2024 Horatio Alger Award Recipients
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Class of 2024
Robert Duane Ballard
Founder and President
Ocean Exploration Trust
Professor of Oceanography
Graduate School of Oceanography
University of Rhode Island
Research Scholar
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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Class of 2024
Kenneth A. Hersh
President and Chief Executive Officer
George W. Bush Presidential Center
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Class of 2024
John T. McNabb II
Former Lead Director
Continental Resources
Former Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Growth Capital Partners
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Willbros Group
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Class of 2024
Bruce S. Sherman
Chairman and Principal Shareholder
Miami Marlins
Chairman and CEO
M4 Capital
Chairman, CEO, and Co-founder, Retired
Private Capital Management