President Bill Clinton hosted the first ever White House Conference on Tourism and Dean Rutherford was named Arkansas’s Tourism Person of the Year in 2006 for his leadership in planning, building and opening the Clinton Presidential Center.
Read MoreClinton School Grad on Harvard Panel
Clinton School graduate Hunter Riley (’09) will participate in a panel discussion as part of the Social Enterprise Conference hosted by the Harvard Business School and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
Read MoreGrad Helps Former NFL Star Make a Difference
Clinton School graduate Chad Williamson (’10) sends along an article about past Clinton School speaker Dhani Jones, a former star NFL linebacker turned Travel Channel Host and philanthropist.
Read MoreGrad Wins Journalism Award
Clinton School grad and KUAR public radio anchor Malcolm Glover, whose commentary on Egypt is posted below, has won an award for his reporting on female veterans. Glover earned a Gracie Award, given by the Alliance for Women in the Media, for his story on female veterans seeking support from the VA.
Read MoreGrad Writes Commentary on Egypt
Clinton School graduate Malcolm Glover (’06), a reporter and anchor for KUAR radio in Little Rock, wrote a commentary about a recent trip he took to Egypt. As it turns out, Glover vacationed to the country just before its historic democratic revolution:
Read MoreThe Clinton School Teachers
We reported last week about a group of Clinton School students and alumni who attended Teach for America’s 20th Anniversary Summit. They are all former Teach for America volunteers. Below is a photo of the group at the conference this weekend:
Read MoreHelping Orphans in Indonesia
Clinton School graduate Rina Meutia works with the World Bank in her home city of Banda Aceh ,Indonesia. Banda Aceh was devasted by the Asian Tsunami in 2004. During her years at the Clinton School, Meutia organized relief efforts for a group of orphans who had lost all of their family members during the tragedy.
Read MoreTeaching for America
Clinton School graduate Sanford Johnson will be among those presenting at Teach for America’s 20th Anniversary Summit on Feb. 11-13 in Washington D.C. Other Clinton School/TFA alums including Sara Himelfarb and Ali Turro as well as current Clinton School students Patrick Banks and Andy Lewis are planning to attend.
Read MoreGrad Helps College Students Return from Egypt
Clinton School graduate Lukman Arsalan, program coordinator for the Institute for Global Studies at the University of Delaware, had a busy last week when he had to help evacuate a group of students who were studying in Egypt when the protests broke out there.
Read MoreJob News
Clinton School grad Julianne Dunn has accepted a job as special events campaign manager for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in San Jose, Calif. She will be responsible for the growth and management of the society’s Family and Friends teams in three counties. Congrats Julianne!
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