A Salute to the 2019 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Honorees

Selected by the international family of Carnegie institutions, this year’s medalists are helping to make the world smarter, cleaner, healthier, and safer for future generations.

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2019 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Honorees

Earhart, Anne G.

Hobson, Mellody and George Lucas

Kravis, Marie-Josée and Henry R.

Mandel, Morton L.

Smith, Robert F.

Tow, Leonard

Wood KT GBE, Sir Ian

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