Three distinguished Americans—Pauline Newman, Richard L. Ottinger, and Robert D. Putnam—received the National Institute’s Gold Honor Medal at a private ceremony in New York City on November 15.

The National Institute of Social Sciences is honored to announce that Judge Pauline Newman for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, retired U.S. Representative Richard L. Ottinger, and Harvard University professor Robert D. Putnam will receive the Institute's Gold Honor Medals for 2016 at a private ceremony on November 15 in New York City.