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Achievement Summit</h2> </aside> <article class="col-md-8 editorial-article"> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p class="aboutText">Chicago, Illinois was the site of the 43rd annual International Achievement Summit, which took place from June 10 to June 13, 2004. Over the three days of the Summit, 250 outstanding graduate students from 50 countries gathered to discuss the pressing issues of our time with an extraordinary array of the world’s leaders in the arts, business, industry, public service and the sciences.</p> <figure id="attachment_41529" style="width: 2048px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41529 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1099_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41529 lazyload" alt="" width="2048" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1099_JFR.jpg 2048w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1099_JFR-380x252.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1099_JFR-760x505.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1099_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">International Achievement Summit Host Chairman Catherine B. Reynolds with 2004 Academy of Achievement honoree His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan, at a reception in the ballroom of The Peninsula Hotel in Chicago.</figcaption></figure><p class="aboutText">During the Summit, 34 new honorees were inducted into the Academy of Achievement. Among the past and present honorees in attendance were the 42nd President of the United States, William J. Clinton; the President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai; the former Prime Minister of Israel, Ehud Barak; civil rights activist Coretta Scott King; two recipients of the Nobel Prize for Peace, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Shimon Peres, former Prime Minister of Israel; His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan, Prime Minister Recep Erdogan of Turkey, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, President Vaira Vike-Freiberga of Latvia, newsman Sam Donaldson, <i>Star Wars</i> creator George Lucas, film producer Lord Puttnam of Queensgate, musicians Kathleen Battle, Chuck Berry, Aretha Franklin, Naomi Judd and Emmylou Harris; and authors A. Scott Berg, Maureen Dowd, Norman Mailer, N. Scott Momaday, Neil Sheehan and John Updike, all recipients of the Pulitzer Prize.</p> <figure id="attachment_41536" style="width: 1700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="wp-image-41536 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1167_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-41536 size-full lazyload" alt="" width="1700" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 1700px) 100vw, 1700px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1167_JFR.jpg 1700w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1167_JFR-380x304.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1167_JFR-760x608.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1167_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Awards Council member and filmmaker George Lucas presents the Academy of Achievement’s Golden Plate Award to famed English actress Julie Andrews during the 2004 Banquet of the Golden Plate Award ceremonies in Chicago.</figcaption></figure><p class="aboutText">The Host of the 2004 International Achievement Summit was Mayor Richard M. Daley. The Host Chairman was Catherine B. Reynolds, Chairman and CEO of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.cbrf.org/">The Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation</a>.</p> <figure id="attachment_41538" style="width: 1700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="wp-image-41538 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1172_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-41538 size-full lazyload" alt="" width="1700" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 1700px) 100vw, 1700px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1172_JFR.jpg 1700w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1172_JFR-380x304.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1172_JFR-760x608.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1172_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">English geneticist and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Medicine Sir Paul Nurse presents the Golden Plate Award to physicist Dr. John N. Bahcall at the Academy’s Banquet of the Golden Plate Award ceremonies in Chicago, Illinois.</figcaption></figure><p class="aboutText">Academy members and Honor Delegates stayed at the elegant Peninsula Hotel in the heart of Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. Many of the Summit’s panel discussions and symposium sessions were held in the hotel’s ballroom. The proceedings began on Thursday evening in the hotel ballroom with the Host Chairman, Catherine B. Reynolds, introducing the Summit Host, Mayor Richard M. Daley.</p> <figure id="attachment_41533" style="width: 1360px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="wp-image-41533 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1160_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-41533 size-full lazyload" alt="" width="1360" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1160_JFR.jpg 1360w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1160_JFR-190x190.jpg 190w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1160_JFR-380x380.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1160_JFR-760x760.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1160_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Awards Council member and civil rights activist Coretta Scott King presents the Academy of Achievement’s Golden Plate Award to Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein, King of Jordan, at the Banquet of the Golden Plate Award ceremonies.</figcaption></figure><p class="aboutText">The speakers of the first evening’s Symposium included an authentic hero of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, Congressman John Lewis, who was inducted into the Academy by James Earl Jones. The former Prime Minister of Israel and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace, Shimon Peres, addressed issues raised by the struggle against terrorism, the unfolding events in Iraq and the long-term prospects for peace — topics he would return to in Saturday’s panel discussion.</p> <figure id="attachment_41483" style="width: 1500px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41483 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0075_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41483 lazyload" alt="" width="1500" height="1200" data-sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0075_JFR.jpg 1500w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0075_JFR-380x304.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0075_JFR-760x608.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0075_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Awards Council member and actor James Earl Jones presents the Academy’s Golden Plate Award to Congressman John Lewis during the introductory evening of the 2004 International Achievement Summit in Chicago, Illinois.</figcaption></figure><p>In an atmosphere of rising excitement, Mrs. Reynolds returned to introduce the President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, who spoke briefly of the tremendous price his people have paid for their freedom, and of the need to foster democracy in countries like his, that have known decades of war and dictatorship.</p> <figure id="attachment_41484" style="width: 2048px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="wp-image-41484 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0077_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-41484 size-full lazyload" alt="" width="2048" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0077_JFR.jpg 2048w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0077_JFR-380x252.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0077_JFR-760x505.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0077_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Awards Council member and Prime Minister of Israel Shimon Peres addresses Academy delegates and members.</figcaption></figure><p class="aboutText">At the end of President Karzai’s moving address, the entire group traveled to Chicago’s world-famous House of Blues for dinner, where they were entertained by Chicago’s Queen of the Blues, Koko Taylor; by Bonnie Raitt and her band; and by the King of the Blues himself, B.B. King, who held the audience spellbound from the first notes of his signature tune, “The Thrill is Gone.” After his sizzling set, Bonnie Raitt returned to the stage to offer her own moving tribute to her longtime friend and mentor. After B.B. King was inducted into the Academy by Mayor Daley, B.B. and Bonnie rocked the house with an explosive duet of “When Love Comes to Town.”</p> <figure id="attachment_41485" style="width: 1360px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="wp-image-41485 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0148_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-41485 size-full lazyload" alt="" width="1360" height="2048" data-sizes="(max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0148_JFR.jpg 1360w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0148_JFR-252x380.jpg 252w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0148_JFR-505x760.jpg 505w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0148_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Blues singer and songwriter and musician Bonnie Raitt performs “Something To Talk About” at the House of Blues.</figcaption></figure><p class="aboutText">Friday morning’s first speakers focused on issues raised by the latest developments in medical science, and the most recent findings concerning the origins of life on earth. The first speaker was Dr. Andrew Weil, a pioneer of integrative medicine. Dr. Ben Carson spoke briefly about the deep faith that empowered him in his ascent from a poverty-stricken childhood to his distinguished career as a neurosurgeon.</p> <figure id="attachment_41487" style="width: 1892px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="wp-image-41487 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0198_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-41487 size-full lazyload" alt="" width="1892" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 1892px) 100vw, 1892px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0198_JFR.jpg 1892w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0198_JFR-380x273.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0198_JFR-760x546.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0198_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">2004 Academy Honoree blues singer and songwriter and electric guitarist B.B. King performs his famous hits “The Thrill is Gone,” “Let The Good Times Roll,” and “Rock Me Baby” for delegates and members at the House of Blues.</figcaption></figure><p class="aboutText">Dr. Carson and Dr. Weil joined the Deputy Surgeon General of the United States, Dr. Susan Blumenthal, Nobel Prize recipient Sir Paul Nurse and stem cell pioneer Dr. James Thomson in a discussion of “Challenges in Health Care,” moderated by the Director of the National Human Genome Project, Dr. Francis Collins.</p> <figure id="attachment_41491" style="width: 2048px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41491 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0332_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41491 lazyload" alt="" width="2048" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0332_JFR.jpg 2048w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0332_JFR-380x252.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0332_JFR-760x505.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0332_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Deputy Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Susan Blumenthal, pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Benjamin Carson, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Medicine Sir Paul Nurse, and stem cell pioneer and researcher Dr. James Thomson discuss “Challenges in Healthcare” moderated by the Director of the National Genome Project Dr. Francis Collins.</figcaption></figure><p class="aboutText">Among other speakers on Friday morning, Dinosaur hunter Dr. Paul Sereno made a slide presentation of his extraordinary findings, and Dr. Meave Leakey shared her remarkable discoveries of the fossil remains of mankind’s oldest ancestors, discoveries that have re-drawn the family tree of human evolution.</p> <figure id="attachment_41537" style="width: 1700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41537 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1169_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41537 lazyload" alt="" width="1700" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 1700px) 100vw, 1700px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1169_JFR.jpg 1700w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1169_JFR-380x304.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1169_JFR-760x608.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1169_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Carlos Slim presents the Golden Plate Award to Maria Asunción Aramburuzabala at the 2004 Summit in Chicago.</figcaption></figure><p class="aboutText">Over the course of the weekend, the Academy heard from many more distinguished scientists, including Dr. Peter Agre, who received the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of the protein that channels water to the cells, and Dr. Alexei Abrikosov, recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics for his pioneering exploration of superconductivity, and Sir John Sulston, recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Medicine, who directed the British component of the International Human Genome Project.</p> <figure id="attachment_41534" style="width: 1700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="wp-image-41534 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1162_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-41534 size-full lazyload" alt="" width="1700" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 1700px) 100vw, 1700px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1162_JFR.jpg 1700w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1162_JFR-380x304.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1162_JFR-760x608.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1162_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Awards Council member and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Dr. Mario J. Molino, presents the Academy of Achievement’s Golden Plate Award to physicist Dr. Alexei Abrikosov, recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics.</figcaption></figure><p class="aboutText">America’s first woman in space, Dr. Sally Ride, discussed her experiences as an astronaut, and her long campaign to encourage more young women and girls to pursue the study of science and mathematics.</p> <figure id="attachment_41526" style="width: 1360px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41526 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1067_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41526 lazyload" alt="" width="1360" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1067_JFR.jpg 1360w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1067_JFR-190x190.jpg 190w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1067_JFR-380x380.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1067_JFR-760x760.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1067_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Physicist and astronaut Dr. Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, addresses the Academy delegates.</figcaption></figure><p class="aboutText">Three of Friday morning’s speakers, all from different fields, addressed the ability of the individual to make a difference in society in the face of institutional opposition. Lord Puttnam of Queensgate, the producer of such acclaimed films as <i>Chariots of Fire</i> and <i>The Killing Fields</i>, discussed the responsibility of the successful to give back to society. As Chairman of Columbia Pictures, he struggled to promote social responsibility in the mass media; today he serves as President of British UNICEF.</p> <figure id="attachment_41492" style="width: 1965px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41492 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0375_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41492 lazyload" alt="" width="1965" height="1310" data-sizes="(max-width: 1965px) 100vw, 1965px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0375_JFR.jpg 1965w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0375_JFR-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0375_JFR-760x507.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0375_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">2004 Academy honoree Lord Puttnam of Queensgate, producer of the classic films <em>Chariots of Fire</em> and <em>The Killing Fields, </em>discusses the responsibility of the successful to give back to society in a symposium at The Peninsula Hotel.</figcaption></figure><p class="aboutText">Aviation legend Burt Rutan, who designed the first aircraft to circle the globe without refueling, made a multimedia presentation of his latest venture, a new space program, independent of government funding. In view of the long decline of public sector support for space travel, Rutan asserted his belief that private individuals must step forward to fulfill mankind’s historic mission of exploration. Within days of his address to the Academy, Rutan had made good on his plan and launched SpaceShipOne, the first privately funded space flight.