DanceTom Gold and Craig Hall (New York City Ballet)
Chris Jackson (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre)
Michael Smith, David Gombert, and Matthew Frain (Joffrey Ballet of Chicago)
Randy Herrera (Houston Ballet)
Purdie Baumann (Radio City Rockettes)

Film
John Cusack (Grosse Pointe Blank, Being John Malkovich, High Fidelity)
Adam Rifkin (Writer/Director, Mousehunt, The Dark Backward)
Alex Wurman (Composer, March of the Penguins, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy)
Jamie Harrold (Kingdom Hospital, Erin Brockovich)
Sean Guinan (Director, Flipping the Whale, Best Feature/Lake Arrowhead International Film Festival)

Management/Administration
Frank Goldstin, CEO, Chairman, The Experiential Agency (XA)
Geoffrey Springer, Vice President of Technology, Sony Pictures Digital

Music
Josie Aiello (Unkunvenshunal Girl)
Danielle Stokes (Solo)
Lalah Hathaway (A Moment,Outrun the Sky)

Theatre
Ted Schneider (Ibsen’s Ghosts)
Nick Venditti (Contact, Swing)
Nikeli Lewis (Miss Saigon, Ragtime)
Elizabeth Withers-Mendes (The Color Purple)

Television
Lara Flynn Boyle (Las Vegas, The Practice, Twin Peaks)
Becky Wahlstrom (Joan of Arcadia)
Tom Hodges (The Hogan Family, Steel Magnolias)

Visual Arts
Takako Ueki, Founder, Habu Textiles Studio and showroom
Michael Ferris, Sculptor
Greg Hildebrand, Art Director, R.J. Dale Advertising
Catherine Thomas, Costume designer (Kill Bill, Vol. I & II)
Darren Burge, Curator, European Painting, Art Institute of Chicago