William Beard is being honored as a Champion of Change for his Kiwanis International service.

WHITEHOUSE: Finding Avenues for Helping Others

Once equipped with an understanding of who such companies are, the investors can take action, perhaps through shareholder resolutions (the approach favored by the champion of New York City's firemen and women and their police counterparts, Comptroller William Thompson) or via divestiture.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Divest terror