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Manchester Craftsmen's Guild founder honored for contributions to education
Wednesday, September 30, 1998 Caroline Abels, Post-Gazette Staff Writer
Bill Strickland, founder of the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, has joined the ranks of world-renowned educators, innovators and scientists in being named a 1998 Kilby Laureate.
The Kilby Foundation, based at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, honors seven people annually who have contributed to society through science, technology, innovation, invention and education. It was created in honor of Jack Kilby, inventor of the microchip.
Strickland was noted for using the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild and Bidwell Training Center to enhance the productivity of at-risk youth through the fine arts, technology and science. Other 1998 laureates include Dr. Florence Haseltine, director of the Center for Population Research at the National Institutes of Health, and Dr. Zafra Lerman, who has defended scientists suffering persecution and imprisonment worldwide.
The laureates will participate in a symposium Oct. 10 at Southern Methodist University.
"We try to honor them before they become well-known," said Betsy Guthrie, a spokeswoman for the foundation.
In 1996, the Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation recognized Strickland's work with a $295,000 award.
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