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Monday, May 1, 2000
WRITER: Sharron Hannon, UGA News Service, 706/542-1024, shannon@uga.edu
CONTACTS: Betty Jean Craige, Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, 706/542-3966
Gary Bertsch, Center for International Trade and Security, 706/542-2985
DELTA PRIZE FOR GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING AWARDED TO DESMOND TUTU
ATHENS, Ga. -- Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been chosen as the
2000 recipient of the Delta Prize for Global Understanding, an
international award established by the University of Georgia with
funding from Delta Air Lines.
Tutu will be recognized for helping end apartheid in South Africa
and promoting reconciliation in its aftermath. "Archbishop Tutu
is a living symbol of peaceful change and understanding," said
Gary Bertsch, director of UGA's Center for International Trade
and Security and co- chair of the Delta Prize program.
Tutu is the second recipient of the prize, which carries with
it a $10,000 cash award. The inaugural prize went last year to
former President Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter and the Atlanta-based
Carter Center.
"Our aim in establishing the Delta Prize was to honor individuals
or groups that successfully promote peaceful solutions to intercultural
conflicts," said Betty Jean Craige, director of UGA's Willson Center for Humanities and Arts and the other co-chair of the award program.
"By showing the world that lasting peace requires justice, and
by demonstrating how such justice may be achieved, Archbishop
Tutu exemplifies the leadership the Delta Prize recognizes."
Tutu is scheduled to accept the award at a July 25 ceremony in
Atlanta. A symposium will be held prior to the ceremony. Ali Mazrui,
creator of the nine-part PBS documentary "The Africans," will
give the symposium address.
"The creation of the Delta Prize for Global Understanding demonstrates
the University of Georgia's commitment to advancing international
understanding and cooperation," said UGA President Michael F.
Adams. "We are grateful to Delta Air Lines for partnering with
us to make this award possible."
Nominees for the Delta Prize for Global Understanding are solicited
from around the world. Selected University of Georgia students
research the work of those nominated and prepare information for
an international selection board that meets annually to choose
the prize recipient.
A team of UGA students helps solicit nominations and also gathers
information about nominees. The award recipient is chosen by an
international selection committee.
Nomination forms and information can be accessed via this site or can be requested
by calling 706/542-3966.
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