The Delta Prize for Global Understanding, presented annually by
Delta Air Lines
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and the
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia (UGA or Georgia) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university with its main campus in Athens, Georgia, United States. Chartered in 1785, it is the oldest public university in th ...
, 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. 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 Lee Noffke of the University of Georgia's
Lamar Dodd School of Artbr>
Laureates
External links
Delta Prize for Global Understanding Homepage
University of Georgia, Delta Prize for Global Understanding
Delta Air Lines
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