DAVID R. JONES CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP IN PHILANTHROPY

David R. Jones Awards 
David R. and Corinne W. Jones Scholarship Fund 
Institute on Philanthropy & Voluntary Service

DAVID R. JONES AWARDS

Award Recipient Robert L. Woodson, Sr.  gives remarks at the 2007 IPVS Grant Luncheon.

Robert Understein (r.) accepts the 2008 David R. Jones Lifetime Service Award from TFAS Trustee Fred Barnes.

David R. Jones Leadership in Philanthropy Award
In 1998, The Fund for American Studies established the David R. Jones Center for Leadership in Philanthropy to conduct programs to prepare people for roles in philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. 

The Fund bestows the David R. Jones Leadership in Philanthropy Award annually to recognize outstanding individuals who promote the American traditions of philanthropy, free-enterprise and individual responsibility. Each year a recipient is honored for his or her philanthropic spirit at one of the Center's philanthropy retreats. 

Past Recipients:

  • 2007: Robert L. Woodson, Sr., Founder and President of the Center for Neighborhood Enterprise (CNE) and Frank Hanna, CEO of Hanna Capital LLC.
  • 2006: Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, Chairman of American Red Cross
  • 2005: James V. Kimsey, Founding CEO of America Online, Inc.
  • 2004: Eugene Lang, Founder, I have a Dream Foundation and Blanka S. Rosenstiel, American Institute of Polish Culture
  • 2003: Thomas L. Phillips, Chairman, Phillips Publishing International
  • 2002: Foster Friess, Chairman, Brandywine Funds

David R. Jones Lifetime Service Award
The Lifetime Service awards are given annually to honor recipients who have made significant contributions to the advancement of the ideas of freedom and service. These honorees have shown lifetime dedication to the principles of freedom and individual responsibility. 

Past Recipients:

  • 2008: Robert Understein, former TFAS treasurer and longtime trustee
  • 2007: Vice Chairman Michael W. Thompson, Trustee Charles Black, Jr., former Trustee Arnold Steinberg, Georgetown University Dean Michael Collins, and Trustee Bill Hybl.
  • 2006: Don V. Cogman, Trustee Emeritus and Kenneth C. Rietz, member of the TFAS Board of Regents

David R. Jones Lifetime Achievement Award

Past Recipients:

  • 2008: Gov. Mitch Daniels (Ind.) , TFAS trustee emeritus


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