CPA 2000 Awards Dinner The Courage to Lead CPA’s Annual Awards Dinner held in June honored outstanding Americans who have been powerful forces in the resurgence of progressive public policy across the 50 states. CPA honored AFL-CIO President John Sweeney, Washington, D.C. Major Anthony Williams, Maine State Senator Chellie Pingree and Wisconsin State Representative Antonio Riley, who have worked passionately to ensure that the promise of the American dream is fulfilled for all. Also honored was the 2000 class of Flemming Fellows, the best and brightest new state legislators whose public policy ideals transcend the bounds of traditional politics.                   CPA’s CEO Ann Beaudry is pictured with AFL-CIO President John Sweeney.                 Barbara Finberg, VP of MEM Associates Inc. and long-time friend of John Gardner accepted the award on his behalf from CPA President Linda Tarr-Whelan               Wisconsin Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin is pictured with Arthur S. Flemming Leadership Award Recipients Maine Sen.Chellie Pingree and Wisconsin State Rep. Antonio Riley.   Washington, D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams received the Pathfinder Award for his dedication to an inclusive, responsible government               The 2000 class of 35 Flemming Fellows was honored. Fellows shown in this photo from left to right: Sen. Roseann Bentley (MO),Rep. Andrew Fleischmann (CT),Delegate Verna Jones (MD), Rep. Seth Whipper (SC), and Rep. Margaret Anderson Kelliner (MN)   Special Tribute to John Gardner Wishes for a speedy recovery John Gardner is the exemplar of leadership in public service. For more than forty years he has led by example and written the core curriculum for those who believe public services is a noble profession. John Gardner inspired the vision that became CPA’s Flemming Fellows Leadership Institute, which seeks to inculcate emerging state leaders with the insights and courage to follow their convictions in solving public problems. His work in creating Common Cause and Independent Sector, and building the Urban Coalition, has changed our world.   A special thank you to our sponsors of the 2000 Awards Dinner President’s Circle Fannie Mae National Education Association Benefactors Fannie Mae Foundation Kaiser Permanente KPMG LLP  Miller Brewing Company Nestle U.S.A Thompson, Cobb, Bazillo & Associates Leaders AFL-CIO AFSCME California Teachers Association Charles Engelhard Foundation Gibson Dunn & Crutcher The International Brotherhood of Teamsters MBNA America Bank N.A. Microsoft Corporation The Prudential Insurance Company of America Service Employees International Union Wisconsin Energy Corporation Sponsors AFL-CIO Investment Trust  Alliant Energy Corporation American Postal Workers Union Amerigroup Corporation California Casualty Management Group  Communication Workers of America Continental Airlines Craver, Matthews, Smith & Company Electronic Data Systems Enron International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Educational Committee International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Midwest Express Airlines Northwestern Mutual Life PG&E Corporation SBC Telecommunications, Inc. Transport Workers Union of America United Food and Commercial Workers International Union United Postal Workers Union United Steelworkers of America Wisconsin Education Association Council Wisconsin Gas Company