The Ford Foundation is an American private foundation with the stated goal of advancing human welfare. Created in 1936 by Edsel Ford and his father Henry Ford,it was originally funded by a US$25,000 gift from Edsel Ford. By 1947,after the death of the two founders,the foundation owned 90% of the non-voting shares of the Ford Motor Company. Between 1955 and 1974,the foundation sold its Ford Motor Company holdings and now plays no role in the automobile company.
The University of Vermont (UVM),officially titled as University of Vermont and State Agricultural College,is a quasi-public land-grant research university in Burlington,Vermont. Founded in 1791,the university is the oldest in Vermont and the fifth-oldest in New England,making it among the oldest in the United States. It is one of the original eight Public Ivies.
The Amos Tuck School of Business Administration is the graduate business school of Dartmouth College,a private Ivy League research university in Hanover,New Hampshire. The school only offers a Master of Business Administration degree program.
Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) is a public university in University Center,Michigan in Saginaw County. It was founded in 1963 as Saginaw Valley College. It is located on 748 acres (303 ha) in Saginaw County's Kochville Township,approximately 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north of downtown Saginaw.
Eli Broad was an American businessman and philanthropist. In June 2019,Forbes ranked him as the 233rd-wealthiest person in the world and the 78th-wealthiest in the United States,with an estimated net worth of $6.7 billion. He was known for his philanthropic commitment to public K–12 education,scientific and medical research,and the visual and performing arts.
Bernard Joseph White is president emeritus of the University of Illinois and professor emeritus of business at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He is dean emeritus of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and professor emeritus of business administration at the University of Michigan,where he also served as interim president,and Wilbur K. Pierpont Collegiate Professor of Leadership in Management Education. He is the author of The Nature of Leadership and Boards That Excel:Candid Insights and Practical Advice for Directors. Boards That Excel was named Governance Book of the Year for 2014 by Directors and Boards.
Georgia Southern University–Armstrong Campus,formerly Armstrong State University, is one of three campuses of Georgia Southern University,a public university in the U.S. state of Georgia. Occupying a 268-acre (1.08 km2) area on the residential southside of Savannah,Georgia,the school became one of three campuses of Georgia Southern University in 2018. The university's flagship campus is in Statesboro,50 miles (80 km) west of Savannah. The Armstrong campus is located approximately 15 miles (24 km) from downtown Savannah and 25 miles (40 km) from Tybee Island. Armstrong offers undergraduate and graduate degrees;it has a total student enrollment of approximately 5,000 students.
The Eli Broad College of Business is the business college at Michigan State University. The college has programs in accounting,finance,human resource management,management,marketing,supply chain management,and hospitality business,which is an independent,industry-specific school within the Broad College. This independent,industry-specific school has 800 admitted undergraduate students and 36 graduate students not included in the college's totals.
Catherine "Cathy" Bertini is an American public servant. She is the 2003 World Food Prize Laureate. She was the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program from 1992 to 2002. She served as the UN Under-Secretary for Management from 2003 to 2005. Currently she is a distinguished fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs,the Chair of the Board of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and the Chair of the Executive Board of the Crop Trust.
Sterling College is a private work college in Craftsbury,Vermont. Its curriculum is focused on ecological thinking and action through a major in Environmental Studies with concentrations in Ecology,Environmental Humanities,Outdoor Education,and Sustainable Agriculture &Food Systems. The college is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.
Eleanor Mary Josaitis was the co-founder of Focus:HOPE.
Northeast Kingdom Community Action (NEKCA) is an anti-poverty community action agency that helps people in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom meet their basic needs and become self-sufficient. The agency is a partner of the Vermont Department for Children and Families and is primarily funded by federal and state government resources.
The University of MichiganStephen M. Ross School of Business,also known as Michigan Ross,is the business school of the University of Michigan,a public research university in Ann Arbor,Michigan. Founded in 1924,the school is ranked among the best business schools in the world by The Economist,Financial Times,QS World University Rankings,U.S. News &World Report,and Bloomberg Businessweek.
Arthur Louis Schechter is an American attorney,philanthropist,diplomat,socialite and senior partner at Schechter,McElwee,Shaffer,and Harris based in Houston,Texas. He attended public schools and graduated from Lamar High School. Schechter graduated from the University of Texas in Plan II Honors Program with a BA and received a JD degree from the University of Texas Law School in 1964. He also subsequently attended the University of Houston for a master's degree in Political Science and Foreign Affairs. Schechter previously served as the United States Ambassador to the Bahamas. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and was appointed by President Bill Clinton on October 29,1998. After returning Schechter chaired the Harris County Metropolitan Transit Authority. Schechter's main practice was admiralty law,and he represented many maritime unions from around the world,including the National Maritime Union and the International Transport Workers Federation.
The State Policy Network (SPN) is a nonprofit organization that serves as a network for conservative and libertarian think tanks focusing on state-level policy in the United States. The network serves as a public policy clearinghouse and advises its member think tanks on fundraising,running a nonprofit,and communicating ideas. Founded in 1992,it is headquartered in Arlington,Virginia,with member groups located in all fifty states.
Mandell "Bill" Berman (1917–2016) was the businessman and philanthropist behind the Mandell L. and Madeleine H. Berman Foundation,which supports Jewish education,and research and study of the contemporary American Jewish community. His philanthropic focus was on the storage,dissemination,and preservation of Jewish data,as well as Jewish education and special education.
Cesar Conde is an American media executive currently serving as chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group,overseeing NBC News,MSNBC,and CNBC. Prior to this,Conde was chairman of NBCUniversal International Group and NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises. Before that,he was president of Univision's networks division.
Michael Harry Schill is an American legal scholar and academic administrator currently serving as the 17th president of Northwestern University since September 2022.
Jean Emily Fairfax was an American educator,civil rights worker,community organizer,and philanthropist whose efforts have focused on achieving equity in education,especially for poor African Americans. She served as Director of Community Services of the NAACP from 1965 to 1984.
National Life Group is the trade name of National Life Insurance Company and its affiliates that offers life insurance and annuity products for individuals,families,and businesses. National Life Insurance Company was chartered in 1848 by the Vermont General Assembly.
