St. Louis, MO

Entrepreneurial American Community Award

For having one of the most remarkable city center transformations in the nation.

Bridge Builders Award (St. Louis, MO)

Richard D. Baron, Co-Founder and CEO, McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc. and Stephanie Riven, Executive Director, Center for Contemporary Arts for their efforts towards creating The Center for Contemporary Arts, which has become an exemplary site for affordable arts and education programs for youth and family in the St. Louis community. Special recognition will be extended to Mr. Baron for his 30-year commitment towards using culture and heritage as a bridge for community improvement in residential and commercial development of mixed income neighborhoods.

Entrepreneurial American Community Award

For fostering public and private partnerships which ensured the creation of the Grace Hill Neighborhood Services organization (1994).