Working together with others -- creating effective partnerships -- has been at the center of my business career and all of my civic involvements. I believe it is the only realistic way to achieve positive and enduring change.
-- David Rockefeller at University for a Night 2003
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, accepts the 2006 Bridging Leadership Award via video
David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award: All Honorees
Each year, University for a Night participants honor a person and/or organization that exemplify what the evening stands for -- working together for the common good. The first such honoree was David Rockefeller, for whom this award is named.
2008 Honorees
- Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan
- Fazle Hasan Abed, Founder and Chairperson, BRAC
2007 Honorees
- Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa
- Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates and William H. Gates Sr., Co-Chairs, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
2006 Honorees
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia
- Ted Turner, Founder and Chairman, United Nations Foundation
2005 Honorees
- Corazon C. Aquino, Chairperson, Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. Foundation and former President of the Philippines
- James D. Wolfensohn, Special Envoy for Gaza Disengagement and former President of the World Bank
2004 Honorees
- John C. Whitehead, Chairman of the Board, Lower Manhattan Development Corporation
- Foundation for Community Development of Mozambique
2003 Honoree
Positions listed are those held at time of event
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