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Congressional Medal of Freedom Recipient
Peter F. Drucker
Peter Drucker Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
President George W. Bush presents the Medal of Freedom to Dr. Peter Drucker in the East Room at the White House, July 9, 2002. (White House photo by Paul Morse.)
n July 9, 2002, President George W. Bush presented Peter Drucker with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award. The award was presented at a special ceremony at the White House.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom recognizes exceptional meritorious service. President Truman established the medal in 1945 to reward notable service in World War II. In 1963, it was reintroduced by President Kennedy to honor outstanding civilian service to the community, in fields such as the arts, sciences, literature, community service, education, and religion. It is the nation's first award to recognize both cultural and military contribution.
Mr. Drucker was one of twelve distinguished people honored. The other recipients are: Hank Aaron, Bill Cosby, Placido Domingo, Katharine Graham, D.A. Henderson, Irving Kristol, Nelson Mandela, Gordon Moore, Nancy Reagan, Fred Rogers, and A.M. Rosenthal. President Bush recognized Mr. Drucker for his management expertise and impressive consulting work that has helped nonprofit and faith-based institutions, businesses, and universities worldwide.
Peter F. Drucker was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1909. Educated in Austria and in England, Mr. Drucker holds a doctorate in Public and International Law from Frankfurt University in Germany. He also has received honorary doctorates from American, Belgian, Czech, English, Japanese, Spanish and Swiss universities. Since 1971, Mr. Drucker has been Marie Rankin Clarke Professor of Social Science and Management at Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California, which named its Graduate Management Center after him in 1987.
In addition to teaching, Mr. Drucker currently acts as a consultant, specializing in strategy and policy for both businesses and nonprofits, and in the work and organization of top management. He has worked with many of the world's largest corporations and with small and entrepreneurial companies; with nonprofits such as universities, hospitals and community services; and with agencies of the U.S. Government as well as with Free-World governments such as those of Canada and Japan. In the past, Mr. Drucker has variously been economist for an international bank in London; American economist for a group of British and European banks and investment trusts; and American correspondent for a group of British newspapers.
From 1950 to 1971, Mr. Drucker was Professor of Management at the Graduate Business School of New York University which awarded him the university s highest honor, the Presidential Citation in 1969. From 1979 to 1985, he also served as Professorial Lecturer in Oriental Art at Pomona College, one of the Claremont Colleges. He also acted as Professor of Politics and Philosophy at Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont.
A prolific writer on subjects relating to society, economics, politics and management, Mr. Drucker has published 30 books which have been translated into more than twenty languages. In addition to his writings on management and economics, he has written an autobiographical book entitled, Adventures of a Bystander, and co-authored Adventures of the Brush; Japanese Paintings. Mr. Drucker has made several series of educational movies based on his management books, and he was an editorial columnist for the Wall Street Journal from 1975 to 1995, and serves as a frequent contributor to magazines.
Mr. Drucker is married and has four children and six grandchildren.
For more information about Mr. Drucker visit The Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management
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