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." The award was established in 1992, and it is named after Thomas A. Roe, the late founder of the State Policy Network.
During the first decade of the award, there were multiple winners. Beginning in 2003, the prize was limited to one winner per year. The ceremony in 2013 marked the first time three individuals from one organization had received the Roe Award. The Mackinac Center was also honored for their 25-year effort to pass right-to-work law in Michigan. Five other state-based think tanks have two individuals with the award.
Award recipients Year Recipient Organization Meeting Location 2021 Justin Owen Beacon Center of Tennessee Orlando, Florida 2019 Kimberly O. Dennis Searle Freedom Trust Salt Lake City, Utah 2018 John Kramer Institute for Justice Denver, Colorado 2016 Clint Bolick Arizona Supreme Court Nashville, Tennessee 2015 Whitney Ball Donors Trust and Donors Capital Fund Grand Rapids, Michigan 2014 Jeff Coors Golden Technologies Company Denver, Colorado 2013 Joe Lehman Mackinac Center for Public Policy Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 2012 David R. Brown Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs and The Heritage Foundation Amelia Island, Florida 2011 John Tillman Illinois Policy Institute Seattle, Washington 2010 Tarren Bragdon Maine Heritage Policy Center Cleveland, Ohio 2009 Art Pope John William Pope Foundation Asheville, North Carolina 2008 Brooke Rollins Texas Public Policy Foundation Scottsdale, Arizona 2007 Kevin Gentry Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation Portland, Maine 2006 Darcy Olsen Goldwater Institute Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2005 Jon Caldara Independence Institute Charleston, South Carolina 2004 Sally Pipes Pacific Research Institute Austin, Texas 2003 Gisèle Huff Jaquelin Hume Foundation Seattle, Washington 2002 Jo Kwong Atlas Economic Research Foundation Indianapolis, Indiana 2002 Gary Palmer Alabama Policy Institute Indianapolis, Indiana 2001 Steve Buckstein Cascade Policy Institute Boulder, Colorado 2001 Bridgett G. Wagner The Heritage Foundation Boulder, Colorado 2000 J. Stanley Marshall James Madison Institute St. Louis, Missouri 2000 William H. "Chip" Mellor Institute for Justice St. Louis, Missouri 2000 Lovett "Pete" Peters Pioneer Institute St. Louis, Missouri 1999 Grover Norquist Americans for Tax Reform Dallas, Texas 1999 Robert W. Poole, Jr. Reason Foundation Dallas, Texas 1998 C.C. Guy South Carolina Policy Council Atlanta, Georgia 1998 Edward T. McMullen Jr. South Carolina Policy Council Atlanta, Georgia 1998 John M. Hood John Locke Foundation Atlanta, Georgia 1998 Joseph P. Overton Mackinac Center for Public Policy Atlanta, Georgia 1997 Carl Helstrom JM Foundation Tempe, Arizona 1997 Bob Williams Evergreen Freedom Foundation Tempe, Arizona 1996 William Eggers Reason Foundation Minneapolis, Minnesota 1996 John Fund The Wall Street Journal Minneapolis, Minnesota 1996 Lawrence Reed Mackinac Center for Public Policy Minneapolis, Minnesota 1994 John Andrews Texas Public Policy Foundation Tampa, Florida 1994 Joseph Bast The Heartland Institute Tampa, Florida 1993 Joseph Dolan JM Foundation Traverse City, Michigan 1993 Thomas A. Roe Roe Foundation Traverse City, Michigan 1993 J. Patrick Rooney Golden Rule Insurance Company Traverse City, Michigan
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