Sonia Sotomayor ’76, Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court, reflects on the various ways that one can live a life of service. She wonders whether we have conflated the idea of service into a daunting goal for the next generation and counsels us to break down “service” to its basics: sacrificing one’s own interests to help another in need. Justice Sotomayor inspires other Princetonians to be role models of service to those around them by providing tangible, one-on-one acts of service and talks about service on the personal, professional, and civic levels. She additionally provides her personal key to happiness: asking two specific questions of oneself each night. Sotomayor was the Woodrow Wilson Award winner, Alumni Day 2014.

Robert Mueller III ’66, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, reflects upon the core values of leadership, humility, and service learned during his time as an undergraduate student at Princeton University and reinforced by his service in the U.S. Marine Corps. He further discusses the effects of globalization, technology, and social media on law enforcement and the need for constant strategic adaptation to protect against global threats and terrorism. Mueller was the Woodrow Wilson Award winner, Alumni Day 2012.

Denny Chin '75, U.S. Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, shares remarks about his career in public service, the past 17 years as a federal judge, and the types of cases with which he has been involved. Chin was the Woodrow Wilson Award winner, Alumni Day 2011.

James A. Leach *64, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, expresses concern for the lack of civility and respect for others' perspectives in the public sphere. Spurred by transformations in communications technology that have resulted in market splintering of U.S. media outlets, Leach describes the increased use of polarizing language in political discourse and the resulting lack of public confidence in government. Leach was the Madison Medalist, Alumni Day 2010.