The CCCUs fourth International Forum on Christian Higher Education attracted 1,123 attendees from 123 campuses and 25 countries to the Hyatt Regency hotel in Atlanta February 23-26, 2010.
Speakers for the Forum included Richard Stearns, president of World Vision Inc.; Dr. Francis Collins, the current director of the National Institutes of Health who is known for his groundbreaking work on the Human Genome Project; Wendy Kopp, founder of Teach for America; and John M. Perkins, known for his critical work in racial reconciliation and Christian community development.
2010 award winners were honored during the Forum plenary events. Robert and Alice Evans were selected as recipients of the John R. Dellenback Global Leadership Award. The Robert and Susan Andringa Award for Advancing Racial Harmony was bestowed on North Park University. John M. Perkins was honored with the Mark O. Hatfield Leadership Award, and the Christ Is Our Salvation Foundation (CIOS)/Piper Family Foundation accepted the Philanthropy Award. For more on these award winners visit the CCCU news.
The CCCU also welcomed 83 exhibitors to the conference exhibit hall and 31 sponsors who generously underwrote portions of the Forum.