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William Roy DeWitt Wallace (/ d ə ˈ w ɪ t / də-WIT; November 12, 1889 – March 30, 1981), publishing as DeWitt Wallace, was an American magazine publisher. Wallace co-founded Reader's Digest with his wife Lila Bell Wallace , publishing the first issue in 1922.
Jack McIver Weatherford (born in 1946) is the DeWitt Wallace Professor of anthropology at Macalester College in Minnesota. [1] He is best known for his 2004 book, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World. [2] In 2006, he was awarded the Order of the Polar Star, [3] and the Order of Genghis Khan in 2022, Mongolia’s two highest national ...
The John Jay Award is presented annually by Columbia College of Columbia University to its alumni for distinguished professional achievement. It is named for Founding Father of the United States John Jay, Columbia College Class of 1764. [1] The first awards were handed out in 1979. As of 2020, the awards have been presented to 220 honorees. [2]
This List of Haverford College people includes alumni and faculty of Haverford College.As of 2010, Haverford alumni include 5 Nobel Prize laureates, 4 MacArthur Fellows, 20 Rhodes Scholarship recipients, 10 Marshall Scholarship recipients, 9 Henry Luce Fellows, [1] 56 Watson Fellows, [1] 2 George Mitchell Scholarship, 2 Churchill Scholars, 1 Gates Cambridge Scholar, [1] 13 All Americans, and ...
Lila Bell Wallace (December 25, 1889 – May 8, 1984) was an American magazine publisher and philanthropist. She co-founded Reader's Digest with her husband Dewitt Wallace , publishing the first issue in 1922.
The three graduates and scholarships award recipients include Tamia Jacobs, Myanna Lassiter and Ahmad Lisane. ... Lisane is a graduate of Wallace-Rose Hill High School and is the son of Chris and ...
Lila Acheson Wallace: Philanthropist & Co-founder of Reader's Digest: DeWitt Wallace: Co-founder of Reader's Digest John Ford: 1973 Film Director, Naval Officer & Head of the Photography Unit of the Office of Strategic Services: William P. Rogers: 63rd United States Attorney General & 55th United States Secretary of State: Paul G. Hoffman: 1974
W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award: American Sociological Association: 1980 Scholarly Achievement Award: North Central Sociological Association: 1981 Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research: International Social Science Council: 1981 Albert J. Reiss, Jr. Award (formerly named the Distinguished Scholar ...