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Curry (right) poses with former New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton at the ceremony. (Photo by\u00a0Joseph Spiteri)<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n Former NYC Police Commissioner William J. Bratton also received the Hamilton award during the ceremony, which included a highlight reel of interviews with Manhattan Institute scholars over the past 40 years. Past Hamilton award winners include Jeb Bush, Henry Kissinger, Tom Wolfe, Mortimer B. Zuckerman and Edward Koch.<\/p>\n According to Manhattan Institute President Larry Mone, the award \u201cwas created to honor individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the nation\u2019s civic and intellectual life. This year\u2019s honorees are paragons of the Hamiltonian virtues the award sets out to recognize: civic leadership, entrepreneurial spirit, and intellectual dynamism.\u201d<\/p>\n Curry, president and co-founder of Eagle Capital Management, sits on the Manhattan Institute\u2019s Board of Trustees. He has been a major philanthropic figure in New York City, supporting the New-York Historical Society, where he also sits on the Board of Trustees. He is a trustee of the American Enterprise Institute, The Duke Endowment, the New York Hall of Science and The New York Historical Society. He has also long promoted school choice and assisted organizations that seek to grow and promote charter schools. Curry graduated from Furman in 1963 and is a former member of the Furman Board of Trustees.<\/p>\n Upon accepting the award, Curry said, \u201cI am honored to be part of the Manhattan Institute\u2019s 40th anniversary celebration and to share the stage with someone as accomplished and dedicated to public service as Commissioner Bill Bratton.\u201d<\/p>\n