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, both in the U.S. and around the world.
2020 Hunger Leadership Awards
The Hunger Leadership Awards is an annual celebration of the dedication of exemplary leaders in the fight to end hunger and poverty.
This year's ceremony will be held Tuesday, May 19, at Historic Eastern Market in Washington, D.C.
Become an Awards Sponsor
Read our 2020 Awards Prospectus to learn more about this year's event, including benefits of sponsorship, sample event program, how to become a sponsor, and more.
Nominate an Outstanding Leader
Who do you think should be recognized at the 2020 Hunger Leadership Awards? We are accepting nominations for Members of Congress, philanthropic leaders, corporate leaders, and nonprofit and community leaders. Share your award recipient nomination by Friday, February 21 for consideration.
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
Senator Roy Blunt
Senator John Boozman
Paul Carothers
Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr.
Senator Thad Cochran
USDA Under Secretary Kevin Concannon
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
Senator Johnny Isakson
Representative Lynn Jenkins
David Kantor
Senator Herb Kohl
Representative John Lewis
Senator Richard G. Lugar
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
Senator Pat Roberts
Representative Bobby Scott
Representative Chris Smith
Senator Debbie Stabenow
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
Representative Jackie Walorski
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
Anne-Claire Hervy
Carmen Jaquez
Michael Johnson
Shana McDavis Conway
Adam Norikane
Tammy Palmer
Shane Murphy Goldsmith
Javier Silva
Richard H. Stolz
Christine Tran
Emily Wei