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The John Jay Award is presented annually by Columbia College of Columbia University to its alumni for distinguished professional achievement. It is named for Founding Father of the United States John Jay, Columbia College Class of 1764.[1] The first awards were handed out in 1979.

As of 2020, the awards have been presented to 220 honorees.[2]

Notable former recipients are shown below and are grouped in cohorts by the decade when they received the award. The list of recipients include many well-known professionals in a wide variety of fields.[3][4] Among the recipients are eight Pulitzer Prize winners, five Nobel Prize laureates, five Tony Award winners, five billionaires, four Academy Awards winners, three Golden Globe Awards winners, two United States Attorneys General, a President of Estonia, a Chairman of the Federal Reserve, an administrator of the National Aerospace Development Administration, a United States Secretary of Defense, a Senator of the United States, and numerous other accomplished businessmen, journalists, politicians, athletes, playwrights, and literary figures.

1979–1989

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1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990–1999

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1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000–2009

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2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010–2019

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2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016[5]

2017[6]

2018

2019

2020–2029

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2022

2023

Controversy

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A dinner, during which the award would be bestowed upon the recipients, is usually held to raise scholarship and support money for the John Jay National Scholars Program.[2] The dinner was cancelled in 1989, when alumni awardee Frank Lorenzo, then Chairman of Eastern Air Lines, was widely criticized for his treatment of Eastern Air Lines' striking machinists and for his controversial managing techniques.[7][8][9][10]

In 2004, the award was given to American real estate businessman Peter Kalikow, who was serving as chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and was the former owner and publisher of the New York Post. Kalikow's son graduated from the college in 2002 and he had been a major donor to the university. His selection marked the first time since 1979 that the award was given to a non-alumnus of the college.[11] His receipt had generated controversy among professors and alumni, among them Professor Michael Rosenthal and former Alumni Association President Harvey Rubin, an independent publisher who is the father of college alumni James and Elizabeth Rubin. Since then, only alumni of the college are eligible for the award.[12][13][14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "What you should know about forgotten founding father John Jay". PBS NewsHour. 2015-07-04. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  2. ^ a b "2020 JOHN JAY AWARDS DINNER". Columbia College Alumni Association. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "John Jay Awards". Columbia College Alumni Association. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 John Jay Awards Dinner". Columbia College Alumni Association. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "Five Alumni Honored at John Jay Awards Dinner". Columbia College Today. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  6. ^ "2017 John Jay Awards Dinner". Columbia College Alumni Association. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Columbia Daily Spectator 20 March 1989 — Columbia Spectator". spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  8. ^ "FRANK LORENZO'S SAD LEGACY | JOC.com". www.joc.com. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  9. ^ Salpukas, Agis (1991-01-20). "Eastern Airlines Brought Down by a Strike So Bitter It Became a Crusade". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  10. ^ "Eastern Airlines once flew high over Miami. Then came the day it was grounded forever". Miami Herald. February 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  11. ^ "Columbia Daily Spectator 2 March 2004 — Columbia Spectator". spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  12. ^ "John Jays Honor College". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  13. ^ Dougherty, Philip H. (1984-12-03). "Advertising; Magazine for Youth in Sports". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  14. ^ "WEDDINGS; Jamie Rubin, Christiane Amanpour". The New York Times. 1998-08-09. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
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