Word: mentored
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...Cypress, California. He had his son swinging clubs as a toddler and, after failing to persuade the boy to pursue other interests, became his trainer and devoted champion, once calling Tiger the "chosen one." Yet the close bond between the two?Tiger called him "an amazing dad, coach, mentor, soldier, husband and friend"?was unmistakable. After Tiger's Masters win in 1997?the first for a black player?he and his father embraced on the 18th green, a moment that became one of the most memorable in golf. Of his son, Earl said: "My greatest satisfaction is that...
Duane truly was a leader, in every sense of the word. Duane supported each member of our Indian community, especially acting as a mentor and personal friend to freshmen. Duane knew that there were so few Indian students at Harvard. Rather than bemoan this fact, he sought to change it. He was active in minority affairs on campus, serving as the Harvard Foundation’s Student Advisory Council co-chair in 2002 and 2003. Duane explained that he served in this capacity specifically because there were so few Indians at Harvard during his SAC tenure. Since small numbers could...
...cancer; in Cypress, Calif. He had his son swinging clubs as a toddler and, after failing to persuade the boy to pursue other interests, became his trainer and devoted champion, once calling Tiger the "chosen one." The close bond between the two--Tiger called him "an amazing dad, coach, mentor, soldier, husband and friend"--was unmistakable. After Tiger's Masters win in 1997--the first by a black player--he and his father embraced on the 18th green, a moment that became one of the most memorable in golf. Of his son, Earl said, "My greatest satisfaction is that...
...planned to return there to aid in the community’s economic development, said Erica A. Scott ’06, another friend and past NAHC president. When Scott arrived at Harvard as a freshman, Meat—just one year ahead of her—became a mentor and friend. Meat was a role model for youths in the close-knit Native American community centered around Minneapolis, Lussier said. “Where we come from, for an Indian student to make it this far and to have the same aspirations and goals and the ability and perseverance...
...Those are deals that Morales apparently feels Chavez, his political mentor, can broker for him. Chavez was characteristically boisterous Wednesday night when he flew into La Paz, Bolivia, to meet with Morales before the pair left for Puerto Iguazu. "Bolivia and Venezuela," he announced, "are always working on a big common strategy...