The National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, Inc. is the largest organization of its kind in the United States. The coalition was formed with the intention of educating and encouraging cultural unity. With that in mind, each year NECO presents the Ellis Island Medals of Honor. Designed to pay homage to the immigrant experience, as well as for individual achievement, medals are awarded to U.S. citizens from various ethnic backgrounds.

The honorees are remarkable Americans who exemplify outstanding qualities in both their personal and professional lives, while continuing to preserve the richness of their particular heritage.

Below, you will find a list of society members. Please click on highlighted (underlined) names for biographical information.

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A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

A
 
Anthony S. Abbate Richard A. Abdoo Roz Abrams
William H. Adkins Antigone Agris Roger E. Ailes 
Madeleine Korbel Albright Muhammad Ali Ann Simmons Alspaugh
Manfred Altstadt Richard T. Anderson Karl G. Andren
Denis Andreuzzi Peter Angelos, Esq. Robert Annunziata
Michael S. Ansari Hushang Ansary Nicola M. Antakli
Angela Susan Anton Marion H. Antonini George L. Argyros
Kurt Aschermann Arthur Ashe** Dr. Roy Hiroyuki Ashikari
Ronald G. Assaf   Andrew A. Athens Lawrence Auriana
William J. Avery Louis E. Azzato  
 

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** - Deceased

 

 

B

 
Salvatore A. Balsamo Nelson Viriato Baptista Amin J. Barakat M.D.
Adrien Barbey Brian M. Barefoot Ben Barnes
Martin S. Begun Bruce Bendell Kenneth Berg
Michael Berry, Esq. H. E. Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua Bharat B. Bhatt
Morris Biller Bert Boeckmann Tova Borgnine
Nicholas J. Bouras George Boyadjieff Albert A. Boyajian
Frank J. Branchini Douglas W. Brandrup John G. Breen
Hon. Stephen G. Breyer W. Paul Brogowski Hon. Dan Burton
Hon. George Bush    
 

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C

 
Dr. Vincent J. Calamia, M.D. Vincent A. Calarco John J. Cali
James R. Cantalupo Michael G. Cantonis Carlos H. Cantu
Louis J. Cappelli Elvira M. Carota, M.D. David D. Carr
David E.A. Carson Hon. Jimmy Carter Henry J. Caruso
Preston C. Caruthers Peter Castellana, Jr. Hon. Bernadette Castro
Robert B. Catell Leonard A. Cecere Hon. Anthony Celebrezze**
William Cavanaugh III John S. Chalsty Stephen Cherpelis
Stanley M. Chesley Jerry D. Choate Richard F. Chormann
Christopher Christodoulou George C. Chryssis Sam C. Chung
Young In Chung Richard J. Ciecka Michael V. Ciresi
John R. Climaco President William Jefferson Clinton Joseph M. Cohen
Geneos Pete Cokinos Jerry Colangelo Andreas D. Comodromos
E. Virgil Conway Tony Conza Martin E. Cooperman
Bradford G. Corbett, Sr. Pierre Cossette Christos M. Cotsakos
Bernardino De Freitas Coutinho Takey Crist Walter Cronkite
Hon. Mario Cuomo    
 

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** - Deceased

 

 

D

 
Anthony D. Dalesandro Hon. Richard M. Daley Vic Damone
Joseph F. D'Angelo Hon. Walter G. Danielson Dr. Michael E. DeBakey
Hon. Dennis DeConcini Frank J. Defino, Sr. Hon. Vincent A. DeIorio
Joseph J. DePaolo Papken S. Der Torossian Robert M. Devlin
Joe DiMaggio** Hon. Christopher J. Dodd Martin P. Doolan
Harry A. Dorian Esq. Michael Douglas Philip B. Dusenberry
 

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** - Deceased

 

 

E - F

 
Marvin E. Eisenstadt Irma B. Elder  Gaetana Enders
Robert E. Engel Joseph A. Esposito Gloria Estefan
Suren Fesjian George Filios Michael C. Finnegan, Esq.
Arnold L. Fisher George N. Fishman John J. Flynn 
Willian J. Flynn** Hon. Gerald R. Ford Eugene Freedman
George N. Fugelsang    
 

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** - Deceased

 

 

G

 
Mario J. Gabelli  George P. Gabriel John E. Gallagher, Sr.
Louis C. Generali  Arie Genger Kathie Lee Gifford
Hon. Benjamin Gilman Richard H. Girgenti Robert Charles Golden
Alan Harvey Goldfield John B. Goodman Richard Grace
Andy Granatelli Joseph J. Grano, Jr. Richard A. Grasso
George L. Graziadio Vartan Gregorian Salvatore "Sonny" Grosso
Nahum Guzik    
 

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H

 
Michel T. Halbouty Thomas E. Hales Sonny Hall
Michael Joseph Handy** Edward T. Hanley** Mel Harris
Derek C. Hathaway John E. Herzog William Hetzler
Werner Hiller Thomas Y. Hobart, Jr. Eugene M. Holuka, M.D. 
Bob Hope Dolores Reade Hope Sayed Jemal Houssein-Afghani
H. Wayne Huizenga William J. Hybl  
 

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** - Deceased

 

 

