Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title: | History Makers video oral history with Steven A. Minter Steven A. Minter
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Other authors / contributors: | Minter, Steven A., 1938- interviewee.
Williams, Regennia N., interviewer.
Stearns, Scott, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
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Sound characteristics: | digital
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Digital file characteristics: | video file
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Notes: | Videographer, Scott Stearns. Regennia Williams, interviewer. Recorded Cleveland, Ohio 2005 January 11. Vendor-supplied metadata.
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Summary: | Foundation executive and government appointee Steven A. Minter was born in Akron, Ohio on October 23, 1938. Graduating from Ohio's Kinsman High School in 1956, Minter earned his B.A. degree from Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio in 1960 and his M.Ed. degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1963. From 1984 until his retirement in July 2003, Minter served as president and executive director of the Cleveland Foundation, the nation's first community foundation and second largest with assets of $1.5 billion. In addition to his foundation work, Minter served over 15 years in governmental positions including time as undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Education in 1980. Minter was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the 2003 Distinguished Grantmaker Award presented by the Council on Foundations and the 1991 Ohio Governor's Award for Excellence in Education. He was a board member for Rubbermaid and the Ohio Bell Telephone Company.
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