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The Heinz Awards Recipients 1994 - 2019 (by name, year, category) Luis Acosta + John Luther Adams Michelle Alexander Richard Alley Bernard Amadei Paul Anastas Frances Lucerna 17th Special Focus on Public Policy 17th Special Focus on Environment Environment Human Condition the Environment the Environment Troy Andrews Sanjeev Arora Gregory Asner Norman Atkins James Balog Mason Bates Arts + Humanities Public Policy Environment Human Condition 16th Special Focus on Arts + Humanities Global Change Aaron Beck Janine Benyus Robert Berkebile Donald Berwick Sangeeta Bhatia Angela Blanchard Human Condition 17th Special Focus on 15th Special Focus on Public Policy Technology, the Economy Human Condition the Environment the Environment + Employment P. Dee Boersma Anita Borg Robert Butler George Lee Butler Geoffrey Canada Ralph Cavanagh 15th Special Focus on Technology, the Economy Human Condition Public Policy Human Condition Public Policy the Environment + Employment Roz Chast Dudley Cocke Terrence Collins James Comer Ernesto J. Cortes, Jr. Jacques d’Amboise Arts + Humanities Arts + Humanities 16th Special Focus on Human Condition Public Policy Arts + Humanities Global Change The Heinz Awards Recipients 1994 - 2019 (by name, year, category) Gretchen Daily Brandon Dennison Joseph DeRisi Joseph DeSimone Mark di Suvero Cushing Dolbeare 16th Special Focus on Technology, the Economy Technology, the Economy Technology, the Economy Arts + Humanities Human Condition Global Change + Employment + Employment + Employment Rita Dove Sidney Drell Mildred Dresselhaus Marian Wright Dave Eggers Brenda Krause Arts + Humanities Public Policy Technology, the Economy Edelman Arts + Humanities Eheart + Employment Human Condition Human Condition Paul + Anne Ehrlich Ian Cheney + Kevin Jerome Paul Farmer Richard Feely Christopher Field Environment Curt Ellis Everson Human Condition 16th Special Focus on 15th Special Focus on 17th Special Focus on Arts and Humanities Global Change the Environment the Environment Thomas FitzGerald Jonathan Foley Cary Fowler Jerry Franklin Ashok Gadgil Lois Gibbs Environment Environment 16th Special Focus on Environment 15th Special Focus on Environment Global Change the Environment Chip Giller Carol Gilligan KC Golden Lynn Goldman Richard Goldman Ralph E. Gomory 15th Special Focus on Human Condition Public Policy 16th Special Focus on Chairman’s Medal Technology, the Economy the Environment Global Change + Employment The Heinz Awards Recipients 1994 - 2019 (by name, year, category) Mary Good James Goodby Paul Gorman Robert Greenstein Andrew Grove Louis Guillette Technology, the Economy Public Policy Environment Public Policy Technology, the Economy 17th Special Focus on + Employment + Employment the Environment Ann Hamilton Henry Hampton Mona Hanna-Attisha James Hansen John Harbison Nadine Burke Harris Arts + Humanities Arts + Humanities Public Policy Environment Arts + Humanities Human Condition Hal Harvey George Hatsopoulos Dorothy Height Hugh Herr David Heymann Elma Holder Environment Technology, the Economy Chairman’s Medal Technology, the Economy Human Condition Chairman’s Medal + Employment + Employment John Holdren Leroy Hood Freeman Hrabowski III Richard Jackson Leila Janah Geraldine Jensen Public Policy Technology, the Economy Human Condition Environment Technology, the Economy Public Policy + Employment + Employment Dean Kamen Bruce Katz Jay Keasling Salman Khan Joan Kleypas Nancy Knowlton Technology, the Economy Public Policy Technology, the Economy Human Condition 17th Special Focus on 17th Special Focus on + Employment + Employment the Environment the Environment The Heinz Awards Recipients 1994 - 2019 (by name, year, category) Elizabeth Kolbert Ming Kuo C. Everett Koop Robert Langer Ralph Lemon Amory Lovins 16th Special Focus on Environment Public Policy Technology, the Economy Arts + Humanities Environment Global Change + Employment Rick Lowe Jane Lubchenco Paul MacCready Rue Mapp Sherri Mason Peter Matthiessen Arts + Humanities Environment Technology, the Economy Environment Public Policy Arts + Humanities + Employment Arthur Mitchell Mario Molina Robert Moses Daniel Patrick Matthew Mullenweg James Nachtwey Arts + Humanities Environment Human Condition Moynihan Technology, the Economy Arts + Humanities Public Policy + Employment Herbert Needleman Amanda Nguyen Richard Lugar+ Michael Oppenheimer William R. Hewlett + Ruth Patrick Environment Public Policy Sam Nunn 16th Special Focus on David Packard Chairman’s Medal Chairman’s Medal Global Change Chairman’s Medal Frederica Perera Nancy Rabalais Bernice Johnson Deborah Rice Julius Richmond Florence Robinson Environment 17th Special Focus on Reagon 15th Special Focus on Public Policy Environment the Environment Arts + Humanities the Environment The Heinz Awards Recipients 1994 - 2019 (by name, year, category) Joseph Rogers Linda Rottenberg William Rutter Enric Sala Joel Salatin Susan Seacrest Human Condition Technology, the Economy Technology, the Economy Public Policy 15th Special Focus on Environment + Employment + Employment the Environment Peggy Shepard Beverly Sills Kirk Smith Thomas Smith John Spengler Daniel Sperling Environment Arts + Humanities 15th Special Focus on 15th Special Focus on Environment 16th Special Focus on the Environment the Environment Global Change Sandra Steingraber Sarah Szanton William Thomas Russell Train Natasha Trethewey Walter Turnbull 17th Special Focus on Human Condition Human Condition Chairman’s Medal Arts + Humanities Arts + Humanities the Environment Abraham Verghese Frederick vom Saal August Wilson Aaron Wolf William McNulty + George Woodwell Arts + Humanities 16th Special Focus on Arts + Humanities Public Policy Jacob Wood Environment Global Change Human Condition Steve Wozniak Beverly Wright Edward Zigler Technology, the Economy 15th Special Focus on Public Policy + Employment the Environment.
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