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Overview on the Program
The Dole Leadership Prize is awarded annually to an individual or group whose public service leadership inspires others. The award comes with a $25,000 prize.
Typically, the Leadership Prize is awarded during a public event in the fall.
Dole Leadership Prize Recipients
2018: James A. Baker III, U.S. Secretary of State
2017: Tom Harkin, U.S. Senator
2016: Nancy Kassebaum, U.S. Senator
2015: William J. Clinton, 42nd President of the United States
2014: John D. Kemp, president & CEO of The Viscardi Center
2013: Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa
2012: Wounded Warrior Project
2011: Viktor Yushchenko, former President of Ukraine
2010: World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)
2009: Donna Shalala, former Health and Human Services Secretary
2008: George H.W. Bush, 41st President of the United States
2007: John Lewis, U.S. Congressman and Civil Rights activist
2006: Howard Baker, U.S. Senator
2005: Lech Walesa, former President of Poland
Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics