April 25, 2002
The Pat Brown Institute of Public Affairs held its 21st Annual Awards Dinner, Thursday evening, April 25, 2002 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. The emcee was journalist Patt Morrison.
The honorees included California State Attorney General Bill Lockyer receiving the Pat Brown Legacy Award; Reverend Cecil Murray, First AME Church, receiving the Lifetime Public Service Award and Robin Kramer with the California Community Foundation, receiving the Distinguished Community Partnership Award.
Corporate sponsor for the dinner was Washington Mutual. Other sponsors included SBC Pacific Bell, Southern California Edison, Sempra Engergy, Boeing Company, California Endowment and the Hilton Hotels Corporation.
Corporate Host Peter Villegas of Washington Mutual, California Attorney General Bill Lockyer, FAME's Rev. Cecil Murray, PBI Board member Nat Trives, Dinner emcee Patt Morrison, honoree Robin Kramer, PBI Board member Frank Quevedo, Cal State L.A. President James Rosser, California Public Utilities Commissioner Michael Peevey, and PBI executive director Jaime Regalado.
DataTrend's Richard Verches, L.A. Councilmember Wendy Gruel and her fiancée, Southern California Edison's Maryann Reyes, and California Attorney General Bill Lockyer.
PBI Board Chair Herman Lujan and honoree Rev. Cecil Murray.
Honoree Robin Kramer and presenter Frank Quevedo.
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