Roe Award

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The Roe Award is an annual award given by the State Policy Network that "pays tribute to those in the state public policy movement whose achievements have greatly advanced the free market philosophy" and "recognizes leadership, innovation and accomplishment in public policy."{{cite web|title=The Roe Awards|url=https://spn.org/roe-award/|publisher=State Policy Network|accessdate=16 July 2015}} The award was established in 1992, and it is named after Thomas A. Roe, the late founder of the State Policy Network.

During the first decade of the award, there were multiple winners. Beginning in 2003, the prize was limited to one winner per year. The ceremony in 2013 marked the first time three individuals from one organization had received the Roe Award. The Mackinac Center was also honored for their 25-year effort to pass right-to-work law in Michigan. Five other state-based think tanks have two individuals with the award.{{cite web |title=Mackinac Center President Honored for Leadership |url=https://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/Lehman-wins-award |website=michigancapitolconfidential.com |publisher=Capitol Confidential News |access-date=21 February 2022}}

Award recipients

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Year

! Recipient

! Organization

! Meeting Location

2021

| Justin Owen{{cite web |title=JUSTIN OWEN, PRESIDENT & CEO |url=https://www.beacontn.org/people/justin-owen |website=BeaconTN.org |publisher=Beacon Center of Tennessee |access-date=17 February 2022}}

| Beacon Center of Tennessee

| Orlando, Florida

2019

| Kimberly O. Dennis{{cite web |title=STATE POLICY NETWORK PRESENTS THE 2019 THOMAS A. ROE AWARD TO KIM DENNIS OF SEARLE FREEDOM TRUST |url=https://spn.org/blog/2019-roe-award-kim-dennis/ |website=SPN.org |publisher=State Policy Network |access-date=17 February 2022}}

| Searle Freedom Trust

| Salt Lake City, Utah

2018

| John Kramer

| Institute for Justice

| Denver, Colorado

2016

| Clint Bolick{{cite web|title=State Policy Network Honors Arizona Supreme Court Justice with 2016 Roe Award|url=https://spn.org/state-policy-network-honors-arizona-supreme-court-justice-2016-roe-award/|publisher=State Policy Network|accessdate=30 November 2016}}

| Arizona Supreme Court

| Nashville, Tennessee

2015

| Whitney Ball

| Donors Trust and Donors Capital Fund

| Grand Rapids, Michigan

2014

| Jeff Coors{{cite web |title=UNSUNG HERO AWARD, OVERTON AWARD & ROE AWARD WINNERS |url=https://spn.org/blog/unsung-hero-award-overton-award-roe-award-winners/ |website=SPN.org |publisher=State Policy Network |access-date=17 February 2022}}

| Golden Technologies Company

| Denver, Colorado

2013

| Joe Lehman

| Mackinac Center for Public Policy

| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

2012

| David R. Brown

| Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs and The Heritage Foundation

| Amelia Island, Florida

2011

| John Tillman

| Illinois Policy Institute

| Seattle, Washington

2010

| Tarren Bragdon

| Maine Heritage Policy Center

| Cleveland, Ohio

2009

| Art Pope

| John William Pope Foundation

| Asheville, North Carolina

2008

| Brooke Rollins

| Texas Public Policy Foundation

| Scottsdale, Arizona

2007

| Kevin Gentry

| Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation

| Portland, Maine

2006

| Darcy Olsen

| Goldwater Institute

| Milwaukee, Wisconsin

2005

| Jon Caldara

| Independence Institute

| Charleston, South Carolina

2004

| Sally Pipes

| Pacific Research Institute

| Austin, Texas

2003

| Gisèle Huff

| Jaquelin Hume Foundation

| Seattle, Washington

2002

| Jo Kwong

| Atlas Economic Research Foundation

| Indianapolis, Indiana

2002

| Gary Palmer

| Alabama Policy Institute

| Indianapolis, Indiana

2001

| Steve Buckstein

| Cascade Policy Institute

| Boulder, Colorado

2001

| Bridgett G. Wagner

| The Heritage Foundation

| Boulder, Colorado

2000

| J. Stanley Marshall

| James Madison Institute

| St. Louis, Missouri

2000

| William H. "Chip" Mellor

| Institute for Justice

| St. Louis, Missouri

2000

| Lovett "Pete" Peters

| Pioneer Institute

| St. Louis, Missouri

1999

| Grover Norquist

| Americans for Tax Reform

| Dallas, Texas

1999

| Robert W. Poole, Jr.

| Reason Foundation

| Dallas, Texas

1998

| C.C. Guy

| South Carolina Policy Council

| Atlanta, Georgia

1998

| Edward T. McMullen Jr.

| South Carolina Policy Council

| Atlanta, Georgia

1998

| John M. Hood

| John Locke Foundation

| Atlanta, Georgia

1998

| Joseph P. Overton

| Mackinac Center for Public Policy

| Atlanta, Georgia

1997

| Carl Helstrom

| JM Foundation

| Tempe, Arizona

1997

| Bob Williams

| Evergreen Freedom Foundation

| Tempe, Arizona

1996

| William Eggers

| Reason Foundation

| Minneapolis, Minnesota

1996

| John Fund

| The Wall Street Journal

| Minneapolis, Minnesota

1996

| Lawrence Reed

| Mackinac Center for Public Policy

| Minneapolis, Minnesota

1994

| John Andrews

| Texas Public Policy Foundation

| Tampa, Florida

1994

| Joseph Bast

| The Heartland Institute

| Tampa, Florida

1993

| Joseph Dolan

| JM Foundation

| Traverse City, Michigan

1993

| Thomas A. Roe

| Roe Foundation

| Traverse City, Michigan

1993

| J. Patrick Rooney

| Golden Rule Insurance Company

| Traverse City, Michigan

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