Clarence Thomas, received the highest award from the Horatio Alger Association (Norman Vincent Peale Award) for his dedicated and support of the organization and to scholars. |
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Lou Dobbs – Master of Ceremonies |
The Horatio Alger Awards Activities are held in Washington, D.C., each spring to present the Horatio Alger Award to new members of the association. More than 1,000 Members and guests attend the annual Awards Dinner.
Horatio Alger Award recipients are dedicated community leaders who demonstrate individual initiative and a commitment to excellence; as exemplified by remarkable achievements accomplished through honesty, hard work, self-reliance and perseverance over adversity. All potential Members must have a strong commitment to assisting those less fortunate than themselves and be willing to contribute to the mission of providing scholarships for younger generations.
2010 Horatio Alger Award recipients are: Albert T. Annexstad, Chairman: Federated Insurance Companies; William Alfred Cook, Founder and Chief Executive Officer: Cook Group Incorporated; Gen. Tommy Ray Franks, Former Commander-in-Chief: US Central Command, Chairman: Franks & Associates: Joseph M. "Jody" Grant, Partner and SeniorAdvisor: BankCap Partners, Chairman Emeritus: Texas Capital Bank, Jenard M. Gross, President: Gross Investments; Lawrence Mead Higby, CEO (Retired) Vice Chairman and AdvisorApria Healthcare Gro up Inc.; Richard D. Holland, Philanthropist and Chairman (Retired): Rollheiser Ho lland and Kahler Advertising; Alan B. Miller, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer UniversalHealth Services, Inc.; Condoleezza Rice, Former Secretary of State: US Department of State, Provost: Stanford University; James M. Seneff, Jr., Founder and CEO: CNL Financia l Group, Inc.; Earl W; Stafford, Sr., Chief Executive Officer: The Wentworth Group LLC, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer: The Stafford Foundation, Inc.
The 2010 Norman Vincent Peale Award Recipient is Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice: United States Supreme Court
— Photographs courtesy of The Horatio Alger Association
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Tom Selleck – Master of Ceremonies |
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General Tommy Franks |
Honorable James Nicholson |
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Buzz Aldrin |
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