45th Annual Awards Dinner
Each year in June, CFA honors individuals and organizations who have made significant contributions to advancing the consumer interest. Award recipients are selected by CFA’s Board of Directors.
Welcome
Stephen Brobeck, Executive Director
Consumer Federation of America
Introductions
Irene Leech
President, Virginia Citizens Consumer Council
President, Consumer Federation of America
Philip Hart Public Service Award
Senator Al Franken
United States Senate
Presented by
Edmund Mierzwinski, Consumer Program Director
U.S. PIRG
2006 Esther Peterson Consumer Service Award
Philip Hart Public Service Award
Robert Adler, Commissioner
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Presented by
R. David Pittle, Former Commissioner
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
1982 Philip Hart Public Service Award
Esther Peterson Consumer Service Award
Janette Fennell, President and Founder
KidsAndCars.org
Presented by
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky
United States House of Representatives
2013 Philip Hart Public Service Award
Betty Furness Consumer Service Award
Brian Ross, Chief Investigative Correspondent
ABC NEWS
Presented by
Senator Richard Blumenthal
United States Senate
2005 Philip Hart Public Service Award
Stephen Brobeck, Executive Director, CFA
Irene Leech, President, CFA
Ed Mierzwinski, Consumer Program Director, US PIRG
Senator Al Franken
Irene Leech, Ed Mierzwinski, & Senator Franken
R. David Pittle, Former Commissioner, CPSC
Robert Adler, Commissioner, CPSC
Irene Leech, Robert Adler, & R. David Pittle
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky
Janette Fennel, President and Founder, KidsandCars.org
Irene Leech, Janette Fennell, & Jan Schakowsky
Senator Richard Blumenthal
Brian Ross, ABC News