James Madison Award
The award named for President James Madison was established in 1989 and is presented annually on the anniversary of his birth to honor individuals or groups who have championed, protected and promoted public access to government information and the public’s right to know at the national level.
View a list of previous recipientshere.
Details
Frequency: Annual
Professional Recognition Information
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Senator Jon Tester 2017 - Winner(s) ALA presented U.S. Senator Jon Tester of Montana with the 2017 James Madison Award for his advocacy for public access to government information. Upon accepting... | 2017 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Seamus Kraft 2016 - Winner(s) Seamus Kraft is a communicator and civic activist building new means for successful democracy in the digital age. Since February 2013, he has built The... | 2016 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| John Cornyn 2015 - Winner(s) Since taking office in 2002, Senator Cornyn has led congressional efforts to improve the public’s access to government information. In 2007, he co-sponsored the OPEN... | 2015 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| President Barack Obama’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies 2014 - Winner(s) Calling on the government to enhance public trust, the President’s Review Group produced a thoughtful report with a blueprint showing how the government can reaffirm... | 2014 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Swartz 2013 - Winner(s) Before his untimely death in January, Swartz was an outspoken advocate for public participation in government and unrestricted access to peer-reviewed scholarly articles. Swartz was... | 2013 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Rep. Zoe Lofgren 2012 - Winner(s)
She is a cosponsor of the Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA). Introduced in February, the bill is aimed at improving access... | 2012 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| McDermott 2011 - Winner(s) director ofOpenTheGovernment.org | 2011 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Fuchs 2010 - Co-Winner(s) | 2010 - Co-Winner(s) | |
| Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) 2010 - Co-Winner(s) In December of 2009, the National Security Archive, CREW, the White House and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) entered into an agreement setting... | 2010 - Co-Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Susman 2009 - Winner(s) | 2009 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Feingold 2008 - Winner(s) | 2008 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| McMasters 2007 - Winner(s) | 2007 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Aftergood 2006 - Winner(s) | 2006 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Schmidt 2005 - Winner(s) | 2005 - Winner(s) |
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|---|---|---|
| Sobel 2004 - Winner(s) | 2004 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Horn 2003 - Winner(s) | 2003 - Winner(s) | |
| Government of Arlington County 2003 - Winner(s) | 2003 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Garfinkel 2002 - Winner(s) | 2002 - Winner(s) | |
| John E. Moss 2002 - Winner(s) | 2002 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| John D. Podesta 2001 - Winner(s) | 2001 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Larry Irving, former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information 2000 - Winner(s) | 2000 - Winner(s) | |
| Larry Irving 2000 - Winner(s) | 2000 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Board members and congressional sponsors of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Review Board 1999 - Winner(s) | 1999 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Geological Survey, National Library of Medicine 1998 - Winner(s) | 1998 - Winner(s) | |
| Ben Bagdikian 1998 - Winner(s) | 1998 - Winner(s) | |
| Wayne P. Kelley 1998 - Winner(s) | 1998 - Winner(s) | |
| Eliot Christian 1998 - Winner(s) | 1998 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| George Soros 1997 - Winner(s) | 1997 - Winner(s) | |
| George Soros, philanthropist and financier 1997 - Winner(s) | 1997 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| The National Information Infrastructure Advisory Council 1996 - Winner(s) | 1996 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| The Government Printing Office 1995 - Winner(s) | 1995 - Winner(s) | |
| Sailor Project 1995 - Winner(s) | 1995 - Winner(s) | |
| Seattle (WA) Public Library, 1995 - Winner(s) | 1995 - Winner(s) | |
| Internet Multicasting Service's Town Hall Project 1995 - Winner(s) | 1995 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Hazel O'Leary 1994 - Winner(s) | 1994 - Winner(s) | |
| Eileen D. Cooke 1994 - Winner(s) | 1994 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| The legislators who led the passage of P.L. 103-40, the GPO Access Act 1993 - Winner(s) | 1993 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Armstrong 1992 - Winner(s) | 1992 - Winner(s) | |
| Brian Lamb 1992 - Winner(s) | 1992 - Winner(s) | |
| Nina Totenberg 1992 - Winner(s) | 1992 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards 1991 - Winner(s) | 1991 - Winner(s) | |
| Representative Don Edwards (D-CA) 1991 - Winner(s) | 1991 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) 1990 - Winner(s) | 1990 - Winner(s) | |
| Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA) 1990 - Winner(s) | 1990 - Winner(s) | |
| Philip Shabecoff, journalist 1990 - Winner(s) | 1990 - Winner(s) | |
| Frank Lautenberg 1990 - Winner(s) | 1990 - Winner(s) | |
| The Office of Toxic Substances of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1990 - Winner(s) | 1990 - Winner(s) | |
| Henry Waxman 1990 - Winner(s) | 1990 - Winner(s) | |
| Philip Shabecoff 1990 - Winner(s) | 1990 - Winner(s) | |
| Office of Toxic Substances 1990 - Winner(s) | 1990 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Leahy 1989 - Winner(s) | 1989 - Winner(s) | |
| Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) 1989 - Winner(s) | 1989 - Winner(s) |
Nominations should be submitted to the ALA Washington Office. Submissions should include a statement (maximum one page) about the nominee’s contribution to public access to government information, why it merits the award and one seconding letter. Please include a brief biography and contact information for the nominee.
Send e-mail nominations to Gavin Baker, assistant director of Government Relations, atgbaker@alawash.org. Submissions can also be mailed to:
James Madison Award / Eileen Cooke Award American Library Association Washington Office 1615 New Hampshire Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20009-2520
Gavin Baker
gbaker@alawash.org
