Leadership Awards

Lata Krishnan James C. (Jim) Morgan Hermelinda Sapien
On March 31, 2010, ALF honored James C. (Jim) Morgan, Chairman Emeritus, Applied Materials and Chairman, Morgan Family Foundation, as its 2010 Exemplary Leader and Senior Fellows Lata Krishnan, Vice Chair, Board of Directors, American India Foundation and Hermelinda Sapien, President and CEO, Center for Employment Training, as the 2010 John W. Gardner Leadership Award recipients.
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Exemplary Leader Award
Beginning in 1990, ALF has honored a select group of exceptional people from Silicon Valley and beyond at its Exemplary Leader Celebration. The Exemplary Leader Award honors individuals who model the boundary-crossing, collaborative servant leadership style that ALF promotes.
Click here for a list of previous ALF Exemplary Leaders, including photographs and speech transcripts.
John W. Gardner Leadership Award
Beginning in 1994, American Leadership Forum - Silicon Valley Senior Fellows have presented the John W. Gardner Leadership Award to those among them who best:
• Represent the spirit of ALF by inspiring and motivating other leaders to get involved;
• Serve as bridge builders between diverse community segments and leaders;
• Present track records as collaborative leaders who identify and deal with complex and difficult issues;
• Demonstrate ALF core values of diversity, inclusiveness, civility, engagement, and respect.
Click here for more information on John W. Gardner and a list of John W. Gardner honorees.



