| 词条 | Bill Strickland |
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| honorific_prefix = | name = Bill Strickland | honorific_suffix = | image = Bill Strickland in 2008.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Strickland in 2008 | native_name = | native_name_lang = | pronunciation = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|08|25}}[1] | birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | baptised = | disappeared_date = | disappeared_place = | disappeared_status = | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | body_discovered = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | burial_place = | burial_coordinates = | monuments = | residence = | nationality = American | other_names = | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = University of Pittsburgh | occupation = | years_active = | era = | employer = | organization = Manchester Bidwell Corporation | agent = | known_for = | notable_works = | style = | home_town = | salary = | net_worth = | height = | weight = | television = | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | movement = | opponents = | boards = | religion = | denomination = | criminal_charge = | criminal_penalty = | criminal_status = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | callsign = | awards = | website = {{URL|http://www.bill-strickland.org}} | module = | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | module6 = | signature = | signature_size = | signature_alt = | footnotes = }} William E. "Bill" Strickland (born August 25, 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. LifeStrickland grew up in the Manchester neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Oliver High School.[2] 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.[3] He graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in American history and foreign relations in 1970.[4] 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.[5] In 1972 he took over the Bidwell Training Center that trains displaced adults for jobs.[6] He has served on the boards of the National Endowment for the Arts, Mellon Financial Corporation, and the University of Pittsburgh.[7] For his work, Strickland has won various awards including a MacArthur Fellowship "genius" award in 1996.[8] He has been honored by the White House,[3] and received the Goi Peace Award in 2011.[4] In June 2018, Strickland announced that he would be stepping down from his role as president and CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corp., but that he will remain on as executive chairman.[9] He had served as the leader of the organization for 50 years.[9] Awards
References1. ^{{cite web|title=About Bill Strickland|url=http://www.bill-strickland.org/aboutbill.html|website=Make The Impossible Possible|publisher=Manchester Craftsmen's Guild|accessdate=July 16, 2016}} 2. ^{{cite journal |url=http://www.inc.com/magazine/20050901/bill-strickland.html |title=What One Man Can Do |first=John |last=Brant |journal=Inc. |publisher=Mansueto Ventures LLC |location=Harlan, IA |date=2005-09-01 |accessdate=2012-01-25}} 3. ^1 {{cite journal |url=http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/17/genius.html |first=Sara |last=Terry |title=Genius at Work |journal=Fast Company |publisher=Mansueto Ventures LLC |location=New York, NY |date=1998-08-31 |accessdate=2012-01-25}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite news |url=http://www.chronicle.pitt.edu/?p=10239 |first=Sharon S. |last=Blake |title=William E. Strickland Jr., Pitt Alumnus and Trustee, Is Recipient Of the 2011 Goi Peace Award |newspaper=Pitt Chronicle |publisher=University of Pittsburgh |volume=13 |number=2 |date=2012-01-23 |accessdate=2012-01-25}} 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.edutopia.org/manchester-craftsmens-guild-arts-mentoring |title=Passing Empowerment Down Through the Arts |first=Suzie |last=Boss |work=Edutopia |publisher=The George Lucas Education Foundation |date=2009-01-28 |accessdate=2012-01-25}} 6. ^{{cite journal |url=http://www.pittmag.pitt.edu/mar97/stricklandt.html |first=Tommy |last=Ehrbar |title=The Genius of Manchester |journal=Pitt Magazine |publisher=University of Pittsburgh |date=March 1997 |accessdate=2012-01-25}} 7. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/lifestyle/20020602strickland0602fnp3.asp |title=Top 50 cultural Forces in Pittsburgh with a twist: No. 1 Bill Strickland |first=Caroline |last=Abels |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |location=Pittsburgh, PA |date=2002-06-02 |accessdate=2012-01-25}} 8. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204047504574391001969516552 |first=Dennis |last=Nishi |title=Social Innovation as an Art Form |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=2009-09-08 |accessdate=2012-01-25}} 9. ^1 {{Cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2018/06/13/Bill-Strickland-Manchester-Bidwell-leader-steps-down-50-years/stories/201806130023|title=Manchester Bidwell leader steps down after 50 years|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|access-date=2018-06-13|language=en}} 10. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.macfound.org/fellows/546/|title=William E. Strickland Jr. - MacArthur Foundation|website=www.macfound.org|language=en|access-date=2018-08-12}} 11. ^{{cite web |url=http://preview.dom.com/about/education/strong/2000/strickland.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710143435/http://preview.dom.com/about/education/strong/2000/strickland.jsp |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2011-07-10 |title=William E. Strickland Jr.: 2000 Honoree |publisher=Dominion.com |accessdate=2012-01-25 }} 12. ^{{cite journal |url=http://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Pittsburgh-Magazine/January-2008/Pittsburgher-of-the-Year/ |first=Ann |last=Curran |title=Pittsburgher of the Year |journal=Pittsburgh Magazine |location=Pittsburgh, PA |publisher=Wiesner Media |date=January 2008 |accessdate=2012-01-25}} Further information
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