Jefferson Awards for Public Service explained

Founder:Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Robert Taft Jr.
Samuel Beard
Location:Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Industry:Public Service, Non-Profit
Homepage:http://www.jeffersonawards.org
Foundation:1972

The Jefferson Awards Foundation was created in 1972 by the American Institute for Public Service. The Jefferson Awards are given at both local and national levels. Local winners are ordinary people who do extraordinary things without expectation of recognition. Local winners come from national networks of "Media Partners" and "Corporate Champions", from the associated "Students In Action", Lead360, and the GlobeChangers programs. The Jefferson Awards Foundation is led by its CEO, Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, its president, Sam Beard, and its chairman, Jack Russi, in conjunction with the Foundation's board of governors.[1]

National awards

The awards are presented each year during a ceremony in Washington, D.C., where a broad array of honorees are recognized. Also recognized are organizations – companies that represent the pinnacle in corporate citizenship and academic institutions that best reflect the Jeffersonian ideals of citizen involvement.

History

In 1972, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, U.S. Senator Robert Taft Jr., and Samuel Beard founded the Jefferson Awards for Public Service to establish a prize for public and community service. The Jefferson Awards are led by the Board of Selectors who choose the national winners and oversee the activities of the organization. Co-founder, Sam Beard, is currently the President & CEO.

Jefferson Awards Foundation

The Jefferson Awards Foundation is a non-profit organization that "recognizes, inspires and activates volunteerism and public service in communities, workplaces and schools across America."

