The 2025 George H.W. Bush
Points of Light Awards Celebration

Marvin Ellison is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lowe’s Companies, Inc., a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company with more than 1,700 stores and approximately 300,000 associates. He has more than 35 years of retail leadership experience and holds the unique distinction of being the only African American to serve as Chairman and CEO of two Fortune 500 companies. Prior to joining Lowe’s, Marvin served as Chairman and CEO of J.C. Penney Co.

He has extensive experience in the home improvement industry, having spent 12 years in senior-level operations roles with The Home Depot. Most notably he served as Executive Vice President of U.S. stores. Prior to Home Depot, Marvin spent 15 years at Target Corp. in a variety of operational and leadership roles.

Marvin earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from The University of Memphis, where he currently serves on the board of trustees, and an MBA from Emory University. He also serves on the board of directors for FedEx Corporation.

Marvin’s professional and civic leadership has earned him many accolades. Most notable are multiple appearances on Barron’s annual list of “Top CEOs”; inclusion on Fortune’s “Most Inspirational CEOs” and “World’s Greatest Leaders” lists; and being named “Father of the Year” by the National Father’s Day Council and one of Savoy’s “Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America.” In 2023, he received the National Retail Federation’s Visionary Award, and in 2024, he received the McGowan Fund Ethical Leader of the Year Award.

Marvin and his wife, Sharyn, are committed to being of service within their faith and community, primarily through the support of religious and philanthropic organizations that promote higher education, self-empowerment and excellence for minority youth.

Gregg Petersmeyer has spent a lifetime illuminating the path of service for others quietly, powerfully, and with unwavering conviction. A transformative leader and visionary civic architect, his integrity and belief in the good of others have shaped the modern service movement in America.

With more than 35 years of experience across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, Gregg has dedicated his career to advancing civic purpose and volunteerism as foundational to a healthy democracy. As a trusted advisor to President George H. W. Bush, he brought to life one of the most enduring hallmarks of that presidency: the idea that “Any definition of a successful life must include serving others.”

As the founding Director of the White House Office of National Service, Gregg launched the Daily Point of Light Award as the first-ever daily presidential honor recognizing individual volunteers making extraordinary contributions to their communities across America. He was instrumental in the creation of the Points of Light Foundation, and he played a leading role in shaping and passing the National and Community Service Act of 1990, legislation that laid the groundwork for what would become AmeriCorps.

His dedication to empowering others through service extended far beyond his time in government. As a founder of America’s Promise Alliance, established by General Colin Powell following the Presidents’ Summit for America’s Future, Gregg championed comprehensive efforts to improve the lives of children and youth. His decades of board leadership, including long-standing service with Points of Light and City Year, reflect his steadfast commitment to building a more just and connected world.

Gregg’s impact has never been about recognition. It has always been about belief: belief in people, belief in purpose, and belief in service as the most powerful force for change. Through quiet resolve and strategic brilliance, he has shaped national policy, elevated civic institutions, and inspired generations of changemakers to lead with humility, courage, and heart.

As Points of Light celebrates its 35th anniversary, we are proud to honor Gregg Petersmeyer with The George H. W. Bush Lifetime of Service Award. A long-overdue recognition of a man whose vision helped ignite a global movement, and whose light continues to guide it forward.

Dynasty Taylor is a social worker and proud native of South Los Angeles. At just 23 years old, during her first year of graduate school at USC, she founded Dynasty’s United Youth Association (DUYA) in 2014. Guided by a deep commitment to social justice, Dynasty pursued a Master’s in Social Work to gain the tools necessary to empower underserved youth to rise from poverty to prosperity—a mission that remains at the heart of DUYA’s work today.

As founder and CEO, Dynasty leads with vision and purpose. She writes grants, designs innovative program models and develops youth-centered curricula to advance educational equity. Her leadership extends beyond DUYA, serving as a Public Social Services commissioner for Supervisor Holly Mitchell’s District II, where she advocates for policies that uplift and protect marginalized communities.

Dynasty is a City Scholars Foundation Fellow and proud alumna of LAAWPPI. Her work has been recognized by the LA Times, New York Times and Points of Light for its meaningful impact. Her unwavering dedication continues to inspire change and create lasting opportunities for youth and families across Los Angeles.

Broadcast journalist Judy Woodruff is the Senior Correspondent for the PBS News Hour, after serving for 11 years as its Anchor and Managing Editor. In 2023, she launched “America at a Crossroads,” a reporting project to better understand the country’s political divide. She has covered politics and other news for more than four decades at CNN, NBC, and PBS.

The recipient of numerous awards, including the Peabody Journalistic Integrity Award, the Poynter Medal, an Emmy for Lifetime Achievement, and the Radcliffe Medal, she and the late Gwen Ifill were together awarded Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism after Woodruff and Ifill were named co-anchors of the PBS NewsHour in 2013, marking the first time an American national news broadcast would be co-anchored by two women.

For 12 years, Woodruff served as anchor and senior correspondent for CNN, where her duties included anchoring the weekday program, Inside Politics. At PBS from 1983 to 1993, she was the chief Washington correspondent for The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. From 1984-1990, she also anchored PBS’ award-winning weekly documentary series, Frontline with Judy Woodruff. In 2011, Woodruff was the principal reporter for the PBS documentary Nancy Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime. And in 2007, she completed an extensive project for PBS and other news outlets on the views of young Americans called Generation Next: Speak Up. Be Heard.

In 2006, Woodruff was a visiting professor at Duke University’s Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy. In 2005, she was a visiting fellow at Harvard University’s Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy. From 2006-2013, she anchored a monthly program for Bloomberg Television, Conversations with Judy Woodruff.

At NBC News, Woodruff was White House correspondent from 1977 to 1982. For one year after that she served as NBC’s Today show chief Washington correspondent. She wrote the book,This is Judy Woodruff at the White House, published in 1982 by Addison-Wesley.

Woodruff is a founding co-chair of the International Women’s Media Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting and encouraging women in communication industries worldwide. She serves on the boards of trustees of the Freedom Forum and The Duke Endowment. Formerly she was a trustee of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Urban Institute, and a member of The Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics.

Woodruff is a graduate of Duke University, where she is a trustee emerita. She lives in Washington, DC, with her husband, journalist Al Hunt, and they are the parents of three children.