AARP Announces AARP Purpose Prize™ Award Jurors; Five Winners Will Receive $50K Cash Awards; Nominations Now Open and Due May 12

Award Jurors Include Arianna Huffington, Holly Robinson Peete, Marlo Thomas; Leaders from Business, Academia, Philanthropy

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Apr 18, 2017, 08:00 ET

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AARP today announced the jurors for this year's AARP Purpose Prize™ award which recognizes people age 50 and over whose work is focused on advancing social good. This September AARP will award each of five Purpose Prize winners with $50,000 cash prizes.

Since its inception in 2005, more than 100 Purpose Prize winners have been recognized for their outstanding contributions and positive, social impact of their work. "This year, we are particularly interested in work being done in the areas of caregiving, savings, employment and the workplace, and livable communities, but, that said, we look forward to broad range of applications the Purpose Prize has always attracted," said AARP Vice President for Enterprise Award Strategy Barb Quaintance. "We are grateful to all of the AARP Purpose Prize jurors for helping us to judge what are sure to be some outstanding entries."

With Purpose Prize nominations due May 12, 2017 (nominations are now open and can be submitted online at www.aarp.org/purposeprize) AARP Purpose Prize jurors will review and judge applications, which are due May 19, this summer. Five outstanding winners will be selected and each will receive $50,000 at the AARP Purpose Prize awards gala in November.

The AARP Purpose Prize jurors include a spectacular group of leaders and thinkers cutting across sectors such as:

Sherry Lansing-CEO, Sherry Lansing Foundation and former Chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures, as well as chair of the AARP Purpose Prize jury
Ashton Applewhite- writer and activist
Karen Baker- Chief Service Officer, State of California
John Bridgeland- CEO, Civic Enterprises and former Director, White House Domestic Policy Council
Dr. Yanira Cruz- President and CEO, National Hispanic Council on Aging
Jennie Chin Hansen -former CEO, American Geriatrics Society
Daisy Expósito-Ulla- Chairman and CEO, d Expósito and Partners
Marc Freedman- CEO , Encore.org
Dr. Linda Fried- Dean of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University
John Gomperts- CEO, America's Promise
Dr. W. Wilson Goode, Sr.- former Mayor of Philadelphia and Director, the Amachi Program
Evan Hochberg - Chief Strategy Officer, United Way
Arianna Huffington- founder, Thrive Global and The Huffington Post
Jamal Joseph - founder, Impact Repertory Theatre
Gopi Kallayil- Chief Evangelist of Brand Marketing, Google
Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot- professor and sociologist , Harvard Graduate School of Education
Suzanne Braun Levine- author
Eric Liu- CEO, Citizen University
Bonnie McElveen-Hunter- Chair, American Red Cross
Michelle Nunn- CEO, Care
Peter Osnos- founder, Public Affairs Books
Clarence Page- journalist, Chicago Tribune
Holly Robinson Peete- actress and philanthropist,
Katherina Rosqueta- Executive Director, University of Pennsylvania Center for Philanthropy
Fred Ruiz- founder, Ruiz Foods and Chairman Emeritus, College of the Sequoias
Dr. Kimon Sargeant- Vice President , Templeton Foundation
Kurt Schmoke- former Mayor of Baltimore and President, University of Baltimore
Tim Shriver- Chairman, Special Olympics
Wendy Spencer- CEO, Leadership Florida
Marlo Thomas- actress and National Outreach Director, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Linda Watt- former U.S. Ambassador to Panama
Angela Williams- Executive Vice President , YMCA of the USA
David Winston- President, Winston Group
Harris Wofford- former U.S. Senator

The Purpose Prize is open to the public and there is no charge for entry. To apply for the AARP Purpose Prize, applicants must first be nominated by someone, or they may nominate themselves. Nominations are now open and may be submitted via www.aarp.org/purposeprize Nominations are due by May 12, 2017. Once nominated, nominees may submit their applications anytime until May 19, 2017.

In addition to awarding $50,000 cash prizes to each of five winners, one of the five winners will be awarded the Andrus Award for Intergenerational Excellence, named for AARP's founder. For more information on the AARP Purpose Prize, please visit www.aarp.org/purposeprize.

About AARP
AARP is the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering Americans 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With nearly 38 million members and offices in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, AARP works to strengthen communities and advocate for what matters most to families with a focus on health security, financial stability and personal fulfillment. AARP also works for individuals in the marketplace by sparking new solutions and allowing carefully chosen, high-quality products and services to carry the AARP name. As a trusted source for news and information, AARP produces the world's largest circulation publications, AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin. To learn more, visit www.aarp.org or follow @AARP and @AARPadvocates on social media.

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