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[2] [3] He is also the owner of the stop motion film production company Laika. Knight is a graduate of the University of Oregon and the Stanford Graduate School of Business . He was part of the track and field club under coach Bill Bowerman at the University of Oregon with whom he would later co-found Nike.
[2] [3] The eldest of three siblings raised by a single mother, his mother had just lost her job at a call center in the 2008 recession. As the first child in his family to go to college, Gray searched for scholarships online as a way to pay for his fees and tuition. [3] He received his first grant, Horatio Alger scholarship, for $20,000.
An American-style 15×15 crossword grid layout. A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one ...
Lieutenant-General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB, KStJ, DL (/ ˈ b eɪ d ən ˈ p oʊ əl / BAY-dən POH-əl; [3] 22 February 1857 – 8 January 1941) was a British Army officer, writer, founder of The Boy Scouts Association and its first Chief Scout, and founder, with his sister Agnes, of The Girl Guides Association.
Scholarship America's President and CEO is Mike Nylund. [2] In fiscal year 2016, Scholarship America distributed more than $225 million to more than 100,000 American and international students through its programs. [3] In 2012, Forbes ranked Scholarship America as the 83rd largest U.S. charity (out of 100) with total revenues of $155 million. [4]
Patrick F. Taylor (June 12, 1937 – November 6, 2004) was an American businessman, the founder and CEO of the independent oil company Taylor Energy Company. [ 1 ] Taylor Opportunity Program for Students
Many colleges and universities are named after people.Namesakes include the founder of the institution, financial benefactors, revered religious leaders, notable historical figures, members of royalty, current political leaders, and respected teachers or other leaders associated with the institution.