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Academy of Achievement is unlike any other organization in the world. For six decades, our nonprofit foundation has sparked the imaginations and raised the aspirations of extraordinary young people across the United States and around the globe by bringing them into direct personal contact with the preeminent leaders and innovators of our times.</h3> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body data-rsssl="1"><p>The American Academy of Achievement was founded by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.achievement.org/video/brian-blaine-reynolds/">Brian Blaine Reynolds</a>, an acclaimed photographer best known for his contributions to <em>Life</em> magazine and <em>Sports Illustrated</em>. Reynolds established the Academy of Achievement to bring aspiring young people together with real-life heroes — the kind of achievers he met every week on assignment. He discovered that visionaries and pioneers, who often strike us as larger-than-life, are real people who endured setbacks and persevered through everyday challenges, like anyone else. The difference is in how they kept their eyes open to new opportunities, and in how they went about achieving their dreams. The Academy’s first annual Banquet of the Golden Plate program was held at Monterey, California in September of 1961.</p> <figure id="attachment_5086" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-5086" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-5086 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716im_/https://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2002-clinton_1680px_6443.jpg"></noscript><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-5086 lazyload" alt="President Bill Clinton speaking to Academy delegates at the 2002 International Achievement Summit in Dublin." width="1680" height="1120" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2002-clinton_1680px_6443.jpg 1680w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2002-clinton_1680px_6443-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2002-clinton_1680px_6443-760x507.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2002-clinton_1680px_6443.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-5086" class="wp-caption-text">President Bill Clinton speaking to the Academy delegates at the 2002 International Achievement Summit in Dublin.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Academy’s annual gatherings transfer knowledge, inspiration and the benefit of extraordinary life history from one generation of established achievers to the next generation of young people, who will, in turn, become leaders in their respective fields.</p> <figure id="attachment_51666" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-51666" style="width: 2225px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="wp-image-51666 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716im_/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp2-WOMEN-ACHIEVERS-SUMMIT-OVERVIEW-3-PANEL.jpg"></noscript><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-51666 size-full lazyload" alt="" width="2225" height="559" data-sizes="(max-width: 2225px) 100vw, 2225px" data-srcset="/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp2-WOMEN-ACHIEVERS-SUMMIT-OVERVIEW-3-PANEL.jpg 2225w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp2-WOMEN-ACHIEVERS-SUMMIT-OVERVIEW-3-PANEL-380x95.jpg 380w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp2-WOMEN-ACHIEVERS-SUMMIT-OVERVIEW-3-PANEL-760x191.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp2-WOMEN-ACHIEVERS-SUMMIT-OVERVIEW-3-PANEL.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-51666" class="wp-caption-text">Pioneering Women of Achievement: Captain Grace Murray Hopper, USN, famed inventor, and developer of COBOL computer programming language, receives the Academy’s Golden Plate Award from Admiral James B. Stockdale, USN, Medal of Honor recipient, during the 1983 Summit in San Diego; Rosa Parks, civil rights pioneer, at the 1996 American Academy of Achievement program in Sun Valley, Idaho; Karl Eller presents the Academy’s Golden Plate Award to Hon. Sandra Day O’Connor, Justice of the United States Supreme Court, during 1987 Summit in Phoenix.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Academy has provided thousands of outstanding young scholars, scientists and social entrepreneurs with all-expense-paid life-changing experiences, through which the rising generations whose dreams will determine our collective tomorrow have drawn inspiration from those individuals who have shaped our world of today.</p> <figure id="attachment_9601" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9601" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="wp-image-9601 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716im_/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-Reagan_1.jpg"></noscript><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-9601 size-full lazyload" alt="" width="2280" height="1668" data-sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px" data-srcset="/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-Reagan_1.jpg 2280w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-Reagan_1-380x278.jpg 380w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-Reagan_1-760x556.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-Reagan_1.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9601" class="wp-caption-text">President Ronald W. Reagan addressing the Academy of Achievement delegates at the 1990 Summit in Chicago.</figcaption></figure> <p>Since 1961, these generation-spanning forums have allowed exceptional young scholars to interact one-on-one with Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winners in the arts and sciences, public servants, explorers, humanitarians, champion athletes, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and countless others who represent achievement in their respective fields. Such personal encounters send an enormously powerful message to young people raised in a world that so often values the superficial and ephemeral over the monumental and enduring.</p> <figure id="attachment_51536" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-51536" style="width: 4793px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="wp-image-51536 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716im_/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-3-sideby-side-1986-DE-HAVILLAND.jpg"></noscript><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-51536 size-full lazyload" alt="" width="4793" height="1315" data-sizes="(max-width: 4793px) 100vw, 4793px" data-srcset="/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-3-sideby-side-1986-DE-HAVILLAND.jpg 4793w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-3-sideby-side-1986-DE-HAVILLAND-380x104.jpg 380w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-3-sideby-side-1986-DE-HAVILLAND-760x209.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-3-sideby-side-1986-DE-HAVILLAND.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-51536" class="wp-caption-text">1986, The American Academy of Achievement’s 25th-anniversary Summit at historic Mount Vernon, Virginia: (Left) Screen legend Shirley Temple Black with 3-time Heavy Weight Boxing Champion of the World Muhammad Ali at a reception. (Center) Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon and Academy Class of 1973, addressing the Summit delegates and members as Summit moderator Olivia de Havilland looks on. (Right) The internationally-acclaimed artist, Robert Rauschenberg, with Council member, paleontologist and evolutionary biologist, Stephen Jay Gould.</figcaption></figure> <p>These gatherings take on special significance in light of our vastly changing world. The opportunity for students of various lands and faiths to enter into meaningful, reasoned dialogue with eminent leaders from diverse fields ignites hope for the future. Without greater understanding between nations, there can be no lasting peace, and this kind of intellectual discourse between individual leaders, both present and future, is essential to establishing such an understanding.</p> <figure id="attachment_9603" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9603" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="wp-image-9603 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716im_/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-2-Bush_and_Student_Williamsburg_Scan003.jpg"></noscript><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-9603 size-full lazyload" alt="President George H.W. Bush, Golden Plate awardee, meets delegates at the 1995 Summit in Colonial Williamsburg." width="2280" height="1486" data-sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px" data-srcset="/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-2-Bush_and_Student_Williamsburg_Scan003.jpg 2280w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-2-Bush_and_Student_Williamsburg_Scan003-380x248.jpg 380w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-2-Bush_and_Student_Williamsburg_Scan003-760x495.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-2-Bush_and_Student_Williamsburg_Scan003.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9603" class="wp-caption-text">President George H.W. Bush, Golden Plate awardee, meets delegates at the 1995 Summit in Colonial Williamsburg.</figcaption></figure> <p>In this spirit, the Academy has established the International Achievement Summit, as well as programs such as Achievement TV and the Museum of the American Dream, located in Washington, D.C. The biographies, interviews, symposiums, podcasts, textbooks and photographs presented on the Academy’s website, www.achievement.org, have been compiled from the American Academy of Achievement’s exclusive collection of interviews.</p> <figure id="attachment_51687" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-51687" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-51687 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716im_/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/WP-2280-SPORTS-OUR-HISTORY-WP-GettyImages-956192870.jpg"></noscript><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-51687 lazyload" alt="" width="2280" height="758" data-sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px" data-srcset="/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/WP-2280-SPORTS-OUR-HISTORY-WP-GettyImages-956192870.jpg 2280w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/WP-2280-SPORTS-OUR-HISTORY-WP-GettyImages-956192870-380x126.jpg 380w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/WP-2280-SPORTS-OUR-HISTORY-WP-GettyImages-956192870-760x253.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/WP-2280-SPORTS-OUR-HISTORY-WP-GettyImages-956192870.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-51687" class="wp-caption-text">Legends of Sport: Tom Landry, Dallas Cowboys head coach and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, presents the American Academy of Achievement’s Golden Plate Award to Mother Antonia Brenner, the “Prison Angel,” at the 1983 Summit in San Diego; Wayne Gretzky, heralded as the greatest hockey player of all-time, at the 1982 Banquet of the Golden Plate ceremony in New Orleans; Awards Council member and basketball all-time scoring champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar presenting the Golden Plate Award to Peyton Manning, Super Bowl champion quarterback, during the American Academy of Achievement’s 2007 International Achievement Summit held in Washington, D.C.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Academy has developed a comprehensive video archive of historical figures, weaving their stories into a unique narrative history of our world. While we believe that everyone can benefit by exploring the lives of these extraordinary leaders, visionaries, and pioneers, we encourage students in particular to draw on these materials while forming their own judgments and values. We encourage all to study these unique figures from our common heritage, and to discover how their inspirational life stories can be used to create roadmaps to our own successful destinations.</p> </body></html> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4 sidebar"> <h2 class="serif-3">The International Achievement Summit</h2> </div> <div class="col-md-8"> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body data-rsssl="1"><figure id="attachment_4993" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4993" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="wp-image-4993 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716im_/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/obama_academy_0462.jpg"></noscript><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-4993 size-full lazyload" alt="President Barack Obama addresses the 2007 Summit in Washington, D.C." width="2280" height="1520" data-sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px" data-srcset="/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/obama_academy_0462.jpg 2280w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/obama_academy_0462-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/obama_academy_0462-760x507.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/obama_academy_0462.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4993" class="wp-caption-text">President Barack Obama addressing the delegates at the 46th annual Achievement Summit in Washington, D.C.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Academy of Achievement held its first annual International Achievement Summit in 1999. The forum gives exceptional scholars from around the world the opportunity to interact with preeminent achievers. The Academy invites leaders in diverse fields of endeavor to attend the Summit and participate in a series of symposiums and roundtable discussions. Approximately 80 men and women — 50 distinguished previous awardees and 30 new honorees — interact with 100 delegates — graduate students, research fellows, scholars, young scientists, physicians and social entrepreneurs — over the course of several days in an informal setting.