Sam Adams Award

The Sam Adams Award is given annually since 2002 to an intelligence professional who has taken a stand for integrity and ethics.

The award is granted by the Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence, a group of retired CIA officers.

It is named after Samuel A. Adams, a CIA whistleblower during the Vietnam War, and takes the physical form of a "corner-brightener candlestick".

Ray McGovern established the Sam Adams Associates "to reward intelligence officials who demonstrated a commitment to truth and integrity, no matter the consequences.

"[2] The 2012, 2013,[3] and 2014 awards were presented at the Oxford Union.