Previous Awardees
The Norman Vincent Peale Award for Positive Thinking
The Norman Vincent Peale Award for Positive Thinking, presented by the Blanton-Peale Institute and Counseling Center, recognizes both well-known leaders and relatively unknown people whose lives clearly and inspirationally exemplify the power of thinking positively, with faith, deep caring for people, and dedicated commitment to improving our world.
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Past Awardees include:
John M. Allen - 2001
Walter Anderson - 2004
Dr. Diane T. Ashley - 2010
Arthur Caliandro - 2005
Philip L. Carret - 1996
John Mack Carter - 1995
Brian G. Clark - 2004
Phyllis F. Cohen, PhD - 2007
E. Virgil Conway - 1998
Mr. Christopher A. Crane - 2010
Donna deVarona - 2006
Richard M. DeVos - 2007
Elizabeth Dole - 1993
The Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr. - 2010
Phyllis George - 2003
Neal Gilliatt - 2001
Kenneth S. Giniger - 2006
George V. Grune - 1998
Timothy Hultquist - 2003
Thomas S. Johnson - 2000
James Earl Jones - 2006
David Kearns - 1993
Eugene Lang - 1994
Leila Hadley Luce - 2002
Greg & Lauren Manning - 2004
Fr. Joseph C. Martin C.C. - 1992
The Very Rev. James Parks Morton - 2010
Ruth Stafford Peale - 1994
David P. Pearson - 2006
C. William Pollard - 1996
General Colin Powell (Ret.) - 1991
President Ronald Reagan - 1990
Deborah Toll Reynolds - 2005
Dr. Ronald B. Sobel - 1999
Marcy Syms - 2007
John F. Temple - 1999
Sir John Marks Templeton - 1992
Dave Thomas - 1995
Randall L. Tobias - 1997
Mrs. Fred Trump - 2000
Anthony L. Watson - 1997
