John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies
Mission
The primary mission of the Tower Center is to promote the study of politics and international affairs and to stimulate an interest in ethical public service among undergraduates. The Tower Center is an academic center where all parties and views are heard in a marketplace of ideas, and the Center pursues its mission in a non partisan manner.[1]
Medal of Freedom
The Medal of Freedom is the highest honor the Tower Center bestows. It is awarded in recognition of extraordinary contributions to the advancement of democratic ideals and to the security, prosperity and welfare of humanity. Recipients include:
- Former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General Colin Powell (1997)
- Former Prime Minister of Great Britain, Lady Margaret Thatcher (1999)
- The 41st President of the United States, George H.W. Bush (2001)
- General Tommy Franks (2003)
- Senator John McCain (2006)
- Prime Minister Tony Blair (2008)
- The 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush and the Former First Lady Laura Bush (2010)
- Former Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury, James A. Baker (2012)
Board of Directors
- The Honorable Dan Branch, Chair
- The Honorable Robert W. Jordan, Vice-Chair
- Hugh C. Akin
- Hunter L. Hunt
- Jan Hart Black
- Jan Rees-Jones
- Frederick Bush
- Gene Jones
- Felix Chen
- Brad E. Cheves, ex officio
- Cary M. Maguire
- Richard Collins
- Nancy Cain Marcus
- Penny Tower Cook
- Fred Meyer
- Brad O’Leary
- Jeanne Tower Cox
- Pat Patterson
- Thomas M. Dunning
- Rena Pederson
- Robert A. Estrada
- Sarah Perot
- Alan Feld
- The Honorable Jeanne L. Phillips
- The Honorable Richard W. Fisher
- Joe H. Staley, Jr.
- Darab Ganji
- William M. Tsutsui, ex officio
- Jerome Garza
- Jack C. Vaughn
- Linda Gibbons
- Roger Wallace
- Joseph M. Grant
- Ray Washburne
- Nancy Halbreich
- Jane Wetzel
- Karen Hughes
- Charles Wyly
- James F. Hollifield, ex officio
Honorary Board of Directors
- The Honorable Howard Baker
- The Honorable William L. Ball III
- The Honorable George W. Bush
- The Honorable William Cohen
- The Honorable J. French Hill
- The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison
- The Honorable Samuel R. Johnson
- The Honorable Tom Loeffler
- The Honorable John McCain
- The Honorable Frederick D. McClure
- Dr. Nicholas Rostow
- The Honorable Carole Keeton Strayhorn
References
- ↑ John Goodwin Tower Center, Official website. Retrieved July 2011