THE ROBERT MORRIS AWARD

The prestigious Robert Morris Award is presented to a distinguished Welsh-American at the Society’s St. David’s Day banquet

Previous recipients of the Robert Morris award

Year	Recipient	Accomplishment
1972	Clarence L. Walker, Esq.	Noted Welsh-American Barrister
1971	Honorable Lawrence G. Williams	U.S. Congressman
1970	Blythe Evans	District Attorney, Luzerne Co.
1970	David C. Bevan	Vice President, Pennsylvania Railroad
1969	The Rev. Richard J. Williams	Welsh American Clergyman, Scranton
1968	G. Harold Watkins	Judge, Schuylkill Co.
1967	Benjamin Rowlands Jones	Judge, Luzerne Co.
1966	Dr. Edward G. Hartmann	Historian and Author of Americans from Wales
1965	Dr. Lewis Webster Jones	College President
1964	Honorable John Williams	U.S. Senator from Delaware
1963	Honorable Alvin Jones	Chief Justice, Pennsylvania Supreme Court
1961	The Rev. Owen R. Williams	Welsh Clergyman Long Term Society Chaplain
1961	John Morgan Davis	Lt. Governor of Pennsylvania
1961	Albert Foulkes	President, Bangor Welsh Assoc.
1960	Dr. Ifor Jones	Conductor of Bethlehem Bach Choir
1959	Edward F. Griffith	Judge, Philadelphia County
1958	John Llewellyn Lewis	Labor Leader
1957	Dr. Alfred H. Williams	President, Federal Reserve Bank
1956	Dr. James Frances Cooke	President of Presser Foundation, Editor
1955	B. Mennen Williams	Governor of Michigan, Industrialist
1954	Benjamin Fairless	Industrialist