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| JOHN F. KENNEDY (1964 Award Recipient)
At the age of 43, Kennedy was the youngest man elected President and the first Catholic. He took vigorous action in the cause of equal rights. June 11, 1963 President Kennedy decided that the time had come to take stronger action to help the civil rights struggle. Herald of hope that called a country to work together against racism, violence and poverty. His compassion and his willingness to fight for new government programs to help the poor, the elderly and the ill were most important.
JOHN HOWARD GRIFFIN (1964 Award Recipient)
Was a white journalist and author who wrote largely in favor of racial equality, he was the author of Black Like Me that showed the depths of prejudice in this country, and how we are too often judged not by the content of our character but by the color of our skin.
DR MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. (1965 Award Recipient )
Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the famous leaders of the movement for civil rights, and prophet of non-violence. He challenged us to dream of a world transformed through non-violent civil rights activism.
R.SARGENT SHRIVER (1966 Award Recipient)
First director of the Peace Corps, exemplar of the claim that one person can make the difference.
A.PHILIP RANDOLPH (1967 Award Recipient)
Work in organizing railway workers convinced us that the dignity of work must be rewarded with a just wage.
FATHER JAMES GROPPI (1968 Award Recipient)
He was Radical proponent of fair housing and racial equality in Milwaukee.
SAUL DAVID ALINSKY (1969 Award Recipient)
Father of community organizing and teacher of communal action for social change, taught people how to act together in promoting justice in society.
DOROTHY DAY (1972 Award Recipient)
Visionary founder of the Catholic Worker Movement and model of Gospel Hospitality. Dorothy reminded us to look for ourselves in the faces of the poor.
SEN. HAROLD HUGHES (1974 Award Recipient)
Champion for peace, for equal education, and against capital punishment.
DOM HELDER CAMARA (1975 Award Recipient)
Gentle shepherd of the poor of northwest Brazil and voice for the voiceless.
MOTHER TERESA (1976 Award Recipient)
Lived a radical Christianity which gave hope to the despairing and and offered light to those living in the dark world of abject poverty, and unquenchable champion for human dignity.
BISHOP THOMAS GUMBLETON (1979 Award Recipient)
Persistent advocate for peace, in the church and in the world.
CRISTAL LEE SUTTON (1980 Award Recipient)
Leadership in organized labor underscored the powerful role of women in the workplace, reminding us that equal work demands equal pay.
BISHOP ERNEST L. UNTERKOEFLER (1980 Award Recipient)
Advocate for workers’ rights in the hills and hollers of Appalachia.
GEORGE F. KENNAN (1982 Award Recipient)
Statesman, and diplomat and proponent for nonviolent resolution of conflict.
HELEN M.CALDICOTT (1983 Award Recipient)
Physician and voice for peace in a world facing nuclear holocaust.
JOSEPH CARD. BERMARDIN (1985 Award Recipient)
Taught us through his notion of the "seamless garment" that all life is God-given, and therefore precious. I
BISHOP MAURICE DINGMAN (1986 Award Recipient)
Iowan activist for peace, justice, and rural issues embodied his love for the land, reminding all of us of our roots in the soil.
ARCH BISHOP DESMOND TUTU (1987 Award Recipient)
Tireless defender of freedom and racial equality and opponent of apartheid.
EILEEN EGAN (1989 Award Recipient)
Pax Christi member; witness to the many contributions of women in addressing the world's problems through non-violent activism.
MAIREAD CORRIGAN MAGUIRE (1990 Award Recipient)
Irish voice against violence toward children.
MARIA JULIA HERNANDEZ (1991 Award Recipient)
Director of the Human Rights Committee in El Salvador, unwilling to be silent in the face of atrocities.
CESAR CHAVEZ (1992 Award Recipient)
Voice for disenfranchised laborers, leader of the United Farm Workers.
DANIEL BERRIGAN (1993 Award Recipient)
Poet, prophet, priest, and powerful witness on behalf of peace and justice since the Vietnam War years.
JIM WALLIS (1995 Award Recipient)
Founder of the Sojourner Christian community, dedicated to radical social engagement.
BISHOP SAMUEL RUIZ (1996 Award Recipient)
Voice for the voiceless and oppressed in Chiapas, Mexico
JIM & SHELLEY DOUGLASS (1997 Award Recipient)
Married couple dedicated to building a world of peace based on justice.
HELEN PREJEANCS (1998 Award Recipient)
Loving presence on death row has fostered reconciliation and spiritual healing to those often considered beyond the bounds of humanity.
ADOLFO PEREZ ESQUIVEL (1999 Award Recipient)
Gospel-rooted worker on behalf of the disappeared in Argentina.
MSGR GEORGE G. HIGGINS (2000 Award Recipient)
Has woven together communities of faith and organized labor on behalf of economic justice for all.
LECH WALESA (2001 Award Recipient)
Global leader for freedom, democracy, and solidarity. Nobel Peace Prize winner and labor leader. Walesa was activist whom many union leaders admire. Walesa entered into negotiations with the government to grant legal recognition to Solidarity and the right to form independent unions.
GWEN & DOROTHY HENNESSEY OSF (2002 Award Recipients)
Gwen and Dorothy were sisters by birth and by religious profession as Dubuque Franciscans; local activists on behalf of global issues of peace and justice. Gwen and Dorothy were the recipients of the Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award, for their commitment to social justice and living out the Gospel. Their work serving on behalf of the poor and for peace has had an impact on the state, national and global levels.
REV ARTHUR SIMON (2004 Award Recipient)
Founder of Bread for the World; showed how one person can make a difference alleviating world hunger. Passionate champion in the battle against hunger.
DON MOSLEY (2005 Award Recipient)
A speaker, writer and organizer who helped launch Habitat for Humanity. Mosley has been instrumental in founding and raising funds for housing programs in Africa, Central America, the Middle East and the United States. Mosley has dedicated his time and effort to better peoples lives around the world.
BISHOP SALIM GHAZAL (2007 Award Recipient) Bishop Ghazal is well known and respected throughout the Middle East and around the world as a man who bridges the deep divisions between faiths in Lebanon. Through almost 50 years of service, dialogue, and genuine respect for all people in Lebanon, Bishop Ghazal has brought people together, opened people’s hearts and minds, and encouraged all people to live together in one, unified, peaceful Lebanon.
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