Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s close relationships with wealthy members of the Horatio Alger Association led him to receive lavish vacations, a Super Bowl ring and public support, a New York ...

The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Inc. recently selected Thomas J. Baltimore Jr., a University of Virginia alumnus who worked his way from a modest background to become ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Inc., a nonprofit educational organization honoring the achievements of outstanding individuals and encouraging youth to ...

Call them Simon Scholars with something extra. That’s what college-bound youngsters taken under wing by the Orange County-based college-preparatory and scholarship program can expect, now that it has ...

Lafayette native William P. Mills III, president and owner of MPW Enterprises LLC, has been named a recipient of the 2025 Horatio Alger Award. The Horatio Alger Award recognizes Americans who have ...

On Oct. 15, 1991, Clarence Thomas secured his seat on the Supreme Court, a narrow victory after a bruising confirmation fight that left him isolated and disillusioned. Within months, the new justice ...

Ralph Gardner, who died March 30 at age 81, was a newspaperman and advertising executive who amassed what was probably the finest collection of Horatio Alger first editions and memorabilia, created ...

AUGUSTA, Mo. — David Hoffmann, whose Hoffmann Family of Companies is building a tourism venture surrounding his wineries in Augusta, Missouri, on Wednesday was named a 2023 Horatio Alger Award winner.

I'm a Gilded Age historian who has drawn parallels between our current moment and the late 19th century, two periods known for staggering economic inequality and sweeping technological change. But ...

Greenwell Springs resident Skylar Bueche, a student at Central High School, is a recipient of the 2016 Horatio Alger Louisiana Scholarship, in the amount of $10,500. The scholarship is funded through ...

Contrary to common belief, Horatio Alger was never a proponent of “rags to riches” (“Why the Left Hates Horatio Alger” by Ira Stoll, op-ed, Aug. 12). His protagonists didn’t become rich or end up ...