Puget Sound Business Journal:
Seattle Symphony Music Director Gerard Schwarz has been named the 2009 First Citizen by the Seattle-King County Association of Realtors. He will be recognized at an awards dinner on Oct. 7. Last year, the symphony announced Schwarz would be stepping down from his role in 2011. Last year’s recipient of the First Citizen award was Vulcan Inc. chairman and Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen.