The head of the Lemuelson-MIT Award program says Doctor Selanikio's work has saved lives and strengthened the global public health system.

VOA: special.2010.05.03

The program in India won an Ashden Award in two thousand six for using local sources of energy to improve quality of life.

VOA: special.2009.08.17

The program is ten years old. And it has received a lot of recognition, including an award in two thousand six from the White House.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

The IRS award is the biggest and only sizable award in the much discussed program.

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Meantime, another group works for honors from the All-America City award program from the National Civic League.

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The Report does describe the first, and only, award under the program made in August 2012 to a whistleblower who reportedly helped the SEC stop an ongoing multi-million dollar fraud.

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