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Forty Under 40 celebration
All 40 members of the 2015 class of Forty Under 40 were in the room at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live for the annual ceremony April 9. The awards celebration provided a festive ending to this year’s IMG World Congress of Sports.

PHOTOS BY TONY FLOREZ PHOTOGRAPHY

The official portrait of the Forty Under 40 Class of 2015
The trophies await the beginning of the ceremony
A crowd gathered for a reception before the ceremony began.
Who’s excited? Honoree Nicole Jeter West enjoys her moment on stage.
Jennifer Duberstein strikes a victory pose on stage.
AJ Maestas accepts his award with outstretched arms.

Honoree Chris Marinak posed with his MLB compatriots.
Co-hosts for the evening were Scott Hanson and Amber Theoharis (below) of NFL Network.
Honoree Jennifer van Dijk with Casey Wasserman and Denise Durante
Owner Tom Ricketts and previous winner Alex Sugarman were among members of the Cubs family on hand to salute honoree Colin Faulkner.
Janet Duch (center) of MSG with supporters before the ceremony
Honorees Renie Anderson, Sashi Brown, Nicholas Carey and Danny Townsend
Honorees Rosalyn Durant, Dan Shell and Michael Allen
USC’s Pat Haden and Randy Freer of Fox Networks Group
Len Perna, Jeffrey Pollack, Joe Leccese and Abraham Madkour
At the end of the ceremony, the honorees gathered on stage for an informal shot.
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SBJ Podcast Archive:
From March 30: Forty Under 40 editor Mark Mensheha and Executive Editor Abraham Madkour discuss this year's class, some of the more interesting stories in it and how the selection process works.

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