Terry Lundgren receives Carnegie Hall Medal of Excellence from Mayor Michael
Bloomberg.
On
Monday, April 7, Carnegie Hall awarded its third-annual
Medal of Excellence for outstanding philanthropic leadership in the
arts to Terry J. Lundgren—chairman, president,
and chief executive officer of Macy's, Inc. The gala, which
was attended by more than 1000 guests, raised $4.2 million, a record-setting
number for the event and a testament to Mr. Lundgren's extraordinary
commitment to arts philanthropy. All proceeds benefit Carnegie
Hall's artistic and education programming.
The Medal of Excellence was presented to Mr. Lundgren by The Honorable Michael
R. Bloomberg, Mayor of the City of New York, at a gala
benefit at The Waldorf=Astoria. Newswoman Deborah
Norville was the Mistress of Ceremonies for the evening. Legendary
vocalist Tony Bennett performed as part of the
evening's program.
Carnegie Hall's 2008 Medal of Excellence Gala was co-chaired
by Richard D. Beckman, president, Condé Nast
Media Group; Cathleen P. Black, president, Hearst
Magazines; Wesley R. Card, president
and CEO, Jones Apparel Group, Inc.; Kenneth Cole,
chairman and CEO, Kenneth Cole Productions; Marc Eckō, founder
and CCO, Marc Eckō Enterprises; George and Oscar
Feldenkreis, CEO/COO, Perry Ellis International; Fossil; Tommy
Hilfiger, principal designer, Tommy Hilfiger Group; Leonard
A. Lauder, chairman, The Esteé Lauder Companies Inc.; Liz
Claiborne Inc.; Macy's and Bloomingdale's; Maurice and Paul
Marciano, Guess?, Inc.; Mackey J. McDonald,
chairman, VF Corporation; Tom Murry, president and
COO, Calvin Klein, Inc. Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Phillips-Van Heusen
Corp.; Steven Roth, chairman and CEO, Vornado Realty
Trust; Jerry I. Speyer, chairman and CEO, Tishman
Speyer; Lawrence Stroll and Silas Chou,
co-Chairmen, Michael Kors, Inc.; Mark Weber, chairman & CEO,
Donna Karan International; and Ronald J. Wurtzburger,
president, Peerless Clothing.
Gala committee. Front row: Tony Bennett, Sandy Weill, Cathleen Black, Tom Murry, Medal of Excellence recipient Terry Lundgren, Tommy Hilfiger, Mark Weber, Oscar Feldenkreis. Back row: Susan Bennett, Lawrence Stroll, Marc Ecko, Richard Beckman, Silas Chou, Mackey McDonald, William McComb, and George Feldenkreis.
Joan Weill, Sandy Weill, chairman of Carnegie Hall's Board of Trustees and honorary chair of the gala;Tony and Susan Bennett (seated). Terry and Tina Lundren, Mayor Michael Bloomberg (standing).
Karl Wellner, Deborah Norville, Leonard Lauder, Terry Lundgren.
Penny Gillinson, Joan Weill, Laura Pomerantz, Sandy Weill.
Tony Bennett, Martha Stewart, Terry Lundgren.
Lawrence Stroll, Tommy Hilfiger, Dee Ocleppo, Leonard Lauder, Tina Lundgren, Terry Lundgren.
Marc and Allison Ecko.
Penny Gillinson, Sandy and Joan Weill, Tony and Susan Bennett, Terry and Tina Lundgren, Sean Combs, and Clive Gillinson.