</p> <figure id="attachment_41539" style="width: 1700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41539 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1174_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41539 lazyload" alt="" width="1700" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 1700px) 100vw, 1700px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1174_JFR.jpg 1700w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1174_JFR-380x304.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1174_JFR-760x608.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1174_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Former Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Barak presents the American Academy of Achievement’s Golden Plate Award to Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder and CEO of Bloomberg L.P. during a ceremony held at Chicago’s Field Museum.</figcaption></figure><p class="aboutText">Jack Canfield, author of <i>Chicken Soup for the Soul</i>, recounted his long struggle to bring the first book in the series to print. After being rejected by every mainstream publisher in the United States, the series has become an international publishing phenomenon.</p> <figure id="attachment_41494" style="width: 2048px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41494 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/WP-chicago_0419_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41494 lazyload" alt="" width="2048" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/WP-chicago_0419_JFR.jpg 2048w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/WP-chicago_0419_JFR-380x252.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/WP-chicago_0419_JFR-760x505.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/WP-chicago_0419_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Dr. Francis S. Collins leads a “Science and Religion” panel including integrative medicine pioneer Dr. Andrew Weil, Chief of Surgery of the National Cancer Institute Dr. Steven Rosenberg, theologian Martin E. Marty, filmmaker George Lucas, and pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson during a symposium session at The Peninsula Hotel.</figcaption></figure><p class="aboutText">Dr. Collins led a second panel discussion Friday morning, focusing on “Science and Religion.” Panelists included the Chief of Surgery of the National Cancer Institute, Dr. Steven Rosenberg, theologian Martin Marty, and filmmaker George Lucas. Dr. Carson and Dr. Weil returned to the stage for what proved to be a profound and engaging exploration of the most fundamental questions of human existence. Some of these themes would recur later in the weekend when Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Armand Nicholi discussed his renowned seminar comparing the worldviews of Sigmund Freud and the Christian essayist C.S. Lewis.</p> <figure id="attachment_41499" style="width: 2048px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41499 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0541_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41499 lazyload" alt="" width="2048" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0541_JFR.jpg 2048w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0541_JFR-380x252.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0541_JFR-760x505.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0541_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Richard M. Daley, 43rd Mayor of Chicago and Academy Summit Host, at the Cubs’ legendary ballpark Wrigley Field.</figcaption></figure><p class="aboutText">After luncheon with their sponsors, Academy Honor Delegates, along with Academy members and guests, traveled to historic Wrigley Field, where even Mayor Daley — a well-known White Sox fan — donned a Chicago Cubs hat. Pulitzer Prize-winning author N. Scott Momaday and his friend James Earl Jones took the occasion to read a poetic dialogue Momaday had written especially for the International Achievement Summit, “God and the Bear Talk About Baseball,” a moving tribute to the enduring faith and loyalty of the long-suffering Cubs fans.</p> <figure id="attachment_41496" style="width: 2048px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="wp-image-41496 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0491_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-41496 size-full lazyload" alt="" width="2048" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0491_JFR.jpg 2048w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0491_JFR-380x252.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0491_JFR-760x505.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0491_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Academy members, author N. Scott Momaday and actor James Earl Jones, read a poetic dialogue Momaday composed for the 2004 Achievement Summit, “God and the Bear Talk About Baseball,” at Wrigley Stadium.</figcaption></figure><p>After returning to the Peninsula Hotel, Academy members and Honor Delegates welcomed the founders of Google, Inc., Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Only four years earlier, Brin and Page attended the 2000 International Achievement Summit in London as student Honor Delegates; in 2004 they returned to the Summit as honorees. They enjoyed a lively discussion with this year’s Honor Delegates, although they scrupulously avoided any comment on their business or its eagerly awaited initial public offering.</p> <figure id="attachment_41501" style="width: 1289px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41501 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0609_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41501 lazyload" alt="" width="1289" height="1289" data-sizes="(max-width: 1289px) 100vw, 1289px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0609_JFR.jpg 1289w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0609_JFR-190x190.jpg 190w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0609_JFR-380x380.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0609_JFR-760x760.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0609_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">2004 Academy honorees and Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page address delegates and members. Brin and Page participated in the Academy’s 2000 International Achievement Summit in London as student delegates.</figcaption></figure><p>Later in the afternoon, Sam Donaldson led a stimulating discussion, “Keeping the Peace,” with two former NATO commanders, Wesley Clark and Joseph Ralston, joined by Shimon Peres and Vaira Víke-Freiberga, the President of Latvia. The afternoon program ended in a fascinating hour of discussion with the who reaffirmed his belief that however discouraging the morning’s headlines may be, the global trends toward democracy and international cooperation are irreversible.</p> <figure id="attachment_41503" style="width: 1360px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41503 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0644_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41503 lazyload" alt="" width="1360" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0644_JFR.jpg 1360w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0644_JFR-190x190.jpg 190w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0644_JFR-380x380.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0644_JFR-760x760.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0644_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">42nd President of the United States William J. Clinton addresses Academy delegates and members in Chicago.</figcaption></figure><p>Friday evening, the group gathered at Chicago’s magnificent Civic Opera Building, home of the Chicago Lyric Opera, where they were treated to a concert featuring a number of the Academy’s talented Honor Delegates and the internationally acclaimed tenor José Carreras. After the presentation of the Academy’s Golden Plate to Mr. Carreras, Academy members and Honor Delegates dined on the stage of the opera house, dressed for the night as a magical Venetian garden.</p> <figure id="attachment_41505" style="width: 2048px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41505 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0698_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41505 lazyload" alt="" width="2048" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0698_JFR.jpg 2048w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0698_JFR-380x252.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0698_JFR-760x505.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0698_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">American Academy of Achievement delegates and members gathered at Chicago’s Civic Opera Building, home of the Lyric Opera, for a concert featuring internationally acclaimed tenor and 2004 guest of honor José Carreras.</figcaption></figure> <p>The evening concluded with the induction into the Academy of three new honorees: Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, and a great benefactor of America’s performing arts, industrialist and philanthropist Martha Ingram.</p> <figure id="attachment_41509" style="width: 1360px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="wp-image-41509 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0769_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-41509 size-full lazyload" alt="" width="1360" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0769_JFR.jpg 1360w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0769_JFR-190x190.jpg 190w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0769_JFR-380x380.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0769_JFR-760x760.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0769_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Awards Council member and technology entrepreneur Stephen M. Case presents the Academy of Achievement’s Golden Plate Award to Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin at the Civic Opera House in Chicago, Illinois.</figcaption></figure><p>Saturday morning’s activities began at the Art Institute of Chicago, where all were treated to a private tour of the Institute’s world-renowned collection of French Impressionist paintings. The morning’s symposium session took place in the Art Institute’s Trading Room, an exact replica of the original trading floor of the old Chicago Stock Exchange, a beloved landmark of the city’s history.</p> <figure id="attachment_41508" style="width: 1360px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="wp-image-41508 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0766_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-41508 size-full lazyload" alt="" width="1360" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0766_JFR.jpg 1360w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0766_JFR-190x190.jpg 190w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0766_JFR-380x380.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0766_JFR-760x760.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0766_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Academy Awards Council member Naomi Judd presents the Golden Plate Award to philanthropist Martha Ingram.</figcaption></figure><p>Much of the morning’s discussion focused on the phenomenon of social entrepreneurship, the power of private individuals to exert a positive influence on society outside of government channels and political institutions. Having enjoyed success in their own careers, many of the morning’s speakers chose to give back to society through philanthropy and humanitarian activities. The first to speak was the stage and screen star Dame Julie Andrews, whose dazzling career as an actress, singer and author runs parallel to a distinguished history of service to the world’s children through UNIFEM and Save the Children.</p> <figure id="attachment_41511" style="width: 2048px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="wp-image-41511 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0863_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-41511 size-full lazyload" alt="" width="2048" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0863_JFR.jpg 2048w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0863_JFR-380x252.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0863_JFR-760x505.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0863_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Academy member and English stage and screen actress Dame Julie Andrews addresses delegates at the Art Institute of Chicago’s Trading Room, an exact replica of the original trading floor of the Chicago Stock Exchange.</figcaption></figure><p>The Governor of Puerto Rico, Sila Calderón, is the first woman to govern the island commonwealth. Governor Calderón shared a passionate account of her struggle to root out corruption in government and empower the people of Puerto Rico. The Chairman of Procter and Gamble, Alan Lafley, discussed his consumer-oriented business philosophy and the innovative techniques that have restored the company to its former eminence.</p> <figure id="attachment_41542" style="width: 1700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41542 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1180_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41542 lazyload" alt="" width="1700" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 1700px) 100vw, 1700px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1180_JFR.jpg 1700w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1180_JFR-380x304.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1180_JFR-760x608.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1180_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Grammy Award-winning country music singer Trisha Yearwood presents the Academy’s Golden Plate Award to Sila M. Calderón, the eighth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in a ceremony at Chicago’s Field Museum.</figcaption></figure><p>Financier and philanthropist Warren Hellman introduced the legendary singer Emmylou Harris, who has been honored for her leadership in the international struggle to ban landmines. A special guest of the Academy, Internet financier Miles Gilburne discussed his Washington D.C.-based children’s reading program In2Books. Entrepreneur and philanthropist Kenneth E. Behring discussed his latest project, Wheelchairs for the World, which provides free wheelchairs to the disabled poor in the most remote and underdeveloped regions of the earth.</p> <figure id="attachment_41514" style="width: 2048px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41514 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0904_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41514 lazyload" alt="" width="2048" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0904_JFR.jpg 2048w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0904_JFR-380x252.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0904_JFR-760x505.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0904_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Awards Council member, financier, and philanthropist Warren Hellman introduces 2004 honoree musician and philanthropist Emmylou Harris to Academy delegates and members at the Art Institute of Chicago’s Trading Room.</figcaption></figure><p>The audience was thrilled to hear from civil rights pioneer Coretta Scott King, widow of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who has continued her husband’s struggle for justice and human dignity. Congressman Edward Markey concluded the morning’s program, moderating a discussion of social entrepreneurship that gave the Academy’s student Honor Delegates the opportunity to discuss their own contributions to their communities.</p> <figure id="attachment_41516" style="width: 2048px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41516 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0930_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41516 lazyload" alt="" width="2048" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0930_JFR.jpg 2048w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0930_JFR-380x252.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0930_JFR-760x505.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0930_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Academy member and civil rights pioneer Coretta Scott King addresses delegates and members at a symposium.</figcaption></figure><p>After luncheon, the gathering returned to the Ballroom at the Peninsula Hotel, where they heard from three recipients of the Pulitzer Prize. The first was the novelist, essayist and poet John Updike. His fellow Pulitzer Prize recipient, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, was inducted into the Academy that afternoon. Later in the afternoon, Norman Mailer, recipient of Pulitzer Prizes for both fiction and non-fiction, offered an uninhibited dissenting view of the honors bestowed on the late President Ronald Reagan.</p> <figure id="attachment_41518" style="width: 2048px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41518 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0959_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41518 lazyload" alt="" width="2048" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0959_JFR.jpg 2048w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0959_JFR-380x252.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0959_JFR-760x505.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0959_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, essayist, and poet John Updike addresses Academy delegates and members.</figcaption></figure><p>Consumer advocate and presidential candidate Ralph Nader joined Congressman Edward Markey and Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, along with inventors Paul MacCready and Dean Kamen, for a discussion of alternative energy solutions. During the course of the weekend, Dean Kamen, creator of the Segway personal transportation device, also demonstrated his latest invention, the IBOT, a wheelchair-like device that can climb stairs.