Preston Robert Tisch Award

Cecile Richards, activist and cofounder of Supermajority, in New York City, was presented with the Preston Robert Tisch Award in Civic Leadership.

Misty Copeland, Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre, was presented with the Preston Robert Tisch Award in Civic Leadership.

Mitch Landrieu, Mayor of New Orleans, was presented with the Preston Robert Tisch Award in Civic Leadership.

Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, was presented with the Preston Robert Tisch Award in Civic Leadership.

Ford Foundation President Darren Walker was presented with the Aspen Institute 2015 Preston Robert Tisch Award in Civic Leadership.

Civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis is this year’s recipient of the Preston Robert Tisch Award in Civic Leadership. During the awards ceremony, Lewis talked with NPR’s Michel Martin about why racism still exists within American society, saying there is “a deliberate, almost systematic attempt to sweep the issue of race under the American rug.” However, Lewis expressed confidence in today’s youth to keep pushing for a post-racial society.

On December 8th, Congressman John Lewis was presented with the Aspen Institute 2013 Preston Robert Tisch Award in Civic Leadership. John

On December 11th, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg was presented with the Aspen Institute 2013 Preston Robert Tisch Award in Civic L