The American-Scottish Foundation's
Annual Dinner and Wallace Awards
6.30 pm Reception & Whisky Tasting
8 pm Dinner & Awards
Friday, October 23, 2026
New York City
The ASF Wallace Award Presentation to:
Iain Ritchie
Chairman, Scottish North American Business Council
ffor his outstanding leadership and contribution ot the transatlantic relationships and strengthening diaspora business relations as leader of the Scottish North American Business Council.
Peter McC Wilson IV
President, Great Scot International and Scottish Heritage, USA
for his dedication to sharing his love of Scotland through business, leadership, Scottish trade and imports.
The Young Scot Wallace Award to:
Jen Stout
Award Winning Journalist and Author
for her award winning journalism in the Ukraine and bringing us her strong Scottish voice in her writings.
The Wallace Award
Iain Ritchie
Chairman, Scottish North American Business Council
Iain is the CEO of Procemx Ltd and chairman of the SNABC. Procemx provides geo-spatial work, asset and operations management solutions to the energy, utilities, environmental and infrastructure sectors using their proprietary MX toolset.
Based in Glasgow, the company is focused on the UK and US markets.
With a background in Psychology and Artificial Intelligence in academia and industry Iain's experience combines long term direct relationships with large customers such as major US utilities through to various types of partnership deliveries with major suppliers to Federal Government agencies.
As one of the many frequent travellers he takes every opportunity to emphasise the importance of good quality transatlantic flight connections from Scotland.
Peter McC Wilson IV
President, Great Scot International and Scottish Heritage, USA
A native Scot born and raised in Bearsden, approximately ten miles from Glasgow city centre, Peter Wilson has been living in the USA for several decades. He is a graduate of St Andrews University, Scotland and studied at Clemson University in the late 70’s where he met his wife, Suzanne, at a British styled pub in nearby Pendleton.
After 14 years in Scotland where he worked in an engineering business, they returned to Charlotte NC. He started an online business in 1997 selling imported Scottish victuals and also got into tartan rag trade. Peter has served as board member of Scottish Heritage USA since 2006 and is the current President and Interim Treasurer.
The Young Scot Wallace Award
Jen Stout
Award Winning Journalist and Author
Jen Stout is an award-winning author and journalist from Scotland. Her first book Night Train to Odesa - an account of covering the war in Ukraine as a freelancer - was published in 2024 and was a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week; it won the Saltire Society First Book award and the Highland Book Prize, and was shortlisted for the RSL Ondaatje prize, and the Sherborne Prize for Travel Writing.
Most recently she's written for Prospect magazine about Ukrainian POWs being tried for treason, and for the London Review of Books about Kyiv’s harshest winter. Her work in Ukraine was shortlisted for prizes by Amnesty International, the Foreign Press Association and the Scottish Press Awards.
Jen grew up in Shetland and has lived in Leipzig and Moscow; she was previously a BBC radio and TV journalist, and a local newspaper reporter.
Menu will be overseen by Gary Maclean:
National Chef of Scotland and Lecturer at City of Glasgow College
To See Last Year's Program CLICK HERE.
Individual Reservations
ASF will assign seating for individuals, unless noted by the individual specifying a specific table at which he or she would like to sit.
- ARRAN ASF Members individual ticket at $395
- ISLAY individual ticket at $450 (ASF Membership Included)
- MULL individual ticket at $550
- SKYE individual ticket at $1.000
- ORKNEY individual ticket at $2,500
Group/Table Reservations
When purchasing a table, please download the table form (here) to include the names of your guests.
- ARRAN ASF Members Table of 10 at $3,950
- ISLAY Table of 10 at $4,500
- MULL Table of 10 at $5,500
- SKYE Table of 10 at $10,000
(with color half page in Gala Program) - ORKNEY Table of 10 at $25,000
(with color page in Gala Program)
Ticket price over $245 is tax exempt
Early Bird Tickets
| Early Bird Individual Tickets | Early Bird Table Tickets |
Tickets
| Individual Tickets | Table Tickets |
| Payment amount in excess of $250 per guest is tax-deductible to the extent of the law. |
GALA PROGRAM ADVERTISING:
- Full page Color $1,500
- Full page Black & White $850
- Half page Color $850
- Half page Black & White $450
To Read the 2025 Press Release CLICK HERE.
