The Delta Prize for Global Understanding, presented annually by Delta Air Lines and the University of Georgia, recognizes individuals or groups whose initiatives have helped promote world peace as well as globally significant efforts that provide opportunities for greater understanding among nations and cultures. Delta Air Lines Inc ( is a United States Airline based and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The University of Georgia ( UGA) is a public research University located in Athens, Georgia, the oldest and largest of the Such efforts can include grassroots projects that diminish hostilities in a particular part of the world, international programs that promote communication or trade among different peoples, and/or leadership that inspires global cooperation and peace.
The prize includes a $10,000 cash grant and an original work of art designed by Barbara Mann and Gary Noffke of the University of Georgia's Lamar Dodd School of Art [1].
Laureates
Laureates include:
- 1999 - Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter, and the Carter Center
- 2000 - Desmond Tutu
- 2001 - Mikhail Gorbachev
- 2002 - Sadako Ogata, former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- 2003 - No Prize Awarded
- 2004 - Václav Havel
- 2005 - Gertrude Mongella
- 2006 - Ted Turner
- 2007 - Nelson Mandela
External links
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter (born August 18 1927 is the wife of former United States President Jimmy Carter and was First Lady of the United States The Carter Center is a nongovernmental not-for-profit organization founded in 1982 by former U Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born 7 October 1931) is a South African Cleric and activist who rose to Worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev ( Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov;; born 2 March 1931 in Privolnoye Stavropol Krai) is a Russian politician born 1927 is a Japanese Scholar and administrator. She served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1991 until 2001 Václav Havel, GCB, CC, ( (born October 5, 1936) is a Czech Playwright Writer and Politician Gertrude Ibengwe Mongella is the president of the Pan-African Parliament. Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American Media proprietor and philanthropist. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representativeDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic