Making History Awards Past Recipients by Alpha
Last Name First Name Accepted By Year Award Category 2016 Chicago Cubs Organization Crane Kenney 2017 Amos Alonzo Stagg Sr Sports Abbott Miles D. White 2008 Cyrus McCormick Historic Corporate Achievement Adams III Paul J. 2014 Robert Maynard Hutchins Education Ariel Investments John Rogers 2017 Cyrus McCormick Historic Corporate Achievement Banks Ernest (Ernie) 1996 George Halas Sports Barnett Etta Moten 1998 Theodore Thomas Performing Arts Betts, MD Henry B. 2003 Enrico Fermi Science, Medicine and Technology Black Timuel D. 2006 John Hope Franklin Historical Scholarship Bobins Norman R. 2009 Bertha Honore Palmer Civic Leadership Bowman Barbara 2011 Jane Addams Social Services Brennan Edward A. 2003 Marshall Field Corporate Leadership and Innovation Brooks Gwendolyn 1995 Richard Wright Literature Bryan John H. 1999 Marshall Field Corporate Leadership and Innovation Burke Anne M. 2018 Jane Addams Social Services Burroughs Dr. Margaret 2007 Harold Washington Public Service Butkus Dick 2006 George Halas Sports Canning, Jr. John A. 2015 Marshall Field Corporate Leadership and Innovation Clark Frank M. 2016 Marshall Field Corporate Leadership and Innovation Connelly Sister Rosemary 2006 Jane Addams Social Services Cronon Dr. William 1998 John Hope Franklin Historical Scholarship Crown Renee 2011 Bertha Honore Palmer Civic Leadership Crown Lester 2000 Bertha Honore Palmer Civic Leadership Daley Richard M. 2015 Daniel H. Burnham Visionary Leadership Daley William M. 2010 Bertha Honore Palmer Civic Leadership DeHaas Deborah 2017 Bertha Honore Palmer Civic Leadership Dempsey Mary 2014 Richard Wright Literature Duchossois Richard 2017 Marshall Field Corporate Leadership and Innovation Ebert Roger 2012 Joseph Medill Journalism and Communications Exelon Corporation John W. Rowe 2010 Cyrus McCormick Historic Corporate Achievement Farrell W. James 2008 Marshall Field Corporate Leadership and Innovation Field V Marshall 2007 Bertha Honore Palmer Civic Leadership Franklin John Hope 1995 John Hope Franklin Historical Scholarship Freehling Stanley M. 2004 Harold Washington Public Service Friedman Milton 1997 Robert Maynard Hutchins Education Fritzshall Fritzie 2015 Bertha Honore Palmer Civic Leadership Gaines Barbara 2019 Theodore Thomas Performing Arts Galvin Robert W. 1995 Marshall Field Corporate Leadership and Innovation Gidwitz Ronald J. 2014 Bertha Honore Palmer Civic Leadership Gin Sue 2008 Bertha Honore Palmer Civic Leadership Gordon James A. 2018 Bertha Honore Palmer Civic Leadership Graham Bruce J. 1999 Daniel H. Burnham Architecture and Design Graham William B. 1996 Marshall Field Corporate Leadership and Innovation Gray Hanna Holburn 2008 Robert Maynard Hutchins Education Harris Irving B. 2001 Jane Addams Social Services Hartfield Ronne 2005 Robert Maynard Hutchins Education Henderson Criss 2019 Theodore Thomas Performing Arts Hunt Richard 2004 Archibald Motley Jr. Visual Arts ITW David Speer 2011 Cyrus McCormick Historic Corporate Achievement J.P. Morgan Chase Melissa Bean 2016 Cyrus McCormick Historic Corporate Achievement Jackson Franz 2008 Theodore Thomas Performing Arts Jaffee Richard 2014 Marshall Field Corporate Leadership and Innovation Jahn Helmut 2005 Daniel H. Burnham Architecture and Design Jannotta Edgar D. 2006 Marshall Field Corporate Leadership and Innovation Jarrett Valerie 2019 Harold Washington Public Service Jemison Dr. Mae c. 1997 Enrico Fermi Science, Medicine and Technology Johnson John H. 2000 Marshall Field Corporate Leadership and Innovation Johnston Art 2016 Jane Addams Social Services Making History Awards Past Recipients by Alpha
