2005 Winners

These companies and organizations, recognized for their best practices and policies for valuing the mature worker, are roadmaps for the workplaces of tomorrow. They were honored by AARP at an annual awards dinner in Chicago on September 22, 2005.

Stanley Consultants, Inc., Muscatine, IA
www.stanleyconsultants.com

Scripps Health, San Diego, CA
www.scripps.org

Bon Secours Richmond Health System, Richmond, VA
www.bonsecours.com

Deere & Company, Moline, IL
www.johndeere.com

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
www.cornell.edu

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
www.mit.edu

First Horizon National Corporation, Memphis, TN
www.firsthorizon.com

Brevard Public Schools, Viera, FL
www.brevard.k12.fl.us

Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
www.ynhh.org

Lee Memorial Health System, Fort Myers, FL
www.leememorial.org

Mercy Health System, Janesville, WI
www.mercyhealthsystem.org

The Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, IA
www.principal.com

SSM Health Care, St. Louis, MO
www.ssmhc.com

Lincoln Financial Group, Philadelphia, PA
www.lfg.com

Beaumont Hospitals, Southfield, MI
www.Beaumonthospitals.com

Inova Health System, Leesburg, VA
www.inova.org/

Pepco Holdings, Inc., Washington, DC
www.pepcoholdings.com

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
www.vcu.edu

Saint Barnabas Health Care System, West Orange, NJ
www.saintbarnabas.com

The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA
www.aero.org

Kelly Services, Inc., Troy, MI
www.kellyservices.com

Oakwood Healthcare System Inc., Dearborn, MI
www.oakwood.org

Michelin North America, Greenville, SC
www.michelin-us.com

Centegra Health System, Woodstock, IL
www.centegra.com

Cinergy Corp., Cincinnati, OH
www.cinergy.com

Scottsdale Healthcare, Scottsdale, AZ
www.shc.org

The YMCA of Greater Rochester, Rochester, NY
www.rochesterymca.org

University of Colorado Hospital Authority, Denver, CO
www.uch.edu

Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, WV
www.cabellhuntington.org

Pitney Bowes, Inc., Stamford, CT
www.pitneybowes.com

Carondelet Health Network, Tucson, AZ
www.carondelet.org

Securian Financial Group, Inc., St. Paul, MN
www.securian.com

Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, NJ
www.rocheusa.com

NASD, Rockville, MD
www.nasd.com

Inova Health System, Falls Church, VA
www.inova.org

Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI
www.whirlpoolcorp.com

St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, WV
www.st-marys.org

Mitretek Systems, Falls Church, VA
www.mitretek.org

Volkswagen of America, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI
www.vw.com

Pinnacol Assurance, Denver, CO
www.pinnacol.com

Busch Entertainment Corporation, Clayton, MO
www.4adventure.com

Zurich North America, Schaumburg, IL
www.zurichna.com

West Virginia University Hospitals, Morgantown, WV
www.wvuh.com

SAS, Cary, NC
www.sas.com

Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
www.ochsner.org

Girl Scouts, San Diego - Imperial Council, Inc., San Diego, CA
www.girlscoutssdi.org

University Physicians Healthcare, Tucson, AZ
www.uph.org

University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houson, TX
www.mdanderson.org

Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
www.henryford.com

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., Hartford, CT
www.thehartford.com

The 2005 Judges

AARP thanks the individuals who served as judges for the 2005 program. These experts in employment and aging issues played a critical role in the selection process:

Gail E. Aldrich
Chief Membership Officer
Society for Human Resource Management
Alexandria, VA

Larry Anderson
President and CEO
National Older Worker Career Center
Arlington, VA

Kathy Burnes
Research Consultant

Gloria Cavanaugh
President and CEO
American Society on Aging
San Francisco, CA

Joan Cirillo
Executive Director
Operation A.B.L.E. of Greater Boston, Inc.
Boston, MA

Louis Colbert
Director
Delaware County Office of Services for the Aging
Eddystone, PA

Helen Dennis
Specialist on aging, employment, and retirement
Lecturer, Andrus Gerontology Center
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

David N. Gamse
Chief Operating Officer, National Center for Productive Aging and Executive Director
Jewish Council for the Aging
Rockville, MD

Gordon Silcox
Workforce Consultant and Executive Coach
Words on Purpose, LLC
Fairfax, VA