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About Us Meet the Board of Directors Awakening is on the of the finest open forum weekends on conservative principles and thought in the United States. Participants discover what the most intuitive and insightful minds in our country believe is on the horizon for the country politically, economically and philosophically through interaction in the group discussions. The format generates lively debate, and we encourage all participants to speak candidly and sincerely as a catalyst for greater understanding of all viewpoints.
Believing that ideas influence and sharing ideas is all important, Awakening was conceived as an annual weekend retreat to exchange ideas, examine trends and learn from leading experts in a variety of fields. Awakening’s first event was held in January, 1996 at The Cloister at Sea Island, Georgia and has returned there each year since.
Awakening’s Board of Directors, led by Chairman Ernest Taylor, is a diverse group of like-minded conservatives, who come from a variety professions from throughout the U.S.
Awakening is honored to have hosted some of the leading authorities, scholars, analysts and policy makers from the U.S. and abroad on a wide range of topics, including:
Billy S. Arant, Jr., M.D., FAAP The Honorable Richard Armitage Dr. Whit Ayres Dr. Bill Chameides Professor Rufus Fears Alison Acosta Fraser Douglas Holtz-Eakin Dr. Howard Fuller John Hutson Professor Robert G. Kaufman Morton Kondrake Lawrence Kudlow Carolyn Luesing Elisa Massimino Edwin Meese Terrence O. Moore Michael Posner Willie Soon J. Stapleton Roy Dr. Del Tackett The Honorable Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court Former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Mass) Jeanne Allen, President, Center for Education Reform Former Congressman Dick Armey (R-TX) U.S Attorney General John Ashcroft Morton Kondrack, Roll Call Magazine James Mulva, Chairman/CEO, Conoco Phillips Fred Barnes, Executive Editor, The Weekly Standard Mark Levin, Constitutional Lawyer and Author of Men in Black Former Congressman Bob Barr (R-GA) Former Governor David Beasley (R-SC) William J. Bennett, author and former Secretary of Education, Reagan Administration Former Georgia State Attorney General Mike Bowers Senator Sam Brownback, (R-KS) Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) Reid Buckley, The Buckley School of Public Speaking Dave Dravecky, former San Francisco Giant Don Eberly, Former Deputy Director, White House Office of Faith-Based Initiatives Steve Forbes, President and CEO, Forbes, Inc. Senator Lindsay Graham, (R-SC) Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) Robert D. Hormats, Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs International Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-AR) Kay Cole James, Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management Hamilton Jordan, former Chief of Staff, Carter Administration Former Governor Frank Keating (R-OK) Gen. Charles C. Krulak, Commandant, U.S.M.C. (Ret.) Lawrence Kudlow, CNBC, Kudlow & Kramer Former U.S. Attorney General, Edwin Meese, III Pat Nolan, President, Justice Fellowship Michael Novak, author and former U.S. Ambassador Kate O’Beirne, Washington Editor, National Review John O’Sullivan, Editor in Chief, UPI Governor Sonny Perdue (R-GA) Governor Mark Sanford (R-SC) Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) James M. Simon, Jr., Asst. Director, CIA Kenneth Starr, Kirkland & Ellis, former U.S. Solicitor General
America and World Issues Exit the Rabbit, Awaken the Dragon: America and the End of the Millennium (2000) Jim Simon Assistant Director, CIA
When Freedom Is Just Another Word: Nothing Left to Lose? (2001) Edwin Meese, III, The Heritage Foundation Alan Sears, President, Alliance Defense Fund Tim Lynch, The Cato Institute
The World We Face (2002) Stephen Morse, Deputy Director for Bio-Terrorism Preparedness, CDC Gen. Charles Krulak, Retired Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps Georgia Congressman Saxby Chambliss
Between Iraq and a Hard Place: Fighting Terrorism in All the Right Places (2003) Michael A. Ledeen, Author, The War Against the Terror Masters James A. Phillips, The Heritage Foundation
U.S. Security and The Patriot Act (2004) U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft
The U.S. & World Economy Stirring the Vat: Flat Tax, Sales Tax or the Same Old Brew (1998) House Majority Dick Armey (R-TX) Congressman Billy Tauzin (R-LA)
Currency Wars: Euro vs Dollar (2000) Robert Hormats, Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs Juergen Fitschen, EVP, Deutsche Bank
Internet and New Economy: E-Bay, E-Commerce, E-gads, I Just Lost a Fortune (2001) Larry Kudlow, Chief U.S. Economist, ING Barings Dave Baker, VP and General Counsel, EarthLink
Family, Health & Social Issues The Content of America’s Character (1999) The Honorable Clarence Thomas, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Bill Bennett, Author and Co-Founder of Empower America
When Life Throws You a Strike – Facing Catastrophic Illness (2002) Dave Dravecky, former pitcher, San Francisco Giants Dr. David Cole, Surgical Oncology, Medical University of S.C.
Integrative Medicine: The Marriage of Alternative & Conventional Approaches (2004) Dr Marty Sullivan, former co-Director, Duke Center for Integrative Medicine
A Faith-Friendly Approach to Meeting Need (2004) Jim Towey, Director, White House Office of Faith-based Initiatives Wade Horn, Asst. Secretary for Children & Families, U.S. Dept. of HHS
Politics & Policy Opportunities for the New Administration (2001) Kate O’Beirne and Larry Kudlow, National Review
First 350 Days – Triumph and Tragedy (2002) Edwin Meese, III, Heritage Foundation South Carolina Congressman Lindsay Graham Larry Kudlow, Kudlow & Company
A Look at the 2004 Presidential Elections (2004) Fred Barnes, The Weekly Standard Whit Ayres, Ayres McHenry & Associates
The Judicial Nomination Process: Gridlock and Grudges (2004) Ed Meese, the Heritage Foundation Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions
Conversation with the Governors Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee & Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating (2001) Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue & South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford (2004)
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