The Hindu Business Line : Mangalore college bags Carter award

The former US President, Mr Jimmy Carter, and his wife, Ms Rosalynn Carter, handed out the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Award for Campus-Community Collaboration to St Agnes College (Mangalore University) for its watershed development and management programme. This was the first time that the award was presented to a partnership programme outside the US. The award has been brought to India by Coca-Cola India in association with Federation of Indian Chambers Of Commerce & Industry.

The annual Carter Partnership Program recognises educational institutions for outstanding community-reach programme involving students, faculty as well as local communities. The award constituted a citation, a handcrafted golden globe trophy and a cash prize of $10,000. The second and the third runner's up, Punjab University (for its Pulse Polio programme in Uttar Pradesh) and Aligarh Muslim University (for its literacy programme), also received a citation and a cash prize of $3,000 and $2,000 respectively. The award was given in presence of Mr Kapil Sibal, Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, and Ms Aparna Sen, noted film actor and director.

At the award presentation ceremony, Mr Jimmy Carter said, "This will be the first presentation of this award outside the United States, and it is particularly significant to me that India is the next country to embrace this recognition of service. Carter Partnership Awards celebrate schools, communities, and businesses working together to make a difference in the lives of people in need."

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