After the presentation David said "Many thanks for honoring Joan and me with the Torch Bearer Award. It is very meaningful and puts us in great company. The founder, Sri Chinmoy, had an excellent vision and created a movement to make it come true. I hope we can do as well with Claremont Lincoln University. Sri is a real role model to emulate."

Over the course of his life, David Lincoln has worn many hats: He is a Cal Tech educated engineer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, venture capitalist, education advocate, and non-profit leader. His companies and other interests have been tremendously successful, not only due to his entrepreneurship, business acumen and management practices, but also his ethical commitment to advancing the common good. In his usual clear and concise style, David often says, “Good ethics is good business.”