Community News

published on Friday, October 23, 2009, 10:32 PM MDT

By GAIL SCHONTZLER Chronicle Staff Writer

Greg Mortenson, the Bozeman man who raises pennies from American schoolchildren to build schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan, was named Friday by U.S. News & World Report magazine as one of “America’s best leaders” for 2009.

The magazine included Mortenson in a list of more than 20 leaders, ranging from Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke to the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, corporate leaders of Costco and Cisco Systems, U.S. military leaders in war zones, playwright Eve Ensler and environmental CEO Yvon Chouinard of Patagonia.

Mortenson’s bestselling book, “Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time,” has sold more than 3 million copies and started a movement, the magazine reported.

Read more from Bozeman Daily Chronicle: http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2009/10/24/news/200mortenson.txt 

Read the original article from US News: http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/best-leaders/2009/10/22/greg-mortenson-promotes-peace-through-girls-schools.html