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.
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