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Honoring Who've Made a Difference hono ring 4Who ’ve Made a Difference Business and Professional People for the Public Interest 4o Who’ve Made a Difference Awards Business and Professional People for the Public Interest 4oth Anniversary Celebration The Fairmont Chicago May 1, 2oo9 INTRODUCTION As our 40th Anniversary approached, BPI’s Board of Directors decided to focus our celebration on the amazing range and richness of public interest work in our region by shining a spotlight on people whose leadership, vision and courage have made a significant difference in the lives of others—people whose efforts derive from and contribute to the social justice values to which BPI has been dedicated for four decades. BPI issued an open Call for Nominations and convened a Selection Committee of respected leaders from various fields. The Committee faced a difficult challenge in fulfilling its mandate of choosing “40 Who’ve Made a Difference” from scores of exceptional nominees. After hours of research, review and deliberation, the Committee selected the individuals whose stories are told on these pages. BPI is deeply grateful to the members of the Selection Committee for generously sharing their time and expertise. BPI4o introduction 2 It is BPI’s privilege to introduce our 40 Who’ve Made a Difference—a stunning kaleidoscope of vision and accomplishment by a diverse group of individuals representing many different fields of endeavor— civil rights, education, law, housing, the arts, healthcare. We honor their individual commitment and achievement as we are inspired by their collective contribution to the people of the Chicago region. How to estimate the impact of their efforts? As you read through these brief narratives, you might consider what life here would be like without their work. There would be significantly less equality of opportunity in housing, education and healthcare…less cultural vitality and opportunity to experience it…less access to justice... less justice itself. Life for everyone in our region is better because of the 40 Who’ve Made a Difference—BPI salutes, honors and thanks them. BPI4o introduction 3 4o Who’ve Made a Difference selection committee Rosanna Márquez Chair President Eleanor Foundation Deborah Harrington David Perry President Director Woods Fund of Chicago Great Cities Institute University of Illinois E. Hoy McConnell, II at Chicago Executive Director BPI Julia Stasch Vice President Clyde Murphy The John D. and Catherine T. Executive Director MacArthur Foundation Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Geoffrey Stone Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor of Law and former Dean of the University of Chicago Law School BPI4o selection committee 4 4o Who’ve Made a Difference Award Honorees Kimball R. Anderson Zoe Mikva and Hon. Abner Mikva Ben Applegate and Rev. Calvin S. Morris, Ph.D. Thomas Thorne-Thomsen Thomas H. Morsch Joy Aruguete Dawn Clark Netsch Rev. Willie T. Barrow Eboo Patel Scott Bernstein Alexander Polikoff Barbara Bowman George Ranney Marca Bristo Raul Raymundo Thom Clark Leonard S. Rubinowitz Leon M. Despres Jane M. Saks Sunny Fischer Bettylu Saltzman Jesus “Chuy” Garcia Dr. Gary Slutkin Samir Goswami Robin M. Steans Ronald Grzywinski Randolph N. Stone Joan W. Harris Jackie Taylor Joshua Hoyt Carlos Tortolero Richard P. Kiphart Lois Weisberg Elliot Lehman Kale Williams Robert “Bud” Lifton Judy Wise Harriet Meyer Bernie Wong Dr. Quentin Young BPI4o honorees 5 kimball r. anderson Senior Partner, General Counsel Winston & Strawn LLP BPI4o kimball R. anderson 6 Lacking effective access to justice, low-income G Senior Partner, Genera l Chicagoans are subject to homelessness, wrongful Counsel, Winston & Strawn LLP convictions, sentences disproportionate to their offenses, and even death sentences. Kimball G Created the pro bono Anderson has represented many such individuals program at Winston & Strawn in 1984 pro bono for decades, and he has inspired talented young lawyers to do public interest work. G Chicago Lawyer “Person of the Year” in 1996 In 1984 Kimball Anderson created Winston & Strawn’s first formal pro bono program, which has become widely G ABA’s Pro Bono Publico Award in 2003 recognized as a model for the large law firm community. He has received numerous honors for this work—including G Laureate, Illinois the ABA’s national Pro Bono Publico Award Academy of Lawyers Inspired to public interest work by his parents (a social G Recent awards: worker and nurse), Mr. Anderson was named Chicago Lawyer Legal Assistance magazine’s Person of the Year for a distinguished career that Foundation of includes representation of death row inmates, exoneration Metropolitan Chicago Lifetime Achievement of the wrongfully convicted, a U.S. Supreme Court challenge Award (2008); Chicago to federal habeas corpus procedures, and representation of Legal Clinic Cardinal the homeless. He and his wife Karen created the Anderson Bernardin Public Public Interest Fellowship, which provides an annual grant of Service Award (2008); AIDS Legal Council of $50,000 to young public interest attorneys with significant Chicago Advocate of law school debt. the Year (2006); U.S. Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Lincoln Circle of District Court for the Justice, Kimball currently serves on the Advisory Boards of the Northern District of Illinois and Federal Bar Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic and Northwestern University’s Association Public Center on Wrongful Convictions. He is the past President of Interest Service Award the Public Interest Law Initiative, the Chicago Bar Foundation, (2003 and 2004) and DePaul University’s Center for Justice in Capital Cases. In the words of a fellow attorney, “Kimball Anderson exemplifies what it means to be a public interest lawyer, committing his time, talents, leadership and personal resources to the development of a justice system that is fair to rich and poor alike.” BPI4o kimball R. anderson 7 BEN APPLEGATE and Thomas THORNE-THOMSEN Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen, P.C. BPI4o Ben Applegate and Thomas Thorne-Thomsen 8 Experts in structuring housing and commercial G Created an innovative development finance, Ben Applegate and Thomas law firm dedicated to the social mission Thorne-Thomsen launched an innovative law of affordable housing firm that has helped to produce thousands of and community affordable housing units and develop commercial development and retail ventures responsible for new jobs and G Ben Applegate: revitalized communities. President of the Illinois Housing In 1998, leaving the security of of large firm practice behind, Council; governing Ben Applegate and Tom Thorne-Thomsen created an innovative board member, ABA Forum on law firm focused on real estate finance, affordable housing Affordable Housing; and community development. They help clients identify and Board member access loan and grant programs that help finance the rehab or and volunteer, St. Leonard’s House construction of multi-family housing, including housing for families, the elderly, the homeless and individuals with G Tom Thorne-Thomsen: special needs. They have assisted clients in preserving President’s Council, HUD’s older-assisted inventory and developing public housing Heartland Alliance; Boards of Howard mixed-finance projects. Brown Health Center, Ben and Tom are very active in area nonprofits committed Century Place to affordable housing and neighborhood development. Both Development Corp. are frequent speakers and guest lecturers on affordable housing and Point Foundation development. One local affordable housing expert identified their special role: “Ben and Tom are visionary leaders who have created and nurtured one of the most innovative law firms in the nation. They provide a real example of what it means to be an active citizen in a democracy.” BPI4o Ben Applegate and Thomas Thorne-Thomsen 9 joy aruguete Executive Director Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation BPI4o Joy Aruguete 1o As Executive Director of Bickerdike Redevelop - G Executive Director, ment Corporation, Joy Aruguete has built Bickerdike Redevelopment a nonprofit that exemplifies how mixed-income Corporation communities can be built to create employment and housing opportunities for residents of G Former President, all incomes and circumstances, as well as the Chicago Rehab Network opportunity to participate in community decision making. G Taught at the University of Illinois Joy Aruguete has devoted over two decades of her life to at Chicago in the Urban Developers community-led redevelopment, as an organizer in war-torn Program of the El Salvador, and for the past 15 years, as Executive Director of College of Urban Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation. Under her leadership, Planning and Policy Administration Bickerdike has become one of the metro area’s most highly respected CDCs. Significant projects underway today include G Boards: Latino Policy construction of the 94 unit Rosa Parks Apartments in Humboldt Forum; Chicago Park and the 26th Ward New Homes Project which will Community Land Trust; Enterprise produce 32 homes on formerly vacant lots. Community Partners Beyond affordable housing development, Bickerdike is Network Advisory leading the New Communities Program in its area, bringing Board together over 60 groups to create and implement a Quality of Life plan that addresses critical community issues such as safety, health and jobs. Under Ms. Aruguete’s leadership, Bickerdike has received numerous awards, including the national Jim and Patty Rouse Award for excellence in community revitalization in 2006. Joy recently summarized
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