</p> <figure id="attachment_41520" style="width: 2048px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41520 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0993_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41520 lazyload" alt="" width="2048" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0993_JFR.jpg 2048w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0993_JFR-380x252.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0993_JFR-760x505.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0993_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Consumer advocate and presidential candidate Ralph Nader, Congressman Edward Markey and Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, with inventors Paul MacCready and Dean Kamen, discuss alternative energy solutions during the Summit.</figcaption></figure><p>Later on Saturday afternoon, the President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, discussed the future of Africa with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace. Their discussion with the student Honor Delegates, which ranged among issues including the AIDS crisis, ethnic warfare, economic development and the growth of democracy, was moderated by the host of MSNBC’s <i>Hardball </i><i></i>program, Chris Matthews.</p> <figure id="attachment_41521" style="width: 2048px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41521 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1019_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41521 lazyload" alt="" width="2048" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1019_JFR.jpg 2048w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1019_JFR-380x252.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1019_JFR-760x505.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1019_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Archbishop Desmond Tutu takes questions from Academy delegates during a discussion on the future of Africa with the President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni, moderated by MSNBC’s <em>Hardball</em> TV program, Chris Matthews.</figcaption></figure><p>Chris Matthews later led a panel discussion, “Building a Secure Middle East,” with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Congresswoman Jane Harman, Prime Minister Recep Erdogan of Turkey, and the best-selling author and Middle East scholar Bernard Lewis.</p> <figure id="attachment_41525" style="width: 1360px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41525 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1064_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41525 lazyload" alt="" width="1360" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1064_JFR.jpg 1360w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1064_JFR-190x190.jpg 190w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1064_JFR-380x380.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1064_JFR-760x760.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1064_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Prime Minster Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey prior to participating in a symposium panel discussion on “Building a Secure Middle East,” at The Peninsula Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.</figcaption></figure><p>David Gergen, who served as advisor to four Presidents and is Director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, led a discussion of “Media and Politics” with Ralph Nader, Sam Donaldson, General Wesley Clark, and Michael Deaver, a close advisor to the late President Ronald Reagan.</p> <figure id="attachment_41527" style="width: 2048px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41527 " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1073_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-41527 lazyload" alt="" width="2048" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1073_JFR.jpg 2048w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1073_JFR-380x252.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1073_JFR-760x505.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1073_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">David Gergen, who served as advisor to four Presidents and is Director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, leads a discussion of “Media and Politics,” with Ralph Nader, Sam Donaldson, General Wesley Clark, and Michael Deaver, a close advisor to the late President Ronald W. Reagan.</figcaption></figure><p>The 2004 International Achievement Summit culminated with the dazzling Banquet of the Golden Plate, held in the majestic Stanley Hall of Chicago’s Field Museum. The Banquet was preceded by a reception in the shadow of a giant Native American totem pole from the Pacific Northwest, and the imposing bones of Sue, a reconstructed Tyrannosaurus Rex. The induction ceremonies began with a performance by the Pipe Band of the Chicago Police Department’s Emerald Society. After the induction of the Class of 2004, the Academy heard brief remarks from the Host Chairman of the International Achievement Summit, Catherine B. Reynolds; the Host of the Summit, Mayor Richard M. Daley; and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York City, a member of the Academy Class of 2004.</p> <figure id="attachment_41545" style="width: 2048px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="wp-image-41545 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1265_JFR.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-41545 size-full lazyload" alt="" width="2048" height="1360" data-sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1265_JFR.jpg 2048w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1265_JFR-380x252.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1265_JFR-760x505.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1265_JFR.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">2004 honoree James Brown, the ‘Godfather of Soul,’ performs his famous hit song from 1965, “I Got You (I Feel Good)” at the Academy of Achievement’s Banquet of the Golden Plate in Stanley Hall of Chicago’s Field Museum.</figcaption></figure><p class="aboutText">With the formal proceedings over, the musical portion of the evening began with a rousing set from the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, and his band. Brown brought the audience to their feet with the propulsive rhythms of “I Feel Good,” “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag,” and “Living in America.”</p> <figure id="attachment_41548" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="wp-image-41548 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1299.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-41548 size-full lazyload" alt="" width="2280" height="1520" data-sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1299.jpg 2280w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1299-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1299-760x507.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1299.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Awards Council member Aretha Franklin, the ‘Queen of Soul,’ performs her classic hit songs, “Respect,” “Chain of Fools,” and “Rock Steady,” during the Academy’s Banquet of the Golden Plate held in Chicago’s Field Museum.</figcaption></figure><p>The dancing continued, with a joyful welcome for America’s Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, whose thrilling voice filled the majestic hall with a passion only she can deliver. At the end of the evening, an old friend of the Academy, Chuck Berry, took the stage. He cranked up the engine of the original rock and roll machine and let it roar until even the bones of Sue the dinosaur rattled in time.</p> <figure id="attachment_41549" style="width: 2280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><noscript><img class="wp-image-41549 size-full " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1344.jpg"></noscript><img class="wp-image-41549 size-full lazyload" alt="" width="2280" height="1520" data-sizes="(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px" data-srcset="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1344.jpg 2280w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1344-380x253.jpg 380w, /web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1344-760x507.jpg 760w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1344.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Academy member Chuck Berry closes the evening’s program with a performance of his hits “Roll Over Beethoven,” “Maybellene,” “Johnny B. Goode,” “Sweet Little Sixteen,” “Reelin’ & Rockin,” and “Rock & Roll” at Field Museum.</figcaption></figure><p>Divisions of age, race, nationality and religion melted away as diplomats, scientists, students and statesmen, young and old, from all over the world, joined in a carefree celebration of their common humanity. The first dancers to leave the floor emerged onto the steps of the Field Museum and into the cool night air just as fireworks lit up the sky over Navy Pier, a vision that will remain forever linked to their unforgettable memories of Chicago and the International Achievement Summit.</p> </body></html> </article> </div> </section> </div> <div class="tab-pane" id="golden-plate-recipients" role="tabpanel"> <section> <header class="editorial-article__header"> <div class="clearfix"> <figure class="text-xs-center"> <img class="inductee-badge" src="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/themes/aoa/assets/images/inducted-badge@2x.png" alt="Inducted Badge" width="120" height="120"/> <figcaption class="serif-3 text-brand-primary m-b-3">Inductees and Honorees</figcaption> </figure> <ul class="list-unstyled text-xs-center m-b-0 clearfix small-blocks"> <li class="centered-blocks"> <div class="isotope-achiever the-arts the-arts small-town-rural-upbringing write be-a-performer make-films shy-introverted " data-year-inducted="2004" data-achiever-name="Andrews"> <div class="achiever-block view-grid"> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/julie-andrews/"> <figure class="ratio-container ratio-container--square bg-black"> <div class="lazyload box achiever-block__image" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/andrews_760_ac-190x190.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/04/andrews_760_ac-380x380.jpg"></div> <div class="achiever-block__overlay"></div> <figcaption class="text-xs-center achiever-block__text"> <div class="display--table"> <div class="display--table-cell"> <div class="achiever-block__text--center"> <div class="achiever-block__name text-brand-primary">Dame Julie Andrews</div> <div class="achiever-block__known-as text-white sans-6">Stage and Screen Actress</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-white achiever-block__text--bottom"> <div class="achiever-block__year sans-4">Inducted in <span class="year-inducted">2004</span></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="centered-blocks"> <div class="isotope-achiever business ambitious analytical resourceful start-a-business build-or-create-things " data-year-inducted="2004" data-achiever-name="Brin"> <div class="achiever-block view-grid"> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/sergey-brin/"> <figure class="ratio-container ratio-container--square bg-black"> <div class="lazyload box achiever-block__image" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/brin-0-001a--190x190.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/07/brin-0-001a--380x380.jpg"></div> <div class="achiever-block__overlay"></div> <figcaption class="text-xs-center achiever-block__text"> <div class="display--table"> <div class="display--table-cell"> <div class="achiever-block__text--center"> <div class="achiever-block__name text-brand-primary">Sergey Brin</div> <div class="achiever-block__known-as text-white sans-6">Co-founder of Google Inc.</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-white achiever-block__text--bottom"> <div class="achiever-block__year sans-4">Inducted in <span class="year-inducted">2004</span></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="centered-blocks"> <div class="isotope-achiever business difficulty-with-school ambitious analytical resourceful " data-year-inducted="2004" data-achiever-name="Ghosn"> <div class="achiever-block view-grid"> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/carlos-ghosn/"> <figure class="ratio-container ratio-container--square bg-black"> <div class="lazyload box achiever-block__image" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ghosn_760_SQUARE-190x190.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ghosn_760_SQUARE-380x380.jpg"></div> <div class="achiever-block__overlay"></div> <figcaption class="text-xs-center achiever-block__text"> <div class="display--table"> <div class="display--table-cell"> <div class="achiever-block__text--center"> <div class="achiever-block__name text-brand-primary">Carlos Ghosn</div> <div class="achiever-block__known-as text-white sans-6">Chairman of Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-white achiever-block__text--bottom"> <div class="achiever-block__year sans-4">Inducted in <span class="year-inducted">2004</span></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="centered-blocks"> <div class="isotope-achiever the-arts small-town-rural-upbringing be-a-performer difficulty-with-school racism-discrimination poverty ambitious extroverted resourceful spiritual-religious play-music " data-year-inducted="2004" data-achiever-name="King"> <div class="achiever-block view-grid"> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/b-b-king/"> <figure class="ratio-container ratio-container--square bg-black"> <div class="lazyload box achiever-block__image" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/king-bb-001-190x190.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2015/12/king-bb-001-380x380.jpg"></div> <div class="achiever-block__overlay"></div> <figcaption class="text-xs-center achiever-block__text"> <div class="display--table"> <div class="display--table-cell"> <div class="achiever-block__text--center"> <div class="achiever-block__name text-brand-primary">B.B. King</div> <div class="achiever-block__known-as text-white sans-6">King of the Blues</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-white achiever-block__text--bottom"> <div class="achiever-block__year sans-4">Inducted in <span class="year-inducted">2004</span></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="centered-blocks"> <div class="isotope-achiever public-service public-service racism-discrimination small-town-rural-upbringing spiritual-religious help-mankind pioneer " data-year-inducted="2004" data-achiever-name="Lewis"> <div class="achiever-block view-grid"> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/congressman-john-r-lewis/"> <figure class="ratio-container ratio-container--square bg-black"> <div class="lazyload box achiever-block__image" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/lewis_760_ac-190x190.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/04/lewis_760_ac-380x380.jpg"></div> <div class="achiever-block__overlay"></div> <figcaption class="text-xs-center achiever-block__text"> <div class="display--table"> <div class="display--table-cell"> <div class="achiever-block__text--center"> <div class="achiever-block__name text-brand-primary">Congressman John R. Lewis</div> <div class="achiever-block__known-as text-white sans-6">Champion of Civil Rights</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-white achiever-block__text--bottom"> <div class="achiever-block__year sans-4">Inducted in <span class="year-inducted">2004</span></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="centered-blocks"> <div class="isotope-achiever the-arts the-arts experienced-war-firsthand ambitious make-films pursue-public-office write " data-year-inducted="2004" data-achiever-name="Mailer"> <div class="achiever-block view-grid"> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/norman-mailer/"> <figure class="ratio-container ratio-container--square bg-black"> <div class="lazyload box achiever-block__image" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/mailer_760_ac-190x190.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/09/mailer_760_ac-380x380.jpg"></div> <div class="achiever-block__overlay"></div> <figcaption class="text-xs-center achiever-block__text"> <div class="display--table"> <div class="display--table-cell"> <div class="achiever-block__text--center"> <div class="achiever-block__name text-brand-primary">Norman Mailer</div> <div class="achiever-block__known-as text-white sans-6">National Book Award for Lifetime Achievement</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-white achiever-block__text--bottom"> <div class="achiever-block__year sans-4">Inducted in <span class="year-inducted">2004</span></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="centered-blocks"> <div class="isotope-achiever business ambitious analytical resourceful start-a-business build-or-create-things " data-year-inducted="2004" data-achiever-name="PageLarry"> <div class="achiever-block view-grid"> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/larry-page/"> <figure class="ratio-container ratio-container--square bg-black"> <div class="lazyload box achiever-block__image" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/pag0-001a-190x190.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/07/pag0-001a-380x380.jpg"></div> <div class="achiever-block__overlay"></div> <figcaption class="text-xs-center achiever-block__text"> <div class="display--table"> <div class="display--table-cell"> <div class="achiever-block__text--center"> <div class="achiever-block__name text-brand-primary">Larry Page</div> <div class="achiever-block__known-as text-white sans-6">Co-founder of Google Inc.