2003

2003 Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureates (from left) John R. Tydings, Former President, Greater Washington Board of Trade; Austin H. Kiplinger, Chairman, Kiplinger Washington Editors; Edward F. Mitchell, Former Chairman & CEO, PEPCO; Theodore N. Lerner, Founding Partner, Lerner Enterprises. (Not pictured is Robert L. Johnson, Chairman & CEO, BET Holdings, Inc.)

From left: James "JB" Brown, Co-Host Fox NFL Sunday; Marly Cantero, Graham Road Elementary School, Falls Church, VA; Laureate Robert L. Johnson, Chairman & CEO, BET Holdings, Inc; Fernando Murias, Managing Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Chair of the 2003 Washington Business Hall of Fame.

After his remarks at the Laureate Reception, U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige (center back row) takes a moment to pose for a picture with Ed Grenier, Junior Achievement President and CEO; Jorge Perez, Senior, Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School, Arlington, VA; and Junior Achievement student greeters from Hine Junior High School.

The choir from Potomac High School in Washington, DC entertains the over 1,000 guests at the 16th Annual Washington Business Hall of Fame dinner and awards ceremony.

In his first weeks in Washington, DC, ABC7/WJLA-TV anchor Leon Harris entertains the guests while serving as the emcee for the evening.

Fernando Murias, 2003 Washington Business Hall of Fame Chair and Managing Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers, chats with Laureate Austin Kiplinger and his wife Gogo during the Laureate reception.

Laureate John Tydings chats with his escort for the evening, Junior Achievement student Lisa De La Torre from Graham Road Elementary School, as he awaits his turn to be announced to the crowd.