OXI Courage Awards For their courage, in the spirit of Oxi Day, to promote freedom and preserve humanity
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Dr. Joseph Costa Jamal Khashoggi Vladimir Kara-Murza Ji Seong-ho Vice President Joe Biden Doctor who risked and gave his life Washington Post columnist and Leading Russian democracy North Korean defector and Beau Biden fighting COVID and Chinese suppression critic of Saudi Arabia’s government activist and survivor and human rights activist (posthumously) (posthumously) (posthumously)
2015 2014 2013 2012 2 011 Khalil al-Dakhi James Foley John Githongo Chen Guancheng Jamel Battaeib Iraqi rescuer of women and children American journalist Kenyan journalist Chinese dissident and Leader in Tunisian revolution that captured by ISIS infamously executed by ISIS and government official human rights activist sparked Arab Spring Nominated by Bill Clinton Nominated by Bono
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Wuhan Whistleblowers Maria Ressa Liu Xia Ayaan Hirsi Ali Nadia Murad Doctors who risked and gave their lives TIME person of the year and critic Recently freed widow of China’s most Leading voice against Survivor of ISIS atrocities fighting COVID and Chinese suppression of the Philippines’ government famous dissident Nobel Laureate, Islamist extremism 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Recipient (identities concealed for security) Liu Xiaobo Nominated by Amal Clooney
2015 2014 2013 2012 2 011 Leyla Yunus Ruslana Lyzhychko Berta Soler Dr. Fouzia Saeed Aung San Suu Kyi Then-imprisoned Azerbaijani Ukrainian pop star and One of Cuba’s leading dissidents; Pakistani women’s rights activist Burmese democracy activist human rights activist human rights activist Co-founder of Ladies in White and Nobel Laureate Nominated by Bono Metropolitan Chrysostomos Award For their lifelong commitment to combating anti-Semitism, discrimination and intolerance
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Congressman Greek Jews at Auschwitz Howard Lorber Bruce Mosler Makis Matsas John Lewis Recognizing the 75th anniversary Chairman, Holocaust Leading humanitarian President of the Board of the Jewish (Posthumously) of their resistance Memorial Council Museum of Greece
2015 2014 2013 2012 2 011 Princess Alice Shimon Peres David Harris Elie Wiesel Photini Tomai Mother of HRH The Duke of Former President of Israel CEO of the Nobel Laureate Historian and Edinburgh who defied the Nazis American Jewish Committee and Holocaust survivor archivist of Jewish history
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Philotimo Award For extraordinary acts of true philotimo
2015 2014 Mobile Medical Units Team Praksis and Mr. Tzanetos Antypas OXI Service Awards Honoring Greek-American, Greek and American veterans who served valiantly in war
2020 2019 2019 2018 2018 Andrew Mousalimas Vasilios S. Haseotes Alex G. Spanos Celestino Almeda Alexander Martin WWII Veteran Greek-American WWI Veteran Greek-American WWII Veteran American WWII Veteran Georgiades Dilboy Service Award Nominated by Bob Dole Greek-American WWII Veteran
2018 2017 2017 2017 2016 Rear Admiral The Hon. Daniel K. Inouye George Possas Lt. Col. Eleftherios D. The Hon. Ted Stevens Theodoros Lymberakis American WWII Veteran Greek-American WWII Veteran Smirniotopoulos American WWII Veteran Greek WWII Veteran Greek WWII Veteran
2016 2016 2015 2015 2015 Colonel George Stavridis Dimitrios Itsios The Hon. John Glenn James Moshovitis General George Douratsos Greek-American WWII Veteran Greek WWII Veteran American WWII Veteran Greek-American WWII Veteran Greek WWII Veteran
2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 The Hon. Ralph Hall Nicholas J. Admiral Ioannis Toumbas The Hon. John Dingell Lt. Col. Christopher Mehiel American WWII Veteran and Sam Bouras Greek WWII Veteran American WWII Veteran Greek-American WWII Veteran Greek-American WWII Veteran
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2013 2012 2012 2012 Lt. Gen. The Hon. Brig. Gen. Mike P. Cokinos Antonios M. Kounalakis Konstantinos Korkos Benjamin A. Gilman Greek-American WWII Veteran Greek WWII Veteran Greek WWII Veteran American WWII Veteran
2 011 2 011 2 011 The Hon. Bob Dole Andrew A. Athens Panagiotis Sakellaris American WWII Veteran Greek-American WWII Veteran Greek WWII Veteran
Calamos Service Award for a Greek-American who served valiantly in the Vietnam War
2020 Steve Pisanos Veteran
Michael Jaharis Service Award For dedicated service in war and for many contributions, in the spirit of Michael Jaharis, to our community, country and the world.
2019 2018 2017 2016 John P. Calamos, Sr. Michael S. Johnson Peter Vlachos John Payiavlas Vietnam War Veteran Korean War Veteran Korean War Veteran Korean War Veteran