</p> <figure id="attachment_4990" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4990" style="width: 1680px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-4990 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716im_/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/carter_lg.jpg"></noscript><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-4990 lazyload" alt="President Jimmy Carter addresses the assemblage of Academy participants during the 1984 Salute to Excellence program at the historic Lafayette Club outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota." width="1680" height="2529" data-sizes="(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px" data-srcset="/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/carter_lg.jpg 1680w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/carter_lg-252x380.jpg 252w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/carter_lg-505x760.jpg 505w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/carter_lg.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4990" class="wp-caption-text">President Jimmy Carter addresses the assemblage of Academy of Achievement members and student delegates during the 1984 “Salute to Excellence” program at the historic Lafayette Club outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Academy’s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.achievement.org/our-history/awards-council/">Golden Plate Awards Council</a>, comprised of past honorees of the Academy, annually reviews a broad spectrum of candidates for invitation to the Summit. From this list, the Awards Council selects 30 new Academy honorees. The highlight of the annual International Achievement Summit occurs on the final evening of the gathering at the Banquet of the Golden Plate. At the ceremony, each honoree is presented with the Golden Plate Award and the Academy of Achievement gold medal as a “representative of the many who excel” in their chosen professions.</p> <figure id="attachment_10764" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10764" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-10764 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716im_/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/WP-et-ford-taylor-168058-09.jpg"></noscript><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-10764 lazyload" alt="" width="2280" height="1551" data-sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px" data-srcset="/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/WP-et-ford-taylor-168058-09.jpg 2280w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/WP-et-ford-taylor-168058-09-380x259.jpg 380w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/WP-et-ford-taylor-168058-09-760x517.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/WP-et-ford-taylor-168058-09.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-10764" class="wp-caption-text">Awards Council member, President Gerald R. Ford, presents the Golden Plate Award to Elizabeth Taylor, recipient of two Oscars for Best Actress, at the American Academy of Achievement’s 1985 ceremonies in Denver, Colorado.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Academy of Achievement launched its series of International Achievement Summits at Budapest, Hungary in June of 1999, in conjunction with the NATO conference hosted by the Supreme Allied Commander Europe.</p> </body></html> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4 sidebar"> <h2 class="serif-3">The American Dream on the International Stage</h2> </div> <div class="col-md-8"> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body data-rsssl="1"><figure id="attachment_64032" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-64032" style="width: 1536px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-64032 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716im_/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2003academy1150.jpg"></noscript><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-64032 lazyload" alt="" width="1536" height="1024" data-sizes="(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" data-srcset="/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2003academy1150.jpg 1536w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2003academy1150-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2003academy1150-760x507.jpg 760w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2003academy1150-1520x1013.jpg 1520w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2003academy1150.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-64032" class="wp-caption-text">Awards Council member and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Elie Wiesel presents the Academy of Achievement’s Golden Plate Award to Shimon Peres at 2003 International Achievement Summit ceremony in Washington, D.C.</figcaption></figure> <figure id="attachment_5856" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-5856" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-5856 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716im_/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wordpress_laurabush_academy_1700.jpg"></noscript><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-5856 lazyload" alt="" width="2280" height="1770" data-sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px" data-srcset="/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wordpress_laurabush_academy_1700.jpg 2280w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wordpress_laurabush_academy_1700-380x295.jpg 380w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wordpress_laurabush_academy_1700-760x590.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wordpress_laurabush_academy_1700.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-5856" class="wp-caption-text">First Lady Laura Bush, a 2007 Academy guest of honor, welcomes the delegates and members to the 46th annual Banquet of the Golden Plate ceremonies during the International Achievement Summit held in Washington, D.C.</figcaption></figure> <p>The International Achievement Summit can best be described as a global celebration of the human spirit to excel that lies at the heart of the American Dream. Its honored guests are those who have made a significant difference in today’s world through individual effort in their own fields of endeavor. The roster of Academy members reads like a “Who’s Who” of achievement and includes many Nobel, Pulitzer, National Medal of Science, Business Hall of Fame, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Congressional Gold Medal, Medal of Honor, Tony, Grammy, Emmy, and Oscar winners.</p> <figure id="attachment_68652" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-68652" style="width: 2560px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="wp-image-68652 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sagan-sanders-kennedy-tyler-staubach-osmonds-james-scaled.jpg"></noscript><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-68652 size-full lazyload" alt="" width="2560" height="599" data-sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" data-srcset="/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sagan-sanders-kennedy-tyler-staubach-osmonds-james-scaled.jpg 2560w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sagan-sanders-kennedy-tyler-staubach-osmonds-james-380x89.jpg 380w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sagan-sanders-kennedy-tyler-staubach-osmonds-james-760x178.jpg 760w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sagan-sanders-kennedy-tyler-staubach-osmonds-james-1536x359.jpg 1536w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sagan-sanders-kennedy-tyler-staubach-osmonds-james-2048x479.jpg 2048w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sagan-sanders-kennedy-tyler-staubach-osmonds-james-1520x356.jpg 1520w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sagan-sanders-kennedy-tyler-staubach-osmonds-james-scaled.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-68652" class="wp-caption-text">1976 Guests of honor: Dallas quarterback Roger Staubach, TV stars Donny and Marie Osmond, and General Daniel “Chappie” James, Jr., USAF.; Golden Plate Awards Council member Anthony M. Kennedy, Justice of the United States Supreme Court, and Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler exchanging ideas at dinner at The Met during the 2019 Summit.; Astronomer Carl Sagan and Col. Harland Sanders at the 1975 Golden Plate ceremonies head table.</figcaption></figure> <p>A sense of electricity grows throughout the program, as the delegates — through direct personal contact with past and present Academy honorees — are reminded of the shared history of human progress, and of the common heritage of individual leadership and initiative, which know no national boundaries. Similarly, the honorees draw inspiration from the promise represented by the young delegates. Generational and cultural barriers fade away as participants join in the spirit of the occasion, a celebration of the individual’s power to shape our world.</p> <figure id="attachment_63197" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63197" style="width: 3521px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-63197 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716im_/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/revised-2-SIDE-BY-SIDE-QUEEN-RANIA-AND-ABDULLAH-2004-AND-2005.jpg"></noscript><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-63197 lazyload" alt="" width="3521" height="1163" data-sizes="(max-width: 3521px) 100vw, 3521px" data-srcset="/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/revised-2-SIDE-BY-SIDE-QUEEN-RANIA-AND-ABDULLAH-2004-AND-2005.jpg 3521w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/revised-2-SIDE-BY-SIDE-QUEEN-RANIA-AND-ABDULLAH-2004-AND-2005-380x126.jpg 380w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/revised-2-SIDE-BY-SIDE-QUEEN-RANIA-AND-ABDULLAH-2004-AND-2005-760x251.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/revised-2-SIDE-BY-SIDE-QUEEN-RANIA-AND-ABDULLAH-2004-AND-2005.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-63197" class="wp-caption-text">Left: International Achievement Summit Host Chairman Catherine B. Reynolds with 2004 Academy of Achievement honoree His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan, at the reception in the Grand Hall of The Field Museum in Chicago. Right: Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan receives her award at the 2005 Banquet of the Golden Plate in New York.</figcaption></figure> <p>Academy members and delegates alike come away revitalized, with a new sense of purpose. Past Academy participants from all walks of life have echoed the sentiments of Helen Hayes, First Lady of the American Theatre, who described it as “…one of the most inspiring and gratifying occasions in my lifetime of occasions.”</p> </body></html> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4 sidebar"> <h2 class="serif-3">Who Chooses the Honorees?</h2> </div> <div class="col-md-8"> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body data-rsssl="1"><figure id="attachment_50042" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-50042" style="width: 2400px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="wp-image-50042 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716im_/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/wp-square-GettyImages-463023431.jpg"></noscript><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-50042 size-full lazyload" alt="" width="2400" height="2400" data-sizes="(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px" data-srcset="/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/wp-square-GettyImages-463023431.jpg 2400w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/wp-square-GettyImages-463023431-190x190.jpg 190w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/wp-square-GettyImages-463023431-380x380.jpg 380w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/wp-square-GettyImages-463023431-760x760.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/wp-square-GettyImages-463023431.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-50042" class="wp-caption-text">Steven P. Jobs, the 26-year-old co-founder and the board chairman of Apple Computer Company, with General David C. Jones, USAF, Golden Plate Awards Council co-chairman and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the American Academy of Achievement’s 1982 Banquet of the Golden Plate in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Getty Images)</figcaption></figure> <p>The Academy’s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.achievement.org/our-history/awards-council/">Golden Plate Awards Council</a> annually reviews a broad spectrum of candidates who are inspiring “exemplars of excellence” for possible invitation to the International Achievement Summit. From this list, the Awards Council — comprised of eminent past honorees of the Academy — selects 30 new honorees. Fifty illustrious previous awardees join the new honorees at the Summit, and participate in the awards presentation at the Banquet of the Golden Plate ceremony.</p> </body></html> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4 sidebar"> <h2 class="serif-3">The Golden Plate Awardees</h2> </div> <div class="col-md-8"> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body data-rsssl="1"><figure id="attachment_51703" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-51703" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="wp-image-51703 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716im_/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-2280-side-by-side-OPRAH-AND-SIDNEY-POITIER-wordpress-AofALA-79.jpg"></noscript><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-51703 size-full lazyload" alt="" width="2280" height="1074" data-sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px" data-srcset="/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-2280-side-by-side-OPRAH-AND-SIDNEY-POITIER-wordpress-AofALA-79.jpg 2280w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-2280-side-by-side-OPRAH-AND-SIDNEY-POITIER-wordpress-AofALA-79-380x179.jpg 380w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-2280-side-by-side-OPRAH-AND-SIDNEY-POITIER-wordpress-AofALA-79-760x358.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-2280-side-by-side-OPRAH-AND-SIDNEY-POITIER-wordpress-AofALA-79.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-51703" class="wp-caption-text">2014: Golden Plate Awards Council member and 1989 Academy guest of honor Oprah Winfrey introducing legend of American cinema, Sidney Poitier, at an American Academy of Achievement ceremony in Los Angeles, California; Oprah Winfrey presents one of her lifelong heroes, Sidney Poitier, with the Academy of Achievement’s Gold Medal.