I - J

 
Lee Iacocca Archbishop Iakovos Hon. Daniel K. Inouye
Ted. H. Jacobsen Thomas H. Jacobsen Dr. J. Christopher Jaffe
Willie James Joseph P. Jarjura Thomas S. Johnson
John W. Johnstone, Jr. Mitchell J. Joseph  
 

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K

 
Kirk P. Kalemkeris, M.D., F.A.C.S., PA Sok Hui Kang I. Pano Karatassos
Thomas Peter Kazas Nasser J. Kazeminy Dr. Joseph Kazickas
John J. Kelly Patrick J. Keogh Dr. Sang Jin Kim, Ph.D.
Michael B. Kitchen John H. Klein Herbert Vollrath Kohler, Jr
A. Eugene Kohn Mike Kojaian Alexander R. Koproski
Henry R. Kravis Stanley Kreitman Kamil Kubik
Thomas C. Kyrus    
 

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L

 
Tommy Lasorda Leonard A. Lauder Hon. Frank R. Lautenberg
Hon. Patrick J. Leahy Simon S. Lee Judith Leiber
Alfred Lerner Leo Liebowitz O.G. Linde
Lee Liu Anthony Lomangino David W. Longaberger**
Robert Lopez Dr. Pamela Loren  
 

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** - Deceased

 

 

M

 
Leon Machiz Earle I. Mack Robert W. Mahoney
Farah B. Majidzadeh Edward J. Malloy Nadine Malone
Hon. Guy James Mangano Chief Wilma Mankiller Ronald Joseph Mannino
Archbishop Torkom Manoogian Charles Marangoudakis George M. Marcus
William J. Marino Donald B. Marron Annie B. Martin
Anthony A. Massaro Frederick J. Massimi, Sr. Joseph M. Mattone, Esq.
William T. McCaffrey Daniel R. McCarthy, Esq. Hon. William A. McClain
Norman P. McClelland Richard D. McCormick Linda E. McMahon
Hon. James E. McGreevey Michael A. McManus, Jr. Josie Anderson McMillian
Dennis Mehiel Robert A. Meister James R. Mellor
Ernest S. Micek Alan B. Miller Tita Scandalis Monti
Thomas J. Moran Thomas J. Murphy A. Maurice Myers
 

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N

 
Dr. Julius R. Nasso Carolann S. Najarian, MD Peter M. Nicholas
Paul A. Nussbaum    
 

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O

 
John Francis O'Brien John J. O'Connor His Eminence John Cardinal O'Connor**
Paul O'Dwyer** Brian O'Dwyer, Esq. Prof. Charles J. Ogletree, Jr.
Dr. L. Jay Oliva Sadye Sinn Olivieri Frank A. Olson
Kevin P. O'Sullivan
 

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** - Deceased

 

 

P

 
Nacy Panzica Hon. Louis J. Papan Panayiotis Papanicolaou
Harry J. Pappas Vasilia (Bess) Pappas Nazario Paragano Sr.
Philip E. Parker, Esq Rosa Parks Hon. George E. Pataki
James George Petheriotes Carroll Petrie Joseph Pfeifer
Lou Piniella Joseph M. Pizza William F. Plunkett, Jr.,Esq.
Lois Berrodin Pope Carlos P. Portes Gen. Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.)
 

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Q - R

 
James H. Quello Peter Quick Hon. Charles B. Rangel
Sally Jessy Raphael Daniel Rappaport Hon. Ronald Reagan
Michael T. Reddy Thomas M. Reich Jerry M. Reinsdorf
Walter G. Rich Hon. Ann Richards Victor M. Richel
Ronald K. Richey Phil Rizzuto Edward J. Robson
Fredric D. Rosen Lady Blanka A. Rosenstiel Howard J. Rubenstein
Peter M. Ryan Jack Ryan Dr. John W. Ryan
 

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S

 
Philip Adeeb Salem, MD Naseeb M. Saliba H.E. Metropolitan Philip Saliba
James J. Schiro Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf James S. Scofield
Hon. Peter Secchia Richard C. Shadyac John T. Sharkey
Irving J. Shulman Muriel F. Siebert Herbert J. Siegel
Louise Manoogian Simone Frank Sinatra** Louis H. Siracusano, Sr.
David S. Slackman Michael P. Smith Orin R. Smith
Richard A. Smith Salvatore F. Sodano Anwar Soliman
Alex G. Spanos Nicolas A. Spilotro Joseph A. Spinelli
H.E. Archbishop Spyridon Frank D. Stella Jerry Stiller
Thomas C. Sullivan Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jose Suquet
Dennis D. Swanson    
 

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** - Deceased

 

 

T

 
Laszlo N. Tauber, M.D., A. Alfred Taubman Sidney Taurel
Marilyn Jordan Taylor John W. Teets George Tenet
Charles F. Thomas Hon. Strom Thurmond W.R. Timken, Jr.
Robert J. Tomsich Richard Torrenzano Hon. Robert G. Torricelli
Dr. Miklos Toth Savas C. Tsivicos  
 

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U - V

 
Joseph A. Unanue William Ungar Stephen B. Van Campen
Bobby Vinton    
 

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W - Z

 
George R. Wackenhut Herbert N. Wallace, Esq. Donald E. Washkewicz
John F. Welch Elie Wiesel Andy Williams
LaDane Williamson James Witham Margaret W. Wong
Zachariah P. Zachariah, M.D.    
 

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