Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism

Humanitarian and service award

The Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism is a prize given to people who made exemplary contributions to humanity and the environment. The goal of the prize is to advance the cause of humanitarianism. The prize was established in 1986 by Albert Toepfer, an international grain merchant from Hamburg, Germany.^[1] Previously given under the auspices of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in New York and administered by Johns Hopkins University, it is named after noted humanitarian and physician Albert Schweitzer and is now administered by The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship.^[2]

Recipients

Recipients include:

Desmond Tutu (1986)^[3]
President Jimmy Carter (1987)^[4]^[5]
Marian Wright Edelman (1988)^[4]
Sister Maria Isolina Ferre Aguayo (1989)^[6]
Norman Cousins (1990)^[3]
C. Everett Koop (1991)^[4]
Billy Frank, Jr. (1992)^[7]
D. Holmes Morton (1993)^[8]
Edgar Wayburn (1995)^[9]
Sharon Darling (1998) founder, National Center for Family Learning^[10]
Gwen Grant Mellon (2000)^[11]
Robert S. Lawrence (2002)^[11]
David Satcher (2009)^[4]
H. Jack Geiger (2010)^[12]
James O'Connell (2012)^[13]
Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA, 18th U.S. Surgeon General, (2009–2013) (2013)^[4]
Irwin Redlener, MD, co-founder and president of the Children's Health Fund (2014)^[4]

Albert Schweitzer Gold Medal for Humanitarianism:

Dwayne O. Andreas, Chairman of the Board, ADM^[11]
Mary Woodard Lasker, President, Lasker Foundation^[11]
President George H. W. Bush (1997)^[14] for his role in negotiating the peaceful unification of Germany.^[15]
Ted Turner (2001)^[15]
Teresa Heinz (2003)^[16]

References

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^ "The Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism". The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. 2012. Archived from the original on August 27, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Benjamin to Receive Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism." Targeted News Service, 16 Oct. 2013. Gale OneFile: News
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Ralph Fuccillo to Receive 2016 Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism; For Editor Struck Reactivated 6/9/16 (last 5/1/14)." Targeted News Service, 9 June 2016. Gale OneFile: News
^ "Jimmy Carter Receives First Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian Award, Addresses Nuclear Arms Issue". The Carter Center. September 25, 2007. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
^ "SISTER ISOLINA FERRÉ". Centros Isolina Ferre. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
^ "ACTIVIST WINS SCHWEITZER PRIZE". Buffalo News. January 1, 1970. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
^ "Buffmire Lectureship: Dr D. Holmes Morton". Flinn Foundation. November 5, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
^ Kay, Jane (February 8, 2012). "S.F. doctor wins Schweitzer prize". SFGATE. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
^ "Sharon Darling". The National Endowment for the Humanities. June 21, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship". schweitzerfellowship.org. December 20, 2005. Archived from the original on December 20, 2005. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
^ "Professor Emeritus H. Jack Geiger Receives Schweitzer Prize". The City College of New York. July 20, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
^ Frost, Mollie (November 20, 2012). "College Fellow awarded Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism". ACP Internist. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
^ "1997 Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism Ceremony". pages.jh.edu. October 9, 1997. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Ted Turner Awarded 2001 Schweitzer Medal for Humanitarianism". Philanthropy News Digest (PND). September 4, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
^ "This Just in: Can't Hurt The Kerry Campaign". National Review. September 3, 2003. Retrieved August 4, 2022.