Laetare Medal List of recipients List of recipients

| Year__0 | Laetare_Medalist_1 | Position__2 | Year__3 | Laetare_Medalist_4 | Position__5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Josephine Van Dyke Brownson | Catechist | 2005 | Dr. Joseph E. Murray | Surgeon & Nobel Prize Winner |
| 1940 | General Hugh Aloysius Drum | Soldier | 2006 | Dave Brubeck | Jazz Pianist |
| 1941 | William Thomas Walsh | Journalist and Author | 2007 | Patrick McCartan | Chairman of the Board of Trustees |
| 1942 | Helen Constance White | Author and Teacher | 2008 | Martin Sheen | Actor |
| 1943 | Thomas Francis Woodlock | Editor | 2009 | NOT AWARDED (SEE BELOW) |  |
| 1944 | Anne O`Hare McCormick | Journalist | 2010 | Dana Gioia | Former Chairman of National Endowment for the Arts |
| 1945 | Gardiner Howland Shaw | Diplomat | 2011 | Sister Mary Scullion, R.S.M., & Joan McConnon | Social Advocates |
| 1946 | Carlton J. H. Hayes | Historian and Diplomat | 2012 | Ken Hackett | Former President of Catholic Relief Services |