</figcaption></figure> <p>The following is a partial list of Golden Plate honorees. These visionaries and pioneers — whose ideas and talents have influenced the world — have all participated in the annual International Achievement Summit and addressed the student delegates. They are listed with the year of their induction into the Academy. A more comprehensive Summary of Golden Plate recipients, grouped by decade and field of endeavor, is also available.</p> <p class="aboutText"> </p></body></html> <dl class="row m-t-2 sans-2"> <dt class="col-md-12 p-b-1 p-t-1">U.S. Presidents</dt> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2007</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Barack Obama</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">44th President of the United States</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2002</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/william-j-clinton/">William J. Clinton</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">42nd President of the United States</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1995</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/george-h-w-bush/">George H. W. Bush</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">41st President of the United States</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1990</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Ronald W. Reagan</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">40th President of the United States</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1984</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/jimmy-carter/">Jimmy Carter</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">39th President of the United States</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1971</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Gerald R. Ford</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">38th President of the United States</div> </article> <dt class="col-md-12 p-b-1 p-t-1">Public Servants</dt> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2017</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Neil M. Gorsuch</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Justice, Supreme Court of the United States</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2012</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/sonia-sotomayor/">Sonia Sotomayor</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Justice, Supreme Court of the United States</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2005</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/anthony-m-kennedy/">Anthony M. Kennedy</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Retired Justice, Supreme Court of the United States</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2003</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Hillary Clinton</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Former U.S. Secretary of State</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2002</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/henry-kissinger-ph-d/">Henry A. Kissinger, Ph.D.</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize for Peace</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1998</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">James A. Baker III</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Former U.S. Secretary of State</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1995</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/ruth-bader-ginsburg/">Ruth Bader Ginsburg</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Justice, Supreme Court of the United States</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1988</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/general-colin-l-powell/">General Colin L. Powell, USA</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Congressional Gold Medal</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1987</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Sandra Day O’Connor</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Justice, Supreme Court of the United States</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1977</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">General Jimmy Doolittle, USAF</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Medal of Honor </div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1961</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">General Douglas MacArthur, USA</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Congressional Gold Medal</div> </article> <dt class="col-md-12 p-b-1 p-t-1">World Leaders</dt> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2004</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">H.M. King Abdullah</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2004</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">President of the Republic of Turkey</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2003</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/shimon-peres/">Shimon Peres</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize for Peace</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2000</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/benazir-bhutto/">Benazir Bhutto</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Former Prime Minister of Pakistan</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2000</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/mikhail-s-gorbachev/">Mikhail S. Gorbachev</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize for Peace</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2000</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/lech-walesa/">Lech Walesa</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize for Peace</div> </article> <dt class="col-md-12 p-b-1 p-t-1">Champions of Human Rights</dt> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2019</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Bryan Stevenson</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Founder of Equal Justice Initiative</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2019</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/leymah-gbowee/">Leymah Gbowee</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize for Peace</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2019</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Nadia Murad</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize for Peace</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2004</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/congressman-john-r-lewis/">Congressman John R. Lewis</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Champion of Civil Rights</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2003</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/desmond-tutu/">Archbishop Desmond Tutu</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize for Peace</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1997</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/coretta-scott-king/">Coretta Scott King</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Pioneer of Civil Rights</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1996</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/elie-wiesel/">Elie Wiesel</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize for Peace</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1995</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/rosa-parks/">Rosa Parks</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Pioneer of Civil Rights</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1978</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/frank-m-johnson/">Frank M. Johnson, Jr.</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Presidential Medal of Freedom</div> </article> <dt class="col-md-12 p-b-1 p-t-1">Innovators in Information Technology</dt> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2017</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/demis-hassabis-ph-d/">Demis Hassabis, Ph.D.</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Pioneer of Artificial Intelligence</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2014</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/tony-fadell/">Tony Fadell</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">iPod Mastermind and Founder of Nest</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2014</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/reid-hoffman/">Reid Hoffman</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Internet Entrepreneur</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2007</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/sir-timothy-berners-lee/">Sir Tim Berners-Lee</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Father of the World Wide Web</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2004</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/sergey-brin/">Sergey Brin</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Co-founder of Google Inc.</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2004</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/larry-page/">Larry Page</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Co-founder of Google Inc.</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2001</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/jeffrey-p-bezos/">Jeffrey P. Bezos</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Founder and CEO, Amazon.com</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1997</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/larry-j-ellison/">Larry J. Ellison</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Founder and Executive Chairman, Oracle Corporation</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1992</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/william-h-gates-iii/">William H. Gates III</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Co-founder, Microsoft Corporation</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1983</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper, USN</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Developer of COBOL Computer Language</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1982</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Steven P. Jobs</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Co-founder, Apple Computer</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1981</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">William R. Hewlett</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Co-founder, Hewlett-Packard Company</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1970</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Jack S. Kilby</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Inventor of the Integrated Circuit</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1967</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Claude E. Shannon, Ph.D.</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Electronics and Mathematics</div> </article> <dt class="col-md-12 p-b-1 p-t-1">Business Leaders</dt> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2019</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">John Doerr</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Investor and Venture Capitalist</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2019</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Paul Tudor Jones II</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Investor and Philanthropist</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2012</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/ray-dalio/">Ray Dalio</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Hedge Fund Master</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2004</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Michael R. Bloomberg</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Founder and CEO of Bloomberg L.P.</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1999</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/stephen-schwarzman/">Stephen A. Schwarzman</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Chairman and CEO of The Blackstone Group</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1994</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/carlos-slim/">Carlos Slim Helú</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Financier and Philanthropist</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1989</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Philip H. Knight</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Co-founder and Chairman, Nike, Inc.</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1989</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/oprah-winfrey/">Oprah Winfrey</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Media Entrepreneur</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1987</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/henry-r-kravis/">Henry R. Kravis</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Financier and Investor</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1984</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/ted-turner/">Robert Edward (Ted) Turner</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Founder, Cable News Network</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1977</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">John D. MacArthur</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Insurance Entrepreneur </div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1976</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Stephen D. Bechtel, Sr.