Five Receive 2005 HBS Alumni Achievement Awards

The mission of the Harvard Business School is to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. More than 65,000 HBS graduates strive to make these works a reality in a wide array of organizations that affect the lives of millions of people around the globe.

Since 1968, with the help of suggestions from alumni, students, faculty, and friends, the School has selected a number of outstanding men and women to receive its most important honor, the Alumni Achievement Award. Throughout their careers, these distinguished graduates have contributed significantly to their companies and communities, while upholding the highest standards and values in everything they do. As such, they represent the best in our alumni body. Exemplary role models, they inspire all those who aspire to have an impact on both business and society.

The 2005 award recipients are:

Rahul Bajaj, MBA 1964
Chairman & Managing Director, Bajaj Auto Ltd.

Nancy M. Barry, MBA 1975
President, Women's World Banking

Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., MBA 1965
Chairman, The Carlyle Group
Former Chairman & CEO, IBM

Judith R. Haberkorn, 111th AMP, 1992
Retired President, Consumer Sales & Services, Verizon Communications Inc.

Joseph J. O'Donnell, MBA 1971
Founder, Chairman & CEO, Boston Culinary Group, Inc.