2011 Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation Annual Dinner
by geraldrford
Following the Gerald R. Ford Statue Dedication in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, guests attended the 2011 Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation Awards Dinner honoring William T. Coleman in Statuary Hall.
Steve Ford, Mike Ford and Susan Ford Bales hosted the dinner in the U.S. Capitol. Speaker of the House John Boehner and Michigan Governor Rick Synder provided remarks.
William T. Coleman was honored as the 2011 Gerald R. Ford Medal for Distinguished Public Service Recipient for his service to the nation and support of the Foundation.
Coleman served as the first African American U.S. Supreme Court clerk, co-author of the legal brief in Brown v. Board of Education, served in various leadership positions for the NAACP, member of President Eisenhower's Committee on Government Employment Policy and member of the U.S. delegation to the 24th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
President Gerald R. Ford appointed Coleman as the Secretary of Transportation and President Clinton presented Coleman with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995.
