Saltchuk Resources and its founders to receive Thomas Medal
Fred Hutchinson Business Alliance bestows honor at June 12 dinner
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In recognition of their outstanding community service, Saltchuk Resources, Inc., and its five founders — Stanley H. Barer, Michael D. Garvey, Frederick M. Goldberg, Leonard H. Shapiro and Everett W. Trout — will receive one of the region’s most prestigious honors, the E. Donnall Thomas Medal of Achievement.
The Thomas Medal is named for Fred Hutchinson’s Dr. E. Donnall Thomas, director emeritus of the center’s Clinical Research Division who won the 1990 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his pioneering work in bone-marrow transplantation. The Fred Hutchinson Business Alliance, a group of regional business leaders united to conquer cancer, annually bestows the medal to honor those whose careers symbolize the inspiration, vision and leadership for which Thomas is renowned.
Saltchuk is a privately held holding company with 16 predominantly maritime businesses and 4,500 employees. Among the firm’s largest holdings are Foss Maritime Company, Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE), Sea Coast Towing and Delta Western, and an interest in Roche Harbor Resort & Marina together with their partner Rich Komen.
Saltchuk: dedicated community members
The Saltchuk companies are committed to giving back to the communities in which they operate, annually contributing approximately 2 percent of operating income and additional inkind services, and matching employee contributions dollar for dollar. The companies’ charitable giving supports the arts, education, medical, environmental, social and youth services in 22 states, Puerto Rico and Canada.
Founders Barer, Garvey, Goldberg, Shapiro and Trout have demonstrated extraordinary business leadership, as well as outstanding corporate and social responsibility. They have served in leadership positions with dozens of civic and nonprofit organizations, are generous philanthropists dedicated to improving communities and leading by example.
Previous Thomas Medal recipients are Herb and Shirley Bridge (2003); Kerry Killinger (2002); former Gov. Dan Evans and his wife, Nancy Evans (2001); Jon and Judy Runstad (2000); Samuel N. Stroum (1999); William H. Gates Sr. (1998); George and Jane Russell (1997); and Frank A. Shrontz (1996).
Award dinner June 12
The 2004 Thomas Medal will be presented June 12 at one of the Northwest’s premier fund-raising events, the Fred Hutchinson Business Alliance Dinner, a black-tie gala that has raised $9.5 million for Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center over the past eight years.
The dinner will be held at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle. For more information, contact Shelley Kuni at (206) 667-6327 or visit the Web site at http://www.fhcrc.org/businessalliance/.
