Bill Strickland

William E. “Bill” Strickland (born 1947 Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ) is a community leader, author, and the President and CEO of the nonprofit Manchester Bidwell Corporation based in Pittsburgh. The company’s subsidiaries, the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild and Bidwell Training Center, work with disadvantaged and at-risk youth through Involvement with the arts and zorgt job training for adults, respectively. Strickland is a winner or a MacArthur “Genius” Award and the 2011 Goi Peace Award.

Life

Strickland Grew up in the Manchester neighborhood of Pittsburgh and graduated from Oliver High School. [2] He-then attended the University of Pittsburgh where as an undergraduate he founded the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild as an after-school program to teach children pottery skill in his old neighborhood. [3] He graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in American history and foreign relations in 1970. [4] Following graduation he continued to build the Manchester Guild JSON an innovative nonprofit agency dat uses the arts to inspire and mentor inner-city teenagers. [5] In 1972 he took over the Bidwell Training Center dat trains displaced adults for jobs. [6] He has served on the boards of the National Endowment for the Arts , Mellon Financial Corporation , and the University of Pittsburgh. [7] For his work, Strickland has won awards verschillende waaronder a MacArthur Fellowship “genius” award in 1996. [8] He has bone honored at the White House , [3] and RECEIVED the Goi Peace Award in 2011. [4]

Awards

  • 1996 MacArthur Fellows Program
  • 2000 Strong Men and Women [9]
  • 2007 Pittsburgher of the Year [10]
  • 2011 Goi Peace Award [4]

References

  1. Jump up^ “About Bill Strickland” . Make The Impossible Possible . Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild . Retrieved July 16, 2016 .
  2. Jump up^ Brant, John (2005-09-01). “What One Man Can Do” . Inc . Harlan, IA: Mansueto Ventures LLC . Retrieved 2012-01-25 .
  3. ^ Jump up to:a b Terry, Sarah (1998-08-31). “Genius at Work” . Fast Company . New York, NY: Mansueto Ventures LLC . Retrieved 2012-01-25 .
  4. ^ Jump up to:a b c Blake, Sharon S. (2012-01-23). “William E. Strickland Jr., Pitt alumnus and Trustee Is Recipient Of the 2011 Goi Peace Award” . Pitt Chronicle . 13 (2). University of Pittsburgh . Retrieved 2012-01-25 .
  5. Jump up^ Boss, Suzie (2009-01-28). “Passing Empowerment Down Through the Arts” . Edutopia . The George Lucas Education Foundation . Retrieved 2012-01-25 .
  6. Jump up^ Ehrbar, Tommy (March 1997). “The Genius of Manchester” . Pitt Magazine . University of Pittsburgh . Retrieved 2012-01-25 .
  7. Jump up^ Abels, Caroline (2002-06-02). “Top 50 cultural Forces in Pittsburgh with a twist: No. 1 Bill Strickland” . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Pittsburgh, PA . Retrieved 2012-01-25 .
  8. Jump up^ Nishi, Dennis (2009-09-08). “Social Innovation as an Art Form” . The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 2012-01-25 .
  9. Jump up^ “William E. Strickland Jr. .: 2000 Honoree” . Dominion.com . Retrieved 2012-01-25 .
  10. Jump up^ Curran, Ann (January 2008). “Pittsburgher of the Year” . Pittsburgh Magazine . Pittsburgh, PA: Wiesner Media . Retrieved 2012-01-25 .