Jay Williams Designed this Prestigious
Andrus Award 28 years Ago
25 of these awards have been created to date.
The award is designed of gold plated silver and stands six inches high
on top of a custom made rosewood base.
Each award is individually hand crafted.
Dr. Andrus' pioneering efforts in mobilizing the nation's elderly for service to community and nation have enabled millions of older Americans to demonstrate her philosophy that
"age is not a defeat, but a victory; not a punishment, but a privilege."
The Andrus Award, named in honor of the late Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, who founded the National Retired Teachers Association, is presented biennially to distinguished individuals whose achievements exemplify the contribution of older Americans to our national life.
Recipiants of this award have been nationally recognized individuals who have made significant contributions to society
RECIPIENTS SINCE 1978:
2004
Gro Harlem Brundtland, MD MPH
Dorothy I. Height
2000
Shirley Chisholm
Advocating and caring for people in her
community and the nation
1998
Eileen Ayvazian
Mabel Clare Proudly
1996
Oseola McCarty
Champion of Black Education
Ethel Armbrust
Advocate for People with Developmental Disabilities
1994
Father Joe Carroll
Organizer and director of St. Vincent de Paul Village
Programs for the Homeless
Joyce Oatman
Director of Tilden High School (Chicago)
Talented and Gifted Program
1992
Sister M. Isolina Ferré
MSBT, Missionary and Founder of
the Sister Isolina Ferré Centers
Dr. Henry Viscardi, Jr.
Founder, Abilities, Inc., a company run
entirely by severely disabled workers
1990
Robert M. Ball
Former U.S. Commissioner of Social Security
Clara McBride Hale
Founder of Hale House, refuge for drug addicted
babies and infants infected with AIDS
1988
Ruth Lana
AARP Founding Member and Educator
Hugh Downs
Writer and Broadcast Journalist
1986
Dr. Lena Edwards
Physician and Educator
The Honorable Jacob K. Javits
Former Senator, New York
1984
Commodore Grace Murray Hopper
U.S. Naval Reserve
John B. Martin
Former U.S. Commissioner on Aging
The Honorable Jennings Randolph
U.S. Senator, West Virginia
1982
John Gardner
Former Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
and Founder of Common Cause
(AARP Convention)
Ester Peterson
Former Special Assistant to the President for Consumer Affairs
(NRTA Convention)
1980
Dr. Arthur S. Flemming
Former Commissioner, Administration on Aging
(AARP Convention)
The Honorable Claude Pepper
U.S. House of Representatives, Florida
(NRTA Convention)
1978
Dr. Margaret Mead
Anthropologist and Author
(AARP Convention)
Dr. Lawrence G. Derthick, Sr.
Educator and former U.S. Commissioner of Education
(NRTA Convention)
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