To be presented during the 2018 LP National Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana.
THOMAS JEFFERSON Leadership Award — will be presented to the LP member whose achievements merit our recognition of outstanding leadership, high character, and dedication to the principles and goals of the party.
PATRICK HENRY Candidate Award — will be presented to the LP member who has been a very effective candidate for public office at the state or federal level, while communicating Libertarian ideas, principles, and values. Nominees can be candidates in 2016 and thereafter.
THOMAS PAINE Communication Award — will be presented to the LP member who has been an outstanding communicator of Libertarian ideas, principles, and values through written, published, or spoken communications.
SAMUEL ADAMS Activism Award — will be presented to the LP member who has been a very effective activist by building party membership, organizing community outreach, or communicating Libertarian principles.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Candidate Award — will be presented to the LP member who has run a very effective campaign for public office at the local level, while communicating Libertarian ideas, principles, and values.
HALL OF LIBERTY
The Hall of Liberty, established in 2012, honors lifetime or significant achievement that has made a lasting impact on the Libertarian Party and/or libertarian movement. Induction into the Hall of Liberty requires a unanimous vote of the Awards Committee; at most three people can be inducted per national convention.
Award Nominations
Nominees for the Jefferson, Henry, Paine, and Adams awards must be members of the Libertarian Party (i.e., they have signed the certification). Nominees for the Hall of Liberty need not be members of the Libertarian Party.
LP members should send nominations for these awards (along with supporting documentation) to the Awards Committee at Awards@LP.org. Nominations must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, May 31, 2018. Your nominations should include the following information (please be concise):
- Nominated for the _____________ Award/Nominated for the Hall of Liberty
- The full name of the nominee, along with the nominee’s address and email address. If possible, please provide the nominee’s telephone number(s) and the number of years the nominee has been an LP member. (A photo of the nominee would be helpful.)
- A general paragraph describing the nominee and (where appropriate) the nominee’s positions in the party, how you came to know his or her achievements, etc.
- A detailed list of the nominee’s accomplishments that indicate the nominee is worthy of the award.
- You are welcome to send us links to videos about the nominee.
- You are welcome to include the name(s) of people who support this nomination.
- You are welcome to suggest who should be considered to assist with the presentation of the award.
- Please indicate whether you will attend the 2018 LP national convention.
The previous award recipients and Hall of Liberty inductees are (listed by year and listed by award):
1996:
Samuel Adams Award: Don Ernsberger
Thomas Paine Award: Jacob Hornberger
Thomas Jefferson Award: David Nolan
1998:
Samuel Adams Award: Steve Dasbach
Thomas Paine Award: Harry Browne
Thomas Jefferson Award: David Bergland
2000:
Samuel Adams Award: Richard Rider
Thomas Paine Award: Michael Cloud
Thomas Jefferson Award: Ed Clark
2002:
Samuel Adams Award: Bruce Baechler
Thomas Paine Award: Richard Pearl
Thomas Jefferson Award: John Perry
2004:
Samuel Adams Award: Jim Lark
Thomas Paine Award: Mary Ruwart
Thomas Jefferson Award: Ron Crickenberger
2006:
Samuel Adams Award: Michael Badnarik
Thomas Paine Award: John Stossel
Thomas Jefferson Award: Harry Browne
2008:
Samuel Adams Award: Bill Hall
Thomas Paine Award: Mike Ferguson, Eric Schansberg
Thomas Jefferson Award: Ruth Bennett, Jim Lark
2010:
Samuel Adams Award: Michael Johnston, Kevin Knedler
Thomas Paine Award: Rex Bell
Thomas Jefferson Award: Bill Redpath
2012:
Patrick Henry Award: Lex Green, Travis Irvine
Samuel Adams Award: Clyde Garland
Thomas Paine Award: Jim Lark
Thomas Jefferson Award: Sharon Harris
Hall of Liberty: Ed Clark, John Hospers, Roger MacBride, Tonie Nathan, David Nolan
2014:
Patrick Henry Award: Rupert Boneham, Robert Sarvis
Samuel Adams Award: Hardy Macia
Thomas Paine Award: Sharon Harris
Thomas Jefferson Award: Patrick Dixon
Hall of Liberty: Harry Browne, Richard Winger
2016:
Patrick Henry Award: Will Hammer
Samuel Adams Award: Wendy Adams
Thomas Paine Award: Jason Scheurer
Thomas Jefferson Award: BetteRose Ryan
Hall of Liberty: Ron Paul, Bill Redpath
Patrick Henry Award:
2012: Lex Green, Travis Irvine
2014: Rupert Boneham, Robert Sarvis
2016: Will Hammer
Samuel Adams Award:
1996: Don Ernsberger
1998: Steve Dasbach
2000: Richard Rider
2002: Bruce Baechler
2004: Jim Lark
2006: Michael Badnarik
2008: Bill Hall
2010: Michael Johnston, Kevin Knedler
2012: Clyde Garland
2014: Hardy Macia
2016: Wendy Adams
Thomas Paine Award:
1996: Jacob Hornberger
1998: Harry Browne
2000: Michael Cloud
2002: Richard Pearl
2004: Mary Ruwart
2006: John Stossel
2008: Mike Ferguson, Eric Schansberg
2010: Rex Bell
2012: Jim Lark
2014: Sharon Harris
2016: Jason Scheurer
Thomas Jefferson Award:
1996: David Nolan
1998: David Bergland
2000: Ed Clark
2002: John Perry
2004: Ron Crickenberger
2006: Harry Browne
2008: Ruth Bennett, Jim Lark
2010: Bill Redpath
2012: Sharon Harris
2014: Patrick Dixon
2016: BetteRose Ryan
Hall of Liberty:
2012: Ed Clark, John Hospers, Roger MacBride, Tonie Nathan, David Nolan
2014: Harry Browne, Richard Winger
2016: Ron Paul, Bill Redpath
