Greater Cleveland Partnership

Eight member organizations were named as Best-in-Class, based on results of the Commission’s 2009 Employers Survey on Diversity™ and follow-up interviews by Commission staff. Click here to read how the winners (one nonprofit/government and one for-profit in each category) are selected. Click on the links below to read about the winners.

Board Diversity: Kaiser Permanente and KeyCorp
Senior Management Diversity: Greater Cleveland RTA and Eaton Corporation
Workforce Diversity: The MetroHealth System and Time Warner Cable Northeast Ohio
Supplier Diversity: Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District and Turner

Northern Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council 2010 Awards

Corporation of the Year: Cleveland Clinic
MBE Coordinator of the Year: Lee Fields, manager, supplier diversity, Dominion East Ohio
Corporate Economic Impact Award nominees: Cleveland Clinic and FirstEnergy
Corporate Pacesetter nominees: Cleveland Clinic and Eaton Corporation
MBE Coordinator of the Year nominees: Amy Hochadel, Cleveland Clinic; Deborah Pickens, Eaton Corporation; and Dana L. Heffner, FirstEnergy

Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio 2010 Humanitarian of the Year

Barbara Snyder, president of Case Western Reserve University, was honored by the Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio at its annual Humanitarian Award Dinner, held Nov. 16 at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel. Recipients of the award, first presented in 1949, exhibit an extensive record of involvement in civic, charitable, volunteer, and professional organizations.

Under Snyder's leadership, Case Western Reserve eliminated a multi-million-dollar deficit three years ahead of schedule, set new fundraising records, and completed its first strategic plan in more than a decade. As part of initiatives related to the strategic plan, in 2008, she appointed the university's inaugural vice president for inclusion, diversity and equal opportunity, Marilyn S. Mobley, Ph.D.

University Hospitals and Cleveland Clinic included in DiversityInc 2010 Top Five Hospital Systems

Northeast Ohio made a strong showing in this new recognition by DiversityInc of the Top Five Hospital Systems. University Hospitals was ranked No. 4 and Cleveland Clinic was ranked No. 5. DiversityInc, a leading publication and Web site focused on workplace diversity and inclusion, annually recognizes the Top 50 Companies for Diversity®. For the first time this year, hospitals were evaluated in a separate category.

The DiversityInc Web site notes that the hospitals selected “all have exceptional CEO commitment, with 80 percent of their CEOs signing off on executive compensation tied to diversity, meeting regularly with employee-resource groups and having personal quotes about diversity on their Web sites.” Read more.

Cleveland State's Cleveland-Marshall College of Law receives Diversity Matters award

Cleveland State University's Cleveland-Marshall College of Law has received the Diversity Matters award from the Law School Admission Council, the group that administers the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT). The council monitors all 214 law schools across the country and converts their minority outreach efforts into a numerical scale. Cleveland State topped finalists that included University of California Davis and Wake Forest University.

Thompson Hine: A Multicultural Law magazine Top 100 Law Firm for Diversity, Top 100 Law Firm for Women

Thompson Hine, one of the nation’s leading business law firms, has been named to MultiCultural Law magazine’s 2010 rankings of the Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity and the Top 100 Law Firms for Women. Thompson Hine, through the efforts of its diversity committee and its Spotlight on Women® initiative, is committed to attracting, retaining and supporting a diverse workforce.

MultiCultural Law magazine is dedicated to ensuring workplace diversity and highlighting the roles that minorities and women play in today’s business world. It has an annual circulation of more than 40,000. Read more about this recognition in the Thompson Hine press release.