In Spring 2013, the Bretton Woods Committee invited graduate students from across the Washington DC area to submit brief essays to the Henry Owen Memorial Award Contest on the topic:

In a world in which the global development landscape is rapidly changing, how might the World Bank Group leverage its unique comparative advantages to deliver impactful and sustainable solutions to eradicate poverty and boost shared prosperity?

Students from across the region responded enthusiastically. Committee members Stephen Cohen, John Donaldson, Mary Oakes Smith, and Dorothy Sobol then evaluated submissions through a blind evaluation process for

• their command of the complexities of the topic,
• well-reasoned analysis, and
• forward thinking on ways to address the issue.

On May 15, 2013 in connection with its 30th Anniversary Annual Meeting, the Committee announced the winners:

First Place: Jonathan Waldroup, American University School of International Service

Second Place: Christian Gonzales, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies

The Henry Owen Memorial Prize honors Bretton Woods Committee co-founder Henry Owen and seeks to inspire new generations of thoughtful young leaders to follow Ambassador Owen’s example as both a scholar and diplomat. As Ambassador for Economic Summits under President Jimmy Carter, Henry Owen organized many of the economic summits in the 1970s which came to shape modern international financial and economic institutions and was an important force behind the creation of the Trilateral Commission.

This Award has been made possible thanks to the generous contributions of many Bretton Woods Committee members and friends. Contact Randy Rodgers, Executive Director of the Bretton Woods Committee, for more information about how you can contribute to the success of the Owen Memorial Award.