Ann M. Veneman, former Executive Director of UNICEF, was named recipient of the 2024 Motif Global Humanitarian Medal of Honor
Virginia Gamba de Potgieter, United Nations Special Representative for Children & Armed Conflict, was named recipient of the 2025 Motif World Humanitarian Medal for Children.
Dr. James R. Downing, MD, CEO and President of St Jude Children’s Research Hospital was named recipient of the 2023 Motif Global Humanitarian Medal of Honor
Watch Prince Michael Jackson’s Motif Lifetime Medal of Honor Acceptance Address
Prince Michael Jackson Jr., was named recipient of the 2018 Motif Lifetime Legacy Medal of Honor in memoriam of Walter E. Disney
Gina Belafonte, Executive Director of sankofa.org and daughter of the legendary Harry Belafonte, was named recipient of the 2025 Motif Global Humanitarian Medal of Honor
Laura Siegel Larson, philanthropist and member of the Siegel family, creators of the iconic Superman, was named recipient of the 2025 Motif Global Humanitarian Medal of Honor.
Rohan A. Marley, son of Bob Marley and Executive Director of the 1Love Foundation, was named recipient of the 2024 Motif Lifetime Legacy Medal of Honor
Michael Kutcher was named recipient of the 2023 Motif Humanitarian Medal of Honor
Watch Dr. Lloyd Morrisett, the Founder of Sesame Street, as he delivers his Motif Lifetime Medal of Honor Acceptance Address
At the 2025 Motif Awards, Maria Cuomo Cole delivered the National Welcome Invocation,honoring humanitarian leaders and highlighting the ceremony’s commitment to CPB, PBS, andpublic broadcasting initiatives
Marlo Thomas, the renowned entertainer and daughter of the founder of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, joined Dr. Downing in receiving the 2023 Motif Global Humanitarian Medal of Honor
Jaleel Ahmad White was named recipient of the 2017 Motif Award Global Humanitarian Medal of Honor in Memoriam of Theodor Seuss Geisel
Dr. Lloyd Morrisett, founder of Sesame Street was named recipient of the 2017 Motif Award Lifetime Medal of Honor In Memoriam of Walt Disney
Verdine White, founding member of the band Earth, Wind & Fire was named recipient of the 2019 Motif For Humanity Fine Arts Medal of Honor
Celebrity Ambassador Charles Shaugnessy delivered the National Address for the 2017 Motif Awards Ceremony.
Shaughnessy is known for his roles on American television, as Shane Donovan on the soap opera Days of Our Lives and as Maxwell Sheffield on the sitcom The Nanny.
# Permanent link to Celebrity Ambassador Charles Shaugnessy delivered the National Address for the 2017 Motif Awards Ceremony. Shaughnessy is known for his roles on American television, as Shane Donovan on the soap opera Days of Our Lives and as Maxwell Sheffield on the sitcom The Nanny.