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Yavin4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-12-09 06:42 PM
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My NFL Player of the Year: Minnesota Vikings Safety, Madieu Williams
In a morning news conference, the University of Maryland announced the creation of the Madieu Williams Center for Global Health Initiatives. The former U-Md. star is providing a $2 million endowment. It is the largest gift to the flagship school from an African American alumnus and the largest sum donated by someone so young.



The concept for the global health center "really began with Madieu himself," said Robert Gold, dean of the School of Public Health. Williams had considered setting up a scholarship fund but decided on something more ambitious.

The center, conceived over the past 18 months, will focus on public health initiatives in the disparate locales of Prince George's and Sierra Leone, two places close to his heart.


Well done, young man, well done.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/04/AR2009110404686.html?hpid=sec-education
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-12-09 06:46 PM
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1. Outstanding!
Edited on Thu Nov-12-09 06:47 PM by Forkboy
:applause:

One word and an emoticon and I had to edit lol
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-12-09 06:53 PM
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2. Kicked and recommended, if I could rec in this forum.
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-12-09 07:00 PM
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3. I heard about this earlier!
Bravo. :applause: Fellow alum Vernon Davis and Shawne Merriman could learn alot from him!
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trotsky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-12-09 08:27 PM
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4. One of the NFL Good Guys, that's for sure.
Proud to have him as a Viking.
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mascarax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-12-09 08:47 PM
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5. Wow, that is wonderful
Agree with "well done". So great to see money spent for a good cause.
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eyepaddle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-13-09 03:50 PM
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6. Impressive.
Edited on Fri Nov-13-09 03:50 PM by eyepaddle
To say it again, I'd rec this thread--if I could do such a thing.
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