Past President Gerald Ford
38^th President of the United States

The Grand Rapids Junior Chamber of Commerce gave Ford its Distinguished Service Award in 1948. In 1949 the United States Junior Chamber of commerce cited him as one of ten outstanding young Americans. Source: http://www.course- notes.org/biography/Gerald_R_Ford.

In 1962, then-Representative Gerald Ford welcomed JCI USA members to the first Governmental Affairs Leadership Seminar (GALS). Since then, the leaders of JCI USA have met annually in the nation’s capital to hear from White House officials, Cabinet secretaries, and Members of Congress about issues of importance to young people in the United States . Source: http://www.grjayceesfoundation.org/newsreleases.php?id=15

Ten Outstanding Young American, age 36 - area of National Affairs (awarded 1949), source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ten_Outstanding_Young_Americans.

Debbie Stabenow
United States Senator from Michigan

Ten Outstanding Young American, age 35 - area of State Affairs (awarded 1986), source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ten_Outstanding_Young_Americans

Tom Monaghan
Domino’s Pizza founder & former owner of the Detroit Tigers

Kaye Lani Rae Rafko-Wilson
Former Miss Michigan & Miss America

Kaye Lani Rae Rafko won Miss Monroe, before becoming Miss Michigan and then Miss America in 1988. The first Miss Monroe County pageant was held in 1950. It become an annual event in 1962, when the Monroe Jaycees began its longtime sponsorship. Source: http://www.monroenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070819/LIVING/108190015

Ten Outstanding Young American, age 29 - area of Medicine (awarded 1993), source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ten_Outstanding_Young_Americans.

Larry Bird
Basketball great

Bill Clinton
42^nd President of the United States

Ten Outstanding Young American, age 32 - area of State Affairs (awarded 1979), source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ten_Outstanding_Young_Americans.

Bill Gates
Microsoft Creator

Howard Hughes
Hughes Aircraft,businessman, investor, aviator, engineer, film producer, director, philanthropist

Ten Outstanding Young American, age 33 - area of Business (awarded 1938), source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ten_Outstanding_Young_Americans

Bradley Joseph
Recording artist

John F Kennedy
35^th President of the United States

Addressed the US Junior Chamber of Commerce http://www.findingcamelot.net/speeches/1956/remarks-of-senator-john-f- kennedy-at-the-junior-chamber-of-commerce-dinner-in-richmond-virginia-october-15-1956/ or http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/QTUyjQtSWEGzWhMd66pf9g.aspx

Ten Outstanding Young American, age 29 - area of National Affairs (awarded 1946), source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ten_Outstanding_Young_Americans

Robert F Kennedy
Lawyer, Senator from New York & U.S. Attorney General

[1954] the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce elected him one of "ten outstanding young men." Source: http://www.notablebiographies.com/Jo-Ki/Kennedy-Robert.html

Ten Outstanding Young American, age 29 - area of National Affairs (awarded 1954), source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ten_Outstanding_Young_Americans.

Charles Lindbergh
Aviator

Colin Powell
4-star General & Former Secretary of State

Elvis Presley
King of Rock 'n Roll

As a TOYA winner, this is one of the few awards Elvis actually received in person.

Ten Outstanding Young American, age 35 - area of Entertainment (awarded 1970), source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ten_Outstanding_Young_Americans

Ronald Reagen
40^th President of the United States

John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller IV
United States Senator from West Virginia

Ten Outstanding Young American, age 32 - area of State Affairs (awarded 1969), source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ten_Outstanding_Young_Americans

Ted Turner
American media mogul & philanthropist