The Jefferson Awards for Public Service is an organization that recognizes ordinary people who do extraordinary things to make our community a better place to live. Viewers are invited to nominate people at
www.FOX23.com. Weekly winners are chosen and FOX23 News Daybreak anchor Ann Sterling does a story each Sunday night in FOX23 News at 9pm on why they make a difference in our community.
By March 1, 2008, the Jefferson Awards Board Members consisting of Mayor Kathy Taylor with the city of Tulsa, Dr. Roger Blais with the University of Tulsa, Nikki Smith with MDA and Jerry Goodwin with Tulsa Community College choose one of the weekly winners to represent Green Country in the national Jefferson Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. in June, 2008. Ann Sterling along with a FOX23 News photographer will accompany the local winner in Washington D.C. and cover the event.
Mission
To encourage and honor individuals for their achievements and contributions through public and community service.
Founders
In 1972, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Senator Robert Taft, Jr. and Sam Beard founded the American Institute for Public Service, a 501(c) 3 public foundation, to establish a Nobel Prize for public and community service - The Jefferson Awards.
The Jefferson Awards are presented on two levels: national and local. National award recipients represent a "Who's Who" of outstanding Americans. On the
local level, Jefferson Awards recipients are ordinary people who do extraordinary things without expectation of recognition or reward.
To help us identify and celebrate these "Unsung Heroes" the Institute has developed a partnership with Media Partners - local newspapers, television and radio stations.
For more information on the Jefferson Awards, Please visit their Website:
