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Congratulations to the 2013 CSR, GSR and USR Partners!

January 31, 2014

Last month, Transportation Technology Expert Courtney Higa, one of the five unemployed college graduates from the Republic of Palau trained through a unique KnowledgeWell designed program, returned to Raleigh, NC from Guam to present plaques to the 2013 KnowledgeWell Partners of the Year. These Awards were presented to the CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility), GSR (Government Social Responsibility) and USR (University Social Responsibility) Partners.

The 2013 Partners of the Year Recipients:

CSR: Corporate Social Responsibility Partner- McKim & Creed

GSR: Government Social Responsibility Partner-

North Carolina Department of Transportation

USR: University Social Responsibility Partner-

North Carolina Central University Business School

Courtney Higa Representing The Group of Five Newly Minted Transportation Technology Specialists Returns to NC to Present the 2013 Partner of the Year Awards

2013 GSR Award: North Carolina Transportation Secretary Anthony Tata Receives Government Social Responsibility Award from Courtney Higa.

2013 USR Award: NC Central University Business School Dean Keith Pigues Accepts Award from Courtney Higa.

2013 CSR Award: Tim Cawood Joins Courtney Higa as she Presents CSR Award to Mike Creed of McKim & Creed.

Members of the KnowledgeWell UNESCO Field Team (Joe Travis, Tim Cawood, Christopher Moreno and Jens Steenstrup) reunite in Raleigh Last Month to Share their Experience as KnowledgeWell Volunteers in Kosrae Micronesia.

With perfect attendance during the 100 days (14 hour days) of training the group earned the nickname the "GPS" while in North Carolina.

GPS (Great Palauan Students)

Courtney Higa, Vance Rideb, Suzan Rideb, Worthy Basilius, Kenneth Ngirngnemeusch

Courtney Higa, one of the five transportation technology professionals referred to Guam's "Pot of Gold", shared in Raleigh how the skills acquired in North Carolina not only changed her life, but equipped the "GPS" group to create over $5 million dollars in ROI* for the Highway Project on Guam.

KnowledgeWell's Goal for the Grant it authored and the Program it designed was to change lives by creating new careers for those with little hope, create significant ROI for Guam and long-term value for the Republic of Palau by creating indigenous transportation experts for Palau's road system- including the 53 mile long US funded $150M Compact Road.

To learn more about this life changing story, watch the slide rotation at our www.knowledgewell.org homepage.

See previous Newsletter for list of Stakeholders on Guam, Republic of Palau, State of North Carolina and US Federal Government.

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*(ROI Projections based on industry and US DOT FHWA standards. Figures based on initial projects. Actual ROI delivered to the Government of Guam is expected to be significantly higher than $5M on the first projects alone. This FHWA site includes figures from the NC DOT which if replicated on Guam could create a value of over $200M ROI for Guam on the same initial highway projects).

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