</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-white achiever-block__text--bottom"> <div class="achiever-block__year sans-4">Inducted in <span class="year-inducted">2004</span></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="centered-blocks"> <div class="isotope-achiever science-exploration science-exploration athletic ambitious analytical curious explore-nature explore-the-world " data-year-inducted="2004" data-achiever-name="Ride"> <div class="achiever-block view-grid"> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/sally-ride-ph-d/"> <figure class="ratio-container ratio-container--square bg-black"> <div class="lazyload box achiever-block__image" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ride-760_ac-190x190.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ride-760_ac-380x380.jpg"></div> <div class="achiever-block__overlay"></div> <figcaption class="text-xs-center achiever-block__text"> <div class="display--table"> <div class="display--table-cell"> <div class="achiever-block__text--center"> <div class="achiever-block__name text-brand-primary">Sally K. Ride, Ph.D.</div> <div class="achiever-block__known-as text-white sans-6">First American Woman in Space</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-white achiever-block__text--bottom"> <div class="achiever-block__year sans-4">Inducted in <span class="year-inducted">2004</span></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="centered-blocks"> <div class="isotope-achiever the-arts the-arts ambitious spiritual-religious " data-year-inducted="2004" data-achiever-name="Updike"> <div class="achiever-block view-grid"> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/john-updike/"> <figure class="ratio-container ratio-container--square bg-black"> <div class="lazyload box achiever-block__image" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/upd0-001a-190x190.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2016/07/upd0-001a-380x380.jpg"></div> <div class="achiever-block__overlay"></div> <figcaption class="text-xs-center achiever-block__text"> <div class="display--table"> <div class="display--table-cell"> <div class="achiever-block__text--center"> <div class="achiever-block__name text-brand-primary">John Updike</div> <div class="achiever-block__known-as text-white sans-6">Two Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-white achiever-block__text--bottom"> <div class="achiever-block__year sans-4">Inducted in <span class="year-inducted">2004</span></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </header> <article class="clearfix"> <hr/> <div class="p-t-3"> <div class="col-md-4 sidebar"> <h2 class="serif-3">Honorees</h2> </div> <div class="col-md-8 sans-2"> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">H.M. King Abdullah</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">Alexei A. Abrikosov, Ph.D.</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Nobel Prize in Physics</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/julie-andrews/">Dame Julie Andrews</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Stage and Screen Actress</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">Maria Asunción Aramburuzabala</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Mexico's Brewing Empire</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">Emilio Azcárraga Jean</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Owner of Televisa</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">John N. Bahcall, Ph.D.</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Astronomy Gold Medal</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">Michael R. Bloomberg</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Founder and CEO of Bloomberg L.P.</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/sergey-brin/">Sergey Brin</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Co-founder of Google Inc.</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">James Brown</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">Santiago Calatrava</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Gold Medal for Architecture</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">José Carreras</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Internationally Acclaimed Tenor</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">Maureen Dowd</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Pulitzer Prize for Commentary</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">President of the Republic of Turkey</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/carlos-ghosn/">Carlos Ghosn</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Chairman of Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">Emmylou Harris</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Musician and Humanitarian</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">J. Dennis Hastert</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">51st Speaker, United States House of Representatives</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">Martha R. Ingram</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Entrepreneur and Philanthropist</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/b-b-king/">B.B. King</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">King of the Blues</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">Alan G. Lafley</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Chairman, Procter & Gamble</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">Mike Lazaridis</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Developer of the BlackBerry</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">Maeve Leakey, Ph.D.</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Pioneering Paleoanthropologist</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">Bernard Lewis, Ph.D.</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Middle East Scholar</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/congressman-john-r-lewis/">Congressman John R. Lewis</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Champion of Civil Rights</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/norman-mailer/">Norman Mailer</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">National Book Award for Lifetime Achievement</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">H.E. Yoweri Museveni</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">President of the Republic of Uganda</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/larry-page/">Larry Page</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Co-founder of Google Inc.</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">Lord Puttnam of Queensgate</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Academy Award-winning Producer</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/sally-ride-ph-d/">Sally K. Ride, Ph.D.</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">First American Woman in Space</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner">Sir John Sulston</div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Social Activist and Genetic Crusader</div> </article> <article class="honoree-list clearfix"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-4 honoree-list__inner"><a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/john-updike/">John Updike</a></div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-8 honoree-list__inner">Two Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction</div> </article> </div> </div> </article> </section> </div> <div class="tab-pane" id="student-letters" role="tabpanel"> <section class="student-letters"> <header class="editorial-article__header text-xs-center text-brand-primary col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1"> <i class="icon-icon_feather-ellipses serif-1"></i> <h2 class="editorial-article__headline">One of the most gratifying aspects of the International Achievement Summit is the heartfelt enthusiasm and genuine, unaffected gratitude of the student honorees.</h2> </header> <article class="editorial-article"> <div class="clearfix col-md-8 col-md-offset-2 p-b-3"> <header class="clearfix m-b-3 "> <figure class="clearfix"> <img class="col-xs-3 col-lg-2" src="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/adleman-1.gif" alt=""/> <div class="col-xs-9 p-l-2"> <h2 class="student-name m-b-0">Nancy E. Adleman</h2> <p class="sans-2 m-b-0">Howard Hughes Medical Institute Predoctoral Fellow<br>Stanford University School of Medicine</br></p> </div> </figure> </header> <div class="student-letter"> <p>Dear Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds,</p> <p>Thank you very much for sponsoring me to attend the International Achievement Summit this year in Chicago. I had an amazing time, and would not have been able to participate without your support. The entire weekend was filled with one incredible experience after another. I do not know how to fully express what a wonderful and exciting event it was. I was exposed to the beauty and culture of Chicago through our private visits to Chicago landmarks such as the House of Blues, the Lyric Opera House, Wrigley Field, and the Field Museum. All of the details of the weekend were perfect. Even our accommodations at the Peninsula Hotel were spectacular. I was extremely impressed by the distinguished guests who attended the summit.</p> <p>The speakers were fantastic, dynamic, and interesting and, after listening to them discuss their lives and careers, I found myself wishing for several more lifetimes in which to follow in each of their footsteps.</p> <blockquote><p>I was also honored by their candor and willingness to associate with us on a social level. I had wonderful conversations with Larry Page, Steve Case, and Sir Roger Bannister, among others. They were so generous with their time and thoughts.</p></blockquote> <p>The other student delegates that I met also blew me away. Each one had an amazing story: Olympians, Rhodes Scholars, philanthropists; I was humbled by my company and doubly aware of the honor bestowed upon me when I was invited to the summit. More importantly, though, everyone I met, student and guest alike, was a kind, fun, and “normal” human being with whom I truly enjoyed interacting. I was pleasantly surprised to find that all of the successful and brilliant people who surrounded me were also down-to-earth and enjoyable company.</p> <p>I would like to share with you one experience I had while at the summit. Sitting in the ballroom at the Peninsula Hotel, listening to Norman Mailer regale us with tales about his childhood and time serving his country during WWII, I was reminded of my grandfather. He, too, is a veteran of WWII. However, after returning from the war, he did not become a Pulitzer Prize winner and member of the Academy of Achievement; instead, he worked in a factory making shingles, on an assembly line making cars for Ford, as an assistant manager at a five and dime store, and then sold carpets for 30 years. He supported his wife, and his four children. Through his and my grandmother’s natural intelligence and curiosity, they set an example of the value of learning for my aunt, uncles, and father, all of whom attended college. Only two generations later, I was sitting at the International Achievement Summit surrounded by leaders and pioneers, and listening to one of my grandfather’s fellow veterans. I was so proud to represent him and my family amongst the distinguished attendees. The granddaughter of a man raised in an orphanage who didn’t have the means or the chance to go to college, I was in the audience of highly educated graduate students receiving the opportunity of a lifetime. Through his determination and hard work, along with that of my other grandparents and my parents, I had been afforded incredible opportunities throughout my lifetime that brought me to the summit. It was truly an example of the American dream of which Mr. Mailer spoke.</p> <p>Again, thank you so much for sponsoring me. I will never forget my most incredible weekend and my experiences in Chicago!</p> <p>Sincerely,</p> <p>Nancy E. Adleman</p> </div> <hr/> <footer class="sans-2 text-italic"> <p>Ms. Adleman received a B.A. with Distinction from Stanford University in Psychology, with a concentration in Neuroscience. As an undergraduate, she became involved in functional magnetic resonance imaging research; after graduation she spent three years as a research coordinator at the Stanford Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory. Her review of the field of magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy studies in children with bipolar disorder was published in January 2004. She is now pursuing a Ph.D. in Neurosciences in the School of Medicine at Stanford. Her current research is focused on the neural substrates of bipolar and unipolar depression in post-adolescent girls.</p> </footer> <header class="clearfix m-b-3 m-t-3 p-t-3"> <div class="text-xs-center text-brand-primary serif-3 m-b-2"><i class="icon-icon_feather"></i></div> <figure class="clearfix"> <img class="col-xs-3 col-lg-2" src="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/barmann-1.gif" alt=""/> <div class="col-xs-9 p-l-2"> <h2 class="student-name m-b-0">Allison J. Barmann</h2> <p class="sans-2 m-b-0">Siebel Scholar<br>Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University</br></p> </div> </figure> </header> <div class="student-letter"> <p>Dear Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds,</p> <p>Greetings! I hope this letter finds you well. Though it is difficult to find words powerful enough to express my gratitude, I am writing to sincerely thank you for providing me the opportunity to attend the 43rd annual International Achievement Summit. The Summit was the most incredible, educational, and enlightening experience of my life.</p> <p>You mentioned in your Summit introductory remarks that one purpose of the conference is to inspire the student delegates whose dreams will determine our collective tomorrow. I want to assure you that I was and continue to be inspired.</p> <blockquote><p>I was inspired by the selfless work of the public servants that we got to meet and hear from: Congressman John Lewis’ stirring speech on his fight for civil rights and his dedication to nonviolence, President Clinton’s charismatic speech on the state of world affairs, and His Excellency Yoweri Museveni’s incredible efforts and common sense approach to conquering AIDS in Uganda.</p></blockquote> <p>I was inspired by the breathtaking artistic performances, particularly BB King and Bonnie Raitt at the House of Blues and Scott Momaday’s baseball poem that he read at Wrigley Field. I was inspired by the numerous scientific discoveries and accomplishments, among them Dr. Benjamin Carson’s heartwarming stories and his encouragement to make emotional investments, Burt Rutan’s impassioned speech on breaking boundaries and overcoming obstacles, and Sally Ride’s comments on women in science.</p> <p>As a business school student, I was particularly inspired by the notable business people in attendance: Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who in just four years they went from being student delegates at the Summit to honorees-their talent and determination, but also their humility, is admirable; Margery Kraus’ incredible accomplishments, generosity, and warm personality; A.G. Lafley’s advice on inquiry and dialogue; and Kenneth Behring’s search for and achievement of purpose in his life.</p> <p>I was inspired by several of the panel discussions and found them to be extraordinarily educational. The panel on alternative energy solutions and further discussions with Dr. Paul MacCready on the depletion of our natural resources left a particularly vivid impression on me. I hope in some way I will be able to contribute to these solutions. I found the panel on Science and Religion incredibly thought-provoking and was pleased that the panelists seemed to agree that both of these institutions can play an important role in society. The panel on Peace in the Middle East dramatically improved my understanding of the situation. Through several follow-up conversations with guests and student delegates, I was able to learn even more.</p> <p>I was inspired by the student delegates. I had the opportunity to get to know so many of them and to learn so much about their field of study and their native countries. Finally, Ms. Reynolds, I am inspired by you-by your vision and generosity to make this event happen and to present students like myself with such a phenomenal life-changing experience.</p> <p>I will be graduating from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University this Saturday with my Masters of Business Administration. I will spend this summer riding my bicycle from Oregon to the middle of Montana following the Lewis & Clark trail. In August, I will be joining McKinsey & Co as a consultant.</p> <p>I will forever treasure the experiences, learning, and inspiration I gained from the Achievement Summit. I have a renewed motivation to make a difference in the world to make the world better for someone or some group of people. I sincerely appreciate you providing me with the opportunity.</p> <p>Best wishes,</p> <p>Allison J. Barmann</p> </div> <hr/> <footer class="sans-2 text-italic"> <p>Ms. Barmann is a graduate of MIT with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. She worked as an engineer for 3M Company before joining Telephia, a startup founded by MIT colleagues. She is now completing her MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, where she is Co-Chair of the Kellogg Marketing Conference, Co-Chair of the Kellogg Service Initiatives, and Co-Founder of Kellogg Cares, an all-school community service day. Upon graduation she will begin work as a consultant for McKinsey & Co.</p> </footer> <header class="clearfix m-b-3 m-t-3 p-t-3"> <div class="text-xs-center text-brand-primary serif-3 m-b-2"><i class="icon-icon_feather"></i></div> <figure class="clearfix"> <img class="col-xs-3 col-lg-2" src="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/binns-1.gif" alt=""/> <div class="col-xs-9 p-l-2"> <h2 class="student-name m-b-0">Allison R. Binns</h2> <p class="sans-2 m-b-0">Soros Fellow <br>Harvard University</br></p> </div> </figure> </header> <div class="student-letter"> <p>Dear Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds,</p> <p>I don’t even know where to begin. I’m not sure if words are sufficient enough to describe the amazing, unbelievable, fantastic, mind-boggling experiences I had at the International Achievement Summit in Chicago last month. So let me begin by just saying thank you for inviting me to the Achievement Summit and also for being the gracious sponsor of the single greatest weekend of my life.