He was also responsible for Disney’s worldwide home entertainment operations, The Walt Disney Music Group, Walt Disney Theatrical Productions, and Disney’s legal and business affairs, new technology and environmental initiatives.
Dick has received many prestigious honors throughout his lifetime, including: The Freedom Foundation of Valley Forge’s George Washington Medal of Freedom, the Motion Picture Showmanship Award by the publicists of the International Cinematographers Guild (past recipients include Alfred Hitchcock and Steven Spielberg), “The Walt Disney Man of the Year Award” by Big Brothers Big Sisters, The Children’s Charity of Southern California Lifetime Achievement Award by Variety, and “Pioneer of the Year” by the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation.
He also sat on the Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, where he served as Treasurer of the Academy, as well as the Board of Directors for Public Media Group of Southern California, where he served as Chairman.
