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IFI 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY FATHERHOOD DINNER CELEBRATION

June 14, 2007

HONORING:

Bishop Horace Smith, M.D.
Children's Memorial Hospital,
Pastor of the Apostolic Faith Church

Walter E. Smithe III
President and General Manager,
Walter E. Smithe Furniture Co.

David Hirsch
Founder
Illinois Fatherhood Initiative


and featuring the presentation of the 2007 Illinois Fathers, Stepfathers, Grandfathers, and Father-Figures of the Year.
Click to see the list of the 12 Finalists

  • Guest Speaker - Ken Canfield - Founder, National Center for Fathering

  • Master of Ceremonies - Mike Tomczak - Former Chicago Bear

  • Entertainment - Chicago Children's Choir

  • Special Guests - Past Honoree Dads

 

Comeback Guests -

  • Steve Baskerville - CBS-TV

  • Jimmy Collins - University of Illinois Athletics Department

  • Jim Covert - Former Chicago Bear

  • Dick Devine - Cook County State's Attorney

  • Dave Duerson - Former Chicago Bear

  • Marv Dyson - WKKC FM City College of Chicago

  • Tom Hayward - Bell, Boyd & Lloyd

  • Jim Mullen, Former Chicago Police Officer

  • Howard Peters - Illinois Hospital Association

  • Matt Rodriquez - Chicago Chief of Police (Retired)

  • Father John Smyth - Notre Dame High School

  • Mike Tomczak - Former Chicago Bear

  • Ken Walter - Sears VP (Retired)

  • Tom Wamberg - Clark-Wamberg

Event Sponsors

  • Annie E. Casey Foundation

  • Chicago Public Schools

  • Chicago Tribune

  • The Duchossois Family Foundation

  • Harper Collins

  • Illinois Tool Works

  • McCormick Tribune Foundation

  • Hirsch Family

  • Smith Barney, Inc.

  • Tom Wamberg