Distinguished Leadership Award

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First awarded in 2016, the Distinguished Leadership Award recognizes individuals who exemplify a legacy of leadership and dedication to the founding ideals of the American Academy.

 

Recipients

2024

David W. Oxtoby, American Academy of Arts & Sciences

A headshot of David W. Oxtoby, a man with short gray hair. Oxtoby wears a white dress shirt with a navy blue tie and gray suit. Photo by Martha Stewart Photography.
David W. Oxtoby, President of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences from 2019 to 2024.

2022

Louise Henry Bryson, Public Media Group of Southern California

Nannerl Overholser Keohane, Princeton University

Carl H. Pforzheimer III, Carl H. Pforzheimer and Co.

David M. Rubenstein, The Carlyle Group

Diane P. Wood, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

2021

Alan M. Dachs, Fremont Group

Geraldine M. Richmond, US Department of Energy

2018

Jonathan F. Fanton, American Academy of Arts & Sciences

2017

Don M. Randel, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, University of Chicago

2016

Jerrold Meinwald, Cornell University