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W. Don Cornwell is CEO, Chairman, and co-founder of Granite Broadcasting (1988-).

He sits on the board of directors of Avon Products (since 2002)^[1], Pfizer (since 1997)^[2], Conde Nast Portfolio (since 1997)^[3], the Wallace Foundation^[4], the Jacob Javits Foundation, the Emma L. Bowen Foundation^[5], and Big Brothers/Big Sisters of New York^[6].

Prior to founding Granite, Mr. Cornwell served as a vice president Goldman Sachs. (1976 to 1988). He was formerly on the board of directors for CVS (1994-2005?)^[7], the National Association of Broadcasters,

the Hershey Trust Company and Milton Hershey School(-2002)^[8], the New York University Medical Center^[9], and chairman of Telecommunications Development Fund (1997-?)^[10]. Former trustee of Occidental College, and Citizens Budget Commission (2001-2005)^[11].

Cornwell received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Occidental College in 1969 and a Masters degree in Business Administration from Harvard University in 1971.

Born 1948, Cushing, OK. He grew up in Tacoma, WA. He is married to Saundra Williams-Cornwell and has two children - K. Don Cornwell and Samantha Cornwell.

Awards:

1996 Occidental College, Alumnus of the Year Award

1999 Harvard Business School, Alumni Achievement Award^[12]

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[1] ttp://www.avoncompany.com/investor/boardofdirectors/cornwell.html

[2] ttp://media.pfizer.com/files/annualreport/2007/proxy/proxy2007.pdf

[3] ttp://www.portfolio.com/resources/executive-profiles/W-Don-Cornwell-50901

[4] ttp://www.wallacefoundation.org/AboutUs/Team/Pages/default.aspx

[5] ttp://www.emmabowenfoundation.com/board_of_directors.html

[6] ttp://www.bigsnyc.org/pdfs/bbbs07ar.pdf

[7] ttp://www.ticker.com/Annualreport/CVS/CVS-2004.pdf

[8] ttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9405E0D81430F936A25752C1A9649C8B63

[9] ttp://www.med.nyu.edu/dhd/2002_DHD_Program.pdf

[10] ttp://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/1997/nrmc7053.txt

[11] ttp://www.cbcny.org/CBC_School_Finance_Reform_01-05.pdf

[12] ttp://hbswk.hbs.edu/archive/3177.html

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-'''W. Don Cornwell''' is CEO, Chairman, and co-founder of [[Granite Broadcasting]].
+'''W. Don Cornwell''' is CEO, Chairman, and co-founder of [[Granite Broadcasting]] (1988-).
 He sits on the board of directors of [[Avon Products]] (since 2002)<ref>http://www.avoncompany.com/investor/boardofdirectors/cornwell.html</ref>,
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 Prior to founding Granite, Mr. Cornwell served as a vice president [[Goldman Sachs]]. (1976 to 1988).  He was formerly on the board of directors for [[CVS Corporation|CVS]] (1994-2005?)<ref>http://www.ticker.com/Annualreport/CVS/CVS-2004.pdf</ref>,
 the National Association of Broadcasters,
 the Hershey Trust Company and Milton Hershey School(-2002)<ref>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9405E0D81430F936A25752C1A9649C8B63</ref>,
 the New York University Medical Center<ref>http://www.med.nyu.edu/dhd/2002_DHD_Program.pdf</ref>,
 and chairman of Telecommunications Development Fund (1997-?)<ref>http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/1997/nrmc7053.txt</ref>.
-Former trustee of Occidental College.
+Former trustee of Occidental College,
+and Citizens Budget Commission (2001-2005)<ref>http://www.cbcny.org/CBC_School_Finance_Reform_01-05.pdf</ref>.
 Cornwell received a Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Occidental College]] in 1969 and a Masters degree in Business Administration from [[Harvard University]] in 1971.
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+</p>
 Occidental College, Alumnus of the Year Award
+</p>
+Harvard Business School, Alumni Achievement Award<ref>http://hbswk.hbs.edu/archive/3177.html</ref>
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