Economic Justice Award Winners

Ed Dodson received the Council’s 2022 Economic Justice Educator award.
Ibrahima Drame was named 2022’s “Unsung Hero”.

Prior winners:

YearLocationTitleWho
2021Virtual via ZoomEconomic JusticeDavid Giesen
Unsung HeroSue Honsl
Presidential AchievementDr. Dirk Lohr
2020Virtual via ZoomActivistMary Rose Kacszorwski
Unsung HeroToni Gwartney
2019Pittsburgh, PAEducatorIzzy Gliener
Unsung HeroWyn Achenbaum
2018Baltimore, MDActivistDavid Triggs
Special AwardMark Sullivan
Unsung HeroOsamu Uehara
2017O’Fallon, IL/St. Louis, MOActivistsAnthony Wener & Fred Harrison
Unsung HeroCarl Shaw
2016Orlando, FLEducatorPolly Cleveland
Unsung HeroPaul Justus
2015Southfield/Detroit, MIActivistClay Berling
Unsung HeroPat Aller
2014Newport Beach, CAEducatorBob Jene
3 in the 90’s Special PlaqueMarion Sapiro, Harry Pollard and Mason Gaffney
2013Pittsburgh, PAActivistHerb Barry
Special AwardClary Berling
2012Harrisburg, PAActivistGilbert Herman
Special AwardBill Batt
2011Bloomington, MNActivistNick Rosen
Special AwardJake Himmelstein
2010Albany, NYActivistAl Katzenberger
2009Cleveland, OHActivistDan Sullivan
2008Kansas City, MOActivistAlanna Hartzok
2007Scranton, PAEducatorMike Curtis
2006Rosemont/Chicago, ILActivistJake Himmelstein
EducationHenry George School of Chicago
2005Philadelphia, PAActivistJosh Vincent-CSE
Special AwardsBrett Mandel;-Philadelphia Forward & Jonathan Spiedel-City of Philadelphia Comptroller
2004Albuquerque, NMEducatorLindy Davies
Lifetime AchievementMason Gaffney
2003Bridgeport, CTEducatorHarry Pollard
ActivistTed Gwartney
2002London, Ontario, CanadaActivistJohn Fisher
2001Pittsburgh, PALifetime AchievementRobert Schalkenbach Foundation
2000Des Moines, IALifetime EducatorsClaude & Dian Arnold
Lifetime ActivistsJohn & Nadine Stoner and Everett & Mildred Gross
1999Gaithersburg, MDLifetime ActivistSteve Cord
Lifetime EducatorWalt Rybeck