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introDucinG tHE 2018 HorAtio AlGEr AwArD rEciPiEnts:

Gregory E. Abel ronald m. Don r. Daseke Alphonso r. Jackson David Johnston larry lawson Bergeron, sr. (Canada)

Jimmy John liautaud rob lowe reba mcEntire James H. Pugh, Jr. Ernest s. rady H. lee scott, Jr.

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David l. sokol (’04) Paul Anthony novelly (’00) tHursDAY, APril 5 – sAturDAY, APril 7, 2018 A meSSAge to our mEmBErs

It is our honor in this fall issue of The We congratulate our members who Another form of membership Forum to announce the 2018 have been an active part of our participation and support came recipients of the Horatio Alger Award . organization for many years—for it is recently from T. denny Sanford ('16), We know that as you become familiar through their generosity that we have who has given $30 million to the with their stories of personal struggle awarded more than $125 million to Association's endowment Fund. His and humble beginnings, you will more than 25,000 young people. It is generous gift, which is deeply recognize the one quality that can be through their generosity that we have appreciated, will result in a new found in all Horatio Alger members: become one of the nation’s top scholarship program. You can read resiliency. When they were faced with scholarship-granting organizations. more about it in this issue's member internal or external challenges, they And it is through their generosity and news section. moved forward and through them, one their determination to make a lasting step at a time, to reach a goal or attain difference in the lives of our nation’s Horatio Alger Association members a dream. That is what Horatio Alger most deserving young people that we have worked hard to achieve our members do, and, in so doing, they have achieved our endowment Fund goals. We have awarded $125 million inspire others. goal of $250 million. Please join us for in scholarships since 1984. now, as we our 71st year of celebrating self-made move toward our 75th anniversary in We hope you will join us April 5–7, success through the opportunities that 2022, we have set the goal of 2018, for the Horatio Alger Awards are there for all of us through the free- awarding a total of $215 million by that induction ceremonies in washington, enterprise system. date. The need is real and the benefits D.c., where we will welcome our new for our nation's future are tangible. We members and become acquainted membership participation is key to hope you will join us in this important with our 2018 national Scholars. making a nonprofit organization mission. vibrant. As you will find in the pages lou dobbs has for the past 12 years of this issue, we have had enthusiastic The Horatio Alger Association was served as a master of ceremonies of participation at our board and founded as a way to show the the Horatio Alger Awards dinner. He membership meetings. the 2017 younger generation that the American will not be joining us in that capacity Horatio Alger membership and Board dream endures. For our organization, this year, and we offer him our of Directors meeting in chicago and the American Dream is freedom, sincerest thanks for his past service. In the 2017 Horatio Alger Association of mutual respect, and equality of 2018, the Awards dinner will be co- canada Board meeting and opportunity . Through our many emceed by Byron Pitts ('17) and Tom Excellence Gala in toronto were well educational programs, we reinforce Selleck ('00). We thank them both for attended and provided opportunities that message. We are grateful to our their support and generosity of time for members, life Partners, and membership for making that possible. and look forward to their leadership Friends to convene regionally to learn roles at this important event. more about the Association’s current programs and plans for the future.

Byron D. trott matthew K. rose Barbara Barrett walter scott, Jr. v. Prem watsa Chairman President Vice President Chairman emeritus President endowment Fund Horatio Alger Chairman and Association of Canada President TABle oF contEnts

A message to our members ...... inside cover the 71st Annual Horatio Alger Awards ...... 2 2018 Horatio Alger Award recipients ...... 2 2018 norman Vincent Peale Award recipients Anthony novelly ...... 15 david l. Sokol ...... 16 Schedule of events ...... 17 2018 national Scholars Conference ...... 19 membership Activities ...... 22 2017 membership and Board of directors meeting ...... 22 2017 Canadian membership and Board of directors meeting and excellence gala ...... 25 State of the Association meetings ...... 27 members in the news ...... 28 In Tribute ...... 33 Educational & Alumni Programs ...... 34 national and State Scholarship Programs ...... 34 Specialized Scholarship Programs ...... 34 Canadian Scholarship Programs ...... 35 national Career & Technical Scholarship Program ...... 35 dennis r. Washington Achievement Scholarship Program ...... 35 Collegiate Partners ...... 37 Alumnus of the Year—rangel mclaurin ...... 40 Alumni global leadership Summit ...... 43 research ...... 44 Portraits of Contrast ...... 44 national visibility ...... 45 Association leadership ...... 47 Horatio Alger Association Board of directors executive Committee ...... 47 Horatio Alger Association Board of directors ...... 48 Horatio Alger endowment Fund ...... 50 Horatio Alger Association of Canada ...... 50 Strategic directions Committee ...... 50 future Events ...... 51

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APril 5 –7, 2018, wAsHinGton, D.c.

2018 Horatio Alger Award recipients

As the Association inducts the 2018 Horatio Alger Award recipients into its membership, we celebrate the opportunities free enterprise offers to all citizens. These outstanding new members who have reached the pinnacle of success exemplify all that can be accomplished through one’s own efforts, through dedication to goals, and through a fierce determination to meet and overcome life’s challenges. We salute their achievements and know that their life stories—which they will share with us during the Awards events—will serve to motivate and inspire the 2018 national Scholars from the united States and Canada as they pursue higher education and anticipate a life full of promise.

It is our honor to present the Horatio Alger Class of 2018.

GrEGorY E. ABEl International recipient—Canada rEBA mcEntirE Chairman, President, & Ceo DAviD JoHnston multimedia entertainer & Berkshire Hathaway energy Chair entrepreneur rideau Hall Foundation ron m. BErGEron, sr. 28th governor general of Canada JAmEs H. PuGH, Jr. Founder & Ceo Chief executive officer, owner, Bergeron land development, Inc. lArrY lAwson & Chairman Bergeron Family of Companies Founder and Ceo epoch residential Bergeron Properties & Heartcor Solutions, llC Investment Corp. ErnEst s. rADY JimmY JoHn liAutAuD Founder, executive Chairman of the Don r. DAsEKE owner, Founder, & Chairman Board, Chief executive officer, & Founder, Chairman, Jimmy John’s gourmet Sandwiches President President, & Ceo American Assets Trust, Inc. daseke Inc. roB lowE Founder and Chairman Film & Television Actor, Producer, ICW group Insurance Companies AlPHonso r. JAcKson Writer, director, & new York Times Ceo Best-Selling Author H. lEE scott, Jr. A.r. Jackson Advisors llC Former President, Ceo, and 13th u.S. Secretary of Housing and Chairman of the executive urban development Committee Walmart Stores, Inc.

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gregorY e. ABel Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Vice Chairman – Non-Insurance Business Operations Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Executive Chairman

EArlY lifE chairman to his title. In 2014, midAmerican became gregory Abel was born in 1962 in edmonton, Alberta, Berkshire Hathaway energy which, today, is a diversified Canada, where his parents worked hard to support their global holding company with assets in excess of $90 two children. From them, he learned to be responsible billion and owns subsidiaries principally engaged in energy and independent from an early age. For his first job he businesses in the united States, united Kingdom, Canada, delivered advertising flyers to homes, which he and the Philippines. In January 2018, while remaining supplemented by cleaning discarded bottles and executive chairman of Berkshire Hathaway energy, Abel redeeming them for money. He also worked as a laborer was appointed vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. for a forest product company. In high school as well as Berkshire Hathaway and its subsidiaries engage in diverse college, he worked for a company where he filled fire business activities including insurance and reinsurance, extinguishers. on his own time, he enjoyed playing utilities and energy, freight rail transportation, finance, hockey, which taught him the importance of working manufacturing, services and retailing. with a team. His parents encouraged and supported him to seek friendships and opportunities in education, greg Abel serves as a director and vice chairman of sports, and work. They believed that if he was fully edison electric Institute, an association of u.S. investor- engaged on these levels he would develop into a well- owned electric companies and Associated electric & gas rounded person. Insurance Services limited, a mutual insurance company. He also serves on the board of directors for nuclear EDucAtion AnD EArlY cArEEr electric Insurance limited, a mutual insurance company of Abel attended public school in edmonton. He earned nuclear power facilities, and The Kraft Heinz Company. a small scholarship from levitt Safety, the fire extinguisher company, and completed his civic AffAirs AnD PHilAntHroPY undergraduate degree in commerce in 1984 from Abel serves on the board of directors for the Hockey the university of Alberta, where he graduated with Canada Foundation and on the executive board of the distinction. each summer he worked for the City of mid-Iowa Council Boy Scouts of America. He is the edmonton’s Parks and recreation department as a founding sponsor of Future leaders in Action, a program planner and sports camp counselor. He nonprofit that supports developing youth leaders to went above and beyond his job responsibilities and implement programs at child-focused nonprofits. Abel is acted as a mentor for the children participating in the lead supporter of the Cornea excellence Fund the city’s programs. After college, he joined through the university of Iowa Foundation, which PricewaterhouseCoopers in edmonton and then advances research in ophthalmology. He is supportive moved to its San Francisco office, where one of his of the American Football Coaches Foundation, which clients was Calenergy. Shortly thereafter, he joined gives funding to high school and non-division-one Calenergy, where his partner and the team took the college coaches so that they can become better small geothermal business to an international, coaches and mentors by fostering players who need a diversified energy business. strong mentor in their lives. In 2015, he was awarded the prestigious Ceo Coach of the Year Award. cArEEr From 1992 to 2008, Abel served the company as a senior executive; in 1999, when the company became midAmerican energy Holdings Company, he became president. In 2008, he became Ceo, and in 2011 added

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ron m. Bergeron, Sr. Founder & CEO Bergeron Land Development, Inc. Bergeron Family of Companies Bergeron Properties & Investment Corp.

EArlY lifE construction, in 1969, Bergeron entered into the mining ron Bergeron was raised in davie, Florida, where his and quarry business and supplied all his companies with mother and father owned a small grocery store. From a highway construction material. By the age of 25, he had young age, his parents instilled the importance of being become a very successful businessman and entrepreneur, kind, earning respect, and having a strong work ethic. yet he lived in a house trailer until he was 40. most important, however, was giving to charity—no matter the size of the contribution. Bergeron’s cArEEr grandfather was a game warden in the Florida Bergeron land development grew to be one of the most everglades and taught him the importance of highly respected and largest site-development and conservation and protecting the environment. Bergeron roadway construction companies in Florida. The company was raised to appreciate, celebrate, and preserve the has completed projects in the private and public sectors, local culture and history. His family, along with other including site preparation for residential subdivisions, pioneer families, were instrumental in building a local commercial buildings, industrial, and other facilities as well rodeo arena, which was later named the Bergeron as the construction of roads, highways, airports, and rodeo grounds in recognition of his family’s wetland mitigation areas. The company has been named contributions to preserving davie’s roots, culture, and among Florida’s Top 100 Contractors in Southeast heritage. A cowboy at heart, ron Bergeron competed Construction magazine for the past several years and has professionally in rodeo for more than 20 years—qualifying been recognized worldwide by the American Civil for the Southeastern Circuit Finals three times and engineering Society for its everglades restoration project. competing as one of the top 15 cowboys at the In 1989, Bergeron incorporated a real-estate company, International rodeo Association World Finals in 1984. Bergeron Properties and Investments Corporation, which owns and manages a broad real estate portfolio of EDucAtion AnD EArlY cArEEr commercial and industrial properties throughout the u.S. In 1962, Bergeron graduated from Stranahan High and continues developing properties purchased by School and left home with a few hundred dollars in his Bergeron more than 40 years ago. pocket. He got a job at a local gas station where he earned $.50 an hour. Soon thereafter, he began civic AffAirs AnD PHilAntHroPY maintaining a coconut plantation and saved enough Appointed by the governor, Bergeron serves as a money to buy his first tractor, a 1943 Ford Ferguson. Florida Fish and Wildlife Commissioner. He also founded Bergeron mowed pastures, baled hay, and harvested the Bergeron everglades museum and Wildlife fruit. He never turned down a job and worked many 18- Foundation. His philanthropic activities include The hour days. He sometimes slept under his tractor. Boys & girls Club of Broward County, Wayne Huizenga Broward Partnership for the Homeless, The American At the age of 21, Bergeron began buying real estate. In Heart Association, Boy Scouts of America, Fort 1965, he incorporated Bergeron land development and lauderdale Historical Society, equine Therapies for began building driveways. He also began buying tracts of Handicapped Children, Bit by Bit, The old davie School land that were in the path of development. His company Historical museum, Professional rodeo Cowboys would eventually build entire cities and major road Association, and the nova Southeastern entrepreneur systems and state highway interchanges. In order to Program. succeed in the highly competitive world of highway

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don r. dASeKe Founder, Chairman, President, & CEO Daseke, Inc.

