Golden Plate Awardees
The "Golden Plate" is the Academy of Achievement's official award, which is presented to honorees at the end of its annual Summit. The Academy’s Golden Plate Awards Council annually reviews a broad spectrum of candidates for invitation to the Summit. From this list, the council, composed of past "Golden Plate" honorees of the Academy, selects the 20 new awardees. Award recipients are selected for significant achievement in their fields. The Academy has presented awards to over 1,000 honorees, who have included Nobel Prize winners, presidents, scientists, athletes, authors and entertainers. Notable awardees include Muhammad Ali, Steven Spielberg, Clare Boothe Luce, Willie Mays, Rosa Parks, Elie Wiesel, Jimmy Carter, Bill Gates, Coretta Scott King, Bob Dylan and Desmond Tutu. Steve Jobs received the award in 1982, when he was 26, and in his speech to students attending the summit advised that they travel and get to know Zen Buddhists.
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