</p> <p>The Summit gave me the rare, unique opportunity to meet and talk with an extremely diverse group of my personal heroes: Bernard Lewis, whose work on democracy in the Middle East I have admired for years; Prime Ministers Peres and Barak, who I have long thought are Israel and Palestine’s best hope for peace; General Clark, my personal favorite choice for the presidency, and last but not least Dr. Ben Carson.</p> <blockquote><p>When I was growing up, my mother, a nurse, would cut out newspaper articles on Dr. Carson and put them on our refrigerator door to serve as a reminder to us kids of what we should aspire to. Although I never quite made it to medical school, he was a hero and role model for my siblings and I for as long as I can remember, and having lunch with Dr. Carson was a dream come true.</p></blockquote> <p>The picture of Dr. Carson, his wife, and I that I took at the banquet might never come down from the fridge. My mother is just so proud.</p> <p>Of course, the weekend was so much more to me than just meeting famous, accomplished people. My drive to participate in community service activities is stronger than it has ever been, as a direct result of meeting students who have, at such young ages, already given so much of themselves to worthy causes around the world. Also, you have set such a great, inimitable example of generosity and philanthropy that I would like to emulate (on a much smaller scale for the moment, of course). Even if I give away a fraction of the amount that you have given, I will consider my life to be a great success. You are truly an inspiration.</p> <p>Thank you again for sponsoring my attendance at the International Achievement Summit. I had the time of my life.</p> <p>Sincerely,</p> <p>Allison R. Binns</p> </div> <hr/> <footer class="sans-2 text-italic"> <p>Born in New Jersey to naturalized parents from Jamaica, Ms. Binns is a Princeton University graduate who is now working toward a doctorate in Sociology at Harvard University. She has presented her research on crime networks at the American Sociological Association national conference. Her graduate research focuses on military sociology; she interns at the Institute for Defense and Disarmament in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She has also traveled extensively in Latin America, studying mediation and conflict resolution in Mexico and carrying out research in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador. She intends to pursue a career combining her interests in academia and public policy.</p> </footer> <header class="clearfix m-b-3 m-t-3 p-t-3"> <div class="text-xs-center text-brand-primary serif-3 m-b-2"><i class="icon-icon_feather"></i></div> <figure class="clearfix"> <img class="col-xs-3 col-lg-2" src="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/brogan-1.gif" alt=""/> <div class="col-xs-9 p-l-2"> <h2 class="student-name m-b-0">David M. Brogan</h2> <p class="sans-2 m-b-0">Marshall Scholar<br>King's College London</br></p> </div> </figure> </header> <div class="student-letter"> <p>Dear Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds,</p> <p>I am writing to express my most sincere gratitude for such a fantastic weekend at the International Achievement Summit. Since arriving in Britain I have been a guest at numerous social events with a variety of impressive people, but none can compare to the incredible experience of my weekend in Chicago. From the fantastic hotel to the sumptuous dinners, everything was world class and beyond my wildest expectations.</p> <p>In particular, I wanted to thank you for assembling such a fascinating and widely varied group of honor delegates. It has been my experience that events similar to this focus only on political figures and often ignore the great achievements made by individuals in the arts and especially the sciences. As a future medical doctor, I was very pleased to meet and listen to such an impressive group from all walks of life, and especially the physicians and scientists.</p> <blockquote><p>Some of the other Marshall Scholars and I walked out of the first session on Friday morning, excited at the thought of two hours spent on issues of medicine and science, the same issues that will confront us in the next century.</p></blockquote> <p>It is truly an inspiring moment for someone such as myself to meet my childhood heroes, to stand in wonder of their abilities, and in the next minute, to stand in wonder of their generosity and kindness. I come from a modest background and have been fortunate enough to receive scholarships to cover most of my education, an experience not shared by many of my classmates. It gives me great hope to learn that many of the influential figures of this past century and the present day were once in similar positions. It gives validation to dreams I have nursed from an early age.</p> <p>Thank you again for such an impressive weekend, it is an experience I will not soon forget, particularly as I keep in touch with many of the other students I met whilst there. I hope that you continue your important work with the Academy to make every summit as memorable and inspiring as this one.</p> <p>With warmest regards,</p> <p>David M. Brogan</p> </div> <hr/> <footer class="sans-2 text-italic"> <p>A summa cum laude graduate of Vanderbilt University Mr. Brogan has completed summer internships at the Southwest Research Institute's Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses and at the National Cancer Institute, an experience that culminated with a recent publication in the Journal of Structural Biology. At King's College, he is studying image guided surgery in pursuit of a Master's of Science in Medical Engineering and Physics. He will spend his second year in England studying Bioscience Enterprise at Cambridge, before returning to the U.S. to study medicine at Washington University in St. Louis on a Distinguished Student's Scholarship.</p> </footer> <header class="clearfix m-b-3 m-t-3 p-t-3"> <div class="text-xs-center text-brand-primary serif-3 m-b-2"><i class="icon-icon_feather"></i></div> <figure class="clearfix"> <img class="col-xs-3 col-lg-2" src="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/englert-1.gif" alt=""/> <div class="col-xs-9 p-l-2"> <h2 class="student-name m-b-0">Joshua A. Englert</h2> <p class="sans-2 m-b-0">Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellow<br>University of Pittsburgh</br></p> </div> </figure> </header> <div class="student-letter"> <p>Dear Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds,</p> <p>I struggle to find words to express my gratitude for having the opportunity to participate in the 2004 International Achievement Summit. I can still remember the day that I learned about the Academy of Achievement last fall. I received an email from FedEx notifying me that I would soon be receiving a package. At the time I received the email I was on leave from medical school working in a biomedical science research lab as part of an HHMI fellowship. When the invitation was sent I was eagerly awaiting the arrival of some DNA samples from a collaborating scientist in Spain and my first reaction was that the FedEx package was from her. I hadn’t heard of the Academy of Achievement and I remember even being a little disappointed when I saw the package wasn’t from Spain. Little did I know that the contents of the Academy’s package would have such a profound impact on my life.</p> <p>Each time I recall the events of the weekend in Chicago it only seems more surreal.</p> <blockquote><p>Among the highlights were hearing Prime Minister Ehud Barak discuss the future of the Middle East with Prime Minister Recep Erdogan of Turkey and hearing Sally Ride describe her first time in space.</p></blockquote> <p>As a future physician-scientist and especially memorable experience for me was hearing Drs. Francis Collins and Steven Rosenberg debate the role of faith and spirituality in scientific research.</p> <p>Hearing the honorees speak and perform during the Summit was incredible, but what made it truly extraordinary was having the opportunity to interact with them over the course of the weekend. Equally as impressive as meeting the honorees was getting to know the student delegates invited to this year’s Summit. It was truly inspiring hearing about what so many young people have already accomplished.</p> <p>As I finish my final year of medical school and prepare to enter the next phase of my medical training, my goal is simple: make the world a better place. Some question this aspiration and label it as naive optimism, but I know better. Because of your generosity and vision, I know hundreds of people who already have and will continue to do just that. Thank you for providing me with a renewed sense of optimism and hope for a better future.</p> <p>With utmost respect,</p> <p>Sincerely,</p> <p>Joshua A. Englert</p> </div> <hr/> <footer class="sans-2 text-italic"> <p>Mr. Englert graduated with High Distinction from Pennsylvania State University, receiving a B.S. in Premedicine with a minor in Economics. He received Honors from the Department of Chemistry for his thesis concerning a novel strategy for the design of breast cancer therapeutics. He has completed three years of medical studies at the University of Pittsburgh, and is now on leave, working in the Department of Critical Care Medicine as a Hughes Fellow. He recently presented his research at the 27th Annual Shock Society meeting and is preparing several manuscripts for publication. He has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the county medical society.</p> </footer> <header class="clearfix m-b-3 m-t-3 p-t-3"> <div class="text-xs-center text-brand-primary serif-3 m-b-2"><i class="icon-icon_feather"></i></div> <figure class="clearfix"> <img class="col-xs-3 col-lg-2" src="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/keller-1.gif" alt=""/> <div class="col-xs-9 p-l-2"> <h2 class="student-name m-b-0">Matt Keller</h2> <p class="sans-2 m-b-0">Howard Hughes Medical Institute Predoctoral Fellow<br>Vanderbilt University </br></p> </div> </figure> </header> <div class="student-letter"> <p>Dear Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds,</p> <p>I cannot thank you enough for the opportunity to attend the 2004 International Achievement Summit. I can honestly say it was the most amazing experience of my young life. As a die-hard Cubs fan, I never thought I would be walking through their dugout and locker room, let alone while talking with George Lucas and Dr. Ben Carson. All of the musical performers, in every genre, were spectacular, and it was great to see and hang out with some young artists who have the talent to make names for themselves. Having spent a great deal of time in Chicago, I was quite pleased that we visited nearly all of my favorite “tourist” locations, and I would have to say that the hotel was beyond anything I could have expected.</p> <blockquote><p>On a more professional note, it was a great honor to meet so many world-renowned scientists, since I am a biomedical engineering student. I had a great conversation about my research with Dr. Rosenberg over dinner at the Civic Opera House, and I was truly inspired by the words of Dr. Francis Collins and Dr. Peter Agre.</p></blockquote> <p>I was very impressed with all of the speakers, especially President Clinton, Congressman Lewis, and Dr. Andrew Weil. The panel discussions provided some very memorable moments for me, particularly when they became a little heated over the Mid-East peace process and the role of the media in politics. It was also a treat to meet Martha Ingram, even though we both had to go to Chicago to make it happen.</p> <p>As awed as I was to be in the company of so many accomplished people, I had a great time getting to know many of the other student delegates, and was really quite awed by what some of them have accomplished already. I think that we will all aspire to one day make it back to the summit as honorees, following the leads of Larry Page and Sergey Brin.</p> <p>Thank you again for the experience – I will never forget it.</p> <p>Sincerely,</p> <p>Matt Keller</p> </div> <hr/> <footer class="sans-2 text-italic"> <p>In 2003, Mr. Keller graduated first in his class from Vanderbilt University with a B.E. in Biomedical Engineering. To foster his research interests, he completed summer internships at the National Institutes of Health and Argonne National Laboratory. His senior project, designing a Raman spectroscopy system for diagnosing ovarian cancer, was presented at the annual meeting of the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance, and led to his decision to stay at Vanderbilt for graduate school. With the support of a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Predoctoral Fellowship, he is now building and testing a confocal Raman system for diagnosing skin cancer.</p> </footer> <header class="clearfix m-b-3 m-t-3 p-t-3"> <div class="text-xs-center text-brand-primary serif-3 m-b-2"><i class="icon-icon_feather"></i></div> <figure class="clearfix"> <img class="col-xs-3 col-lg-2" src="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/kim-1.gif" alt=""/> <div class="col-xs-9 p-l-2"> <h2 class="student-name m-b-0">Jocelyn Kim</h2> <p class="sans-2 m-b-0">Howard Hughes - NIH Medical Research Scholar<br>University of Michigan Medical School</br></p> </div> </figure> </header> <div class="student-letter"> <p>Dear Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds,</p> <p>I would like to sincerely thank you for your sponsorship in providing me the opportunity to attend the 2004 International Achievement Summit. I cannot begin to express how honored I feel to have been part of such an amazing experience. I was elated to return to my hometown, Chicago, and revisit my favorite places, which will now carry special meaning as I remember hearing B.B. King belting the blues at the House of Blues, N. Scott Momaday, and James Earl Jones reading poetry at Wrigley Field, José Carreras singing at the Lyric Opera House, and Aretha Franklin and James Brown grooving to Motown at the Field Museum.</p> <p>Throughout the four days, there were many moving moments and I would like to share with you just a few that are etched in my mind: Kenneth Behring’s tireless commitment to providing wheelchairs to the disabled, ostracized individuals throughout the world, Dr. Ben Carson’s personal struggle to follow his dreams of becoming a neurosurgeon despite being told early in his career that he could “excel in any field… outside of medicine,” Nobel Laureate Peter Agre’s encouragement to persist in the face of failure because “if you’ve succeeded 51% of the time, you’ve come out on top in the end,” and President Clinton’s vision of a compassionate and peaceful America that acts “multilaterally when it can, and unilaterally only when it has to.”</p> <p>On a more personal note, the Summit has changed my life in three important ways. First, before this experience, I was beginning to feel discouraged by the many obstacles a woman faces in acquiring a leadership position. When I received the invitation, I was intrigued to learn that Mrs. Reynolds, our host, is a brilliant entrepreneur, an amazing philanthropist, and a woman who has never given up on her dreams. Then, I had the opportunity to meet my co-sponsor, Assistant Surgeon General, Dr. Susan Blumenthal. We discussed many important public health issues such as women’s and mental health and the obesity epidemic. Furthermore, she shared her own journey in becoming a leading female physician and encouraged me by saying that each life we touch is one more reason to never falter from our dreams.</p> <blockquote><p>Lastly, I really began to realize that all the student delegates have faced hardship or discrimination of some sort, yet we have all managed to hold on to our dreams. And thus, I begin to see only challenges instead of obstacles, cohesion instead of isolation, and accomplishments instead of failures.</p></blockquote> <p>I owe a deep gratitude to you and all the people working with the Academy for making this such a memorable experience. I hope that future student delegates will also feel the same unity and reaffirm their service to humanity.</p> <p>With sincere appreciation,</p> <p>Jocelyn Kim</p> </div> <hr/> <footer class="sans-2 text-italic"> <p>Ms. Kim graduated from the University of Michigan Inteflex Program, and is now enrolled in a joint program at the University of Michigan Medical School and School of Public Health. As a Howard Hughes-NIH Medical Research Scholar, she spent the last year conducting basic science research to develop a novel method of HIV vaccination strategy called "prime-boost vaccination" at the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institutes of Health. She has volunteered as a science teacher for elementary students in the Washington, D.C. area, and at the Walker-Whitman Clinic, providing accessible HIV testing for high-risk populations, and mental health services for people living with HIV/AIDS.