2003 Laureate Prize Winner
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Public Service
Daniel Patrick Moynihan was an unapologetic intellectual who offered challenging and groundbreaking solutions to public policy dilemmas, including welfare, poverty, and racism. Formerly a professor of government at Harvard University, he has written and edited many books. He served as Senator of New York from 1977-2001, and was ambassador to India (1973-75) and to the United Nations (1975-76).
The Medallion
The Creativity Laureate Prize medallion, after Jean Baptiste Nini’s 1777 pot metal and terracotta medallions, now cast in silver using old lost wax techniques at the British Royal Mint. The award includes a silver medallion, which replicates Nini’s 1777 “Benjamin Franklin in Fur Cap,“ and a cash award.
Baird Auditorium
Baird Auditorium, the Natural History Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.