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NetDay Heroes 2002

Elaine and John Chambers 

NetDay is proud to honor Elaine and John Chambers as the 2002 NetDay Heroes in recognition of their extraordinary leadership and vision in both their professional and family commitments to education and education technology. The Chambers’ have a long-standing history of supporting education as individual philanthropists and corporate citizens. As CEO of Cisco Systems, Inc., John has positioned Cisco’s educational programs to represent powerful partnership models for corporations, schools, and nonprofits to achieve results in education.

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John and Elaine Chambers have been married for more than 25 years, after having met at West Virginia University during college. They have two children, a daughter and son, aged 24 and 22, respectively. John and Elaine are active in the community and have given both time and money to numerous charities in the Bay Area and around the country. They are particularly committed to furthering education opportunities for children and young adults and have dedicated much of their philanthropic efforts to state and local educational outreach programs.

During their free time, both enjoy sports a great deal. They are avid tennis players and have recently taken up golf. They can often be found at college and professional sports arenas in the Bay Area cheering on their favorite hockey or basketball team. Independently, Elaine is involved with community arts and humanities organizations and John enjoys hunting and fishing.

John and Elaine are honored to be recipients of the 2002 NetDay Hero Awards and hope to continue serving as role models for both corporate and personal giving.

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