Bill Strickland
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William E. "Bill" Strickland (born 1947 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a community leader, author, and the President and CEO of the non-profit 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 provides job training for adults, respectively. Strickland is a winner of 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.[1] 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.[2] He graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in American history and foreign relations in 1970.[3] Following graduation he continued to build the Manchester Guild into an innovative nonprofit agency that uses the arts to inspire and mentor inner-city teenagers.[4] In 1972 he took over the Bidwell Training Center that trains displaced adults for jobs.[5] He has served on the boards of the National Endowment for the Arts, Mellon Financial Corporation, and the University of Pittsburgh.[6] For his work, Strickland has won various awards including a MacArthur Fellowship "genius" award in 1996.[7] He has been honored by the White House,[2] and received the Goi Peace Award in 2011.[3]
Awards
- 1996 MacArthur Fellows Program
- 2000 Strong Men and Women[8]
- 2007 Pittsburgher of the Year[9]
- 2011 Goi Peace Award[3]
References
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Further information
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- In the face of uncertainty: 25 top leaders speak out on challenge, change, and the future of American business, Martha I. Finney, AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn, 2002, ISBN 978-0-8144-7161-6