Since it's formation 70 years ago, the ASF has become a leading voice within the Scottish American community - supporting and amplifying our
shared love of Scotland, its heritage and its culture.
Our Annual dinner allows us to come together and celebrate all things Scottish and to celebrate and continue the mission set out by our founder Lord Malcolm Douglas Hamilton - to act as a bridge of cultural heritage between the United States and Scotland.
The evening brings together our community as we celebrate the work of the foundation and the presentation of ASF Wallace Awards and the ASF Young Scots Wallace Awards.
The Wallace Awards evening will benefit the ongoing work of the American-Scottish Foundation directed to the ASF Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton Youth Bursary Program. We are expanding the Bursary Program and naming opportunities are available.
A Look Back at 2025 Wallace Awards
2025 Wallace Award Recipients Dr Joseph John Morrow, Lord Lyon and A. Wright Post Palmer with Camilla Hellman, MBE, Kenneth C. Donnelly and His Grace the Duke of Hamilton
The Wallace Awards evening will benefit the ongoing work of the American-Scottish Foundation with a portion of the proceeds directed to the ASF Lord Malcolm Douglas Hamilton Bursary Youth Program.
Come join us for an evening that will begin with whisky tasting of Scottish Whiskys and smoked Scottish Salmon.
There will also be the opportunity to begin bidding in person or online with our silent auction.
Live Musical interludes will be presented throughout the evening.
As a supporter and friend of the Foundation we hope that you will consider becoming a Patron of the evening with the purchase of a table or the purchase of 2 Mull tickets or above.
2024 Wallace Award Recipient Sir Jim Walker, CBE with 2024 Young Scot Wallace Award Recipient Siobhan Mackenzie
Ways to be involved:There are many ways to be involved from
- Attending the Gala (reservation form)
- Patron recognition in the Journal with purchase of 2 Mull tickets or above
- Host of Table recognition in the Journal at corresponding level
- Advertising in the Journal Program (advertising form)
- Donating to the silent auction (donation form)
For further information please call the ASF Events office
on (929) 499-9025
or email americanscottishfoundation@gmail.com.
2024 Wallace Award Recipient Sir Jim Walker, CBE
2024 Young Scot Wallace Award Recipient Siobhan Mackenzie
and Camilla B. Hellman, MBE
Please return forms to our office by email or by mail:
American-Scottish Foundation
864 Lexington Ave, 2nd Floor
New York NY 10065
Past Wallace Award Recipients
WALLACE AWARD PAST RECIPIENTS INCLUDE:
-Sir Jim Walker, CBE
-Garreth Wood, Co-founder of KidsOR
-Francis Finlay, CMG, OBE
-Paul Little, OBE
-Dr. Andy Scott BA, Sculptor
-Charles, Lord Bruce, DL MA MSc FSA Scot
-Senator Trent Lot
-Sir Sean Connery
-The Forbes Family: Christopher Forbes - Vice Chairman
-Euan Baird, Chairman, Schlumerger
YOUNG SCOT WALLACE AWARD (established 2023)
-Siobhan Mackenzie
-Jamie Douglas-Hamilton
MISSION OF THE AMERICAN SCOTTISH FOUNDATION®:
The American-Scottish Foundation®, established in 1956 by Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton, is an international not-for-profit organization, that looks to establish links and strengthen ties between Scotland and the United States, through the pursuit of contemporary social, cultural, educational, and business activities.
The mission remains as relevant today as when ASF was founded - to champion the extraordinary relationship between the peoples of Scotland and the United States - a bridge between the two great countries - seeking to strengthen & support the future of the Scottish American diaspora, and its legacy.
The Wallace Award®s evening benefits the ongoing work of the Foundation and allows ASF to further our mission of strengthening ties between Scotland and the United States through the pursuit of contemporary social, cultural, educational and business activities. It is the most significant event for the ASF during the year and the selection of Honorees is done with much thought and deliberation.