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NASA Administrator Remembers Apollo Astronaut William Anders

The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on the passing of Apollo astronaut Maj. Gen. (ret.) William “Bill” Anders, who passed away June 7, in San Juan Islands, Washington state, at the age of 90. “In 1968, as a member of the Apollo 8 crew, as one of the first three people to travel beyond the reach of our Earth and orbit the Moon, Bill Anders...

John Koskinen and William Ruckelshaus to Receive “Elliott L.  Richardson Prize for Excellence in Public Service”

John Koskinen and William Ruckelshaus to Receive “Elliott L.  Richardson Prize for Excellence in Public Service” Post Date: March 01, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) today announced that John Koskinen and William D. Ruckelshaus will receive the Elliot L. Richardson Prize for Excellence in Public...

2015 Puffin/Nation Prize: Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II

December 8, 2015 Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II, volunteer President of the North Carolina NAACP, is the winner of the 2015 Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship. The award will be presented to Rev. Barber at The Nation Institute’s Annual Gala Dinner on December 8 in New York City. Reverend Barber — who pastors Greenleaf Christian Church, a 120-year-old...