As reported  by Maria Saporta, Andrew J. Young, civil and human rights pioneer, U.S Ambassador to the UN, and former Atlanta Mayor , will be the 2018 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award in Leadership Character at the 2018 Leadership Character Awards luncheon. The award-presented by the Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership in partnership with Turknett Leadership Group recognizes exceptional leaders who exemplify the highest standards of character, integrity, and servant leadership over a lifetime of service to organizations and to the larger community.

"There are few world leaders who have been as laser-focused on all of us coming together for the common good,” shares Bob Turknett, CEO, Turknett Leadership Group.

“It is a privilege to recognize Ambassador Young with the Leadership Character Lifetime Achievement Award. Few of us have been tested the way he has been throughout his life yet he continues to serve the needs of others. He is a role model of courage, character and servant leadership,” said Pat Falotico, CEO, Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership.

“Our country needs more of Ambassador Andrew Young’s grit and generosity of spirit. He possesses a rare talent and enormous strength of character to inspire, enlighten and engage many even those who disagree with one another. When asked at a national leadership conference how he persevered, Ambassador Young quickly replied, ‘I, like those who set the pace before me, have been tried and tempered by fire like steel. I bend but I do not break.’ There is no doubt that we need to follow Ambassador Young’s stellar example of a humble, tireless leader who demonstrates daily how we create the beloved community."