John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies

Mission

The primary mission of the Tower Center is to promote the study of politics and international affairs and to stimulate an interest in ethical public service among undergraduates. The Tower Center is an academic center where all parties and views are heard in a marketplace of ideas, and the Center pursues its mission in a non partisan manner.[1]

Medal of Freedom

The Medal of Freedom is the highest honor the Tower Center bestows. It is awarded in recognition of extraordinary contributions to the advancement of democratic ideals and to the security, prosperity and welfare of humanity. Recipients include:

Board of directors

  • Dan Branch, Chair
  • Robert W. Jordan, Vice-Chair
  • Hugh C. Akin
  • Hunter L. Hunt
  • Jan Hart Black
  • Jan Rees-Jones
  • Frederick Bush
  • Gene Jones
  • Felix Chen
  • Brad E. Cheves, ex officio
  • Cary M. Maguire
  • Richard Collins
  • Nancy Cain Marcus
  • Penny Tower Cook
  • Fred Meyer
  • Brad O’Leary
  • Jeanne Tower Cox
  • Pat Patterson
  • Thomas M. Dunning
  • Rena Pederson
  • Robert A. Estrada
  • Sarah Perot
  • Alan Feld
  • Jeanne L. Phillips
  • Richard W. Fisher
  • Joe H. Staley, Jr.
  • Darab Ganji
  • William M. Tsutsui, ex officio
  • Jerome Garza
  • Jack C. Vaughn
  • Linda Gibbons
  • Roger Wallace
  • Joseph M. Grant
  • Ray Washburne
  • Nancy Halbreich
  • Jane Wetzel
  • Karen Hughes
  • Charles Wyly
  • James F. Hollifield, ex officio

Honorary Board of Directors

References

  1. John Goodwin Tower Center, Official website. Retrieved July 2011
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