2009 Honorees:
| Ben Bernanke Federal Reserve Chairman |
Bill & Kathy Magee Founders, Operation Smile |
| Cory Booker Mayor of Newark, New Jersey |
Greg Mortenson Philanthropist |
| John Chambers CEO, Cisco Systems |
Ray Odierno U.S. General |
| Yvon Chouinard Environmentalist and CEO, Patagonia |
Eboo Patel Founder, Interfaith Youth Core |
| John Doerr Venture Capitalist |
Sally Ride Astronaut and Advocate |
| Cheryl Dorsey Activist and President, Echoing Green |
David Robinson Philanthropist and Former NBA Star |
| Eve Ensler Playwright and Activist |
Judith Rodin Rockefeller Foundation President |
| Norman Francis President, Xavier University of Louisiana |
Senior Noncommissioned Officers Military |
| Orrin Hatch U.S. Senator |
Jim Senegal CEO, Costco |
| Susan Hockfield President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Twyla Tharp Choreographer and Dancer |
| Ted Kennedy U.S. Senator (1932-2009) |
