CIEE Celebrates 75 Years of Bringing the World Together with Bridge Builder Awards Honoring 75 Partners in International Education and Exchange

Award recipients advanced peace by strengthening intercultural exchange programs

PORTLAND, Maine, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CIEE was founded in 1947, in the wake of World War II, to advance peace in our world through people-to-people exchange. To celebrate 75 years of building bridges of respect and mutual understanding across cultures, CIEE is presenting 75 CIEE Bridge Builder Awards to those individuals and institutions – from host families to study abroad advisors, from politicians to employers – whose efforts and influence over the last 75 years have strengthened international education and exchange.

The recipients of the CIEE Bridge Builder Awards are:

• Ambassador Caroline Kennedy
• Ambassador John Beyrle
• Ambassador Johnny Young
• Angel Branch
• Aramark Leisure
• Arizona State University
• Austin High School, TX
• Awesome Travel
• Babson College
• Bahlous Family
• Baltic-American Freedom Foundation Board of Directors
• Barber Family
• Brooklyn Technical High School, NY
• BUNAC
• Cedar Fair Entertainment Company
• Charles Ping, Ph.D.
• Congressman William "Bill" Keating
• DBI Projects
• Deer Valley Resort
• Denise Beckson
• Edwina MacDonald
• Embassy of Ireland
• Farley Family
• FSL Spain
• Georgetown University
• Gibbs Family
• Hawley High School, MN
• Haza Family
• Henry Gunn High School, CA
• Indiana University
• INTEJ Peru
• Jack Egle
• John Bowman
• Kathleen Sideli, Ph.D.
• Laurel Sapp
• Lawrence North High School, IN
• Lee's Summit High School, MO
• Linda Orr
• Manitowoc Lincoln High School, WI
• Maria "Maruca" García Ureña
• Margery Ganz, Ph.D.
• Mercier Family
• Michael McCarry
• Michael "Mick" Vande Berg, Ph.D.
• Nathan Lane
• Naumov Family
• Nettie Washington Douglass
• Nina Petrovna Koloiartseva
• Oak Park and Forest River High School, IL
• OEG
• Parenthèse
• Penn State University
• Radka Procházková
• Rick Ruth
• Robert "Ro" Fallon
• Rogue River Junior Senior High School
• Ronnie Newman
• Senator Angus King
• Senator J. William Fulbright
• Sheron Long
• Skanska
• Spelman College
• Stevan "Steve" Trooboff, Ph.D.
• The Beacon School
• The Broadmoor
• Tulane University
• United Towers Turkey
• University of Colorado Boulder
• U.S. Department of State
• USIT
• Vail Resorts
• Whitefish Mountain Resort
• YouAbroad Italy
• Ysasi Family
• Zhang Family

A website featuring the stories of the 75 Bridge Builders is at ciee.org/75years. It includes reflections from many of the recipients, all of whom testify to the power and beauty of international exchange.

"As we look back on CIEE's 75 years of bringing the world together by bringing together individuals from different backgrounds, cultures, and countries, we are pleased to recognize and express our gratitude to the people and partners who make intercultural exchange a powerful tool for nurturing world peace," said James P. Pellow, President and CEO of CIEE.

"We look forward to embracing and overcoming any challenges we may face over the next 75 years of providing international exchange and study abroad opportunities that advance peace in our world. Nothing is more powerful to that end than helping young people understand and respect other cultures," he said.

About CIEE
Since 1947, the nonprofit organization CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange has been bringing the world together, advancing peace by building bridges between different people, different countries, and different cultures. We help young people participate in high-quality international exchange and study abroad programs that help them develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world. We change lives, our alumni change the world. Learn more at ciee.org

Contact: 
Leslie Taylor
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SOURCE Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)