The Horace Mann League, each year, recognizes an individual or educational organization that exemplifies and supports public education through their efforts in teaching, research, or leadership.
2014 dr. Larry Cuban, Professor Emeritus, Stanford Univeristy
2013 Dr. Thomas Payzant, Professor and author, Urban School Leadership
2012 Dr. Ken Bird, Chief Executive Officer, Avenue Scholars, Omaha, NE
2010 Dr. Michael Kirst, Professor and researcher, Stanford University
2009 Dr. Harry Wong, Author and speaker
2007 Dr. Linton Deck, Professor, Peabody Teachers College – Vanderbilt University
2006 Dr. Gerald Tiozzi, Executive Director, National Association of Secondary School Principals, presented by Dr. Jerry Sellentin.
2005 Dr. Linda Darling Hammond, Professor and Researcher, Stanford University, presented by Dr. Colleen Wilcox
2004 Dr. Julie Underwood, Chief Council, National School Boards Association, presented by Spike Jorgensen and Larry Dlugosh
2003 Dr. Ted Sanders, Executive Director, Education Commission of the States, presented by Dr. Ben Canada
2002 Dr. Gerald Bracey, Author “War Against Public Schools.”
2001 Dr. Paul Houston, Executive Director, American Association of School Administrators, presented by Dr. Colleen Wilcox
2000 Dr. Jane Hammond, Superintendent, Jefferson County Public Schools
1999 Dr. Bob Salvin, Professor and Researcher, John Hopkins University, presented by Dr. Judy Ferguson
1998 Dr. Donald Thomas, Superintendent, Salt Lake City Public Schools
1997 Dr. David Berliner, Professor, Researcher and co-author, “The Manufactured Crisis.”
1996 Dr. Gordon Cawelti, Executive Director, Alliance for Curriculum Reform
1995 Larry Lezotte, Vice President, Effective Schools Research