Distinguished Benefactors of the Jefferson Awards

Since its inception, individual, foundation and corporate contributions
have been essential to the functioning of the American Institute for
Public Service and the continuation of the Jefferson Awards. Their
support makes possible our mission to encourage and honor individuals
for their achievements and contributions through public and community
service.

We thank

National Award Underwriters and Endowment Gifts

Roger Horchow for his lead gift of $1,000,000 to underwrite the S. Roger
Horchow Award for the Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen.

Teresa Heinz and the Heinz Family Foundation for their $1,000,000 gift
to underwrite the U.S. Senator John Heinz Award for the Greatest Public
Service by an Elected or Appointed Official and to assist with the
President's Student Service Awards.

Janet and Barry Lang for their $500,000 contribution to underwrite the
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Awards for the Outstanding Public Service
Benefiting Local Communities.

Paula & William Grigsby for their $130,000 gift to the American
Institute's endowment.

National Corporate Partner

Deloitte & Touche USA LLP

Benefactors & Development Partners

Norm Asbjornson

George Ball

Anson Beard, Jr.

Teresa Heinz

Barry & Janet Lang

Stuart Family Foundation

Gerald Wendell

 

 

Principal Trustees

Joaquin Blaya

William Burleigh

Russell Carson

State of Delaware

Johnson & Johnson

The E.W. Scripps Company

M.A. Self

George Strawbridge, Jr.

Tsunami Foundation

Univision Radio

 

 

Trustees

Aurora Management Partners

Catamount Fund, Ltd.

Central Florida YMCA

Chicago Bulls

Chicago White Sox

Patrick & Anna Cudahy Fund

Richard Danziger

Darden Restaurants

The Douglas Family Foundation

Hugh Eaton

First Republic Bank

Florida Hospital

Goldstein Family Foundation

Edwin Goodman

Gordon and Llura Gund Foundation

Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Louis F. Hill

Michael J. Hynansky

Bryan Lawrence

Jeanette Loeb

Martin Massman

Oakland A's

Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Gerald L. Parsky

Robert D. Stuart, Jr.

United Way of the Bay Area

Whirlpool Corporation

Winner Automotive Group

 

 

 

Jefferson Awards Champions

ARAMARK

Buccini Pollin Group

Carnagie Mellon University

Deloitte & Touche San Francisco

Deloitte & Touche Chicago

Exelon

Federated Department Stores, Inc.

H.J. Heinz Co.

Highmark Blue Cross & Blue Sheild

Mercy Health Care Partners

New Castle County (Delaware)

Orange County (Orange County, FL)

Pacific Gas & Electric

Reed Smith

SONY Pictures

Wells Fargo

 

 

Ambassadors

Agilent Technologies

AstraZeneca

Susan H. Ball

Charles & Martha Bartlett

Joan & Robert Bernhard

Mary Ann Bertles Stewart

William Burleigh

MacKenzie Canter, III

Lee Ault Carter

Raymond G. Chambers

Anthony Clark

Art Connolly

Conectiv, Inc.

The Hon. Tom Daschle

Katharine C. DeWitt

Brian Donnelly

Dorsey & Whitney Foundation

Kirk Douglas

Michael Douglas

Albert R. Dowden

Larry & Micki Edelshon

Rae Forker Evans

Ben du Pont

E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company

Richard Eisner

Carl M. Freeman Foundation

Earl Graves, Sr.

Paula & William Grigsby

Coke Hallowell

Evelyn & Walter Hass, Jr. Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Andy Hobbs

Roger Horchow

HYCLIFF Foundation

Juniper Bank

Keller Group

John LaGatta

George Lavin

John A. & Betty Levin

Lois & William Lawrence

Philip A. Marineau

Paul Maslansky

Alex Lopex-Negrete

Luther King Capital Management

Brent Magid

Steve Mazda

Richard Munro

Premcor Inc.

John Rollins, III

Jeff Sagansky

Dennis Salter

Ron Schafer

Sam & Sue Shipley

Steve Silver

Laird Stabler

Whitney Stevens

Elliott Roosevelt, III

Jack Valenti