Sen. Daniel Inouye, environmentalist Jane Goodall and Apple founder Steve Jobs are among those that the AARP is honoring with its annual Inspire Awards

In a December 2011 magazine, the AARP gives Inouye the nickname “chief compromiser,” and recognizes the senator for a “decades-long commitment to common courtesy.”

Other recipients include Pat Summit, the Tennessee Lady Vols basketball coach and Emilio Estefan, a promoter of Latino music.

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