Alumni Awards

P.T. Barnum Awards for Excellence in Entertainment

Thursday, June 6, 2011, Creative Artists Agency, Los Angeles

From left to right: Co-emcees Jeff Strauss (A84) and 2009 Barnum Award recipient Jeff Greenstein (A84), followed by the 2011 winners: Television/Stage Writers and Producers Prudence Fraser Sternin (J77) and Robert Sternin (A77),President of Time Warner Cable Sports David Rone (A84), and Actor, Director, and Comedian Hank Azaria(A88). A posthumous award was given to the parents of the late Director and Producer Gary Winick (A83).

This annual awards ceremony honors Tufts alumni for exceptional work in the fields of media and entertainment. Click here for more information on the P.T. Barnum Awards.

Past winners of the P.T. Barnum Award include:

Albert Berger (A79), film producer (2008, New York)
Rob Burnett (A84), Executive Producer, “Late Show with David Letterman” (2006, New York)
Seamus Blackley (A90), creator of the X Box and talent agent (2007, Los Angeles)
Art Bridgman (A72), dance choreographer (2010, New York)
Donald Byrd (A76), choreographer (2006, New York)
Peter Gallagher (A77), actor (2005, Los Angeles)
Mary Louise Geiger (J79), lighting designer (2006, New York)
Cary Granat (A90), film executive (2005, Los Angeles)
Jeff Greenstein (A84), television writer/producer (2009, Los Angeles)
Dan Hedaya (A62), actor, (2006, New York)
Lisa Lax (J86), television producer (2010, New York)
Jon Levin (A75), literary and talent agent (2005, Los Angeles)
Andrea Nelson Meigs (J90), talent agent (2009, Los Angeles)
Jim Nicola (A75), Artistic Director, NY Theatre Workshop (2008, New York)
Amisha Patel (J97), actress (2005, Mumbai, India)
Oliver Platt (A83), actor (2010, New York)
Neal Shapiro (A80), President and CEO Thirteen/WNET (2008, New York)
Ben Silverman (A92), television producer (2007, Los Angeles)
Nancy Stern (J86), television producer (2010, New York)
Steve Tisch (A71), film producer (2007, Los Angeles)
Courtenay Valenti (J85), Executive VP Warner Brothers Pictures (2005, Los Angeles)
Meredith Vieira (J75), “Today Show” co-host and game show host (2006, New York)