SEIC Awards Ceremony to feature Bill Strickland April 23, 5:00 p.m.

Five Finalists Vying for $150,000 in Awards

Washington University , April 08, 2009 -

Nationally recognized social entrepreneur Bill Strickland will be featured when the winners of the Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition (SEIC) are announced April 23, 2009.  Five finalists are vying for $150,000 in awards in the competition, which is sponsored by founding partners, YouthBridge Community Foundation and Washington University. 

Bill Strickland is the President and CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation and its subsidiaries, Manchester Craftsmen's Guild (MCG) and Bidwell Training Center (BTC).  The programs Manchester Bidwell offers on the north side of Pittsburgh provide educational and cultural opportunities to students and adults within an organizational culture that successfully fosters innovation, creativity, responsibility and integrity.  Strickland has been honored with numerous prestigious awards for his contributions to the arts and the community, including a MacArthur “Genius” award.  Bill will field questions from a panel of student and community entrepreneurs related to social entrepreneurship, his successes in Pittsburgh and his replication efforts. 

For more information about Bill, including short video clips, visit http://www.bill-strickland.org/. To register for the event and receive a parking pass, visit http://www.ideabounce.com/contact/events.php.

To view an invitation to print and send to others, please visit http://www.sc.wustl.edu/files/web_Strickland_invite.pdf.

After the program in Simon Hall and the announcement of the 2009 SEIC winners, all are invited to a public reception featuring poster boards from the five finalists.  We hope you can join us, and feel free to pass along this invitation to others.