Chuck Colson Additional Info

Present:

• Syndicated Columnist
• Author of 30+ books
• International Speaker
• Radio Commentator, "BreakPoint," nationally syndicated daily broadcast

Born:

• Boston, Mass.-October 1931

Education:

• B.A., Brown University-1953
• J.D. with honors, George Washington University-1959

Vocational:

• Captain, U.S. Marine Corps-1953-55
• Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy-1955-56
• Admin. Asst. to U.S. Sen. Leverett Saltonstall (R-Mass.)-1956-61
• Partner, Gadsby and Hannah Law Firm-1961-69
• Special Counsel to President Richard M. Nixon-1969-73
• Partner, Colson and Shapiro Law Firm-1973-74
• Founder & Chairman of the Board, Prison Fellowship and Prison Fellowship International-1976-Present

Watergate:

• Served seven months of a one- to three-year federal prison sentence after pleading guilty to a Watergate-related charge in 1974.
• Conversion to Christianity in August 1973, documented in the book Born Again and film (produced by Avco Embassy) of the same name.
• Colson used the royalties from the book to begin Prison Fellowship, an outreach organization assisting prisoners, ex-prisoners, victims, and affected families.

Selected Honors:

• Presidential Citizens Medal-2008
• $1 million Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion-1993 (prize money donated to Prison Fellowship)
• Humanitarian Award, Dominoes Pizza Corporation-1991
• The Others Award, Salvation Army-1990
• Honorary doctorates, various colleges and universities-1982-95
• Outstanding Young Man of Boston, Chamber of Commerce-1960

Books:

Over the last 20 years, nearly 5 million copies of Chuck Colson's 30+ books have been sold in the U.S. Colson donates the royalties from these books to PFM.