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2009 Hall of Fame
Inductee:
Willie Brown
Willie Brown is an NAACP Roy Wilkens Award winner for lifetime achievement, lifetime member of the NAACP, and an Urban League member. He is a member of the boards of State Farm Guaranty and Indemnity and the State Farm Foundation. He served on the United Way of McLean County Board of Directors and is a Trustee of Illinois Wesleyan University and President of the Illinois Wesleyan University’s Associates Board. He received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Illinois State University in 1973 and was elected to the ISU College of Business Hall of Fame in 2005. He is a member of ISU’s College of Business Advisory Board and the College of Arts and Sciences Community Advisory Board. Brown was elected to the Bloomington High School Hall of Fame in 2007.
Willie Brown, Executive Vice President, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. Mr. Brown is receiving the inaugural William “Junior” Watkins Founder’s Award. The award was established to honor individuals that have given outstanding service.
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