January 1, 1954 – December 31, 2006
From the Campaign for America's Future: "Jim Gilliam of Brave New Films won the most votes in the Campaign for America's Future's 2008 Maria Leavey Award, given to the person whose behind-the-scenes work has contributed the most to the progressive cause."
You can see photos from the 2008 award presentation here.
Ari Lipman was awarded the Maria Leavey Tribute award at the 2007 Take Back America conference in DC. More on Ari and you can watch the video online.
The first Maria Leavey Breakfast was held on June 14th with conservative activist Grover Norquist. The transcript is now available online.
The Campaign for America's Future has created an annual award in Maria's memorial named the Maria Leavey Tribute Award. The winner will be announced at the annual Take Back America conference in Washington, DC from June 18 to 20, 2007.
The staff at the Campaign for America's Future created a short video announcing the award, which can be viewed here.