</p> </footer> <header class="clearfix m-b-3 m-t-3 p-t-3"> <div class="text-xs-center text-brand-primary serif-3 m-b-2"><i class="icon-icon_feather"></i></div> <figure class="clearfix"> <img class="col-xs-3 col-lg-2" src="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/leung-1.gif" alt=""/> <div class="col-xs-9 p-l-2"> <h2 class="student-name m-b-0">Therese S. Leung</h2> <p class="sans-2 m-b-0">Harvard University</p> </div> </figure> </header> <div class="student-letter"> <p>Dear Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds,</p> <p>It’s been only five days since I returned from the 2004 International Summit of Achievement, and while I am physically back at Harvard and continuing with my Ph.D. research, my lingering thoughts are still quietly nestled in our wonderful host city of Chicago. I don’t recall ever experiencing this intense kind of nostalgia after a conference, but perhaps it is because I still remember exchanging meaningful words with Former Israeli Prime Minister, Shimon Peres, outside of the main lobby of the Peninsula Hotel. Or perhaps it is because I can still feel the firm handshake and see the kind smile of Retired General Wesley Clark. Or maybe it is because my feet still hurt after dancing all evening to the music of Aretha Franklin and James Brown with the other student delegates during the Golden Plate Banquet. Ultimately, I know that the root cause of my nostalgia is simply due to the indescribable overall experience I had at the International Summit of Achievement. I am truly grateful to have been a participant at this year’s summit and I wanted to express my warmest thanks to you and your husband, Wayne.</p> <blockquote><p>During breakfast on Saturday, I was fortunate enough to sit next to Jack Canfield, the author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. The conversation began with both of us marveling at the accomplishments of past honorees but quickly digressed into a thoughtful discussion about defining our life’s work.</p></blockquote> <p>Mr. Canfield explained how he eventually realized his life’s mission after years of soul-searching. After listening to me describe the different career trajectories I could follow, he sincerely urged me to listen to my heart, not my head, when choosing between two very different kinds of personal ambitions. I was touched by his candor, kindness, and sincere interest in the questions I raised about my dreams and aspirations. I never would have anticipated these types of valuable conversations and experiences the day before I arrived in Chicago.</p> <p>Mrs. Reynolds, I am grateful to you and all of the members of the Academy who shared their inspirational stories, shook hands with awestruck graduate students, and generally encouraged us to adopt the widest, grandest vision of our lives. Now I am even more determined to influence the lives of economically disadvantaged women through advocacy and public policy. I am doubly more confident that I will significantly improve the lives of women in the United States in some fashion. Thank you for allowing me to participate in the Achievement Summit. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to repay your very kind generosity.</p> <p>Warm regards,</p> <p>Therese S. Leung</p> </div> <hr/> <footer class="sans-2 text-italic"> <p>Ms. Leung graduated magna cum laude from Wellesley College with a B.A. in Mathematics. She worked as a strategy consultant for L.E.K. Consulting, before entering Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, where she earned a Master's in Public Policy. As a fiscal policy analyst in the budget office of the White House, she helped develop the Bush administration's proposed budget for federal low-income, social service programs. She is now back at Harvard completing a Ph.D. in sociology. She is Senior Editor of the Asian American Policy Review, and one of the founding members of New Vision Inc., a non-partisan domestic policy think tank.</p> </footer> <header class="clearfix m-b-3 m-t-3 p-t-3"> <div class="text-xs-center text-brand-primary serif-3 m-b-2"><i class="icon-icon_feather"></i></div> <figure class="clearfix"> <img class="col-xs-3 col-lg-2" src="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/muchelemba-1.gif" alt=""/> <div class="col-xs-9 p-l-2"> <h2 class="student-name m-b-0">Muloongo Muchelemba</h2> <p class="sans-2 m-b-0">Rhodes Scholar<br>Harris Manchester College, Oxford University</br></p> </div> </figure> </header> <div class="student-letter"> <p>Dear Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds,</p> <p>Warm greetings from Zambia, the real Africa!</p> <p>I would to sincerely thank you for your generosity that allowed me to attend the International Achievement Summit in Chicago last month. Being at the Summit was a humbling experience that changed my life in ways I could not have imagined.</p> <p>Firstly, I was amazed to discover that many of the achievers are just regular folk. I had the opportunity to speak to General Wesley Clarke, who also read Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) at Oxford and was surprised to find how charming and warm he was, especially after watching him dance to Chuck Berry with the President of Latvia. The Google guys, Larry and Sergey, talked about how just four years ago they too were honor delegates at the Achievement Summit and now they are multibillionaires. They made phenomenal success seem so attainable.</p> <p>Secondly, I found the words of the speakers inspiring. Ben Carson talked about having a dream and keeping it alive, even when those around us have little faith. It reminded me of my ninth grade when my teacher doubted my ability to pass my Junior High School exams to get to the tenth grade. His doubts only fuelled my resolve to do well. And I did. Listening to Ben Carson made me realise that just as much as we need people to inspire us, we also need people who put us down, because it is only then we are capable of mustering our inner strength and resolve that helps us keep the dream alive.</p> <blockquote><p>Thirdly, I learned that it is important to allow myself to fail by taking risks and holding strong beliefs. Bill Clinton said he would rather have the words ‘I failed’ written on his tombstone than to have never tried at something. Similarly, Scott Momaday’s poem read ‘it is better to have “struck out” than to have been “called out”.</p></blockquote> <p>I have always been risk-averse, always sought to take the safer route. But with the Rhodes scholarship under my belt, I feel confident enough to explore my options – be in doing a Ph.D. in Political Economy in the US or working for a mining company in Brazil or as a consultant in Johannesburg.</p> <p>Lastly, being in Chicago and experiencing the warmth and hospitality of its wonderful people made me understand better why the United States is such a great nation and what makes Americans so proud and patriotic. I hope that I too can someday contribute to creating a positive image of my country, Zambia, and the African continent. I also hope that Africa can play host to an Achievement Summit in the near future.</p> <p>Thank you again.</p> <p>Sincerely,</p> <p>Muloongo Muchelemba</p> </div> <hr/> <footer class="sans-2 text-italic"> <p>As a Rhodes Scholar, Ms. Muchelemba is reading Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford. She received her first degree in Economics from the University of Zambia. Following graduation, she interned with the United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator and then was a Consultant for UNAIDS. After completing her studies at Oxford, she plans to work as an international management consultant.</p> </footer> <header class="clearfix m-b-3 m-t-3 p-t-3"> <div class="text-xs-center text-brand-primary serif-3 m-b-2"><i class="icon-icon_feather"></i></div> <figure class="clearfix"> <img class="col-xs-3 col-lg-2" src="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/myers-1.gif" alt=""/> <div class="col-xs-9 p-l-2"> <h2 class="student-name m-b-0">Brian A. Myers</h2> <p class="sans-2 m-b-0">Margery Kraus Scholar<br>The Kellogg School, Northwestern University</br></p> </div> </figure> </header> <div class="student-letter"> <p>Dear Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds,</p> <p>There are people with whom we surround ourselves for our entire lives and they barely make a dent… then someone comes along for a very short period of time and makes an enormous impact. In a nutshell, this is how I feel about you and your colleagues at the Academy of Achievement. This past weekend at the International Achievement Summit in Chicago has enabled me to retrench my priority for balanced impact, and I sincerely thank you for this once-in-a-lifetime experience and opportunity.</p> <p>It has been difficult to explain my experience to my family and friends. How do you explain sitting in a room and watching the likes of Ralph Nader, Chris Matthews, Sam Donaldson, and Wesley Clark openly debate US foreign policy? How do you explain Bill Clinton prioritizing his time to travel straight from the funeral services of President Reagan to visit with us? For the only child in my family to attend college, much less to now finish my Master’s degree, I will remain in awe for some time.</p> <p>Because of your generosity, I had the opportunity to listen intimately to the music and message of Bonnie Raitt, a woman I truly admire. I heard A.G. Lafley discuss his views on dialogue and inquiry-based decision making for business and social problem-solving.</p> <blockquote><p>I engaged in an informal lunch discussion with Dr. Paul Nurse regarding the issues of morality versus science and how this must be developed into a keen communications strategy for those affected.</p></blockquote> <p>Further, I dialogued with James Earl Jones, one of my favorite entertainers of all time, about how his reading of poetry at an early age helped him to understand his God-given talents of the spoken word.</p> <p>These experiences only scratch the surface of my weekend. This has been an experience that has absolutely changed my life, and I want to thank you for your generosity and your vision to connect the leaders of today with the aspiring leaders of tomorrow.</p> <p>Best Wishes to you – I sincerely look forward to our paths crossing again.</p> <p>Brian A. Myers</p> </div> <hr/> <footer class="sans-2 text-italic"> <p>Before entering the Kellogg School, Mr. Myers graduated summa cum laude from Texas A&M; University with a BBA in Management Information Systems and Accounting. After graduation he spent five years as a strategy and business process consultant with Accenture, focusing on Customer Relationship Management for clients in the United Kingdom, Norway, Latin America, and several United States locations. As a Siebel Scholar, he is now completing his MBA at the Kellogg School and will immediately embark on a career in brand marketing with SC Johnson and Son.</p> </footer> <header class="clearfix m-b-3 m-t-3 p-t-3"> <div class="text-xs-center text-brand-primary serif-3 m-b-2"><i class="icon-icon_feather"></i></div> <figure class="clearfix"> <img class="col-xs-3 col-lg-2" src="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/patel-1.gif" alt=""/> <div class="col-xs-9 p-l-2"> <h2 class="student-name m-b-0">Anjalee Patel</h2> <p class="sans-2 m-b-0">Rhodes Scholar<br>Lincoln College, Oxford University</br></p> </div> </figure> </header> <div class="student-letter"> <p>Dear Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds,</p> <p>Thank you for your hospitality and generosity in hosting the International Achievement Summit in Chicago from June 10-13, 2004. It was an amazing experience which surpassed all expectations. The opportunity to hear so many inspirational speakers from such diverse backgrounds was intellectually stimulating.</p> <blockquote><p>As an African, I was excited to hear President Museveni and Archbishop Tutu voice their opinions about the future of Africa.</p></blockquote> <p>The panel on the Middle East was also extremely interesting. Furthermore, it was heartening to find so many fellow student delegates with similar views and life goals.</p> <p>This was my first trip to Chicago and I definitely intend to return. Our accommodation at The Peninsula was stellar and the dinner in the breathtaking Fields Museum stands out as a particular highlight of the trip. I was particularly impressed with the organisation and attention to detail which was apparent in every aspect of the Summit. For instance, the trip to Wrigley field, complete with baseball caps and hotdog vendors gave the whole experience an authentic feel.</p> <p>Thank you once again for this amazing opportunity.</p> <p>Yours sincerely,</p> <p>Anjalee Patel</p> </div> <hr/> <footer class="sans-2 text-italic"> <p>A graduate of the University of Cambridge, Ms. Patel completed a B.A. in Law while serving as President of the Queens' Bench Law Society. A proud native of Zimbabwe, her research has focused on women's social rights and the AIDS pandemic in the Southern African region. She has undertaken numerous legal internships and plans to work for Linklaters, London upon completion of her studies. She was awarded the Rhodes Scholarship to study in Oxford, one year of which was spent obtaining an LLM in International Law at Oxford Brookes University. Ms. Patel is now completing an M.Sc. in Comparative Social Policy at the University of Oxford.</p> </footer> <header class="clearfix m-b-3 m-t-3 p-t-3"> <div class="text-xs-center text-brand-primary serif-3 m-b-2"><i class="icon-icon_feather"></i></div> <figure class="clearfix"> <img class="col-xs-3 col-lg-2" src="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/richardson-1.gif" alt=""/> <div class="col-xs-9 p-l-2"> <h2 class="student-name m-b-0">Margaret L. Richardson</h2> <p class="sans-2 m-b-0">Kennedy School of Government, Boalt Hall School of Law</p> </div> </figure> </header> <div class="student-letter"> <p>Dear Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds,</p> <p>I am writing to express my most sincere thanks for including me in the 2004 International Achievement Summit. Although the Summit concluded two days ago, the conversations, presentations and performances will certainly remain a source of inspiration for me for many years to come. As you and others warned throughout the weekend, the experience cannot be easily described to friends and family, nor am I adequately able to express the depth of my gratitude for your generosity.</p> <blockquote><p>On the first evening of the Summit, Governor Sila M. Calderón approached me to welcome me at the opening reception. As an aspiring human rights lawyer, I could not have imagined a more serendipitous opportunity to explore how human rights are protected and advanced in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. As we discussed her advocacy on behalf of the people of Vieques, I began to realize that this weekend would be unlike any other.</p></blockquote> <p>Governor Calderón graciously shared her experiences and listened to my aspirations with enthusiasm and encouragement. This conversation was simply the first in a series with leaders from government, science, activism, media and the arts. Each conversation throughout the weekend expanded my perspective in ways I could not have anticipated or imagined in advance.</p> <p>There were several of us from Harvard who were apprehensive about leaving in the middle of our graduation to be able to participate in the Summit. I can say unequivocally that it was a wonderful decision that I will encourage other students to make in the future. I am so grateful for the relationships that the Summit has fostered and the creativity and commitment to which I was exposed.</p> <p>Thank you for the extraordinary opportunity to visit some of the most beautiful places in Chicago and hear some of the most accomplished people in the world discuss their specialties as well as themselves.</p> <blockquote><p>I must confess that the exceptional students of diverse talents, interests and backgrounds inspired me as much as any other aspect of the weekend. To discuss international affairs with students from France, Jordan, Israel, Singapore, India and Colombia (all in the course of one meal!) was a rare honor.</p></blockquote> <p>Additionally, hearing the aspirations of young men and women from so many disciplines validated by their heroes was truly inspirational. Thank you for your commitment to public service and the support that you have extended to us as students committed to serving the global community.</p> <p>Warmest wishes,</p> <p>Margaret L. Richardson</p> </div> <hr/> <footer class="sans-2 text-italic"> <p>Upon graduation from the University of Virginia, Ms. Richardson went to work as a school reform advocate at San Francisco's Partners in School Innovation. As she turned her attention to public education's structural constraints, she chose to pursue degrees in law and public policy. As a joint JD/MPA student, she spent two years in residence at Boalt Hall and two years in residence at the Kennedy School. As a student, she developed and implemented the Suitcase Clinic Legal Services program, serving homeless clients at existing medical clinics. Last summer, she worked as a human rights advocate, training monitors of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Sierra Leone. She plans to continue her advocacy as a civil rights attorney.</p> </footer> <header class="clearfix m-b-3 m-t-3 p-t-3"> <div class="text-xs-center text-brand-primary serif-3 m-b-2"><i class="icon-icon_feather"></i></div> <figure class="clearfix"> <img class="col-xs-3 col-lg-2" src="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/schwartz-1.gif" alt=""/> <div class="col-xs-9 p-l-2"> <h2 class="student-name m-b-0">Edmund Schwartz</h2> <p class="sans-2 m-b-0">Howard Hughes Medical Institute Predoctoral Fellow<br>The Rockefeller University</br></p> </div> </figure> </header> <div class="student-letter"> <p>Dear Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds,</p> <p>I would like to sincerely thank you for giving me the opportunity to attend the 2004 International Achievement Summit. I must admit that when I first heard about the event I was more than a little skeptical. I found it hard to believe that such a thing could really exist (and that I would be invited to participate). Never have I been happier to be proven wrong. From start to finish, the Summit was simply amazing.</p> <p>Over the course of the weekend I had the pleasure of hearing the eloquence of such speakers as Representative John Lewis and President Bill Clinton, the beauty of José Carreras’s voice and the power of performances by the likes of Bonnie Raitt and B.B. King. I was able to hear of the adventures of Sally Ride and Meave Leakey and see stimulating panel discussions about pressing issues such as violence in the Middle East and world health care. Had I only raised my hand quicker, I also would have been able to take batting practice at Wrigley Field. I will be forever jealous of those lucky few who got to smack a baseball around at one of the greatest venues in sports.