The Jefferson Awards for Public Service
The Jefferson Awards for Public Service
U.S. Senator John Heinz Award
Greatest Public Service by an Elected or Appointed Official
1973 |
Dr. Henry A. Kissinger |
1974 |
Elliot Richardson |
1975 |
Peter W. Rodino, Jr. |
1976 |
William E. Simon |
1976 |
Alan Greenspan |
1976 |
Arthur F. Burns |
1977 |
Michael Mansfield |
1978 |
Hubert H. Humphrey |
1979 |
Kenneth Gibson |
1979 |
William Donald Schaefer |
1979 |
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 |
1994 |
Bob Michael |
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 |
2005 |
Thomas H. Kean |
2006 |
Hon. John Lewis |
2007 |
Hon. Richard Daley |
2008 |
Hon. Joe Lieberman |
2009 |
Senator Edward M. Kennedy |
2010 |
The Hon. Michael Bloomberg |
2010 |
The Hon. Cory A. Booker |
S. Roger Horchow Award
Greatest 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 |
Bobby 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 and 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. |
Greatest 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 Esclanante |
1991 |
Marian Wright Edelman |
1992 |
Eunice Shriver |
1993 |
Arthur Ashe |
1994 |
Paul Newman |
1994 |
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 |
Bill Milliken |
2010 |
Jim Gibbons |
Samuel S. Beard Award
Greatest Public Service by an Individual 35 Years or Under
1973 |
Joseph A. Yablonski |
1974 |
Maynard Jackson |
1975 |
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. |
1976 |
Vilma S. Martinez |
1977 |
Max Cleland |
1978 |
Bernard Powell |
1979 |
Denis Hayes |
1980 |
US Olympic Hockey Team |
1981 |
David Stockman |
1982 |
Henry Cisneros |
1983 |
Jan Scruggs |
1984 |
Sally Ride |
1985 |
Trevor Ferrel |
1986 |
Robert Hayes |
1987 |
Steven Jobs |
1988 |
Marlee Matlin |
1989 |
Marc Buoniconti |
1990 |
Anne Donahue |
1991 |
Wendy Kopp |
1992 |
Alan Khazei |
1992 |
Michael Brown |
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 |
2004 |
Brian Kreiter |
2005 |
Benjamin Shuldiner |
2006 |
Peyton Manning |
2007 |
Lindsay Hyde |
2008 |
Ocean Robbins |
2009 |
Jennifer Staple |
2010 |
Tad Sklyar Agoglia |
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award Recipients
Outstanding Public Service Benefiting Local Communities
1974 |
Robert T. Bates |
1974 |
James Ellis |
1974 |
James Masten |
1974 |
Ellen S. Straus |
1974 |
Peter Wilson |
1976 |
Felix Rohatyn |
1977 |
Marjory Taylor |
1977 |
Olga Mele |
1977 |
Dr. Leonard Cobb |
1977 |
Jean Chaudhuri |
1977 |
Fr. Alfred Boeddeker |
1978 |
Elizabeth Maier |
1978 |
Robert G. Levy |
1978 |
Sr. Mary Kathleen Clark |
1978 |
Thomas Cannon |
1978 |
J.O. Asbjornson |
1979 |
Cornelius D. Banks |
1979 |
Dr. Ann Hines |
1979 |
Joyce Hunter |
1979 |
Father Bruce Ritter |
1979 |
Clarence H. Snyder |
1980 |
Dr. Louis Mattucci |
1980 |
Elaine Greibenow |
1980 |
Lee Klein |
1980 |
Tilda Kemplen |
1980 |
John Carpenter |
1981 |
Noey Somchay |
1981 |
Homer Fahrner |
1981 |
David Crockett |
1981 |
Irene Auberlin |
1981 |
Hank Adams |
1982 |
Lorraine Schreck |
1982 |
Ruth Heinz |
1982 |
Caroline Putnam |
1982 |
Helena Kyle |
1982 |
Richard Marvin Garrett |
1982 |
Dallas Doyle |
1983 |
Tony Messineo |
1983 |
Candy Lightner |
1983 |
Dr. Robert Kustra |
1983 |
Darlene Handley |
1983 |
Dean Crisp |
1984 |
Donna Velvick |
1984 |
Betty Taylor |
1984 |
Margaret Marshall |
1984 |
