*, Chairman Emeritus, Eli Lilly and Company
Dr. Margaret Watanabe, Clinical Assistant Professor Emerita for the IU School of Medicine
*Past ICY award recipients
Marsha Stone, Senior Director of Enterprise Development for the Indianapolis International Airport and James T. Morris, Vice Chairman of Pacers Sports & Entertainment, will serve as Event Co-Chairs. Both event Co-Chairs are members of The International Center’s Board of Directors, and Jim Morris was honored as International Citizen of the Year Award in 2005.
The International Citizen of the Year Award was established in 1985 to honor individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the globalization of Indiana in business, culture, education, government, medicine, research, media, sports or community service. Most recent honorees were Mayor Greg and Mrs. Winnie Ballard in 2014, and Mark Miles in 2013. [Note: A full list of previous recipients appears at the bottom of this release.]
Sponsorship, table sales, and individual ticket information will be available at a later date.
About The International Center
The International Center is a catalyst to inform, convene and connect public private and civic global objectives in Indiana. For more than 40 years, The International Center has served as a guide to the world’s cultural landscape, and a catalyst for the state’s international growth. Working in collaboration with businesses, organizations, government agencies, educational institutions and individual citizens, The Center expands Indiana’s global interest through a variety of programs and services and through convening diverse interests who share common international goals. The International Center is a member of Global Ties, U.S. For more information visit The Center’s website at https://internationalcenter.org
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PAST ICY RECIPIENTS
2014 Mayor Greg Ballard and Mrs. Winnie Ballard
2013 Mark Miles
2011 Theodore M. Solso
2010 The Honorable Mitchell E. Daniels
2008 IU-Kenya Partnership
2007 Dr. Martin C. Jischke
2006 Ambassador Randall L. Tobias
2005 James T. Morris
2004 Christel DeHaan
2003 The Honorable Richard G. Lugar
2002 Rev. Fr. Boniface Hardin, O.S.B.
2001 Sidney Taurel
2000 Tony George
1999 Jeff Smulyan
1998 Bret Waller
1997 Lawrence H. Einhorn, MD
1996 Kai and Tom Binford
1995 KP Singh
1993 Margaret Sheridan
1993 Dr. Geoffrey Bannister
1991 Maestro Raymond Leppard
1990 The Honorable Lee H. Hamilton
1990 Sr. Marie Pierre Buttell
1989 The Honorable William H. Hudnut
1989 George Mikelsons
1987 The Honorable Robert D. Orr
1986 The Honorable Richard G. Lugar
1985 Riad Shaheen
