Lifetime Achievement in Public Service
2002 Ray Chambers
2010 Marlo Thomas
2011
Craig Hatkoff
Jane Rosenthal
Robert De Niro
2012 The Robin Hood Foundation
2014 Tom Brokaw
2016 Billie Jean King
2017 Harry Belafonte
2021 Joan Ganz Cooney
2023 Leeza Gibbons
2024 Reverend James Lawson
S. Roger Horchow Award for Outstanding Public Service by a Private Citizen
1973 John W. Gardner
1974 Ralph Nader
1975 Katharine Graham
1976 John D. Rockefeller, III
1977 Art Buchwald
1978 Paul Mellon
1979 Howard Jarvis
1980 Dr. Norman Borlaug
1981 Walter Cronkite
1982 Bob Hope
1983 Kirk Douglas
1984 J. Peter Grace
1985 Lee Iacocca
1986 H. Ross Perot
1987 Irving Brown
1988 James W. Rouse
1989 Leo Cherne
1990 Jimmy Carter
1991 Robert C. Macauley
1992 Faye Wattleton
1993 James Burke
1994 Jim & Sarah Brady
1995 Walter H. Annenberg
1996 Brian Lamb
1997 Nancy Brinker
1998 Oprah Winfrey
1999 Elizabeth Dole
2000 Elayne Bennett
2001 Ted Benna
2002 Lilly Tartikoff
2003 Anne Douglas
2004 Ken Burns
2005 Vartan Gregorian
2006
Michael Feinberg
David Levin
2007 Professor Jeffrey Sachs
2008 Edward Jagen
2009 Greg Mortenson
2010 Paul Farmer, M.D.
2011 Bill Shore
2012
Harry Connick, Jr.
Branford Marsalis
2013 Professor Elie Wiesel
2014
2015
2016 Sean Parker
2017
Peter Diamandis
Sheila Johnson
2018 Elaine Wynn
2019 Scooter Braun
2020 Kristen Bell
2021 Jessica Ladd
2022 Sharon McMahon
Outstanding Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged
1973 Cesar Chavez
1974 Dr. Thomas Szasz
1975 Rev. Leon Sullivan
1976 Rev. Theodore Hesburgh
1977 Dr. Howard Rusk
1978 Jerry Lewis
1979 Jesse Jackson
1980 Allard Lowenstein
1981 Marva Collins
1982 Claude Pepper
1983 Helen Hayes
1984 Maude E. Callen
1985 Betty Ford
1986 Eugene Lang
1987 Ginetta Sagan
1988 Fr. Bruce Ritter
1989 Kimi Gray
1990 Jaime Escalante
1991 Marian Wright Edelman
1992 Eunice Shriver
1993 Arthur Ashe
1994
Paul Newman
Joanne Woodward
1995 Barbara Bush
1996 Rosalynn Carter
1997 Oseola McCarty
1998 Thaddeus S. Lott, Sr.
1999 Millard Fuller
2000 Benjamin Carson, M.D.
2001 Dr. Dorothy Height
2002 Bill & Melinda Gates
2003 Dr. Mathilde Krim
2004 Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth
2005 Dave Pelzer
2006 Dr. I. King Jordan
2007 Geoffrey Canada
2008 Darell Hammond
2009 William E. Milliken
2010 Jim Gibbons
2011 Jerry M. Reindorf
2012 Richard Proudfit
2013 Dolores Huerta
2014 Dr. Pedro Jose Greer, Jr.
2015 Adam Braun
2016 Kyle Zimmer
2018 Bryan Stevenson
2019 Mariska Hargitay
2020 Patrick Lawler
2021 DeAndre Brown
2023 Paul Dreschnack, MD
2024 Amy & Ben Wright
U.S. Senator John Heinz Award for Outstanding Public Service by an Elected or Appointed Official
