Alumni Awards

P.T. Barnum Awards for Excellence in Entertainment

Each year CMS, in collaboration with the Department of Drama and Dance, the Office of Alumni Relations, and the Los Angeles and New York Tufts Alliances, gives out awards to honor alumni who have done outstanding work in the fields of entertainment and media.  The event is held alternate years in L.A. and New York.

We are proud to announce that the 2009 P.T. Barnum Awards went to talent agent Andrea Nelson Meigs (J90) and television writer/producer Jeff Greenstein (A84), both pictured below.

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)
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)
Dan Hedaya (A62), actor, (2006, New York)
Jon Levin (A75), literary and talent agent (2005, Los Angeles)
Jim Nicola (A75), Artistic Director, NY Theatre Workshop (2008, New York)
Amisha Patel (J97), actress, (2005, Mumbai, India)
Neal Shapiro (A80), President and CEO Thirteen/WNET (2008, New York)
Ben Silverman (A92), (2007, Los Angeles)
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)

The 2008 recipients of the P.T. Barnum Award.
From left, Albert Berger (A79), Neal Shapiro (A80), and Jim Nicola (A75).