Events

NDS will be hosting it's fifth annual W. Haywood Burns Gala on Thursday, October 28, 2010. For more information about the Gala or other events, please contact the Development Office at (212) 876-5500.

Our past Gala events have been a tremendous success in raising awareness of our programs and services. Additionally, these events have provided an opportunity for us to thank our friends and supporters, and to honor those who have contributed to NDS throughout the years.

Former Gala Honorees include:

W. Haywood Burns Humanitarian Award

2009 – Charles S. Dutton, Actor, Writer, Producer, and Director

2008 – Bryan A. Stevenson, Founder and Executive Director, Equal Justice Initiative

2007 – Bob Herbert, Columnist, The New York Times

2006 – Charles J. Ogletree, Jr.
Professor, Harvard Law School
Executive Director, Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice
Author, From Lynch Mobs to the Killing State: Race and The Death Penalty in America and All Deliberate Speed

Corporate Social Responsibility Award

2009 – Tanya Holcomb, Honeywell International Inc.

2008 – George W. Madison, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, TIAA-CREF

2007 – Michele Coleman Mayes, Former Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Pitney Bowes

Distinguished Service Award

2007 – Barrington Daniels Parker, Jr., Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Social Justice Leadership Award

2008 – Leonard E. Noisette
Director, Criminal Justice Fund, Open Society Institute, U.S. Programs
Former Executive Director, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem

Special Recognition Award

2009 – Proskauer Rose LLP, for its contribution to NDS and the Harlem community

2008 – Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, honored for launching and sustaining the Pipeline Crisis/Winning Strategies initiative

Master of Ceremonies

2009 – Geraldo Rivera, Host of Geraldo at Large, FOX News Channel

2008 – Michelle Miller, Correspondent, CBS News

2007 – Soledad O'Brien, Anchor and Special Correspondent, CNN

2006 – Geraldo Rivera, Host of Geraldo at Large, FOX News Channel

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