The Yale Publishing Course has revealed the winners of the inaugural “Innovative Leader Scholarship” to this summer’s Leadership Strategies in Magazine Media and Leadership Strategies in Book Publishing programs.
Tarek El-Elaimy, Marketing Manager for North America, American University in Cairo Press (New York, USA) has won the domestic award. Deborah Ahenkorah, Executive Director & Co-Founder, Golden Baobab and Founder, African Bureau for Children’s Stories (Accra, Ghana) has won the international award. These financial awards are aimed at helping emerging leaders enhance their educational experiences.
“This year’s pool of applicants included a wonderfully diverse group of outstanding innovators,” stated Tina Weiner, Director of the Course. “Their professionalism, enthusiasm, and desire to improve their leadership skills and become better prepared to meet the challenges of the digital future reflect the mission of our program. It was a difficult task to choose the winners, but I am confident that the four recipients will be great additions to the class of 2015.”