The Hunger Leadership Awards
This annual event brings together leaders from government, philanthropy, the private sector, and the wider anti-hunger community to recognize distinguished leaders whose vision and commitment are paving the way to achieving zero hunger in the U.S. and around the world.
Sponsor the 2022 Hunger Leadership Awards
Make a Pledge
Thank you for pledging to support the Congressional Hunger Center!
Upon completion of this form our Development Manager, Kiana Kelly, will follow up with an invoice for your sponsorship. If you have any questions, connect with Kiana at [email protected] or (202)-547-7022 x19. The 2022 Hunger Leadership Awards is not a ticketed event, so your sponsorship is tax deductible. The Hunger Center is a bipartisan tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. Tax ID Code is 52-1842738.
Nominate a Leader
We are now accepting nominations for Members of Congress, Corporate and philanthropic leaders, community leaders, anti-hunger trailblazers, and Hunger Center Fellowship and Internship Alums who embody the determination necessary to make hunger and poverty a focal point of U.S. policy at home and globally. Submit your nominations using the form below by March 1, 2022.
Wednesday, July 21, 2021.
Meet Our Award Recipients
Sponsor the Awards
Leadership Matters
Meet Our Award Recipients
C&S Wholesale Grocers
Corporate Partner Hunger Leadership Award
Alexandra Cawthorne Gaines
Alum Hunger Leadership Award
Poor People's Campaign
Community Partner Hunger Leadership Award
Janie Simms Hipp
Trailblazer Hunger Leadership Award
2022 Hunger Leadership Awards Sponsors
The Congressional Hunger Center would like to express our gratitude to the following generous sponsors of the 2022 Hunger Leadership Awards.
Harvester
Sower
Planter
Gardener
Friend
AFSCME
Bunge North America
Eric J. Steiner
Food Research & Action Center (FRAC)
Kate Houston
Marshall Matz
National Corn Growers Association
North American Millers' Association
Ria Shah
SNAC International
The Sugar Association
Interested in becoming a 2022 Hunger Leadership Awards Sponsor? Contact Development Manager Kiana Kelly today.
Past Award recipients
We present outstanding leaders from the U.S. government and the nonprofit sector with the Bill Emerson & Mickey Leland Hunger Leadership Award for their significant contributions in fighting hunger in the U.S. and around the world.
Chef José Andrés
Rev. David Beckmann
Senator Roy Blunt
Senator John Boozman
C&S Wholesale Grocers
Paul Carothers
Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr.
Senator Thad Cochran
USDA Under Secretary Kevin Concannon
Stephen and Ayesha Curry and the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation
Representative Rosa DeLauro
Senator Elizabeth Dole
Senator Dick Durbin
Representative Jo Ann Emerson
Representative Sam Farr
Deborah A. Frank, MD, Founder Children’s HealthWatch
Senator Al Franken
Representative Marcia Fudge
USDA Secretary Dan Glickman
Ambassador Tony Hall
Senator Tom Harkin
Janie Simms Hipp
Senator Johnny Isakson
Representative Barbara Lee
Representative Lynn Jenkins
David Kantor
Senator Herb Kohl
Representative John Lewis
Senator Richard G. Lugar
Dora Martinez
Marshall Matz
Representative Betty McCollum
Joan McGlockton and the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation
Representative James P. McGovern
Mary Jane Melendez and the General Mills Foundation
Manly Molpus
Representative Gwen Moore
Senator Jerry Moran
Representative Donald M. Payne
Representative Collin Peterson
Representative Chellie Pingree
The Poor People's Campaign
Senator Pat Roberts
Lisa Marsh Ryerson and AARP Foundation
Representative Bobby Scott
Representative Chris Smith
Senator Debbie Stabenow
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
Representative Jackie Walorski
Jim Weill
Representative Frank Wolf
Senator Todd Young
We also recognize outstanding alums from the Bill Emerson National and Mickey Leland International Fellowships for their continued dedication to promote food security in the U.S. and around the world.
Ashley Aakesson
Giselle Aris
Damiana Astudillo
Lindsey R. Baker
Kate Bolz
Cara Brumfield
Indivar Dutta-Gupta
Alexandra Cawthorne Gaines
Anne-Claire Hervy
Carmen Jaquez
Michael Johnson
Shana McDavis Conway
Matt Newell-Ching
Adam Norikane
Tammy Palmer
Shane Murphy Goldsmith
Javier Silva
Richard H. Stolz
Christine Tran
Emily Wei
Leadership Matters
Meet our Panelists
We all know that in the fight to end hunger, Leadership Matters. Join us to hear from our distinguished panel of award recipients on the crucial role that leadership plays in creating a hunger-free world.
Recipient of the Community Partner Hunger Leadership Award
Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
Recipient of the Community Partner Hunger Leadership Award
Janie Simms Hipp
Alana Fiero
Recipient of the Corporate Partner Hunger Leadership Award
Alexandra Cawthorne Gaines
Recipient of the Alum Hunger Leadership Award
Get Involved
Submit a Question for our Panel Discussion!
What questions do you have about hunger and leadership for our distinguished panel? Submit your question using the form linked below.
Thank You
To our award recipients, and to all our sponsors, attendees, partners, and supporters, thank you for sharing our belief that hunger is solvable, and for all that you do to create a hunger-free world.