This Year's Recipients
JC Hayward Receives the Olender Award
Hero in Law
Honorable Annice M. Wagner, for having set the standard for steadfast adherence to judicial excellence, integrity and exemplary public service for nearly a quarter century on the District of Columbia bench.
America's Role Model
Joshua Basile of Potomac, Maryland is recipient of the Olender Foundation’s America’s Role Model 2006 Award for his courage and benevolence in the aftermath of a devastating beach accident that paralyzed him.
Advocate for Justice
The Olender Foundation’s Advocate for Justice is often called "one of the most courageous persons the Civil Rights Movement ever produced." The Honorable John Lewis has dedicated his life to protecting human rights, securing civil liberties, and building what he calls "The Beloved Community" in America.
Unsung Hero
As recipient of this year’s Olender Foundation Unsung Hero 2006 Award, for courageously following his convictions regardless of the repercussions, and defying the laws of segregation during an odious era of American history, he was a foot soldier in the Civil Rights Movement - an Unsung Hero.
Earl H. Davis Scholarships
At the Awards, six students each from Howard University Law School and the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law were presented scholarships in memory of the late Earl H. Davis, a trial lawyer who Olender describes as a "champion of the underdog and a man of great compassion."
Grant Recipients
International Center for Spinal Cord Injury at Kennedy Krieger Institute
Luke C. Moore Academy
Howard University Law School
University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law Foundation
Past Recipients
- Peacemaker Award
- America's Role Model
- Advocate for Justice
- Children's Advocate
- Hero in Law
- Woman of Valor
- People's Advocate
- Generous Heart Award
- Newsmaker of the Year
- Grant Recipients
Generous Heart Award
1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994/5 - 1996 - 1997 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003- 2004- 2005- |
Dr. Calvin Rolark Baker E. Morten Doug Williams Paul Berry Dr. Dorothy Height Mable D. Haden, Esq. and Judge William S. Thompson Dr. Ben Carson Dr. Fred J. Epstein Robert Cadeaux, Esq. Deborah Valentine Honorable Eugene and Virginia Hamilton Hon. Hilda Mason & Charles Mason, Esq. Tom Joyner Jerry Lewis Drs. Richard & Kathleen Morton Hon. Luke C. Moore (1924- 1994) Maudine R. Cooper, Esq. & Jerry A. Moore III, Esq. Dr. J. Alberto Martinez |
America's Role Model
1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003- 2004- 2005- |
Heather Whitestone, Miss America Denyce Graves Dominique Dawes Kate Shindle, Miss America Sam Lacy Christopher Reeve Buzz Aldrin Mayor Walter E. Washington Catherine Gugala, Ms. Wheelchair America Mac McGarry Cpl. Jose (J.R.) Martinez |
Newsmaker of the Year
1992 - |
Larry King |
Past Grant Recipients
Boys and Girls Club of America
Breast Cancer Resource Committee
Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Center for Teaching Peace
Children’s Defense Fund
Children’s Hospital
Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation
Coalition to Salute America's Heroes
Disability Rights Center
Duke Ellington School of the Arts
Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity
Fisher House
Frank Foundation
Gallaudet University
George Washington University Law School
George B. Thomas Academy
Grandma’s House
Greater Washington Urban League
Howard University Law School
Human Rights Watch Arms Division
Landmine Monitor Project
Luke C. Moore Academy
Metro TeenAIDS
March of Dimes
Muscular Dystrophy Association
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Public Citizen
Save a Torah Foundation
Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League
Sharespace Foundation
Simon Wiesenthal Center
Terrific, Inc.
Tom Joyner Foundation
United Black Fund
University of the District of Columbia
University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law Foundation
Wade Edwards Foundation
Peacemaker Award
1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994/5 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2005- |
Dr. Robert Gale President Ronald Reagan and President Mikhail Gorbachev Dr. Robert Stolar Gov. L. Douglas Wilder Dr. Robert Schuller Chef Paul Prudhomme for the People of Louisiana Morris Dees, Esq. Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Chairman Yasser Arafat Ralph Nader, Esq. Colman McCarthy Dr. Elie Wiesel Muhammad Ali Jody Williams Elaine R. Jones Ambassador George W. Haley Senator John Edwards Rabbi Menachem Youlus |
Advocate for Justice
1996 - 1998 - 1999 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003- 2005- |
Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr., Esq. Hon. David A. Clarke Judge Joe Brown Irene Morgan Kirkaldy James M. Nabrit, III, Esq. Joan Claybrook John Walsh |
Children's Advocate
2002 - Marian Wright Edelman, President of the Children’s Defense Fund
2003- Hon. Julia Cooper Mack
2004- John Payton, Esq.
2004- Shoshana Johnson
2005- Hon. Linda W. Cropp
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Founders: Jack & Lovell Olender