The first award was given to Cleo " Buck" Buxton post mortem in 1999. He was an infantry officer during the 2nd world war. The first general secretary of Officers Christian Fellowship and also founded the Association of Christian Conferences, Theaching and Service, known as ACCTS. This organisation is still very active, specially and with great succes in organisation of seminars in former East-Europe with the agenda: Christian Ethics in Military leadership. Our price winner to day has made great contribution in several of these seminaries with magnificant lectures. Cleo Buxton died in 1988, but his wife was present in Trondheim 1999 and received the award.