</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">International Construction</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1973</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Ray A. Kroc</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">McDonald's Restaurants</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1972</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Akio Morita</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">President, Sony Corporation</div> </article> <dt class="col-md-12 p-b-1 p-t-1">Sports Heroes</dt> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2017</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/simone-biles/">Simone Biles</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Gymnast and Olympic Gold Medalist</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2008</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/bill-russell/">Bill Russell</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Basketball Hall of Fame</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2007</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/peyton-manning/">Peyton Manning</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Super Bowl Champion Quarterback</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2000</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/sir-roger-bannister-2/">Sir Roger Bannister</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Track and Field Legend</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1990</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Michael Jordan</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Basketball's Most Valuable Player</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1986</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Muhammad Ali</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Boxing Champion of the World </div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1982</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Wayne Gretzky</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Hockey's Scoring Champion </div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1979</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Paul (Bear) Bryant</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Collegiate Football Coach</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1977</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/hank-aaron/">Hank Aaron</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Baseball Immortal</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1976</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/john-wooden/">John Wooden</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Basketball's Coaching Legend</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1975</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/willie-mays/">Willie Mays</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Baseball Hall of Fame</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1969</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Mickey Mantle</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Baseball Hall of Fame</div> </article> <dt class="col-md-12 p-b-1 p-t-1">Cinema and the Performing Arts</dt> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2019</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Roger Daltrey</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2019</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Pete Townshend</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2019</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Musical Theatre Composer</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2017</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/sir-michael-caine/">Sir Michael Caine</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">British Film Icon</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2017</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/jimmy-page/">Jimmy Page</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Guitarist and Founder of Led Zeppelin</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2014</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/sidney-poitier/">Sidney Poitier</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Oscar for Lifetime Achievement</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2005</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/itzhak-perlman/">Itzhak Perlman</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Virtuoso of the Violin</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2005</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/stephen-sondheim/">Stephen Sondheim</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Composer and Lyricist</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2004</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/julie-andrews/">Dame Julie Andrews</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Stage and Screen Actress</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2003</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Bob Dylan</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize in Literature</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1999</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/aretha-franklin/">Aretha Franklin</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">The Queen of Soul</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1992</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Barbra Streisand</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Singer, Actress and Director </div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1991</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Dizzy Gillespie</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Master Trumpeter </div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1991</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Audrey Hepburn</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Film Actress and Ambassador </div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1991</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Martin Scorsese</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Master Filmmaker</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1989</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/george-lucas/">George Lucas</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Creator of <i>Star Wars</i></div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1988</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/johnny-cash/">Johnny Cash</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Country Music Legend</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1986</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Steven Spielberg</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Master Filmmaker</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1985</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Elizabeth Taylor</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Two Oscars for Best Actress</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1980</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Clint Eastwood</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Motion Picture Production</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1979</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Henry Fonda</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Motion Picture Legend </div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1975</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Ray Charles</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Musician and Vocalist</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1974</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Jimmy Stewart</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Legendary Film Actor</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1972</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Helen Hayes</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Film and Stage Actress</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1970</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">John Wayne</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Legend of the Silver Screen</div> </article> <dt class="col-md-12 p-b-1 p-t-1">Authors</dt> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2019</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Ian McEwan</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">English Novelist and Screenwriter</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2019</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Orhan Pamuk</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize in Literature</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2017</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/kazuo-ishiguro/">Sir Kazuo Ishiguro</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize in Literature</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2012</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/louise-gluck/">Louise Glück</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize in Literature</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2009</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/nadine-gordimer/">Nadine Gordimer</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize in Literature</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2009</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/wole-soyinka/">Wole Soyinka</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize in Literature</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2005</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/edward-albee/">Edward Albee</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Three Pulitzer Prizes for Drama</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2005</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Toni Morrison</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize in Literature</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2004</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/norman-mailer/">Norman Mailer</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">National Book Award for Lifetime Achievement</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2004</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/john-updike/">John Updike</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Two Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1997</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/joyce-carol-oates/">Joyce Carol Oates</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">National Book Award</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1988</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">August Wilson</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Pulitzer Prize for Drama</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1986</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Herman Wouk</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Pulitzer Prize for Fiction</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1977</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Alex Haley</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Pulitzer Prize for <i>Roots</i></div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1971</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/james-a-michener/">James A. Michener</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Pulitzer Prize-winning Novelist</div> </article> <dt class="col-md-12 p-b-1 p-t-1">Artists and Architects</dt> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2017</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/lord-norman-foster/">Lord Norman Foster</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Architecture Gold Medal</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2014</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Jeff Koons</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Contemporary Art Phenomenon</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1995</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/frank-gehry/">Frank O. Gehry</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Architecture Gold Medal</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1991</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/philip-johnson/">Philip C. Johnson</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Dean of American Architects</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1986</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Robert Rauschenberg</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Internationally Honored Artist </div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1977</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">R. Buckminster Fuller</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Inventor of the Geodesic Dome </div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1971</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Louis I. Kahn</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Architecture</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1961</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Thomas Hart Benton</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Painter and Muralist</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1961</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Yousuf Karsh</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Portrait Photography</div> </article> <dt class="col-md-12 p-b-1 p-t-1">Scientists</dt> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2019</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Donna Strickland, Ph.D.</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize in Physics</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2017</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/venki-ramakrishnan-ph-d/">Venki Ramakrishnan, Ph.D.</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize in Chemistry</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2014</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/robert-lefkowitz-m-d/">Robert J. Lefkowitz, M.D.</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize in Chemistry</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2014</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/frances-h-arnold-ph-d/">Frances H. Arnold, Ph.D.</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize in Chemistry</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2008</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/shinya-yamanaka-m-d-ph-d/">Shinya Yamanaka, M.D., Ph.D.</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize in Medicine</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2000</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Baruch S. Blumberg, M.D., Ph.D.