David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award

"Each year, University for a Night participants honor people and/or organizations that exemplify what the evening stands for -- working together for the common good. The first such honoree was David Rockefeller, for whom this award is named. "

2010

• Sir Richard Branson, Founder, Virgin Unite
• Zainab Salbi, Founder, Women for Women International.

2009

• Kofi Annan, Seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations and Founder and Chair, Kofi Annan Foundation
• Sheela Patel, Founder and Director, Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres, and Chair, Shack/Slum Dwellers International

2008

• Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan
• Fazle Hasan Abed, Founder and Chairperson, BRAC

2007

• Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa
• Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates and William H. Gates Sr., Co-Chairs, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

2006

• Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia
• Ted Turner, Founder and Chairman, United Nations Foundation

2005

• Corazon C. Aquino, Chairperson, Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. Foundation and former President of the Philippines
• James D. Wolfensohn, Special Envoy for Gaza Disengagement and former President of the World Bank

2004

• John C. Whitehead, Chairman of the Board, Lower Manhattan Development Corporation
• Foundation for Community Development of Mozambique

2003

• David Rockefeller