2008 Woodie Awards
Pierce County's finest honored
2003 Business Leader of the Year awards
Monique Nadeau
Issue date: 2/12/04 Section: News
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Don Johnson, president and general manager of Simpson Tacoma Kraft, was named the 2003 Business Leader of the Year. In addition, Fred Haley, chairman emeritus of Tacoma's Brown & Haley, received the Lifetime Achievement award and Thaddeus Martin, a lawyer with Gordon Thomas Honeywell Malanca Peterson & Daheim, was honored as a Rising Star.
The Business Leadership Awards are a collaborative effort between UWT, the Business Examiner and Heritage Bank, and are designed to recognize outstanding business achievement in the Pierce County market. Twenty-three local business leaders were nominated and seven were chosen to receive
Three generations of business leaders were recognized at the third annual Business Leadership Awards ceremony on Jan. 28 at the Washington State History Museum.
Don Johnson, president and general manager of Simpson Tacoma Kraft, was named the 2003 Business Leader of the Year. In addition, Fred Haley, chairman emeritus of Tacoma's Brown & Haley, received the Lifetime Achievement award .and Thaddeus Martin, a lawyer with Gordon Thomas Honeywell Malanca Peterson & Daheim, was honored as a Rising Star.
The Business Leadership Awards are a collaborative effort between UWT, the Business Examiner and Heritage Bank, and are designed to recognize outstanding business achievement in the Pierce County market. Twenty-three local business leaders were nominated and seven were chosen to receive Business Leadership awards.
Johnson accepted the award from Mark Crisson, director of utilities for the City of Tacoma and last year's winner, before a standing room-only audience.
"A few of us get the credit for the work of others," said Johnson, thanking his wife and the people with whom he works. "We can't do this all by ourselves."
Johnson is a highly respected leader noted for his ethical standards and business practices as well as his commitment to community.
A 31-year employee with Simpson Kraft, Johnson believes that community service is good business. He models this value through his service as past chair of the Tacoma Pierce County Chamber of Commerce and United Way of Pierce County, as well as through hundreds of hours given to charitable organizations.