List of all past national winners

YearU.S. Senator John Heinz Award for Outstanding Public Service By An Elected or Appointed OfficialS. Roger Horchow Award for Outstanding Public Service by A Private CitizenOutstanding Public Service Benefiting the DisadvantagedSamuel S. Beard Award for Outstanding Public Service by An Individual 35 Years or UnderOutstanding Public Service in Professional SportsLifetime Achievement in Public ServiceOutstanding National or Global Service by a Young American 25 Years or UnderOutstanding Public Service by a Corporation
1973Henry KissingerJohn W. GardnerCesar ChavezJoseph A. Yablonski
1974Elliot RichardsonRalph NaderThomas SzaszMaynard Jackson
1975Peter W. Rodino Jr.Katharine GrahamRev. Leon SullivanEmmett Tyrrell
1976Arthur F. Burns, Alan Greenspan, William E. SimonJohn D. Rockefeller, IIIRev. Theodore HesburghVilma S. Martinez
1977Michael MansfieldArt BuchwaldHoward RuskMax Cleland
1978Hubert H. HumphreyPaul MellonJerry LewisBernard Powell
1979Kenneth Gibson, William Donald Schaefer, Coleman A. YoungHoward JarvisJesse JacksonDenis Hayes
1980Cyrus R. VanceNorman BorlaugAllard LowensteinUS Olympic Hockey Team
1981Warren ChristopherWalter CronkiteMarva CollinsDavid Stockman
1982Howard H. BakerBob HopeClaude PepperHenry Cisneros
1983Paul A. VolckerKirk DouglasHelen HayesJan Scruggs
1984William H. WebsterJ. Peter GraceMaude E. CallenSally Ride
1985James A. Baker, IIILee IacoccaBetty FordTrevor FerrellMary Beth Tober
1986George P. ShultzH. Ross PerotEugene LangRobert Hayes
1987Justice William J. BrennanIrving BrownGinetta SaganSteven Jobs
1988C. Everett KoopJames W. RouseFr. Bruce RitterMarlee Matlin
1989Paul NitzeLeo CherneKimi GrayMarc Buoniconti
1990General Colin PowellJimmy CarterJaime EscalanteAnne Donahue
1991Dick CheneyRobert C. MacauleyMarian Wright EdelmanWendy Kopp
1992Justice Thurgood MarshallFaye WattletonEunice ShriverMichael Brown and Alan Khazei
1993Carla HillsJames BurkeArthur AsheMary Taylor
1994George Mitchell, Bob MichelJim and Sarah BradyPaul Newman and Joanne WoodwardWayne Meisel
1995Justice Harry BlackmunWalter H. AnnenbergBarbara BushStacey Bess
1996Sam NunnBrian LambRosalynn CarterAndrea Jaeger
1997Robert DoleNancy BrinkerOseola McCartyMichael Danziger
1998Robert RubinOprah WinfreyThaddeus S. Lott Sr.Bobby Jindal
1999Daniel Patrick MoynihanElizabeth DoleMillard FullerAnthony Shriver
2000John GlennElayne BennettBenjamin Carson, M.D.Faith Hill
2001Madeleine AlbrightTed BennaDorothy HeightLance Armstrong
2002Rudolph GiulianiLilly TartikoffBill and Melinda GatesChad PregrackeRay Chambers
2003Condoleezza RiceAnne DouglasMathilde KrimMatthew Meyer
2004Justice Sandra Day O'ConnorKen BurnsRev. Fred L. ShuttlesworthKristen Lodal and Brian Kreiter
2005Lee H. Hamilton, Thomas KeanVartan GregorianDave PelzerBenjamin Shuldiner
2006John LewisMichael Feinberg and David LevinI. King JordanPeyton Manning
2007Richard DaleyJeffrey SachsGeoffrey CanadaLindsay Hyde
2008Joe LiebermanEdward JagenDarell HammondOcean Robbins
2009Edward KennedyGreg Mortenson, Pamela HawleyWilliam (Bill) E. MillikenJennifer Staple[2]
2010Michael R. Bloomberg, Cory A. BookerPaul Farmer, M.D.Jim GibbonsTad Skylar AgogliaNnamdi Asomugha, Tyrus Thomas, Curtis Granderson, Stuart Holden, Dwight Howard, Dirk Nowitzki, Justin Tuck, Lauryn Williams, Venus Williams, Ryan ZimmermanMarlo Thomas,[3] Ellie Duke, Katherine Foronda, Ted Gonder, Dallas Jessup, Emma Lindle, Tristan Love, Kristen Lowman, Jessie Mintz, Zoe Ridolfi-Starr, Joe Tigani, Kelly Voigt
2011Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgBill ShoreJerry M. ReinsdorfBrittany and Robbie BergquistDrew Brees, Tamika Catchings, Stephen Curry, Warrick Dunn, Brad Davis, Ernie Els, Ryan Hall, Paul Pierce, CC Sabathia, Brian WestbrookCraig Hatkoff, Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro[4] Sicomac Elementary School - Student Council, Sashin Choksh, Morgan Hartley, Greg Nance, Nick Hebert, Patrick Ip, Talia Leman, Sarah Nuss, Mordecai Scott, Jessica Singer, Tyrone Stevenson, Vanessa StricklandPrudential Financial, Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
2012David H. PetraeusHarry Connick Jr. and Branford MarsalisRichard Proudfit[5] Amber Lynn Coffman
  • Jeremy Affeldt, Dereck Faulkner, Julie Foudy, Jeff Karstens, Jim Kelly, Charlie Kimball, Pat LaFontaine, Hannibal Navies, Jeff Saturday, Troy Vincent, Marty Lyons
The Robin Hood FoundationRachel & Kelsi Okun, Charles OrgBon III, Jourdan Urbach Pfizer[6]
2013Tom Coburn, Patrick Leahy[7] Elie Wiesel[8] Dolores Huerta[9] Neilesh Patel[10] Mark Ein[11] Sejal Hathi, Sam King, Alexis Werner General Electric[12]
2014Gabby Giffords[13] Charles Best,[14] Andrew Shue[15] Pedro Jose Greer[16] Jack Andraka, Ryan Patrick[17] Mariano Rivera,[18] James Thrash[19] Tom Brokaw[20] Maria Keller,[21] Lillian PravdaWeyerhaeuser
2015Sonia Sotomayor[22] Jeffrey Skoll,[23] Ivan Hageman[24] Adam Braun[25] Lauren Bush[26] Fred Jackson,[27] Robby Novak & Brad Montague of Kid President[28] Corinne Hindes & Katrine Kirsebom of Warm Winters [29] Target Corporation[30]
2016Arne Duncan[31] Sean Parker[32] Kyle Zimmer[33] The Young American Soldier[34] Eric Decker[35] Billie Jean King[36] Sophia Sánchez-Maes[37] Salesforce
2017Deval Patrick[38] Peter Diamandis, Sheila Johnson[39] Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, Opal TometiJoe TorreHarry BelafonteLaurie HernandezWarby Parker
2018Elaine WynnBryan StevensonAlexis JonesShaquille O'Neal, Chris LongPia Phillips and Abbie NelsonMaster Card
2019Scooter BraunMariska HargitayMorgan GuessVon Miller, Shaquille O'NealMorgan GuessPatagonia
2020Kristen BellPatrick LawlerOwen ColleyLarry Fitzgerald, Dawn StaleyOwen ColleyTOMS
2021Dr. Anthony Fauci Jessica LaddDeAndre BrownMargot Bellon & Isabel WangJohn CalipariJoan Ganz CooneyJUST Goods
2022General Jacqueline D. Van OvostSharon McMahonPaul Dreschnack, MDShane BattierLeeza GibbonsBen Collier, James Kanoff, and Aidan Reilly, founders of The Farmlink Project

Local awards partners (partial listing)

