Princeton in Africa Medal Recipients
Previous recipients of the Princeton in Africa Medal (or other awards, as indicated) include:
- Paula Kahumbu, CEO of WildlifeDirect (2017) *recipient of the Princeton in Africa Founders’ Medal
- Jay Ireland, President and CEO of GE Africa (2017)
- Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Peace Laureate & Founder of The Gbowee Peace Foundation (2016)
- Dwight Anderson, Ospraie Management LLC (2016) *recipient of the Princeton in Africa Founders’ Medal
- Jagdish D. Thakkar, Sarla J. Thakkar and Ashish J. Thakkar, Mara Group and Mara Foundation (2015)
- Mitch Besser, mothers2mothers (2015) *recipient of the Princeton in Africa Founders’ Medal
- The Tierney Family (2014)
- Jim Floyd, George Hritz, and Frank Strasburger, Co-Founders of Princeton in Africa (2014) *recipients of the 2014 Princeton in Africa Founders’ Medal – see below
- Barry and Dolly Segal, Segal Family Foundation (2013)
- Bob and Jennifer Diamond, Atlas Merchant Capital (2013)
- Conrad Person, Director, Corporate Contributions, Johnson & Johnson (2012)
- Lauren Bush, CEO, Creative Director & Co-Founder, FEED Projects (2011)
- Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, Journalists and Authors of Half the Sky (2010)
- Julius Coles, President of Africare (2009) *recipient of the 2009 Princeton in Africa Lifetime Achievement Award
- Thomas Barry, President & CEO of Zephyr Management (2009)
- Ambassador Robert Oakley (2008) *recipient of the 2008 Princeton in Africa Lifetime Achievement Award
- Ambassador Frank Wisner (2008)
- Senator Bill Frist (2007)
- Sandra and Andrew Bonfield (2006) *recipients of the 2006 Princeton in Africa Service Award
- Jonathan and Jennifer Oppenheimer, De Beers (2006)
- George C. Rupp, President, International Rescue Committee (2005)
- Dennis Keller, Chairman of the Board, DeVry, Inc. (2004)
- Ambassador Cameron Hume (2003)
*In 2014, in honor of 15 years of sending Fellows to Africa, PiAf created the Princeton in Africa Founders’ Medal. The first-ever recipients of the Princeton in Africa Founders’ Medal were the Co-Founders of Princeton in Africa (Jim Floyd, George Hritz and Frank Strasburger).