From a press release:
Internationally known author and leadership expert Dr. John C. Maxwell and the co-founder and executive director of Eblen Charities and the Eblen Center for Social Enterprise William Murdock were awarded the Mother Teresa Prize for Global Peace and Leadership during the international broadcast of Lead through Change yesterday in Asheville.
The Mother Teresa Prize for Global Peace and Leadership was created to recognize individuals and organizations that exemplify the work and spirit of Mother Teresa of Calcutta in service to those in need.
The Prize acknowledges Mother Teresa’s philosophy that the highest level of leadership is found in public service and it is in that service the seeds of global peace is sown.
Through her more than five decades of her service of the “poorest of the poor,” Mother Teresa message of selfless service has resonated as no other. Mother Teresa’s message of leadership was simple- “Don’t wait for leaders, Do it alone. Person to person.” And it is in each act of kindness that true leadership exists and true global peace begins.
The Mother Teresa Prize for Global Peace and Leadership resumes the legacy that was left by the Mother Teresa Awards whose recipients in the past have included Nelson Mandela, Pope John Paul II, the Dalai Lama, and Czech Republic President Vaclav Havel among other world leaders as well as men and women who have made lasting social impact.
Laureates are chosen by the Mother Teresa Global Peace Prize Committee lead by Jamie Minton, President of the Luminary Leadership Network and former United States Congressman Heath Shuler.
The 2014 Mother Teresa Mother Teresa Prize for Global Peace and Leadership Laureates are:
Dr. John C. Maxwell – an internationally respected leadership expert, speaker, and author who has sold more than 20 million books. Maxwell is the founder of EQUIP, a non-profit organization that has trained more than 5 million leaders in 126 countries worldwide and the John Maxwell Company that provides leadership coaching, training, and resources to leaders around the world. Each year Dr. Maxwell speaks to the leaders of diverse organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies, foreign governments, the National Football League, the United States Military Academy at West Point, and the United Nations.
William Murdock – William Murdock is the co-founder and CEO of the Eblen Charities and the Eblen Center for Social Enterprise in Asheville, North Carolina whose partnerships and programs assist tens of thousands of families annually throughout western North Carolina. The Center for Social Enterprise programs includes education, leadership and medical outreach partnerships in various countries throughout the world. Murdock has been named an outstanding scholar in social enterprise by the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge England, and is the author of several books.
For more information on the Mother Teresa Prize for Global Peace and Leadership please contact Jamie Minton jminton@leadthroughchange.com.
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