Debra Gittler, Ed.M.'10, was chosen as the first 2013 Echoing Green Fellow for her nonprofit ConTextos, which focuses on transforming the quality of education in El Salvador.
Bevan said one reason the Fast piece was chosen as the first IWM Contemporary exhibition was because drone warfare was such a "pressing, current issue".
That he was chosen as the first person to carry the Olympic flame when it arrived on British soil piled on more pressure.
Dr. Crowley said asthma was chosen as the first disease to focus on because of its growing incidence in Suffolk County.
He was chosen as the first bearer of the Olympic torch when it touched down in Cornwall and carried the flag for Team GB during the closing ceremony.
Lopez Negrete Communications, Houston, was chosen as the first Hispanic agency of record for the Quilted Northern brand of bathroom tissue sold by Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products, Atlanta.
Autostrade was chosen as the first issuer because it had the right to pay interest (in the form of coupons) without deducting Italian tax.
In 2008, following the DPP's loss in Taiwan's presidential election, Tsai was chosen as the first woman president of the party.
But it's Museo Alameda (101 South Santa Rosa Avenue; 210-299-4300; thatlameda.org) that was chosen as the first official satellite of the Smithsonian.
In 2002, Al Hiyari was chosen as the first architect to receive the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative, according to which he has been a protégé of architect Álvaro Siza of Portugal.
