Bill Austin

The Minnesota Icon Awards recognize individuals with proven success throughout a lengthy and accomplished career. These honorees are leaders who have left their indelible mark on Minnesota’s business and legal communities.

The 70th Annual IHS Convention & Expo is the premier event and an essential component for hearing professionals, featuring high-level experts in the field of hearing healthcare.

The International Business Awards are the world’s premier business awards program. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.

Bill Austin was named the 2022 Career Achievement honoree in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal's fifth annual Minnesota Manufacturing Awards, recognizing some of the industry leaders who are driving the state's economy and growing their companies.

The Tri-State Hearing Convention was established in 1972 by Bill’s uncle and mentor, Paul Willoughby. At the 50th and final convention, Bill was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

The International Federation for Peace & Sustainable Development (IFPSD), accredited by the United Nations, named William F. Austin Goodwill Global Ambassador for Ear and Hearing Health during a high-level event on hearing health at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The event, at which President Bill Clinton spoke, addressed the need for increased national funding, philanthropic support and international foreign aid for ear and hearing health. Mr. Austin, a global philanthropist and… Show more

The International Federation for Peace & Sustainable Development (IFPSD), accredited by the United Nations, named William F. Austin Goodwill Global Ambassador for Ear and Hearing Health during a high-level event on hearing health at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The event, at which President Bill Clinton spoke, addressed the need for increased national funding, philanthropic support and international foreign aid for ear and hearing health. Mr. Austin, a global philanthropist and founder of Starkey Hearing Foundation, is the first person to be honored with the title. Show less

The Jefferson Awards was co-founded in 1972 by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, U.S. Senator Robert Taft, Jr. and Sam Beard, as the 'Nobel Prize' for public service. Named for one of America's most influential Founding Fathers, and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, the Jefferson Awards' central tenet is that each and every citizen shares a responsibility to work towards the betterment of their communities through economic participation, public service, volunteerism, and other… Show more

The Jefferson Awards was co-founded in 1972 by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, U.S. Senator Robert Taft, Jr. and Sam Beard, as the 'Nobel Prize' for public service. Named for one of America's most influential Founding Fathers, and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, the Jefferson Awards' central tenet is that each and every citizen shares a responsibility to work towards the betterment of their communities through economic participation, public service, volunteerism, and other such efforts to improve life for all. Today, the mission of the Jefferson Awards is to recognize, inspire and activate volunteerism and public service in communities, workplaces and schools across America. As President J.F. Kennedy once said, "One person can make a difference and every person should try" and to date, over fifty thousand individuals of all ages have been recognized by the Jefferson Awards for their efforts to make the world around them a better place. Show less

Lifetime membership in the Horatio Alger Association is conferred on 10 to 12 individuals each year with the presentation of the Horatio Alger Award. The Award symbolizes the Association’s values, including personal initiative and perseverance, leadership and commitment to excellence, belief in the free-enterprise system and the importance of higher education, community service, and the vision and determination to achieve a better future.

Formed in 1928 in the Sheridan theatre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by a group of 10 show business men to help children in need, Variety is one of the oldest and most comprehensive children’s charities in the world.

The Albert Schweitzer Leadership Award is the highest honor bestowed by Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership. It is presented to individuals who have distinguished themselves through service to mankind and who have contributed significantly through their leadership to the education and motivation of youth. The prestigious honor is presented annually and is based upon the recommendations of the Schweitzer Dinner Committee and the decision of the HOBY Board of Trustees. Past recipients include… Show more

The Albert Schweitzer Leadership Award is the highest honor bestowed by Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership. It is presented to individuals who have distinguished themselves through service to mankind and who have contributed significantly through their leadership to the education and motivation of youth. The prestigious honor is presented annually and is based upon the recommendations of the Schweitzer Dinner Committee and the decision of the HOBY Board of Trustees. Past recipients include exceptional personalities such as Madeleine Albright, George H. Bush, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Walter Cronkite, Gerald R. Ford, Mikhail Gorbachev, Al Gore, Henry A Kissinger, Barack Obama, General Colin Powell and Ted Tumer. Show less

The annual Caring Awards promote and honor acts of caring and humanitarian service around the country and internationally. Individuals and corporations are nominated for making contributions of significant impact to society.