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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

2004:  George McGovern, U.S. Senator

2003:  Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City