41st Annual Awards Dinner

Jun 15, 2011
Capital Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Each year in June, CFA honors individuals and organizations who have made significant contributions to advancing the consumer interest.  Award recipients are selected by CFA’s Board of Directors.

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Welcome
Stephen Brobeck, Executive Director
Consumer Federation of America

Introductions
Irene Leech
President, Virginia Citizens Consumer Council
President, Consumer Federation of America

Special Recognition to Consumers Union’s Consumer Reports on Their 75th Anniversary
Accepted by James Guest
President, Consumers Union
2009 Esther Peterson Consumer Service Award

Presented by
Commissioner Robert S. Adler
Consumer Product Safety Commission

Philip Hart Public Service Award
Congressman Paul Kanjorski
United States House of Representatives

Presented by
Senator Jack Reed
United States Senate
2008 Philip Hart Public Service Award

Esther Peterson Consumer Service Award
James H. Hunt, Life Insurance Actuary
Consumer Federation of America

Presented by
Jane Bryant Quinn, Journalist
1987 Betty Furness Consumer Media Service Award

Betty Furness Consumer Media Service Award 
Humberto Cruz, Nationally Syndicated Personal Finance Columnist
Tribune Media Services (Retired)

Presented by
Arthur Levitt, Former Chairman
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
2000 Philip Hart Public Service Award