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Princess Katherine of Serbia
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Katherine was born in Athens, Greece 13 November 1943. She is the daughter of Robert and Anna Batis. Princess Katherine was educated in Athens and Lausanne Switzerland. Crown Princess Katherine studied business at the University of Denver, Colorado, and the University of Dallas, Texas. Princess Katherine was in business for a few years in the United States. In 2007 Princess Katherine received an honorary degree in Doctor of Letters from the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Princess Katherine’s charitable activities have been numerous, especially since the conflict in the former Yugoslavia. Her Royal Highness has brought much needed relief especially to children, the elderly and all those in need regardless of religion or ethnic origin. Princess Katherine is the Patron of several humanitarian organizations including Lifeline Humanitarian Organization. At the beginning of August 2001 The Foundation of Her Royal Highnesses Crown Princess Katherine was established in Belgrade with the aim to continue and increase humanitarian activities.
Detective Christine Mannina
At only 37 years old, Detective Christine Mannina, formerly Minka, is one of the youngest homicide detectives in the field. With homicide, she feels as though she is working for the deceased to bring some sort of peace and closure to the victim’s family. Detective Mannina enjoys the profession because she likes to be challenged on a daily basis; she wants to catch those criminals she considers to be the worst, murderers, and put them behind bars. Detective Mannina has been honored with several awards and citations, including Detective of the Year, Detective of the Month and, just recently, the Medal of Merit.
Carolene Mays
Carolene Mays, the editor in chief of the Indianapolis Recorder, the oldest surviving African-American publications, knows a thing or two about surviving. This creator of headlines nearly ended up on the front page herself. As her and her husband were visiting Dallas, he held a gun to her head and threatened to end her life and his own. He had nothing left to live for, he said. With a stroke of divine intervention, the telephone rang. Her brother, whom she had not heard from in years, had a strange feeling and wanted to call and check on her. Little did he know that when he picked up the phone that evening he would be saving his sister’s life.
Before becoming a role model for young girls across the Hoosier state, Carolene Mays faced some trials and tribulations in her life. Born in South Bend, Indiana, she lived a relatively care free life until her father moved her family to the West side of Indianapolis. As one of only four black female students at Ben Davis High School in the 1960s, she was thrown a lot of curve balls in her adolescents. Integration was still a new idea for cities in Indiana and the world. And she can count herself among heroes like Ruby Bridges, featured in the Power of Children exhibit at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.
Lorene Burkhart
At the age of 75, Lorene McCormick Burkhart continues to challenge the status quo. Ignoring “old age-isms,” she forges ahead with her career of being an author, which originated at age 70 when she decided she probably had 20 good years remaining (so what was she to do?). She founded The Burkhart network. As an entrepreneur and philanthropist Lorene combines past business experience as a journalist and public relations representative with her personal life experiences to create books and products that have positive moral stories, as well as educational and inspirational themes. A portion of profits from each company’s books or products benefits a community non-profit or related cause.
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