The John Chafee Award for Distinguished Public Service is named for the late Senator John Chafee of Rhode Island.  John Chafee demonstrated that public service is an honorable profession, that working out our differences is a worthwhile effort, and that respecting all people in a diverse society is essential to the success of democracy and all that we stand for as a nation.

Award Recipients:

2000

Honorable Bill Cohen, Maine

Honorable Nancy Johnson, Connecticut

2001

Honorable Olympia Snowe, Maine

Honorable Dennis Hastert, Illinois

2002

Honorable Tom Ridge

2003

Honorable Pat Roberts, Kansas

Honorable Andrew Card, Jr.

2004

Honorable Ann Veneman
Honorable Bill Frist, Tennessee