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Jo Luck, 2008
- Jo Luck is the President and CEO of Heifer International and also
served as President of Heifer
International Foundation from 1992 to 2001.
- Since 1944, Heifer has helped more than 4
million families
in 125 countries around the world, including the United
States.
- Luck was then Governor Bill Clinton's first cabinet appointee
in January
1979, and
tourism's
economic impact in Arkansas doubled from 1 million to 2 million
during her tenure.
- She then attended the John F. Kennedy School
of
Government at Harvard University and in 1999 attended Harvard Business
School's Executive
Education Session on Governing for Nonprofit
Excellence.
Millard & Linda Fuller, 2007
- Millard and Linda Fuller are the founders of Habitat for Humanity and founders and current leaders of the Fuller Center for Housing.
- In 2002, Fuller and his wife were awarded the Bronze Medallion from the Points of Light Foundation in Washington, D.C., honoring their pioneering work in service.
- September 1996, former President Bill Clinton awarded Fuller the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.
- Awarded the Harry S. Truman Public Service Award in 1994.
Rev. Dale Johnson, 2006
- Dale is the co-founder of Dominican Outreach an orphanage in
Puerto Plata.
- Prior to this time Dale worked for 14 years as a Human Rights Officer in the Middle East for the World Council of Churches and other NGOs.
- He served as a missionary in Geneva, Switzerland, Midyat, & Turkey from 1999-2003.
- Worked as the Aramaic language consultant for the movie “Passion of the Christ”
Gregory R. Smith, 2005
- Greg serves as a children's rights advocate. He is the founder of International Youth Advocates, and has been a keynote speaker at various conferences for global peace through education, youth and humanitarian causes in different countries.
- By the age of two, Smith could name all the dinosaurs that had been discovered.
- He graduated from high school at ten years old.
- Graduated from Randolph-Macon College at the age of 13 with a B.S. in Mathematics and minors in History and Biology.
- He received his M.S. in mathematics from the University of Virginia in May 2006 at the age of 16.
Judy Shepard, 2004
- Shepard, the mother of Matthew Shepard and founder of the Matthew Shepard Foundation works as a LGBT Activist.
- Nominated as a HERO semifinalist for the Volvo for Life Awards.
- The Matthew Shepard foundation's mission is to to support diversity programs in education and to help youth organizations establish environments where young people can feel safe and be themselves. Their vision is to educate and enlighten others on the importance of diversity, understanding, compassion, acceptance and respect. Lastly their goals are to replace hate with understanding, compassion and acceptance.
Samuel Tso, 2003
- Born during the summer of 1922 on a reservation in Arizona called Lukachuki, meaning "where the white bamboos grow" far from hospitals and birth certificates.
- Former Marine Code Talker who served are Iwo Jima and Nagasaki during WWII.
- 2001 – He was awarded a Congressional Silver Medal - the legislative branch's most prestigious award http://www.anchoragepress.com/archives/document044c.html
Coach Doug Blevins, 2002
- Doug was born with a slight case of cerebral palsy. He would never walk unaided.
- Coach Blevins has been working in professional football since 1994 when he was hired
as the Kicking Consultant for the New York Jets.
- Founded Kicking Consulting business, Doug Blevins Kicking & Punting, Inc.
Maya Angelou, 2001
- Poet, educator, historian, best-selling author, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, producer and director
- In 1981, Dr. Angelou was appointed to a lifetime position as the first Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University.
- In January 1993, she became only the second poet in U.S. History to have the honor of writing and reciting original work at the Presidential Inauguration.
- Mother Teresa Award, for her untiring devotion and service to humanity, August 2006
- Fluent in: English, French, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, West African Fanti
- Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album, 1994.
General Henry H. Shelton, 2000
- Retired American career military officer.
- Served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1997 to 2001.
- Earned a degree in Textiles from North Carolina State University while earning his Army commission through ROTC training. Earned a Master's Degree from Auburn University.
- Shelton also served as an advisor to Senator John Edwards' presidential campaign from 2003-2004.
- 17 U.S. Decorations and Badges including a Purple Heart
Sgt. Dana Bowman, 1998
- He is a retired Sergeant First Class with the U.S. Army where he was a Special Forces Soldier and a member of the U.S. Army's elite parachute team, the Golden Knights.
- He is a double amputee. He lost his legs in an accident during the annual Golden Knights training in Yuma, Arizona, in 1994.
- Nine months later, he turned this tragedy into a triumph when he became the first double amputee to re-enlist in the United States Army.
- Dana has given more than 400 speeches in the last few years.
Dr. Madeline Cartwright, 1995
- Madeline Cartwright, nationally renowned educator and author of For the Children.
