Biography:
Greg Mortenson's biographical information found in the following PDF files. (Download Acrobat Reader at lower left if needed).
Greg Mortenson's Biography
Humanitarian Awards:
1975 US Army Commendation medal
1998 American Alpine Club David Brower Conservation Award
2002 Peacemaker Award from Bozeman, Montana Community Mediation Center
2003 Climbing Magazine “Golden Piton Award” for humanitarian effort
2003 Vincent Lombardi Champion Award for humanitarian service
2003 “Peacemaker of the Year” Benedictine Monks, Santa Fe, NM
2003 Outdoor Person of the Year OPY – Outdoor Magazine (ruhooked.com)
2003 Salzburg Seminar fellow, sponsored by Microsoft "Closing Gender Gap with Education"
2004 Freedom Forum “Free Spirit Award” (National Press Club, D.C.)
2004 Jeanette Rankin Peace Award – Institute for Peace (11/2004)
2004 e-Town Achievement Award – NPR radio (Boulder 12/2004)
2005 Men's Journal 'Anti-Terror' Award
2005 Montana Red Cross Humanitarian of the Year award
2006 University of South Dakota Alumni Achievement Award (Graduation Commencement Speaker)
2007 Brookdale Community College (NJ) - Global Humanitarian Award (Feb)
2007 Rotary Club International - Paul Harris Fellow Award (March)
2007 Kiriyama Award - Nonfiction book contributing to Pacific Rim peace and awareness
2007 Mountain Institute - Excellence in Mountain Community Service Award (Nov)
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