Edelman ’63 to Receive Jefferson Foundation Medal

Marian Wright Edelman ’63, the founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, will receive the 2016 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizen Leadership in a ceremony on April 13, 2016 at the University of Virginia. Edelman has made it her mission, through the Children’s Defense Fund, to advocate for disadvantaged Americans and to ensure a positive start in life for children in this country. 

The Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medals recognize the exemplary contributions of recipients to the endeavors in which Jefferson excelled and held in high regard. Edelman will be the featured keynote speaker at Monticello’s commemoration of Jefferson’s 273rd birthday this year. 

Read about Edelman and the Medals in an article from the University of Virginia.