- Ms. Cartwright came from a rural Pennsylvania family with thirteen children and she could not read by the third grade.
- Restored the inner-city Blaine Elementary School.
- She inspired families on public assistance to overcome hopelessness.
- Worked as the parent involvement coordinator of the Philadelphia School District working with 257 schools.
James Graham, 1997
- NC Agriculture Commissioner, 1964-2000
- Jim Graham led the effort to expand North Carolina's crops across the country and the world.
- He opened an international marketing office and set out to let the world know that North Carolina's farmers were the best.
- He was named the first executive-in-residence for North Carolina State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Served as North Carolina's commissioner of agriculture for 36 years.
Mr. Li Lu, 1996
- Li Lu is Founding General Partner at Himalaya Capital Partners, L.P.
- A graduate of Columbia University.
- Author of Moving the Mountain: My Life in China
- Lu serves on the board of directors of numerous startup technology companies, non-profit organizations, and academic institutions .
- Awards and honors include: World Economic Forum's Global Leaders for Tomorrow for 2001, Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, The Aspen Institute's Henry Crown Fellows, and the Raoul Wallenberg Human Rights Award from the Congressional Human Rights Foundation.
Chief Wilma Mankiller, 1994
- Wilma Mankiller former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. As the leader of the Cherokee people she represented the second largest tribe in the United States.
- She has won the respect of the Cherokee Nation, and made an impact on the culture as she has focused on her mission - to bring self-sufficiency to her people.
- The success of the Bell project that thrust Mankiller into national recognition as an expert in community development. Mankiller went to work for the Cherokee Nation, founding its Community Development Department and devising programs like the Bell Water and Housing Project.
- Principal Chief Ross Swimmer asked Mankiller in 1983 to run for election as his deputy. Mankiller received death threats during her campaign and some who opposed a woman leader for the tribe.
- She is the most celebrated Cherokee of the 20th century, receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998
Ms. Kay Yow, 1992
- Began her college-coaching career at Elon College in 1972.
- Led NC State into the NCAA Tournament 18 times, including ten Sweet 16 appearances and the Final Four in 1998.
- Yow has earned numerous coach of the year awards, including Women's Basketball Coach of the Year by College Sports News (1998), Women of the Year In Sport by the National Organization of Women (1988), the Converse/WBCA Coach of the Year (1990) and the National Coach of the Year by Sports Illustrated For Women (2000).
- She is the only women's coach in history to win a Gold Medal at both the Olympics (1988, Seoul) and World Championships (1986), has compiled a 21-1 record in International competition.
- Yow was inducted into the Women's Sports Hall of Fame (1988) and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2000)
Dr. Isabella Cannon, 1991
- Cannon emigrated with her family from Scotland to the United States at age 12.
- Cannon graduated from Elon in 1924.
- Cannon made history in 1977 when, at age 73, she became the first woman elected mayor of Raleigh.She received Elon's Distinguished Alumni Award in 1983 and was awarded the Elon Medallion by President J. Fred Young in 1991.
- In 1999, she was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine by Gov. Jim Hunt for her dedicated service to North Carolina.
- She was elected to the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1998.
Dr. Leroy Walker, 1990
- Professor and coach at North Carolina Central University.
- Coached 77 track All-Americans and eight Olympians.
- Walker was elected to the board of the United States Olympic Committee in 1972, and then in 1976, he was chosen as the coach of the U.S. Olympic track and field team. Dr. Walker was unanimously chosen as USOC president on October 11th , 1992.
Dr. Elisabeth Zinser, 1989
- Vice-chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
- Named president of Gallaudet University on March 6, 1988 which led to a protest by students, alumni, faculty, and staff who felt that although she was a qualified administrator, she didn't have the knowledge and skills necessary to lead Gallaudet University.
- Zinser resigned. "My resignation was not in response to demonstrations ... but to pave the way for the civil rights movement to progress."
- Elisabeth Zinser is president of Southern Oregon University.
Governor James B. Hunt, 1988
- Four-term Democratic governor of North Carolina (1977-1985 and 1993-2001).
- Hunt is a graduate of North Carolina State University with a B.S. in agricultural education and a M.S. in agricultural economics.
- Served as the Student Body President at NC State.
- Hunt served on the Carnegie Task Force, which created the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
Dr. William Friday, 1987
- He holds a bachelor's degree from North Carolina State University where he served as Senior Class President and a law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Served as the head of the University of North Carolina system from 1956 to 1986.
- Friday led the expansion of the UNC system from three schools to a nationally renowned group of 16 colleges and universities.
- Was NC State's 1 st Commencement speaker in 1941.
- Bill Together with his wife Ida, they have been champions for academic achievement, health care, eradication of poverty, and the education of North Carolina's children.
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