Awards, Oct 02, 2003

The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas.

Education. The Broad Foundation (Los Angeles) has presented its 2003 Broad Prize for Urban Education to the Long Beach Unified School District (Calif.). The award recognizes an urban school district that has demonstrated overall improvement in student achievement while closing achievement gaps across ethnic and income groups. The $500,000 award will support scholarships for college and other postsecondary education. Four finalists also received $125,-000 each for scholarships: Boston Public Schools, Garden Grove Unified School District (Calif.), Jefferson County Public Schools (Louisville, Ky.), and Norfolk Public Schools (Va.).

The McGraw-Hill Companies (New York) has presented its annual Harold W. McGraw Jr. Prizes in Education, which recognize individuals who have dedicated themselves to improving education. The recipients, who each received $25,000:

— Mark Edwards, superintendent of Henrico County Public Schools (Richmond, Va.), who has spearheaded an effort to bring computers into classrooms and provide technology training for parents and teachers.

— Kati Haycock, president and executive director of the Education Trust (Washington), an organization that helps public elementary and secondary schools and colleges provide services to students from minority or low-income families.

— Carol A. Twigg, executive director of the Center for Academic Transformation at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, N.Y.), which helps colleges and universities use information technology to improve student learning.

Hunger. America’s Second Harvest (Chicago) has presented its 2003 Hun-ger’s Hope Awards, which honor donors and affiliates who have helped the organization distribute donated food nationwide. PepsiCo (Purchase, N.Y.) received the Donor of the Year Award for contributing food and transportation and for participating in Hunger Awareness Day. Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee (Nashville) was recognized as Affiliate of the Year for distributing more than 5,000 tons of food.

Social entrepreneurship. The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs (Geneva) has selected its 2004 Outstanding Entrepreneurs — individuals and organizations that have developed innovative ways to alleviate poverty and improve education, the environment, and health. Each recipient will be a part of the foundation’s network for at least three years and will be invited to participate in the World Economic Forum. The 2004 winners:

— Ibrahim Abouleish, founder and chairman, and Helmy Abouleish, managing director, of Sekem Holding Company (Cairo).

— Fidela Ebuk, founder and president of Women’s Health and Economic Development Association (Uyo, Nigeria).

— Victoria Hale, founder and chief executive officer of OneWorld Health (San Francisco).

— Ashok Khosla, president of Development Associates (New Delhi, India).

— Bharat Dutta Koirala, founder of Nepal Press Institute (Katmandu, Nepal).

— Congie Liang, founder of Friends of Nature (Beijing).

— Roberto Milk, co-founder and chief executive officer, and Armenia Nercessian de Oliveira, co-founder and president, of Novica (Los Angeles).

— Peter Reiling, president and chief executive officer of TechnoServe (Norwalk, Conn.) and, posthumously, Edward Bullard, founder of the organization.

— Rick Surpin, founder of the Cooperative Health Care Association (New York), Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (New York), and Independence Care System (New York).

— Roshaneh Zafar, founder and managing director of Kashf (Lahore, Pakistan).