</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize in Medicine</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2000</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/frederick-sanger-ph-d/">Frederick Sanger, Ph.D.</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Two Nobel Prizes in Chemistry</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1987</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">John Bardeen, Ph.D.</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Two Nobel Prizes in Physics</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1987</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Francis H. C. Crick, Ph.D.</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize in Medicine </div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1986</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/james-d-watson/">James D. Watson, Ph.D.</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Discoverer of the DNA Molecule</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1979</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/linus-pauling/">Linus C. Pauling, Ph.D.</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and Peace</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1975</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Wernher von Braun, Ph.D.</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Rocket Engineer</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1976</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/jonas-salk-m-d/">Jonas Salk, M.D.</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Developer of the Polio Vaccine</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1972</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/glenn-t-seaborg-ph-d/">Glenn T. Seaborg, Ph.D.</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Discoverer of Plutonium</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1971</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/norman-e-borlaug/">Norman E. Borlaug, Ph.D.</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize for Peace</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1969</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/charles-h-townes-ph-d/">Charles H. Townes, Ph.D.</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Inventor of the Maser and Laser</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1966</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Harold C. Urey, Ph.D.</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize in Chemistry</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1965</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Maria Goeppert Mayer, Ph.D.</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize in Physics</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1961</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Charles Stark Draper, Ph.D.</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Aeronautics and Engineering</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1961</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Clarence L. (Kelly) Johnson</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Aircraft Design Engineer</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1961</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/edward-teller-ph-d/">Edward Teller, Ph.D.</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Father of the Hydrogen Bomb</div> </article> <dt class="col-md-12 p-b-1 p-t-1">Explorers</dt> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2007</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/richard-leakey/">Richard E. Leakey</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Paleoanthropologist and Conservationist</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">2004</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/sally-ride-ph-d/">Sally K. Ride, Ph.D.</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">First American Woman in Space</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1987</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/jane-goodall/">Dame Jane Goodall</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Primatologist and Anthropologist</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1981</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/admiral-alan-shepard-jr/">Admiral Alan B. Shepard, Jr., USN</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">First American in Space</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1974</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/general-chuck-yeager/">General Chuck Yeager, USAF</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">First Man to Break the Sound Barrier</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1973</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Neil Armstrong</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">First Man on the Moon</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1973</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/sir-edmund-hillary/">Sir Edmund Hillary</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Conqueror of Mount Everest</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1968</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Captain James A. Lovell, Jr., USN</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">Conquest of Space</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list col-xs-12 clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 honoree-list__inner">1964</div> <div class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5 honoree-list__inner">Colonel John H. Glenn, USMC</div> <div class="col-xs-6 honoree-list__inner">First American to Orbit the Earth</div> </article> </dl> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4 sidebar"> <h2 class="serif-3">The Academy Honor Delegates</h2> </div> <div class="col-md-8"> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body data-rsssl="1"><figure id="attachment_6935" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6935" style="width: 1442px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="wp-image-6935 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716im_/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2003SupremeCourt_mj2-1.jpg"></noscript><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-6935 size-full lazyload" alt="International student delegates of the American Academy of Achievement at the United States Supreme Court after a dinner hosted by Awards Council members Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg." width="1442" height="1386" data-sizes="(max-width: 1442px) 100vw, 1442px" data-srcset="/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2003SupremeCourt_mj2-1.jpg 1442w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2003SupremeCourt_mj2-1-380x365.jpg 380w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2003SupremeCourt_mj2-1-760x730.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2003SupremeCourt_mj2-1.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-6935" class="wp-caption-text">2003: International student delegates of the American Academy of Achievement at United States Supreme Court after a dinner hosted by Awards Council members Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.</figcaption></figure> <p class="aboutText">The outstanding scholars, scientists and social entrepreneurs selected to attend the International Achievement Summit are chosen from among the most distinguished young people in the world. The graduate student attendees are selected through a roster of prestigious international fellowship and scholarship programs, such as the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Medical Research Fellowship, the Rhodes Scholarship Trust, the Truman Scholarship Foundation, White House Fellows Program, the Paul and Daisy Soros Foundation Fellowship, the Marshall Scholarship, Gates Cambridge Fellowship, and the Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation Fellowship Program for Social Entrepreneurship.</p> <figure id="attachment_51753" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-51753" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="wp-image-51753 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716im_/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/3-sideby-side-KENNEDY-SOTOMAYOR-GINSBURG-ROBERTS.jpg"></noscript><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-51753 size-full lazyload" alt="" width="2280" height="561" data-sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px" data-srcset="/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/3-sideby-side-KENNEDY-SOTOMAYOR-GINSBURG-ROBERTS.jpg 2280w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/3-sideby-side-KENNEDY-SOTOMAYOR-GINSBURG-ROBERTS-380x94.jpg 380w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/3-sideby-side-KENNEDY-SOTOMAYOR-GINSBURG-ROBERTS-760x187.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/3-sideby-side-KENNEDY-SOTOMAYOR-GINSBURG-ROBERTS.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-51753" class="wp-caption-text">U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg receives the Golden Plate Award of the Academy of Achievement from Awards Council member Barbra Streisand at the Academy’s 1995 Summit in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia; Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. and Awards Council member Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speak with Academy delegates during an evening symposium and dinner at the United States Supreme Court at the 2007 International Achievement Summit in Washington, D.C.; Awards Council members Justices Anthony Kennedy and Ruth Ginsburg present the Academy of Achievement’s Gold Medal to Justice Sonia Sotomayor at the 2012 Summit in Washington.</figcaption></figure> <p class="aboutText">The faculty of colleges and universities around the world also nominate student delegates for the International Achievement Summit. The student delegates have distinguished themselves not only in their academic or artistic pursuits, but also in their record of service to their schools and communities as well as to various international charitable organizations. Their interests span the full spectrum, from the sciences to law, medicine, the humanities and entrepreneurship. In addition, the Academy of Achievement invites several student delegates who have demonstrated great promise in the performing arts to participate in the Summit activities.</p> <figure id="attachment_5171" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-5171" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="wp-image-5171 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716im_/https://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Reynolds_0046_wordpress.jpg"></noscript><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-5171 size-full lazyload" alt="Awards Council member Justice Anthony M. Kennedy addresses the Academy delegates at the Supreme Court." width="2280" height="1520" data-sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px" data-srcset="/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Reynolds_0046_wordpress.jpg 2280w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Reynolds_0046_wordpress-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Reynolds_0046_wordpress-760x507.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Reynolds_0046_wordpress.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-5171" class="wp-caption-text">Awards Council member Justice Anthony Kennedy addresses the American Academy of Achievement delegates at the United States Supreme Court during the introductory dinner of the 2010 International Achievement Summit.</figcaption></figure> </body></html> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4 sidebar"> <h2 class="serif-3">Who Governs the Academy?</h2> </div> <div class="col-md-8"> <p>The Board of Directors, composed of Patrons of the Academy and representatives of the Awards Council, oversees all financial aspects of the Academy’s operation. Each year, the Academy’s Board of Directors reviews — and considers for its approval — a detailed budget. Additionally, an annual independent audit is presented to the entire Board.</p> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4 sidebar"> <h2 class="serif-3">Who Sponsors the Academy?</h2> </div> <div class="col-md-8"> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body data-rsssl="1"><figure id="attachment_40714" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-40714" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-40714 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716im_/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-LondonSummit_0092.jpg"></noscript><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-40714 lazyload" alt="" width="2280" height="1520" data-sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px" data-srcset="/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-LondonSummit_0092.jpg 2280w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-LondonSummit_0092-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-LondonSummit_0092-760x507.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-LondonSummit_0092.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-40714" class="wp-caption-text">Wayne R. Reynolds, Summit Host Catherine B. Reynolds, and the 2017 delegates at Claridge’s Hotel in London, England, prior to the opening reception and dinner during the 52nd annual International Achievement Summit.</figcaption></figure> <p>The principal underwriter of the American Academy of Achievement’s International Achievement Summit is <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/http://www.cbrf.org/">The Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation</a>. The Foundation, which has sponsored the International Achievement Summit since its inaugural gathering in Budapest, has also generously provided funding for a number of other Academy educational initiatives, including this website. A more complete listing of Academy Patrons and sponsors may be found on this website.</p> </body></html> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4 sidebar"> <h2 class="serif-3">NonProfit Status & Deductibility of Contributions</h2> </div> <div class="col-md-8"> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body data-rsssl="1"><p>The Academy is a nonprofit organization within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. All contributions to the Endowment Fund and to the Academy itself are tax-deductible under federal law.