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Jefferson Awards for Public Service

Award by the American Institute for Public Service

Award by the American Institute for Public Service

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.

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

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.

  • WQAD-TV
  • WXOW
  • KPIX
  • WRTV (Multiplying Good awards)
  • KBTX
    • KBTX 2023 award
  • KOAA

References

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  32. (2016-06-10). "Jefferson Award Winner: Kyle Zimmer, First Book - Blog". Blog.
  33. (2016-03-05). "And The Jefferson Award for Service Goes to…The Young American Soldier - Mission Continues Blog".
  34. "Eric Decker Awarded 2016 Jefferson Award".
  35. "Jefferson Awards Foundation Names Billie Jean King, Eric Decker and Salesforce 2016 National Public Service Award Recipients". PRWeb.
  36. (2016-07-14). "Rising sophomore wins Jefferson Award for public service". YaleNews.
  37. Foundation, The Jefferson Awards. "Jefferson Awards Foundation Honors Joe Torre, Deval Patrick, Sheila Johnson, Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi as 2017 National Public Service Honorees". GlobeNewswire News Room.
  38. "Jefferson Awards Foundation Honors Harry Belafonte, Laurie Hernandez, Peter Diamandis and Warby Parker as 2017 National Public Service Award Recipients".
  39. (2023). "Capital Region Jefferson Awards Honor Local Volunteers". Times Union (Albany).
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