The Board of Directors of the American Scottish Foundation announce the ASF Annual Dinner and 2025 Wallace Awards, will take place in New York City on November 7. The evening will be co chaired by Viscount Dunrossil, David Disi, Jenny Du Pont, and Olivia Fussell

The Wallace Awards will be presented to:
Dr. Joseph Morrow, Lord Lyon, King of Arms for his Leadership of the Lyon Court and his role in Scotland today and
A. Wright Post Palmer of Beekman Estates for hioutstanding contribution to the Preservation of History, Arts and Culture.

In this the 400th year of the founding of New York - the evening spotlights the leading role Scots have played in New York from its earliest days.

The Wallace is awarded this year to two leading figures of our international community - The Lord Lyon of the Lyon Court in Scotland and A Wright Post Palmer through the legacy of the Beekman Post Palmer Livingston family in the US.

“When most Americans think of America’s founding fathers, they immediately reference Washington, Jefferson and Hamilton. Prior to them are the Colonial founders, of Dutch and British - many being Scots - that were the first Europeans to settle in this country, Wright’s family were one of the leading families of the Colonial era. Wright has ensured the family legacy and leadership of philanthropy and community service continues today.” noted Ken Donnelly, Chairman of the American-Scottish Foundation.

“We recognize The Lord Lyon for his outstanding leadership of the Lyon Court, as he has brought the traditions of his role forward to today. Most recently as King Charles III received the Honours of Scotland, Lyon devised inclusion through “the People's Procession”.

“Dr Morrow has done more than any of his predecessors to bring heraldry to the people His tireless work especially with the Scottish American community has done more to help promote Scottish Heritage in the United States than any other individual I have known”.
The Rt. Hon. Viscount Dunrossil, Vice Convenyor, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, noted.

Alongside the Wallace Awards, ASF champions our up and coming leaders of tomorrow and are delighted to announce that Scott Gilmour and Claire McKenzie of Noisemaker - the award winning young musical theater producers, will receive the ASF Young Scot Wallace Award for 2025.

“All of our honorees this year have supported the American Scottish Foundation in various ways that have helped us share our love of Scotland - amplify our programs and partners' messages for our diaspora at large”
Camilla G Hellman, MBE, President, American-Scottish Foundation

For further information and ways to become involved in the evening please visit the ASF website

Or contact the ASF Events office:
americanscottishfoundation@gmail.com
t. 929 499 9025

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FOOTNOTES

The American-Scottish Foundation® introduced the Wallace Award® in 1970 to recognize the extraordinary diversity of contribution that Scots have made to the world - and, in particular, to recognize one or more living citizens or residents of the United States of Scottish descent for their individual contributions to the well being of this country. The Foundation has now expanded the Award's reach to include either Scots or Americans who have made an important contribution to American-Scottish relationships.

The evening allows the ASF to further its mission of strengthening ties between Scotland and the United States and benefits the ongoing work of the Foundation through the pursuit of contemporary social, cultural, educational and business activities.

RECENT RECIPIENTS of the WALLACE AWARD

Sir Jim Walker, CBE, Walkers Shortbread
Garreth Wood, Co-founder of KidsOR
Charles, Lord Bruce
Francis Finlay, CMG, OBE
Dr. Paul Little, CBE, Principle, City of Glasgow College
Dr Andy Scott, Sculptor
Sir Thomas M. Devine, Kt OBE FBA FRSE, Scottish historian & academic
Sir Tom Farmer, CVO CBE KCSG DL,
Kenneth B. Miller, Academic & Publisher
Sir Ian Wood, CBE - Chairman, John Wood Group PLC (1967-2012)
Duncan A. Bruce - Historian
The Rt. Hon. Lord Smith of Kelvin
The Rt. Hon. Lord Robertson of Port Ellen – Former Secretary General of NATO
The Forbes Family
Sir Sean Connery

RECENT RECIPIENTS of YOUNG SCOT WALLACE AWARD
(introduced in 2023)

Jamie Douglas Hamilton
Siobhan Mackenzie

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Lord Lyon, Dr Morrow is responsible for state ceremonial in Scotland and took part in the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in 2023. He also designed and delivered the Service of Thanksgiving for the presentation of the Royal Honours of Scotland, at which the Crown, Sceptre and Sword of Scotland were presented to the King in St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh.

Professionally, Dr Morrow is a member of the Faculty of Advocates and became a Queen’s Counsel (QC) in 2015 (now King’s Counsel (KC)). He held many judicial including as President of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland (2008–2019), as Her Majesty’s Commissioner for Mental Welfare for Scotland (1998–2006), and as President of the Additional Support Needs Tribunal for Scotland (2010–2014). In addition, he served as a Member of the Judicial Council for Scotland for a four year period and on numerous national boards within Scotland.

In 2009, he was appointed as Vice Lord Lieutenant of the City of Dundee after serving as a Councillor for Dundee City Council for 7 years when he held the positions of Convenor of the Development Department and Chair of the Waterfront Development Board. Full biography click here

A Wright Post Palmer
Full biography to come.

Claire McKenzie and Scott Gilmore
Full biographyto come.