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89th Annual Awards Dinner

Honoring Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Alair Townsend, and Chuck Brecher

October 20, 2021

At the 2021 Annual Dinner, CBC presented its Medal for High Civic Service to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. CBC also presented its Felix G. Rohatyn Award to Alair Townsend. In addition, CBC presented the Prize for Public Service Excellence to The Vaccine Command Center, an interagency leadership effort led by NYC Deputy Mayor Melanie Hartzog and NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner Dave Chokshi.

WELCOMES AND PAST HONOREES MONTAGE - 0:00

Walter Harris

CBC Chair

Andrew S. Rein

CBC President



Senator Charles E. Schumer

THE FELIX G. ROHATYN AWARD - 8:45

presented to

ALAIR TOWNSEND

Former New York City Deputy Mayor and

Former Publisher of Crain's New York Business

presented by

Eugene Keilin

CBC Trustee; Former CBC Chair; Principal, Keilin and Co. LLC

special introduction by

Nicolas Rohatyn

CBC Trustee; Partner and CEO, The Rohatyn Group

THE MEDAL FOR HIGH CIVIC SERVICE - 17:29

presented to

PETE BUTTIGIEG*

U.S. Secretary of Transportation

special introduction by

Governor Kathy Hochul

opening remarks by

Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin

THE PRIZE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE EXCELLENCE - 49:33

presented to

THE VACCINE COMMAND CENTER

Office of the Mayor, City of New York

accepted by

NYC Deputy Mayor Melanie Hartzog

presented by

Thomas Brodsky

Co-Chair, CBC Public Service Excellence Prize Committee; Partner, The Brodsky Organization

A SPECIAL TRIBUTE - 54:23

presented to

CHARLES M. BRECHER

Research Director Emeritus

tributes by former CBC Presidents

Ray Horton, Diana Fortuna, Carol Kellermann

*Consistent with the Federal ethics rules, the Secretary's participation is not a solicitation of funds.