The Thomas Jefferson Award

Awarded 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 1998, 1996 and 1994 by the National Association of Wholesale Grocers- International Food Service Distributors Association (NAWG-IFDA)

For commitment to free enterprise through votes on issues such as taxes, free trade, labor policy and other economic matters. Recipients supported the IFDA's position on at least 70 percent of votes deemed critical to the Jeffersonian ideals of free enterprise and the foodservice distribution industry.