EArlY lifE complex in Tulsa, which was hit by a tornado that same don daseke was born in a small town in Indiana in 1939. year. Within four years, the complex was hit with two His father—whose own parents were deaf and unable to floods, but daseke never gave up and built 50,000 speak—taught him the value of hard work and optimism apartment units across the Sunbelt. He was doing well in the face of seemingly unfair disadvantages. daseke until 1987, when a combination of collapsing oil prices, a watched as his father worked two jobs to support his change in tax law that negatively impacted real estate family as well as supplement his parents’ income. investments, and overbuilding in virtually all southern Challenges continued for the family when daseke’s markets created a perfect storm that resulted in sister, two years younger, developed an affliction that daseke’s company becoming insolvent. affected her mental development. His mother spent her days caring for her daughter and her evenings keeping cArEEr the accounts for her husband’s small business. daseke It took daseke several years to work through his financial learned about the importance of perseverance in the challenges, but he was gratified that his investors face of life’s great challenges from his sister, who died continued to support him throughout. It was during this at age 38. time that don’s philosophy of “investing in people” took shape. He restored his real estate investment trust When daseke was nine, he started his first job as a company to strength, eventually taking Walden residential paperboy. He continued to have jobs throughout middle Properties public in 1994. He grew the company to 1,700 school and high school. His father built a small ice employees and 42,000 apartment units and then sold the cream drive-in and put young daseke in charge of it. company in 2000 for $1.7 billion. The ice cream wagon was not a big money maker, but daseke was able to make a small profit. He managed In 2008, daseke founded daseke, Inc., with Smokey Point the drive-in throughout his college years. distributing, becoming the first trucking company under its umbrella. over subsequent years, daseke, who serves EDucAtion AnD EArlY cArEEr as chairman, president, and Ceo, has consolidated daseke’s parents believed in higher education as a multiple elite carriers to make daseke, Inc. the largest springboard to a more successful life. despite working owner of flatbed and specialized equipment in north long hours, he was expected to keep up with his school America. He took his company public in 2017 and expects work. He received a scholarship to dePauw university in revenue to reach more than $1 billion in 2018. Indiana, completed his degree in 1961, and received another scholarship to the university of Chicago’s graduate School of Business. civic AffAirs AnD PHilAntHroPY don daseke believes in serving his community of daseke worked as an accountant at Arthur Andersen for Addison, Texas. He has been a member of the Addison two years, but he didn’t care for the constant travel Planning & Zoning Commission, the Addison City Council, involved. He applied to IBm to sell computers but was was mayor pro tem of the town, and president and told they hired engineers not accountants. He chairman of Addison’s WaterTower Theatre. He and his persevered with his application, and the company finally wife, Barbara, support the dallas Symphony, the dallas relented and hired him. Three years later, he was the museum of Art, the dallas Zoo, and the Cattle Barons leading computer salesman for IBm in the united States. Ball. daseke is a proud alumnus of dePauw university daseke left IBm to found a real-estate investment and has given the school $20 million for scholarships. business in 1972. His first project was an apartment

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AlPHonSo r. JACKSon CEO A.R. Jackson Advisors LLC 13th U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

EArlY lifE director of the St. louis Housing Authority. In 1987, he Alphonso Jackson, the youngest of 12 children, was became the director of the department of Public and born in 1945 in marshall, Texas. neither of his parents Assisted Housing in Washington, d.C. attended high school, but they valued education and imbued their children with the desire to learn. Jackson’s cArEEr father, a smelter, worked two other jobs to support the In 1989, Jackson became the president and Ceo of the large family, which lived in a small four-room house in Housing Authority of the City of dallas, Texas. He was the dallas. Young Jackson was a severe asthmatic, who was first African American to head the agency. In his seven often rushed to the hospital in breathing emergencies. years on the job, he worked to improve the dilapidated The doctors told his parents he would probably not buildings and unsafe conditions that had become standard survive his teen years. in the city’s neglected public housing units. The dallas Housing Authority was named the best-managed city EDucAtion AnD EArlY cArEEr housing authority in the country during Jackson’s tenure. Jackson attended both public and Catholic schools in his youth. He grew up during the time of segregation In 1996, he left the public sector and joined American and experienced prejudice, but he never lost faith in his electric Power as president of Texas operations. In 2001, country or fellow man. He attended a college he was appointed as the u.S. Housing and urban preparatory Catholic high school, with the development deputy secretary and Coo under the understanding that higher education would be his key george W. Bush administration. In 2004, he became the to improving his circumstances. He began college at nation’s 13th u.S. Secretary of Housing and urban lincoln university in Pennsylvania in 1965, but his father development. From 2008 to 2012, he served as the contracted cancer, which resulted in financial difficulties distinguished university professor and director of the for the family. during that time, he participated in the Center for Public Policy and leadership at Hampton civil rights march from Selma to montgomery, Alabama, university. In 2012, he became vice chairman-mortgage which became known as Bloody Sunday. Jackson banking at JP morgan Chase in new York City. In 2015, transferred to east Texas State in 1966, where he Jackson joined First data Corporation as senior advisor to received a sports scholarship. He had not accepted the the chairman and Ceo. Currently, he serves on the First dismal prognosis of his earlier doctors and had become data Corporation International Advisory Board and is the a skilled track and field athlete. In college, he became Ceo of A.r. Jackson Advisors llC. an All-American short distance runner. When a better educational opportunity presented itself, Jackson civic AffAirs AnD PHilAntHroPY transferred once again—this time to Truman State Alphonso Jackson and his wife, marcia, have a fund in university in Kirksville, missouri—and finally earned his their names with Communities Foundation of Texas, degree in political science in 1968. In 1969, Jackson which supports educational institutions. He has served earned a master’s degree in education administration on a number of national and state commissions and from Truman State and then earned his Jd in 1973 from boards, most notably the general Services Commission Washington university School of law in St. louis. of the State of Texas, where he served as chairman; the national Commission on America’s urban Families, and Jackson’s first job as an assistant professor began in the national Commission on Severely distressed Public 1973 at the university of missouri in St. louis. From 1977 Housing. Jackson serves on the board of trustees of to 1981, he served as the director of public safety for the Howard university in Washington, d.C., and on the u.S. City of St. louis, later he was appointed as executive Institute of Peace International Advisory Council.

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dAVId JoHnSTon Chair Rideau Hall Foundation 28th Governor General of Canada

EArlY lifE After law school, Johnston taught law at Queen’s david Johnston, the middle of three children, was born university for two years and then joined the university in 1941, in Copper Cliff near Sudbury, ontario, Canada. of Toronto’s law faculty, where he taught for six years. In Johnston’s father, who had a tenth-grade education, 1974, he became dean of the university of Western managed a small hardware store there. When Johnston ontario law School. In 1979, he served as the principal was seven, his father moved the family to Sault Ste. and vice-chancellor of mcgill university. In 1999, he marie, ontario, where, with the help of a small loan from became the president of the university of Waterloo, a his mother-in-law, he opened his own hardware store. position he held for the next 11 years.

Johnston’s father struggled with his store for nine years, cArEEr but it ultimately was not a success; and for a portion of In 2010, david Johnston was appointed governor general Johnston’s high school years, his father was of Canada. In this position, he served as Queen elizabeth unemployed. Johnston’s mother worked as a nurse’s II's representative in Canada. Shortly before leaving his assistant at the local hospital until he was 16. By then, office in September 2017, his excellency said, “I love this her diminishing eyesight, which rendered her legally country and enjoy the sense this positon gave me of blind, forced her to stop working. making a contribution to Canada. I believe public service to be an especially honorable calling and sacred duty. This The Johnston children all worked from an early age. positon allowed me in some small way to return to the Johnston’s first job, at age nine, was as a paperboy. His country that has given me so much. I have been blessed childhood and teenage jobs included drug-store to live, work, and raise a family in Canada.” delivery, car washer, office assistant, and public relations. He was athletic and played hockey, baseball, civic AffAirs AnD PHilAntHroPY and football, but a neck injury he received in football Sharon and david Johnston started a foundation during forced him to drop that sport in college. his term as governor general. one of his favorite programs, begun in 2013, is called my giving moment, EDucAtion AnD EArlY cArEEr an initiative to encourage Canadians to build a better A dedicated student, Johnston attended Harvard. He and more caring nation through volunteerism and had several academic scholarships and also used his generosity. Johnston is the author of more than 30 savings from summer jobs to help pay tuition and books, the most recent three being The Idea of Canada, expenses. While at Harvard, he played hockey and was Ingenious, and Innovation Nation , which is a collection selected to the All-American team in his junior and of stories about Canada’s great innovators. senior years. He was subsequently named to Harvard’s Athletic Hall of Fame and to the eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference top 50 hockey players in the last 50 years. He did equally well in his academic life, graduating magna cum laude and earning a scholarship to study law at the university of Cambridge in great Britain. Two years later, he returned to Canada, where he earned a Canadian law degree from Queen’s university in Kingston, ontario.

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lArrY lAWSon Founder and CEO HeartcoR Solutions, LLC

EArlY lifE major to the more practical subject of accounting. At larry lawson was born in 1945 in Port Arthur, Texas. His the same time, his band was highly successful, and they father worked at the local Texaco refinery at the time; a received a recording contract. As a result, he quit few years later, he quit and became part owner of a gas school during his junior year to pursue his music career station, where he also worked as a mechanic. eventually full time. he built an auto parts store next to the garage and the family lived in a modest home next door. lawson was cArEEr the youngest of three children, having a brother 12 In 1969, when he was 24, lawson left the world of rock years older and a sister 10 years older. She was born and roll and took a sales rep job with Johnson & Johnson, with spina bifida and confined to a wheelchair her entire quickly becoming their number-one salesman nationally. life. When lawson was six years old, it was discovered He continued in sales until 1981, when he founded meSCo, that one of his legs was longer than the other due to his a medical import/export company. In 1992, he founded hip socket not developing correctly. This caused a lawson medical Association, and then in 2000 he founded severe limp. For the next six years, he was forced to diagnostics monitoring Associates. In 2004, he founded wear a leg brace. His disability became the cause of and headed eCardio, which became one of the fastest- persistent bullying, giving him his first lesson in the growing private companies in America. His company, importance of building internal character in the face of which developed a better way of detecting atrial an external challenge. fibrillation, was acquired in 2009 by merck and Boston Scientific, but he has remained on the board and is the lawson’s leg brace curtailed much of his outdoor company’s largest single shareholder. In 2015, he founded activities, so his parents got a piano to see if that would Heartcor Solutions, llC, an eCg core laboratory occupy him, which was successful. He had an ear for composed of successful healthcare executives and music and quickly discovered that he could play experienced professionals grounded in diagnostic anything he heard on the radio. He developed a love for monitoring services, cardiac rhythm management, health rock and roll and began writing his own music at the information technology, and medical device development. age of ten. He copyrighted one of his songs at 12. By the time he was in middle school, the leg brace had civic AffAirs AnD PHilAntHroPY been removed, and his musical ability, which got him on A donor to his alma mater, lamar university, larry televised talent shows, made him more popular with his lawson is actively involved with the Texas medical peers. In high school, he formed a rock and roll band Center’s Accelerator program, providing leadership to and also played in the school’s marching and concert start-up companies at the Center. In memory of his bands. sister, he has financed the construction of a sports field for the Brenham State Supported living Center School, EDucAtion AnD EArlY cArEEr where she resided for 25 years. lawson accepted a music scholarship to lamar university in Beaumont, Texas. He played in the college band but also continued with his rock and roll band. After two years, however, he decided to change his

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JImmY JoHn lIAuTAud Owner, Founder, & Chairman Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches

EArlY lifE ultimately, liautaud changed his mind about his hot Jimmy John liautaud was born in 1964 in Arlington dog stand when he determined he’d need $45,000 for Heights, Illinois, the second of four children. His mother, the equipment. He stumbled upon a sandwich shop gina, was a lithuanian immigrant. His father, Big Jim, while visiting a friend at college and saw what little was an inventor, entrepreneur, and educator who equipment was needed. From there, he learned to bake started as an encyclopedia salesman and then launched bread and made six sandwiches. His family voted on a plastics molding business. The beginnings and failings them and the top four became his first menu. He of his many ventures took the family on a roller coaster opened his first Jimmy John’s gourmet Sandwiches in of highs and lows throughout liautaud’s childhood and Charleston, Illinois, in 1983. To boost sales, he offered early teen years. His father, traveling for his business, free delivery to the local neighborhood, which included was gone 24 days of each month. When liautaud was the dorms at eastern Illinois university. By the end of eight, his father bought their first home but later that his first year in business, 20-year-old Jimmy had turned year was forced to declare bankruptcy. Four years later, a profit. In may 1986, he bought out his father’s portion liautaud’s father filed for bankruptcy a second time. of the business, making him the full owner. The financial upheavals left the family feeling stressed and fearful. This situation contributed to liautaud’s cArEEr issues with weight and his resulting low self-esteem. He In 1988, liautaud met businessman and Pizza Hut was bullied, which only added to his lack of self- franchisee, Jamie Coulter, who helped liautaud take his confidence. He struggled in school and had few friends business—now three shops—to the next level. In 1994, outside of his siblings. liautaud sold his first Jimmy John’s franchise, and by 2002, the company had 160 stores, but 70 were failing. EDucAtion AnD EArlY cArEEr With three young children at home, liautaud spent a year By liautaud’s freshman year of high school, his father traveling the country personally working side-by-side with was doing better financially, and he was enrolled at the owners to retrain them to the Jimmy John’s systems and elgin Academy School. But attending a private school procedures. He turned around 63 stores and closed 7. full of wealthy, self-confident students did not improve deciding he wanted to be the best rather than the his life. Becoming a troublemaker, he often skipped his biggest, he tightened the franchisee selection process and classes. At one point, the school board wanted to expel made it tougher to own a Jimmy John’s. He grew the him, but the dean of students, James lyons, saw chain to 2,500 units by 2016 and then sold a majority something special in him and fought for him to stay. He stake to roark Capital group. liautaud remains the largest mentored liautaud and helped him with many of his individual shareholder and chairman of the board. self-esteem issues. The two have remained lifelong friends. Still, liautaud was second to last academically civic AffAirs AnD PHilAntHroPY in his graduating class of 1982. Knowing college was not Today, Jimmy John liautaud has a passion for coaching for him, liautaud told his father he wanted to develop young entrepreneurs and various business and restaurant his own business—starting with a hot dog stand. His operators. His family foundation and the company have father gave him a $25,000 loan to get the business supported many organizations such as mayo Clinic, Folds started, but if it wasn’t profitable in one year, liautaud of Honor Foundation, elgin Academy, and Youth would have to enlist in the Army. guidance’s Becoming a man mentoring Program.

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roB loWe Film & Television Actor, Producer, Writer, Director, & New York Times Best-Selling Author

EArlY lifE Who Shagged Me , as well as many others, including rob lowe was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1964. scene-stealing work in Behind the Candelabra and his As a child, his family split up three times over the portrayal of John F. Kennedy in Killing Kennedy . course of two divorces, uprooting him from Virginia to ohio to California. despite his young age, and having lowe is an accomplished memoirist, with two New York absolutely no connections in show business, he Times best-selling books, Stories I Only Tell My Friends and developed a dream of becoming an actor at the age of Love Life . He currently tours with a one-man show, Stories eight—and he made it happen. Four decades later, rob I Only Tell My Friends: LIVE! lowe remains an international icon in movies and television. lowe is a prolific producer and is currently directing and starring in a remake of the four-time Academy Award- EDucAtion AnD EArlY cArEEr nominated The Bad Seed . lowe attended Santa monica High School with classmates Sean Penn and robert downey, Jr. As a freshman, he balanced starring in his first television civic AffAirs AnD PHilAntHroPY series, ABC’s A New Kind of Family , with schoolwork, lowe has said publicly many times that “I would have and he continued to do that during his senior year while nothing without my sobriety.” In recovery since 1990, he starring in his first movie, the coming of age film, The travels the country speaking to youth and young adults Outsiders , directed by Francis Ford Coppola. At 18, who struggle with addiction. Having lost his great lowe had a decision to make. He had been accepted at grandmother, grandmother, and mother to breast both the university of California and the university of cancer, lowe became the first male spokesperson for California at los Angeles, but he felt he had to seize the the lee national denim day Fundraiser, raising a record acting opportunities in front of him and chose to forgo $7.5 million in a single day. lowe is a founding member pursuing a college degree. of the dream Foundation, which grants wishes to terminally ill adults; and the Homeowners defense Fund, cArEEr a land use watch-dog group that is devoted to lowe has been nominated for six golden globes, two protecting and overseeing private property rights and emmys, and four Screen Actors guild awards, winning public land use. lowe works regularly with the Seal- two. He has been named GQ ’s “man of the Year,” and has nSW Family Foundation and White Hearts, which had his legacy cemented with a star on Hollywood’s Walk provide state-of-the-art prosthetics to wounded of Fame. Since 1999, he has continuously starred on servicemen and women. network television. In 2012, lowe gave the keynote address at the Horatio Starting with the beloved television series The West Wing , Alger members luncheon at the u.S. department of along with Brothers and Sisters, Parks and Recreation, State. He has continued his support by starring in public Code Black , and others, he has starred in numerous service announcements that promote the Association acclaimed series. His work in movies spans from his 1980s on national and international levels. He also provided youth classic St. Elmo’s Fire and About Last Night to narration for one of the Association’s concerts that is Wayne’s World , Tommy Boy , and Austin Powers: The Spy being televised on PBS stations.

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reBA mCenTIre Multimedia Entertainer & Entrepreneur

EArlY lifE leave.” That same year, she won the CmA Female Vocalist reba mcentire, the third in a family of four children, was of the Year Award for the first time. She would go on to born in 1955 in mcAlester, oklahoma. Her father, Clark win this award for four consecutive years (1984–1987) and mcentire, was a three-time world champion steer roper become the most-nominated female in CmA Awards and her mother, Jacqueline mcentire, a former teacher history. The year 1986 brought further honors, as she and Cowgirl Hall of Fame inductee. mcentire was raised joined the grand ole opry and was named CmA on a 40-acre ranch, which her father steadily increased entertainer of the Year. over the years with his rodeo winnings. He expected all the children to work on the ranch. mcentire began mcentire’s creative and entrepreneurial endeavors have riding horses at the age of three; by the time she was established her as a household name across music, seven, she was gathering cattle from before daylight television, film, theater, and retail. Proving her business until after dark. Her father had to travel the rodeo acumen, she expanded her lifestyle brand with lines sold in circuit, so the children had to keep the ranch going dillard’s nationwide since 2005 and a recent collaboration during his long absences while mcentire’s mother sold with Justin Boots, reba by Justin. Her autobiography, fish bait at the local lake. In what little spare time she Reba: My Story , was released in 1994 with personal stories had, mcentire also competed in rodeos, starting when and lessons from the tragic loss of her band members in she was 11 running barrels—a sport she continued until 1991. Parlaying her life experiences and entertainment from she was 21. stage to screen, mcentire is an acclaimed actress with 11 movie credits, a lead role on Broadway, and as the star of EDucAtion AnD EArlY cArEEr the six-season television sitcom Reba . When the family traveled to watch her father’s rodeo competitions, mcentire’s mother taught her children Honors how to sing in harmony. By the time she started high one of the most successful female recording artists in school, she had been singing country music with her history, mcentire has sold more than 56 million albums brother and sister at local events in the vocal group worldwide. She recently marked her 13th summit as known as the Singing mcentires. In 1974, she entered Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope topped both the Southeastern oklahoma State university, planning to be Billboard Country and Christian/gospel charts. The an elementary school teacher. She continued to work double-disc collection, released on nash Icon records / for her father’s ranch to help pay her tuition. She Capitol Christian music group, earned reba her first minored in music, receiving for the first time in her life gmA dove Award for Bluegrass/Country/roots Album formal music education. She graduated in 1976. of the Year as well as a 2018 grAmmY Awards nomination for Best roots gospel album. The Country In 1975, after recording a demo tape with red Steagall’s music Hall of Fame and Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame publishing company, mcentire received a recording member has won 15 American music Awards, 13 ACm contract with Polygram mercury records. Her first Awards, 9 People’s Choice Awards, 6 CmA Awards, 2 single was released in 1976, and she made her grand grAmmY® Awards, an ACm Career Achievement Honor, ole opry debut in 1977. CmA International Artist Achievement Award, the national Artistic Achievement Award from the u.S. cArEEr Congress and more. Both she and her mother, In 1984, mcentire signed with mCA nashville records and Jacqueline Smith mcentire, were inducted into the released My Kind of Country , which produced two national Cowgirl museum and Hall of Fame in 2017. number-1 singles: “How Blue” and “Somebody Should

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JAmeS H. PugH, Jr. Chief Executive Officer, Owner, & Chairman Epoch Residential

EArlY lifE cArEEr James “Jim” Pugh was born in 1937 in Winter Haven, Pugh’s first civilian job was with a general contractor in Florida. His father was a carpenter, as were his orlando, but he soon formed epoch Properties, Inc., and grandfather and great-grandfather. His mother worked epoch management, Inc., d/b/a epoch residential. Today in a citrus canning plant. When Pugh was four, his he is the owner, chairman, and Ceo of all the epoch mother was diagnosed with cancer; she died two years entities. epoch has become one of the largest multifamily later. From that point on, he lived a fairly nomadic life— developers in America, having developed more than sometimes living with his father and sometimes with his 37,000 apartments in more than 60 cities and having aunt’s family and sometimes with his uncle’s family. He managed apartments in more than 80 cities. The company quickly learned how to be resourceful and adapted to develops, builds, and manages Class A, luxury apartments these different households. He joined the Cub Scouts and has won numerous awards and citations. when he was seven and later became involved with the Boy Scouts. He thrived in the pursuit of medals and In 2001, Pugh formed Timescape resorts, a timeshare attained the rank of life Scout. However, when his resort near disney World in orlando. He is the director and friends began to drop out of scouting, so did Pugh. He owner of American momentum Bank, located in Texas and later viewed that as a personal failure—quitting before Florida. Further, he is the owner of a BArnIeS, a regional he reached the rank of eagle. He vowed to himself that coffee company. he would never again back down from a challenge. civic AffAirs AnD PHilAntHroPY EDucAtion AnD EArlY cArEEr Jim Pugh is a prolific fundraiser and has provided Pugh was a good student in high school. An athlete, he financial leadership for the success of numerous served as captain of the football team. He was also the nonprofit campaigns. He is the founder and chair of the editor of the school newspaper. He knew he wanted to dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in orlando. attend college but was unsure how he would pay for it. He and his wife, Alexis, have supported hundreds of He met with the dean at the university of Florida, who campaigns and causes, including the Alexis and Jim told him he could help pay his tuition through on- Pugh Hall at the dr. Phillips Center for the Performing campus jobs. upon his acceptance at the school, he Arts, and the Jim and Alexis Pugh Hall at the university worked three jobs: in the cafeteria, at the university of Florida. Orlando magazine named him number 2 in hospital, and as a salesman for fraternity and sorority Philanthropy and Community Voices; he was designated stationery. during the summer, he worked in a “legend of real estate” by the university of Florida construction with his father, and he spent weekends College of Business Administration, Bergstrom Center working in agriculture. for real estate; and was inducted into the university of Florida School of Building Construction “Hall of Fame.” At the university, Pugh was active in student government, was president of his fraternity, and was cadet commander of Army roTC. He earned his degree in construction management and then accepted his commission as a 2nd lieutenant in the Army. He trained as a paratrooper and as a rAnger. He served in Special Forces and eventually became a 1st lieutenant. He was honorably discharged from active duty in 1966.

