2001 Awards Ceremony
The awards ceremony took place at a luncheon held on December 10, 2001
at the New York Public Library, symbolizing the great importance Mr. Carnegie
placed on libraries. Along with members of the 21 Carnegie institutions'
boards and staff, leaders from New York's cultural, philanthropic and
political worlds attended. The inaugural awards were presented by national
and international leaders who understand how modern philanthropy has influenced
democratic institutions of learning and exploration.
The recipients of the medal and their presenters were:
Mr. George Soros presented by Dr. Mamphela Ramphele
Mrs. Irene Diamond presented by Mr. Bill Moyers
Mr. David Rockefeller presented by Mr. Richard Parsons
Mrs. Leonore Annenberg presented by Ms. Barbara Walters
Mr. Ted Turner presented by Mr. Tom Brokaw
Mrs. Brooke Astor presented by Mr. David McCullough Mr.
William H. Gates, Sr. presented by Dr. Anthony Fauci
CNN's Senior Anchor Judy Woodruff, a trustee of Carnegie Corporation
of New York, served as the master of ceremonies.
The awards ceremony was the high point of the day-long centennial celebration,
during which leaders of Carnegie institutions worldwide held a first-ever
joint board meeting aimed at revitalizing their missions prior to jointly
awarding the Carnegie medals and bronze bust of Andrew Carnegie to the
seven laureates.
The 21 Carnegie organizations that
participated in The Carnegie Centennial are:
Carnegie Hall, New York (1889)
The Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh (1895)
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh (1900)
The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland, Dunfermline
(1901)
Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C. (1902)
The Carnegie Dunfermline Trust, Dunfermline (1903)
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, Pittsburgh (1904)
The Carnegie Hero Fund Trust, United Kingdom, Dunfermline (1908)
Fondation Carnegie, France (1909)
Carnegie Heltefund for Norge, Norway (1911)
Fondation Carnegie pour less Sauveteurs, Switzerland (1911)
Carnegie Heldenfonds, The Netherlands (1911)
Carnegiestiftelsen, Sweden (1911)
Carnegie Belønningsfud for Heltemod, Denmark (1911)
Fondation Carnegie, Belgium (1911)
Fondazione Carnegie, Italy (1911)
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Menlo Park,
California (1905)
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, D.C. (1910)
Carnegie Corporation of New York, New York City (1911)
The Carnegie United Kingdom Trust, Dunfermline (1913)
The Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs, New York
City (1914)
Each of the organizations has its own funds and trustees and is
independently managed.
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