Carter Center honors John and Laura Hardman with first humanitarian award for hope

A new award at the Carter Center is honoring the people who helped build and carry on Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter's work. The first recipients of the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Humanitarian Award for Hope have been part of that mission for decades.Dr. John Hardman and his wife, Laura, have devoted decades of service to Atlanta, Washington and communities around the world. The Carter Center is recognizing the pair, saying they embody the late president and first lady's compassion, leadership and action."So much of my life has been linked to the work the Carters were doing on many different levels," John Hardman said.John helped lead the center for more than 20 years, serving as its first CEO from 1993 to 2014. Laura worked on Jimmy Carter's presidential campaign and then in the White House. She has also served as president of the Alliance Theatre and the Woodruff Arts Center and as a trustee of Emory University."Everything the Carters did, and that I had the opportunity to participate in w