Roe Award
The Roe Award is an annual award given by the State Policy Network that "pays tribute to those in the state public policy movement whose achievements have greatly advanced the free market philosophy" and "recognizes leadership, innovation and accomplishment in public policy."[1] Established in 1992, it is named after the late founder of the State Policy Network, Thomas. A. Roe, Jr.
Previous award recipients
2011 (Seattle, WA)
- John Tillman, Illinois Policy Institute
2010 (Cleveland, OH)
- Tarren Bragdon, The Maine Heritage Policy Center
2009 (Asheville, NC)
- Art Pope, John William Pope Foundation
2008 (Scottsdale, AZ)
2007 (Portland, ME)
- Kevin Gentry, Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation
2006 (Milwaukee, WI)
2005 (Charleston, SC)
- Jon Caldara, Independence Institute
2004 (Austin, TX)
- Sally Pipes, Pacific Research Institute
2003 (Seattle, WA)
- Gisèle Huff, Jaquelin Hume Foundation
2002 (Indianapolis, IN)
- Jo Kwong, Atlas Economic Research Foundation
- Gary Palmer, Alabama Policy Institute
2001 (Boulder, CO)
- Steve Buckstein, Cascade Policy Institute
- Bridgett G. Wagner, The Heritage Foundation
2000 (St. Louis, MO)
- J. Stanley Marshall, James Madison Institute
- William H. "Chip" Mellor, Institute for Justice
- Lovett "Pete" Peters, Pioneer Institute
1999 (Dallas, TX)
- Grover N. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform
- Robert W. Poole, Jr., Reason Foundation
1998 (Atlanta, GA)
- C.C. Guy, South Carolina Policy Council
- Edward T. McMullen, Jr., South Carolina Policy Council
- John M. Hood, John Locke Foundation
- Joseph P. Overton, Mackinac Center for Public Policy
1997 (Tempe, AZ)
- Carl Helstrom, The JM Foundation
- Bob Williams, Evergreen Freedom Foundation
1996 (Minneapolis, MN)
- William Eggers, The Reason Foundation
- John H. Fund, The Wall Street Journal
- Lawrence W. Reed, Mackinac Center for Public Policy
1995 (San Diego, CA)
- No awards presented
1994 (Tampa, FL)
- John Andrews, Texas Public Policy Foundation
- Joseph Bast, The Heartland Institute
1993 (Traverse City, MI)
- Joseph Dolan, The JM Foundation
- Thomas A. Roe, The Roe Foundation
- J. Patrick Rooney, Golden Rule Insurance Company