The annual awards were established in 1978 to honor lifetime contributions to American culture.

His lifetime contributions to society as a medical practitioner has been in rural India.

Parr-Johnston was recognized for her lifetime contributions to the field of education.

The award is for lifetime contribution to the cause of Human Rights.

One award will recognize lifetime contributions; the other, new ideas and activism.

The couple's lifetime contributions to Catholic charities around the country totaled $20 million.

The honors were created in 1978 to recognize lifetime contribution to American culture through the performing arts.

Any privatization plan that makes benefits dependent on lifetime contributions by a payroll worker would leave these women and children out in the cold.

The $25,000 award, which was first given in 1981, honors choreographers who have made a significant lifetime contribution to American modern dance.

The levy would apply only to benefits exceeding a recipient's lifetime contribution.