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Richard Baraniuk
Richard Baraniuk is founder of Connexions, a free, open-source, global clearinghouse of course materials. People in some 200 countries tap into its vast store of texts on everything from engineering to ornithology to music, adapting the content as they see fit.
Chelsey B. Sullenberger III - A Great Character of "Honor"
Chesley B. Sullenburger III is the US Airways pilot who safely landed an Airbus 320 in the Hudson River off the shores of Manhattan on January 15th, 2009 without any fatalities. He is now being hailed as a hero for his quick thinking, expertise and heroism.
Walter Cronkite - A Great Character of "Integrity"
Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009 was an American broadcast journalist, best known as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years (1962–81). During the heyday of CBS News in the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America" after being so named in an opinion poll.
J. R. R. Tolkien - A Great Character of "Creativity"
Tolkien used his wonderful creativity to give us a magical and mystical world in which so many people have enjoyed and escaped to thru his books.
Mother Teresa - A Great Character of "Caring"
Mother Teresa is an excellent character example of "Caring."
Chelsey B. Sullenberger III - A Great Character of "Honor"
Chesley B. Sullenburger III is the US Airways pilot who safely landed an Airbus 320 in the Hudson River off the shores of Manhattan on January 15th, 2009 without any fatalities. He is now being hailed as a hero for his quick thinking, expertise and heroism.
Sarah Brown Wessling - A Great Character of "Excellence"
Sarah Brown Wessling was awarded the 2010 National Teacher of the Year.
