Princeton in Africa Medal Recipients
Previous recipients of the Princeton in Africa Medal (or other awards, as indicated) include:
- Paula Kahumbu, CEO of WildlifeDirect (2017) *recipient of the Princeton in Africa Founders’ Medal
- Jay Ireland, President and CEO of GE Africa (2017)
- Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Peace Laureate & Founder of The Gbowee Peace Foundation (2016)
- Dwight Anderson, Ospraie Management LLC (2016) *recipient of the Princeton in Africa Founders’ Medal
- Jagdish D. Thakkar, Sarla J. Thakkar and Ashish J. Thakkar, Mara Group and Mara Foundation (2015)
- Mitch Besser, mothers2mothers (2015) *recipient of the Princeton in Africa Founders’ Medal
- The Tierney Family (2014)
- Jim Floyd, George Hritz, and Frank Strasburger, Co-Founders of Princeton in Africa (2014) *recipients of the 2014 Princeton in Africa Founders’ Medal – see below
- Barry and Dolly Segal, Segal Family Foundation (2013)
- Bob and Jennifer Diamond, Atlas Merchant Capital (2013)
- Conrad Person, Director, Corporate Contributions, Johnson & Johnson (2012)
- Lauren Bush, CEO, Creative Director & Co-Founder, FEED Projects (2011)
- Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, Journalists and Authors of Half the Sky (2010)
- Julius Coles, President of Africare (2009) *recipient of the 2009 Princeton in Africa Lifetime Achievement Award
- Thomas Barry, President & CEO of Zephyr Management (2009)
- Ambassador Robert Oakley (2008) *recipient of the 2008 Princeton in Africa Lifetime Achievement Award
- Ambassador Frank Wisner (2008)
- Senator Bill Frist (2007)
- Sandra and Andrew Bonfield (2006) *recipients of the 2006 Princeton in Africa Service Award
- Jonathan and Jennifer Oppenheimer, De Beers (2006)
- George C. Rupp, President, International Rescue Committee (2005)
- Dennis Keller, Chairman of the Board, DeVry, Inc. (2004)
- Ambassador Cameron Hume (2003)
*In 2014, in honor of 15 years of sending Fellows to Africa, PiAf created the Princeton in Africa Founders’ Medal. The first-ever recipients of the Princeton in Africa Founders’ Medal were the Co-Founders of Princeton in Africa (Jim Floyd, George Hritz and Frank Strasburger).
Our History
In 1999, a group of Princeton alumni, faculty, and staff launched Princeton in Africa as an independent affiliate of Princeton University inspired by the University’s informal motto, “Princeton in the Nation’s Service and in the Service of All Nations.” In 2010, the program opened up to include graduates of any US accredited university in order to meet the growing demand from host organizations and allow more young professionals access to the unique opportunities afforded by PiAf. During the past 20 years, we have placed over 600 Fellows with more than 100 organizations in 36 countries, while developing more strategic partnerships across Africa and creating more opportunities for our alumni community to engage with the continent and with one another.