Eleanor Roosevelt: The Most Accomplished – and Famous – Sullivan Foundation Alumnus
Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt might be the most [...]
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After 18 years as an attorney, the 2015 Sullivan Award recipient felt called to the ministry. Today, she's a passionate advocate for the Black community and anti-poverty activist in Memphis.
The 1977 recipient of the Sullivan Award from Rhodes College, Dr. Flynn returned to Memphis to do groundbreaking work and save lives at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
McCall, a Clemson alumnus, was also a longtime supporter of Coker University and, six years after receiving the Sullivan Award in 2013, gave the university the largest gift in its history to honor his parents.
As a literacy specialist, this 1997 Sullivan Award recipient and Coker University alum works with teachers and leaders at high-poverty underperforming schools across South Carolina.
“I like to be the person who does not do the changing for you or tell you what to do, but, rather, that person that can walk along with you and present choices," says the 2013 Sullivan Award recipient from Converse College.
As director of Fulton County Judicial Behavioral Health Services in Atlanta, McClary-Myers said she is "just a person that wants to help. That's my passion, and I feel like my purpose is to help."
"Relationships and community can be a salve for anything," says the Sullivan Award recipient, whose time at Converse College convinced her that she could lead social change by working with exceptional children.
When this 2010 Sullivan Award recipient heard that the Coker University provost wanted to talk to him about something, he started trying to "craft a defense" in case he was in trouble.
With a commitment to Asset Based Community Development, this 2014 Sullivan Award recipient and Arrowhead Church pastor wants to build a more empathetic culture to heal the country's divisions.
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