Jefferson Award for Public Service

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American award public service award

The Jefferson Award for Public Service is a prestigious American honor recognizing individuals and organizations for outstanding community and public service.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Jefferson Awards for Public Service	5
Common Cause Public Service Award	1
Jefferson Award	1
Jefferson Award for Public Service canonical	1
Jefferson Awards	1
National Jefferson Award for Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen	1
U.S. Senator John Heinz Award for Greatest Public Service by an Elected or Appointed Official	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T93298 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Jefferson Award for Public Service
Context triple: [Steve Jobs, awardReceived, Jefferson Award for Public Service]

A. Four Freedoms Award
The Four Freedoms Award is an honor recognizing individuals and organizations whose work embodies the principles of freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear, as articulated by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
B. Theodore Roosevelt Award
The Theodore Roosevelt Award is the NCAA’s highest honor, presented to former college athletes who have achieved national distinction in their careers and exemplified the ideals of collegiate athletics.
C. Ronald Reagan Freedom Award
The Ronald Reagan Freedom Award is a prestigious honor presented by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation to individuals who have made significant contributions to the cause of freedom and democracy worldwide.
D. American Bar Association Medal
The American Bar Association Medal is the highest honor bestowed by the American Bar Association, recognizing exceptionally distinguished service to the cause of American jurisprudence.
E. Ambassador of Conscience Award
The Ambassador of Conscience Award is Amnesty International’s highest honor, given to individuals and groups who demonstrate exceptional courage and leadership in standing up for human rights.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Jefferson Award for Public Service
Target entity description: The Jefferson Award for Public Service is a prestigious American honor recognizing individuals and organizations for outstanding community and public service.

A. Four Freedoms Award
The Four Freedoms Award is an honor recognizing individuals and organizations whose work embodies the principles of freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear, as articulated by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
B. Theodore Roosevelt Award
The Theodore Roosevelt Award is the NCAA’s highest honor, presented to former college athletes who have achieved national distinction in their careers and exemplified the ideals of collegiate athletics.
C. Ronald Reagan Freedom Award
The Ronald Reagan Freedom Award is a prestigious honor presented by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation to individuals who have made significant contributions to the cause of freedom and democracy worldwide.
D. American Bar Association Medal
The American Bar Association Medal is the highest honor bestowed by the American Bar Association, recognizing exceptionally distinguished service to the cause of American jurisprudence.
E. Ambassador of Conscience Award
The Ambassador of Conscience Award is Amnesty International’s highest honor, given to individuals and groups who demonstrate exceptional courage and leadership in standing up for human rights.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American award ⓘ public service award ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Jefferson Awards ⓘ linked to: Jefferson Award for Public Service
awardCategory	public service ⓘ volunteerism ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
eligibility	corporate employees ⓘ individuals ⓘ organizations ⓘ youth ⓘ
field	civic engagement ⓘ community service ⓘ public service ⓘ
formerName	Jefferson Awards for Public Service ⓘ linked to: Jefferson Award for Public Service
founder	Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis ⓘ Robert Taft Jr. ⓘ Sam Beard ⓘ
hasAwardType	Students In Action awards ⓘ employee volunteer awards ⓘ local Jefferson Awards ⓘ national medal for public service ⓘ
hasComponent	corporate awards ⓘ local awards ⓘ national awards ⓘ youth awards ⓘ
hasMotto	recognizing outstanding public service ⓘ
inception	1972 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
location	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
namedAfter	Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
notableRecipient	Barbara Bush ⓘ Bill Gates ⓘ Colin Powell ⓘ linked to: Colin Powell (U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff) Justice Sandra Day O’Connor ⓘ linked to: Sandra Day O’Connor Melinda French Gates ⓘ Oprah Winfrey ⓘ
organizer	Multiplying Good ⓘ
presentedBy	Multiplying Good ⓘ
purpose	to encourage and honor volunteerism ⓘ to recognize outstanding community and public service ⓘ
selectionCriteria	impact of service on community ⓘ innovation in service ⓘ length and depth of service ⓘ
sponsor	corporate partners ⓘ media partners ⓘ
typicalFrequency	annual ⓘ
website	https://www.multiplyinggood.org ⓘ

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