Oprah Checks Off Education On List Of Things to Conquer
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Photo courtesy of Teachers College |
Although the list-topper for Vh1’s 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons needs no further accolades, your university casually handed over a Klingenstein Leadership Award to Oprah Winfrey last week in Chicago.
The Klingenstein Center for Independent School Leadership, a Teachers College entity, recognized Oprah for her work towards improving education. The award specifically cites Oprah’s Book Club, and the two-year-old Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy For Girls, a posh boarding school in Johannesburg, South Africa. Also singled out for funding scholarships and new schools were three separate Winfrey-driven philanthropies: The Oprah Winfrey Foundation, The Oprah Winfrey Scholars Program, and Oprah’s Angel Network.
Did a last-minute candidate for Class Day Speaker just enter the ring? Class of 2009, start hoping. Walking out of here with a free car would probably ease the pain of the current job market.
Tags: Oprah, philanthropy, teachers college, vh1 loves winners
3 March 2009 @ 4:27 PM · 7 comments
vine is open. SO GOOD
Her goddaughter, daughter of best friend Gayle King, is doing her MPH at CUMC…
Oprah is speaking at Duke’s graduation because her goddaughter goes/went (?) there.
We are on it…and promise Oprah will be giving hybrid vehicles to all our socially responsible peers
I LOVE OPRAH! SHE’S MY HERO! CAN WE SAVE HER FOR CLASS DAY 2011?
Oprah could potentially go on to do anything will all the fame and influence she has accumulated