Press Releases | Association Members

April 8, 2008

• The Horatio Alger Association Announces New Leadership
  David L. Sokol to Become President; Joseph Neubauer to Become Chairman

April 1, 2008

• Television Personality Ed McMahon Honored by the Horatio Alger Association
  Association Awards Lifetime Member for Two Decades of Contributions

March 6, 2008

• Starkey Laboratories, Inc. CEO William F. Austin Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  Two Minnesota High School Scholars Also Recognized With $20,000 Scholarship
• SAIC Retired Chairman and CEO J. Robert Beyster Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  Eight California High School Scholars Also Recognized With $20,000 Scholarship
• Brinson Foundation Founder and Chairman Gary P. Brinson, CFA Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  Five Illinois High School Scholars Also Recognized With $20,000 Scholarship
• Aviation Partners Boeing Chairman Joseph Clark Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  Two Washington High School Scholars Also Recognized With $20,000 Scholarship
• Capital Pacific Holdings, Inc. Chairman and CEO Hadi Makarechian Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  Eight California High School Scholars Also Recognized With $20,000 Scholarship
• McCain Foods Limited Cofounder G. Wallace F. McCain Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  108 High School Scholars Also Recognized With $20,000 Scholarship
• FutureFuel Corporation Cofounder, President and CEO Lee E. Mikles Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  Two Arizona High School Scholars Also Recognized With $20,000 Scholarship
• Former UPS General Counsel Joseph R. Moderow Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  Two Georgia High School Scholars Also Recognized with $20,000 Scholarship
• Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Retired Partner Aulana L. Peters Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  Eight California High School Scholars Also Recognized With $20,000 Scholarship
• Pavestone Company Chairman and CEO Robert J. Schlegel Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  Four Texas High School Scholars Also Recognized With $20,000 Scholarship

November 26, 2007

• Ten Outstanding Americans to Receive 2008 Horatio Alger Award & Lifetime Association Membership
  Diverse Industries Represented Among Inductees Whose Achievements Have Come In The Face Of Adversity

March 8, 2007

• Hall Financial Group Chairman Craig Hall, Retired Bank of America CEO Richard Rosenberg and Intel Chairman Craig Barrett Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  Seven California High School Scholars also recognized during 60th Anniversary Celebration

February 27, 2007

• Intel Chairman Craig Barrett Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  Two Arizona High School Scholars Also Recognized during 60th Anniversary Celebration

• Intel Chairman Craig Barrett Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  Seven California High School Scholars Also Recognized during 60th Anniversary Celebration

• Former News Anchor Tom Brokaw Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  South Dakota High School Scholars Also Recognized during 60th Anniversary Celebration

• Former News Anchor Tom Brokaw Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  Four New York High School Scholars Also Recognized during 60th Anniversary Celebration

• Health Gurus Jenny and Sid Craig Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  Seven California High School Scholars also recognized during 60th Anniversary Celebration

• Health Gurus Jenny and Sid Craig Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  Two Louisiana High School Scholars also recognized during 60th Anniversary Celebration

• Hall Financial Group Chairman Craig Hall Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  Two Michigan High School Scholars also Recognized during 60th Anniversary Celebration

• Hall Financial Group Chairman Craig Hall Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  Five Texas High School Scholars also Recognized during 60th Anniversary Celebration

• Darden Restaurants CEO Clarence Otis, Jr., Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  Four Florida High School Scholars also Recognized during 60th Anniversary Celebration

• Retired Bank of America CEO Richard Rosenberg Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  Seven California High School Scholars also Recognized during 60th Anniversary Celebration

• Retired Bank of America CEO Richard Rosenberg Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  Two Massachusetts High School Scholars also Recognized during 60th Anniversary Celebration

• Carlyle Group's David M. Rubenstein Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  Washington, D.C. High School Scholars also Recognized during 60th Anniversary Celebration

• Carlyle Group's David M. Rubenstein Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  Two Maryland High School Scholars also Recognized during 60th Anniversary Celebration

• Starbucks Chair Howard Schultz Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  Four New York High School Scholars also Recognized during 60th Anniversary Celebration

• Football Legend Roger Staubach Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  Three Ohio High School Scholars also Recognized during 60th Anniversary Celebration

• Football Legend Roger Staubach Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  Five Texas High School Scholars also Recognized during 60th Anniversary Celebration

• OSI Restaurant Partners' Chris Sullivan Honored by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
  Four Florida High School Scholars also Recognized during 60th Anniversary Celebration

December 19, 2006

• Outstanding Americans Recognized with the Horatio Alger Award For Overcoming Adversity to Achieve Success (Class of 2007)
  • Craig R. Barrett Recognized with the Horatio Alger Award For Overcoming Adversity to Achieve Success
  • Tom Brokaw Recognized with the Horatio Alger Award For Overcoming Adversity to Achieve Success
  • Jenny & Sid Craig Recognized with the Horatio Alger Award For Overcoming Adversity to Achieve Success

  • Craig Hall Recognized with the Horatio Alger Award For Overcoming Adversity to Achieve Success

  • Clarence Otis, Jr. Recognized with the Horatio Alger Award For Overcoming Adversity to Achieve Success

  • Richard Rosenberg Recognized with the Horatio Alger Award For Overcoming Adversity to Achieve Success

  • David Rubenstein Recognized with the Horatio Alger Award For Overcoming Adversity to Achieve Success

  • Howard Schultz Recognized with the Horatio Alger Award For Overcoming Adversity to Achieve Success

  • Roger T. Staubach Recognized with the Horatio Alger Award For Overcoming Adversity to Achieve Success

  • Chris Thomas Sullivan Recognized with the Horatio Alger Award For Overcoming Adversity to Achieve Success