Word: medals
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...gold medal in swimming," said Monaghan, who added that she also participated in downhill skiing at the Winter Special Olympics. "Hey--fat people have a right, too," she said...
...wanted a break from the sports could head over to the activity tents, where everything from bands to jugglers were available for entertainment. William F. Nickerson had plenty of events to handle--among other things, he was entered in the standing long jump, in which he won a gold medal, and the 400 meter run. But he still found time to build an edifice at the Lego table--and to think about some fun for later...
Deming is author of numerous articles including "Statistical Adjustment of Data." He received the National Medal of Technology from the U.S. president in 1987 and is an honorary life member of the International Statistics Institute...
Edelman earned a standing ovation in 1989 for her Radcliffe Medal acceptance speech, in which she urged Americans to put aside personal ambitions and greed to head off devastating poverty among children. She pointed out that children "are growing poorer while our nation is growing richer...
Edelman's Radcliffe Medal is just one of the dozens of accolades which have been bestowed upon her throughout her distinguished career, first as a civil rights lawyer in the South in the 1960s, and then as a children's rights advocate and author of two books...