United Way honors Ivan J. Winfield as Volunteer of the Year and Eaton Corporation's James L. Mason with Community Partner award

(Cleveland, Ohio) March 11, 2004
Ivan J. Winfield, Baldwin-Wallace College executive-in-residence and former accounting firm executive, is the United Way Services 2003 Volunteer of the Year, and James L. Mason, vice president for community initiatives of Eaton Corporation, received a surprise Community Partner Award. The awards were presented today at the United Way Annual Meeting, held at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, by Alex Machaskee, president and publisher of The Plain Dealer and chairman of the United Way Services Board of Directors.

Ivan J. Winfield
Winfield has been a United Way volunteer since the late '70s, first in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and then in Cleveland since he came here as managing partner for Coopers & Lybrand Northeast Ohio practice. Now retired from the accounting firm, Winfield has a full-time position at Baldwin-Wallace College where he works with MBA students.

Currently, Winfield serves on the executive committee of the United Way Board of Directors where he has chaired the subcommittee on board development, which helps select new board members. During his years with United Way, he was chairman of the Operations Committee from 1995-99 and now is on the Health and caring for all Investment Committee.

He was a founding member of the Community Vision Council, the public/private partnership dedicated to health and human services. Winfield continues sharing his financial and health care expertise as a member of the Health and caring for all Vision Council. The Vision Council currently is focusing on prevention and cessation of smoking, as well as the reduction of disparities in health care access.

Winfield, who calls himself "a critical supporter" of United Way, is dedicated to helping the organization maintain and increase its effectiveness, thus improving the quality of life in the community. He admits " I fell in love with Cleveland and probably am one of the few people who came here to retire."

His other community activities in addition to several corporation boards, include: life trustee of the National Conference for Community and Justice; trustee of WVIZ PBS/ 90.3WCPN ideastream, the former Greater Cleveland Roundtable and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Winfield resides with his wife in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.

James L. Mason
James Mason, vice president of community initiatives for Eaton Corporation, received United Way's Community Partner Award, a special honor established two years ago for to someone who works behind the scenes. Mason postponed his retirement to devote special efforts as Campaign Liaison for the 2003 Campaign, working tirelessly with Campaign Chair, Alexander "Sandy" Cutler, chairman and CEO of Eaton Corporation.

Mason worked at United Way early in his career and more recently served as the chair of the Government Relations Committee. Mason resides with his wife in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

For further information, contact Gail Stuehr at (216) 436-2122 or gstuehr@uws.org. Photos are available upon request.