Friend of the Family Award
Established in 1984, the Friend of the Family Award acknowledges national or international
leaders whose work has significantly and positively shaped policies that affect the family.
- Deadline for receipt of nomination materials
for the Friend of the Family Award is January 16, 2009.
- The guidelines and nomination form below
should be consulted for details.
Friend of the Family Award Guidelines
Friend of the Family Award Nomination Form
Friend of
the Family Award Recipients
2008
America's Second Harvest: The Nation's Food Bank Network
2006
Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (WV) and Sharon Percy Rockefeller
2005
Tony Knowles
Former Governor of Alaska
2004
Patrick Bresette
Associate Director
Center for Public Policy Priorities
2003
Senator Tom Daschle
Senate Minority Leader
South Dakota
2002
Aaron Feuerstein
Owner, President, CEO
Malden Mills, Inc.
Lawrence, MA
2001
The Honorable James B. Hunt, Jr.
Former Governor of North Carolina
Advocate Children's Education
1999
Rob Reiner
Actor, Director, & Chairman, Castlerock Entertainment
Advocate for Children
1998
William Raspberry
Nationally Syndicated Columnist, The Washington
Post
Humanitarian
1997
Millard and Linda Fuller
Founders, Habitat for Humanity
Humanitarian
1996
The Honorable Albert Gore, Jr. and Mrs. Tipper
Gore
Vice President of the United States
1995
The Honorable Nancy Kassebaum
United States Senator
1994
The Honorable William H. Natcher
United States Representative
1993
Hillary Rodham Clinton
First Lady of the United States
Advocate for Children and Families
1992
David Jordan
Editor-in-Chief
Better Homes and Gardens Magazine
Advocate for the Homeless
1991
Mary Hatwood Futrell
Former President, National Education Association
Educator
1990
Stephen E. Upton
President, Whirlpool Foundation
Philanthropist
1989
The Honorable Pat Schroeder
United States Representative
1988
Marian Wright Edelman
Founder and President, Children's Defense Fund
Social Activist
1988
The Honorable Daniel Patrick Moynihan
United States Senator
1987
The Honorable Daniel R. Coats
United States Senator
1986
The Honorable Quentin N. Burdick
United States Senator
1985
William "Bill" Cosby, Jr.
Actor, Comedian, Educator
1984
The Honorable George Miller
United States Representative
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