AWI's annual Albert Schweitzer Medal for "outstanding achievement in the advancement of animal welfare" has gone to Sen. Robert Dole (R-KS); former EPA chief Russell Train; primatologist Jane Goodall; Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring; and House speaker Thomas Foley. Political connections (Steven's husband is a former Democratic National Committee treasurer) arguably account for many AWI legislative successes.
Founded by former shelter worker Christine Stevens, it has helped pass 12 of 14 existing federal animal protection laws, including the Humane Slaughter Act of 1958, the Animal Welfare Act of 1966, the Endangered Species Act of 1969, and the Improved Standards for Laboratory Animals Act of 1985.
1999 Elinor Patterson Baker Foundation $15,000
1999 Roy A. Hunt Foundation $10,000
1997 Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation $40,000
1997 Roy A. Hunt Foundation $10,000
1997 Wallace Genetic Foundation $25,000
1995 Wallace Genetic Foundation $65,000