Francis & Campbell Cutler |
1984 |
Virginia Clemmer |
1985 |
Linda Barker |
1985 |
Dr. Frank McGlone |
1985 |
Arturo Montoya |
1985 |
Jean Kennedy Smith |
1985 |
Mary Beth Tober |
1986 |
Sonya & Tanya Witt |
1986 |
Philip Viall |
1986 |
Fannie Royston |
1986 |
Therese Dozier |
1986 |
Ruby Ferrell Callaway |
1987 |
Jim Knocke |
1987 |
Howard Jones |
1987 |
Fred Doescher |
1987 |
Elizabeth Brown |
1987 |
Joan W. Bailey |
1988 |
Joanna & Jim Chappell |
1988 |
Peter Frazza |
1988 |
Lola Martin |
1988 |
J. T. Pace |
1988 |
Amy Marie Windom |
1989 |
Brent Wyatt |
1989 |
Julia Middleton |
1989 |
Stephen P. Klinker, DDS |
1989 |
Clara Johansen |
1989 |
David Cain |
1990 |
Wayne Barton |
1990 |
John Bell |
1990 |
Queen Hyler |
1990 |
Dr. Viola Taylor |
1990 |
Jane Van Sant |
1991 |
Deborah Walrod |
1991 |
Mistilee Grace |
1991 |
Ann Chapman |
1991 |
P.O. Walter Bennett |
1991 |
Claire & Romeo Bennett |
1992 |
Mary Ellen Eagle |
1992 |
Albert Eckstein, MD |
1992 |
Carol Kane |
1992 |
Judge Edward Rodgers |
1992 |
Rachel Rossow |
1993 |
Dr. James Withers |
1993 |
Christi Todd |
1993 |
Rev. Herschel C. Smith |
1993 |
Leatrice 'Chick' Big Crow |
1993 |
Ella M. Jones |
1994 |
Victor Acquino |
1994 |
Dorita Epps |
1994 |
Daniel Patrick Greene |
1994 |
Marjory Ray |
1994 |
Rev. Julius L. Scipio |
1995 |
DWe Williams |
1995 |
Pamela Roland |
1995 |
Maggie Lopez |
1995 |
Billy Earley |
1995 |
Mattie Hill Brown |
1996 |
Sgt. Roger Redd |
1996 |
Clara Kirk |
1996 |
Dr. Vincent Jenco |
1996 |
Jesse Hipps |
1996 |
Cahn Ba Dang |
1997 |
Dawn Degenhardt |
1997 |
Momma Hawk |
1997 |
Chris Morris |
1997 |
Margaret Moul |
1997 |
Pat Zimmerman |
1998 |
Carlos Spaht, II |
1998 |
Pam Marota |
1998 |
Crystal Davis |
1998 |
Rose Crumb |
1998 |
James "Major" Adams |
1999 |
Thelma Barnett |
1999 |
Jean-Dominique Catchings |
1999 |
Patrick Dickinson |
1999 |
Dr. William Magee, Jr. |
1999 |
Victor Trevino |
2000 |
Allan Law |
2000 |
Ardelia Ingram |
2000 |
Donald Fisher |
2000 |
Mat Dawson, Jr. |
2000 |
Richard Cyr |
2001 |
Dr. Allen O. Battle |
2001 |
Gertrude M. Cole |
2001 |
Jose Luis Flores |
2001 |
Kompha Seth |
2001 |
Samuel Williams |
2002 |
Rev. John F. Norwood |
2002 |
Angela Angela |
2002 |
Thomas Gutierrez |
2002 |
Linda Gregory |
2002 |
Maise DeVore |
2003 |
Rodney S. Alford |
2003 |
William D. Grace |
2003 |
Bridget McDaniel |
2003 |
Rev. Wendell Mettey |
2003 |
Dr. Sherwin Shinn, DDS and Jerri Shinn, RN |
2004 |
Dr. Erwin M. Vasquez |
2004 |
Bobby J. Trimble |
2004 |
Rev. Alice Parker |
2004 |
Kim Meeder |
2004 |
Judith Bluestone |
2005 |
Corwin B. Marbly, Sr. |
2005 |
Coke Hallowell |
2005 |
Marcelle Fortier Citron |
2005 |
Officers Billy Bolin and Paul Kirby |
2005 |
Rosie Leetta Abram |
2006 |
Vincenza Carrieri-Russo |
2006 |
Gail Conner |
2006 |
Holly Dunn-Pendleton |
2006 |
Mark Lunsford |
2006 |
Stanley Ratliff |
2007 |
Andrea Blamble |
2007 |
Stevie Moore |
2007 |
Kathryn Martin |
2007 |
Heidi Kuhn |
2007 |
Nancy Costello |
2008 |
Hank and Debbie Perret |
2008 |
Harry Vogler |
2008 |
Lia Rowley |
2008 |
Nancy Collins |
2008 |
Megan Neuf |
2008 |
Erin Drischler |
2008 |
Jackie Betz |
2009 |
Catalino Tapia |
2009 |
Diane Dobitz |
2009 |
Kevin Brown |
2009 |
Karen Broughton |
2009 |
Dick Bere |
2010 |
Robert S. Edwards |
2010 |
Mark Kline, M.D. |
2010 |
Gary Maxworthy |
2010 |
Jackie Millar |
2010 |
Heather Wilder |