Philanthropist of the Year Award

The Nido Qubein Philanthropist of the Year Award honors individuals who have made a significant contribution in our world by being examples of philanthropy and stewardship. It’s purpose is to acknowledge those individuals inside and outside of NSA who demonstrate the power of giving for the sake of giving with no expectation of getting anything in return. Nido Qubein, CSP, CPAE, is the founder and chairman emeritus of the NSA Foundation and is dedicated to further this and other programs designed to help and educate people.

The inaugural award was presented to Nido Qubein, CSP, CPAE, during the 2003 NSA Convention.

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Recipients

2004

Robert J. Danzig

2005

Peter Legge

2006

Charles E. "Tremendous" Jones, CPAE

2007

Jim Tunney CSP, CPAE

2008

Jim Rhode, CSP
Naomi Rhode, CSP, CPAE

2009

Keith Harrell, CSP, CPAE

2010

Roxanne Emmerich CSP, CPAE

2011

Randy Pennington, CSP, CPAE

2012

Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE

2013

Randy Gage, CPAE

2014

Jim Tunney, CSP, CPAE

2015

Ty Boyd,CSP, CPAE

2016

Donald Hutson, CSP, CPAE

2017

Ron G. Wanek, Chairman Ashley Furniture Industries

2018

Al Walker, CSP, CPAE

2019

Jeanne Robertson, CSP, CPAE

2020

N/A

2021

N/A

2022

Scott Friedman, CSP

2023

Cynthia Marshall, CEO Dallas Mavericks

2024

Daniel Lubetzky, Founder Builders & KIND Snacks