The Roe Award is an annual award given by the State Policy Network that "pays tribute to those in the state public policy movement whose achievements have greatly advanced the free market philosophy" and "recognizes leadership, innovation and accomplishment in public policy."[1] Established in 1992, it is named after the late founder of the State Policy Network, Thomas A. Roe .
During the first decade of the award, there were multiple winners. Beginning in 2003, the prize was limited to one winner per year. The ceremony in 2013 marked the first time three individuals from one organization had received the Roe Award. The Mackinac Center was also honored for their 25-year effort to pass right to work law in Michigan. Five other state-based think tanks have two individuals with the award.[2]
Award recipients [ ]
2021
Justin Owen [3]
Beacon Center of Tennessee
Orlando, Florida
2019
Kimberly O. Dennis [4]
Searle Freedom Trust
Salt Lake City, Utah
2018
John Cramer
Institute for Justice
Denver, Colorado
2016
Clint Bolick [5]
Arizona Supreme Court
Nashville, Tennessee
2015
Whitney Ball
Donors Trust and Donors Capital Fund
Grand Rapids, Michigan
2014
Jeff Coors[6]
Golden Technologies Company
Denver, Colorado
2013
Joe Lehman
Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2012
David R. Brown
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs and The Heritage Foundation
Amelia Island, Florida
2011
John Tillman
Illinois Policy Institute
Seattle, Washington
2010
Tarren Bragdon
Maine Heritage Policy Center
Cleveland, Ohio
2009
Art Pope
John William Pope Foundation
Asheville, North Carolina
2008
Brooke Rollins
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Scottsdale, Arizona
2007
Kevin Gentry
Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation
Portland, Maine
2006
Darcy Olsen
Goldwater Institute
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2005
Jon Caldara
Independence Institute
Charleston, South Carolina
2004
Sally Pipes
Pacific Research Institute
Austin, Texas
2003
Gisèle Huff
Jaquelin Hume Foundation
Seattle, Washington
2002
Atlas Economic Research Foundation
Indianapolis, Indiana
2002
Gary Palmer
Alabama Policy Institute
Indianapolis, Indiana
2001
Steve Buckstein
Cascade Policy Institute
Boulder, Colorado
2001
Bridgett G. Wagner
The Heritage Foundation
Boulder, Colorado
2000
J. Stanley Marshall
James Madison Institute
St. Louis, Missouri
2000
William H. "Chip" Mellor
Institute for Justice
St. Louis, Missouri
2000
Lovett "Pete" Peters
Pioneer Institute
St. Louis, Missouri
1999
Grover Norquist
Americans for Tax Reform
Dallas, Texas
1999
Robert W. Poole, Jr.
Reason Foundation
Dallas, Texas
1998
South Carolina Policy Council
Atlanta, Georgia
1998
South Carolina Policy Council
Atlanta, Georgia
1998
John Locke Foundation
Atlanta, Georgia
1998
Joseph P. Overton
Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Atlanta, Georgia
1997
Carl Helstrom
JM Foundation
Tempe, Arizona
1997
Bob Williams
Evergreen Freedom Foundation
Tempe, Arizona
1996
William Eggers
Reason Foundation
Minneapolis, Minnesota
1996
John Fund
The Wall Street Journal
Minneapolis, Minnesota
1996
Lawrence Reed
Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Minneapolis, Minnesota
1994
John Andrews [disambiguation needed ]
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Tampa, Florida
1994
Joseph Bast
The Heartland Institute
Tampa, Florida
1993
Joseph Dolan [disambiguation needed ]
JM Foundation
Traverse City, Michigan
1993
Thomas A. Roe
Roe Foundation
Traverse City, Michigan
1993
J. Patrick Rooney
Golden Rule Insurance Company
Traverse City, Michigan
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