In 1977, the Jefferson Awards began partnering with local newspapers and television stations.[40]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-10-11 . San Francisco's 'Rev. G' honored with national Jefferson Award for service, seeking peace - CBS San Francisco . 2023-12-28 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US.
  2. Web site: Jennifer Staples Receives Jefferson Award For Public Service . The Newtown Bee . June 19, 2009 . Crevier, Nancy.
  3. Web site: Past Jefferson Award Recipients Multiplying Good . 2024-05-16 . www.multiplyinggood.org.
  4. Web site: Past Jefferson Award Recipients Multiplying Good . 2024-05-16 . www.multiplyinggood.org.
  5. Web site: Richard Proudfit wins the Jefferson Award. chapter-25.org. Sep 14, 2019.
  6. Web site: News. Love Thy Neighbor. Sep 14, 2019.
  7. Web site: Coburn, Leahy among Jefferson winners. Associated Press. POLITICO. Sep 14, 2019. December 24, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141224140218/http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/tom-coburn-patrick-leahy-among-winners-of-jefferson-awards-93049.html. live.
  8. Web site: Professor Elie Weisel at 2013 National Jefferson Awards in Washington, DC. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/9D3VPQ2QlXg . 2021-12-15 . live. Sep 14, 2019. www.youtube.com.
  9. News: Dolores Huerta Receives National Award . Huffington Post . 20 June 2013 . 20 February 2020 . 3 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160803105712/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/20/dolores-huerta-receives-j_n_3471402.html . live .
  10. Web site: Dr. Neilesh Patel DDS (Dr. Neilesh Patel DDS) Neilesh Patel 2011. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120122184629/http://www.drneileshpatel.com/ . 2012-01-22 .
  11. Web site: Jefferson Awards Announces Strategic Alliance with the NFL Player Engagement, Charles Fazzino and IvyConnect, While Celebrating 41 Years of Honoring Service to Others . . . 23 July 2023 . June 19, 2013 . 23 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230723202444/https://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10849501.htm . dead .
  12. Web site: Pam Daley, GE at 2013 National Jefferson Awards in Washington, DC. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/ottqYs2nmlY . 2021-12-15 . live. Sep 14, 2019. www.youtube.com.
  13. News: Courage, Compassion & America's Best Kept Secret . Huffington Post . 11 June 2014 . 20 February 2020 . 24 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170824121308/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/melissa-jun-rowley/courage-compassion--ameri_b_5482924.html . live .
  14. Web site: 42nd Jefferson Awards Celebrate The Impact Of Public Service. Jefferson Awards. Foundation. www.prnewswire.com. Sep 14, 2019. October 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022105503/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/42nd-jefferson-awards-celebrate-the-impact-of-public-service-263641911.html. live.
  15. Web site: NJ native Andrew Shue, of 'Melrose Place' fame, receives outstanding entrepreneur award. Eunice. Lee. Mar 4, 2014. nj.com. Sep 14, 2019. July 17, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220717021802/https://www.nj.com/essex/2014/03/nj_native_andrew_shue_melrose_place_actor_receives_outstanding_entrepreneur_award.html. live.
  16. Web site: Dr. Pedro "Joe" Greer to receive National Jefferson Award America's highest honor for public service - Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine . 2014-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141030161420/http://medicine.fiu.edu/news-and-media/2012/3/dr--pedro-greer-to-receive-national-jefferson-award-americas-highest-honor-for-public-service.html . 2014-10-30 . dead .
  17. Web site: Ross . Garrett . Ryan Patrick receives Jefferson Award for public service | News | Penn State | State College | Daily Collegian . collegian.psu.edu . 2019-09-14 . 2022-07-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220717021806/https://www.collegian.psu.edu/news/article_498ec050-f753-11e3-9708-0017a43b2370.html . live .
  18. Web site: Tom Brokaw, Mariano Rivera & Andrew Shue Receive a Jefferson Award for Public Service. PRWeb. Sep 14, 2019. March 8, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210308092400/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/03/prweb11630195.htm. live.
  19. Web site: The Redskins Blog James Thrash Honored For Continued Public Service. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903172831/http://blog.redskins.com/2014/06/18/james-thrash-honored-for-continued-public-service/ . 2014-09-03 .
  20. Web site: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - CBS All Access. www.cbs.com. Sep 14, 2019. August 15, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060815220552/http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/exclusives/wahoo/archive/2002/10/archive17.shtml. live.
  21. Web site: Maria Keller, Spring Superhero The Global Game Changers. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129031059/http://theglobalgamechangers.com/maria-keller-spring-superhero/ . 2014-11-29 .
  22. Web site: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks at the Jefferson.... Getty Images. Sep 14, 2019. August 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210826110905/https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/supreme-court-justice-sonia-sotomayor-speaks-at-the-news-photo/477665636. live.