</p> <figure id="attachment_50799" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-50799" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-50799 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716im_/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/SIDE-BY-SIDE-wp-clinton-2003academy0182.jpg"></noscript><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-50799 lazyload" alt="" width="2280" height="819" data-sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px" data-srcset="/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/SIDE-BY-SIDE-wp-clinton-2003academy0182.jpg 2280w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/SIDE-BY-SIDE-wp-clinton-2003academy0182-380x137.jpg 380w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/SIDE-BY-SIDE-wp-clinton-2003academy0182-760x273.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/SIDE-BY-SIDE-wp-clinton-2003academy0182.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-50799" class="wp-caption-text">Left: U.S. Senators John McCain, Hillary Clinton and Trent Lott receive their Academy of Achievement Gold Medals at a symposium and awards ceremony held at the U.S. Capitol during the 42nd International Achievement Summit in Washington, D.C. Right: Actor George Clooney and Senator Tom Daschle chat after the summit symposium and awards ceremony at the U.S. Capitol during the 2003 International Achievement Summit held in Washington, D.C.</figcaption></figure> </body></html> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4 sidebar"> <h2 class="serif-3">The Achievement Television Network</h2> </div> <div class="col-md-8"> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body data-rsssl="1"><p class="aboutText">The lives of legendary achievers have endlessly fascinated the public. We marvel at George Washington’s selfless commitment to his country, Thomas Edison’s vision, Helen Keller’s courage. Such heights, young people often believe, could only have been scaled by someone of unparalleled genius, or persons born to privilege, or those favored by sheer luck. However, the lives and words of these heroes reveal a different story. Few were born rich. They were no more lucky or unlucky than their contemporaries. They were individuals like us, beset by the same challenges that human beings have faced throughout the ages. Their greatness lies not in accidents of birth or good fortune, but in how they met and overcame the extraordinary challenges they faced in their own lives.</p> <table border="0" align="left"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a name="ovr0-010a.gif"></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <figure id="attachment_41294" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-41294" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41294 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716im_/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-lighten-LondonSummit_1191.jpg"></noscript><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-41294 lazyload" alt="" width="2280" height="1520" data-sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px" data-srcset="/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-lighten-LondonSummit_1191.jpg 2280w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-lighten-LondonSummit_1191-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-lighten-LondonSummit_1191-760x507.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-lighten-LondonSummit_1191.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-41294" class="wp-caption-text">Neil M. Gorsuch, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, addresses the Academy members and Marshall Scholars at historic Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, during the 2017 International Achievement Summit.</figcaption></figure> <p>Founded on the belief that great achievers can motivate and educate others by serving as inspiring role models, Achievement TV introduces a revolutionary concept by bringing individuals who have shaped the history of our time directly into the classroom. Achievement TV is an electronic forum that allows students to meet and learn from the outstanding visionaries and leaders of the last half-century. In their own words, these famous achievers tell of their experiences, struggles, dreams and personal paths to success, and engage in a unique, lively and innovative dialogue with the young people before whom each show was taped. All students, from those deemed “at-risk” to those in advanced placement classes, can discover heroes whose words and deeds will encourage them to strive for excellence in their studies and in their lives. Achievement TV programs are broadcast on numerous educational channels.</p> <figure id="attachment_10228" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10228" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="wp-image-10228 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716im_/https://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/wp-powell-delarenta-walters-168058-13.jpg"></noscript><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-10228 size-full lazyload" alt="Oscar de la Renta, Barbara Walters, Colin Powell" width="2280" height="1509" data-sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px" data-srcset="/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/wp-powell-delarenta-walters-168058-13.jpg 2280w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/wp-powell-delarenta-walters-168058-13-380x252.jpg 380w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/wp-powell-delarenta-walters-168058-13-760x503.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://162.243.3.155/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/wp-powell-delarenta-walters-168058-13.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-10228" class="wp-caption-text">Awards Council member General Colin L. Powell at the 1991 Banquet of the Golden Plate ceremonies in New York City with Academy of Achievement inductees: fashion designer Oscar de la Renta and journalist Barbara Walters.</figcaption></figure> </body></html> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4 sidebar"> <h2 class="serif-3">Museum of the American Dream</h2> </div> <div class="col-md-8"> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body data-rsssl="1"><p class="aboutText">The American Academy of Achievement has created a museum in Washington, D.C. featuring interactive, multimedia displays telling the life stories of many of the Academy’s members and their personal paths to success. Drawing upon its archives of exclusive, first-person source material, amassed over the past five decades, the Academy has created an exciting and unique exhibition.</p> <figure id="attachment_6224" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6224" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-6224 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716im_/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wordpress_06Academy_040.jpg"></noscript><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-6224 lazyload" alt="" width="2280" height="1708" data-sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px" data-srcset="/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wordpress_06Academy_040.jpg 2280w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wordpress_06Academy_040-380x285.jpg 380w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wordpress_06Academy_040-760x569.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wordpress_06Academy_040.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-6224" class="wp-caption-text">Golden Plate Awards Council members and 2006 Summit Hosts Steven Spielberg and George Lucas welcome the Academy delegates and members to the 45th annual International Achievement Summit in Los Angeles, California.</figcaption></figure> <p class="aboutText">Through state-of-the-art technology, visitors are brought into contact with the Academy honorees who have helped shape our times. In their own words, these leaders and visionaries share the path to their achievements, as well as candid insights into their own personal and professional lives. The contributions of these individuals to humanity’s progress during the past century, and their spirit of innovation and ingenuity, will be preserved in the Academy’s museum to inspire the creative thinking of future generations.</p> </body></html> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4 sidebar"> <h2 class="serif-3">Online Resources</h2> </div> <div class="col-md-8"> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body data-rsssl="1"><figure id="attachment_6948" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6948" style="width: 1694px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="wp-image-6948 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716im_/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/03-2002-bono-quincy-2280.jpg"></noscript><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-6948 size-full lazyload" alt="Music impresario and Golden Plate Awards Council member Quincy Jones inducts famed musician and activist Bono into the Academy during the introductory dinner of the 2002 International Achievement Summit in Dublin." width="1694" height="1142" data-sizes="(max-width: 1694px) 100vw, 1694px" data-srcset="/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/03-2002-bono-quincy-2280.jpg 1694w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/03-2002-bono-quincy-2280-380x256.jpg 380w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/03-2002-bono-quincy-2280-760x512.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/03-2002-bono-quincy-2280.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-6948" class="wp-caption-text">Music impresario and Golden Plate Awards Council member Quincy Jones inducts famed musician and activist Bono into the Academy during the introductory dinner of the 2002 International Achievement Summit in Dublin.</figcaption></figure> <p>The one-on-one video interviews of more than 200 Academy honorees are featured on the Academy of Achievement’s website, www.achievement.org, alongside multimedia curriculum modules and a podcast center of selected symposium presentations from the annual International Achievement Summit. The website also hosts a collection of biographies and historic photographs of these Academy members. Visitors can access our online library and discover which books influenced the early lives of our honorees.</p> <figure id="attachment_51696" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-51696" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-51696 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716im_/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-2280-WRITERS-PANEL-VIDAL-06Academy_816-003.jpg"></noscript><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-51696 lazyload" alt="" width="2280" height="700" data-sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px" data-srcset="/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-2280-WRITERS-PANEL-VIDAL-06Academy_816-003.jpg 2280w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-2280-WRITERS-PANEL-VIDAL-06Academy_816-003-380x117.jpg 380w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-2280-WRITERS-PANEL-VIDAL-06Academy_816-003-760x233.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wp-2280-WRITERS-PANEL-VIDAL-06Academy_816-003.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-51696" class="wp-caption-text">Legendary Writers: Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist John Updike addressing Academy students and delegates at a symposium during the 2004 International Achievement Summit in Chicago, Illinois; Awards Council member and famed operatic soprano Kathleen Battle presenting the American Academy of Achievement’s Golden Plate Award to Toni Morrison, the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, at the Banquet of the Golden Plate gala ceremonies during the 2005 International Achievement Summit in New York City; Admired novelist and social critic Gore Vidal addressing Academy delegates and members during the 2006 International Achievement Summit in Los Angeles.</figcaption></figure> <p>The curriculum module topics feature Academy members talking to students about their personal insights and life experiences on a wide range of topics, including civil rights, social advocacy, creative writing and leadership. The Academy of Achievement’s website receives 200 million hits per year from educators and students around the world. Our mission is to bring the personal stories of exceptional men and women to all who aspire to make a difference in their own lives.</p> <figure id="attachment_50823" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-50823" style="width: 2741px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-50823 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716im_/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/side-by-side-jimmy-stewart-and-hayes-helen.jpg"></noscript><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-50823 lazyload" alt="" width="2741" height="1987" data-sizes="(max-width: 2741px) 100vw, 2741px" data-srcset="/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/side-by-side-jimmy-stewart-and-hayes-helen.jpg 2741w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/side-by-side-jimmy-stewart-and-hayes-helen-380x275.jpg 380w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/side-by-side-jimmy-stewart-and-hayes-helen-760x551.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/side-by-side-jimmy-stewart-and-hayes-helen.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-50823" class="wp-caption-text">Left: Members of the Awards Council: award-winning actress Helen Hayes, pioneer TV newscaster Lowell Thomas, and famed attorney Leon Jaworski at the American Academy of Achievement’s 1974 Banquet of the Golden Plate Award ceremonies in Salt Lake City, Utah. Right: Council member Helen Hayes presents the Golden Plate Award to screen legend Jimmy Stewart at the 1974 Banquet of the Golden Plate Award ceremonies in Salt Lake City, Utah.