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Great Friend to Kids Award

The Great Friend to Kids Award is presented annually at the Association of Children's Museums' InterActivity conference. The award honors those who have made significant and outstanding contributions to strengthening education and advancing the interests of children.

Individual recipients and representatives of instiutional recipients are presented their award at ACM's annual conference, InterActivity. During the award presentation, recipients provide an address to the conference audience.

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Great Friend to Kids Recipients

• 2012: Reggio Children, Reggio Emilia

• 2011: The Jim Henson Company

• 2010: Search Institute

• 2009: Boys and Girls Clubs of America

• 2008: Dr. Joe L. Frost, Ed.D., L.H.D

• 2007: Head Start architects: Drs. Bettye Caldwell, Julius B. Richmond and Edward F. Zigler

• 2006: Dr. T. Berry Brazelton

• 2005: Erikson Institute

• 2004: Kevin Clash

• 2003: Barbara Pierce Bush

• 2002: UNICEF

• 2001: Dr. David Elkind

• 2000: Dr. Robert Coles

• 1999: Children's Television Workshop

• 1998: First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton

• 1997: Dr. James P. Comer

• 1996: Fred Rogers

• 1995: Dr. Ernest L. Boyer

• 1994: Peggy Charren

• 1993: Marian Wright Edelman

• 1992: Dr. Howard Gardner

• 1991: Michael Spock