</p> <p>All this would have made for an incredible experience on its own, but the Summit was made even better by the fact that the student delegates were not merely passive listeners but active participants. I was able to meet and talk to people ranging from James Earl Jones to Ralph Nader to Martha Ingram as well as other students from around the world.</p> <blockquote><p>I had my opinions on some issues changed from hearing new viewpoints or arguments and my opinions on others reinforced by those who could articulate their ideas much better than I can.</p></blockquote> <p>I found that my low opinion of some prominent figures was totally unjustified once I had the chance to meet them as people and not as thirty second TV spots, a lesson I hope will remain with me in the future and I had my admiration of others redoubled.</p> <p>Even someone as cynical as myself has to admit that I was genuinely inspired by attending the Summit. I have returned to the Rockefeller University to continue by Ph.D. work and although it is coming as something of an adjustment to walk into a room and not see a head of state or a Nobel Prize winner, I nonetheless have found that I am approaching my work with a renewed vigor as a result of attending the Summit. Thank you once more, I am truly grateful for the memories and the inspiration I have gained due to your generous sponsorship.</p> <p>Sincerely,</p> <p>Edmund Schwartz</p> </div> <hr/> <footer class="sans-2 text-italic"> <p>Mr. Schwartz received a B.S. in Chemistry and Biology from the University of Virginia. He is now a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Predoctoral Fellow at Rockefeller University. His current research focuses on the structure and mechanism of bacterial RNA polymerase and the control of circadian rhythms in fruit flies. His work has been published in the journals Chemical Communications and Biopolymers.</p> </footer> <header class="clearfix m-b-3 m-t-3 p-t-3"> <div class="text-xs-center text-brand-primary serif-3 m-b-2"><i class="icon-icon_feather"></i></div> <figure class="clearfix"> <img class="col-xs-3 col-lg-2" src="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/steven-1.gif" alt=""/> <div class="col-xs-9 p-l-2"> <h2 class="student-name m-b-0">Megan Steven</h2> <p class="sans-2 m-b-0">Rhodes Scholar<br>Magdalen College, Oxford University</br></p> </div> </figure> </header> <div class="student-letter"> <p>Dear Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds,</p> <p>I have just returned to Oxford after a wonderful visit to Chicago for the Academy of Achievement Conference. The weekend was filled with so many rare and exciting moments that it is hard to summarize in one short letter the amazing experience I had.</p> <p>However, there are two interactions that stick out in my mind and were particularly special because of their personal and impromptu nature. On the bus back from the House of Blues after an amazing performance by BB King and Bonnie Raitt, I was sitting and chatting with one of the scholars when Congressman John Lewis stood up and proceeded to capture the entire bus as his audience for an awe-inspiring story about his role in the non-violent campaign against racism in the 1960s. He started his story by saying “Well folks, we’re on a bus, so let me tell you a story about a bus ride…” and then told us the true story of his participation in the Freedom Rides We soon realized that this man was a large part of the reason why we could all sit there together on the bus as students of varied races and backgrounds.</p> <blockquote><p>Also a special (and unexpected) treat was being able to speak one-on-one with my long-time hero, inventor Dean Kamen. When I was in college, I worked on a motion-detecting device that was used as a replacement for the traditional cane for the blind. To be able to speak with Dean Kamen, who has made so many great advances for the disabled population (most notably his recent wheelchair that walks up stairs and allows the person to sit at eye-level), was a real honor.</p></blockquote> <p>We spoke of each other’s interest in developing tools for the disabled and will certainly keep in touch and maybe even collaborate in the future.</p> <p>For the opportunity to have several wonderful interactions and experiences like these two, I thank you. The Achievement conference was filled with a plethora of similar out-of-this-world moments and it was truly an honor to be a part of the event. Thank you for your continued support of endeavors like the Achievement Conference<br/> Sincerely yours,</p> <p>Megan Steven</p> </div> <hr/> <footer class="sans-2 text-italic"> <p>A Rhodes Scholar studying for her Ph.D. in Neuroscience at Oxford, Ms. Steven graduated magna cum laude from Dartmouth College in 2002. Her current research, which has been highlighted in Newsweek magazine, uses brain imaging techniques to help understand the function of visual areas of the brain in the blind, and to develop methods to encourage more complete recovery from stroke. She is also interested in scientific literacy and science communication for the public. She has created a web-based column on brain science called megonthemind.com. In 1996, she bicycled 4,000 miles across the United States from Seattle, Washington to Portland, Maine.</p> </footer> <header class="clearfix m-b-3 m-t-3 p-t-3"> <div class="text-xs-center text-brand-primary serif-3 m-b-2"><i class="icon-icon_feather"></i></div> <figure class="clearfix"> <img class="col-xs-3 col-lg-2" src="/web/20180912025416im_/http://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wagner-1.gif" alt=""/> <div class="col-xs-9 p-l-2"> <h2 class="student-name m-b-0">Alexander Wagner, Ph.D.</h2> <p class="sans-2 m-b-0">John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University</p> </div> </figure> </header> <div class="student-letter"> <p>Dear Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds,</p> <p>Even after a few days have passed since I have returned from Chicago, I am struggling to find the appropriate words to describe how grateful and happy I am to have had the honor to participate in this year’s Academy of Achievement Summit. Thank you so much for putting together this remarkable program, and for giving my fellow students and myself the opportunity to participate in it.</p> <p>It is, of course, difficult to identify the most remarkable aspect of such a weekend of superlatives. On reflection, what set this event above and apart from other instances where I had the chance to meet famous people was the inspiration that was omnipresent. The air was full of goodwill, you could almost touch it. Almost everybody I met had a true and sincere interest in contributing something positive to this world we live in. Yes, it was great for me to be able to discuss my dissertation (on “competence and loyalty in organizations”) with George Lucas, Steve Case, Ehud Barak, and many others. Yes, it will probably be long before I hear B.B. King, Jose Carreras, and James Brown in private concerts on three consecutive days.</p> <blockquote><p>But all this pales against what I took with me in my heart: a newly strengthened belief that a single person can really make a difference, and that despite so much hate, war, and lies in the world, there also are many brilliant young people who fight (yes, fight!) for love, peace, and truth.</p></blockquote> <p>This may sound corny, but it should not. I hope I can convey to you how much this event meant to me and how powerfully it affected (and will continue to affect) how I think about my career in research and teaching. I will take the liberty to keep you updated regarding my next steps in life every now and then.</p> <p>I wish you personally all the very best of health and happiness, and may you succeed in inspiring many generations to come.</p> <p>Sincerely yours,</p> <p>Alexander Wagner, Ph.D.</p> </div> <hr/> <footer class="sans-2 text-italic"> <p>At Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria, Mr. Wagner was the first student since 1966 to receive his Ph.D. in Economics with highest honors. He holds degrees in both Economics and Law from the University. He is now a Ph.D. candidate in Harvard's Political Economy and Government program. His dissertation research focuses on organizational economics, power and decision-making as well as budgeting under asymmetric information. He has published several scholarly papers on macroeconomics and environmental economics, and has advised the Austrian government, the EU Commission, and private companies in these fields.</p> </footer> </div> </article> </section> </div> <div class="tab-pane" id="gallery" role="tabpanel"> <section class="isotope-wrapper"> <div class="isotope-gallery isotope-box single-achiever__gallery"> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66447368421053" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0959_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, essayist, and poet John Updike addresses Academy delegates and members." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_0959_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0959_JFR-380x252.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0959_JFR-760x505.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66710526315789" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1344.jpg" data-image-caption="Academy member Chuck Berry closes the evening’s program with a performance of his hits “Roll Over Beethoven,” “Maybellene,” “Johnny B. 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Bloomberg, Founder and CEO of Bloomberg L.P." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_1174_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1174_JFR-380x304.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1174_JFR-760x608.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66710526315789" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1299.jpg" data-image-caption="Awards Council member Aretha Franklin, the ‘Queen of Soul,’ performs her classic hit songs, “Respect,” “Chain of Fools,” and “Rock Steady,” during the Academy’s Banquet of the Golden Plate held in Chicago’s Field Museum." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_1299" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1299-380x253.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1299-760x507.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.8" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1172_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="English geneticist and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Medicine Sir Paul Nurse presents the Golden Plate Award to physicist Dr. John N. Bahcall at the Academy’s Banquet of the Golden Plate Award ceremonies in Chicago, Illinois." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_1172_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1172_JFR-380x304.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1172_JFR-760x608.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.8" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1169_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Carlos Slim presents the Golden Plate Award to Maria Asunción Aramburuzabala at the 2004 Summit in Chicago." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_1169_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1169_JFR-380x304.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1169_JFR-760x608.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="1" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1064_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Prime Minster Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey prior to participating in a symposium panel discussion on “Building a Secure Middle East,” at The Peninsula Hotel in Chicago, Illinois." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_1064_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1064_JFR-380x380.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1064_JFR-760x760.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.8" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1167_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Awards Council member and filmmaker George Lucas presents the Academy of Achievement’s Golden Plate Award to famed English actress Julie Andrews during the 2004 Banquet of the Golden Plate Award ceremonies in Chicago." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_1167_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1167_JFR-380x304.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1167_JFR-760x608.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="1" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1040_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Norman Mailer, recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for both fiction and non-fiction, offers an uninhibited dissenting view of the honors bestowed on the late President Ronald Reagan." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_1040_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1040_JFR-380x380.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1040_JFR-760x760.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.8" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1165_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Council member and Director of Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Solomon H. Snyder, presents the Academy’s Golden Plate Award to Dr. Peter Agre, molecular biologist and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_1165_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1165_JFR-380x304.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1165_JFR-760x608.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66447368421053" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1019_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Archbishop Desmond Tutu takes questions from Academy delegates during a discussion on the future of Africa with the President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni, moderated by MSNBC’s Hardball TV program, Chris Matthews." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_1019_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1019_JFR-380x252.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1019_JFR-760x505.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.8" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1162_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Awards Council member and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Dr. Mario J. 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Reagan." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_1073_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1073_JFR-380x252.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1073_JFR-760x505.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.8" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1176_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Awards Council member Quincy Jones presents the Golden Plate Award to Santiago Calatrava, recipient of the Gold Medal for Architecture." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_1176_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1176_JFR-380x304.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1176_JFR-760x608.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66447368421053" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0863_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Academy member and English stage and screen actress Dame Julie Andrews addresses delegates at the Art Institute of Chicago’s Trading Room, an exact replica of the original trading floor of the Chicago Stock Exchange." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_0863_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0863_JFR-380x252.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0863_JFR-760x505.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="1" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1067_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Physicist and astronaut Dr. Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, addresses the Academy delegates." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_1067_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1067_JFR-380x380.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1067_JFR-760x760.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="1" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0766_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Academy Awards Council member Naomi Judd presents the Golden Plate Award to philanthropist Martha Ingram." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_0766_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0766_JFR-380x380.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0766_JFR-760x760.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="1.25" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0651_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="42nd President of the United States William J. Clinton addresses Academy delegates and members in Chicago." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_0651_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0651_JFR-304x380.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0651_JFR-608x760.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66447368421053" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0698_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Academy students and members gathered at Chicago's Civic Opera Building, home of the Lyric Opera, for a concert featuring internationally acclaimed tenor José Carreras." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_0698_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0698_JFR-380x252.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0698_JFR-760x505.