</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2011, the Academy of Achievement published a library of more than 500 exclusive audio and video symposium presentations from its annual Summits on iTunes U. The Academy has continued to add to this collection, which now spans more than 30 years, from 1981 to 2017. Academy of Achievement podcasts are available to the public on iTunes U, free of charge, under the Creative Commons License. In 2015, the Academy launched a podcast series, <em>What It Takes</em>, on iTunes. The podcast presents the life stories and reflections of Academy members who have had a huge impact on the world, and insights you can apply to your own life. <em>What It Takes</em> has received millions of downloads on Apple Podcasts.</p> <figure id="attachment_50788" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-50788" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-50788 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716im_/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/SIDEBYSIDE-1977-GettyImages-659942358-2280.jpg"></noscript><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-50788 lazyload" alt="" width="2280" height="826" data-sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px" data-srcset="/web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/SIDEBYSIDE-1977-GettyImages-659942358-2280.jpg 2280w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/SIDEBYSIDE-1977-GettyImages-659942358-2280-380x138.jpg 380w, /web/20210905051716im_/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/SIDEBYSIDE-1977-GettyImages-659942358-2280-760x275.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/SIDEBYSIDE-1977-GettyImages-659942358-2280.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-50788" class="wp-caption-text">Left: The Honorable John J. Sirica, Watergate trial judge and <em>Time</em> magazine’s Man of the Year, with General Dan Shomron, paratroop commander of the Entebbe Airport rescue of 103 high-jacked hostages and later the Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces, on the head table at the 16th annual Banquet of the Golden Plate ceremonies in Orlando, Florida. Right: Academy guests of honor: sports journalist Howard Cosell, Alex Haley, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of <em>Roots: The Saga of an American Family</em>, and the Emmy Award-winning actor Edward Asner at the 1977 Banquet of the Golden Plate during the American Academy of Achievement Summit held in Orlando, Florida.</figcaption></figure> </body></html> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4 sidebar"> <h2 class="serif-3">The Academy in the News</h2> </div> <div class="col-md-8"> <p class="aboutText">Learn more about the American Academy of Achievement in these stories from domestic and international news media:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.al.com/news/2020/12/dr-ben-carson-announces-29-million-federal-grant-to-study-civil-rights-gateway.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Advance Local</i>, December 15, 2020</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.npr.org/2020/10/08/921782159/poet-louise-gl-ck-wins-2020-nobel-prize-in-literature/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>NPR</i>, October 8, 2020</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://buchtelite.com/40250/showcase/remembering-associate-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburgs-impact-on-law-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>The Buchtelite</i>, September 22, 2020</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://apple.news/AKphH7ZciSJy8rf-keTxyYQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Inc.</i>, September 16, 2020</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/07/olivia-de-havilland/608851/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>The Atlantic</i>, July 26, 2020</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.npr.org/2020/07/17/792579944/rep-john-lewis-a-force-in-the-civil-rights-movement-dead-at-80" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>NPR</i>, July 17, 2020</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.radio.com/knx1070/blogs/rebekah-sager/exclusive-crooner-johnny-mathis-gives-advice-young-singers" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Radio.com</i>, May 8, 2019</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/http://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/valentino-garavani-the-american-academy-of-achievement-golden-plate-award" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>British Vogue</i>, October 20, 2017</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://www.fastcompany.com/3015391/seven-rare-steve-jobs-videos-that-show-how-to-think-different" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Fast Company</i>, August 8, 2013</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Washington-Post-October-28-2012.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Washington Post</i>, October 28, 2012</a></li> <li class="aboutAcademy"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Chicago-Tribune-June-14-2004.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Chicago Tribune</i>, June 14, 2004</a></li> <li class="aboutAcademy"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CBS-60-Minutes-August-21-2003.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>CBS 60 Minutes</i>, August 21, 2003</a></li> <li class="aboutAcademy"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Washington-Post-May-4-2003.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Washington Post</i>, May 4, 2003</a></li> <li class="aboutAcademy"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/small-the-sunday-times-june-9-2002-clinton-leads-elite-at-secret-irish-summit-paul-colgan.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>The Sunday Times</i>, June 9, 2002</a></li> <li class="aboutAcademy"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Irish-Times-June-3-2002.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Irish Times</i>, June 3, 2002</a></li> <li class="aboutAcademy"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/San-Antonio-Express-May-5-2001.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>San Antonio Express</i>, May 5, 2001</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/small-the-elks-magazine-sept-2000-ideas-intertwine-with-the-unexpected-at-the-39th-annual-scottsdales-arizona.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>The Elks Magazine</i>, September 2000</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/The_Boston_Globe_Sun__Aug_20__2000_.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>The Boston Sunday Globe</i>, August 20, 2000</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/small-sept-1999-the-elks-magazine-young-american-dreams-abound-at-the-38th-annual-achievement-summit-staff-report-washington-dc.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>The Elks Magazine</i>, September 2000</a></li> <li class="aboutAcademy"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Wall-Street-Journal-July-23-1999.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Wall Street Journal</i>, July 23, 1999</a></li> <li class="aboutAcademy"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/small-sept-1998-the-elks-magazine-inspiring-the-future-the-1998-achievement-summit-staff-report-jacksonhole-wyoming.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>The Elks Magazine</i>, September 1998</a></li> <li class="aboutAcademy"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/small-Express-July-3-1996-the-achievers-by-susan-bailey-sun-valley.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Express</i>, July 3, 1996</a></li> <li class="aboutAcademy"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/small-the-elks-magazine-nov-1994-academy-celebrates-excellence-by-jim-o-kelley-the-best-kept-secret-in-america-by-aerlyn-dawn-las-vegas.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>The Elks Magazine</i>, November 1994</a></li> <li class="aboutAcademy"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Great-Falls-Tribune-June-27-1993.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Great Falls Tribune</i>, June 27, 1993</a></li> <li class="aboutAcademy"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Las-Vegas-Review-Journal-June-28-1992.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Las Vegas Review-Journal</i>, June 28, 1992</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Ravalli_Republic_Wed__Oct_9__1991_.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Ravalli Republic</i>, October 9, 1991</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/small-oct-1991-the-elks-magazine-elks-scholars-honored-in-salute-to-excellence-staff-report-nyc.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>The Elks Magazine</i>, October 1991</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/The_Morning_Call_Thu__Aug_1__1991_.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>The Morning Call</i>, August 1, 1991</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Hattiesburg_American_Sun__Jul_28__1991_ralph-lauren-photo.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Hattiesburg American</i>, July 28, 1991</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/The_Burlington_Free_Press_Mon__Jul_1__1991_hepburn-photo.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>The Burlington Free Press</i>, July 1, 1991</a></li> <li class="aboutAcademy"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/San-Francisco-Chronicle-June-26-1989.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>San Francisco Chronicle</i>, June 26, 1989</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/The-Hartford-Courant-Connecticut-Living-7.1.88.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>The Hartford Courant</i>, July 1, 1988</a></li> <li class="aboutAcademy"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Arizona-Republic-June-27-1987.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Arizona Republic</i>, June 27, 1987</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/The_Tennessean_Sun__Jul_13__1986_LorettaLynn.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>The Tennessean Showcase</i>, July 13, 1986</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/RockyMountain19850630.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Rocky Mountain News</i>, June 30, 198</a><a 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href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Salt-Lake-Tribune-June-24-1979.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Salt Lake Tribune</i>, June 24, 1979</a></li> <li class="aboutAcademy"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/The-Kentucky-Press-June-24-1978.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>The Kentucky Press,</i> June 24, 1978</a></li> <li class="aboutAcademy"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Washington-Post-June-27-1977.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Washington Post</i>, June 27, 1977</a></li> <li class="aboutAcademy"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Sunday-Courier-and-Press-June-29-1975.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Sunday Courier & Press</i>, June 29, 1975</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/EveningJournal-1971-RollinsesToHostAchievers-2pages.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Evening Journal</i>, June 16, 1971</a></li> <li class="aboutAcademy"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Dallas-Morning-News-June-25-1970.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Dallas Morning News</i>, June 25, 1970</a></li> <li class="aboutAcademy"><a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Dallas-Morning-News-June-16-1968.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Dallas Morning News</i>, June 16, 1968</a></li> <li class="aboutAcademy"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/The_Californian_Mon__Sep_11__1961.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>The Californian</i>, September 11, 1961</a></li> <li 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Doudna, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/rita-dove/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Rita Dove</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/sylvia-earle/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sylvia Earle, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/elbaradei/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Mohamed ElBaradei</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/gertrude-elion/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Gertrude B. Elion, M.Sc.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/larry-j-ellison/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Larry J. Ellison</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/nora-ephron/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Nora Ephron</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/julius-erving/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Julius Erving</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/tony-fadell/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Tony Fadell</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/paul-farmer/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Paul Farmer, M.