Founder of the Heinz Awards
In 1993, Teresa Heinz established the Heinz Awards (in memory of the late Senator John Heinz), an annual program recognizing outstanding individual vision and achievement. Each year awards of $250,000 are made in five areas in which Senator Heinz provided leadership and inspiration: arts and humanities; public policy; technology, the economy, and employment; the environment; and the human condition. A nationwide network of several hundred anonymous nominators propose outstanding men and women for consideration; then five juries of ten members each narrow the numbers down until a recipient is chosen. The Heinz Awards are conferred at a ceremony each spring in Washington, D.C.
