This article accompanies Piloting His Own Path: Jeff Shuman, the 2011 HR Executive of the Year, and The 2011 HR Honor Roll .
Want to know something a little less professional, a little more personal, maybe even a little quirky about our winners? Read on.
Jeff Shuman:
Three people (living or dead) you would like to have dinner with: Prime Minister Golda Meir / President Nelson Mandela / President Thomas Jefferson
Best place to go on vacation:
Hawaii
Best piece of advice you ever got: Life is not always fair -- work through it.
First job you ever had: Lifeguard
Least-favorite class in school: Organic Chemistry
Music currently in your CD player or most recently downloaded to your iPod: Rascal Flats / James Taylor / Carrie Underwood
Your all-time favorite book:
Business: Execution
Pleasure: I enjoy reading John Grisham and Pat Conroy
Impactful: The Last Lecture
Best gift
you ever got: My first computer -- Apple Mac in 1989
Favorite spectator sport: Orlando Magic basketball
Your favorite food: Chinese
Most embarrassing moment: Dressing as "Fergus the Mushroom" and accompanying the CEO at a series of sales events while at Avon Products
Favorite hobby/activity: Boating with family and friends
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Vic Buzachero:
Three people (living or dead) you would like to have dinner with: Jesus Christ / Steve Jobs / Bear Bryant
Best place to go on vacation: Park City, Utah
Best piece of advice you ever got: Don't make it look too easy.
First job you ever had: Farm hand
Least-favorite class in school: Art
Music currently in your CD player or most recently downloaded to your iPod: Pete Yorn
Your favorite all-time book: 1776
Best gift: iPad
Favorite spectator sport: Football
Favorite food: Italian -- anything
Most embarrassing moment: I was a half-hour late for the executive-panel interview for my current job.
Favorite hobby/activity: Snow-skiing
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Gayle Satchwell
Three people (living or dead) you would like to have dinner with: George Washington / Vince Lombardi / Walt Disney
Best place to go on vacation: Sierras
Best piece of advice you ever got: Don't sweat the small stuff.
First job you ever had: Ponytail Softball Umpire
Least favorite class in school: Accounting
Music currently in your CD player or most recently downloaded to your iPod: David Garrett -- Rock Symphonies
Your all-time favorite book: Don't have one
Best gift you ever got: My children
Favorite spectator sport: Football
Your favorite food: Crab
Most embarrassing moment: I have conveniently blocked them from my memory.
Favorite hobby/activity: Gardening and camping
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William S. Allen:
Three people (living or dead) you would like to have dinner with: Abraham Lincoln / Winston Churchill / Ted Williams / David Petraeus
Best place to go on vacation: Italy
Best piece of advice you ever got: Don't get married before age 25.
First job you ever had: Factory Worker, Northern Telecom
Least favorite class in school: Physics
Music currently in your CD player or most recently downloaded to your iPod: Bob Marley and the Wailers / Dave Matthews band / Robbie Williams
Your all-time favorite book: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Best gift you ever got: Apple iPad
Favorite spectator sport: Soccer
Your favorite food: Lasagne with meat sauce
Most embarrassing moment: Going to board a flight to India without a visa!
Favorite hobby/activity: A good aerobic workout!
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William Colbourne :
Three people (living or dead) you would like to have dinner with: Thomas Jefferson / Vince Lombardi / Ronald Reagan
* Best place to go on vacation: Rocky Mountains of Idaho
* Best piece of advice you ever got: Don't wait to be told.
* First job you ever had: Messenger in downtown New York
* Least favorite class in school: Chemistry
* Your all-time favorite book: Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose
* Favorite spectator sport: College and NFL football
* Your favorite food: Anything with cheese
* Favorite hobby/activity: Golf, golf, golf