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2011

▫ Terry Teachout, Author, Drama Critic for the Wall Street Journal

▫ Steve Blank, Sillicon Valley Entrepreneur

▫ Biz Stone, Twitter Co-founder

▫ Chris Waddell, Most decorated male skier in Paralympic history

▫ Conan O'Brien, TV Show host

▫ Mehmet Oz, Surgeon and TV Show Host

▫ David Brooks, NYT columnist and author

▫ Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO

▫ Joe Plumeri, CEO of the Willis Group

▫ Denzel Washington, Actor

▫ Arianna Huffington, Author and syndicated columnist

▫ Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Chrysler Group

▫ Amy Poehler, Actress

▫ David Cote, Businessman, CEO of Honeywell

▫ Stephen Colbert, Comedian and TV host

▫ Nora Ephron, Author

▫ Sheryl Sandberg, Businesswoman

▫ Jim Steen, College Swim Coach

2010

▫ Angela Ahrendts , businesswoman CEO of Burberry

2009

▫ Paul Hawken , entrepreneur

▫ Marissa Mayers , VP at Google

▫ Ellen DeGeneres , actress and comedian

2008

▫ Larry Lucchino , businessman

▫ J.K. Rowling , writer

▫ John Mackey , businessman

▫ Jessica Lange , actress

▫ Randy Pausch , computer science professor

2007

▫ Katie Couric , TV journalist

▫ Brian Kenny, sportscaster

▫ Ray Sidney, businessman

▫ Oprah Winfrey, talk show host

▫ Larry Bock, businessman

▫ David Brooks, journalist

2006

▫ Bradley Whitford, actor

▫ Chris Matthews, journalist

▫ Michael Uslan, movie producer

▫ Margaret Spellings, politician

2005

▫ David Foster Wallace, novelist

▫ Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computers

▫ David L. Calhoun, businessman

▫ Doug Marlette, Pulitzer Prize winner editorial cartoonist

2004

▫ Paul Glaser, actor and director

▫ Ruth Westheimers, professor and media psychologist

▫ Earl Bakken, businessman

▫ John Stewart, comedian

▫ Jonathan Youshaei, high school graduate speaker

2003

▫ Jean Andrews, marine scientist and artist

▫ Jerry Zucker, movie director and producer

▫ Yvonne Thorton, Pulitzer Prize nominated author

▫ Anne Lamott, author

▫ Michael Dell, businessman

2001

▫ Suzan-Lori Parks, playwright

▫ David Woddle, businessman

2000

▫ Guy Kawasaki, businesman

▫ Marc S. Lewis, professor of clinical psychology

▫ Billie Jean King, tennis player

▫ John Walsh, author and art historian

▫ Anna Quindlen, Pulitzer Prize winner author

1990s

▫ Muriel Siebert, businesswoman - 1998

▫ Carl Sagan, astronomer - 1996

▫ Bill Watterson, cartoonist - 1990


1980s

▫ Woody Hayes, college football coach - 1986

▫ Meryl Streep,actress - 1983

▫ Alan Alda, actor - 1980


1970s

▫ Joe Paterno, college football coach - 1973

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