Salvatori Prize for American Citizenship
Salvatori Prize for American Citizenship is named after Henry Salvatori, an Italian-born American inventor and oil-exploration businessman. The Salvatori Prize for American Citizenship is associated with the Heritage Foundation and is usually awarded annually to an American citizen or organization who, in the Foundation's words, "upholds and advances the principles of the American Founding".[1]
- 1999 - Seven principals from schools espousing "no excuses" philosophy
- Hellen DeBerry, Earhart Elementary, Chicago, Illinois
- Mike Feinberg, KIPP Academy, Houston, Texas
- Gregory Hodge, Frederick Douglass Academy, West Harlem, New York
- Nancy Ichinaga, Bennett-Kew Elementary, Inglewood, California
- Irwin Kurz, The Crown School (P.S. 161), Brooklyn, New York
- David Levin, KIPP Academy, The Bronx, New York
- Ernestine Sanders, Cornerstone Schools, Detroit, Michigan
- 2000 - Dr. Ben Carson, director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University
- 2001 - Mike Feinberg, co-founder of the KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program foundation)
- 2002 - Michael Farris, president of Patrick Henry College
- 2003 - No award given
- 2004 - Virginia Walden-Ford, founder of DC Parents for School Choice
- 2005 - The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association
- 2006 - Peter Schramm, executive director of the Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs
- 2007 - Steven G. Calabresi, David M. McIntosh, and Lee Liberman Otis, founders of The Federalist Society
- 2008 - Robert P. George, professor of jurisprudence at Princeton University
- 2009 - David McCullough, historian and author
- 2010 - The Tea Party movement
- 2011 - Hal C. Scherz, founder of Docs 4 Patient Care
- 2012 - Kevin Hasson, president of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
- 2013 - The Claremont Institute
- 2014 - The Green family, owners of the Hobby Lobby; and the Hahn family, owners of Conestoga Wood Specialties
- 2015 - American Council of Trustees and Alumni
- 2016 - FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education)
- 2017 - The Washington Free Beacon
- 2018 - Tucker Carlson, political commentator[1]
- 2019 - Mollie Hemingway, columnist and political commentator[2]
References
- "The Salvatori Prize for American Citizenship". heritage.org. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- "Mollie Hemingway Wins Salvatori Prize for American Citizenship". Retrieved 2019-05-01.
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