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erneST S. rAdY Founder, Executive Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, & President American Assets Trust, Inc. Founder and Chairman ICW Group Insurance Companies

EArlY lifE cArEEr ernest rady was born in 1937 in Winnipeg, manitoba, rady founded his primary business, American Assets, Inc., Canada. His mother was a substitute teacher before she in 1967. It began with a half-unit apartment complex in San married max rady, who worked as a school secretary diego County, which he purchased for $35,000. In those while putting himself through medical school. He early days, he ran the business from the trunk of his car. eventually became an obstetrician-gynecologist. When The real estate company grew substantially and was taken ernest rady was 15, his father’s health began to fail, and public in 2011, renamed as American Assets Trust. rady the responsibility for taking care of the family fell to serves as chairman, president, and Ceo of this company, rady. managing the family’s finances became rady’s which has a market value of nearly $2 billion. His responsibility from 1952 to 1966. remaining private company, AAI, where he serves as president, is now in the business of investments. EDucAtion AnD EArlY cArEEr rady attended a private military school from grades 2 In 1971, rady founded Insurance Company of the West through 6, but went to public schools for the remainder (ICW), and he currently serves as a director and chairman. of his middle and high school years. He went to his ICW underwrites select commercial insurance risks in father’s alma mater, the university of manitoba, where California and Workers Compensation. rady expanded the he earned a degree in commerce. He received the business so that it is part of the privately held ICW group, university gold medal in Commerce for graduating first whose insurance carriers provide workers’ compensation, in this class in that major. While in college, he worked surety, earthquake, and personal and business automobile afternoons for a lumber and building materials insurance across multiple states. wholesaler and retailer. He attended law school at the same university, where he received the law Society civic AffAirs AnD PHilAntHroPY Award for Academic Achievement in law. ernest rady is a long-time philanthropist. His giving primarily focuses on education, the health and well- In 1962, rady became half owner of a construction being of children, and scientific research. Since 1980, equipment rental company. That same year, he bought rady has been a supporter of the rady Children’s control of Western Homes, which in 1967 he merged Hospital, where he has served as chairman, trustee, with a small oil and gas company, Summit resources, director, and treasurer. He and his wife, evelyn, along which eventually went public. In 1968, he bought a with AAI, have donated $60 million to what was majority interest in dixieline lumber and later sold his previously called the San diego Children’s Hospital and interest in 1975 to Weyerhaeuser. In 1971, he started Health Center of San diego. Through the rady Family Western Thrift and loan, which later became Westcorp. Foundation, he has given substantial gifts to the He took Westcorp public and later merged that university of manitoba as well as a $120 million gift to company with Wachovia Bank in 2006. create the rady Pediatric genomics and Systems medicine Institute. In 2004, he made a financial gift to establish the university of California San diego, rady School of management, which has since resulted in students and alumni creating 82 operational companies.

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H. lee SCoTT, Jr. Former President, CEO, and Chairman of the Executive Committee Walmart Stores, Inc.

EArlY lifE Freight Systems more than two decades before, david Born in 1949, lee Scott is a proud native of Baxter glass. Springs, Kansas. His mother was an elementary school music teacher and his father owned a Phillips 66 filling during Scott’s nine years as president and Ceo of station on the iconic cross-country American highway, Walmart, he oversaw a 243 percent increase in global route 66. It was while working alongside his father that sales, from $165 billion to $401 billion, and a 277 percent Scott learned firsthand the importance of hard work, increase in earnings per share, from $1.21 to $3.35. He also personal responsibility, and always taking care of people. expanded Walmart’s operations from 10 to 16 countries, including to India, Japan, and Chile. during his final year EDucAtion AnD EArlY cArEEr as Ceo, Walmart was the best performing stock in the After graduating from Baxter Springs High School, Scott dow Jones Industrial Average. enrolled in nearby Pittsburg State university. He paid his way through school by working night shifts at an hourly Scott is perhaps best known, however, for his work to wage factory job making steel tire molds. By 1971, Scott change how Walmart views its role in the world and, in had graduated on schedule from Pittsburg State with a turn, how the world views Walmart. When the company’s business degree. He also had met and married his wife, response to Hurricane Katrina became a lifeline to gulf linda, and started their family together with the birth of Coast residents in August 2005, he saw an opportunity their first of two children. for Walmart to make a bigger difference in society. later that year, he delivered a groundbreaking speech in which After six years of working for Yellow Freight System, lee he publicly committed Walmart to its three original made a fateful visit to Walmart’s home office in sustainability goals. Bentonville, Arkansas. His task was to collect payment for a $7,000 bill owed to Yellow Freight. Scott called on over the next several years, Walmart stepped out on david glass, a future president and Ceo of Walmart who some of the biggest challenges facing the u.S. and the said the company would not pay. However, glass was so world, including efforts to reduce greenhouse gas impressed with how the young executive carried himself emissions, lower prescription drug costs, and build a that he offered him a job on the spot. more responsible global supply chain. during Scott’s tenure, Walmart’s financial performance and social and Although Scott turned down that job offer, he eventually environmental leadership combined to deliver one of the joined Walmart as an assistant director of the company’s most extraordinary transformations in recent corporate private truck fleet in 1979. This marked the beginning of history. an extraordinary journey that would take Scott to the top of what would become the world’s largest corporation. civic AffAirs AnD PHilAntHroPY upon his retirement from the Walmart’s board in 2014, cArEEr the company named its newly renovated logistics In his early years at Walmart, Scott rose rapidly through building the lee Scott logistics Complex. In honor of lee the ranks to lead the logistics division and then and linda Scott’s support of a Children’s museum in merchandise. In 1998, he was promoted to president and northwest Arkansas, the educational center was named Ceo of Walmart u.S., the company’s largest business the Scott Family Amazeum. In 2015, the couple donated segment. one year later, he was promoted to chief more than $2 million to endow a national speaker series operating officer and vice chairman of the entire at Pittsburg State. linda and lee Scott have been major company. In 2000, he became president and Ceo of supporters of mercy, a nationally recognized not-for- Walmart, succeeding the man who hired him from Yellow profit hospital system in the midwest.

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PAul AnTHonY noVellY (2000) President 2010– 2015 Chairman 2015– 2017

The Horatio Alger Association has been forever changed by the leadership team of Paul Anthony “Tony” novelly and david l. Sokol, who each served a combined total of seven years as president and chairman of the Association. mr. novelly served as the Association’s president from 2010 to 2015, and then as chairman from 2015 to 2017. during their years serving together, the two leaders helped to establish two new 501(c)(3) organizations, the Horatio Alger endowment Fund and the Horatio Alger Association of Canada, and a host of other programs and services that will benefit members and Scholars for years to come. during his tenure in office, mr. novelly’s personal vision was to greatly elevate public awareness about the Association through an ongoing national visibility campaign. As a proud member, mr. novelly felt that more Americans should know about the Association’s important mission, the values represented through presentation of the Horatio Alger Award, and the commitment of our members in helping young people through education to participate in the American dream. To increase visibility, the Association contracted with new communications firms in the united States and Canada. other public outreach activities have included the Association’s ongoing concert series, maintenance of state-of-the-art websites, increased use of social media, print and broadcast public service announcements, and expanded research projects.

Knowing that the Association’s future depends on its members, mr. novelly also focused on the induction of men and women who will remain committed to its mission throughout their lives. Steps were taken to ensure that individuals nominated for membership understand the lifelong nature of the commitment and the expectations and responsibilities required of members. His efforts have resulted in increased support for the annual Awards events and the attainment of the endowment Fund campaign goals.

To encourage the involvement of his fellow members, mr. novelly mandated that all members should be allowed to participate in events surrounding the annual Board of directors meeting. members may now convene twice a year, in the spring for the Awards events and in the fall for the membership and Board of directors meeting. To increase the already considerable camaraderie that exists among members, life Partners, and Friends, mr. novelly hosted and helped to underwrite two International Horatio Alger membership and Board of directors meetings, one in 2011 hosted in monte Carlo and Bordeaux, and the other in 2015 at venues in Venice, Paris, london, and the english countryside. At the concluding dinners at each of these meetings, with encouragement from mr. novelly and mr. Sokol, people pledged contributions to surpass the initial endowment Fund goal of $100 million (2011) and the $250 million goal (2015).

Additionally, mr. novelly continues to provide generous support to ensure that the Association is able to fund State Scholarships in all 50 states. He also initiated a scholarship program for students in Quebec in honor of his friend and fellow member, The right Honourable Brian mulroney. mr. novelly helped to create a $10 million endowment fund to establish a national scholarship program for students across Canada.

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dAVId l. SoKol (2004) President, 2008– 2010 Chairman, 2010– 2015

While the 2015 International membership and Board of directors meeting was a time of great accomplishments and good fellowship, it also marked the end of tenure for the Association’s longest-serving chairman, david l. Sokol. He served as president and chairman of the Association from 2008 to 2015. during his time in office, the Association achieved unprecedented growth.

mr. Sokol was elected to serve on the Association’s Board of directors in 2005 and was appointed as a vice president on the executive Committee that same year. In 2007, Peggy and david Sokol chaired the Association’s 60th anniversary Awards celebration. In addition to being a generous sponsor of the Association’s endowment fund, he chaired the endowment campaign drive for several years in his capacity as the chairman of the long-range Planning Committee. As the endowment fund continued to grow, mr. Sokol worked closely with Walter Scott, Jr., Paul Anthony novelly, Joseph neubauer, dennis Washington, and other officers in establishing the Horatio Alger endowment Fund as a separate 501(c)(3). He and mr. novelly would also lead the successful drives to achieve the two goals set for the Horatio Alger endowment Fund. The initial goal of $100 million was achieved in 2011, and the increased campaign goal of $250 million was accomplished at the 2015 International membership and Board meeting. The increased fund is ensuring that Horatio Alger scholarships will be awarded to young people in perpetuity. mr. Sokol has been instrumental in the expansion of the Association’s scholarship programs. He personally funded Horatio Alger State Scholarships for students in South dakota for many years and played a key role in establishing the partnership with the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Foundation in support of scholarships for students in nebraska and Western Iowa. Additionally, mr. Sokol pioneered the concept of the “Whole Scholar,” which inspired those involved with the Association to think of ways, beyond financial support, to assist Horatio Alger Scholars. This resulted in vastly increased services, including a 24/7 crisis line, college preparedness training, housing for foster students, mentoring and internship programs, and special assistance grants, which he and his life Partner, Peggy Sokol, personally funded. He has also mentored and hired several Horatio Alger Scholars for full-time positions. mr. Sokol welcomes each new class of national Scholars, and he has strengthened the esprit de corps by speaking at Alumni Summits, Field directors meetings, and other Association events.

Fortunately, the Association continues to benefit from mr. Sokol’s leadership and commitment through his service on the Horatio Alger endowment Fund Board of directors. mr. Sokol wrote a book titled Pleased, But Not Satisfied . This has become part of the Association’s lexicon, serving to remind everyone that while much has been accomplished, there is always more to be done.

The Horatio Alger Association is honored to be awarding the 2018 norman Vincent Peale Award to Chairmen emeriti david Sokol and Tony novelly, for their joint leadership and commitment, which has been instrumental in the rapid expansion of the Horatio Alger Association’s programs and activities on all fronts.

16 THe Forum SCHedule oF EvEnts for the 71st Horatio Alger Awards Induction Ceremonies tHursDAY, APril 5, 2018 inAuGurAl cErEmonY inAuGurAl DinnEr A formal opening reception and ceremony are hosted Association members, life Partners, and Friends will at the u.S. Supreme Court. during the reception, have an opportunity to continue getting to know the members, life Partners, and Friends of the Association Horatio Alger Award recipients during dinner at the meet and welcome the 2018 Horatio Alger Award Andrew W. mellon Auditorium. recipients. Associate Justice Clarence Thomas will present each nominee with the Horatio Alger medallion Attire: Business in a special ceremony held in the courtroom. Time: 6:45 – 9:30 p.m. Participants will also be introduced to the 2018 national location: Andrew W. mellon Auditorium Scholarship recipients. 1302 Constitution Ave., nW

Host: Associate Justice Clarence Thomas (’92) Attire: Business Time: 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. location: u.S. Supreme Court, 1 First Street, ne friDAY, APril 6, 2018 mEEt tHE nAtionAl scHolArs BrEAKfAst mEmBErs luncHEon over breakfast, Association members and life Partners The members luncheon will be held in the historic will meet the 2018 national Scholars in roundtable diplomatic reception rooms at the u.S. department of discussions as the students anticipate their freshman State. during this luncheon, representatives of the 2018 class year of college. of national Scholars and an Alumnus Scholar will recount their personal stories and outline their hopes for the future. Attire: Business members and life Partners will have an opportunity to Time: 8:00 – 9:15 a.m. converse with Scholars seated at their tables. location: ritz-Carlton Hotel 1150 22nd Street, nW Attire: Business Time: 12:15 – 2:00 p.m. mEmBErs forum location: u.S. department of State As role models demonstrating the possibilities that exist 2201 C Street, nW through the American and Canadian free-enterprise systems, the 2018 Horatio Alger Award recipients will 71st HorAtio AlGEr AwArDs inDuction answer questions from the national Scholars and share cErEmonY personal strategies for success. A celebratory dinner and awards ceremony will be held at dAr Constitution Hall to formally induct as lifetime Attire: Business members of the Association the 2018 Horatio Alger Time: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Award winners. Biographies and remarks by the location: ritz-Carlton Hotel Awardees will emphasize the Horatio Alger message of 1150 22nd Street, nW overcoming adversity with hard work, perseverance, and integrity. The Induction Ceremony includes a salute to the 2018 national Scholars.

