Special Events
Walter Judd Freedom Award Ceremony
2010 Walter Judd Freedom Award winner Suzanne Scholte, President of the Defense Forum Foundation speaking with ICPES student Youyoung Kim.
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ICPES students attend the annual Walter H. Judd Ceremony where The Fund for American Studies honors a distinguished leader with the Walter Judd Freedom Award. The award is given to individuals who have advanced the cause of freedom in the United States and abroad.
One of the founders of The Fund for American Studies, Walter Henry Judd (1898-1994) was one of the leading statesmen and orators of the 20th century. Judd began his career as a medical missionary in China. Judd was elected to Congress from Minnesota in 1942, where he served for 20 years. He was recognized as a leading expert in Asian affairs and advised every president from Truman to Reagan. President Reagan conferred the Presidential Medal of Freedom upon Judd in 1981.
Students are given the opportunity
to attend the event along with Intern Supervisors, TFAS donors and public
policy leaders.
The 2011 recipient of the Walter Judd Freedom Award is the Honorable Donald Rumsfeld. Mr. Rumsfeld served at the 13th and 21st United States Secretary of Defense during the presidencies of Gerald Ford and George W. Bush respectively. He also served as a U.S. Congressman, U.S. Ambassador to NATO, White House Chief of Staff, Special Presidential Envoy to the Middle East, naval aviator, and chief executive officer of two Forture 500 companies. Mr. Rumsfeld was honored with the award at a ceremony held on July 11, 2011.
Past recipients:
2011: The Honorable Donald Rumsfeld
2010: Ms. Suzanne Scholte
2009: The Honorable John Bolton
2008: Dr. Lee Edwards
2007: General Edward Rowny
2006: The Honorable Henry J. Hyde
2005: Dr. Charles Krauthammer
2004: Dr. Edwin J. Feulner
2002: Dr. George J. Viksnins
2001: The Honorable Philip M. Crane
2000: U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart & Ms. Elena Amos
1999: President Ronald Reagan
1998: U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf
1997: Dr. Harry Wu
1996: The Honorable Jack Kemp
1995: Ambassador Jeanne Kirkpatrick
1994: Mr. William J. Buckley
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