Anita B. McBride Announced as the 2022 Lewis L. Gould Award Recipient
Anita B. McBride, former Chief of Staff for First Lady Laura Bush and currently Executive in Residence andDirectorof the First LadiesInitiative at 鶹ý’s School of Public Affairs, today received the 2022 Lewis L. Gould Award. The annual award, presented by, recognizes distinguished contributions to the field of First Lady research and education, and a commitment to excellence while furthering the study of 鶹ý First Ladies.
Ms. McBride served in three presidential administrationsover a period of two decades with a front row seat to history. She is a nationally respected authority on the impact of First Ladies and their legacies. As Directorof the First Ladies Initiativeat 鶹ý, she hasled the planning and execution ofnationalconferences on First Ladies, andisa frequent speaker, panelist, moderator, print source contributor and news commentator on First Ladiesand White House history. Sheis alsoone of the founders of FLAREand recently co-authored the first college textbook on teaching a course on First Ladies and their legacies to be released in fall 2022.
In responding to this honor, Ms. McBride said, “In accepting this award, I would like to acknowledge the nation’s First Ladies, from Martha to Jill, for theirservice aswomen leaders in our country and for the contributions they have made to our national story.”
The Lewis L. Gould award is inscribed "For Anita McBride's exceptional and innovative efforts inpromotingresearch and education that build upon Dr. Gould' s pioneering work in the study and understanding of 鶹ý First Ladies."