Attire: Formal Time: 6:00 – 10:15 p.m. location: dAr Constitution Hall 18th and d Streets, nW

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HorAtio AlGEr AwArDs rEcEPtion This reception honors all the members of the Horatio Alger Association and offers participants an opportunity to meet and mingle.

Attire: Formal Time: 10:30 p.m. – 12:00 midnight location: ritz-Carlton Hotel 1150 22nd Street, nW

sAturDAY, APril 7, 2018

BrEAKfAst sAlutinG tHE nAtionAl scHolArs lou dobbs ('99) served as a This breakfast serves as an uplifting conclusion to the awards co-master of ceremonies for events, during which participants salute the national Scholars for the Horatio Alger Awards their courage and tenacity and inspire them to persevere toward with ed mcmahon ('84) future success. during a question-and-answer panel session, from 2006 to 2008. He was national Scholar representatives will discuss the positive impact the solo emcee in 2009. the Association has had on their lives and respond to questions From 2010 to 2017, he from the moderator, members, and life Partners. partnered with Tom Selleck as co-master of ceremonies. moderator: Byron Pitts (’17), Chief national Correspondent, The Horatio Alger ABC news Association deeply Attire: Business appreciates his service and Time: 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. lou Dobbs dedication to its mission. location: ritz-Carlton Hotel Class of 1999 1150 22nd Street, nW

mEmBErs sErvinG As moDErAtors or Hosts of AwArDs EvEnts

moDErAtor Breakfast saluting the national scholars Host co-mAstEr of cErEmoniEs co-mAstEr of cErEmoniEs inaugural ceremony 71st Horatio Alger Awards induction ceremony 71st Horatio Alger Awards induction ceremony

clarence thomas Byron Pitts tom selleck Class of 1992 Class of 2017 Class of 2000

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wEDnEsDAY, APril 4, 2018–sunDAY, APril 8, 2018

national Scholars will participate in the national Scholars Conference in addition to meeting with members and life Partners during the annual Horatio Alger Awards events. This four-day program will include tours of Washington, d.C., sessions with staff members to learn more about the Association’s educational programs and services, and workshops designed to help Scholars as they prepare to attend college. The conference will also include small-group sessions with members and life Partners. members will encourage the Scholars to strive for their full potential by demonstrating what can be achieved through the free-enterprise system.

2017 national Scholars in front of the u.S. Supreme Court, site of the Inaugural Ceremony.

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during the national Scholars Conference, Scholars are provided with Scholars quickly form friendships during the information about the positive aspecits of free enterprise and services Scholars Conference, which are enhanced long- available through the Association to foster their success in college. term with the aid of the Association’s Facebook page and Twitter feed.

As the weekend unfolds, Scholars quickly learn that they have a support system through the Horatio Alger Association—from both members and fellow Scholars—that will help them as they take on the earl W. Stafford, Sr. (’10), participated in a small-group challenge of higher education. session with national Scholars.

CurrICulum

The national Scholars Conference curriculum is built around four goals: The Scholars Conference includes Canada's winners 1. Teaching the values of the free-enterprise of the national entrepreneurial Scholarship. system Bringing Scholars from the two countries together 2. Heightening Scholars’ preparedness for college fosters stronger ties between u.S. and Canadian 3. Fostering a lifelong relationship between Scholars and members. Scholars and the Association 4. Providing information about support services available to Scholars

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International Horatio Alger Award recipient Alain Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas (’92), pictured with Bouchard (’17) and life Partner Sandra Bouchard a team of 2017 national Scholars, addresses the new Scholar class each greet a Scholar at the members luncheon held year and presents them with the Horatio Alger Scholars medallion. each year at the u.S. department of State.

national Scholar marlene martinez (’17) addressed members and life Partners at the members luncheon, sharing with them the challenges she has faced in life and her determination to improve Scholar michael medaugh related the positive impact his her future opportunities with a college education. relationship with the Horatio Alger Association has had on his life.

Byron Pitts (’17), seated far right, moderated the Scholars panel during the Salute to the national Scholars Breakfast, which is held rodrique mortel (’85) with 2017 each year on the last morning of the program. national Scholars.

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members, life Partners, and Friends gathered on the banks of lake michigan at the home of Tina and Byron Trott at the membership and Board of directors meeting, September 13 – 15, 2017.

Association 2017 mEmBErsHiP AnD BoArD of DirEctors mEEtinG members, september 13–15, 2017 Park Hyatt Hotel chicago, illinois

The Association held its 2017 membership and Board of directors meeting on September 13–15, 2017, at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, which was hosted by Tina and Byron Trott (’11). The weekend included meetings of the executive Committee and Horatio Alger endowment Fund Board, the Association’s Board of directors, and the membership. Participants reviewed recent progress and planned for the Association’s future. The concluding dinner for this event was held at the Art Institute of Chicago.

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Board members discuss the future of the Association at the 2017 annual meeting.

dr. Valerie montgomery rice (’17) led a panel discussion with (l to r) dr. mack Armstrong, dr. gregory Wolniak, and dr. Brian Victor, titled generation Z: understanding Horatio Alger Freshmen Scholars and Their Peers nationwide.

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members of the Horatio Alger Association's Strategic Board members (l to r): david l. Steward (’14), directions Committee, which met on September 13, 2017. robert J. Brown (’90), and earl W. Stafford, Sr. (’10).

PrEsiDEnt rosE looKs to tHE futurE Horatio Alger Association President matthew K. rose (’13) took a few moments out of his busy schedule to share with The Forum his hopes for the organization’s future. “It is an incredible honor to participate in the leadership of the Horatio Alger Association,” he said. “my focus right now is to continue to build our momentum in several categories:

• We have good participation from our membership, but I want to increase our current levels of involvement. • We need to increase member funding for State scholarships. • We need to create more internships through our members’ companies for Horatio Alger Scholars. • Scholars and scholarships should always be the north Star for the Horatio Alger Association. The decisions we undertake for new members, the structure of the organization, the strategies and initiatives, and even the recognition and celebrations should be about the Scholars.”

Horatio Alger President matthew K. rose (’13).

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2017 cAnADiAn mEmBErsHiP AnD BoArD of DirEctors mEEtinG

fairmont royal York Hotel toronto, ontario, canada

The Horatio Alger Association of Canada (HAAC) Board of directors meeting took place october 17, 2017, at the Fairmont royal York Hotel in Toronto. discussions included the 2017 excellence gala, which is to become an annual event, nominations for potential members of the HAAC, and preparations for the Association’s first audit by the Canadian government.

Participants at the HAAC’s 2017 Board of directors meeting.

Association members (l to r): dominic d’Alessandro (’05), Wayne gretsky (’03) gave welcoming remarks at William J. doré (’00), rebecca macdonald (’09), the start of the excellence gala in the evening on Jim Pattison (’04), and Prem Watsa (’12). october 17, 2017.

THe Forum 25 tHE first ExcEllEncE GAlA

The excellence gala, which followed the HAAC Board meeting, was attended by almost 1,000 participants. HAAC President Prem Watsa presided as host of the evening, which included welcome remarks from Wayne gretsky (’03) an d Brian mulroney (’12). Actor martin Short served as master of ceremonies. The evening also included special recognition of Jim Pattison (’04)—with the presentation of the first excellence Award—and the introduction of the 2018 International Horatio Alger Award recipient, david Johnston. HAAC Board member rebecca macdonald (’09) introduced two Horatio Alger Scholars, who shared their appreciation for the positive difference the scholarship has made in their lives. musical performances featured george Perris, ginette reno, The Tenors, Paul Anka, and david Foster (’09).

The Tenors, who have given concerts throughout excellence gala master of Ceremonies martin Short with north America on behalf of the Association, singer ginette reno, singer Paul Anka, and Canada performed at the excellence gala. Association President Prem Watsa (’12).

david Foster (’09) performed many of his matthew K. rose (’13), Phyllis Washington, and Byron Trott (’11). notable songs at the excellence gala.

26 THe Forum stAtE of tHE AssociAtion mEEtinGs

Periodically, the Association hosts State of the Association meetings at locations around the country. In this way, members, life Partners, and Friends convene regionally to become better acquainted with each other and the Association’s programs and goals. often these events are held in conjunction with Horatio Alger concerts, which raise awareness about the Association’s members, mission, and educational programs. recent State of the Association meetings included the following:

• January 11, 2017 : dinner at the old Parkland memorial in dallas, Texas, which was hosted by Barbara and Steve durham in appreciation of then Association Vice President matthew K. rose (now serving as president) and in celebration of the Association’s 70th anniversary.

• february 14, 2017 : dinner with entertainment at the home of Phyllis and dennis Washington in Indian Wells for members from the Southern California region.

• march 1, 2017 : event in honor of 2017 Award recipient Harold B. matzner was hosted by Joan dale and r.d. Hubbard at the Big Horn golf Club in Palm desert, California.

members at the State of the Association meeting in Palm desert, California, (l to r): Al Annexstad (’10), randall dee Hubbard (’14), dennis r. Washington (’95), Harold B. matzner (’17), Harry S. rinker (’03), duane B. Hagadone (’04), and greg P. renker (’12).

Friends of the Association Barbara and Steve durham, hosts of dennis and Phyllis Washington hosted a regional a dinner at the old Parkland memorial in dallas, Texas. dinner at their home in Indian Wells, California.

THe Forum 27 THE FORUM

MEMBERS IN THE NEWS

contriBution will funD nEw scHolArsHiP ProGrAm t. Denny sanford (’16) has pledged a $30 million gift to the Horatio Alger Association endowment Fund, which will be used to administer a new scholarship program: Horatio Alger-denny Sanford Scholars, starting in the fall of 2019. The scholarship will be offered to students in attendance at any of these 12 universities:

• university of South dakota • Arizona State university • South dakota State university • Augustana university • university of minnesota • university of Sioux Falls • university of California at San diego • dakota State university • long Island university • South dakota School of mines • national university (San diego, California) • Black Hills State university

28 THe Forum MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITIES

When denny Sanford received the Horatio Alger nEw smitHsoniAn musEum fEAturEs Award, he said, “This is the biggest honor I could clArEncE tHomAs ever imagine—not only for myself and the recognition it gives me, but for the work being The national museum of done on behalf of at-risk youth. I measure success African American by how much I can do for others to improve lives, History and Culture and so I fully support the mission of the Horatio (nmAAHC), which Alger Association.” opened in 2016, recently added an exhibit about In the past, Sanford has said he plans to “die the life of u.S. Supreme broke.” His philanthropy is profound and has Court Justice clarence included major donations in stem cell research, as thomas (’92) . The well as breast cancer and diabetes research. The display recognizes both Sanford Harmony Program builds stronger gender Justice Thomas and the relationships to help reduce the rate of divorce in late Justice Thurgood the future, and the Sanford Inspire Programs helps marshall—the only two teachers to become more inspirational to their African Americans ever students. The Sanford Institute of Philanthropy to serve on the nation’s teaches fundraisers how to make better, more highest court. When professional and effective bids for their causes. Justice marshall retired in 1991, Clarence Thomas replaced him on the The Horatio Alger Association deeply appreciates Court. The nmAAHC is the Smithsonian’s 19th this generous gift, which will further the higher museum. It drew 3 million visitors in its first year, educational dreams of deserving young people. making it the most popular Smithsonian museum His philanthropic work—on so many levels of on the mall. The museum opened with a humanity—are not only admirable, but ceremonial church-bell ringing by the country’s inspirational. first African American president, Barack obama. It

The national museum of African American History and Culture on The mall in Washington, d.C. THe Forum 29 MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITIES

was expected that the museum would receive children and adults who suffer from hearing loss.” 4,000 people a day, but it has averaged double Through Austin’s tireless work with the Starkey that number. According to the director of the only Hearing Foundation over the past 33 years, national museum devoted exclusively to the hundreds of thousands of people have been documentation of African American life, history, served through hearing health programs in low- and culture, “The museum’s nearly 40,000 objects and middle-income countries around the world. help all Americans see how their stories, their histories, and their cultures are shaped by a HElPinG Houston in its Hour of nEED people’s journey and a nation’s story.” As founder, chairman, and williAm Austin nAmED GooDwill AmBAssADor Ceo of national land Partners, a successful national william f. Austin (’08) was named in September land sales company, Harry 2017 the first goodwill global Ambassador for ear Patten (’11) felt a need to help and Hearing Health by the International when Houston was hit by Federation for Peace & Sustainable development. Hurricane Harvey in August In his new position, Austin—who is the founder of 2017. Hurricane Harvey was Starkey Hearing Foundation—will strengthen the costliest tropical cyclone relationships with community leaders and on record, causing nearly $200 billion in damage primarily from widespread flooding in the Houston metropolitan area. Harry Patten said at the time, “national land Partners has a long-standing history in Texas, where we have many friends, loved ones, customers, and business associates located in the Houston area. our company is wholly dedicated to rebuilding Texas.”

