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Iona College to Honor George R. Lewis '68MBA at
40th Annual Trustee Award Dinner Dance
Major Event Scheduled for March 30 at The Waldorf-Astoria New Rochelle, NY, March 2, 2001 - Iona College will honor George R. Lewis '68MBA, president and chief executive officer of Philip Morris Capital Corporation, at its 40th Annual Trustee Award Dinner Dance on Friday, March 30, beginning at 6 pm in the Grand Ballroom of The Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. Mr. Lewis will be recognized by his alma mater for his long-term commitment to the College. Mr. Lewis earned his MBA from Iona's Hagan School of Business in 1968 and was awarded The Brother Arthur A. Loftus Achievement Award in Finance from the College in 1981. Philip Morris Capital Corporation, a company that invests in leveraged leases and structured financing transactions on a worldwide basis, has a portfolio with a broad mix of investments ranging from aircraft, real estate, vessels and rail assets. It is one of Philip Morris Companies Inc. principal operating companies which include Kraft Foods, Inc., Miller Brewing Company, Philip Morris International, and Philip Morris USA. Mr. Lewis serves on the Corporate Management Committee of Philip Morris Companies Inc., the parent company. Mr. Lewis previously served as vice president and treasurer of Philip Morris Companies Inc. from 1984-1997, where he was responsible for worldwide treasury activities. Mr. Lewis joined Philip Morris Companies Inc. in September 1967 as a corporate analyst. He was named senior planning analyst in 1969; manager, Financial Relations in 1970; manager, Financial Services in 1972 and assistant treasurer in 1973. In 1975, Mr. Lewis was appointed vice president, Financial and Planning of Philip Morris Industrial, and in October 1982 was named vice president, Finance for the Seven-Up Company, both former Philip Morris Companies Inc. subsidiaries. In 1984, Mr. Lewis was elected vice president and treasurer of Philip Morris Companies Inc. Prior to his tenure at Philip Morris, Mr. Lewis was a product analyst with General Foods Corporation from 1963-1966, and a financial analyst with W. R. Grace from 1966 to 1967. In addition to the Loftus Achievement award from Iona, Mr. Lewis has been the recipient of numerous awards, among them the Outstanding Twenty Year Alumnus Award from Hampton University; The Morehouse College Candle award in Business; Blackbook's Business and Professional Award; the National Bankers Association Pioneer Award; and the CNN Trumpet Tower of Power Award, an award which "trumpets the presence of a new generation of African American business leaders." Lewis was listed in Black Enterprise's "Top 25 Black Corporate Executives" and Ebony's "Top 12 African American Corporate Executives." He is also listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in Black America. Mr. Lewis is a member of the Board of Directors of Wachovia Corporation, Ceridian Corporation and Kemper National Insurance Company. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of Hampton University, where he earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting, the Board of the Stamford (CT) Cultural Development Corporation, and is a member of the Investment Committee of the Professional Golfers Association of America. He has also served as a Trustee of Meharry Medical College and was a member of the Board of Directors for the National Urban League, the Professional Golfers Association of America and the Business Consortium Fund. He also served on the Advisory Board of the National Bankers Association, where he served as Chairman, on the New York City Debt Advisory Council. For more information about the Trustee Award Dinner Dance, please call (914) 637- 7706.
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