Sage Publications founder Sara McCune receives national recognition

Sara Miller McCune, founder, publisher, and chairman of Sage Publications, Inc. headquartered in Thousand Oaks, received the national "Spirit of Entrepreneurship" award for 2003 at the recent Entrepreneur of the Year awards, sponsored by Ernst and Young, LLP.

McCune and Sage Publications were recognized at the annual awards ceremony, hosted by Jay Leno in Palm Springs, on Nov. 22. Other national winners included John Mackey, chairman, president and CEO of Whole Foods Market, Inc.; David Neelman, CEO, and Dave Barger, president and COO, of JetBlue Airways; and John Warnock and Charles Geschke, cofounders and co-chairman of Adobe Systems, Inc.

The Entrepreneur of the Year awards are designed to honor outstanding entrepreneurs who have demonstrated excellence and extraordinary success in innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. McCune was chosen as one of 11 national award winners from a total of 364 regional winners from throughout the United States. Regional winners are selected from more than 3,400 nominations annually.

"I grew up with enthusiasms that became passions," McCune said. "Enthusiasm for learning and community work became passions for scholarly publishing and philanthropy."

Privately held Sage Publications is a leading international publisher of journals, books and electronic media for academic, educational and professional markets.

Sage publishes more than 350 journals and 500 book titles annually, encompassing 40 disciplines within the academic and scholarly arena. The company has 400 employees around the world with 250 in Thousand Oaks and 150 in London, England.