To aid restoration in the affected areas, national land Partners donated $50,000 to the Hurricane Harvey red Cross relief Fund. In addition, many staff members gave their time, money, and heart to those in need during and after the storm. one employee cooked dinner for two weeks for 20 evacuated people, and many employees drove hours—putting their own lives in danger—to help

lawmakers worldwide to increase the accessibility of hearing care for all. He said recently, “I am humbled and proud to be honored by the International Federation for Peace and Sustainable development for my life’s work. As global Ambassador for ear and Hearing Health, I will continue to advocate for the countless number of

30 THe Forum with rescue and clean-up efforts. Patten is grateful AlAn millEr suPPorts EntrEPrEnEursHiP to his employees for their selfless determination to help and says, “These fine folks pitched in, Alan miller (’10) , who is pr ovided for, and assisted their fellow Texans in this chairman and Ceo of Health time of need. They demonstrated what the Texas Services, Inc., received his Spirit is all about—lending a hand and a strong undergraduate degree from back to help carry the burden. We are all Virginia’s College of William committed to giving back to the country and and mary in 1958. nearly 60 communities that are forever a part of our history.” years later, the business school at the college has Dr. QuBEin's succEss At HiGH Point univErsitY opened the Alan B. miller entrepreneurship Center, For the first time, High Point which helps students explore university, a private school in business ideas. Students who wish to have access north Carolina, has been to the center must be actively working on a included in the Princeton project that can make use of the center’s review’s list of top colleges. resources, which include a 3-d printer. The space nido Qubein (’06) became is also used for entrepreneurship club meetings, the school’s president in networking with entrepreneurs, research, and 2005. during his tenure at his mentor office hours. miller has served as a trustee alma mater, he has tripled of the College of William & mary endowment enrollment, quadrupled the Fund and is a life member of the college’s size of the campus, and President’s Council. In 2017, he was named among founded four new academic schools in health the 100 most Influential People in Healthcare by sciences, pharmacy, communication, and art and Modern Healthcare for the 15th consecutive year. design. The Princeton review’s top schools are selected based on academics as well as a survey of more than 100,000 college undergraduates about their professors, campus culture, student life, and other factors.

High Point university

THe Forum 31 Alan and Jill miller cutting the ribbon at the dedication of the entrepreneurship Center at the College of William and mary.

AmBAssADor BArrEtt rEcEivEs lEADErsHiP AwArD friEnDs comE toGEtHEr in floriDA

Barbara Barrett (’99) , u.S. Ambassador to Finland (2008– 2009) and owner of Triple Creek guest ranch, recently received the ATHenA leadership Award from the mesa, Arizona, nonprofit affiliate of ATHenA International. The award recognizes and celebrates inspiring women making a difference in the community. Barrett, who earned her bachelor’s, master’s, and law degrees at Arizona State university, has served her community as chair of the Arizona district export Council, World Affairs Council, and economic Club of Phoenix. In addition to her service as ambassador While away, Peggy and David sokol ('04) graciously to Finland, Barrett has served as a senior advisor to opened their home in Fort lauderdale, Florida, on July the u.S. mission to the united nations. She has 17, 2017, so that mike Jackson ('14) could host a taught leadership at Harvard university’s John F. luncheon, bringing together Justice clarence thomas Kennedy School of government and currently ('92) and H. wayne Huizenga ('92) for a quiet, private serves as chair of the Aerospace Corporation. meeting. Thomas and Huizenga were both inducted into the Horatio Alger Association in 1992, and have been friends ever since. Pictured here is Justice Clarence Thomas and Wayne Huizenga.

32 THe Forum IN TRIBUTE

The Horatio Alger Association pays tribute to its members who have passed away since the last issue of The Forum was published in the fall of 2016. We will remember these individuals always as outstanding role models who supported the Association and contributed to the greatness of our nation. The years of induction into the Horatio Alger Association are noted after the members’ names, and the titles mentioned here were those held at the time of their induction.

clarence c. finley—(’78) Eugene lang—(’87) corporate Group vice President President Burlington industries, inc. rEfrAc technology Development “Always take that extra step; always corporation make that extra effort.” “There is a great potential implicit in the unused elasticity of the individual.” J. russell flowers —(’13) chairman and cEo Jessie l. ternberg—(’77) J. russell flowers, inc. Director of surgery, Pediatric “I try to do the right thing every Division single day.” st. louis children’s Hospital “do what you really like to do so that you can start each day feeling good Joseph B. Kirsner—(’79) about yourself.” louis Block Distinguished service Professor of medicine the university of chicago Hospitals and clinics “Humanitarian goals, total commitment, and perseverance equal success in medicine and in life.”

lifE PArtnErs in triButE

life Partners play a vital role in furthering the Horatio Alger Association’s mission and scholarship programs. many serve as mentors to Scholars, and their enthusiastic support of events and programs is deeply appreciated. The Association honors the memories of life Partners who have passed away since the last issue of The Forum .

Judith Dawkins marti Huizenga rose lee Pomerantz Helen De vos Phyllis mozilo Audre rapoport liz Donohue

THe Forum 33 THeE FdORuUCM ATIonAl & Alumni ProGrAms nAtionAl & stAtE scHolArsHiP ProGrAms

In 2018, the Association will award 106 national About 480 State Scholarships valued at $10,000 Scholarships, valued at $25,000 each. recipients of each will be awarded in 2018. Since 1984, 25,000 these scholarships will participate in the four-day students have been awarded scholarships national Scholars Conference in Washington, d.C., representing more than $125 million. now working held concurrently with the 71st Horatio Alger on a new goal for the Association’s 75th anniversary Awards Induction Ceremonies. in 2022, it is expected that $215 million will have been awarded by that date. sPEciAlizED scHolArsHiP ProGrAms many Horatio Alger members and Friends choose to target their support to address specific needs or to support students at specific schools. These Specialized Scholarships fall outside the parameters of the Association’s national, State, and Canadian Scholarship Programs. Currently, the Association administers the following Specialized Scholarships.

Al & cathy Annexstad Dennis r. washington Hormel scholarship mark and mary Davis scholarship Program Achievement scholarship richard l. Knowlton/Hormel scholarship Program Al Annexstad dennis r. Washington Foundation mark e. davis

Boise state scholarship william J. Doré scholarship John Hardin Hudiburg* melvyn n. Klein scholarship robert g. miller William J. doré scholarship melvyn n. Klein robert J. Hudiburg national career & technical fairfax financial Holdings santa clara-schott family scholarship scholarships Jamal thomas scholarship scholarship Walter Scott, Jr. Prem Watsa Horatio Alger Association Stephen C. Schott career & technical Helen B. miller* scholarship Joe robert scholarship trott family scholarship scholarship—ohio dennis r. Washington In Honor of Joseph e. robert, Jr.* Byron d. Trott James Frederick dicke II Honeywell scholarship making waves scholarship David E. ritchie mBA Grant david m. Cote Arthur A. Ciocca & the David E. ritchie study John H. Scully Abroad Grant david e. ritchie * deceased

34 THe Forum cAnADiAn scHolArsHiP ProGrAms

The Horatio Alger Association of Canada (HAAC) administers 80 scholarships valued at $5,000 each, and five national entrepreneurial Scholarships valued at $10,000 each. This program is available to youth in all of Canada’s 10 provinces and three territories. The five national entrepreneurial Scholars attend the national Scholars Conference in Washington, d.C. HAAC’s goal is to reach 200 scholarships by the Association’s 10th anniversary in 2019.

Through the Fairfax Financial entrance Awards Program, sponsored by HAAC President V. Prem Watsa (’12), the Association also awards 45 Prem Watsa ('12) and Brian mulroney ('12) with scholarships, valued up to $5,000 each, to students at Canadian entrepreneurial Scholars at the 2017 members luncheon at the u.S. department of State. 22 select Canadian universities. nAtionAl cArEEr & tEcHnicAl scHolArsHiP ProGrAm

Chairman emeritus and endowment Fund Chairman and President Walter Scott, Jr. (’97), identified an opportunity in the Association’s scholarship programs in 2015, resulting in the establishment of the national Career & Technical Scholarship Program in partnership with community colleges across the nation. The national scholarships may be used to attain training and certification in a range of vocational programs. The response to the new program has been dramatic, resulting in more than 1,000 scholarships awarded in 2017. The initiative is addressing a strategic need—preparing young people for promising futures, based on their own Through the national Career & Technical Scholarship Program, recipients may use their funds to become talents and vision of the American dream. certified in a range of vocational programs.

DEnnis r. wAsHinGton AcHiEvEmEnt scHolArsHiP ProGrAm

The only scholarship program for Horatio Alger Alumni Scholars, this program is sponsored by the Phyllis and dennis r. Washington (’95) Foundation. In 2017, the program awarded $813,092 to nine graduate-degree Scholars. recipients are awarded up to $120,000 each, and special consideration is given to students pursuing business, engineering, and entrepreneurial studies. Since 2008, $5.2 million has been awarded to 84 Alumni Scholars.

life Partner Phyllis Washington (seated below the American Flag) with the 2017 finalists and Selection THe Forum 35 Committee members in new York City. collEGiAtE PArtnErs

The following colleges and universities have agreed to partner with the Horatio Alger Association to maximize financial aid to Scholars in attendance at their schools. Through scholarships, grants, and work- study programs, Collegiate Partners match the financial support given by the Association. This year marks the first time that community colleges are participating in the Collegiate Partners Program. The Association is proud to partner with these institutions of higher learning in support of its young Scholars.

Alabama Pueblo Southern Illinois university at Auburn university Front range Community College Carbondale Samford university Southern Illinois university at university of Alabama connecticut edwardsville university of montevallo Connecticut College St. Xavier university university of north Alabama Three rivers Community College university of Chicago Wesleyan university university of Illinois at Chicago Arizona Yale university Wilbur Wright College Arizona State university embry-riddle Aeronautical Delaware indiana university-Prescott goldey-Beacom College depauw university mesa Community College Wesley College Indiana university-Bloomington university of Arizona Indiana university District of columbia Purdue university Indianapolis Arkansas george Washington university university of evansville Harding university university of notre dame Henderson State university florida university of St Francis-Indiana Florida International university california Florida Southern College iowa Azusa Pacific university Florida State university Central College California Institute of Technology Indian river State College grand View university California lutheran university nova Southeastern university Iowa State university California State university at San Stetson university Iowa Western Community College Bernardino university of miami at Council Bluffs Chapman university Valencia College loras College menlo College luther College Pepperdine university Georgia northwestern College: Iowa Pitzer College Berry College Simpson College Pomona College georgia gwinnett College university of Iowa San diego miramar College mercer university university of northern Iowa San Joaquin delta College Paine College Santa Clara university Savannah College of Art & design Kansas Santa rosa Junior College Butler County Community College Scripps College Hawaii Wichita State university Shasta College Chaminade university of Honolulu Thomas Aquinas College Kentucky university of California at idaho Berea College San diego Boise State university Campbellsville university university of California, north Idaho College lindsey Wilson College davis university of Idaho university of Kentucky at university of California, lexington los Angeles illinois university of the Cumberlands university of California, riverside Augustana College university of San Francisco Illinois Bradley university louisiana university of the Pacific dominican university dillard university Illinois Wesleyan university loyola university new orleans colorado John A. logan College mcneese State university Colorado mesa university macmurray College Southern university A&m College Colorado State university Quincy university Southern university at Shreveport Colorado State university at THe Forum 37 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS collEGiAtE PArtnErs ConTInued

