the bca 10: winners archive

The BCA 10 recognizes businesses of all sizes for their exceptional involvement with the arts that enrich the workplace, education, and the community. These companies set the standard of excellence and serve as role models for others to follow.

The BCA 10 - 2012 was presented at The Central Park Boathouse in New York City on the evening of October 4, 2012, during a gala dinner and presentation celebrating business-arts alliances throughout the country.

Interested in reading more about the companies honored at this year's event? View the 2012 gala publication.

2012 Winners

• Alltech, Inc., Nicholasville, KY
• Bank of America, Charlotte, NC
• Chaves Consulting, Inc., Baker City, OR
• Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Oklahoma City, OK
• Earl Swensson Associates, Inc., Nashville, TN
• First Community Bank, Corpus Christi, TX
• Golden Artist Colors, Inc., New Berlin, NY
• Jackson and Company, Houston, TX
• MASCO Corporation, Taylor, MI
• Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, FL

Leadership Award
    James S. Turley, Chairman and CEO, Ernst & Young

Hall of Fame
    The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL

The BCA 10 2012 gala was sponsored in part by:

Presenting Sponsors

• Ernst & Young

Leadership Sponsors

• Chesapeake Energy Corporation
• Devon Energy Corporation
• Martha and Bronson Ingram Foundation
• Vinson & Elkins LLP

Patron Sponsors

• Bankers Trust
• C.J. Segerstrom & Sons
• Con Edison
• Corning Incorporated
• Delta Dental of Colorado
• First Community Bank
• MASCO Corporation
• Pappajohn Capital Resources
• Principal Life Insurance Company
• Sunoco, Inc.
• Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.
• William and Mary Kerr

View the press release announcing the 2012 BCA 10 winners.

The BCA 10 - 2011 was presented at The Central Park Boathouse in New York City on the evening of October 5, 2011, during a gala dinner and presentation celebrating business-arts alliances throughout the country.

Interested in reading more about the companies honored at this year's event? View the 2011 gala publication.

2011 Winners

• 3M, St. Paul, MN
• Aetna, Hartford, CT
• Baker Botts L.L.P., Houston, TX
• Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, VA
• Corporate Office Properties Trust, Columbia, MD
• Macy’s, Cincinnati, OH and New York, NY
• Printing Partners, Indianapolis, IN
• Publicity Works, Bowmansville, PA
• Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, FL
• Wilde Lexus of Sarasota, Sarasota, FL

Leadership Award
    Christopher Forbes, Vice Chairman, Forbes, Inc.

Hall of Fame
    Kohler Co., Kohler, WI

We thank all of our sponsors including Sustaining Sponsors Aetna and Kohler Co.

The BCA 10 - 2010 was presented at The Central Park Boathouse in New York City on the evening of November 4, 2010, during a gala dinner and presentation celebrating business-arts alliances throughout the country.

Interested in reading more about the companies honored at this year's event? View the 2010 gala publication:  Part 1; Part 2

View the advertisements that ran in USA TODAY and FORBES Magazine recognizing the 2010 BCA 10 winners.

2010 Winners

• BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
• Capital Bank, Raleigh, NC
• Con Edison, New York, NY
• ConocoPhillips, Houston, TX
• Devon Energy Corporation, Oklahoma City, OK
• Halifax EMC, Enfield, NC
• M.C. Ginsberg Jewelers and Objects of Art, Iowa City, IA
• Northeast Utilities, Hartford, CT
• Portland General Electric, Portland, OR
• Strata-G Communications, Cincinnati, OH

Leadership Award
    Clarence Otis, Jr., Chairman and CEO, Darden Restaurants, Inc.

Hall of Fame
    United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT

The BCA 10 - 2009 was presented at The American Museum of Natural History in New York City on the evening of November 19, 2009, during a gala dinner and presentation celebrating business-arts alliances throughout the country.

Interested in reading more about the companies honored at this year's event? View the 2009 gala publication.

View the advertisements that ran in USA TODAY and FORBES Magazine recognizing the 2009 BCA 10 winners.

2009 Winners

• Adobe Systems, San Jose, CA
• Applied Materials, Santa Clara, CA
• Arketype Inc., Green Bay, WI
• Brainforest Inc., Chicago, IL
• Dollar Bank, Pittsburgh, PA
• Duke Energy, Charlotte, NC
• Hanesbrands Inc., Winston-Salem, NC
• Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, Philadelphia, PA
• UMB Financial Corporation, Kansas City, MO
• Williams & Fudge Inc., Rock Hill, SC

Leadership Award
    Thomas A. James, Chairman and CEO, Raymond James Financial, Inc.

Hall of Fame
    Movado, Paramus, NJ

The BCA 10 - 2008 was presented at The American Museum of Natural History in New York City on the evening of Thursday, October 30, 2008, during a gala dinner and presentation celebrating business-arts alliances throughout the country.

Interested in reading more about the companies honored at this year's event? View the 2008 gala publication.

2008 Winners

• Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Houston, TX
• Brown-Forman Corporation, Louisville, KY
• Emprise Bank, Wichita, KS
• First Tennessee, Memphis, TN
• H&R Block, Inc., Kansas City, MO
• Limited Brands, Inc., Columbus, OH
• Northwestern Mutual, Milwaukee, WI
• Sweetwater Sound, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN
• Wachovia, Charlotte, NC
• Zions First National Bank, Salt Lake City, UT

Leadership Award
   James R. Houghton, Chairman Emeritus, Corning Incorporated

Hall of Fame
   Deutsche Bank, New York, NY

The BCA 10 - 2007 was presented at The New York Historical Society in New York City on the evening of October 16, 2007, during a gala dinner and presentation celebrating business-arts alliances throughout the country.

Interested in reading more about the companies honored at this year's event? View the 2007 gala publication: Part 1; Part 2

2007 Winners

• The Boeing Company, Chicago, Illinois
• The Boldt Company, Appleton, Wisconsin
• Deutsche Bank, New York, New York
• Gibson Guitar Corp., Nashville, Tennessee
• Masco Corporation, Taylor, Michigan
• McQuiddy Printing Company, Nashville, Tennessee
• Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, California
• Shell Exploration & Production Company, Houston, Texas
• Shugoll Research, Bethesda, Maryland
• The Travelers Companies, Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota

Leadership Award
   Henry W. Bloch, Honorary Chairman and Co-Founder, H&R Block, Inc.

Hall of Fame
   Time Warner Inc., New York, NY

The BCA 10 - 2006 was presented at The Hudson Theatre in New York City on the evening of November 8, 2006, during a gala dinner and presentation celebrating business-arts alliances throughout the country.

Interested in reading more about the companies honored at this year's event? View the 2006 gala publication.

2006 Winners

• Advanta, Spring House, Pennsylvania
• Bison Financial Group, Lafayette, Indiana
• The Boeing Company, Chicago, Illinois
• Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas
• HCA, Nashville, Tennessee
• I.W. Marks Jewelers LLP, Houston, Texas
• Lincoln Financial Group, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Sabroso Company, Medford, Oregon
• Time Warner Inc., New York, New York

Leadership Award
   J. Barry Griswell, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Principal Financial Group

Hall of Fame
   Humana Inc., Louisville, KY

The BCA 10 - 2005 was presented at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City on the evening of October 5, 2005, during a gala dinner and presentation celebrating business-arts alliances throughout the country.

Interested in reading more about the companies honored at this year's event? View the 2005 gala publication.

2005 Winners

• American Airlines, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
• American Century Investments, Kansas City, Missouri
• Deere & Company, Moline, Illinois
• Meredith Corporation, Des Moines, Iowa
• Norfolk Southern Corporation, Norfolk, Virginia
• Shugoll Research, Bethesda, Maryland
• The First American Corporation, Santa Ana, California
• United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, Connecticut
• Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., Houston, Texas
• Wells Fargo & Company, San Francisco, California

Leadership Award
   David R.Goode, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Norfolk Southern Corporation

Hall of Fame
   UBS, New York, NY

Click here to view an archive list of Business in the Arts Awards winners from 2001 to 2004.