Koldyke Martin J. 2006 Robert Maynard Hutchins Education Krainik Ardis 1996 Theodore Thomas Performing Arts Krzyzewski Mike (Coach K) 2013 Amos Alonzo Stagg Sr Sports Kurtis Bill 2011 Joseph Medill Journalism and Communications LaPietra Donna 2011 Joseph Medill Journalism and Communications Lavin Bernick Carol 2020 Bertha Honore Palmer Civic Leadership Lederer Eppie 2000 Joseph Medill Journalism and Communications Lederman Leon M. 1995 Enrico Fermi Science, Medicine and Technology Leighton George N. 2009 Harold Washington Public Service Lewis Ramsey 2002 Theodore Thomas Performing Arts Lovell James A. 2001 Enrico Fermi Science, Medicine and Technology Luckman Sid 1998 George Halas Sports Lurie Ann 2005 Jane Addams Social Services Mabie Jim and Kay 2020 Theodore Thomas Performing Arts Marin Carol 2004 Joseph Medill Journalism and Communications Marovitz Abraham Lincoln 1995 Harold Washington Public Service Massey Walter 2012 Enrico Fermi Science, Medicine and Technology McDonalds James A. Skinner 2009 Cyrus McCormick Historic Corporate Achievement McKeever, Jr. Lester H. 2020 Harold Washington Public Service McKenna Andrew 2005 Marshall Field Corporate Leadership and Innovation Meyer Ray 2005 George Halas Sports Mikva Abner J. 1998 Harold Washington Public Service Minoso Orestes "Minnie" 2010 Amos Alonzo Stagg Sr Sports Minow Josephine 2018 Caroline Margaret McIlvaine Creative Cultural Leadership Minow Newton N. 1999 Harold Washington Public Service Moskow Michael H. 2016 Harold Washington Public Service Motorola Gregory Q. Brown 2015 Cyrus McCormick Historic Corporate Achievement Netsch Walter A. 2002 Daniel H. Burnham Architecture and Design Nichols John D. 2001 Marshall Field Corporate Leadership and Innovation Northern Trust Frederick H. Waddell 2014 Cyrus McCormick Historic Corporate Achievement O'Connor James J. 2004 Marshall Field Corporate Leadership and Innovation Osborn William A. 2007 Marshall Field Corporate Leadership and Innovation Paretsky Sara N. 2002 Richard Wright Literature Perkins Donald S. 2009 Daniel H. Burnham Visionary Leadership Pritzker Jennifer N. 2020 John Hope Franklin Historical Scholarship Pritzker Cindy 2001 Bertha Honore Palmer Civic Leadership Reinsdorf Jerry 2007 George Halas Sports Remini, Ph. D Robert V. 2003 John Hope Franklin Historical Scholarship Rowe John W. and Jeanne M. 2013 Bertha Honore Palmer Civic Leadership Rowley Janet Davison 2010 Enrico Fermi Science, Medicine and Technology Ryan Shirley W. 2016 Bertha Honore Palmer Civic Leadership Ryan Patrick G. 1998 Marshall Field Corporate Leadership and Innovation Sandner John F. 2013 Marshall Field Corporate Leadership and Innovation Santo Ron 2004 George Halas Sports Sayers Gale 2003 George Halas Sports Segal Carole and Gordon 2009 Marshall Field Business Leadership and Innovation Sidley Austin LLP Larry Barden 2018 Cyrus McCormick Historic Corporate Achievement Simmons Adele 2012 Robert Maynard Hutchins Education Simpson Carole 2003 Joseph Medill Journalism and Communications Smith Dr. Kenneth B. 1996 Harold Washington Public Service Smith, M.D. Joanne C. 2020 Enrico Fermi Science, Medicine and Technology Steans Harrison I. 2018 Marshall Field Corporate Leadership and Innovation Stevens John Paul 2008 Harold Washington Public Service Swearingen John E. 1997 Marshall Field Corporate Leadership and Innovation Tallchief Maria 1999 Theodore Thomas Performing Arts Terkel Studs 1995 Joseph Medill Journalism and Communications Thomas Richard L. 2002 Marshall Field Corporate Leadership and Innovation Tortolero Carlos 2018 Harold Washington Public Service Making History Awards Past Recipients by Alpha
Tribune Company Dennis FitzSimons 2007 Cyrus McCormick Historic Corporate Achievement United Airlines Jeffrey A. Smisek 2013 Cyrus McCormick Historic Corporate Achievement Velasquez, Sr. Arturo 2002 Bertha Honore Palmer Civic Leadership Velo Monsignor Kenneth 2017 Robert Maynard Hutchins Education Waddell Frederick H. 2019 Marshall Field Corporate Leadership and Innovation Walgreens Greg Wasson 2012 Cyrus McCormick Historic Corporate Achievement Walsh Daniel J. 2019 Daniel H. Burnham Architecture and Design Walsh Matthew 2019 Daniel H. Burnham Architecture and Design Warfield William 2001 Theodore Thomas Performing Arts Wehmer Edward J. 2020 Cyrus McCormick Historic Corporate Achievement Weisberg Lois 2000 Harold Washington Public Service White Jesse 2015 Jane Addams Social Service White Miles 2012 Bertha Honore Palmer Civic Leadership Wills Garry 2000 John Hope Franklin Historical Scholarship Wirtz W. Rockwell (Rocky) 2019 Amos Alonzo Stagg Sr Sports Wolkonsky Mary Ward 1997 Bertha Honore Palmer Civic Leadership Wong Bernarda (Bernie) 2013 Jane Addams Social Service