Southern university new orleans minnesota nebraska Sowela Technical Community Augsburg College Bellevue university College Bemidji State university Central Community College Tulane university Carleton College Clarkson College university of louisiana at College of St. Scholastica College of St. mary lafayette gustavus Adolphus College Creighton university Xavier university of louisiana St. olaf College Hastings College university of minnesota Twin metropolitan Community College maine Cities nebraska Wesleyan university Bates College university of St. Thomas- St. Paul university of nebraska at Kearney Colby College university of nebraska at lincoln St. Josephs College mississippi university of nebraska at omaha mississippi College university of nebraska medical maryland Center Howard Community College missouri loyola university maryland College of the ozarks nevada mount St. mary’s university Crowder College Sierra nevada College St. Johns College Culver-Stockton College Western nevada College Towson university drury university university of maryland at lindenwood university new Hampshire College Park mineral Area College university of new Hampshire Washington College missouri university of Science and Technology new Jersey massachusetts missouri Valley College Caldwell university Assumption College rockhurst university Babson College St. louis university new mexico Boston university university of missouri at Columbia Central new mexico Community Brandeis university university of missouri at St. louis College Bridgewater State College Washington university in St. louis new mexico State university Clark university St. Johns College-new mexico College of the Holy Cross montana university of new mexico at Harvard university-Harvard Carroll College Albuquerque College great Falls College university of the Southwest mount Holyoke College montana State university regis College Helena College new York Smith College missoula College Broome Community College Stonehill College montana State university Billings Colgate university university of massachusetts montana State university at Hobart and William Smith Boston Bozeman Colleges Wheaton College montana State university Houghton College Williams College northern at Havre manhattan College montana Tech at Butte new School/eugene lang College michigan university of montana at missoula rochester Institute of Technology Alma College university of montana Western at Skidmore College Hillsdale College dillon SunY College at Plattsburgh Hope College SunY College envrnmntl Sci Kalamazoo College & Forestry michigan State university SunY College Purchase northwood university: michigan SunY College Tech Canton

38 THe Forum collEGiAtE PArtnErs ConTInued

SunY Cortland Bucknell university Texas State university-San marcos SunY delhi - College of Carnegie mellon university Texas Tech university Technology desales university Texas Woman’s university university of rochester dickinson College Trinity university duquesne university university of dallas north carolina gettysburg College university of Saint Thomas Texas davidson College Harrisburg Area Community university of Texas at Austin duke university College-Harrisburg Campus university of Texas at dallas elon university King’s College university of the Incarnate Word guilford College lafayette College West Texas A&m university High Point university neumann College livingstone College Saint Vincent College utah Queens university of Charlotte Washington and Jefferson College Salt lake Community College Shaw university Westmoreland Co Community Snow College university of north Carolina at College Chapel Hill Widener university vermont university of Vermont north Dakota Puerto rico Bismarck State College university of Puerto rico at Cayey virginia minot State university university of Puerto rico at Ferrum College university of Jamestown Humacao Hollins university Williston State College longwood university rhode island lynchburg College ohio Johnson & Wales university: randolph College Kenyon College Providence Shenandoah university oberlin College Providence College university of mary Washington ohio northern university university of richmond ohio State university south carolina Virginia Intermont College ohio Wesleyan university Furman university Virginia Wesleyan College Shawnee State university Presbyterian College university of Akron Wofford College washington university of dayton Columbia Basin College university of rio grande tennessee university of Puget Sound Belmont university Whitman College oklahoma Bryan College oklahoma City university lincoln memorial university west virginia Seminole State College Sewanee: university of the South davis and elkins College university of Tulsa Vanderbilt university Shepherd university university of Charleston oregon texas lewis & Clark College Abilene Christian university wisconsin linfield College lamar university milwaukee School of engineering marylhurst university Paul Quinn College ripon College university of Portland Southern methodist university Viterbo university Stephen F. Austin State university Pennsylvania Tarrant County College-northeast Albright College Texas A&m university Arcadia university Texas Christian university

THe Forum 39 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

Alumnus of tHE YEAr: rAnGEl mclAurin

The 2017 Alumnus of the Year is rangel mclaurin, a on their small Social Security checks. The 1990 national Scholar from north Carolina. He was household also included mclaurin’s uncle, who was born in Fayetteville in 1971. At the time, his mother schizophrenic. He didn’t work and refused to be was unmarried and only a junior in high school. medicated, which made his presence difficult at Three weeks later, she left her son with her parents, times. “I was cared for,” says mclaurin. “my and he never lived permanently with her again. grandparents fed and clothed me and gave me a mclaurin’s mother, who was previously a singer in home, but I felt that my life wasn’t the life I was a band, became addicted to heroin and cocaine. supposed to be living. It just felt wrong to me. I “That addiction lasted for 27 years,” he says. “Today wanted so much more. my aunt was college I am happy to say she is free from drugs.” educated, and she lived in a nice home. I longed for that. I knew from the time I was five that the only mclaurin, who has never met his father, was raised way I would have the life I dreamed about would by his grandparents, who had raised nine children be through education.” of their own. His grandmother worked at a cleaners, and his grandfather made deliveries for mclaurin grew up active in his church. like his the local drug store. When mclaurin was in second mother, he was musical and he played the piano for grade, they both retired and the family lived only the choir. He also served as student body president

40 THe Forum The Alumnus of the Year Award recognizes outstanding Horatio Alger national Scholars who have earned an undergraduate degree and have distinguished themselves academically and professionally, and through service to their communities. The award is accompanied by a $10,000 grant for use toward school loans, continuing education, or for a scholarship or a Horatio Alger day at their high school alma mater.

When mclaurin attended the national Scholars Conference in Washington, d.C., he felt overwhelmed, but after hearing the first student share his personal story, he knew that he had nothing to hide from his fellow Scholars. “Those conference days were long days,” says rangel. “We sat for hours and talked and talked and just soaked up the moment. After that, I went home feeling that I had a lot of people counting on me to do well. I didn’t want to let them down.”

mclaurin attended the university of north Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he majored in international rangel mclaurin serves as a volunteer each relations. He joyfully threw himself into social year at the national Scholars Conference. activities. By the end of his first semester, he was appalled at his 2.5 gPA. He spent his second during his senior year of high school. Academics semester closed off from his new friends and party had always been important to him, and he was in invitations, which improved his grades dramatically. the top 10 percent of his class. His school counselor At the end of his freshman year, however, he felt told him the Horatio Alger scholarship would be a the school was not a good fit for him, and he good fit for him. “I didn’t know what she meant by returned home to Fayetteville. He enrolled in that,” he says, “but when I sat down to fill out the Fayetteville State university and eventually found application and write my essay, I got her meaning. that his true calling was in teaching. He graduated my Horatio Alger essay was the first time I had with a degree in social science and became a disclosed all the details of my life. It was the first middle school teacher in his home town. time I began to own my truth. This was my life, and I was going to be the one to change it. up to that Five years later, mclaurin felt he had hit a plateau point, my life was just a source of shame and in his career. He enrolled at Campbell university to embarrassment, but now I was beginning to see pursue what he believed would be the career he the power of resiliency. When my story became was meant to have all along—educational known to my schoolmates, I discovered that it gave counseling. He earned his master’s in 2010 and has others hope. my story tells people to never give up, worked as a counselor at reid ross High School to never quit.” since 2013. He has enjoyed his time at this classical preparatory year-round school.

THe Forum 41 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

preparatory school for minority males. my main goal with the school would be to give them a level of expectation they would never have considered on their own. I’m in the process of putting together a think tank to come up with ideas on how we can make this dream a reality.”

mclaurin found his way back to the Horatio Alger Association in 2010. Through Facebook, he rekindled a friendship he had made from his 1990 Scholar class and discovered the Alumni Association. rangel attended the Alumni Summit rangel mclaurin during a small-group session that year in Philadelphia and has been very with Horatio Alger national Scholars. involved since then. He became a Field director in 2013 and has served for the past several years as a volunteer on the national Scholars Conference staff, which he finds rewarding. “I love engaging the students at the conference,” he says. “It’s mclaurin has discovered that his real niche is immensely rewarding. The Horatio Alger helping students and parents to navigate the world Association has done so much for me, including of education and opportunity. “I identify with helping me to understand my personal story of minority populations,” he says. “I came from a perseverance. I am honored to be the Alumnus of family that didn’t know about scholarships or the Year, and I am honored to be a part of this programs that prepare students for college great Association, which does so much to change assessment testing, or how to get the most out of lives for the better—for the long term. I’ve tried to the secondary school years. So I have discovered do the same with the young people who walk that I am at my best when I am reaching out to through my office each day. I believe there is minority communities to offer my knowledge and nothing more important than attempting to make a expertise of what is available in our current system. lasting difference in a life full of promises they It is my intention to build an educational consulting didn’t even realize were there in front of them.” business that I will take to the minority communities throughout the South.”

mclaurin is already doing consultancy work on a part-time basis, but he hopes to make it a full-time career. “I want the minority communities to be better served,” he says. “The name of my business is Inspire or else, and I’m writing a book with the same title. I use my life story to inspire minorities to go beyond their comfort zone and to reach for goals they once thought were beyond them. my ultimate dream is to start a school. It would be a

national Scholars during the Scholars Summit in Chicago. (l to r): Stephanie Henry, Alex Santiago, daniel Parham, rangel mclaurin.

42 THe Forum Alumni GloBAl lEADErsHiP summit

The first global leadership Summit took place July founders, business leaders, and community 7–16, 2017, in london and Paris. The 30 Alumni organizers. The next Alumni Summit, in october participants, who were selected from 150 2018, will coincide with the Board of directors and applications, have earned a college degree and membership meeting in Washington, d.C. have made significant contributions in service to Participants at the global Summit will provide their communities. during the Summit, they heard presentations on their experiences and projects at from university professors, start-up company the 2018 Summit.

Alumni toured Paris before attending their general sessions. Alumni attended a presentation at notre dame.

In addition to general sessions with guest speakers, Alumni traveled to normandy, where they attended a Alumni broke into small groups for better interaction. presentation on the World War II invasion.

Quotes from 2017 Global summit Participants “ This was one of the best experiences of my life. I will be forever indebted to the Association—again. Thank you for this opportunity. “ I had an invaluable, exceptional experience. Most ” importantly, I am so thankful for the community This experience has impacted me in ways I that I am now a part of! “ ” cannot even begin to measure. I am thrilled to continue to be an advocate of and for the Horatio This opportunity made a difference in the way I “ Alger Association. I have been given great tools see myself, others, the Horatio Alger Association, and, most of all, people, to help work on my and the future. ” program and make a difference in my community. ”

THe Forum 43 rEsEArcH

PortrAits of contrAst

This report strives to understand the attitudes, perspectives, and beliefs of the most recent class of Horatio Alger national Scholars in comparison to young people nationwide. The results of the Association-sponsored State of our nation’s Youth survey are compared to the answers given by Horatio Alger Scholars in attendance at the national Scholars Conference.

The most recent report includes data from 2016 to 2017. The following selected key findings are highlights from Portraits of Contrast .

• 61 percent of Scholars live in a household with a family income level that is far below average, compared to just one-tenth of high school students who report similar circumstances.

• 57 percent of Scholars’ parents did not attend college, compared to only 25 percent of high school students nationwide.

• nearly all Scholars (96%) placed more emphasis on hard work than good luck when considering how one might achieve success in life. At 83 percent, a smaller but still large percentage of high school students nationwide similarly rated hard work over luck as the key to success.

• When compared to high school students, Scholars more often cite helping to promote racial understanding (66% vs. 52%) and making a contribution to science (62% vs. 38%) as essential or very important factors when thinking about their life goals.

• Scholars more often than their peers emphasize the need to make sure people of all races are treated equally (51% vs. 31%).

• Well over half (64%) of Scholars report that they work part time, compared to a much smaller proportion (32%) of students nationwide.

• Three-fourths (75%) of Scholars, compared to just more than half (56%) of all high school students, report feeling hopeful and optimistic about the future of the country.

