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Lillian Vernon Lillian Vernon is the Founder of the Lillian Vernon Corporation, a leading national catalog and online retailer that market gifts, houseware, gardening, children’s and Christmas products. Ms. Vernon is an NYU trustee, member of the Sir Harold Acton Society, and founder of the Lillian Vernon Creative Writing Center, and she established the Lillian Vernon Endowed Professorship.
Ms. Vernon also serves on the boards of several non-profit organizations, including Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, City-Meals on Wheels, and the American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic. She has received several honors, including induction in the Direct Marketing Hall of Fame, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, Big Brother/Big Sisters National Hero Award and Gannet Newspapers Business Leadership Award. Ms. Vernon was named one of the 25 most fascinating people by Fortune Magazine. She has also published an autobiography, An Eye for Winners.
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