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Each award recipient becomes a lifetime member of the association. The annual award series was inaugurated in 1947 by Kenneth Beebe of the American Schools and Colleges Association. In 1946, he had given achievement awards to two New York City businessmen. In 1947, he renamed the award for Horatio Alger and made four awards to businessmen.
Bernard was a recipient of the coveted Horatio Alger Award in 1963. The award is given to entrepreneurial and nonprofit leaders who have achieved the American Dream via extraordinary accomplishments. Bernard was also a member of the Knight of Malta and the Knight of Holy Sepulcher.
Horatio Alger Jr. (/ ˈ æ l dʒ ər /; January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was an American author who wrote young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to middle-class security and comfort through good works.
Cain received the 1996 Horatio Alger Award [33] and was bestowed with honorary degrees from Creighton University, Johnson & Wales University, Morehouse College, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, the New York City College of Technology, Purdue University, Suffolk University, and Tougaloo College. [22]
Horatio Alger Award (1983) Benjy Frances Brooks (August 10, 1918 – April 2, 1998) was an American pediatric surgeon affiliated with several hospitals in Houston . She was the first woman in the surgery department at Harvard Medical School and the first woman to become a pediatric surgeon in the state of Texas. [ 1 ]
Horatio Alger Award. Awarded in 1977 [2] Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement. Awarded in 1988 [3] [4] Kennedy Center Honors. Awarded in 1996; MTV Video Music Awards. 2003 Best Cinematography – "Hurt" National Medal of Arts. Awarded in 2001; NME. Greatest music video of all time – "Hurt"
Horatio Alger Award, Literacy Volunteers of America's Stars in Literacy Award Walter Anderson (born August 31, 1944) was the Chairman and CEO of Parade Publications (2000–2009) and he was the Editor of Parade magazine for 20 years before being named CEO.
Horatio Alger Award, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' first Award for Distinguished Service in the Petroleum Industry; Honorary doctoral degree from the University of Houston (1984) The Galveston Daily News' Citizen of the Year and the Ima Hogg Historical Achievement Award (1988)