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Dina Titus, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, US Congress, January 8 2019

The Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act (H.R. 276) was a piece of legislature, sponsored by Representative Dina Titus of…

Tags: Dina Titus, Education, Employee, Law, US Congress

Shealah Craighead, INSPIRE Women Act, White House, February 28 2017

The Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers Act (H.R. 321), or INSPIRE Women Act, was introduced by Representative…

Tags: Education, Law, Mentorship, NASA, Science, STEM, US Congress, Women

Oxfam, Theodore Richard “Dick” Milford (1895 – 1987), Oxfam, 1942

Dick Milford was a clergyman, educator, and philanthropist in England during the first half of the 20th century who is best known for his role in the…

Tags: Aid, Charity, Dick Milford, NGO, Oxfam, Philanthropy, Religion, WWII

Wikimedia Commons, Florence Nightingale Medal, International Committee of the Red Cross, Unknown

The Florence Nightingale Medal is a bi-annual award given out by the International Committee of the Red Cross. It is the highest international…

Tags: Award, International, Medicine, Nursing, Women

Center for Women in Leadership, Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi, Center for Women in Leadership, Unknown

Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi, or Sheikha Fatima, is the widow of the former Sheikh Zayed, the founder and first president of the United Arab Emirates.…

Tags: Government, International, Leadership, Women

National Volunteer Fire Council, Wylie Donaldson Jr., Unknown, 4/26/2019

Wylie Donaldson Jr. is the Vice President of the Odenton, Maryland Volunteer Fire Department and winner of the National Volunteer Fire Council’s…

Tags: Firefighting, Local, State, Volunteer

Nevada State Education Association, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, Nevada State Education Association, Unknown

The Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act (H.R. 276) was a piece of legislature, sponsored by Representative Dina Titus of…

Tags: Act, Bill, Congress, Education, House of Representatives, Law, Legislation

White House, INSPIRE Women Act, Wikimedia Commons, 2/28/2017

The Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers Act (H.R. 321), or INSPIRE Women Act, was introduced by Representative…

Tags: Congress, Education, Legislation, Science, Women

Getty Images, Race to the Top, Current Affairs, 11/4/2009

Race to the Top was a multi-billion dollar grant created by the United States Department of Education in 2009. It was funded as part of President…

Tags: Education, Government, Legislation

Peace Corps, Peace Corps, Wikimedia Commons, 2016

The Peace Corps is a volunteer service program overseen by the United States government. Following the success of some smaller programs, like…

Tags: Environment, Government, Medicine, Peace, Volunteerism