The Francis Boyer Award was the highest honor conferred by the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. It was named for Francis Boyer, a chief executive at Smith, Kline & French in the mid-twentieth century and a strong supporter of AEI who died in 1972.[1] The Boyer Award was replaced in 2003 by the Irving Kristol Award.
| Year | Recipient | Nationality | Lecture title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | "Toward a Healthy Economy" | ||
| 1978 | "The Condition of the American Economy" | ||
| 1979 | "The Things That Are Not Caesar's" | ||
| 1980 | Award given posthumously | ||
| 1981 | "The Realities of Security" | ||
| 1982 | "The Higher Learning and the New Consumerism" | ||
| 1983 | "The British Renaissance, 1979-?" | ||
| 1984 | "Tradition and Morality in Constitutional Law" | ||
| 1985 | "The United States and the World: Setting Limits" | ||
| 1986 | "Management of America's National Defense" | ||
| 1987 | "Public Service: The Quiet Crisis" | ||
| 1988 | "Freedom and Vigilance" | ||
| 1989 | |||
| 1990 | "Cultural Diversity: A World View" | ||
| 1991 | "The Capitalist Future" | ||
| 1993 | "Getting Our Priorities Right" | ||
| 1994 | |||
| 1995 | "The Cultural Contradictions of Conservatism" | ||
| 1996 | "The Challenge of Central Banking in a Democratic Society" | ||
| 1997 | "Two Nations" | ||
| 1999 | "God's Country: Taking the Declaration Seriously" | ||
| 2000 | "After the Ascent: Politics and Government in the Super-Affluent Society" | ||
| 2001 | "Be Not Afraid" | ||
| 2002 | "America at War: The One Thing Needful" | ||