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Harvey mackay (’04) , the author of seven New of difficult times, the temptation to give up, and York Times bestsellers, is also a syndicated the persistence to carry on. The Members columnist whose articles appear in 52 papers reinforce that failure is merely an opportunity to nationwide, including the Chicago Sun Times , start over again, wiser than before.” Rocky Mountain News , the Orange County Register , and the Minneapolis Star Tribune . In the summer of mackay ends his column with a few words of 2017, he wrote a column titled “Failure doesn’t advice about how to avoid common causes of Have to Be Fatal,” in which he talked about the failure; he includes his moral: Make your stumbling mission and scholarship programs of the Horatio blocks your stepping-stones . members may read Alger Association and the philosophy of members the full column by going to harveymackay.com and who encourage youth to never give up in the face clicking on “columns.” of daunting challenges. In addition to the usual newspapers that subscribe to his column, the The Horatio Alger Association extends to Harvey article also appeared in more than 50 business mackay its sincere thanks for his words of wisdom journals in all major cities. Here is an excerpt from and his decision to share with thousands of readers the column: the important work of the organization. It is hoped that other members will reference the Horatio Alger “Perhaps the most important lesson these young Association positively whenever possible in their Scholars learn is that failure is not fatal. They hear dealings with media sources. about pathways to success that include episodes

Harvey mackay ('04) is pictured here with a national Scholar at the meet the national Scholars Breakfast.

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AmEricAn sPirit BriDGE

Participants at the American Spirit Bridge dedication ceremony included (l to r) museum Chairman Jim Courter, Carol and Harvey massey, James and martha Seneff, Tom and Kathy Shannon, Clayton Paul and madlyn Hilliard, and museum President and Ceo nick mueller.

An important long-term visibility opportunity was realized this winter with the dedication of the Horatio Alger Association/American Spirit Bridge at The national World War II museum in new orleans, louisiana. Following the 2014 membership and Board of directors meeting, hosted at the museum, members organized an individual drive to sponsor the bridge in honor of Association members who have served in the armed forces and loved ones who fought in World War II. We are honored to have a permanent affiliation with The national World War II museum, which has become one of the most visited museums in the nation. Through the generosity of members and friends, the American Spirit Bridge will proudly bear the Association’s name for all time. mEmBErs worKinG to incrEAsE nAtionAl visiBilitY

Horatio Alger Concerts have long served as a way for members to get more involved with the Association on a regional level. In october 2016, Harvey l. massey (’16) , clarence otis, Jr. (’07) , and James m. seneff, Jr. (’10) sponsored a concert at the dr. Phillips Center in orlando, Florida. Clarence otis, Jr. (’07), Harvey l. massey The video of the concert will (’16), Zoe Carr (2010 national Scholar), Jim on stage at the concert: Harvey begin airing on the local PBS Seneff (’10), and luis A. Febres, Sr. (1991 l. massey (’16), Clarence otis, Jr. station WuCF in 2018. national Scholar). (’07), and Jim Seneff (’10).

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BoArD of DirEctors

ExEcutivE committEE

CHAIrmAn PreSIdenT VICe PreSIdenT TreASurer Byron D. trott matthew K. rose Barbara Barrett Anthony welters Chairman & Ceo executive Chairman united States Ambassador executive Chairman BdT & Company BnSF railway Company to Finland, 2008-2009 BlackIvy group, llC owner, Triple Creek guest ranch

ImmedIATe PAST CHAIrmAn CHAIrmAn emerITuS endoWmenT Fund CHAIrmAn HorATIo Alger ASSoCIATIon Paul Anthony novelly Dennis r. washington And PreSIdenT oF CAnAdA PreSIdenT owner, St. Albans global Founder walter scott, Jr. v. Prem watsa management, The Washington Companies Chairman, Tetrad Corporation Chairman and Ceo Apex oil Company, and Chairman emeritus, level 3 Fairfax Financial Holdings limited AIC, limited Communications

AT-lArge memBer AT-lArge memBer AT-lArge memBer Al Annexstad James f. Dicke ii Greg P. renker Chairman emeritus, Federated Chairman-Ceo Co-Founder & Co-Chairman Insurance Companies Crown equipment Corporation guthy-renker AmA Investments, l.l.C.

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HonorArY BoArD mEmBErs Joseph clark John f. Grundhofer Chairman Chairman emeritus lou Dobbs Aviation Partners Boeing u.S. Bancorp Host Chairman & Ceo lou dobbs Tonight Aviation Partners Inc. Edmund A. Hajim Fox Business network Chairman leon G. cooperman HighVista Strategies llC thomas s. Haggai Founder, Chairman, and Ceo Chairman omega Advisors, Inc. craig Hall IgA Inc. Chairman and Founder Dean A. cortopassi Hall group clarence thomas owner/Ceo Associate Justice San Tomo group ronald G. Harrington united States Supreme Court Chairman william J. Doré Biomotiv/Harrington BoArD mEmBErs Ceo Project doré energy Corporation charles c. Anderson, sr. randall Dee Hubbard Chairman emeritus william f. farley Chairman, managing director Anderson Companies Chairman and owner BIgHorn golf Club liam Ventures lee r. Anderson, sr. CHAIrmAn emerITuS owner and Chairman sam fox H. wayne Huizenga APi group, Inc. Former u.S. Ambassador to Chairman ret. the Kingdom of Belgium Huizenga Holdings, Inc. CHAIrmAn emerITuS Founder, Harbour group George l. Argyros melvyn n. Klein Chairman and Ceo foster stephen friess Founder Arnel & Affiliates Founder and retired Chairman melvyn n. Klein Interests Friess Associates llC wanda m. Austin CHAIrmAn emerITuS President and Ceo ret. terry m. Giles richard l. Knowlton The Aerospace Corporation President Chairman emeritus giles enterprises The Hormel Foundation Herbert f. Boeckmann ii owner/President Jack m. Gill Kenneth G. langone galpin motors, Inc. The gill Foundation of Texas Founder, President, & Ceo Invemed Associates, llC robert J. Brown Joseph m. Grant Founder, Chairman, and Ceo Chairman and Partner Patrick P. lee B&C Associates, Inc. BankCap Partners Chairman Chairman emeritus Patrick P. lee Foundation Doris K. christopher Texas Capital Bancshares Chairman and Ceo Founder and Chairman lee Capital Pampered Chef, ltd. Bill Greehey Chairman of the Board Gilbert Edward levasseur, Jr. Arthur A. ciocca nuStar energy Chairman and Ceo Founder & Chairman emeritus leVasseur Capital The Wine group, Inc. Jenard m. Gross Partners, llC President gross Investments

48 THe Forum Harvey l. massey Harry s. Patten Earl w. stafford, sr. Chairman and Ceo Founder, Chairman, and Ceo massey Services, Inc. Ceo The Wentworth group llC national land Partners, Chairman and Ceo craig o. mccaw llC and The Stafford Foundation, Inc. Ceo, eagle river, Inc. Inland management Chairman, Pendrell Corp. Glenn B. stearns Jeffrey A. rich Chairman and owner Howard m. meyers managing director Stearns Corporation Chairman Plumtree Partners, llC Quexco Incorporated David l. steward carl H. ricker, Jr. Founder and Chairman lee E. mikles Founder, Chairman, and World Wide Technology, Inc. President & Ceo Ceo, Azalea Holdings Pendrell Corporation Chairman, gensys Ballasts Peter w. stott President Alan B. miller Harry s. rinker Columbia Investments, ltd. Chairman of the Board and Founder and Ceo Ceo, universal Health rinker development Company chris sullivan Services, Inc. mVP Holdings llC t. Denny sanford robert G. miller Chairman of the Board J. ronald terwilliger Chairman and Ceo united national Chairman emeritus Albertsons Companies, Inc. Corporation Trammell Crow residential Company CHAIrmAn emerITuS stephen c. schott James r. moffett owner & Ceo John H. weiland Chairman emeritus S.C.S. development Co. / Vice Chairman, President, Freeport-mcmoran Inc. Award Homes and Chief operating officer Brian mulroney, P.c., c.c., James m. seneff, Jr. C.r. Bard, Inc. ll.D. executive Chairman Former Prime minister of Cnl Financial group sidney D. wolk Canada Founder, Chairman & Ceo Senior Partner thomas Joseph The Cross Country group norton rose or shannon, Jr. Founder, T-Bird restaurant robert l. wright, Jr. CHAIrmAn emerITuS group, Inc. Chairman and Ceo Joseph neubauer Founder, Village Fe Holdings, Inc. Former Chairman of the development Co. ______Board, Aramark next egg group ronald m. simon terrence J. Giroux Chairman executive director r. James nicholson rSI Holding llC Senior Counsel Brownstein Hyatt Farber CHAIrmAn emerITuS Schreck David l. sokol Chairman & Ceo Teton Capital, llC Chairman of the Board Seaspan Corporation

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HorAtio AlGEr EnDowmEnt funD BoArD of DirEctors

walter scott, Jr. (’97) David l. sokol (’04) Joseph neubauer (’94) Anthony welters (’98) Chairman & President Vice President Secretary Assistant Secretary

Paul Anthony novelly (’00) James m. seneff, Jr. (’10) Dennis r. washington (’95) Director Director Director

HorAtio AlGEr AssociAtion of cAnADA BoArD of DirEctors

v. Prem watsa (’12) Dominic rebecca Brian rick waugh (’11) President D’Alessandro (’05) macDonald (’09) mulroney (’12) Vice President President Emeritus Vice President Vice President

HorAtio AlGEr strAtEGic DirEctions committEE

Barbara r. James James f. william Greg P. Earl w. Glenn B. chris sullivan robert l. Barrett nicholson Dicke ii J. Doré renker stafford, sr. stearns (’07) wright, Jr. (’99) (’00) (’15) (’00) (’12) (’10) (’11) (’09) Co-Chair Co-Chair

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2018

71st AnnuAl HorAtio AlGEr AwArDs April 5–7, 2018 | The Ritz-Carlton | Washington, District of Columbia

Building on the success and momentum of recent Awards events, the Association is preparing to host the 71st Horatio Alger Awards Induction Ceremonies on April 5–7, 2018. At that time, the Association will honor the 2018 Award recipients and welcome the 2018 national Scholars from the united States and Canada. An array of events that will help advance the mission and awareness of the Association’s educational outreach are being prepared for the enjoyment of all participants.

2018 mEmBErsHiP AnD BoArD of DirEctors mEEtinG 2018 Alumni summit — An EvEninG of AcHiEvEmEnt At tHE JoHn f. KEnnEDY cEntEr for tHE PErforminG Arts October 4–6, 2018 Washington, District of Columbia Hosted by the Board of Directors of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans

The 2018 membership and Board of directors meeting will be held concurrently with the 2018 Alumni Scholars Summit in Washington, d.C. This will allow members, life Partners, and Friends to meet many of the Alumni Scholars whom they have assisted over the past 34 years. For participants at both meetings, there will be a special evening of Achievement (dinner and program with entertainment) at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. At this event, the Association will announce the name of the first Alumnus who will be inducted as a full member during the 2019 Awards events. We hope you will plan to be with us for this historical and uplifting event.

2019

72nD AnnuAl HorAtio AlGEr AwArDs April 4–6, 2019 | The Ritz-Carlton | Washington, District of Columbia

The Association will continue to carry out its proud traditions during the 72nd Horatio Alger Awards Induction Ceremonies on April 4–6, 2019. We hope all members, life Partners, and Friends will be with us to welcome the newest class of distinguished members and our national Scholars from the united States and Canada.

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2019 ConT.

2019 intErnAtionAl mEmBErsHiP AnD BoArD of DirEctors mEEtinG October 2–4, 2019 | The Ritz-Carlton | Montreal, Quebec, Canada Hosted jointly by the Boards of Directors of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans and the Horatio Alger Association of Canada

2019 marks the 10th anniversary of the Horatio Alger Association of Canada. To further increase the already considerable esprit de corps between members from Canada and the united States, all members, life Partners, and Friends are invited to participate in the 2019 membership and Board of directors meeting, which will be hosted in montreal. The occasion will be a time of celebration and good fellowship among participants from both countries.

2020

73rD AnnuAl HorAtio AlGEr AwArDs April 2–4, 2020 | The Ritz-Carlton | Washington, District of Columbia

While the events during the annual Awards Induction Ceremonies remain the same, great effort is expended in making each year’s events enjoyable and memorable in their own right. each new class of members adds to the strength of the Association and each new group of Scholars further extends awareness about its mission and opportunities that are available through the free-enterprise system. We hope all members, life Partners, and Friends will join in our celebration of the 73rd Horatio Alger Awards Induction Ceremonies.

2020 mEmBErsHiP AnD BoArD of DirEctors mEEtinG September 2020 | San Diego, California

Plans are underway to host the 2020 membership and Board of directors meeting in sunny San diego, California. All members, life Partners, and Friends are encouraged to attend what promises to be a productive, yet relaxed, series of events as the Association continues to steer a course toward its 75th anniversary in 2022. more information about the 2020 meeting will be forthcoming.

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