  23. Web site: Skoll | Social Entrepreneurs Driving Large Scale Change. Sep 14, 2019. September 14, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190914012355/http://skoll.org/. live.
  24. Web site: Jefferson Awards Foundation Honors Adam Braun, Fred Jackson, Ivan Hageman and 2015 National Recipients at Annual NYC Ceremony. PRWeb. Sep 14, 2019. March 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220305222459/http://www.prweb.com/releases/jeffersonawardsfoundation/annualgala/prweb12559152.htm. live.
  25. Web site: Adam honored with prestigious Jefferson Award. 2015-03-05. 2015-08-13. 2015-06-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20150621223840/https://pencilsofpromise.org/adam-honored-prestigious-jefferson-award/. live.
  26. News: When Making a Difference: Conversations with Lauren Bush Lauren of FEED . Huffington Post . 28 June 2015 . 20 February 2020 . 2 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202004927/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rai-mensah/when-making-a-difference-_b_7684304.html . live .
  27. Web site: Fred Jackson receives national award for community efforts . 2015-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150908003817/http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Fred-Jackson-receives-national-award-for-community-efforts/aa9b76d0-13cc-41b5-93b6-f51b39b0da11 . 2015-09-08 . dead .
  28. News: Here's what we learned after spending five minutes with Kid President . USA Today . 2015-08-13 . 2015-08-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150807231227/http://entertainthis.usatoday.com/2015/06/19/kid-president-is-just-a-normal-kid-who-makes-amazing-videos/ . live .
  29. Web site: Warm Winters . 2016-02-18 . 2016-03-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307013726/http://warm-winters.org/ . live .
  30. Web site: Jefferson Awards Foundation Names U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Kid President, Jeff Skoll, Lauren Bush Lauren and Target 2015 National Award Recipients . 2015-08-13 . 2015-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150705223344/http://www.prweb.com/releases/jeffersonawardsfoundation/DCgala2015/prweb12759898.htm . live .
  31. News: Arne Duncan - #VoicesofJAF - Blog. 2016-07-06. Blog. 2017-09-25. en-US. 2017-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20170925180904/http://blog.jeffersonawards.org/2016/07/06/arne-duncan-voicesofjaf/. live.
  32. News: Jefferson Award Winner: Sean Parker - Blog. 2016-06-13. Blog. 2017-09-25. en-US. 2017-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20170925181023/http://blog.jeffersonawards.org/2016/06/13/jefferson-award-winner-sean-parker/. live.
  33. News: Jefferson Award Winner: Kyle Zimmer, First Book - Blog. 2016-06-10. Blog. 2017-09-25. en-US. 2017-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20170925181020/http://blog.jeffersonawards.org/2016/06/10/jefferson-award-winner-kyle-zimmer-first-book/. live.
  34. Web site: And The Jefferson Award for Service Goes to…The Young American Soldier - Mission Continues Blog. www.missioncontinuesblog.org. en. 2017-09-25. 2016-03-05. 2017-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20170925132849/http://www.missioncontinuesblog.org/7258-2/. live.
  35. News: Eric Decker Awarded 2016 Jefferson Award. 2017-09-25. 2017-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20170925180556/http://www.newyorkjets.com/photos/photo-gallery/Eric-Decker-Awarded-2016-Jefferson-Award/2920be1c-8386-41fe-8c60-4ceee4a60a8f. live.
  36. News: Jefferson Awards Foundation Names Billie Jean King, Eric Decker and Salesforce 2016 National Public Service Award Recipients. PRWeb. 2017-09-25. 2016-04-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20160426200708/http://www.prweb.com/releases/NYC2016Ceremony/PublicServiceAwards/prweb13226733.htm. live.
  37. News: Rising sophomore wins Jefferson Award for public service. 2016-07-14. YaleNews. 2017-09-25. en. 2016-10-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20161018043444/http://news.yale.edu/2016/07/14/rising-sophomore-wins-jefferson-award-public-service. live.
  38. News: Jefferson Awards Foundation Honors Joe Torre, Deval Patrick, Sheila Johnson, Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi as 2017 National Public Service Honorees. Foundation. The Jefferson Awards. GlobeNewswire News Room. 2017-09-25. en-US. 2017-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20170925132050/http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/06/12/1017697/0/en/Jefferson-Awards-Foundation-Honors-Joe-Torre-Deval-Patrick-Sheila-Johnson-Patrisse-Cullors-Alicia-Garza-and-Opal-Tometi-as-2017-National-Public-Service-Honorees.html?f=22&fvtc=5&fvtv=35850855. live.
  39. News: Jefferson Awards Foundation Honors Harry Belafonte, Laurie Hernandez, Peter Diamandis and Warby Parker as 2017 National Public Service Award Recipients. 2017-09-25. en-US. 2017-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20170925133251/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jefferson-awards-foundation-honors-harry-110000952.html. live.
  40. News: Capital Region Jefferson Awards Honor Local Volunteers . 31 August 2023 . Times Union (Albany) . 2023.

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