History Center to Honor Innovative Pittsburghers at 28th Annual History Makers Award Dinner
A group of distinguished Pittsburghers will be recognized for their exceptional contributions to the history of Western Pennsylvania, the nation, and the world as part of the Senator John Heinz History Center’s 28th Annual History Makers Award Dinner on Thursday, Oct. 7, at 6:30 p.m., at the History Center.
Presented by BNY Mellon and Citizens Bank, the annual black-tie benefit dinner will be co-chaired by Eric Boughner, Chairman, BNY Mellon Pennsylvania, and Daniel K. Fitzpatrick, President of Citizens Bank Mid-Atlantic Region and Head of National Industry Verticals.
The event honors exceptional individuals whose remarkable achievements, while rooted in Western Pennsylvania, extend far beyond the Golden Triangle.
Since its inception in 1992, the History Makers Award Dinner has raised more than $7 million to support the History Center’s educational programs and exhibitions.
The 2021 History Makers Award Dinner honorees are:
Maxwell King (Leadership) – past president, The Heinz Endowments and The Pittsburgh Foundation
Anne Lewis (Philanthropy) – board chair, Oxford Development Company
The Mascaro Family (Business) – Mascaro Construction Company
John C. (Jack) Mascaro, Founder (passed away in July 2020)
John C. Mascaro, Jr., President and CEO
Jeffrey M. Mascaro, Executive Vice President and COO
Michael R. Mascaro, Executive Vice President and CCO
Thaddeus Mosley (Art) – sculptor
Arthur J. Rooney, Jr. (Innovation) – vice president, Pittsburgh Steelers; member, Pittsburgh Steelers board of directors
The History Center has honored more than 130 History Makers during the past 27 years, including Fred Rogers, Nadine Bognar, Thomas Starzl, Teresa Heinz, Jerome Bettis, George Romero, August Wilson, Franco Harris, Carol Semple Thompson, Alma Speed Fox, David McCullough, Mario Lemieux, and Michael Keaton.
Since 1879, the History Center – Western Pennsylvania’s oldest cultural institution – has been educating, engaging, and inspiring future generations by preserving and presenting American history with a Western Pennsylvania connection.