2024 Horatio Alger Award Recipients

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

Class of 2024
Kenneth A. Hersh
President and Chief Executive Officer
George W. Bush Presidential Center

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

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