Past Leadership Awards Recipients

Leadership in the Environment

2009     Mr. David Rockefeller, Jr., Sailors for the Sea
2008     Paul W. Hansen, The Nature Conservancy
2007     Peter A. Seligmann, Conservation International
2006     John H. Adams, Natural Resources Defense Council
2005     Anne H. Ehrlich, Stanford University
2004     Jonathan Lash, World Resources Institute
2003     Teresa Heinz Kerry, Heinz Family Philanthropies
2002     Russell E. Train, World Wildlife Fund
2001     Patrick F. Noonan, The Conservation Fund
2000     Dr. George Archibald, International Crane Foundation
1999     Fred Krupp, Environmental Defense Fund
1998     Kathryn S. Fuller, World Wildlife Fund
1997     Dr. Mildred McClain, Citizens for Environmental Justice
1996     John Sawhill, The Nature Conservancy
1995     Professor Florence Taylor Robinson
1994     Gustave Speth, U.N. Development Programme Administrator

Leadership in Industry

2009     Hugh Grant, Monsanto
2008     Jeffry Sterba, PNM Resources
2007     John Hofmeister, Shell Oil Company
2006     Peter A. Darbee, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and President PG&E Corporation
2005     James E. Rogers, Cinergy
2004     Ralph Peterson, CH2M HILL Companies
2003     Thomas C. Jorling, International Paper
2002     Marilyn Ware, American Water Works
2001     Archie Dunham, Conoco
2000     Responsible Care Initiative of the Chemical Manufacturers Association
1999     Sidney Taurel, Eli Lilly & Company
1998     John F. Smith, Jr., General Motors Corporation
1997     Bob Burt, FMC Corporation
1996     Edgar S. Woolard, DuPont
1995     H. Laurance Fuller, Amoco Corporation
1994     Frank Popoff, Dow Chemical

Leadership in Government

2009     Senator Mark Udall
2008     Governor Martin O'Malley (MD)
2007     Senator Olympia Snowe
2006     The Honorable Christopher Dodd, U.S. Senate
2005     Congresswoman Nancy Johnson
2004     Senator Daniel K. Inouye
2003     Congressman James L. Oberstar
2002     Senator Richard Lugar
2001     Congressman Henry Waxman
2000     Congressman John D. Dingell
1999     Congressman Sherwood Boehlert
1998     Senator John Glenn
1997     Senator John Chafee
1996     Mayor Norman Rice (Seattle, WA)
1995     Senator Pete V. Domenici
1994     Energy Secretary Hazel O’Leary

Leadership in Education

2009     Dr. Beverly Hall, Atlanta Public Schools
2008     Gerald Wheeler, National Science Teachers Association
2007     Carlo Parravano, Merck Institute for Science Education
2006     Rodger Bybee, Executive Director, Biological Sciences Curriculum Study 
2005     Jane Nelson, Harvard University
2002     Daniel Ritchie, University of Denver
2001     Helge Wehmeier, Bayer USA
2000     Dr. Bruce Alberts, President, National Academy of Sciences
1998     Dr. Donald Kennedy, Stanford University

The Spirit of Keystone

2009     George Stephanopoulos, ABC News
2008     Jim Lehrer, PBS' NewsHour
2006     Kathleen Sebelius, Governor of Kansas
2005     Nicholas L. Reding
2003     William K. Reilly, Aqua International Partners
2002     Paul V. Tebo, Dupont
2001     Edward M. Gabriel, former Ambassador to Morocco
1999     Sir John Browne, BP Amoco Corporation
1998     Dr. Stephan Schmidheiny, ANOVA Holding Agricultural
1996     Congressman W.J. Tauzin