Vytautas Kavolis, USA, sociologist, literary critic, and culture historian

Vilius Pėteraitis, Canada, Chairman of the Foundation of Lithuania Minor

Alfredas Vėlius, USA, translator of the Bible into Lithuanian

Stasys Antanas Bačkis, Lithuanian diplomat, politician, scientist, and public figure

Alfonsas Žalys, initiator of the establishment of Klaipėda University

Vytautas Landsbergis, professor, Chairman of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania

Antanas Vaičius, Bishop of Telšiai

John W. Hiden, Great Britain, professor, Head of the Baltic Research Unit at Bradford University.

Algis Mickūnas, USA, professor, the Santara – Šviesa Federation activist

Bronislovas Lubys, President of KLASCO (Klaipėda Stevedoring Company)

Keijo Virtanen, Finland, professor, Rector of the University of Turku

Guido Michelini, Italy, Rector of the University of Parma

Valentinas Šernas, USA, professor of Rutgers University

Valdas Adamkus, President of the Republic of Lithuania

Johhen D. Range, Germany, professor of the University of Greifswald

Andrey Klemeshev, Russia, professor, Rector of Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

Valdis Zatlers, President of the Republic of Latvia

Adam Michnik, Poland, public figure, journalist, essayist, and political publicist

Tomas Venclova, Lithuanian publicist, essayist, poet, and translator

Viktoras Vytautas Klemas, USA, professor emeritus of the University of Delaware

Vytautas Jakelaitis, Lithuanian cultural activist and public figure