Fatherhood Awards™

Since 1998, National Fatherhood Initiative has honored prominent businessmen and women, entertainers, athletes, companies, and other celebrated individuals who show a commitment to involved, responsible, and committed fatherhood.   View our list of past Fatherhood Awardees:

Current Honorees

• Subaru for their "Baby Driver" commercial - Visit NFI's Twitter page to see a photo of the award presentation
  

Recent Honorees

• Sherwood Pictures for the film Courageous

• Google Chrome for their "Dear Sophie" film
  

• Nissan for their "Baby" commercial - Visit NFI's Twitter page to see a photo of the award presentation.
  

• Dwyane Wade, NBA All-Star - Visit CNN.com to see a video of Wade discussing the award. Visit NFI's Twitter page to see a photo of NFI president Roland C. Warren presenting the Fatherhood Award™ to Dwyane Wade; his father, Dwyane, Sr., is to the left. 



Athletes and Sports Figures

• Tony Dungy, Former Super Bowl-winning NFL Head Coach
• Dwyane Wade, NBA All-Star
  
• Jim Kelly, NFL Hall of Fame Quarterback
• Rodney Peete, Former NFL Quarterback
  
• Red McCombs, former owner of the San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, and the Minnesota Vikings
• Eric Snow, NBA Player
• Dale Jarrett, NASCAR Driver
• Juan Pablo Montoya, NASCAR Driver
• Jeff Burton, NASCAR Driver
  
• Michael Weiss, Olympic Gold Medal-winning figure skater 
• Mark Brunell, NFL Quarterback
• Allan Houston, former NBA All-Star and Olympian
• Cris Carter, former NFL Wide Receiver, Sports Commentator
• Allen Rossum, NFL player
• Pat Williams, EVP of the NBA's Orlando Magic
• Orlando Pace, NFL Pro-Bowl Offensive Lineman
• Samuel McNabb, father of NFL Quarterback, Donovan McNabb
  

Businessmen and Executives

• Chris Gardner, author of The Pursuit of Happyness and Business Executive
• Truett Cathy, Founder of Chick-fil-a
• Walter P. Lomax, MD, Philanthropist
• Fred Barnes, Editor of The Weekly Standard and Fox News Channel Co-Host
• George Gallup, Pollster
• Gerry Lenfest, Media Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
• Richard Fisher, Chairman, Federated Securities Corp.
• Louis Sullivan, Former DHHS Secretary and Founder of Morehouse School of Medicine 
• James S. Berrien, Chairman of Forbes magazine
• Frederick W. Smith, Founder, Chairman, President, and CEO of FedEx
• Ted Leonsis, Owner of the NHL's Washington Capitals, Vice Chairman Emeritus of AOL
  

Entertainers

• James Earl Jones, Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated Actor
• Tim McGraw, Grammy-winning Country Music Artist
  
• Tom Selleck, Actor
  
• Kirk Cameron, Actor
  
• Alan Thicke, Actor
• Buddy Jewel, Country Music Artist
  
• Dave and Jeff Koz, Smooth Jazz Musicians
  
• Lonestar, Country Music Band
  
• Jim Abrahams, Film Producer and Director
  
• John Ondrasik (Five for Fighting), Singer/Songwriter
  

Politicians, Journalists, and Authors

• Tim Russert, Award-winning Journalist and Political Commentator
• Bruce Feiler, Bestselling Author of The Council of Dads
  
• Frank Abagnale, Businessman and subject of the film Catch Me If You Can
  
• Dr. Stephen Covey, Author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
  
• Neil P. Cavuto, Fox News Channel Host
• Nicholas Sparks, Bestselling Author
  
• Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, Author and Host of TV Show Shalom in the Home
  
• Senator Evan Bayh
  
• Senator Richard Shelby
  

Corporations

• AT&T
• Nissan
  
• Chevrolet
• Subaru
• Google
• Fannie Mae
• Sherwood Pictures
  
• Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation
• General Nutrition Centers
• Johnson & Johnson
• The Valvoline Company
• State Farm
• American Airlines
• AT&T (Cingular)
• Best Life magazine
• Procter & Gamble (Tide) 
• Canon U.S.A., Inc.
• Cheerios™
• Marriott International, Inc.
• New York Life Insurance Company
• IBM
• JP Morgan Chase & Co.
• KPMG
• Levi Strauss Signature
• Principal Financial Group
• Saturn
• Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
• Herr Foods Inc.
• Northwestern Mutual
• Kellogg’s Rice Krispies