Bill Strickland
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.
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[edit] 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]
[edit] Awards
- 1996 MacArthur Fellows Program
- 2000 Strong Men and Women[8]
- 2007 Pittsburgher of the Year[9]
- 2011 Goi Peace Award[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Brant, John (2005-09-01). "What One Man Can Do". Inc. (Harlan, IA: Mansueto Ventures LLC). http://www.inc.com/magazine/20050901/bill-strickland.html. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ^ a b Terry, Sara (1998-08-31). "Genius at Work". Fast Company (New York, NY: Mansueto Ventures LLC). http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/17/genius.html. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ^ a b c Blake, Sharon S. (2012-01-23). "William E. Strickland Jr., Pitt Alumnus and Trustee, Is Recipient Of the 2011 Goi Peace Award". Pitt Chronicle (University of Pittsburgh) 13 (2). http://www.chronicle.pitt.edu/?p=10239. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ^ Boss, Suzie (2009-01-28). "Passing Empowerment Down Through the Arts". Edutopia. The George Lucas Education Foundation. http://www.edutopia.org/manchester-craftsmens-guild-arts-mentoring. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ^ Ehrbar, Tommy (1997-03). "The Genius of Manchester". Pitt Magazine (University of Pittsburgh). http://www.pittmag.pitt.edu/mar97/stricklandt.html. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ^ Abels, Caroline (2002-06-02). "Top 50 cultural Forces in Pittsburgh with a twist: No. 1 Bill Strickland". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA). http://www.post-gazette.com/lifestyle/20020602strickland0602fnp3.asp. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ^ Nishi, Dennis (2009-09-08). "Social Innovation as an Art Form". The Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204047504574391001969516552.html. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ^ "William E. Strickland Jr.: 2000 Honoree". Dominion.com. http://preview.dom.com/about/education/strong/2000/strickland.jsp. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ^ Curran, Ann (2008-01). "Pittsburgher of the Year". Pittsburgh Magazine (Pittsburgh, PA: Wiesner Media). http://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Pittsburgh-Magazine/January-2008/Pittsburgher-of-the-Year/. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
[edit] Further Information
- Strickland, Bill (with Vince Rause) (2007). Make the Impossible Possible: One Man's Crusade to Inspire Others to Dream Bigger and Achieve the Extraordinary. New York: Currency Books of Random House. ISBN 978-0-385-52054-6.
- 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 9780814471616
