|
Year |
Recipient |
Industry |
|
1959 |
Dr. Frank C. Baxter |
Professor Emeritus, USC; and Television personality |
|
1960 |
Joseph N. Welch |
Eminent Boston Attorney |
|
1961 |
Eric Johnston |
President, Motion Picture Association of America |
|
1962 |
Reed Harris |
Executive Assistant to the Director, U.S. Information Agency |
|
1963 |
Dr. Ralph C. Smedley |
Founder, Toastmasters International |
|
1964 |
Lowell Thomas |
Writer, Commentator, Lecturer |
|
1965 |
Robert Moses |
City Planner and President, New York World’s Fair of
1964-65 |
|
1966 |
Eugene J. McNeeley |
Former President, American Telephone and telegraph Company |
|
1967 |
John W. Fisher |
Commissioner and Chairman of the Board, Canadian Centennial Commission |
|
1968 |
Greer Garson |
Internationally known Stage, Screen and Television personality |
|
1969 |
Walter Cronkite |
Distinguished Newsman and Journalist |
|
1971 |
Wallace Jamie
|
Director of International Public Relations, Carnation Company |
|
1972 |
Cavett Robert |
Author and Lecturer |
|
1973 |
Dr. S.I. Hayakawa |
Author and Lecturer |
|
1974 |
Bobby Richardson |
Speaker and Athletic Coach |
|
1975 |
John W. Warner
|
Administrator, American Revolution Bicentennial Administration |
|
1976 |
Earl Nightingale |
Internationally known Broadcaster and Author |
|
1977 |
Gordon Sinclair |
Newsman, Broadcaster and Author |
|
1978 |
Dr. Robert H. Schuller |
Theologian, Author and Lecturer |
|
1979 |
Bob Richards |
Motivational Speaker, Olympic champion |
|
1980 |
Dr. Kenneth McFarland |
Philanthropist, Lecturer, Author |
|
1981 |
James L. Hayes |
Management Expert and Speaker |
|
1982 |
Dr. Joyce Brothers |
Psychologist, Author and Speaker |
|
1983 |
Mark Russell |
Humorist, Writer and Lecturer |
|
1984 |
Dr. Charles W. Jarvis |
Humorist and Lecturer |
|
1985 |
Marva Collins
|
Educator |
|
1986 |
Art Linkletter |
Author, Speaker and Television personality |
|
1987 |
Dr. Wayne Dyer |
Psychologist, Author and Speaker |
|
1988 |
Grace M. Hopper |
Rear Admiral, USNR (Retired) Computer pioneer |
|
1989 |
Joel H. Whedon |
Professional speaker and seminar leaders |
|
1990 |
Tom Peters |
Author, Management expert |
|
1991 |
Bill Gove |
Professional speaker and seminar leader |
|
1992 |
Dr. Kenneth H. Blanchard |
Author, Management expert |
|
1993 |
Peter Legge |
Speaker and Publisher |
|
1994 |
Les Brown
|
Motivational speaker |
|
1995 |
Anthony Robbins |
Author, Seminar Leader |
|
1996 |
Dr. LeRoy Walker |
President, U.S. Olympic Committee |
|
1997 |
Dr. Deepak Chopra |
Author, Speaker |
|
1998 |
Jeanne Robertson |
Speaker, Humorist |
|
1999 |
Zig Ziglar |
Speaker and Author |
|
2000 |
Nido Qubein |
Speaker, Consultant, Entrepreneur |
|
2001 |
Jim Cathcart |
Author, Speaker, Human-Development Expert |
|
2002 |
Dr. Richard Lederer |
Author and Communication and Language Expert |
