Wharton Club of New York Announces 2008 Joseph Wharton Award Recipients!

The Wharton Club of New York is pleased to announce the 2008 Joseph Wharton Award recipients. These four alumni are being recognized for their tremendous accomplishments, leadership and professional excellence, and will be honored at the 2008 Joseph Wharton Dinner, taking place on October 2nd at the Pierre Hotel.

	Joseph Wharton Award for Lifetime Achievement William Mack, W '61 Founder and Managing Partner, Apollo Real Estate Advisors
	Joseph Wharton Award for Leadership James S. Tisch, WG '76 President and Chief Executive Officer, Loews Corporation
	Joseph Wharton Award for Young Leadership Michelle Peluso, W '93 President & Chief Executive Officer, Travelocity Global
	Joseph Wharton Award for Social Impact Gene Falk, WG '80 Co-Founder, Executive Director, Mothers2Mothers

About the Joseph Wharton Awards Dinner

The Wharton Club of New York's Joseph Wharton Awards Dinner has long been considered the premiere business school alumni event in New York City. The breadth and depth of the alumni community was once again on display this past year at The Pierre, where a sold-out event helped recognize four exceptional leaders from within the Wharton community: Jon M. Huntsman (W '59), Steven A. Cohen (W '77), Caren S. Franzini (WG '84) & Aditya Mittal (W '96).

The 2008 Joseph Wharton Awards Dinner will continue to build on its past success, and strengthen the notion that the Wharton Alumni Association is one of the most exclusive and powerful communities in the world.

Randall J. Weisenburger, WG '87, to Chair 2008 Joseph Wharton Awards Dinner

We're very pleased to announce the 2008 Joseph Wharton Dinner Event Chair, Mr. Randall J. Weisenburger, WG '87, EVP & Chief Financial Officer, Omnicom Group Inc. Mr. Weisenburger has served on the Joseph Wharton Dinner Executive Committee since it was revitalized in 2006, and oversees a prestigious position that was held by Robert Wolf, W'84, Chairman & CEO of UBS Americas in 2007, and Geoff Boisi, WG '71, Chairman & Senior Partner, Roundtable Investment Partners, LLC.

Bill Griffeth, Co-Anchor of Power Lunch, to Emcee 2008 Joseph Wharton Awards Dinner

Bill Griffeth, Co-Anchor of CNBC's Power Lunch, will emcee the 2008 Joseph Wharton Awards Dinner. This will be the second consecutive year that Mr. Griffeth hosts the Dinner, and we're extremely excited to have him back with us this year.

Thomas S. Robertson: 13th Dean of the Wharton School

Dean Robertson, will be our representative from the Wharton Business School.