The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education annually recognizes outstanding individuals who have dedicated themselves to improving education in this country and whose accomplishments are making a difference today. Honorees are chosen by a distinguished panel of judges made up of thoughtful and influential members of the education community. Each winner receives a gift of $50,000 and a bronze sculpture. The Prize was established in 1988 to honor Mr. McGraw's lifelong commitment to education, and to mark the Corporation's 100th anniversary.
The 2011 winners were: Robert J. Beichner, Mitchel Resnick and Julie Young.
(L-R) 2011 McGraw Prize in Education Winners Robert J. Beichner, Mitchel Resnick, Julie Young with CEO Terry McGraw (2nd from right).
Past honorees include:
- former U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley;
- the former U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige;
- the Honorable James B. Hunt, Jr., former Governor of North Carolina;
- James P. Comer, M.D., Maurice Falk Professor of Child Psychiatry, Yale University Child Study Center;
- Yvonne Chan, Ed.D., Principal, Vaughn Next Century Learning Center;
- Mary E. Diez, Ph.D., Dean of Education, Alverno College;
- Carl Cohn, former Superintendent of the Long Beach Unified School District;
- Barbara Bush, founder of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy; and
- Dennis Littky, Co-Director of The Met, and Director of the Principal Residency Network.
