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Join us as we celebrate HOBY and honor great leaders of today who “Empower. Lead. Excel.” at our upcoming Albert Schweitzer Leadership Awards Dinners.
The dinners are a night to remember as we recognize inspirational individuals who exemplify the qualities that HOBY fosters in today’s youth.
The Albert Schweitzer Leadership Award
The Albert Schweitzer Leadership Award is the highest honor bestowed by HOBY, named for the man who inspired and motivated Hugh O’Brian to establish the organization in 1958. The prestigious honor is presented to individuals who have distinguished themselves through service to mankind and who have contributed significantly through leading, educating and motivating youth. Past recipients of the Albert Schweitzer Leadership Award include:
| James B. Adamson Sec. of State Madeleine Albright John Amerman Betty and Roy A. Anderson Norman R. Augustine William F. Austin Joan and Donald R. Beall Jane and Bert Boeckmann Michael R. Bonsignore Eli Broad James E. Burke President & Mrs. George H. Bush John Wm. Butler, Jr., Esq. Richard H. Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS Nadine and Edward M. Carson John S. Chalsty Lynn and Richard Cheney First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton Carole & Lodwrick M. Cook Norman Cousins, Ph.D Walter Cronkite Barbara and Malcolm R. Currie Governor and Mrs. Gray Davis Patty DeDominic Kenneth R. Dickerson Kay and Robert R. Dockson Elizabeth and Robert J. Dole Robert J. Eaton William M. Ellinghaus Lois and Robert F. Erburu Julius W. Erving William T. Esrey |
President and Mrs. Gerald R. Ford David Foster Lynn and Foster Friess John E. Georges Roberto C. Goizueta Raisa and Mikhail Gorbachev Vice President and Mrs. Al Gore Harry J. Gray Reva and George L. Graziadio Floyd Hall Stephen J. Harmelin Esq. Lydia and Charlton Heston Dolores and Bob Hope Howard P. House, M.D. William R. Howell Joseph J. Jacobs Mickey Kantor Nasser Kazeminy David T. Kearns Donald R. Keough Nancy and Henry A. Kissinger Ralph Larsen Drew Lewis Rocco J. Maggiotto Alfred E. Mann J. Willard Marriott John F. McGillicuddy Thomas V. McKernan John K. McKinley Robert Mosbacher Angelo R. Mozilo Hugh O’Brian Denis O’Brien Anthony J. F. O'Reilly |
James E. Oesterreicher John P. Opel Governor George E. Pataki Veronique and Gregory Peck John J. Phelan, Jr. Mark Pigott Alfred A. Plamann Harold A. Poling General Colin L. Powell (Ret.) Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. Lea Rabin President & Mrs. Ronald Reagan Lois R. Rice Jill and Mayor Richard J. Riordan H.E. Juan Antonio Samaranch General H. Norman Schwarzkopf Ruth and Edfred L. Shannon, Jr. Beverly Sills The Honorable Rodney E. Slater Steve Soboroff Delbert C. Staley William C. Steere, Jr. Marge and Richard J. Stegemeier Gloria and James M. Stewart Martin J. Sullivan John L. Tishman Ted Turner Peter V. Ueberroth Robert J. Ulrich P. Roy Vagelos Jack Valenti Ray A. Watt Governor and Mrs. Pete Wilson Sue & Chancellor Charles Young |
The Corporate Citizen Award
The Corporate Citizen Award publicly congratulates the executive officer of a company that has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to leadership by motivating others to take leadership roles in philanthropy and community involvement.
The Inspiration Award
The Inspiration Award honors individuals who have profoundly inspired others by their character, values and actions. Their achievements have equaled their ambitions, and they inspire us to do no less.
The Leadership in Media Award
The Leadership in Media Award salutes the untiring efforts of writers, producers, production companies and individual media performers who have created a ground-breaking body of work that is consistently motivating, inspirational and a powerful tool in bringing social awareness and positive change to our nation and local communities.
HOBY Alumni Achievement Award
The HOBY Alumni Achievement Award recognizes an outstanding HOBY Ambassador who has distinguished himself/herself as a leader in his/her professional, social and philanthropic endeavors, and has carried that leadership with dignity and respect.
Leadership in Entertainment Award
The Leadership in Entertainment Award pays deserved tribute to the artistic merits of production companies and outstanding motion pictures and television programs that have inspired and motivated others by the values they promote through the stories told and the characters portrayed.