Roe Award

Sponsored by| State Policy Network
Date| Annually since 1992 (1992)
Location| Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
Website| www.spn.org/about/page/the-roe-awards

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] 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.[2]

## Award recipients[edit]

Year  | Recipient  | Organization  | Meeting Location

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2021  | Justin Owen[3] | Beacon Center of Tennessee | Orlando, Florida
2019  | Kimberly O. Dennis[4] | Searle Freedom Trust | Salt Lake City, Utah
2018  | John Kramer  | Institute for Justice | Denver, Colorado
2016  | Clint Bolick[5] | Arizona Supreme Court | Nashville, Tennessee
2015  | Whitney Ball  | Donors Trust and Donors Capital Fund | Grand Rapids, Michigan
2014  | Jeff Coors[6] | 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

## References[edit]

1. ^ "The Roe Awards". State Policy Network. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
2. ^ "Mackinac Center President Honored for Leadership". michigancapitolconfidential.com. Capitol Confidential News. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
3. ^ "JUSTIN OWEN, PRESIDENT & CEO". BeaconTN.org. Beacon Center of Tennessee. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
4. ^ "STATE POLICY NETWORK PRESENTS THE 2019 THOMAS A. ROE AWARD TO KIM DENNIS OF SEARLE FREEDOM TRUST". SPN.org. State Policy Network. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
5. ^ "State Policy Network Honors Arizona Supreme Court Justice with 2016 Roe Award". State Policy Network. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
6. ^ "UNSUNG HERO AWARD, OVERTON AWARD & ROE AWARD WINNERS". SPN.org. State Policy Network. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

## External links[edit]

* Official website