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="1" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0609_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="2004 Academy honorees and Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page address delegates and members. Brin and Page participated in the Academy’s 2000 International Achievement Summit in London as student delegates." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_0609_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0609_JFR-380x380.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0609_JFR-760x760.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.8" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0979_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Awards Council member Neil Sheehan presents the Academy's Golden Plate Award to Pultizer Prize recipient and New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_0979_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0979_JFR-380x304.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0979_JFR-760x608.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66447368421053" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1050_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Chris Matthews leads a panel discussion, "Building a Secure Middle East," with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Congresswoman Jane Harman, Prime Minister Recep Erdogan of Turkey, and the best-selling author and Middle East scholar Bernard Lewis." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_1050_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1050_JFR-380x252.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1050_JFR-760x505.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66447368421053" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0541_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="International of Achievement Summit Host and Mayor of Chicago, Richard M. Daley, dons a Cubs hat at Wrigley Field." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_0541_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0541_JFR-380x252.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0541_JFR-760x505.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.8" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1182_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Jack Canfield, author of Chicken Soup for the Soul, receives the Golden Plate Award." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_1182_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1182_JFR-380x304.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1182_JFR-760x608.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66447368421053" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0993_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Consumer advocate and presidential candidate Ralph Nader, Congressman Edward Markey and Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, with inventors Paul MacCready and Dean Kamen, discuss alternative energy solutions during the Summit." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_0993_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0993_JFR-380x252.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0993_JFR-760x505.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66447368421053" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1099_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="International Achievement Summit Host Chairman Catherine B. Reynolds with 2004 Academy of Achievement honoree His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan, at a reception in the ballroom of The Peninsula Hotel in Chicago." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_1099_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1099_JFR-380x252.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1099_JFR-760x505.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66447368421053" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0956_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Awards Council members James Earle Jones and Dr. Keith Black before the start of afternoon symposium session in the ballroom of the Peninsula Hotel in Chicago." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_0956_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0956_JFR-380x252.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0956_JFR-760x505.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66447368421053" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0930_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Academy member and civil rights pioneer Coretta Scott King addresses delegates and members at a symposium." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_0930_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0930_JFR-380x252.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0930_JFR-760x505.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66447368421053" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0912_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Entrepreneur and philanthropist Kenneth E. Behring discusses his latest project, Wheelchairs for the World, which provides free wheelchairs to the disabled poor in the most remote and underdeveloped regions of the earth." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_0912_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0912_JFR-380x252.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0912_JFR-760x505.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66447368421053" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0904_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Awards Council member, financier, and philanthropist Warren Hellman introduces 2004 honoree musician and philanthropist Emmylou Harris to Academy delegates and members at the Art Institute of Chicago’s Trading Room." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_0904_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0904_JFR-380x252.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0904_JFR-760x505.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.69342105263158" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0214_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="" data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_0214_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0214_JFR-380x263.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0214_JFR-760x527.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66447368421053" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0876_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Governor of Puerto Rico Sila Calderón addresses Academy delegates in the Art Institute of Chicago’s Trading Room." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_0876_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0876_JFR-380x252.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0876_JFR-760x505.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.8" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1177_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="" data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_1177_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1177_JFR-380x304.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_1177_JFR-760x608.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="1.5049504950495" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0148_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Blues singer and songwriter and musician Bonnie Raitt performs “Something To Talk About” at the House of Blues." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_0148_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0148_JFR-252x380.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0148_JFR-505x760.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="1" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0769_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="2004: Awards Council member and technology entrepreneur Stephen M. Case presents the American Academy of Achievement’s Golden Plate Award to Larry Page and Sergey Brin at the Civic Opera House in Chicago, Illinois." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_0769_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0769_JFR-380x380.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0769_JFR-760x760.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66447368421053" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0714_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Awards Council member and Star Wars creator George Lucas presents the Academy’s Golden Plate Award to operatic tenor José Carreras at the Civic Opera House, home to internationally renowned Lyric Opera of Chicago." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_0714_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0714_JFR-380x252.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0714_JFR-760x505.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="1" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0644_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="2004: William J. Clinton, 42nd President of the United States, addresses Academy delegates and members in Chicago. (© Academy of Achievement)" data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_0644_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0644_JFR-380x380.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0644_JFR-760x760.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="1" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0603_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Molecular biologist and Nobel Prize recipient in Chemistry, Dr. Peter C. Agre, addresses Academy students and members at the 2004 International Achievement Summit in Chicago." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_0603_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0603_JFR-380x380.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0603_JFR-760x760.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66447368421053" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0493_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Academy members, author N. Scott Momaday and actor James Earl Jones, read a poetic dialogue Momaday composed for the 2004 Achievement Summit, “God and the Bear Talk About Baseball,” at Wrigley Stadium." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_0493_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0493_JFR-380x252.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0493_JFR-760x505.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66447368421053" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0491_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Academy members, author N. Scott Momaday and actor James Earl Jones, read a poetic dialogue Momaday composed for the 2004 Achievement Summit, “God and the Bear Talk About Baseball,” at Wrigley Stadium." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_0491_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0491_JFR-380x252.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0491_JFR-760x505.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66447368421053" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/WP-chicago_0419_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Dr. Francis S. Collins leads a “Science and Religion” panel including integrative medicine pioneer Dr. Andrew Weil, Chief of Surgery of the National Cancer Institute Dr. Steven Rosenberg, theologian Martin E. Marty, filmmaker George Lucas, and pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson during a symposium session at The Peninsula Hotel." data-image-copyright="WP-chicago_0419_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/WP-chicago_0419_JFR-380x252.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/WP-chicago_0419_JFR-760x505.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66447368421053" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - ">   <div class="lazyload ratio-container__image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#imageModal" data-image-src="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0383_JFR.jpg" data-image-caption="Burt Rutan, designer of the first aircraft to circle the globe without refueling, presents to the Academy delegates." data-image-copyright="wp-chicago_0383_JFR" data-sizes="auto" data-bgset="/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0383_JFR-380x252.jpg [(max-width:576px)] | /wp-content/uploads/2017/11/wp-chicago_0383_JFR-760x505.jpg"></div>  </figure> <figure class="isotope-item ratio-container--gallery photo" data-category="photo" data-ratio="0.66710526315789" title="" data-gtm-category="photo" data-gtm-action="click" data-gtm-label="Summit - 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McRaven, USN</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/w-s-merwin/"><span class="achiever-list-name">W. S. Merwin</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/james-a-michener/"><span class="achiever-list-name">James A. Michener</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/marvin-minsky-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Marvin Minsky, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.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/20180912025416/http://www.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/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/story-musgrave/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Story Musgrave, M.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/ralph-nader/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Ralph Nader</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/peggy-noonan/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Peggy Noonan</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/jessye-norman/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Jessye Norman</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/tommy-norris/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Lt. Thomas R. Norris, USN</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/joyce-carol-oates/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Joyce Carol Oates</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/pierre-omidyar/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Pierre Omidyar</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/jimmy-page/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Jimmy Page</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/larry-page/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Larry Page</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/arnold-palmer/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Arnold Palmer</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/leon-panetta/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Leon Panetta</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/rosa-parks/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Rosa Parks</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/suzan-lori-parks/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Suzan-Lori Parks</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/linus-pauling/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Linus C. Pauling, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/shimon-peres/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Shimon Peres</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/itzhak-perlman/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Itzhak Perlman</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/general-david-petraeus/"><span class="achiever-list-name">General David H. Petraeus, USA</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/sidney-poitier/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sidney Poitier</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/general-colin-l-powell/"><span class="achiever-list-name">General Colin L. Powell, USA</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/harold-prince/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Harold Prince</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/venki-ramakrishnan-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Venki Ramakrishnan, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/lord-martin-rees/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Lord Martin Rees</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/lloyd-richards/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Lloyd Richards</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/sally-ride-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sally K. Ride, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/sonny-rollins/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Sonny Rollins</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/anthony-romero/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Anthony Romero</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/james-rosenquist/"><span class="achiever-list-name">James Rosenquist</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/pete-rozelle/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Pete Rozelle</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/bill-russell/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Bill Russell</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/albie-sachs/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Albie Sachs</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/oliver-sacks-m-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Oliver Sacks, M.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/jonas-salk-m-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Jonas Salk, M.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/frederick-sanger-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">Frederick Sanger, Ph.D.</span></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20180912025416/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/george-b-schaller-ph-d/"><span class="achiever-list-name">George B. 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