THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release September 26,
2000
PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES ISABEL STEWART TO THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE
HUMANITIES
The President today announced his intent to nominate Isabel Carter
Stewart as a member of the National Council on the Humanities.
Ms. Isabel Carter Stewart, of Chicago, Illinois, served as the
National Executive Director of Girls Incorporated from 1991-2000. Ms.
Stewart has served on the boards of the Museum of Modern Art, National
Assembly of Voluntary Organizations, National Campaign to Prevent Teen
Pregnancy and the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund. She also serves on
the Harvard Business School Strategic Planning in Nonprofit Management
Advisory Committee, and participates in the International Women?s Forum,
the Women?s Foreign Policy Group and the Wellesley College Business
Leadership Council.
Ms. Stewart received a B.A. from Wellesley College, Masters Degrees
from both New York University and the University of Pennsylvania and has
done additional work at Harvard University Business School and Columbia
University Business School relating to non-profit organizations.
The National Council on the Humanities is responsible for advising the
Chair with respect to the policies, programs and procedures necessary for
the operation of the National Endowment on the Humanities. In addition,
the Council reviews grant applications and makes recommendations to the
Chair. Staff support and funding for the council are provided by the
National Endowment for the Humanities.
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