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/suzanne-farrell/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Suzanne Farrell</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/anthony-s-fauci-m-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/sally-field/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sally Field</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/lord-norman-foster/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Lord Norman Foster</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/aretha-franklin/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Aretha Franklin</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/milton-friedman-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Milton Friedman, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/carlos-fuentes/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Carlos Fuentes</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/athol-fugard/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Athol Fugard</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/peter-gabriel/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Peter Gabriel</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/ernest-j-gaines/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Ernest J. Gaines</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/william-h-gates-iii/"><span class="achiever-list-name">William H. Gates III</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/leymah-gbowee/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Leymah Gbowee</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/frank-gehry/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Frank O. Gehry</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/murray-gell-mann-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Murray Gell-Mann, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/vince-gill/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Vince Gill</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/ruth-bader-ginsburg/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Ruth Bader Ginsburg</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/louise-gluck/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Louise Glück</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/whoopi-goldberg/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Whoopi Goldberg</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/jane-goodall/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Dame Jane Goodall</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/doris-kearns-goodwin/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Doris Kearns Goodwin, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/mikhail-s-gorbachev/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Mikhail S. Gorbachev</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/nadine-gordimer/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Nadine Gordimer</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/stephen-jay-gould/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Stephen Jay Gould, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/carol-greider-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Carol W. Greider, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/john-grisham/"><span class="achiever-list-name">John Grisham</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/sir-john-gurdon/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sir John Gurdon</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/dorothy-hamill/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Dorothy Hamill</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/demis-hassabis-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Demis Hassabis, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/lauryn-hill/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Lauryn Hill</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/sir-edmund-hillary/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sir Edmund Hillary</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/reid-hoffman/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Reid Hoffman</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/khaled-hosseini/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Khaled Hosseini, M.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/ron-howard/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Ron Howard</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/john-hume/"><span class="achiever-list-name">John Hume</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/louis-ignarro-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Louis Ignarro, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/daniel-inouye/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Daniel K. Inouye</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/jeremy-irons/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Jeremy Irons</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/john-irving/"><span class="achiever-list-name">John Irving</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/kazuo-ishiguro/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sir Kazuo Ishiguro</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/sir-peter-jackson/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sir Peter Jackson</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/donald-c-johanson/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Donald C. Johanson, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/frank-m-johnson/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Frank M. Johnson, Jr.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/philip-johnson/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Philip C. Johnson</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/chuck-jones/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Chuck Jones</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/james-earl-jones/"><span class="achiever-list-name">James Earl Jones</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/quincy-jones/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Quincy Jones</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/beverly-joubert/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Beverly Joubert</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/dereck-joubert/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Dereck Joubert</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/paul-kagame/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Paul Kagame</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/thomas-keller-2/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Thomas Keller</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/anthony-m-kennedy/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Anthony M. Kennedy</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/carole-king/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Carole King</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/b-b-king/"><span class="achiever-list-name">B.B. King</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/coretta-scott-king/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Coretta Scott King</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/henry-kissinger-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Henry A. Kissinger, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/willem-j-kolff/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Willem J. Kolff, M.D., Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/wendy-kopp/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Wendy Kopp</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/henry-r-kravis/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Henry R. Kravis</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/nicholas-d-kristof/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Nicholas D. Kristof</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/mike-krzyzewski/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Mike Krzyzewski</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/ray-kurzwell/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Ray Kurzweil</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/eric-lander-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Eric S. Lander, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/robert-s-langer-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Robert S. Langer, Sc.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/richard-leakey/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Richard E. Leakey</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/leon-lederman-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Leon Lederman, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/robert-lefkowitz-m-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Robert J. Lefkowitz, M.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/congressman-john-r-lewis/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Congressman John R. Lewis</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/maya-lin/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Maya Lin</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/george-lucas/"><span class="achiever-list-name">George Lucas</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/paul-b-maccready-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Paul B. MacCready, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/norman-mailer/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Norman Mailer</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/peyton-manning/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Peyton Manning</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/wynton-marsalis/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Wynton Marsalis</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/john-c-mather-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">John C. Mather, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/johnny-mathis/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Johnny Mathis</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/ernst-mayr-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Ernst Mayr, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/willie-mays/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Willie Mays</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/frank-mccourt/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Frank McCourt</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/david-mccullough/"><span class="achiever-list-name">David McCullough</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/audra-mcdonald/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Audra McDonald</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/admiral-william-h-mcraven/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Admiral William H. McRaven, USN</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/w-s-merwin/"><span class="achiever-list-name">W. S. Merwin</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/reinhold-messner/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Reinhold Messner</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/james-a-michener/"><span class="achiever-list-name">James A. Michener</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/marvin-minsky-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Marvin Minsky, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/mario-j-molina-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Mario J. Molina, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/n-scott-momaday-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">N. Scott Momaday, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/story-musgrave/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Story Musgrave, M.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/ralph-nader/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Ralph Nader</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/peggy-noonan/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Peggy Noonan</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/jessye-norman/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Jessye Norman</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/tommy-norris/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Lt. Thomas R. Norris, USN</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/lynn-nottage/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Lynn Nottage</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/joyce-carol-oates/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Joyce Carol Oates</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/pierre-omidyar/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Pierre Omidyar</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/jimmy-page/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Jimmy Page</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/larry-page/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Larry Page</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/arnold-palmer/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Arnold Palmer</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/leon-panetta/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Leon Panetta</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/rosa-parks/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Rosa Parks</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/suzan-lori-parks/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Suzan-Lori Parks</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/linus-pauling/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Linus C. Pauling, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/shimon-peres/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Shimon Peres</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/itzhak-perlman/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Itzhak Perlman</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/general-david-petraeus/"><span class="achiever-list-name">General David H. Petraeus, USA</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/sidney-poitier/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sidney Poitier</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/general-colin-l-powell/"><span class="achiever-list-name">General Colin L. Powell, USA</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/harold-prince/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Harold Prince</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/venki-ramakrishnan-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Venki Ramakrishnan, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/lord-martin-rees/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Lord Martin Rees</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/lloyd-richards/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Lloyd Richards</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/sally-ride-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sally K. Ride, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/cal-ripken-jr/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Cal Ripken Jr.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/sonny-rollins/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sonny Rollins</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20210905051716/https://achievement.org/achiever/anthony-romero/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Anthony D. 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