1973 Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
1974 Elliot Richardson
1975 Peter W. Rodino, Jr.
1976
Arthur F. Burns
Alan Greenspan
William E. Simon
1977 Michael Mansfield
1978 Hubert H. Humphrey
1979
Kenneth Gibson
William Donald Schaefer
Coleman A. Young
1980 Cyrus R. Vance
1981 Warren Christopher
1982 Howard H. Baker
1983 Paul A. Volcker
1984 William H. Webster
1985 James A. Baker, III
1986 George P. Shultz
1987 Justice William J. Brennan
1988 Dr. C. Everett Koop
1989 Paul Nitze
1990 General Colin Powell
1991 Dick Cheney
1992 Justice Thurgood Marshall
1993 Carla Hills
1994
George Mitchell
Bob Michel
1995 Justice Harry Blackmun
1996 Sam Nunn
1997 Robert Dole
1998 Robert Rubin
1999 Daniel Patrick Moynihan
2000 John Glenn
2001 Madeleine Albright
2002 Rudolph Giuliani
2003 Dr. Condoleezza Rice
2004 Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
2005
Lee H. Hamilton
Thomas H. Kean
2006 Hon. John Lewis
2007 Hon. Richard Daley
2008 Hon. Joe Lieberman
2009 Sen. Edward Kennedy
2010
Hon. Michael. R. Bloomberg
Hon. Cory A. Booker
2011 Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
2012 David H. Petraeus
2013
Hon. Tom Coburn
Hon. Patrick Leahy
2014 Hon. Gabrielle Giffords
2015 Justice Sonia Sotomayor
2016 Arne Duncan
2017 Hon. Deval Patrick
2021 Dr. Anthony Fauci
2022 General Jacqueline D. Van Ovost
Samuel S. Beard Award for Outstanding Public Service by an Individual 35 & Under
1973 Joseph A. Yablonski
1974 Maynard Jackson
1975 R. Emmett Tyrell, Jr.
1976 Vilma S. Martinez
1977 Max Cleland
1978 Bernard Powell
1979 Denis Hayes
1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
1981 David Stockman
1982 Henry Cisneros
1983 Jan Scruggs
1984 Sally Ride
1985 Trevor Ferrell
1986 Robert Hayes
1987 Steve Jobs
1988 Marlee Matlin
1989 Marc Buoniconti
1990 Anne Donahue
1991 Wendy Kopp
1992
Michael Brown
Alan Khazei
1993 Mary Taylor
1994 Wayne Meisel
1995 Stacey Bess
1996 Andrea Jaeger
1997 Michael Danziger
1998 Bobby Jindal
1999 Anthony Shriver
2000 Faith Hill
2001 Lance Armstrong
2002 Chad Pregracke
2003 Matthew Meyer
2004
Kirsten Lodal
Brian Kreiter
2005 Benjamin Shuldiner
2006 Peyton Manning
2007 Lindsay Hyde
2008 Ocean Robbins
2009 Jennifer Staple
2010 Tad Skylar Agoglia
2011 Brittany & Robbie Bergquist
2012 Amber Lynn Coffman
2013 Dr. Neilesh Patel
2014 Jack Andraka
2015 Lauren Bush Lauren
2016 The Young American Soldier
2017 Founders, Black Lives Matter
Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, & Opal Tometi
2018 Alexis Jones
2021 Founders, Bridging Tech
Margot Bellon & Isabel Wang
Outstanding Public Service by a Corporation
2011
Prudential
Starkey Laboratories
2012 Pfizer
2013 GE
2014 Weyerhaeuser
2015 Target Corporation
2016 Salesforce
2017 Warby Parker
2018 Mastercard
2019 Patagonia
2020 TOMS
2021 JUST Goods
2024 Bell Bank
Outstanding Public Service in Professional Sports
2010
Nnamdi Asomugha
Tyrus Thomas
Curtis Granderson
Stuart Holden
Dwight Howard
Dirk Nowitzki
Justin Tuck
Lauryn Williams
Venus Williams
Ryan Zimmerman
2011
Drew Brees
Tamika Catchings
Stephen Curry
Warrick Dunn
Brad Davis
Ernie Els
Ryan Hall
Paul Pierce
CC Sabathia
Brian Westbook
2012
Jeremy Affeldt
Dereck Faulkner
Julie Foudy
Jeff Karstens
Jim Kelly
Charlie Kimball
Pat LaFontaine
Hannibal Navies
Jeff Saturday
Troy Vincent
Marty Lyons
2013 Mark Ein
2014
Mariano Rivera
James Thrash
2015 Fred Jackson
2016 Eric Decker
2017 Joe Torre
2018
Shaquille O'Neal
Chris Long
2019 Von Miller
2020
Larry Fitzgerald
Dawn Staley
2022 John Calipari
2023 Shane Battier
Outstanding Service by an Individual(s) 25 & Under
2010
Ellie Duke
Katherine Foronda
Ted Gonder
Dallas Jessup
Emma Lindle
Tristan Love
Jessie Mintz
Zoe Ridolfi-Starr
Joe Togani
Kelly Voigt
2011
Sicomac Elementary School Student Council
Sashin Choksh
Morgan Harley
Greg Nance
Nick Hebert
Patrick Ip
Talia lemon
Sarah Nuss
Mordecai Scott
Jessica Singer
Tyrone Stevenson
Vanessa Strickland
2012
Rachel & Kelsi Okun
Charles OrgBon, III
Jourdan Urbach
2013
Sejal Hathi
Sam King
Alexis Werner
2014
Lillian Pravda
Maria Keller
2015
Corinne Hindes & Katrine Krisebom
Kid President
2016 Sophia Sanchez-Maes
2017 Laurie Hernandez
2018 Pia Phillips and Abbie Nelson
2019 Morgan Guess
2020 Owen Colley
2022 Ben Collier, James Kanoff, and Aidan Reilly, founders of The Farmlink Project
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award for Outstanding Public Service Benefiting Local Communities
Outstanding Public Service by an Employee
2008
Frank Flammini, Exelon Corporation
Dr. Victor Garcia, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
2009
Lynn Flanga, National Grid
Brandy Sabatini Regan, Reed Smith
2010
Wilda Evans, RCI
Mario Martinez, University of Illinois, Chicago
2011
John Cronin, Pace University
Alicia Ewen, Allstate Insurance Co
2012
Timothy Crawford, Nationwide Insurance
Jennifer Marinopolus, Safeway Inc
2013
Doreen Cadieux, Deloitte
Theresa Echytil-Etler, AstraZeneca
2014
Janie Lopez, Highmark
Lisa Bardill Moscaritolo, Pace University
2015
Andy Daecher, Deloitte
Nicholas Weber, Exelon
2016
Dr. Patricia Curtin, Christiana Care
Priscilla Puente, United Steelworkers
2017
Matt Brown, CNO Financial Group
Nancy McCurrach, United Steelworkers
2018
Kimberly Collica-Cox, Pace University
Marc Scott, United Steelworkers
2019
Dr. Sandy San Miguel, Purdue University
Michael SImon, Highmark Health
2020
Anne Carelli, The Coco-Cola Company
Jacqueline Cassagnol, MSN, RN, PMC, Pace University
2021
Kimber Nicholetti-Martinez, Purdue University
2022
Major John W. Treadwell Sr, New Castle County Government, New Castle County, Delaware
2023
Sharnae Smith, Booz Allen Hamilton
2024
Students In Action Top National Teams
2008 Carondelet High School, Concord, CA
2009 Salesianum High School, WIlmington, DE
2010 Salesianum High School, WIlmington, DE
2011 Adlai Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, IL
2012
Gold: Benedictine Academy, Elizabeth, NJ
Ambassador: Salesianum High School, Wilmington, DE
2013
Gold: Thorton Township High School, District 205, Chicago, IL
Silver: Brownsville Area High School, Brownsville, PA
Bronze: Washington Township High School, Sewell, NJ
Ambassador: Benedictine Academy, Elizabeth, NJ
2014
Gold: Washington Township High School, Sewell, NJ
Silver: Charter School of Wilmington, Wilmington, DE
Bronze: Shaler Area High School, Pittsburgh, PA
Ambassador: Springfield High School, Toledo, OH
2015
Gold: El Camino High School, South San Francisco
Silver: Darul Arqam High School, South River, New Jersey
Bronze: St. Elizabeth High School, Wilmington, DE
2016
Gold: Greenville Technical Charter High School, Greenville, SC
Silver: Clearview Regional High School, Mullica Hill, NJ
Bronze: El Camino High School, South San Francisco, CA
Ambassador: Washington Township High School, Sewell, NJ
2017
Gold: Lake High School, Toledo, OH
Silver: Swansea High School, Swansea, SC
Bronze: Clearview Regional High School, Mullica Hill, NJ
Ambassador: Washington Township High School, Sewell, NJ
2018
Gold: Brownsville Area High School, Pittsburgh, PA
Silver: Fishers High School, Fishers, IN
Bronze: Sage Oak Charter School, Redlands, CA
Ambassador: Clearview Regional High School, Mullica Hills, NJ
2019
Gold: Lexington High School, Lexington, SC
Silver: Champlin Park High School, Chaplin, MN
Bronze: An Noor Academy, Piscataway, NJ
Ambassador: Fishers High School, Fishers, IN
2020
Gold: Greenville Technical Charter High School, SC
Silver: Sage Oak Charter Schoo, CA
Bronze: Andover High School, MN
2021
Gold: Valley ChangeMakers, Los Angeles, CA
Silver: Wren High School, Piedmont, SC
Bronze: Cooper High School, Twin Cities, MN
Bronze: Fishers High School, Fishers, IN
2022
Gold: Lexington High School, Lexington, SC
2023
Gold: Ashley Ridge High School, Summerville, SC
2024
Gold: Robbinsdale Cooper High School, New Hope, MN
Outstanding Public Service by a New Yorker
Outstanding Public Service Benefiting the New York Community
LEAD360 Challenge National Recipients
2011
Shortridge Magney High School
For Law & Public Policy
Strong Women Strong Girls
San Mateo High School
S.M.A.R.T. Garden Project
New Social Engine
American Idle
HP Teens for Tomorrow
Eleanor Roosevelt High School
2012 Zachary Certner, SNAP
2013 TGIF
2014 Emma Rider
2015
Brittany Amano
Patricia Manubay
Wesley Boone
2016
Cory La Roe
WIll Lourcey
Grace Wickerson
2017 Emma Stumpf
2018 Reagan and Payton Garnsey